The Whip of the God of Basketball

Chris Anderson has been living with Leon since he was banned for possession of drugs. Apart from Khomeinis occasionally returning from Los Angeles, the rest of the time became a two-person world between him and Leon.

After about two weeks of introspection in Canada, Anderson returned to the court after five games, but this does not mean that he can start participating in the game normally. The league's punishment for him is over, and Leon's punishment for him has just begun.

After returning to the team, Leon and Anderson made three chapters. First, Anderson was required to arrive at the training hall an hour and a half every morning. Second, he must practice more after the training. On the third night, he was not allowed to go to bars and nightclubs. Leon asked him to maintain a normal and healthy life until the end of the season, how he likes after the end of the season.

Leon does not expect to transform Anderson's life. He believes that people's life and destiny must be in their own control after all. Only himself and basketball are the ones who really change Anderson. Leon just played the role of a guide, helping him to correct when he obviously made a mistake, as for the future, it's up to him.

In short, from the end of 2003 to the beginning of 2004, Anderson lived like an ordinary hard-working player. He went out early and returned late to participate in training and competitions. His tattoos did not grow anymore, his beard was cleaned and he gave himself. I got a new cool haircut, which looks more energetic than before.

In this way, Leon imposed another ten game ban on him, which counted as a penalty within the team. However, the Celtics did not stop the victory because of Anderson's absence. Kevin Garnett's state has entered the best period since finishing the Spurs. With the Celtics riding on the record list. , Garnett's ranking in the mvp rankings also soared all the way and finally firmly held the first position.

On the night of January 9th, the Celtics beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 113:92 at home with a 21-point advantage. Their winning streak has reached 19 games, and they will create a 20-game winning streak if they win the next game. For the record, this will be the first consecutive victory over 20 games since the Los Angeles Lakers' 33-game winning streak in 1972. The last team to achieve a 19-game winning streak was the Los Angeles Lakers. They scored a 19-game winning streak in 2000, and they are only one step away from their 20-game winning streak.

At the same time, the 19-game winning streak also broke the Celtics’ record of winning streaks in history, after they had an 18-game winning streak in the 1959 to 1960 season.

After winning the game against the Cavaliers, the topic of whether the Celtics can create a 20-game winning streak in the next game suddenly became a hot topic in the NBA. Of course, it also put pressure on the Celtics. They will In the away game, the opponent is the strong team in the West, the Houston Rockets.

"You can reach 20 consecutive victories in another game. Is this motivation or pressure for you?" After arriving in Houston on the 10th, Fox Leon was invited to accept an interview with a sports program on a local Houston TV station. He Related questions were asked.

"It's impossible not to think about this problem. I can only try to get the players to face the continuous victories correctly. You know, we will not win forever. When you win consecutively, you will think, when will I be Will lose? It's like thinking about when you will win when you lose continuously. This kind of mentality is amazing. You imagine the situation when failure comes, and you try to avoid failure. I think my players will be correct and rational. Treat everything, after all we are Celtics." Leon replied the host.

Of course, this is just his rhetoric in front of the media, especially the Houston media. When the game is about to start, he will shout at the players, "If you don't win, you might as well die."

"We know that Yao Ming is now the most popular center in the league. He is from China. Similarly, Wang Zhizhi plays under your hands. Based on your experience, what is the difference between the two in basketball?" The host asked many people who were very concerned. The problem is the comparison between Wang Zhizhi and Yao Ming.

Leon knows that this question is definitely a must. Now Houston has become the home team of the entire China because of the arrival of Yao Ming. As a result, the local basketball market has expanded dramatically, and the number of Chinese fans has surged. But Yao Ming is not the first Chinese player to land in the NBA. Wang Zhizhi, the first to land, is playing for the Celtics. He has followed the Celtics to the finals and lost to another player in the finals. Chinese center Bartel-Bartel has already won the championship ring.

At this time, Yao Ming is still fighting for the Rockets to enter the playoffs. Before this game, they were ranked fifth in the Western Conference. The playoffs are in a good situation. In the Christmas game, they defeated the strongest Lakers in the West. Yao Ming scored 18 points and 8 rebounds in the game. The Chinese giant has changed Americans' perception of Asian basketball players.

"Yao is a very good inside player. He has a lot of characteristics that are unique to Chinese people. This makes him look different, but I think this is the key to his success. I see in Wang's body. There are many similar things. They come from the same country. Many Americans don’t understand these characteristics. They think these two guys are not cool and handsome. In fact, they have unique basketball beauty. One only knows to watch dunks and three. Fans who score points can’t experience it. Of course, Yao Ming’s career will be more successful than Wang’s, but I think Wang will gain more, after all, he played for the Celtics. “Leon tried to objectively evaluate Yao Ming and Wang. Wang Zhizhi, in the end, he didn't forget to call the Celtics.

He actually has a lot to say in his heart, but he is holding it in his heart. As a person whose soul comes from China in his previous life, he knows more about China than all the fans in Houston combined. Moreover, as the game approached, he could feel that part of the memory in his mind was about to move.

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On the night of January 10th, at the Toyota Center, the Celtics team arrived early to start their warm-up practice. This is the new home of the Houston Rockets this season. It was just opened in October 2003 and replaced the previous Compaq Center.

The Rockets' uniform color, team logo, and floor pattern have also undergone comprehensive changes. The previous classic red and yellow color scheme has been restored, and the failed navy blue stripes are no longer used. The home floor also re-enables the red tone, and the team logo has changed from a complicated cartoon rocket to a simple r-letter icon. It can be said that the entire rocket has a completely new feel.

In comparison, the Celtics’s jerseys and color schemes that have remained unchanged for years are a bit old, but the Celtics as a whole seem very relaxed. Everyone in the warm-up is very easy. Pierce even played with Arenas. horse game.

Only Wang Zhizhi was the only one who took the ball and took the shot seriously. He usually is like this and is more serious, but Leon can see that Wang Zhizhi's facial expression is more solemn when observing carefully, obviously he has something on his mind.

When Wang Zhizhi hit a three-pointer in the bottom corner, Leon walked up to Wang Zhizhi and asked, "I have something on my mind."

Wang Zhizhi took the ball from Cowens and threw another three-pointer, but this time he didn't score.

"No, nothing." Wang Zhizhi replied. He used Chinese to communicate with Leon~www.readwn.com~Don't coax me, how could I have no idea about the game against Yao Ming. Do you want to start? "Leon asked again.

"Don't be kidding, everyone still wants to win, don't rely on me if you lose." Wang Zhizhi said with a smile.

"It didn't work for you to deal with Yao Ming last year. You played a lot with him and you should have some experience." Leon remembered that he played against the Rockets last year and Wang Zhizhi used his advantage of long range to cause big trouble for Yao Ming on the defensive end.

"That's how it is said, but if you have to deal with him, you can't just pick one hundred ways in your hand." Wang Zhizhi also learned to flatter, and he was quite slick.

Leon also smiled, seeming to be very helpful to this flattery.

Then he patted Wang Zhizhi's arm and said: "No matter in the past, now or in the future, someone will compare you to Yao Ming. This can't be changed. I think even if your comprehensive evaluation is not as good as his in the end, I still I hope you can have an outstanding performance in a direct confrontation with him. After all, you are the player I recruited and you can't shame me."

"Yes, I won't shame you." (To be continued.)