Basketball's most talented forward is on the left

The locker room is unexpectedly harmonious...

On January 2, Zuo Li, who came to the team's locker room early in the morning, had already prepared a plan to deal with everyone's questions. After all, the Times magazine's bombardment was really too loud.

Since the first day of the new year, Zuo Li has been the most popular news figure, and he can be seen not only in sports circles, society, finance, and entertainment news.

Because of this Time Magazine Person of the Year, Zuo Li has jumped from a successful basketball player to a benchmark of the times. Many people regard Zuo Li as a new youth leader and a role model for the younger generation.

Zuo Li declined to comment. Who was the last American youth idol? Zuckerberg?

Oh, it seems that historically he was the person of the year in 2010. Tsk, thinking about it, I unknowingly robbed Zuckerberg of something.

Looking at it this way, this award is not without its benefits, right?

However, people are afraid of being famous, and people are afraid of being strong. The amount of praise you receive depends on the amount of pressure you have to bear.

So how to prevent the locker room from being affected by this storm... Zuo Li really lost his mind.

But unexpectedly, everything was as usual in the locker room. The teammates were still chatting and bragging about girls, and they were also teasing Zuo Li as the Times Magazine Person of the Year. This made Zuo Li feel relieved.

Although I don’t know why, it is enough to maintain a perfect locker room atmosphere.

During the training break, coach D'Antoni answered Zuo Li's doubts.

"Are you wondering why they didn't have any influence at all?"

"Uh, coach, you know?"

"Almost, don't forget, I am also a member of the locker room." D'Antoni smiled. When he saw the news, Zuo Li was not the only one who was nervous.

"This is all your doing well. They all know that you are very strong and have heard of your deeds more or less. They also know that you are the boss of Monopoly, but to them, you are their teammate.

Brothers, we are people who work hard together on the basketball court."

"Once you understand these, of course the rest is just a cloud. After all, no matter who you are, when you come here, you are just like them. First of all, you are a basketball player."

D'Antoni's words made Zuo Li suddenly realize that indeed, everyone in this society has his or her own identity, and everyone plays a different identity more or less, but no matter what the identity is, whether it is the second generation of rich people or a professional singer

, mechanical engineers, firefighters, police officers, whatever, when you come here, you're like everyone else.

"Yes, I am a basketball player." Zuo Li said.

"That's right, so don't worry about him and continue to fight for our goal." D'Antoni patted Zuo Li's shoulder... His shoulder couldn't be patted, so he patted Zuo Li's arm.

"I understand coach, but who said this?" Zuo Li asked, could it be that the German coach also works part-time as a chicken soup master?

"Who else is there? Of course it's your good brother." D'Antoni pointed to Curry who was practicing extra time next door.

"This guy is pretty good. I used to think that he was not talented enough to be successful, but now, I have to admit that you have a better vision than me. This guy is a piece of rough jade that deserves to be polished..." D'Antoni said with emotion.

Who would have thought that Stephen Curry's growth potential would be so good. Maybe he is not very famous now, but in the future, he will definitely have the opportunity to become a new generation of superstar.

"Of course, this guy is not as thin as he looks." Zuo Li looked at Curry and smiled.

Who would have thought that this thin guy would have similar mental attributes to Kobe.

"Boss, come to train. Today I want to practice 300 more strength." Curry looked at Zuo Li and greeted with a smile.

Everything is said without saying anything, brothers, there is no need to be polite, it is what you should do.

"Okay! But 300 is not enough, I will practice 500 with you!"

Curry: "..." Repaying kindness with hatred, right?

!

Little Ewing: "Hey, hey, boss, you can't favor one over the other, I want to practice too!"

Danny Green: "And me!"

Beverly: "How can such a thing happen to me?"

Randolph: "...I'd better forget about this. I'm too fat and don't need to practice strength..."

David Lee: "What are you thinking! You are the main force in this kind of thing. Hurry up and practice more. They will crush you in the next game!"

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Laughter filled the locker room again, and everything was the same as before.

How can we not win in such an atmosphere? On January 3, the Knicks ushered in the first game of the new year.

Their opponent is very strong. They are the Chicago Bulls, who are currently second in the Eastern Conference behind the Knicks and ranked second in the Eastern Conference.

Although the first meeting between the two teams ended with the Knicks winning, the Bulls had not yet shown their current strength at that time.

The loss to the Knicks seemed to be a watershed. After that, the Bulls were like dreaming back to the 1990s. They went all the way, killed the Heat, defeated the Celtics, crushed the Magic, and improved their record to 24 wins and 6 losses today, only better than the Knicks.

Si Shao won four games!

Compared with last season's seventh-place finish in the Eastern Conference and barely a 50-win record, the Bulls this season can be said to have completely completed their transformation.

The core of the transformation is Derrick Rose, the Rose of the Wind City. This season, he averaged 250 points and 77 assists per game, ranking second on the vp list at this time, second only to Zuo Li.

Of course, the Bulls' current achievements are also inseparable from the efforts of others.

Another New Yorker, Noah, gradually reached his peak in 2010, especially playing under Thibodeau who emphasized defense. His talent and advantages were undoubtedly revealed. This season, Noah averaged 117 points and 104 rebounds per game.

With 10 steals and 15 blocks, the Bulls only allowed 97 points per 100 possessions with him on the court.

As the core of the Bulls' perimeter defense, Luol Deng averaged 174 points and 77 rebounds per game. He is the best perimeter player besides Rose, and he is also the core of the perimeter defense.

Of course, Boozer, who was traded during the offseason, cannot be underestimated. He can also steadily contribute 155 points and 8 rebounds per game.

Now the Bulls can be said to be in the limelight, even surpassing the Heat in the championship rankings, second only to the Knicks and Lakers.

People say that the Bulls' second glorious era is coming.

This opening drama is also considered to be a preview of the possible future playoff showdown between the Knicks and Bulls.

However, the Bulls, who had the home advantage in this game, never expected that the Knicks would be so strong at this time.

Before the game, reporters kept asking Zuo Li about Person of the Year and other matters, and Zuo Li responded with a calm sentence: "I am first and foremost a basketball player."

On the court, Zuo Li also showed his style as a basketball player. His dunk over Noah at the beginning and the big block he turned to Rose showed his attitude.

No matter when, he is first and foremost a basketball player, and basketball players chase victory!