Chapter 20 It will only be better

Author: a hint of divination

Chapter 20 It will only be better

The Thunder requested a timeout.

"Next, Cole, get ready to go on the court and protect the rebounds! We must..."

During the timeout, the coach formulated tactics for the next game.

When Bai Ade heard that he was allowed to play, his whole spirit was lifted.

I don’t blame him, anyone who is unable to play at the last moment of the game will be anxious.

What's more, the coach actually asked Li Pu to play instead of him. That Li Pu was only the 18th pick, but he was the 11th pick!

However, he himself also knows that his performance in the summer league was really bad, even worse than Li Pu.

Obviously he played so well in the NCAA, but in the summer league, Bai Ade seemed to not know how to play. After two games, he scored 3.6 points and 3.5 rebounds.

You must know that Li Pu didn't play long because of foul trouble, and Bai Ade played almost the rest of the time.

But even so, he couldn't seize the opportunity and perform brilliantly.

It can be said that Li Pu is adapting to the rhythm of the game, but you, Bai Ade, have played in the ugly country since you were a child. This last game is like going home. You are so adaptable!

It was thanks to Bai Ade that Li Pu was able to stay on the field at the most critical moment tonight.

Therefore, Bai Ade was anxious. He also wanted to show off his strength, not only for himself, but also for the special audience around him.

Just as the coach was arranging tactics for the team, two special spectators appeared behind the players, and their unique temperaments were particularly eye-catching.

One person has his arms reaching his knees and is a bit handsome. Although he is wearing an expensive suit and jeans, among the crowd, he exudes an aura of mixed concrete and steel, like a bright star, which is particularly dazzling;

The other one, with a short beard and beard, wide at the top and narrow at the bottom, looks like Jike Junyi with a beard on his face. He has a naive smile on his face, like the follower of the handsome guy next to him, tilting his head and listening attentively.

Yes, these two are none other than Thunder star Kevin Durant and super sixth man James Harden.

There is nothing worse than the fact that the star is watching the game and his performance is so poor.

Didn't you see that Durant was cheering Li Pu up?

"Come on! As long as you can score one of the two goals, you can't lose this game!"

Hearing Durant's instructions, Li Pu smiled with MMP on his face and wanted to cover Durant's mouth immediately.

Brother, please don’t set up such a flag, okay?

With my free throw ability, hitting you in the face is a small matter, but losing is a big deal!

After the timeout, it was Lip's turn to shoot a free throw.

Li Pu took a deep breath, followed his accustomed shooting posture, made the first free throw, and made no contact...

"Ha ha ha ha……"

The whole audience burst into laughter, and Li Pu wished he could find a crack in the ground and crawl into it.

Next came the second free throw. Li Pu took a deep breath, bent his knees, raised his arms, and shot. This time, the basketball flew straight toward the basket.

"Rebound!" Almost at the same moment Li Pu took action, both sides of the basket were already crowded.

Just as everyone judged, the basketball hit the back edge of the basket and flew out.

Bai Ade, who was in a favorable position, saw the basketball flying above his head. As he took off, he thought to himself: This offensive rebound is mine!

Just when Bai Ade was about to take off and collect the rebound, he suddenly found a figure behind his head. This figure was very familiar to him, and he immediately understood that it was Li Pu!

It turns out that Li Pu also knew that his shot would be difficult to score, so after taking the shot, he immediately headed towards the landing point of the basketball.

Although there were three people in front of him, Li Pu jumped up high and actually got the rebound before everyone else.

It wasn't over yet. Li Pu, who got the ball in the air, waved his long arm directly without pausing, preparing to smash the ball into the basket.

"Damn it! We are all on the same team, but we still can't avoid being dunked by him!" Bai Ade, who was in the air, couldn't help complaining in his heart.

"Bang!"

Just when everyone at the scene stood up and prepared to applaud Li Pu's winning goal, Li Pu actually dunked!

this……

For a moment, everyone including Li Pu was dumbfounded. You can actually dunk the ball. You are so excited!

In fact, it's not Li Pu's fault. There are three people in front of him. Even if his wingspan is longer, he can directly make up the dunk in the air without making any adjustments, which is really a bit reluctant.

"8,7,6..."

At this time, the numbers on the timer kept beating, and there was not much time left.

Watching the basketball flying high again, Li Pu took off again.

In fact, Li Pu was not the only one to take off at the same time, including Bai Ade.

But no one can jump higher or faster than Li Pu.

Li Puping was thunderous, suddenly stood out from the crowd, leaped high and caught the ball.

This time, Li Puxue was smarter.

He knew that as soon as he landed, the opponent would definitely foul again.

So, after he got the ball in the air, he threw it hard and passed it to Lin Shuhao on the outside.

After training together for a long time, Li Pu and Lin Shuhao established a certain tacit understanding.

When Li Pu looked at Lin Shuhao while he was in the air, Lin Shuhao already knew what Li Pu was going to do and ran to the outside where no one was.

In this way, Lin Shuhao received Li Pu's pass.

"4!"

Time is still passing and the game is not over yet.

Turner saw Lin Shuhao unattended outside and rushed over.

Lin Shuhao can be said to be the Thunder's best player tonight.

With 18 points, 6 assists and 2 steals, it was Jeremy Lin's performance that allowed the Thunder to maintain the suspense of the game until the end.

If it had relied on the two first-round cheats, Li Pu and Bai Ade, the team would have lost long ago!

Lin Shuhao used a shooting fake to deceive Turner and dribble into the penalty area.

"3!"

There were a lot of people in the penalty area at this time. Seeing Lin Shuhao enter the penalty area, the other 75 players rushed over.

"2!"

In the race against time, Lin Shuhao used extremely fast speed to get ahead of them, avoid the block, and complete the layup.

"1!"

However, when the ball hit the basket, it missed and bounced out.

But at this moment, a big hand appeared again and pushed the ball hard into the basket.

"0!"

The time returned to zero, the game ended, and the score was 88:87.

"yeah!!!!"

Lin Shuhao immediately hugged Li Pu like an octopus.

Immediately afterwards, his teammates on the bench rushed onto the court and surrounded Li Pu.

The Thunder finally won. Although it was just an insignificant summer league game, for these fringe NBA players and rookies, such a victory was hard-won.

The audience also gave enthusiastic applause and cheers to the Thunder, and Durant and Harden also stood up and applauded.

After the celebration, Li Pu walked off the stage with a sore back.

A group of strong men, about 2 meters tall, surround you and raise and lower their hands on you, but the pain in your back is considered mild.

As soon as he arrived at the bench, before he could sit down, he saw a long and thin hand stretched out in front of Li Pu. It was Durant's hand.

"Well done!"

"Thanks!"

"I hope you can perform like this in the new season!"

"That's not okay!"

As soon as these words came out, Durant and Harden's expressions changed at the same time.

Li Pu continued: "My performance in the new season will only be better than now!"
Chapter completed!