I'm king in the basket

Chapter 495 People Who Are Better Than You Work Harder Than You

In the first week of February, the Raptors had a perfect record.

Some people say that to defeat the Raptors, it is not enough to attack the Raptors from the outside. To defeat them, they must first be broken down from the inside.

Many people agree with this statement.

Because the Raptors' lineup structure is extremely balanced, the former weaknesses are now being strengthened one by one. Although the guards and forwards will still be blown up when they encounter star players, they are not as vulnerable as they used to be.

Moreover, Li Xing's evolution also benefited the whole team.

He's stronger than 01:30.

When he attacks with the ball, the opponent needs to send at least two people to delay the offensive.

If there is no follow-up change, Li Xing can make the most correct choice between playing himself or passing the ball to others.

If there is any weakness for the Raptors, it is the competition between Stephenson and Dragic and Li Xing's substitute.

Aaron Gray is more experienced and older than Whiteside, Araby and others before him, and his ability to protect the basket is not as good as his predecessors.

To be Li Xing's substitute, it doesn't take much effort, as long as he can withstand the rotation time.

Gray is doing pretty well so far, and no team has targeted him for this.

Because when Li Xing is off the court to rest, the opponent's main trump card is usually also off the court.

So, it's pretty quiet here.

The problem is at the guard position.

Stephenson and Dragic have been at odds since the start of the season, and both have kept things under control, they've made it clear.

This is just a competition on the court. The starting point of both of them is that they feel that they can make the team better.

They all think they can be competent starters.

The current situation is that Dragic occupies the starting lineup for a long time, and it is difficult for Stephenson to realize his value.

This is a deadlock, to satisfy one, to neglect the other.

After half a season, the result of this competition is already obvious.

Dragic's strength allowed him to win the starting position from the beginning. After so many games, he has also been recognized by his teammates and coaching staff.

Stephenson is good, but he can't compete with Dragic.

The next day, the Raptors will embark on a three-way trip.

Today's Esbjerg Center is not peaceful.

In addition to regular training, there are also black and white five-five competitions.

Li Xing wanted to participate, but he was excluded again.

Because his strength is too outstanding, no matter which team he joins, the balance will be broken. Therefore, whenever there are intra-team competitions, he is always excluded.

"I have a dream."

"I want world peace."

"I want everyone to have enough to eat."

"I hope that where there are people, there is only love and warmth. I hope that I can play an intra-team match. The white team and the black team are fine. Please take me in!"

Li Xing was holding the white clothes with one hand and the black clothes with the other, feeling extremely pitiful.

"I'm sorry, Larch, but I don't care about that."

Stephenson actually wanted to push Li Xing's hand off his clothes, but this guy was too strong.

"Don't you want to play a pick-and-roll with me? Don't you want to teach Golan a lesson? If you want to, let me join." Li Xing said.

Didn't Stephenson know that as long as Li Xing joined, Dragic's white team could be wiped out?But people have to be willing.

If Li Xing joins, the game will be over.

"Larch, I know what you think, but no, if you really want to get involved, you can be a referee."

Triano's face and tone are like those old people with heart-warming BGM in cartoons.

Li Xing really wanted to give him a bad face, but this was Triano.

Forget it.

Li Xing didn't say a last word: "Okay, I'll just watch here."

"Isn't it a referee?"

"A person who can't even play a game, what kind of referee? I'll just watch you kill each other here."

Li Xing sat down, pretending not to care.

"It's so pitiful that you have to act like you don't care when you really want to fight."

Bargnani sighed beside him.

Li Xing was so angry that he grabbed the ball beside him and threw it at the doggy Italian.

Then, the game began.

This is the game the coaching staff wanted to see, full of fire and no hold back.

The one who brought out the vibe was Stephenson.

Before the start of the game, this guy was still smiling. Once he played, even if it was an insignificant intra-team match, he didn't want to lose to Dragic.

Once the confrontation intensity increases, the players on both sides can no longer control themselves.

Such games have great exercise value, but also increase the likelihood of injury.

Li Xing looked on coldly with the appearance of a worldly expert.

Stephenson did play very hard, and he was extremely oppressive on both ends of the offense and defense, but his influence was not as good as Dragic.

Dragic's offense and organization are connected together, while Stephenson is full of ego.

This is a gap in playing style. In the eyes of people like Snyder, who was born in Duke and studied under Popovich, he must prefer Dragic.

Moreover, Dragic is objectively a better point guard than Stephenson.

Li Xing could see that Stephenson had something hidden in his heart.

Even if he didn't ask or tell, Li Xing could guess what was going on.

Maybe he's just trying to convince himself, maybe he's waiting for an opportunity, maybe he's already made up his mind.

No matter what, Li Xing will support Stephenson.

DeRozan scored consecutive backs against Button.

His low-post attack has now achieved a small success, and a rookie like Barton can't stand it.

On the other hand, there is a problem with the white team's offense.

Dragic and Bargnani are the leaders of the white team, and the latter is the team's second scorer. In this case, his shots missed consecutively.

On the black team's side, their inside line imitated the later Westbrook after an era.

In order to let Stephenson get the rebound, in order to promote the counterattack faster, they took the initiative to block people and let Stephenson easily get the rebound.

Stephenson also lived up to the efforts of the coolies. After getting the rebound, he sprinted forward at a very fast speed.

Dragic's eyes became hot, and he stepped forward and grabbed Stephenson.

Stephenson was furious and swung his elbow back.

The out-of-control elbow hit Dragic right in the face, knocking the Slovenian to the ground.

Seeing this scene, everyone stopped moving.

"Golan?"

"Are you okay?"

Stephenson was filled with guilt and was about to speak when Dragic suddenly raised his head and looked at Triano, who was temporarily brought in as a referee: "Coach, don't you brag about such an obvious foul?"

"Beep!"

Triano rolled his eyes upwards and whistled angrily.

Stephenson stared blankly.

Half of Dragic's face was bruised by his elbow, it's a pity that he looks beautiful.

Well, there's nothing wrong with that adjective.

"Lance, don't worry about it, just play ball, what's the point of playing without much movement?"

Dragic grabbed the ball on the ground, turned around and said to his teammates: "I exchanged half of my face for the ball, please be sure to score."

"Leave it to me, I will definitely score!"

Bargnani was encouraged and said excitedly.

Only Dragic couldn't believe him. The white team was able to score so many points against the black team. A large part of the reason was that the so-called team's second-in-command, the team's second attacker's offense was cheating. If you don't enter, you can't guard against it. It's almost maddening to death.

This episode seems to have affected Stephenson's state.

Li Xing didn't know what Stephenson was going to do next, maybe he would restrain himself, maybe he would be more determined.

Without any surprises, Stephenson's movement intensity dropped a lot.

This is the turning point of the match.

The peak of the game has passed, and Dragic traded half of his face for a decline in the intensity of the game.

It was also at that moment that Stephenson realized that he might really not be able to compete with Dragic.

This person who has been in Toronto for less than half a year has completely integrated into this group.

He has strength, full of charisma, and everyone is willing to play with him.

Just like the combination of Calderon and Bargnani, for Snyder, this person is the best choice for the Raptors' starting first position.

At the last moment, DeRozan received the ball with his back, and the man who came to defend him was Dragic.

This is a decisive goal. DeRozan's confidence exploded and he stood up. His height could not be touched. .

Snyder came out, he was very satisfied with the game, the players fully demonstrated their characteristics.

Dragic's stability, overall view, and impact; Stephenson's aggressiveness; DeRozan's offense is too defensive; Bargnani's constipation and sharp offense from time to time
And Li Xing who was sitting there in a daze, not knowing what to think.

Everyone is fine, it was a perfect game and he is very satisfied.

"This game was our skirmish, it was an interesting game, and it laid the foundation for our journey."

Snyder said a few words briefly.

Stephenson was sweating profusely, like a rain man, sitting shirtless next to Li Xing.

"Larch, what do you think?" Stephenson asked.

"I want to play basketball. Is this a feeling?"

Li Xing temporarily used Mitsui Shou's lines.

"Don't you have a deeper feeling?" Stephenson asked disappointedly.

Li Xing asked: "What about you, you must have a lot of thoughts? Is it convenient to share?"

"What do I think? I think Golan is really good."

"Better than me."

This sentence sounds a bit sad.

Li Xing couldn't help opening his all-knowing eyes, and through his body, he interpreted this sentence in depth.

This is his truth.

He conceded.

"Have you finished all your training today?"

Li Xing asked.

"not yet."

"You are not as good as others, but you dare to be lazy? Do you know what the scariest thing in this world is?"

"What is it?"

"People who are better than you work harder than you."

Li Xing pointed to Dragic who practiced shooting as soon as the match was over.

(End of this chapter)