Chapter 895: Still a Hero
Li Liang's loan win failed, but it was really harmless for him.
He scored 45 points in a single game, made 8 of 20 three-pointers, and shot 40 percent from three-point range.
A large number of shots, super high ability to digest the ball, led the Chinese team to lead the American team on the field for a while, and also played back and forth with the United States, which was quite intense.
If Li Liang is put on a strong European team, there will really be a big question mark over whether the US team can win the championship in this year's Olympic Games.
It's a pity that the overall strength of the Chinese team is indeed too weak.
It's like Ronaldo in Portugal, no matter how good Ronaldo is, it is still too difficult for the national team to achieve good results in the World Cup.
The current level of the Chinese team, in the basketball world, is a little more than Portugal's level in the football world.
Of course, for the American team, it is really a very happy thing to be able to defeat Li Liang in the game.
Such a happy good thing came again two days later.
The second warm-up match between the two sides was scheduled at the Oracle Arena in Auckland.
Because there are a large number of Chinese fans in San Francisco, this warm-up game is full again.
In this game, the American team did not give the Chinese team any chance.
Lao K did not let the bench players start again, and went directly to Durant and Thompson, and sandwiched Li Liang with a three.
Li Liang has three heads and six arms, and there is still no way to face the three-person bag.
The Chinese team was suppressed throughout the court and trailed by 15 points in the first quarter.
In the end, Li Liang only scored 21 points under the strict defense of the American team.
However, Yi Jianlian scored 25 points in the whole game.
Li Liang attracted most of the defensive attention, and Yi Jianlian had a lot of room to play and performed quite well.
In the end, the U.S. team defeated the Chinese team by 34 points 119:85, and did not let the Chinese team take the lead.
In the face of the huge gap in strength, the strength of the individual is indeed much smaller.
To be honest, if the Chinese team has the same lineup as in 2008, plus Li Liang, and the Beijing Olympics have the power of home stadium, Li Liang is absolutely confident that he will overturn the American Dream Team at Wukesong Stadium.
Kobe Bryant and James didn't work.
Eight years have passed, and the Chinese team is still the first in Asia.
But Asia's No. 1 position is no longer so stable.
After the second game, Li Liangxin couldn't help but feel a little lost.
He was actually laughed at by Curry.
Because of the game in Oakland, Curry, who withdrew from the national team due to a knee injury, ran to the sidelines to watch the game.
Seeing Li Liang's rare deflated appearance in the game, Curry smiled happily.
One of the two was on the field and the other was off the field, and they had friendly exchanges from time to time.
After the game, Curry also went to the locker room of the Chinese team.
Of course, he didn't go to laugh at Li Liang, he wanted to invite Li Liang to dinner.
Curry wanted to do his best to be a landlord and invited Li Liang to dine in Auckland.
After this warm-up match, the Chinese team will depart for Brazil, where they will play their final warm-up match, and then they will start their journey to the Rio Olympics.
The team booked a plane for tomorrow, so Li Liang could still stay in Auckland for one night.
In the face of Curry's kind invitation, Li Liang still decided to go to the appointment.
Of course, Li Liang is still clear about Curry's calculations, is this thing trying to recruit himself?
No, Li Liang thinks that this statement is inappropriate, it should be said that the warrior has entered Li Liang's recruitment list.
For Li Liang, as long as he wants, any team will raise his hands and feet and pout his ass to welcome.
The Warriors didn't think about it.
After all, the Warriors just cleared enough salary space this summer to give Li Liang a big contract.
Li Liang has won four championships in the NBA, but he has never signed a big contract for the championship.
The first year of the rookie contract, the second year of the middle class, and the third year to start getting the salary cap.
But because of his repeated horizontal jumps, the contract amount is not high, not to mention the number of years.
Now because Zhu Shu wants to settle down in California, the four teams in California have all entered Li Liang's sight.
The Warriors are so strong, plus Li Liang, if nothing else, next year's championship must be theirs.
Li Liang will achieve the great cause of five consecutive hegemony, and the NBA will also enter the "era of big monopoly".
The temptation of this achievement is not insignificant.
Even such an outcome would lead to a significant decline in NBA competitiveness, a drop in viewership, a sharp increase in the proportion of overseas market share (which is already the trend), a decline in local influence, and eventually a gradual decline in the big four leagues.
Li Liangcai doesn't care about any of this.
But Li Liang prefers to do something different.
The dinner party in the evening was very happy, and both of them brought their families.
Curry brought his daughter Riley together, and the two families can be said to be happy.
This kind of family offensive has a very obvious effect on the average player.
Who can resist the temptation of a strong team, friendly colleagues, and good family friendships?
Even if Li Liang is such a strange thing, he has to take joining the warriors into consideration.
In the movie "Smell the Fragrance and Know the Woman", the blind officer played by Pacino once said in his final speech: Now that I have come to a crossroads in my life, I always know which path is right, without exception, I know, but I never go, why? Because it's so hard.
Li Liang had walked the most difficult road in the previous four years (he thought it was very difficult), and now that he can walk a little more comfortably, who would not be impressed?
During the whole meal, Curry did not express the intention of recruiting Li Liang, but it made people feel that they were seducing Li Liang everywhere.
For example, from time to time, I mentioned that I didn't want to come to the warriors, but when I actually got here, I felt the real fragrance.
Before the '09 draft, Curry always wanted to go to New York.
Another example is to talk about various interesting things in the Warriors team, how friendly and united the atmosphere in the team is.
In the end, Curry also told Li Liang, "Next year, we will definitely go all out to win the championship, definitely, with all our might." ”
It's both a temptation and a threat.
In retaliation, Li Liang ordered all the most expensive dishes in the restaurant.
Then, he actually finished eating.
Curry looked at Li Liang's stomach that seemed to be dissatisfied, and couldn't help but shake his head, "Your amount of food seems to have gotten bigger again." ”
Li Liang said to Curry: "The bigger the meal, the higher the ball skills." ”
Curry was skeptical, Li Liang spoke both true and false, and you don't know which of his words is serious.
After eating, the two families said goodbye.
Zhu Shu was reluctant to let go of holding little Riley.
It can be seen that Zhu Shu still likes children very much.
However, the two have no plans to have children so far.
And the marriage is already on the agenda, and it is decided next year.
Tomorrow Li Liang will go to Brazil with the team, and Zhu Shu will decide to stay in California, go back to Los Angeles directly, start summer work, and no longer accompany Li Liang to participate in the Olympic Games.
Li Liang was a little sad and almost laughed out loud in the car.
"Hey, what do you think of me going to the Warriors next year?" Li Liang asked Zhu Shu that he still needed to respect Zhu Shu's opinion.
Li Liang felt that in Zhu Shu's heart, going to the warrior by himself should be the best choice.
Although Los Angeles and the Bay Area are separated by more than 500 kilometers, the transportation in the United States is very developed, and it is very convenient to travel by plane, and it is only four or five hours away by car, which is still very convenient.
If Li Liang can join the Warriors, the salary is high, the work is easy, the championship is estimated to be soft, and there will be a lot of time to spend with his family and share more energy with his family, which is indeed a very good choice.
Zhu Shu was silent for a while, and said, "Hmm... I don't think you'd better go to the Warriors. ”
"Huh? Why, is it bad to go to the Warriors? ”
"It's nice to go to the Warriors, but..."
"But what, do you want me to go back to Los Angeles?"
"No, I think you are a person with higher pursuits, and you should not be greedy for comfort. Going to the Warriors is the best option in every way, but it's all too easy. In my heart, you're not that kind of person. Zhu Shu said very seriously.
Li Liang turned his head to look at Zhu Shu, and then he realized that after all these years, he was still the hero of the world in the eyes of the other party.
Heroes should do what heroes should do.