At Staples Arena, Li Chen practiced free throws as always, and by feeling, he thought that his free throws should break through 60 recently. Because of his hope, he has been practicing free throws more seriously than ever in the past few days. In addition to the usual amount, he also rarely added a group of training to himself, and these old monks also looked at it all.

"Lee!" The old monk stood on the sidelines and called out to Li Chen, it seemed that he wanted to say something.

Li Chen glanced back at the old monk, "Wait, coach, there are still 17 balls, I'll come!" ”

Swish...... Bang...... Only Li Chen's goal can be heard on the field, although it sounds like a half-open feeling, but if you carefully count it, you will find that his shooting rate has improved to a certain extent compared to the beginning of the season.

Ding dong! With the smooth hit of the last free throw, Li Chen felt that his body was as comfortable as bathing in the spring breeze, and the hard practice of the past few days finally paid off, yes, just now, his free throw ability value successfully broke through 59 and entered the 60 mark, and this number was enough for him to gradually get rid of the trouble of foul tactics.

"What's wrong, Coach?" Li Chen walked to the old monk's side, although the free throw rose very happily, he did not forget the Zen master's instructions.

"It's nothing", the old monk looked his disciple up and down, his recent positive training attitude made him look like a different person, "I see that you have been practicing free throws recently, have you had any results?" ”

Li Chen just wanted to find someone to offer a treasure, but he didn't expect the old monk to immediately give this opportunity, he immediately said happily, "It's still like that, although the progress is slow, but fortunately, it is getting better and better all the time, and it is estimated that it should have a hit rate of 60!" ”

Oh? The old monk was surprised, he knew that the free throw thing was very strange, although it seemed that it was just a shot at the free throw line, but there were many people who couldn't practice it well. Let's just say O'Neal, since his debut, his free throw shooting percentage has been steadily hovering around 60, more than 50 when it's bad, slightly higher when it's good, and more than 40 when he's unlucky.

The old monk originally thought that Li Chen was also a player who was born with bad free throws like Ao Fat, although this seems difficult to explain in terms of his shooting percentage, but the problem is that this is what he shows. Zen masters who believe in Buddhism cannot give a reasonable explanation for this, and if it really involves Buddhist principles, then it is probably the so-called cycle of cause and effect, and what is gained must be lost.

But after more than half a season, the old monk found a problem, and this was when he was reading a third-rate tabloid. The newspaper estimated that in order to attract people's attention, they deliberately recorded the free throw shooting rate of the first to the last game of the Big Apple this season, although it was declining from beginning to end, but a surprising feature will be found in comparison, the free throw shooting rate of the Big Apple is almost increasing as a function.

Although the proportional coefficient k value is pitiful, it still exists, the old monk sees the problem, this statistic shows that Big Apple's free throws are not impossible to improve, as long as he is willing to train, then he will inevitably improve, and from Li Chen's recent enthusiasm, it can be seen that this little guy's free throws are still promising.

The old monk stopped a staff member, "Nicholas, you go and accompany Li to do three sets of free throw tests, and then tell me the shooting percentage!" ”

Li Chen, who was ordered by the coach, followed the staff to test it, and he couldn't wait to show his training results in front of everyone.

And the results are also gratifying, 64 of 100 shots, 58 of 100 shots, 62 of 100 shots, three sets of tests show that Li Chen's free throw shooting rate has reached 61, Li Chen clearly remembers what the old monk said to him, the other party said that as long as his free throw shooting rate reaches more than 60, then he can basically get rid of the trouble, and now he has done it, but will the truth really be as the old monk said?

"How's the coach, the free-throw percentage I said is already very high! Look! Li Chen excitedly showed the old monk his test results, and the other party's reaction was just as he thought.

The Zen master glanced at the test results, the numbers on them proved the results of the disciple's recent training, and he was very satisfied with this result, "Yes, it seems that your training has not been in vain!" ”

After saying a word, there was no follow-up, Li Chen was a little embarrassed, this was the same as the feeling that no one was birding him when he was showing off, he was very dissatisfied with the old monk's calmness, "Coach, I remember you said that as long as the free throw shooting rate reaches 60, you can get rid of the problem of foul tactics, is this assumption still valid?" ”

Li Chen's anxious appearance made the Zen master laugh out loud, "Hehe, little guy, can you get rid of it, I think the result of the next game should be able to give you an answer!" ”

"Next?" Li Chen shook his head, could it be that the opponent in the next game is very special, he was very curious and asked Odom, who was doing physical training, "Ramal, who is our opponent in the next game?" ”

The big lama was sweating and lifting the barbell, and Li Chen's brainless question made him reply angrily, "Isn't it on the wall, two days later, to the warriors, it's the old madman and the group of little madmen who almost made you cry last time." ”

Warrior! Li Chen understood, the opponent in the next game was the head of the shark slashing tactic, no wonder the old monk would say that. Indeed, as long as he can survive Nelson's crazy tactics of old Nelson, it is estimated that no one will interfere with his shooting in the future. At least there won't be someone hugging him when he shoots from time to time, Li Chen, who has been plagued by this kind of undisciplined tactics, feels that this half season is really too aggrieved.

"According to the news from within the Lakers, the free throw shooting rate of Cruz Lee in the Big Apple has improved significantly, and the Zen master has released cruel words, if the old Nelson dares to use foul tactics again, then what awaits him will definitely be a failure!" The Los Angeles Times wrote this before the game, and I don't know where their inside information came from, but what they wrote didn't deviate much from the real facts.

The only difference is the cruel words said by the old monk, who did not say it to old Nelson, but to his own disciples. Li Chen was very depressed thinking about the warning that the old monk gave him, "If the old Nelson still fouls you and your free throw shooting percentage is lower than 60, then you don't want to return to the starting line before the playoffs!" ”

The old monk's expression didn't seem like a joke to Li Chen, indeed, the failure at the beginning of the season had made the Zen master very depressed, if he did it again, no one would know what kind of reaction the old hippie would make, don't look at his usual appearance is very quiet and kind, but those who really know him know that the old guy is a complete conspirator.

Not to be outdone, the media in Oakland were also not to be outdone by the Los Angeles Times, and the previous victory gave them a lot of confidence, although the means were not too glamorous, but it was still a victory after all. Not to mention, the Warriors have been in good form recently, and die-hard fans are confident that the team can sweep the Lakers' home court with a two-game winning streak.

Old Nelson also responded to the Zen master's provocation, "Ha, it's not the first time Jackson has said this, but it's a pity that O'Neal, the big shark back then, always disappointed him again and again, and I believe that the big apple is no exception, you must know that some people's free throws are so bad, this is an indisputable fact!" ”

The mad scientist's words not only annoyed the Zen master, but also annoyed the big shark basking in the sun in Phoenix, and the big shark released the words through the local media, "The funny clown jumped out to perform again, but he didn't know that the audience was tired of his old-fashioned methods for more than ten years, but he was still self-absorbed in his clumsy performance!" ”

O'Neill finally sent a blessing to Li Chen, "Li, blow him up!" Whether it's a shark slash tactic or an apple slicing tactic, to hell with those despicable and damn methods! "There is only one word to describe the Shark's attitude towards foul play - disgusting, yes, after more than ten years of playing, he has become extremely disgusted with this undisciplined method.

How could this kind of lively occasion be without the-stirring stick of New York, the New York Times completely ignored the feelings of the Knicks players, "This is a key game for Lee, in the Lakers because he is the second scorer, even if he himself is plagued by foul tactics, but it does not have much impact on the Lakers as a whole, on the contrary, the opponent's high foul count sometimes has a lot of benefits for the Lakers." ”

"But once Lee leads the team alone, the weakness of the free throw will be infinitely magnified, and his performance is directly related to the success or failure of the team, so this game is a crucial game for the Big Apple, and he has to prove that he has the ability to lead the team alone!"

Li Chen seemed to have left the team, although everyone knows that the future of the Big Apple is not in Los Angeles, but New York said this, isn't this a red fruit interfering with the internal unity of the Lakers! David Stern immediately warned the New York Times that they had violated his bottom line.

Kupchak has also been troubled recently, not because of the New York Times, they can only talk after all, he is worried about Li Chen's contract renewal, when he signed Li Chen, he didn't expect this little guy to behave so violently, and when he realized this, it seemed that everyone was already from New York.

Thinking that such a good seedling would be attributed to others, Kupchak felt indescribably depressed in his heart, knowing that he had signed a long-term contract in the first place, so now he could make a deal to get a few available people from New York, and no matter how bad it was, he could exchange it for a few expired contracts to relieve the tight salary space.

The Knicks' original 2010 plan allowed the Knicks to hoard a large number of expiring big contracts, which Kupchak has always envied, but this is not enviable, after all, it is the New Yorkers who have exchanged for a bad and unbearable record.

For Li Chen, he didn't have any way, he knew from the old monk that the big apple had moved his mind to leave, although he was angry, but Kupchak couldn't be angry with people, not to mention that refrigerating Li Chen would greatly weaken the strength of the Lakers, just talking about the huge group of fans of the big apple was enough for him.

David Stern believes that he will also jump out at that time, after all, Kobe Bryant is almost old, and the confrontation between 23 and 24 is not a long-term solution after all. It is a safe strategy to bring Li Chen out to form a new confrontation with James, and since it is going to be a confrontation, the first premise is that Big Apple has to become the boss of a team, and this goal is impossible to achieve in the Lakers.

Kupchak has been grinding with Li Chen's agent Jeff Schwertz recently, he no longer wants to be able to keep Li Chen, he only hopes that Schwertz can see the face of his old friend to play a sign first and then exchange in order to get the Lakers a few points of expiring contract.

Mr. Big-Name Agent is obviously not a fool, since he is determined to go to New York, isn't it boring to weaken New York's strength! What's more, when it comes to relationships, his relationship with Dolan seems to be better, after all, wealthy New Yorkers are very interested in Schwarts, who fell into the eyes of money!

Schwertz's attitude towards Kupchak is very simple, avoidance, out of sight, out of mind, he believes that Kupchak should be able to understand what he means, after all, the NBA is just a business! He is not worried that the old guy will take his anger out on his players, after all, as a good manager, he should have already known when to threaten and when to release.

Letting the Big Apple go to New York and maintaining a good relationship with the management in New York is not much bad news for the Lakers, after all, no one knows in the future, and if the relationship is stiffened this time, it will be difficult to do any business after the relationship is stiff!

Don't you see that the Knicks in the era of the smiling assassins have always done things that harm themselves and others, and maybe the Lakers will beg the Knicks one day! It's not worth it to stiffen the relationship for a player who can't stay!

Of course, no matter how troublesome the contract matter is, it is also a matter of next season, this season the Big Apple is still from Los Angeles, and for the next game, Kupchak is also curious, can the New Yorkers' future star really get rid of the free throw injury?

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