There are a total of 22 teams participating in the Las Vegas Summer League this year.
Representative ones are the San Antonio Spurs, Denver Nuggets, New York Knicks, Memphis Grizzlies, Seattle SuperSonics, Cleveland Cavaliers, Dallas Mavericks, Portland Trail Blazers...
The most special thing is that the China National Team also participated in this year's Las Vegas Summer League, attracting much attention from China fans.
Li Tian and the Grizzlies summer league players have become familiar with most of the players after several days of training.
"Lee, how do you feel about playing against your compatriots today?" Mike Conley used a bottle of water as a microphone.
"I'm very happy. I think I will be one of them next year." Li Tian also wants to wear the national flag and fight for the country.
Collins also followed suit and asked Li Tian if he wanted to pass more passes to him today, so that he could perform well and try to realize Li Tian's wish.
Only Rudy Gay watched their noise from a distance, practicing shooting alone.
Li Tian was arranged as a substitute for this game.
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The first game of the national team was against the Grizzlies.
"Hello everyone, I am today's host Yu Jia. Let us welcome today's commentator Zhang Weiping and Guidance Zhang." Yu Jia's standard opening remarks.
"Hello everyone, I am Zhang Weiping. I am very happy to watch this game with you." Zhang Weiping smiled broadly.
“Director Zhang, let me tell you what’s interesting in this game.”
"As everyone knows, today is the game between the national team and the Grizzlies. I think everyone is looking forward to the performance of the national team today... But everyone should also pay attention to the fact that the Grizzlies' No. 0 is also a Chinese player. I think Everyone should know him, he is Li Tian."
"Yes, Li Tian is a very talented basketball player. Due to a knee injury before, his strength is now affected. Director Zhang heard that Li Tian's knee injury has completely recovered. Is it true?" Yu Jia Then what Director Zhang said.
"Yes, I interviewed him on draft night, and he told me personally. Speaking of interviews, he has a very good mentality, which is of great benefit to him quickly integrating into the NBA." Zhang Weiping said his feelings for Li Tian First impression.
"Without further ado, the game has already begun."
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The unplayable players in the summer league are those who hang out in low-level leagues such as NBAL and some first- and second-year rookie players. They are often waived after playing hard.
During the warm-up, the coach made some simple arrangements.
Game start.
National team starting lineup: Wang Zhizhi, Yi Jianlian, Wang Shipeng, Zhu Fangyu, Liu Wei.
Grizzlies starting lineup: Jason Collins, Rudy Gay, Johnson, Kinsey, Lowry.
At the beginning, Collins won the ball in the midfield.
Passing the ball to Rudy Gay, who was coming down quickly, Yi Jianlian defended Gay in the low post.
Gay broke through Yi Jianlian with the ball, and his layup was successfully interfered by Yi Jianlian. He grabbed the rebound and passed it to Liu Wei who was about to go down.
Liu Wei directly passed the ball back to Yi Jianlian, who was occupying the low post. Yi Jianlian received the ball and directly took off with a small hook.
After failing to hit the target, Liu Wei accurately judged the ball's landing point and struggled to grab the rebound.
He took off the ball and hit the two-pointer. He also won an extra penalty and hit the extra penalty.
The national team started with a 3-0 lead.
Li Tian and Conley, who was sitting next to him, were chatting about the situation on the court.
"Conley, are you nervous?"
"Fortunately, this is just the summer league, there is nothing to be nervous about. You can't be nervous, Li."
"How is that possible? I've experienced a decisive victory in the NCAA finals."
Conley is very envious. After all, you can have more than ten opportunities to win the NBA championship, but most players only have one or two opportunities to win the NCAA championship.
In the blink of an eye, the situation on the field took a turn for the worse, and the national team was beaten 7-0.
"Director Zhang, the situation on the field suddenly changed. What do you think the national team can do to reverse the situation when something like this happens?" Yu Jia asked Director Zhang next to him.
"This is a good thing. Anything can happen on the field. If this phenomenon occurs at the beginning, there is still a chance to adjust. If it occurs in the last few minutes, it will be difficult. It will be beneficial to experience it more." Zhang Weiping hit the nail on the head and also watched There is a problem with the national team.
After a few rounds, Li Tian and Conley were replaced.
"Li Tian replaced Guy on the field, and Yi Jianlian and Li Tian are about to start facing off." Zhang Weiping was very excited, seeing the matchup between Chinese players again.
"Director Zhang, you have met Li Tian, can you briefly introduce him?" Yu Jia also wanted to know about Li Tian.
"Li Tian is a very talented player. After experiencing a knee injury, he is able to return to the game. I am also looking forward to his performance on the field. This is the first time for me to watch him play after he recovers from injury." Zhang Weiping I’m looking forward to Li Tian’s performance today.
"Kangli, what do you think, do you want to cooperate?" Li Tian seduced Kangli.
"How to cooperate?" Conley looked at Li Tian curiously.
"How about we do this...this...?"
Conley nodded.
After holding the ball for half the game, Conley was always observing Li Tian's running position.
Li Tian was on the court, constantly running back and forth without the ball.
Yi Jianlian was thrown away by Li Tian's sudden sudden stop and change of direction.
Li Tian got a chance to shoot from outside the three-point line.
Take off, raise your hands, shake your wrists.
Three-point shot, elegant movement.
"Whoosh!"
Hollow hit.
After hitting a three-pointer and landing with both feet, Li Tian turned around and made a celebration gesture of wiping his gun.
The scene exploded instantly, with fans both supporting the Chinese team and the Grizzlies cheering for Li Tian's celebration.
"Conley, what do you think? My opinion is good."
"Luckily you made that damn ball, otherwise I would have settled the score with you." Conley and Li Tian high-fived in celebration.
Li Tian quickly returned to the backcourt to defend.
"The show is about to begin. Yi Jianlian has got the ball and is about to face off against Li Tian." Director Zhang in the commentary box almost jumped up, looking forward to seeing Li Tian's condition.
"Yi Jianlian, come on, attack with all your strength."
Yi Jianlian was also excited. Yao Ming kept praising Li Tian and how talented he was. After watching yesterday's bullfight, he didn't want to think that Li Tian was better than him.
"Defend, defend."
The audience in the stadium shouted in unison.
The atmosphere was instantly filled, and the score was no longer important at this time.
Yi Jianlian holds the ball in a high position, constantly changes direction, and continuously dribbles under his hips. His movements are quite skillful.
Always looking for opportunities to break through Li Tian.
Li Tian was fully focused and did not move due to Yi Jianlian's dribbling changes. He just stood in a defensive position.
"Look, Yi Jianlian failed to get rid of Li Tian's defense. Yi Jianlian must prepare to post up Li Tian."
"Director Zhang, this Li Tian seems to be from the Grizzlies. Which side do you support?" Yu Jia was amused by Director Zhang.
"It doesn't matter, we are all our own people, and we should support everyone." Zhang Weiping laughed.
Yi Jianlian turned around and beat Li Tian with his back.
Li Tian leaned his left hand against Yi Jianlian's back and raised his right hand high, ready to interfere with Yi Jianlian's shot when he turned around at any time.
Yi Jianlian, who is not physically strong enough, uses the change of steps.
With 3 seconds of attack time left, Yi Jianlian was a little anxious.
Another change of pace but not enough space for a shot. There was not much time left, so I had no choice but to force the shot.
The moment Yi Jianlian turned around and shot a jump shot, the basketball was released.
"Snapped!"
Li Tian completed the block.
"Yi Jianlian, it would be a good choice to train with me in the summer."
"Yu Jia, look, Li Tian's bounce is stronger than before. Yi Jianlian is taller than Li Tian. His turnaround jump shot was still blocked."
"Li Tian is back to his old self, still so strong!"
"Yes, I feel stronger than before the injury."
"I'm starting to feel sorry for Durant. He's about to face Li Tian's storm."
"..."
Li Tian successfully defended Yi Jianlian, Conley grabbed the basketball, directly held the ball and scored a fast break layup.
"Li, your shot blocking is so cool." Conley did not forget to praise Li Tian for his successful layup.
"Sprinkling water and pulling is all trivial."
Conley was confused, what did this mean.
"It's just a little baggage, don't worry about it." Conley was confused again.
Yi Jianlian and Wang Zhizhi played bravely throughout the game and scored 50 points together, but they still failed to lead the national team to victory.
Li Tian came off the bench and only scored 9 points, 2 blocks and 5 rebounds.
The data is so-so. The summer league is just for testing players. Li Tian doesn't play much, and he always comes on as a substitute for Gay.
Gay is the main training target of the Grizzlies, and they have been training with Gay and Conley throughout the summer league.
Li Tian doesn't play much time, averaging only 11 points per game.
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After the summer league, Li Tian brought Yi Jianlian to Los Angeles.
"Taylor, congratulations, your recent concert was so successful." Li Tian saw Taylor coming and greeted him.
"Really? It's a pity that you couldn't go to the venue. Come and watch when you have time. I'll reserve a seat for you at any time, okay?" Taylor was also very happy. Several consecutive concerts were successful.
"Let's go, I'll take you to my villa."
Yi Jianlian was embarrassed. He didn't know that Taylor drove a sports car. He had no choice but to write down the address and take a taxi there.
As soon as they met, he started to talk nonsense. It was obvious that Li Tian had not fully accepted Taylor yet. Yi Jianlian didn't say much and went to the airport to take a taxi.
"Li, this is my villa. I rarely come here." Taylor said while taking Li Tian to visit her villa.
The villa was kept spotless and had obviously been tidied up again just now.
"Li, take a look at this room. I have built a professional recording studio here. I don't need to introduce the equipment here. You can use it."
"Wow, that's so professional." Li Tian also didn't expect that the villa had such a professional set of recording equipment, but the room decoration was too feminine.
"You can use it as you like, but I don't want your friend to come upstairs. I used to live here alone."
Li Tian understands that people in the beautiful country value privacy. If it were not for Li Tian, Taylor would not let anyone know that she has such a villa.
"Okay, I will tell him not to let him touch this thing."
The two chatted for a while before Yi Jianlian came over.
"Tyler, do you have any food here? I think you are hungry too."
Taylor's eyes lit up. He had once eaten a meal made by Li Tian and it was so delicious.
"There are some. I asked the maid to buy them. They are in the kitchen. I'll go to the recording studio first. Call me when they're ready."
Taylor turned around and headed to the recording studio.
After eating.
After sending Taylor off, Taylor also left the car with Li Tian, worrying that it would be inconvenient for him to go to the training center or go out.