The strongest unicorn in basketball

Chapter 20 Only Better
The Thunder requested a timeout.

"Next, Cole, you get ready to play and protect the rebound! We must..."

During the timeout, the coach formulated tactics for the next game.

Hearing that he was allowed to play, Bai Ade's whole spirit was lifted.

Don't blame him, anyone who can't play at the last moment of the game will be anxious.

What's more, the coach actually let Li Pu play instead of him. That Li Pu was only the 18th pick, but he was the 11th pick!
However, he himself knew that who made his performance in the summer league really terrible, even worse than Li Pu.

Obviously he played so well in the NCAA, but in the summer league, Bai Ade seemed to be unable to play. After two games, he scored 3.6 points and 3.5 rebounds.

You must know that Li Pu was troubled by fouls, so he didn't play for a long time, and Bai Ade played almost all the rest of the time.

But even so, he couldn't seize the opportunity and play a brilliant performance.

Li Pu can be said to be adapting to the rhythm of the game, but you, Bai Ade, have played in Ugly Country since you were a child, and this last game is like coming home, what a ghost!
It was thanks to Bai Ade that Li Pu was able to stay on the court at the most critical moment tonight.

Therefore, Bai Ade is anxious, he also wants to show his strength, not only for himself, but also for the special audience around him.

Just as the coach was arranging tactics for the team, two special spectators mixed in behind the players, and their unique temperament was particularly eye-catching.

A man with arms reaching to his knees, a little handsome, although wearing an expensive suit and jeans, in the crowd, the temperament mixed with concrete and steel is like a bright star, which is particularly eye-catching;
The other one, with short beards and short beards, has a wide top and a narrow face, like Jike Junyi with a beard glued on, with a naive smile on his face, like the follower of a handsome guy beside him, tilting his head and listening.

That's right, these two are the Thunder's head star Kevin Durant and the Super Sixth Man James Harden.

There is nothing worse than a star star watching the game, but he performed so poorly.

Didn't you see that Durant was cheering up Li Pu?
"Come on! As long as one of the two goals can be scored, this game can't be lost!"

Hearing Durant's instructions, Li Pu smiled and said MMP, wishing he could immediately cover Durant's mouth with his hands.

Brother, don't set up such a flag, okay?
As far as my free throw ability is concerned, hitting you in the face is not a big deal, but losing the game is a big deal!

Back from the timeout, it was Li Pu's turn to make a free throw.

Li Pu took a deep breath, followed his habitual shooting posture, made the first free throw, three non-sticks...

"Ha ha ha ha……"

The audience roared with laughter, Li Pu wished he could find a crack in the ground and sneak in.

Next came the second free throw. Li Pu took a deep breath, bent his knees, raised his arms, and shot. This time, the basketball flew straight to the basket.

"Rebound!" Almost at the same moment as Li Pu made a shot, the two sides of the basket were crowded together.

As everyone judged, the basketball hit the back edge of the rim and flew out.

Bai Ade, who was in a favorable position, saw that the basketball had already flown above his head. While jumping, he thought to himself: This offensive rebound is mine!

Just when Bai Ade was about to take off and receive the rebound, he suddenly found a figure behind his head. This figure was very familiar to him, and he immediately understood that it was Li Pu!

It turned out that Li Pu also knew that his shot was also difficult to make, so after the shot, he immediately headed towards the basketball's landing point.

Although there were three people in front of him, after Li Pu jumped high, he got the rebound before everyone else.

This is not over yet, Li Pu, who got the ball in the air, didn't stop, and swung his long arms directly, preparing to smash the ball into the basket.

"Damn it! They're all on the same team, but they still can't avoid being dunked by him!" Bai Ade, who was in the air, couldn't help complaining in his heart.

"boom!"

Just when everyone at the scene stood up and was about to applaud Li Pu's lore, Li Pu actually buckled!
This……

For a moment, including Li Pu, everyone was dumbfounded. You can actually buckle up, so excited!

In fact, it's not Li Pu's fault. There are three people in front of him. No matter how long his arms are, it's really a little bit reluctant to make up the dunk directly in the air without making adjustments.

"8, 7, 6..."

At this time, the numbers on the timer kept beating, and the time was running out.

Watching the basketball soaring again, Li Pu took off again.

In fact, Li Pu was not the only one who took off at the same time, including Bai Ade.

But no one can jump higher or faster than Li Pu.

Li Puping was startled by thunder, suddenly stood out from the crowd, and jumped high to catch the ball.

This time, Li Puxue was smarter.

He knew that as soon as he landed, the opponent would definitely foul again.

So, after he got the ball in the air, he threw it vigorously and passed the ball to Lin Shuhao on the outside.

After training together for a long time, Li Pu and Lin Shuhao established a certain tacit understanding.

When Li Pu looked at Lin Shuhao in the air, Lin Shuhao already knew what Li Pu was going to do, and ran to the outside line where no one was around.

Just like that, Lin Shuhao received a pass from Li Pu.

"4!"

The clock is ticking and the game is not over yet.

Seeing that Lin Shuhao was left unattended on the perimeter, Turner rushed over.

Lin Shuhao can be said to be the Thunder's best player tonight.

With 18 points, 6 assists and 2 steals, it was Jeremy Lin's performance that allowed the Thunder to keep the game suspenseful until the end.

If it was still relying on Li Pu and Bai Ade, the two first-round thugs, the team would have lost!
Lin Shuhao tricked Turner with a fake shot and dribbled into the penalty area.

"3!"

At this time, there were quite a few people in the restricted area. Seeing Lin Shuhao entering the restricted area, the other members of the 75 people rushed over.

"2!"

In the race against time, Lin Shuhao rushed ahead of them at an extremely fast speed, dodged the block, and completed a layup.

"1!"

However, when the ball went into the basket, it missed and bounced out.

But at this moment, a big hand appeared again, pressing the ball hard into the basket.

"0!"

The time reset to zero and the game ended with a score of 88:87.

"yeah!!!!"

Immediately, Lin Shuhao hugged Li Pu like an octopus.

Immediately afterwards, the teammates on the bench also rushed onto the field and surrounded Li Pu.

The Thunder finally won. Although it was just an innocuous summer league game, for these fringe players and rookies in the NBA, such a victory was hard-won.

The audience also extended warm applause and cheers to the Thunder, and Durant and Harden off the court also stood up and applauded.

After the celebration, Li Pu walked off the stage with a sore back.

A group of strong men of about 2 meters surrounded you and beat you up and down, but the back pain was already considered mild.

As soon as he arrived at the bench, before he had time to sit down, he saw a long and thin hand stretched out in front of Li Pu. It was Durant's hand.

"Nice job!"

"Thank you!"

"I hope you can perform like this in the new season!"

"That won't do!"

As soon as the words came out, Durant and Harden changed their faces at the same time.

Li Pu went on to say: "My performance in the new season will only be better than now!"

(End of this chapter)