The Legend of the Hungry Wolf in Basketball

Chapter 12 [Preseason Battle]

Ye Feng and Gabriela went to the restaurant downstairs to eat and chat, and they had a good chat.

Gabriela had just arrived in the United States. Although she met some friends through Neil, most of them were men who played rugby. She had no close friends, and she felt a little lonely.After chatting with Ye Feng about the entertainment industry for a while, she was very surprised.

Ye Feng knew all kinds of star news in the entertainment industry.He talked about which celebrity was drinking heavily, who was taking drugs, and who had plastic surgery and became a mistress. He was like a professional entertainment reporter.

Gabriella sighed: "If I didn't know you play basketball, I would have thought I was sitting with the paparazzi. Your personality is completely different from what Neil said."

"What kind of character does he say I am?"

"He said you were a cruel person, and he often reminded me to be careful of you. You leave early every day and return late every day. I thought you were introverted and didn't like to talk. I didn't expect such gossip... I'm sorry." Gabriela covered her mouth and smiled.

Ye Feng scratched his head and said, "Seaman (which has become Neil's nickname) doesn't understand me. I probably want to win the game so much that I become brutal, and it's the same in basketball."

Gabriella said lightly: "You know a lot, but you don't seem to like Hollywood, and you don't like actors?"

Ye Feng smiled and said: "Hollywood has a lot of shady scenes, the atmosphere is very bad, it is a false place. I don't like some actors, because almost everyone here has had a knife on their face, no matter male or female, they seem to live in Plastic surgery is a must here. If they don’t explain it clearly, their children will think they are illegitimate.”

Gabriela blinked and asked, "Do you have a favorite star?"

"Taylor Swift, that country singer who just debuted, I don't know if you have heard her song, it's like a diary, it gives people a very refreshing feeling."

Gabriela knew Taylor, and she laughed, "So do you think I can be a star?"

Maybe, but that was 2012.Ye Feng couldn't bear to hit her, and said with a smile: "I have to know your acting skills before I can comment. When I'm free, maybe I can go to your audition."

Gabriella smiled and said, "Okay, I'll watch your game too. I don't know much about basketball, so I can't give you advice, but I can cheer you on."

"Thank you. I'm going to play in other cities in the preseason. I'm going to leave Los Angeles for a while. When the regular season starts, you can go to the scene."

Both of them have found the feeling of friends in each other, men and women are matched, and work is not tiring.

The schedule of 2007 games for the 2008-119 NBA preseason has already been released. At that time, 21 cities will host these games, and these cities are not the North American cities where the NBA team is located. Garnett, who has just transferred to the Celtics, will Follow the team to Rome, Italy.

Many games will be held abroad this year. On October 10, the Grizzlies will play Malaga, while the Raptors will play Real Madrid.

On October 10, the Orlando Magic will play against the Cleveland Cavaliers in China. Howard and James will surprise Chinese fans in Shanghai. On October 17, the Magic will play against the Chinese men's basketball team. At that time, fans can see the classic confrontation between Yao Ming and Dwight Howard. On October 10, the Cavaliers and Magic will also move to Macau.

The NBA is a commercial league, and preseason games are becoming more commercialized.

The Lakers will not go abroad to play games. On October 10, they ushered in their first opponent, the Golden State Warriors.Both teams are in close proximity to each other in California, and the game is played in St. Louis.The city is located on the banks of the longest middle reaches of the Mississippi River in the United States, in the center of the continental United States, almost in the geometric center of the United States, and has important strategic significance geographically.St. Louis once hosted the third Summer Olympic Games in 10, but unfortunately there was no NBA team.

The Warriors created a black-eight miracle last season, knocking out the Mavericks with the best record in the regular season 4-2, embarrassing Nowitzki, who won the regular season MVP.The strength of the Warriors has declined this season. The dunk king Jason Richardson was sent away during the holidays. It is generally believed that the Lakers are stronger.

In the locker room, the players gathered together and chatted, and the atmosphere was relaxed.

Ye Feng's face was serious. Today, more than [-] spectators came to watch the game. He hoped to perform well in the first game. If he didn't play well in the preseason, it would be very difficult to get a chance to play in the regular season.

Odom walked up to him and said, "Yeah, you have to relax, it would be too funny if you played like the first time you participated in practice. Your opponent Harrington has a good offense and likes to shoot from the outside. If you Against him, I hope you can guard him."

Fisher also said: "On the field, run actively. If you can run out of space, I will pass the ball to you."

"Thank you, I will do my best."

After everyone stood aside, Kobe asked in a low voice, "How is your mid-range shot? Can you shoot from the high post after the screen?"

Ye Feng smiled awkwardly, telling the truth. "When I'm practicing, I can only guarantee half the hit rate."

"It's not enough, let's continue practicing." Kobe nodded lightly and stopped talking.

The atmosphere in the stadium is already very warm.There are many fans in the auditorium with slogans supporting Kobe or Davis.Fans in St. Louis rarely get the chance to watch a live game, and it's like their carnival.

The game was broadcast live on TN*T radio, with live commentary by Charles Barkley and Kenny Smith.This arrangement is to increase the ratings of the live broadcast. People can watch the game while listening to Barkley rant.

Since the Lakers' 2006-3 lead in the 1 playoffs was overturned by the Suns, Barkley has become "Kohei". His point of view is that the more Kobe takes shots and the higher the score, the more games the Lakers will lose.Kobe is too independent, he does this just for his own technical statistics.

When facing the media, Barkley said that Kobe was simply making trouble for no reason. A player should not take more than 30 shots in a game, and Kobe sometimes took more than 40 shots in a game. In the 2005-2006 season, Kobe averaged 27.2 shots per game. Jordan ranked first in the league in shots per game for 9 consecutive years, averaging no more than 23 shots per game.

But before the start of the game, Barkley did not sarcastically sarcasm Kobe, he and Smith discussed Ye Feng together.

Smith said with a smile: "Today, there is a Chinese player named Ye Feng in the Lakers team, who is very concerned by Chinese fans. He is a California football star, nicknamed 'Hungry Wolf'. He suffered a rare injury in a game before, and was Lightning struck, and it is said that that injury was the main reason why he wanted to switch to basketball, and he said that he would only play indoors in the future, haha.”

In order to let marginal players play harder in the preseason, the Lakers did not hold a press conference after signing Ye Feng, and kept it in a state of secrecy, planning to announce it after the preseason.Barkley didn't know about Ye Feng's signing, and said with a smile: "If he wants to play indoors in the future, he must first sign with the Lakers. The Lakers have a lot of inside players. I think it will be difficult for them to sign someone without any game experience." .It's already a miracle that he can represent the Lakers in the preseason."

Smith said with a smile: "Ye Feng's physical fitness is very good. Some experts say that his physique is probably the limit of Chinese players. Interestingly, the Lakers also selected Sun Yue this year, but Sun Yue did not enter the preseason roster. He probably won't be able to land in the NBA until next year, and the Lakers uniform team thinks that Sun Yue is not good enough to adapt to the rhythm of the NBA, but how can they think that a football player is better than a professional player who has played for several years?"

Barkley said with a smile: "Just look at his performance today. I also want to know what level he can play."

The two commentators are just a microcosm. Many people pay attention to Ye Feng's performance, especially the Chinese fans.

The players showed up.Kobe received the biggest applause and cheers when he appeared on the court. His own popularity surpassed that of the Warriors and directly turned St. Louis into the home of the Lakers.When the Warriors played, only the bearded Davis got some applause.

After practicing the ball for a while, the starting players of both sides stood in the middle circle.The Lakers' starting lineup is the same as last season, with Bynum, Fisher, Kobe, Radmanovich, and Odom.

For the Warriors, star point guard Baron Davis, shooting guard Monta Ellis, small forward Stephen Jackson, power forward Al Harrington, and center Andre Biedrins.On the face of the cards, the Warriors are also good, but it's over when they look at the bench.The only people they can really rely on on the bench are Azubuike, Pietrus, and Barnes. The others are either about to retire or marginal players who can't play.

Biedrins jumps past Bynum and the game begins.

In the first round, the Warriors let the fans see what they are good at, fast break.Davis gave the ball to teenager Monta Ellis.Ellis didn't wait for the screen, lowered his center of gravity and accelerated past Fisher to get inside, scoring an easy layup. 0 to 2.

The Lakers attacked, and Davis defended Kobe. The star players of the two teams began to confront each other. Kobe was defended closely and chose to pass the ball.As soon as the rebound was taken, the Warriors immediately counterattacked quickly.It was Ellis who threw away Fisher and hit a jumper. 0 to 4.

The Warriors played very fast in the opening game. Monta Ellis won the Most Improved Player Award last season with 16.5 points, 3.2 rebounds, 4.1 assists and 1.7 steals, and his shooting percentage was as high as 47.5%.He is a good player, but his weakness is that he is too thin and has poor defensive confrontation.

The Lakers mainly focused on running-in the lineup. The main player in the opening game was Bynum, and Kobe did not play the main attack.

Bynum's low-post attack in the summer training has improved. For the first time, he singled Biedrins and scored the ball with a hook.After the goal, the players on the bench applauded.

Both parties come and go, the rhythm is very fast.With 3 minutes and 15 seconds left in the first quarter, the Warriors requested a timeout.The score was 17 to 21, with the Warriors leading by 4 points.

"Zen Master" Jackson chose to adjust the lineup, replacing Kobe, Fisher, Odom, and replacing Vujacic, Farmar and Ye Feng.

(End of this chapter)