The strongest unicorn in basketball

Chapter 185
When Li Pu came to the city of Dallas again, he was in a completely different mood from a year ago.

At this time last year, although the big score in the series was 1:1, the Thunder at that time were obviously the underdog and the weaker side.

But this year, the situation is completely reversed.

Although the big score in the current series is only a mere 2:0, the difference in strength between the two teams is far from what the current score can reflect.

This is not only reflected in the score on the court, but also in the mentality of the players.

"Haven't you been in touch with Brother Yao recently?"

"No! I plan to talk to him after returning home during the offseason!"

During the warm-up period before the start of the competition, Li Pu took some time off from his busy schedule to chat with Dakongyi.

At the beginning of this season, due to the suspension of the league, Dakongyi returned to Guangdong Province. As a result, he was injured in the game against the capital team after only playing three games. After returning from injury, he did not stay in the CBA, but joined the Mavericks .

He played 30 games on behalf of the Mavericks this season, averaging 7 points and 2.6 rebounds in less than 1.6 minutes per game.

In the playoffs, his playing time was even less, and he didn't play for 1 minute in the first two games.

In fact, not to mention Dakongyi himself, even ordinary fans know that after the end of this season, I am afraid that no NBA team will give Dakongyi a contract.

"Actually, I think going to NBDL (NBA Development League) is also a good choice. Many people return to the league from there! I think Brother Yao will support you in doing this!"

"Let me think about it again!"

Faced with Li Pu's suggestion, Dakongyi's answer seemed a lot more perfunctory.

Seeing such a situation, Li Pu couldn't help but sighed.

As for whether Dakongyi has the strength to play in the NBA, Li Pu thinks he does, but he has not been well trained from the beginning.

As a fourth position who could have become an excellent space player, if he didn't increase the confrontation and improve the stability of shooting, he was arranged by various coaches. It is no wonder that he is often injured.

Of course, this is also related to his personality. His personality is too introverted, and it is difficult to have a good interaction with teammates who have cultural barriers. In this way, it is even more difficult to survive in the team.

In short, seeing Dakongyi leave the NBA like this, Li Pu is reluctant to give up, but he is not Dakongyi, so he can't change anything.

And according to Dakongyi's character, I'm afraid no matter how I persuade him, he will still return to China to play!

After all, life in the NBA is precarious, but when he returns to China, there are tens of millions waiting for him. Athletes are born to eat their youth, and if you delay for a year, you will lose a year of money.

There is nothing wrong with this decision, but in this way, there will be one less yellow-skinned player in the NBA.

After that, the two stopped chatting any more. After all, they were still opponents at this time, and the match was about to start now.

The starting lineups of the Mavericks and the Thunder have not changed tonight, but Haywood just acted as a fake starter, and was replaced after only 3 minutes in the opening game.

Of course, this wasn't another coquettish maneuver by Carlisle, but Haywood made two fouls in just 3 minutes of the game.

Facing Li Pu, Heywood couldn't defend at all and could only foul.

So, Carlisle broke the pot and replaced Haywood with Jason Terry, letting Nowitzki play five and Marion play four.

Needless to say, such a substitution had a miraculous effect.

First, on the offensive end, Nowitzki was at the top of the arc, and Marion was at the bottom corner, moving Lip and Ibaka off the inside, and then Terry made an air cut and scored.

The Mavericks hit the ball by mistake and broke the Thunder no-fly zone, which is a headache for the entire league.

Then on the defensive end, Carlisle did not let Nowitzki defend Li Pu, but used Marion.

In terms of strength, Marion is of course inferior to Heywood, but in terms of speed, even ten Heywoods tied together cannot compare to Marion!
Well, that's right, it doesn't seem to have anything to do with the speed increase if it is tied up!
The most important reason why Li Pu was able to beat Heywood all over the place was that he was tall and fast. Although Heywood was not afraid of strength, his speed could not keep up with Li Pu.

And when Marion came here, although he couldn't strangle Li Pu completely, he could interfere with him in front of Li Pu anytime and anywhere!
For example, in this ball, Li Pu made a three-pointer after receiving Westbrook's point.

But was interfered by Marion, did not enter!

And because he was outside the three-point line, his rebounds were not guaranteed, and Nowitzki accepted him. The Mavericks actually defended the Thunder's offensive round.

Of course, if it was just one round, then it was just luck, but then, the Thunder failed in three consecutive offensive rounds. The Mavericks quickly narrowed the point difference, and even overtook the score in the middle of the first quarter.

Brooks called a timeout.

"what happened?"

On the sidelines, Brooks asked Li Pu who was sitting on the bench.

He could see that since Marion was replaced to defend Li Pu, Li Pu played very hard.

"A little uncomfortable!"

Li Pu still said it lightly, it was not just uncomfortable, it was simply very uncomfortable.

For a long time, Li Pu has faced big centers in games. Their strength may be stronger than Li Pu, but their speed is not as fast as Li Pu.

Therefore, Li Pu has become accustomed to this rhythm no matter in defense or offense.

But right now, suddenly facing Marion's defense, stabbing your waist, pinning your legs, and always greeting you three ways, this makes Li Pu feel very awkward.

Moreover, since it is the playoffs right now, the referee's whistle-blowing scale is relatively large, which also makes Marion's movements very large. In this case, one can imagine how uncomfortable Li Pu is.

In the final analysis, I still suffered from too little experience.

If he played for a few more years and had more experience, Li Pu would definitely get used to this kind of situation where males add males and strong men lock males!
Maybe, he will also fall in love with this feeling of violent muscle collision!
It's a pity that even if Li Pu doesn't get used to it now, he still has to grit his teeth to get used to it. After all, things like experience don't just grow out of thin air.

You have to practice many times, watch videos to learn, violent collisions, and frictions before you can slowly increase your experience.

Fortunately, Li Pu is not the only Thunder team.

Soon, the game restarted, and Durant began to show off on the outside.

Since Marion was sent to guard Li Pu, it is Delonte West who is now guarding Durant.

Leaving aside the character of the protagonist of the "Friends of Mom" ​​incident, West is still good in terms of defense, but the problem is that he is only 193cm!
Moreover, Durant's shooting ability is not comparable to Lip's today, so facing West's defense, he completely ignores it.

"Shh!"

Durant's mid-range pull-up is steady and ruthless!
For a long time, Durant has faced the opponent's top defensive players, even with Westbrook and Li Pu.

But like tonight, the opponent valued Li Pu more than himself, and it was rare for Durant to experience the easy mode.

So in the next game, Durant almost took over the game, overwhelmed by various mid-range jumpers.

At the end of the first quarter, the Thunder led by 32 points at 26:6.

(End of this chapter)