NBA: I haven't played a game but I'm full of talent

Houston, inside the freshman locker room.

Together with several rookies of the same class, Ling Yang is preparing to participate in the competition.

They had just participated in the training match in the morning, so there was no small talk between them after the reunion, but they chatted about the game in the evening.

"Guys, the group of guys on the opposite side seem to think that the victory is already in their pocket. They have already told the media after the training game that the victory tonight must belong to them!

What do you think? "

It was Paul who spoke first.

He's the leader of the rookie class so far and the ball-handler for tonight's game.

"Then overthrow them!" Ling Yang said calmly.

"The game is played, not spoken!"

As soon as Ling Yang finished speaking, Andrew Bogut immediately sneered and said:

"To put it simply, the opponent is a second-year team that has played for two seasons. Moreover, they have three players from the Bulls and three players from the Magic. They often play together and cooperate skillfully..."

"Are you afraid of Dwight Howard?" Ling Yang interrupted Bogut directly.

"Am I afraid of him?" Bogut jumped up as if a cat had been stepped on its tail.

"I'll say it again, I can be on par with Duncan in the future! That guy Dwight, I will definitely take care of him!"

Hearing Bogut yelled his classic slogan again, Ling Yang and the others thought he hadn't said it.

At this time, Ling Yang continued to speak: "The opponents who score the most points should be Andre Ingedala and Ben Gordon. That fellow Andre will join me in the slam dunk contest tomorrow. Today I will meet you first. he.

There are also rebounds, I will actively fight for them, you should pay attention to my offensive rebounds! "

Speaking of this, Ling Yang glanced at the players in the same class.

"What about the second-year players, facing the All-Stars, don't we still have to play in the game?

Do what others can't do!It is said that our 05 class was a small draft year, what if we overturned the 04 class?

That's something that the 03 class didn't do in the first grade!

So, I don't think this game is just an exhibition game, it's called Rookie Challenge.

What we have to do is to use all our energy and strength to play as excitingly as possible on the scene, so that the fans can enjoy watching. At the same time, our goal is to overthrow them! "

They are all young men who have just joined the alliance. After Ling Yang's excitement, everyone is full of enthusiasm.

Although Bogut was still unhappy with Ling Yang, he rarely refuted.

Thus, in the locker room, the thoughts of the first-year team quickly became unified.

At this time, Ling Yang began to communicate alone.

He first found Deron Williams. According to the arrangement of today's game coach and assistant coach Sidney Lowe from the Detroit Pistons, Williams will be the starting shooting guard.

"Deron, have you played against the Bulls' third pick?

No?Rest assured, not every Bulls third pick is Michael Jordan.

That guy is a softie, as long as you keep sticking to him and giving him physical confrontation, he won't do anything good. Also the third pick, I think you must be better than him. "

Deron Williams nodded while listening, "Ling, hey, I'll stick to him, but if he drives to the basket, you need to help defend."

"Of course!" Ling Yang nodded immediately.

After a while, Ling Yang found Paul again.

"Chris, now more and more fans compare you with Jason Kidd and Steve Nash. I have never partnered with Jason Kidd, but I have partnered with you and Steve, so I I think what they said is quite accurate.”

When Paul heard this, a smile appeared on his face.

"Ling, you are also very good. To be honest, I am amazed by your progress. This is only our first season, and we will definitely grow into stars of that level in the future."

Ling Yang nodded, "Well, in fact, my scoring this season is not bad, and it has a lot to do with Steve's organization. He can always complete the pass as soon as I get a chance. Such an attack is really comfortable.

I think if nothing else, my score will continue to rise. "

Ling Yang seemed to be talking about himself all the time, and then he suddenly changed the subject and said to Paul:

"By the way, Chris, I think you can learn more from Steve.

It’s not just about creating opportunities for teammates, but also the accuracy and timeliness of passing the ball when teammates have opportunities in their own running positions. You have to know that in many cases, opportunities are fleeting...”

"Ling!" Paul interrupted Ling Yang's speech at this time, and said with an expression of disbelief:

"When you and I were in training camp, your cuts weren't that great, and I wasn't playing in the NBA.

Tonight's game, you can try it, if you can run out of opportunities, I will definitely be able to deliver the ball to you accurately. "

"Oh, really?" Ling Yang looked serious when he heard it.

"Chris, then let me feel your progress!"

"No problem, you will know it during the game!" Paul said confidently.

Done!Ling Yang smiled slightly.

After the two talked, Ling Yang looked at the time, it seemed that he was about to go out to compete.

The Rockets' home court is already covered with the costumes of the All-Star Weekend. Although it is only the Rookie Challenge, the sidelines of the game are still full at the moment.

There are fans, as well as NBA players participating in this All-Star Weekend.

This game will be broadcast live not only in the United States, but also in many countries around the world.

And at the scene at this time, it is ESPN's Mike Breen and Chris Mullin.

"Chris, the game is about to start. This year's rookies will officially challenge the second-year players. Let's make a prediction..."

"The second-year team has a high probability of winning." Chris Mullin said without waiting for Mike Breen to finish.

After finishing speaking, Chris Mullin glanced at Brin triumphantly. How could he not take the lead in such a predictable event?

Mike Breen didn't take it seriously after listening, and smiled: "Chris, I originally wanted to ask you, predict who will complete the first goal.

However, it seems that I can only support the rookie team. "

"Mike, do you support the rookie team? This is really a prediction that people look forward to!" Chris Mullin said with a smile, regardless of what Mike Breen was saying, anyway, just play tricks on his partner.

"You know, the second-year team has won three consecutive competitions, and it was a big victory.

Hey, Mike, you're going to lose to me! "

……

While the two were talking, on the court, the starting players of both sides also came to the court.

In the second grade, center Howard, double forwards Luol Deng and Inguodala, shooting guard Ben Gordon, and point guard Nelson.

On the rookie team, center Bogut, power forward Villanueva, small forward Ling Yang, double guards Deron Williams and Chris Paul.

Howard and Bogut jumped the ball. In terms of bounce, Howard naturally crushed Bogut, so the ball was directly picked up by the second-year players.

Although I made up my mind before the game, this game can't just be an exhibition game, but this is the All-Star Weekend after all, and there should be some performances, at least to make the fans happy.

Everyone is also a witty person, so at the beginning of the game, although there is defense, it is not strong.

So, Howard quickly received the pass inside, and then used a dunk to make the scene wow.

Back at the other end, Villanueva also received a pass inside and succeeded in a two-handed dunk.

Although Howard was not strong enough in terms of strength, it also attracted cheers from the scene.

The sophomores went on the offensive again, this time with Ingedara on the show.

Ingedala dribbled the ball, Ling Yang just made a symbolic defense, Ingedala then dribbled the ball straight to the inside and succeeded in a one-handed dunk.

Coming to the other side, Ling Yang, who fell outside the three-point line, suddenly started to rush into the three-point line. Ingedala followed up, but Paul still passed the ball to Ling Yang.

Ling Yang received the ball, and at this moment Ingedala was standing in front.

If it was a normal game, Ling Yang might have passed the ball at this time, but this is the All-Star Weekend, the game has just started, and the defensive intensity is just that.

So Ling Yang didn't pay much attention to it. He dribbled the ball and rushed forward, along the baseline and directly towards the basket.

As expected, Yingdala reciprocated, he just moved his footsteps a little, and then let Ling Yang rush in.

Inside, Lingyang soars into the sky!

The excellent take-off height, followed by a big windmill dunk, immediately attracted the most enthusiastic cheers from the scene!

The game is carried out in the attack of the two teams, you and me.

The fans at the scene were also full of dunks.

They are all a group of young guys with great physical fitness, and the defense is not particularly strict. They just catch the opportunity and dunk.

Including the subsequent games, Nate Robinson, Granger, Fry and others also played one after another, and everyone had a chance to perform well.

At the end of the first half, the two teams scored 56:53, and the rookie team was slightly behind by 3 points.

Although the defense was not strict in the first half, because of the fast tempo and the lack of cooperation in normal times, and they wanted to play some wonderful performances, they generally made too many mistakes, which led to the score not being particularly exaggerated.

Intermission time.

"Guys, it's time for us to take it seriously as we said before the game. Let those second-year guys on the opposite side really feel our strength and let them feel the challenge!"

"Hey, brothers, it's enough to give those rookies a chance to perform. Next, we have to show our strength. If we can't win such a group of rookies, it would be too shameful."

A similar scene happened in the locker rooms of the two teams. The personnel of the two teams were planning, and the second half of the game started, and the real game would start.