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Chapter 206 Get All You Can Get

Regardless of the fact that the Warriors led by 11 points at halftime, the keynote of this game is a defensive battle, and an 11-point lead is already impressive.

In the halftime, the Bulls defended by the Warriors only scored 38 points. Whether it was Pi Er, Kukoc who came off the bench, or even Dan Zi, the offensive end was extremely bleak.

After Danzi played one half, he only made 14 of 5 shots and scored only 14 points.

As far as Danzi's state is concerned, it's actually not bad. His five hits were all against the defense.

That is to say, the Warriors' defense is too impenetrable, which makes Danzi very uncomfortable.

Every shot is extremely difficult, and it doesn't match the word calm.

Such a meticulous defense also made Matt Gudica and Groom Albert in the commentary stand unable to restrain themselves from bragging.

"It's unbelievable. Last season, the Warriors were still playing a whirlwind running and bombing offense. In the first game of this season, they transformed into a defensive team with iron-blooded defense. Such an earth-shaking transformation, they only took one summer..."

"The Warriors only scored 38 points against the Bulls in the half game, which would be unimaginable if it were last season.

But what if, I mean what if, instead of the Warriors being too strong defensively, the Bulls are too weak? "

Marv Albert put forward a hypothesis, which is still somewhat possible.

After all, last season's Bulls were not considered a strong team.

Although the Bulls strengthened wildly in the summer, it is still unknown whether these reinforcements can really be implemented.

In case reinforcement makes up for loneliness, the Bulls will naturally not be considered a strong team.

But for the Warriors, regardless of whether the Bulls are strong or not, they were successful in this half.

"In the first half, our defense was very successful, which is worthy of praise, but we must know that we still have another half of the game to play, and the first thing a really strong defensive team should do is to ensure high-intensity defensive suppression throughout the game."

Although he put eye drops on his team members word by word, the smiling old Nelson still revealed his current joy and satisfaction.

In the second half, despite changing players, the Warriors' defense maintained a relatively high intensity, suppressing the Bulls from beginning to end.

Danzi was the most active player on the offensive end of the Bulls. In the second half, he tried more offensive attacks.

The effect is still there, at least Danzi's own hit rate has improved at a speed visible to the naked eye.

He was 14 of 5 in the first half and 7 of 4 in the third quarter.

By the end of the last quarter, when the suspense of the game was almost over, Danzi made another 3 for 2.

At the end of the game, the Warriors won the opening game with a score of 98 to 81.

Danzi made 24 of 11 shots. Although the shooting rate was still less than 35.7%, compared with the 45.8% shooting rate in the first half, the [-]% shooting rate at the end of the whole game was much better.

For Danzi himself, this hit rate is enough to give a qualified evaluation.

On the side of the Warriors, Lin Xing, who sat on the sidelines early to rest, looked at the technical statistics after the game and saw that he——

22投11中，将将五成的命中率，砍下25分8个篮板9个助攻3个抢断2个大帽。

The data is not comparable to last season, but there is no way.

The number of offensive rounds has gone down, and scoring and assists are destined to be low.

However, because the Bulls had no choice but to help defend Lin Xing's defensive strategy, in this game, Lin Xing's assists were not too few, and he was in double figures by one.

On the other hand, there are only 8 rebounds, which is relatively small compared to the preseason.

But this has something to do with the Warriors' defensive strategy. Lin Xing took on the heavy responsibility of assisting defense and supplementing defense, and he had no chance to go to the basket to grab rebounds.

Fortunately, there are enough steals and blocks, plus winning.

Lin Xing has won the goal of MVP+Dpoy, and he can still say one thing——

He took the perfect first step!
Turn around and look at Danzi's shooting and various statistics:
“24中11，27分6个篮板5个助攻2个抢断1个盖帽，得分居然比我还高2分……”

They were all 11-for-[-], and Danzi made more free throws, which also benefited from his continuous rushing to the frame in the second half.

Although he scored two more points, Dan Zi was far inferior to Lin Xing in terms of influence on the game.

Lin Xing even had a feeling that Danzi in this game played a bit like the vice GOAT later on.

The data in the first half was bleak, but in the second half, the data was brushed back by relying on the extreme style of play.

Looking at this game, it is a lie to lose the game. If there is a share of the pot, it will not be given to Danzi.

The actual situation is-

Danzi just scored 27 points dryly. This score basically had zero impact on the game.

To put it bluntly, this is a defensive battle.

In the case that his teammates were defended very poorly, Danzi's 27 points did not quench his thirst at all.

In this kind of game, if the star is not responsible, who will be responsible?
Danzi also understood this, at this moment he had his hands on his hips helplessly.

To be honest, he was also a little confused.

As far as this defeat is concerned, Danzi doesn't know whether the Warriors are too strong or the Bulls are too weak?

While shaking his head, Danzi found that the crazy media on the sidelines had surrounded him.

Reluctantly spreading his hands, Danzi began to accept questions from the media after the game.

"This is just a regular season. No one can guarantee that they will win every regular season game. Therefore, whether it wins or loses, it proves that there is nothing to announce."

"You said it was the opening game, which further proves that they can't explain anything. Why? Because we have too many new aids, and we are still running in."

"Sta? His performance was really good, but he was not good enough to deserve my opponent to brag about him after the game. He is still very young and has a long way to go."

"My form? I don't think I'm in bad form, in fact, I'm in better form than I've ever been."

"As for losing, as I said, we are still in the running-in period..."

"..."

On the other side of the court, Lin Xing stood up, high-fived his teammates, and was surrounded by crowds of reporters afterwards.

"I am very happy to win the first game of the season. It is a good start. Of course, more importantly, this victory proves that our changes in the new season are correct."

"It is indeed a big change from offense to defense, but to be honest, I don't want Versailles. The change from offense to defense is really not difficult."

"Mike? Emmm, he said that he is in good condition, and he also said that he has returned to his true peak this season. If what he said is true, it can only prove that our defense is very successful."

"Yeah, that's right, limiting Michael's shooting percentage to 45.8 percent is already a success for us."

"Comment on the Bulls? Nothing to comment on, the season has just begun..."

"Expectations for the new season? Get all you can get!"

Compared to Danzi's embarrassment, Lin Xing seemed very calm.

Who made the NBA a place where only winners can speak?
After the game, the two who had finished their interviews did not meet each other again.

Lin Xing put his arms around Langli and chatted for a few words, and Danzi left in a hurry on the side of the bull.

This opening match, which received the most attention among the three games, ended in such a hasty way.

……

ESPN: "In the opening game, the Warriors won the defense!"

"Sports Illustrated": "The opening game was suppressed from beginning to end. Did the Bulls make mistakes this summer?"

"Chicago United Morning Post": "Running in, still running in..."

"San Jose Mercury News": "Offense turned defense, Warriors turned into a defensive team."

The New York Times: "Stalin: Get All You Can!"

The day after the game, the Warriors were already in the Big Apple.

Lin Xing shook his head when he saw the specially extracted headline in the New York Times.

Judging from the headlines alone, the purpose of the New York media's rhythm has been clearly revealed.

There are also quite a few brick-and-mortar reporters following the New York media's footsteps——

In a program on NBC, the well-known Lin Hei Henry Abbott relied on this topic:

"Sta Lin's meaning couldn't be more clear. This season, his goal is to win the championship, which is all the individual or team honors he can get."

"Confidence is a good thing, but I think what Si Da said is not just self-confidence, he is more like conceit..."

"To put it simply, he didn't pay attention to other star players in the NBA. He felt that he was invincible after he won the MVP last season."

"..."

In New York, in a hotel, Lin Xing watched Henry Abbott on TV, and said:
"It's been a long time since I saw this guy. I thought he passed away."

Lin Xing didn't pay attention to Henry Abbott's words that brought the rhythm to the extreme.

It's not that Lin Xing didn't take Danzi, Barkley, Dameng, Karl Malone and others who might be influenced by Henry Abbott to heart.

Rather, Lin Xing's goal itself is what Henry Abbott said, to get everything he can get.

Since Henry Abbott is telling the truth, let him be.

Anyway, no matter what, it won't affect Lin Xing's goal for this season——

Get all you can get!
In addition to the Warriors vs. Bulls game that aroused public opinion, among the remaining three openers, the Rockets vs. Lakers game was widely discussed after the game.

Originally, the Rockets vs. Lakers game was the least popular of the three openers.

Unlike the Warriors vs. Bulls, the Lakers and Rockets have the gimmick of Lin Xing vs. Danzi.

Also not like the Knicks vs. Pacers, with the Reggie Miller vs. Madison gimmick.

But after the game, the popularity of this game was second only to the Warriors vs. Bulls, and the reason was that the Rockets lost.

In the first game of the season, they lost to the Lakers.

Dameng's first game was in a bad state, scoring 27 goals in 11 shots, and the hit rate was only in the early [-]s.

The Gliders were also beaten a bit by Eddie Jones, scoring just 22 points on 8-of-18 shooting from the field.

Because the game was played on the same day, Lin Xing didn't have time to watch the content of the game in detail.

But from the trend of public opinion and statistics after the game, Lin Xing already understands that the peak of the Rockets has passed.

However, public opinion does not think so.

After the game, most of the media thought: "The Rockets are as slow as ever, and the Dream is as slow as ever..."

Yes, slow heat is already the label of this rocket
Especially last season, they defended the championship with the sixth place in the Western Conference.

From the poor state at the beginning of the season, Dameng gradually adjusted back to the invincible state at the end of the season.

With such a change, while making the Brick reporters shout wonders, at the same time, they firmly believe that this season, the Rockets can slowly regain their invincible state at the end of the season like last season.

Lin Xing shook his head. It was already amazing to win the sixth championship in the Western Conference last season.

How could such a miraculous thing happen again?

He ignored the "Rockets are just slowly heating up" on the screen, and understood that the Rockets really declined this season.

I also understand that the opportunity that belongs to him has really come.

……

The moment the Warriors set foot in the Big Apple, the focus of the basketball world shifted from the NBA's opener to the upcoming Halloween game.

Even though he was in the hotel, Lin Xing was surrounded by all kinds of Halloween costumes.

Russell also asked Lin Xing: "Sta, have you prepared your Halloween costume yet?"

Lin Xing scratched his head: "Halloween, dress up?"

It looks like he doesn't understand anything, but in fact, as a Chinese who grew up in the United States, how could he not know that Halloween requires dressing up?
The reason why he was acting stupid was that Lin Xing didn't like these foreign festivals in the United States very much.

Asking him to give him a Christmas present at Christmas is already the ultimate. Is the person he dressed up as a ghost or a ghost on Halloween?

Sorry, he can't.

"No way, Sta, you haven't prepared anything?"

Russell spread his hands, and Lin Xing also spread his hands:
"Don't forget, I'm a flower grower, but for Halloween."

Russell was stunned for a moment, thinking that Lin Xing didn't seem to spend Halloween with them when he was at the Long Beach campus.

Of course, we didn't get together at that time, another reason was that they were not familiar yet.

Not only was he unfamiliar, Russell at that time saw Lin Xing like a mouse seeing a cat, and was terrified.

It's unbearable to stay together for a long time, let alone spend the holidays together.

"Okay, but we will all dress up on the day of the game, and you will be the only one without makeup, so don't feel isolated..."

Listening to Russell's vaccination, Lin Xing froze for a moment, and then let out a sneer.

"Isolation? What are you kidding, Byron..."

Lin Xing really didn't want to be a team bully, so he didn't let Russell feel the danger of this world.

Otherwise, he has a thousand ways to make Russell feel that the isolated person in the Warriors is actually him.

Anyway, the day the Warriors vs. Knicks Halloween battle started.

Madison Square Garden, parking lot—

With a beautiful flick, the Warriors' bus stopped in the bus parking space in the parking lot.

Then, from the bus, a group of Warriors players who dressed themselves up in strange ways filed out.

Only Lin Xing, dressed in ordinary casual clothes, walked steadily, becoming the most peculiar and eye-catching boy in the audience.

Needless to say, one of the media reporters present had the same idea as Russell.

New York Times reporter Donald McNeill thought about how to write the post-match report——

"Halloween, everyone dressed up to attend, only Si Da, he doesn't seem to fit well..."

(End of this chapter)