Bulldozer of the NBA’s Restricted Area

Post-match press conference.

The Hornets won seven consecutive victories, which made head coach Alan grin from ear to ear and walk with wind. Although his inside ace Li Shengli was injured in this game, fortunately, it was all skin trauma, which is not a big deal, but he will miss the next few games.

However, the Hornets, who have won seven consecutive victories, can't ask for more. After all, this is the Hornets' biggest winning streak in the regular season in recent seasons.

The fish belly in the past has become the most eye-catching team in the Eastern Conference recently.

It has to be said that the Hornets' counterattack transformation made the entire league look up to it, and the focus of the post-match interview naturally fell on Li Shengli.

Is the injury serious?

Will it affect the following games?

Can the Hornets continue their winning streak?

These are the key points in the reporters' notebooks, but unfortunately...Li Shengli was not present, and the head coach Alan answered the reporters' questions on his behalf.

In fact, this kind of skin trauma is really nothing to Li Shengli, but after finally having an interview opportunity to avoid boring reporters, he is naturally happy to lie in the lounge and sleep, thinking about life.

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Inside the lounge.

The other teammates all went to the press conference. After all, this was a great opportunity to show their faces, and Li Shengli stayed alone in the empty room, with the phone beside him beeping non-stop.

"Li, are you okay? Shit, your slap almost scared me to death!" Thompson was the first to call to express his concern, "Listen to me, I'm still waiting to see you bring me back a The trophy of the championship, you must not play yourself to death!"

"Cough... It's all skin trauma, no bone damage, it's okay, it'll be fine after three to five days. To be honest, I didn't expect the backboard to be so brittle!" Li Shengli said with a sneer.

The rebound is brittle?

How many people in the NBA can smash rebounds? !

No, not a single one, and this guy still blames the crispy rebound?

Through the phone, Thompson rolled his eyes.

Fortunately, Li Shengli's injury was not serious and had no impact on his career. He was relieved. After all, for an athlete, injury is a nightmare that they will never get rid of. It is enough for a person to complete the transformation from genius to waste. Chai's rapid transformation.

"Forget it, no matter what, don't play like this in future games. In the next few games, you should take a good rest and call me if you have any questions." Thompson continued to care more than blame. : "Although you guys have played well in these few games, don't be too complacent... In fact, you haven't met a really good opponent yet, and this season has just started, so... work hard!"

Just like what Thompson said, the reason why the Hornets can win seven consecutive victories is one aspect of their own strength by leaps and bounds, and the most important thing is that they have not encountered the most popular teams in the league. Similarly... Li Shengli did not encounter the dominant penalty area, An experienced veteran center forward.

The seven-game winning streak is true, but the quality is indeed average.

After a few words of advice, Thompson hung up the phone, and then Kareem Abdul-Jabbar also called to express his condolences, and even his teammates in East Carolina also greeted him one by one, until finally his agent Turner also called.

As an agent, although the old Turner is very concerned about Li Shengli's injury, he knows that this is the best opportunity for Li Shengli to manage fans and create momentum.

think about it……

A monster that was born out of nowhere, a backboard that was smashed to pieces.

There is a story in the middle of it. Just talking about this frightening power is enough to surprise the fans. Taking advantage of the situation to operate it is enough to make Li Shengli, a rookie, get the most attention, even... …to be voted into this year's All-Star?

too exciting!

too crazy!

Counting the history of the NBA, there are many players who can make the All-Star starter as a first-year rookie, but... there are too few, only three people can do this, and if Li Shengli can be selected as an All-Star this time, he will definitely be able to Prove his commercial value. After all, the All-Star qualifications are piled up by fans with votes. Votes are popularity, popularity is value, and Li Shengli's statistics in recent games are indeed at the level of All-Stars.

He had a quasi-quadruple-double in the preseason, and his statistics in the regular season were amazing, averaging 24 points and 16.8 rebounds per game, especially when he smashed the rebounds in this game, which made him a tough guy loved by fans , the image of a rebounder smasher.

Although the All-Stars of this era are selected according to their positions, among the 12 players, 5 starters are two guards, two forwards, and one center.

Relatively speaking, the competitiveness of the center will be greater, but looking at the entire Eastern Conference, Old Turner feels... There are not many who can compete with Li Shengli for qualification.

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Let me talk about a few veteran centers first.

The big dream Hakeem Olajuwon, who has dreamy footwork and plays for the Houston Rockets, throughout his career, averaging a double-double is as simple as eating and drinking. Starting from the 86-87 season, he gradually changed from Kareem Abdul-Jabbar took over the baton of the Western All-Star starting center!

Then there's... Admiral David Robinson of the San Antonio Spurs.

In his rookie season, he averaged 24.3 points, 12 rebounds, and 3.9 blocks per game. In the last season, while averaging a double-double, the number of blocks reached an astonishing 4.5 per game. Become a well-known minefield in the league.

The waves behind the Yangtze River push forward the waves ahead, and a new generation replaces the old ones.

Dameng took over Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's baton from the 86-87 season, and from the 90-91 season, the second-year Admiral David Robinson also completed the relay from Dameng, replacing him as the All-Star Western Conference starter Center position.

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Fortunately, these two are players from the West, and they don't compete with the East, and there are only a few veteran centers in the East.

Moses Malone of the Milwaukee Bucks missed this season's game due to a back injury and is basically hopeless for selection.

As for Brad Doherty of the Cleveland Cavaliers, he can also be counted as one, but the Hornets and the Cavaliers have played against each other. He can't suppress Li Shengli, and he has little hope of being selected.

The only one who can hold down the facade of the Eastern Conference center, so far... only the New York Knicks' gorilla Patrick Ewing.

In addition to these few, this year's rookies in the Eastern Conference, Li Shengli of the Hornets, and O'Neal of the Magic, the two are called by the media as the new twin stars in the league's restricted area, and they are definitely popular candidates for the All-Star starting center.

The competition for the starting center of the All-Star Eastern Conference this year, no accident... fell on the old big brother Ewing and the two rookies Li Shengli and O'Neal.

Veteran Ewing has a fan base, starting is a high probability event, no matter how bad it is, he can be a substitute... right? And now it depends on the performance of Li Shengli and O'Neal before the All-Star voting.

O'Neal's current average per game has exploded, attracting the attention of fans. And Li Shengli was even more ferocious. The astonishing feat of smashing a rebound was much more gimmick than the amazing statistics. It seemed... one step ahead of O'Neal.