Soul of the Golden State

Chapter 950 Postscript 3
"Duang!" The basketball bounced out of the basket.

"Hahaha, LeBron, come down, come down, I didn't expect you to end so soon!" Seeing the dejected James walk down, Peter immediately handed Gatorade up.

"Shut up, Peter, just sit on the court, and you can play if you have the ability?" James took the Gatorade, unscrewed the bottle angrily, and drank it, bickering with Peter while drinking.

James is 4 years older than Peter, and the two are almost the same age, regardless of whether they have nothing to do in the NBA.

But unlike most other black players, James has a business mind. Not long after joining the league, he met Peter and got along happily. Later, he learned investment from Peter. The past two years can be regarded as a small achievement. The relationship between the two , and naturally a lot closer.

"My God, LeBron, listen to what you said is human? You actually let me, a layman, play HORSE with your professional players? Besides, didn't I send a representative on the court?" Said Then, Peter pointed to Stephen who was shooting on the court.

"Shua!" After Hollow entered the net, Stephen turned his head and put on the face of a Golden State villain to Peter, and said, "Since when have I been your representative? You are my little brother!"

This is the stadium of Beijing Normal University and the training ground designated by the Dream Eight team.

Unlike other sports teams, the American Dream Team has always lived alone since 1992, and this year is no exception.

The members of this year's men's and women's basketball dream team live at the InterContinental Hotel in Beijing's Financial Street. The hotel is close to the West Second Ring Road and is the first international luxury hotel in Financial Street.

However, as far as the training venue is concerned, they are no different from other athletes, they are all held at the on-campus training ground of Beijing Normal University.

At this time, several stars with bright stars are not playing, but playing a HORSE shooting game. With LeBron James being eliminated, Li Weisi, Kobe Bryant, Cameron James are left on the field. Anthony, Chris Paul and a young Stephen Curry.

As a rookie Curry who has just participated in the draft and has not officially entered the NBA, it is really surprising that he was able to compete with a group of top NBA stars without falling behind.

Originally, the Dream Eight team did not intend to invite college players to join this year, but Frank had his own selfishness, so he sent Curry to the Dream Eight team by himself, and wanted him to fight side by side with Li Weisi in the professional arena once.

To be honest, Curry performed very well in the previous games, especially when he and Li Weisi played together, he always gave the opponent the illusion that he was facing two Li Weisi.

Watching Curry, who was easily throwing a basketball, chatting and laughing with Peter, Li Weisi and others, James, who was drinking Gatorade, showed a trace of complicated emotions.

Although James is in the limelight today and constantly compares him with Jordan, James knows very well that he is still far from the championship, and the upper limit of the Cavaliers team is very limited.

Originally, he wasn't too worried, even when facing the big three of Kobe Bryant and the Celtics. After all, they are not young anymore, and time is on his side.

But when Curry appeared in front of him, everything changed.

Curry is younger than himself, whether it is potential or the strength he has shown after getting along now, it is enough for James to value it.

What's more, Curry's Warriors team is definitely at the forefront of the league in depth. You must know that they just won the championship two years ago.

Therefore, even if Curry hasn't played a game in the NBA, James already has a shadowy feeling that Curry will be his lifelong enemy.

In addition, speaking of the Warriors being able to select Curry, it took a lot of energy.

In this year's draft, the Warriors finally won a first-round No. 7 pick through previous transactions. However, it is still quite difficult to select Curry for this pick.

After all, this year's Curry played really well in the NCAA, and his style of play is very similar to Li Weisi, which caused his market to soar, and he was once able to enter the top three.

However, with the end of the NCAA, and Curry's father, Dell Curry, told the media that Stephen would not go to other teams to play, and even made harsh words. If anyone is selected, Curry will have to return to Golden State after four years. !
In addition, Curry hardly went to any team for trial training, and the opponents who competed with Curry this year are also very strong. Among other things, he is not ranked first in the point guard alone.

In addition to the super talented Michael Beasley and OJ Mayo, on the point guard, there is also Derrick Rose, who is the number one point guard this season.

In the end, in the draft, these three became the top three draft picks without any suspense, and in the fourth pick, the Seattle SuperSonics chose Russell T. Westbrook, this is a result that no one expected.

After the fifth and sixth picks, the Grizzlies chose Westbrook's UCLA teammate Kevin Love, and the Knicks miraculously chose the Italian Danilo Gallinari, attracting Countless fans booed at Madison Arena.

In this case, the Warriors finally got their wish and selected Stephen Curry with the seventh pick.

When Curry put on the hat of the Warriors and walked on stage, the whole San Francisco was boiling. The child they watched and grew up finally inherited the mantle of their parents, making them feel that the next Golden State soul has been born.

"Hey, why are you still practicing? Hurry up and pack up and get ready to go, don't forget that there is still a game tonight!" Just as several stars were still in the shooting game, the team's assistant coach Nate McMillan came over , said to everyone.

The coaching lineup of the Dream Eight team is also quite strong. First of all, the head coach of the Dream Team is no longer the coach of the NBA. This time the NCAA won a big victory. The old K coach will be in charge.

The assistant coaches are NCAA coach Boham, NBA coach Michael D'Antoni and Nate McMillan.

"OK, then let's go back!" As the captain, Li Weisi followed suit, threw the ball in his hand, completed the last shot, and then prepared to leave.

Kobe on the side saw Li Weisi make the last shot, and his paranoid competitive spirit suddenly rose. He ran to the side to pick up the ball and made the shot, which made him feel much more comfortable.

This inexplicable sense of victory and defeat!

Today is August 2008, 8. The Olympic Games is coming to an end, and the basketball game has reached the final stage.

The dream team, with a heart of revenge, once again demonstrated the strength of the dream team in this year's Olympics. Whether it was the group stage or the knockout stage, they passed all the way and reached the finals.

And their opponent in the final is the Spanish team that they defeated in the group stage.

At this time, Spain is at the peak of the golden generation. The team has 5 NBA-level stars including the Gasol brothers, Rudy Fernandez, Juan Navarro, and Jose Calderon. Golden boy Rubio and other quasi-NBA players can be said to be the second strongest team in this Olympic Games.

Of course, as for almost losing to Huaxia, it can only be said to be an accident, or they did not expect Huaxia to be so strong.

But no matter what, they also defeated all kinds of powerful enemies and made it all the way to the finals. Even though the opponent they faced at this time was the Dream Eight team that had defeated them in the group stage, they did not have the slightest fear.

With Argentina winning the bronze medal before, this Olympic men's basketball final is about to start.

Spain fielded their strongest squad: Jose Calderon, Rudy Fernandez, Sergio Lerumeria, Pau Gasol and Marc Gasol.

Among the five starters, four are active NBA players.

And his opponent is the powerful Dream Eight team.

Tonight's starting lineup: Li Weisi, Kobe Bryant, James, Cameron Anthony and Dwight Howard.

Although Li Weisi only plays more than ten minutes per game in the Dream Eight team, and the real point guard of the Dream Eight team is Chris Paul, but no matter who it is, it can't change the fact that Li Weisi is the team's starter.

Soon, with Pau Gasol and Howard jumping at the same time, the game officially began.

Howard still had to be more skilled and jumped to the ball first.

At this time, Howard was at the peak of his career. Although Dayao was eating, sleeping and playing World of Warcraft all day long, it was undeniable that he had grown into the league's number one center.

His physical talent is obviously not comparable to Pau Gasol.

After Kobe got Howard's jump ball, he took it to the frontcourt and handed it to James.

This is the characteristic of this Dream Eight team. As a point guard, Li Weisi plays more off the ball.

With the help of the pick-and-roll with Howard, James gave the ball to Li Weisi on the weak side. After receiving the ball, Li Weisi directly chose a three-pointer against Calderon. The basketball went into the net. It can be seen that Li Weisi is in good condition tonight.

The moment Li Weisi scored a goal, the entire Wukesong Stadium erupted into cheers.

In the capital, Li Weisi is the only one in the Dream Eight team, not only because of his Chinese identity, but also because Li Weisi is their youth.

Since the introduction of the NBA to the mainland, it has almost been accompanied by Li Weisi's career. When people first knew the NBA, it was through Li Weisi.

With the passage of 20 years, generations of green teenagers have grown up, and in their basketball memories, Li Weisi has always been an unavoidable existence for them.

No, even Dayao, who has already finished the game, came to the scene today to watch Li Weisi's last game. Before the game, he even hugged and chatted with Li Weisi cordially.

Therefore, during the process of Li Weisi's coming to the capital, countless fans welcomed him wherever he went.

In this regard, the other players of the Dream Eight team have no opinion at all. After all, this is Li Weisi's home court. What's more, Li Weisi has crushed all of them in terms of status in the world and historical achievements.

Even if the achievements of other people are added up at this time and multiplied by two, they cannot compare with the honor that Li Weisi already has now.

With Li Weisi hit a three-pointer, the Dream Eight team led 3:0, and then it was the turn of the Spanish team to attack.

Although Calderon staggered a little under the defense of Li Weisi, he brought the ball to the frontcourt intact and handed it to Lirumeria in the bottom corner. Paul Gasol, Gasol made a layup and caused a foul by James. With the extra penalty hit, "2+1" was scored, and the Spanish team tied the score at 3:3.

After the opening, the Dream Eight team did underestimate the performance of the Spanish team.

It's no wonder that when the two teams played against each other in the previous group stage, the Mengba team beat the Spanish team 119:82. It can be said that the Spanish team was completely ignored.

However, after the opening game tonight, the Spanish team showed amazing strength. The match against the Dream Eight team did not fall behind at all, and the scene looked evenly matched.

Li Weisi only played 5 minutes in the first quarter before being replaced by Paul.

No way, although Li Weisi's strength is definitely enough to start, but his physical condition has made him incompatible with the overall tactical rhythm of the Dream Eight team. Therefore, Li Weisi's presence in this team is more of a symbolic meaning more than tactical.

The Mengba team did not leave the field because of Li Weisi, but there was a change in the scene. Paul, Kobe, James and other stars in the team made the team's lower limit terribly high.

However, the Spanish team they faced tonight was in a completely different state. The players of the whole team were extremely excited and fought for every ball. Whether it was spirit or body language on the court, everyone was at the peak of everyone state.

This also led to the fact that the Spanish team and the Dream Eight team were hard to tell the winner throughout the first quarter. In this way, as the Dream Eight team played a wave of offensive attacks at the end of the first quarter, they finally ended the first quarter with 38:31. A section of the game.

Although the game scene was very anxious, the old coach K dared to use people. At the beginning of the second quarter, he actually put Li Weisi and Curry together on the court.

This pair of backcourts can be called the old one, the young one, but the fans love to watch it, and the old K is also willing to fulfill it. Although Curry's status is not high, following Li Weisi has made him a dream player in the past. Among the team, the college player with the most playing time.

Playing with Li Weisi and Curry are Howard, Anthony and Prince.

Different from the well-balanced Dream Team 22233, the Dream Team [-] adopted the principle of "[-]" when selecting players, that is, two centers: Howard and Bosh, two power forwards Anthony and Boozer, two small forwards James, Prince, three shooting guards Kobe, Wade and Stephen Curry, three point guards Li Weisi, Paul and Deron Williams.

It can be seen that the inside line of this dream team, except for Howard, is very weak. When they defend, they rely more on the pressing of the front line and the backcourt.

The reason for this situation is, on the one hand, the withering of excellent centers in the United States in recent years, and on the other hand, it is also caused by the absence of Tim Duncan and Kevin Garnett.

Duncan was no longer willing to play for the national team after experiencing the sad journey of the Dream Six team, while Garnett gave up the opportunity to be selected for the training camp in order to compete for the championship.

If the two of them can join the Dream Eight team, the inside strength of the Dream Eight team will definitely change fundamentally.

However, despite this, the lineup on the field at this time is still enough for the Spanish team to drink a pot.

At this time, the old K's lineup is a bit similar to Howard's tactics in the Magic.

Especially except for Howard, the other four will shoot three-pointers, which also makes the offensive space on the entire court very large.

In the Spanish team's attack before, the golden boy Rubio's layup was accepted by Howard's nail plate cap, and then the Dream Eight team's counterattack came like a shadow.

The Dream Eight team's fast-break counterattack is very powerful, and this lineup on the court at this time is not inferior to the lineup when James and Kobe were on the court. The fast-break offensive firepower.

Compared with that lineup, the impact may be insufficient, but the shooting ability is absolutely perfect.

After receiving a pass from Howard, Curry took the ball to the frontcourt. After a set of fancy dribbles, he used an iconic back pass to fool Rubio who was defending him, and passed the ball to the follower. Jin Li Weisi.

After Li Weisi received the ball two steps away from the three-point line, he directly chose a three-point shot. Facing Navarro's defense, the basketball went into the net. This is Li Weisi's third three-pointer tonight.

After only one round, it was the turn of the Dream Eight team to attack again. This time, Li Weisi dribbled the ball.

After receiving a pass from Li Weisi, Curry also chose a three-pointer. This time he faced Rubio and made his first shot tonight.

Curry also looked good tonight, and the basketball was also hollow.

The master and apprentice each made a three-pointer, which immediately stopped the Spanish team. At this time, the score had reached 44:31, and the Dream Eight team led by 13 points.

After returning from a timeout, the Dream Eight team made adjustments. The old K replaced Curry and replaced Wade.

There is no way, Curry's status is too low at this time, and there are a lot of big shots in the team waiting to play, and it is impossible for the old K to give him too much playing time.

However, just this one goal made fans all over the world remember this Stephen Curry who has a baby face and plays like "Ctrl+V" like Li Weisi.

In the following game, the Spanish team launched a desperate pursuit of points. In the second quarter, when Spain was chasing the tightest, it once narrowed the point difference to only 6 points, but before the end of the first half, as Paul made two free throws , The Dream Eight team finally ended the first half of the game between the two teams with 69:61.

Entering the second half, the game between the two teams is still very anxious. Although the Dream Eight team has always maintained the lead, the Spanish team has always maintained the point difference within [-] points, leaving the game in suspense.

In this way, such an anxious situation continued until the last 5 minutes before the end of the game, when Li Weisi reappeared.

Tonight, Li Weisi has already played 12 minutes. Although he didn't play much time and didn't score many points, he was replaced at this time, just to give the Dream Eight team the final victory.

A man who scored 58 points in the retirement game four months ago, why don't you trust him?
At this time on the field, Rudy Fernandez just dunked Howard and made a "2+1". With Fernandez making a free throw, the score has come to 103:95, and the Dream Eight team continues to maintain 8 points leading.

After the restart, James served in the backcourt and handed the ball to Li Weisi.

After Li Weisi brought the ball to the front court, he first handed the ball to Kobe, then Kobe couldn't dribble, and passed the ball back to Li Weisi.

This time, after Li Weisi got the ball, he was no longer polite. He asked James to pick and roll for him, and James came over obediently. .

Then, Li Weisi hit the ground and found James, who was unguarded. Facing such defensive treatment, James would not be polite, and he directly took eight steps into the inside line, facing Pau Gasol and dunking. succeed.

The point difference immediately came to 10 points.

After that, although the Spanish team relied on Gasol to single Howard and scored two free throws and made a hit, but looking back, Li Weisi blocked the throat with a three-pointer, which made the Spanish team watch the score get bigger and bigger.

When Li Weisi received Kobe's breakthrough goal and hit a three-pointer from the bottom corner again, the score of the two teams has reached 123:107, and the Dream Eight team has opened the point difference to 16 points. Only the last minute left.

After Li Weisi hit the ball, the Spanish team called a timeout, and Li Weisi was replaced immediately. The whole arena burst into warm cheers and applause again, sending Li Weisi off the field.

Li Weisi raised his hands high, facing the 3D surrounding cheers. At this moment, Li Weisi suddenly recalled the moment when he made a three-pointer in the NCAA Finals. That was the moment when his dream began. Now, It is when the dream ends.

Looking at the unfamiliar and familiar faces, Li Weisi was full of emotions. His career has come to the end like this. He is very long and wonderful. There have been countless wonderful moments and various hardships. But when this At the end of the road, looking back at the past, what I saw was my youth.

Farewell, my basketball court!Farewell, my career!Farewell, that Li Weisi who plays basketball!
　The book is officially finished, and the new book needs to be discussed with the editor to see when it is appropriate to publish. After all, now that Xi'an is closed, even if I sign a contract, the contract cannot be sent out.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)