I just want to play healthy basketball

Chapter 226 Ricky Davis: I'm Your Fan! 20 consecutive victories and the first loss of the season!
He Li has a great influence on the Bucks.

After He Li talked with George Karl about the health of the team's main force and considered the regular season's rotation arrangement, the Bucks quickly held a meeting in the team's video room to put the matter on the table for discussion.

At first, the plan discussed by He Li and George Karl was to reduce the playing time of the main players in each game as much as possible, and it is best not to have any main players play a full game.

That is to say, in each game, a certain amount of rest time is reserved for the main players to avoid overwork.

Just like He Li, he often played a full first quarter, and then played in the second quarter to lead the bench to play five small lineups.

He Li has gained weight this season, and the five small lineups are speeding up to the limit. If things go on like this, there may be some disadvantages and hidden dangers in He Li's health.

He Li's physical condition is still very good now, but it is necessary to prevent the erroneous development and prevent problems before they happen.

However, the Three Musketeers and Reed all made it clear that they do not want to reduce their playing time.

At least before the All-Star Game, they must ensure enough playing time and the number of shots to ensure that their data reaches the quasi-All-Star level.

If it is after the All-Star Game, they are willing to introduce their playing time in due course to ensure that the consumption during the regular season is not high and they have enough physical fitness to enter the playoffs.

Of course, it is not impossible to take some games off before the All-Star Game.

For example, playing back-to-back games, or playing certain games that are not suitable for them to play.

They are willing to take a game off in a week to relieve the fatigue caused by frequent schedules and high-intensity games.

After all, like last season, it is also very embarrassing to be injured just before the All-Star Game, unable to be selected for the All-Star Game, or to miss the All-Star Game due to injury.

For Cassell and Reed, who have never entered the All-Star Game, and the big dog who is the No. [-] pick but not a regular in the All-Star Game, this season is the most worthwhile, and it is also a season that must enter the All-Star Game.

As we all know, the Bucks have great hopes of successfully defending the championship!
And being able to enter the All-Star Game this season is enough to prove and ensure their status and value in the Bucks.

Moreover, whether it is a player who still wants to stay in the Bucks to strive for more team honors, or a player who wants to go out and make a difference, he can naturally predict the changes that will occur in the Bucks next season.

As He Li's rookie contract enters the second stage, that is, the team option for the next two years, the Bucks must vacate a maximum salary position early anyway, and show enough sincerity to He Li in advance.

That way, no matter what, one of the three musketeers would leave.

Then before leaving, it is necessary to show your worth.

Walking with only two championships, and walking with two championships and an All-Star are completely different things.

People do not kill themselves for their own sake!

Now or never!

This season's All-Star Game is very important to the other core players of the Bucks except He Li.

Before the Bucks ran and bombed, everyone had already meant to clarify this contradiction.

Fortunately, the Bucks sent Anthony Mason away, and then started running and bombing at the right time, allowing the team's data to rapidly expand, meeting the needs of most people.

However, the Bucks always send away their opponents in three quarters without any effort, which makes the three musketeers and Reid who want to score points also have some headaches.

They want to drag the game to the fourth quarter as much as possible, so as to gain more playing time and shots.

But when actually playing, because the number of shots is limited, everyone will not rush to take shots, but try to shoot more confident shots.

Sometimes when you are not sure, you pass the ball, throw the blame, or leave it to He Li to handle it.

In this way, everyone's hit rate will naturally be greatly improved.

The Bucks' opponents couldn't bear the Bucks' indiscriminate bombing in the first three quarters.

Therefore, it is basically impossible to expect the other main players to perform abnormally, strike more iron, and let the game enter the fourth quarter.

At least so far, everyone has not discovered that there is a team in the league that will allow the Bucks to focus on playing the fourth quarter.

Therefore, the main contradiction is that the All-Star data needs enough playing time and the number of shots to accumulate.

The three musketeers and Reed could only agree to half of He Li and George Karl's rotation proposal, but the role players of no status fully agreed.

After all, if the main players do less, they can do more.

Their data can be better, and if they are traded this season, or in the next few seasons, they will have more confidence in fighting for the next contract.

Of course, there are still people who want to play it out, not just as leftovers for the Bucks.

Entering the NBA, who hasn't dreamed of being a superstar?
In high school and college, everyone is a big shot!
Having said that, after some discussions, the Bucks' rest schedule for the next game has also been initially adjusted, and the conflicts that existed within the team have basically been resolved.

After He Li took the initiative to give up the ball, the Three Musketeers and Reid agreed to adjust their playing time to ensure that each game would not consume too much.

After He Li made a good gesture, everyone can only rely on their personal ability to make it to the All-Star Game, instead of requiring teammates to make any concessions.

To put it simply, before the All-Star Game, the Bucks mainly gave the Three Musketeers and Reed the space and opportunity to stat while winning the game.

By then, Kwame Brown and Boozer will have slightly less possession.

However, due to He Li's reduced playing time, their playing time remained basically the same.

In addition, He Li, who has been fully prepared to play healthy basketball, will also step down from the absolute core position of the team.

He Li will reduce most of the ball-holding tasks and increase the proportion without the ball.

And on the defensive end, He Li no longer focuses on helping defense, and frequently sweeps in high positions.

When encountering a team without an inside superstar, He Li can even take the time to rest at the fifth position. Of course, it is also possible to help defend occasionally.

In short, it will be easier for He Li to clock in and go to work in the Bucks in the future.

But all of this is temporary. After the All-Star Game, He Li will gradually restore the core position of the team and shoulder the responsibility of the Bucks successfully defending the championship.

Closer to home, last week the Bucks once again achieved a three-game winning streak, coupled with He Li's excellent data of 31 points, 6.3 rebounds and 8 assists per game, He Li won the Eastern Conference Player of the Week honor without any suspense.

Time soon came to December 12th, when the Bucks visited Cleveland to help the Cavaliers get closer to the No. 9 pick.

By the way, this game is also a bit bizarre, although the Bucks won Cleveland.

But judging from the data alone, the Cavaliers were able to match the Bucks for the first time.

After the whole game, 131 to 128, the Bucks only won the Cavaliers by 3 points.

This is something that many strong teams in the league cannot do when facing the Bucks.

So how did the Cavaliers do it?

Naturally, the Bucks released the water. On the other hand, the Bucks once again adjusted the rotation lineup and rotation order. The Bucks players seemed a little uncomfortable in a short period of time.

In addition, He Li, the big ball-holding core, has reduced his tactical status, playing time, and number of shots.

He Li's role in the Bucks has dropped from a super giant to a quasi-All-Star level, and the overall strength of the Bucks has naturally dropped a lot.

Of course, even so, the Bucks are still a strong team with at least five quasi-All-Star players.

If it weren't for the fact that the Bucks players were too happy to play and run and win the game too easily, which led to a sudden change and they haven't adapted for a while, the Bucks wouldn't be able to compete with the Cavaliers.

Even, if it hadn't happened to meet the cavalier who was doing badly, the Bucks really wouldn't have the possibility of capsizing in the gutter.

With 4 minutes left in the fourth quarter, the Cavaliers trailed by just 6 points.

But Cavaliers head coach John Lucas did a pretty good job in terms of human sophistication, and took the initiative to remove Ricky Davis, Big Z and other main players.

If this is not the case, the Cavaliers may really become the first team to break the undefeated Bucks this season and beat the Bucks.

At that time, the Bucks did not have the idea of ​​being prepared for danger in times of peace, and even the score was overtaken in the last minute of the fourth quarter, and George Karl was not in a hurry.

At that time, George Karl continued to sit firmly on the Diaoyutai, pressing He Li and other starters on the bench, and even Reid did not let him.

But in the end, this coercion succeeded in pretending to George Karl.

No matter how bad the Bucks are, they are still a strong team. Even if they are second-team or third-team substitutes, the players on the court are the talented Kwame Brown.

It is still very simple to play the Cavaliers in the second round and lose the draft.

In the end, Kwame Brown and Boozer lived up to expectations. They scored 1 points together in the last minute, helping the Bucks to turn the tables and beat the Cavaliers by 6 points...

In general, it was an ordinary regular season, but it was a bit bizarre in the end.

What's even more outrageous is that after the game, Ricky Davis took off his jersey to find He Li, and was blocked in the player channel.

"He Li, I'm your fan! I dream of owning your (original) jersey, can you fulfill my wish?"

In such a situation, He Li was powerless to complain that if you want my jersey, you can go to the Hook Mosaic sub-store to buy it. He can only put on a posture of "I am not embarrassed, only you are embarrassed".

In the NBA, it is not uncommon for the loser to take the initiative to find the winner to exchange jerseys.

But most of them are acquaintances, mainly among friends, seniors and juniors, or players who appreciate and cherish each other.

No matter how bad it is, it needs to be related more or less.

Is Ricky Davis related to He Li?

If there is, there is, Ricky Davis is also a player selected by the Hornets.

According to his debut time, he is He Li's senior, but he only officially made his fortune this season.

A quasi-All-Star is not, and he cannot be a friend or fan of He Li, let alone a star player.

Obviously to catch He Li's popularity, he came to the player channel to block He Li and exchange jerseys.

At this time, He Li will not satisfy the needs of such "pseudo-fans".

He Li wants to exchange jerseys with players, which is actually very simple, there are only two types.

One is worthy of He Li's respect, and the other is suitable for being a brother.

The former is the senior, the latter is the same generation and the younger generation, the younger brother is also a brother, right?

If Ricky Davis really has the ability to let James assist him, He Li doesn't mind being a brother with Ricky Davis.

But obviously, there is no such opportunity.

However, He Li didn't do anything wrong.

Although He Li did not exchange jerseys with Ricky Davis, He Li still took a pen, signed Ricky Davis's jersey in Chinese, and wrote some words of encouragement for him.

"Congratulations to Ricky Davis for scoring 41 points in a single game against me, keep up the good work!"

Indeed, Ricky Davis performed well in this game, basically playing the entire game in playing time.

然后凭借31投15中，三分球8投6中，罚球6投5中拿下了41分。

In fact, Ricky Davis's three-pointer is not so high. Today is indeed a burst, and there is a feeling that Sexton has exploded and smashed the Big Three of the Nets.

But there is no doubt that today's explosive power, Ricky Davis's performance is really good, worthy of He Li's signature and praise.

In the end, Ricky Davis was not too entangled in the fact that he did not exchange jerseys from He Li.

During the post-match interview, Ricky Davis revealed the matter through the media and showed enough respect to He Li.

However, Ricky Davis also said that he hopes to become teammates with He Li and participate in the All-Star Game together.

To put it bluntly, who doesn't want to be an All-Star these days?

For a fake star who finally came out of the end of the first round, it is natural to do everything he can to find a league with such a large amount of traffic as Pengci Heli.

The Bucks won 20 consecutive victories. After leaving Cleveland, the next stop was Indianapolis.

Before the start of the game, the Bucks never thought that the winning streak would end here. The first loss of this season was actually brought to them by the Pacers, who were eliminated by them in the first round of the playoffs last season.

But after careful calculation, it is not unreasonable for the Pacers to become the first team to beat the Bucks this season.

The Pacers already have grievances with the Bucks, and they care a lot about the Bucks, so it's normal to be prepared.

In addition, recently, the Bucks have just made adjustments, and they were not used to playing against the Cavaliers in the last game, and they almost overturned.

This time, when they met the Pacers, the third strong team in the Eastern Conference, it is understandable that they were defeated.

That's right, in just a few days, the Pacers overtook the Pelicans and became the third team in the Eastern Conference.

Unlike the Pelicans, the Pacers had a mediocre record at the beginning, but they have been performing better and better recently.

Reggie Miller's old age forced the Pacers to completely transfer the core position of the team to O'Neal.

As a member of the 96 golden generation, O'Neal, who played for 7 years, finally got the hang of it.

This season, Jermaine O'Neal has not only made better back shots and mid-range shots, but even practiced a three-pointer under the influence of He Li.

Although the three-pointer is not a weapon in the regular season, once in a while, you can shoot one in a game and still score. It is like a time bomb. Although it may not explode, after knowing it, it will always bring uneasiness to people.

In addition, on the defensive end, O'Neal's performance is also quite good.

In this game between the Bucks and the Pacers, O'Neal and Artest formed an invincible flank, cutting off the Bucks' internal and external connections.

Even though the Bucks have a good space for shooting from the outside, they lack scoring at the basket.

Coincidentally, the Bucks' outside pitchers didn't feel good in this game.

Or the Pacers' overall defense did a good job, freezing the feel of the Bucks' outside shooters.

上一场卡塞尔24投14中，拿下35分，雷·阿伦17投10中拿下27分，大狗18投11中拿下24分，里德也有15投10中23分进账。

But in this game, the three musketeers plus Reid made 70 of 24 shots and only scored 59 points.

Even if the situation was wrong in the fourth quarter, He Li stepped up to take over the game and scored 13 points on 8 of 21 shots in a single quarter, but it was still too late.

After the game time ran out, the game ended with a score of 101 to 106.

The Pacers successfully defeated the Bucks with defense, and the Bucks eventually lost to the Pacers by 5 points.

(End of this chapter)