Late at night, Joel, who came back from a late-night club and smelled of alcohol, opened the door to the dormitory. After slamming the door, Joel cursed twice in a low voice.
"B**ch! Young master, I want to sleep with you. It's your honor! You actually look down on me, this b**ch!"
After Joel went to the club, he met a girl with a particularly hot figure. However, when he went up to try to strike up a conversation with the latter, he was ruthlessly rejected and the girl also laughed at her and said she looked like a little girl. Black rat!
Joel's good mood disappeared all night. He said goodbye to his friends and returned to the dormitory.
He kicked the chair in front of the desk, then sat down on it and turned on the computer, "Wizards, you have to lose beautifully for me. Whether I am in a good mood or not depends on how much you can lose..."
The computer in 2010 was still relatively slow to boot. Joel waited anxiously for two minutes before connecting to the Internet. Then he couldn't wait to open the statistics of the evening game. He didn't even pay attention to his home team, but directly moved the mouse to Scroll down and turn the page to the data page of the Wizards and 76ers.
"Only lost by 2 points? Why are the 76ers so useless!" At first glance, Joel subconsciously thought that the 76ers had won, but he still felt that the 76ers' "win" was not good enough, so he punched him with his fist. Get off the table!
Immediately afterwards, he went to carefully look at the player statistics by row, and found that after Li Kaiming scored another 32 points in the game, he was silent for a moment before gritting his teeth and cursed, "Yellow-skinned monkey is really good at brushing!"
After reading the statistics, Joel still felt that it was not satisfying enough, so he clicked on social media, but after scrolling for a long time, he did not find a tweet from Koslov, the leader of Li Kaiming’s anti-fans, “What’s going on? Koslov is asleep. ?”
Just when Joel was confused, he turned to the NBA's official tweet, which briefly described the results of tonight's game.
"The Washington Wizards reversed the Philadelphia 76ers and narrowly defeated the Philadelphia 76ers 116-114 to end their losing streak..."
Joel only felt his whole body buzzing. His eyes widened with a look of disbelief on his face. He wiped his eyes with both hands and looked again. He found that he had read correctly and sat on the chair blankly. !
How can it be? How could that brush lead the team to a reversal?
Joel originally thought that tonight would be an unforgettable night in his life, but it turned out to be unforgettable, but it turned out to be the opposite of unforgettable...
Tonight was destined to be a sleepless night for Joel, while Li Kaiming slept like a dead pig on the bed at home. After winning the game, his pressure was reduced a lot, and it was rare for him to get a good night's sleep.
Early the next morning, before even his uncle and aunt got up, Li Kaiming packed his luggage and drove away from home. The team gathered in the underground parking lot of the home stadium, where a team bus was waiting to pick up the players. Airport.
After an unremarkable air journey, the Wizards team settled down in the Atlanta hotel before noon. Due to the tight schedule, the players did not have the opportunity to take a look at the city of Atlanta. In the afternoon We need to gather to go to the stadium for training.
The next three games are the Wizards' last three games in November. In other words, whether this S-level task can be completed depends on how well these last three games are played, and the opponents of these three games. They are all strong enough. As long as they can win it, the Player of the Month award is a sure thing!
On the afternoon of November 25th, because the Orlando Magic won another game on the 24th, they now became the third-ranked Washington Wizards in the Eastern Conference and the fifth-ranked Atlanta Hawks in the Eastern Conference. At the pre-game press conference, when the reporter on the scene asked the Hawks When head coach Larry Drew prepared some defensive strategies for Li Kaiming, the latter had a mysterious smile on his face.
"Last month this guy led the Wizards to beat us up, so we are going to take revenge in tonight's game! They are now third in the Eastern Conference, and we have to play this game with a dog mentality. Their offensive firepower is crazy, I’m going to watch their game tape carefully and hope I can suppress their firepower during the game.”
"As for Li Kaiming, I have said it many times. He has very rich offensive methods. It is definitely difficult to defend alone, but we have many excellent defenders. I will try various defensive strategies against Li Kaiming during the game. Our The players are also very confident!”
Eagle King Joe Johnson also accepted an interview at the press conference. After losing the key ball against Li Kaiming last time, Johnson has been a little unconvinced. Although his honor is not considered a top player in the NBA, he will not even enter the Hall of Fame in the future. Hanging, but everyone knows that this guy will only get braver as he fights against powerful players. His desire for victory is exactly the same as Jordan's.
So when a reporter asked Joe Johnson how he felt about Li Kaiming's key ball at the last moment of the last game, Johnson's face was not good. He said solemnly, "I have to say, he is a very powerful guy. , he hit those shots, and I take my hat off to him. But that’s in the past, and we will learn from last time’s lessons in today’s game, and I will play better myself.”
The reporter asked again, "What do you think of the Wizards' lineup that currently ranks third in the Eastern Conference? In comparison, the Eagles' record does not seem to be that ideal."
"They are all guys with a lot of energy. They can run and jump. Coach Sanders' formation is also very reasonable. They deserve to play like this. We didn't have good energy at the beginning of the season. , but we are united and know that we cannot fall behind early in the season, so as you can see, after the struggle at the beginning of the season, we have become better!" Johnson's answer was watertight and did not belittle his opponent. He did not lower his status, which can be called a high emotional intelligence answer.
The Wizards also accepted interviews from reporters, but most reporters here were more concerned about the Wizards' previous three-game losing streak and wanted to know why the Wizards, who had won so many games in a row before, suddenly lost consecutive games without warning. So many defeats.
As a coach, Sanders naturally has to explain first. After all, he is directly responsible for the team's record. "At the beginning of the season, we maintained a very good state. We laid a good foundation for the entire season, so before Only in this way can we win consecutive games. From the beginning against Boston, our players seemed to be a little tired, and it was also due to bad luck and poor feel that night. Fortunately, we adjusted in time and got through that difficult time."
The reporter also asked Li Kaiming the same question. The latter touched his chin and said, "My hand feeling was not very good in those games. We were not focused enough in the game. Our opponents were also very strong teams. If we lose, The ball is the combined result of various factors.”
After the relatively normal pre-match press conference, Li Kaiming returned to the stadium to start pre-match warm-up training. Of course, signing autographs for the young fans in the audience is essential, because he will specially sign autographs before and after each game. He took time out to sign autographs for the children, so he was nicknamed the "King of Children" by some media.
Li Kaiming himself prefers this nickname. He has always liked getting along with children, because he feels that the innocence of children will subtly affect him and allow him to temporarily stay away from some troubles in the adult world.
But the only thing that makes him feel regretful is that there are not many Chinese or Chinese fans in NBA stadiums now. You can see how many there are at a glance on average at every game, let alone children with yellow faces, spending all day with white and black children. Saying hello made Li Kaiming feel an inexplicable feeling of loneliness.
Although he grew up in America, under the influence of his parents and uncle's family, he still felt that he was Chinese in his heart. America's tolerance was pretty good, but he always felt that he was Chinese. It feels like living in another country.
At eight o'clock in the evening, at the Philips Arena, home of the Atlanta Hawks, all preparations before the game were in place, and the starting lineups of both sides were displayed on the big screen in the center of the arena.
Atlanta Hawks, point guard Mike Bibby, shooting guard Joe Johnson, small forward Josh Smith, power forward Marvin Williams, center Al Horford.
Washington Wizards, point guard Kirk Hinrich, shooting guard Nick Young, small forward Al Thornton, power forward Kaiming Li, center Andre Blache.
With all personnel from both sides in place, the game officially begins!
Blatche won the jump ball, and the Wizards won the ball for the first attack. Hinrich dribbled to the frontcourt, and Li Kaiming stepped forward to cover. The two insiders of the Hawks are both short and fast-moving types, so Li Kaiming and Hinrich's pick-and-roll and the Eagles directly chose to switch defense.
Hinrich couldn't break through Marvin Williams, so he passed the ball to Li Kaiming, allowing the latter to hit Mike Bibby in a misplaced single.
When Li Kaiming received the ball, he was already inside the three-point line, so he was quickly double-teamed by the Eagles. The one who was let go was Blatche under the basket, but the passing route was blocked, and Li Kaiming had no choice but to dribble out. At the three-point line, the offense was reorganized, and the Eagles Marvin Williams and Mike Bibby immediately replaced their defenders.
It seems that Larry Drew is well prepared tonight!
After returning to the outside, Li Kaiming held the ball and singled out Marvin Williams. After breaking through to the mid-range, he attracted double teams and passed to Nick Young on the outside. The latter's three-pointer missed.
The Eagles protected the backcourt rebounds and quickly moved Mike Bibby to the frontcourt. He passed a high pass to Horford at the free throw line. The latter acted as a pivot in the middle. Others in the Eagles moved without the ball. Josh Smith got rid of Al. Thornton, caught the ball from mid-range and turned around and hit!
2 to 0!
The Hawks scored first, and the Wizards dribbled to the frontcourt unhurriedly. Marvin Williams was completely smaller than Li Kaiming, so this time Li Kaiming chose to post up inside the three-point line and wait for Hinrich. After hitting the ball from the outside pass, Li Kaiming caught the ball and turned around and shot a fadeaway jumper. Horford on the inside had sneaked in and double-teamed him at some point, but Li Kaiming made a decisive move and scored two points!
2 to 2!
In the first quarter, both sides felt average. By the middle of the first quarter, both Sanders and Larry Drew were put into the rotation. The Wizards could still have a back-and-forth game with the Hawks in the starting lineup, but the substitutes Some are not enough.
Rashard Lewis has not yet adapted to the team's tactics, and he also needs others to pass the ball to him, so after being replaced, at the end of the first quarter, the Wizards fell behind again by 10 points, 18-28.
Li Kaiming scored 9 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist in 3 of 6 shots in a single quarter. Hinrich was in good form and scored 6 points in 8 minutes in the first quarter. The others made up the remaining points piecemeal.
