Chapter 1001: 7 Consecutive Wins at the Start
“Some people want to destroy you, they don’t want to see you succeed, let alone see a Chinese achieve such great success here.
This situation is likely to continue until you leave, and even after you leave here, they will still do this. "
Gao Yuanyuan reminded.
"I will use data that they cannot erase to make them understand that they cannot stop me." This was Li Ba's answer.
"Don't you want to know who they are?" Gao Yuanyuan asked.
"Nike?" Li Ba asked.
"Business competitors are just one of them. The forces of Americanism are all your opponents. You are more troublesome than Michael Jackson." Gao Yuanyuan said.
"Jackson?"
Li Ba was startled and nodded.
Now besides him, Jackson is another person targeted by the media here, and he is also targeted very hard.
The next day, a trade took place in the league.
"I feel that Iverson has become the next O'Neal and will wander around later in his career."
Iverson was traded to the Pistons, and the Nuggets dismantled the golden guns that they had been full of expectations for. This transaction made Li Ba a little sad.
Next, the Suns began consecutive away games, a total of four Eastern Conference away games.
However, these four opponents are all weak teams, the Nets, Pacers, Bulls, and Bucks, two back-to-back, and the schedule is very tight.
The first away game is the Nets.
The Nets sent away Jason Kidd, leaving only Carter to attract fans. They have become a bad team. The Suns defeated the Nets without any suspense.
Because of the consecutive away games, Li Ba did not perform at full capacity in this game. In two and a half quarters, he sent 11 steals and only recorded a triple-double +5*5, and his performance declined slightly.
The next night, the Suns challenged the slumped Pacers away from home and continued their winning streak.
Facing a bad team, Li Ba once again produced a triple-double +5*5 performance.
This game is different from last game. Last game was about steals, but this game is about double figures in assists.
The next day, the Suns arrived in Chicago.
As Derrick Rose's agent, Gao Yuanyuan also came to Chicago.
As the younger brother, Ross invited guests to lunch, and of course Gao Yuanyuan also went.
Li Ba ordered a medium-rare steak. He was used to it now, but he only ate medium-rare steak.
"Is there any 2004 Senbei fine red wine? If so, please open a bottle for me." He asked the waiter.
"I'm very sorry." The waiter said.
"Then do you have any good wine?" Ross asked quickly.
Gao Yuanyuan said in Mandarin: "Tubao, don't kill Ross, okay? He has a heavy burden and a lot of people in his family. Your batch of wine costs more than 30,000 US dollars a bottle outside. It has a price but no market. There is no market at all." It’s for sale, don’t you have any idea?”
Li Ba laughed, patted Ross on the shoulder and said with a smile, "I'm just kidding."
But in the end, Ross ordered a bottle of 2002 fine wine produced by Senbei, which cost US$1,600, which was very expensive.
Nowadays, Senbei Winery's various wines are due to Li Ba's influence, and the prices are much higher than during the Sifu period. The price increase has even doubled, and the price of premium wines has even increased.
"Tulu, in the first five games, Rose averaged 19 points, 4 rebounds, 4.5 assists, 2.1 steals and 0.5 blocks per game. Now he is the Bulls' leading scorer, assists and steals." Gao Yuanyuan said proudly.
Ross looked at Li Ba longingly, wanting to hear some words of appreciation from the boss.
Li Ba smiled and said: "Derek, you seem to be from Chicago, right?"
"Yes, boss, I have liked the Bulls since I was a child. I grew up watching Jordan's games." Rose smiled.
"Ross has three brothers. His basketball skills were taught by his three brothers. Basketball is his only way out, otherwise he would have to join a gang. Now their family has moved out of the slums." Gao Yuanyuan introduced, and then said: " You can give him some advice, you can’t be the boss for nothing.”
Li Ba looked at Rose, who looked expectant. He thought for a while and said: "I have also paid attention to your recent games. It is true that your physical talent is excellent, even a historical level talent, and your offensive talent is overwhelming... "
Seeing the excitement and joy on Rose's face, he immediately said: "But your offense consumes your body too much. In just five games, I saw dozens of rapid changes of direction and breakthroughs of yours." A big pull on the lever..."
Ross was a little startled when he heard this, but also a little dissatisfied and disapproving.
This is his characteristic, this is his talent. He is used to playing like this. Such skills have brought him too much praise, and it is these skills that made him the No. 1 pick.
"...A person's body has a tolerance limit. Do you know your own limit?" Of course Li Ba saw Rose's expression, so he didn't say anything more.
Ross shook his head and asked, "Boss, I feel that I feel very relaxed when I do those actions."
"Your feet, your knees, and your back muscles are all fine. No injuries?" Li Ba asked in surprise.
Rose shook his head and said, "Of course that's impossible. There are often minor injuries, but there should be no major problems."
Li Ba smiled and said, "But I didn't."
"Who can compete with you?" Gao Yuanyuan said angrily.
Li Ba said solemnly: "But Ross has it. That is the warning sent by the body..." At this point, he pointed at Ross and said:
"Your body is already warning you, and you are ignoring its warning. If you keep playing like this, you will fall on the court sooner or later."
Gao Yuanyuan looked serious when she heard this, and said to Li Ba: "Are you serious?"
"Look at Amare Stoudemire, Grant Hill, and McGrady. Which one is not full of talent? Which one is weaker than Rose? But now they are all injured and their condition has seriously declined. Especially Hill, Jordan's successor, has been completely lying in bed for the past few seasons. Let me say something serious. The former Hill may be the future Rose." Li Ba said.
"Derrick?" Gao Yuanyuan looked at Rose.
Rose was silent. He knew that what Li Ba said was good, but he just wanted to play like that. That was him. If he lost those skills, he would no longer be him.
Seeing Rose's expression, Li Ba shook his head. Some words are enough to be said once. If you don't suffer, you won't turn back. He stopped persuading.
Next, the Suns won two back-to-back games again, winning 7 games in a row at the start, temporarily ranking first in the league.
But there are several teams at the top of the league. The Lakers, Cavaliers, Grizzlies, and Mavericks are all undefeated and tied for first place.
On November 9, the Suns returned to Phoenix and will face the Grizzlies on the 10th.
In the first seven games, Li Ba averaged 33 minutes per game and averaged 31 points, 20 rebounds, 5.9 assists, 10 steals, 8.2 blocks, 1.6 turnovers, and 1.9 fouls.
His rebounds were slightly lower than the season before he retired, especially the offensive rebounds, but other data increased significantly. The 5*5+3 double-double data shocked everyone.