NBA: The God of Basketball Begins with Precise Scoring

Chapter 67: Black 8's popularity soars, and the Chinese Basketball Association sends a congratu

really!

As predicted last time, the tasks issued by the system should alternate between competition tasks and training tasks.

But is the plan to train him to break through and finish with the ball?

It seems that the system and his ideas coincide.

With their three-point shooting and defense already performing quite well, the next step should be to focus on developing their offensive weapon: dribbling and driving to the basket.

In the era of small ball, the "Moneyball" is the most important and efficient offensive tactic.

Either shoot three-pointers from the outside or drive to the inside and finish with a layup or floater. This will definitely be the most efficient way to score.

These two, one inside and one outside, can be considered the two deadly weapons on the offensive end of modern basketball.

If a player masters both of these powerful weapons, then he is basically not far from becoming a superstar.

On this basis, if one can also maintain possession and output, and possess a mid-range killer move in crucial moments, then one is basically a superstar.

Li Xingchen couldn't help but sigh again, this system seemed to be guiding him step by step towards becoming a superstar.

However, after reviewing the mission details, Li Xingchen looked troubled.

Although this training mission has only one-sixth the number of tasks as last time, it is much more difficult.

Although it required 3,000 shots last time, many of them could be made in quick succession, so it didn't take too much time.

Even those special shooting drills that combined tactical running and simulated actual game conditions were not that complicated, and he could complete most of them on his own.

But this breakthrough training session was different.

To improve your outside shooting ability, you obviously need to train the shooting motion itself, and finding the feel for the shot and developing muscle memory are especially important.

While training can lead to a breakthrough, it's impossible to focus solely on the moment of the shot; the training must encompass the entire breakthrough process.

If someone drives to the basket and can't make a shot when no one is interfering, they can basically say goodbye to professional basketball.

Therefore, the focus of training for breaking through and finishing is on the process of breaking through, especially how to deal with different tactics and defenses, and how to change your breakthrough method. There are too many intricacies involved.

As a result, the time required to complete a breakthrough finishing drill will inevitably be much longer than that required for shooting drills.

But that's not the most difficult part; it can be completed no matter how long it takes.

The most difficult part is that this breakthrough training relies heavily on tactics and the opponent's defense, so it definitely requires the cooperation of others to be effective.

Li Xingchen is fine on his own; he can start training whenever he wants, and no one can stop him. But if he needs the cooperation of a trainer or other players, his efficiency in completing the task will inevitably be greatly reduced...

Shaking his head helplessly, Li Xingchen shook off the jumbled thoughts about the mission from his mind.

As the competition progressed and his playing time increased, Li Xingchen placed greater emphasis on managing his physical fitness.

During the playoffs, there are not many opportunities for high-intensity training. As for when this training task will be completed, we can only take it one step at a time.

It's highly unlikely that it will be completed before the end of the second round of matches.

Then just stop thinking about it and don't pin your hopes on the next mission reward; just let things take their course.

Anyway, with my current skill level, I should be more than capable of handling the intensity of the second round of matches, so there's no need to be too anxious.

After studying the system's reward settlement and new tasks, Li Xingchen began his usual routine after each victory—going online to enjoy the praise.

Thinking about it carefully, he actually performed better in the previous games. The final game, the sixth one, was rather unremarkable. He didn't contribute any game-winning shots or anything like that; he just dunked on Gobert.

But it's the final game of the series, so there's bound to be a lot of commentary.

Curry still tops the list with six-figure comments, after all, he is the team's star player and a superstar with a lot of online traffic. Even with the support of his compatriots, Li Xingchen still couldn't beat him.

"The Black Eight Miracle!!!!"

"It's been three holidays again, and everything feels like it's all back to normal."

"Stephen, go and take back the championship that belongs to you!"

"With Wiggins and Li Xingchen on the team, we were already leading by 34 points at the start. Curry asked me how we could possibly lose?"

Curry's comments were mostly praise and blessings, with only occasional snippets of criticism from those who were trying to sabotage the situation.

After all, Curry's performance in this series has been remarkable. Apart from a poor performance in Game 3, he has been the center in almost every game in the remaining five.

Ultimately, he achieved a terrifying average of 31.6 points per game in six games, even though he played only three quarters in half of them.

However, it took Li Xingchen a while to understand what that last comment meant.

Wiggins has been criticized for having the physical talent to surpass Michael Jordan but being unwilling to work hard, treating basketball like a health regimen, only scoring 18 points per game and not a single point more.

Over time, the legend of Wiggins "controlling the score" spread.

Li Xingchen consistently scored 16 points in several games, earning him the nickname "Golden State Mathematician 2.0" from fans.

With the two of them combined, wouldn't that be a stable output of 34 points?

However, what happens next will probably surprise the fans.

Because Li Xingchen will most likely break the 20 mark in the first game of the next series.

Looking at the comments below Li Xingchen's post, they are all unanimously praising her.

"Riding a swift horse in the spring breeze, one can see all the flowers of Chang'an in a single day!"

"Bro, that dunk over Gobert was absolutely awesome!!"

"His crucial steal, pull-up three-pointer, and dunk over Blake Griffin stunned the Jazz. Xingchen is truly a two-way player!"

"Averaging 16 points, 3.2 rebounds, 2.8 assists, 1.2 steals, and 0.8 blocks per game, filling all five statistical categories, with a 54% field goal percentage, 45% three-point percentage, and 100% free throw percentage... This efficiency is simply terrifying!"

"Stop kidding, offense is nothing, it's Lee's defense that's truly terrifying. Mitchell is probably having nightmares all offseason. In these six games, his plus-minus is the highest on the team at +99..."

"Achen, let's help Curry realize his dream in 2021!"

Looking at his data, Li Xingchen was quite satisfied.

After all, besides the basic statistics, he has made many more contributions on the field, which are concentrated on the defensive end that are not reflected in the basic statistics.

Otherwise, how could his plus-minus value be the highest in the team?

If he continues to perform like this, the contract he negotiated with the Warriors in the offseason, with an annual salary of tens of millions of US dollars, will definitely be more than enough.

Keep up the good work!

Li Xingchen was browsing basketball news and daydreaming about the future when a call notification suddenly popped up on his phone.

Moreover, Li Xingchen recognized the number; in fact, he was quite familiar with it.

It's the Chinese Basketball Association!

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As expected, my collection started dropping after the first round of the series ended T^T

Don't worry, everyone, the second round starts tomorrow!