In New York, Laura is lying on the couch and watching TV at the end of a day's work. As she grew older, Laura found that her energy did not grow with her weight, and the increasing fatigue she experienced knew that her body could no longer handle the heavy workload.

"It's time to rest." In fact, Laura, who has long passed the retirement age, is still in that job because of her love for her profession.

"I don't know how that little cruz guy is doing, I haven't called in a long time." Just as she was thinking about it, Laura received a call from Li Chen.

"Laura, you know what, I've got a new job, it's wonderful." Laura could easily hear his excitement from Li Chen's words. "What's the new job, don't you really love that job at the bar, saying that it will be a way to meet more girls."

Well, it seems that this is the impression I gave my adoptive mother.

"No, Laura, you know, I'm not the same as I used to be." Li Chen tried to correct the impression he gave people, "Some time ago, I was lying in the hospital for two days because of a small injury, I thought about it a lot, I think I should start a new life, a more valuable life, what do you think"?

Although it felt a little sudden about the change in Cruz's temperament, Laura was still very happy to listen to Li Chen's words. Although she is only an adopted son, after more than ten years of life, she has long regarded Cruze as her own, and Laura has also regretted Cruze's previous decadent attitude to life, so now she is curious about what kind of ideological consciousness the little one has.

"Honey, I'd be glad if you really thought so, can you tell me what you mean by more valuable"?

"I'm in the NBA, I'm a professional player now, and I think I'm going to be a star soon, and then the New York Times will be in the news." Li Chen gushed about his bright future to Laura.

“nba？ Oh my gosh, you're not kidding, are you? Although she is not familiar with sports, Laura of the NBA, one of the four major leagues in the United States, still knows it, and she also knows that there are many people around the world who want to play in the NBA every year, but only a very small number of them are successful, and those who enter the NBA can be counted as successful. I thought that the more valuable life that the little guy said was to go to work in the company or join the volunteer movement or something, but Laura thought that this joke was a bit big.

"How is it possible, Mom, what I said is true, I signed with the Los Angeles Lakers, 800,000 a year, but next year it will definitely improve a lot, and I am also ready to transfer to New York, and I will have enough money to buy you a mansion at that time." In Li Chen's opinion, it is not too difficult to do all this.

Laura was very excited that her beloved little guy had finally succeeded, "Honey, I'm proud of you, I always knew you were the best, I'm really happy, thank God"!

"I'll never let you down, Mom, don't you think my violin is great, even in the music you love? I always thought those people were just jealous. Li Chen made a little joke, thinking back to those things in his memory, he felt that Cruze's childhood life was much more interesting than his own.

"By the way, I'm still in love, Amy is a very good girl, I think she's going to be my wife." Li Chen naturally introduced himself and Amy to Laura.

After listening to his story, Laura thinks that maybe the little guy has really changed, and Cruze, who used to only drink and make trouble, never said which girl he was in love with. Maybe it's because she's naturally romantic, or maybe she's hiding something she doesn't want to talk about, so Laura has always been worried about Cruz's future. Now it seemed that she felt that she could be completely relieved that the little one had grown up and learned to take responsibility, which Laura had always wanted to teach Cruze.

"My dear, after listening to what you said, I wonder what kind of girl can make you change so much, but, bless you, I think it is God who guides you together, so God will also bless your love."

Li Chen was very happy, "You will have the opportunity to meet, and I think you will like her too." Rest early, I'm going to have to train from tomorrow, so be in good spirits, good night, Mom, I love you! ”

"I love you too, darling, and good luck!" Laura felt like she hadn't been happier in a long time.

Li Chen felt very comfortable, he felt that he was more and more fond of his current life, the existence of his adoptive mother made him taste the taste of being cared for, he could share all his joy with her, and he could also confide all his unhappiness to her, which even made him feel a kind of indulgent excitement.

"That's it, no matter what the future holds, I will never be alone." The unprecedented ease made Li Chen can't wait for the upcoming tomorrow.

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"Coach, I think I can contribute more to the team in the red team!"

In the same training match as on the day of the trial, the old monk made the same group as last time, Li Chen was assigned to the substitute side, and he walked up to the coach and said that he wanted to enter the main team.

"Arrogant!" This was Ariza's first reaction when she heard what Li Chen said. When did the rookie become so arrogant, he wanted to grab his main position just a few days after he came, and he really didn't take others seriously. When you have been in the NBA for a few years, you still have the reputation of "Cobra" among the old monks, don't you?

Kobe Bryant felt that this rookie was a little interesting, as if he saw himself back then, he was a very talented player, but at the same time, he also had the same recklessness, and the innate self-confidence embedded in his bones. Kobe Bryant wanted to persuade the coach to give him this opportunity, but seeing Ariza, who was already a little unhappy, Kobe decided to wait and see how things would develop for the sake of the team's stability.

And Odom, who had a good impression of Li Chen, looked at the coach a little worriedly, he was afraid that Li Chen's unruliness would cause the coach's dissatisfaction. In his opinion, it is better for newcomers to keep a low profile, with the exception of newcomers like James and Durant, who are cultivated as the boss of the team. Sun Yue and Vujacic also have the same idea, but the former does not know that although he himself is low-key enough, the coach is still preparing to train him as the team's mascot, and Sun Yue, who believes that God rewards hard work, feels that there is hope for his future.

"Are you sure?" Phil Jackson looked at the little guy in front of him, and the composure and calmness on his face made people not think that he was only 19 years old. "Are you so confident?" I can't see any expression on the old monk's face, but in fact, even during the game, the old monk's face rarely sees any big fluctuations, and the championship ring in one hand makes him as indifferent as the old monk no matter what the situation.

"Yes, I'm sure." Facing the old monk's gaze, Li Chen bravely declared his will.

"Alright, Ariza, you and Lee switch places and go to the white team." No one saw a very inconspicuous smile on the corner of the old monk's mouth, "interesting little guy".

"Hey, rookie, I'll tell you soon with my strength that it's not a good thing to be too arrogant." Ariza walked up to Li Chen, he wanted to give the latter a taste of his anger. Thinking of the grievances he received when he was a rookie, and then seeing the arrogant little white face in front of him, Ariza felt full of war.

At the beginning of the game, Bynum did not disappoint his teammates this time and dialed the ball to Kobe. Kobe Bryant dribbled the ball and made a strong three-point shot at the top of the three-point arc, and the first ball of the red team went in, and the boss felt good today.

Switching offense and defense, Ariza found Li Chen with the ball, although he knew that his strength was defense, but thinking that the other party was still a rookie, he decided to use his fairly good ball breakthrough to let this arrogant rookie know that the NBA is not as simple as he thought.

Li Chen is not a fool, looking at Ariza like that, he knows that he wants to teach himself a lesson, although he has no defensive experience, he still tries to defend this ball through his own efforts.

Ariza slapped the ball rhythmically, her center of gravity pressed low. Li Chen didn't rashly reach out to steal, and the dismal data told him that if he didn't have a full opportunity, he should never try to reach out, in case he lost his position because of the steal, it would be worth the loss.

Well? Ariza found that the other party did not try to come over and steal the ball as he imagined, so his plan would not have failed, he originally wanted to trick Li Chen into taking the breakthrough after losing his position.

"Forget it, don't care, just force it." Ariza rushed with the ball, indeed, Ariza's strength as the team's defensive spearhead is naturally good, with Li Chen's current strength is not enough to compete with him, Ariza just relied on Li Chen to rush into the inside.

Although he couldn't squeeze it, Li Chen wouldn't be so willing to let Ariza get a chance easily, relying on his fairly good speed to cling to Ariza and trying to block his shooting space. Before Bynum could block, Ariza threw the ball to the basket in an uncomfortable position of his own.

Smash the board, the ball bounces and falls into the basket. "Shit", Li Chen muttered in a low voice, he knew that Ariza's ball was very reluctant just now, but he had no choice but to score, and luck on the court was also a factor that could not be ignored.

"Hey, rookie, how's it going?" Because the ball went in, Ariza naturally came over to show off to Li Chen.

"Shit, there's another one." Li Chen shook off a sentence and walked away without looking back, in his opinion, what is there to be proud of in a balloon.

Switching to Li Chen's side to attack, Fisher threw the ball to Kobe Bryant just after half time, and then pulled away to create space for Kobe. In the face of Ariza's defense, although admitting that this kid's defense was a bit level, Kobe Bryant didn't care, he naturally accelerated, broke through, and Kobe, who was about to end the battle like this, suddenly found that Li Chen had already stood outside the three points of the bottom line, but Vujasic, who was supposed to defend him, was out of position, because of the training match, Kobe Bryant, who was not strong in attack, chose to pass the ball to Li Chen.

"Huh", a very simple hollow three-point. Li Chen didn't expect that just after a simple reverse run to shake off Vujasic, Kobe's pass arrived, and he threw the ball out after making a slight adjustment, and 99's three-point chance will naturally not disappoint.

"Passing beautifully", Li Chen and Kobe Bryant, who are low-key people, slapped their hands, and then returned to their defensive positions. And Ariza thought that Li Chen would show off in front of him, but the latter's performance made Ariza, who was ready to speak, feel like he was punching cotton.

Considering that they were all teammates and had to work together for a year, Li Chen didn't want to get too stiff with Ariza. And his performance Phil Jackson also saw it, he felt that this little guy was very calm, not like ordinary young people who were full of enthusiasm and impulsiveness, and a calm player coach like Li Chen was his favorite.

Ariza once again found Li Chen with the ball, still in the same way, but it was obvious that the first ball lost his character, the ball did not score, and at the same time made the opponent a rebound.

In the next game, Li Chen gradually adapted to his role, dared to shoot when he had a better opportunity, and could pass the right ball when his teammates had a better opportunity.

17 points, 8 assists, 3 rebounds and a steal, Li Chen loyally contributed to the team's victory, the main team ended the game with a score of 87-48, although Kobe Bryant did not go all out, but the data of 28 points and 6 assists is still the most gorgeous data. However, in Phil Jackson's view, Li Chen's role is also immeasurable, not to mention that he scored 17 points with only 10 shots, just looking at his calm performance after receiving the ball, the old monk feels that this son is unlimited.

"Good job, rookie." Kobe Bryant also enjoyed Li Chen's assist, and at the same time, Li Chen's deterrence outside the three-point area also made the players who defended him dare not easily come up to cover Kobe, and the reduction of defensive pressure made Kobe feel that it was too easy to score.

Gasol also came up to express his friendship to Li Chen, the latter's addition allowed him to unload the burden of being the pivot of the triangle offense, and Gasol, who put all his energy into scoring, scored 22 points and 11 rebounds today, and he felt that he was not yet happy, and Gasol, who finally released his scoring ability, played a very happy training game.

Bynum put his arm around Li Chen's shoulders, "Li, those two air catchers are too beautiful, give me two more when the game comes." Although Li Chen's passing was not very good, he even played a pass that did not look at people to assist Bynum to catch a violent dunk, which made the eyes of Jordan Farmar and Sun Yue and others who were standing on the sidelines almost glare.

As for Fisher, Lao Yu, who is the leader of the locker room, has always been very fraternal, not to mention that Li Chen's arrival will not affect his playing time, and it is not in a position at all.

In just one training match, Li Chen made the team's main players express their goodwill to him, a new rookie.

That night, Lakers fans were pleasantly surprised to find that the boss Kobe Bryant tweeted, "The last piece of the puzzle for the team has been patched in." Goal, overall champion! ”