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Throughout December, Li Dong had 20.7 points, 4.8 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 1.3 steals, ranking second in scoring, fifth in rebounds, third in assists, and first in steals.

In the West, Towns is also in a standout situation, averaging 22.9 points and 12.7 rebounds per game, which is already an All-Star level, far surpassing the performances of D'Angelo Russell and Jahir Okafor.

"This year's rookies are all so vigorous." This led Andrew Wiggins, the best rookie of the year, to say this modestly when he commented on this year's rookie, "I can't imagine what it would be like if Carl and Li Dong were both in the same class as me." ”

And with Li Dong's increasingly high-profile performance, reporters appear around him more and more frequently.

Not only ordinary games and regular training, but also in the usual personal life, the shadows of reporters have begun to shuttle, some are local media in Philadelphia, some are official NBA reporters, and some are media from China or other Asian countries from across the ocean.

The increase in media attention means the expansion of Li Dong's influence.

Joe Thomas is becoming more and more comfortable in the agent industry, and he is now the middle of the 100-odd registered agents in the entire NBA, and it is foreseeable that his ranking will definitely increase as Li Dong's salary and advertising endorsements increase.

The Magic's record is stable in sixth and seventh place in the East, and it is not as strong as first-class teams such as the Cavaliers, Raptors and Celtics, but it can easily crush the likes of Hornets and Bucks.

On New Year's Day, the Magic challenged the Lakers away.

The last time at the home of the Magic, the Lakers were reversed by the Magic, and finally ended up being killed by Li Dong, a rookie, which made him very faceless.

At noon, Li Dong came to Los Angeles, the most brilliant pearl on the western coastline.

Although he rarely watches movies, he also knows that there is a world-famous movie center on the outskirts of Los Angeles - Hollywood. Every year, the Oscars are held there, and that's where Nocioni longs for it, and the old boy always thinks that his acting skills are enough for him to retire and develop into the entertainment industry.

Therefore, Los Angeles is the cultural and entertainment center of the United States, and Staples, as one of the important sports facilities in Los Angeles, has never lacked stars to help.

Li Dong feels that the cities are all the same, and the difference is the stories that happen in the city every night.

At night, the wealthy of Los Angeles sat in the front row of Staples Arena with big and small stars. They exchanged heads talking about tonight's game, elegantly awaiting the Purple and Gold Army's performance for them.

The last time the magic show was staged in the United States, the audience was hooked, and only about two weeks later, which suddenly increased the audience's interest, such as the Staples Arena, which was already sold out early. At night, fans gather around the arena and line up in long lines to enter the stadium.

Imperial Court TV broadcast this game, and now Li Dong is the favorite athlete of Chinese basketball fans, and every time the game of Magic is broadcast live, the ratings far exceed that of other programs.

Of course, they support Li Dong, and most of the fans support the Magic, even if Kobe Bryant has a huge number of fans in China.

But this time, it was a disappointment for Li Dong's fans, the Magic traveled thousands of miles to Los Angeles, and the Lakers beat a huge difference of 66-42 at halftime.

This point difference is actually larger than the largest point difference caused by the Lakers against the Magic last time, which can be called a super hole.

Naturally, the fans are looking forward to the Magic cheering up, maybe maybe it's a good script like last time, chasing points in the second half, and finally staging a stunner?

Li Dong also thought so, so in the third quarter, he led the Magic players to launch wave after wave of offensive frenzy.

Jennings, Fournier, Oladipo, Li Dong and Vucevic, Skels even sacrificed such an alternative big four small lineup, Li Dong and Oladipo took turns to play the inside, the speed and rhythm continued to improve, and the game was in full swing.

In fact, the increased rate affected the overall efficiency of the Magic, with more turnovers and little change in the point difference.

In the third quarter, the Magic led the Lakers by 4 points 35-31, but overall, the Magic trailed by a full 20 points 77-97.

In the fourth quarter, Skyles finally put the main force to fight for 5 minutes, and still could not see the hope of recovering the score, and finally withdrew all the main forces and replaced them with CJ Watson, Jason Smith in a bunch of substitutes, and announced that he would give up the game. The field is completely in garbage time.

The nobles of Staples flicked their nails and witnessed another Lakers-style hanging.

The camera showed Li Dong and others in training clothes on the bench, and he and Oladipo were watching the game on the field without focus, not knowing what they were thinking.

After the game, Oladipo attended the press conference, and the media in Los Angeles was really sharp.

Among them, a reporter asked Oladipo face-to-face, a very sharp question about whose team the Magic currently belong to, and also gave Li Dong or Oladipo a choice question.

Oladipo's face changed at that time, and Skyles was also so frightened that sweat broke out on his forehead.

After a thousand thoughts flashed through his mind, Oladipo replied cautiously: "Your question is too straightforward, and it is really the style of a big city." ”

Laughter immediately rang out from the scene.

"Honestly, the Magic aren't a team for any one player, he's the pride of the entire Philadelphia people. Throughout the vast history of the Magic, there have been countless Hall of Famer players, such as Anfernee Hardaway, Shaquille O'Neal, and so on...... I'm glad that our team drafted a rookie with Hall of Famer-caliber potential last summer, and he's Li Dong, and he's unstoppable, he's capable of anything. You know, he just beat all the rookies in the East to win the Eastern Conference Rookie of the Month award, and I'm sure he's going to win the Rookie of the Season award in the future......

Taste it carefully, Oladipo's words are very ingenious. The first half recounts the glorious history of the Magic in a rambling manner, and the latter says that Li Dong Zai Niu is just a rookie now, and the final fight against the Los Angeles media with the best rookie is the finishing touch.

But after the game, when the media reported some facts, it became that Oladipo was optimistic that Li Dong would be comparable to historical superstars such as Hardaway and O'Neal.

This publicity has made Li Dong's local popularity in Los Angeles increase a lot.

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Immediately afterward, the Magic continued their road trip to the West, returning to Philadelphia for two days of rest before challenging the Saramento Kings.

The two teams played a game with an extremely low shooting percentage, and Cousins did not play, and Kings starting small forward Guy shot just 2 of 11 and missed none of his five three-point shots. And Oladipo's overall shooting percentage is also very iron, only 3 of 14 shots, but 1 of 3 outside three-point shots, which looks okay.

84-77, the Magic lost the game. Rondo only has 15+5 data, which is not as good as Li Dong's data of 19+4.

Then, on Jan. 6, the Magic returned home to take on a challenge from Portland

Logically speaking, the Trail Blazers are just the eighth or ninth team in the West, and there is not a single active All-Star in this game on both teams combined, so there is really nothing to pay attention to.