I really can't handle the ball

Chapter 184 The Alliance's Warning

The next day, without any suspense, the headlines on the front page of the sports section were basically about Li Xuan.

Although there were two other Christmas games yesterday, none of them were more topical than the matchup between the Mavericks and the Nets.

在骑士与魔术的比赛中，麦迪轰下41分8篮板11助攻数据；詹姆斯同样砍下34分2篮板6助攻数据。

另一场“姚鲨对决”中，大姚得到22分11篮板3盖帽的数据；科比狂砍37分6篮板6助攻的数据。

Even if they played such a performance, they still couldn't steal Li Xuan's limelight.

After all, Li Xuan scored the second triple-double in his career, and he was also in double figures in blocked shots. The difficulty is not ordinary.

Secondly, the conflict between Li Xuan and Martin was deliberately exaggerated by unscrupulous media reporters to create heat.

It can be said that through this Christmas battle, Li Xuan once again became popular in the United States, and his reputation has further improved.

At the same time, Li Xuan, who still knew nothing about the outside world, woke up from his sleep.

"It's another brand new day, come on and beat the workers!"

After Li Xuan finished breathing, he quickly got up and went to the bathroom to wash up.

After finishing the work, wait for the arrival of the trainer Handy.

Not long after, Handy arrived on time with breakfast and newspapers.

After Li Xuan thanked him, he ate breakfast and flipped through the newspaper in his hand to learn some information.

"My employer, you are once again famous all over the United States, and the streets and alleys are full of news reports about you." Handy said enviously.

"These are all basic operations, and there will be many more in the future. Don't make a fuss and keep a normal mind."

After Li Xuan finished beeping, he looked at the newspaper, wanting to know how those media reporters praised him.

"With a triple-double, Li Xuan led his team to win easily!"

"Guardian of the restricted area! Li Xuan has 10 blocked shots in a single game!"

"Arrogance! Li Xuan scares away the 'tough guy' Martin!"

"Overpowering Kobe and Tracy McGrady, the 13th overall rookie dominates the Christmas game!"

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"These media reporters really take things out of context. Doesn't that make me a public enemy of the alliance!"

After reading the report, Li Xuan complained a bit, then quickly finished his breakfast, went to the garage and drove his sports car to the arena.

After arriving at the arena, Li Xuan went straight into the locker room and found that his teammates hadn't arrived yet.

"I'm so envious of these guys being able to get together with their families on Christmas Eve. I won't be able to spend the next Christmas alone."

After a quick change of equipment, Li Xuan came to the training ground and carried out warm-up activities according to the guidance of trainer Handy.

It didn't take long for the Mavericks players to come to the court for daily training one after another, and the arena became lively.

"Lee, the coach asked you to find him in the office." Nash walked to the sidelines and shouted to the court.

After hearing this, Li Xuan stopped his movements, came to the sidelines, and asked a question.

"Steve, what did the coach want me for?"

"I don't know either. It may be related to yesterday's game." Nash said his conjecture.

Li Xuan thought about it, there was no fight or fight yesterday, not even a conflict.

Did the league impose additional penalties on itself after the game?

Li Xuan didn't think much about it, he knew it when he went.

After knocking on the door and entering the head coach's office, Li Xuan was the first to ask, "Coach, what do you want from me?"

Old Nelson looked at Li Xuan and said, "It's not an important matter. Not long ago, the league issued a notice asking you to pay attention to your words and deeds on the field."

"I will pay attention." Li Xuan nodded in response.

"Li, don't take it to heart, you can fight as you like, we don't take the initiative to cause trouble, but we are not afraid of trouble."

Old Nelson patted Li Xuan on the shoulder and continued: "It's all right, let's continue training."

Li Xuan nodded, turned and left the office.

The little Jewish old man is warning me!
But am I the type to be bound?

As long as others don't make trouble, I'm still a good young man.

Back on the training ground, Li Xuan put his troubles behind him and continued his daily training.

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On May 12, at the American Airlines Center Arena.

After Christmas, the Mavericks' first game will be at home against the visiting Seattle SuperSonics.

The two sides played against each other for the first time, and the Mavericks won a big victory.

But that game was of little reference value, because the Sonics lacked the core player Ray Allen, and Li Xuan of the Mavericks happened to be suspended.

In this round of confrontation, Ray Allen, who has returned from injury, will play in this game, and Li Xuan has not received additional punishment from the league, so he will definitely play in the game.

Therefore, the two teams are basically the strongest, and it is hard to say who will win.

The Mavericks' offensive and defensive tactics have been arranged before, and they still attach great importance to this game.

In order to target the Sonics' outside offense, Nelson specially adjusted the starting lineup, let Li Xuan return to the third position, put Jamison in the fourth position, and the other players remained unchanged.

After the game started, the Mavericks quickly entered the state.

Nowitzki scored consecutive low-post singles, which changed the sluggish state of the Christmas game.

Seeing that the score was drawn, the Sonics responded quickly. Ray Allen and Lewis wanted to rely on their personal ability to score and stabilize the situation.

But they didn't expect the Mavericks' defense to be so good.

The Mavericks' outside defensive strategy adopts an infinite defense method. Even if they are misplaced, they will not give the Sonics an open shot.

Ray Allen wanted to experience the Mavericks' No. 10 defense for himself.

When he was recuperating from his injuries, he often saw news reports about Li Xuan in the news reports. He learned that Li Xuan's off-ball running skills are very good, and he was immediately very interested and wanted to learn about it.

But was restrained by another little-known Mavericks player.

Faced with such a situation, Ray Allen was a little surprised.

He is very confident in his off-ball running position. Few players in the league can defend him. He feels that he has not played a game for a long time, and he will not get used to it for a while and needs to find his status.

He won't admit to being guarded by an unknown player.

If Lagabel knew Ray Allen's thoughts, he would definitely complain.

"Brother, I get beaten by a master without the ball every day. I have figured out your routines, so it doesn't take so much effort to defend you."

In this way, the perimeter gate composed of Li Xuan and Lagabel tortured Ray Allen and Lewis.

If Lagabel is delayed by the screen, Li Xuan will quickly step forward to defend and interfere with Ray Allen's shooting.

The effect was very good, causing Ray Allen's shooting percentage to drop suddenly.

At the same time, Lewis struggled against Li Xuan's defense.

He thought he could single-handedly beat Li Xuan by relying on his height advantage, but he found that this rookie was not much shorter than himself.

If you add wingspan, he feels that he is the disadvantaged party.

Not to mention other aspects, being completely crushed by Li Xuan, even after exhausting the offensive methods, they couldn't get rid of Li Xuan's defense.

After the two cores of the Sonics are restricted, they can only rely on the inside to score points.

Although the Mavericks are weak on the inside and can get scoring opportunities, the Sonics can't prevent Nowitzki from inside. In comparison, the Mavericks still have the advantage.

In this way, the Mavericks quickly widened the point difference, firmly controlled the rhythm of the game, and suppressed the Sonics from turning over.

There were no accidents in the next game, and the Mavericks kept their lead until the end.

In the end, the Mavericks beat the Sonics 114 to 96 and won four consecutive victories.

数据方面，李轩这场比赛上场36分钟，投篮15投9中，其中三分球7投4中，罚球3罚3中，得到25分11篮板2助攻2抢断3盖帽的全面数据。

诺维斯基投篮21投14中，其中三分球4投2中，罚球5罚5中，拿到35分10篮板2助攻的两双数据。

超音速队方面，雷阿伦投篮25投8中，其中三分球6投2中，罚球4罚4中，得到22分3篮板4助攻的全面数据。

After the game, Nowitzki, who was elected the best player of the game, was surrounded by media reporters, scrambling for interviews. After all, it is difficult for the "driver" to be elected once.

Li Xuan saw friendly troops helping him attract firepower, and then quickly slipped back to the locker room, not wanting to deal with media reporters.

"Dirk, congratulations on your 30+ double-double. How are you feeling?" the reporter asked.

"The team won the game. I am in a very good mood. At the same time, I would like to thank my teammates. It is their help that allowed me to obtain good data." Nowitzki replied.

"Dirk, you finally won the best match under Li Xuan's pressure. Do you have anything to say?" The reporter asked again.

"In fact, this honor is the same for anyone, as long as they can win." Nowitzki replied.

After that, Nowitzki answered a few more questions, and the post-match interview was coming to an end.

After accepting the post-match interview, Nowitzki walked toward the player tunnel and returned to the locker room to join the team.

(End of this chapter)