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Chapter 26 The Preseason Begins

On the evening of September 9, the first game of the NBA preseason kicked off, and at the same time, all Magic players also got this year's preseason schedule on their mobile phones.The first game will be at Memphis's home court against the Grizzlies at 30:10 p.m. local time on October 2. The whole team has ignited their confidence and vowed to win the preseason.

At the same time as the Warriors played against the Nuggets, everyone on the Magic has boarded a plane to Memphis, the 17th largest city in the United States.

Since An Xiaonan came to the United States in the first day of junior high school, he basically stayed in New York and never went out. Even when he played in the league during college, the team failed to break out of New York State.Therefore, the number of times An Xiaonan went out to play was almost zero.

It's very boring on the plane, and you can't play with your mobile phone on the plane, which makes An Xiaonan feel a little uncomfortable.His only electronic addiction is to browse domestic Weibo, which is a habit he developed in elementary school.

Those who read newspapers on the plane read newspapers, those who have massages do massages, those who apply ice apply ice, and those who sleep sleep sleep.An Xiaonan felt that he had nothing to do, looked around but couldn't see the night scenery clearly, instead he felt a little airsick.

Gordon sat next to An Xiaonan and dozed off. Seeing An Xiaonan's idleness, he asked, "An, do you have nothing to do?"

An Xiaonan nodded, unable to hide the disappointment in his eyes.

"You have been in Magic for more than two months. What kind of person do you think Raymond is?" Gordon tried to find a topic.

An Xiaonan said: "Raymond...sometimes it's really harsh, especially in the last month, when I clearly felt that I didn't do anything wrong but was scolded by him, my mood was ruined!"

Gordon chuckled: "Raymond hopes that you will be more strict with yourself. He really wants to train you to become a star. He is nagging like a grandma, haha."

An Xiaonan turned his head and glanced at the sleeping Raymond, and said, "Aaron, do you think I can play in the preseason?"

"It's definitely possible to play, but there won't be too much time. After all, the status of being undrafted really affects you. But don't worry, seize the opportunity to start a Linsanity like Lin, and you will be famous." Gordon encourages authentically, he knows that what a rookie needs most is not strength, but encouragement.

"Set off Lin Crazy, An Crazy?" An Xiaonan was a little excited thinking about the scene where he set off An Crazy, how far would that day be from him?

"Confidence is the most important thing." Gordon patted An Xiaonan on the shoulder.

An Xiaonan looked up at his suitcase, which contained the No. 19 Magic jersey he got not long ago, and clenched his fists.

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Memphis is the 17th largest city in the United States, and nearly half of its population is black.Just after getting off the airport, it was almost ten o'clock in the evening. On the way to the hotel, you can see neoclassical and romantic buildings and various churches.

But the purpose of everyone coming here is not to enjoy the scenery, but to win the victory from the Grizzlies.The Magic group soon checked into the hotel to rest.

October 10, 2 p.m.The home court of the Memphis Grizzlies has been filled with 7% of the people. It is relatively rare to have so many spectators come to the scene in a preseason game.

The players from both sides were warming up on the court, An Xiaonan seemed a little nervous, after all, this was his first time on the court in more than a year.For more than a year, he had either no games or was plagued by injuries, which made him have no game experience at all for more than a year.No matter how mature his mind is, it is inevitable that he will become nervous again after such a long time.

An Xiaonan looked around and found that they were basically all the stars he knew.Mike Conley, Marc Gasol, and Tyreke Evans, these three are the main giants of the Grizzlies in the new season, and their book strength is even higher than that of the Magic.When An Xiaonan thought that the opponent he was going to face next was Conli, his palms couldn't stop sweating, resulting in a poor shooting percentage during warm-up.

It can be said that tonight's game is likely to be An Xiaonan's first game in the nba. Since he is likely to get the chance to play, it is naturally the best chance to gain the trust of the coach.

Soon, the referee blew his whistle and the game was about to begin.An Xiaonan sat down on his own bench at the far end, watching the starters stepping up to the field one by one, envious in his heart.

"I'll be playing soon." An Xiaonan comforted himself.

The starting rosters for both teams are:

Orlando Magic:
Center Nikola Vucevic,
Power forward Aaron Gordon,
Small forward Evan Fournier,
Shooting guard Jonathan Simmons,

Point guard Elfrid Payton.

Memphis Grizzlies:
Center Marc Gasol,
Power forward JaMichael Green,
Small forward Tyreke Evans,
Shooting guard Mario Chalmers,

Point guard Mike Conley.

Vucevic and Gasol stood in the middle circle at the same time. The two did not communicate with each other. The referee walked between the two and threw the ball high. The game started directly.

The two jumped up almost at the same time. After all, Gasol is already a handful of years old, and the ball fell into the hands of the Orlando Magic for the first time.

(End of this chapter)