Chapter 9: The first game after entering the league
"Oden, you shouldn't be so impulsive!" In the general manager's office, Buchanan said bitterly to Auden. "When you say that, you're basically offending the league's insiders, especially Shaq O'Neill!"www.biquge.info ”
"Shaq? I know a superstar who's starting to go through the top and go up and down, and to be honest, I love watching him play, but that's the way the league is, the back waves push the front waves. His time in the alliance has passed, and the hero is in the twilight, who knows if he can eat? ”
The next day, a reporter told Shaq O'Neill, who was still on vacation, what Oden said. Stepping on the soft beach, O'Neill lay on a chair, sunbathing happily, looking at the bikinis everywhere on the beach, O'Neill felt happy at this moment, if it weren't for that pesky Oden!
"Who is Oden?" After hearing the other side repeat the story, O'Neill asked this question. "But I don't think I need to know who he is, maybe another little player who borrowed my great Shaq to hype himself. It's okay, the great Shaq doesn't mind these little things, you know, when I'm playing, maybe he's still leaking his crotch pants! O'Neill shook his head.
"And brother, I warn you one last time, don't bother me with these frivolous little things when I'm on vacation!" O'Neill hung up the phone, picked up the juice on the side, took a sip, took his eyes contentedly, and lay down in his chair enjoying the bad sun. That's life! O'Neill sighed, and it was obvious that compared to before, O'Neill was slightly swollen.
The next day, O'Neill's words appeared in the newspaper. O'Neill: Who is Oden? Another big-mouthed little player who borrowed my hype? 》
Auden also saw this article, smiled and didn't speak, and was serious with the media, then he would lose. After that, the reporter found that Oden seemed to have disappeared, and there was no trace of the opportunity on major social networking sites and media news, except for the occasional photo of Oden running in the morning on Twitter.
Time is never enough for a diligent person, an hour is a person who wants to use it for two hours, and a person who always works hard for success. In the blink of an eye, he said goodbye to midsummer, and Xia Laohu only left half a tail. October's days weren't too hot, and the NBA games were getting ready to kick off.
Pre-season is especially important for a team that has undergone summer reinforcements, personnel turnover, and squad changes. As an important way to get acquainted with teammates and coaches, preseason has always been a warm-up game for players, an important period of contact with the game, adjusting the state, and recovering the body after summer dormancy, so that the players can devote themselves to the next long and heavy regular season in good condition.
On October 7, the Portland Trail Blazers ushered in the first preseason game of the new season. Sit at home and meet the Seattle SuperSonics in the same division and division. It was also the team that selected Kevin Durant as the leader in the draft, and I don't know if the league deliberately arranged it, and before the season really started, it played a game for the Portlanders, and the new champion played against the new leader.
In the preseason, the general attendance rate is not too high, perhaps because they want to see their team's top pick play, or because they are attracted by the league's top spot, Portland's tickets are unexpectedly sold out.
The soft moonlight illuminates the neon-lit arena and the hustle and bustle of the Moda Center, making Portland lively again at night. "Hey, Oden! It's a pleasure to be teammates with guys like you! In the team's locker room, Brandon Roy eagerly greeted Oden.
"Oh, Brandon Roy! You know you're playing awesome! I think the new season will be unusual to be teammates with you. Auden took off the training clothes he wore outside, revealing solid muscles, bronzed skin, glittering in the light, making people dare not underestimate the power contained inside.
"Oden, your muscles are so good!" Aldridge, whose locker was next to Auden, saw Auden's muscles and said in praise.
"It's okay! It's a testament to my hard work this summer, and God knows what I've been through. Auden said proudly, showing off the biceps on his arm. I've been in the gym this summer, and I'm sweating more than the water I'm drinking, which is really exaggerated, and if it weren't for the air conditioning, I would have suffered from heat stroke every day. ”
"Well, Oden, I didn't expect you to be so yourself." Aldridge smacked his tongue a little. "I took a vacation in the summer, and then I practiced hard in the mid-range shot, and I found that the current mid-range shot is really effective, very energy-saving, and it is not easy to defend. Just like Duncan of the Spurs, and now Gasol of the Lakers, Nowitzki of the Mavericks, and even Garnett, who is extremely physically gifted, also has a shot. I have to know it too, or I'll be out! ”
"Alright! Brother, since you say so, then I'll take care of the inside line! Auden patted Aldridge on the shoulder and said cheerfully.
"Good brother, you are really righteous enough, I will assist you then, we will work together!"
"Yes, brothers, you can break the golden stone! Let's combine the two of us to make the team's interior line the most terrifying in the league! ”
"Yes!" The two of them imagined in their own fantasy world, as if they saw everyone surrendering in front of them.
"Alright, you can take it! If you don't go out, the game will begin! Roy interrupted their imagination.
When Aldridge was shouted from the audience, the fans in the stadium began to cheer, and Roy, who came out of the field, once again raised the atmosphere to a higher level. Oden, who came out at the end, brought the atmosphere at home to its peak. "Greg! Greg! "All the fans were cheering for Oden's name.
Durant, who was standing on the side to warm up, watched Oden receive such a welcome from the fans, without being a little envious, and thought to himself: "If it was at home, would I have such treatment?" ”
"Hey, Durant! I'm not mistaken, am I? Oden looked at Durant, who was standing aside and thinking nonsense, and it turned out to be an acquaintance, so he walked over and said hello.
"Nope! Oden, I didn't expect you to be so popular? You see, the whole audience is shouting your name. ”
"Haha...... If you're on your home turf, I think you'd be so popular, and don't forget you're the savior of the team! ”
"Hopefully!" Durant said lightly, secretly thinking in his heart, "Even if it's a savior, it's just a show!" ”
The game was about to begin, and the Trail Blazers fielded the top picks Oden, Roy, Steve Blake, as well as Martell Webster and Aldridge who was on the right for the new season, which also became the starting lineup for the Trail Blazers regular season. The Seattle SuperSonics let Durant, Earl Watson, Jeff Green, Damion Wilkins, and Chris Wilcox play, and the obvious trial lineup is clearly to develop Durant.
Oden and Wilcox stood on the halfway line and prepared to jump the ball, entered the referee's corrective position several times, and finally stood still, waiting for the referee to throw the ball, and the big battle was about to start!
The moment the referee threw the ball, Oden immediately jumped and flicked the ball out. Just when Oden thought the jump ball was successful, the referee blew the whistle and signaled that it was invalid. Just when Oden's face was full of doubts, the referee couldn't bear to say: "You jumped a little early." ”
"Forehead......" Auden's face was full of black lines.
The referee took the ball and threw it again, this time Oden was slow again. Looking at the soaring Wilcox, the supersonic players have already thought that the ball must be their own time. Oden rose to the ground and soon overtook Wilcox and easily flicked the ball out. Oden, who successfully jumped the ball, naturally received cheers from the fans.
"You're really flying too slow, you know, I'll be waiting for you for a while." Looking at Wilcox standing in front of him, Auden seemed to be in pity, and his helpless expression made Wilcox seriously unhappy.
If you promise to deliver, the next game will begin, and those who have tickets can vote again! That's it for today, tomorrow may be a chapter, and in the afternoon I'm going to have dinner with classmates who rarely meet.