The most prominent position in the New York Times is the advertisement for the new season of the NBA league, which has been appearing for a week in a row, and anyone who has read the New York Times knows that there is a new league called the NBA in basketball.

The streets of New York City are also plastered with advertisements for the New York Knicks, and everyone who has entered the New York City knows that New York has a new basketball team, and that is the New York Knicks.

In addition, commercials for the NBA and the New York Knicks are often broadcast on the radio.

For these, Chen Qiang also spent a lot of advertising money. Although the new season has not yet begun, the momentum of the New York Knicks is already rising.

In the promotion, Chen Qiang also played the slogan of "new basketball, new rules" as a gimmick to attract more viewers to the NBA.

People are more concerned about new things, and any sport, when the rules of the game are drastically modified, will attract a wave of attention. It's like an online game in the future, where every major modification will attract some heat, allowing players who have abandoned the pit to come back and experience the content that has just been modified.

As a basketball promoter, Edward Ireland also used the connections and fan base he has accumulated over the years to vigorously promote the New York Knicks' game.

Edward Ireland's previous basketball promotion event was able to attract more than 18,000 spectators, and if he were to promote the New York Knicks, it would be a good fit. The Knicks haven't even played a game, and there are already more than 10,000 people looking forward to their game.

It is worth mentioning that Chen Qiang is still very satisfied with the work performance of Edward Ireland, who has been appointed by Chen Qiang as the manager of the New York Knicks and is responsible for the management of the team.

In order to be able to promote the new league and the New York Knicks, Chen Qiang directly announced that there is no charge for tickets to the first game of the New York Knicks, and New Yorkers can come directly to Madison Square Garden to watch the game, but if they come late, the seats are full, and they will not be able to enter.

After a period of publicity and hype, Chen Qiang's New York Knicks ushered in their first game after the establishment of the team, and their opponent was the Fort Wayne Pistons.

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It was also the Pistons' first game in the new league, so Pistons owner Fred Zorner personally came to Madison Square Garden to watch the team play.

Madison Square Garden is already crowded, this game does not charge tickets, so it attracts a lot of people to watch the excitement, this is probably like a shopping mall opening promotion, regardless of whether the things are really cheap, there will definitely be no fewer people who come to join in the fun, and the idle uncles and aunts will also come to rub the free air conditioning.

For such a scene, Fred Zorner is very satisfied, he let the Pistons leave the NBL and join the NBA, just because he took a fancy to the big court promised by Chen Qiang, and now facing so many spectators, Fred Zorner's vanity has been greatly satisfied.

Fred Zorner's position is in the third row, this position can be seen clearly, will not be blocked by the front of the view, will not be smashed by the flying basketball, in the future NBA, that is also the position of the P in the VIP. The owner of the team or the top rich man will love to sit in this position.

However, to Fred Zorner's dissatisfaction, Chen Qiang did not appear by his side.

It is said that the owners of the Pistons have come to see the game in person, and Chen Qiang, who is the owner of the New York Knicks, should also accompany him in person, which is the least politeness, but Chen Qiang only photographed the team manager Edward Ireland to accompany him, which made Fred Zorner, a local tycoon, feel a little uncomfortable on his face.

"Where's your boss? Didn't he care about the team's first game? Fred Zorner's tone was full of dissatisfaction.

Edward Ireland hurriedly explained: "Mr. Zorner, you will soon meet our boss. ”

"It seems that your boss is delayed by something, and what will be more important than the team's first game!" Fred Zorner's tone was still disgruntled.

Edward Ireland only laughed dryly twice, then said no more.

At this point, the players finally started to enter.

Then, Fred Zorna saw Chen Qiang in the queue of players entering the game.

"Is that guy your boss? The owner of the team is on the stage with the players, what kind of special ceremony are you doing? Not to mention, Mr. Chen is wearing a player's clothes, and he really looks like a player. Mr. Chen still has a number on his autumn coat, this is interesting, after I go back, I will also get an exclusive number for me from the Pistons! Fred Zorna gushed.

It wasn't until Fred Zorner finished speaking that Edward Ireland said: "Mr. Zorner, I think you misunderstood, this is not a special ceremony, our boss, and one of the players of the team. ”

"What do you say? Mr. Chen is going to play! Fred Zorner was taken aback.

Fred Zorner has not invested in the sports industry for a year or two, in addition to owning the Pistons, he has also invested in other sports, but the team owner himself plays this kind of commotion, Fred Zorner has seen this kind of sassy operation.

In fact, many small teams run by individuals, the team owner will really play on the field, but it is generally an amateur team, such as a professional league team, especially a national professional league team, of course, the owner cannot play as a player. Fred Zorna is a local tycoon who plays in the top professional leagues in the United States, and he has never seen the team owner play in person.

"I'm a little skeptical right now, if your boss wants to be a basketball player, that's why he's going to form a new league and a new team!" Fred Zorner said with a smile.

'Mr. Zorner, I actually had the same thought when I saw the boss standing on the training ground and training with our players. Edward-Ireland replied.

If Chen Qiang didn't have the title of "No. 1 athlete in the world", maybe many people would really believe that he was trying to form a new league and a new team for the sake of being a player.

If you want to play professional basketball in the future, it will be difficult without ten years of practice, and the level of professional leagues in the future will be high, and the level of professional players will also be high, such as the NBA, a top professional league, even if you go to see a water cooler, it will be world-class players.

Professional sports in the forties are far from reaching that level, especially basketball in the era of ignorance, the threshold is very low, you can run and jump to play basketball, with Chen Qiang's physical fitness, to play professional basketball league, there are really few people who dare to question.

After all, Chen Qiang is the world record holder in sprinting, high jump and long jump, and other basketball players are not as fast as Chen Qiang, and they are not as high as Chen Qiang. So no matter what Chen Qiang's basketball skills are, but from a physical level, no one will doubt Chen Qiang's basketball level.

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The surrounding stands were already full of spectators, many of whom came to see the excitement, and of course, many of whom were basketball enthusiasts.

A few young people who looked like middle school students sat in a better position in the stands, and for this position, they arrived at Madison Square Garden more than two hours early.

One of the slightly emaciated teenagers was looking around curiously, as if he was full of yearning for this basketball court.

"Bob, you're visiting Madison Square Garden for the first time!" Someone next to him asked.

The emaciated teenager nodded shyly: "Although I grew up in New York, it is the first time for Madison Square Garden to come in, and I am still sitting in such a good position!" ”

"yes, thanks to this game, you don't have to buy tickets." Another person next to him sighed.

Several teenagers who came together knew that this teenager named Bob was not from a very good family.

The teenager's full name was Bob Cousy, and his father was a French immigrant, and he was a relatively poor one, and his family lived in Queens, and supported the family from his father, who was a taxi driver.

Bob Cousy, a fourteen-year-old student at Andrew Jackson High School, loves to play basketball, but was cut twice by the varsity team because of his poor level. The roof leak happened to rain overnight, and Bob Cousy had recently fallen off a tree and broken his right arm, and although the cast was removed, he was not fully recovered.

Madison Square Garden is also the top stadium in the United States, and the ticket price here is also very high, with Bob Cousy's family situation, he is reluctant to spend money to come to Madison Square Square to watch the game, so although Bob Cousy is a native of New York, he has never entered Madison Square Garden.

Fortunately, there was no admission fee for the first game of the New York Knicks, which allowed Bob Cousy, who came from a poor family, to finally walk into Madison Square Garden and see the most luxurious stadium in the United States.

At this time, Bob Cousy had noticed that the basketball court in front of him was different from the basketball court he usually saw, and the area of the three-second zone was obviously much larger.

So Bob Cousy asked, "Did you notice that the three-second zone seems to be wider than the three-second zone in our school?" ”

"Bob, it seems that you don't know yet, this new league called the NBA has revised the rules of basketball, one of which is to increase the range of two or three seconds zone, and also re-enable the rule of three seconds for offense, that is, the hand says that offensive players cannot stay in the three-second zone for more than three seconds." Someone next to him explained.

"I see!" Bob Cousy nodded, as a fourteen-year-old, he couldn't yet comprehend how such a modification would change the game of basketball.

Soon, Bob Cousy found the 24-second chronograph again.

"Look, there's a chronograph board over there, why is the number 24 on it?" Bob Cousy asked again.

The companion had to explain: "Didn't I just say, this new league called the NBA has a new basketball rule, one of which is the 24-second offense, which means that you must complete an offense within 24 seconds. ”

"24 seconds? It's a very tight time, why set such strange rules. Bob Cousy said with a puzzled expression.

At this point, the referee has already taken the ball to the middle of the court and started jumping the ball.

The Pistons jumped to possession, and the team's guards quickly pushed the ball from the backcourt to the frontcourt.

"It feels like I'm in a hurry, the point guard seems to be in a hurry, and he hurriedly brings the ball to the frontcourt, is he worried that 24 seconds of offensive time is not enough?" Bob Cousy continued.

Bob Cousy plays point guard, so he can sense the rush of the Pistons' guards.

The companion went on to explain: "This is because the NBA league has an additional 8-second rule, and after a player gets the ball in the backcourt, he must bring the ball to the front court within 8 seconds. ”

"I see!" Bob Cousy nodded again in realization, and then he said, "That way, the requirements for point guards are even higher!" ”

As Bob Cousy spoke, the Pistons began their first offense.

What Pistons head coach Carter Bennett didn't expect was that the Knicks players didn't step forward to try a steal, but instead stood up and let the Pistons' point guard dribble there.

"What kind of routine is this, don't you come to break the ball?" Carter-Bennett said secretly in his heart.

There was no 24-second offense in the previous basketball rules, so the defender would constantly try to steal, because this would cause the ball to be converted, and if he didn't try to steal, the opposing point guard could dribble all the time, just like in that game where the defender stood still and the offense never conceded the ball.

Of course, the skills of point guards in that era were not good, and it was easy to be stealed by opponents, so the benefits of steals were also high.

Carter Bennett is still the same basketball mentality, so he thinks the Knicks will definitely come to steal.

However, Carter Bennett didn't realize that now with the 24-second offensive violation rule, even if the defense team does not steal, when the 24-second time is up, the opponent must attack, and there is no need to rely on steals to create ball conversions, and the benefits of serious defense will be greater. Something like the one that used to hold the ball for 11 minutes in a row will never happen again.

The Knicks didn't try to steal, which disrupted the Pistons' rhythm. However, the Pistons players remembered a 24-second offensive foul, so 24 seconds ago, they completed this offense, they still used the same offensive style, and relied on the player's excellent individual ability to score two points.

The Pistons in this era in history, but they have won two consecutive championships in the NBL, and they are basically the strongest professional team in the United States at that time.

The ball returned to the Knicks, and the player who served passed the ball directly to Chen Qiang.

"Sure enough, I'll give the ball to the boss!" Pistons owner Fred Zorner in the stands couldn't help but complain.

I saw Chen Qiang advancing with the ball, but the players of the Pistons chose to step forward and steal. They're still living in the old rules of basketball, where trying to steal the ball from the opposing point guard is the norm.

However, fans of later generations know that in professional basketball, it is almost impossible to snatch the ball from the opposing point guard, unless the opponent is expected to make mistakes himself.

Chen Qiang has also practiced ball control hard in the training space, and with his level of ball control, it is simply difficult for players in this era to break the ball from him.

In the face of the steal of the defender, Chen Qiang easily dodged it without turning around quickly, and at this time, the second person pounced again, wanting to continue to steal, Chen Qiang directly changed hands and dribbled, dodged lightly and dodged.

In the future, this is the basic operation of a point guard, and any point guard who proofreads in high school can make such technical moves.

In the forties, however, this basic maneuver was like performing acrobatics, and it was probably as terrifying as the free-throw line dunk in later generations.

"Wow! Wow! Wow! Wow! There was an exclamation from the audience.

Bob Cousy looked at Chen Qiang even more dumbfounded.

"What did I see, I can dribble so skillfully with my left hand!" Bob Cousy couldn't help but exclaim in his heart.

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