MTL - Basketball: Start with the Neuroknife-Chapter 66 TNT old tradition

At the end of the interview, the entire Lakers team got on the bus to the airport. The atmosphere in the car was a bit dull. Even Odom, who was the most talkative, closed his eyes at the moment.

What follows will be the Lakers' first "back-to-back" of the new season.

It is commemorative that the first "back-to-back" game of Li Wan's career will meet Yi Jianlian.

The two of them have been compared by domestic fans since the end of the draft.

At this moment, the domestic social software, fans can see the discussion of this game everywhere, most of them are optimistic about Li Wan:

"Didn't you watch the game with the Nuggets? How does the UAE compare!"

"Li Wan's state is actually not stable. The United Arab just got injured before. After getting used to these few games, maybe he can play well again!"

"Take it down, are the Lakers' inside twin towers fake? Space Yi can be the opponent of these two? He should chew the Green Arrow first and gain the coach's trust!"

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The comments were sent to him via Twitter by some good fans.

Li Wan was a little speechless.

Yi Jianlian has not been very successful since he announced his participation in the draft. After endlessly pulling with the Bucks, I finally got the commitment to start.

I thought everything was fine.

Larry Kriskoviak believes that what the Bucks management promised has nothing to do with my head coach. Yi Jianlian made it clear to him the first day he entered the training camp, and let him compete with Villanova for the post.

Yi Jianlian had already arrived in Milwaukee and had just gotten off the plane. Faced with such a request, he could only agree.

After getting used to it, I scored 16, 19, and 15 points in a single game a few days ago.

It's a pity that at this time, he sprained his ankle in training again, and came back after two days of rest. The score in the last three games returned to 6 points, 5 points, 5 points...

As a result, the state was sluggish again, and the domestic sarcastic voice gradually became louder.

But Li Wan knew that this was not the end, but the beginning.

If there is no change in the future, then Yi Jianlian will be caught in a "time loop" for the rest of the season, scoring a dozen or even 20 points in a single game for several consecutive games, then getting injured, then downturn, and then again. Play well, get hurt again...

More than a decade later, when many people analyze the problem of Yi Jianlian's failure to gain a firm foothold in the NBA, the first thing they talk about is his character, but in fact, constant injuries are also big troubles.

Really bad luck!

Li Wan didn't read any more, but read the news about his match against Kevin Durant on the Internet.

"The strongest scoring machine after Michael Jordan, is that all? The newcomer of China is obviously much more ruthless than him!"

"After watching this game, my biggest feeling is that Kevin Durant is a tall version of Ray Allen, and he is destined to be thrown away by Lee, just like Ray Allen was beaten by Allen Allen. Fossen and the others keep their distance!"

"Seriously, after watching this game, I think it would be boring if the Western Conference Rookie of the Month in November wasn't a Chinese rookie!"

…

Look, these "wenhao" can talk a lot.

Li Wan watched it with relish, especially since he knew that Kevin Durant should be looking at these comments at the moment, and maybe even replied with a trumpet, which made him even more interesting.

"Da da da da!"

In a room in a single apartment in Seattle, the lights were turned off, and only a lamp was lit by the head of the bed. Kevin Durant, who was as slender as a tall bamboo pole, stared intently at the screen of his mobile phone, pressed his fingers quickly, and made a sound like Gatling in blue light. Serious expression, as if going through a war.

Li Wan guessed right. When Kevin Durant returned home, he was also reading the comments on the game on the Internet. He became more and more angry.

"Do you know how hard Kevin works?"

"I'm sorry, no matter how much you ridicule it, Kevin Durant is the number one scoring average per game now!"

"It's not interesting if it's not Li Wan? Your words are too interesting. Have you ever seen someone who averaged 20 points per game and lost the Rookie of the Month award?"

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On November 22, the game between the Lakers and the Bucks started.

After a few days of adaptation, Yi Jianlian re-adapted to the NBA's game rhythm. He made several secondary attacks inside the line, and his performance was very eye-catching. At the end of the first quarter, he scored 6 points.

Unfortunately, at 4 minutes and 15 seconds in the second quarter, he stumbled to the ground while fighting for rebounds again, sprained his ankle, and fell to the ground in pain.

hurt again...

It can be seen that the head coach of the Bucks is also very helpless. It is not that he cannot see that Yi Jianlian has potential and talent, but his body is too fragile. If he is injured at any time, then the talent and potential are all empty talk.

This "China Rookie Derby" ended in such an anticlimactic manner.

The Lakers took away the victory from Milwaukee 95-87.

After the game, Li Wan saw that the limping Yi Jianlian didn't leave the field. He knew that he wanted to say hello to him, so he walked up.

"congratulations!"

Li Wan performed very well in this game. He scored 17 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists. He has not made any mistakes yet. His shooting percentage is also above 45%. For a rookie, he can't ask for more.

Honestly, he was envious!

It's not that I envy Li Wan's performance, but I envy him for not being injured...

Yi Jianlian's voice was originally a "subwoofer", and with his depression at the moment, his voice was even lower and somewhat vague. Li Wan didn't know what to say to comfort him. He could only persuade him to calm down and not be too anxious. It was more important to recover from his injury, and maintaining his health was more important than anything else.

Yi Jianlian nodded helplessly. He was very aggrieved, but he had to accept the result.

On November 23, the Lakers "back-to-back" sat in Phoenix.

In the second battle with the Suns this season, from the beginning of the game, it can be seen that the state of the Lakers was obviously affected by the schedule. They couldn't keep up with the Suns' offense-defense transition at all.

Fisher also sprained his foot in the chase and limped away from the scene.

The Lakers also lost 100 to 111 in the game.

The Suns got their revenge at home.

However, after this game, Kobe's expression was not too gloomy. He knew that losing the game was inevitable in this case, and he could only blame the schedule.

Li Wan's game was extremely bad.

The audience made 3 of 10 shots, 1 of 2 free throws, and only got 7 points.

This is the lowest score he has scored in a single game since he entered the league.

In addition, there were 3 mistakes.

It was the first time that he was not used to "back-to-back", coupled with physical problems, so that the "Nerve Knife" badge could not guarantee him the bottom line.

After the game, Li Wan did not recall his own problems in the game. In the past, he would look back and reflect, but at this moment, he just wanted to close his eyes and sleep.

He was too tired to think.

The media seized the opportunity, and UU read www.uukanshu.com mocked him again, "ESPN" columnist Bill Simmons wrote in his article: "As the season progresses, the biggest problem for China's newcomers has been Exposed, he is becoming more and more unstable, and soon, he will be beaten back to his original shape!"

His column has had a lot of influence in the NBA media industry, and a lot of media have been looking down on Li Wan for a while.

Unexpectedly, Kenny Smith, who had just been beaten in the face, stood up and shouted to him: "I bet the newcomers of China will get better and better!"

He is now just like Barkley back then, completely convinced of Li Wan.

In his opinion, Bill Simmons just wanted to kiss the ass.

To Kenny Smith's surprise, Bill Simmons actually jumped to his opposite and asked him what he was betting on. Kenny Smith said: "Then the old TNT tradition, whoever loses, whoever kisses the ass!"

good guy!

This has become an "old TNT tradition"!

Bill Simmons was hesitant to continue.

Kenny Smith's trash talk came right after: "I knew this coward wouldn't dare to gamble!"

As soon as these words came out, Bill Simmons did not hesitate: "Come on then!"

He really thinks that Li Wan is not good, just like he thinks Yao Ming is not worthy of the 2002 No. 1 draft.

In the end, the two agreed that as long as Li Wan can score 30 points in a single game this season, Kenny Smith will win, and if not, Bill Simmons will win!

The fans in the United States are excited now, and the domestic fans on the other side of the ocean are even more excited, shouting one by one, asking Li Wan to invite Bill Simmons to eat another "donkey meat shit".

They have been unhappy with this product for a long time.