God of basketball

Chapter 571 0573: [National men's basketball team bursting with confidence]

When Bruce Lee left from Staples Field, the Lakers had already started their grand awards ceremony at home.

If Kobe Bryant hadn't held his hand tightly and insisted on telling him a long list of words of encouragement, he should have appeared in the locker room by now.

Maybe it's the same with older men.

Black Mamba praised Li Zhen for his excellent performance: "...I am proud of you, you have a bright future, this is by no means your end. Come on, I look forward to seeing you again next year..."

Bryant's chatter even caused applause at home.The fans were moved by this sympathy.

damn it.

However, Li Zhen really doesn't like this kind of sensational drama.

On a night of failure, he refuses to accept any set-up that would be glorious to lose.

He patted Kobe on the shoulder: "Treasure the night that belongs to you, this is the last time in your career to win the Finals MVP."

"Goodbye."

Then, he turned to leave.

Li Zhen's trash talk stunned the Black Mamba for a while.But in the end there was a smile: This is Bruce Lee.

No media criticized Li Zhen's performance in this game, and the 41 points in the game have broken his scoring record in the finals.

Kenny Smith even said emotionally at the end: "In any case, Bruce has already started the legend. Michael Jordan was still playing in North Carolina at the age of 21, and Bruce is already playing against the best basketball players in the world in the top arenas in the world."

Later, Charles Barkley reminded him that the world's top arena should be the Olympics.

The Dream Eight team formed by the US team can be described as fantastic and luxurious, and some people even pointed out that the luxurious lineup is comparable to the Dream Team formed by the two MJs.

Because this time the US team is going to regain lost ground.

Kobe and LeBron James are the most powerful facades in the NBA.They appeared in the same team at the same time, and at the same time they were paired with Wade, Anthony, Howard... and other top 10 superstars in the league. Looking at the world, no one can compete with them.

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Isiah Thomas and the new president, Mr. Kaman, comforted the players in the locker room.

At the same time, they all expressed in a very passionate voice: this is a successful season, and this is an incredible journey of miracles.

Even a month ago, no one thought the Knicks would make it to the Finals.

With what the Knicks have achieved this season, even the most critical critics cannot describe it as a failure.

And, everyone has to admit, the Knicks have a bright future.

Kenny has already given a suggestion on TV: "As long as the Knicks maintain the main lineup during this offseason and introduce one or two All-Star-level centers and wings, the possibility of them beating the Lakers next year is not low at all."

Smith's speech made many insiders ready to move.

When a young team shows the ability to win the championship, there will be many veterans who are eager to win the championship.What's more, the Knicks are rich and powerful, and New York is still the number one city in the world.

So, the Knicks won't hit any of the problems that Cleveland will have.The stars will only flock to the Knicks. After all, no one has ever complained about following Bruce.On the contrary, what everyone sees is a good example of the prodigal son turning back and getting better.

Guys like Zach Randolph who are already notorious in Portland can break into the All-Stars, endorse fat shorts on TV, and have sex with various female models... fame and fortune.

This is 'admissions' advertising at its best.

The example of Eddie Griffin is regarded as a life-saving medicine by some agents. They really hope that the stabbing players under them will go to the Knicks to undergo baptism of transformation.

Even a guy like Griffin, who is notorious enough to return products all over the league, can play a quasi-All-Star game and never have another off-court scandal...better than the treatment of Internet addiction recovery centers.

Who wouldn't want to try it?

Isiah Thomas' assistant has received many such calls, and the agent teams of Bunch Wells, Wilk Coss, Ron Artest... have all been in touch.

Even Coleman's agent at the time said: I can still save it.

Isn't this nonsense?

The Knicks general manager has been called the easiest job in the league.

However, Isiah Thomas has no interest in these olive branches.

His mind is in a mess now. In the field of work, he only thinks about how to sell the goods.

Regarding the draft, he was waiting for Li Zhen's inspiration.

Li Zhen left the locker room after a final rallying cry with the players, telling Isiah Thomas before leaving that he would be in touch with Thomas on draft night.

The smiling assassin was overjoyed.

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The Chinese team training center in Las Vegas quickly became the gathering place for North American reporters from major Chinese sports media.

When Li Zhen announced to join the national training team immediately after the finals, the focus of Chinese basketball media people fell on this matter.

"This is the most luxurious lineup in the history of the Chinese men's basketball team. Yao Huang and Li Zhen are two superstars in the NBA. This is the Chinese version of the OK combination..."

Outside the training team, hundreds of reporters reported to their respective cameras.

In the training hall, Li Zhen and Yao Huang have already started team training.

Since the Stanford crimson team, Li Zhen has never partnered with a top insider.His teammates at the 5th position are really weak.

But Yao Huang... he is definitely the number one center forward in the FIBA ​​system.

And, there is no dispute.

His huge body can cover the sky with his hands in the penalty area where there is no three-second limit, not to mention that he has extremely solid basic skills and extremely delicate shooting touch.

Although it is said that his running and jumping ability has been weakened due to weight gain.

However, with Li Zhen.Defensive counterattack is no longer a problem that plagues the Chinese team.

More importantly, the Chinese team no longer has to worry about the opponent's full-court press.

The biggest good news that comes with it is that Yao Huang can focus on the cultivation of the penalty area. He no longer needs to deliberately run out to cover for outside players. Li Zhen can initiate a breakthrough in any place and solve the problem of possession of the ball.

Although the FIBA ​​system is not so friendly to breakthrough players.

Stronger than Iverson, his performance in the 2004 Athens Olympics was not so good, even though he was the scoring leader of the Dream Six team.But at the same time, the US team only won the third place that year.

It is worth mentioning that Iverson's agent recently opened fire on the Dream Team preparation team.He thought that Iverson was humiliated. Iverson resolutely put on his jersey and went to Athens in 2004 when everyone was unwilling to participate in the Olympics.But this year, Iverson voluntarily filed an application in April, and has still not received a reply.

However, the reality is often so cruel.Iverson's diminutive stature was particularly inadequate against the strong confrontation of the Olympic Games, and his athletic ability was far from the peak.In the pursuit of the ultimate victory, it is difficult for the US team to open the door to Iverson, no matter how brilliant he was before and how sincere he was for the country.

The only worry in Yunas's heart was completely dispelled after Li Chen completed the first half-time drill.

The European Caesar, who has maintained a sour and sneering attitude towards the NBA throughout his career, has unparalleled recognition for Li Zhen.He even felt that Li Chen had the soul of a European genius in his head, he was so smart, selfless, and good at completing teamwork.Not at all the savage individual heroism of the US team.

Li Zhen became the only tactical core of the national team in only half a tactical class.

When Yunus announced this point, Yao Huang had no objection.

The other players were all convinced.

Because Li Zhen not only made Yao Huang play more comfortable and comfortable, but other players also benefited a lot: when your team has a perfect commander and an ultimate scoring killer with absolute territory, you will easily get easy shots.

The atmosphere of the entire national team has also improved.

And two days later, he showed his prowess in the warm-up match against Angola.

Li Zhen, who was frustrated in the finals, made a big splash in this game. He was like a fish in water under the FIBA ​​rules, and the acclimatization that everyone was worried about did not appear at all: he did not behave like playing international basketball for the first time, and he was as seasoned as a super point guard who has dominated Europe for many years.

Jonas pointed out more than once: "Spanoris is the best point guard in Europe, but now, Bruce Lee is the best point guard in the world."

Moreover, he also bluntly pointed out that Spain's talented point guard Ricky Rubio cannot be compared with Bruce at all.

It is unbelievable that such saliva came out of the mouth of European Caesar.

However, Li Chen's triple-double of 18 points, 12 assists, 10 rebounds and 3 steals in the first warm-up match is enough to silence any picky international basketball experts.

Everyone knows how difficult it is to get a triple-double under FIBA ​​standards.

Any data will be greatly discounted compared to the NBA.

You must know that Iverson became the team's scoring leader in the Athens Olympics, averaging only 13.8 points per game.

However, the Chinese team scored a super score of 117:65 in their first warm-up match.

There is no way, it's just flowing.

Angola is already considered a powerful African country.

In the past, I often played warm-up matches with the Chinese team, winning and losing each other, so I was a very good partner for training.

But now, when the Chinese team gathers Li Zhen and Yao Huang, their strength is far from enough.

Li Zhen was like a sharp dagger cutting out holes in Angola's body, Yao Huang was like a world-wide lightning hammer, smashing Angola's brainstem in one blow, and other players kept stabbing knives in the holes under Li Zhen's command.

Angola didn't even make it to the start of the third quarter.

They can't wait to play a game for only 20 minutes... It's really hard for the Chinese to earn money.

It is worth mentioning that Li Zhen and Yao Huang showed amazing defensive coordination in this game.

When Yao Huang held his opponent like a mountain, Li Zhen rushed into the penalty area extremely nimbly and sharply. The backcourt rebound was wiped out at that time, and then launched a powerful counterattack... Isiah Thomas was dumbfounded watching in front of the TV.

He knew that Li Zhen had a strong rebounding ability in the backcourt, but he didn't expect it to be so strong... His judgment of the basketball's landing point and his control of his own bounce rate made him think of his former monster teammate Dennis Rodman more than once.

This gave him a shocking surprise.

He started thinking about ... how to get a big center in the offseason.

At the same time, James Dolan, who was lying next to him, had a whimsical idea: "Let's just trade Yao Huang to the Knicks."

Thomas rolled his eyes at that time, thinking, do you think money can solve everything? Can Yao Huang be traded if he wants to trade?The people of Houston regard him as a baby bump, pointing at him to shake money, unless they exchange it with Li Chen, otherwise they will not even look at the trading chips.

"Are you teaching me what to do?"

The assassin raised an eyebrow.

At that time, the boss was restrained.

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The Chinese team played three warm-up matches in Las Vegas.

In the first match against Angola, they won a historic victory.

In the second duel, Argentina, which lacked Manu Ginobili and Luis Scola, still won 99:71.

Li Zhen even played only 21 minutes.

Game [-] is against Puerto Rico.

101: 70.

Still easy to solve.

The three victories made the Chinese fans on the other side of the ocean ecstatic. They firmly believed that... the spring of Chinese basketball has come.Moreover, they believe that the devil group that the Chinese team is in is no longer devil, because the national team has become the devil image that they once hated the most.

Next, it should be Angola, Spain, Germany, France that should be afraid.Because, apart from the American team, the strongest team is the Chinese team, although... the Spaniards, Germans and even the French all think that they should be No.2 in the group of death.

"Maybe, we can be bolder and we should go for a medal."

Yao Huang, who is cautious and modest by nature, finally showed an emoji-like smile after three warm-up games. He was very happy: "If I can stand on the podium in the basketball arena, it must be the greatest thing in my career."

When Yao Huang said such things, the other players became more confident.

Even many players have the confidence of French players: the United States is first and I am second.

On the contrary, Li Zhen has been staying away from the media recently.

Of course, he also had to stay away from the media.

Any man who is photographed eating at the same restaurant and location with three female celebrities in a week will keep his distance from the media because he has already made all the entertainment headlines.

Even Scarlett Johansson, Anne Hathaway and Taylor Swift made headlines.

Among them appeared an abrupt name.

Taylor Swift.

This is the most popular singer in the United States recently. She was born in Tennessee, but developed in New York.

Therefore, the entertainment media included her in the sequence of East Coast blues girls across the board.

This made Li Zhen feel depressed.

If the first two still make him feel 'deserved'.

So Taylor Swift, it's purely wronged to open the door for wronged... Wronged home.

Obviously just talking about work.

And what's wrong with the same hotel?

What's wrong with having the same dining table?

Isn't it convenient?

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(End of this chapter)