On November 12, 2017, the second day of China's Double 11 "Chop Hand Festival", a game watched by thousands of Chinese basketball fans was played on the TD Garden Court in Boston, against the Boston Celtics and the New York Knicks. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

The reason why Chinese fans are very concerned is because the two teams in this game each have a Chinese player, namely Celtics' small forward Ye Hai and Knicks' playmaker Che Yicheng, as the core members of the Chinese national youth team to win the World Youth Championship in the Netherlands, they were selected by the current team in this year's draft with the top and sixth picks respectively.

Due to such special circumstances, this game is also known as the Chinese Derby by Chinese fans and media. This is also the second Chinese derby seven years after the last Chinese derby on November 11, 2010! Chinese fans have been waiting for this match for 7 years!

And the last Chinese derby also left a deep impression on Chinese fans. At that time, Yi Jianlian had switched to the Wizards, and in the game between the Rockets and the Wizards, Yao Ming and Yi Jianlian met again, but this time, Yao Ming had to stand in advance because of a foot injury, but Yi Jianlian performed well, getting 13 points, 7 rebounds and 4 blocks. And that game also became the swan song of the Chinese derby in the NBA.

It is worth mentioning that a year later, Yao Ming officially chose to retire, and then the NBA was suspended, and Yi Jianlian also returned to China to fight in the CBA.

But after 7 years, there are finally 2 more Chinese players standing on the stage of the NBA, and at the same time playing the Chinese derby as starters!

The New York Knicks and the Boston Celtics are also two teams with a lot of connections, and they are the only two NBA teams in the league that have not moved to a city since the original BAA league! This has to be said to be a kind of fate!

The New York Knicks, a giant team that once spawned Walter Frazier, Willis Reed, and Patrick Ewing, have had brilliant performances in three different eras of the league, and it just so happens that each era is about twenty years apart.

In the early 50s of the 20th century, the Knicks entered the NBA Finals three times, and the early 70s of the 20th century was the golden generation of the team, when the team had excellent players such as Willis Reid, Walter Frazier, Dave Debusschel, Earl Monroe and Bill Bradley, the team won 2 NBA championships at that time, and then in the 90s of the 20th century, the Knicks dominated the league again, because of the appearance of the great center Patrick Ewing, The team reached the finals in both 1993-94 and 1998-99.

Another 20 years have passed, and the time has come to the 2017-18 season, exactly two decades after the team's last glory period. The Knicks, under the leadership of "Zen Master" Phil Jackson and coach "Old Fish" Derrick Fisher, once again launched an attack on glory!

At the pre-match press conference at Boston's home stadium, the conference room was crowded with reporters from all over the world, and even the corridor outside the conference room was filled with reporters who were not late, and both coaches praised each other's teams at the pre-game press conference, saying that the other team is a great and mature team, and it is expected to hit the championship this season, and will treat this game with a normal heart. Neither manager showed any obvious emotion ahead of the game.

When the top players of both teams, Paul and Anthony, were asked if they would steal the limelight from the two Chinese players, the two gave very different answers.

Paul said: "Isn't Ye Hai's limelight enough? The first five games were almost the same as the first 10 games of my rookie season. I don't think I can steal the limelight from him, and I think he's in a hurry to perform for this game. As soon as Paul's words ended, there was a good-natured laugh from the audience.

And Anthony's answer to this question is this: "This game doesn't make me feel special because of anything, I know that Cha Yicheng and Ye Hai are very good Chinese players, and they are the pride of Chinese fans, but this is the NBA, our goal is to win, and the championship!" "Anthony's attitude is like a declaration to everyone, I only want to win the championship and nothing else!

However, from the answers of the two stars, discerning reporters can see that the atmosphere in the Celtics' locker room looks more relaxed, but I heard that Anthony's attitude towards Cha Yicheng is also good. It is said that before the draft, Anthony and him met, and the two had made a bet at that time, and no one knew the content of the bet, but I heard that Cha Yicheng won the bet, and at the same time won Anthony's trust and respect.

As a sixth pick high pick rookie, Che Yicheng's road to New York was not smooth sailing, after experiencing the starting point guard battle with "Energizer Kid" Brandon Jennings, Che Yicheng, who won the starting position, experienced the pain of "triangle offense", but thanks to the Chinese's natural high IQ and understanding, coupled with Che Yi's super basketball IQ, as the "China's No. 1 high school student" before Ye Hai, Che Yicheng also quickly adapted to the Knicks' tactics and style of play, And quickly integrate into the team.

Cha Yicheng's mature performance and enterprising spirit were praised by Phil Jackson and Fisher, and also won Anthony's recognition as "Melon's" personal guard brother in the Knicks. In this case, Jennings, who lost in the competition, also willingly served as a substitute for Che Yicheng.

Due to the special nature of this game, and the fact that both teams are powerhouses in the East, this game was also scheduled to be broadcast live in the United States by ESPN! Of course, the domestic CATV is also broadcast live to meet the needs of all Chinese fans!

The guests of this game are the "Big Shark" O'Neal and Barkley, who also commented on the Boston game in the last game, and the special guest ESPN specially invited Kenny Smith, who was the same commentator when Barkley boasted about the last time he went to the sea.

Before the game, O'Neill said directly in front of everyone: "Charlie, I have heard about you, I heard that you lost again, and you have to kiss the donkey's ass again?" ”

Barkley lowered his head and smiled depressedly, and said, "Shaq, don't say that, Smith won't be so serious with me anymore!" ”

Smith continued: "Yes, I can't do that to Charlie again. ”

O'Neill laughed and said, "So I did it for you!" ”

"Really? Thank you so much! Smith laughed along.

"Yes, yes, who's going to trouble bringing in Mr. Donkey from outside!" O'Neill said to the staff outside the court.

Barkley covered his face with his hands and shouted, "No, come again!" ”

Sending his hand away, Barkley saw the staff holding back a smile desperately, leading a donkey and slowly walking into the live broadcast room, Barkley sighed in his heart: "It's all the big mouth that causes the trouble!" (To be continued.) )