Chapter 106: "Eros" Descends
"Hey, Cruz, our team is going to play the Lakers tomorrow, as the host, what would you say?" Before the game, Lefu called Li Chen, and the friendship he formed during the All-Star period made him look forward to the favor of the Big Apple.
"How about sending you a loss? By the way, I'll cut another forty or fifty points, or take another triple pair! Li Chen said slowly, and it seemed impossible to realize the favor that Lefu expected.
"God, don't, don't you think we're not miserable enough now?" The god of love was very depressed, he thought that Li Chen would invite him to a meal as a landlord, but he didn't expect that this guy didn't seem to be scrupling about his feelings.
Li Chen is a full man who doesn't know that the hungry man is hungry, "Is it miserable?" I don't think ah, at least you are much better than the Wizards, and besides, the Kings, the Clippers, the Thunder, aren't these teams not as good as yours? The twelfth in the West is already good! ”
Lefu knew that the other party was joking, and he said very cooperatively, "Yes, I also think that the twelfth in the West is very good, but they are not satisfied, saying that it is the fourth from the bottom in the West that does not match the identity of the Timberwolves!" ”
"Haha, don't you have a wolf king, of course, I'm talking about the guy who is called the new wolf king!" The new wolf king in Li Chen's mouth is Al Jefferson, who was sent to cold Minneapolis by Boston last year as a bargaining chip in exchange for the wolf king, probably because the shame of being traded made him suddenly rise, and Jefferson's statistics this season are quite gorgeous.
Because of the competition, Love doesn't feel very good about Jefferson, but that doesn't mean that Eros doesn't recognize the strength of his teammates, "It's true that Al is very strong, if it weren't for him, maybe we wouldn't even be able to guarantee a twelfth result in the West, but you have to know that he is not Kevin Garnett after all." ”
Although Al Jefferson averaged a quality double-double of 23.1 points and 11 rebounds per game this season, it was objectively caused by the increase in shooting opportunities, and the shooting rate of more than 40 per game is not high among interior players.
At the same time, his defense is not as good as the Wolves, although he is praised by fans as the new Wolves, but Al Jefferson is not as good as his predecessors after all, the only thing he is better than Garnett is his youth and vitality, but the repeated sprains of one foot make people dare not pour too much expectations into him.
You must know that the general situation in the NBA is that the outside line is crowded, the inside line is in short supply, and a high-quality interior line like Al Jefferson who can both score and grab rebounds is willing to spend a lot of money to cultivate for any team.
If it weren't for the temptation of Wolf King Garnett, and at the same time Jefferson had injury concerns, I believe that the Celtics would never give away their precious players as bargaining chips so easily.
Although Lefu agreed with Jefferson's strength, Li Chen could easily hear the disbelief hidden in the bottom of his heart, "I know, the reason why the Timberwolves failed to make the playoffs is because you haven't been able to grow up, right?" ”
Le Fu, who was pierced by someone, hurriedly denied it, "Well, no, but my strength is indeed possible to improve, after all, you also know that my hit rate is not satisfactory now!" ”
Eros who talks about not talking about it turns the conversation to himself, and the people who can mix in the NBA are basically star players with a reputation before entering the league, and the long-term core treatment makes their self-confidence outstanding, they will recognize the strength of their opponents, but again, they will not doubt their own strength.
Hearing the other party mention the shooting rate, Li Chen naturally thought of an interesting thing, "If I'm not mistaken, your three-point shooting rate this season has just exceeded 10 percent, which is indeed unsatisfactory!" ”
The amazing hit rate made Eros's face instantly swept away, "Can you not mention this, this is a mistake, you wait, my hit rate will definitely be ...... next season Will definitely ......" Lefu tried to find a more realistic goal for himself, and he hesitated for a long time.
"Is it more than me? It's true that my shooting percentage has dropped a lot lately, and while it's a little better with three-point shooting, I'm out of 70 overall. Li Chen quipped, "I'm very optimistic about you, think about it, a big man with a three-point shooting rate of more than 50, God, how terrible that is, Big Bird Bird is not as good as you!" ”
Li Chen's ridicule made Le Fu a little helpless, "More than you, who doesn't know that you are from Mars, I, an earthling, still have no illusions about this, my goal next season is to increase the three-point shooting rate to more than 30!" ”
Forehead? Li Chen was thundered by Lefu's words, since the beginning of his debut, the hit rate has always been ranked first in the league, how can he not accept Lefou's goal, in his opinion, the hit rate of 30 is simply outrageously low, only three out of ten goals can be scored, it is better not to shoot!
In fact, this is his vision is too high, in the league, if a player can keep the three-point shooting rate at about 40, he can basically be regarded as a first-class shooter. And for a big man like Lefou, whose muscles are naturally stiff, a three-point shooting rate of 30 is already a rare achievement, and a perverted big man like Nowitzki is the only one in the league who has been in the league several times, as for Peja, it can only be said that the white man is a big man.
Today's Li Chen thinks of the stupid thing about targeting Peja when he first joined the NBA, and the nausea is irrepressible, it's good for such a tall person to get into the interior to grab rebounds, but the unique gentlemanly demeanor of European players makes Peja disdain to drill into the interior and compete for rebounds with those muscles.
"Good luck, Mr. Thirty Percent!" Li Chen smiled, "I won't release water in tomorrow's game, this is the last of the three games, I will do my best!" If you don't do your best, you're going to lose badly! ”
The outside world is also full of strong interest in the last game of the Big Apple team led by himself, and the previous two games have made his leadership talent initially recognized by everyone, especially the first game and Arenas, which impressed countless fans who watched the game that day, and they found that the Big Apple, which has been low-key and calm, still has such a crazy side.
There was also a stunning triple-double in the second game, which was also highly praised by professionals in the league, and in the face of the Russians' high-quality defense, Big Apple did not rush to deliver exquisite assists, and he was able to stand up for the team to score points when necessary, especially in the final moment in the face of the deadly bocce ball passed by the double bag, this calmness and control ability are rare in the eyes of experts.
After two games, it was discovered that the Big Apple wasn't as overwhelmed by the pressure of a central position as some might expect, and that he not only settled well into the leadership role, but even made the Lakers' game seem smoother at some point.
Comment from the New York Times: He can make his teammates better! Unlike Kobe's Lakers, the Lakers under the Big Apple are more of a team, and he seems to have a wonderful ability to make his teammates do their best.
Although the New Yorkers' sowing discord is very obvious, but even such a subjective evaluation is still agreed by many commentators, they are more and more fond of this rookie, playing calmly is secondary, the key is the high ball quotient, which can be seen from the self-adjustment of the Jazz, although the professional attitude has been questioned, but the star, a little surname is still acceptable!
The Los Angeles Times turned a blind eye to the views of the New Yorkers, they just blindly praised the excellent performance of the Big Apple in the last two games, and at the same time expressed expectations for the upcoming third game.
On the other side of the ocean, the focus of Celestial Empire fans has been the Big Apple in Los Angeles recently, and some people thought that the Lakers would have a hard time without Kobe. Their impression has always stayed in the hard years of the great gods who were unable to support themselves a few years ago, and they were very surprised by Li Chen's strong power.
An excerpt from the "Basketball Herald": "The Big Apple is always surprising people, once people thought he could only shoot, but he fought back with his back to the singles again and again; It was once thought that he would never be able to shoot a free throw, but now he has made the apple-cutting tactic a thing of the past; People once thought he was nothing without Kobe, but he responded with two perfect performances......
The Big Apple is best at refuting people's assumptions, and he seems to like to surprise people, to paraphrase his rumored girlfriend Lindsay Lohan, 'Don't think he can't do it, he just doesn't want to force himself deliberately, basketball is not everything to him, the Big Apple will always be the Big Apple, and no matter how much he changes, he will never become a training freak!' ’
Maybe it's this confidence and ease that has attracted the favor of many beauties, but if you look closely, you'll find something. It's true that no one from the coach to the teammates to the opponents has ever said how hard the Big Apple is, on the contrary, people are always questioning his professional attitude, but he is just doing well, and his strength is even faster than those who train much harder than him, God can be really partial sometimes, although it is unfair to some people, but the truth is that God loves the Big Apple alone.
Finally, in my opinion, there may be a point where the Big Apple will not refute the conclusion that he will go to New York next season, and it seems that he is actually on his way to New York based on the current body of evidence. ”
The pre-game attention of all parties was unexpected by the league, and they originally thought that this contest between the first and fourth teams in the West would not be a big deal, because according to past experience, games with little suspense about the outcome have always received much attention, even in Los Angeles City Derby, the attention is only in Los Angeles.
Kobe Bryant's injury was not expected by anyone before, and Li Chen's excellent performance was also amazing, due to strong pressure from the outside world, the league had to change this original soy sauce game to a national live broadcast, and at the same time sent Li Chen's die-hard fan team TNT trio to be responsible for the commentary of this game.
"Eh, Kenny, how long do you remember when we haven't talked about a Lakers game?" Barkley can't stop with a mouth, and he's always the initiator of the topic.
Kenny played his supporting role well, "I don't know, I just think every game the Lakers have been exciting this year, they always seem to be able to make a buzz!" ”
"It should be Li who is good at creating topics!" Barkley exposed his position with one mouth, he is a fan of Li Chen, as for the Lakers, the resentment of the championship makes him have no good impression of the Purple and Gold, "What I hate is that the commentary rights of the Lakers games have always been very sought-after, such as the Christmas game!" Aren't we the best team? ”
"Come on," Reggie despised the big-mouthed grandstanding, "it's because of your unbridled big-mouthed mouth that the league thinks we shouldn't be on such a big occasion!" ”
Barkley said he was wronged, "Kenny, Reggie is jealous of me, is he calling me vulgar, you must know that my nickname is Sir Charles, I am a polite gentleman!" ”
There is no reason for Smith to miss such a good opportunity to dismantle the stage, "Jazz? Are you sure it's not flying pigs? ”
"Ahhh Barkley was furious, "I'm going to kill you!" When this game is over, well, and wait for this doughnut to be eaten, I think the doughnut is the greatest invention of mankind...... Well, it must be! (To be continued.) )