The rise of the NBA superstar

Chapter 52, Warm up before the game

Media interviews did not take much time.

Two hours before the game, Thunder players had all arrived at the stadium, but the audience had not yet been allowed to enter.

The players are warming up individually.

Li Senlin looked at his experience progress bar of "Leave Jumper LV1", it was already 630/10000.

I practiced a bit in the morning, but I didn't dare to practice too hard, for fear of exhausting too much energy and affecting my state tonight. Li Senlin's desire for training is now greater than anyone else's, but the NBA schedule is like this, there is no way.

Westbrook is still practicing confrontation. His state has steadily improved during this period, and his shooting percentage has increased from less than 30% at the beginning of the season to nearly 40%, and he has also reached the top 3 in the rookie rankings.

Derrick Rose has been as consistent as ever this rookie season.Currently ranks first among all first-year players in assists (6.3 per game), second in scoring (16.8 points per game), and averages 37.0 rebounds in 3.9 minutes per game.

Rose shot 47.5 percent from the field and 78.8 percent from the free-throw line.Assists rank first among all rookies, and these are far stronger than Westbrook.

Li Senlin has participated in too few games, and the official has not ranked him very high. If he maintains an average performance of 20+ per game, Rose will have to give way.But is it possible?Obviously impossible.

Li Senlin tried his hand on the court. Although the attribute of long-range shooting is 75, Li Senlin tried to deliberately shoot wrongly, and he was able to miss all 10 shots.

It seems that this 75% shooting rate can only be achieved by focusing on shooting. This aspect also verifies that my shooting is indeed my own ability, not a mechanized operation of the system.

Durant sat by the side and watched his teammates practice, wearing earphones and listening to music. He is not used to being absent due to injury. He played almost all of his games last season, which is considered his professional career. One of the few injuries at the beginning of his career.

The Hornets warm up on the other side of the court.

Li Senlin looked back at Chris Paul. The current queen bee is at the peak of his career. The previous MVP competition almost pulled Kobe down. BOSS-level characters.

"System, check Chris Paul's evaluation."

"SS class"

"I wipe."

Li Senlin felt his sweat suddenly, C vs SS, do you still need to fight?At this time, Paul is definitely among the top five MVP figures. After the start of this season, Chris Paul has more personal offensive opportunities and has become the absolute core of the Hornets.

He's averaging a career-high 38.5 minutes per game so far this season, and a career-high 22.8 points per game.In addition, he averaged 11 assists and 2.8 steals per game, both of which are the highest in the league.

Thinking of Paul's crazy state this season, Li Senlin felt that he and Westbrook were going to be cold, and Westbrook, who had just entered the S-level, would also have to be abused, and he was even more tragic.

I was hesitant to go over and discuss with Westbrook whether we should double-team together, but then I thought Paul is still the current assist leader in the league. If he went to double-team, his passing might make the Thunder even more dead That's right, at that time, it will not be opened by one person, but by all the Hornets.

It seemed that any fight would be a tragedy. Li Senlin thought of many plans but couldn't restrain Paul, so he had to give up. If he gets blown up, he'll be blown up. Brooks didn't mean to win. The whole world knows that the Thunder can't beat the Hornets.Especially the Thunder with Durant injured.

Turning his gaze, he saw David West who would give up his annual salary of tens of millions in the future, only to join various strong teams for the championship.

He is practicing mid-range shots. Now West is averaging 21 points, 8.5 rebounds, and 2.3 assists. West is becoming more and more like Elton Brand. He is gradually becoming a player who can contribute points per game. Rebound "20+10" super power forward.

You know, there is also Tyson Chandler, who is known as the "rebound machine" by his side.

The pick-and-roll tactics played by West and Paul are well-known in the league. The reason why the Hornets' pick-and-roll is so fierce is because this guy has a stable mid-range. Although he doesn't have much star quality, Li Senlin knows that this guy's strength is far greater than him. His fame, his fame is only because of his position and style of play, which is unpretentious and does not attract many fans.

"What's David West's rating?"

"A+"

Fortunately, if you want another S, you have to..., forget it, if you don't have an S, you have to be cool, Li Senlin is very pessimistic.

Although the opponent is strong, Westbrook is obviously not afraid. Even if the team is not as strong as the opponent, even if the team's top scorer is injured, it is obviously impossible to hope that he will surrender. Westbrook will not accept anyone on the court. Even if the lineup is not as good as the opponent, you must not be cowardly.

In the locker room, Westbrook gave a speech in a leadership style, boosting morale, and soon, the Thunder players became screaming.

Li Senlin was also watching Westbrook's speech, and slowly began to think about whether he was too negative.

This kind of mentality will make me gradually lose the kind of unyielding energy that I must have on the court. Before the game starts, my emotions will affect my state.

Looking at Westbrook's aura, Li Senlin also understood that his statistical performance is obviously not far behind Westbrook now, but no one in the team regards him as a leader.

And everyone naturally acquiesces that Westbrook is the boss when Durant is not there. It seems that he is born to be, and this has nothing to do with the data.

Leadership is related to a person's aura. Li Senlin still doesn't know how to lead a team, and now he really has no confidence in his own strength.

Maybe when I have a strong strength as a foundation, many will come naturally, but there are two MVP-level characters around me who can learn from Li Senlin. Li Senlin is not particularly anxious about this. After the strength reaches the S level , these things will be considered.

Time passed quickly and the game was about to begin.

This game is still being broadcast live on the domestic network, because Li Senlin's performance yesterday was so outstanding, many netizens came here especially to see how the performance of Li Senlin, who is known as China's No. [-] defender, will be.

"Netizens, hello everyone, this game will still be explained by Ma Jianma and I."

The narrator, Moufan, made the opening remarks skillfully.

"Director Ma, what do you think of today's game?"

"The Thunder's Durant is absent today, and it's the second back-to-back game. Although it's at home, they don't have the upper hand in terms of physical strength. The Thunder will play very hard."

"Well, that's right, the team's failure to score first has a great impact on the Thunder. Do you think the Thunder have a chance today?"

"There must be opportunities. First of all, we must limit Paul's connection with the team and not allow him to bring up the rhythm of the Hornets. Then Westbrook and Li Senlin must play the performance of the previous game, so that the Thunder will have a chance to win. gone."

(End of this chapter)