NBA: Start the water cooler and reach the Hall of Fame

At 4 o'clock in the afternoon, the Wizards took the team bus to the home of the Miami Heat - American Airlines Arena. The name of this American Airlines is somewhat similar to the American Airlines Center, the home of the Dallas Mavericks. The biggest difference is that the Heat's The two words of American Airlines are connected, while the two words of Mavericks American Airlines are separated.

The geographical location of the American Airlines Arena is very superior. The back of the arena is the sea, with blue sky and white clouds, beach waves, and of course, hot beauties in bikinis.

The climate in Miami is also the same as those bikini beauties on the beach. Although it is already close to December and the temperature in the northern hemisphere is supposed to start to cool down, as soon as you step outside, you can still feel the heat wave and the vicious solar energy. It's dazzling, so if you take a closer look on the streets of Miami, you will find that almost everyone has a pair of sunglasses.

The American Airlines Arena has a cylindrical shape as a whole, with a huge triangular eave protruding above the main entrance. In front of the main entrance are several huge lawns and flower beds with unknown pink flowers planted on them. Of course, as a tropical seaside city In Miami, the tall coconut trees on both sides of the road must be indispensable.

Riding on the team bus, Li Kaiming glanced curiously at the Heat's home court through the window. It wasn't because of how luxurious the American Airlines Arena was, but because Li Kaiming wanted to know what attracted James so much. He risked the world's disgrace and went south to form the Big Three with Wade Bosh.

The team bus drove directly into the American Airlines Arena and parked in the underground parking lot of the arena.

All members of the Wizards got off the car and gathered in the locker room. After a little repair, they collectively went to the field inside the arena to start training.

To Li Kaiming's surprise, the entire Heat team came to the stadium early. Looking at the sweat on these guys, it seemed that they had been here for a while.

It seems that although the Heat have formed an invincible Big Three lineup, the team's training has not been relaxed at all. Generally speaking, the home team has more energy to prepare for pre-match training, so they are all in the game. In the previous morning training, there will be a period of rest in the afternoon until the warm-up session before the game.

It seems that all members of the Heat team have been training here for a day, and Pat Riley is really a devil!

The arrival of the Wizards players naturally also attracted the attention of the Heat players. James, Wade, Bosh and others all looked over here, their eyes full of doubts. Maybe they also wanted to know why the Wizards looked like this. A trashy lineup can reach second place in the Eastern Conference.

Li Kaiming first jogged and stretched before training, in order to warm up the body and lubricate the joints.

When he was sweating a little, Li Kaiming took off his outer training jacket and trousers, and started training directly in shorts and a training vest.

The current training content of the Wizards mainly revolves around offense, because after Lewis joined, he has not fully integrated into the Wizards' offensive system until now. The role he plays will become more and more important. The moment he is fully integrated into the team system is the moment when Lewis enters the starting lineup.

As for the defensive end, Sanders still emphasizes relatively little, but the current Wizards' defense is mainly based on zone defense. It sucks!

A clever woman can’t cook without rice. Among the team’s starters, only Thornton and Blatche have a positive impact on the defensive end. The remaining three are average in the league, not to mention the substitutes. They are either recruits or defense. Weak ring, it's good not to be chased and beaten by others.

Tonight's opponents, two of the Heat's Big Three, are the type to break through and attack the rim, so there is no problem with zone defense. If they defend alone, Nick Young and Elthorton may be eaten alive!

After the two-hour pre-match training, Li Kaiming put on the long sleeves and trousers that he had taken off before, and was about to go back to the locker room to rest for a while. At this moment, a voice came from not far away.

"Lee! Hey!"

Li Kaiming stopped and looked back. A few steps away, LeBron James had reached the Wizards' half court at some point, greeting him while dribbling the ball.

"LeBron, hello!" Li Kaiming walked over to shake hands with James.

James originally wanted to play a fancy high-five with Li Kaiming, but Li Kaiming held his hand directly. A look of embarrassment flashed across his face, and he immediately opened his mouth to divert his attention.

"Li, your performance is really amazing. I have never seen a player like you!" James raised his eyebrows twice, and smiled at Li Kaiming with his mouth open.

Although Li Kaiming's team James came to him on purpose just to say this, he felt a little speechless, but after all, he stretched out his hand and didn't hit the smiling face. If someone came here to praise you, you can't let others look at you!

So he also smiled and said modestly, "Thank you, my performance is not good enough, I have to keep improving and learn from you!"

James originally wanted to chat with Li Kaiming, but the latter suddenly glanced at the player tunnel, and then said apologetically, "I'm sorry, LeBron, I have to go back to the locker room, and we can talk next time when I have time." !"

After speaking, before James could reply, he plunged into the player tunnel and quickly disappeared at the end of the tunnel...

James squinted his eyes, staring at the back of Li Kaiming going away. After slapping the basketball twice with his hands, he suddenly turned around and rushed directly to the basket with a powerful one-handed dunk. Before the personnel came to pick up the ball, he flew straight!

boom!

Under the tremendous force, the basketball flew directly to the auditorium of the arena...

Looking at the basketball that fell into the auditorium, the caddy standing under the basketball hoop looked helpless. What kind of medicine did you take wrongly? Others leave after training after scoring a goal. You are fine, and you have to fly Foot shot, right?

At 06:30 in the afternoon, the pre-match press conferences of the two sides were held on time.

The Big Three of the Heat played against the Dark Horse Wizards in the East. This game is also very interesting.

Prior to this, Li Kaiming, the new top pick and scoring champion, took this Wizards team that looked like a belly, and played a 2-0 against the Orlando Magic, a 2-0 against the Atlanta Hawks, and a 1-0 against the Chicago Bulls. A lore.

Except for the Boston Celtics who are slightly ahead of the Wizards in terms of record, the rest of the Eastern Conference powerhouses are all overwhelmed by the Wizards.

But today, the Wizards met the team with the highest odds to compete for the championship. What kind of sparks will the two sides create?

At the press conference, a reporter from Fox Sports asked Li Kaiming, "What do you think of the Heat's formation of the Big Three during the offseason?"

Of course Li Kaiming was very disdainful in his heart, but he couldn't say this in front of so many people, "Pat Riley has done a very good job. He built the strongest lineup with the least cost!"

The beautiful reporter who asked questions about this evaluation naturally didn't buy it.

I want to ask you how to evaluate those three players. Who told you to evaluate the general manager of the Heat?

So the reporter immediately opened his mouth and continued to ask, "Then what do you think of LeBron James' decision?"

"In my basketball career, I have always only focused on myself, not on the opponent. My job is to play. Whether LeBron's decision is right or wrong has nothing to do with me. The next question!" Li Kaiming is true A little annoyed, these reporters tried to make some big news with every question, which made him have the urge to leave.

The subsequent problems were not easy either. Every reporter wanted to stir up conflicts between him and the Heat's Big Three. Let these media eat and drink.

As for the Heat, the reporters will naturally not let it go. ESPN reporters asked LeBron James, "What do you think of Li Kaiming's performance in his rookie season?"

James has no waves on his face, "I am impressed by his performance. He has extremely high talent and unlimited potential. His basketball skills are well polished, he is good at various offensive methods, and he has excellent court vision. In my opinion , the sky is his limit!"

James' performance in front of the media was very natural, as if he was not the same person who was furious on the training ground before.

This kind of mature and smooth handling, James has been very proficient since he was in high school, because he is the pride of heaven, and many media paid attention to him in high school.

Of course, learning this way of dealing with the media has also brought James a lot of benefits. His evaluation in the media is very high and his popularity is also very good.

In addition to the seemingly illusory things like media evaluation, maintaining a good relationship with the media also has real benefits. Let me give you the simplest example.

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And his competitor Carmelo Anthony played 82 games throughout the season, averaging 21 points, 6 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game. In the league structure where the East is strong and the East is weak, if there is a fair competition for the best rookie, there is a high probability that it will belong to Anthony.

But the final voting result was that James won 118 of the 78 first-place votes, and won the best rookie of the season with a total score of 508 to 403.

Can you say without conscience that Anthony performed worse than James in his rookie season?cannot!

And this is the benefit of maintaining a good relationship with the media. Of course, maybe the league would like to see James get the best rookie. After all, from the perspective of honor, the two are indeed not at the same level.

In subsequent interviews, the other two giants of the Heat, Wade and Bosh, also praised Li Kaiming's performance, and said that they should try their best to win this game.

Wade and Bosh must have never imagined that James, who was sitting next to them with a calm face, had already had a "confrontation" with Li Kaiming before the game, and the final result was that James slashed a big flying kick...