Xu Xin smiled bitterly. This was not something he could decide. The money was in the hands of the boss. Alexander didn't want to pay luxury tax, so Xu Xin really had no choice.
On the field, the game was over, and the last quarter was reduced to garbage time. The players played without any structure, basically just hitting three shots with dates and no dates, and the enjoyment was greatly reduced compared to the previous three quarters.
In the end, the Rockets defeated the Celtics by 22 points, 128:106.
"That said, if you don't have a satisfactory experience with the Rockets, the Celtics welcome you at any time."
In the box, Anji stood up and prepared to leave, but did not forget to continue extending the invitation before leaving.
"Alright, definitely."
Xu Xinyan was concise and concise. He could agree to this, after all, there was a premise of "if". Everything is ambiguous if it is mixed with "if".
After saying goodbye to Anji, Xu Xin went to the home team's locker room to have fun with the players. It was another day of great victory, and he was in a very happy mood.
"Mr. Xu, please give me a midnight snack!"
Harden heckled.
"Don't make trouble. Manager Xu hasn't been promoted to a regular position yet. If you want to take over a big business, you have found the wrong person."
Jeremy Lin said angrily. Jeremy Lin turned his elbows inward and was always protecting Xu Xin.
Harden was a little embarrassed and didn't know what to say.
Xu Xin said with a smile:
"No problem. Two tacos per person at the Mexican restaurant in the city center. I'm not stingy. You are athletes. During the season, you should pay more attention to body management."
“And a glass of freshly squeezed orange juice!”
Harden smiled happily, not because of this late-night snack. Manager Xu was considerate, gave him steps, and helped him resolve the embarrassment. Harden had already regarded Xu Xin as a friend in his heart.
"OK!"
"Manager Xu is so handsome!"
Everyone was very happy.
Everyone drove to the restaurant and chatted while eating, mainly chatting. According to the athlete's appetite, this little food is not enough to fill the gap between the teeth.
Xu Xin enjoys spending time with the players. Harden, Garnett, Butler, Jeremy Lin and others may not understand why Xu Xin, as the team's general manager, even if he is just an agent, pays so much attention to them.
The relationship between them is not only a working relationship, but also friends.
Even if the players were traded, Xu Xin still maintains the friendship between friends.
You must know that most general managers in the league are just constantly pursuing how to maximize profits and make friends with their players. Isn't this a waste of time?
But Xu Xin is different. You must know that the people sitting with him for dinner are all the ones he had trouble getting an autograph from in his previous life.
Now not only can you get autographs, but you can also receive various signed jerseys, sneakers, and star cards. . .
This was something he couldn't even imagine in his previous life.
This late-night snack didn't last long. The team members had just played a game and consumed a lot of energy. After more than an hour, everyone dispersed.
"Manager Xu, see you at the airport tomorrow morning."
A group of players greeted Xu Xin.
"meet tomorrow!"
Xu Xin responded.
Yes, the Rockets will fly to Toronto tomorrow to start a back-to-back "Northern Expedition" trip.
On the afternoon of December 16, the Rockets players came to the visiting team’s training facility to conduct pre-game training preparations.
Since the game is tomorrow night, today’s training intensity is not too light.
On the court, after the players completed regular strength and conditioning training and shooting training, McHale led the team to conduct offensive and defensive tactics drills.
Jermaine O'Neal and PJ Tucker flew to the away game last night, passed the team's physical examination this morning, and joined the team.
The Rockets are now strong, and McHale is very happy. After the tactical training, a full-court 5v5 training match was arranged for the team.
He also wants to know how much gas Garnett and O'Neal still have in their tanks. What is the quality of PJ Tucker, this tough guy who has been wandering in Europe for many years.
In terms of player grouping, McHale has done research.
Red team, Harden, Delfino, Ariza, Garnett, Asik.
Blue team, Jeremy Lin, Livingston, Butler, Tucker, O'Neal Jr.
McHale is not ranked according to the main players and substitutes, but according to the lineup of two connecting stages.
In his opinion, Jeremy Lin, Harden, and Butler have formed a good tacit understanding, and Asik is also conscientious in covering on and off the ball.
Even though he has not played with Garnett, the focus of the offensive and defensive tactics drill just now is to solve the problem of Garnett's integration.
The Wolf King has too much experience in the game and will understand it quickly. McHale is not worried about this.
He was worried that after changing the team's transitional combination, the young players would not be used to it, so he arranged two transitional lineups for PK so that he could find and solve problems.
The players put on red and blue training uniforms and walked onto the field, and the game was about to begin.
Asik and O'Neal jumped to the ball. O'Neal reacted faster and jumped to the ball with experience.
The blue team takes the lead in attacking.
Jeremy Lin dribbled to the frontcourt, and Harden was guarding him.
Jeremy Lin did not choose to go it alone, but first observed the movements of his teammates.
I saw Livingston moving quickly from the left corner, making a circle along the baseline, and using P.J. Tucker's off-ball screen from 45 degrees from the right to throw out an opening.
Jeremy Lin saw six directions, flicked his wrist, and the ball came to the player. Livingston caught the ball, jumped up, and shot. He jumped fully and made a very graceful jump shot.
"Uh-huh!"
The basketball went hollow into the net, 0:2.
Delfino, who was guarding Livingston, was a little annoyed. He raised his hand to indicate that the ball was his problem. He was delayed for a second by Tucker's off-ball screen and failed to keep up with Livingston's off-ball movement.
Harden received the baseline pass from Garnett and dribbled forward.
Garnett followed slowly, and Harden passed the ball back to Garnett. Garnett took the ball and took two steps to the top of the arc to control the ball.
Harden made a fake move up the line after passing the ball, then changed direction and ran towards the baseline. This move was so flexible that Jeremy Lin was stunned and silent.
Jeremy Lin turned around to pursue, already one step behind Harden.
Garnett saw the right moment and passed a lob pass to Harden who ran out of the open space. Harden received the ball and prepared for a layup. O'Neal Jr. rushed to make up the defense.
Facing O'Neal's oppressive defense, Harden handled it extremely calmly and passed the ball with one hand. The basketball bypassed O'Neal's waist and passed to Asik's hands.
Asik caught the ball and the basket was empty.
"Boom!"
Asik slams his hands hard!
2:2.
"nice shot!"
The coaching staff encouraged him on the sidelines.
Harden took the lead in this goal. He played the "give and go" very skillfully. Garnett's support from the top of the arc was also just right. The final pass to Asik was also very covert, helping the latter to easily win the basket.
Before the red team had time to celebrate, Livingston quickly sent a baseline ball. A long pass from the quarterback found Butler who had already run near the opposite three-point line. There was no one in front of him.
After Butler caught the ball, he took a step forward, took three steps from the free throw line, and finished with a tomahawk.
2:4.
Ariza, who was playing against Butler, failed to keep up with Butler's speed this time and could only watch the opponent complete a dunk.
