I'm king in the basket

Chapter 345 Quantity
"As a pivot without hesitation, the ball becomes powerful in his hands. He can attack and maybe we start to accumulate wins from him."

"We have to make ourselves stronger inside. You have to keep improving and keep your confidence."

Complaints from opponents, comments from outsiders.
Countless messages flew in like postcards.

As the outside world expected, the Raptors took a 2-0 lead.

However, the weak back line was further amplified.

When the guard line is lost, the small forward's problem will be even more serious.

Even if the Raptors win 60 games, not many teams are optimistic about their defense.In the eyes of many, they are the typical dragons of the regular season and worms of the playoffs.

Li Xing is their confidence, but can Li Xing really turn the world upside down?
You know, their real opponents are the Miami Heat and the Western powers.

The Heat have adjusted this season, and the disastrous defeat of last year will never be repeated. Moreover, several strong teams in the West are also strong, and the ones who can break through must be the strongest.

Like last season—the Eastern Conference finals against an internally troubled Heat, and the Finals against an overall aging Mavericks—this kind of opportunity is hard to come by again.

In addition to these, the Raptors have one more thing to solve, and this matter must be resolved before they leave for New York.

Stephenson's heart disease.

He played a mess tonight, and it was because of his breakdown that the Raptors played so hard.

The wings and the top of the back line can't care about each other. If Li Xing hadn't exploded strongly in the second half and withstood the pressure, the result tonight would have been very different.

At the end of the press conference, more than half of the reporters present were ashen-faced.

Li Xing humiliated reporters from other teams.

"We played badly tonight. The Knicks are obviously a complete bad team. Tonight was their only chance to win. I feel sorry for them. They missed it."

"Four games, believe me, four games is over."

"Miami? I don't think about Miami. They might not even make it past Boston."

"Boston? You think I need to think about a team of old men? Don't bother me with that."

"West? I don't care, it's not my opponent anyway."

"Any question?"

Li Xing tilted the table gently, like a bully collecting protection money: "If there are no other questions, let's call it a day."

In addition to the local reporters in Toronto, there were also reporters from Dallas and Charlotte, and reporters from other regions, without exception, were all attacked by Li Xing.

Snyder has long been used to Li Xing being angry at press conferences, so he didn't say anything.

After the meeting, he left with Li Xing.

On the way, they didn't talk about the press conference, they were used to it.

"Larch, do you think Lance is suitable to start?"

Stephenson's performance shook Snyder, and he wanted to change.

Li Xing and Stephenson are friends, and Snyder should not only consider tactics, but also Li Xing's feelings.

"Coach, give him another chance."

Li Xing said; "If he messes up again in the next game, it's not too late to adjust, we won't lose."

These words are very interesting.

If we mess up in the next game, we will adjust, and we will not lose.

Li Xing didn't want to interfere with Snyder, he was just fighting for one more opportunity for Stephenson to show off, and it was his guarantee that he would not lose.

Even if Stephenson screwed up, they couldn't lose.

Snyder said; "Yeah, I believe we will not lose."

The two entered the locker room at the same time, and everyone was basically packed.

"No matter how tortuous the process is, the important thing is the result. We won, and this is the final result."

"I'm so proud of you guys," Snyder said.

After a while, everyone shouted slogans together.

Li Xing was about to take another shower when Stephenson suddenly appeared behind him.

Li Xing subconsciously protected his buttocks; "Just talk about things, don't make it seem like there is some evil deal."

"Even if I'm gay, my anus is not so much stronger than me, right? I don't want to be penetrated instead of having an anus." Stephenson laughed.

"Okay, what do you want to do?" Li Xing asked with a smile.

"Will the coach continue to start me?"

Stephenson asked directly. He knew Li Xing too well, so he didn't need to beat around the bush, just say what he had.

Li Xing asked back: "Do you think I will know?"

"You are our leader. If the coach wants to make adjustments, he will definitely ask for your opinion. Please tell me."

"There is good news and bad news, which do you want to hear?"

"Ok."

"The good news is that you will continue to start the next game."

"The bad news?"

"If you mess up, maybe you won't be able to start again."

Stephenson was silent for a while.

"Are you afraid?"

"Do not."

Stephenson said: "If I can win, if it is good for the team, I am willing to play on the bench."

Li Xing doesn't think so. Stephenson's ultimate upper limit is a quasi-All-Star player with a score of 85. He is now making rapid progress.

This is his second year, but he already has a 78 grade.

It is only 2 points away from Calderon, and after this injury, it is still unknown how much Calderon can recover. Not everyone is as powerful as Wade who lost his meniscus.

One ebbs and another, Stephenson will replace Calderon's starting position sooner or later.

However, Stephenson's style is not suitable as the starting number one for the Raptors.

He needs a team that is willing to build a system for him and give him a lot of ball control.

However, his upper limit is only a quasi-All-Star. Even if a team is willing to fully cooperate with him, he cannot lead the team to the end.

It is a good thing if Stephenson is willing to play as a substitute. It is a good thing for the Raptors, but it is not good for him.

If he keeps playing as a substitute, he will never know where his limit is, will never be the team's number one choice, and will never get a big contract.

For players, is there anything more important than a big contract?
Li Xing didn't say these words, he needed Stephenson to calm down and play the next game well.

"It doesn't matter now whether you are a starter or a substitute. As long as you are still on the starting list, you have to calm down, don't think too much, and don't imitate Jose's game."

"You have to admit you're a terrible imitator."

"I've told you a hundred times."

Li Xing said, "Be yourself."

"Thank you."

"You're welcome. If you want to take a shower, you can find a room at random. I have an appointment now. Do you have anything else to do?"

"Nothing."

Stephenson walked out with a towel on.

That night, Li Xing and Evangeline met at her home.

This is to prevent being secretly photographed or disturbed.

Li Xing had a supper with her and drank some wine.

Both of them were slightly drunk, taking advantage of the strength of the wine, you and I, undressed, and had a good time that had lost everything except animal nature.

Li Xing didn't go home, and he used his energy to deal with four or five people on Evangeline.

Afterwards, Evangeline lay paralyzed on the bed, while Li Xing was full of energy.

Looking at his hungry little brother, Li Xing felt desolate in his heart.

He actually became this kind of person.

One can't satisfy him anymore.

He can no longer carry on a normal life.

Is this the pain of the Chosen One?Li Xing thought sadly, and with a glance, Evangeline's small buttocks were pressed against him.

Uh.
Eight hundred words are omitted.

The next day, the Raptors left before flying to New York.

Calderon is resting in the hospital, where he will stay for a month before being released.

Being used to exercising, he was suddenly so leisurely, his body seemed to be harassed by reptiles except his legs, which made him very uncomfortable.

He finally knew how painful it was to recuperate.

Don't worry about watching your teammates in the game. Once your body, which is used to sports, relaxes, you really feel that your strength has nowhere to go, and the whole person becomes much more irritable.

He needs to rest for half a year for this injury, and it has already made him explode in just a few days.

Calderon couldn't imagine how those unlucky ghosts who had been injured for a year survived, and he couldn't stand it.

"If you let them see you like this, it will scare them."

Calderon didn't expect that someone would come to visit at this time, and he was the last person to visit. He should be very busy now—"Coach, why are you here?"

Could it be that the Knicks have grown to this level?Didn't Snyder even do pre-game preparations?

"In a little while, we're going to New York to wrap up the series, and I'll come and see you."

Snyder said.

Going to New York to end the series?
Maybe Snyder himself didn't know that he was becoming more and more like the bastard Li Xing.

Usually only Li Xing can say such things.

A rational person like Snyder, no matter how confident he is, would definitely not say this easily.

Now he said it plainly, as if it was bound to happen.

"If you let them hear your words, they will probably be even more scared."

Calderon smiled bitterly: "This sentence is really not your style."

"Of course, it's Luckey's style, and I like his style."

"Sometimes, we just have so little faith in ourselves," Snyder said.

"Yeah, who told us that we are all just ordinary people?"

Calderon asked back: "Coach, you didn't just say these things to me, did you?"

Now that Calderon took the initiative to ask, Snyder didn't want to continue grinding.

"What do you think of Game2?"

"We would have lost without Luckey."

"The game wouldn't have gone to that level if you'd been there."

Snyder's words are light and light, but they carry thousands of catties.

(End of this chapter)