Super Evolution of Basketball

Chapter 472
During the Lakers holiday period, there were several advanced teams, namely the Golden State Warriors, Houston Rockets, Cleveland Cavaliers, and Miami Heat.

The Lakers' opponent in the second round is determined: the Houston Rockets!
All of a sudden, news of comparing Yuan Qingshan and James Harden was flying all over the sky.

In the eyes of the media, James Harden still wins when it comes to fighting alone. After all, he is a veteran superstar, and Yuan Qingshan has only entered the league for a year and a half.

Yuan Qingshan rested for a day, and then took Murray, Towns and Whiteside to training.

Thursday, 9:[-] a.m., sunny.

After Yuan Qingshan finished shooting practice, he sat on the floor to rest when the phone rang suddenly.

LeBron James.

Yuan Qingshan was a little surprised to receive a call from James in the playoffs.

"Hey, LeBron, aren't you going to shut down all social media?" Yuan Qingshan asked.

James laughed and said, "It's shutting down social media like Twitter, not the phone. How can you live without a phone?"

Yuan Qingshan also thinks about it. The phone and social media are two completely different concepts, because for LeBron James, the phone is just a tool for talking to others. His traffic is never turned on, so the media function is equivalent to no.

Even when he went to Los Angeles to play an away game, he had to use the free Internet at the Staples Center.

Yuan Qingshan asked: "The second round is about to start. At this juncture, what do you want from me?"

James' laughter stopped, and the voice in the receiver sounded serious: "Qingshan, you are going to face the Houston Rockets in the second round, how about it, do you have the confidence to deal with Harden?"

Yuan Qingshan replied without hesitation: "Of course I am confident. I can't wait to meet you in the finals soon."

James laughed again, he liked that Yuan Qingshan was becoming more and more confident.

The two chatted briefly about other things, then hung up the phone.

This call was made by James in the team gym. Coach Tyronn Lue just heard him, so he asked curiously: "LeBron, have you not given up recruiting Yuan Qingshan?"

James puffed his eyes and said, "Of course, I will never give up on this."

Tyronn Lue: "It's really perseverance."

James said: "I have long said that Yuan Qingshan has potential. If he could be traded during the regular season last year, it would be of great help to the team."

James was right, and Tyronn Lue also felt it was a pity: "Yeah, if I want to get Yuan Qingshan now, I'm afraid I have to get half of the team."

Last year, there were rumors that Irving exchanged Yuan Qingshan and two first-round picks. Looking at the market this year, I am afraid that Yuan Qingshan will soon be at the same level as Irving. Even if it is worse, it will not be much worse.

After the playoffs, Yuan Qingshan's value will definitely rise again. When the Cavaliers want to change, it may be difficult without bleeding.

Now experts have predicted that if you want to get Yuan Qingshan, you must come up with a combination of All-Star players and the top three picks.

After entering the alliance for a year and a half, Yuan Qingshan's value has skyrocketed.

In the afternoon, Yuan Qingshan invited a few teammates to train together. He just entered Hall [-] and was shocked that Chris Paul was there.

Yuan Qingshan came forward to greet Paul, and said teasingly, "I thought you had already gone fishing."

NBA players like fishing very much. They usually have no time to play games, and only go fishing during the summer offseason, so people call being eliminated also called being sent fishing.

There are not many players in the league who like to go fishing early every year.

Paul was upset: "You are not mistaken, I came to support you, but I was ridiculed as soon as I came up."

Yuan Qingshan quickly put his arms around his shoulders, and explained: "I'm not joking, how about it, give us some pointers?"

Paul is kind-hearted, especially for the Lakers in the same city. He stayed with the Lakers players in the training hall for an afternoon, gave Murray and Beverly a lot of guidance, and also talked about his knowledge of the Rockets.

On the second day of the rest day, Wharton still did not arrange training, so Yuan Qingshan drove to Beverly Hills alone.

Scarlett Johansson knew that Yuan Qingshan was busy with the recent games, so she prepared a sumptuous lunch and dinner for him, and then accompanied him to watch the live broadcast of the game.

Yuan Qingshan lazily nestled on the sofa with Scarlett Johansson. He picked a Thunder game and wanted to see how Westbrook carried the team forward.

The Spurs are by no means good. The players have high tactical literacy and strong resilience. No matter which team wants to compete with the Spurs, it is indeed difficult.

The more this is the case, the more you can see Westbrook's overbearing. This guy is like a pit bull who never knows how to get tired.

Yuan Qingshan thinks that he does not have the perverted physical fitness of Westbrook. Their understanding of basketball and playing style are completely different. Yuan Qingshan has the shadow of a traditional point guard while possessing a strong offense. He often thinks about how to mobilize his teammates.

Yuan Qingshan lay in Scarlett's arms and thought, if there is a person like Westbrook by his side, how should he cooperate?
It seems that there is no good way, Westbrook needs a lot of ball possession, and Yuan Qingshan himself needs to be the controller of the team.

After much deliberation, it seems that only a star like Paul George who does not occupy the ball and prefers 3D play is suitable for me, right?
With the match point in hand, the Thunder played almost crazily. Westbrook completely changed his style from the third quarter and began to play for his teammates. Ingram and Adams were the ones who benefited the most. With the help of Westbrook, Ingram scored 20 points in three quarters.

Of course, Westbrook's assist numbers skyrocketed, hitting double figures midway through the fourth quarter, and then he turned his attention to rebounding.

Driven by Yuan Qingshan, Scarlett Johansson also began to pay attention to the NBA. Seeing Westbrook's performance, she also exclaimed again and again.

Yuan Qingshan changed his posture, lay on Scarlett's lap, and asked, "Who do you think is stronger, Russell or I?"

Scarlett Johansson lowered her head and kissed Yuan Qingshan deeply on the forehead: "In my heart, no one can surpass you."

Just as Yuan Qingshan raised his head, Scarlett Johansson's lips touched hers empathetically.

Amid Westbrook's explosive stats, the Thunder took a match point as they knocked out the San Antonio Spurs.

Popovich led his Spurs away from the playoffs stage. Yuan Qingshan knew that the matter of Leonard was difficult to deal with, and it would be a restless summer waiting for the Spurs.

(End of this chapter)