The Pistons players looked disappointed on their faces, and they followed Kuster into the locker room. After entering the locker room, Kuster was not furious, but looked excited.

"Guys, you all performed very well. Don't look at me like this, I'm not comforting you. Do you know that you are playing against a team that will be in the championship in the new season, and you forced them into overtime. I have to praise you, and I have to say that we are also the rising kings in the league. Believe me, this is what I said in my heart, you are really great. Okay, keep working hard, we are going to win the next game. Damn, I can only say that today is the lucky day for the Heat, and they actually made the final shot. I dare to bet with your goal that James must have thrown the ball, and he must have been favored by God today, haha..." Kuster joked with the players with a relaxed look on his face, not like someone who just experienced failure.

Listening to Kuster's joke, everyone was amused, except Zhou Yi.

"In the next game, we will play against the Bucks at home and we must win." Kuster said.

"Well, you must win." The Pistons players said united.

Kuster scored a stack of data from the assistant coach and then began to summarize the game.

"For this game, I have some summary to talk to you. Let's relax. Guys, this is not a judgment on what is being ruled in France, but to put forward some conclusions on everyone's performance." Kuster paused and continued: "In this game, our team's shooting percentage was 46.5%, which is already very good, but believe me, you can do better; in terms of three-point shooting, we did a pretty good job, with a shooting percentage of nearly 50%, and a free throw was not very good, only 67.8%. In terms of rebounds, I am very satisfied. You guys grabbed 10 more than those guys, of which 6 more offensive rebounds were out of them. Haha, I said, your potential is very strong, Oh, let me see the assists, Oh my God, our team actually sent 3

0 assists are simply great. Your team is very good. Everyone has done a good job in steals and blocks, which means your defense is also very good. Next, I want to talk about some things that need to be improved. First of all, we have too many mistakes, as many as 18. Oh, God, 18 mistakes. I noticed that these mistakes are basically all mistakes in cooperation, which means that there are big problems with everyone's cooperation. However, you can't blame you. After all, the lineup of our team has changed a lot this year and needs a long time to run in. I don't want to say too much about fouls. You can think about it yourself and think about which fouls must be fouls. I also have a copy of the data about the Heat. Let me tell you about it."

Kuster glanced at everyone and said, "Their team's shooting percentage is higher than ours, reaching 48.9%. However, in terms of three-pointers, they are not as good as us, and they are even worse than us, only 38%. In terms of free throws, they are also better than us. Their shooting percentage is 89.6%. As for rebounds, I have just said that in terms of assists, we are much better than them. They only gave 17 assists in the game, and we are almost twice theirs. Haha, in terms of steals and blocks, in terms of data, the two teams are similar, but this is just from the data, you should understand what I mean, so everyone should strengthen their defense in the future. I won't say anything else, pack up, we will go back to the hotel, rest there for a while before going back to Detroit!"

After saying these words, Kuster left the locker room. So everyone began to pack their luggage, and Zhou Yi looked at Kuster who had disappeared from his sight with no eyes.

"Hey, Zhou Yi, do you have time?" A crisp and round voice came into Zhou Yi's ears.

Zhou Yi looked up and saw that it was Xiang Yun.

"Sorry, I'm not in the mood to accept your interview now." Zhou Yi replied weakly.

Xiang Yun chuckled and said, "Who said he wanted to interview you? You're so pretty." Hearing Xiang Yun's words, Zhou Yi dragged his chin and asked depressedly, "Then why are you looking for me?"

"It's okay, I just want to chat with you."

"I'm not in the mood to chat with you."

"I said why can't you stand the setbacks so much? Didn't you just lose a game? Isn't it enough to win back next time?" Xiang Yunjiao pretended to be angry and said angrily.

Zhou Yi glanced at Xiang Yun and said, "I won't be depressed because of a defeat in one game. I'm just thinking about something else."

"Oh, then what are you thinking?" Xiang Yun asked curiously.

"Hey, Zhou, I'm going back to the hotel soon, hurry up and pack up," Bynum urged.

"Yeah, I got it."

Zhou Yi stood up and said to Xiang Yun: "Okay, Xiang Yun, I don't have much time anymore, let's talk next time!"

"Oh, okay! Then you leave your mobile number to me!"

Zhou Yi was stunned for a moment, hesitated for a while, and nodded. The two exchanged numbers with each other, and then hurriedly left Xiang Yun.

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On the way back to Detroit, Zhou Yi closed his eyes tightly. In his mind, James' words and eyes kept appearing. Zhou Yi smiled bitterly and sweared in his heart that he must practice his football skills hard and strive to make a good name in the NBA and never give up easily.

Since he gave Xiang Yun number, Zhou Yi always felt a strange feeling in his heart, but he couldn't tell what it felt. He shook his head hard, and Zhou Yi chatted with McGrady, who was sitting next to him.

It was only in the evening that everyone returned to Detroit. When they arrived at the Auburn Mountain Palace Arena, Carl was already waiting at the door for Zhou Yi and Black.

"Hey, where is my dad?" Carl asked Zhou Yi curiously without seeing Black.

"Oh, he hasn't come back yet. At the end of the game, he said he would go to meet an acquaintance and not come back with us." Zhou Yi explained.

Carl nodded and drove Zhou Yi towards his house in a car.

When he got home, Phoebe was sitting in the living room. Seeing Zhou Yi walking in, Phoebe said happily to Zhou Yi: "Hi, Zhou Yi, your performance today is so wonderful."

"Hehe, thank you! But we lost." Zhou Yi replied with a smile.

Hearing this, Phoebe stopped talking and the atmosphere became a little awkward. Carl broke the deadlock and said to the two: "Since my dad is coming back later, let's have dinner first. I have made a lot of delicious food today!"

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After dinner, Black returned home, and Zhou Yi and the other two were sitting in the living room chatting.

"Hey, Xiaoyi, do you know how outstanding you performed today?" Black ran around for a day and didn't feel tired, his voice was sonorous and powerful.

Seeing Zhou Yi's expression without any happiness on his face, Black shrugged, sat beside Zhou Yi, patted his shoulder, and smiled and said, "I know, this is your first NBA game. If you lose, you will naturally feel uncomfortable, but we must not only see the bad side of things, but also the good side of things."

"Um."

"In this game, you scored 14 points, 15 assists, 6 rebounds, 3 steals and 2 blocks. Although there were 3 turnovers and 4 fouls, this could not conceal your outstanding performance at all. You have left a good impression on the coaches. As long as you can continue this performance in the next game, you will definitely have many opportunities to perform in the regular season." Black said happily.

"Really? Are you all satisfied with my performance?"

"Of course, head coach Couster told me after the game that in the next few preseason games, you will give you more opportunities to show off and let you seize the opportunity."

After hearing Black's words, Zhou Yi finally felt a little better.

"Don't worry, you will definitely be the headlines of Detroit News tomorrow. I dare to bet with you." Black said with a smile.

Zhou Yi said helplessly: "I don't want to do this."

"There is no way, who made you perform so well?"

"Uh, okay!"

"Haha..." A burst of laughter echoed in the living room.

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Lying on the bed, Zhou Yi couldn't fall asleep for a long time. What echoed in his mind was not the defeat of the game, but James' words and eyes.

He suddenly opened his eyes, and a ray of light shot out from Zhou Yi's eyes, which was extremely dazzling in the darkness.
Chapter completed!