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Chapter 22
Chapter 22 Losing streak tour

Grant Hill, as a veteran, naturally understands the consequences of the Timberwolves' play. No team in the NBA can underestimate it. Even if a weak team plays, it will still knock down a strong team in the league. , not to mention the Timberwolves, which performed well at the beginning of the season.

The Suns bench lineup led by Grant Hill is not very good in defense, but it perfectly inherits the characteristics of the main force of the Suns in terms of scoring. This Phoenix team headed by Nash has integrated offense into its soul.

Grant Hill is no longer at his peak now, he has been seriously injured and knows how to protect himself, and now Hill, who plays through golf intelligence, is the most threatening.

With this breakthrough skill and stable mid-range scoring means, he can easily pass the basketball and assist open teammates to score in an emergency moment of double-teaming.

Today's Grant Hill is not the successor of Jordan who can't solve the layup, but an old club with more than ten years of game experience. The long game experience is enough for him to accurately grasp the timing of the attack.

Even though Grant Hill has a good game reading ability, Li Shihao's strength still exceeds his expectations!
Li Shihao passed the defensive Dragic for several consecutive crossovers. At the moment when he opened the distance, he raised his hands high and leaned back. After the arc, I secretly prayed that the ball would not be scored.

The ball bounced off the rim, and when it landed for the second time, it landed firmly in the net, which disappointed Dragic.

As a second-round pick, his ability to gradually play value in the Suns is undoubtedly inseparable from his hard work and talent.He is a left-handed player with a strong motivation on both the offensive and defensive ends, which is extremely rare among NBA players.

It would be a lie to say that he doesn't care about his draft position. He always dreams of becoming a superstar player, and Li Shihao, who performed well among the rookies this year, has become an excellent stepping stone in his eyes.

However, after the matchup, the tall guy from Yugoslavia was surprised to find that he couldn't take advantage of the Chinese rookie of the Timberwolves.

"Damn! This guy's attack is so good, it's obviously a simple move, but he can't defend it at all!"

Li Shihao smiled, didn't say anything, and silently returned to defense.

How could outsiders understand how his skills were developed!
His breakthroughs have never been fast, he has no lightning speed, and he does not have the ability to change direction like a civet cat, but his opponents are often easily broken by him.

There is only one reason, basic skills!
When he came to the United States, he was shocked by this basketball country. There is no shortage of basketball talents here, all-around?Great pass?Various means of scoring?They're all here, and as far as defense is concerned, blue-collar players like this are everywhere.

As a country with a perfect basketball education system in the United States, the number of talents here is really unimaginable.

It is also like this that Li Shihao will practice the basic skills hard when his physical fitness is not outstanding, and finally bloom his own brilliance in college!
Mastering the basic skills well can sometimes bring more strength than talent!

When Li Shihao was playing wild ball, he would often encounter some street uncles in the United States practicing their hands. Many of them had slow steps and ordinary jumping ability, but they were able to throw that damned ball into the ground with their extremely solid basic skills. inside the basket.

In a relaxed way, just fucking in front of you, the basketball rolled in so obediently!
The practice of basic skills is a long-term and boring training. Many basketball practices like fancy passing and violent dunks, but few people like to practice focusing on basic skills.

But Li Shihao has persisted in the boring basic skills practice until now, and he is very proficient in grasping the attack rhythm, timing, and hand movements for a random offensive action.

Especially for the fadeaway jumper, Li Shihao has put in a lot of effort in this aspect. As a point guard who is not tall, a fadeaway jumper with one hand can make it easier for him to face the opponent's defense.

In the third quarter, Li Shihao started the scoring mode. During the third quarter, he succeeded in attacking Dragic's head continuously. In just two or three minutes, he scored 3 points through individual singles, instantly breaking the score. Within 9 points, the Suns fans in the audience were silent. They all watched this Chinese rookie in disbelief, staged this lone hero scoring performance.

For this rookie who just entered the league this year, Suns fans have heard about the amazing performance of this Chinese boy at the beginning of the season, and they all have a vague understanding that this rookie is extraordinary!
But this is of no use to the Suns fans. They have always held an attitude of nothing to do with themselves, watching the changes in the league.

The fans of the Suns can be said to be one of the happiest fan groups in the league. They have gorgeous running and bombing tactics and mercury-like offensive capabilities. Such an aggressive Suns team makes the game very good. Tickets for the Suns It sells well all the year round in Phoenix, and has always kept the venue full.

Under Nash's personal charm, the Suns' offense is entertaining, allowing the team to win while arousing the cheers of the fans. The scoring performance here has never been poor!
Fans of the Sungui team can be said to be used to all kinds of gorgeous and entertaining scoring performances, but this scene in front of them surprised them, and another team appeared in their minds.

As the mortal enemy of the Phoenix Suns, that old team has ruined the Phoenix people's championship dream in the past few seasons, blocking the stubborn stone leading to the O'Brien Cup every year-the San Antonio Spurs!
Those old San Antonio people have maintained a stable strength every year in the league for 20 years. This team with Stone Buddha Duncan as the core is famous in the league for its stable and old-fashioned style. layer shadows.

And now the Phoenix people have seen a style similar to the Spurs from the Chinese rookie on the field, how can they not be angry.

Someone in the audience at the back yelled, "Attack, attack, beat these Minnesotans."

The atmosphere of the fans in the audience was stirred up in an instant. There were boos that broke the sky in the American Airlines Arena. The fans of the Suns showed an exceptionally concerted effort at this moment. They held an inexplicable hostile attitude towards this Chinese rookie. .

With the same solid basic skills, the same stable and efficient scoring method, and the same textbook-like shooting, Li Shihao was honored to be booed by the fans in his first away game.

Justin Bieber on the sidelines felt the crazy atmosphere of the Suns fans. He couldn't help but shrunk his head, his face was a little bad, and he muttered in a low voice: "Oh! Damn it, what I hate the most is such crazy and irrational fans , hell, can you take a good look at the ball!"

After speaking, he stretched out his hand to cover his face, with a helpless expression, and pointed his back at the camera captured by the photographer in the distance, the movements were done in one go, extremely coquettish.

Dragic on the field frowned and looked at Li Shihao, and said coldly: "Congratulations, Bruce! You have successfully aroused the anger of these lovely fans. You will reap a tragic failure here tonight."

Li Shihao listened to the boos of the crowd in unison, ignored Dragic's words, his face remained expressionless, adjusted his dribbling frequency, sprinted past Dragic's defense, and put his right foot firmly. Stepping firmly on the top of the arc on the three-point line, he turned around sharply, ready to make a shot.

There was a flash of panic in Dragic's eyes, and he turned around and tried to block the shot, but Li Shihao's action suddenly slowed down, and his broad palm slammed into Li Shihao's arm unstoppably.

"Snapped!"

There was an extremely loud hitting sound, and the basketball was thrown out at the same time, flying high with an arc parabola, and fell steadily into the net.

"Beep-"

The referee's whistle sounded at the right time, the thug fouled, and Li Shihao successfully cheated a foul!
After steadily hitting a free throw, the score was rewritten to 59:58, and the score was successfully overtaken by one point!
"I will not give up any game that can be won for any reason!" After Li Shihao said this sentence with a blank face, he glanced at Dragic, turned and left indifferently.

Dragic clenched his fists, a little unwilling in his heart. Is this the gap? He asked for anything in front of him, ignoring defense as nothing.

In this game, he turned out to be a "colander", and was the breakthrough point for the victory in the eyes of that Chinese boy?
Dragic is unbelievable. He has always worked so hard. He has always maintained a strong aggressiveness and enthusiasm. Whether it is on the offensive or defensive end, I believe that one day I will be the main force, and one day I will be able to Be a superstar!
But he didn't want to, Li Shihao's performance this year woke him up completely, he couldn't even defend a rookie!Is this the strength level of this year's rookie?

The head coach of the Suns, Elvin Gentry, quickly called a timeout and replaced the main force of the Suns. He didn't want to see the Timberwolves' offensive momentum pick up!
At the end of the third quarter, Nash and his starting teammates once again launched an offensive performance, three-pointers, mid-range jumpers, turnaround hooks, throwing shots at the basket, scoring again and again drained the willpower of the Timberwolves.

Wave after wave of scoring frenzy hit, Li Shihao tried hard to control the rhythm of the team, using his scoring and organization to help the team try to bite the score.

However, in a short period of time, the Suns showed terrible offensive strength at the end of the third quarter, and a wave of 8:0 successfully pulled the score gap to more than double digits.

Until the end of the game, when the whistle sounded, the Timberwolves failed to overtake the score!
At the end of the game, the Suns successfully defeated the Timberwolves with a score of 109:98. Li Shihao swallowed a defeat at the American Airlines Center.

Afterwards, the Timberwolves just played an offensive game and got lost in the following games. They lost to the Los Angeles Clippers in an away game and still failed to grab a victory against the Boston Celtics at home.

In just a few days, the Timberwolves suffered a wave of three-game losing streak, and the team's situation is worrying...

　A chapter arrives tonight~
　　
　
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