After gnawing on the hard bones of the Celtics, the Timberwolves went to Motor City to challenge the Detroit Pistons.

After trading Billups, the Pistons entered the semi-reconstruction pace.

To everyone's expectations, the Pistons' current record is pretty good, and they are still at the forefront of the Eastern Conference with 8 wins and 4 losses.

However, when they open their schedule, they will find that their opponents in the previous few games are mostly weak teams.

Nets, Pacers, Wizards, Kings... without exception, these opponents are all the bad teams this year.

A large part of their current record has taken advantage of the schedule.

Before the game, the Timberwolves team was united and determined to give Billups a breath.

In this game, Jordan Jr. entered the starting lineup again, and McDyce came on as a substitute.

In the first quarter, the Timberwolves used a strong defense, limiting their opponent's score to only 16 points.

In the second quarter, the Timberwolves continued to work hard, and the Pistons scored worse than the first quarter in this quarter, with only 15 points being recorded.

In the first half, the Timberwolves led their opponents by 19 points 50 to 31.

After the Pistons lost Billups, their weaknesses in the lack of ball-holding offensive points on the outside were fully exposed.

With the whole team helping Billups to make the ball, Billups scored 30 points in the third quarter.

In the fourth quarter, it was completely reduced to garbage time, and Billups laughed happily off the court.

The audience at Auburn Mountain Palace felt quite uncomfortable.

After being beaten by Ray Allen in the last game, Brewer became brave in this game.

The whole game chased Hamilton and ran wildly, suppressing his opponent's score to only 7 points.

Stucky, who was highly expected by Pistons fans, was defended to 0 of 9 shots in this game, vividly explaining what a complete explosion is.

112 to 80, the Timberwolves beat their opponents 32 points away and achieved 6 consecutive victories.

After a series of wins, the Timberwolves' official strength ranking rose rapidly like a Rockets.

In the latest official strength list, it has ranked third in the Western Conference, second only to the Los Angeles Lakers and Houston Rockets.

After playing this away game, the Timberwolves ushered in two days of rest time again.

During the team training the next day, McHale gave Jordan a small treat.

Jordan's physical fitness is beyond words, but his experience is too shallow. Facing his experienced inside opponents, he likes to take fake moves very much.

However, this problem is easy to solve, and the team has Jefferson.

With his inside singles skills, Jefferson has played with many inside players, and his low-post steps are textbook-level.

One morning, Jordan Jr. didn't even touch Jefferson's shadow and was completely distracted by Jefferson's low singles.

"Why do you have to jump on the defensive end?" Li Rong couldn't help but say to Jordan Jr.

"How can I disturb my opponent if I don't jump?" Jordan said blankly.

"You..." Li Rong almost stepped up and kicked him after hearing this.

"Now I will give you a command, don't jump during training!" Li Rong said with a vicious look at him.

"Oh!" Jordan nodded aggrievedly.

Not to mention, Li Rong's method has a really good effect.

After not jumping, Jordan's defense seemed much more stable.

Although the footsteps were still rough, with their excellent speed, they finally caused some interference to Jefferson.

After the training, Li Rong stayed to practice as usual.

In addition to Brewer and the team's veterans, others also chose to stay silently on the training ground.

After the last game, Brewer felt a little uncomfortable in his legs. He had already had a check today and was temporarily put on the daily observation list.

Li Rong's current "fast gun drawing" and "height advantage" have been upgraded to level three. At present, the maximum level is still far away.

After completing today's goal, Li Rong ended today's training content.

Several people said goodbye in the parking lot, and Li Rong waved to Jordan behind him: "Get on the bus! Take you to a place."

Jordan, Little Jordan, diligently helped Li Rong open the driver's door, and then became the co-pilot.

At this time, Minnesota had completely entered winter, and there were very few pedestrians on the streets.

I drove north unobstructedly for more than an hour before stopping in a residential area by the lake.

Although it is winter, Jordan can still see that this is a pleasant high-end and wealthy area.

After driving the car into a yard, Jordan's eyes suddenly lit up.

The location of this yard is quite good. You can see the lake and mountains opposite through the fence gate in the yard.

The yard is very large and there is also a swimming pool outside.

"This is..." Jordan Jordan couldn't help but ask.

"I just bought a house," said Li Rong. "9 bedrooms, 15 bathrooms, game rooms, wine cellars, bars...all are available. You can take a boat to fish in the opposite lake in summer, and hunt in the mountains in autumn..."

Jordan Jordan looked envious when he heard this. In addition to the cold winter in Minnesota, summer and autumn are still very good.

As we all know, the Lakers were originally named in Minneapolis, because Minnesota is the state of Ten Thousand Lakes.

Li Rong's house is built on the lakeside, and it can be said to be one of the most luxurious and elegant houses in the area.

"There is also a full-size indoor basketball court." Li Rong then added.

"It's not cheap, right?" Jordan asked subconsciously.

"It's only more than four million US dollars." Li Rong said lightly.

Jordan shrank his neck when he heard this. His salary this year was less than $300,000 after tax.

This house is more than ten times his annual salary.

"Do you know how much I'm paying this year?" Li Rong asked.

"It seems to be 700,000." Jordan said with some uncertainty.

"$720,000," said Li Rong, "Then the question is, why can I afford a $4 million mansion."

This question is too simple. Everyone knows that Li Rongguang's sneaker contract is a income of tens of millions.

The reason why Li Rong talked about this to Jordan Jr. was not to show off his mansion, but to give him some extra motivation.

"Dandrew," Li Rong looked at Jordan Jr. "Believe me, you will become a player like Bill Russell who can use defense to inform the game. You know that there are many Chinese fans behind me who are supporting me. While watching my game, they are also paying attention to your performance."

Jordan's eyes lit up when he heard this: "Really?"

"You can learn about the Rockets," said Li Rong. "As far as I know, even a substitute like Hayes has a Chinese business that gives him a sneaker contract."

Jordan Jr. felt a little incredible, but after thinking about it carefully, I heard that the fans in that country have more than the total population of the United States. As Li Rong's teammate, it is difficult for him to not be known to others.

"As long as you can play well, I promise, you will definitely be in the All-Star!" Li Rong said.

"All-stars."
Chapter completed!