basketball dreams

Chapter 14 Tyronn Lue

Yun Chen smiled. Although it was only a one-time attack and defense, he clearly felt the change in rhythm. He no longer followed the other party's feelings, but used his own running position to influence their choices.

Since you JR are willing to defend me closely, and I am not as good as you in confrontation, then I will not fight singles with you, I will insist on running, and use running to change your defense!
After the ball was blocked, the ball was taken down by Hood, and Hood took the lead in a quick break dunk! 6-7.

"Haha, I knew you could do it in the summer league, you're right!" Little Nance jumped up excitedly at this moment, and threw his arms around Yunchen's neck to celebrate!
On the other hand, JR's complexion became more and more ugly, with a gloomy face, and he walked over without saying a word, ready to attack.

"Don't get excited, the game is not over yet." Yun Chen also patted Nance with a smile.

The game continued and the starting team attacked again.

This time, the starting team's offense was much more cautious, relying on Love's personal ability to succeed in singles at the basket. 6-9.

Offensive and defensive transitions, the substitute team attacked, Yunchen started running around and dodging left and right, just like the previous attack, JR kept chasing after him.

But this time he just attracted the opponent's defense, and the insider Antezizic seized the opportunity to break through and score a layup. 8-9.

In the next round, Love played singles again, but this time the hook bounced out, and Nance Jr. took the rebound.

He didn't give it to Clarkson, but to Yunchen, and Yunchen pushed forward with the ball.

This time, Clarkson began to pull towards the bottom line, and Yunchen held the ball at the top of the arc and waited for his teammates to settle down, then passed it to Hood who was brought up.

In the pick-and-roll, Hood made a breakthrough to the right, was blocked, and passed back to Yun Chen, who was running outside the three-point line on the left, and JR was still close to the defense.

The ball didn't stay in Yunchen's hand for a second, and it was instantly allocated to Ziriqi on the inside. Ziriqi turned around and scored with a hook, 10-9.

"Hahaha, it's great!" Seeing Yunchen's performance getting better and better, the other teammates all burst into laughter.

Yunchen's feeling is returning little by little, just like in the summer league, he has a feeling that he can dominate the field!

The game continued, the starting team attacked, JR's brain became hot, after getting the ball, his teammate didn't pass the ball, and he forced another shot and missed.

"What are you doing!" Le Fu next to him went into a rage when he saw this.In fact, since G1 of the finals, the whole team's attitude towards JR has changed a lot, especially Love, who has accumulated emotions for several years and finally couldn't restrain them during this period, so he expressed his dissatisfaction on the spot!
"Get out of here if you don't want to fight!" Le Fu's eyes widened abnormally, and JR, who was shocked by the roar, didn't speak.

No matter how courageous JR is, he would not dare to talk nonsense in front of the head of the team, so he could only bear it by himself.

The game continued, and Yun Chen, who had found his form, played more and more bravely. In addition, because it was a training game, everyone's defense was not particularly hard, so his shooting and passing began to smooth.

In the next round, Yunchen received the ball and passed it to Nance Jr., who used Clarkson's pick-and-roll to find an open space, pretended to break through to attract two double-teams, and then distributed the ball outward. Hood received the ball and made a three-pointer, 13-9.

In the next round, Yunchen slid to the bottom line with the help of Zizic and Nance's two-person block to block JR, received the ball open and hit the board from close range.

In the next round, Yunchen 6 ran out of space and hit a three-pointer.

Yunchen broke through to attract the defensive goal and Hood made a two-pointer.

Yunchen's pick-and-roll Clarkson hits a jumper...

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Yunchen seems to have become the core of the substitute team, with various offensive methods emerging one after another, such as shooting or passing assists by himself, the starting team who hit straight can't stand it.

But Love's personal ability is really strong, and he has been using his powerful scoring methods to maintain a small point difference. Osman and Hill also occasionally hit a few goals.

On the other hand, JR, except for the first ball, made 2 of the next 0 shots.

With 2 minutes left in the first half, the score came to 24-20, and the bench team led by 4 points.

At this time, Yunchen became more and more familiar with the cooperation with these substitute teammates, and he even felt that these people were very suitable for his style of play.

Clarkson's strong personal ability can perfectly make up for the problem of being unable to attack when he is defended. Hood's stable all-round performance can make him conduct the ball more smoothly. The inside deterrence of Zizic and Nance also allows him to be very smooth. Take an outside shot.

For these teammates, Yunchen really appreciates them the more they cooperate.

Soon, as time went by, the substitute team started to gain momentum because of Yunchen's performance, and the score also began to increase, 30-22, and the point difference came to 8 points.

At this moment, JR, who was running on the field, suddenly fell to the ground with an "ah!", and after falling to the ground, he hugged his calf and kept twitching and screaming.

This sudden situation startled everyone, especially Yun Chen, who was closest to him, froze for a moment.

"Cramp?"

Before the start of the game, JR and Thompson devoted themselves to the high-intensity game without a formal warm-up.Thompson was alright, after all, he was a center forward and didn't need much exercise, while JR had been running all over the field with Yunchen, and his body immediately recovered.

"Who told you not to warm up!" Le Fu rushed over quickly, but his face was full of anger, and it could be seen that he really didn't like JR.

But before he came over, Yunchen walked over to help JR straighten his legs, and pushed the soles of his feet upwards.

"Stop screaming, just bear with it." But JR still couldn't help screaming, which made Yun Chen feel disgusted.

Although there were holidays before, they were teammates after all, so Yunchen still helped him, and he didn't want any irreconcilable conflicts in the locker room in the future.

Due to JR's condition, this training game had to be abandoned. It was already 11:30 at this time. Tyronn Lue did not let everyone continue training, but took them to the locker room to take a shower first, and then went to have lunch.

JR was taken away by the medical staff, Yunchen was so happy, at least he didn't have to see him when eating.

"Hey, Li, to be honest, you play really well!" During the meal, Nance sat next to Yun Chen with a plate, his face brimming with excitement.

"Thank you very much for your reminder today. Without your reminder, I wouldn't be able to play so well." Yun Chen raised his hand and punched him. Apart from Osman, Nance Jr. is also the friendliest to him in the team now.

"Haha, seeing you, I think we still have hope." Nance sighed at this moment, and his expression became lonely.

Yunchen understands his mood. LeBron's departure has had a great impact on the team. The team's lineup will not make much breakthrough for at least two seasons in the future. There is no hope for a player who aspires to better results. It is very difficult for people.

"Li, are you done eating? Come over and let me tell you something." Just as Yun Chen was thinking about how to comfort Nance, Tylen Lu's voice sounded, and he stood at the door to greet him.

Yun Chen had already finished eating at this time, so he didn't hesitate when he saw this, he patted Nance as a signal, then packed up and walked to Tyronn Lue's head coach's office.

When he entered, Tyronn Lue was already sitting on the leather sofa waiting for him.

"Sit down." Tyronn Lue pointed to the seat beside him.

Yun Chen was not polite, and after sitting down, he asked, "What's the matter, Coach."

Tyronn Lu took out a piece of paper from the table next to him, on which were densely packed words: "Do you know what this is in my hand?"

Yun Chen froze for a moment, then took the piece of paper.This piece of paper was sent by the team owner Gilbert, which contained some views on the future of the team and some things that Tyronn Lue was asked to do.

But in the last line, there is a line of words written in bold font: Design tactics for Li Yunchen regardless of everything, use him as the core of the offense to train next season, carry out various business operations, and strive to make him a Yao Ming-style figure, and, Let him start next season.

"This..." Although he knew these things a long time ago, Gilbert had said them a long time ago, but he couldn't understand what Tylen Lue meant, why he specially asked himself to come over and say these things.

"You know, in the past two seasons, I have been questioned and criticized from all sides, saying that me and LeBron...you know." Tyronn Lue said.

Yun Chen nodded and did not speak.

"LeBron is gone this season, you know, this is my chance to prove myself."

"Understood." Yun Chen nodded again.

"I know what Gilbert means. He wants to make more money, but the price of doing so is the team's record..." Tyronn Lue hesitated to speak.

What he meant was that Yunchen's first start will definitely cause problems for the team, which will affect the record and even affect his self-proof...

Yun Chen has a high EQ, so she understood right away.

"So, I hope you... can go to the boss to apply for a replacement in person. I don't mean that I don't like you, it's just that a rookie as a substitute... will cause a series of problems, do you understand?" Tyronn Lue said softly.

(End of this chapter)