Chapter 76 Returning to Home(22)

Author: Tiamo the Withered

Chapter 76 Returning to Home(22)

However, days without competitions are quite boring for Li Chengming.

In the past, it was either training or playing, which was indeed a bit monotonous, but now, in order to adjust to his physical fatigue, he decided to rest for two days on the advice of the team doctor and not touch the ball at all. Li Chengming felt that he had nothing to do.

In particular, he suddenly realized a problem.

"It seems that I haven't had a good tour of Orlando yet..."

Not to mention Orlando, he had never taken a good trip around here.

For example, I have never been to a supermarket, bought something in person, or interacted with more people.

For example, when it comes to meals, it was my father who took care of it at first. After the new season started, they didn't have much time to stay here, so they would either go to McGilton's house to eat, or eat out.

The people Li Chengming interacts with the most on a daily basis are either his colleagues on the team, including players, coaches, etc., or various fans who meet by chance.

Of course, there are also neighbors and family.

The most important thing is that to him, most of them have foreign faces. Li Chengming feels that he may have mild face blindness and is not able to distinguish them in this aspect.

Even though he met Van Gundy almost every day, Li Chengming often confused him with a doorman in the arena. The two did look very similar. Fortunately, he didn't say "miss" because they were waiting for each other.

Call yourself first, so that you won't make a mistake in judgment.

"Then you mean, you want to go out?"

"Uh, can't you?"

Father Li shook his head and said, "It's not impossible, it's very bad."

"Ah?" Li Chengming said with a bitter face: "Why?"

"What do you think?"

"Is this the trouble with being famous?"

Father Li chuckled and said, "You boy, do you know that if you say this in China, you deserve a beating?"

Li Chengming scratched his head. He couldn't laugh out loud. He swallowed tears in his stomach.

Father Li thought for a while and then said: "Actually, it's not impossible. I was exaggerating. I have observed that other people in the team have no problem traveling, it just attracts a little attention..."

In fact, this is nonsense. A tall man of two meters or even two meters tall will attract more or less attention when he stands out from the crowd while walking on the road.

Ordinary celebrities can still hope to avoid being tracked by the outside world by disguising themselves, but basketball stars are such a prominent group, as long as they are not the kind of fringe people who have not appeared on the court a few times in a season, they are not even considered by the water dispenser.

, it will be easier to recognize locally.

Not to mention that Li Chengming is indeed very popular right now. It’s hard to say in the United States, but in Orlando, or here in Florida, he is as popular as a fried chicken.

"But you still have to plan your itinerary and don't run around."

"How boring is that?"

"Would you really find it interesting if you were blocked?"

Of course, Father Li's statement is an exaggeration. After all, I have never heard of any star getting into trouble outside, whether it is American basketball or European football.

Maybe it’s because the land is so sparsely populated that large crowds of people rarely happen?

However, when they actually came out, they found that there was no such thing as being blocked. Many people did pay attention to him, and of course some wanted autographs and photos, but most people would not choose to come.

Li Chengming naturally seemed a little disappointed when he saw this, "It seems I'm still not famous enough!"

This scene was far from what he expected, and to be honest, he was a little disappointed.

Father Li said with a smile: "You are such a bitch. Didn't you wish that no one else knew you before?"

In fact, Li's father thought about it and felt that this was normal. They had overthought it before, and many fans might not be able to recognize Li Chengming after he left the arena.

In other words, some people recognize it, but they are not sure.

Just like they are face-blind when they look at those foreigners, Americans are also face-blind when they look at them. Li Chengming is not the kind with a particularly outstanding appearance - whether it is good-looking or ugly, he is just ordinary.

appearance.

Of course, face-blindness is definitely not so face-blind that the aesthetics is reversed, and squinted eyes are regarded as beautiful women, and big-faced faces are regarded as handsome men.

"Okay, this is just right. It allows you to relax and no one will disturb you."

Li Chengming's mentality adjusted quickly, and he immediately stopped thinking about these things.

But after a while, he suddenly said: "It would be great if mom was here too..."

Father Li pondered for a while and said: "Let's wait until the winter vacation. When she is free, see if she wants to come over. I'm afraid she will vomit when flying..."

Mother Li gets carsick and seasick, and she gets sick on almost all long-distance transportation except private cars. She also doesn't feel good after taking a plane, so if it's just to come and see them, there's no need to spend two days together. You'd better wait until you have time after the holidays.

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Li Chengming nodded and stopped mentioning this matter.

…

December 7th is Friday, the working week is over, so the game in the evening seems to be more lively than usual.

After five consecutive away games, the Magic finally returned to their home court, which also brought local fans even greater enthusiasm for watching the game.

Although the previous home games always gave them some trouble, but with such a hot away game, they won't lose again when they return to the home court, right?

The opponent in this game is the Pacers, a team that is striving to enter the playoffs. It is not weak, and there is a possibility of overturning in a real fight.

Of course, there is a saying that "there are no underdogs in the NBA." The main reason is that players who can gain a foothold in the NBA are hard to say how bad their own strength will be. Once the state comes, once the defense cannot contain it, the opponent will feel

Come on, even if you are the number one player in the league, you will still fail.

This is why, let alone 70+ wins, even 65 games is difficult, and it is one of the few in history.

And once such a team appears, the possibility of establishing a dynasty is very high, such as the Bulls who won 69 games in the second year after 72 wins.

The Magic are far away from even 60 wins. According to the progress of this season, it will be tight in the early stage and relatively loose in the late stage. Then there is still a great hope of getting 50+ wins this season. In fact, as long as they can stabilize in the

The top four teams will have home court advantage in the playoffs, which will be very beneficial for entering the second round.

No matter how lively the outside world is, the team itself still has a good idea and will not suddenly float to the sky.

Therefore, when facing the Pacers this time, Van Gundy was not careless at all and still put out a regular lineup, but he would choose to adjust it at any time based on the opponent's condition.

Although he has been criticized for his shortcomings in on-the-spot response, if he is prepared in advance, he can still prevent some of the opponent's back-up moves.

CCTV chose to broadcast this game, with the classic pairing of Director Zhang and Director Sun providing commentary.

When Coach Sun came up, he briefly introduced the situation of the two teams, and then talked about Li Chengming.

"Today is Li Chengming's twentieth official game in the NBA. Li Chengming is currently ranked second on the rookie list, second only to Durant of the SuperSonics, and his scoring average in the team is also

Ranked fourth, in front of the team are Howard, Lewis and Turkoglu, the three biggest stars."

This implicit meaning is that Li Chengming is now equivalent to the Magic's fourth player.

But it’s not wrong to say this. After all, judging from the last ten games, Li Chengming’s tactical priority in the team is actually higher than Nelson and others. If it is to bring a substitute lineup, he will have no suspense.

The core, the whole team began to play around him.

The key is that until now, he has only performed poorly once or twice, which is very rare among rookies. After all, Durant often has a blacksmith feast, not to mention the issue of the team's victory or defeat.
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