Chapter 20 vs. Nets
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New Jersey is the fourth smallest and most densely populated state in the United States. Its state is nicknamed the "Garden State". The Nets' home court is located here in East Rutherford. It's very close to New York State, so New Jersey Nets fans have always been bitter enemies with New York Knicks fans. It also led to a major war at that time.
New York is still at its peak, and the Nets are on the road to rebuilding. They signed the top pick this year, Kenyon Martin. They also have Stephen Marbury, the golden generation of '96, and Keith Van Horne, the "Bird II" and the outcast of Philadelphia. Also sitting on the bench was Richard Jefferson. There is also a three-point shooter who is not inferior to Ray Allen - Kerry Kittels (career three-point shooting rate is as high as 38%, you say it is not strong). Aside from being a bit poor at center, the Nets are very competitive.
Of course, this is a preseason game, and the Nets can't send all the main players, just let the champion and Keith Van Horn on the court to ensure that the team is offensive, and they can also practice. And their champion spoke before the start of the game, "Who is Luke Wharton?" I want to think about it...... Oh, the white guy who was hit and wounded and lay down for three months? Hahaha, I'll blow him up. β
All the reporters were happy to have this big-mouthed champion, and their favorite was such a player, so that their newspaper would sell a lot.
When they found Luke with Kenyon Martin's words, they were about to get something out of his mouth, but Luke just smiled and said, "See you tomorrow." And then he left.
The reporters who heard the news were stunned, but quickly came back to their senses and found that they had not asked anything. But not asking doesn't mean they don't have imagination, so the next day the following news appeared.
"The champion challenged the undrafted rookie, and the undrafted rookie did not dare to fight back"
"Luke fought back hard, saying that he would see the difference in the game"......
When Aaron saw the news, he laughed out loud, "Hahahaha, rookie, you've got some to play." β
"Don't get too happy." Luke said dissatisfied.
"Anyway, I'm not going to play today, what's the matter?" Aaron said disdainfully.
"Who says you're not going to play today?" At this time, Larry happened to enter the locker room, "Aaron, you are just going to play today. β
"Uh...... Isn't this a preseason? The main force is also going to be on the line? Aaron was puzzled.
"Who said the main force won't be on it?" "Preseason is for training. You and Luke will both be the main players in the team, so it's good to work together. β
"Okay." Larry's words Aaron had to listen.
"Okay." Larry was pleased to see that his disciple agreed. said: "Today's lineup is like this, Snow goes up to play point guard, Allen scores, Bryan continues to be small forward, Luke power forward (still use Luke as an interior lineman), this center. β
"Yes!"
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"Welcome to the TNT studio, I'm your good friend Sir Charles, and sitting next to me is Bill Wharton, who you are familiar with, so say hello to everyone."
"Hi everyone, I'm Bill."
"It's not easy to call you today, since your son played in the NBA, you rarely came." Barkley quipped.
"No, isn't it the regular season yet? Whether I come here now doesn't make much of a difference. Bill explained.
"How can it not be affected?" Barkley retorted, "Your son will play a little better when he hears you're coming." Eh, let's be honest, how did you raise such a gifted son, introduce the experience. Buckley winked at Bill.
"Uh......" Bill was speechless.
"Don't be shy," Barkley teased, "or you come down and whisper to me......
The "hahaha......" studio was in a mess.
"Okay, okay, okay, no kidding." "But I really want to know ......."
"You still say!" Bill was "angry".
"Hahahaha......" Barkley burst into tears.
wiped away his tears, and then said seriously: "Let's see today's start...... Well, the Nets only got Keith Van Horn and Kenyon Martin, yes, rookies. Look at the 76ers...... Huh, huh? Allen is also on the board, is Larry ready to use this game to ease the conflict between the two attackers? Well, that's a good option too......"
"Uh-huh......" Bill interjected.
"Bill, why don't you speak," Barkley said, "and the TV didn't invite you to be a mascot...... "seriously" Buckley said.
"Damn it, Charles," Bill was "angry" again, "you're done with me, what do you tell me to say......"
"Hahahaha......" The studio laughed again.
The camera transitions back to the Nets' home court, with players from both sides on the court. Marbury also gave Allen a high-five before the game, which is enough to show the relationship between the two people, and they pointed at Luke while talking, which made Luke confused.
"What did you just say to him?" Luke asked Aaron, who had just returned from chatting.
"Nothing," Allen said, "I'll tell you after the game." "After that, I went to warm up.
"It's ......," Luke was helpless.
"Beep-" The referee blew the whistle for the start of the match.
The two sides jumped the ball, and Evan Eschmeier, a second-year center who dominated the Nets, jumped to the ball and picked it up to Luke.
When Aaron saw this, he knew that nothing good was going to happen.
Luke dribbled across half court and played a straight pass to Big Ben for the first two points of the game.
"Hey, why didn't the first ball go to Allen?" Barkley asked, "Is there really any contradiction between them?" β
Larry who was off the field was also strange, two people who are usually very good, why didn't they connect today?
"Hey, Luke," Larry shouted from the sidelines, "pass the ball to Allen." β
"Oh." Luke knew that it was impossible not to pass the ball to Allen, because Allen was the ace of Philadelphia, and it would only be Luke who would be replaced, so he had to pass the ball. But how to pass the ball can be considered.
Offensive and defensive transitions, Nets possession. The Nets players knew about the hostile attitude of Luke and Kenyon Martin, so they passed the ball directly to Kenyon Martin. But Martin's basket carrying technique is very rough. He's better suited to faceframe attacks, especially slam dunks and air catches. But now he is backing up to the person he said he was going to blow up in front of the media, and there is no face when it is passed out, so he can only hit it hard.
But the players who hit Luke on their backs will find that Luke's strength is great, and Kenyon Martin is no exception, squeezing for 3 or 4 seconds, and he didn't move a step. Seeing that the time was about to run, he had to jump and shoot, but he was lucky enough to stumble the ball into the basket. Kenyon Martin breathed a sigh of relief. Proudly ran back to the half.
"Luke, remember to give the ball to Allen at halftime!" Larry was afraid that he had forgotten and reminded him.
"Got it." Looking at Aaron, who had already passed half time, Luke smiled wickedly. He's ready to carry out his plan.
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