Chapter 799
After spending Christmas Eve in Los Angeles with friends, Li Liang flew back to Oklahoma City by himself.
The trouble with flying alone is being recognized by some people along the way.
Of course, NBA players are not as well-known in the United States as many people think.
Many people who like the NBA will definitely feel that some stars should be known to everyone in society.
But in fact, most people don't watch the NBA, and their understanding of basketball stars is also very limited.
Unless those superstar players are on the headlines all day long, or are widely reported because of some major social events, ordinary stars will not get special treatment when they walk on the streets.
For example, if you only care about the NBA and don't watch the NFL, then your knowledge of the NFL may be limited to Tom Brady, and you don't know what Brady looks like, only that he is white.
After all, NFL players are more difficult to recognize than NBA players. They all wear helmets when they play.
This situation is not true for Li Liang. As a Chinese player who has won three consecutive championships in a single player, his popularity is very, very high.
He has appeared in Time Magazine, and has been reported by the media in a large space, and his huge portraits have appeared on many occasions.
Among the Asian faces known as the most familiar to Americans, their popularity is quite high.
So when he went back this time, Li Liang had to ask people from the security company to escort him to prevent any accidents on the way.
This was also requested and arranged by Zhu Shu.
She told Li Liang that she couldn't always be alone in the future.
As his fame and achievements grow, so will the stakes.
Especially in the United States, where racial conflicts are sharp, there is a neurotic in Baobuqi who thinks that the Chinese should not win so many championship trophies, so he finds an opportunity to shoot Li Liang to death.
Li Liang felt that what Zhu Shu said made sense, so he picked four capable bodyguards to accompany him on trips, and they often accompanied him.
In this way, after Li Liang returned to Oklahoma City, he no longer needed to be alone, but was accompanied by four big men and an old lady!
Li Liang suddenly felt that all this was Zhu Shu's conspiracy.
Does she really care about her own safety?
Among the four bodyguards, the leader was a fat black man named Jason.
He is quite reliable and has been a bodyguard for many years. Li Liang is very satisfied with him.
After returning to Oklahoma City, Li Liang devoted himself to this year's Christmas battle.
And this Christmas battle is destined to be a top battle where sparks hit the earth-the Oklahoma City Thunder against the Golden State Warriors.
The two superteams so far this season will finally meet on Christmas Day.
As soon as he got off the plane, Li Liang drove to the energy center immediately.
The game time of the Christmas game is arranged in the afternoon, so that the evening time is reserved for players and fans to reunite with their families.
Many fans in the Energy Center arrived early, waiting for this eye-catching peak game of the season.
So far this season, the Warriors rank first in the league, with a record of 27 wins and 1 loss, with only one loss.
The second place is the Thunder. After winning the Lakers, his record is 27 wins and 2 losses, and he only lost two games.
The records and combat effectiveness of the two teams are so amazing.
Everyone understands that these two teams are the well-deserved super teams.
The Warriors unfortunately failed in the finals last season and were defeated by Li Liang's invincible performance.
In the summer, their strength expanded further, supplementing Batum to increase the thickness of the striker.
In the regular season, Curry played an astonishing performance, ranking first in scoring and three-pointers. The Warriors' pass and cut coordination was unmatched, and most teams surrendered in three quarters.
For the Warriors, the championship is their only goal this season.
And there was only one person standing in front of them, and that was Bruce Lee.
In Xia Tian, when Steve Kerr learned that Li Liang had defected to Oklahoma City, he swears directly.
Li Liang is really too much, this is not giving other teams a chance to survive.
However, Li Liang's behavior of going to Oklahoma City also greatly inspired the momentum of the Warriors team to win.
From the first game of the season, the Warriors took Thunder and Li Liang as imaginary enemies and targets to be defeated.
Before each game, Steve Kerr would show the statistics of Li Liang's last game to the whole team, especially Curry, hoping that Curry could perform better than Li Liang.
Anyone who has run a long-distance race knows that when there is one person in front of you, the people behind will run more easily and naturally.
And if there is no one in front, you are the leader, but you will not be able to control the speed and rhythm.
Therefore, in many long-distance races, a leader will be set up in the first half to lead others to run.
Li Liang is now the leader of the alliance, and everyone else is chasing after Li Liang's ass.
Of course, many people didn't know that while Li Liang was running ahead, he was already thinking about how to fly.
The Warriors are very well prepared for this game. It can be said that as soon as the schedule came out, the Warriors players were already thinking about how to fight the Thunder in the Christmas game.
As for the Thunder... Li Liang rushed to the arena in a hurry. It was already past one o'clock, and the game would start in more than an hour.
With no time to warm up and adjust his state, Li Liang had to throw himself into the game.
His competitive level will definitely be affected.
At 2:30 in the afternoon, the game between the two sides officially started.
Live broadcast across the United States, with the attention of major TV stations and the attention of thousands of viewers.
After the appearance ceremony, Li Liang returned to sit on the bench.
Mike Brown looked at Li Liang and said, "Hey kid, you don't look very good, what did you do last night?"
Brown thought Li Liang was having a good time in Los Angeles.
"No reason, I ate too much last night!"
Indeed, Li Liang ate two sticks of ham last night, which were authentic Iberian hams, black-hoofed pigs fed with acorn nuts, and sliced into thin slices.
Li Liang actually ate two sticks by himself, you know how much this guy can eat.
The result of eating too much is of course an upset stomach, after all, it is not fresh food.
So, the game started on the court, and Li Liang still felt a little uncomfortable in his stomach.
If you eat too much protein, it is easy to fart.
Li Liang couldn't hold it back, there was a special smell on the bench accidentally - there seemed to be a little acorn scent?
In order to hide his farting, Li Liang preemptively pointed at Brown and said, "Mike, did you fart?"
Mike Brown is very wronged, when did I fart?
But he didn't dare to deny it, so he nodded at last and said, "I'm sorry, I ate too much... I ate too much."
Brown, his colleagues and the players around him apologized and took the responsibility on themselves.
There is no way, it is also one of his main responsibilities to take the blame for Li Liang.
At the same time, the Warriors and Thunder have already started a battle.
The Thunder's starting lineup is the same as before, Adams, Collison, Durant, Westbrook and Robertson.
The Warriors' starters are Curry, Thompson, Green, Harris Barnes and Bogut.
The Thunder wear white home jerseys, while the Warriors wear dark gray long-sleeve away jerseys.
Jumping the ball, Adams took the lead in winning the ball.
Just ten seconds into the game, the referee called Harris Barnes a defensive foul.
When he was defending Durant, he made a handcheck and touched Durant's waist.
Calling a foul so early poured a little cold water on the huge enthusiasm of the players on both sides.
The referee seemed to be reminding the players on both sides, "Don't worry, the game is still long, let's play slowly."