"When you are a shaft and no longer hesitate, the ball becomes extremely powerful in his hands. He can attack hard, and maybe we start to accumulate victory from him."

"We want to make our hearts stronger. You have to keep improving and keep confident."

The opponent's complaints, the outside world's comments...

Countless messages flew over like postcards.

As the outside world expected, the Raptors took a 2-0 lead.

However, the weak back line has also been further magnified.

When the back line is lost, the small forward's problem will be even worse.

Even if the Raptors win 60 games, not many teams are optimistic about their defending title. In the eyes of many people, they are typical regular season dragons and playoff bugs.

Li Xing is their confidence, but can Li Xing really make a big difference?

You know, their real opponents are the Miami Heat and the Western Conference.

The Heat have adjusted this season. The devastating defeat like last year will never happen again. Moreover, the strong teams in the West are all strong and powerful. The strongest ones who can break through the siege must be the strongest ones.

Like last season - the Eastern Conference Finals opponent is the Heat with internal problems, and the Finals opponent is the Mavericks with overall aging - this kind of opportunity is difficult to reappear.

In addition to these, the Raptors have one more thing to solve, and this matter must be solved before they set off for New York.

Stephenson's heart disease.

He played a mess tonight, and it was precisely because of his collapse that the Raptors were so difficult to play.

The wings and the front-line of the back line cannot be taken into consideration. If Li Xing hadn't exploded strongly in the second half and withstood the pressure, the result tonight would have been very different.

At the end of the press conference, most of the reporters at the scene looked ashen.

Li Xing humiliated reporters from other teams.

"We played badly tonight, the Knicks are obviously a bad team, and tonight is their only chance to win, I regret them, they missed it."

"Four games, believe me, four games will be over."

"Miami? I don't think about Miami, they may not even be able to pass Boston."

"Boston? Do you think I need to consider a team made up of old men? Don't bother me with this kind of problem."

"Western? I don't care, I'm not my opponent anyway."

"Is there any problem?"

Li Xing gently raised the table, like a bully who collected protection fees: "If there are no other problems, let's stop here today."

In addition to local reporters in Toronto, as well as reporters from Dallas and Charlotte, all of them were attacked by Li Xing in firepower.

Snyder has long been used to Li Xing's riot at the press conference, and he has no words.

After the meeting, he left with Li Xing.

On the way, they didn't talk about the press conference, they were already used to it.

"Latch, do you think Lance is suitable for starting?"

Stephenson's performance shook Snyder, and he wanted to change.

Li Xing and Stephenson have a good relationship. Snyder cannot only consider it tactically, but also consider Li Xing's feelings.

"Coach, give him another chance."

Li Xing said, "If he messes up again in the next game, it will not be too late to adjust, and we will not lose."

These words are very interesting.

If you mess up again in the next game, you will adjust and we won’t lose.

Li Xing didn't want to interfere with Snyder. He was just trying to get another show for Stephenson. If he didn't lose, he was guaranteed.

Even if Stephenson messes up, they won't lose.

Snyder said; "Yeah, I believe we won't lose."

The two entered the locker room at the same time, and everyone was basically packed up.

“No matter how tortuous the process is, what matters is the result, we win, and that’s the end result.”

"I'm proud of your performance," Snyder said.

After a while, everyone shouted slogans.

Li Xing was about to take another shower when Stephenson suddenly appeared behind him.

Li Xing subconsciously protected his back hips; "If you have something to say, don't make it as if there is something evil."

"Even if I am Gay, I won't have so much stronger anus than me, right? I don't want to be fucked if I can't force anus." Stephenson smiled.

"Okay, what do you want to do?" Li Xing asked with a smile.

"Will the coach continue to let me start?"

Stephenson asked directly, he was too familiar with Li Xing and didn't need to beat around the bush, and he would say whatever he had.

Li Xing asked back: "Do you think I will know?"

"You are our leader. If the coach wants to make adjustments, he will definitely ask for your advice. Please tell me."

"There is a good news and a bad news, which one do you want to hear?"

"OK."

"The good news is that you will continue to start in the next game."

“The bad news?”

"If you mess up, maybe you can't play the starter again."

Stephenson was silent for a while.

"Are you scared?"

"No."

"If you can win, if it's good for the team, I'm willing to play as a substitute," Stephenson said.

Li Xing doesn't think so. Stephenson's final cap is a quasi-All-Star player with a rating of 85. He is now making rapid progress.

This is his second year, but he has already scored 78.

It is only 2 points away from Calderon. Moreover, after this injury, it is still unknown how much Calderon can recover. Not everyone loses the meniscus like Wade and is still powerful.

It will be sooner or later for Stephenson to replace Calderon's starting position.

However, Stephenson's style is not suitable for the Raptors' starting No. 1 position.

He needs a team that is willing to build a system for him and give him a lot of ball rights.

However, his ceiling is only quasi-All-Stars. Even if a team is willing to cooperate with him with all his strength, he cannot lead the team to the end.

It would be a good thing if Stephenson was willing to play as a substitute, but it was not good for the Raptors.

If he keeps playing as a substitute, he will never know where his limit is, he will never be able to become the team's number one choice, and he will never get a big contract.

Is there anything more important than a big contract for players?

Li Xing didn't say these words, he needed Stephenson to calm down and play the next game.

"It doesn't matter whether it's starting or substitute now. As long as you are still on the starting list, you have to calm down, don't think too much, and don't imitate Jose's game."

"You have to admit that you are a bad imitator."

"I've told you a hundred times."

Li Xing said: "Be yourself."

"Thanks."

"You're welcome. If you want to take a shower, just find a room. I have a date now. Do you have any trouble?"

"there is none left."

Stephenson walked out in a bath towel.

That night, Lee Xing and Evangeline made an appointment at her home.

This is to prevent being photographed or interfered with.

Li Xing and her had a midnight snack and drank some wine.

Both of them were slightly drunk, and while they were drunk, they were fond of each other, untied, and had a fun of fish and water that was thrown away except for the beastly nature.

Li Xing did not go home, and he usually used Evangeline's energy to deal with four or five people.

Afterwards, Evangeline collapsed on the bed, while Li Xing was in high spirits.

Looking at the hungry little brother, Li Xing felt a sense of desolation.

He actually became such a person.

One can no longer satisfy him.
To be continued...