basketball kingdom

Chapter 221

Chapter 221

The attendance rate of the Time Warner Center Arena is not high, but for the home game against the Lakers, except for season ticket holders, all have to try their best to grab tickets.

Anna Boannell was originally an ordinary waiter, but because she hooked up with George, she easily got a ticket in the venue, so she asked for leave to support her boyfriend who had just confirmed her relationship.

Xu Tian once received an olive branch from Anna Boanel, and he immediately replied to her, cutting off her thoughts.

Jordan turned down the evening entertainment and came to the Time Warner Center Arena to support the team on the spot.

TMZ reported the dinner of Jordan, Kobe, Xu Tian, ​​and George yesterday, and the description with embellishments made fans accept that Kobe and Jordan are mentors and friends.This news made many fans feel very emotional.

Nicolas Batum, nicknamed French Pippen, is 203 cm tall and weighs 90 kg. Before the game, he received the task of the head coach Steve Clifford and mainly defended Xu Tian during the game.As he walked to the home team's locker room, he couldn't stop thinking about the unusually versatile figure in the gold jersey on the game film.

Jeremy Lin was the undrafted pick in 2010, with a height of 191 cm and a weight of 91 kg.After the end of the summer league that year, he signed with the Golden State Warriors and became the first Chinese-American player to enter the NBA.

In his rookie season, Jeremy Lin did not have a clear tactical positioning and stable playing time, and his performance was not outstanding. After the season, he was laid off by the Warriors and became a free agent.

Three days later, Daryl Morey signed Jeremy Lin as a free agent, but only [-] days later, the Rockets waived him to make room for Samuel Dalembert. .Three days later, the New York Knicks signed Jeremy Lin, who was waived by the Rockets.

The Knicks were unable to give Jeremy Lin a stable playing time, and sent him to the Avery Bay Seahawks in the Development League, allowing him to exercise in the NBDL.

The advent of the Knicks' injury wave gave Jeremy Lin a chance to play. In the trough, he played the well-known Lin crazy performance and became a brand new inspirational idol.But luck was not with him all the time. On March 3, he was diagnosed with a torn meniscus in his knee, and he was directly reimbursed for the season.

In the 11-12 season, with his crazy performance, Jeremy Lin was once selected for the Rookie Challenge.

During the offseason, the Knicks management encouraged Jeremy Lin to seek contracts with other teams, and finally received another four-year offer from Daryl Morey.

The Knicks management weighed the pros and cons, gave up the right to match the contract, and let Jeremy Lin return to Houston.

During the Rockets period, Jeremy Lin, who lost Lin's crazy brilliance, performed mediocrely, with prominent physical problems. In addition, he partially overlapped with James Harden. He only played for the Rockets for two seasons before being traded to the Lakers.

Jeremy Lin quickly occupied the starting position of the Lakers, but near the end of the season, bad luck came to him-he was reimbursed for the season due to a left knee injury.

After the free market opened in the summer of 2015, Jeremy Lin, a free agent, announced that he would join the sincere Charlotte Hornets.The position of the Lakers' starting point guard was obtained by Xu Tian, ​​who performed well.

The Lakers players and Jeremy Lin had been teammates for a season, but the relationship was not harmonious, and his name could not even be heard in the away locker room.

Xu Tian had changed into a full set of equipment long ago, put the custom-made braces in the knee pads, and sat quietly in the corner of the dressing room, closing his eyes and resting his mind, adjusting his state.

Whether it was the elated Daniel Crittenton or the sad-eyed Anna Boannell disappeared from the mind, replaced by the game about to start.

Al Jefferson used to be the king of wolves, the biggest star the Hornets could win, with a simple style of play, he was once the boss of this team for a short time.

Steve Clifford belongs to the league's average coach, more than enough than the bottom, and the influence of the Hornets is low, and it will hardly appear in the discussion of the fans.

As the season progressed, Scott gradually found a way to get along with Xu Tian—while giving him full freedom, he tried to ensure a stable record.

Barkley and Kenny Smith came to the scene after a long absence to explain this match that is not in the same weight class.

The greeting session before the game was very peaceful, and no moths appeared.

The referee asked the two center forwards to stand on both sides of the center circle, walk over with the basketball, and prepare for the opening jump ball.

Xu Tian successfully received the flying basketball and launched the first attack of the game.

Nicolas Batum lowered his center of gravity at the top of the arc, waiting for Xu Tian who was holding the ball to come over.

Tyson Chandler stands at the top of the arc and folds his hands in front of him to form a solid screen, blocking the path of Nicolas Batum's lateral movement.

The Lakers' offensive coordination is much stronger than at the beginning of the season. In addition, Xu Tian has a strong ability to seize opportunities, and immediately uses the cover to move laterally to the left. Taking advantage of Cody Zeller's defense, he directly makes a jumper from outside the three-point line.

Cody Zeller stretched out his right arm and tried his best to interfere, but he couldn't block the shot ball at all.

Jordan looked at the arc of the basketball and knew that this shot would go in, so he applauded ahead of time.

Last summer, Hornets general manager Rich Qiu suggested that Jordan choose Xu Tian, ​​but Jordan preferred Kaminsky, which led to the fact that this choice did not happen.

3-0!

Jeremy Lin dribbled the ball across the half, the left breakthrough was blocked by George, and Kobe saw through the cross pass to Nicolas Batum and contributed a turnover.

Kobe Bryant made a long pass to Xu Tian who went down the court quickly.

Xu Tian stepped up his horsepower and quickly rushed to the empty frontcourt. Just when everyone thought he was about to dunk, he received the ball with his left hand and finished it with a layup.

5-0!

Steve Clifford looked back at Jordan, who was sitting in the auditorium, and saw that he didn't mean to be angry. He tolerated the mistake, but still shouted at Jeremy Lin to let him control the mistake.

Xu Tian defended Jeremy Lin, and George defended Kemba Walker with the ball.

Kemba Walker is also the inheritor of the Mamba spirit, and he was very excited when he heard Kobe's introduction before the game.Now the blood is boiling even more, and before Al Jefferson comes up, he dribbles the ball and makes a breakthrough.

Josh temporarily released Al Jefferson, who was in charge of the defense, to block Walker's breakthrough route, and George drove him into Tyson Chandler's defensive range.

Walker dribbled the ball into the crowd, unable to see Al Jefferson who was going down, stopped the ball on the spot and wanted to call a timeout.

George had sharp eyes and quick hands, hugging the basketball with both hands, not giving Walker a chance to call a timeout.

The referee blows the whistle and the two sides scramble for the ball.

George was nearly 20 centimeters taller than Walker, easily won the ball and gave it to Xu Tian who was standing in the backcourt.

Xu Tian dribbled the ball easily, facing the thin Nicolas Batum, he directly stepped forward and hit the basket in a simple and clear way.

Cody Zeller and Al Jefferson closed the door, blocking the breakthrough route and denying Xu Tian a chance to dunk.

Xu Tian took a European step, dodged Cody Zeller's defense, and picked the basket lightly with his left hand.

(End of this chapter)