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Chapter 293 Li Du's Ideal

Li Du's ideal was decided early on, that is to use his reputation and popularity in sports, even in the film and television industry to spread Chinese culture more widely, so as to "continue learning for the sake of the saints"!
As early as when Li Du was still serving the Lakers, Master Shang Yun told Li Du this wish through Preti, which was also Li Du's greatest ideal.But Li Du also understands that he is just a sports star. If he wants to make Chinese civilization sweep the world with his own efforts, what he needs is his super popularity!This is why Li Du has always dominated one side in the NBA, but rarely talks about himself.

Li Du understands that only when his popularity, at least in China, is comparable to that of NBA superstars and can influence most people, can his ideal of spreading ancient Chinese civilization in China be realized.

Yao Ming also understood Li Du's thoughts, so he persuaded him: "Xiao Du, don't worry, as long as we win the NBA championship, all doubters and hesitant people will return to our arms!"

Li Du nodded. Kobe had said something similar. He hoped that Li Du could lead the Warriors to win the NBA championship.In Kobe's heart, he always believed that as long as Li Du won the championship, he would be able to make a qualitative leap in mentality and personal maturity, and become a truly megastar of an era!

Yao Ming said that letting Li Du implement his ideal after winning the championship is also for Li Du to develop better in this aspect. After all, everything about the team needs to be controlled by Li Du himself. Competitive sports pays great attention to results. , when he wins the championship, his fame and popularity will take a leap forward. At the same time, Li Du will also be recognized by the vast majority of domestic fans.

Winning the championship should be the lifelong long-cherished wish of all NBA players, or all NBA famous players. There are many NBA superstars who have struggled for it all their lives, such as Barkley, Payton, Malone, Stockton and others.It is their sorrow to be born in the same era as the basketball god. Malone even came back after retiring in order to avoid Jordan, and joined the Lakers with Payton at a very low annual salary, forming a luxurious lineup.

Unfortunately, that year was the time when O'Neal and Kobe had the worst quarrel. In the end, the Lakers lost to the Pistons with the "Five Tigers" in the finals.Payton later followed O'Neal to Miami and finally won a championship ring as he wished, while Malone could only retire sadly, regretting his life.

Li Du has never understood how important a championship ring is to make so many basketball superstars flock to him. In recent years, he likes basketball, loves basketball, and enjoys the feeling of colliding with opponents on the court, but For the championship, he has never felt much, and he has no special desire to win the championship like others.

The last time Li Du won the championship was because he wanted to repay Kobe. He knew that Kobe very much hoped to lead the team to win the championship after O'Neal left.Li Du still remembers that when they finally defeated the Celtics and won the championship, Kobe and others were very excited, but he was secretly relieved. At that time, he could repay Kobe's kindness for helping him.As for the others, there doesn't seem to be much excitement.

He doesn't have much desire to win the championship. This may be the only imperfection of Li Du, a so-called perfect player.

Now through Yao Ming’s narration, Li Du finally began to understand that when he wins one championship after another, proves his strength to the world, and becomes the No.1 in world basketball after Kobe, he has enough voice and inspiration Only in this way can he lay the most solid foundation for his ideals!

"The championship? Then I'll win everything I can!" Li Du whispered to himself.Only when he is full of desire for a championship can he be regarded as a real basketball superstar, team leader, and the "perfect player" in the mouth of all team coaches.

Li Du's achievements were not achieved overnight, but as he continued to play and grow in basketball over the past four years, until now, when he was only one step away from leading the team to the championship, he It is considered mature, even if his speed of maturity is very fast compared to others.

For the Western Conference Finals, Li Du has nothing to worry about. The Warriors and the Suns played completely against each other. The Suns broke through the obstacles of the Spurs, but they will eventually lose to the Warriors.Every time he thinks of this, Li Du always feels sorry for Nash. Nash has fought for the championship for so many years, but he has never been able to get his wish.The Spurs and the Lakers are the two mountains standing in front of Nash.

This season, the Suns finally defeated the Spurs and entered the Western Conference Finals.Without the Warriors and Li Du, this might be the best moment for the Suns to hit the championship.Unfortunately, when facing the Warriors, the Suns were at a loss. Nash was limited by his talent and could not break through Li Du's defense. The Suns relied heavily on Nash. Nash's loss to Li Du meant that the Suns lost to the Warriors. .

Sure enough, in the next game, the Warriors won 3 more games effortlessly and swept the Suns!

Calculated in this way, the Warriors have not lost a game against all opponents in the playoffs this season, and all of them swept their opponents to advance!In the playoffs, only the Lakers in the 2000-01 season have done it before.

At that time, the Lakers had O'Neal in his prime and Kobe who had grown up, and they won all the games extremely strong.And now the Warriors seem to be developing in this direction, and may even be stronger.

Li Du is a bit stronger than Kobe; after losing weight, Yao Ming, who insisted on practicing the scriptures aimed at the bone marrow by Master Hong, the world's number one master, is not much weaker than O'Neal, and compared to O'Neal, his free throw percentage has never been less than 65. %, Yao Ming's free throw percentage has never been lower than 85%, and he is more difficult to deal with than O'Neal.

With this kind of comparison, the media and fans all over the United States and the world regard the Warriors as the favorite to win the championship this season.The Warriors' opponents in the finals have not yet been determined. Although the Eastern teams are weaker than the Western Conference in terms of overall strength, this also made the Eastern Conference playoffs more intense.

When the Warriors had already qualified for the Finals, the Eastern Conference Finals had only reached Game [-].The two warring parties are the Celtics and Cavaliers who are inseparable whenever they meet in the regular season.

I have to admit that James may be the best player in the history of the NBA who combines physical talent and basketball skills. He abruptly broke through the obstacles of powerful enemies such as the Magic and Raptors, and brought the Cavaliers to the Eastern Conference Finals .

But in the Eastern Conference finals, James was obviously struggling.Facing the defending champion Celtics, under the overall suppression of the Big Three, the Cavaliers stumbled in Game [-] of the Eastern Conference Finals.

The Celtics deal with the Cavaliers in the same way as the Suns did against the Warriors, double-teaming James!The difference is that when the Suns double-teamed Li Du, Curry and Yao made them pay a huge price.When the Celtics double-teamed James, no one in the Cavaliers could make the Celtics pay the corresponding price.

So the Celtics beat the Cavaliers in the first game, winning the game by 15 points.

In the second game, James, who was poorly suppressed by the Celtics in the previous game, broke out. With a strong performance of 48 points, 14 rebounds and 8 assists, he led the Cavaliers to a difficult victory over the Celtics. Team.

In the press conference after the game, the Celtics were full of confidence in the future games, while the Cavaliers, although they won the game, were worried.In this game, James got superhuman data, and the Cavaliers had a hard time defeating the Celtics.No one can expect James to explode like this every game, right?In the next game, as long as James' state declines a little bit, the Celtics will still win.

For the situation of the Cavaliers, anyone with a discerning eye can see that James is in it, so he naturally feels it more deeply.Distressed by all means, James called Li Du before the start of the third game and asked Li Du for help.

James has many good friends in the NBA, but because he is so strong, he only recognizes Li Du as someone who can really match him on the court.So at this time, James had no choice but to ask Li Du for help.

In fact, everyone knows the situation of the Cavaliers. It is nothing more than that except James, everyone else is not strong enough and lacks stable scoring points. This is why the Celtics can safely double-team James.But strengthening the lineup is easier said than done. Every player in the NBA who can score stably is a treasure of the team and requires a sufficient price to be traded.

The Cavaliers' management trading methods are really not very good. Over the years, they have found one helper after another for James, but it turned out that these people were not good.Cleveland, where the Cavaliers are located, is a small city, and it is difficult for small-market teams to attract capable stars.

So after so many years, no matter how powerful James is, he has not been able to stand out in the fierce playoffs and lead the team to the championship.

When James told Li Du, Li Du heard a problem, that is, after years of hard work with no results in sight, James has begun to feel tired.

Li Du has never encountered such a situation, let alone thought about it. In a martial arts competition, no matter how strong your opponent is or how much better than yourself, you can always rely on yourself.So Li Du never thought about what he would be like without such good helpers as Yao Ming and Curry.

So after listening to James' distress, Li Du was silent for a while, and then said: "LeBron, I know you have a feeling of isolation and helplessness. This feeling makes you helpless and painful. But it is impossible to trade now. No one, you can only fight against the Celtics with the current lineup. Instead of suffering because of your isolation and helplessness, it is better to think about how to deal with the Celtics. Although they are strong, they are not without weakness!"

James smiled bitterly, and said to Li Du: "Li, I don't understand what you said. It's just that when I was double-teamed and passed the ball to my teammates, they couldn't make the shot when they had an open spot, and they didn't even know what to do. When dealing with the ball, that kind of helplessness is really annoying. The Celtics do have their weaknesses. Every team will have their own weaknesses, but our current lineup can't even deal with their weaknesses. There is no other way!"

Li Du thought about the lineup of the Cavaliers, and it seemed that no one could help James, so he had no choice but to say, "Since there is no one to help you, you can only help yourself."

"Huh?" James frowned and asked, "How can I help myself? Hit hard when facing double-teams?"

"Of course you can't force it!" Li Du smiled. He and James are both players who are more inclined to teamwork, so when considering issues, they always focus on the team, so Li Du said: "I think you are double-teamed You can still pass the ball to your teammates. NBA rules do not allow players without the ball to be double-teamed. After you pass the ball, the Celtics can only let one person guard you. At this time, you can get the ball back. , just look for opportunities before getting double-teamed again."

"Well..." James pondered for a while, "It's also a way, but in this way, my shot will be a little hasty."

Li Du shrugged, "After the ball is passed back to your hands again, how to attack is what you need to consider."

James had been thinking about Li Du's suggestion on the other end of the phone. After what Li Du said, he thought of a way, but it was a bit risky.But in order to win, he still decided to do so, so he said to Li Du: "Li, I think I probably know what to do. Although it is a bit risky, I have no other choice but to try."

As soon as Li Du heard it, he understood that James wanted to use his strong body to kill the basket directly before the Celtics had time to double-team him after receiving the ball again. Cause the opponent to foul, or score the ball.

So Li Du hurriedly persuaded: "LeBron, your method is too dangerous! You have to think clearly, if any accident occurs, it will cause great harm to you!"

James smiled bitterly: "Of course I know it's dangerous, but this is the only way I can think of! Li, I have always been called an all-round genius, but I have never won a championship. Without a championship, my career is Incomplete, in order to complete this ideal of my career, even if it is dangerous, I must do it!"

"Is it ideal..." Li Du repeated James' words in a low voice. He was also struggling for his ideal of "going to the sage and continuing to learn". At this moment, the thoughts of Li Du and James seemed to be connected, so Li Du Du said: "Well, we are all people who strive for our ideals, LeBron, I wish you success!"

(End of this chapter)