Chapter 11: The First Battle of Thunder
"My dear! Your first game in the NBA must be cheered! ”
Emma's silver-bell-like voice on the other end of the phone made Bai Xiaonian, who was sitting in the home team's locker room in the target center, a little intoxicated.
"Okay! No problem! You can watch your husband's courage on TV! ”
Bai Xiaonian patted his chest and assured Emma, and then a young couple finally hung up the phone call after saying goodbye to each other, which made the others in the locker room very unhappy.
"Tut-tut! It's amazing, it's amazing! Wood: I've noticed that you've been looking more and more like Chen Duxiu lately! ”
Kevin Lefou, who was sitting on the side, listened to Bai Xiaonian and Emma's obedience, leaned over and said sourly.
Although the Timberwolves players know that Emma Watson has always been Bai Xiaonian's official girlfriend, there is still a big difference between hearing and seeing, which makes Lefu and Rubio, who have always been the face of the NBA, a double blow.
And what's even more excessive is that after Bai Xiaonian came to Minnesota, the female fans who had always admired Lefu and Rubio basically defected overnight, listen to the loud slogans outside the locker room! Almost everyone shouted Bai Xiaonian's name...
"You say yes, right? Signpost! ”
Seeing that Bai Xiaonian didn't answer him, Lefu sought comfort from Rubio, who was sitting across from him.
But apparently now is not the time to laugh, and Rubio, who usually giggles, has no birds.
After two deflated games in a row, Love didn't continue to speak, and the Timberwolves' locker room fell silent, and the atmosphere here gradually deepened by the opponent they were about to face today.
The Minnesota Timberwolves' home game against the Oklahoma City Thunder is of a very high standard, not only will TNT TV broadcast it live in the United States, but also China's CCTV 5 will broadcast the game simultaneously.
In charge of commenting this game, it is the ace commentator of the sports channel, Mr. Yu Jia, and Da Yao, who has just announced his retirement.
"We all know that many fans and friends in front of the TV are looking forward to this little boy's NBA debut, and as the star of this year's NBA, we all hope that he can play a beautiful game."
Yu Jia seemed to have very high expectations for Bai Xiaonian, and expressed his expectations for Bai Xiaonian without hesitation.
"I also got to know Bai Xiaonian before the game, not only has extremely delicate ball control skills and superb projection skills, but also is extremely good at organizing the team." Da Yao on the side also added.
"If the fans in front of the TV pay attention to Bai Xiaonian, they should have seen the photos of him training in the offseason, which shows that this is a player with very high self-discipline! What if..."
Da Yao directly interrupted Yu Jia's words and said:
"The starting lineups for both sides are out, let's take a look!"
"Thunder: Kendrick Perkins in the C position, Serge Ibaka as power forward, Kevin Durant at small forward, Russell Westbrook and Saab Sophorosa in the backcourt!" Da Yao introduced.
"And they have a bunch of big men led by James Harden on the bench, which is definitely a tough battle for the Minnesota Timberwolves."
If you just look at the results of the Thunder team on paper, it is definitely the pinnacle of existence in the league today!
And here the Timberwolves center is still Nikola Pekovic, and power forward Kevin Love and small forward Wesley Johnson have not changed. But it is interesting that in today's game, Bai Xiaonian will appear in the team's scoring guard position, and his main point guard will be played by Spanish golden boy Ricky Rubio. ”
Obviously, the new lineup of the Timberwolves also caused Yu Jia and Da Yao to be surprised, and they didn't know what kind of answer Bai Xiaonian would hand over if he suddenly changed to a point guard.
At the U.S. Target Center, Thunder point guard Russell Westbrook was being interviewed by reporters in the pre-game media interview area.
"Mr. Russell, did you know that today's game was the NBA debut of Rookie Wood White on the Minnesota Timberwolves? He's your junior at UCLA, do you have any advice for him? ”
"Excuse me? Wood White? Who's that? Hopefully he won't be so scared into peeing his pants in the NBA! ”
Westbrook said with his nostrils in his mind, only his former teammate Kevin Love on the Timberwolves deserves a little attention, and the others are just some inconsequential scum...
After visiting Westbrook, the reporters quickly found Bai Xiaonian who had just come out of the locker room with the team, and euphemistically conveyed Westbrook's words to our little white children's shoes.
"If he wants to know if I'm scared to pee, then he should try it himself..."
For such an obvious fishing interview, Bai Xiaonian didn't want to pay much attention to it, and unceremoniously threw down a sentence and followed the team to the player tunnel on the other side.
Go to the special senior? It seems that the alumni who came out of UCLA are not all good people like Lefou.
"You're doing a great job, little one! Don't be nervous, do what we usually do when you get on the field, and don't let other people's words affect your performance! ”
Rick Adelman, who finally came out of the locker room, patted Bai Xiaonian on the shoulder and said after seeing this scene.
"Good coach!"
"Road sign, pass me a few more balls today, I'm already hungry..."
Bai Xiaonian promised the coach while viciously saying to Rubio who was walking in front.
"No problem Wood! Let them take a good look at your masterful marksmanship..."
These guys from the Timberwolves are happy to help Bai Xiaonian make his debut stats a little more beautiful after accepting a few food bribes from Little White Shoes.
"Wood, while your opponent Westbrook isn't an easy guy to deal with, you shouldn't get much attention from him as an NBA rookie, so..."
At this time, Kevin Love also heard the movement at the back of the group and walked over, and tried to appease his little brother.
But before they could fully walk out of the tunnel, the earth-shattering cheers of the Timberwolves fans in the arena at the target center had already hit their cochlea.
"Wood! Wood! I love you!"
"Ahhhh
………
Lefou, who had just said that, picked at his skull in embarrassment, while Rubio, who was beside him, rolled his eyes. Who just said that no one paid attention to this crazy guy...
Rick Adelman is very happy that the atmosphere in the dressing room is so friendly, knowing that the most important factor in a team besides its own strength is to have a relatively harmonious dressing room atmosphere.
At this time, Bai Xiaonian, who had just walked out of the player's tunnel, couldn't help but be a little amazed by the enthusiasm of Minnesota fans, you must know that when he was still at UCLA, it was just the same.
Meanwhile, James Harden was dancing on the bench with his big brother Kevin Durant on the bench in Oklahoma City, talking to his big brother Kevin Durant...
"Kevin, I just wanted to tell you, please pay a little attention to Wood, that's a really good guy!"
Durant was about to speak, and Wei Shao, who was on the side, came over and said:
"A rookie like him probably hasn't figured out what the real NBA is, so let's educate him today..."
Maybe even Russell Westbrook himself doesn't know why he hates his UCLA junior so much. Probably after Bai Xiaonian entered the Bruins, all UCLA fans directly forgot about him, the former number one in the team!