Chapter 111: At this moment, he felt like he was about to be slapped again
Big Apple, the Lakers' away game, Leewan's home court, the game officially began.
The lineups on both sides are:
Lakers: No. 1 Li Wan, No. 2 Kobe, No. 3 Luke Wharton, No. 4 Odom, No. 5 Kwame Brown;
Knicks: Nate Robinson at No. 1, Crawford at No. 2, Quentin Richardson at No. 3, David Lee at No. 4, Zach Randolph at No. 5;
The Knicks' lineup this season highlights two words: offense, offense, or special offense!
And in terms of configuration, two scoring guards plus two No. 4 positions form the wings and interior lines on both sides, and the deformity of the lineup can be seen how much Thomas has been fooling around with the Knicks over the years.
The Lakers grabbed the first offense, and in the cheers, Li Wan held the ball over half the court, came to the front court, and faced Nate Robinson, who was 1.75 meters and below, his eyes wandered to the side a few times, and he raised his hand to shoot.
There was a "clang" sound.
The Lakers' first iron of this game was refined by Li Wan.
Sure enough, after staying by the side of the "Iron King" for a long time, the "iron" attribute will be affected.
Kwame Brown played against Zach Randolph and managed to grab the rebound.
The future "big grizzly bear", he is really not working hard now!
Looking at his current appearance, who would have thought that he could become the most competent leader of the Grizzlies since the establishment of the team?
Therefore, oranges born in Huainan are oranges, and oranges born in Huaibei are oranges.
It's the same young man, who wears a curly turban, is a craftsman, but if he wears a flower turban, he is a gang member and a West Coast singer.
Li Wan watched Kwamei take the ball, quickly cut to the inside, and when he entered the free throw line, the ball also came in front of him, took the ball and turned around, dodged David Lee's short arm, and scored the ball with a rebound.
2-0!
The scene suddenly resounded with overwhelming cheers.
I don't know, I thought I scored what a wonderful goal.
The Knicks audience is full of "Sun Zhengping".
Nate held the ball to the frontcourt, showing his ability to disrupt the battle, and suddenly took the ball, and stood out with one word: reckless!
But at this moment, the entire formation of the Lakers is standing firmly, and he finally got into the basket, but he didn't see who it was, and the ball was taken away.
Zach Randolph, who couldn't lift his spirits just now, had his eyes shining at this moment, and he grabbed the offensive rebound in the middle of Kwame's and Odom's shots, turned around with Kwame, and lightly sent the ball into the basket.
In this round alone, Zack's ability to lift weights and combine strength and skill perfectly was on perfect display.
There are many top-fitting players below the neck in the league, and the representative name among them is inseparable from Zach Randolph.
Li Wan's next round of offense was given to Kobe, and he didn't plan to expose his ambition to score 33 points as soon as he came up.
The enthusiasm of the New York fans made him play away from home like a home game, and the problem that came with it was that the Knicks saw him as a thorn in their side.
If he still goes crazy as soon as he comes up, these guys will definitely deliberately target.
If it was really a "it doesn't matter if you lose the game, Li Wan can't score" style defense, Li Wan would definitely not be able to score 33 points.
Kobe Bryant faced Ah Q, the Knicks' only defensive ability, and shot easily.
It was the Knicks' turn to attack again, and it was Nate Robinson who attacked, and this goal he wanted to win by relying on the distance he flew in the air, but after flying for a long time, he found that the top of his head was still Li Wan's long arm.
This man is so long!
"Smack!"
Li Wan easily covered Robinson, and when he turned around, he completed the cooperation with Kobe, and according to the pre-game agreement, the end was given to Li Wan.
6-2.
Li Wan scored 4 points.
The first two rounds of the Knicks have been the norm for them this season, and their biggest rule is that they don't have rules.
Also, if there is no such style of play, how can you be in the east of the "rotten strong like a forest", and occupy the position of deputy squad leader?
Seeing this, the face of the "Zen master" was no longer so tense.
won this game, and the Lakers' "7 consecutive away games" won three consecutive games.
At the same time, it has been a week since Bynum's season reimbursement, and the trend of "mountain rain is about to come and the wind is full of buildings" formed by various suspicions from the outside world will also be alleviated, and the Lakers' first crisis during this period seems to be able to survive safely.
Thank you so much for this schedule!
The first three games were 10th, 9th and 13th in the East......
This is going to meet an eastern one, two, three, then it is estimated that everyone can see what the "KFC grandpa" looks like if he is bald.
"Huh!"
As Li Wan hit the Lakers' final shot in the first quarter, the first quarter of the game ended, and the Lakers, who had taken the lead from the beginning, have been pressing the Knicks, from a 4-point lead at the beginning to now, the advantage has come to 8 points.
The difference between the two teams was also Li Wan's score in the first quarter.
Although he deliberately hid his desire to score, he couldn't stand the fact that he was the protagonist tonight!
There were a lot more shots than usual, and before I knew it, I made seven shots in the first quarter, hitting three of them, one of which was a three-pointer, and the other one came from a free throw.
With a 2-minute break in the second quarter, Phil Jackson turned his head and asked with his gaze, and Li Wan came on.
Once again, the scene resounded with violent cheers.
At this time, the Knicks' bench rotation lineup was still there, and Li Wan met Wilson Chandler again, playing with the ball, and the latter had no temper at all.
In the summer league, he could still have a slight advantage in the confrontation with Li Wan, but in the preseason, he had no advantage, and now, with Li Wan's explosive power coming to 72 points and his waist and abdomen strength coming to 74 points, he fell into a significant disadvantage in front of Li Wan.
Chandler, who averaged 7.4 points and 4.3 rebounds per game, is now at the level of an NBA bench rotation.
With Thomas's departure soon after, New York will enter the Donnie Walsh era, and he will be heavily reused.
It is worth mentioning that I don't know if Li Wan is too brilliant, causing him to be too mediocre, even if 7 plus 4 is the normal level of the No. 17 show in the first round, Thomas gives him less and less playing time, originally he averaged 19 minutes of playing time per game, and now he can only play 15~17 minutes per game.
The ball rolled into the basket, and the Knicks howled again from the sidelines.
Li Wan slapped Chandler in the face, and he was able to touch their G-spot.
Thomas gradually switched to the team's starting line-up, and during that time, Li Wan scored another goal to bring his score to 12 points.
33 points, 21 points away!
Looking at Nate Robinson, who was back on the court, Li Wan was unceremoniously and made another three-point shot.
The ball hits the frame.
Nate Robinson, who is 1.75 meters tall, can hit his knee when he jumps up.
In the first few rounds, Li Wan would be afraid of his little hands, and after a few experiments, he found that Nate really couldn't cover him, and he didn't seem to have any defense in his eyes.
On the contrary, there was a little more urging: Vote, vote, hurry up, I have to attack!
Everyone knows that the current Knicks are like a mess, and "Little Potato" certainly knows that Thomas's class is not at noon, it is morning and evening, and there will definitely be a big change at that time. After this change, no one knows what will happen, and his current idea is to quickly brush up more data, so that even if he is traded to other teams, he can have a chance to compete for positions based on data.
1.75 meters, it's too difficult in the NBA!
That's why Nate Robinson is desperately competing in the slam dunk contest.
scored 15 points, and Li Wan's "Nerve Knife" badge was officially lit up.
Holding the ball to the frontcourt, he was not polite at all, shouting that Kwame Brown helped to cover and then pulled up and shot, and the effect of the "nerve knife" was to increase the offensive ability by 10%.
As Li Wan's strength increased in all aspects, this badge also began to truly reveal its power.
Take Li Wan's mid-range shooting ability as an example, his current mid-range shooting ability is 71 points, an increase of 10%, which is 7.1, and with this 7.1, his mid-range shooting ability has come to 78, which has touched the barrier of the All-Star level.
And this, except for Li Wan, no one knows!
Including the defenders on the opposite side.
They knew that Li Wan had good scoring explosiveness, but they didn't know very well what level Li Wan's shooting ability belonged to during this time.
As for Li Wan, who knows his specific ability......
Of course, I am very confident at the moment!
"Huh!"
Easy hits.
17 minutes!
Seeing that there were more than 6 minutes left in the second quarter, Li Wan suddenly had a crazy thought in his heart: Do you want to have a half-time 30 points?
Everything went so well tonight.
The away fans are more enthusiastic than the home fans.
The Knicks' defense at this stage was even weaker than he expected, and it was close to the nature of an exhibition game.
All of them only want to brush up on the offensive end.
However, it is quite normal that the Knicks average 7~8 points less than their opponents per game, and it is even more exaggerated after entering January, with an average of 10 points per game.
With such a loss of points, you can imagine how the defensive intensity is.
The current Li Wan is like Jennings in 09.
On the night of the 55-point score, the Bucks faced the Warriors, who were against Curry and Monta Ellis.
The defensive ability of these two men is really "Sleeping Dragon and Phoenix Chick" and "Momentary Brightness" with Nate Robinson and Crawford tonight.
Jennings' rookie season stats were 15.5 points and he shot 37.6 percent from the field, and Lee's scoring ability is certainly above him.
Then brush!
Li Wan, who had made up his mind, watched Zach Randolph complete the goal,—— this guy unknowingly scored 15 points tonight, which is 2 points less than Li Wan.
On brushing "data", this is an absolute master, Li Wan can only brush crazy when he catches teams like Knicks and Menglong, he can easily brush 20 plus 10 every night.
Li Wan feels that how much Zach brushes every night depends entirely on what kind of data can get 10 million per year.
He watched from the side tonight, and also secretly "learned" a trick: pretending not to see his defender, which can save energy very well.
No, he has already scored 17 points, and Li Wancai is only slightly gasping.
It's a great feeling to not defend but only attack!
It's a pity that it's only tonight, otherwise Kobe Bryant would have taken him aside and yelled at him viciously: "Take care of your damn people!" ”
Figuring out the defensive baseline on the opposite side, Li Wan quickly handed the ball to Kobe Bryant, and then strode past Nate, and the ball returned to his hands as he sank his shoulders against Nate Robinson.
David Lee on the inside made it up.
Li Wan did not shy away from it at all. He deliberately found David Lee's side to break through.
Although Zach doesn't defend, he stands on a natural "human wall", although David Lee is motivated, he is too soft, and he is against Li Wan, and he is actually pushed away as an inside line.
Li Wan is not a defender who can bully people with his strength.
"Bang dang!"
Unfortunately, the layup was missed.
Compared with mid-range shooting, Li Wan's breakthrough ability is not so good. David Lee protects the rebound.
It is worth mentioning that usually players who grab rebounds well will not have bad confrontation ability, but David Lee is an exception, don't look at him soft, but he can grab more than 11 rebounds per game.
Especially to protect defensive rebounds, he has a set.
Lee Wan didn't want the round to end like this, and reached for the ball, and David Lee was alert to duck the ball over his shoulder, and behind him, Kwame Brown's little eyes kept staring.
Reach out quickly......
This is where the benefits of small hands are reflected.
It would have been a foul on any other inside, but Kwame Brown poked the ball out.
Li Wanyan quickly grabbed it, confronted David Lee again, and scored the ball.
When he jumped, David Lee was still looking for the ball and didn't notice it at all, so the referee blew the whistle and Li Wan won a 2-plus-1 chance under the basket.
Thomas couldn't help but cover his face.
Until this time, he had to admit it......
It wasn't for nothing that he was fired!
What has become of this inside line?
Lewan high-fives Kwame Brown.
Seeing the moment he poked the ball out, Li Wan's heart was full of four words: I am very relieved!
In vain, he taught Kwamei a set of "self-spiritual encouragement methods", and often checked his homework, and now, in this moment when he needed help the most, he could even do steals!
Equally relieved is Phil Jackson.
Now he was probably willing to let Kwame Brown hold his child.
He really didn't expect that Kwame Brown's use book was actually in Li Wan's hands.
Kobe Bryant watched Kwamei smile and high-five Li Wan, feeling a little uncomfortable in his heart.
Dog, you've changed!
He tried to motivate Kwame Brown, but two years to no avail.
Li Wan came, and the phrase "fxxk you" made him more and more present on the court.
Kobe Bryant is hard to disbelieve......
This rookie is still a bit eastern......
No, why!
Bryant was still not convinced.
For others, take a step back and open the sky, for Kobe, take a step back, and the more you think about it, the more angry you become.
Building relationships with your teammates is a must for a leader.
Now he didn't do it, Li Wan actually did it?
Doesn't that mean ......
This rookie is really ambitious!
Don't leave after school, the grove behind the school is single-handed!
“???”
Li Wan thought that Kobe Bryant came up to high-five him, but the high-five was hit, but this look was a little uncomfortable for him.
Which tendon is this wrong?
Li Wan ignored him, walked to the free throw line, and hit the free throw steadily.
The score is officially 20 points!
30 points from half-time, 10 points away......
Li Wan's desire to attack is even higher.
22 points!
24 points!
27 points!
By the time the players on the New York Knicks reacted and the Chinese newcomers on the opposite side seemed to be making a big move, the entire Madison Square was surrounded by huge cheers.
From 20 minutes to 27 minutes, Li Wan only took 2 minutes and 14 seconds, that is, the remaining time of his "Nerve Knife", and after the "Nerve Knife" badge dimmed, he was only 3 points away from 30 points!
At the end of the first half, there were still more than 3 minutes to go.
Thomas looked at Li Wan, who suddenly "exploded", cut 12 points in a row in the 3 minutes of the result, allowing his half-court score to increase to 27 points, and the shock in his eyes was unconsciously revealed, he himself is also a top star in NBA history who has created a large number of famous scenes, but at this moment, he was still shocked by Li Wan's performance tonight.
There are many NBA talents, and there are endless historical newcomers, but even in the long history of the NBA, Li Wan's performance so far in the rookie season is conspicuous enough!
Phil Handy's squinted eyes were also full of emotion.
When Lee Wan came to the Lakers for a tryout, he was the head coach of the team when Lee Wan played in the summer league, and then in the playoffs, in the regular season......
He has almost witnessed every transformation of Li Wan.
From being inconspicuous and having to rely on the Chinese market behind it to become the choice of the Lakers, to now holding the ball with high spirits and rushing to his own personal half 30 points.
This kid, the speed of progress is terrifying!
He knew very well that the Lakers were about to have a big change, and Kupchak conveyed the opinion of the elder Buss, and Phil Jackson knew it, and he naturally knew it.
Li Wan is likely to be part of the deal......
Although as an assistant coach, he has no right to speak, but at this moment, he only has one feeling: if he gives up Li Wan, it will be the biggest mistake of the Lakers!
"Defend, defend!"
"Watch the location, watch the location!"
The Knicks' on-court players finally realized that if they didn't defend, something would go wrong!
They can not care if the team wins or loses, but they have to care about their own face, and let a rookie score 30 points at halftime, which is really......
Don't even have a face!
They must defend the remaining 3 minutes and stop Li Wan's goal of scoring 30 points in a single game.
"Come on, Li Wan, come on!"
In the TNT studio, Kenny Smith took off his jacket and suit as early as when Li Wan scored 23 points. Ghosts shout and ghosts scream until now.
The 30 points in a single game that he has been waiting for are finally coming!
After experiencing the regret of witnessing Li Wan 2 points and 3 points short of the previous few times, he was very excited at this moment, and his commentary style changed from "rational and sullen Kenny Smith" to "Barkley style" next to him.
Buckley, who used to be dominated by a pompous commentary style, has become "sane" at the moment, touching Kenny Smith's arm several times to make him not so excited.
Now I'm so excited, and when Li Wan really scores 30 points, what will become of this guy, Barkley really doesn't dare to think about it.
Kenny Smith just turned his head to look at him, and instead patted him on the shoulder: "Dude, right now, the person who kissed the ass, there will be another one!" ”
As soon as these words came out, the dead memory suddenly attacked Barkley, and he felt that he couldn't control how many he remembered, stood up, and shouted together: "Rush Li Wan, score 30 points!" ”
At the moment of shouting, spit was splashing.
Memories come flooding back, when he kissed the ass of a donkey, Bill Simmons laughed at him.
It's your turn this time, little sunspot!
Wash your mouth clean!
They were already very excited, but there were many people in the audience who were even more excited than them!
The whole court roared and the tsunami, Li Wan's face was full of momentum, he gasped for breath, but the hand holding the ball did not slow down the speed of the ball, and it was another trick to call Kobe Bryant to catch the ball on the flank, and he cut to the inside air.
But this time he didn't go to the inside, but suddenly ran back, and ran back to the three-point line, Robinson reacted quickly, but his legs were short, Li Wan got the ball, three points at the top of the arc, and shot when he pulled it up.
"Bang dang!"
"Both!"
The sound of shooting iron sounded at the same time as the referee's whistle.
There was a sigh at first, then a loud cheer. Bouncing up and down, it's like going back to the time when I won the championship in '73.
No one knows why they can be so hi!
But that's how they can do it!
Perverted New York fans......
In the TNT studio, Kenny Smith is already slapping the table, Li Wan's free throw shooting rate is 86.4% per game, let him make free throws, no different from sending him points, win these 3 points, Li Wan's single-game score will also come to 30 points!
Speak!
Bill Simmons!
Speak!
If it weren't for Bill Simmons' job at TNT's rival ESPN, Kenny Smith would have called him right now to get him to wash his mouth and get ready to kiss the donkey's ass.
Do you dare to underestimate the Chinese players?
“MVP!”
“MVP!”
“MVP!”
The scene of the New York Knicks became more and more crazy, and when Li Wan hit the first free throw, the New Yorkers in the audience shouted "MVP" as if they were drinking!
Li Wan also couldn't help but turn his head and look at it twice, he really didn't expect that the first time he heard someone call him "MVP" in his career was actually in this situation.
Then, as Kenny Smith had thought, Lee won the remaining two free throws without mercy.
30 points!
30 points!
Li Wan refreshed his career single-game score so far in the half!
“MVP!”
“MVP!”
“MVP!”
Nearly 20,000 people chanted at the same time, and Li Wan accepted the praise of the believers like the owner of Madison Square.
Until this moment, the Knicks, who were playing at home, had to call a timeout, which was to ease the scoring rhythm of Li Wan, and also to allow these bastard-like New York fans to calm down.
"Nice, buddy!"
Odom immediately walked up to Li Wan's side and rubbed his head excitedly.
He thought that Li Wan's performance would be very good tonight, but he really didn't expect it to be so crazy.
"Are you going to go for 50 tonight?"
Well?
Odom's words made Li Wan stunned for a moment.
50 min......
It doesn't seem impossible!
Originally, his idea was to score 33 points and complete the task.
But now, half time is almost over......
He still has 2 quarters to go, and although he doesn't have the "Nerve Knife" badge, the Knicks' defense is here, and as long as their earnestness passes, they will definitely start to rot again.
After all, if they really have the fighting spirit, they will not be ranked second to last in the east.
The Bulls have lost their hearts because of the betrayal of management, and they are still ranked 11th in the East, which shows how bad the 13th in the East is.
The Knicks ended up with 23 wins this season.
It's as bad as O'Neal's grandmother to play.
The most important thing is not their defense.
In the game against the Suns, Steve Nash was also a "dumpling for the New Year", but the opposite side started and started with a fast pace, and Li Wan's physical fitness did not allow him to attack all kinds of attacks at all.
Today was different, at half-time, it was about the same feeling as if I usually played one quarter......
After learning the lazy method from Zach Randolph, Li Wan has not been serious on the defensive end, so he basically belongs to playing one round, resting one round, and maintaining his physical fitness ideally.
Fitness, good form, bad defense on the opposite side......
Li Wan couldn't think of any reason not to continue to score points.
Moreover, under his "staring defense", the Knicks have been biting the score, don't forget, Zach Randolph faced Odom and Kwame Brown's defense today, and he was also full, scoring 20 points in the half!
Then have a crazy "50 minutes" night!
Li Wan, who was drinking Gatorade, his eyes were shining, his specific age should be 20 years and 81 days, if he remembers correctly, the current NBA's "youngest Mr. 50 points" is LeBron James.
As for how old......
When he returned to the locker room, he specially checked: 20 years and 80 days!
If Li Wanzhen scores 50 points tonight, then he will be one day away from the "youngest" record.
Although this record will be broken later.
But what a bonus of 50 points in a single game is for a rookie!
Jennings relied on this 55 points in a single game to become the absolute main core of the Bucks, even if he averaged only 37% per game in his rookie season......
With this 50 points, even if he is traded by the Lakers, then he can definitely be reused in his new team.
Tarron's intelligence network is also okay, and at the same time as the Lakers management has moved, Li Wan learned from Tyron that he is likely to leave the Lakers.
He needs more chips.
It's not just the "nerve knife" attribute.
Can one more 50 points per game......
Couldn't be better!
At the end of the first half, Li Wan finally scored 32 points in the half. Coming back in the second half, he continued to attack with all the cheers of the audience. Sure enough, it was similar to what he thought, seeing that Li Wanzhen scored 30 points in the first half, and the Knicks, who were still serious on the court at the end of the second quarter, returned to the "brush data" mode at the beginning.
Li Wan scored another 10 points in the third quarter.
Nate Robinson, who was opposite him, also scored 8 points in a single quarter.
Everyone was happy!
Before the start of the fourth quarter, Kenny Smith got the news from the director: "WOW! An astonishing record, if Lee can score 50 points in this game, he will become the second youngest Mr. 50 points in the NBA, and only one day away from the youngest Mr. 50 points, LeBron James! ”
At the same time, the news was announced, as well as the Knicks' live screen.
The New York fans were excited again, but Li Wan, who was about to play, scolded in his heart: *!
In order to successfully brush up to 33 points in this game, when the reporter asked him before the game what performance he would play in this game tonight, it was rare that he did not pretend to * and said "do your best".
When I made up my mind to score 50 points, I even quit trash talk, and what I insisted on was to keep silent and take the record of the "second youngest".
Now, the live director is doing this, so his good intentions are in vain!
He's sure he'll be targeted again when he's on the pitch......
No, why did he do such a bad thing as a rookie!
For the Knicks players who were booed by the New York fans for a whole game, Li Wan is definitely the player who makes them the most jealous, at this time, how can they let Li Wan get his wish?
Phil Jackson keenly sensed the change in the atmosphere of the game, and before switching back to the main team, he called a timeout to pave the way for Lee Wan to score 50 points.
There was no one who had any opinions......
After Li Wan entered the alliance in September, the team's operational results were fully reflected at this moment.
Odom considers himself his "big brother" and is extremely righteous;
In Kwame Brown's eyes, there is only him now, and even Kobe Bryant is almost gone;
Luke Wharton belongs to the tool man in the starting lineup, and after Li Wan reached a cooperation with him, he has always cooperated with each other and enjoyed each other;
As for Kobe Bryant......
This guy has learned a hand from Michael Jordan and now knows how to compromise.
Of course, Li Wan also knows that tonight's cooperation is the Toyota Center Arena at 4 o'clock in the morning.
But the huge gain of 50 points is still worth getting up from the bed at 4 o'clock in the morning.
In this way, Li Wan, a rookie who has just entered the league for half a year and has only played the regular season for 2 and a half months, has enjoyed the treatment of players who are difficult to enjoy from the fourth quarter of the first round of the first round or the second show in 07.
All the staff on the field cooperated with him to score points!
Help him get the second-youngest "Mr. 50" record.
However, even if all the players dunked for him, Li Wan's score was not very easy, and it took two or three minutes in the fourth quarter for him to score two points through free throws.
The New York Knicks are really ruthless, everyone's attention is focused on Li Wan, and even Luke Wharton, who is in a big vacancy, is directly empty.
They are no longer defending with the goal of winning, but trying to defend by preventing Li Wan from scoring 50 points.
The game grew ugly.
In the next time, everyone in the Lakers team was trying to send the ball to Li Wan's hands, and the Knicks repeatedly wrapped up Li Wan.
This scene is very similar to the last moment when Chamberlain scored 100 points in a single game, and it is also very similar to the last moment when Booker scored 70 points and David Robinson scored 70 points......
The last moments of these sessions are almost always the same.
Everybody is passing the ball around the same person as well as defending.
Those teams couldn't stop Chamberlain, Booker, Robinson, and the Knicks couldn't stop Lee Wan from scoring 50 points.
1 minute and 13 seconds before the end of the game, Li Wan made a free throw and officially scored the first 50 points of his NBA career!
The moment the ball went into the basket, everyone on the court, the Lakers, the Knicks, was relieved.
The noise of the scene, like the heat when the cage drawer is lifted just out of the oven, "soars" and spreads to every corner of Madison Plaza.
New Yorkers who fell into frenzy took off their shirts, men and women, as long as they could still jump and scream, were shaking desperately and shouting desperately, just like a large "Yedi" scene, a group of hilarious.
New York fans who love to work hard also released their ultimate "big move" at this time, and in the audience behind the Lakers bench, a row of New York fans pulled out the banner they had prepared a long time ago: Come to New York, trash talk boy, the Big Apple is your home!
All New York fans know that Thomas originally wanted to choose Li Wan, and now they laugh at Thomas, but it does not affect that they have regarded Li Wan as their own family.
The game went on, but no one cared.
When the beep sounded, everyone on the Lakers rushed to Li Wan for the first time to celebrate the second-youngest "Mr. 50 Points" in NBA history!
And at the same time as the end of the game.
Far away in Los Angeles, Kupchak hung up the phone with a smile on his face.
He just finished a call with Grizzlies general manager Chris Wallace.
The Grizzlies have had a few changes this summer, with Jerry West resigning voluntarily from physical and mental exhaustion, and Chris Wallace taking his place.
Often, a change in the general manager means the beginning of a team trade.
Therefore, all teams that are looking to change are very attentive to the Grizzlies' movements in the new season.
Among them, of course, is Kupchak.
Especially in the last week, the two of them have spoken on the phone no less than 10 times, and the two sides have exchanged the bottom line: Chris Wallace officially spat on the phone just now, and he is thinking about sending Pau Gasol to other teams!
Kupchak also expressed his desire to get Pau Gasol. - The teams have taken a look around, and now in Kupchak's heart, there is no better reinforcement than Pau Gasol!
Just after this phone call, the two sides briefly discussed the chips that must appear in the transaction.
Needless to say, the Grizzlies' side is naturally Pau Gasol.
Lakers side......
To Kupchak's delight, there was no name for Liwan.
Rather, it's two first-round picks.
Although Kupchak has previously known that scouts for the Grizzlies have been frequenting USC since last November to look at '08 No. 1 favorite OJ Mayo, and are obviously interested in the "Michael Jordan and Kobe" combination, so it is very likely that Li Wan will not be selected.
Here we have to focus on Chris Wallace, the new general manager of the Grizzlies.
He's not the general manager of most teams in the league, he's not an insider, you're not a coach, a player, or a scout, he's a head of personnel, and he was the head of personnel for the Heat.
Therefore, his idea of building a team is different from that of most general managers.
For example, he once sent Joe Johnson, a potential stock, to the Suns, in exchange for two instant forces, allowing the Celtics to enter the final Eastern Conference finals.
This is also Paul Pearce's only trip to the Eastern Conference Finals before the Celtics form the "Big Three".
He also had a failed deal with signing an alcoholic like Baker that ultimately fell short......
Judging by his overall style, he doesn't care about the current performance of the players, he is more focused on what the team needs.
The Grizzlies have Rudy Gayin at No. 3, Mike Conley at No. 1, and USC has the more talented OJ Mayo......
Of course, Li Wan is not what he has to want.
Kupchak felt that he had completely analyzed the psychology of Chris Wallace. As soon as he thought that he was very likely to bring in Pau Gasol while keeping Li Wan, the smile on the corner of his mouth couldn't stop flowing.
Oh, the little "Zen master" still wants to fight with me?
What are you going to do with me!
The deal was struck, and Kupchak felt like he had a "lifetime contract......
But before he could show his imagination, the phone rang again.
Or Chris Wallace.
"I have to add Li Wan's name to the transaction!"
The first words on the phone made Kupchak's smile freeze.
His silence made Hua Laishi think of something: "It seems that you don't know yet, but soon, I think you will know...... Chinese newcomers must join us in the negotiations! ”
There was no doubt in his tone that made Kupchak's lips bitter. However, Wallace's words made him realize that something terrible should have happened that caused Wallace to change his attitude.
The Lakers have a game tonight......
It seems to be a ......
Nix?
Kupchak glanced at the time in the lower right corner of the computer in the corner of the table, half past nine, this time the game should have just been played.
Did Li Wan play any good performances?
A thought crossed his mind, and Kupchak thought it was very likely.
But what kind of performance made Chris Wallace call immediately after hanging up the phone and ask for Li Wan's name to be added to the deal?
So eager......
30 points?
It doesn't work.
35 points?
40 points?
Well, quite possibly!
Chris Wallace, the "cook" who became a monk halfway, where has he ever seen this!
He was sneering on his stomach, and the mobile phone in his pocket rang, and he picked it up to see that it was the boss's phone.
What's the situation?
Kupchak was stunned for a moment, and quickly said to Chris Wallace, "I still need to find out the situation", and immediately hung up the phone on his side, took the phone, and looked at the answer button, and then pressed it.
Chris Wallace's "go and back", coupled with the sudden emergency of old Bass, Kupchak felt his hands shake slightly.
He couldn't help but feel a little nervous!
"Suspend all transactions regarding Li Wan!"
Old Bass's voice on the phone was serious and serious, not like a temporary preoccupation after drinking.
Kupchak was really stunned.
He is now sure that Li Wan must have played some amazing performance.
But......
What kind of performance is it?
It was unexpectedly possible for Chris Wallace to quickly add him to the trade list, and the old Bass also came to the phone with a roar.
"Okay, BOSS!"
He agreed, and as soon as the call ended, he called Phil Handy.
Now that the game has just ended, he is the only one who sometimes calls indirectly.
The bell rang three times, the phone was connected, and the sound on the other end of the phone was extremely noisy.
"Dude, what's going on?" He asked bluntly.
"Li Wan scored 52 points!"
Phil Handy was so loud that he almost shouted because he was so noisy next to him that he couldn't even hear his own voice clearly.
The words reached Kupchak's ears through the microphone, and the voice suddenly became louder!
The sound is like a bell, and it is like thunder!
Kupchak's phone barely held steady.
5…… 52 points?
52 points!
WTF!
Kupchak finally understood why Chris Wallace and Old Bass were so anxious?
52 points!
A rookie scored 52 points in a single game!
Ay?
How old is Li Wan?
Kupchak immediately thought of the "Mr. 50 Youngest Points" record, and he looked it up on the Internet, and it was 20 years and 80 days.
Li Wan's birthday seems to be in October, right?
As a qualified team general manager, he must have a general idea of the birthday of the team's players.
There is hope!
Kupchak checked it again, Li Wan is October 11, if you convert it, 20 years old and 81 days!
WTF!
Is it just a day away?
What a gap there is!
Li Wan is the youngest Mr. 50 points!
Kupchak, who noticed this, understood better why even old Bass was a little out of shape.
50 points has always been a watershed for supergiants and stars, especially for outside players, who have never scored 50 points, and are embarrassed to call themselves "supergiants" when they go out.
Li Wan scored 52 points tonight, which is equivalent to touching the ceiling.
For such newcomers, of course, how to deal with it is more cautious.
Moreover, the Lakers' record has not been bad recently, and the winning streak has swept away that urgent atmosphere, and the elder Buss has also regained his sanity at this time and re-examined the Lakers' next changes.
Bynum's reimbursement, there must be changes, but it really doesn't have to come to a conclusion in a week or two.
Thinkers
Maybe Li Wan himself didn't know that he scored 52 points in a single game, and directly postponed a transaction that was about to happen.
The person who also changed his face after answering the phone was Bill Simmons.
10 minutes ago, he just wrote an article "Ten Questions for Chinese Rookies", which made a stab at Li Wan from all aspects, because he was too serious, he didn't watch the Lakers' game against the Knicks tonight.
He really looked down on Li Wan from the bottom of his heart.
As soon as he finished writing, he posted it on his blog, Twitter, and various social spaces.
What makes him a little strange is that there are usually some netizens who should have his opinions, but this time he just sent it out, but what he received was all kinds of ridicule, as well as a lot of "Bill must not have watched the game yet!" "Don't tell him".
Just when he was confused, his friend called him and his tone was rushing.
"Quick, quickly delete those stupid words you wrote, the Huaxia newcomer got 52 points!"
"What, what? You're not kidding, are you? ”
"It's true, man, that guy went crazy and scored 32 points in the half...... his friend said a little helplessly at the end.
52 points?
5…… 2 points?
Bill Simmons muttered with a look of disbelief on his face.
He even thought it was impossible for Li Wan to score 30 points in a single game, especially after a few times he was so short of a few points, he felt that this was Li Wan's limit now, with a maximum of 27 points and 28 points in a game, and he really wanted to laugh when he saw Kenny Smith laughing at him during the commentary.
Kenny......
Kenny Smith!
Bet on the contract!
Bill Simmons suddenly remembered his previous bet with Kenny Smith.
Now Li Wan has scored 52 points in a single game......
Other words......
Do I have to kiss the ass of a donkey?
As soon as this thought came out, Bill Simmons immediately thought of Kenny Smith and Barkley's ugliness when he kissed the ass of the donkey, and now it was his turn to show that ugliness?
I......
Bill Simmons ......
I'm going to kiss the donkey's ass......
In front of fans across the country?
Bill Simmons panicked for no reason, then his hands went numb, his eyes flickered, and he fell on the bed with a "winter" thud.
The room was silent, save for the anxious shouts of his friend on his phone: "Bill? Bill? Bill, what's wrong with you, Bill? ”
Seattle, the SuperSonics also have a game tonight, and they will face the Los Angeles Clippers.
The prefix of this team alone is enough for Kevin Durant to output desperately in this game.
In the end, facing the weak 13th in the West, Kevin Durant, who is in the 15th in the West, has set a new record for his single-game scoring, and he is now the one who has scored 33 points!
Hum!
Isn't it just a score!
I got all 31 points, and I still can't get 33 points?
Ohio, those whom, bow down to Uncle Ben's infinite output!
At the end of the game, although the SuperSonics did not win the game, Kevin Durant, who returned to the locker room, took a sip of Gatorade, then stretched his legs, freed his scythe-like feet from his shoes, plucked his ears, and then looked at the reporters surrounding him in front of him.
Okay, you can start boasting!
A black reporter sniffed twice, and a not-so-pleasant smell kept rolling into his nose, making him want to frown.
"Kevin, the Lakers have a game tonight, you know?"
Kevin Durant frowned, this doesn't praise me, what is the Lakers for?
If this is the "Grim Reaper" ten years later, it may be a blank eye.
Kevin Durant, who is still a "schoolboy", nodded patiently, wanting to see what the reporter wanted to say.
Could it be more important than his career-high 33 points in a single game?
"Lewan scored 52 points in the Lakers' game against the Knicks tonight, do you have anything to say about that?"
“w,what?”
Kevin Durant plucked out his ears again, and he felt like his ears had just been blocked by earwax, and he was hallucinating.
The reporter patiently repeated his words: "Li Wan scored 52 points in the Lakers' game against the Knicks tonight, do you have anything to say about that?" ”
“w,what?”
Kevin Durant put his finger in his ear again and stirred it hard.
No, why do I have so much earwax in my ears tonight?
"Li Wan ...... tonight 52 min......"
“what?”
"Li Wan......"
“what?”
"Li ......"
After confirming it about six or seven times, Kevin Durant finally determined that he didn't have a lot of earwax, he had tinnitus! Gotta go to an ear ......
Otherwise......
What he heard, why did Li Wan score 52 points tonight?
WTF?
Really?
52 points?
I don't know what's good, but it's the Chinese newcomer who is favored by Scarlett, and he scored 52 points tonight?
Kevin Durant really doesn't want to believe it.
Main......
He finally caught up with Greg Oden's 33 points in a single game, and Li Wan scored 52 points directly!
This......
How can you chase it!
When Kevin Durant was in high school, because the arena was too far away and the coach was strict with him, he chose to give up basketball, or his dear mother gave him a "mother's love" and made him cover his mouth and pick up basketball again.
After that, he never flinched from basketball.
At this moment, he felt like he was going to be slapped again!