Chapter 16: Appearance (I)
After the game, Wei Zhiming returned to his residence, he was lying on the bed, staring at the ceiling, stunned.
"I don't know when I'll be able to play?" Wei Zhi muttered, he felt that he had a problem with his mentality, wasn't it that he didn't play in the first preseason game, there was no need for this.
"As long as I get a chance to play, I'm going to make them look away." Wei Zhiming thought like this, and he fell asleep early.
In the early morning of the second day, before dawn, Wei Zhiming got up and dressed, and after he washed up, he ran to the training hall of the Clippers.
When he came to the training hall, Wei Zhiming heard the sound of the ball inside, and he showed a surprised look on his face, now the time is only about 6 o'clock, who will train in the stadium, could it be the substitute player?
Wei Zhiming pushed open the door of the arena, he fixed his eyes and found that it was none other than the current captain of the Clippers, the soul of the Clippers, Chris Paul!
"Paul?" Wei Zhiming was even more surprised, Paul, as a superstar in the league, didn't expect to train himself so diligently.
"I've heard that there are only two active players who are most hungry for a championship, one is Kobe Bryant and the other is Paul." Wei Zhiming's eyes showed admiration, how many talented players fell after receiving high salaries. And Kobe and Paul's desire for a championship can already be said to be paranoid, and Kobe can't tolerate the monster Howard because the two of them are not the same person.
And Wei Zhiming also heard that Paul is very demanding on the players.
"It's no wonder that the league denied Paul joining the Lakers back then, with the two of them and their desire to succeed, just like the two of them together, the rest of the league really don't play." Wei Zhiming's heart suddenly realized, and his eyes flashed with a charming light.
"If I want to be the number one in the league, I need to train harder."
Wei Zhiming quietly walked into the stadium, he did not alarm Paul, but warmed up by himself first, and then began strength training.
After Paul finished a set of training, he saw another person in the arena and wondered, "Who will it be at this time?" ”
Curious, Paul walked in and found that this person was this year's yellow-skinned rookie, Guard.
Paul's affection for Wei Zhiming has greatly increased, and Reeves values this rookie more, and he has spoken to this rookie a few times.
"Hey, Wei, it's early." Paul looked at Wei Zhiming, who was sweating profusely, and said hello.
Wei Zhiming stopped, and he said with a smile: "You came earlier than me." ”
"I'm used to it, you keep training, I'll drink saliva and rest first."
Wei Zhiming nodded, and he continued to train his strength.
Strength is an ability that must be possessed by an inside line, and the big instinct alone against the big shark relied on his ferocious strength.
It wasn't until dawn that Wei Zhiming stopped training, he swung his sore shoulders and ran to the sidelines to practice and shoot.
It was dawn, the Clippers' training hall was lively, and the Clippers players began to come to the training hall to start warming up.
At this time, Reaves also came to the Clippers' training hall, he looked at the crowd, and arranged today's training tasks.
The preseason was dominated by setting up tactics and practicing tactics, and he stood on the sidelines and began to distribute personnel.
Wei Zhiming was assigned to the 2 team this time, that is, the substitute team, and he was in a group with Rivers Jr., Wesley Johnson, Stephenson, and Crawford, against a group of substitutes led by Paul.
Reeves looked at Wei Zhiming's active running, covering, and grabbing rebounds, remembering what Paul had just said to him, and looking at Wei Zhiming with a satisfied look.
"Serious, hard-working, positive, I should give him a chance in advance and let him play and show himself." Reeves smiled, he didn't care much about the outcome of the game, he was concerned about the tactical fit and execution.
However, the internal training effect is not good, and this problem should be practiced on the field.
On October 5, the Raptors hosted the Clippers.
The Toronto Raptors, one of the youngest teams in the NBA, was founded in 1995 and joined the NBA in the 1995-1996 season.
The Raptors are based in Toronto, Canada, and are the only NBA team based outside of the United States. The Raptors have a short history, but after a few years in the NBA, they quickly became one of the most competitive teams in the East. The 1995-1996 season saw the Raptors play in the NBA for the first time, and rookie Damon Stoudemire was the leader in their first season. Then the Raptors got Vince Carter in the 1998 draft. Chris Bosh has been at the heart of the team since 2003. In 2010, with Bosh moving to the Miami Heat, the Raptors began to enter a leaderless period. In 2013, after a brief run-in Rudy Gay, Kyle Lowry and DeMar DeRozan formed the backcourt duo for the 2013-2014 season.
The Clippers chartered a flight to Toronto, and Wei Zhiming did not feel a trace of fatigue at the moment, because after yesterday's internal training, Reaves personally promised him to let him play today.
At the Canadian Route Center Stadium, the Clippers ushered in their second preseason game, and Wei Zhiming came to the locker room early, and the preparations were ready.
After entering, Wei Zhiming sat on the bench, he looked excited, today he can finally log in to the NBA and show his talent.
In today's game, the Clippers' starting lineup changed from Pierce to Wesley Johnson. Other locations have not changed. The Raptors' starting lineup is: point guard: Kyle Lowry, point guard: Demar DeRozan, small forward Demar Carroll, power forward Patrick Patterson, center Jonas Valanciunas.
At the beginning of the first quarter of the game, both sides entered the game very slowly, and the Raptors relied on free throws and Valanciunas' offense to take a slight lead, but then the Raptors made mistakes one after another, and Redick scored 7 points outside to tie the score, and then Griffin of the Clippers, Jordan Jr. scored again and again, plus free throws, leading the Raptors by five points.
The flurry of offense left the Raptors breathless, and the Raptors called a timeout.
As soon as the whistle sounded, Wei Zhiming's eyes lit up, looking at the time, it was already in the rotation stage at this moment.
Sure enough, Reeves glanced around the bench as he put his sons, Austin Reeves, Crawford, Pierce, and Stephenson as well
Seeing Reeves' eyes staring at him, Wei Zhiming's heart was extremely excited, and he and Reeves looked at each other, with affection.
"Wei, you go!"
"Okay coach, just let them see how good I am!" When Wei Zhiming heard his name, he said loudly, and his words caused the people around him to laugh.
"When I was a rookie, I was so confident." Uncle Pi said with a smile, time is not forgiving, he is 38 years old this year.
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