NBA: The God of Basketball Begins with Precise Scoring

Chapter 34 Early Morning Training with Curry: The Secret to Stable Productivity?

The online comments regarding the third fight between the Dazzles and the Royals are in full swing.

There were plenty of people criticizing Conley, praising Lee, and cursing the referees. Some thought Conley's two free throws were outrageous, as they should have been jump balls. Others thought Draymond Green's foul on Gobert was obviously too aggressive, yet it wasn't called a flagrant foul, calling the Golden State referees a joke.

Of course, the result of the game is already set in stone, and there is no point in discussing these things. In fact, the NBA will even issue a "referee report" for the last two minutes after the game, pretending to admit which calls they made or missed.

But what's the use of all this? The game is over.

Of course, there are also many previews and analyses of the upcoming fourth game between the Warriors and the Jazz in the discussion circle. Some believe that the Warriors, having regained home-court advantage, are already in a difficult position and may be eliminated 1-4 or 2-4; others think that Curry will definitely bounce back in the next game, and the real key battle will be the fifth game, the pivotal game.

Overall, more people are optimistic about the Jazz, after all, the Warriors' only win so far was achieved when the Jazz were without Mitchell, so there is still a considerable gap in strength between the two teams.

Da Shi, who understands traffic best, has something to say again: "That Draymond Green is a complete piece of junk on offense, utterly useless!"

"The Jazz are not going to give the Warriors a chance; they absolutely shouldn't let it turn into a 4-2 lead if they can take a 4-1 lead!"

Looking at his comments section, Warriors fans are all thanking Da Shi for his "jinx," saying they feel much more at ease now.

In the world of basketball bloggers, in terms of his reputation for making jinxing predictions, Da Shi is probably on par with Guan Zeyuan in the commentary circle.

……

Li Xingchen, who was far away on the other side of the ocean, was unaware of all of this.

Although his performance tonight was commendable, he wasn't in the mood to go online and enjoy everyone's praise because the team lost.

However, he had some new ideas about the system's control mechanism.

With two seconds left in today's game, when Draymond Green successfully grabbed the offensive rebound, Li Xingchen almost thought his "point control element" was about to be broken.

Because Ingles was positioning himself to grab the rebound under the basket, Li Xingchen got a wide-open three-point shot opportunity, and he felt that his touch was very good at the time, and that as long as he got the ball, there was absolutely no way he could miss.

So for a moment, he almost thought he had a chance to break through the system's limitations and get nineteen points.

Who would have thought that the problem wasn't with him at all, but with his teammate, Draymond Green, who simply didn't pass him the ball.

Li Xingchen couldn't help but wonder if the system had influenced Green with some mysterious Eastern power, which was why Green ignored his actions of calling for the ball in a wide-open position.

But Li Xingchen had no way of verifying the truth.

……

Although today's game didn't go into overtime, it was a long and drawn-out affair in the crucial moments. With the post-game interviews and other procedures, it was almost 11 p.m. local time when we left the stadium.

Therefore, there was no extra training or post-match review; everyone went home to rest, and everything would be discussed the next day.

Because the Jazz and Warriors had a relatively relaxed schedule for the first three games of their series, with two full days of rest between each game, the schedule for the remaining games will have to become tighter.

If all four remaining matches are to be played, there will only be one day of rest between each match. Furthermore, the last three matches will require constant changes between home and away venues, so there will be virtually no time for training.

Fortunately, Li Xingchen's training progress is less than 10% complete, and both Games 3 and 4 will be played at the Golden State Warriors' home arena, so he will definitely be able to finish before Game 4 starts.

The next morning, eager to complete the mission, Li Xingchen arrived at the training hall two hours earlier than the normal training time.

However, Curry arrived earlier than him.

Even Curry's trainer hadn't arrived yet; the huge arena was empty except for him, who was frantically practicing all sorts of shooting drills.

Li Xingchen sensed something was wrong. Normal extra training wouldn't start this early, and it certainly wouldn't be in this state, since the trainer hadn't even been called over.

He went up and greeted them.

"Hey Stephen! What brings you here so early today?"

Curry is a very approachable person. As the team leader, he doesn't have the same strong sense of pressure and sharpness as Kobe.

Seeing Li Xingchen arrive at the stadium so early again, he smiled, but beneath that smile, one could sense a faint bitterness.

Good morning, Li! Aren't you up early too?

"Why are you shooting hoops all by yourself? Where's your trainer?"

"Actually, I don't sleep very well at night. I wake up in the middle of the night and can't fall back asleep, so I come here to shoot a few hoops to relieve my boredom. Because it's too early, I didn't call my trainer. He needs to rest too."

Listen to this! A professional basketball player describes shooting hoops as a way to relieve boredom. How is that any different from academic geniuses who treat doing practice problems as a form of leisure and entertainment?

He truly deserves to be called the GOAT of the shooting world.

Just as he was thinking, Curry's eyes suddenly flashed, as if he had remembered something, and he looked at Li Xingchen and spoke again.

"Li, I remember you scored sixteen points in each of these three games, and your true shooting percentage has remained consistently high?"

李星辰G3最终的数据是16分3篮板2助攻，投篮6/14，其中三分球4/10，两分球2/4，没有罚球出手。

Although his field goal percentage was less than 50%, that was because he took a high percentage of three-point shots. In reality, his true shooting percentage, which best reflects his scoring efficiency, was still 58%, significantly higher than the league average.

Of course, it's a slight decline compared to the previous two games. His true shooting percentage was 60% in the last game, and an incredible 78% in G1.

It's worth noting how much defensive resources the Jazz have invested in him over these past few games. In last night's game, the Jazz even used strong delays and double-teams on him during the bench time.

Maintaining consistent efficiency under such defensive pressure is truly remarkable.

Moreover, with Mitchell's return, Li Xingchen has put more effort into defense in these two games, contributing a steal and a block in last night's game, truly making him a one-man show on both offense and defense.

However, Li Xingchen humbly shook his head when faced with Curry's question.

"I was only efficient in the first game, probably because I caught the opponent off guard... As the number of games increased, the opponents became more and more familiar with me, and their defense became more targeted. That was the real test for me."

Curry nodded, then shook his head. "You have a point. But I watched it; their defense against you last night was incredibly intense, yet you still managed to maintain a consistent scoring efficiency... even a stable 16 points per game. Can you tell me how you did it? Do you have some secret?"

Li Xingchen stared wide-eyed at Curry, looking at him with a hint of disbelief.

This doesn't make sense. Curry is a top-three superstar in the league. Is he asking a little Karami for advice on game experience?