"God rewards those who work hard, God rewards those who work hard, God rewards those who work hard!"
In the studio, Yu Jia was already excited and incoherent:
"It's great. I knew that Li Yan was not a random or motivated person. He really had a basket."
"It's so touching and passionate. This is what our young players should be like."
Director Zhang also nodded in agreement: "Yes, Li Yan reminds me of another superstar, yes, he is Kobe Bryant, Mamba Mentality, this is the Mamba Mentality."
"Li Yan is also a disciple of Kobe Bryant!" Director Zhang said firmly.
"Um, Director Zhang, Li Yan said in the last interview that his idol is Allen Iverson." Yu Jia reminded: "It's still a program on our station."
"Ahem! What do you know? Li Yan can't help it, he is on the same team as Iverson." Director Zhang asked back: "Just tell me whether Li Yan's performance just now looked like Kobe?"
Yu Jia's inner mind: Well, are you referring to the performance of missing 6 shots?
End of three quarters.
Li Yan's crazy performance in the last three minutes directly brought the game into garbage time.
Li Yan made 6 of 12 three-pointers in a single quarter and scored 18 points.
At the beginning of the fourth quarter, both sides put on substitute lineups. In the end, the Nuggets maintained their lead until the end, defeating the Trail Blazers 109-93 away from home.
Li Yan performed well, scoring 28 points, 8 rebounds, 14 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks in three quarters.
Especially at the end of the third quarter, Li Yan's miraculous performance of hitting six consecutive three-pointers shocked everyone.
Compared with Li Yan, Brandon Roy only scored 10 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists.
In this duel for the best rookie, Li Yan achieved an overwhelming victory.
Originally planning to kill Li Yan one-on-one in this game, Brandon Roy, who proved that he was the best rookie, suffered heavy losses.
In a direct confrontation, Li Yan's performance was obviously a level higher. Now Roy's only advantage is the average data he accumulated previously.
However, after this game, Li Yan's odds of winning the Rookie of the Year have reached the first place, and all major platforms are optimistic that Li Yan will come from behind.
They believe that Li Yan will reach 10+8 by the end of the season. Considering that Roy is only 16+4, the two are evenly matched in terms of data. However, the content of the game that Li Yan showed is something that Roy does not have.
With more and more competition samples, Li Yan's speculation that he was a "flash in the pan" has been self-defeating.
More and more fans recognize Li Yan's performance on the court. One of the most direct manifestations is that Li Yan's All-Star votes are very high.
In the backcourt position of the Western Conference, Li Yan surpassed star defenders such as Tony Parker, Chris Paul, and Deron Williams.
With the number of votes from Chinese fans being diluted, this number of votes shows that Li Yan also received a lot of votes in the United States.
It’s just that the backcourt competition in the Western Conference is fierce. The four great gods of Kobe Bryant, Steve Nash, Tracy McGrady, and Allen Iverson are quite popular on both sides of the Pacific. Li Yan wants to surpass They still need some heat.
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at the post-match press conference.
Brandon Roy was depressed and felt very uncomfortable being suppressed by Li Yan.
When asked by reporters to comment on Li Yan's performance, Roy couldn't control himself at all.
He said angrily: "What do I think? He won this game and performed much better than me. What can I say? Farke!"
Roy lost control of his emotions. After swearing, he turned around and left.
Roy didn't want to be a supporting character in the reporter's writing, but he still thought too highly of himself. In fact, whether Roy accepted the interview or not, it would not affect him from becoming the "stepping stone" for Li Yan to reach the top.
Li Yan was interviewed after the game.
He was praised by the media for his wonderful performance.
When the media asked why Li Yan shot so many three-pointers today.
Li Yan smiled slightly and said enigmatically: "I usually practice three-pointers. I was a little nervous at first, but later I performed well.
Three-pointers are my regular scoring method. In fact, I have always been a shooter..."
At this time, George Karl coughed and interrupted Li Yan: "Li, stop talking. This was originally our secret weapon, but now others will not let you go."
"Oops!" Li Yan covered his mouth with gestures: "I accidentally let it slip!"
"Hahaha!" The two of them sang together and made the media laugh. The scene was full of joy.
Li Yan completed the interview and returned to Denver overnight with the Nuggets team.
After a tough road trip, they will have two days of rest, and then there will be three consecutive home games.
This is good news for the Nuggets players, who have been too tired recently.
The most important thing is that in two games, "Melo" Anthony will return, which will make the Nuggets' recent hot state even better.
Li Yan returned to his apartment late at night.
He turned on the TV and saw Barkley and Smith talking about his performance on TNT.
Li Yan had to lament the traffic of the Lakers and Kobe. The attention he received in the United States from playing so many games before was not as good as playing this national broadcast with the Lakers.
After the game against the Lakers, Li Yan's All-Star votes began to skyrocket.
Then he completely defeated Brandon Roy head-on, confirming Li Yan's status as the best rookie.
Li Yan's fame is no longer limited to China and Denver, he has entered the eyes of fans all over the world.
Li Yan opened the system. After completing this mission, he already had four attribute points.
But this time he was not in a hurry to add points. The attribute points had to be used on the blade. The most cost-effective way was to wait until the ability value reached 90 and then use the attribute points to increase the ability value.
When his ability value is not high, Li Yan tends to improve the corresponding value through training and competition, which can shorten his growth cycle.
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The next day, the conference room of the NBA headquarters in New York.
President David Stern has not been so excited for a long time. Li Yan, a tall guard from China, became the focus of the meeting.
In fact, David Stern noticed Li Yan very early that the NBA needs the Chinese market. After Yao Ming, they need another star player from China.
Stern is a person with a very keen sense of the market. In the 1980s, he was able to travel to the other side of the ocean to sell NBA video tapes, which gave the NBA an advantage and opened up the vast Chinese market.
Stern saw the superstar potential in Li Yan right away. He has been waiting for the opportunity. Now fans all over the world know how good Li Yan is.
It's time to add fuel to the fire.
"Inform the public relations department to strengthen publicity and reporting on Li Yan. Besides, I don't care what methods you use, I want to see this magical Chinese magician on All-Stars..."
