Chapter 644 Tragic Dream
Chapter 644 Tragic Dream
The hustle and bustle brought by the Golden Globe Awards has not yet passed. Li Weisi returned to San Francisco the next day. After a day of rest in San Francisco, he will go to Minnesota with the team.
Marisa was awarded the Best Actress, and it was time to show her face. She was very busy with work, so Li Weisi had to leave alone.
Soon, the time came to January 1. There was no suspense in the whole game. Although the fighting spirit shown by the Timberwolves was admirable, the strength was too great. In the end, the Warriors defeated the Timberwolves 21:113.
Li Weisi's performance in this game is not good. His shooting percentage will reach 13%, and he will get 13 points and [-] assists. It is all thanks to the outstanding performance of Richmond and Mullin that Li Weisi is brought out of the conference room.
Although there was no meeting, and it was known that Li Weisi was probably caused by off-court factors, no one would criticize Li Weisi. After all, a player is not a robot, and the ups and downs of his competitive state are very normal.
But Li Weisi was not satisfied with his performance, others forgave him, but he would not forgive himself.
After the game, knowing that there would be back-to-back games the next day, he resolutely practiced shooting for an extra hour, and secretly vowed that he would never play so badly again tomorrow.
On the second day, the Warriors sat at home and ushered in a challenge from the Rockets.
In recent years, the Rockets have made almost no achievements except for reaching the Finals in 86.
With Olajuwon as the core, there is almost no need to worry about the team's lower limit. Every year, a playoff spot is reserved in advance, but it seems that it is nowhere in sight to break out of the West, reach the finals again, or even win the championship. .
In response to such a situation, the Rockets management also tried various methods to continuously introduce various teammates for Olajuwon, such as Thorpe, Floyd, etc., but all had little effect.
During the offseason of this summer, the Rockets management was also not idle. First, they traded for the head of the Bullets, two-time All-Star selection, Jeff Malone.
Subsequently, he signed "Jet" Kenny Smith, and also spent a huge amount of money to sign Larry Smith for $180 million for two years.
In this way, the Rockets have significantly improved both in terms of lineup depth and overall strength. However, the team's record is currently approaching 50%. It is also quite difficult.
As a person born in 63, today is Olajuwon's 28th birthday. Not only him, although the 84 draft is an absolute draft year, many stars in the same class have already entered the All-Stars and become the mainstay of the league.
However, no player was able to win the championship as a main player. Instead, Li Weisi and other players who were drafted in 86 took the lead.
In this way, the faces of these players who were drafted in 84 were more or less dull.
As the No. [-] pick, Olajuwon is under even greater pressure. After all, although Jordan did not win the championship, he also entered the finals and is now the favorite to win.
Compared with Jordan, Olajuwon's popularity is not low, but now he has been challenged by younger centers such as Ewing and Robinson. Olajuwon, who used to be so beautiful and could unseat the Lakers in the second grade, formed a stark contrast.
But, to be honest, he really can't find a place to criticize the management of the team. He wants to play brother basketball. The Rockets management has come to Thorpe early. Got Kenny Smith and Jeff Malone.
What else can Olajuwon say?I can't say that these people's level is not good. Find me Jordan and Li Weisi?
If this is the case, then he might as well go directly to the Warriors with 70 victories and take the most difficult road!Maybe the FMVP can be grabbed in the second year, and the dove will occupy the magpie's nest and become the boss.
Unfortunately, the backbone of Olajuwon's heart does not allow him to do this. Under his leadership this season, the Rockets once performed very well. Fifth, it seems that they are close to the top four in the West.
It is a pity that at the beginning of this month, in the Bulls game, he was elbowed by Bill Cartwright, causing an eye injury, so he has been absent from the game until now.
Olajuwon, whose attendance rate has not been low before, has finally started to miss games in large areas this season, and this month, the Rockets' record is also quite poor. After the absence of Olajuwon, they only have 3 wins and 6 losses. The ranking has dropped to eighth in the West.
Therefore, although tonight is Olajuwon's birthday night, he can only sit off the court and watch his teammates struggle on the court.
Before the game, Olajuwon and his mentor Moses Malone hugged and greeted him. His left eye was still wrapped in gauze, but he seemed to be in good spirits.
However, shortly after sitting off the court, his face became more and more ugly.
Without Olajuwon in the Rockets, the entire defensive system has serious problems, and the inside line of Otis Thorpe and Larry Smith is not enough for the Warriors. The Warriors can come in with three outside lines take a stroll.
Not long after the opening, the Warriors beat the Rockets 14:4. The Rockets were forced to call a timeout, but after the timeout came back, there was no good effect, and the score was still expanding.
The starting lineup is like this, and the substitute is not much better.
Slip Floyd, who was squeezed to the bench this season, and Vernon Maxwell, who was already a substitute, together formed the strongest firepower on the Rockets' bench. Kex, the two are not rivals at all.
Tonight, Starks felt hot and made consecutive outside shots, which made the Warriors' offense go smoothly, helping the Warriors score 46 points in the first quarter, leading the Rockets by 46 points 22:22.
It can be said that it was spent in one quarter.
Such a result, how can Olajuwon's face look better?Seeing that his birthday night was about to turn into a sad one for Li Cheng, he wished he could take off his clothes and play by himself.
Unfortunately, all of this is already impossible.
Due to the first quarter of the game, the confidence of the entire Rockets has been seriously hit. Even though Jeff Malone and Kenny Smith performed quite well in the subsequent games, the point difference has always been hovering around 20 points. There is no hope of overtaking the score.
In the end, after the third quarter, the Rockets made peace and replaced all the main players.
The Warriors finally beat the Rockets 123:106.
Li Weisi, who vowed before the game to play hard tonight, never thought that it was not his own state that bothered him to score 20 points, but his opponent.
Before he could use his strength, the Rockets fell down, which led to him only playing 26 minutes, scoring 18 points and 11 assists, and scoring under 20 points again.
(End of this chapter)