The invincible kryptonite of basketball

"But it's very sweet, I feel like my teeth are going to be too sweet." Tang Tian continued.

"This is a French lover, the best gift for a lover." Olsen said with a smile.

After she finished speaking, she suddenly felt that there was something wrong with what she said, and her face flushed a little.

She hurriedly picked up the red wine glass and took a big sip, as if it was the flush caused by drinking red wine.

"You don't spend Christmas with your parents, are you okay?" Tang Tian changed the subject.

"They... my sisters were with them," Olsen said, putting down his wine glass.

It seems that after the showdown between her and her two sisters, the relationship has become very tense, and she doesn't even want to spend Christmas together.

"Is your film making progress?" Tang Tian continued to ask. When they met last time, he remembered that Olsen was dragging his friends to find a film.

"Not very suitable." Olsen shook his head.

"I met Ridley Scott when I was filming the commercial last time. If I have the opportunity, I can try to recommend you to him." Tang Tian said.

"Really?" Olsen was a little excited when he heard this. For actors, Scott is the group of directors at the top of the pyramid.

Tang Tian nodded. Originally, he was planning to build a good relationship with Scott on this matter, and he would talk about it after the recommendation was successful.

But looking at Olsen's state, she needs a morale-boosting message.

"Don, meeting you is really the luckiest thing for me." Olsen said and raised his glass again.

"Me too." Tang Tian smiled and raised his glass.

After eating Olsen's cake, receiving the cake endorsement, and playing tennis together, he discovered dynamic vision. Isn't it a little luck for Tang Tian to get to know Olsen?

On the second day after returning from Christmas, the team conducted a morning of adaptive training.

After training, the team flew to Los Angeles, where they will face the Clippers in the opening game.

On the plane, the team members began to give gifts to each other. Ginobili gave everyone a pair of expensive magic sound headphones, and Green gave a watch worth more than 2000 yuan, which is quite normal.

Parker directly gave everyone a pair of his signature Peak sneakers. Everyone's shoe size is different, and he was very careful.

But Duncan, the "Stone Buddha" who usually talks the least in the team, gave everyone a set of custom-made suits!

Tang Tian remembered that Duncan had asked him about his size during the training camp, so it was for this reason.

The gift Tang Tian prepared was somewhat similar to Parker's. He gave everyone a pair of plush boots. The size of the boots was the one he called to ask Parker after he had dinner with Olsen last night.

"I know that there are many elderly people in our team, and they need to keep warm." Tang Tian used American humor.

After he finished speaking, everyone on the plane burst into laughter.

This is very "hurtful", but it is also very heartwarming.

The plane roared down at Los Angeles International Airport, and they got on the bus and went straight to the hotel.

When they arrived at the hotel, Tang Tian and the three rookies were asked to stay in the car, while the others got off one after another, leaving behind a carload of luggage.

Clearly, this is their rookie moment.

Compared with the previous popcorn, this is already a relatively polite way.

"I'll help you." Green was responsible for telling them the news, but he also helped carry it.

At this moment, Tang Tian felt that Green was really nice. He was waiting for him in the elevator before, and now he was helping the rookies carry their bags together.

The luggage was sent to the respective rooms of the teammates, and most of the teammates said thank you to them.

It's a prank, but it's actually a way to deepen the relationship between each other.

You must know that Paul helped James, Wade and Anthony carry bags by their necks during the 08 Beijing Olympics, and then the "Four Banana Brothers" became famous.

After moving the luggage, Green and Tang Tian went back to the room together.

Los Angeles is a big city, and the hotel they live in is also big enough for one person to one room. Green is just visiting.

"Thank you." Tang Tian put down his luggage and thanked Green.

"It's okay. In fact, last time you delivered pizza, you didn't have to carry your luggage." Green said.

"This is a must-have experience." Tang Tian has no objection to tricking, as long as it is not too much.

As he spoke, Tang Tian went to make a cup of coffee for Green.

"Thank you." Green smiled and took the coffee with both hands.

"Your performance in the preseason was very good. If you continue to perform like this, you will be in the starting lineup one day." Green said.

"Aren't you afraid that I'll squeeze you into the substitute?" Tang Tian said with a smile.

"Haha, if you have that kind of ability is good for the team, it will also motivate me to train harder." Green shook his head with a smile.

Tang Tian could tell that Green was not talking politely.

Everyone has a different personality and reacts differently to the same thing.

Competition is something that many people fear and even secretly plot, but for some, it can be benign.

Like Green said, like he had with Klay Thompson.

"Danny, I have something to ask you." Tang Tian continued.

Green looked at him suspiciously.

"Richard Jefferson, does he have any opinion on me?" Tang Tian then asked.

Green talked about competition. If it was because of competition, Jefferson should have the same attitude towards him and Leonard, but it is not.

"Richard..." Green hesitated to speak.

"I won't tell others. I just don't understand. You know I haven't had any conflicts with anyone when I got to the team." Tang Tian was really just curious.

"The reason why Richard has such an attitude may have something to do with your time in the NCAA." Green said tentatively.

"NCAA?" Tang Tian didn't understand anymore.

"He graduated from the University of Arizona, and he has deep feelings for the school. This year, the University of Arizona played in the championship. He basically went to every game, including the one where Arizona was eliminated by the University of Connecticut. His training session on the second day was full of people. Their tempers are very bad, I think it should have something to do with that."

Green went on to say that Jefferson insisted on carrying the bag this time, and it happened to be right, but he didn't need to say it.

"..."

Tang Tian nodded after listening, he really couldn't think of this reason.

It is not uncommon for NBA players to go to NCAA games. It is said that when UConn played the University of Arizona, Ben Gordon and Okafor also went.

However, the matter of the NCAA championship can still involve the NBA, which really makes people feel speechless.

"I know Richard's character, he will be more persistent in what he decides, but you don't have to take it too seriously, as long as there is no problem on the court, the impact off the court is actually not big, you can't make everyone agree I like you."

Green has the experience of being cut by the Cavaliers, and he also has deep feelings in this regard.

Tang Tian nodded, but if Jefferson was such a person, he would not be worried at all.

He's definitely going to start, and it might be a bad choice to edge out Jefferson.

Chapter 163 Ambitious and Ambitious Clippers (2/5)

After Green left, Tang Tian went to the visiting team's training hall for extra practice.

After the two preseason games, although he played well, it was more because the opponent was not familiar with him.

Take the last game against the Pistons as an example. After the opponent focused on his open three-pointers, his scoring seemed a little weak.

He has to hurry up and improve the attribute of catching three-pointers.

This is also what he has been doing. Taking the most intuitive attribute, his "three-point catch" has been practiced from 50 to about 57.

If it is raised to 60, including the bonus to 66, he can basically use it in the game.

When he arrived at the training hall, with the help of Procopio, Tang Tian began to train systematically, first with physical fitness, then with open three-pointers, then three-pointers with the ball, and finally dynamic vision training.

This is already a set of systematic training content.

When he started to practice three-point catch training, the door of the training hall was suddenly pushed open, and two uninvited guests came in.

Leonard and Ingold.

Ingold is the team's shooting assistant. The Spurs used George Hill to trade Leonard from the Pacers, and now let Ingold give him a small talk in private, and they attach great importance to him.

After the two sides greeted each other, they each practiced their own.

Leonard's personality is cold, and he doesn't even think about letting people approach him actively.

In the next day's training session, Popovich announced the team's activation list, and Tang Tian entered the list.

Moreover, it can be seen from the training match of the full-court confrontation that his order of appearance ranks ahead of Joseph, Neil and others, almost in the eighth and ninth position.

His performance in training camp and preseason finally paid off.

That night, the game between the Spurs and the Clippers kicked off at the Staples Center.

This is the season opener for the Spurs, but not for the Clippers.

The Clippers had already played against the Nuggets on Christmas Day and got off to a good start with a 125-105 victory over their opponents.

The Nuggets were fifth in the West last season, and the Clippers were third from last in the West. This game also fully illustrates the changes in the Clippers.

In the past offseason, they traded the core Chris Paul from the Hornets managed by the league, coupled with the Griffin and DeAndre Jordan they selected and trained, their strength has improved significantly.

Paul's assists are top-notch in the league, Griffin and Jordan's physical fitness is top-notch, and they are therefore called "the city of lobs" by fans.

The Lakers in the same city have serious problems after their failure in the playoffs last season. They have great ambitions and have the idea of ​​​​replacing them as the master of Los Angeles.

Winning the Nuggets without Anthony is just a sacrificial flag, and winning the Spurs with all "GDP" is their real battle for rectification.

The attendance at the Staples Center was overwhelmed, and there were no seats left.

The Los Angeles ball market was originally second only to New York in the league. The Clippers formed a lineup of the Big Three, and fans were naturally willing to buy it.

In terms of the atmosphere of the scene, they have not lost to the Lakers in the same city.

After a brief warm-up before the game, the scene quickly entered the opening ceremony, and the Spurs, who were playing away, were quickly introduced.

Popovich followed the starting lineup when he played the Thunder in the preseason. Parker and Green were on the outside, Jefferson and Duncan were on the front line, and Blair was the center.

After the introduction of the starting players of the Spurs, the home team played immediately.

The lights on the scene were dimmed, accompanied by passionate background music, 3D lights began to flash on the court, and the gorgeous opening clips were projected onto the floor. The opening ceremony of the new season of the Clippers was magnificent.

Clippers coach Vinnie DeNagro has a two-point guard lineup.

On the outside are Chris Paul and veteran Chauncey Billups, on the front line are Caron Butler and Griffin, and center Jordan Jr.

After the opening ceremony, Paul called his teammates together, called them to put their hands together over their heads, and encouraged them loudly.

He came to the Clippers from the Hornets and came to Los Angeles from New Orleans, obviously wanting to make a big difference.

"Are you nervous?" Green turned to Tang Tian and asked, as the game was about to start.

Although Tang Tian played very well in the two preseason games, there is still a big difference between the regular season and the preseason.

The biggest difference is opponents and strength. If Tang Tian enters the rotation, his main opponents will not be Reggie Jackson and Singler, who are rookies of the same class.

"Danny, he's not nervous. He's played in a stadium with 7 people, two games." Ginobili came over to make a joke at this time.

Both Green and Tang Tian couldn't help laughing when they said this, but there was no tension on Tang Tian's face.

He is different from other rookies, whether it is competition or competition, he is enjoying the process.

A long whistle came from the sidelines, and the starting players of both sides appeared one after another.

Tang Tian was sitting in the fourth position from the left of the vacant seat at this time, to the left of Ginobili, Splitter and Leonard.

To his right are Bonner, Gary Neal and Joseph, which is basically the team's rotation order.

Duncan and Jordan's jump ball, Jordan jumped high and turned the ball back to the Clippers' half court, which attracted a burst of cheers from the fans.

Compared with the old Duncan on the opposite side, or even the Spurs, the upstart Clippers can be said to have infinite vitality.

After Paul controlled the ball to the frontcourt, the ball was given to Griffin inside.

In his rookie season, Griffin scored 50 points, 22.5 rebounds and 12.1 assists with a shooting percentage of more than 3.8%, and his performance was extremely explosive.