The Jazz are very strong, and they have a lot of players. For two consecutive seasons, 8 players averaged 9 points per game. Are you kidding me?
But the problem is that the Bulls played much better than expected, especially Xu Yong.
Although he can't tear apart the defense like Rose or Deron, he plays an offensive threat as a top forward and ball handler.
No one can restrict him one-on-one, and he can get the ball out quickly when flanked.
Even Sloan is a bit clueless.
Kirilenko's absence has a huge impact on the Jazz.
But this is by no means an excuse. After all, the Bulls will have a greater impact without Rose.
It can only be said that Xu Yong, as a rookie, is too stale!
The two teams were in a stalemate until the end. In the final stage, the "home" fans cheered loudly, and the Bulls boys were all pumped up, and finally defeated the Jazz 102-97.
At the end of the game, the players all rushed onto the field to celebrate.
Even Ross seemed extremely excited.
Although he didn't play tonight, the team beat the Jazz without him playing, which is even happier than if he played!
You must know that the Jazz really played hard tonight, and the main players played until the end.
This is a huge confidence boost for everyone on the Bulls team.
Of course, the Jazz players were not too upset, after all, this was just a preseason game.
After the game, the two teams held a post-game handshake ceremony.
In this process, Xu Yong received recognition from many people on the Jazz team. Boozer, Deron, and Brewer, who played against Xu Yong for a whole game, all expressed their opinions on Xu Yong's performance. praise.
After all, when a rookie scores a team-high 23 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists in his preseason debut, it's hard not to take your hat off to him.
The opening game ended, and with a happy mood, the players set off back to Chicago the next day.
On the plane, everyone was talking and laughing.
One of the characteristics of young people is that they have relatively high emotional ups and downs, but they are also easily satisfied.
But there was one person sitting in the front row of the plane who looked a little glum.
Noah made 1 of 5 shots in the game and only scored 3 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists and 3 turnovers.
He was good at rebounding, but his performance in other aspects was not good.
Especially his best defense, which is not reflected in the data, was also blown away by Boozer tonight.
The plane arrived in Chicago and the players got on the bus back to the arena.
They would put the game equipment in the arena, have a small meeting and then break up.
There are still two days of rest before their next preseason game, and the team will only arrange some daily training during these two days.
However, the bus had just stopped and most of the team members had not gotten off the bus yet. Noah, who got off the bus first, suddenly gave an order: "Rookies, it's time for you to serve the whole team. Carry all our luggage." Go to the locker room.”
After Noah said this, some team members laughed.
NBA rookies play tricks, Xu Yong has heard of this, it is a conventional rule.
Carrying a bag is the most common. In the 2008 Olympics, Paul, as a newcomer, was given a bag by the Banana Boat brothers. The gif is also classic.
Buying donuts and drinks is also very common. Sun Yue bought them for other people in the Lakers for a whole season.
Then the more common ones are stuffing popcorn in the car, or giving pink schoolbags to rookies. Even Cousins has been treated like this.jpg.
Basically, that's all. This kind of pranking is similar to a newcomer's gift. If you have been pranked, you will be considered an official NBA player.
Of course, there are some weird ones. For example, Nick Young likes to let rookies call him dad. I don’t know if he and his girlfriend didn’t play enough poker when they were playing poker.
What's even more outrageous is the incident when Arenas pooped in Bulayche's shoes, which was beyond the scope of normal pranks.
Xu Yong and the others didn't say anything. Five people (two undrafted people with no guaranteed contracts) went to carry more than a dozen people's bags, and each person could only carry four at most. This was a piece of cake for their physiques.
"Do you need my help?" When Xu Yong was about to carry it, Deng came over and said.
It can be clearly felt that the trip to London has made the distance between him and Xu Yong much closer.
After all, 10 of the 18 points he scored came from Xu Yong's assists.
Xu Yong shook his head. Since it was a wedding ceremony, it was meaningful to experience it.
But just as he was walking to the arena with his bag, he discovered that the poster on the front of the United Center had been changed.
The old poster before their departure has been replaced with a new one, featuring the core figures of the Bulls' new season.
What he didn't expect was that he and Rose were in the C position, one on the left and one on the right.
And beside them are Deng, Hinrich and Noah.
Although there are many Chinese people in Chicago, there is an element of selling tickets, but in the context that the outside world is still full of doubts about him, hanging up such a poster that is equivalent to silent support, to be honest, Xu Yong's heart is quite warm. of.
Of course, he may also understand why Noah went and came back, and played such a trick on them early.
If you think about it from another person's perspective, after playing for the team for two years, his status is not as good as that of a rookie who has just arrived for two and a half months. Anyone who replaces him will feel a little unbalanced.
After putting down their backpacks in the locker room, the players took their backpacks back one after another.
And what’s very interesting is that the people who came to get Xu Yong’s bag all said thank you to Xu Yong.
Xu Yong was not the only one who saw that poster, not to mention the doubts from the outside world. Is it still unclear what Xu Yong's strength is for a team?
You Jordan is a rookie, who dares to point fingers at him!
Qualifications are useful but not much in competitive sports. Strength is the first priority.
"Rookies, go buy us some donuts and drinks." But at this moment, Noah spoke again.
Xu Yong frowned now.
But just before he spoke, Deng had already stood up and said to Noah: "Qiao Jin, everyone is very tired from the long journey. If you still have the strength, why don't you go and buy one for all of us."
As soon as Deng opened his mouth, Noah immediately shut up knowingly.
The oldest member of this Bulls team is Hinrich, who has played for the Bulls for six years, and the second oldest member is Deng.
And it is precisely because Deng is always friendly and well-educated that he has the highest status in the team.
If Noah gets involved with Deng, everyone on the Bulls will really be bored.
Xu Yong cast a grateful look at Deng, and then looked at Noah thoughtfully.
After spending time with them, he found that the Bulls were mostly good gentlemen, and even Johnson, the boxing champion, was kind to others.
It's hard to imagine that this is an NBA team in Chicago, known as the "Gang City."
But Noah is a special case. Even if nothing happened today, he usually has a rather flamboyant personality.
Looking back on the experience of this Bulls team in history, Noah does seem to play the role of a locker room leader.
After the small meeting dispersed, Deng found Xu Yong alone.
"Qiao Jin is probably just depressed because of his poor performance. I know him. He is not essentially a bad guy." Deng is here to be the peacemaker.
"When you're in a bad mood, take it out on the rookies?" Xu Yong asked.
"I didn't mean that. His character has something to do with his origin." Deng explained.
Xu Yong looked puzzled. He hadn't really understood Noah's birth in detail.
"His father Yannick Noah is a tennis star, and his mother is a Swedish beauty pageant champion. You know, being born in such a family will make him a little proud. Of course, if you want, I can make him apologize." Deng Still very real.
Xu Yong became interested after hearing this.
Noah is indispensable for the Bulls to rise now, and Noah's flamboyant character is indeed what the Bulls need.
After all, if you have a team with all the good guys, it is easy to be targeted in the NBA. It is obviously better for Noah to play this role than to do it himself.
In a sense, Noah is equivalent to the role of "Rodman".
So the question is, how did Jordan tame Rodman back then?
