078 The Strongest Shield vs the Strongest Spear

January 13th.

The Heat traveled to Sacramento and were beaten by the Kings.

With 26 wins and 9 losses, the Kings are the first in the league and one of the league's rare teams that advocate offense.

The Heat's overall record is 24-14.

January 15th.

The Heat wiped out the Utah Jazz led by Kirilenko.

January 16th.

The Heat came to Los Angeles, and Li Lei invited his parents to watch another game.

The Heat sank the Clippers led by Elton Brand, Corey Margetty, and Quentin Richardson 98-88.

The Heat are on a two-game winning streak with an overall record of 26-14.

January 18th.

With two straight wins, the Heat traveled to the Denver Plateau.

Somehow, Li Lei was suddenly hyped by the media as the protagonist of this game.

There must be a reason for everything!

On November 8, 2003, Carmelo Anthony of the '03 class scored 30 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists against the Clippers.

Anthony, born on May 29, 1984, became the second-youngest player in NBA history to score 30+.

He was only 19 years and 162 days old.

Second only to Kobe Bryant.

After that, LeBron James scored 33 points, 16 rebounds and 7 assists on November 29, 2003, surpassing Kobe Bryant and Anthony to become the No. 1.

Anthony fell to third.

Later, on January 7, 2004, Li Lei scored 30 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals and 1 block in the game against the Bulls.

Li Lei was 19 years and 163 days old at the time, only one day longer than Anthony.

Li Lei became the fourth youngest athlete in NBA history to score 30+.

I don't know which data god found out the data, but after it was written, it sparked a big discussion among fans.

Heat fans are proud: "They all think Stone is a blue-collar worker, but in fact, he is a super scorer, not inferior to Anthony at all." ”

Nuggets fans quit: "Phew! Data Brush! Who doesn't know what Stone's 30 points are all about? ”

As a result, a debate raged between the cities of Miami and Denver.

Miami fans insist that the data brushed out is also data, and Anthony's score is not suspected of brushing?

And Li Lei cut 30+ in only three quarters of the game, both in terms of time efficiency and shooting rate are much higher than Anthony.

After Wade's truce, Li Lei averaged 19.3 points per game, second only to James and Anthony in the same class, isn't it strong?

And Denver fans just grabbed the point of Li Lei's data, and insisted on biting it, resolutely believing that Li Lei was not worthy of being compared with Anthony.

The rookie of the class of 2003, in terms of offensive ability alone, James does not deserve to be compared with Anthony.

Cleveland fans were on fire as soon as they heard it, what? James is not as good as Anthony?

And just like that, Cleveland fans were also pulled into the water.

"Anthony only scores, does he pass the ball?"

The Cleveland man asked.

"At least Anthony can score in any way, you look at James, anything else but dunks? And Stone, who only shoots three-pointers. ”

Denver fans are stubborn.

Miami: "Bibi Hit Percentage? ”

Denver: "......"

Clevelander: "......"

Li Lei (49.3% shooting, 48.8% three-point shooting) has a higher three-point shooting percentage than James (41.7%, 29%) and Anthony (42.6%, 32.2%).

Unconvinced, the Denver people put forward a new argument.

"Then let's lead the team!"

The Nuggets are currently 23-18, a good record.

Clevelander: "......"

The Cavaliers are currently 14-27 and bottom of the table.

They felt hurt by 10,000 points.

Miamians look down at Denver: "Are you sure?" ”

The Heat are 26-14.

Denver: "......"

In terms of record, the Heat won the Nuggets, but the Cavaliers didn't even qualify for the comparison.

Cleveland fans were anxious: "Anthony and Stone are not even the boss of the team, they don't deserve to be compared with James!" ”

Denver: "If James hadn't squeezed out Ricky Davis, the Cavaliers would have been so bad?" ”

Miami: "Ricky Davis: I thought James was here to help me. ”

Clevelander: "......"

……

The fans from the outside world made a fuss.

Anthony and Li Lei got together for dinner.

There is also a man on the scene, who is the man who "dominates" everything.

Bill Duffy.

Li Lei and Anthony are all players under Duffy, which makes Duffy proud.

Anthony's results are predictable, after all, before the draft, Anthony and James were known as the peerless duo in 2003.

But Li Lei's results surprised Duffy, he knew that Li Lei could play, but he didn't expect it to be so fast and so good.

When Duffy came this time, he also greeted Li Lei and Anthony in advance and asked them to get along well.

Don't fall out because of the quarrel of the fans, or even fight, when the time comes, he as an agent will not be able to end the game.

Anthony patted his chest: "If people don't offend me, I won't offend anyone!" ”

Li Lei munched on high-end steak and black truffle.

Anyway, Bill Duffy is a treat, and he doesn't eat for nothing.

He stuffed a lot of food in his mouth and said vaguely: "I don't like to fight, I came to the NBA to play." ”

Bill Duffy breathed a sigh of relief, afraid that the young man would not be able to control himself when the time came.

Fortunately, Li Lei is more mature, and Anthony is not the one who takes the initiative to stir up trouble.

Later, Duffy talked about some sponsorships, as well as a number of well-known companies including sneakers, drinks, sports cars, watches...... The company wants to sign Anthony and Li Lei.

Anthony's request is: the more money, the better! Whoever gives the money to sign more.

Li Lei's meaning: Duffy looked at it himself, but in the end, Li Lei had to review the contract first.

Dinner is over.

Duffy still had to rush to the field, so he left first.

Anthony and Li Lei put on their coats and were about to leave, and the two smiling and sweet teenagers glanced at each other.

Anthony: "The Heat's results are a little better than the Nuggets, but that doesn't mean that the Heat are better than the Nuggets, and it doesn't mean that you're better than me!" In terms of scoring ability, I don't accept anyone! ”

Li Lei nodded: "Makes sense." I think so, too, you're good at scoring. ”

Anthony was stunned, is this guy convinced?

But I heard Li Lei say again: "But it just so happens that I'm quite good at defense." ”

Anthony sneered: "You mean, can you guard me?" ”

Li Lei shook his head: "I don't like to argue with my mouth, the matter of basketball will be solved on the court!" ”

"Good!"

Anthony was not afraid: "I think so too. ”

"But remember, I'm the winner!"

Anthony wrapped his coat and went alone.

Li Lei also sneered, and then left the restaurant.

Indisputable?

Is that still a young man in his 20s?

On the evening of January 18.

Pepsi Center Arena.

CCTV will also broadcast the game live.

Su Qun's pre-match preview was: "The strongest shield of the 03rd class vs the strongest spear." ”

There are only 4 days left before the Spring Festival, the student party is on holiday, and the ratings of this game are also skyrocketing.