This Forward is Not Serious

On the way to the hotel, Ross talked more.

He told Lin Ying some interesting experiences from his previous trips to China.

The quiet Rose suddenly stopped being quiet, so there was only one possibility.

He is so happy now.

Moreover, it is easy to understand.

This is a cultural difference.

In the Western world, interest is more important, while in China, emotion is more important.

Especially for a super giant like Rose who died due to injury, it can inspire their deepest sympathy.

McGrady is like this, and Rose, who won the MVP in his rookie season, is even more like this.

But Ross didn't know that.

From the exchanges between him and Lin Ying on the plane, it was clear that he was not confident about this trip to China and was very worried.

Now everything is different from what he expected, even much better than he expected.

Looking at Rose, whose face still showed the vicissitudes of life, but could not hide his smile under the vicissitudes of life, Lin Ying suddenly felt that this China competition was a good thing for him.

Of course, the same goes for the Nets.

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The next day, the China game between the Nets and the Knicks started at the Mercedes-Benz Center in Shanghai.

The venue was packed, and although summer is almost over, the enthusiasm of the fans is still hitting us like a heat wave.

The front row was all domestic movie stars, which added a lot of excitement to the game.

Among these movie stars, there are Swift and Dicker.

Although Dickel has not married Durant yet, it won't be too far away according to the current rhythm. This can be regarded as the "wives team" of the Nets.

During the warm-up before the game, live cameras kept showing the players on the field.

Just when Rose was given, a burst of cheers suddenly erupted from the scene.

Because Rose suddenly changed her look!

He permed his long hair into a mohawk and shaved off his beard!

The whole person seems to be ten years younger all of a sudden!

This wave is a reverse Adams!

The warm-up of the two teams ended and the game started soon.

The Nets' starting lineup is the same as last season, Bradley, Ariza, Durant, Lin Ying, and Jokic.

As fans predicted before, Rose came to the Nets to play the role of sixth man.

Surprisingly, the Knicks and Nets started the game back and forth.

It's not that the Nets are letting off steam, although Lin Ying and Durant did test their training results through preseason games and took more shots from the outside.

But more importantly, the Knicks do seem to be a completely different team.

At this time, you have to admit one thing.

Although he has never won a championship in his career, Chris Paul has the ability to guarantee the absolute lower limit of a team.

Even the Knicks, who have reached the point where "the mud can't support the wall" in the past two years, he can "turn decay into magic."

Because based on the history that Lin Ying knows, this Knicks is very similar to the one in history. The biggest difference is that the main point guard has changed from Rose to Paul.

It's a pity that Knicks fans couldn't see it with their own eyes, otherwise they would definitely be excited.

About nine minutes into the first quarter, the score on the court was 26 to 20, and the Nets only led the Knicks by 6 points.

At this time, both sides began to substitute substitutes one after another.

For the Knicks, Brandon Jennings, Justin Holiday, Lance Thomas, Guillermo Hernangomez, Kyle O'Quinn.

For the Nets, Rose, Caruso, Johnson, Zhou Qi, Nene.

Neither Curry nor West played tonight, they just sat in suits and watched the show from the sidelines.

When Zhou Qi came on the court, the fans cheered immediately.

Not long after the Olympics, fans still remember the highlight of his hat-trick against Irving.

And it is worth mentioning that this is Lu's first game as the Nets coach, and he is bold enough in hiring people. He arranged for Zhou Qi to rotate in the first game.

It's just preseason, but this is his chance.

Zhou Qi also seems eager to try. The experience of the Olympics has greatly improved his self-confidence.

He is ready!

When the Knicks attacked, Jennings's shot to the basket was interfered by Rose's jump.

"Dang!"

In front of the best fans, he started with the highest fighting spirit.

Nene picked off the defensive rebound and passed it to Rose.

Rose quickly moved forward with the ball.

He was very fast and broke through the two defenders in the blink of an eye. For a moment, you felt as if he was back to before the injury.

There is obviously a problem with the Knicks' retreat speed.

After all, Paul has just arrived in the Knicks. He can lead the Knicks' starting lineup when he is on the court, but now he can't provide much support off the court.

Then the fans saw Rose running from the backcourt to the frontcourt at lightning speed, and then flying across the board to score two points.

The scene instantly burst into cheers from fans.

Although it is a China game, this is also another home court for the Nets.

And the scene at the airport also shows that there are still many fans in China who like Rose.

So at this moment, the cheers of the fans were deafening.

Nene withstood Hernangomez's low attack inside.

The Knicks are currently playing all kinds of singles on the court. If they try outside and if it doesn't work, they will play inside.

Zhou Qi suffered the disadvantage of being thin at this time, and O'Quinn grabbed the offensive rebound.

But just when O'Quinn stood up to dunk.

"Snapped!"

He also underestimated Zhou Qi's wingspan and reaction speed. The ball in his hand was blocked by Zhou Qi with just one slap!

Blocking shots, the only thing Zhou Qi can do now is blocking shots, but he blocked them!

Johnson had already recovered to the basket at this time, and quickly grabbed the defensive rebound.

In both rounds, the Nets defended.

But at this time, there was a very passionate scene on the sidelines.

Paul couldn't sit still off the court. He stood up and waved and shouted to remind his teammates to retreat.

You can say that Paul is 58, or you can say that he always misses the ball at critical moments, but one thing that cannot be ignored is his desire to win the game.

It's just a preseason game, but he's taking it more seriously than all the other teammates.

It was Anthony who was watching this scene from behind and laughing.

He couldn't understand why Paul was so serious in a preseason game.

However, Paul's behavior still worked, and the Knicks' defense was clearly in place this time.

This time, even off the court, Paul has changed this team.

The two sides entered into a positional battle.

Paul continued to direct from the sidelines. He was doing the job that Hornacek should do off the court.

However, you have to admit that a top point guard understands the game. The Nets failed to achieve two waves of tactical coordination.

The ball was finally given to Rose, and he could only rely on his personal ability to solve the problem.

The person guarding him is Holiday, also known as Big Holiday.

Although he entered the election later than Jrue Holiday and lost, he is the oldest of the three brothers.

This is a 3D embryo with excellent wingspan and other aspects.

And although he has never made anything famous, he has been playing hard for so many years and has rich defensive experience.

At this time, the defense against Rose is to take a big step back. This is because Rose is good at breakthroughs and not good at shooting.

Rose made a move to speed up the breakthrough, but the next second he suddenly collected the ball and then took off directly from the three-point line!

This choice can be said to be unexpected. Holiday reacted too late. He jumped back not to interfere, but to serve as a pure background board.

"Rebound!"

Paul continued shouting from the sidelines.

"Uh-huh!"

But this time his judgment was also biased.

I don’t blame St. Paul for his lack of strength. In fact, he is just like Holiday. I didn’t expect Rose to be sure of three points!

You must know that when he was still with the Bulls, Rose also took a lot of three-pointers. Under the three-point trend, he averaged more than 5 shots per game in a season.

But the result is that his shooting percentage is less than 30%.

But the ball just now was obviously not like a three-pointer from a 30% player.

Nash is still very good in shooting training!

Of course, one ball is not enough to explain the problem. It is still early for Rose to really develop shooting.

But at least it's a very good start.

…

After the first preseason game, the Nets defeated the Knicks 106-92.

The score looked very close, but the main players of both sides only played half of the game, and the substitutes played more of the time.

By the last quarter, even the bench players and two-way players were playing.

There are more two-way players this year, which is a good thing for the team, but the head coach also has more things to examine.

Rose played very well in his preseason debut with the Nets, playing 20 minutes and contributing 15 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists.

Zhou Qi played 12 minutes and contributed 7 points, 2 rebounds and 3 blocks.

His current strengths and weaknesses are obvious. He is above the NBA level in blocking shots, has some ability to eat cakes, and even made a three-pointer, but the confrontation is very poor.

If the Nets continue to train him, they will definitely work hard on confrontation.

After the game, the players took a shower in the locker room, and the atmosphere was very joyful.

For most of them, the China Games is like traveling abroad, a process that is more enjoyable than competing.

They were already talking about where to go in the evening.

"Don't stay out on the street too late. I'm not worried about your safety. It's safer here than anywhere else in the world. I'm worried about you getting fat because there are so many things to eat on the streets at night. ”

This guy Jokic traveled with China last time and became their master. He didn't forget to pat his belly when he spoke.

That way, it was like giving them a warning.

Lin Ying smiled and shook his head, this guy is really amazing.

At this moment, Rose suddenly smiled and sat next to Lin Ying.

It turned out that he was going to attend a fan meeting tomorrow, and he hoped that Lin Ying could attend it as a guest.

Because it was Adi's activity, he was a little embarrassed when he said it.

But Lin Ying readily agreed.

It is our duty to help Ross with his mental health!

Judging from today's performance on the court, after Rose's mentality has been adjusted, it is no problem to play a good sixth man.

That will have strategic significance when facing the Warriors in the future.

The next day, Lin Ying followed Ross to the press conference.

There were many reporters at the scene.

Fans did not give up on Rose because of his decline in form, and the media naturally did not pay less attention to him.

The reason is simple. Rose's jerseys and shoes have always been a hot-selling product in China.

Moreover, in this wave of transfers to the Nets, not to mention the performance on the court, from the market perspective, a big giant joined the Nets and exploded.

Coupled with his good performance in the preseason debut, this kind of treatment is completely expected.

Then when Lin Ying appeared at the guest table, it caused a commotion among the reporters.

They had no idea that Lin Ying would appear here.

Lin Ying saw this posture, communicated with Ross for a while, and sat down on the stage first.

He was invited by Ross, probably just to support the occasion, but he didn't want to do something like overshadowing the guest.

Lin Ying arrived at the audience, and the reporters below turned their attention to Ross sitting on the stage.

One stage, three stools, one Ross, one host, one empty.

The meet-and-greet will also start soon.

At the beginning, there were some procedural questions, how was your visit to China this time, how was your performance in the first preseason game, what would you like to say, etc.

Rose is not very good at this, at least compared to James, he is in the sky.

But the word that came out of his mouth the most was thank you.

He is grateful for everything he has experienced in China.

Just when the first phase of the meeting was about to end, the host motioned for everyone present to watch the big screen.

The lights at the scene dimmed and a video started playing on the big screen.

It was a VCR that put together what many Chinese Rose fans wanted to say and then released it together.

Male fan A (holding Toros sneakers): I love you Ross. I have been your loyal fan for many years. I follow you not only because of my love, but also an indispensable part of my life. You will always be number one;

Male fan B (wearing Rose sneakers to confront the camera): I love you Rose, and I hope you can be happy and successful in Brooklyn;

Female fan C (serious face): I love you Rose;

Female fan D (beautiful girl smiling face): I love you Rose;

Male fan E (tied his shoelaces together and hung his shoes around his neck, holding up a big Ross doll to confront the camera): I love you Ross;

Male fan F (wearing Rose's Nets No. 25 jersey and shaking his hands): I love you Rose;

Male fan G and female fan H (cut shot): I love you Rose;

Male fan I, female fan J, male fan K (three cuts): I love you Rose;

Many fans (several quarter shots): I love you Rose;

Female fan M (affectionate face): I love you Rose, do you still remember me? We met in Shanghai last year. I have loved you for five years. I may not have loved you longer than others, but I fell in love with you the first time I saw you;

Female fan N (covering her chest with her hands): I have loved you for nine years, and you are the strongest king in my heart;

Male fan E: I have learned a lot from you. You are not only my idol, but also my hero.

Female fan M: The first pair of sneakers I received was from you, and the first pair of sneakers I gave away was also yours. This is really amazing!

Male fan F: I spent all my savings to go to Chicago to watch your game, just to watch you running on the field at the United Center. I regret that I can’t be here today. I can’t believe I’ve missed meeting you 5 times. Opportunity!

Female fan C: Maybe some people say that you will never be able to return to your previous level, but so what? You are still my favorite star, I hope you get better in the future and take care of yourself;

Male fan A: I once suffered a serious injury. The doctor said I could never play ball again. It was you who gave me the courage to return to the court again;

Male fan B: You will always be my hero!

Male fan F: You are my hero, forever!

Male fan E: The sun will still shine brightly tomorrow, and the roses will surely bloom again!

Male fan I: Don’t let injuries defeat you, be confident, follow yourself, you are still the same Rose, come on, Rose!

Male fan K: No matter where you play, we support you and wish you a happy time in China!

Female fan M: Thank you for your love and persistence in basketball. I sincerely wish you no more injuries, a new season, a new team, and a new hairstyle (reach out to touch your own newly-cut hairstyle). I will always be with you. You're in this together, come on, Ross!

…

The video continued, but Ross was already in tears.

A man doesn't shed tears easily, but it's just that he hasn't reached the moment of emotion yet.

Thanks to the squad leader, Hanhan who loves Hanhan, and the reward for sitting alone on the beach watching the sunrise!