The opening three-pointer in basketball

The night in Las Vegas is very refreshing.

This is a city built on the next door, but after nightfall, there are air conditioners, clean water, and lights everywhere.

Not only is the temperature much lower, even the wind blowing is cool.

Bai Yi and Mike are the only two people living in the five-star hotel.

The other teammates all live in small hotels.

After dinner, Bai Yi went back to his room to sleep. At this time, there was a knock on the door, and it was Connelly who came over.

"Bai! I have good news to tell you."

Not long after, in the coffee shop of the hotel, Bai Yi, Connelly, and Mike each took a chair and sat in a triangle.

Connelly first congratulated Bai Yi and Mike.

He continued: "The club is very satisfied with your work, and the big boss has specially set up a reward clause for you."

"If you defeat the Cavaliers in the next summer league finals, then both of you will be awarded $100,000 each."

Don't look at the annual salary of NBA stars in the tens of millions, even the basic salary is 700,000 to 800,000.

But in fact, the cost of an ordinary blue-collar worker with good looks is two to three thousand US dollars a month and thirty thousand US dollars a year.

So one hundred thousand dollars is really not a small amount of money.

Of course Bai Yi would not mind the lack of money.

He smiled and nodded, indicating that he understood.

Mike was also very excited. He actually didn't do anything, he just established Bai Yi's authority 100%.

For him, this is what he should do.

Of course, if you have money now, it would be better.

Connelly then asked: "Mike, are you confident?"

Mike glanced at Bai Yi, his eyes paused for a moment, and then continued: "I am confident."

Bai Yi didn't notice Mike's eyes, he got up and left first.

Connelly then asked: "What do you mean by the look in your eyes just now? You don't have confidence?"

Mike looked around, then nodded, "Manager, I'm actually not 100% sure."

"Why? Didn't we win six consecutive games before? We led our opponents by a big score in every game."

Mike smiled bitterly and replied: "The main reason why we were able to win is that Bai's offense is so good, and his three-pointers are simply incredible."

"In addition, his defense, his steals, and his shooting after breakthroughs are also excellent."

"But at the end of the day, we only have Bai."

"Once Bai is frozen by the knight, then the rest of us are just headless flies. They have almost no abilities that can be commended."

Connelly understood what Mike meant, "Then do you think Bai will be frozen?"

"I don't know, but if I were the head coach of the Cavaliers, I would arrange for two players to defend closely from the beginning. This would make Bai very uncomfortable."

Facing close double-teaming by two people, even Kobe and Jordan would find it difficult to perform.

Mike continued: "The Cavaliers have Irving and Thompson, one inside and one outside. Needless to say, these two are offensive. Although the defense looks average, where is the physical talent."

"In this summer league, except for Leonard of the Spurs and Bai Bi, everyone else is probably not as good defensively as those two."

Thompson is 2.06 meters tall, and as a power forward or center on an NBA professional team, he is slightly shorter.

But in the summer league, it is completely sufficient.

Moreover, his physical fitness is explosive and he also has certain offensive abilities at the basket, which should not be underestimated.

As for Irving, despite his short stature, he has very good physical fitness.

Curry is unable to dunk at 1.91 meters, while Irving is easily able to dunk at 1.88 meters.

Based on their physical fitness, these two players were second only to Bai Yi and Leonard in defense in the summer league.

"Under such circumstances, even if we have four versus three players except Bai, we may not be able to beat the Cavaliers with Irving and Thompson."

This is not necessarily true, but it is really unbeatable.

The Timberwolves' undrafted draft picks are also at a level that cannot be scrutinized. If you count on them, you are definitely asking for trouble.

When Connelly heard this, his expression became much more serious.

Naturally, he felt a lot of pressure when he chose Bai Yi.

If Bai Yi can lead the Timberwolves to win a summer league championship this time.

Then he arranged for media friends to brag about it.

The public opinion environment will also change a lot.

So this summer league championship is quite important.

"You mean, in fact, we don't have many chances in the finals?"

"I think so."

"Then we have won six consecutive games before. Why don't other teams arrange two people to defend Bai?"

Mike whispered: "In the first three games, everyone didn't understand Bai's power. In the next three games, they actually didn't arrange their skills and tactics carefully. In addition, they don't have outstanding players. We still have some advantages in four versus three."

"But if it's a knight, it's hard to say."

"I think the Cavaliers will definitely study the game very seriously. We want a championship, and the Cavaliers definitely want it too."

The Timberwolves want to build momentum for Bai Yi, and the Cavaliers are even more eager.

After all, the Timberwolves are a potential beauty, and the Cavaliers are a top pick, plus a top pick.

Moreover, Bai Yi averaged 44.5 points in the first six games, which was completely crazy.

Bai Yi has been recognized by some outside media.

Relatively speaking, Irving, the No. 1 pick, looks much weaker.

At this time, the Cavaliers certainly want Irving to defeat Bai Yi in a head-to-head match.

Connelly nodded, "Then what should we do?"

"Now we just have to see if Bai can break the double team."

Facing two people's close defense at any time and anywhere, if the score is strong enough, you can score a lot of points.

If the pass is good enough, it can also create scoring opportunities for teammates.

In the previous game, Bai Yi was double-teamed by two opponents, and as a result, there was nothing he could do on the offensive end.

Later, he used defensive mode and continuously stole and scored points.

Connelly thought about the previous information, feeling a little worried and a little hopeful.

"Bai...Have you gone out to play these days?"

This is Las Vegas, the favorite place for young people to play.

Almost all young people in this beautiful country, after graduating from high school, college, or before getting married, like to come to this city and go completely crazy.

Many movies also promote such behavior.

These rookies in the summer league are naturally playing crazy.

There is not only a casino here, but also a variety of food, beauties, and entertainment facilities.

Mike shook his head, "Bai's living habits are very good. Apart from competing, he just goes to the gym to exercise or sleeps in his room. Sometimes I even think he is sixty years old this year."

Connelly nodded with satisfaction, "He is an ambitious child, he is not a greedy person."

Thinking of this, he became a little more confident about the next summer league finals.

"There is still one regular season game. If Bai doesn't want to play, let him take a break. We will prepare for the finals with all our strength."

"I see."