Chapter 150: First Win of the Season
The new season has officially begun, Meng Xiaohao's third season......
Before the start of the season, the New York Fortune Players ranked sixth in the league and third in the East in ESPN's power rankings.
The operation of the Fortune Team this summer has made many people feel incredible, and it has put together a very good lineup for Meng Xiaohao in a short period of time.
"I think it's entirely possible for the Fortune Players to reach the Finals this season, and I'm very optimistic about this Fortune Team."
"But you have to know that Derek, a very unstable factor, is also in the Fortune team, and his form is not very stable, which is a test for the Fortune team."
"That's right, and Meng Xiaohao's state stability is not very good, so I'm not very optimistic about the Fortune Team."
On a talk show, several ESPN expert commentators shared their thoughts on the current Fortune Team.
There are many people who are optimistic about the current Fortune team, believing that they are now also one of the strongest contenders for the championship team......
But there are still many people who are not optimistic about the Fortune Team, they think that the Fortune Team still needs to run in and grow, and when they are the strongest, it should be next season.
In the face of many people's doubts, if the Fortune Players want to prove themselves, then in the regular season, let them impress.
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The 2021-2022 season has officially begun......
The Fortune Players face the Seattle Jets in their first game, a team that is very strong in the West and can even threaten the Stars and Snow Mountains.
The Fortune team met them in the first game, and it was a tough battle, so to speak.
This game can be a great test of the Fortune team's training results this offseason, and see how they are running in this offseason.
Many people who are not optimistic about the Fortune Team are waiting to see the jokes of the Fortune Team, and if the first game is closed, it will be a serious blow to them in terms of momentum.
But the Fortune Ones didn't get those guys......
Although the team still needs to run in, in this game against the Jets, the Fortune Team did not have any retreat at all, and directly fought the Jets hard steel.
Before the start of the season, many people were still worried about Meng Xiaohao and Derrick competing for the position of boss, but this game seems to be completely unnecessary.
Even if Derek is the highest salary, the boss of the Fortune Team is still Meng Xiaohao.
Before signing the contract, the Fortune team had already made it clear to Derek that although you are the highest salary, this team is Meng Xiaohao's, and if you make a second in the team, we will put you on the shelf.
Although Derek is sometimes in his head, he still understands what the Fortune Team means, and he has agreed.
The reason why Derrick agreed was because the Fortune team promised to give Derek a lot of playing time and a lot of tactical core, although Meng Xiaohao is the boss, but he is the most powerful.
And in the contact with Meng Xiaohao, Derek also found that Meng Xiaohao was more suitable for the leader than himself, and gradually, he was willing to play next to Meng Xiaohao.
Without the Fortune Team competing for the boss, there is naturally a big stumbling block on the road to success......
Now, the Fortune Team just has to wait for Meng Xiaohao and Derek to grow, and when they grow, the future of the Fortune Team is limitless.
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Eyes back on this game......
As the first game of the Fortune Players' new lineup, they will have to prove themselves with a win.
While the Jets are outstanding, they are not afraid.
The Jets, whose style of play is as their name suggests, are based on their run-and-gun tactics to stand in the league, leaving opponents helpless with their speed and penetrating defence.
In this game, the Fortune team also suffered this loss.
But the Fortune Players did what they did from the Detroit Industrial team in last season's playoffs, relying on positional warfare to improve their offensive success rate and then prevent the opponent from playing run-and-shoot tactics.
This can be said to be quite effective......
The current Fortune team, the strength of the interior line has increased significantly, and it is no longer like last season, when encountering a team, they will play on the inside line of the Fortune team.
Now their inside line sits on Kobo. Gasol, the strength of the inside line has skyrocketed.
Gradually, the Jets' run-and-gun tactics lost their original lethality, and although they were also very penetrating, they were completely inferior to what they used to be.
On the other hand, on the side of the Fortune Team, Meng Xiaohao and Derek are in very good shape, and Meng Xiaohao is even a 360-degree spin, getting rid of the defensive layup in the air and scoring a surprise.
And Derrick relied on his excellent physical fitness, all kinds of shocking dunks, and dunked the Jets without a little temper.
Gradually, the Fortune Players began to build their lead......
Although the Seattle Jets tried to try to fight back, Middleton hit three three-pointers in a row, and his overwhelming three-point rain was extinguished.
The Fortune team kept pressing the Jets to the ground and rubbing wildly throughout the game, leaving the Jets powerless to fight back, and even the opportunity to try to fight back gradually disappeared......
In the end, not surprisingly, the Fortune Team defeated the Industrial Team by 17 points!
Meng Xiaohao and Derek combined for 65 points, beating the Jets with no temper at all.
Middleton also had 18 points on the net, and 15 of them were all three-pointers, and he was also 5-of-9 from three-point range, which was a surprisingly high shooting percentage.
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The league was stunned by the Fortune Winners' victory, and the Fortune Players showed great dominance in the first game.
And the combination of Meng Xiaohao and Derek also showed terrifying strength, although the two of them only played this regular season, but the two of them were very tacit.
But even so, there are still many people who still question this team......
The reason is also surprisingly ridiculous......
They think that just one game doesn't mean anything, the Fortune Team is still not a first-class team, and if they meet the Star Team and the Revolutionary Team, they will still only lose.
This made Meng Xiaohao feel very ridiculous, he really understood a sentence......
"If a sunspot wants to hack you, he will find any reason, even if you have dandruff, it will be a reason for them to hack you."
For this kind of thing, Meng Xiaohao just took it as a joke, if he took this kind of thing too seriously, then he would not be able to grow up in his life.
Meng Xiaohao looked at the matchup table for this season, this month, the Fortune Team can be described as a devil's schedule!
In addition to the Jets that have just been played, the Star Team, the Watchmen Team, the Revolutionary Team, and the Snow Mountain Team, these are all strong teams in the East and West, and they really test the Fortune Team.
Meng Xiaohao smiled slightly......
"Test? Just come on! I just love trials! ”
(End of chapter)