Chapter 108 Wrestling with the Bull

When the team's flight landed on the ground in Chicago, Li Shihao received a call from Emma Roberts.

The phone call was short and there weren't too many pleasantries, and Emma asked about the team's recent situation and encouraged him to beat the Chicago Bulls tonight, and didn't say much about the rest.

The call was very short, and the moment before Li Shihao cut off the phone, he seemed to hear a sigh of resentment on the other end.

On Christmas Eve, Emma called to ask about her holiday plans, and politely said that she was willing to come over to spend Christmas with him, but he politely refused.

"I'm afraid Emma is still dissatisfied with herself at the moment!" Li Shihao sighed, threw away his worries, and didn't pay attention to it anymore.

In an apartment in a distant New York city, Emma Roberts is left alone.

The room was dim and there was no light on, and Emma sat on the sofa with her hands on her knees, alone watching the flickering and jumping images on the audio-visual screen.

"Bruce, can you see it?" Emma stared at the campus basketball movie on the screen and muttered incessantly.

The smooth palm gently held the video disc in his hand, and the green index finger slowly rubbed on the cover of the disc, and the four big characters of "Season of Honor" lay quietly on the cover.

Emma sighed softly, pressed the remote control, turned off the video that was playing, buried her head deep in the crook of her arm, and all the light and shadow disappeared, a dark silence.

As night rose over the city of Chicago, the United Center arena erupted in loud cheers.

This season, the first regular season game between the Chicago Bulls and the Minnesota Timberwolves is about to begin!

At the moment, the players of both teams have completed warm-up training and are giving tactical instructions from the head coach on the sidelines.

Head coach Frank Vogel said to Li Shihao with a serious expression: "Bruce, I need you to change the way you play, increase your shots on the outside, I need you to shoot more threes!" ”

Li Shihao looked at head coach Frank Vogel with a puzzled look in his eyes.

"I've looked at the first six games and I've figured out why you've lost on the inside, and tonight I need you to step up your attack on the outside, make the space bigger, give enough support to the inside, and make the opponent tired."

Hearing this, a flash of inspiration flashed in Li Shihao's mind, and he understood the reason for the team's consecutive defeats some time ago.

A wave of six consecutive defeats, of course, there are back-to-back and physical reasons for this, but as the leader of the team, he also bears a lot of responsibility.

Even if he plays with excellent stats and the team doesn't win, then he is still a failure!

No matter how gorgeous the data is, it is just a bubble if it can't bring victory to the team!

Some time ago, the team fell behind a lot, and at that time, the teammates did not feel good, and the inside and outside lines could not open the situation, and in order to ensure offensive efficiency, they held a large number of balls and attacked the basket.

Although this kind of offense has ensured the offensive efficiency and the score has a tendency to be caught up, the teammates' feel still cannot be restored.

Placing your own offensive firepower in the front court means that your team's interior line can't open up space, and you will inevitably be locked in the paint area by the crowd.

In the team, the highest long-range shooting percentage is still himself, like Kevin Love and Ryan Gomez, although they have a three-point shooting skill, but the shooting percentage is not reliable, and their projection does not meet the average shooter in the league.

If you can't take the lead in stepping up and launching a long-range offensive from the outside, then the team will only lock in the three-point line and attack, like a cocoon, and the final defeat is your own team.

If the outside three-pointer is successful, the opponent will definitely shift the attention of the defensive end to himself, and frequently deploy players on the court to defend himself, so the space on the inside is suddenly opened.

With plenty of space, and with the inside attacking skills of Love and Gasol Jr., once the pass arrives, scoring will only be easy.

Facing the Timberwolves, who have opened up the situation both inside and outside, no team in the league can be underestimated.

Head coach Frank said to the crowd: "Remember, wrestling with a bull requires not only the courage of a matador, but also the wisdom of playing it!" ”

"Let them run the defensive end!"

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Tonight's game, Derrick Rose attaches great importance to it, he led the team to the playoffs when he first entered the league, and played seven games with the defending champion Celtics, and launched a tragic tie-break, although he failed in the end, but no one will underestimate him.

This season, media pundits across the country are optimistic that he can lead the team to the playoffs once again and play better stats.

Since Michael Jordan retired, there has been a lack of a soul figure in the United Center arena, and Chicagoans have waited for such a soul figure for too long.

In the eyes of the national media, Derrick Rose, who led the team to the playoffs in his rookie season, is undoubtedly perfect, with a champion background and excellent rookie season data, which is perfect as Jordan's successor.

Even Ross thinks so!

But this year, a Chinese rookie boy came to the West - Bruce Lee!

"Heh, old rival!" Derek Rose's eyes burned with a fierce battle intent, and the cells all over his body trembled, and there was a feeling of pleasure.

Ross still remembers Li Shihao, the Chinese kid who has made amazing progress.

One year is stronger than another, and the speed of transformation is amazingly fast!

Rose led the Memphis Tigers to a showdown against Syracuse University in his freshman year, and Rose still remembers the Chinese freshman who was sent on the court in the third quarter.

Even though he was blown up by himself on both offensive and defensive ends, he still stared at the basketball with his eyes, and his lips were even bitten to the point of oozing blood.

This Chinese kid finally bloomed his own brilliance after he left the university alliance and rose step by step.

Last year, in March Madness, he went to watch the suspenseful match, Syracuse vs. University of Connecticut.

Rose understands that three years of college league training has made Li Shihao transform and become stronger, not even much worse than when he first entered the league.

Sure enough, in this season, the old rival successfully rose in the west, fought a way, and bloomed its own dazzling light.

This season, Rose is very likely to be selected as an All-Star, and there is no opponent in the Eastern Conference who can pose a big threat to him except for Flash Wade.

When the first round of voting came out, he temporarily led the rest of the East's selected guards by a large margin of vote.

This season, the Bulls have a good record and can still break into the playoffs, Rose's personal data has improved compared to last season, and the league still has the intention of praising him.

He's already starting to show his superstar brilliance, and he's hugely popular across the United States, and it's highly likely that he's selected as an All-Star starter this year.

And Li Shihao will be the starting guard in the West if there is no accident, so they will have two all-star encounters this year!

Rookie Challenge, All-Star Game, no matter which one it is, Derrick Rose is looking forward to it!