Chapter 44: Good Atmosphere
"Isaiah, are you alright?" The rest of the Kings and Jim Ain and the others couldn't hold back their laughter at this time, and the scene just now seemed so funny to them, and some of them even couldn't help but laugh.
"Shhh Thomas reluctantly raised his head, then gasped again, but still didn't speak.
Seeing Thomas's appearance, everyone at the scene couldn't help but clamp their legs, as men, they all knew very well how painful it would be once this part was hit hard.
"Isaiah, I'm so sorry, I just wanted to get the ball back, I didn't expect you to stand so close." Li Tian continued to maintain an innocent expression at this time, not to stimulate Thomas, but to leave a good impression on the rest of his teammates, although Li Tian himself knew that he was not innocent.
Thomas glared at Li Tian fiercely, and was about to speak, but Evans had already taken the first step and said: "Li, you don't have to blame yourself, we can all see that it was just an accident, I think Isaiah also understands this, he won't blame you." ”
"Lee, we know you're unintentional. Isaiah, you follow the team doctor to deal with it. As soon as Evans's words fell, Jim Ain spoke up again.
When Thomas heard this, his heart was suddenly depressed, and he himself couldn't be sure whether Li Tian's action just now was intentional, because Li Tian's action did look quite natural.
However, thinking that he was still thinking about rectifying Li Tian before, but then he became so embarrassed, Thomas was undoubtedly unhappy in his heart, and his hatred for Li Tian rose again.
However, at this time, after Evans and Ain both spoke, it was impossible for Thomas to say anything about Li Tian, feeling a little more comfortable, he glared at Li Tian again, and then snorted coldly and left the training ground with the team doctor. It's just the appearance of the arched body, no matter how you look at it, it's funny.
With this little accident, it made the atmosphere of the next confrontation more joyful, and after the confrontation, Robinson even joked to Li Tian: "Hey, Lee, stay away from me, I don't want my little brother * brother to be injured." ”
"Okay, man." As Li Tian spoke, he suddenly kicked out, and kicked Robinson's crotch with a flirtatious leg.
"Oh!" Robinson was frightened by Li Tian's movements and broke out in a cold sweat, and after a few seconds, he breathed a sigh of relief, although Li Tian's kick was very strong, but it stopped about twenty centimeters away from his crotch.
"Wow, Lee, that's a cool move!"
Li Tian and Robinson's action Kings players were all in sight, and at this time, Cousins was the first to shout, and the rest of the Kings players were also amazed.
"What is this, Chinese kung fu?"
In the face of his teammates' inquiry, Li Tian smiled slightly, and took his foot back with a slight shake of his toes, and that handsome action suddenly caused the king players to scream.
"God, it scared the hell out of me, Lee, please don't make such jokes next time." After Li Tian's feet were taken away, Robinson also completely relaxed, patted his chest and said.
Evans immediately laughed and shouted at this point, "Yes, Lee, Thomas almost peed his pants just now." ”
"Oh, why do I smell a scorch?" With Middleton's shout, all the Kings players burst out laughing.
For the Kings, it had been a long time since the Kings had enjoyed such a cheerful atmosphere in team training, and before All-Star Weekend, the whole team became extremely depressed because of consecutive losses. And after the All-Star Weekend, Evans publicly expressed his displeasure, and the atmosphere on the team was equally eerie.
Now, Smart is out of class, Evans seems to be in a good mood, and the biggest contradiction in the team, Li Tian and Thomas, is not there at this time, so the atmosphere of the team is rare and very harmonious.
This atmosphere continued until the end of the team practice, and after the match, Jim Ain let all the players practice freely, and finally brought all the players together.
"Alright, boys, that's the end of today's training. Tomorrow we're at home to the Portland Trail Blazers, and this is my first competitive game in charge, so hopefully you'll give me a win. Jim Aine said with a slight smile.
"No problem, Coach!"
'Okay, it's time for us to get another win at home.'
Jim Ain's words were unanimously echoed by the players, and after nodding, Ain left the training hall with the members of the coaching staff.
After the members of the coaching staff left, some of the Kings' players also left, but some players stayed to train, including Li Tian.
Li Tian just stayed to practice as usual, and then he found that there were several teammates left behind today.
Robinson, Middleton, who usually train with Li Tian, and Tyrek Evans, who Li Tian rarely sees.
Of course, Evans usually has additional training, but the training time is not the same as Li Tian's, so the two rarely meet in the training hall, and under normal circumstances, when there is a team training, Evans rarely stays to practice.
After thinking about it slightly, Li Tian understood the reason, after the team fired Smart, Evans's emotions were appeased, but at the same time, Evans also had more pressure, if nothing else, Aine will give Evans more balls, and at this time, if the team's record does not improve, or does not show an improving trend, or Evans' performance is not good, then Evans will face a lot of accusations.
After all, Smart was fired because of the Kings' poor record, but the direct cause was because of Evans' public statement.
"Lee, let's try to shoot." Just as Li Tian was thinking like this, Evans suddenly spoke.
"Of course you can, but Tyrek, are you sure you want to compete with me?" Evans invited, Li Tian naturally had no reason to refuse, and Evans may be a lot stronger than Li Tian in terms of overall ability, but in terms of shooting, Li Tian does not think that Evans is his opponent.
"Li, what do you mean by this, I will be the victorious side." Evans replied as he casually threw the ball into the basket and raised his head proudly towards Li Tian.
Li Tian didn't show weakness, and he took the ball outside the three-point line and raised his hand to hit a shot, then he shrugged his shoulders and said, "Then let's start." ”
Li Tian's self-confidence is not unreasonable, in terms of shooting alone, he is really not weaker than Evans. Evans is not good at shooting, and Li Tian, shooting has always been his main way to score, after entering the NBA, Li Tian has strengthened his shooting training, although there is still a certain gap from the league's top shooters, but there is still a certain level.
Such a friendly competition ended in Li Tian's victory, Evans was not unhappy because he lost the competition, but said happily to Li Tian: "Li, keep this feeling tomorrow, I dare to guarantee that you will get a lot of opportunities." ”
"Of course, I think so, too." Li Tian said confidently, and then laughed with Evans.
Whether Smart's departure means that the Kings still regard Evans as the most core player, and whether Jim Ain's temporary loan to coach will bring changes to the players on the team, all of this is still speculation after all, and the parties cannot give the most accurate answer, the best answer is time, that is, the game.
On February 25, Sacramento local time, the Kings welcomed their opponent, the Portland Trail Blazers.