This Forward is Not Serious

"Oh! God! He did it! Brooklyn did it! The buzzer-beater!"

The moment the ball went in, Barkley exaggeratedly stood up, put his hands on his head and shouted.

He was really excited.

Although the Nets are slowly regaining some form this season, their competitiveness is obviously declining compared to the past two seasons.

And more importantly, the team's lineup is also aging. For Barkley, the number one player, he is not only worried about the Nets' present, but also the future.

Then Jokic's performance tonight is saying: I am the future of the Nets!

"He must be a hit with the girls!"

O'Neill jumped up and shouted excitedly.

This is a continuation of what Barkley said before.

But it was just right, because in this tactic, Jokic had many choices, and he made the most correct one in the end.

And in the replay of the attack just now, Jokic still passed the ball without looking at anyone!

This hand job is worthy of this joke!

On the court, the Nets players began to celebrate wildly, and Bradley was hugged by his teammates on and off the court.

Jokic was also very excited at this time. He sent a winning assist in the first game of his career. This is something that many people dream of.

But he soon discovered an embarrassing thing. Because of his size, he couldn't join the celebrating team!

In the end, seeing Bradley running further and further away, the little fat man had no choice but to give up.

"You're going to be in the newspapers tomorrow."

Just then a familiar voice appeared behind him.

Jokic looked back at Lin Ying with a happy face. .

He really wanted to say that what he cared more about was the encouragement you gave me.

But he couldn't say this, so he could only smile and say:

"The C position in the picture in the newspaper must be you. I just hope I can stand by your side."

Lin Ying was stunned for a moment, smiled and patted Jokic on the shoulder, then walked to the sidelines to rest.

After he sat down, the field manager exhaled and smiled happily.

The feeling of defeating the knight is indeed very comfortable!

Especially in a season like this.

In terms of statistics, James from the Cavaliers contributed 25 points, 6 rebounds and 9 assists.

Although he encountered a foul crisis in the first quarter, he did well in subsequent adjustments.

It's not even obvious that he is switching from point guard to small forward, so he basically doesn't need to adapt.

And if it weren't for Bradley's final buzzer-beater, his last 2+1 tonight would have made him a hero in Cleveland.

Irving contributed 22 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists, Love had 20 points and 11 rebounds, and Josh Smith had 12 points.

Generally speaking, the Cavaliers did not play badly tonight, and the effect was pretty good compared to the early season run-in.

For the Nets, Lin Ying contributed a game-high 38 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists.

He averaged 34 points per game after 7 games. This season's scoring champion looks more stable than last season.

Jokic played 21 minutes in his NBA debut and contributed 7 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists, 3 turnovers and 5 fouls.

The advantages and disadvantages are obvious, but in terms of the sense of the game, he has given Nets fans enough surprises.

Because putting aside the point of his debut, Jokic is just the No. 29 pick in the final analysis!

This game gave fans unlimited expectations for his future.

And Karl also really likes Jokic.

Not only did he keep Jokic on the court at the last moment, he even took Jokic with him to the post-game press conference!

At this time, the press conference became extremely lively.

Because Jokic brought his humor to the press conference.

Moreover, he is quite humble.

Of course, another characteristic of his interviews is that he is always consistent with Lin Ying.

When the reporter mentioned that if his data were converted into 13 assists in 48 minutes, he smiled and replied:

"That sounds great, but I think the more important thing here is Lin. As long as you can pass the ball to Lin's attacking position, you can get assists immediately."

This is also very comfortable to hear, because no one thinks there is anything wrong with it.

Although this sentence automatically ignores a premise, the most important thing is to pass the ball in a position where Lin Ying can score directly.

Jokic keeps mentioning himself, and Lin Ying is certainly not idle either.

"I think Nikola is the most talented player I have ever seen. You can all see that he is a little overweight. We generally don't think this kind of player can play in the NBA, but he not only played, but he also played so well. Great."

When Lin Ying was praising Jokic, Jokic's face was already red.

Oh, so what if Bradley made the buzzer-beating shot, Lin Ying was the one praising him!

…

After the press conference, Lin Ying and Jokic returned to the locker room together.

The players were still there when they went back, and the mess on the ground showed that they went back to the locker room to celebrate again.

Then as soon as Jokic sat down, Bradley yelled, and the others took out water glasses and drenched Jokic.

"Welcome to the NBA."

After celebrating, Deron pulled the wet Jokic and said.

Although Jokic was already with the Nets before, he never made an appearance.

I broke out of my shell in my debut tonight, and I played so well.

This is recognition from the veteran players of the team.

"Nikolai, give yourself a resounding nickname!"

Bradley came over and shouted at this time.

Most NBA players have their own nicknames, some are given by others, and some are given by themselves.

“How about New York Magician?”

Bradley suggested directly.

Jokic immediately shook his head after hearing this.

This nickname is so big, it will definitely be complained about.

He just played one NBA game.

Others also gave me suggestions one after another, all kinds of strange.

What about "Serbian White Bear", "Caucasus Giant"...

Lin Ying was also listening, then picked up the water and drank it.

In his mind, he unconsciously recalled the nickname he was given when being interviewed by Yang Yi.

At that time, he blurted out "Shadow Assassin", and he still felt extremely ashamed every time he thought about it.

"Girls friend?"

While he was drinking water, JR's suggestion made him spit out the water.

"I read the report. That's what Barkley and the others said. Nikola must be very popular among girls in Serbia because his handwork is so good."

After JR finished speaking, there was a burst of whistles and cheers in the locker room.

"No, no, I'm just a child."

Jokic was also having fun and immediately refused with a smile.

And he quickly changed the topic and looked at the "initiator" Bradley:

"Avery, where did you get your nickname?"

His change of topic was very successful, and he successfully made his teammates focus their attention on Bradley.

Bradley's nickname is "AB", which is also easy to understand. The English abbreviation of his name is this.

But teammates also want to know if there is any story in it.

Bradley ultimately didn't respond with "What the hell were you expecting?" but actually revealed the origin of his nickname.

That's what Garnett named him.

Because Garnett liked him very much in the Celtics and gave him a lot of help, he finally accepted the nickname happily.

Bradley's words instantly inspired Jokic.

He turned his head and looked at Lin Ying.

"Lin, can you name me one too?"

When he finished saying this, he glanced at Bradley slightly proudly.

Bradley already has a nickname and has been using it for a long time, so it's impossible to change it.

So he can give Lin Ying a nickname, but Bradley can't.

Bradley was stunned for a moment before he realized what he was doing. He was being careless!

Lin Ying didn't expect that Jokic would ask him to get it for him.

After all, he himself is a person with difficulty in choosing a name.

So what happened in the interview happened again.

Lin Ying blurted out almost instinctively:

"A date with the teacher?"

He said it in Chinese because it was a Chinese nickname.

When the mother tongue is Chinese, it is strange to blurt out English.

As soon as he said this, everyone was stunned.

Because with their extremely limited Chinese proficiency, they naturally cannot understand what these three words mean.

"what does that mean?"

Jokic tried hard to repeat what Lin Ying just said, but he found that he couldn't.

Lin Ying came to his senses and immediately explained awkwardly.

"This English means Teacher Jokic, which means that you are so good at passing the ball that you can become a teacher and teach others how to pass the ball."

Jokic looked like he suddenly understood.

Although he really wants to ask why he is called a teacher if he is a good passer, instead of scoring or something else.

However, he resisted asking because the culture of each place may be different.

Seeing that Jokic didn't ask any more questions, Lin Ying nodded with satisfaction.

When everyone dispersed, Jokic suddenly approached Lin Ying again.

Just when Lin Ying thought he was going to ask questions privately, he discovered that Jokic just wanted to learn the pronunciation of that nickname.

"Are you really going to use that nickname?"

Lin Ying couldn't help but speak.

"Of course, that's the nickname you gave me!"

Jokic looked matter-of-fact.

Lin Ying took Jokic's place and found that he indeed seemed to have no reason not to use it.

"You have to promise me something first."

"What?"

Jokic looked confused.

"Don't say I came up with this nickname, just say you came up with it yourself."

Jokic nodded after listening.

After Lin Ying heard this, he began to teach Jokic the pronunciation of these three words.

He didn't want some fanatic fans to discover the true meaning of asking a teacher one day.

After all, there are still many netizens in China who love learning deeply. Teacher Chen and *** are all important mentors in their lives.

Because the pronunciation of English letters and Pinyin are different, it is difficult to pronounce this sound purely.

But it’s not difficult to imitate these three words.

So Jokic will soon be able to make similar noises.

Looking at Jokic who looked grateful, Lin Ying suddenly remembered something very important.

When he gave Jokic this nickname before, it seemed like everyone else on the Nets was present?

In other words, the guarantee he just asked for from Jokic was actually a lie to himself?

When he thought of this, he couldn't help but reach out and pat his forehead.

What a mistake!

…

A crucial victory changed the morale of the entire Nets team.

In the following week, they defeated the Hornets and Heat one after another, ushering in a wave of three consecutive victories, directly pushing the Cavaliers to the top of the Eastern Conference!

And the better news than the record is that Deron's condition is finally back!

During the three-game winning streak, he averaged 18 points per game. For a guard who averaged no more than 20 points per game in his career, this is considered a good recovery.

The outside world is more optimistic about the Nets.

Correspondingly, the mentality of Cavaliers fans is a bit complicated.

Although I know that the team has undergone a lot of changes and needs time to adjust to achieve the best results, the record cannot hold down the "aging" Nets, which is very depressing.

And it's not just the Nets management who knows that next year will be a good opportunity to strengthen the Nets.

No one knows who will end up joining the Nets next year.

If this really comes to Durant, it will be the finale!

Therefore, we cannot take advantage of the opportunity in front of us to win the championship. There will be too much uncertainty later!

And you have to know here that the goals of the Cavaliers and the Knicks are very different.

The original goal of New York's Big Three was to win seven championships, but the Cavaliers wanted to achieve zero breakthrough for Cleveland in the four major leagues.

As for whether there can be more championships in the future, that is a matter for the future.

As long as he gets one, James' goal of "going home" will be achieved, and his influence and reputation will increase dramatically.

But judging from the signs of recovery of the Nets, it is still difficult for the Cavaliers to do it!

If the Cavaliers really can't win, James may have to decide three, and he may have to stage a "Journey to the West"!

Of course, this is just a sign.

The season is still very long, and there are many uncertainties that will happen during the season.

Achieving a good ranking, maintaining a good competitive state, and avoiding injuries as much as possible are what the next two teams need to focus on.

But one thing that can be confirmed is that the Nets are now showing the momentum to compete with the Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference, and they can also see a bit of a dynasty.

Another thing that has changed is Jokic.

After a stunning debut, his performance in the following few games was also very stable, which led Karl to finally decide to give Anderson a rotation position.

This is not an easy decision, because Anderson is Karl's old team, and he is also a player who is very suitable for Karl's system.

But there is nothing we can do about it.

Historically, Jokic's main competitor in the Nuggets was Nurkic, a white and tough guy from Bosnia and Herzegovina next door to Serbia.

Nurkic became the starter earlier than Jokic and played well.

But in the end, the Nuggets chose Jokic over the second choice.

It's not that Nurkic isn't good enough, it's that Jokic is just too good.

And there is another reason for Karl to make such a decision. Jokic is also working harder to lose weight than in the summer.

He's pushing himself to be in Pittman's way, which is not a "happy" way for him.

But "happiness" also has levels. Compared with this loss, what he wants more is the "happiness" of playing basketball with Lin Ying!