The rise of the NBA superstar

Chapter 311
"Does he still want to win the game?"

Li Senlin's enthusiasm has been questioned by fans and the media. After all, Li Senlin is doing well now except for basketball. He has money, a business empire, and a beautiful girlfriend.

face doubt.

The reporter asked Li Senlin: "How focused are you on the game now? Will you convince your teammates that you can perform well at critical moments?"

Li Senlin waved his hand and said: "Sure, we know our goal. The game will be played game by game. We will be ready for the playoffs. I don't need to prove my ability to anyone anymore. I What I have to pass now is my own level, I have been adjusting my rhythm and position, and you in the future will understand my difficulties today."

Because the performance brought by Section 8 was too shocking, fans and the media generally underestimated Westbrook and Harden, and overestimated Li Senlin's strength.

The potential of Westbrook and Harden has always been there. They are MVP-level talents themselves, and it is only a matter of time before they explode.

Since Westbrook came back and Harden passed his rookie stage and began to adapt to the rhythm of the NBA, the Thunder have not had enough possession of the ball.

Faced with the competition of three MVP-level talented players, Li Senlin's A+ strength is also very difficult, and the decline in various statistics has become inevitable.

It is impossible to give four people the tactical core of single swing tactics. It doesn’t matter if Harden has been on the bench all the time. Li Senlin’s current position is a bit unclear. Brooks is under pressure and dare not put Li Senlin on the bench again. Li Senlin put on the starting lineup.

After recovering from injury, Westbrook has not only improved his strength, but also his temper. He has a stronger desire to control the ball, and then the point guard controls the ball. Steady, the shot is not so brainless, and Brooks can't say anything.

After that, the team still has an absolute boss, Durant. It is even difficult for him to ask Westbrook for the ball. Every time he gets the ball, it is even more impossible to pass it. .

Li Senlin's current style of play is impossible to only play 3D. The number of shots has decreased, which makes people look less eager, which has caused today's situation.

If at the beginning of the season, the Thunder's super-level performance once ranked second in the Western Conference, then the Thunder has obviously returned to a normal level now.

In the past two months, Li Senlin has not paid attention to his own statistics. He has been finding the right fit when Dewey and his juniors are on the court at the same time, looking for his own position on the court, and constantly digesting the experience brought to him by No. 8 on the court. With skill.

What Li Senlin needs to do off the court is to train uninterrupted every day, and constantly gain weight to strengthen his core strength.

After Li Senlin spoke out.

Brooks also stood up and said: "Lee is the player we have sacrificed the most in the past two months. I have never questioned him."

Brooks is very clear about Li Senlin's situation. Li Senlin's shots are less than those at the beginning of the season, which is nearly half that of when he led the team alone. How can the statistics not drop seriously in such a game.

The reporter also asked Westbrook, who has been in the limelight recently: "Do you still believe that you and your teammates can find a solution to the problem?"

Westbrook said: "We have found a solution to the problem. We are fine. We have a good relationship in the locker room. It doesn't matter what people outside the locker room are saying. As a team, as a whole, as brothers, we have a great relationship on and off the field. So, that's the most important thing, any voice from the outside, saying we can't win, it's irrelevant It matters, it doesn't change what we're doing."

Entering February, the Thunder had a record of 2 wins and 29 losses, ranking eighth in the Western Conference. The Blazers with the same record were ahead of the Thunder, and the Rockets with 20 wins and 26 losses were chasing behind the Thunder.

联盟第一的是39胜10负的骑士，湖人以37胜11负高居西部第一，紧随其后的西部第二是34胜16负的掘金。

So far, the Thunder's scoring average has reached 105 points per game, and their conceded points are as high as 100 points.

A lot has happened in the league in the past two months.

In December, the most bizarre incident in the history of the league occurred. Arenas and his teammates held guns in the locker room.After the Wizards broke out with guns, the U.S. Department of Justice intervened in the investigation, and then more inside stories were revealed. Arenas drew his gun and confronted Crittenton because he had an unpleasant quarrel with Crittenton, which also triggered a debate on whether the league should ban gambling. discuss.

Li Senlin was not worried about Christon, but just rejoiced for Arenas that Arenas really escaped a catastrophe.
In addition, there are major news such as McGrady's season debut, Answer's return to Philadelphia, Oden's official season reimbursement, and the acquisition of the Nets by the richest man in Russia.

In January, Tracy McGrady and the Rockets officially broke up, and rumors of a transaction spread. Iverson voluntarily gave up after being selected as the All-Star starter.

For the gun incident, David Stern made the final decision to ban Arenas for 50 games. The general ended the season early.Arenas not only lost the advertising endorsement, but also has the worry of being lifted from the contract with the Wizards.

The Thunder reached a deal with the Cavaliers. The Thunder sent the 2011 second-round pick to Earl Watson in exchange for Danny Green, who is about to be waived by the Cavaliers.

The trade between the Thunder and the Cavaliers has not attracted the attention of other teams in the league. Everyone knows that the Thunder has plenty of talent in the back line, and it is understandable that they want to deal with a few fringe players through trades.

Li Senlin called Danny Green immediately and welcomed Danny Green.

After nearly 50 games, the teams in the West have also learned about the current strength of the Thunder.

The Thunder also used their own record to prove that they are a playoff-level team.

In the West, except for the Lakers, the other 7 to 8 teams are actually of the same strength. The second in the West is the eighth in the West and there is not much obvious advantage, so the ranking in the West does not explain many things.

The difficulties the Thunder are facing now are also well known.

Li Senlin appeared to be in a sluggish state in December and January.At one time, people thought that there was a big problem with the Thunder, but Westbrook's outburst made all the teams tremble. Although the effect of Westbrook was not as shocking as when Li Senlin led the team alone, he averaged 12 points per game. With 1 rebounds, 22 assists and 8 steals, the talent shown is definitely a super giant level.

All the coaches and general managers of the team are envious of the Thunder's talent, and this time their talent really overflowed.

The battle for possession of the ball between Li Senlin, Westbrook, and Durant has always been the focus of the strong teams in the West. All the playoff teams know very well that when they really solve the problem of ball distribution, In the west, they can challenge the Los Angeles Lakers, and their strength will be higher than them.

When the reporter asked Kobe what he thought of Li Senlin's downturn.

Kobe replied very seriously: "Don't talk nonsense if you don't understand the game. I should be nervous now. When Li Senlin does not behave like this one day, we will be in trouble!"

Only ignorant fans and reporters think that Li Senlin's state is in a downturn.

The stars who can understand and the coaches of other teams are intensively studying the countermeasures against the Thunder.

On the side of the Thunder management at the center of the vortex, Brooks and Presti are also under a lot of pressure. They have been studying how to solve the current problem.

Presti even came up with the idea of ​​trading Harden.

But after a round of selling in the market, he found that Harden's value had dropped too much, and he couldn't bear it anymore, so he had to give up.

After Li Senlin answered the reporter, he didn't make any further explanations. Apart from being at home every day, he just spent time in the training hall.

(End of this chapter)