On November 9, 2007, the long-awaited Niu Yong battle finally kicked off at the Oracle Arena.

Before the game, Reggie Miller's unusual remarks pushed Li Zhi to the focus of this big battle, as if the victory of this game was really inseparable from Li Zhi.

However, most Americans scoffed, should the Chinese be the saviors? Sorry, the NBA doesn't have such a rule yet.

In China, the vast majority of fans also think that it is absurd to expect Li Zhi to save the Warriors, which makes the "Li Hei" active again.

The largest gathering place of "Li Hei" is Hupu, and there is an article by the famous basketball critic Yang Hui.

Yang Hui believes that although Li Zhi has developed a tentative step style of play, and even his passing skills have improved, these can only support him to become an important rotation player for the Warriors.

"Li Hei" listed a lot of data, and finally came to a conclusion: 70% of Li Zhi's scoring came from catching and shooting, and under the crazy play style of the Mavericks, he was bound to encounter Waterloo.

Data does not deceive, and many people who support Li Zhi also silently agree with this statement in their hearts.

The "Li Hei" are frantically pouring water in the post bar, and they have climaxed.

"Li Zhi? Shooter Only"

Do You Still Believe in Li Zhi?

"Data Brush, But That's It"

"Without the "Big Three" containment, Li Zhi's score plummeted"

However, this kind of speech was inexplicably banned in the end, because it was rumored that the owner of "Li Zhi's bar" was a Li Zhi die-hard ......

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In the pre-match interview, Li Zhi did not expect that the interview would be with a Chinese reporter.

"Looks like you're surprised? Haven't you been interviewed by a Chinese journalist before? Dong Shanshan asked with a smile.

Li Zhi was stunned, and replied with a smile: "It's really a bit of a surprise, few Chinese reporters came in the past, I thought you all went to interview the medicine and the United Arab Emirates?" ”

Li Zhi showed a "jealous" expression, and at the same time looked at Dong Shanshan's reporter card.

Tencent Sports?

Has this media that will dominate the domestic NBA field in the next few years now been established?

It's no wonder that Li Zhi is lonely and unheard, Tencent Sports in the previous life was established in 07 years for four years, although there is a giant Tencent behind it, but in the NBA field, it is still behind Sina, Tiger Pounce and other media.

It's just that in this life, because of Li Zhi's last incident, history has quietly changed a little, which can be regarded as some butterfly effects brought about by Li Zhi's rebirth, but the person Li Zhi doesn't know it.

After hearing Li Zhi's answer, the Chinese fans who watched the live broadcast were also a little surprised like Dong Shanshan, but they didn't expect Li Zhi to be such an interesting person.

Everyone has only seen Li Zhi on the field before, and he always looks like he is not smiling, which is very different from the current "jealous" appearance, but this also adds a lot of points to Li Zhi in front of the Chinese people.

"The outside world is not optimistic about you in this game, do you have any countermeasures?" Dong Shanshan thoughtfully asked all the questions that Chinese fans wanted to ask.

Li Zhi looked at the camera seriously and said: "I always believe in the process, but today I don't believe it, because my hands are hot, and the people of Dallas will never walk out of this arena completely." ”

Li Zhi's eyes were blazing, his hands kept rubbing, and he spoke wildly.

A thunderbolt exploded in the minds of all the fans who were watching the live broadcast, perhaps because they had watched too much of Da Yao's humble and humorous interviews, were accustomed to the courteous international image of the Chinese, or the basketball emotions that the Chinese had suppressed for too long.

While all the fans felt that Li Zhi's words were inconsistent, they also had a trace of expectation in their hearts, and they were infected by Li Zhi's strong self-confidence.

At the end of the interview, Dong Shanshan looked at Li Zhi with a smile, feeling that this NBA player was a little different from other Chinese players.

"Aren't you afraid of causing controversy when you say that?" Dong Shanshan put down the microphone and asked.

Li Zhi twisted his neck that had been lowered for too long, and said lightly: "What are you afraid of?" Everyone has been suppressed in the NBA for too long, and it's time to give everyone hope. ”

Li Zhi gave Dong Shanshan a bright smile of "Li Zhi", turned around and walked to the locker room.

Leaving Dong Shanshan standing in place.

Suppressed for too long?

Give everyone a hope?

What do you mean? Is it for Chinese basketball, or for himself?

"Xiao Dong, what are you doing standing, I'm going to enter the arena immediately!" Hearing the photographer's words, Dong Shanshan shook her head and hurriedly packed up the microphone.

What does that mean exactly? Dong Shanshan was still thinking about what Li Zhi said.

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“Make some noise!”

In the midst of a deafening sound from the DJ, the Golden State fans made even louder noises.

The noise came in waves, as if to bury the Dallasians in this arena again.

On the sideline bench, Nelson Sr. looked at Rick Carlisle not far away, with a solemn face.

Mavericks coach Avery Johnson resigned after being black-eight by the Warriors last year, and he was replaced by Rick Carlisle.

During the 2001 season, Carlisle was recruited by the Detroit Pistons to become the team's new head coach.

In his two seasons in charge of the Pistons, Carlisle led them to a 50-32 record and a playoff run. With this performance, Carlisle became the league's best coach in 2002.

In the 2003-2004 season, Carlisle rejoined the Indiana Pacers. And this time, as a head coach.

Carlisle's first season in charge led the Pacers to a league-best regular-season record of the year at 61-21.

The team eliminated the Boston Celtics and Miami Heat in the playoffs, but lost to the Detroit Pistons in the Eastern Conference finals.

In 2005, the Pacers were plagued by injuries and suspensions, but Carlisle still took the Pacers to the playoffs.

It can be described as a famous marshal with great achievements.

Under the leadership of Rick Carlisle, this season's Mavericks swept away the haze of last year's Black Eight, winning all four games in the first four games of the season, and the opponents in the Cavaliers, Hawks, Kings and Rockets are all strong teams in the league.

I can't help but take old Nelson seriously.

The funny thing is that the Mavericks and Warriors are now the first in the West and the last in the West.

And last season, it was the Warriors who eliminated the positive number one, which has to be said to be an irony.

"In this game, we are missing Jackson and Eyre and the situation is very bad for us, so we have to take it seriously." Nelson Sr. said to the Warriors players in a circle.

Li Zhi listened to it in his heart, but frowned slightly, and did not agree with Nelson's start very much.

The situation is clear in front of us, there is only one way to go, and it is clear that Nelson's words have made the languishing Warriors even more sluggish.

"Our starters today are point guard Davis, scoring guard Ellis, small forward Lee, power forward Barnes, center Bittlins."