On the 22nd, the 76ers went to New Jersey to challenge the Nets.

The Nets acquired Deron in a trade midway through a season, another superstar since Kidd left the Nets. It's a pity that when Delong was in the Jazz, his exposure was low, and although he played a superstar every year, he was often forgotten by the media or the public.

It's just that due to the dense schedule, the Nets currently have a lot of people on the injury list, such as Jordan Williams, Brook Lopez, and so on.

At noon, the bus stopped on the streets of East Lufuse.

Although it is a city, it is actually a small town in Bogan County, New Jersey, and in the census of the United States the year before last, there were only more than 8,900 people in East Lufuser.

Fortunately, it is close to New York and 11 kilometers from Midtown Manhattan. Affluent and bored New Yorkers who want to watch a Nets game are just a few dozen minutes away by car. Of course, most of the citizens of New York are still Knicks fans, especially now that the Knicks have two superstars, and the box office attendance is overwhelming the Nets, they will not come to such a poor country to watch the game.

The Nets are still only New Jersey fans.

After eating the team's nutritious lunch, Tang Wenlong wandered around the town alone, there were still several hours before the game, except for the training time, this time was dedicated to the players themselves.

The town is mostly in the classic suburban villa style, the residents' gardens are mostly neatly repaired, and there is a river channel to the east, the river channel is very wide, the water flow is fast, and there is always the sound of water splashing. I heard that this river connects to the Atlantic Ocean to the east.

It's a quiet town with almost no one walking around the streets, despite the sunshine outside.

Tang Wenlong walked west from the stadium on the east side, and after a small half circle, he suddenly saw a man walking out of a restaurant, wearing a gray and red mountaineering suit. lowered his head to close the door, and then suddenly raised his head again, just in time to see Tang Wenlong with his pants pocket.

"Uncle Li?" Tang Wenlong's mind turned slightly, and he recognized the person.

"Suspicious, it's Xiao Tang! You've grown so tall, I can't believe it's you! Naturally, people who came also recognized Tang Wenlong, Tang Wenlong is now so famous, and there are his advertisements and promotions everywhere.

Tang Wenlong took two quick steps and gave Li Weifu a hug. The palm patted Li Weifu's back, and he was very excited to meet an acquaintance in Syracuse in this place.

Li Weifu didn't expect it to be such a coincidence, "Are you here to compete today?" ”

Tang Wenlong smiled: "Yes, Uncle Li!" ”

"Okay young man, I could see that you worked hard when I was in Syracuse at that time, and now you have succeeded, which is very good."

Tang Wenlong's mind immediately recalled that time in Syracuse City. Alone often practice until the evening, and sometimes meet Li Weifu who runs at night.

"What is Uncle Li doing in New Jersey?" Tang Wenlong asked.

Li Weifu smiled: "There is nothing special. Mainly to come and meet a few old friends. Tsk, I didn't know you were a Syracuse player at that time, but I didn't expect you to become an NCAA man of the year, and you also entered the NBA and became a leader. ”

"Where are you going now?" Li Weifu asked.

Tang Wenlong replied: "Go to the west of the town and go around, and then go back when the time is almost up." There was a game against the Nets in the evening. ”

Li Weifu invited, "Let's go have a cup of tea together, it's still early, we haven't seen each other for a long time, just right to chat." ”

"Okay!" Tang Wenlong smiled and readily agreed.

"My daughter is a fan of yours. At that time, you were already my daughter's idol when you participated in the NCAA, and I knew that I would ask you for an autograph at that time. ”

"You can sign it now, I have a marker in my bag."

"yes, that's so thankful, she's changed a lot now and she's willing to go out and exercise"

Tang Wenlong returned to the arena a little later, and the 76ers players had already started team training in their training uniforms.

Collins didn't ask Tang Wenlong where he went, Tang Wenlong had always been self-disciplined, even when he went to nightclubs, he never drank, he was very relieved of such a highly professional disciple.

On the sidelines, Tang Wenlong did some stretching training first, accompanied by assistant trainer Rabi.

"I heard that DeLong said that this game will be won." The rabbi pressed Tang Wenlong's waist, and Tang Wenlong made a lunge.

"Really? He's crazy? Tang Wenlong changed his posture, "Aren't the Nets already losing four in a row?" We've just won the Heat. ”

"That's why he motivates his teammates like that." Rabbi laughed: "It doesn't matter if you put your mouth cannon in front of the game, winning the game is the most important thing." ”

"And maybe it's because we've been injured lately and can't get the best squad together, so I have that thought."

"Let him go, the Nets will be the tongue anyway." Tang Wenlong said disdainfully.

After about four or five laps, Collins beckoned to him, and after instructing some tactics, Tang Wenlong was also put on the field to participate in the team training.

In the evening, forty percent of the fans came to the stadium of the Continental Airlines Center, the home stadium of the New Jersey Nets, and the fans were scattered and sitting, and the sides of the court were still full, and the whole arena gave people a feeling of emptiness. "With such low attendance, it's no wonder that the Nets have changed several owners."

Before the game started, Tang Wenlong thought that where it was like Philadelphia now, every game was full, the price of tickets had risen I don't know how many times, and the boss would wake up with a smile in his dreams.

Nets coach Avery Johnson had a sad face, and Deron let the words out, but the real burden of arranging the line fell on him. This season's record is not good, his position is unstable, although he has changed the rich Russian boss, but it is not easy to waste talent.

He looked at the Philadelphia No. 1 who was scrappy and hit consecutive shots from mid-range, and his brow furrowed deeply.

Tang Wenlong hasn't felt that anyone is secretly watching him, he feels very good today, he hit shots in various positions in a row during warm-up training, the Nets don't have any outstanding swing people, the starting Anthony Morrow and Stevenson are both offensive and defensive players, especially Anthony Morrow, the whole big colander, he is ready to show his eighteen martial arts in this game! (To be continued.) )