This Forward is Not Serious

The NBA headquarters is located in the center of New York City, on the 14th to 20th floors of the landmark "Olypic Tower".

Because there was a phone call before he came, after he took the elevator up, there was already a staff member wearing a sign waiting for him at the door.

Without his request, the staff turned him around.

The 6-story building contains office areas, studios, conference halls, alliance merchandise areas, restaurants, etc.

Posters and paintings can be seen everywhere on the walls of the aisles. Kobe's paintings are also printed with 2K labels. Basketballs and jerseys can also be seen everywhere.

If you really like basketball, this is definitely a palace.

When I went to the alliance merchandise area, an unexpected thing happened.

He saw his No. 9 Nuggets jersey there!

The Nuggets have only two jerseys in total, and the other is Iverson's No. 3.

Well, there is no Anthony's No. 15.

"Don't be surprised, your jerseys are selling well now."

The staff member explained with his unexpected eyes.

And what he didn't say was that this was even a prerequisite for Lin Ying to win Rookie of the Month.

Any award in the league is to give exposure, which is equivalent to touting.

If you don't have enough popularity, even if your data is good-looking, why don't I give Durant who has the same data?

Finally, he was taken to the 19th floor, to present him with the trophy Mark Tatum, the vice president of the league.

Well, he has seen it before in the draft, and he has been emotional.

Tatum is very enthusiastic. Lin Ying is the first Chinese player to come to the headquarters to receive the trophy.

When the awards were over, Tatum took him to chat for a while.

Basically, he is complimenting his role in promoting the NBA China market, and then expecting him to continue to play well.

In the words, Lin Ying could clearly feel that Tatum was the firm implementer of Stern's overseas plan.

And after hearing it out, he became more and more pity, if only this person should succeed.

Damn blood!

She cursed in her heart, and Lin Ying glanced at the smile before her eyes. Tatum, who was also of Chinese blood, suddenly had a bold idea.

...

In the first game in December, the Nuggets played away against the Knicks.

The attendance at the scene was full.

The Nuggets played the Rockets before, star-studded, and the fans were enthusiastic, but the attendance rate was only 90%.

But Madison Square Garden is full of casual games.

If you don't know what it's like to lie down and make money, just ask Knicks owner James Dolan.

Even if the Knicks' record is at the bottom of the league, it will not affect the attendance of Madison Square Garden at all.

Speaking of which, the Knicks are really bad at this stage.

The Knicks had 33 wins last season, fourth from the bottom in the East, and this season looks even worse.

Moreover, this phenomenon is even worse than the Kings, and it is really puzzling.

In terms of the team lineup, there are Marbury and Jamal Crawford on the outside, and Quentin Richardson on the front line.

Inside, he is richer. Eddie Curry, the "Little Shark" who averaged 19.5 points per game at the peak of his career last season, and Randolph, who just traded from Portland, averaged 20+10 per game.

The bench is equally wealthy, with outside "Little Potato" Nate Robinson, inside David Lee, rookie Wilson Chandler, and Fred Jones as well.

But they now have a record of 4 wins and 10 losses, and have experienced a wave of 9 consecutive defeats. The last game was a 59 wave 104 defeat to the Celtics.

This is a game that the Nuggets should easily win.

But after four quarters, the Nuggets lost.

112 to 119.

The fans are numb.

They just ushered in the Anthony who was thinking about it!

But in fact, Anthony, who has just come back, has a strong offensive desire and is still obsessed with individual singles.

He said he wanted to fight for the championship together, but he didn't say how to change the game!

As a result, his hand feels average, which actually undermines the team's chemical reaction.

The Nuggets went back to the previous rhythm.

Before Lin Ying played in the fourth quarter, the team had fallen behind by as much as 15 points.

He struggled to defensively and led to a wave of counterattacks, but the Knicks' state came out, and in the end it was still a little bit worse.

Lost to an opponent who shouldn't lose, and ushered in a wave of four-game losing streak. After the game, the fans on social media were fried.

It is said that Anthony is a cancer and should be traded immediately;

It is said that Iverson’s ups and downs are due to being with a group of friends;

It's even said that Carl gave Lin Ying too much ball rights and the team lost consecutively.

In short, there are no sounds you can't think of.

This wave is in sharp contrast to the previous three-game winning streak.

What's more terrible is that the Nuggets' opponent in the next game is the Eastern Conference champion last season, the Cavaliers led by James!

If there is no adjustment, they will be greeted by a wave of five consecutive defeats!

A team aiming to win the championship is like this. At that time, either the team was in a big earthquake, or Karl was going to leave behind.

The Nuggets came to a crossroads earlier than in history.

...

After finishing the game with the Knicks and returning to Denver, Lin Ying continued her training plan.

The Nuggets are a bit turbulent now, and internal conflicts may erupt at any time.

But these are not things he can control.

Although the team's two core relationships are very good with him, no one will listen to him when it comes to sensitive topics such as ball possession.

All he can do is continue to improve himself.

You still need to be **** your own. Only when you have the strength, you can have more say, and even if you are traded to another team, you can survive.

After the training, he suddenly found that there was an extra person in the training hall.

He stared at the man with wide eyes.

He wouldn't be surprised if anyone came to the training hall, only...Iverson in front of him.

Do you think the training stalk is just a stalk?

In fact, Iverson does take time off during team training from time to time.

Although this is actually not too special for the Nuggets, because he hasn't seen anyone else come for so long after training...

He wiped his sweat with a towel and walked to sit next to Iverson.

He felt Iverson might be looking for someone to chat with.

Speaking of which, most people on the Nuggets respect Iverson, but if you really want to speak privately, it seems that he is the only one.

"Do you remember what I said before that we are the same kind of people?"

Sure enough, after Lin Ying sat down, Iverson followed.

Lin Ying nodded.

"I never met my father when I was born, and I will live with Freeman when I am a little older.

In order to maintain his family, he often sells drugs and is thrown into jail from time to time. I don't blame him, he just wants to support his family.

But at that time I already had two younger sisters, and Ann ran between several jobs every day in order to maintain the family, but the family was still a mess.

I always remember that the sewer pipe in the house often broke and the house was full of dirty water. Brandi and Lisa had to wear overshoes all day long. "

Iverson seemed to be talking to himself, and most people might not understand it.

But Lin Ying knew that Freeman was Iverson's stepfather and Ann was Iverson's mother.

And at the end, Iverson choked a little unconsciously, and his eyes were a little red.

This is not a glorious past, and it is even possible that Iverson would basically not talk about it.

Most of his reaction stems from his mother.

It is very difficult for a woman under the age of 30 to feed four people.

"Many times, we all had our last meal and not the next one. Without the help of these friends around me, I, Brandi and Lisa might have starved to death at home, so you say Alan Iverson is now If you have money, is there any reason not to be good to them?"

Iverson increased his tone at the end.

He could hear that he should be dissatisfied with the voices of the outside world.

Even this is not the first time, just like the training question, it is the Nth time.

Lin Ying understood after listening.

Although his childhood was miserable, his close relatives have been working hard to protect him so that he can grow up safely and healthily.

So they are one kind of people, but Iverson is worse than him.

He wanted to give Iverson a hug, but finally thought Iverson might not like it.

He can only try to comfort.

"Alan, we are not banknotes, we can't be liked by everyone, Michael even has people questioning, right? But I believe in one thing."

When talking about this, Lin Ying looked at Iverson sincerely.

"There are far more people who love you than people who hate you."

In fact, those people who talk about Iverson now, they don't necessarily know the importance of friends like Iverson.

But people don't think so much when releasing emotions.

Iverson stunned, then nodded.

"Maybe I just held it in my heart for too long."

"I know."

Lin Ying answered her heart this time.

He really knows.

Iverson had a psychological test when he went to the 76ers to try out, and he also had a withdrawn personality.

So he can understand Iverson's feelings of suppressed emotions.

"I think all the voices from the outside world are because we have been losing. If we win, those voices will naturally become cheers."

Lin Ying continued.

It's not that he has experience, but that's how the fans reacted from the three-game winning streak to the four-game losing streak.

"I know our previous play was correct, but I can't convince Merlot."

Iverson said,

The Nuggets have won three consecutive victories before, indicating that they are already on the right path.

The subsequent three-game losing streak was due to opponents and schedule.

If it weren't for Anthony's comeback and obsessed with singles, they would definitely end the losing streak on the Knicks.

"Mello doesn't want to share the ball too much, he only believes in himself."

Iverson's next words were straightforward.

After the apparent loss to the Knicks, he and Anthony had already communicated, and the effect was not good.

Lin Ying sighed after listening.

Anthony is obsessed with scoring. In the first four years of his career, he has not assisted more than 3 times in a season.

Although he is a small forward, his possession rate and shooting rights are comparable to Kobe.

However, Kobe, who has always been said to be "independent", has basically maintained 5-6 assists after becoming a starter.

And he still doesn't listen to persuasion.

Kobe is paranoid?

In a sense, he is more extreme than Kobe.

"We just need him to suppress his desire to score."

After a while, Lin Ying said.

Since you don't want to share the ball, take less shots!

Before Anthony was suspended, the Hornets, Jazz and Trail Blazers they lost were not many, and the lack of points at critical moments was also a major reason.

In other words, Anthony's singles are indispensable for the Nuggets to win.

It's just that a balance needs to be found between the two.

"He won't reduce his shots."

Iverson said helplessly.

Based on his understanding of Anthony, Anthony will not change anything.

Anthony enjoys scoring, enjoys the spotlight, and enjoys media attention.

If he is asked to reduce his shots, it is tantamount to asking him to give up those.

"There is one person who can make him change."

"Who?"

Iverson looked at Lin Ying suspiciously.

Don't talk about Karl or who, no one on the Nuggets can do it.

"LeBron."

Lin Ying gave a surprising but reasonable answer for Iverson.

As the 03 generation, from the moment they entered the league, Anthony and James were discussed side by side by the media.

The 2003 draft was "robbed" by James the No. 1 pick, and the two were destined to become enemies for life.

To say that the only person Anthony wants to win, the only person who wants to win is James.

So if he wants to make some compromises, it can only be James.

"If he wants to beat LeBron, he has to suppress himself."

Lin Ying said this absolutely.

Because according to the previous gameplay, the Nuggets couldn't even beat the Knicks, so how did they defeat the Cavaliers?

As long as Anthony finds that appropriately suppressing his desire to shoot can lead the team to victory, they don't need to talk about it at that time.

In the season when the Nuggets entered the Western Conference Finals in history, Anthony averaged 18.3 shots per game and scored 22.8 points!

You know his scoring average was 28.9 points two seasons ago! Even last season there were 25.7 points!

Then in the second year of the Western Conference Finals, Anthony's shots increased, and the score reached 28.2 points, and the Nuggets had another round of trips.

So what he is talking about is not theory, but fact.

...

The next night, Pepsi Center.

Tonight’s game is a bit special for domestic fans.

Because Yang Yi became a reporter for the Nuggets, and by the way, CCTV also got the right to broadcast the Nuggets venue.

This means that from the beginning of this game, fans can watch the Nuggets live broadcast in a real sense!

And this game is very live-streaming, because the Nuggets' opponent is the Cavaliers!

The Cavaliers, there is "Little Emperor" LeBron James!

As Stern's next first man in the league, James has shown the dominance of the game.

In the first year of the rookie, averaging 20+5.5+6 per game, the third player after Oscar Robertson and Jordan to reach this data, overwhelming Anthony as the best rookie;

In the second year of the rookie, he averaged 27+7+7, 50 points per game, and the youngest player in a triple-double. He broke the record of Kobe and became the youngest player with 2000 points, half a game away from the playoffs;

In his third year as a rookie, he has averaged 31.4 points, 7.6 rebounds and 6.6 assists per game! In 9 consecutive games with 35+ points, the youngest Mr. 5000 points, led the team to the playoffs and into the second round!

In his fourth year as a rookie ~www.NovelMTL.com~, he led the team with Larry Hughes as the second head and Ilgauskas as the third head to reach the finals!

No one can compare this resume!

Now is his fifth season.

The Cavaliers recruited the strongest helper for James in the summer, "Big Ben" Ben Wallace!

This is another season he is heading towards the championship!

What must be mentioned is that at this time, James has not thought about any personality. Like many predecessors, he is a dragon slaying teenager who is thinking about leading the team to fight for the championship.

It's just that the Cavaliers' recent three-game losing streak made him a little depressed.

But seeing Anthony on the opposite side, his body was shocked.

There was no banana boat at this time. Although he and Anthony were still in a private relationship, the brothers couldn't talk about it yet.

Because the two played against him, his winning rate was much higher than that of Anthony, so Anthony and the Nuggets are undoubtedly the warmth in the losing streak for him.