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Chapter 12 The Third Trial

Li Lei stretched out a hand and said, "You just need to remember that we are a team."

"team."

Dior was the first to agree, and put his hand on Li Lei's.

"team!"

Pachulia followed.

Milicic didn't speak, but put his hand up firmly.

"Just... just this?"

Mo hesitated a little, couldn't believe it, but still put his hand up.

Li Lei smirked: "Of course not."

Mo's heart trembled: Sure enough.This jerk Asian won't let me go so easily.

I just heard Li Lei say: "If you have a good opportunity, you vote decisively. But if the opportunity is not good, you must not waste your investment!"

"Uh...good!"

Mo was still a little dazed.

The game continues.

Gaines advances beyond the three-point line.

Perkins took the initiative to pull to the high position and cooperated with Gaines in the pick-and-roll.

This is the first time the Wade team has cooperated.

After a timeout, they were indeed different.

After taking it apart, it was Mo who defended Perkins.

Perkins immediately cut to the paint.

Don't want to block it, but even the 185cm man can't hold back the big meat shield of Perkins.

Gaines has quick eyes and quick hands, and immediately lobbed the ball to the unguarded Perkins.

Mo said angrily: "It's over!"

Perkins can directly dunk with just one move.

Boom!

Drip!

But at this moment, there was a huge impact sound, and then the referee's whistle blew.

Offensive foul.

Mo looked around and saw Perkins holding the ball and standing a step outside the reasonable collision zone, cursing "Fack" angrily.

And Li Lei was lying on the ground with a smile on his face.

It turned out that at some point, Li Lei had already stood on the path of Perkins and tricked Perkins into an offensive foul.

But Li Lei also fell badly.

Although Li Lei is strong, he is not enough compared to Perkins.

Mo breathed a sigh of relief, and helped Li Lei up with other teammates.

He suddenly felt that it was not bad to play with this guy.

The ball was in the hands of the Milicic team.

Mo pushed forward with the ball, went to the frontcourt and played a pick-and-roll with Milicic, attracted the defense and assisted Pachulia to score another 2 points.

13: 0.

Wade's team attacks.

Wade took the initiative to ask for the ball, broke through and gave it to Beasley.

It's a pity that this guy actually buckled and flew.

Pachulia stays at the basket, ready to confiscate the rebound.

But a small man rushed to the basket, took off directly, and completed a dunk on Pachulia's head.

boom!
It's Wade, the Wade team finally opened.

13: 2.

The ball also inspired Wade's momentum.

Under the leadership of Wade, the Wade team narrowed the point difference a little bit, 35:33, and they were about to catch up.

At the critical moment, Li Lei made two open three-pointers, which extinguished the momentum of Wade's team like ice rain.

In the end, 41:35.

Milicic won.

They played beautiful team basketball, all five of them played well, including Xiao Mo who also showed good ball-handling and scoring abilities in the second half.

李磊表现得也很出色，三分球4中3，拿下9分2抢断1盖帽。

Of course, his performance on the defensive end is not what the data can reflect.

Li Lei has done a good job in his own defense, and has helped his teammates to assist and supplement defense many times.

All in all, Li Lei performed very well today.

Soon, the trial training is over.

Pat Riley left several satisfied players talking, including Perkins, Beasley, Diaw...

However, Li Lei is not among them, which shows that the Heat are not interested in Li Lei, or they value players such as Perkins, Beasley, and Diaw more.

Somewhat lost.

Shaking his head, Li Lei packed his backpack and prepared to go to the next stop.

Alston was waiting outside the door, but this time, he could not accompany Li Lei.

"I've already talked with Riley almost, and I'm waiting for the agent to come over and discuss the specific details, and I can't accompany you to Houston.

Good luck! "

Li Lei thanked Alston for his guidance during this time, and then made an appointment to invite him to dinner next time.

After that, Li Lei boarded the plane to Houston alone.

Milicic, Diaw, and Pachulia also had trials, but none of them went to Houston.

Everyone left their contact information and went their separate ways.

……

When Li Lei arrived at the Toyota Center Arena the next day, he was in a good mood.

The Pistons and Heat suffered two rounds of unfavorable trials in a row, which is somewhat frustrating.

However, when it comes to basketball, Li Lei has been rejected countless times since he was a child. He has a tough heart, will not be easily defeated, and adjusts quickly.

"come on!"

Silently encouraging himself, Li Lei stepped into the arena.

The next moment he entered the door, Li Lei froze.

A yellow-skinned man in his 30s stared straight at him, as if he was waiting for him.

"Are you Li Lei?"

The man asked in Chinese.

Seeing that Li Lei didn't answer, the man asked again in English.

"I am Li Lei, are you?"

Li Lei replied in Chinese.

The man breathed a sigh of relief: "I am Su Qun, a reporter from "Sports Weekly."

"Mr. Su?"

Li Lei really knew.

At this time, the exchanges between China and the NBA had just begun, and there were not many Chinese basketball workers working in the NBA.

Su Qun happens to be a pioneer, the first domestic text reporter to cover NBA games on the spot, and has been covering NBA games since 96.

After Wang Zhizhi entered the NBA, Su Qun interviewed him for all the regular seasons and playoffs in his first year.

"I like your article."

Li Lei continued.

Su Qun is different from ordinary basketball reporters. He has a solid foundation in literature and has a romantic tinge. His sports news is written like lyrical prose, which makes him feel special when he reads it.

The disadvantage is that his subjective will is too strong, which leads to exaggeration and even distortion of what he writes.

This sentence directly pulled into the relationship between the two.

Su Qun smiled all over his face: "Really? It's an honor. I thought you couldn't speak Chinese, but I didn't expect you to speak it so well."

Li Lei replied: "I was not born here, I just came here after finishing elementary school in China."

Su Qun: "Oooh. I'm here to record your draft history, so as to popularize the NBA draft in China. I don't know if it's convenient or not."

Li Lei thought for a while: "It's nothing inconvenient. I'm just curious. How do you know me?"

The previous streetball game gave Li Lei some popularity, but it wouldn't be known to everyone in China.

Su Qun: "Yao Ming told me."

"Yao Ming?"

Li Lei was even more confused, how did Yao Ming know about him.

Su Qun replied: "It is said that Carol Dawson, the general manager of the Mosaic team, notified Yao Ming."

It turned out to be the case.

Li Lei understood, but he was still surprised.

There is no need to inform Yao Ming about participating in the trial training of the Mosaic team. What does this have to do with Yao Ming?
Li Lei always felt that there was something strange about it.

It's a pity that he couldn't figure it out, so Li Lei simply didn't want to. Adjusting his state and preparing for trial training was the most important thing.

(End of this chapter)