Coach Lee

Chapter 778 Captain, Don't Worry About Getting Old
The regular season of the 08-09 season started soon.

On October 10, the opening game of the NBA kicked off. The host Nuggets played at home against the Eastern Newcomers Chicago Bulls.

The Chicago Bulls have been supported by Kwame Brown, Hinrich, Ben Gordon, and Luol Deng over the years, and they have always been a team with playoff strength in the East.

This year, they selected champion Derrick Rose in the draft.

The new lineup became a combination of Derrick Rose, Hinrich, Luol Deng, Joakim Noah, and Kwame Brown.

In the new season, they also began to look forward to it, and they hoped to go further in the playoffs.

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Before the game, in an interview with the media, the young Bulls head coach Vinnie De Nagro said:

"The Nuggets are an opponent that no one can ignore. If you want to win the championship, you must beat the Nuggets. Although the Nuggets lineup is all rookies, we will never take this game lightly. After all, the Nuggets have Lee As for whether we can beat the Nuggets in this game, we can only see everyone's impromptu performance."

Many people want to test the strength of this Nuggets team, and the Bulls are the touchstone.

Of course, more people want to see the Nuggets lose.

There is nothing more satisfying than seeing the man who has caused so much pain to so many NBA fans lose on ring night.

Walking into the locker room of the visiting team, coach Pooh De Nagro found that the locker room was very lively, and everyone seemed to be in good condition.

Pooh De Nagro stopped and listened to the audience.

"The lineup of the Nuggets is really rubbish. Except for Li, the others are lost by other teams and no one wants them. We must win today."

"Hey, don't you think the Nuggets are too stingy? They don't sign any star players, and don't keep a champion member. Isn't this too embarrassing for Li?"

"That's the vision of the Nuggets. Lee is 30 years old, and his peak has been in the past few years. The Nuggets sold out players, but it was just to make a fortune. Then, now they start a new round. Training. They are preparing for Lee's possible departure. After all, Lee's contract is only signed for 10 summers."

"It makes sense for you to say that. However, I always feel that there is something shameful behind it. This player who has been raised for 5 years is so easy to use. Why is he let go in vain? Could it be someone Are you selling players to make money with the Nuggets?"

"They seem to be signed by the LYN agency. Whether there is anything in it, it's unknown."

"Okay, don't talk about what's available. Let's think about who will defend Li today."

Luol Deng was unhappy, "Oh no! Why do you all look at me? I'm at the small forward position, and Lee is the shooting guard. That must be Kirk's defense."

Kirk Hinrich rubbed his chest, as if the injury he suffered in the preseason game a few days ago has not healed, "No, no, today is Ben and Derek starting, today should be them Two people come to defend Li."

Ben Gordon kindly gave this opportunity to the new No. 1 pick, Derek Rose, "I think Derek is the only one. Derek just came here, and he doesn't know Lee's strength. [-] Start to understand, this is the easiest way."

Everyone turned to look at Ross.

Ross grinned, "Yeah!"

Although he knows that these people have no good intentions, Rose really wants to get in touch with the highest level of strength in the NBA.I really want to ask another god-level player in the NBA for advice.

Noah stood up and complained for Rose, "Derrick must be playing the first position, and Lee is the second position, so he must have been defending Lee."

"Yes, I agree too!"

All the gossip is to help Ross.

Everyone in the locker room knows that Rose is the treasure of the future Bulls.From the performance in training, the attitude of the coach, and the attitude of the boss towards Rose, we can know that Rose is the thigh.

"In that case, we will follow the roster arranged by the coach at the end. Maybe I will play the No. 1 position today, and maybe Kirk will be the No. 2 position today."

In the end, Ben Gordon himself said helplessly.

Of course he is time-conscious.It is still clear who is the thigh.

Although he was not reconciled, he knew that the kid in front of him was much better than him.Especially that lightning-fast breakthrough, that bouncing that both people and gods are angry with.

When everyone was talking about the same, Coach Pooh De Nagro came in.

"Kirk,"

With a cough, Pooh De Nagro came over and stood among the crowd.

"Let me tell you about today's starting list."

"Point guard, Derrick Rose."

Hearing this, everyone looked at Ben Gordon with ill intentions.

Hinrich even cast a look over: good luck, buddy.

Pooh DeNagello went on to declare:

"Shooting guard."

Everyone looked at the head coach Vinnie De Nagro, feeling itchy, why is the coach so annoying today?

At this time, Pooh DeNagello finally said, "Kirk Hinrich."

"yeah!"

Ben Gordon is so happy!

Hinrich's face was full of mourning.

Pooh DeNagello knowingly asked, "Huh? What's wrong with Kirk?"

"It's nothing, nothing, Kirk is very happy today. After all, being able to face up against Li is a good opportunity to improve his skills."

"It would be an honor for us to beat the Nuggets today on ring-leading night. Kirk must be very happy and excited."

"Kirk must be excited to have the opportunity to learn technology from Li at such a close distance. Oh, I really envy Kirk."

Hearing what Ben Gordon said, Pooh DeNagro immediately gave Ben Gordon a blessing, "Well, Ben will be the starting shooting guard today."

"Yeah!" Kirksinrich jumped up all of a sudden, raising his arms in celebration.

But Ben Gordon had a sad face, "Coach, I was just joking, I don't want to start at all."

Vinnie DeNagello said, "Don't want to start? Then you will always be on the bench?"

"Uh, this, this," Ben Gordon hesitated.After all, he has been on the bench for many years, and he really wants to start.

"Okay, okay, it's up to you. Are you still a man?" Pooh DeNagello didn't have as many gaunts as Ben Gordon, and immediately started announcing the next starting lineup.
"Small forward, Luol Deng, power forward, Joakim Noah, center, Kwame Brown."

After announcing the starting lineup, Coach Pooh De Nagro also looked at everyone.

"Today's game is the first game of the new season. This summer, I don't know how everyone has lived. However, we have seen a lot and heard a lot. I am actually not very happy in my heart. What made those What hurts is our opponent tonight.

So, tonight, I don't want to say more.victory!This is our only goal! "

"victory!!!"

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The Pepsi Center Arena is still decorated with blue sky and sea.Today's opening match is very lively.

"Ooooooooo!!!"

"It's about to start, it's about to start!"

"Someone came out."

"That's our opponent!"

"No, the other side,"

Home team players were spotted in the tunnel.The fans near the player tunnel also roared excitedly.

"Oh oh oh!"

"plum!!!!"

"Andre!"

"Xu!"

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"Jordan!"

"José!"

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For the new players, the fans couldn't be more clear.

Before the new season started, everyone had already learned about all the new players from the Sports Vanguard.

Like Kleiza, this is a player from Lithuania who averaged 2.3 points per game in the Raptors last season...

Like Afflalo, a 07 rookie who averaged only 3.7 points per game with the Pistons last season...

Like Barea, with a height of 183, this is a Puerto Rican player who averaged 4.3 points per game in the Mavericks last season,…

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Although every player looked plain, it was said that they were thrown by other teams.However, Nuggets fans just believe in the Nuggets, believe in George Karl of the Nuggets, believe in the coaching staff, and believe in the absolute boss of the Nuggets, Lee!

No matter who comes in, the Nuggets can make them better.

The Nuggets can definitely become a championship-level team.

Such is the confidence of Nuggets fans.

Confidence in 8 years and 6 crowns!

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Soon, the on-site host also introduced the players of the two teams into the arena.

When the Nuggets players entered the field, the 2 people on the scene cheered loudly for every Nuggets player.

When Li Nan entered the stage at the finale, all the audience stood up.

"MVP, MVP, MVP!"

Amidst the shouts of mountains and tsunami, Li Nan waved his hands and trotted into the arena.

There is no special ceremony, just like him, low-key!

Low-key life, high-profile work!
Ross on the other side stared at Li Nan the whole time.

Clenching his fists, he couldn't wait to start the game.

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The starting lineup of both parties:

Nuggets start;
Andre Miller, Li Nan, Xu Yong, Kleiza, DeAndre Jordan,

Bulls:
Derrick Rose, Ben Gordon, Luol Deng, Joakim Noah, Kwame Brown.

Seeing the Bulls lineup, many audiences on the scene and in front of the TV feel very, very familiar.

When the game starts, everyone can see it more clearly.

76ers double guns!
The Bulls' current style of play is the same as the 76ers' double-gun combination.

Rose is responsible for breakthroughs and tough attacks.

Ben Gordon is responsible for running off the ball, catching and shooting.

At the beginning, the Bulls caused huge problems for the Nuggets.

12-4
It directly opened up the gap of almost 10 points.

However, the Bulls players found that the Nuggets were in no hurry.The players on the court played in no hurry, and the fans on the scene were not in a hurry.

Rose looked at the man who was commanding the field, and clenched his fists again.

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At this time, the Nuggets attacked and the ball was in Li Nan's hands.

"Go in, go in! Hit another one! It's stuck, here comes the ball."

Li Nan hoisted the ball to Xu Yong inside again.

The very familiar routine came again.

This is the rookie training method that the Nuggets have used for a season and a half.

Ultra-young teams like the Thunder have already begun to walk on this road.

Pooh DeNagello on the sidelines is very envious of George Karl.

Bulls head coach Vinnie DeNagello actually wants to do what the Nuggets did.However, the management disagrees, what they want is to win the championship as soon as possible.

You want the horse to run, and you want the horse not to eat grass.

It is obviously the experience of winning the championship that others have proven, but some people just don't believe it.

Pooh De Nagro is also helpless.

However, Vinnie De Nagro is very fortunate that the management did not imitate him in the tactics of the 76ers' two-gun combination.Otherwise, I really don't know what to do.

On the field, when Xu Yong got the ball, there was no extra movement, just leaning on it, and it was a turnaround jumper.

This time, finally in!

This is Xu Yong's fifth shot since the opening of the first quarter, and he finally made it.

"yeah!!!"

"nice shot!"

"Slowly!"

Regarding this boo boo boo boo boo, Xu Yong sounded a little unhappy, false, boo, these are not good words.

But, I can't bear it, the fans like to call it that, helpless.

Of course, when there are many people at the scene, the hissing sounds are very powerful.

Xu Yong was also extremely satisfied.

If there was a tape recorder or something at this moment, he would definitely record it all.

"Xu Yong! What are you thinking? Back to defense!"

"Oh oh oh!"

Seeing Xu Yong's unreliability, Li Nan also shook his head.

This kid is so out of touch.He dared to desert under his nose!It seems that the training is not enough.After this game is over, let him stay and practice again.So rubbish shooting feel, but also ncaa's top shooter, fart's top shooter!Not as good as the Warriors' rookie pupil Curry.

beep!
paused!
When Xu Yong missed the eighth ball of the quarter, the Nuggets called a timeout.

"Can you do it, boy? You have to be a soft-footed shrimp in the first regular season? Isn't it just more than 2 fans? Didn't you have so many people when you played in the Olympics? When you played the US team, didn't you Is it very fierce? Why is it different now?"

"I, at that time, didn't you guys score with Brother Li? I just went up to run errands. It's different now. Now I'm the main force. I have a lot to take on, of course I'm nervous. I think I can't make it , will definitely disappoint the fans."

"The main force? The main force of the fart. You are a new recruit, and you are still the main force? It's okay, you can rest." After speaking, Li Nan pushed Xu Yong on the bench and greeted Ewing.

"Patrick, here's your chance."

"It's the captain, I'm always ready."

"Okay, you have the style of your father back then. Come on, young man."

"It's the captain!"

Xu Yong looked at Little Ewing, the second-generation captain of the star, who was long and the captain was short,
Uh, captain short?Hehehe, captain, I didn't mean to.

Xu Yong sat on the bench and laughed to himself.

The situation on the field suddenly changed.

After Xu Yong went down, the Nuggets started playing around Li Nan.

Three points!As soon as Li Nan came up, he made a three-pointer directly in front of Ben Gordon!
After that, with Jordan's cover, it was another three-pointer!
Ewing Jr. pokes away Rose's ball, Jordan picks it up and passes it directly beyond the three-point line.

"team leader!"

Li Nan got the ball, didn't stop for a moment, and directly killed the past,

Outside the three-point line, make an emergency stop and jump shot.

Ben Gordon and Rose are by Li Nan's side, but they can't touch Li Nan's shot at all.

Whoosh!Go in!

At the same time, the referee's whistle sounded.

3+1!

"yeah!"

"Li Li Li!!!"

Amid the commotion at the scene, Xu Yong did the same.

Seeing Li Nan shoot a three-pointer in the fast break, Xu Yong was shocked by Li Nan's self-confidence.

Inadvertently, Xu Yong met Li Nan's eyes.

Nourishing~
Like getting an electric shock.

Xu Yong knew that Li Nan was really looking at him.

"This, this, is this teaching me again? But, can I really learn it?"

Xu Yong is actually not nervous, he is not confident in himself.

The captain can do so well, but he is only a rookie in the first grade.

Although he also wanted to be as unscrupulous as the captain, no, he shot with confidence, but he knew that he still couldn't do it.

Seeing Li Nan walking to the free throw line and making a free throw amidst the cheers of "MVP" from the audience, Xu Yong pursed his lips.

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In the first half of the game, the Bulls led the Nuggets 54-42 by 12 points.

The defending champion Nuggets are nothing but that!
This is what the Bulls players have to say about the Nuggets.

Only one Li Nan scored in double figures, and the others scored in single digits.

Even though Li Nan scored 26 points in the first half, the Nuggets were just scary for 10 minutes.After Li Nan's brutal 10 minutes, the Nuggets were like that.

Such a Nuggets team is not terrible!
Everyone in the Bulls and many audience friends are waiting to see the defeat of the Nuggets.

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After the halftime break, everyone in the audience was watching Li Nan and the others receive the championship ring.

Because the rest of the Nuggets were traded, only Li Nan and the returning old player Miller received the championship ring.The rest are team members.

Seeing Li Nan wearing the shiny ring inlaid with an unknown number of diamonds again, the eyes of all the players watching the ceremony flickered.

"That's the championship ring!"

"I really want one!"

"I wish I was on the Nuggets last year."

"It's really cool to be Li's teammate. There are training resources for the whole team, and you can get the championship ring. I really envy those guys on the opposite side."

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The second half of the game started soon.

What people didn't expect was that when Li Nan came back from the second half, he started directly.

Three points!

Still three points!

Many of Li Nan's shots today were outside the three-point line.

The narrator at the scene was very surprised by this,
"The last time Li shot so many three-pointers, it seems to be back in his rookie season. When the three-point line was 6.25 meters back then, Li did not rely on three-pointers to score less. And The three-point shot is the stunt that Li is famous for. Today, Li is going to make the three-point trick that has been silent for a long time reappear in the world."

Foreign media and fans don't know about it, but fans and commentators far away in China know it well.

"Li Nan said before the start of the season that he would donate 1 U.S. dollars for every three-point goal scored. Let's take a look at Li Nan's three-point data now."

I don’t know if I don’t read it, but I’m startled when I see it.

"10 out of 7! Now Li Nan's three-pointer is 10 out of 7! He will continue to shoot! Oh, it's a pity, this shot is a little bit close."

"Oh! Let's see, Li Nan has no plans to stop. He still wants to shoot three-pointers! Is he going to break the three-pointer record today?

We all know that Li Nan's three-pointer record is also the NBA's current three-pointer record, which is 12 in a single game.Coincidentally, this record was actually created by Li Nan in his first game against the Chicago Bulls, who were in the dynasty, and Michael Jordan, who was in the limelight at the time.At that time, Li Nan's lore three-pointer in Jordan has become a classic shot now.

Today, it is against the Chicago Bulls again, against the Bulls of the hottest rookie Derrick Rose, will Li Nan create a new three-pointer record?Let's move on. "

At the scene, all Nuggets fans noticed Li Nan's strangeness today.

Every time Li Nan made a three-pointer, the fans jumped up and raised their hands high.

When the three-pointer was scored, the scene erupted into enthusiastic cheers.

When the three-pointer slipped out of the basket, there was a burst of sighs at the scene.

At the end of the third quarter, everyone saw that the score had become 79-86.

The leader turned out to be the Nuggets!
Trailing by 12 points at halftime, the scene became a 7-point lead.

The Nuggets fans at the scene also raised their chins,
"See? Chicago boys! This is the Nuggets, this is the defending champion Nuggets!"

"Rose, don't cry! This is just the beginning, and there will be plenty of time to cry in the future."

"Hahaha, I just want to laugh when I see the Bulls looking so out of their minds."

"Everyone wants to challenge the imperial power, but what about those who really do it? No! As long as the emperor doesn't give it to you, you will get nothing!"

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In the fourth quarter, the Bulls counterattacked fiercely, but the role players of the Nuggets suddenly stiffened up.When Li Nan was resting off the court, they even fought back and forth with their opponent, the playoff team.

Xu Yong also played well during this time.It's just that I imitated Li Nan's fast-break three-pointer twice and shot a little ugly.

In the middle of the process, Li Nan came back.

The point difference between the two sides at this time is 6 points, and the Nuggets lead.

Then, a few minutes later, it was 16 points.

Three-pointer, another three-pointer!
When everyone in the Bulls saw Li Nan's three-pointer, they felt frightened and their eardrums buzzed.

When the sound of "whoosh" appeared, they always felt their hearts ache.

With 1 minute left at the end, the commentator on the scene suddenly announced a statistic.

"13 three-pointers! Lee has made 13 three-pointers! Lee broke his own record for the number of three-pointers made in a single game in 96."

After the fans at the scene knew this, they all cheered loudly.

"Wow!!!"

"Li Li Li!"

"God! Li is our god!"

When Li Nan made another three-pointer before the end of the game, many Bulls players covered their hearts, but the audience jumped up collectively.

"what!!!"

However, someone is more excited than them.

"14 three-pointers! Lee once again created a new record for the number of three-pointers made in a single game, but what I want to say is that Lee created another record that is even more shocking."

What is the record?

Everyone pricked up their ears, waiting for the announcer to announce.

"3894! Lee hit 3894 three-pointers, successfully surpassed Reggie Miller, and became the player with the most three-pointers in NBA history!"

"yeah!!!!"

The audience was very excited and very happy for Li Nan.

Everyone in the Bulls shook their heads and gave their own applause.

wow wow~~~
Amidst the tide of applause, the game ended, and Li Nan also "captured" today's game ball.

After the game, a media reporter asked Li Nan: I broke my 96 Bulls record and created this three-point record, and how do you feel about breaking Reggie Miller's record?
Li Nan's answer was a little emotional:
"Before I knew it, I was already 30 years old. Time flies. And this year is my 13th year in the NBA! I have played in the NBA for more than 12 years. At this moment, my thoughts Is it? I miss the old friends. Reggie, Dominic, Michael, Coleman, Clarence, Prester..."

Many people can hear the sentimental taste from this.

This is an elderly person, who is easily moved and emotionally touched by the scene.

But the young Xu Yong did not.

Is the captain lamenting that he is 30 years old?
Yes, 30 years old is really old.

Clenching his fists, Xu Yong also secretly said in his heart:

"Captain, don't worry about getting old, I still have me in the future. Since you value me so much and cultivate me, I will definitely work hard! Although I can't do it now, I will definitely work hard! The future of Chinese basketball depends on me Already!"

(End of this chapter)