"I think you're already a star."

On the way back to the locker room, Stephen Marbury suddenly said to Li Zhen very seriously: "You have all the characteristics that belong to a star player." I'm not talking about your influence off the pitch, it's about your solid strength. ”

Li Zhen didn't react for a while.

"The last time you broke through Kaloon Butler has put you in the realm of star players. You're capable of getting out of the system and doing something, and you're able to tear apart most of the defenders' defenses on your own. Stephen Marbury continued: "While your level of playup is still low, you make up for it with your amazing passing talent. You're probably the best player on the team right now. ”

Marbury spread his palms and said, "If Kobe, Duncan, Garnett and these guys have a 99 points on the court, then you have 82 points now." ”

"What you lack is the control of the critical moment, the absolute strength to conquer the opponent's system by yourself after getting rid of all the systems."

"Overall, you're not at the level to fight hard. But if you're on a strong team, you're going to be the best sixth man for efficiency. ”

It's rare that Marbury doesn't talk about the way of a gentleman today.

But what he said gave Li Zhen a clear understanding of his current strength. After all, Stephen Marbury played in the league for so many years.

"Your next step should be to become an icon of New York basketball. It's as if when people think of the New Jersey Nets, they think of Jason Kidd. When you think of the Los Angeles Lakers, Kobe Bryant comes to mind. When you think of the San Antonio Spurs, you think of Tim Duncan....... ”

"When you become the totem of a certain team in the world of basketball, all the fans (not just the home team) think of you when they think of that team. You're officially on the battlefield of superstardom. ”

Marbury continued, "I've never done that. ”

He looked extremely regretful.

Although he was the boss in Phoenix, New Jersey, or even New York, he really didn't imprint himself on any team.

Li Zhen nodded thoughtfully.

Today's alliance is indeed an era of division between the two giants. Countless superstars are scattered across the teams, leading their teams in the battle of the gods, forging ahead for team and personal glory.

"Actually... Arenas is almost on the verge of becoming the totem of the Wizards. If he can stick to his current individual performance and take the team to the playoffs for the next three years. ”

Stephen Marbury continued: "He's at least 92 points on his own, which is better than me at my peak. ”

If it was Marbury, who previously called himself the world's No. 1 point guard, he would never say such a thing, but now... He was a humble gentleman.

"Hmm."

Li Zhen bowed slightly.

He agrees with Marbury's judgment that Arenas is indeed the fastest star to take off in the last three years, or the spirit of a half-step superstar.

But....

"We're going to win this game." Li Zhen told Marbury with confidence.

This came as a surprise to Marbury. He originally wanted to say to Li Zhen that Arenas couldn't have been so bad all the time, although this guy was a big mouth, arrogant and domineering. But his growth has been incredibly inspiring, he's the kind of training maniac who can sleep in the gym, and he'll definitely get back to his crosshairs in the second half. And Crawford, who played bravely in the first half, may be sluggish, and his loose joints and scientific shooting method are very unscientific. Marbury hopes that Lee will be mentally prepared, after all, there is no shame in losing to Arenas.

He was about to say something that Li Zhen had already performed very well.

But now, after he has paved the strength level for so long, Li Zhen clearly told himself: The Knicks will win.

The reason?

Li Zhen smiled at Ma Junzi.

Confident.

As Marbury said, Li Zhen is now at the star level. In particular, his speed increased to 95 points and his explosive power of 95 points allowed him to have some difficult breakthroughs to defend against.

What's more, as long as Kalom Butler continues his irrational behavior tonight, his strength will continue to grow.

So, what's the panic?

Li Zhen also has to achieve a double harvest of personal strength and team victory tonight.

……

Li Zhen chatted with Eddie Curry in the locker room for a while about Chinese street food 'roasted yams' and 'roasted sweet potatoes', and then the second half soon came to Eddie Curry's uncontrollable saliva.

Eddie Curry was given the chance to start, along with Lee Zhen, Crawford, Jeffries and David Lee.

Isaiah Thomas wants to play a little positional attack, use the inside and outside line, let Eddie Curry hold the ball in the penalty area and play alone, and share some of Li Zhen's tasks.

However, this arrangement has had the opposite effect.

As Stephen Marbury feared in his heart, Crawford's unscientific rhythm was dragged down.

When he first came on the court, he was able to pick up a pass from Lee Jin at a fast pace and hit a difficult jumper.

But as the pace of the attack became slower and slower, Crawford made two consecutive irons.

This made Caron Butler, who switched to Crawford again, quite proud.

But actually... The loss of two points of energy and two points of speed still made him unable to do anything on the defensive end, and he was unable to lock Crawford in all directions as he did in the first half.

Crawford just couldn't make it himself. It has nothing to do with him.

But Butler subjectively thought that this was his credit, so he began to think that he could do it again, and began to beat his chest again.

It's quite bluffing.

However, there was little reaction from the fans at the scene.

His humiliation in the first half has not been completely forgotten.

Butler is now in full bloom in front of fans across the United States, and the future of his entire career haunted by the last ball Lee Jin did.

"Why didn't you come to guard against me?"

Li Zhen always asked him so.

This made Butler quite uncomfortable.

Arenas, on the other hand, stared at Li Zhen with puffed eyes, with an angry expression of 'Isn't it enough for me to defend you'.

And subsequently increased the control of Li Zhen.

But Li Zhen didn't entangle him at first, and didn't even speed up to beat him. He first passed the ball to Crawford, and after finding that Crawford's hand had cooled, he handed the basketball to Eddie Curry.

Let Eddie Curry find his groove on the inside.

What does Eddie Curry say about how he feels?

The efficiency is not high, and it is decent.

If you rely on him, the score difference will definitely get bigger and bigger.

So, when Isaiah Thomas replaced Crawford, who missed three consecutive shots and finally took a hat from Butler, he replaced Stephen Marbury.

Li Zhen began to act.

He first picked up Marbury's pass, stood at the top of the arc and swooped off before Arenas could react...... This made the general extremely shocked and unexpected. He remembered that Li Zhen hadn't been so fast when he was an All-Star...... When a gust of wind swept away violently in his ears.

And when he turned around.

Low-altitude artists have already drawn beautiful arcs in the restricted area.

Heywood's desperate closure becomes the foil to the most freehand part of this ink painting.

The basketball was thrown from the back of Heywood's head and then gently dropped into the basket.

It was like goose feathers and heavy snow floating on the burning red stove, and there was no trace in an instant.

Li Zhen turned around, he raised an eyebrow at Arenas, and told him: "Kobe Bryant said that your defense is more vulnerable than the baguette, and it seems that he is right." ”

This remark annoyed Arenas greatly.

But in fact, Li Zhen is already very restrained. Because Bryant's original words are that Arenas is a strong baton on the defensive end, and he can crush him with two fingers.

In contrast, the low-altitude artist is already very euphemistic.

After Arenas, who thought he had suffered a great humiliation, returned to half-time, he finally suppressed the depression in his heart.

As Marbury said, Arenas was not brainless. He's a half-step superstar, and it's impossible for him to be hot-headed all the time.

So, when he saw that Caron Butler was empty, he immediately passed the basketball over.

After Caron Butler receives the basketball.

He suddenly turned around, and he actually said to Anne Hathaway: Bichi, shut up!!

It turned out that just now, Anne Hathaway was there shouting loudly for Bruce to come on, and also chattering about the previous incident of Butler being easily shaken away by Li Zhen.

It made him angry.

And the consequence of his annoyance and anger is that he finally ran out of the vacant seat and was locked up again by Jeffries because he turned back and talked back.

Normally, he should have passed the ball.

But he didn't.

He turned, slammed down, and then took a quick step to break through.

However, the accident happened just as he used the maximum force of his body.

He didn't know that he had lost 2 stamina and 2 speed.

His mind is still in the same state as before, so this causes an imbalance in the body. His scurry left foot twisted on the first blow, and then he fell to the ground.

The referee was confused.

Jeffries snatched the basketball with a quick hand, and then made a long pass to Li Zhen, who was already about to go.

Li Zhen received the basketball and ran wildly all the way.

Arenas was in hot pursuit.

He couldn't wait to give Li Zhen a cover.

But... He soon repeats the fate of Carlon Butler.

When Li Zhen rushed into the restricted area, he suddenly stabilized his rhythm in the middle of the march, and then made a layup. That's when Arenas took a leap.

At this time, Li Zhen had already passed the ball backwards and handed it to David Lee, who was quickly following up.

David Lee is a pure and good boy.

Although he won the McDonald's Slam Dunk Contest.

But at this point, he still chooses a layup.

And even with a layup, he still knocked Arenas, who had just landed, out of the way, staggered, and almost didn't fall off the court, if he hadn't held on to the basket.

"Why do you Washington people always fall for this?" Li Zhen asked Arenas curiously, "Do you want to block me like that?" ”

When Li Zhen's soft voice came, the very annoyed Arena Naston was even more angry.

He glared at Li Zhen fiercely.

Humiliated by Li Zhen twice in a row, he has already left his anger.

"You wait for me!!" Arenas let go of the harsh words.

The referee in front of him had already suspended the game, and he asked the Wizards' team doctor to come on the court to treat Butler.

Arenas also hurried over.

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[There will be an update in the middle of the night.] 】