I really play basketball

Chapter 87 The smell of gunpowder

This game against the Jazz in early December was an away game.

Therefore, the Warriors who left Detroit had to immediately move to the Utah Plateau.

On the night of leaving Detroit, Lin Xing in the hotel turned on the TV and tuned to the channel that was broadcasting the weather forecast.

Lin Xing likes to watch the weather forecast very much, not because the host of the weather forecast is very beautiful,

It's an away game, always going beyond the United States.

The climate and temperature vary greatly from place to place.

Just like this time, the away game in Salt Lake City, Utah Plateau——

"Damn it, minus 20 degrees Celsius? This is freezing someone to death!"

After all, it is the city that will host the Winter Olympics in the future, and the temperature of minus [-] to [-] degrees Celsius is too normal.

A certain one-point champion who was affected by the version once tweeted about the coldness of Salt Lake City.

"wooo~!"

Before the person arrived, Lin Xing already shivered involuntarily.

Then he turned around and asked Mu Lin who was in the same room as him.

"Chris, did you bring a padded jacket with fleece?"

Mu Lin looked like he was making a fuss when he saw Lin Xing like this, he smiled:
"If you stay in this league long enough, you should get used to bringing clothes for all seasons before every road trip."

"Four seasons?"

Lin Xing was very surprised, is it such an exaggeration?Also all year round?
"That's right, it's the four seasons of the year. The temperature in Salt Lake City will be minus 20 degrees Celsius tomorrow, right? But in Miami at this time, the temperature will most likely be more than 10 degrees Celsius."

When the temperature is over 10°C, it’s time to wear spring and autumn clothes, Lin Xing thought so, and Mu Lin said that this is not over yet:
"What's even more exaggerated is Phoenix, which is located in the heart of the desert. At this time, the temperature in Phoenix will most likely rise above 20°C!"

When the temperature is above 20°C, you have to wear summer clothes.

"So, apart from those individual away games, combined away games, you have to bring clothes for all seasons."

"What if you don't have it?"

"Generally speaking, the team's special plane will have some spare cotton clothes, you can borrow a set."

With Mu Lin's words, Lin Xing heaved a sigh of relief, and lay down on the bed peacefully, waiting to leave for Salt Lake City tomorrow.

But Lin Xinglei made a little calculation——

There was indeed a pile of spare padded clothes on the special plane, but not his size.

There are padded clothes with Xiao Chong's height, which are prepared for the team's staff.

Lin Xing couldn't fit this size at all.

There is also the padded jacket of Langley's size. The staff thinks that the NBA is full of giants like Langley.

This size, Lin Xing can wear it, but if he wears it, the headlines of the next day will definitely be——

"Pre-match pictures, tyrant's clothes that make people laugh."

After thinking for a while, Lin Xing rejected the staff's suggestion of "just take a large size, just to keep out the cold, no one will laugh at it", turned around and left with demeanor rather than temperature.

He is willing to turn into a tortoise on the matter of triple pairs, wearing clothes and so on, let's forget it...

……

In this way, the Warriors flew from Detroit to Salt Lake City.

After getting off the plane, a cold wave hit. Lin Xing, who was wearing a padded jacket but it wasn't thick enough, shivered from the cold.

He was about to rush to the Warriors' bus, but on the way, he was stopped by a group of fanatical reporters.

Since Lin Xing came back, as long as it is a Warriors game, there will be a bunch of unscrupulous reporters on the sidelines.

Why do you say they are not serious?

Although a serious basketball game was being played on the court, what they wanted to watch was a sport with more adrenaline rush.

But obviously, these few games after Lin Xing's comeback have disappointed them.

In the first game against the Lakers, those second-rate players of the Lakers struggled to even play basketball, let alone fight.

For the Nuggets, Lin Xing was hated by the African Mountain, and the African Mountain also shook his finger at Lin Xing.

But after the game, the two exchanged friendly, fight?I really can't fight!
For the 76ers, Ryder had some old grudges with Lin Xing, but he avoided Lin Xing throughout the game.

I'm afraid that if I meet Lin Xing face to face, Lin Xing will settle the old score for him again.

In the game against the Pistons, unscrupulous reporters went the most.

They want to see what kind of sparks Lin Xing can create when he meets the Bad Boys.

But in the end, the bad boy army proved with practical actions that times have changed and they are getting old.

In this way, in the four games since Lin Xing's comeback, not only did he not fight a single fight, he didn't even have the slightest conflict on the court.

It's like, the tyrant and demon who played [-]v[-] in the Oakland Stadium seven games ago.

Once suspended, he immediately became a good boy.

This disappointed this group of unscrupulous reporters. In order to be able to see an MMA battle on the basketball court, they gradually changed the pre-match interviews of the NBA into the pre-match interviews of MMA.

The same is true before the regular season vs. Jazz.

At the airport, the group of reporters who stopped Lin Xing raised ridiculous questions one after another.

"Sta, Karl Malone will be your opponent in this game. Do you know that he is a master of elbows?"

"Like Karl Malone elbowing you, would you fight back?"

"Everyone is saying, although you beat up Charles Oakley and Anthony Mason, a lot of people in the NBA are afraid of you, but Karl Malone is not one of them, what do you think about that?"

"..."

Facing these unscrupulous questions one after another, Lin Xing spread his hands and left quickly.

It's not that he refused to answer, it's just that the weather is too cold.

I really have to answer one by one, I am afraid that Lin Xing will be dragged to the crematorium to be thawed on the spot.

But the reporters didn't think so, Lin Xing left in a hurry, and spread his hands when he left.

At this time, silence is better than sound. Doesn't this mean that he despises Ma Long?

The contempt has reached the point where even these questions of great nutritional value are unwilling to answer.

So, on the other side——

Karl Malone, who showed up at the training facility before the game, was stopped by reporters in a bad mood.

Because recently, a woman named Gloria Bell has been threatening him:
If another child support payment of hundreds of thousands of dollars is not paid, she will disclose her, her son and Malone's relationship to the public.

Ma Long, who is wary of this, has been struggling with this matter for a while.

However, the reporter stopped him for an interview, and he did not refuse.

He knew that at this time, he had to deal well with the reporters, so that in the future, he could ensure that the public opinion would not attack him overwhelmingly.

"Karl, do you know that your opponent in the next match, the so-called tyrant Stalin, spread his hands when talking about you, expressing his disdain for you?"

Hearing this, Ma Long frowned. Is this Stalin so crazy?

It's not that he has never heard of Lin Xing's legends.

Malone, the best rookie in history in the past, was only the No. 1985 rookie in 13, and he didn't feel this.

Anyway, no matter how you rank the best rookie in history, you can't rank him.

In front of him, one-on-four, knocking down Charles Oakley and Anthony Mason, Malone paid attention.

The main reason is that Oakley is in the same class as him and has the same reputation as him.

It's just that at that time, Ma Long paid attention to this matter with a gloating mentality.

He didn't expect that so soon, Lin Xing would stand opposite the Jazz and the warrior who came to challenge him.

"Disdain? All I can say is, young man, don't be too arrogant. If you come out to mess around, you will have to pay it back sooner or later!"

This time, Ma Long seemed to be angry, and the reporter who interviewed him was also brightened, and then went further:
"Would you teach him with your elbow?"

Ma Long suddenly returned to normal, and pretended to be innocent, shaking his head:
"Elbow? I never use that thing..."

The reporter who interviewed him hid his disdain, as if no one knew about your elbow record.

Malone's elbow is a powerful weapon that has been proven countless times.

He once gave Admiral David Robinson an elbow, causing the latter to fall to the floor, and his heartbeat and pulse were faint for 2 minutes;
He also gave Isiah Thomas an elbow, and the assassin who directly elbowed more than 40 stitches after the game;

And Jordan, who was also bleeding from the face of his elbow, fell to the ground.

In short, in the area of ​​elbow people, Ma Long takes the first place, and no one dares to take the second place.

"But as we all know, Star is a tyrant, and his style of play is very violent. If you face him, do you have any way to deal with it?"

The reporter did not give up and continued with the rhythm.

Hearing this question, Ma Long stroked his chin and knew that he must not be cowardly at this time:
"If he really wants to fight me, come on, I'll let him know:
The reason you can knock Charles Oakley down is because Oakley's just a bastard,

But I am different, I am a man of action, as long as he dares to make a move, he will definitely lie down and leave the court. "

So, before the game, Lin Xing heard that——

"What do you have to say about Karl Malone telling you to lie down and leave the court?"

Lin Xing was stunned, did it progress so fast?
You haven't even met yet, and you're yelling at me to lie down and go out?Then you must not be cowardly!

Although he knew that the reporter might have taken the meaning out of context, Lin Xing said directly:
"Before he knocks me down, he's got to be down, Charles Oakley and Anthony Mason have proven that, and he's no different."

So, before the game, the smell of gunpowder was like this.

Those unscrupulous reporters were all excited and overjoyed.

……

December 1993, 12, U.S. time, Utah Plateau, Delta Center Arena.

The Warriors vs. Jazz battle is about to begin.

On the other side of the ocean, countless fans turned on the TV, only to see a dragon boat race.

So, they looked puzzled——

"Where is the live broadcast of the NBA game I want?"

"Who wants to watch rowing? Isn't he good at basketball? Isn't Xingzi beating Malone hard?"

"Why is the Warriors vs. Lakers game broadcasted, but not the Warriors vs. Jazz? I want to watch Starboy vs. Malone!"

"..."

Why was it not broadcast, because CCTV realized that this game might be dangerous.

So simply, don't rebroadcast it.

Central Five is not broadcast, but NBC TV has included this game in the national live broadcast.

So at the scene, groom Albert and Matt Gudica sat in the commentary booth.

Before the game started, the topic of the two was——

"Mafu, do you think there will really be a big battle in this game?"

"Big war, do you mean that kind of big fight, or that kind of big fight?"

"Of course it's that kind of battle."

"Well, I think there will be, because both sides have already spoken out. If there is no fight, wouldn't the harsh words before the game be in vain?"

"Then I'm the opposite of you. I don't think so. You have to understand a bit about grooms. Before the game, they speak loudly. Often after the game starts, the referees, coaches and players on both sides will try their best to prevent them from really working together."

"..."

In the visiting team's locker room, Lin Xing felt the resistance from the coaching staff.

"Uh, Star, in this game, the team hopes that you can participate in defense more, so your opponent in this game will be Filton Spencer."

When Old Nelson made defensive adjustments, Lin Xing was very surprised.

He spread his hands: "What about Karl Malone?"

"Leave him to Tyrone. I believe Tyrone can handle him well."

Tyrone Hill was actually very reluctant, but in order to prevent a conflict and prevent Lin Xing from being suspended again, he could only nod seriously when Old Nelson turned his gaze to him.

"I will!"

Lin Xing shook his head: "No, Tyrone, it's not that I don't believe you, it's really..."

Really, all the harsh words before the game have been released. If this is not aligned in the game, isn't that an act of surrendering early?
Lin Xing is not a 15-shot player. Even if he loses, he still has to stand in front of the front tooth tower and watch the main crystal explode.

"Let me guard Karl Malone, I'll be better against him than Tyrone,
The Jazz is a team of Karl Malone and John Stockton. As long as we can guard Karl Malone, we can win this game more easily. "

From a tactical point of view, Lin Xing tried to convince Old Nelson.

But old Nelson was indifferent, so Lin Xing spread his hands and continued:

"Don, give me a chance to face Karl Malone. I promise, as long as he doesn't do it, I will definitely not do it first."

Lin Xing begged repeatedly, and Old Nelson also felt that if Lin Xing was really not allowed to defend Ma Long, the game would indeed become more difficult.

Under normal circumstances, he would not do this reverse adjustment operation.

Considering that there are still extremely careful referees in this game, there shouldn't be anything wrong.

After hesitating for a moment, Old Nelson nodded.

The pre-match crisis was resolved by Lin Xing just like that.

Soon, the Jazz and Warriors played, as well as the three referees for this game.

Indeed, as many people expected, the three referees were very careful, and their eyes kept wandering between Lin Xing and Ma Long.

Before the jump ball, Lin Xing stood in front and faced Felton Spencer. The referee also warned:
"Be honest, Si Da, my two partners and I will keep an eye on you in this game."

Hearing this warning, Lin Xing wanted to give it away.

What does it mean to be honest?When did I, Lin Xing, become dishonest?
Even though I'm an elbow, even though I beat Oakley and Anthony Mason, even though I chased Starks and Ewing, I'm really honest!
Which conflict was initiated by me, Lin Xing?

But turning his head, he also heard the voice of the referee warning Malone.

If you have been warned, then it will be fine, and the game can start...

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