I'm good at basketball too

Chapter 211 Sometimes You Have To Be Selfish

After winning the Heat, Li Ran sat on the flight to Los Angeles, staring out the window in a daze.

Iverson did not follow the team to Los Angeles, but went directly back to Memphis.

Although the team has been doing well recently, Li Ran's mood is inexplicably depressed.

He didn't know where his mood came from, and why.

The accompanying inexplicable irritability made Li Ran very uncomfortable.

The next game was to play the Lakers away. Li Ran wanted to take the time to sleep and recover his strength, but he couldn't sleep.

Li Ran forcibly closed his eyes for a while but was not sleepy at all, and lifted the blanket off his body.

He took out his earphones and plugged them into the jack of his phone, wanting to listen to some music, when suddenly a person sat down next to him.

Curry looked at Li Ran with his big cute eyes.

"What's the matter, Stephen?"

Li Ran still thinks that Curry is more pleasing to the eye without a beard. After growing a beard, the beard and his baby face seem to be a bit inconsistent.

"Li, have you been having a bad fight lately?" Curry's words made Li Ran's body tremble.

"How do you know?" he asked in surprise.

"Aren't you tired of carrying the team like this? You are only in your second season, aren't you tired of sacrificing so much for the team now?"

Curry's words made Li Ran feel vaguely grasping something for a moment.

"What do you mean?"

Li Ran squinted his eyes and looked at Curry. The idea seemed to be ringing in his ears, but he couldn't see what it was like.

"How long has it been since you scored a point? Do you remember the last time you scored more than thirty?"

Curry's words made Li Ran wake up like a dream.

understood!
Li Ran suddenly found the reason for his bad mood recently.

"You are a good scorer, but now you are grabbing rebounds, blocking shots, stealing, and helping defense every day... Li, when I was in college, the coach told me that sometimes you have to be self-willed."

Li Ran's thoughts suddenly became clear. He found out his latest statistics and looked at them.

24 points, 21 points, 26 points, 23 points, 29 points, 15 points. . . .

It was not until 20 days ago that Li Ran found out which game he scored 30+ last time.

That was the game they played against the Suns, and Li Ran scored 32 points.

It has been 8 games since playing the Heat.

And this 32 points turned out to be Li Ran's highest scoring game since the beginning of the season, except for the 45-point game between the Nuggets and Anthony.

"Look, I scored two points less than you, but took three more shots than you. You are the leader of the team, but you don't take as many shots as me. That's not right, Lee."

"I know the team is training me this season, but you just played one year more in the NBA than me. Is it necessary to sacrifice so much because of the team?"

Curry's simple words made Li Ran thoughtful.

"Stephen is right, Lee, you are too selfless, sometimes you have to be selfish on the court."

Another voice came from in front of the two of them.

Sitting in the row of seats in front of Li Ran is the head coach Calipari.

"In that season in the NCAA, and last year, you were not like this. Where did your desire to score go? Don't think about leveling the bowl and allowing your teammates to have enough shots. That is what we should consider, not You, when you're on the court, as the core of the team, you deserve unlimited firepower."

Calipari stood up, leaned on the back of his chair, and said to Li Ran with a smile.

In fact, he had noticed this problem a long time ago. Li Ran was a little humble on the court. He had many opportunities to attack by himself, but he gave up many times.

Even so, Li Ran still scored the highest score in the team, which made Calipari very curious about how many points his proud disciple could score if he focused on scoring.

Last season, Li Ran had many crazy scoring performances, and even once suppressed Anthony, the core of the Nuggets.

But this season, because of the strategy he formulated during the offseason, Li Ran needed to take on a large part of the defensive tasks. Therefore, the scene of Li Ran's full firepower only appeared once.

That is the battle against the Nuggets.

In that game, if Li Ran didn't give his best, the team would not have been able to survive being defeated by Anthony in the end, and they might have been beaten in the middle.

Li Ran was a little moved.

Thinking about it this way, he has been really tired since the start of the game, and even the small recovery potion can't make up for his physical exhaustion. Now Li Ran has used the medium recovery potion.

let go?
Thinking of this, Li Ran immediately frowned.

"But the next game is to play the Lakers."

When Calipari heard this, he suddenly smiled gently.

"Boy, no one can stay undefeated for a season. Don't think about whether you will face the Lakers or the Nuggets next game. The tactical aspect is the job of the coaching staff. You just need to play. It doesn't matter if you win or lose. It's part of the game."

The image of the little old man now is completely different from that of Li Ran when he first arrived at the University of Memphis.

"Release your desire to attack once in a while, which actually helps to improve your state. If you don't believe me, you can try it. The next game is actually a good opportunity."

Li Ran felt that Calipari's words meant something, because it seemed more appropriate to put them in other aspects. . .

I took a day off in Los Angeles. Because there are back-to-back away games recently, the physical exertion of the players is extremely high, so Calipari only arranged simple physical recovery training.

It happened that Taylor Swift was in Hollywood right now, so Li Ran took the time to get together with his girlfriend.

The next day, Li Ran walked into the Staples Center in good spirits.

At this time, Kobe, who came to the arena early, was being interviewed by reporters.

"Li? Of course, I admire him very much. I seem to see me in him. I think he still has great potential. I am looking forward to playing against him tonight."

Chatting and laughing, he responded to the reporter's question.

Not long after, the reporter who didn't find any topic came to Li Ran.

Facing the reporter's question, Li Ran answered very calmly.

"Kobe? Yes, he is my idol. I grew up watching him play. The Lakers are a very strong team. They have very good players. Tonight I will do my best to beat They, that's the best way I can show them respect."

Li Ran's answer was impeccable, which also made the game not smell like gunpowder before it started.

At least, it was like this before the game started.

(End of this chapter)