After the confession failed, I went to the NBA to play and lose weight

Chapter 114 Official Announcement
"Li Chengming has officially joined the national team?"

"After the game against Dezhou Xiaoqiang, Li Chengming and Blue Shoes met at the hotel in Houston. This was their first official contact. The two sides had talked on the phone before, and this time Dayao also participated in it. In the end, Matters related to Li Chengming's participation in the national team were quickly confirmed.

"Li Chengming will also be one of the candidate members of the national team for next year's Olympic Games..."

On the morning of the next day, that is, the evening of the BJ time, the country received news from the other side of the ocean, knowing that Li Chengming's team met with the blue shoes in Houston, and discussed the matter of joining the national team.

There was no suspense about this. The national team had never rejected Li Chengming's joining, and Li Chengming had never vetoed it.

It's just that both sides had ambiguous attitudes before, and according to the blue shoes' previous urgency and their reputation in the country that is not much better than the Football Association, the results have not been settled for a day, and the domestic fans can't do anything for a day. rest assured.

This time there was finally a result, and the national team made an official announcement soon after the news, and Li Chengming also confirmed the news in Orlando.

This time, the whole world is really celebrating, and even a certain forum is full of posts related to this in a short period of time.

Because of Li Chengming's current ability, domestic fans have always yearned for and valued the NBA, and they all feel that Li Chengming, who can open up the situation in the NBA, will definitely be able to directly improve the strength of the men's basketball team if he joins the national team.

Some fans even said: "I think it would be too conservative to only look forward to the top eight in the Olympics. Our insider is a salted duck, and the US team is not afraid at all, right?"

Some fans are very familiar: "Dayao, Ah Lian, and Fat Brother, the three players who are currently active in the NBA, and Da Zhi also played in the NBA back then. How many of these insiders are there in the world?"

Some fans began to fantasize: "Da Yao + Fat Brother in the starting lineup, and Da Zhi + Ah Lian as the substitute, if they don't blow up their opponents, it means they haven't run well."

Of course, there are some who are relatively rational or even overly rational. They feel that Li Chengming remains to be seen.

"I have only played more than [-] games in the professional league, and there are stars such as Howard and Lewis around me. The opponents have no time or are not easy to target him. But returning to the national team is different, and the FIBA ​​game is not the same as the NBA. Too much the same, can he play well?"

Of course, someone immediately retorted: "As long as you watch a few games of Fatty's ball, you can't say such a thing. Fatty is a low-post killer. This is obviously more popular in international competitions, okay? And there is no defense. Three seconds, and there are not so many star whistles for breakthroughs, Fat Brother's defensive end will not even become a weakness, and he may be stronger than now."

"Yes, I think Dayao's performance in the international league is actually better than in the NBA. Li Chengming should belong to the same type as him."

However, no matter how the Internet is buzzing and how everyone looks forward to the future, if Li Chengming wants to train with the national team and show himself, at least it will be May or June next year. If he can reach the finals, it may not be until July. .

According to the momentum of the Magic this year, this is not an impossible thing. If this is the case, it will be a matter of joy and worry for domestic fans.

The good news is that if Li Chengming can help the team reach the finals in his rookie season, it will be of great significance. They have never seen a player officially debut on the stage of the finals.

What is worrying is that after such a series of matches, will Li Chengming be directly emptied out, and will he still have the energy to play the national team?
Of course, this is also something to be considered later, at least for Li Chengming, he is only thinking about the next game now.

After a lapse of one day, the Magic returned home, this time they ushered in the challenge of the Western powerhouse Jazz.

This game is also a great test for the Magic, because the Jazz is not only playing the black and white double evil 2.0 version of the pick-and-roll, but Deron has made rapid progress as a new generation point guard. This is his third season and he has evolved. Became a first-class point guard averaging 18+10 per game.

On the inside, there are 20+ scorers, anti-bone boy Boozer, and "AK-47" Kirilenko from Russia on the front line. In the second grade, Ronnie Brewer, an undrafted pick who averaged 12 points per game, Also sitting on the bench were Harprin, who averaged more than 11 points per game last season, and Millsap, a second-round pick who was also in the second grade and averaged 7 or 8 points per game.

In short, the Jazz's lineup is not weak at all. Compared with the black and white Shuangsha back then, Deron's personal ability is strengthened, while Boozer's personal ability is weakened. The overall lineup is estimated to be about the same, and the rotation may even be stronger.

But it is obvious that today's West is not the West of the year, which also makes it possible for the Jazz to bully Texas Xiaoqiang, but still cannot break through the second round.

Of course, there is no shame in the fact that they lost to the eventual champion Spurs last season.

For Li Chengming personally, the most impressive part of his impression of the Jazz is of course that they eliminated Texas Xiaoqiang last season and let Dayao out in the first round.

Facing the Jazz today, Li Chengming also experienced the sense of despair that Houston had in the playoffs last season.

The Magic, which was originally committed to restarting the winning streak, ushered in a disastrous defeat in this game, which also made the home fans doubt life again.

Who am I, where am I, and am I not supposed to be at the game?

In the first half, the battle between the two teams became 50:53, and the Magic won by 3 points.

Li Chengming didn't feel good. He only scored 5 points and 2 rebounds in 5 of 4 in the half. Both offensive and defensive ends are considered online.

But at the beginning of the third quarter, the situation changed suddenly. The Jazz set off several offensive waves in a row, winning by more than 10 points in both quarters.

On the contrary, the Magic's offensive efficiency declined, and the defensive end was completely unable to defend against the Jazz's fresh pick-and-roll, and finally lost 97:112 by 15 points.

The Jazz only took 6 three-pointers in this campaign, and hit 3 of them, all of which were made by Kirilenko. He made 10 of 5 shots, 6 of 5 free throws, scored 18 points and 8 rebounds, and once again grabbed the Overwhelmed the Magic's frontline defensive pain points.

At the same time, Deron and Boozer also have their own performances, but the Jazz has the best data and the best performance, but the sophomore Paul Millsap who stood on the bench.

As a second-round pick in 06, Millsap played full time last season and averaged 18 points in 6.8 minutes per game, making him a surprise player on the bench.

He has made some progress this season, but he is not averaging 8 points per game so far. This game was completely explosive, and he hit 14 of the 11 shots. Most of them were mid-range jumpers after pick-and-rolls, or smooth catches. The next layup, scoring 28 points and 7 rebounds, is the biggest contributor to the team's victory.

Li Chengming recovered in the second half. After the score was opened in the third quarter, it was basically his response to Lewis.

Lewis's 10 points were basically scored in the third quarter. However, he failed to continue his good state because of five early fouls, and he had to fight hard in the fourth quarter.

而李成名全场12投6中，得到15分10篮板的两双数据，还在防守端贡献出了3次抢断和2次盖帽，却无力回天。

Compared with the Jazz team, where almost all members exploded, two 20+ six scored in double figures, and the Magic's role players were all guarded. Except for Bogans who scored 11 points, no one scored in double figures. Only Turkoglu scored 20+.

Howard also only scored 17 points, but grabbed 15 rebounds and made 11 of 5 free throws, all of which are standard Warcraft data.

The Jazz are definitely a strong defensive team, and their defense is also their tradition. In this game, they scored at least 15 counterattacks after interfering with shots and making mistakes.

In addition to making more turnovers and three-pointers than them, the Magic lagged behind in all other statistics. This is the gap between the two teams' offensive and defensive states.

After losing this game, the Magic's record came to 22 wins and 6 losses, still ranking first in the record list, and it was only one more win than the 21 wins and 3 losses of the Celtics, and they played 4 more games.

After this game, the Magic lost three of the past four games, which suddenly made people doubt about their team's situation and prospects.

Can they really compete for the championship?
(End of this chapter)