basketball boulder

Chapter 296 The 2006-2007 Regular Season Begins

Then, Zhu Fangyu also came and trained with Li Lei very consciously.

As soon as she entered the NBA, she was able to play with Li Lei on the same team. Zhu Fangyu was considered lucky, at least she would not be rejected.

After that, two more rookies.

Rudy Gay and Kyle Lowry.

As soon as the two rookies came in, they blushed a little when they saw that Li Lei's training uniform was soaked.

Hurry up and join the training.

Rudy Gay ran up to Li Lei and said shyly, "That...Brother Stone...I'm your fan! Can you sign me?"

"Oh?"

Li Lei was taken aback for a moment.

It turns out that I also have NBA-level fans.

Of course, although he only played for three seasons, there is no doubt that Li Lei is the hottest small forward in the league today.

It's just a signature, of course Li Lei won't refuse.

After that, other players came one after another.

Eddie Jones was second to last.

Seeing Old Jones, Li Lei took the initiative to stop training and hugged him deeply.

"Old guy, I'm here to join you!"

"Hey, but I'm old and I can't take you with me anymore."

"Then this time, let me take you!"

……

Pau Gasol was the last to arrive.

Gasol suffered a foot injury, limited mobility.

But seeing that the whole team was training in full swing, Gasol put on his training clothes and started training his upper body strength.

West and Carlisle stood on the second floor, looking at the training room with satisfaction.

"The boss of the team is training with injuries, which guy dares to be lazy?"

Afterwards, the whole team began to take makeup photos.

The core makeup photo was taken by Li Lei and Gasol together.

The two patients in suits had nothing but good looks.

At this point, Li Lei's fourth year of professional career began.

……

The next day is the team open day.

A large number of Grizzlies fans poured into the FedEx Center.

Since the Grizzlies moved to Memphis in 2001, this is the first time that the Grizzlies have welcomed a star of Li Lei's level, which makes Grizzlies fans rejoice.

Although Li Lei is injured and will not participate in the warm-up match, fans still couldn't help but come to the scene to take a look at Li Lei.

Li Lei saw at a glance that Memphis fans were holding various KT boards, cardboards, cloth strips, flags...

"Heroes of Memphis!"

"Bear King!"

"Superhero to save the Grizzlies!"

"You are the hero of this city!"

……

"These guys..."

Li Lei's eyes were slightly red, he raised his hand to signal to the fans, and stepped forward to interact with the fans.

The whole arena suddenly became lively.

For so many years, Memphis people have been looking forward to a star to save them.

And now, Li Lei is here.

For the Memphis people, Li Lei is not only a star player, but also a hero who saved the Grizzlies.

Li Lei said to Old Jones: "Old man, at this moment, I suddenly feel that there is nothing wrong with coming to Memphis."

Old Jones: "Oh?"

Li Lei smiled brightly: "If it is Los Angeles fans, they will welcome me, but they will never give me this kind of treatment. Only here, I am the hero in the hearts of the fans."

Old Jones nodded: "That's right."

In addition to the fans, a large number of local media in Memphis also came.

The arrival of Li Lei really caused a sensation in the whole city.

In the subsequent interview, Li Lei was also the focus.

The reporter asked a lot of questions.

About Li Lei's injury.

Li Lei: "At the beginning of the season, I will probably miss about 10 games, and then I can return to the court."

This makes the Memphis people feel very at ease, ten games is nothing.

And Li Lei's impression of the city of Memphis.

Li Lei: "In the past, I heard that the football market here is small, and I was a little worried. But seeing these fans today, I think I will definitely fall in love with this city."

Then, is the goal of Li Lei this season, where will he lead the Grizzlies.

Li Lei: "This year, both Paul and I have suffered serious injuries, and the team needs to adjust. So I set the goal a little lower and make it to the playoffs!"

……

In this way, the team training officially began.

After that, the preseason starts.

In the absence of Li Lei and Gasol, the Grizzlies have 0 wins and 7 losses.

But Rudy Gay and Kyle Lowry performed well.

As the No. 8 pick, Gay's talent is off the charts.

He can easily complete dunks within one step of the free throw line, break through fiercely, be accurate in three-pointers, and have a good defense.

Overall, Gay is a player who can be the cornerstone of the team.

However, this guy is always short of breath at critical moments, and his ability to make key shots is mediocre.

It is suitable to be the second head of the team. If you become the boss of the team, the team is destined to not go far.

Kyle Lowry is the No. 24 rookie. He looks like a small steel gun, very thick.

He has strong offensive power, fast breakthrough speed, accurate three-pointers, and he is not afraid of confrontation on the defensive end.

The disadvantage is that he is only 183cm, which is too short.

In view of this, Li Lei intends to give advice to the two of them.

Especially Rudy Gay.

No matter how you look at it, the Grizzlies are a bit weaker now, and Li Lei needs some help.

Otherwise, it's really not easy to make it to the playoffs.

……

10 month 31 day.

NBA2006-2007 season officially started.

The league has scheduled two openers for the day.

Lakers vs Suns.

Heat vs Bulls.

In the first group, the Lakers and the Suns, the two teams fought seven games in the series last season.

The Suns finally eliminated the Lakers.

But tonight, Kobe was sidelined due to injury.

Everyone felt that there was no suspense in the game, and the Suns would definitely usher in a good start.

As a result, the Lakers exploded.

In the absence of Kobe Bryant, Odom scored 34 points, 13 rebounds, 6 assists and 3 steals.

Bynum had 18 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists.

Luke Walton had 11 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists.

Maurice Evans had 17 points, 4 rebounds and 3 steals.

The Lakers just broke the Suns' leg.

114 to 106 won a good start.

Another group, the Heat vs the Bulls.

In the summer, Li Lei left Miami.

But there is no doubt that the Heat, dominated by Wade, O'Neal, Walker, and White Chocolate, are still the fans' favorites to win the championship.

Although the Bulls have introduced big money, they are only a second-rate team in the hearts of fans.

However, unexpectedly, the Heat trailed by 6 points in the first quarter and only scored 16 points in a single quarter.

In the first quarter, Haslem made 4 of 0 shots, O'Neal made 2 of 0 shots, and Walker made 3 of 1 shots... Except for Wade, the Heat's team was in extremely poor condition.

The fans didn't take it seriously, the Heat are not in good shape, just make some adjustments.

however……

The Heat played even worse in the second quarter.

In the second quarter, the Heat team made 14 of 4 shots and only scored a poor 14 points.

After halftime, the score was 59:30.

The Heat were blown away.

In the third quarter, the Heat's state improved and their scoring efficiency improved a lot.

But the fans found that they couldn't defend their opponents at all.

That's it, the audience is over.

The Bulls beat the Heat 108-66.

(End of this chapter)