Guoshu basketball

Chapter 22

Back home, just as Li Du put down his game equipment, he received a call from his brother Shang Xiaolong: "Xiao Du, how does it feel to be a star?"

It can be heard that the senior brother is in a good mood.Li Du smiled and said, "Brother, don't embarrass me, what kind of star, today is my first regular season game."

Shang Xiaolong laughed loudly and said: "I've been watching the live broadcast, you boy can do it, you just tore off the basket! Has your kung fu improved? Mingjin's upper class doesn't have this strength."

Li Du smiled bitterly and said, "Don't mention it, I didn't think about it that much at the time. When I accidentally tore off the basket, I was worried that I would have to pay for it!"

Shang Yun answered the phone and said to Li Du: "Xiao Du, carefully recall the force of the action of tearing off the basket. It seems to me that at that moment, you have reached the realm of inner sanhe. If you can If I use this to break through the dark energy, then I can rest assured."

"Yes, Master." After hanging up the phone, Li Du closed his eyes, recalling his mood, thoughts and efforts at that time according to what Master said.

Naturally, Li Du performed the three-body pose.Everything he did during the game kept appearing in his mind like a movie.Bengquan's lunge stride, the rapidity of the drilling fist, the big stride of the splitting fist, and the swirling and turning of the Baguazhang all reappeared in his mind one by one.

Shang Yunjiao disciples are very strict, especially for Shang Xiaolong and Li Du, requiring them to recall and summarize after each shot.This is a very good habit. You can let yourself know where you are doing well, where you are not doing well, and where you can improve.Even the strengths and weaknesses of the opponent need to be analyzed and mastered before they can become one's own.

When Li Du recalled the dunk that ripped off the rim, he suddenly remembered one thing. At that time, he seemed not to be able to control his emotions, and his murderous aura erupted, which almost scared Nash out of his wits!
It is not uncommon for martial arts masters to have a murderous aura. The purpose of martial arts is to kill the enemy, and it is vicious. Even if Li Du doesn't like martial arts competitions, he has fought against people countless times.He doesn't like to kill people, so there are no lives in his hands, but there are not a few people who are injured or disabled in his hands.Otherwise, if he really only knows how to practice and only likes to read books, why would he be listed as one of the "Shang's Twins" in the American Chinese martial arts world!
What Li Du didn't expect was that he accidentally didn't control his emotions well, but happened to meet the requirements of the inner sanhe. At that moment, his whole body exploded with concentrated strength, and only then did he achieve the feat of tearing off the basket.

"My control over the mind is still very weak. Although I accidentally met the requirements of the internal sanhe and exploded the strength of the whole body, I still couldn't control the murderous aura after that! Master said that dark energy is the control of the mind. It seems that I am far from Anjin still has a long way to go!"

When Li Du sighed that it was not easy to learn boxing, the phone rang again, interrupting his thoughts. "Who is it, it's so late." Li Du thought to himself.

Opening his eyes, Li Du realized that the sky was already bright!I couldn't help being shocked, did I stand on my feet all night?But now he is not uncomfortable at all, on the contrary, he is full of energy and comfortable! "Seniors don't deceive me!" Li Du nodded secretly, remembering that his master once mentioned that a great boxer said: "When practicing martial arts, you should feel more comfortable as you practice. wrong."

"It seems that I have practiced correctly!" Li Du was very satisfied with his standing all night. He picked up the phone and saw that it was Pelinka calling.

"Hi, Robert. What's the matter with me so early?"

On the other side of the phone, Pelinka was very emotional and said loudly: "Li, turn on your computer, you are on fire! Now the whole network is full of news about you! You are waiting for me at home, I will come here now, Ha ha!"

After speaking, without waiting for Li Du to answer, Pelinka hung up the phone directly.Li Du looked at his phone helplessly. This Pelinka changed completely once he started working.

Li Du is not going to turn on the computer anymore, since Pelinka is coming over, just ask him if you have anything to do.And judging from his tone, it should be a good thing.

It wasn't long before Pelinka arrived.As soon as he entered the door, he excitedly grabbed Li Du's shoulder and said, "Li, you are popular! You are famous! Now the national media is discussing you, and the Internet is full of news about you!"

As he said that, Pelinka took out a large stack of newspapers from his briefcase, spread them all out on the floor of Li Du, pointed to each newspaper, and said very quickly: "Li, look , These are the heavyweight news papers in the United States, and everyone is discussing your miraculous performance last night! You are now a celebrity known all over the United States!"

Pelinka spit all over the place excitedly, while Li Du just listened quietly.From Pelinka's description, Li Du knew that due to his miraculous performance yesterday, the entire American media is now paying attention to him, especially when Nash admitted in an interview after the game that he is not as good as Li Du, and there is also news that , Nash once said in private that Li Du will be a nightmare for all players who play against him, including Kobe and James!
These arguments pushed Li Du to the forefront of public opinion. Among the current players, Kobe and James are the darlings of the media, and they are also recognized as one of the most difficult stars in the league to defend.Can Li Du defend against Kobe and James?This has become a bone of contention across the United States.

On the other hand, it is the prediction of this year's best rookie. During the preseason, almost all media and fans believed that this year's best rookie will be between the two future superstars of the Blazers, Roy and Aldridge. generated in between.However, after Li Du broke out yesterday, the media's focus has completely changed, and they are unanimously optimistic about Li Du. The "Los Angeles Times" even said: "Li Du should not only strive for the best rookie, he should have a place in the MVP list!"

On the Internet, news about Li Du spread all over the United States at once.There are so many masters on the Internet, someone posted all of Li Du's life experience, including some photos of Li Du fighting with others when he was learning boxing, and even the information that his senior brother Shang Xiaolong is also a master of martial arts!Li Du had to sigh, the masters on the Internet are amazing!
In short, Li Du became popular, and overnight, he became the focus of attention in the United States!But along with it came slander and doubts.Li Du knew the truth that the higher the praise, the worse the fall, and what he was most concerned about now was not whether he was hot or not, but the recovery of his senior brother's injuries and how he could enter the level of dark energy.

So compared to Pelinka's excitement, Li Du was very calm. He patted Pelinka's back lightly to calm Pelinka, "Robert, it's just a game. And you know, these media It is a gimmick to attract the audience, they can promote me as an MVP-level superstar today, and they can demote me to nothing tomorrow, so there is no need to be so excited.”

Pelinka was talking excitedly, but Li Du, the client, was calmer than him. He couldn't help but smiled wryly: "You kid, you don't have the impulsiveness and excitement that young people should have, but you are more excited than me. The manager is more calm. You don't look like a 19-year-old at all!"

Li Du shook his head, and did not continue the topic, but instead asked, "Robert, we are going to fight the Warriors tonight, how do you think I should behave?" Li Du still followed the Chinese way of thinking, thinking not to be too aggressive.As the old Chinese saying goes, the first year a gun shoots, the rafters rot first.

The difference in the way of thinking between the Chinese and the Americans is reflected. Pelinka was baffled by Li Du's question, "How should I behave? Of course I should try my best! It's better to be like the last game!"

Li Du frowned, "Will this be bad? Make too many enemies!"

Pelinka laughed loudly and said, "Don't worry, Lee! In the league, as long as you show your strength and value, you don't need to care so much! This is Vanity Fair, and people who are stepped down by you can't resent you of!"

"Okay, then I'll do my best!" Li Du clenched his fists, he will explode tonight!
"Wait!" Pelinka was stunned, and asked, "Li, don't tell me that you were not at your strongest last night. You didn't try your best last night?"

Li Du scratched his head in embarrassment, and said: "Nash is a player I have liked since I was a child, so I let go of the ball that could be broken several times. Originally, I wanted him to score in double figures at least..."

"You..." Pelinka stared blankly at Li Du with his eyes wide open, before he let out his breath after a long time: "You are such a monster! Tell me honestly, if you explode with all your strength, what level can you reach? "

Li Du thought for a while and explained: "It's hard to say what level I can reach. After all, I seldom play against others on the basketball court. But if it's one-on-one, even if I'm the boss, under my full defense, he won ten balls. There can be at most two of them."

"Even Kobe..." Pelinka was horrified. Kobe's offensive ability is so powerful and terrifying. It has been proved by countless high scores in battles against countless masters!Especially last season's 81 points against the Raptors directly made everyone put Kobe's scoring ability in the top three in NBA history!

Wouldn't it be possible for a tough guy like Kobe to score too many points under Li Du's defense?If this is the case, Li Du's strength is too terrifying!

Thinking of this, Pelinka couldn't help but think again. So far, all the coaches who have played against Li Du personally, or have seen Li Du play in person, all of them commented on Li Du with the same sentence: "He will be a great player. A nightmare for all players playing against him!"

On November 11, the Lakers challenged the Golden State Warriors back to back.

Before the game, both the media and the audience were unanimously optimistic about the Lakers winning.The reason is simple. The current Golden State Warriors is a team that gathers a bunch of combo guards who can only attack and have almost no defense.When such a team meets the Lakers and Kobe, it may be able to compete with the Lakers a little bit offensively, but almost everyone is a loophole in defense!Coupled with the amazing rookie of the Lakers, no matter who he guards, everyone will be unlucky.

(End of this chapter)