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Chapter 44
Chapter 44 weirdos
After the second quarter, the Nuggets faced the Timberwolves, 42:26, ​​with a 16-point gap. The shock that the Nuggets brought to the young people of the Timberwolves was huge!
Unlike in the preseason, the Nuggets, who have started to exert their strength in the regular season, have shown top-notch strength, and the outside media's evaluation of them as one of the favorites to win the championship is not false.

Throughout the first half, the Timberwolves were under heavy pressure. On the offensive end, they could not play a smooth offense against the Nuggets' defense. On the defensive end, they could not restrain the fiery state of the Nuggets. This first half After the court, the young players of the Timberwolves were a little lost.

Timberwolves head coach McHale looked at this group of young disciples who were silent, and even some substitute players looked a little panicked.

McHale sighed. He understood the situation. The scene at this moment had been rehearsed countless times in his mind.

Since the start of the new season, the youngsters of the Timberwolves have never experienced a game as difficult as it is now. Whether it is the Cavaliers, Celtics or Suns, these strong teams have not restrained them as much as the Nuggets.

Denver's lineup configuration is not the top in the league, but once they face the Timberwolves, the young Timberwolves no longer have magical performances.

Their inside line gathered Kenyon Martin, Nene and other big men who are passionate and hardworking. Once their inside line is combined, the young Timberwolves will not have a chance.

The outside offense has a nerve knife like JR Smith, and the team's superstar Carmelo Anthony is enough to bomb the entire half of the offensive firepower, so that the Timberwolves' boys really feel a bit of chill.

And all of this was brought by Chauncey Billups on the opposite side. All the resources of the Nuggets were perfectly integrated by this humble guard. The current Nuggets are really too scary.

McHale clapped his hands and called everyone's attention back. He knew what he had to do, and these young guys needed to know what they should do!
"Boys, it's a difficult time now. The Denver people on the opposite side have already raised their momentum. They are attacking the city at our home court and wantonly ravaging, but we can't do anything about it. We can only watch them in our field. Take away a victory easily?"

"No, the answer I'll give you is no!" McHale roared, with a serious expression and a solemn tone that he had never had before.

"Are you admitting defeat now? This is what you play? Let the fans here see what you did just now?" McHale showed a hint of sarcasm.

"If I were you guys, I wouldn't give up easily even in the face of the championship! There are wins and losses on the basketball court, but giving up is not allowed!"

"Are the Denver people on the opposite side very strong? Tell you, if it were me, I would call them basketball, rookies, are you so cowardly? Are you soft-headed?"

"So you still want to reproduce the glory of the Timberwolves?"

All the young players had shame on their faces, and even Love, who was always smiling, clenched his fists, his eyes were full of anger. If it wasn't for their head coach who said these words, they would have already punched each other.

McHale said in a deep voice: "Remember, be tough! This is not for me to show, this is what you should have as a man! You are not soft, give the Denver people a good look! Teach them what toughness is!"

The blood of the young Timberwolves boys surged up, and the fighting spirit in their hearts was provoked by McHale. No one wanted to bear the title of "soft guy"!

McHale nodded secretly, these young players still need to be beaten, they all still need to be honed!
But when he looked at Li Shihao, he found that this proud disciple was still bowing his head in silence, he frowned, the young core of Timberwolves still hadn't found his own direction!

After deliberating for a while, McHale said, "Bruce, do you understand what you need to do in this game?"

"This league has never been short of stars. There are many talented stars here, but there are only a few players who rarely become superstars, and those MVP-level superstars are even rarer! They are the top figures who really rule this league! "

"When the team is in trouble, even hopeless, when there is boundless darkness and no light in sight, only superstars can carry the team forward. They can stand up bravely and do everything they can to help the team out of that situation. In this dark age, this is the difference between a superstar and an ordinary star!"

"The superstars have experienced confusion, disappointment and even despair, and finally regain their fighting spirit. They will become stronger and unstoppable. On their way forward, the end point is only the championship!"

"Do you understand it?"

After McHale finished his painstaking words, it was like thunderbolts exploding in Li Shihao's ears, shocking his heart.

Since entering the league, he has led the team to achieve excellent results, and he even subconsciously thinks that he is the best rookie of the year!

Is he arrogant?Is he starting to be defiant?
Li Shihao lowered his head, biting a white towel in his mouth, his face buried deep under the towel turned blue.

McHale looked at his proud disciple who was silent alone, and sighed in his heart, he was still too young.

Even though he has done well enough and surpassed the evaluations of many people, when difficulties strike, he still loses his direction and becomes confused. He can only get out of it by himself!
Any obstacles will only make the strong stronger!This is the iron law in McHale's mind!

Li Shihao closed his eyes slowly, calmed down, and put aside all external feelings, recalling the scene two years ago in his mind:
In the middle of the night at the New York street court, there was no one there. He practiced the ball alone, sweating profusely, and refused to stop.

It was his second year in college, and he began to show his brilliance that year. He got a chance, and he thought with joy that he could show his talent in the hard-won opportunity, and he thought he could gain more!
But the cruel reality knocked him down. He was blown up in a game against Derrick Rose of the University of Memphis, and he was blown out of his body.

The young black player who was the same age as him used his skilled offensive skills to destroy his psychological defense time and time again.

When the game was over, he came to the dilapidated stadium near the school to play alone, holding the orange ball in his hand. For the first time, Li Shihao felt at a loss about the future, and even felt ashamed.

But a person appeared!
Wearing a nondescript coat and jacket, wearing a pair of worn Reebok sneakers on his feet, he is short in stature, with a clown mask on his face, and his bare arms are strong and powerful.

The guy laughed at his basketball skills, saying he couldn't score a single goal on him!

Enraged, he proposed a one-on-one challenge. He didn't believe that he would lose to a weird person like a clown!

But that weirdo defeated him, with the same disgrace!

That weirdo was faster than Derrick Rose, and his speed of changing direction was even more astonishing. His breakthrough made Li Shihao feel a sense of fear.

Li Shihao couldn't understand why this strange person he met was so powerful!

But the weirdo took off his mask at that time, revealing his true face, with a circle of green and black stubble, and the unruly expression in his piercing eyes.

He told himself that he had encountered many more obstacles and difficulties than him back then, but he understood that unless he was thrown into hell, no one could make him give up!
Pulling his thoughts back to reality, Li Shihao's fighting spirit rose again, so what about the 16-point difference?

It's not over yet, the game is not over yet!

He can't let that person look down on him!

(End of this chapter)