I really can't handle the ball

Chapter 67 A Greeting Ceremony for a Rookie
October 10, Dallas Mavericks media day.

The players of the whole team will be officially assembled today and start the pre-season recovery training that will last for more than half a month.

First, a simple joining ceremony was carried out, and the new players began to introduce themselves one by one.

"Why are there so many new faces? The team can't sign up this year!"

Michael Finley whispered to Nash beside him.

"That is the No. 13 pick we traded for two key rotation players. His body doesn't look very strong. Can he be a bench gangster?"

"Relax, he is very powerful." Nash responded.

He envied Li Xuan's figure very much. He obviously didn't look very strong, but his fighting ability was not bad at all. This is the so-called "devil muscular man".

"real or fake?"

Michael Finley looked dubiously at Li Xuan, who was not far away with a handsome face, and didn't quite believe what Nash said.

You know, Michael Finley is also an All-Star backup striker. To be so optimistic about this rookie by Nash must have something special, and he naturally has the idea of ​​​​competing with Li Xuan who is in the same position.

After the new players introduced themselves briefly, the first training day of the Mavericks' preseason training camp officially began.

Since the Mavericks' No. 13 jersey already belonged, Li Xuan didn't care, and chose the No. 10 jersey as his NBA jersey.

Just started with a series of stretches to get the players moving.

After that, everyone basically used equipment to recover their bodies. Only Li Xuan and Nash directly trained with the ball.

The two of them were still training together a few days ago, and their bodies had already recovered, so they skipped this link and started daily training.

In fact, self-disciplined players don't need to do recovery training when they come to the team to report. Only those players who can't control their mouths and have fat bodies will undergo recovery training.

After a while, all kinds of training were carried out in full swing in the training hall.

At noon, the first round of training was over, and three or two players gathered together to rest, each chatting about interesting things about the summer.

At this time, Li Xuan, who was resting on the sidelines, saw Finley walking towards him, and was ready to be teased.

It is normal for rookies to join the team and be teased. It is basically one of the entertainment items before each game.

Every rookie who enters the NBA has been teased in his rookie season, even James the Chosen One.

"Li, everyone is a little thirsty after training all morning, go and buy some drinks." Finley ordered.

In the team, Nowitzki and Nash are too approachable to do bad things, and the bad guys can only be done by him, the third leader.

Li Xuan didn't say anything after hearing this, and stood up and walked out of the arena.

"Li, this is the entrance ceremony for every rookie. We don't mean to bully you. I will give you a chance now. If you can beat me in a single challenge, you don't need to buy water." Finley said.

Li Xuan was stunned for a moment, then turned his head and quickly replied: "No problem!"

When they heard that they were going to be singled out, everyone was overjoyed, and quickly stepped forward to watch.

"Steve, you know Lee best, do you think he can defeat Michael?" Nowitzki asked Nash on the side.

"If Lee uses his full strength, I don't think Michael can win. It depends on how Lee responds."

"You are so optimistic about Li, you must know that Michael is an All-Star player." Nowitzki responded in surprise.

"Let's watch the game, and we will have an answer in a short time."

Nash had seen how powerful Li Xuan was. Kobe was so defended that he wanted to die, and he had to use all his strength to win. Finley was not as good as Kobe, so how could he win?

At the same time, Li Xuan followed Finley to the court, and Finley introduced the rules.

"Whoever scores 21 points first wins, three-pointers count as two points, two-pointers count as one point, and continue to attack after scoring."

After hearing this, Li Xuan nodded and agreed. Although it was not a formal duel, and he didn't care whether he could get rewards, he just wanted to experience the strength of the All-Star players.

Finley threw the ball to Li Xuan and said generously: "As a senior, I should let you, so I will give you the ball."

Li Xuan shot the ball straight away, not being polite to Finley at all.

The basketball draws a perfect arc in the air.

Swish!Hollow into the net!

2: 0!

"Boy, I was careless just now, and I won't let you score easily in the future."

After Finley uttered harsh words, he passed the ball to Li Xuan and made a defensive posture.

Li Xuan dribbled a few times on the spot, and seeing that Finley didn't step forward to press, he directly pulled out a three-pointer.

This time Finley was ready and immediately rushed forward to interfere with the shot, but he found that Li Xuan's shot was too fast and at a very high point, so he couldn't interfere at all.

"Shh!"

Hollow into the net, the basketball hits steadily!
Immediately afterwards, Li Xuan dribbled the ball to the three-point line and hit another jumper against Finley's defense.

5: 0!

"Michael won't be beaten 21 to 0, this rookie shot is really accurate!"

"Probably not, maybe Michael handed over a few goals first, and then he will turn the tide and win the game."

The players who watched the excitement off the court did not expect such a result, and discussed the situation on the court in a low voice.

In the next round, Li Xuan failed to hit again against Finley's defense, and the ball was switched.

Finley received a pass from Li Xuan, put on a three-threat move, and took a tentative step. Seeing that Li Xuan didn't step forward to defend, he jumped up and shot.

The moment he shot, seeing Li Xuan suddenly appearing in front of him, his heart skipped a beat, knowing something bad had happened.

"Clap!"

The basketball that Finley just shot was shot and flew out, causing the teammates watching the game from the sidelines to exclaim again and again.

After getting the ball again, Finley didn't dare to underestimate the rookie in front of him, so he cheered up and decided to go all out. If he lost to a rookie, he would be ashamed and humiliated.

After continuously dribbling the ball under the crotch, Finley quickly made a change of direction in front of his body and broke through to the right.

Li Xuan moved sideways to block it, blocking his breakthrough route.

Finley had already anticipated this situation. When he and Li Xuan were about to collide, he quickly turned around, successfully broke through Li Xuan's defense, rushed to the basket, and made a step-up layup.

But Li Xuan recovered the penalty area at an incredible speed, taking advantage of his height and arm length, and shot the basketball that was in the rising stage and flew out.

The players on the sidelines were stunned, and then burst into cheers.

They were shown another wave by this rookie, and they no longer dared to underestimate this seemingly harmless rookie.

Hearing the cheers from the sidelines, Li Xuan woke up suddenly and realized that he was hilarious and completely forgot to save face for the old bird.

Therefore, in the next game, Li Xuan kept playing, and did not give Finley too much defensive oppression.

At the same time, Finley also felt the changes before and after Li Xuan, and felt that this kid had a high EQ and would behave well, and he would never play tricks on him in the future.

In the end, Finley won the game by 2 points.

Just after the game ended, Li Xuan wiped off his sweat and headed towards the entrance of the arena.

Seeing this, Finley said, "I'm suddenly not thirsty anymore, so are you? It's time for dinner. What are you doing here? Let's go eat together."

Finley walked forward quickly, put his arms around Li Xuan who was still in a state of confusion, and quickly walked to the restaurant to prepare for lunch.

(End of this chapter)