NBA: The God of Basketball Begins with Precise Scoring

Chapter 54: Curry's personal instruction, Li Xingchen hones his defense!

Faced with the team leader's invitation, Li Xingchen naturally had no reason to refuse.

Speaking of which, Curry is indeed one of the few NBA stars who has a happy and fulfilling family life.

He and his wife Ayesha met when they were teenagers and could be described as childhood sweethearts who eventually became husband and wife.

Ayesha is not just Curry's wife; she also has her own successful career.

She is not only a professional chef, but also a bestselling cookbook author and a food show host.

How could someone be invited to Curry's house and eat a meal cooked by Ayesha herself?

That's a real treat for us!

Li Xingchen thought to herself with delight.

I wonder if the afternoon's "one-on-one" will result in me defending Curry too hard, making him angry and preventing me from going home?

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Time quickly passed to the afternoon of June 3rd.

After the system training mission ended, Li Xingchen's days have been relatively relaxed.

After all, it's during the playoffs, so the team doesn't schedule much training, especially with the tight schedule of the later games in the first round.

Yesterday they just finished a pivotal Game 5 in Salt Lake City, and tomorrow they'll be back in Golden State for Game 6 of their first-round series.

Today is the only day I can call a complete rest day.

Li Xingchen was quite confident about the competition and didn't need to worry too much about anything.

So spending the afternoon playing against the team's star player, Curry, and even getting a free meal at his house cooked by his wife, a professional chef, is truly a delightful experience.

When he arrived at the arena, Curry was already waiting for him.

It's definitely not that Li Xingchen was late; it's just that Curry arrived way too early. He seems to have always maintained this good habit.

Even though Li Xingchen arrived at the arena a full twenty minutes earlier than the agreed time, Curry was still earlier than him.

"Hey Stephen, why are you training by yourself again? Don't you need to rest?"

When Curry saw Li Xingchen arrive, he gathered the ball and laughed, "I can't help it, I'm still a bit anxious about the game. I know that training isn't very meaningful at this time, but if you ask me to do something else or relax, I just can't muster the enthusiasm."

Li Xingchen expressed her understanding.

When you have a huge, unfinished task in front of you, it's true that you'll lose all interest in doing anything else.

But for the vast majority of people, this situation makes it impossible to concentrate on work or truly relax, ultimately wasting time.

Curry, however, was clearly aware of this and simply spent long periods of time in the gym doing light training to relieve his anxiety.

Perhaps this is one of the reasons why he was able to succeed.

"Come on, let's warm up!"

"Don't hold back for a second! Show me your full defensive prowess!"

Curry punched Li Xingchen, telling him to get ready.

It seems Curry is really looking forward to today's "one-on-one" match.

Li Xingchen shook his head with a wry smile and immediately took off his coat to start warming up.

During the warm-up, another teammate walked in at the entrance of the stadium.

Andrew Wiggins.

Curry pulled Mouth Bro over and began to explain to Li Xingchen.

"Li, I was worried that it would be too boring if it were just the two of us, so I called Andrew over too. You don't mind, do you?"

"By the way, you two are both coming to my house for dinner tonight! I've already told you, Ayesha has to bring out all her signature dishes, no hiding anything."

Li Xingchen smiled and shrugged, indicating that she didn't mind.

Not to mention that he and Mouth Bro have been getting along quite well lately, even if Curry invited a stranger, there's nothing to mind, right?

"Andrew, why don't you warm up first?"

"Let me and Xingchen spar first!"

As he spoke, Curry picked up the basketball and got into an offensive stance beyond the three-point line.

For a moment, Li Xingchen was genuinely a little nervous.

This is one of the most offensively impactful players in NBA history, and now I have to defend him?

But then I thought, no matter how strong Curry is, he's still a guard. My defensive abilities are tailor-made for guards, so any guard is doomed!

Just then, Li Xingchen leaned in with a mischievous grin.

After Li Xingchen, who was on the defensive side, confirmed possession of the ball, Curry suddenly raised his hand and made a three-point shooting motion!

Li Xingchen was startled and quickly jumped up to try to interfere with the block.

However, the basketball in the imagination was never actually shot.

Curry took advantage of the moment Li Xingchen jumped, easily bypassed his defense, and drove to the basket for a layup.

Li Xingchen landed and turned around to see that the basketball had already been put into the hoop.

Damn it, it's worshipping Buddha!

How can someone's shooting feint be so realistic?

This time, Li Xingchen finally understood what it felt like to play Royce O'Neale and Joe Ingles on the Utah Jazz.

You can't blame them for their poor defense. With Curry's incredibly realistic shooting motion, who wouldn't be confused?

However, Li Xingchen also took the opportunity to reflect, and he felt that he seemed to have relied too much on defensive experience.

Because they felt Curry's three-pointers were too threatening, they subconsciously assumed he would definitely choose to shoot a three-pointer, which is why they were so easily fooled by the fake.

In the last two rounds of yesterday's game, didn't I take advantage of the opposing defender's mentality to successfully break through twice in a row?

Curry dribbled back to the three-point line and chuckled, saying, "Still not in the zone? You'd better be more careful from now on."

Li Xingchen's mind raced, and he seemed to vaguely realize why Curry wanted to challenge him to a one-on-one match and why he had called Wiggins over.

This doesn't seem to be just a casual game, nor does it seem like Curry is genuinely curious about his defensive skills. Rather, Curry wants to use this method to help the team's current perimeter defensive stalwarts—namely himself and Wiggins—further improve their defensive abilities!

With this thought in mind, Li Xingchen became even more interested.

"That's only one point! Keep going, Stephen!"

Since Curry provided him with such a practical opportunity, Li Xingchen put in his best effort and prepared to take the opportunity to further refine his various defensive skills.

Both sides took their positions, and Curry, after only a few dribbles, raised his hand to make a shooting motion.

This time, Li Xingchen learned from the experience of the previous round and did not jump up casually again, but simply raised his hands to interfere.

However, this time, Curry didn't drive to the basket again, because this time he actually took a three-point shot...

That's not a big deal. After all, although Li Xingchen didn't jump, he did try his best to interfere. If it were an ordinary shooter, he might not be able to make the shot under such interference.

But how can Curry be compared to an average pitcher?

With a "whoosh," the basketball went into the basket.

Li Xingchen was immediately hit by two consecutive baskets from Curry, but instead of feeling frustrated, he became even more excited.

Curry's starting motions in these two possessions were almost identical, but his offensive choices were completely opposite... How can you tell the difference between a real and a fake shot?

Li Xingchen had a vague feeling that his defensive skills and experience might really have a chance to take another big step forward today with Curry's help!