Chapter 34: Locker Room Atmosphere

At the end of the second quarter, Granger hit two three-pointers in a row to once again stifle the Nets' comeback.

The Pacers' players entered the tunnel with a 48-61 lead.

In the players' tunnel, O'Brien caught up with Li Cheng and walked side by side with him, "Li, you played really well today." ”

Li Cheng scratched his hair embarrassedly.

O'Brien continued: "You know, because of our squad issues, you're on the bench for now, but you've got to be the most important member of the team. ”

It turned out to be because of the problem of starting, Li Cheng smiled and said: "Now that my playing time has surpassed Mike, it doesn't matter if I start or not." ”

O'Brien nodded in satisfaction and said, "I'm sure you'll be a good player." ”

A player who doesn't lose his temper for starters, is humble and obedient, and has such a character, as long as he has the talent to play basketball, he will definitely be able to become a good player.

"Hey! Lee, you've been playing awesome lately. Foster saw Li Cheng and O'Brien coming in together, and took the lead in speaking.

"Li, why didn't you show such strength earlier?" Murphy, who was changing clothes, also raised his head and said.

Granger walked over with a grin, put his arm around Li Cheng's shoulder, and said, "Man, you're really good at playing." I just looked at the technical stats and you turned out to be 100% hit! ”

Daniels joked on the side, "Li, it's good that you didn't show such strength earlier, otherwise I don't even have a little playing time now!" ”

Li Cheng smiled shyly, and at this time he reflected a little Chinese restraint and modesty.

Prior to Lee's outburst, the Pacers were on a nine-game losing streak, and the atmosphere in their locker room wasn't as good as it is now. At that time, every night, the atmosphere in the locker room was unusually oppressive.

Lee's outburst brought victory to the Pacers, and his teammates came out of that depression. In addition, Li Cheng invited them out for a round the day before yesterday, and their attitude towards Li Cheng was very friendly. Except, of course, there is one more.

When everyone expressed their kindness to Li Cheng, in the corner of the locker room, little Dunleavy leaned back on a chair after changing his clothes, listening to music with headphones on. That headset isolated him from the others, and at this time, he chose to stay alone in his own world.

Everyone could see that there seemed to be a contradiction between Li Cheng and Little Dunleavy, but no one mentioned it, after all, there was no contradiction between everyone now. The Pacers are in a very good form to go into the playoffs, and they don't have to do anything to ruin the harmony.

It's a good idea that there will be big changes in the summer, and most of them are probably in their final season at Indiana. What's so bad about being able to have a good watch in the last time, and add some value to yourself? If the team fails to enter the playoffs due to some internal contradictions, it will affect itself. It is good for everyone to bury the contradictions between Li Cheng and Dunleavy Jr. in the depths.

Little Dunleavy was listening to music alone, and Li Cheng was chatting with other teammates. O'Brien sat on the sidelines and didn't speak, the team was in good shape in the first half, and he didn't have anything to set up.

The half-time break passed quickly and the players walked out of the dressing room to prepare for the second half.

At the beginning of the third quarter, Li Cheng sat on the bench, and it was Dunleavy Jr. who came on the court.

Dunleavy Jr. played well in the third quarter, hitting two consecutive shots, and Granger's breakthrough also helped the Pacers score points one after another. At one point in the fourth minute of the third quarter, the Pacers extended the margin to 20 points.

Subsequently, the Nets, led by Carter, began to fight back again.

Every time he chased a point on the opposite side or the Pacers needed to chase a point, O'Brien would replace him with Li Cheng, and this time was no exception.

Li Cheng played again, and this time he failed to maintain a 100% shooting percentage again. In these two games, his hand was smooth, but it was not smooth to the point of scoring every goal. And the opposition started to play against him, and he couldn't take it as much as he did in the first half.

In the third quarter, Li Cheng shot 3 of 6, in addition to 3 free throws, and scored a total of 9 points.

Although Lee Sung failed to maintain the extremely perverted shooting rate of the first half again, it also helped the Pacers stifle the Nets' counterattack.

Carter didn't give up in the final quarter, he didn't want to lose the game.

Lee scored 25 points in the third quarter, which made Carter feel very shameless.

He was a rookie and a second-round pick who scored 25 points in the third quarter. Even if Carter is a good-natured person, he can't bear it.

At this time, it was the Nets' offense, Carter dribbling outside the three-point line, and in front of him was Li Cheng.

At this moment, Carter's eyes were very focused, and he decided to single Li Cheng.

Carter leaned his back against Li Cheng, slammed his buttocks, and then suddenly turned around to face the basket, jumped directly, and shot the basket.

"Huh!" The sound of the basketball rubbing against the net is crisp and loud.

Offense and defense were transposed, the Pacers' offense, and the basketball passed to Li Cheng's hands.

Li Cheng received the ball sideways, and Carter pressed it directly.

"Come on! Boy, singles one! ”

Li Cheng dribbled the ball and said, "I won't hold the ball and hit you alone." ”

Carter didn't speak, but the look in his eyes betrayed his thoughts, "Whatever you do, I'll stop you from continuing to score." ”

Carter was really enraged, and his defensive attitude had not been very good. He and his cousin Maddie have never been active defensive masters, but today he followed Li Cheng closely, so that he wanted to reward Li Cheng with a big hat.

Lee Cheng circled the inside twice, then ran from the left side of the reasonable impact zone to the right side of the free throw line, and he ran a diagonal line.

Tinsley was on the other side, and with a twist of his body, the basketball in his hand was gone. When the basketball reappeared, it had already bounced off the floor and flew into Li Cheng's hands.

Stop, catch, turn, shoot.

After the basketball was shot, Li Cheng's right hand kept the movement when he shot, closing his eyes, waiting for the beautiful syllables when the basketball drilled into the net to reach his ears.

Carter was furious, and Li Cheng was no longer a simple rookie in his eyes, but had risen to the level of an opponent.

The Canadian Flyers once again singled Li Cheng, but the Nets couldn't stop the Pacers from continuing to score.

In the seventh minute of the final quarter, the difference between the two teams was still 12 points, and Carter was in a hurry and forced a shot outside the three-point line. Forced shots rarely end well, and this time was no exception, with Carter's shot being denied by the basket.

Li Cheng grabbed the rebound that popped up and organized a wave of counterattacks.

93-107, the Nets seem to be powerless.

Carter hit the iron again, and Devin Harris's big three-pointer was also missed.

The point difference is getting wider and wider, the Nets replace all the main players, and the game goes into garbage time.

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