Chapter 113: Next Stop, Rocket

It's still a clichΓ©, basketball is a team sport, and Qiao Fan can't win the championship alone. www.biquge.info There are many precedents in the history of the NBA where individual ability is not outstanding but cooperates tacitly to win the championship, but there is no example of individual ability and winning the championship alone.

A few years in the league and being locked out of the playoffs every year has taught Curry the importance of team-wide unity. So, he has a lot to do as the leader of the team.

Managing the relationship between the players and becoming a more cohesive team is the most important thing.

In fact, there are so many similar smells, it's just that someone is giving way.

Looking at the harmony between the players, Curry also smiled.

"You see, Brother Li's votes are not low!" Curry saw that the discussion was very intense. immediately mentioned that he would never snub anyone on the team, which is also a reflection of his high emotional intelligence.

"It's true, Brother Li's votes are ranked behind Tim Duncan, Kevin Durant, Dirk Nowitzki, Howard, Griffin, Pau Gasol, Kevin Love, and he is in the top ten!" Duan Tianqing looked at the list and said.

When Duan Tianqing was looking at the list, he found a name that made him a little concerned.

"Jeremy Lin?! Wow, he's ranked so high in the Western backcourt?! Duan Tianqing was puzzled.

"I've heard of him, I've heard that he's played with us before?!" Duan Tianqing said.

"Yes, Lin has been on our team for a while, and now he is in the Houston Rockets, his home is in Golden State, we have a good relationship, and when I have the opportunity to introduce you to each other, you are both Chinese, and you must have a common topic!" Curry said, looking at Jeremy Lin's name.

In fact, Jeremy Lin is also a very inspirational player. After graduating from Harvard, Lin was drafted in the 2010 NBA Draft. Eight NBA teams invited Jeremy Lin to a pre-draft tryout, but he knew that wasn't what he was good at. Eventually, the Mavericks gave him the chance to play in Summer League, and he was able to show what he was capable of.

Lin's original plan was that he would not want to play overseas if he could not get an NBA contract, and he planned to wait another year and then find a job unrelated to basketball, but after the summer league, Lin received offers from the Dallas Mavericks, Los Angeles Lakers, Golden State Warriors and an Eastern Conference team.

In the end, he chose his hometown team, the Golden State Warriors, and this is how he zigzagically entered the NBA.

"Duan, coincidentally, he is the number 7 before you! You also chose this number as the jersey number, is this a number that you Chinese have to say? Curry asked.

"No, just take it!" Duan Tianqing said in a daze.

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Even after entering the NBA, Jeremy Lin's basketball career was not smooth sailing, although he did not enter the NBA through the draft, but as the first Chinese-American player in NBA history, he still gained a lot of supporters, not to mention that his hometown is still in the Golden State.

But thanks to the Warriors' starting point guards, Stephen Curry and Monta Ellis, who are the Warriors' starting point guards, and who have no perverted abilities, Jeremy Lin has had very little playing time this season.

He has been sent down many times, and his left knee injury has made Lin's basketball journey even worse.

After a series of upheavals, Jeremy Lin came to the Knicks, and the start was still unsatisfactory, but the gold always shines.

In February, following the advice of teammate Carmelo Anthony, Lin gained more playing time, averaging 28 points and eight assists in his first four games, leading the team to four straight wins and being named Eastern Conference Player of the Week.

From this point on, Jeremy Lin's name really started in the league. He was even invited to the All-Star Rookie Challenge, which he would not have been able to invite as a non-draft player.

"Duan, you're much luckier than Lin!" Curry sighed.

Of course, compared to Jeremy Lin's upheaval when he first entered the league, he almost failed to play, and his years of hard work were almost in vain, Duan Tianqing can be described as smooth sailing.

Bob Myers was a babe for him, and he was almost famous in his first game. There are so many unfairness in this world, but God will not disappoint those who work hard.

This year's All-Star vote for Jeremy Lin currently ranks fifth in the Western backcourt, behind Curry. This is also the recognition of the audience and fans for him, although some people say that he has the advantage of being Chinese, but it is undeniable that he is still a very capable player.

"So Jeremy Lin is in the rocket now?!" Duan Tianqing asked.

"That's right!"

The Houston Rockets entered a long period of rebuilding after Yao Ming's retirement, missing the playoffs for several years in a row, and in the summer of 2012, they traded James Harden as a cornerstone of the team. Meanwhile, with the addition of Jeremy Lin, Chandler Parsons and Patrick Patterson, the Rockets' roster has been refreshed. They became the youngest team in the league. Younger than the Warriors, who have veterans like David Lee and Richard Jefferson.

"Huh?! Aren't the Rockets our first opponent after Christmas?! Duan Tianqing looked at the schedule drawn in circles on the side.

His question stunned many people, and they didn't seem to care about the next opponent's question.

"Really, this holiday is released, and the bones are loose!" Green rubbed his arm and said.

"Brothers, let's go down to training, don't let the Rockets see jokes in the next game!" Curry greeted.

A group of players seemed to realize that the season was still going on, and their opponents were still eyeing each other, and a group of people hurrahed back to the stadium.

"You guys, finally know it!" Matt Jackson didn't know when he arrived in the middle of the arena and said with his waist crossed.

"Cut!" Duan Tianqing let out a disdain unabashedly. Obviously, he's still haunted by the game against the Heat.

Draymond Green hurriedly patted Duan Tianqing and asked him to say a few words. And the team members also took Duan Tianqing's daily training and teaching practice as a matter of course.

Matt Jackson glanced at Duan Tianqing with an unkind gaze, turned around and said: "Warm up first, warm up and then train in groups, don't let your bones rust after such a long vacation!" ”

(To be continued)