Guoshu basketball

Chapter 116 The end of the season
The Lakers swept the Suns and advanced to the second round of the playoffs, becoming the first team in the Western Conference to enter the second round.So they have a few more days to rest or train than other teams.

In the Lakers head coach's office, the Zen Master looked solemn.He can now be sure that the Lakers' opponent in the second round must be the San Antonio Spurs.The Nuggets are now 1 to 3 behind. Their offensive frenzy style of play has no advantage at all in front of the Spurs, and with the efficiency and stability of the Spurs, the Nuggets are already in a desperate situation.The only remaining question now is whether the Spurs will eliminate the Nuggets in the next game.

The Lakers vs. Spurs, the competition between these two teams was the match of the century four years ago.At that time, the Lakers were in full swing, and the Spurs were twin towers. The game between them was largely a preview of the championship.Four years later, the Spurs are still stable and efficient, and the Lakers have just begun to rise after a period of ups and downs.

Zen master also knew in his heart that it was difficult for the Lakers to win against the Spurs with the current lineup of the Lakers. Although Li Du's defense was amazing, it could only limit one person, and it was still the case of the opponent's single tactical coordination.In a team like the Spurs where each player has at least three sets of tactics, Li Du's defensive power will be minimized!What's more, Li Du's offense is not very strong. Even though running positions and air cuts are his most important means of scoring all the time, in fact, Li Du has not perfected this aspect. This is why Kobe and other teammates often did not pass the ball to Li Du. one of the reasons.

Thinking of Kobe, Zen Master stood up and looked down through the bright window.At this time, Kobe is leading everyone to fight in groups, and Li Du will always be by Kobe's side, as Kobe's most solid supporter.

Sighing, Zen sat down and continued to think about how to deal with the Spurs.Kobe is the kind of person who refuses to admit defeat, not to mention the opponent is the Spurs, even if it is the Bulls that performed miracles back then, he will fight until the last moment.The problem Zen Master has to solve now is to formulate the most beneficial tactics for the Lakers in this round of series between the Lakers and the Spurs.

In the training field, after the confrontation in groups, everyone sat on the sidelines to rest. Now Li Du no longer closes his pores, because it is easy for him to lose control of the heat in his body, which leads to loss of strength.So after a confrontation, he was already sweating profusely. While wiping the sweat that kept coming out of his body, Li Du asked Kobe: "Boss, our next opponent should be the Spurs. Who do you think the coach will let me defend?" ?”

Kobe shook his head, did not speak, looked up into the distance, eyes full of fighting spirit.Anyone who is familiar with Kobe knows that in Kobe's mind, he has already played against the Spurs at this time!

Seeing Kobe's appearance, Li Du smiled lightly, said hello to other teammates, and went back.

After a long time, the Lakers teammates still remembered this scene: Kobe was sitting on the sidelines, looking up into the distance full of fighting spirit; Li Du greeted everyone and walked outside.Outside the training hall at this time, the sun slanted down.

"Li, come to my house to play tonight, and the boss will come too! I called many friends, and there are beauties!" Odom called Li Du with a smile.

"No, I want to practice!" Li Du refused to go out to nightclubs or hold parties unless necessary.

"Okay..." Odom also knew that Li Du couldn't be persuaded, and muttered: "The season is over, and you don't relax, you are a training lunatic!"

After hanging up the phone, Li Du sighed silently: "Yes, the season is over..."

Two weeks ago, the Lakers and Spurs played in the second round of the playoffs. The Lakers lost to the Spurs 4-1 without any suspense, ending the season.

Two weeks later, Li Du still couldn't get over the emotion of defeat.Since entering the NBA, Li Du has been very smooth all the way. No matter how powerful his opponent is, he always has a way to overcome it. He never thought that he would end his first season in failure.

In the game against the Spurs, Li Du almost became a transparent person. His defense looked so pale and powerless in front of a team like the Spurs, which can play efficiently with each other. The Lakers returned to the situation where Kobe played alone. .

The result of this is that the Lakers eventually lost the game and ended this season's journey.

Li Du always remembered in his heart that when the whistle sounded for the end of the last game, his whole body was icy cold!A voice echoed in my heart: "Losing, it's over! The hard work of the whole season is in vain!"

At that moment, Li Du suddenly wanted to cry, but he couldn't.He mechanically greeted each other with the Spurs players, mechanically said words of blessing, walked back to the locker room with scattered eyes, leaned on the chair silently, unable to speak for a long time.

Knowing that Li Du lost, Priti hurried back from the set. That night, Priti hugged Li Du tightly, and Li Du finally hugged his beloved, crying silently.

In the early morning of the next day, Li Du sent Priti to the set, and then immediately returned home, practicing boxing over and over again, exerting every punch with all his strength until he was exhausted.Lying on the lawn in the yard, Li Du looked at the blue sky and swore in his heart that he would never feel this way again!

At this time, Li Du finally understood that the cruelty of competitive sports is no less than that of martial arts competitions!Only winners are entitled to enjoy it, while losers, the pain in their hearts is like dying once!
Of course, maybe this kind of feeling can only be felt by people who are particularly concerned about winning or losing. Like Odom and other young players, they don't seem to be too sad, and they still call friends and play everywhere.

Sometimes Li Du would also think that the outcome of basketball is different from martial arts competitions. If you lose a game on the court, you can win it back next time. Can't change anything.From this point of view, Li Du actually doesn't need to care too much about winning or losing on the court, at least he doesn't need to feel so sad.

But Li Du couldn't control it. Ever since he lost the game, he had been in a bad mood.He still gets up early every day to practice boxing, then goes to the training hall, and spends the whole day in the training hall.

Li Du's almost self-abuse training until Master Shang Yun called Li Du and asked him to go to David Geffen Hospital.

On the phone, Shang Yun said to Li Du: "Xiao Du, come here, your senior brother said he has something to look for you. As a teacher, I also want to see if you have made any progress recently!"

"Yes, Master. I'll be right there!" Li Du agreed, and hurriedly drove to David Geffen Hospital.He thought it was the senior brother who knew he had lost and wanted to comfort himself, but the truth was not as simple as Li Du thought.

(End of this chapter)