I really can't handle the ball

Chapter 162 Winning the heads-up with Nowitzki
Dallas, somewhere in an apartment.

After the game against the Kings, Li Xuan went straight home and didn't go out with his teammates.

He doesn't want to be on the headlines of tomorrow's entertainment section, it's not good to be blocked.

After finishing some chores, Li Xuan sat on the sofa, took out his mobile phone and called Bill Duffy.

"Hello, Li, is there anything I can help you with?" Duffy said straight to the point on the other side of the phone.

"Mr. Duffy, I want to hire a press officer, and I want you to help me implement this matter." Li Xuan expressed his intention.

"No problem, I will find qualified candidates as soon as possible and send their resumes to your email." Duffy responded cleanly.

After the matter was settled, Duffy reported to Li Xuan the situation of endorsement cooperation in the recent period.

"Mr. Duffy, I really don't have time to shoot endorsement commercials or attend events. Let's talk about it during the offseason." Li Xuan responded helplessly.

This is sending the money to the door, and it can't be put in the pocket!

"Okay, my employer, I will try to arrange the endorsement cooperation into the offseason."

After chatting for a few more words, Li Xuan hung up the phone and dialed another number.

"Boss, good evening! If you don't call me, I will report to you." The professional manager Liu Mingxuan spoke first.

"Is everything done?" Li Xuan asked.

"Boss, everything has been settled. The company is already operating normally. The stocks we bought are going up well. It's because Boss has a unique vision." Liu Mingxuan said flatteringly.

"Although your flattery is good, I still like pragmatic and capable employees. Pay more attention to some good projects, and send them to my mailbox after summarizing them every week. I will make a decision after I screen them. Do you have anything else to report? , hang up if you don’t have one,” Li Xuan said.

"Yes, I will report to you right now."

Immediately, Liu Mingxuan reported the work situation during this period to Li Xuan.

After listening to Li Xuan, he gave a few instructions, and then drew a big cake for Liu Mingxuan, encouraging him to work hard, and he will surely become famous, and then hung up the phone.

"Hey! It's still easy to play, but managing the company is too tiring."

Li Xuan complained, took his pajamas and went to the shower to wash up, then went back to bed and fell asleep, ending a busy day.

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The next morning, Li Xuan was eating breakfast and looking at the newspaper in his hand.

"30+ double-doubles, the 13th pick led the Mavericks to slaughter the Kings."

"The core state of the Mavericks team is sluggish, relying on a rookie to save the team!"

"Overpowering James, Li Xuan returned to the top of the rookie list!"

After quickly browsing the report, Li Xuan complained in his heart.

"These unscrupulous media reporters are exaggerating again. If they win the game, they will boast fiercely, and if they lose, they will mock and criticize. They really talk about people when they meet people, and they talk nonsense."

After breakfast, Li Xuan took trainer Handy's ride to the arena.

On the way to the arena, Handy jokingly said: "I'm almost becoming a full-time driver, boss, should I raise my salary?"

"That can't be helped. I haven't got my driver's license yet, so I can't drive because I have a car!"

After Li Xuan finished answering, he continued in a teasing tone: "How about I ask you to be my full-time driver, anyway, it won't waste your time, and you can earn extra money."

"Li, please spare me! I still want some rest time." Handy responded with a smile.

He knew that Li Xuan was joking with himself, but he didn't take it seriously.

The car drove into the arena at the American Airlines Center. After getting off the car, Li Xuan went straight to the locker room to change his equipment, and then went to the training ground, where he was doing warm-up activities under Handy's guidance.

It didn't take long for the Mavericks players to come to the arena one after another and start their daily training.

After completing the daily training in the morning, Li Xuan found Nowitzki who was practicing shooting, and said, "Dirk, it's too slow for you to get back to your form after training like this. state."

After hearing Li Xuan's words, Nowitzki stopped, very curious about the method Li Xuan said.

He was very dissatisfied with the state of yesterday's game, and read some negative reports about him this morning. He made up his mind to slap those unscrupulous reporters in the face, and was even more eager to recover.

"Li, what can you do?" Nowitzki asked.

"Of course it is in actual combat. Find a player with excellent defense to play one-on-one with you. Only with a sense of pressure will you improve." Li Xuan said the method.

After hearing this, Nowitzki's facial expression was a little tangled, thinking about the pros and cons.

"This guy doesn't want to single out himself, so he gave such a high-sounding reason!"

"Do you want to try it yourself? After all, Li's defense is really good, and it is really possible to help him recover."

After Nowitzki made up his mind, he said, "This method can be tried, so who is the candidate?"

After Li Xuan saw that Nowitzki agreed, he felt very happy, pointed to himself, and said, "Of course I will be your opponent. After all, I am equal to Garnett."

Seeing that Li Xuan was so shameless, Nowitzki couldn't refute it. This is indeed a fact.

"Then let's get started!"

Immediately, Li Xuan and Nowitzki began a heads-up duel.

Nowitzki won the first attack and broke through the three-point line with the ball.

Li Xuan quickly moved laterally to block, delaying Nowitzki's breakthrough speed.

After the physical confrontation, the "driver" slowed down and found that he couldn't squeeze Li Xuan, so he had to stop suddenly and take off to shoot.

Li Xuan didn't take off, but raised his arms to interfere.

Bang bang!Fight with anger!
When the ball was switched, Li Xuan was not polite, and directly made a three-pointer to shoot.

Nowitzki immediately rushed to interfere, and it was only at this time that he personally experienced the powerlessness felt by players from other teams when facing Li Xuan's shots.

Swish!Hollow into the net!

Later, Li Xuan tried offensive methods such as post-up singles and tank breakthroughs, and the results were very good.

After all, Nowitzki is a player with strong offense and weak defense, and his defense can only be said to be quite satisfactory.

When it was Nowitzki's turn to attack, he also tried various offensive methods, but it was not so easy to break through Li Xuan's defense, and he was always on the side of being suppressed.

In the end, Li Xuan won the heads-up match.

"Ding! Congratulations to the host for completing the peak duel, and get a reward: speed attribute improvement card +1."

After checking the rewards, Li Xuan had already prepared himself and was not disappointed. He immediately used the promotion card to improve his strength.

After recovering his strength, Li Xuan and Nowitzki continued to fight each other. After all, the main purpose was to help Nowitzki get back to his condition, and completing the task was just incidental.

In this way, the heads-up went on until the end of the morning training.

"Thank you, Li, for taking your time to help me recover." Nowitzki thanked him sincerely.

In the process of heads-up, he gained a lot, and his state gradually recovered.

"It's okay, we are a team, a whole, and I am very happy to help you." Li Xuan responded with a smile on his face.

Nowitzki looked at Li Xuan with a sincere face, his mood fluctuated a little, and he thought Li Xuan was a friend worthy of deep friendship.

"Yes, we are a team with only one goal, and that is to win the championship."

Immediately, the two went to the restaurant for lunch talking and laughing, and then agreed to continue training together in the afternoon.

(End of this chapter)