Learning in the NBA can make you a god

Chapter 44
After getting off the plane and arriving at the hotel, Li Tian did some simple strength training, and went back to watch Duncan's game video.

When I saw the match between Yao Ming and Duncan, I found that Yao Ming's defense against Duncan was not bad.

"Brother Yao, have you rested yet?" Li Tian called Yao Ming.

"Li Tian, ​​why are you calling at this time? It's already this time. You are not ready to rest yet. Will your spirit be affected tomorrow?" Yao Ming was still very concerned about the match between Li Tian and Yi Jianlian.

"Yeah, it's because of tomorrow's game that I haven't rested so late. I have to defend Duncan tomorrow. I feel guilty. I just saw the replay of the game between you and him, and I want to ask you how to defend Duncan. Is it better?" Li Tian directly explained his purpose.

"Well, let me think about it."

After a moment.

"I have considered the advantages and disadvantages of you and him. On the offensive end, it is most appropriate for you to pull him to the outside and use your speed to get rid of him; on the defensive end, you must keep a little distance from him, leaving yourself enough space to take off, and pay attention to him. mid-range shot and footwork."

"Thank you, Brother Yao, I will pay attention, you go to bed early."

After Li Tian hung up the phone, he found that Yao Ming and Gasol said the same thing, using bounce, speed, strength and footwork, he was far behind Duncan in terms of technique.

After thinking for a while, Li Tian took a rest.

"Hey, Li is too envious, I still can't play." Conley complained to Li Tian when he opened his mouth.

"Why do you envy me, why don't we switch and you defend Duncan." Li Tian was still immersed in thinking about how to defend Duncan.

"I would like to, but Mark won't let me. In this game, I can only sit on the bench." Conley's eyes were blank.

Li Tian felt a little sympathetic to Conley. He was the No. 07 pick in the first round of 4. It's been almost a month since the start of the game, and he hasn't played a few times. Looking at Durant and Horford, who are ahead of him, they are already the future of the team.

Looking at the players picked after him, there are many players who have played more minutes than him. Yi Jianlian faintly has Bogut who overwhelmed the team's No. [-] pick. Li Tian is even more surprising, playing much more minutes than Conley.

"Conley, don't be discouraged. I believe you will definitely be able to get a contract of [-] million yuan in the future. Now that you play less time, you can continue to train. When you have the opportunity to play, you can shock the world with your performance and impress them. Titanium dog eyes." Li Tian encouraged Conley, and it was indeed not easy for him to compare with Conley.

Listening to Li Tian's encouragement to him, Kang Li's eyes lit up again.

"Hey, the head coach's employment is really confusing, and I really don't understand his staffing arrangements." After Conley left, Gasol's daily complaints began.

"I don't know if I'm fascinated or not. What I know is that I'm still nervous about defending Duncan today."

Li Tian still doesn't have much experience in Duncan's defense now, after all, he is the man who may become the number one player in history.

"Haha, seeing you like this, I'm in a better mood today. I don't have to face Duncan anymore. It's beautiful just thinking about it." Gasol laughed.

"You have to help me defend, you can't run away, this is for you to block." Li Tian didn't allow Gasol to refute, and strode away.

Gasol, who stayed where he was, was dumbfounded. This was half of the blame on himself.

"Li, don't go, I haven't agreed yet, I protest."

Li Tianli ignored it and continued to move forward.

"Director Zhang, who do you think will win today's competition?" Yu Jia asked a question that could be answered without thinking.

"You don't need to ask, it's easy to answer. No matter how you look at it, the Spurs will win. If the Grizzlies don't have the cavalry, the two quarters might be over." Director Zhang felt that the Grizzlies had no chance at all.

"Okay, then in this game, we just expect Li Tian to perform well."

Mark looked at the expressions and expressions of the players, and knew that this game was hopeless. The constant losses, coupled with the fact that the problems in the team had not been resolved, made it difficult for me.

The game started and the Spurs jumped to the ball.

Li Tian ran directly in front of Duncan and defended himself.

Parker holds the ball, and Bowen stepped forward to help Parker with the pick-and-roll.

Duncan pulled Li Tian down to his shooting hotspot, on the one hand to open up space for Parker's breakthrough, and on the other hand to his high shooting percentage area.

Parker didn't break through the basket, but went around in front of Duncan and handed the basketball hand to Duncan.

Duncan held the ball and didn't underestimate Li Tian because he was a rookie.

Li Tian was concentrating, his eyes fixed on Duncan's every movement.

There is a little distance from Duncan. This distance is just right to prevent Duncan from breaking through the basket, and at the same time to interfere with Duncan's sudden mid-range shot.

Duncan tried several times, but Li Tian was unmoved.

He gave up the idea of ​​breaking through Li Tian, ​​and prepared to fight Li Tian with his back.

Li Tian supported Duncan's back with his left hand, preventing Duncan from pushing himself to the basket.

Duncan continued to use fake moves, combined with changes in footsteps, Li Tian was still deceived by Duncan.

At the moment when Li Tian's center of gravity was shaken, Duncan shot suddenly.

Li Tian didn't have time to stabilize his figure, jumped up vigorously, and rushed towards Duncan's shooting direction.

Just when the basketball was about to reach its highest point, Li Tian's fingers touched the basketball, and the trajectory of the basketball changed.

"Li Tian's reaction speed was too fast. When the center of gravity was shaken, he still used his bounce to successfully block Duncan." Yu Jia clapped his hands continuously, and the whole live broadcast room was filled with his applause.

"This shot blocked Duncan, but it can still be seen that Li Tian's experience is still insufficient. There are many areas for improvement, and there is still a lot of room for improvement." Director Zhang still saw Li Tian's lack of experience.

Gasol struggled to grab the rebound, and the Spurs had already started to return to defense. Gasol, who grabbed the rebound, saw that the fast break was hopeless, so he had to hand the ball to Navarro.

Position offense and defense are the Spurs' special skills. The Grizzlies don't have a player who can open the Spurs' defense.

With Navarro holding the ball, the only way for the Grizzlies is to create an open space for Li Tian and then open up the space.

Gasol sank to the bottom line, Duncan followed Li Tian closely, Li Tian activated his running skills, constantly changing the direction and speed of running, Duncan almost couldn't keep up with Li Tian several times, and finally managed to follow On Li Tian's pace.

Guy suddenly came up to pick and roll for Li Tian, ​​blocking Duncan behind him.

After receiving a pass from Navarro, Li Tian made a direct three-pointer and made a three-pointer.

The Spurs still played mainly on Duncan. Li Tian failed to cover Duncan. At the moment Duncan suddenly took off, Li Tian secretly hung up on Duncan. Duncan's shooting posture changed, his shooting was interfered, and the basketball bounced out.

Li Tian defended Duncan without taking off, turned around and blocked Duncan who made the shot, and Gasol grabbed the rebound.

The Grizzlies successfully launched a quick counterattack and Navarro made a layup.

The Grizzlies started 5-0 and beat the Spurs 5-0.

"Di!"

Popovich called a timeout.

"Here, just one minute into the game, the Spurs called a timeout. Li Tian stopped the Spurs." Director Zhang couldn't believe it. It is estimated that only Popovich would call a timeout so quickly.

(End of this chapter)