Basketball: Start with the nerve knife

Chapter 61 Opening the door to a new world
Phil Jackson guessed right, Thomas is indeed under a lot of pressure at the moment, perhaps, much greater than Phil Jackson thought.

Chandler has averaged 8.6 points per game so far, and his performance is worthy of his 17th pick in the first round, but the problem is... he is far behind Li Wan!

And the 17th pick in the first round was originally prepared for Li Wan!

In addition to calls from the outside to dismiss him, there is also a force inside the management who has long been unhappy with him. They are preparing evidence that he has used power for personal gain and engaged in "peachy" games over the years, and is preparing to "send him away" in a wave.

Thomas was flustered, but he had one last resort. He picked up the phone by the table, and he dialed a number he wanted to call a long time ago. After three busy beeps, the call finally connected.

"Dude, what's the matter?"

"Mickey, I heard that you are also putting Chinese rookies on the shelves. In this way, I am willing to offer two first-round picks, plus any player from the team, in exchange for the Chinese rookies!"

The person who answered the phone was the general manager of the Lakers Kupchak. He was a little surprised by Thomas' attitude of breaking the boat, but it would be nonsense to say that he was not tempted by this bargaining chip. The New York Knicks are currently ranked second to last in the Eastern Conference. , Next year is recognized by the media as the "draft year". The New York Knicks, who are almost certain to have a high pick, can definitely select a very talented player, plus a first-round pick and anyone in the Knicks team. , Let alone changing Li Wan, even if it is changing to an All-Star player, I am afraid that this is the bargaining chip, right?
The regular season has only started for half a month, and Li Wan's worth has skyrocketed to this level?
"I'll think about it!"

Kupchak hung up the phone without hesitation.

"I'll think about it again" actually means I don't want to.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that Li Wan's future worth is much more valuable than what Thomas offered. Basically, if he is not an All-Star player at his peak, he will definitely not be able to be replaced.

Thomas was completely desperate now. He covered his face with his hands and stood still for a long time, then suddenly raised his hand and slapped himself hard, his dark skin almost turned red.

What do you think you were cowardly at the time, Thomas!

The slap was clear and loud, but if the size of the slap represented his degree of remorse at the moment, then the slap was still too quiet...

After reading his physical test report, Li Wan felt that he was doing well again. In the team training game, Kobe beat him up again, which was more ruthless than ever before!

At the end of the show, Li Wan collapsed on the floor panting, and Kobe said coldly: "The model show is indeed much better than the arena at 4 o'clock in the morning, but this is the price."

￥%&%...&*%*
Li Wan stared at Kobe's back, his heart filled with national quintessence.

Wow, is there really such a small-minded pervert in this world?

However, now at least he can keep up with his rhythm, which is considered progress, right?
In fact, Li Wan really wanted to train with Kobe to hone his single defense ability, which he lacked.

But the problem is that the time chosen by this snake is too dark, he is still competitive, and he is still paranoid, so training with him is torturing himself.

just forget it……

Orcs, never be slaves!
On November 11, the Lakers sat at home and ushered in the challenge of the Eagles.

In the past few seasons, the management of the Eagles has done well. They first harvested two potential stocks in the 2004 draft: Josh Childress, the 6th pick in the first round, and Josh Childress, the No.17 pick in the first round. Josh Smith; in the summer of 2005, the team acquired Joe Johnson from the Suns in a sign-and-trade manner, and at the same time selected Marvin Williams with the second pick.

So far, the core lineup of the Eagles has begun to take shape, and after Al Horford was selected with the third pick in the first round of this year's draft, this team has gradually revealed its glory.

Currently ranked ninth in the Eastern Conference, if they go one step further, they will return to the playoffs stage after 9 seasons.

nine years...

Do you know how the Atlanta fans have come over the past nine years?

Now they only hope that this talented Eagles can last a little longer in their heyday, and even if they can't win the championship, they won't fall so quickly.

Phil Jackson didn't have much plans for this game. The Eagles climbed to the ninth position in the Eastern Conference. Compared with themselves, they have made great progress, but compared with the Lakers, there is a huge gap.

It's not a level contest at all.

Phil Jackson felt that even with hard power, he could directly overwhelm his opponent.

However, the Eagles don't want him to think, they want to feel it themselves.

All members were in very good condition tonight. The Lakers didn't lead by seven or eight points until 5 minutes and 14 seconds into the third quarter. Before the situation stabilized, a "nervous knife" jumped out of the Eagles. That is, the Josh Childress with the "exploding head".Using his "crooked machine gun"-like weird shooting posture, "swish, swish, swish" scored 3 consecutive 3-pointers, reducing the point difference to only 2 points.

To say that this guy is really awesome.

Although his body is thin, his physical fitness is not weaker than that of another Josh of the Eagles.

And compared to the other Josh, who is obsessed with projection, but his shooting skills are poor.Once this Josh gets the touch, it will be very scary. "Shua Shua Shua" consecutive three-pointers like tonight is just a routine operation.

In terms of scoring talent alone, he is above Josh Smith.

It's a pity that the defense is poor, and there is basically no one he can defend at the small forward position.

Originally at the end of this season, the Eagles immediately offered a five-year contract extension of 5 million yuan. After giving Josh Smith, who was in the same position as him, an annual salary of tens of millions, the Eagles management also offered him Such a contract shows how much the team recognizes him.

It's just that the temptation came at this time. Greece's Olympiacos offered a contract worth more than twice the value of the Eagles to grab people. At the same time, it also promised a detached villa, a full-time driver, a personal chef and even a maid, and as long as Childe Reece wants to go back to the NBA, and he can leave at any time without a buyout fee.

To be honest, European leagues use these things to test NBA players, even those stars, I am afraid they will be stunned, let alone Childress, who just got rid of the "child labor contract", and his teammates who joined the team in the same class The person who took another tens of millions of contracts.

He decided to challenge his weakness.

As a result, Childress stayed in Europe for two years and was owed millions in wages, becoming a negative example of the NBA's gold rush in Europe.

However, the fact that someone from the European League can make such a great effort to poach someone is enough to prove that this person has some skills.

Once he gets the touch, the "convulsion" physique that can explode is one of his skills.

Facing this situation, Phil Jackson didn't panic at all, and even wanted to laugh.Compared with "Nerve Knife", I'm sorry, I haven't been afraid this season!

"Li, it's time for your performance!"

His voice was so loud that Mike Woodson, the head coach of the Hawks next to him, could hear him. Li Wan has been enjoying a lot of glory recently. Woodson, who was a little worried, took the assistant coach's record from the side and looked like he had seen a ghost.

7 of 2 shots in the first half!
No matter how optimistic you are in this state, you can't say it's okay, right?
This old man is probably smoking cigars to get high...

Woodson shook his head wordlessly.

Even if it's a "nerve knife" like Childress, if it's just this kind of hit rate in the first half, basically he won't give much possession of the ball in the second half.

Phil Jackson actually said it was time for his show...

After the game is over, he must remind Phil Jackson to see the brain department.This is somewhat of a symptom of dementia.

What surprised him even more was that when Li Wan appeared on the stage, all the Los Angeles fans unexpectedly burst into cheers.Close your eyes and listen to the cheers, never imagined that this would be the treatment that a rookie can enjoy.

Especially this rookie only made 7 of 2 shots in the first half!
It seems that it's not just Phil Jackson's nerves, it's the entire Los Angeles people who have gotten their nerves.

"Dangdang!"

On the first attack, Li Wan didn't seem to get out of the slump in the first half. With a crisp sound, he "refined" his sixth piece of "fine iron" in this game.

Look!

Woodson had an unexpected look on his face.

This Los Angeles native and Phil Jackson should really check their brains!
But the Lakers' trust in Li Wan once again exceeded his imagination. After the missed shot this time, they continued to play for Li Wan.

Li Wan's mentality is also really good, the state is so depressed, and the shot is so decisive.

This time the teammates provided a good screen, and Li Wan took the shot very calmly. The ball crossed an arc and fell straight into the basket.

in!

On the spot, it exploded!
Staples Arena was buzzing.

The Los Angeles people yelled out the cheers that had been suffocated in their throats before, and the whole arena seemed to be shaking slightly.

Note the transposition!

Woodson kept spinning his hands, allowing the Eagles players on the field to switch defenses and make up defenses a little faster.

Li Wan, who was running without the ball, noticed this keenly. He caught the ball at the top of the arc and stopped suddenly, fearing that Childress, who was afraid of his shooting, quickly defended close to him.

There is almost no distance, the two of them stick together like this, not to mention making a move, even taking off is very difficult.

But this is what Li Wan wanted, the quick start brought by the excellent explosive power, passing by the side of Childress, Li Wan went straight to the inside, facing Al Horford's upward movement, the rushing speed slowed down, Make the motion to shoot.Horford wanted to step forward but was afraid that he would suddenly speed up and break through his interception.

In this psychological game, the final winner belongs to Li Wan, who took advantage of the time difference to hit the layup and score.

Two more points!

The sudden breakthrough with the ball made Woodson frown slightly. While Joe Johnson succeeded in the mid-range post-up single, he also made up his mind not to change his defensive strategy, but mainly to intercept his catch and shoot.

Li Wan was not polite at all, and once again used his explosive power to break through the Eagles guarding him, passed the ball to Odom under the basket, and assisted him to throw the ball into the frame.

A 7-2 "score wave"!
Under the leadership of Li Wan, the Lakers opened the point difference to 7 points.

Woodson had to reach out to signal the referee's seat and request a timeout.At the same time as the whistle sounded, the atmosphere in the auditorium became more and more heated.He looked at No. 91 of the Lakers who was waving in response to the Lakers fans, and thought: He has really adjusted his state back...

At this moment, Woodson's gaze towards Phil Jackson changed.

He thought of Phil Jackson's confident statement at that time, as if he was more confident than Li Wan himself, this guy will definitely be able to perform.

Is this the power of... trust?
Woodson felt like he had opened the door to a new world and found the secret of Phil Jackson's success!

　I probably know how to write it, so I deleted the part about Liu Yifei, and wrote as much as possible abroad, and then came for Liu Yifei. I will release what I have already written and treat it as a side story.

　
(End of this chapter)