Basketball: starting from the nerve knife

Chapter 67: TNT’s Old Tradition

After the interview, all the Lakers got on the bus to the airport, the atmosphere in the car was a little dull, even Odom, who usually talks the most, is also closing his eyes at the moment.

Next up will be the Lakers’ first “back-to-back” of the new season.

Symbolically, the first “back-to-back” of Li Wan’s career will meet Yi Jianlian.

The two of them have been compared together by domestic fans since the end of the draft.

At this moment, the domestic social software, fans can see the discussion of this game everywhere, most of them are optimistic about Li Wan:

“Didn’t you watch that game against the Nuggets? How can this Arab League compare! ”

“Li Wan’s state is actually unstable, the UAE was just injured before, after these few games to adapt, maybe he can play well again!” ”

“Pull down, are the Lakers’ interior twin towers fake? Space Energy is the opponent of these two? He better chew the green arrow first and gain the trust of the manager! ”

……

The comments were sent to him by fans of some good deeds via Twitter private messages.

Li Wan was a little speechless.

Yi Jianlian has not been going well since announcing his participation in the draft. After infinitely pulling with the Bucks, he finally got the promise of a starter.

Originally thought everything was fine.

But Larry Krishkovyak thinks what Bucks management has to do with my head coach. Yi Jianlian made it clear to him on the first day he entered the training camp and asked him to compete with Villanova for the post.

Yi Jianlian had already arrived in Milwaukee and had just got off the plane, and in the face of this request, he could only agree.

After getting used to it, he played 16 points, 19 points, and 15 points in a single game the other day.

Unfortunately, at this time, he sprained his ankle in training again, rested for two days and came back, and the score of the last three games returned to 6, 5, 5…

As a result, the state was sluggish again, and the voice of domestic ridicule gradually became louder.

Li Wan knew that this was not the end, but the beginning.

If the future does not change, then Yi Jianlian will be stuck in a “time loop” in the rest of this season, playing a single game for more than ten points or even twenty points in a row, and then getting injured, then sluggish, playing a good performance again, and then getting injured…

More than a decade later, when many people analyze Yi Jianlian’s failure to gain a foothold in the NBA, the first thing they say is his character, but in fact, constant injuries are also big trouble.

It’s really a bad life!

Li Wan didn’t watch more, but read the news on the Internet about his game with Kevin Durant.

“The strongest scoring machine since Michael Jordan, that’s it? The Huaxia newcomer is obviously much more ruthless than him! ”

“After watching this game, my biggest feeling is that Kevin Durant is a tall version of Ray Allen, and he is destined to be thrown away by Lee, just like Ray Allen was thrown away by Allen Iverson! ”

“Seriously, after watching this game, I think the Western Rookie of the Month in November would be boring if it wasn’t a Chinese rookie! ”

……

Lo and behold, these “literary heroes” can talk a lot.

Li Wan watched with relish, especially when he knew that Kevin Durant should be watching these comments at this moment, and maybe replied with a trumpet, which was even more interesting.

“Tap-da! ”

In a room in a bachelor apartment in Seattle, the lights are turned off, only a desk lamp is lit at the end of the bed, and Kevin Durant, who is as thin as a tall bamboo pole, stares intently at the mobile phone screen, pressing his fingers quickly, making a sound like a blue Gatling. Serious expression, as if going through a war.

Li Wan did not guess wrong, Kevin Durant returned home, also reading the comments on the game on the Internet, getting more and more angry, skillfully switching trumpets, and began to output:

“Do you know how hard Kevin works? ”

“Sorry, no matter how much you mock, the number one scoring list is still Kevin Durant! ”

“It’s not interesting if it’s not Li Wan? You’re so funny, have you ever seen someone who averaged 20 points per game and lost the Rookie of the Month? ”

……

On November 22, the Lakers and Bucks game began.

After a few days of adaptation, Yi Jianlian re-adapted to the rhythm of the NBA game, and came up with several secondary attacks from the inside, and the performance was eye-catching, and he scored 6 points at the end of the first quarter.

Unfortunately, at 4 minutes and 15 seconds in the second quarter, he once again scrambled for a rebound, landed on the ground, sprained his ankle, and fell to the ground in pain.

Hurt again…

It can be seen that the head coach of the Bucks is also helpless, he does not see that Yi Jianlian has potential and talent, but the body is too brittle, if he is injured at every turn, then the talent potential is all empty talk.

This “Chinese rookie derby” is over.

The Lakers took the victory 95-87 from Milwaukee.

After the game, Li Wan saw that the limping Yi Jianlian did not leave the field, knowing that he wanted to say hello to him, so he walked up.

“Congratulations! ”

Li Wan performed very well in this game, with 17 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists, no turnovers, and a shooting percentage of more than 45%, for a rookie, there can be no more.

Honestly, he is envious!

It’s not that he envies Li Wan’s performance, but he envies that he doesn’t have injuries…

Yi Jianlian’s voice was originally a “subwoofer”, coupled with his depressed mood at the moment, his voice was even lower and somewhat ambiguous. Li Wan didn’t know what to say to comfort him, he could only persuade him to calm down, don’t be too anxious, it is important to recover from injuries, and staying healthy is more important than anything else.

Yi Jianlian nodded a little helplessly, he was very angry, but he had to accept this result.

On November 23, the Lakers sat “back-to-back” to Phoenix.

In this season’s rematch with the Suns, at the beginning of the game, it can be seen that the state of the Lakers is obviously affected by the schedule. They can’t keep up with the Suns’ offensive and defensive transitions.

Fisher also sprained his foot in pursuit and limped away from the scene.

In the end, the Lakers also lost 100-111 to their opponents.

The Suns completed their revenge on their home turf.

However, after this game, Kobe’s expression was not too gloomy, he knew that losing in this situation was inevitable, and he could only blame the schedule.

Li Wan’s game was extremely bad.

He shot 3-of-10 from the field and 1-of-2 from the free throw line, scoring just seven points.

This is the lowest score he has scored in a single game since entering the league.

In addition, there were 3 errors.

The first time he faced the “back-to-back” unaccustomedness, coupled with physical problems, the “nerve knife” badge could not guarantee him.

Li Wan did not recall his problems in this game after the game, he used to look back and reflect, but at the moment, he just wanted to close his eyes and sleep.

He was so tired that he didn’t have the strength to think.

The media seized the opportunity and taunted him again, ESPN columnist Bill Simmons wrote in his article: “As the season progresses, the biggest problem of the Chinese newcomer has been exposed, he is becoming more and more unstable, and soon, he will be beaten back to his original form!” ”

His column has had a lot of influence in the NBA media industry, and for a while a lot of media followed to look down on Li Wan.

What people didn’t expect at all was that Kenny Smith, who had just been punched in the face, stood up and shouted with him: “I bet that the Chinese newcomer will get better and better!” ”

He is now just like Barkley at the beginning, completely convinced of Li Wan.

In his opinion, Bill Simmons simply wanted to kiss the ass of the donkey.

What Kenny Smith didn’t expect was that Bill Simmons actually jumped to the opposite side of him and asked him what to bet. Kenny Smith said: “Then TNT old tradition, whoever loses, who kisses the ass of the donkey!” ”

Boy!

This is all an “old TNT tradition”!

Bill Simmons was hesitant to take the stubble.

Kenny Smith’s trash talk followed: “I knew this cannon didn’t dare to gamble!” ”

As soon as these words came out, Bill Simmons did not hesitate: “Then come!” ”

He really thinks that Li Wan can’t do it, just as he thinks that Yao Ming is not worthy of the ’02 champion show.

In the end, the two agreed that as long as Li Wan could score 30 points in a single game this season, Kenny Smith would win, and if not, Bill Simmons would win!

At this time, the fans of the United States were excited, and the domestic fans on the other side of the ocean were even more excited, shouting one by one, asking Li Wan to invite Bill Simmons to eat a “donkey meat fart”.

They have been unhappy with this product for a long time.

Get up two times early, brothers, the new week, please vote more!!!

(End of chapter)

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