basketball dreams

Chapter 71 Disappointment
In this way, the time came to January 2019. Today is January 1. The team has no match schedule, so Yunchen stayed at home and didn't go anywhere.

In the last few games in December, they suffered a wave of 3-game losing streak, so now everyone is in a bad mood, and their enthusiasm for training has also dropped.

Yun Chen also lay directly on the bed today, staring at the ceiling in a daze.

Although it was the first day of the Gregorian New Year, he couldn't feel the New Year's atmosphere at all. After all, he was in a foreign land, and Xu Qianxiang's brothers were not around, so he spent this New Year in a deserted and miserable way. Be as boring as possible.

What made him even more distressed was that Lu Qingyan had also returned to China. It was said that she was transferred back by the Tencent headquarters to do some kind of program, and she didn't know when she would be able to return.

His career and relationship have suffered double setbacks, and now his mood has reached the lowest point.

"Alas..." Looking at the various reports about the Cavaliers on the phone, Yun Chen really felt a little overwhelmed.

Almost without exception, the major media have given up hope for their season, and generally feel that even if they can make it to the playoffs, they will only be at the level of the first round.

"Why...you still play the same game, why can't you win?" Frowning, he reopened the team's schedule from last month.

Last month, his average data has been greatly improved compared with the first month, averaging 22.6 points, 6.3 rebounds and 5.3 assists per game, and his three-point shooting rate is as high as 42%. It can be said that his ability on the offensive end got the most out of it.

However, while his scoring ability has improved, the team's offensive efficiency has been in a state of decline.

There was even a website that did some statistics, and finally came to the conclusion that the better Li Yunchen played, the greater the probability of the team losing. So recently, many media have pointed the finger at him, thinking that it is his problem It caused the team to lose.

Of course Yunchen couldn't agree with their remarks. He didn't want to take the blame for the team's loss, but the problem now is that neither he nor Tyronn Lue's coaching staff can find out what the problem is, which is very frustrating. They have a headache.

"Is there something wrong with the system the team is running now..." At this moment, Yunchen couldn't help but doubt the team's current development direction.

The passing and cutting tactics they have been insisting on for a long time have always been easily deciphered by the opponent in the last few games. This situation surprised Yunchen very much.

Take the previous game against the Clippers as an example. The opponent is a well-fed team. On the books alone, there is a clear gap between them and the Cavaliers. But when it comes to the game, the situation is completely different from what you imagined. .

The Cavaliers' passing and cutting coordination was easily seen through and destroyed by the opponent. In the last game, they made as many as 13 turnovers in the first half alone.

It should be said that almost everyone in the Cavaliers played abnormally in the last game.

But there is only one exception, that is Yun Chen, his performance is as stable as ever, with 27 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists.

He became the only one on the team who played normally.But so what?In the end, the team lost the game 104-110.

Why do teammates play abnormally?

Where is the problem?It's a question that plagues everyone on the Cavaliers.

Yun Chen struggled with this issue for a long time, but even if he wanted to break his head, he still couldn't come up with a reason.

The first day of the new year was spent in his self-pity, he slept at home all day, and the training was temporarily put down.

The next day, January 1, Tyronn Lue arranged the team's group training, but because the team's performance was so poor recently, many people returned to the previous sloppy state.

At 07:30 in the morning, Yunchen came to the training hall. To his surprise, Tai Lue arrived earlier.

The other players hadn't come yet, so the two started chatting, and then naturally talked about the team's recent status. The two talked repeatedly, but they still couldn't find a clue.

At nine o'clock, everyone arrived, and training began. Today's practice is a singles match, because tomorrow their opponent is the Toronto Raptors. Their biggest characteristic is to rely on the personal ability of the team's star to solve the battle.

The starting team led by Love and Yun Chen faced off against the bench team led by Seth Curry and Nance Jr.

The game adopts a scoring mode, divided into two halves, each 10 minutes, a total of 20 minutes.

It stands to reason that the strength of the starting team is far stronger than that of the substitute team. After all, their personal abilities are relatively ahead of more than one level.

But when the first half was over, something surprising happened, 29-16, the starting team was 13 points behind, and they were beaten helplessly.

This result shocked not only the starters, but even Tyronn Lue.

During the halftime break, Yunchen sat on the floor and stared at the scoreboard above his head in a daze for a long time. The starting team scored a total of 16 points, and he alone contributed 13 of them.

He couldn't figure out why Love and Osman seemed to be invisible during the game, with no sense of presence. Even if they were in poor condition, they shouldn't be so bad that people couldn't notice it, right?Moreover, Osman couldn't get the ball all the way, and he was completely blocked by the opposing JR.

What made him even more speechless was that the people on the bench seemed to have known their own side of the ball in advance. They got 10 steals in 8 minutes, and the defensive success rate was horrifying.

"Da..." When Yun Chen lowered his head to think, a person came to his side.

It was Tyron Lu, holding a glass of sports drink in his hand, he knelt down and handed it to Yun Chen: "What's the matter, why can't you get up from sitting on the ground?"

Yun Chen took the drink, gulped it down, and said vaguely, "I'm thinking about where our problem lies."

"So, have you figured it out?" Tyronn Lue nodded, and then asked again.

"Hmm...no." Yun Chen answered truthfully.

But at this moment, Tai Lunlu suddenly slapped Yun Chen on the shoulder. The slap was so heavy that Yun Chen immediately grinned in pain.

"Hiss... what are you doing?" He frowned and asked a little angrily.

After Tai Lunlu slapped, before Yun Chen could react, he slapped Yun Chen on the other shoulder again.

The force of the "slap" palm was stronger than the one just now, Yun Chen couldn't take it anymore, and stood up with a swipe: "What the hell are you doing?"

Although the two had conflicts before, he still respected Tai Lue after the reconciliation, but at this time the other party's behavior made him a little confused.

"Li, do you know why I hit you?" Tai Lun also stood up, staring at Yun Chen tightly.

"How do I know?" Yun Chen was speechless, and suddenly hit someone without warning. If he knew what Tai Lun was thinking, wouldn't he be a god?

"I hit you because I was disappointed with you!" Tyronn Lu said.

"..." Yun Chen was stunned.

disappointment?Did he mean that he was disappointed with his performance just now?The starting team had a total of 16 points, and he scored 13 points alone. Not to mention super-level, at least he played at a normal level. How can he be disappointed?

Looking at Yun Chen's expression full of question marks, Tyronn Lue sighed, and said again: "I'm very disappointed, because you give me the feeling that you are more and more like LeBron from last season, and it's still weakened a lot. LeBron."

(End of this chapter)