Basketball: Start with the nerve knife

Chapter 67 TNT Old Tradition

At the end of the interview, all members of the Lakers boarded the bus to the airport. The atmosphere in the car was somewhat dull. Even Odom, who talked the most, closed his eyes and rested his mind at this moment.

What follows will be the Lakers' first "back-to-back" of the new season.

What is commemorative is that Li Wan will meet Yi Jianlian in the first "back-to-back" game of his career.

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

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

"Didn't you watch the game against the Nuggets? How does the UAE compare?"

"Li Wan's state is actually not stable. Ah Lian was injured before. After adapting to these games, maybe he can play a good performance again!"

"Let's pull it down, are the Lakers' inside twin towers fake? Space Yi can be the opponent of these two? He should chew the green arrow first and gain the trust of the head coach!"

……

These comments were sent to him via Twitter private messages by some fans who had good things over the wall.

Li Wan was speechless.

Yi Jianlian has not been very smooth since he announced his participation in the draft.After endless tugging with the Bucks, he finally got a promise to start.

I thought everything was going to be alright.

But Larry Chris Kowiak believes that what the Bucks management promised has nothing 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 gotten off the plane. Faced with this request, he had no choice but to agree.

After adapting for a while, he scored 16 points, 19 points, and 15 points in a single game a few days ago.

It's a pity that at this time, he sprained his ankle again during training, and came back after a two-day break. His scoring in the last three games has returned to 6 points, 5 points, and 5 points...

As a result, the state was in a downturn again, and the voice of ridicule in the country gradually became louder.

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

If there is no change in the future, then Yi Jianlian will be stuck in a "time loop" for the rest of this season. Play well, get hurt...

More than ten years later, when many people analyzed Yi Jianlian's failure to gain a firm foothold in the NBA, the first thing they mentioned was his character, but in fact, constant injuries are also a big problem.

Really bad luck!

Li Wan didn't read any more, but read the news about his match with Kevin Durant on the Internet.

"The strongest scoring machine after Michael Jordan, that's it? The Chinese rookie 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, he is destined to be left behind by Lee, just like Ray Fossen and the others throw away the distance!"

"To be honest, after watching this game, I feel that if the Western Conference Rookie of the Month in November is not a Chinese rookie, it would be too boring!"

……

Look, how many of these "literary giants" can talk.

Li Wan read it with gusto, especially since he knew that Kevin Durant was probably reading these comments at the moment, and maybe even replied with a trumpet, which made it even more interesting.

"Da da da da da!"

In the room of a single apartment in Seattle, the lights were turned off, and only a lamp was lit beside the bed. Kevin Durant, who was as thin as a tall bamboo pole, stared at the screen of his mobile phone intently, pressing his fingers quickly, making a sound like Gatling in blue light.Serious expression, as if going through a war.

Li Wan did not guess wrong. Kevin Durant returned home and was also reading online comments about the game. He became more and more angry, switched trumpets skillfully, and began to output:
"Do you know how hard Kevin works?"

"I'm sorry, no matter how much you taunt, Kevin Durant is still number one in scoring per game!"

"It's not interesting if it's not Li Wan? Your words are so interesting. Have you ever seen someone who averaged 20 points per game and lost the Rookie of the Month award?"

……

On November 11, the game between the Lakers and the Bucks started.

After a few days of adaptation, Yi Jianlian re-adapted to the rhythm of the NBA game. He made several second offenses inside, and his performance was very eye-catching. At the end of the first quarter, he scored 6 points.

Unfortunately, at 4 minutes and 15 seconds of the second quarter, he once again scrambled for a rebound, staggered to 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 very helpless. It's not that he can't see that Yi Jianlian has potential and talent, but his body is too fragile, and if he gets injured every now and then, then the talent and potential are all empty talk.

This "China Rookie Derby" ended in such an anticlimactic manner.

The Lakers took away the victory from Milwaukee 95 to 87.

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

"congratulations!"

Li Wan performed very well in this game. He scored 17 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists. He didn't make any mistakes, and his shooting percentage was over 45%. For a rookie, he couldn't ask for more.

To be honest, he was envious!

It's not that I envy Li Wan's performance, but I envy that he has no injuries...

Yi Jianlian's voice was originally a "subwoofer", and coupled with his depressed mood at the moment, his voice became even lower and a little vague.Li Wan didn't know what to say to comfort him, so he could only persuade him to calm down, don't be too anxious, recovering from injuries is the most important thing, and maintaining health is more important than anything else.

Yi Jianlian nodded helplessly. He was aggrieved, but he had to accept the result.

On November 11, the Lakers sat in Phoenix "back-to-back".

In the rematch with the Suns this season, as soon as the game started, it could be seen that the state of the Lakers was obviously affected by the schedule.They can't keep up with the Suns' offensive and defensive transitions.

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

In this game, the Lakers also lost to their opponents 100 to 111.

The Suns got their revenge on their home court.

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 match was extremely bad.

全场10投3中，罚球2罚1中，只拿到了7分。

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

In addition, there were 3 turnovers.

Unaccustomed to facing "back-to-back" for the first time, coupled with physical problems, the "nervous knife" badge could not guarantee him a bottom line.

After the game, Li Wan didn't think about his own problems in this game. In the past, he would look back and reflect, but at this moment, he just wanted to close his eyes and sleep.

He was too tired to think.

The media seized the opportunity and ridiculed him again. "ESPN" columnist Bill Simmons wrote in his article: "As the season progresses, the biggest problem of the Chinese newcomer has been exposed, and he is becoming more and more serious. It is getting more and more unstable, and soon, he will be beaten back to his original shape!"

His column has had a considerable influence in the NBA media industry, and a lot of media have followed Li Wan down.

What people didn't expect was that Kenny Smith, who had just been slapped in the face, stood up and shouted to him: "I bet that the newcomers from China will get better and better!"

He is now just like Barkley back then, completely convinced by Li Wan.

In his view, Bill Simmons simply wanted to kiss a donkey's ass.

What Kenny Smith didn't expect was that Bill Simmons actually jumped to his opposite and asked him what he bet on.Kenny Smith said: "Then TNT's old tradition, whoever loses, whoever kisses the ass of the donkey!"

Good guy!
This has become an "old tradition of TNT"!

Bill Simmons was a little hesitant, not daring to answer.

Kenny Smith's trash talk followed immediately: "I knew this coward wouldn't bet on it!"

As soon as the words came out, Bill Simmons did not hesitate: "Then come!"

He really thinks that Li Wan is not good, just like he thinks that Yao Ming is not worthy of the No. 02 pick in [-].

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

Now the fans in the United States were excited, and the domestic fans on the other side of the ocean were even more excited. They shouted one by one, asking Li Wan to treat Bill Simmons to another "donkey fart show".

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

　Wake up early two more, brothers, it's a new week, please vote more! ! !

　
(End of this chapter)