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Chapter 47 Cuban's Evaluation

Chapter 47 Mark Cuban's Evaluation
The Timberwolves and the Denver Nuggets fought in the West until the middle of the fourth quarter before gradually deciding the outcome.

When the game was coming to an end, the young Timberwolves players began to show signs of exhaustion, their footsteps became slow, their defense was not as fast as in the previous quarters, and they were gradually caught by the Nuggets.

The advantage established in the third quarter once allowed them to chase the score to within 3 points, but after the fourth quarter, these young boys finally encountered a downturn after going crazy, and were beaten by the strong offense and defense of the Nuggets defeated.

With his teammates not feeling good and not having enough stamina, Li Shihao scored eight points in a row through individual singles, but he still did not stop the trend of widening points.

In the end, when the game whistle sounded, the Nuggets beat the Timberwolves at home, 103:92, with a difference of [-] points, which made the young players of the Timberwolves feel a little regretful.

It was almost there, as long as they gritted their teeth and persisted until the end of the game, they would be able to reap another victory!

However, they still lost this crucial game after all.

Li Shihao looked at the bright red score, feeling a little bitter in his heart, turned around and left the court alone.

The loss of this game is not wrong. The team suffered from altitude sickness in this game, coupled with Denver's home atmosphere, the opponent was still last year's Western Conference Finals team. It can be said that it is not an exaggeration to say that this game suffered a defeat.But Li Shihao still felt helpless in his heart.

He is still not strong enough, if he is stronger in this match, then this match will never be defeated so easily.

At the end of the fourth quarter, Li Shihao made sudden shots alone and scored eight points in a row, breaking the Nuggets' outside defense into a sieve, but they still lost.

No matter how good the performance in the fourth quarter was, Li Shihao's "invisible" performance in the third quarter made Li Shihao feel full of regret. The third quarter was the crucial moment to determine the outcome of the game, but he did not stand up and stand up. Helping the team reverse the score, he played the role of a spectator instead, watching his teammates struggle.

This made him feel very guilty!
At that time, his hand feeling was very poor. Facing the defense of Chauncey Billups, his shooting gradually lost his sight. His 5-of-1 shooting percentage made him dare not attack again. Instead, he would try his best to create opportunities for his teammates to attack.

But it cannot be denied that as the core of the team, his sluggish state at the critical moment of the third quarter was one of the reasons why the Timberwolves lost this game.

This point cannot be denied!

When the same-district war in the Northwest Division ended, the media rushed to report the results of the game. Many media outside Minnesota responded with cynicism and gloated at the defeat of the Timberwolves.

The Timberwolves fell into a trough after Garnett left for Boston. The reality of missing the playoffs and the poor draft vision of the management made the Timberwolves the laughing stock of many media and often became the object of criticism. one.

This season, after the Timberwolves selected the Chinese rookie Li Shihao, many mainstream media in the United States expressed their disbelief, and even thought that this would be a significant representative of high draft and low ability. They thought that the incompetent Timberwolves management was stupid again. .

However, when the new season started, what surprised countless people was that the No. 11 rookie of the Timberwolves, Li Shihao, not only did not become a parallel importer in the media, but also played an extremely amazing performance, averaging 27 points and 6 assists per game. His performance made many people realize that this is a very powerful rookie.

His strength has been far underestimated. After March Madness, maybe he had special training, maybe he hid his strength once in the NCAA tournament, or maybe he received experiments from aliens. Hovering in his mind, these reporters wanted to dig out Li Shihao's brain to see the structure inside. He was supposed to be a rookie in parallel imports, why did he have such an astonishing performance?

If only the statistics were good, it would be far from making these uncrowned kings so excited. What really made the media reporters lose their temper was that the Minnesota's outstanding performance in the first two weeks of the new season. This season has shown great strength, and being able to rank seventh in the Western Conference is a surprising result.

And all this was brought about by that Chinese rookie!
His arrival changed the entire Timberwolves team. This slender team actually played a triangle offense, and they played well!Their offensive and defensive system has actually been established. Although it is still very crude and immature, everyone can see the terrifying lineup of the Timberwolves!
After this Chinese rookie entered the Timberwolves, he used his performance again and again to severely hit the basketball cognition of American mainstream media reporters. These outstanding performances were turned into real data. The statistics are placed in front of these noble and arrogant journalists.

What an annoying stat, why isn't such an excellent stat played by a first-tier player in the league?Why is it the strength displayed by a "parallel import" rookie who has just entered the league?

The excellent average data per game, coupled with the excellent team leadership ability, left American media reporters speechless.

At the beginning of the new season, Cuban, the owner of the Dallas Mavericks, once severely mocked the Timberwolves' draft vision. He even sarcastically said: "Even if Isiah Thomas comes, he will do better than him!"

As soon as this remark came out, it was immediately praised by the local media in Dallas. Soon, most of the country knew that the owner of the Mavericks, Cuban, disdained the strength of the Timberwolves rookie. By the way, after this comment, Hall of Famer Isiah Thomas Shot while lying down.

However, two weeks after the start of the new season, the favorite Dallas media began to disappear, and they had nothing to say about the performance of this Chinese rookie!

If the Timberwolves can maintain this state this season, even if they break into the playoffs, they are very promising. What's more, this team is still young, and their future is obviously bright!

Under such circumstances, many American media, which had been indifferent or even hostile to Li Shihao, began to pinch their noses and write about the outstanding performance of this Chinese rookie.

This is an era where interests are paramount. Obviously, the news value of this Chinese kid is worth a lot, and it is worth their trouble!

Many mainstream media reporters cursed the Chinese boy in their hearts, while holding back their impatience, they wrote a long series of reports about Li Shihao.

After this game against the Nuggets, many media reporters breathed a sigh of relief. The Timberwolves failed miserably in the hands of this year's favorites. This is definitely a news worthy of in-depth "interpretation". At least they can take a good look at Chinese rookies. In the downturn in the second half, these media reporters were quite happy to be able to express their anger!

However, someone can't wait more than them!

The owner of the Mavericks, Cuban, at the press conference on the same night, expressed his disparagement towards the No. 11 rookie of the Timberwolves. The rich boss who loves basketball is getting carried away.

"Bruce? No, no, no, his performance is only temporary, and this year's best rookie is far behind him!"

(End of this chapter)