The next day, the Oakland Sports newspaper published a photo of the five Warriors coming out of the restaurant together. Zhou Xuan and Ellis talked and laughed, and they seemed to have a good relationship, but the statement of the Warriors' infighting was easily overturned.

Zhou Xuan didn't know if Lu Dao could make a group of offensive players play at their level, but communication was better than holding back the words in his heart. Randolph has integrated into the team, Jackson and Magetti have to share the ball with him, and with such a low-post offensive master, it would be a waste to shoot from the perimeter for the whole game. As long as Ellis is willing to run and look for opportunities, the game will be easier.

Zhou Xuan wants to welcome the Chinese New Year with a wave of winning streaks. Nie Yuyan didn't go home for the New Year, and the winter vacation time of American universities is different from the winter vacation time of Chinese universities. The holidays start two weeks before Christmas and end in early January, and each university holiday varies from three to five weeks. Returning home after such a short vacation becomes a problem, in case of heavy snowfall, flight delays, and a few days at the airport, it is better to have a beautiful vacation in the United States.

Some universities close dormitories and cafeterias during the winter break, and require students to leave campus with their luggage. Because there are many international students, the dormitory of Oix University is not closed, but a certain fee is charged, so many people stay, and this is the second time Nie Yuyan has spent the New Year abroad.

Margeti returned to the bench and the Warriors were given a 108-101 home win over the Wizards to end their losing streak.

A day later, the Warriors played at home against the Thunder.

The trident of Durant, Westbrook, and Green went on a frantic offense, scoring a total of 83 points and leading the Warriors until the fourth quarter. At the critical moment, Margeti and Randolph stood up and scored in a row, Biedrins also grabbed three frontcourt rebounds, and overtook the score in the last two minutes, Zhou Xuan received Randolph's ball at 46 seconds, and made an empty three-point shot to seal the win. Recently, Zhou Xuan's three-point hand has been very poor, and he has not shot three points in several consecutive games, and this one has finally opened. At the last moment, the Thunder could only adopt foul tactics, and the Warriors replaced Biderins, and the five players on the court were very sure of their free throws, and did not give the opponent another chance.

At 123-118, the Warriors won two in a row, surpassing the Jazz to return to ninth in the West, although they have not been able to return to the playoffs, and finally stabilized the situation.

At this time, the Warriors officially announced that Monta? Ellis will be officially back against the Cavaliers, which is good news for fans.

That's bad news for the Cavaliers, who were much easier to deal with before. Now that the two teams meet for the second time, the Warriors can play except for Jackson, and it seems to have become a strong team. Margeti, in particular, can fight for muscle, and is the type of forward James hates.

In the afternoon, Zhou Xuan and Nie Yuyan discussed the New Year, they could make four dishes and one soup in the apartment, and watch the Spring Festival Gala through the Internet to find a festive atmosphere. Los Angeles, San Francisco, and New York all have many Chinese New Year, and they can also go to the next event as a holiday to relax.

Nie Yuyan was a little annoyed, and sighed: "There are a lot of photos of me on the Internet now, and my parents know that I often go to watch basketball, and ask me if I am talking to you about friends as the news says, and I said yes...... They just want to talk to you on the phone. ”

"No problem, what are you afraid of? Do they still think I'm not qualified? ”

Zhou Xuan is now very confident and doesn't believe that there will be parents who look down on him, which is as visionary as Rocket assistant coach Elston. He is young, handsome, and has a successful career, and as long as he is selected as an All-Star and wins the best rookie this season, China should print his picture on the renminbi. (Narcissism is too much!) ）

"My family is very strict with me, and they don't let me find a boyfriend in a foreign country...... I don't know what they'll say, alas. Nie Yuyan smiled bitterly: "I'm not afraid that they won't look down on you, but I'm afraid that you won't be able to stand the tone of their words, especially my dad." ”

"Wouldn't it? How could I not stand them talking? ”

"I bet you haven't heard of what it's like to be official, my dad has gone mad, and he usually talks like he makes a report." Nie Yuyan sighed.

"Well, I have a father-in-law who has gone crazy, and if he needs a psychiatrist, I can do it." Zhou Xuan disagreed.

As soon as Nie Yuyan heard him say the word "father-in-law", her little dissatisfaction with Zhou Xuan's daily competition and training, and his lack of time to procrastinate. After all, he didn't mean to snub himself.

Zhou Xuan's thinking in this regard is relatively simple, anyway, Nie Yuyan will stay in the United States for at least two and a half years, and is expected to complete her studies in four years. By then, they should have been close enough to get married. If she had everything here, would she still return home?

After eating something at five o'clock in the afternoon, Zhou Xuan went to the stadium. He has to practice shooting in advance to find his touch, and he must win tonight, and if he wins, he can have a perfect New Year.

The Cavaliers currently have a 32-8 record, second in the East behind the Celtics at 34-9 and behind the Lakers at 34-8 in the West.

Every game against LeBron now? James is very crucial, whether the Cavaliers' record this season can overwhelm the Lakers is related to whether James can win the first regular season MVP of his career.

Even if the Celtics have the first record, no player will be selected as the regular season MVP, because the stars share the ball and the statistics are not beautiful enough. James' biggest competitor is only Kobe, his 28+7+7 data is the most luxurious in the league, and his efficiency is also the first in the league, and his record has become the key.

After Zhou Xuan practiced for a while, his teammates arrived one after another, and Zhou Xuan put away the basketball and entered the locker room.

Nelson Sr. arranged the starting lineup and main tactics. "Zhou controlled the ball, and Corey (Margety) blocked, drawing James to the side, Corey can play Mo Williams in a misplaced position, or he can pass to Zach (Randolph) in the low post, and if Zach attracts the bag, pay attention to the bottom corner Anthony (Morrow). Andris (Bidrins) is responsible for grabbing the frontcourt rebounds. Everyone pay attention to passing the ball, once the opponent's attack is blocked, they will immediately counterattack, and the 'big Z' will not be able to go back. Mixed defense, Corey outside defense James, Zhou and Williams, Zach should pay attention to changing the defense at any time, resist James, and don't let him rush up. ”

After Nelson Sr. finished speaking, he specially observed Ellis and found that his expression was very calm, and he was already mentally prepared to play as a substitute.

"Monta, you take the bench to steal points this time, I want you to be the team's best sixth man, strengthen the breakthrough, in the second quarter you can shoot as much as you want, pay attention to the surrounding environment when passing, reduce turnovers, understand?"

"Understood."

"Good." Nelson Sr. knows that Ellis is not a good playmaker, he prefers the No. 2 position, and if a game is accompanied by a lot of passes, he will average nearly three turnovers out of four assists per game, which is too scary. Although Zhou Xuan also made a lot of mistakes, he currently averaged 3 per game. 7, but on the basis of a lot of possession and assists.

Old Nelson made a detailed comparison between Zhou Xuan and Ellis in his heart.

Since Davis was traded, Nelson Sr. originally wanted to train Ellis as a stand-in for Davis, but Ellis would not yell domineeringly on the court like the "bearded", and his excitement or dissatisfaction was only slightly expressed in facial expressions. Ellis can't be the tactical core, he can break through the opponent, and even easily put the ball in the basket under the bag, but he can't observe the situation and lead the team like Davis and Zhou Xuan.

Ellis signed a big contract and deserves an annual salary of tens of millions because he will score. But in order to keep Zhou Xuan, old Nelson will not hesitate to offer the top salary. Zhou Xuan is already very strong, and there is still room for improvement.

Nelson Sr. hopes that Ellis can learn something from Zhou Xuan and change his thinking to play more steadily. It's not as simple as a breakout option that will affect his career.

The players came out and Ellis made a joke in the summer, but the home fans welcomed him back with applause, which made him feel a little more reassured.

The game has attracted attention from all sides, China's CCTV5 broadcast the game live, and the United States TNT radio station also broadcast it live, but the commentary partner who came to the Oracle Arena was replaced by Chris? Webb and Kenny? Smith, "Big Mouth" Barkley didn't come.

An NBA Hall of Famer and Emmy Award winner, Barkley said at the ceremony that he had always dreamed of entering politics. But his future plans are clearly a bit precarious, and on January 10, he was arrested for drunk driving, and TNT announced that he would be on extended furlough. Of course, it is impossible to lose his job because of his popularity, but it is unknown whether he can catch up with the commentary star game.

Zhang Li introduced before the start of the game: "Ellis is also back today, the strongest lineup of the Warriors is only one Jackson, Zhou Xuan finally doesn't have to play so tired, I think the Warriors should have the possibility of defeating the Cavaliers in this game." ”

Yu Jia said: "In fact, they played well against the Cavaliers last time, and it was in that game that Jackson was injured and left the game, he was hit in the wrist by Big Ben, and later chose to suspend surgery because of bone spurs, before that, people didn't know that Jackson was injured." ”

Zhang said: "I don't know how long Ellis will play today, if he is allowed to be on the court with Zhou Xuan, the Warriors' defense may be a problem." ”

Ellis returned to the bench after the warm-up, and the starting lineup was Zhou Xuan, Morrow, Margetty, Randolph, and Biedrins.

Morrow has won the trust of the old Nelson because of his three-point shooting ability, and it is also a smart choice to use him instead of Azubuuk, the Cavaliers' starting second position is Pavlovich, a three-point shooter, who generally does not hold the ball and attack, and Morrow has no problem with him. The other four Cavaliers starters are Mo Williams, James, Ben Wallace, and Ilgoskas.

When he came on the pitch, Margeti stood up and shouted slogans, which can't be counted on Biedrins, who didn't feel wrong with excluding Biedrins from the last five-person dinner.

"Give it your all, there's nothing to be afraid of the Cavaliers, we're going to win this game!" Everyone shouted together......"

“We? Believe！ ”