Learning in the NBA can make you a god

Chapter 8 Playing in the Summer League
A total of 22 teams participated in the Las Vegas Summer League this year.

Representatives are the San Antonio Spurs, Denver Nuggets, New York Knicks, Memphis Grizzlies, Seattle Supersonics, Cleveland Cavaliers, Dallas Mavericks, Portland Trail Blazers.
The most special thing is the China National Team, which also participated in this year's Las Vegas Summer League, which has attracted the attention of China fans.

Li Tian and the Grizzlies summer league players, after a few days of training, are familiar with most of the players.

"Li, how do you feel about playing against your compatriots today?" Mike Conley took a bottle of water as a microphone.

"I'm very happy, and I think I will be one of them next year." Li Tian also wanted to wear the national flag to fight for the country.

Collins also booed, asking Li Tian if he should pass the ball to him more today, let him perform well, and strive to realize Li Tian's wish.

Only Rudy Gay watched from a distance, practicing shooting alone.

In this game, Li Tian was arranged as a substitute.

The first game of the national team was against the Grizzlies.

"Hi everyone, I'm Yu Jia, today's host, and let's welcome today's guest commentator Zhang Weiping, Director Zhang." Yu Jia's standard opening remarks.

"Hello everyone, I'm Zhang Weiping. I'm very happy to watch this game with you." Zhang Weiping smiled.

"Director Zhang, let me tell you about the highlights of this match."

"Everyone knows that today is the game between the national team and the Grizzlies. I think everyone is looking forward to the performance of the national team today. But everyone should also pay attention. The No. 0 of the Grizzlies is also a Chinese player. I think everyone should They all know each other, it's Li Tian."

"Yes, Li Tian is a very talented basketball player. Because of his knee injury before, his strength has been affected. Director Zhang heard that Li Tian's knee injury has completely recovered. Is it true?" Yu Jia Then Director Zhang said.

"Yes, I interviewed him on the night of the draft, and he told me personally. Speaking of the interview, his mentality is very good, which is of great benefit for him to quickly integrate into the NBA." Zhang Weiping said his love for Li Tian first impression.

"Not much to say, the game has already begun."

The players who can't play in the summer league are those who are mixed with NBDL and other low-level leagues and some rookie players in the first and second grades. They are often dismissed after they hit someone.

During the warm-up, the coach made a simple arrangement.

Game start.

The national team starts: Wang Zhizhi, Yi Jianlian, Wang Shipeng, Zhu Fangyu, Liu Wei.

Grizzlies starters: Jason Collins, Rudy Gay, Johnson, Kinsey, Lowry.

At the beginning, Collins won the ball in midfield.

Pass to Rudy Gay, who is going down quickly, and Yi Jianlian defends Gay in a low position.

Gay broke through Yi Jianlian with the ball, and was successfully interfered by Yi Jianlian for a layup. He grabbed the rebound and passed it to Liu Wei who was going down quickly.

Liu Wei directly passed back to Yi Jianlian, who was occupying the low position, and Yi Jianlian took off the ball directly with a small hook.

After failing to make a hit, Liu Wei accurately judged where the ball landed and struggled to grab the rebound.

He jumped up and made a two-pointer. He also won an extra penalty and made an extra penalty.

The national team led 3-0 at the start.

Li Tian chatted with Conley, who was sitting next to him, about the situation on the court.

"Conley, are you nervous?"

"Fortunately, it's only summer league, so there's nothing to be nervous about. You won't be nervous, Lee."

"How is it possible, I am a person who has experienced the lore of the NCAA Finals."

Conley is very envious. After all, there are more than ten chances to win the NBA championship, but most players only have one or two chances to win the NCAA general manager.

In a blink of an eye, the situation on the field took a turn for the worse, and the national team was beaten 7-0.

"Director Zhang, the situation on the field has changed suddenly. What do you think the national team can do to turn the situation around when something like this happens?" Yu Jia asked Director Zhang beside him.

"This is a good thing. Anything can happen on the field. If this phenomenon occurs at the beginning, there is still a chance to adjust it. If it occurs in the last few minutes, it will be difficult. It will be beneficial to experience it more." Zhang Weiping hit the nail on the head and also watched There is a problem with the national team.

After a few rounds, Li Tian and Conley were replaced.

"Li Tian replaced Gay on the field, Yi Jianlian and Li Tian will start to face each other." Zhang Weiping was very excited, seeing the Chinese players face each other again.

"Director Zhang, you have met Li Tian, ​​can you briefly introduce him?" Yu Jia also wanted to know about Li Tian.

"Li Tian is a very talented player. After experiencing a knee injury, he can return to the game. I am also looking forward to his performance on the field. After he recovers from his injury, it is the first time for me to watch him play." Zhang Weiping I am looking forward to Li Tian's performance today.

"Kangli, what's the matter, do you want to cooperate?" Li Tian seduced Kangli.

"How to cooperate?" Conley looked at Li Tian curiously.

"We're like this. How about this?"

Conley nodded.

After holding the ball for halftime, Conley kept observing Li Tian's running position.

Li Tian was on the field, constantly running back and forth without the ball.

Yi Jianlian was thrown away by Li Tian's sudden stop and change of direction.

Li Tian got the chance to shoot outside the three-point line.

Take off, raise your hands, shake your wrists.

Three-point shot, elegant movement.

"Shh!"

Hollow hits.

He hit a three-pointer and landed on both feet. Li Tian turned around and made a celebration gesture of wiping his gun.

The scene exploded in an instant, whether it was fans who supported the Chinese team or the Grizzlies, they all cheered for Li Tian's celebration.

"Conley, how about it, my opinion is good."

"It's a good thing you made that damn ball, or I'll settle the score with you." Conley and Li Tian clapped their hands in celebration.

Li Tian quickly returned to the backcourt to defend.

"The good show is about to begin. Yi Jianlian has got the ball and is going to match up with Li Tian." Director Zhang on the commentary stand almost jumped up, looking forward to seeing Li Tian's state.

"Yi Jianlian, come on, attack with all your strength."

Yi Jianlian was also excited. Yao Ming kept praising Li Tian for his talent. After watching yesterday's bullfight, he didn't want to think that Li Tian was better than himself.

"Defend, defend."

The audience shouted in unison.

The atmosphere was instantly full, and the score was no longer important at this time.

Yi Jianlian holds the ball in a high position, constantly changes direction, and continuously dribbles under the crotch, and his movements are quite skillful.

I have been looking for opportunities to break through Li Tian.

Li Tian was concentrating and didn't move because of Yi Jianlian's dribbling changes, but just stood in the defensive position.

"Look, Yi Jianlian failed to get rid of Li Tian's defense. Yi Jianlian is going to fight Li Tian with his back."

"Director Zhang, this Li Tian seems to belong to the Grizzlies, you support that side." Yu Jia was amused by Director Zhang.

"It doesn't matter, they are all our own people, and we should support anyone." Zhang Weiping laughed.

Yi Jianlian turned around and singled Li Tian with his back.

Li Tian leaned on Yi Jianlian's back with his left hand, and raised his right hand high, ready to interfere with Yi Jianlian's shot when he turned around at any time.

Yi Jianlian, who is not physically strong enough, uses the changes between his steps.

With 3 seconds left to attack, Yi Jianlian was a little anxious.

Another change of footsteps but did not get enough shot space, time was running out, so he had to choose to force a shot.

Yi Jianlian turned around and shot a jump shot, the moment the basketball was released.

"Snapped!"

Li Tian completed the cover.

"Yi Jianlian, it's a good choice to train with me in summer."

"Yu Jia, look, Li Tian's bounce is stronger than before, and Yi Jianlian is even taller than Li Tian. Turning around and jumping, he was still blocked."

"Li Tian is back to the past, still as strong!"

"Yeah, it feels stronger than before the injury."

"I'm starting to feel sorry for Durant, he is going to meet Li Tian's storm."

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Li Tian successfully defended Yi Jianlian, Conley grabbed the basketball and directly held the ball for a fast break layup.

"Li, your blocking is so handsome." Conley did not forget to praise Li Tian for his successful layup.

"Sprinkling water and pulling, it's all trivial."

Conley was confused, what does this mean.

"It's just a small burden, don't worry about it." Conley was confused again.

Yi Jianlian and Wang Zhizhi played bravely throughout the game and scored 50 points together, but they still failed to lead the national team to victory.

Li Tian only came off the bench and scored 9 points, 2 blocks and 5 rebounds.

The statistics are so-so. The summer league is to investigate players. Li Tian doesn't play much time, and he always plays as a substitute for Gay.

Gay is the main training object of the Grizzlies, and the entire summer league is to accompany Gay and Conley.

Li Tian didn't play much time, averaging only 11 points per game.

After the summer league ended, Li Tian brought Yi Jianlian to Los Angeles.

"Taylor, congratulations, your recent concert was too successful." Li Tian saw Taylor coming over and greeted him.

"Really? It's a pity that you couldn't go to the venue. You can come to see it when you have time in the future. I'll reserve a spot for you at any time. Isn't that all right?" Taylor was also very happy, and several consecutive concerts were very successful.

"Come on, I'll take you to my villa."

Yi Jianlian was embarrassed. Who knew that Taylor drove a sports car, so he had no choice but to write down the address and took a taxi.

As soon as they met, they sprinkled dog food. It could be seen that Li Tian hadn't fully accepted Taylor, and Yi Jianlian didn't talk too much, so he went to the airport to take a taxi.

"Li, this is my villa. I seldom come here." Taylor said while taking Li Tian to visit her villa.

The villa was cleaned up spotlessly, it was obvious that it had been cleaned up again just now.

"Li, take a look at this room. I have specially built a professional recording studio here. I don't need to introduce the equipment here. You can use it."

"Wow, it's so professional." Li Tian didn't expect that the villa had such a professional recording equipment, but the room decoration was too feminine.

"You can use it as you like, but your friend, I don't want him to come upstairs. I used to live here alone."

Li Tian understands that people in the beautiful country value privacy very much. If it weren't for Li Tian, ​​Taylor would not let people know that she has such a villa.

"Okay, I will tell him not to let him touch things here."

The two chatted for a while before Yi Jianlian came over.

"Tyler, do you have any food here? I think you're hungry too."

Taylor's eyes lit up, and he once ate a meal made by Li Tian, ​​it was so delicious.

"Some, some. I asked the servant to buy it. It's in the kitchen. I'm going to the recording studio first. Call me when it's ready."

Taylor turned and went to the recording studio.

After eating.

After sending Taylor away, Taylor also left the car to Li Tian, ​​worrying that it would be inconvenient for him to go to the training hall or go out.

(End of this chapter)