Pick Westbrook

Chapter 372 If You Can't Beat, You Can't Beat
Olympic village.

Holding a glass of rice wine in a bar, Wang Lishen took a sip lightly.

She watched the news that the Chinese team successfully defeated the French team and achieved a shocking comeback on the TV in the bar, and couldn't help but smile sweetly.

Commentators on TV, media reporters, and countless fans in the bar, all applauded for the Chinese men's basketball team, and the entire Olympic Stadium fell into a sea of ​​celebration.

"Yao is the hero of the Chinese men's basketball team and always will be."

Suren Jackson sat next to Wang Lishen at some point and asked the bartender for a cocktail.

Wang Lishen took a look at Su Lun Jackson, because she had been around Li Lai all the time, so Wang Lishen had a general understanding of some famous basketball players.

Suren Jackson, the number one star of the Australian women's basketball team, is known as the most beautiful female basketball player in the world. She is 196 cm tall and serves as the fourth position. She is tall and blond, with beautiful hair and a graceful figure.

Sullen-Jackson's skills are quite good. He once led his team to win the WNBA championship twice, won 3 regular season MVPs and 1 finals MVP, and scored 3 times. He is known as the No. 1 of the WNBA. .[-].

If Wang Lishen remembers correctly, Li Lai arranged for a vacation for the players to relax after the Chinese team arrived in London.

At that time, all the players of the Chinese team except Yi Jianlian were missing, and I didn’t know where to relax, including Yao Ming.

I heard that Yao Ming went for a walk and shopping with a female player from another heroine's family. It seems to be Su Lun Jackson.

Sullen-Jackson turned back and smiled and continued: "You are Chinese, I know you must be."

"Only the Chinese will show their nobility, elegance and wisdom wherever they want."

Wang Lishen nodded and admitted, "I am a staff member traveling with the Chinese men's basketball team to the London Olympics."

Sullen-Jackson showed two dimples and said relaxedly: "You are not, the Chinese men's basketball team is fighting fiercely at the Olympic Center, but you are drinking alone in the bar."

"Just now, when I noticed the head coach of the Chinese team appeared on TV, your eyes changed a lot and softened immediately."

"I know him, the two-time coach of the NBA, Li Lai of the New Orleans Hornets."

"You know him well?"

Su Lun-Jackson is so talkative, just a few words hit Wang Lishen's mind, the little girl lowered her head and said sadly.

"I like someone, but he already has someone he likes."

Sullen Jackson was not surprised to hear this. She leaned on the wine table, propped up one side of her cheek with her left hand, and said with a smile.

"We are the same."

"I also like someone, but he is already married."

Wang Lishen glanced at Su Lun Jackson in surprise, and subconsciously guessed who the other party was talking about.

Suren Jackson drank the cocktail in front of the wine table in one gulp, then put down the money with a snap and said, "The Chinese are good everywhere, but they are not active and bold enough."

"I still have a game tomorrow, but your situation is better than mine, so I suggest that we all be bolder."

After speaking, Suren Jackson gave Wang Lishen a wink, and then took the little girl's hand and gave him one of the two internationally renowned protective brands.

Seeing what the other party gave, Wang Lishen's little face immediately turned red.

The Shangri-La Hotel is just across the street from the Olympic Village.

Lee paid out of his own pocket to invite all the players and coaching staff to a party here.

Wang Fei was drunk at the wine table, crying and pulling Li Lai to tell the Chinese men's basketball team the difficulty of these years.

Gong Luming got along with the players. After drinking a little wine, he boasted about his great achievements as a player like a hooligan.

Guo Ailun didn't quite believe it, and muttered suspiciously, "Wasn't Hu Weidong the most powerful at that time?"

Just because of Guo Ailun's words, Gong Luming's fighting spirit was aroused when he was young, and he quarreled with Guo Ailun, insisting on proving that he was also very good.

Li Lai looked at the players' condition with satisfaction, but also reminded all the players that they could only drink a small amount of fruit wine, rice wine or champagne, and at the same time, the curfew rules before 22 o'clock must be observed.

Yi Jianlian and Du Feng have long been accustomed to Li Lai's strictness in this regard. As for the other players, they complained again and again.

In order to retaliate against Li Lai, all the players took the initiative to walk towards Li Lai with wine glasses, and some even shamelessly brought a cup of tea and muttered "Tea instead of wine".

Li Lai's hospitality was hard to turn down, and he was a little dizzy from drinking even the fruit wine.

Sitting next to Li Lai, Wang Lishen happily watched Li Lai being poured, then lowered her head nervously, pinching and pinching the things in her hands.

After a few hours.

"Coach, take it easy, there is still a semi-final to be played the day after tomorrow."

"Tomorrow's team training will be handed over to coach Guo Shiqiang to host. You have a good rest tonight."

"Yes, yes, it's just a double suite. The coach can relieve his fatigue. I still have a good thing in my room that I haven't used up. I'll send it to the coach later."

"What to give? The coach wants to take off his hat, don't you know?"

The women's team has never been short of nasty jokes, they are all muscular men with high secretion of hormones, except for training and competitions every day, it's no wonder that they don't want to do bad things.

Wang Lishen helped Li Lai back to the room blushing, threw him on the bed, and the little girl hurriedly closed the door.

She looked at Li Lai from top to bottom, then put her right hand on her chest and frowned, "Should I take off the top first or the bottom first?"

"Should I turn off the lights first or take a shower first?"

Wang Lishen, who couldn't tell the difference, quickly shook her head. She decided to study how to use the hat given by Su Lun Jackson first, whether to use it by herself or by Li.

At this time, Li Lai suddenly vomited, his stomach was churning, and Wang Lishen rushed over immediately.

She knows how to use hot water, wipe sweat, and make ginger tea.

8 month 10 day.

The Olympic men's basketball competition ushered in the semi-finals.

The Chinese team played against the American Dream Team, while the other side of the game was the Argentine team against the Spanish team.

"So far, the American Dream Team has not lost a single game. They are the only undefeated team in the Men's Basketball Olympics."

Yu Jia couldn't help sighing.

This is the status of the American men's basketball team in the world, and no one can shake it. It would be great if the Chinese men's basketball team could also have such strength at some point.

Su Qun said: "Before the game started, everyone thought it would be a very different game, because the US team's Dream Team almost gathered all the big-name players."

"Carmelo Anthony, Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Tyson Chandler, Kevin Durant, Anthony Davis, James Harden, Andre Iguoda La, Kevin Love, Chris Paul, Russell Westbrook, Deron Williams."

Speaking of which, Su Qun looked curiously at the broadcast screen, as expected.

Many players of the American Dream Team are heading towards the coaching bench of the Chinese men's basketball team.

Yu Jia said with emotion: "There are too many players in the American Dream Team [-] who have a close relationship with Coach Li Lai. It is really normal for them to greet like this."

on the field.

Westbrook was the first to come to Li Lai, and the two embraced affectionately.

After a year of absence, Westbrook's body has become stronger and stronger, but his face has obviously lost the childishness of the past and has become more mature, and he has a very heart.

"coach."

Westbrook didn't say much more.

"Hey." Li Lai patted Westbrook on the shoulder in agreement.

He knows what the other party has experienced this year, and there is a high possibility that he will experience more in the future.

Paul got a little impatient waiting at the side, and after seeing the two finally separated, he looked at Li Lai with a smile and said.

"Coach, the big man we selected is really good. He is the first player in the history of the American men's basketball team to enter the dream team as a rookie."

"Originally because of the playoffs, I wanted to take a good rest in the off-season. Because of him, I agreed to the invitation of the Dream Team and prepared to teach him well."

Li Lai knew who Paul was referring to as the big player. In fact, the opponent had always been the first player in Li Lai's draft list.

The first-round pick of the Bobcats is at least the top five picks, but being the No. [-] pick is far beyond Li Lai's expectations.

Although this draft was completed by the management of the Hornets under the instruction of Li Lai, the players who will be selected have long been an open secret.

The candidate for the No. [-] pick has long been recognized.

Regardless of the player's management will choose him in the case of getting this No. [-] pick, a big player with extremely exaggerated talent.

Although the Bobcats traded away their No. [-] pick, they still had a No. [-] lottery under the operation of Mr. Joe.

When he was at the Beijing North training camp before, Jordan took the initiative to call Li Lai to consult.

Originally, when Kemba Walker was selected last year and the opponent was still very good, both Jordan and the management of the Bobcats hoped to get a big potential player.

In this way, the Bobcats will get a dual core inside and outside. As long as the two grow well, it is enough to lead the team to the playoffs, and even stand further.

The big man Jordan is looking at is Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, who graduated from the prestigious University of Kentucky. He can contribute 31 rebounds in an average of 128 minutes of playing time per game. The advantage is that his physical talent is very good.

Kerr Kidd-Gilchrist was named to the All-American team, ranked third on ESPN and Rival's player rankings, and ranked fifth on Scouting Online.

Kerr Kidd-Gilchrist is at least a top-five prospect in this draft by anyone.

But Li Lai directly denied Jordan's idea. In his opinion, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist does have amazing physical fitness, and there is no lack of physical confrontation at all. As long as he comes to the NBA, he can immediately adapt to the game and contribute himself Ability.

Kerr Kidd-Gilchrist's fast break performance is also amazing, and his rebounding is also outstanding among players of the same height, which is very suitable for today's small ball era.

But Li Lai only said one word to Jordan.

"Kerl Kidd-Gilchrist doesn't have the fighting spirit and heart to grow into a star. He is destined not to be the core of a team."

Jordan chose to accept Li Lai's suggestion. In his opinion, Li Lai's statement that he did not have the fighting spirit and spirit to grow into a star was enough to sentence Kerr Kidd-Gilchrist to death.

From the five players suggested by Li Lai, Jordan selected another top-five favorite player Bradley Beal with the No. 5 pick, and then selected Khris Middleton with the No. 31 overall pick in the second round. .

"Come on, brother, why are you being shy?!"

Under Paul's call, Anthony Davis came over very shyly and said, "Coach, my name is Anthony Davis. It's a pleasure to meet you for the first time."

And Li Lai looked at Anthony Davis back and forth for many times, and finally responded to the other party's first sentence, "These eyebrows are really thick."

At the same time, Kobe and James, who had been friends with Li Lai several times, also walked towards Li Lai.

In the just-concluded NBA Finals, fans all over the world finally saw 23vs24. I heard that the number of online viewers of this round of the Finals reached the highest in history, and 1 million people watched this round of the series.

In the end, the Heat successfully blocked the Lakers who played with the twin towers by relying on counterattacks and fast breaks and a wave of play, and won the game 4:2.

James successfully won the first championship trophy in his career.

After this round of finals, the Lakers coach Mike Brown's formation and adjustment ability have been criticized by countless people.

They said frankly that if Zen Master or Popovich or Li Lai or Carlisle came to coach this round of the series, the Lakers would definitely not lose to the Heat.

And this finals is also regarded by countless young fans as the handover of power and glory.

The dynasty of James and the Heat is coming!
The big screen at the scene showed the starting lineups of the two teams.

Chinese men's basketball team: Liu Wei, Wang Shipeng, Zhu Fangyu, Yi Jianlian and Yao Ming

USA Basketball: Point guard Chris Paul, shooting guard Kobe Bryant, small forward LeBron James, power forward Kevin Durant and center Tyson Chandler.

Game start.

Tyson Chandler jumps off the ball.

The moment Chris Paul received the ball, he immediately directed his teammates to launch a fast break.

Kobe and James went down the left and right lanes at the same time.

Zhu Fangyu couldn't help but yelled at this moment, and immediately followed.

Wang Shipeng on the side didn't even react, and was already two or three meters away from Kobe.

"So fast!"

Paul passed a long pass to James with one hand, and the latter threw the ball into the sky instead of attacking after receiving the ball.

boom!
Jenko is on the line!

At this time, Yao Ming and Yi Jianlian didn't even have time to return to the three-point line, and the Dream Ten team had already completed their attack.

Guo Shiqiang couldn't help but swallowed his saliva at this moment and said: "The American men's basketball team's offense is also playing too fast."

Du Feng said helplessly: "This is the reason why the American men's basketball team always dares to play fast in the international arena, because their flexible offense is invincible in the world."

Li Lai nodded in agreement.

The Chinese men's basketball team has encountered Brazil, Russia, and the British team in the international arena, but the fast break level of the three teams is completely different from that of the US team.

The same offensive tactics have different offensive effects, and the reason lies in the players.

"Paul's offensive awareness is very good. He commanded James and Kobe's fast-break running positions very timely and decisively. At the same time, his one-handed rapid long pass may not be able to be done by many other outstanding players."

"It goes without saying that Kobe and James have the finishing ability. If the two run together, unless the Chinese team has four players involved in the defense, it will be very difficult to defend."

Li Nan remembered a joke that had been circulating in the CBA.

Pick the 5 strongest players from the CBA and let them play against the 4 strongest players in the NBA. What will happen?

All professional players know very well that there is no need to play.

This is the reality, this is the gap between strength and level.

Li Nan thinks this is not a mockery. If the Chinese men's basketball team can realize such shortcomings and shortcomings, it can bring significant improvement to itself.

The Chinese team attacked.

Yao Ming faced Tyson Chandler's defense inside, who was the NBA's best defensive player in DPOY this season.

But even Tyson Chandler would still yell, "Team! Help!" when guarding Yao Ming.

James on the weak side came forward to defend Yao Ming.

Because of Tyson Chandler's excellent strength and confrontation, it is difficult for Yao Ming to rely on the opponent to forcibly enter the inside and score, so James' defensive strategy is extremely correct.

In this way, Yao Ming has no possibility of continuing to enter the inside line, so he can only pass the ball towards Zhu Fangyu in the corner on the weak side.

Kobe's rotation defense came. Before Zhu Fangyu had time to pass the ball to Wang Shipeng at a 45° angle, James had already returned to the defensive matchup from the inside.

"Infinite rotation!"

Guo Shiqiang felt more and more difficult for the US team at this moment.

When facing the Brazil team before, the Chinese team also played such an offensive tactic. At that time, Wang Shipeng got a very comfortable offensive opportunity.

but now.

"The American team's lateral speed and defensive enthusiasm are too exaggerated, which makes our offense have no chance at all."

Du Feng nodded again and again. As early as yesterday, he had collected the performance of the American Dream Team in this London Olympics.

As a result, all teams were forced to play isolations against the US defense.

But how can those female players compare with the players of the US team in terms of singles level, so this is a defensive tactic specially designed by the old K coach Mike Krzyzewski for the dream team.

"For these American players, it's just defensive tactics."

"As for offensive tactics, it depends on how Paul, James, Westbrook, and Deron Williams decide to pass."

on the field.

Yi Jianlian moved decisively to respond, Zhu Fangyu finally took a breath and passed the ball to Yi Jianlian.

Facing Durant's defense, Yi Jianlian tried a mid-range shot with the dribble, but was interfered by the opponent.

Basketball hit the iron without accident.

The US team quickly launched a counterattack.

James made a long pass to Durant, who scored with a one-handed dunk.

Less than 2 minutes into the game, the U.S. team beat the Chinese men's basketball team to nothing in an almost suffocating way.

Guo Shiqiang and Li Nan looked at Li Lai at this time, putting all their hopes on each other.

From the Stankovic Cup to the London Olympics, a total of 10 games, both of them have seen Li Lai's ability to turn decay into magic and rescue the Chinese men's basketball team from dire straits many times.

So Guo Shiqiang and Li Nan have blindly believed that Li Lai can help the Chinese men's basketball team create another miracle at this time.

"Can't beat it."

Li Lai said seriously.

"The U.S. team plays fast, and the Chinese team plays positional battles. Originally, Tyson Chandler did not start in the previous games. In order to play a flexible lineup, the starting center of the Dream Team is Kevin Love most of the time. "

"Because of Yao Ming and the Chinese team, Tyson Chandler was specifically brought up."

"Their purpose is to consume Yao Ming's physical strength, and they are also happy to see Yao Ming frequently attacking inside."

"Once Yao Ming's physical strength declines and leaves the field, the Chinese team will have no chance of winning against the US team."

Du Feng did not speak the whole time, he no longer needed Li to explain to him.

In this year of training in the NBA, Du Feng has already seen the abilities of NBA-level players and superstar-level players, and even realized the gap between the Chinese men's basketball team and the world's top men's basketball team.

Such a gap cannot be made up by an excellent coaching staff.

"Basketball, after all, is played by the players."

Halfway through the first quarter.

The Chinese team fell behind by 8:16.

Seeing this scene, Guo Shiqiang said helplessly: "Coach, how about replacing Dayao and Ah Lian."

Li Nan glanced at Guo Shiqiang in surprise.

Although the Chinese men's basketball team has set a historical record and entered the top four of the Olympic Games, but at this position, who doesn't want to hit a higher ranking.

At the Shangri-La party before, Li Lai didn't indulge the players to drink too much because of this consideration.

Li Nan is sure that Coach Li Lai also did not have the idea of ​​giving up the game at the beginning.

So Li Lai didn't let Li Nan shake his head unexpectedly and reject Guo Shiqiang's proposal at this time.

"It's true that we can't beat the dream team, but that's the joy of competitive sports. It doesn't matter whether you can beat it or not. The important thing is whether you dare to fight against a strong opponent!"

on the field.

Yao Ming turned around and hit a small hook. At the same time, he was thrown to the ground by Tyson Chandler's foul. The referee immediately blew his whistle.

Tyson Chandler stretched out his hands to face Yao Ming and said, "Hey, Yao, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to hurt you."

Yao Ming nodded, knowing that Tyson Chandler had never been a dirty player, he stood up under the pull of the opponent and UAE.

Swish!
Free throw hit.

Taking advantage of the fact that the referee wasn't paying attention, Paul patted Yao Ming's butt and said in a low voice, "Yao, go down and have a rest. The Chinese team is the weakest among the top four teams. I suggest you save your strength to prepare for the next game." , maybe it can hit No.3."

Yao Ming and Paul had a friendly exchange in the All-Star Game. Although Lao Pao played dirty, he treated people with sincerity outside the court.

"Don't expect me to be merciless to your subordinates, the Chinese team is going to compete for the Olympic gold medal."

Yao Ming couldn't help laughing.

James on the side was already smiling. With his golf quotient, he can say responsibly that the Dream Ten team's lineup is perfect against the Chinese men's basketball team.

Perhaps other teams with flexible lineups have not solved the Chinese men's basketball team, but the Dream Ten team, which also plays a flexible lineup, will not give the Chinese men's basketball team any chance.

Defense and offense, James can't think of anything that the Chinese team can make changes.

Can't beat it. Can't beat it.

(End of this chapter)