Edo City Gymnasium in the island country.
An NBA preseason game is about to take place here. The participating teams are the New York Knicks and Washington Wizards.
Because of the presence of the mixed-race island player Rui Hachimura, this game attracted much attention, and many fans were present to watch him.
Before the game officially started, the respective locker rooms of both sides were also quite lively.
On the Knicks side, Zhao Feiyang, as the team boss, also took the initiative to greet the players. The young substitutes behaved well in front of him and behaved very politely, but DeMarcus Cousins, Kristaps Porzingis and others did not look so enthusiastic.
Fortunately for Porzingis, Zhao Feiyang knew that he had taken away the opponent's team status, so even if the opponent was not so cooperative, it would be excusable.
What really gives Zhao Feiyang a headache is Cousins.
Although his skills and strength are declining, his temper has not changed at all. After coming to the team, he didn't say hello to anyone. He felt like a complete stranger. Even if his teammates took the initiative to say hello to him, he seemed to feel "alienated" from everyone.
"Knicks players are allowed to enter!"
The staff's voices came from outside the locker room.
After hearing the prompt, head coach Norman Thomas also called the players together, and then personally led the Knicks players towards the infield.
On the way to the infield, Coach Thomas also called Zhao Feiyang together, and the two walked side by side, chatting as they walked.
"Zhao, I really didn't expect that we would have the opportunity to cooperate... To be honest, if it weren't for you, I probably wouldn't have chosen to coach an NBA team..."
"But now that we have entered the team, our goals are the same... I hope we can regain our original glory..."
"certainly."
Both of them expressed their strong desire for the new season during the conversation.
Soon the Knicks entered the infield.
The moment Zhao Feiyang walked out of the tunnel, many fans sitting on both sides of the stands screamed. These people are not fans from the island country, but Chinese students who came to watch the game.
They held signs cheering for Zhao Feiyang and stood there trying to reach out to Zhao Feiyang.
Zhao Feiyang said hello and took the initiative to take two steps forward and high-five them one by one.
Compared with Zhao Feiyang's treatment, other players received much less welcome. Except for Jeremy Lin, who also enjoyed the applause and cheers of many fans, most other players were ignored by the fans at the scene.
The attitude of the Chinese students was pretty good, but the fans from the island country basically chose to ignore it. Many island fans have no feelings for the Knicks. After all, they were not here for the Knicks in the first place.
After the Knicks finished playing, the Wizards soon also walked out of the tunnel.
At first, the fans had no reaction, but soon Rui Hachimura appeared on the big screen. The cheers seemed to be like a wave, one after another. At first it was just on both sides of the stands, and it didn't take long for it to spread to the entire stadium.
"Rui Hachimura!"
"Rui Hachimura!"
The fans watching the game screamed.
For a time, the entire arena became his home court.
Although this is Hachimura's first season, even though he is currently only a rookie. But in the face of the roaring cheers, he still showed an extremely confident side.
Rui Hachimura waved to the fans under the watchful eyes of the audience, ignoring the surprised expressions on the sidelines such as Bradley Beal and John Wall.
Beep.
The timer sounds and the match between the two sides is about to begin.
Because it was a preseason game, neither side sent out its core lineup.
For the Knicks, Jeremy Lin is starting at the first position, Zach LaVine is at the second position, Kevin Knox is the substitute at the third position, Noah Vonleh is also the substitute at the fourth position, and Noah Vonleh is the substitute at the fifth position. The No. 1 position was replaced by Cousins.
Except for LaVine, who is the absolute main force at the second position, the other positions are just attempts by head coach Norman Thomas.
Especially when it comes to dealing with Cousins, coach Thomas doesn't know what state Cousins has recovered to, so he hopes to see what he can do when he returns from injury!
For the Wizards, the team sent a large number of substitutes. As a newcomer, Rui Hachimura was assigned to the team's starting fourth position. In addition, John Wall, who is also at the first position, is the core of the team.
Both sides took the field to jump the ball.
Snapped.
The referee threw the ball out, and Hachimura, who was responsible for the jump ball, performed well and took the lead in getting the ball into the hands of his teammates.
The ball fell into the hands of the Wizards, and Wall advanced towards the half court with the ball.
After getting the ball, he quickly encountered Jeremy Lin's marking.
When both of them stood at the top of the arc, Zhao Feiyang, who was sitting on the sidelines, couldn't help but sigh when he saw this scene.
Jeremy Lin and Wall entered the NBA in the same year.
Wall was the No. 1 pick that year, while Jeremy Lin was undrafted. Although there is such a huge identity gap, Jeremy Lin is actually not that unbearable.
At that time, the physical test data of both sides were similar. However, when Wall entered the league, he was regarded as the core of the team to be cultivated, while Jeremy Lin had no team attention at all.
The fundamental reason is, in the final analysis, the NBA's prejudice against yellow-skinned players.
Of course, it is unrealistic to say that Jeremy Lin is a superstar-level player. Judging from the abilities Jeremy Lin showed during his peak period, he can definitely become the main player in a weak team. This is not far-fetched. With his talent, he is enough to do this. Arrived.
Now, although Wall is not the league's top star, he is also the league's top defender.
Where is Jeremy Lin? It has been reduced to the point where it is about to be kicked out of the NBA!
The gap between the two sides looks even wider than before!
His eyes returned to the court.
Even though Jeremy Lin is no longer in the same state as before, he still takes a very serious attitude to guard Wall.
Wall was not in a hurry to pass the ball, but faced Jeremy Lin in singles with the ball. The two faced each other, and Wall suddenly rushed out to the right.
Jeremy Lin immediately followed up, but Wall just faked a move and quickly knocked Jeremy Lin away with a behind-the-back dribble. Defense is not Jeremy Lin's strong point, so he was quickly passed by Wall.
Wall rushed towards the basket with the ball. Facing the Knicks' substitute inside, Wall made a pull-up layup and threw the ball into the basket.
Uh-huh.
The ball went in.
Cousins wanted to rush forward to interfere, but unfortunately he was blocked by a Wizards player, and he missed the opportunity to make up the defense.
It was the Knicks' turn to fight back.
Jeremy Lin advanced with the ball.
He also encountered Wall's marking after halftime.
Jeremy Lin did not rush to attack, but signaled his teammates to start running. LaVine came up from the wing to catch the ball, and everyone rushed in front of him, but Jeremy Lin did not give the ball to LaVine.
"what's the situation?"
Coach Thomas off the court couldn't help but frown.
However, the next second, LaVine suddenly plunged into the Wizards' basket from the right side. Jeremy Lin, who had attracted the attention of other players, decisively passed the ball at this time. Bang, he threw a ground-breaking pass to LaVine who was rushing to the basket.
LaVine caught the ball on the run and rushed to the basket, slamming the ball into the basket with a dunk.
boom.
The ball went in.
The wonderful cooperation between the two also won the applause of many Chinese students fans.
