After returning to Denver, D'Antoni randomly announced a day off for the team.

There was no way to do it, after back-to-back games, all the players were very tired except for the water cooler keeper.

The next morning, Chi Liang lay on the bed, quietly staring at the ceiling, even after a night's rest, he still felt tired and wanted to lie in bed.

After all, he is still a rookie, and he has just entered the NBA and encountered a season-intensive shrinking schedule, even for veteran players, who encounter this heavy schedule, will be affected, let alone rookies.

This time, I woke up later than usual, and at the same time, I felt a sense of laziness all over my body.

In the process of washing, looking at himself in the mirror, Chi Liang's eyes were a little more confused, and he didn't know what he was thinking, and he had a feeling that he was drilling the horns of the bull.

After joining the NBA, Ji Liang put down everything and devoted himself to basketball. He loves basketball and does a lot of it.

Closing his eyes, Chi Liang flashed a lot of thoughts, and when he opened his eyes again, his eyes returned to clarity.

"We must always be vigilant, now is not the time to slack off!"

Feeling the change in mentality, Chi Liang became alert, if he was lazy, his performance was likely to be affected, and it was commonly known as the rookie wall.

After washing, Ji Liang left the apartment and walked towards the training hall, buying a few newspapers on the way.

Along the way, Ji Liang met several fans who asked for autographs, and he was also satisfied one by one and enjoyed the fun of increasing his fame.

After coming to the training hall, Chi Liang didn't see any other players, and there were only him and a few trainers in the training hall of Nuoda.

Without training immediately, Ji Liang spread out the newspaper and admired the praise of the media.

Yesterday's game with the SuperSonics was full of topics, whether it was record data, the Nuggets' upset victory over the SuperSonics, or malicious fouls or even court beatings, it naturally became the focus of major newspapers.

"Nuggets upset defeat SuperSonics, super rookie sets NBA record" - nugglove

McMillan: He's going to be a superstar! —The New York Times

McClen: He kicked me twice! —Los Angeles Times

"Super Rookie Scheduled Best Rookie! —The Washington News

The King of Section 4? —American Express

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Unlike last time, this time all the newspapers featured it, and the vast majority of them were sports headlines.

The content of these newspapers focused on Chi Liang's performance, interspersed with malicious fouls, McClen's questioning and even the comments of some basketball celebrities.

After this game, Ji Liang was able to average 19.8 points, 11 assists, 7.4 rebounds, 2.6 steals and 2 blocks per game.

In addition, in the five games that Chi Liang participated in, he also achieved an impressive record of 4 wins and 1 loss.

McMillan may not have imagined that the New York Times raised his words to a higher level, turning the original possibility into a certainty, although there is only a difference of two words, but the meaning of it can be seen by everyone.

As for the so-called basketball celebrities, most of them are retired basketball players, including Nuggets legend 'Skywalker' David Thompson, 'Big O' Oscar Robertson and so on.

Of course, there are also current celebrities, including Reggie Miller, who praised Ji Liang's evaluation, believing that he has the potential to become a phenomenal player and has a promising future.

As for the American Express report, they focused on analyzing Chi Liang's fourth-quarter performance.

In the NBA, the more you get to the last minute, the more you can show the value of the star. Generally speaking, the defense in the fourth quarter is very tough, and with a lot of physical attrition, it is very difficult to score at this time. Only a star can easily score points through his individual ability.

After an investigation by an American Express reporter, he was surprised to find that about half of Chi Liang's data came from the fourth quarter, and there were very few mistakes during the period.

If you exclude the fourth section, Chi Liang's data is very average.

In addition, the reporter of "American Express" also thought of Chi Liang's playing time, and believed that Chi Liang was likely to stay in the first three quarters and leave it until the fourth quarter.

After analysis, he felt that Ji Liang had the strength of a star, otherwise it would be impossible to play a phenomenal performance in the fourth quarter of the tight defense.

As for McLen's accusation, Chi Liang also pursed his mouth, and did not feel uneasy, McLenn was completely to blame, he kicked the other party's feet, mainly to avenge the other party's revenge.

After reading the newspaper, Chi Liang's mood was obviously much more relaxed, and the original fatigue seemed to be swept away, and he began to train.

His training content is mainly based on back-body singles, McDyce has explained the back-body singles skills in detail, and the rest depends on Chi Liang's comprehension and practice.

During training, Ji Liang summoned a physically strong trainer and he acted as the defender.

Bang~Bang~

Ji Liang dribbled the basketball, and his back began to contact the trainer, he did not exert force towards the back, but carefully felt the opponent's center of gravity.

The next moment, Ji Liang's left foot was the supporting foot, and his right foot made a tentative step, as if he was about to break through from the right side, and the trainer hurriedly moved his footsteps, wanting to block the direction of Ji Liang's breakthrough.

It was also at this time that Chi Liang made a dashing spin, adjusted his non-supporting feet to the weak side of the trainer, turned from the back basket to the face frame, and opened up a certain space with the trainer.

This trick of "fixed 180 degrees of back basket and face basket with the central axis foot", called "Sikma turn", is also a common foot, and it is also a skill for many players with excellent shooting skills.

In layman's terms, this is a turning foot technique for players to switch from carrying the basket to the face frame, which can prevent the defender from getting close to him, and can effectively occupy the offensive space, so as to get the opportunity to make an open jumper.

As for why it's called Sikma Bu, it's mainly from Jack Sikma, who is also one of the best centers in NBA history. Guy used this trick to perfection and promoted it to a weapon known to the world and all the people, so he obtained the right to name it, which is the same as the temptation step is also called the "Van der Wych step".

Without waiting for the trainer to step forward, Ji Liang took the opportunity to jump up and throw a basketball.

Swish~

"There's still not enough pressure on the defense! The trainers are not professional basketball players after all, they have a lot of theoretical knowledge, but the defensive pressure is far less than that of McDyce! ”

Chi Liang shook his head secretly in his heart, but after all, there was no way, so he continued to train his back skills boringly.

At this time, two people came to the training gym, one of them was George, the general manager of the Nuggets, and the other was a tall middle-aged man.

They didn't bother Chi Liang, they just stood quietly on the sidelines, watching Chi Liang train, and occasionally whispered a few words, as if they were commenting on Chi Liang's performance.