Chapter 281: A Mess of Mud

Adhans has joined the Bucks, but his core industry is still hedge funds, and as a financial giant that started on Wall Street, he will naturally not leave New York, the world's financial center.

However, for Merorrie's invitation, Chen Zhi naturally knew that it was just a little humor.

Her family is not like Chen Zhi's residence in Highland Park, except for Chen Zhi, Zhou Jian and Liu Ning, there is no one else, at most the workers who are temporarily hired by Zhou Jian to clean up the environment.

Merorrie's home is not something you can go to if you want to.

Coming to New York for the first time, a world-famous big city, Chen Zhi naturally wanted to walk around, and it was naturally good to have Merorry as a guide.

Of course, there is one more thing to do, and that is to visit Chu Hugo.

Chen Zhi naturally informed Chu Hugo of his itinerary a long time ago, but Chu Hugo seemed to be very busy, and agreed to meet at dinner in the evening.

This kind of expedition across most of the territory of the United States, the Mavericks will naturally arrive one night early, after checking in at the hotel, the Mavericks will inevitably disband and rest, and before the team gathers tomorrow morning, Chen will have a lot of time.

After seeing Chen, Merory seemed to be showing her familiarity with New York, and kept chattering about Chen to all kinds of introductions, such as the Statue of Liberty and Wall Street, and even the shops in Manhattan, she could tell some allusions.

It's no wonder that even though the Bucks are already her own property, she still has a longing for the New York Knicks.

In the evening, New York City was already brightly lit, and Chu Hugo finally took time to meet the two at a Chinese restaurant in Huaxia City.

Obviously, Chu Hugo was really busy, and even went straight to the restaurant after finishing his work, and he didn't even have time to change clothes.

Chen Zhi didn't expect that Chu Hugo, a witch who has always been casual and somewhat lawless, put on a well-fitting white professional outfit and immediately transformed into a domineering female president.

"Sister Hugo, long time no see!"

Even if Chen Zhi has a calm and even slow temperament, after seeing Chu Hugo, an acquaintance, he will inevitably feel a little warm in his heart, he has too few acquaintances here.

However, after seeing Chu Huguo, this old man, Chen Zhi fell into a burst of melancholy after his enthusiasm was high for a short time.

His uncontrollable heart hurt inexplicably because of Chu Hugo, an old man in Yangcheng, thinking of the Yang people who were far away in China, especially when someone appeared in his heart.

Turning his head to look at Merorry who was greeting Chu Hugo beside him, Chen Zhi was a little silent, after all, there was another girl in his heart, and that girl also liked to wear a cap and a ponytail like Merorry.

Regarding Chen Zhi's relationship with Merorrie, Chu Hugo has always been happy to see it, and even contributed to it.

Merorry, this little girl, she really loves it so much, she loves it so much that she especially wants Chen Zhi to turn her into her own family.

However, she was keenly aware of the change in Chen Zhi's expression in an instant, and she couldn't help but chuckle in her heart.

At this age, she has already experienced several relationships, long or short, and one thing she already knows very well is that if one party does not put the whole heart into it, it is only a matter of time or time.

Could it be that the little Chinese girl named Jiang Lanyue is the person destined for her little brother? It seems that I have to pay more attention to that little girl, Chu Hugo thought.

Looking at Merori, who was half-snuggled up to Chen Zhi like a lover, this little girl didn't notice the change in Chen Zhi at all, Chu Hugo couldn't help but sigh in his heart, Chen Zhi had a swaying heart, and he didn't know how he would choose in the end.

During the whole dinner, watching Merorrie and Chu Hugo talk and laugh non-stop, Chen Zhi just kept smiling and responding from time to time.

After dinner, the nightlife really begins.

However, Chu Hugo did not participate in it anymore, Chen Zhi's road still has to be walked in person, she just needs to watch him all right for her mother on the side, she is afraid that her love for Merorry will invisibly affect Chen Dao, no matter what choice she makes, she will support it unconditionally.

Chu Hugo didn't know that not long after, Chen Zhi also left Merorry and returned to the hotel where the Mavericks were staying.

Merori still didn't feel anything wrong, in her opinion, Chen Zhi really needed to rest, after all, Chen Zhi had just arrived on the east coast from the southwest of the country.

Although it was late, Chen Zhi, who returned to the hotel, couldn't sleep, lying on the big bed tossing and turning.

What appeared in his mind over and over again was Jiang Lanyue's figure.

During the previous period of time, he felt that his mind was full of Merorry, and Jiang Lanyue seemed to be completely squeezed out of Merorry's mind.

However, once it was touched today, it seemed to be making up for the blank of the previous few days, from receiving her first phone call to the visit of the Yangda basketball team to the Mavericks some time ago, every picture of Jiang Lanyue kept flashing, and finally stayed on that snowy night in Taishan, she looked at the night sky with continuous snow outside the door.

Chen Zhi seemed to have finally grasped some clues in his chaotic thoughts, knowing why Jiang Lanyue was so worried about him.

Her infatuation and dedication have deeply touched herself, and the human touch is always more profound than the external touch.

At the moment when he was about to fall asleep in a trance, Chen Zhi suddenly woke up, and he suddenly thought of a very unexpected picture.

Liu Ning stood in front of him, frowned lightly and said to herself, Chen Zhi, have you become taller!

And after being with Merorry for a long time tonight, she didn't seem to notice that.

The fact that he kept thinking about Jiang Lanyue made Chen Zhi feel guilty about Merorry, but after thinking about this, Chen Zhi finally felt a little more at ease, and he felt that Merorrie might not really like him as much as he thought.

The next evening, the Dallas Mavericks' game against the New York Knicks started on time at Madison Square Garden.

For the Mavericks, who were able to fight the Warriors in overtime, after the Warriors, no one dared to take it lightly.

In the new NBA team power rankings released last week, the Dallas Mavericks jumped up the rankings and jumped directly to fourth place, just below the Golden State Warriors, Cleveland Cavaliers and San Antonio Spurs.

However, the biggest jump is not the Dallas Mavericks, but the Houston Rockets, who have risen to the bottom of the eighth place, after three consecutive losses at the beginning of the season, the Rockets began a winning streak, the fighters continue to improve, and Harden's performance is even more phenomenal.

This undoubtedly shows the strength of the Mavericks, because the Rockets have lost two of their three consecutive losses in the opening season.

The New York Knicks' ranking, which is twenty-third in the entire power list, is in this position, and it is obviously a team that has missed the playoffs.

Results are one thing, and the other is how well the team performs on the pitch, or the chemistry.

The Knicks, not only have a poor record, but the whole team obviously doesn't have much chemistry.

Even so, there is still a lot of suspense about the outcome of the game, and in fact every game in the NBA has suspense before the game starts, and even the worst team in the league can beat the strongest team on a given night.

After all, the NBA has no weak teams, and this is not for nothing.

The injured Nuo Tianwang still won't play, and the electric fan still has to top the starting No. 4 position.

Although Noah also has some minor injuries on the Knicks' side, the lineup is neat and looks quite strong.

Starting point guard Rose, the top pick in '08, won the MVP at the age of 22, the youngest MVP winner in history, the rose that once bloomed brilliantly in the Windy City, has now been transplanted to the Big Apple, this violent player who is loved by fans, but due to injury, it was only a flash in the pan.

However, last season, Rose still averaged 16.4 points and 4.7 assists per game, and as long as he can stay healthy, he can still be a starter.

The small forward is naturally Carmelo Anthony, the top card in the Big Apple, who was a star player with a trench hairstyle and Iverson, who also shocked the league in the Nuggets' golden two-gun gun, and is still a powerful small forward.

It's just that this 03 generation of talented players, who was known as the same as the little emperor James back then, is not like James, who can transform his strong personal strength into a strong team strength.

Power forward Porzingis is the new favorite of the Big Apple, and when the Zen master decided to draft the little-known Latvian player with the No. 4 pick last year, the whole of New York was full of abuse of the Zen master, and now, just one season later, everyone is raving about the tall boy who is 221 centimeters tall and has a superb shooting ability from beyond the three-point line.

Center Noah is also a strong player, at least partnering with Porzingis who has projection and lacks confrontation ability, which is a good choice, which is why the Knicks are willing to sign the 32-year-old former best defensive player for 4 years and 72 million, as long as he can stay healthy, as a partner with Porzingis, it is really a good choice.

The Knicks' starting point is Courtney Lee, who left from Owner Joe like Jeremy Lin, and any coach would love to split 3-and-D players.

Zen master Phil Jackson sat quietly on the sidelines watching the battle, and behind his glasses was a pair of deep eyes, watching the battle that had already begun on the field.

When he saw Anthony holding the ball and single, facing the Mavericks' player named Finneysmith defending, he still forced a turn to shoot, and finally unexpectedly hit the iron, his left eye blinked quickly, and then he was still expressionless.

His facial expression softened when he saw Porzingis, a player who radiated brilliance on both ends of the pitch and was the future of New York, and the Zen master was so sure of it.

And this child will also be the foundation to prove his management ability.

In this era, just as the NBA has entered the era of high-speed three-point shooting, it is too fast and flashy, and it is not easy to build a strong team.

It's just that Phil Jackson knows that he doesn't have much time left, and if he wants to speed it up, how to send Anthony away will be a key step.

Staring at Anthony, who shot the iron again, but showed a smile on the court, Phil Jackson once again fell into deep thought, trading veto is indeed a problem, but the guy who is no longer suitable for New York has such a right in his hands.

Knicks coach Jeff Hornacek also sat on the sidelines, looking at the pensive Phil Jackson, and then at the team that had fallen into passivity on the court, with a wry smile in his heart.

Being a coach under a legendary coach is destined to be a chore, especially when the legendary coach has a legendary tactic, and then when the core of the team takes the lead in resisting this tactic, as the coach of the team, it is destined to be difficult to hand over a qualified report card.

The coach, who was also an All-Star at the peak of his career, never played for Phil Jackson as a player, but he doesn't underestimate the triangle offense.

When he was under the old coach Sloan, he stood next to the Utah Twins, reached the Finals twice, and both times came home under the Bulls' triangle attack.

Jeff Hornacek knows that the effectiveness of the triangle offensive tactic is unquestionable.

But why did the New York Knicks' triangle offensive tactics work so badly? He now has an answer to that question, and that is that the triangle offensive strategy has never been executed smoothly in New York.

First-rate tactics with second-rate execution can exert combat effectiveness, and even worse than third-rate tactics with first-class execution. What's more, the triangle offensive tactic itself is not more magical than other tactics, at least not to the point of a separate gear.

In the end, the Knicks became the graveyard of the triangle offense, or because of the boycott of the players, and it had nothing to do with the outdated triangle offense tactics.

The New York Knicks have reached the point where they are desperate to change, and now their minds are not enough on themselves, how can they have extra thoughts on their opponents.

This game was probably the easiest one since Chen entered the Mavericks.

When Rose was healthy, he relied on his strong physical fitness, and he was at least at the upper middle level on the defensive end, especially with the addition of the defensive system of the Bulls to the defensive master Tom Thibodeau.

But now let him defend Chen Dao, obviously he has enough spare energy.

Watching Chen Zhi accelerate in front of him and rush directly to the basket, under the defense of Noah and Porzingis's active defense, the big lever scored the basketball, the sharp change of direction and speed made Rose lose his mind for a moment, as if he saw himself in the MVP season.

But thinking of Chen's three-point shooting rate that was the first in the league, Rose immediately shook his head, even if he was in the MVP season, he was not as crazy as the kid in front of him.

Carlisle probably saw the rose that had once made the league go crazy, and then thought of something, and moved Chen to the bench early with four minutes left in the first quarter.

Chen Zhi, who only scored 9 points, was obviously unfinished, but the Knicks' defense did not even make Chen Zhi seriously qualified, Barnes and Finneysmith's empty cuts were repeatedly successful, and the assists were simply too easy, with 9 assists in a single quarter.

Chen Zhi was still not satisfied with being replaced, and saw Merorry sitting on the sidelines waving to him, the two dimples on his smiling face were extremely cute, Chen Zhi just smiled and nodded.