The Lakers' winning streak is in full swing, and in the game against the Suns on November 21, the Lakers completely defeated Phoenix's Fire Phoenix with a stable positional battle, with a full-time score of 108:86, and the Lakers completed a crazy ten-game winning streak in the new season with the return of the king.

Limiting an offensive team's scoring to less than 90 points, the Lakers contributed to the game's all-out defense, in this game, Kobe Bryant sent 26 points and 5 assists, Li Chen still maintained a stable performance, 14 points, 9 assists and 6 rebounds The data makes people's expectations of him higher and higher.

While there was a lot of talk about who would end the Lakers' winning streak, the Lakers lost to the Nuggets in back-to-back games the next day.

No one had expectations for the Nuggets before the game, and although the addition of Billups has made people expect more from Melon's performance, and Nuggets fans believe that the civilian star can bring a lot of help to the team, even Denver himself does not have much confidence in defeating the Lakers, who are now on a winning streak.

But after a big battle, people were surprised to find that the Lakers lost, and it was a fiasco, 87:106, the disparity in the score seemed to replicate yesterday's game between the Lakers and the Suns, only this time the Lakers stood in the position of the Suns yesterday.

Probably due to back-to-back reasons, the Lakers will lose all of their crosshairs in this game as if they were agreed, and the star Kobe Bryant's shooting percentage of 8 of 28 shots is not bad, although he scored 23 points, but this is not a normal performance of the boss.

Gasol, the team's interior pillar, is also worthy of a double-double, and the data of 11 points and 10 rebounds makes people mistake him for just a blue-collar player. As for the little shark, 8 points, 9 rebounds and 6 fouls left the court to once again draw attention to his immature mind.

Fortunately, the big Apple's still stable performance can still make Lakers fans talk about masturbation, 16 points, 4 assists and 6 rebounds, although the number of assists has dropped significantly, but people who have watched the game know that the problem appears in others, if the other people of the Lakers have a slightly higher shooting rate, then Li Chen's assists can maintain a normal level.

However, although Li Chen's stats are stable, this does not mean that people will ignore his problems on the defensive end. In the last game against the Nuggets, because Anthony's offensive ability was not fully released, and Li Chen's excellent personal performance was not inferior to Melon's data on the spot, people did not fully realize the shortcomings of the Lakers rookie on the defensive end.

This game is different, the performance of the new commander of the Nuggets in this game is completely in line with his former identity as the MVP of the Finals, in addition to contributing 18 points, the 12 assists are the real killer weapons to defeat the Lakers.

Anthony's talent on the offensive end was perfectly illustrated in this game, with an impressive 41-point performance. Li Chen's defense was as fragile as a membrane in front of the melon, and it broke when he stabbed it, so that even if the old monk was replaced with Ariza urgently, the performance of the hot melon in the whole game almost lost confidence in the performance of 16 of 26 shots. And the total score of 80+ in the two games also made Melon the protagonist of the next day's news.

"Didn't disappoint you, I said I would win." After the game, Anthony walked to Li Chen's side, and he was in a good mood after the victory over the Lakers, the two were more of a separate game when they were with Iverson in the past, and the addition of Billups gave him the first taste of the benefits of having a good point guard as a teammate.

Regarding Anthony's show-off, Li Chen said angrily, "Yes, you are having a good time, and you have won the highest personal score this season, but Ariza and I will be unlucky, and the coach will definitely let us practice defense after we go back." ”

Anthony listened to Li Chen's words and smiled, "Actually, your defense is quite good, I feel that your strength has improved slightly compared to the last game, with the strengthening of physical fitness and the accumulation of game experience, your defense will get better and better." ”

"I know you're complimenting my defense just to emphasize that you're too capable of attacking." Li Chen did not hesitate to expose the sinister intentions of Melon.

"But you're right, the next time we meet again, I'm sure you'll never be able to completely ignore my defense like you did today."

The Nuggets' upset win over the Lakers caused quite a stir within the league, and people began to discuss whether this meant a so-called chemistry between Anthony and Billups, and if so, then the Nuggets deserved more expectations from fans.

However, within the Lakers, this loss did not have much impact, and the old monk even felt that this defeat was not a bad thing. The Zen master felt that losing to the Nuggets could not only sound a wake-up call for the Lakers, who had fallen into old problems because of their ten-game winning streak, but also give Li Chen some valuable lessons.

No matter how good his performance is on the offensive end, it doesn't mean that he can ignore defensive training, and Anthony's 41 points just fully tell Li Chen the importance of defense.

In the second day's training, Li Chen's initiative to increase the amount of behavior made the old monk very satisfied, losing is not a big deal, no one can guarantee a victory in 82 regular season games in a season, even if the rampaging Bull achieved an astonishing 72 victories, but they will inevitably have to swallow the bitter fruit in the remaining 10 games.

A defeat can bring more people than a victory.

For the first failure of his career, Li Chen himself has no special feelings, he has long been aware of the fact that he has been ready to lose since he joined the Lakers, and this defeat has helped him determine the direction of his next stage of efforts, if he wants to get the championship ring safely, improving his defensive ability is a top priority.

Because of the Celtics, the old rival in front of the Lakers, the presence of Pierce gives them a great advantage when facing the Lakers. Although Li Chen knows that if nothing else, the Purple and Gold's opponent this season will be the Magic led by Howard, but no one can guarantee that history will not change a little because of Li Chen's birth, if Garnett is not injured, then even the Lakers dare not guarantee that they can win the championship.

Li Chen, as always, does daily free throws and strength exercises, unlike other players, free throws are Li Chen's most important means of scoring, so that he has to spend a lot of time practicing free throws every day, fortunately, God rewards hard work, and the training day after day also brings a little hope to Li Chen, and the 53 free throws are the best reward for his serious training.

Although it seems that there is no difference between 51 and 53, Li Chen still understands the truth of accumulation, 10 games have risen by two points, and the season plus nearly 100 games in the playoffs is 20 points, Li Chen is confident that he will raise his free throws to more than 70 after the season, and the free throw shooting rate of more than 70 is basically acceptable.

It's not just the free throws that are gratifying, before this game, Li Chen didn't know how to improve the awareness of the key ball that seemed to be more illusory in various abilities, but after he hit a three-point whistle shot from a long distance, Li Chen was pleasantly surprised to find that the key ball awareness that had not been touched had risen a little.

"It seems that as long as you hit the key ball, the awareness will gradually increase." Li Chen secretly guessed, "If you hit a lore, how many points should it rise, if it is the last lore in the finals, it won't go straight to the top." ”

The farther someone thinks about it, the more he doesn't realize that the Lakers' final blow can't be his own. With Kobe's character, it is absolutely impossible for the boss to give the last blow to others, why can I believe that you can make people speechless, you can't be ashamed to say that I am better than you, I may not be assigned to the frontier by the boss the next day.

Li Chen's other major practice item, strength training, he insists on every day, and the rewards are obvious to all, the truth of hard work and harvest has been verified, and Li Chen, who finally broke through the 70 mark, is very excited, although it is only a little improved, but the visual shock of 69 to 70 is far more than that.

Since the advent of Arabic notation, 10 has become an important number, and people always like to use 10 or multiples of 10 as a segment. Therefore, although it is only a little improved, the improvement of 69 to 70 can be regarded as Li Chen's strength entering a new level.

However, Li Chen will not simply think that the strength of 70 means that he can resist the three freaks of Anthony, Pierce and James, there are many powerful Xiaoqian in the league, but the three of them are the top if they have body and technology. Li Chen's current strength in front of them is just a slightly unpalatable side dish, even if it is unpalatable, it still can't escape the category of small dishes.

"Li, come and defend me, your defense yesterday was too bad." Bryant's summons interrupted Li Chen's self-absorption. The performance of the younger brother yesterday made Kobe very dissatisfied, the boss who aims for the championship can't tolerate a little change in his team, and Li Chen's defense is the X factor in the current team in his opinion.

If he meets the Celtics, Kobe Bryant feels that even if Li Chen can perform well on the offensive end, the shortcomings on the defensive end are still not reassuring when facing Pierce. As for James's Cavaliers, Kobe Bryant didn't pay attention to it, a one-person team has limitations after all, no matter how strong James is, it doesn't mean that he can play five, you have to know that even Kobe Bryant at his peak can defend 4 at most.

Li Chen's turbulent past served as Kobe's sparring partner, and in his opinion, this is a deal for each to take what they need. Kobe Bryant is the best person for him to practice defense, and when the boss is in a better mood, he may guide his offense.

These days, Li Chen feels that Kobe Bryant has indeed brought him a lot of help, although the boss's attitude is a little arrogant, but Li Chen knows that he only needs to suffer for one year, and after the release of one year of prison, it will be his spring.

"Huh?" With Kobe's experience, he quickly discovered the subtle differences, "Lee, I think your strength is gradually increasing these days, compared to when you first came, it seems that the recent training has worked, which is a good thing for you." ”

Even the boss was shocked by the speed of the younger brother's progress, Kobe Bryant continued, "You have to keep training, although technique is very important, but as long as you practice hard, you can train after all, physical fitness is talent, since you have this potential, you have to work hard to develop it." ”

Although I don't know what he will think in the future, the improvement of Li Chen's strength is also a good thing for the team, and Kobe Bryant is very happy about the progress of his younger brother.

Li Chen nodded, and happily accepted Kobe's suggestion, even if the other party didn't say it, he would insist, the biggest advantage of digitization is that he can fully see his strengths and weaknesses, Li Chen knows that the improvement of strength can bring him more immediate combat power at present.

Bending his knees, raising his head, sideways, and elbows, Kobe Bryant practiced ordinary movements into the instinct of the body, and instantly completed the whole set of actions to lower the center of gravity, and the smoothness was enough to make people admire. Although it is only the most basic training, it is precisely because of them that other technical movements can be carried out in an orderly manner.

Li Chen steadily blocked the fast-starting Kobe Bryant, which was actually not easy for him, you must know that there are many players in the league who are powerless even when facing Kobe's first step.

The little brother did not lose his position, which made Kobe a little surprised, but at most it was just an accident. Dribbling under the crotch, cross-stepping, and quickly changing direction, Kobe Bryant didn't even have to make other moves, and easily broke down Li Chen's defense.

"Yes, there is progress." The boss will not ask the younger brother to do too much at one time, the road is coming out step by step, and the solid defense cannot be practiced in a day, Li Chen's defensive growth is already very good in Kobe's opinion.

However, getting Kobe's praise does not mean that Li Chen will feel satisfied, in his opinion, he can do better. And he found that his defensive response to change direction had become his weakness, not because he didn't have that ability, but because he was too impatient due to his lack of experience.

The experienced Kobe Bryant was quick to point out this problem, which made Li Chen feel insightful, and he knew that he still had a lot to learn.

(Stable update!) ）

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