Chapter 150: Proof

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Of course, Wang Zhuo, who works hard in the NBA, also feels the same way, and Wang Zhuo can better understand Yi Jianlian's mood, after all, Yi Jianlian came to the Knicks to report in the footsteps of the New Year, and there are more than a billion Chinese behind him, so Wang Zhuo deliberately arranged a game for Yi Jianlian to prove himself.

Facing the old Lakers and former Lakers rival Thomas Robinson, it is definitely the best opportunity for Yi Jianlian to prove himself and regain his self-confidence.

"Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to Madison, the Knicks' regular season against the Lakers is coming up."

Before the game, ESPN's commentators Mark Jackson and Sean Battier visited Madison Arena to be the game's guest commentators.

After his opening remarks, Mark Jackson announced that the Lakers' starters Russell, Ingram, Ruel Deng, Randle and Nick Young were Anthony, Rose, Noah, Jennings and Yi Jianlian.

"Easy? I'm not mistaken, I remember that Yi was just cut by the Lakers not long ago, but I didn't expect to become the starting forward of the Knicks, the league's top team, the NBA is really the place where miracles are born, Sean, what do you think? ”

Mark Jackson seems to deliberately want to make a fuss about Yi Jianlian, after all, the strength of the two teams is very different, and this is probably the only thing that can win attention.

"The Chinese I know are very humble and easy-going, such as Yao, I believe that Yi and Wang are the same, and Wang naturally has his reasons for this arrangement, but with the current lineup, the Knicks' strength is not much stronger than the Lakers."

Battier had a deep friendship with Yao Ming when he was in the rocket, and he also endorsed Anta's advertisements, and there are many opportunities to deal with Chinese, so Battier has always had a good impression of Chinese, and he does not exclude Chinese in his heart, but as far as Yi Jianlian's strength in previous games is concerned, Battier does not dare to be overly complimented, and his speech is also very pertinent.

"Sean, having said that, I must visit Luke and Wang in person after the game, how do you think about the question of Yi, is it Luke who has no eyes, or Wang Baimi?"

Mark Jackson did not intend to let Yi Jianlian go because of Battier's pertinent judgment, and even involved the head coaches of both teams, Wharton and Wang Zhuo.

Battier shook his head, a little speechless, but also quite helpless, Mark Jackson's big mouth, like Barkley, has never been forgiving.

The words are not coarse, Mark Jackson's words do have some truth, the Lakers just laid off Yi Jianlian, the Knicks signed with Yi Jianlian, and also served as the starter, in a way, Wharton's face is very unbearable, but it has happened, and he has the courage to face it.

Even more angry is naturally Thomas Robinson, you must know that Yi Jianlian was his subordinate when he was a defeat in the Lakers, but he didn't expect that in just a few days, Yi Jianlian turned out to be the starting power forward of the strongest team in the league, and he is still a marginal substitute for the fish belly team, and the situation can be described as a world of difference.

Robinson secretly decided that as long as Wharton sent him to play, he would definitely make Yi Jianlian look good and give the opponent a crisp and resounding slap in the face, of course, with Wharton's ingenuity, he would naturally not let this situation happen, the probability of the Lakers winning the game is very small, if Robinson and Yi Jianlian fall back in the matchup, it will undoubtedly be a naked slap in Wharton's face.

The game officially started at 8:30 p.m., with Noah easily crushing Randle in the scrum to win the ball for the Knicks, and Jennings dribbled quickly to the frontcourt.

Jennings hovered at the top of the circle with the ball, Yi Jianlian mentioned the high blocking, Jennings bypassed the cover man and burst into the inside, Ingram stepped forward to make up for the defense, Jennings broke through and knocked back, Yi Jianlian received the ball, and Wang Zhuo's words flashed in his mind: "As long as there is the ball, you can end the attack." ”

At the same time, this position is Yi Jianlian's shooting comfort zone, so Yi Jianlian directly pulled a step to the left, and did not hesitate to shoot a high jumper, and the ball followed the standard parabolic trajectory and hollowed into the basket.

"The Knicks' first offense was easy, and it went in, which was too surprising."

After Mark Jackson finished explaining the changes on the court, he couldn't help but sigh, obviously not expecting the Knicks to set up tactics around Yi Jianlian.

Wharton's face was a little ugly, and Robinson's whole face was green, enjoying the treatment of the tactical core, it was a fantasy to think about it, I didn't expect Yi Jianlian to have such a generous treatment when he first arrived at the Knicks.

Robinson began to be a little jealous of Yi Jianlian, although Robinson knew in his heart that Yi Jianlian and others getting such an opportunity were definitely related to Knicks head coach Wang Zhuo's Chinese identity, but the result was that Yi Jianlian invested, even if it was clearly partial, it was so biased that people had nothing to say.

The Lakers serve in the backcourt, Russell is still colored on the offensive end, and after Kobe Bryant retired, Russell deservedly became the core player of the Lakers, but judging from the current situation, Russell's performance is not enough to become a qualified leader.

By the 5 minutes of the game, Yi Jianlian had scored 4 points and 2 rebounds, and his performance was very eye-catching, and the Knicks' home fans gradually began to have a good impression of the Chinese player from the initial strangeness, just like Jeremy Lin at the beginning.

During this period, Wang Zhuo called a timeout, replaced Noah with O'Quinne, played a five-small lineup, raised the speed of the Knicks to a new height, and gave full play to Yi Jianlian's mid-range shooting and long-range shooting advantages, and laid a double-digit lead in waves.

When Yi Jianlian got off the field, the home fans cheered loudly "Yi, Yi, Yi", and stood up to give Yi Jianlian applause and cheers, and his teammates also came over to high-five Yi Jianlian because of Yi Jianlian's good performance, and at this time, although Yi Jianlian was sweating on his face, his expression was resolute and extremely confident.

In the second quarter, Yi Jianlian still stayed on the court, continued to score points for the Knicks, and ensured that the score was not narrowed, until the middle of the third quarter, Wang Zhuo replaced Yi Jianlian off the court, and completely stifled the momentum of the Lakers' counterattack with a harsh suffocating defense for five minutes, at this time, Yi Jianlian had already scored 12 points and 6 boards, and also sent two blocks.

In the fourth quarter, Yi Jianlian once again put on the battlefield and still contributed, and finally, 120-100, the Knicks repelled the Lakers at home, Yi Jianlian played 38 minutes, and cut down 20 points, 8 rebounds and 3 blocks.

Yi Jianlian's performance not only conquered the fans in New York, but also gave a satisfactory explanation to more than one billion Chinese fathers and villagers, and at the same time proved to the world: As long as I have the opportunity, I can also be very good.

Thomas Robinson, on the other hand, not only did he not get a minute to play, but the Lakers also lost the game. (To be continued.) )