Chapter 201: Wound Recovery and Heat
Li Tian is very clear about his feelings for Judy-Annette, but Li Tian feels a headache for Ajiali to show initiative during his injury, and he has to admit that Ajiali is a very attractive woman, her sexiness and seduction, and her enthusiasm are difficult for every man to refuse.
It is precisely because of this that Li Tian, who has long wanted to confess to Judy Annette, took action, took that step, and confessed successfully.
He didn't want Judy Annette to get hurt, he wanted Judy Annette to know how she felt about her.
When the two officially became a couple, although Ajiali's enthusiasm would still give Li Tian a headache, at least Judy Annette would be more at ease, because Ajiali's enthusiastic performance Judy Annette saw it in her eyes, but at this time, Li Tian confessed to Judy Annette, which already explained Li Tian's intentions.
So in the rest of the injury, Ajiali still came to Li Tian every day, the reason was to find Li Tian to learn Chinese, but Li Tian felt less troublesome, and even Judy-Annette did not show obvious hostility towards Ajiali anymore, and the two who had just fallen in love were completely immersed in their world at this time.
Agalie can keenly feel the change, but she still insists on coming every day. For Li Tian, being accompanied by two women every day, one is pure and sweet, the other is sexy and hot, and he can't participate in too much training during the injury, which makes Li Tian feel a little happy.
However, as time went by, Li Tian's injury was gradually recovering, and his mind returned more from the sweet world of two people to the court.
Prior to the All-Star Weekend, the Kings had gone through four games and won only two games, which naturally had the reason for Li Tian's absence. Middleton came on in for him, but there were some problems with the run-in with the starters. And because Middleton is in the starting lineup, the team's rotation in the backcourt also has certain problems.
The other reason is that they have all played away from home in all four of these four games, and there have been back-to-backs in those games.
But All-Star Weekend is a great break for the Kings, with the exception of Cousins who plays in the All-Star Game and Thomas Robinson and Middleton who play in the Rookie Challenge as sophomores.
The bad news for the Kings, though, is that they have a tough opponent right after the All-Star break. First met the Pacers, who are in first place in the East, then the Rockets, and after playing the Celtics in the middle, they will meet the Warriors, who have been in good shape recently and are also attacking the Kings' rankings.
So at this time, Adelman is very concerned about when Li Tian can return, after all, Li Tian is the most consistent shooting point on the outside of the Kings, his importance to the team is self-evident, and his return can also make the team do better in terms of rotation.
However, although Li Tian's injuries have recovered relatively normally. But there is no sign of early recovery, and according to Hayden's judgment, Li Tian's best recovery time is still three weeks.
So in the games against the Pacers, Rockets, Celtics, and Warriors after the All-Star Weekend, Li Tian was not able to play.
Four games are a big challenge for the Kings, but because three of the games are at home, the Kings say that it will be difficult to win all the games, but if they play well, it is still theoretically possible to win 2 or 3 games.
But then there are some variables. Cousins missed the game against the Rockets with a severe cold.
1 win and 3 losses in four games. The Kings only won against the underdogs of the Celtics, and the rest of their three games ended in defeat.
After losing to the Warriors, the Kings went 38-19 and finished 6-5 in 11 games heading into February.
For the highly competitive West, once the results fluctuate too much. That meant they would have a hard time holding on to their current ranking, and when their record changed to 38-19, the Kings couldn't finish fourth in the West as they did at the beginning of the month, but dropped to fifth in the West.
The first place in the West is still the Thunder, who have a 43-15 record. The Spurs and Trail Blazers are second and third, with a 41-16 record and a 40-18 record, respectively, and a 71.9% and 69% win rate, respectively.
The fourth spot in the West is occupied by the Rockets, who have a 39-19 record, 0.5 more wins than the Kings, and a 67.2% win rate.
Next up is the Kings, who have a 66.7% win rate. But immediately after that, the Clippers have a 39-20 record and a 66.1% win rate, and if the Kings lose another game, they are likely to be overtaken by the Clippers.
At this time, the time had come to the end of February, and the good news for the king was that Li Tian had finally fully recovered.
In late February, Adelman and Hayden were paying attention to Li Tian's injury every day, and Adelman had considered the possibility of Li Tian playing in the game against the Warriors, but Hayden's advice was to rest and observe for two more days, so he was not scheduled to play.
However, on the second day of the game against the Warriors, Li Tian participated in the team's training and showed a very good form, Eric Hayden conducted a final test on Li Tian on the same day, confirming that Li Tian was fully recovered, and Li Tian himself did not feel any discomfort, and Li Tian was also released from the player's injury list.
A day later, the Kings had their final game of February, and the game was against ...... Miami heat!
Last year's championship, the Heat, who have won two consecutive championships, are undoubtedly a strong team. Although the Heat were suppressed by the Pacers in the regular season this season and could only rank second in the East, everyone knows that the Heat are still championship contenders, and many people are looking forward to the Heat's three consecutive championships.
So almost every Heat game can attract a lot of fans, and this is also the case in China, and this game has attracted more attention in China than in previous games, because this game is against the Kings.
Li Tian recovered from injury and played against the Heat, and the attention of these two games was enough to attract enough fans to watch this game.
The domestic media has also been hyping such a game, and among them, the most hyped topic is undoubtedly Li Tian's comeback from injury.
Li Tian's recent injury coupled with the slight decline in the king's record has made fans look forward to Li Tian's return from injury, and the opponent is the Heat, which adds another fire to the attention of the game.
Before this game, Sina.com also announced an interactive activity in advance of the game, and the content of the event was related to Li Tian.
After Li Tian said in an exclusive interview that he would wear the sneakers back in the first game, some fans suggested that Li Tian give the sneakers away as souvenirs after this game, and Sina.com also communicated with Li Tian for the first time and got Li Tian's consent.
Therefore, before the game, domestic fans who followed the game noticed an interactive activity released by Sina.com, that is, if Li Tian scored 30 points in this game, he would choose to give the shoes to a fan in the live message of the game.
This kind of interaction is what the fans like, although they know that the probability of getting it is very low, regardless of whether Li Tian can score 30 points in the game or not, it is extremely difficult to draw among the many fans.
However, this did not hinder the enthusiasm of the fans, and half an hour before the start of the game, many fans were already involved in the chat room of the live broadcast page in China.
At this time, in Sacramento, Li Tian had completed his early warm-up, changed his jersey in the locker room, and was ready to play with his teammates.
"Hey, Lee, how did the warm-up feel?" It's no secret that Li Tian likes to warm up early, and at this time, Evans took the initiative to ask.
Hearing Evans' question, Li Tian said with a relaxed face: "Very good, Tyrek, remember the game when I was injured, that's how it feels, the basket is as wide as the ocean." ”
"Okay, man, I know where I'm going to pass." Evans said with a smile after hearing this.
"Lee, those guys on the other side aren't easy to deal with." Iguodala reminded at this time: "Dwyane Wade, Sean Battier, Ray Allen, these three guys are all likely to play against you, and they are not easy to deal with. ”
"Of course, Andrey, I know they are strong." Li Tian nodded and said, although Li Tian did not play against the Heat last season because he didn't play many games, he knew that these guys who became famous in the NBA were not easy to deal with.
"OK, I'm just reminding, actually, you're great too, and when you're on point, you can go up against Ray Allen." Iguodala said with a smile.
Li Tian immediately replied confidently: "Of course, if you pass the ball out, I will throw those damn balls into it!" ”
"Guys, get ready to warm up!" At this time, Adelman shouted in the center of the locker room: "Today is going to be a tough battle for us, they won last season, but this is our turf, so, tell me tonight's goal......"
"Kill them!"
"Very good! Let's go! After the Kings yelled, Adelman nodded and said, and the Kings players ran out of the locker room.
"Audience friends, the game is about to start, let's take a look at the starting lineups of both sides, on the King's side, Cousins, Thompson, Iguodala, Li Tian, Evans, Li Tian has really returned from injury and is back in the starting lineup."
"Looking at the lineup on the Heat's side, Haslem has also returned from injury, but they still have a small lineup that has been used more in recent times, Chris Bosh, Sean Battier, LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Mario Chalmers." (To be continued.) )