Paul greeted Zhang Chen from afar: "Hey, Chen! Long time no see! ”

Zhang Chen stopped what he was doing, turned around with the basketball, saw Paul in a blue and white jersey, and smiled reluctantly: "Hello, Chris, we haven't seen each other for a long time." If he and Paul really know each other retroactively, it was last season's Rookie Challenge, at that time, Paul, as the head coach, appreciated Zhang Chen very much to Zhang Chen, and reciprocated, Paul actually became one of Zhang Chen's closest point guards in this league.

After the end of last season, many teams threw olive branches to him, and the Hornets also increased their chips again and again under Paul's pressure, which Zhang Chen saw in his eyes, but it was impossible for him to choose the Hornets.

can't be teammates but can be friends, so although Zhang Chen was not in a good mood, he reluctantly responded to Paul with a smile when he heard Paul greet him. Paul's popularity is really good, and when he came here, several Knicks players greeted Paul.

Paul didn't seem to see the slightly gloomy expression on Zhang Chen's face clearly, and when he heard Zhang Chen's answer, he said, "How is it?" Are you sure the Knicks are to your liking? Why don't you choose our Hornets...... We're working together to help us get to the next level. ”

Hearing Paul's blatant digging into the wall, D'Antoni made a move on the sidelines to drive Paul: "Chris fuck off...... This is our territory...... Watch out for us blowing you away! Paul knew that D'Antoni would joke with him again, so he just laughed with him and looked at Zhang Chen.

Zhang Chen said: "The Knicks are quite suitable for me!" There's a great bunch of team-mates here, and I think I'm doing a good time here, Chris, and I'm sure you're going to be a pretty good team-mate...... It's a shame that we probably won't be able to work together on a team. ”

Paul smiled, nodded, and then suddenly seemed to remember something, quietly came to Zhang Chen's ear, and said: "Chen, I still want to talk to you about something, in fact, maybe you already know, LeBron and Dwyanne are also very good guys in their real surnames, but maybe there is a little misunderstanding between you?" I think maybe you can both try to find each other's strengths, and you will find their benefits. I heard about it the other day, and I want to ask you not to take it personally. ”

Zhang Chen was a little strange when he heard Paul say this, he tilted his head: "Chris, are they asking you to say this?" "If it's really James or Wade who makes Paul a peacemaker, then Zhang Chen will be a little difficult, and it is impossible for him not to give Paul face, after all, Paul and him are good friends. But if it was just Paul himself who did the peacemaker, everything would be fine, and it was not the will of both sides anyway.

"I said it myself!" Paul didn't seem to figure it out, but spoke honestly.

Zhang Chen was relieved, and then said: "Chris, I think I can only say sorry, in fact, you may not be able to experience the feeling of not being accepted, they seem to treat you as a puppet who can be bullied at any time and can fight sarcasm...... I don't like that feeling. And, I didn't find any benefit in what you just said...... In fact, I've found out that their game is the best on the planet, but alas, I just see the benefits in basketball. ”

When Paul heard this, he knew that he couldn't reconcile the contradictions between these three guys, so he let go of his plan to persuade Zhang Chen, but chatted with Zhang Chen for a while.

Taylor was sitting very close to the basketball court, and she could clearly see the warm-up scene of the players, and when she looked up at the big screen, she found that Zhang Chen's face had an indescribable gloom. Of course, this gloom is not the gloom of the eve of the conspiracy with a frown, but a sense of sadness.

Taylorton felt a little distressed for a while, and suddenly felt uneasy about her uncertain future.

The game is about to start, and this game tugs at the hearts of New York fans, after all, the Knicks are already two consecutive losers on the road, and they can't afford to lose again, otherwise a lot of things will be difficult to say.

Paul and Zhang Chen finished greeting and chatting, and returned to their team, at this time, the warm-up time was almost completely over, and the official game was about to start soon.

When everyone walked into the players' tunnel, D'Antoni stopped Zhang Chen: "Chen, no matter what happens to you, but I want to see a fully formed Zhang Chen in today's game, and the current Knicks team needs your performance very much." ”

Zhang Chen nodded: "Boss, I understand the priorities, I will do my best." D'Antoni nodded reassuringly, and then the big guys walked into the tunnel, and then everyone stepped out of the narrow tunnel to meet the bright lights and stars in the sky.

The jump ball was played between Chandler and David Lee, and the moment the basketball climbed into the sky, both of them jumped towards the sky, and then, Chandler touched the basketball first and slapped it in Paul's direction.

Paul hurriedly wanted to go up and grab the basketball, but at this moment, a lightning-like figure next to him suddenly rushed up, like a white lightning, reached out and fished out, and the basketball was taken into his arms, and then immediately accelerated under his feet and rushed across the halfcourt. Zhang Chen's body turned into a violent wind, and in a blink of an eye, he had already rushed through the half-court, Paul followed behind him, but people saw that the gap between Zhang Chen, who controlled the ball, and Paul, who did not control the ball, was getting bigger and bigger.

Although everyone was accustomed to Zhang Chen's amazing speed and strength, they were still a little surprised when they saw this scene.

Taylor watched Zhang Chen grab the basketball next to the court, and then immediately control the ball for half the court, feeling a little proud in his heart, but at the same time it was also a worry about Zhang Chen's safety. And Zhang Chen was in everyone's eyes, like a raging wind, whistling by, and soon came to the three-point line, West had come up to defend Zhang Chen.

Zhang Chen didn't care about his defense, he just used a forced change of direction in front of his body, he had already passed by his defense, and then his feet continued to accelerate, and he quickly smashed into the inside.

No one can stop it!

Just the first ball, Zhang Chen embodied a kind of lightning rush, everyone could only see his white jersey in the middle of the court like a swimming dragon, fast as lightning, in a short moment can pierce the sky, as if teleporting tossing and turning.

Zhang Chen just used the acceleration after changing the direction of the body to completely pass West, and before West could fully figure it out, Zhang Chen had already come to a step in the free throw line like a white dragon and jumped high.

His body soared in the sky, and in the blink of an eye, he had arrived at the basket in the air, and the basket in front of him was already empty, and he could only watch Zhang Chen's charge come in an instant.

"Bang!" The basket hissed in pain under Zhang Chen's tearing, the net fluttered slightly in Zhang Chen's hand pendant, and the entire hoop was even completely deformed in Zhang Chen's tearing, and the basketball hoop also shook and crumbled. Zhang Chen's ball power was used very much, as if he wanted to completely tear off this basket before he gave up.

The high-definition camera captured Zhang Chen's tangled face, from here you can even see the intertwined meridians on Zhang Chen's face, looking at Zhang Chen, who used to be as quiet as an autumn water, at this moment it is as hideous as a roaring beast, Taylor covered her mouth, and at the same time she had a pain in her heart - she knew where Zhang Chen's anger came from.

Zhang Chen fell from the air, this slam dunk that shocked everyone on the Hornets, in his opinion, seemed to be a passing cloud and didn't care, he jumped off the basket and then didn't say a word, and went straight to the half court to defend back. At this time, he looked calm and terrifying, like a dormant beast, and when he recuperated, he was about to glow with a brilliance that everyone had to look at.

Back at halftime, the Hornets' offense hit, the Hornets' tactics haven't changed much from last year, Paul still controls most of the Hornets' possession, and he's now guiding the way to the Knicks' three-point line, and then he passes the basketball to veteran Posey, who is opposite Zhang Chen. Posey is a defensive stalwart, and of course he has his own unique skills in attack, but his offensive ability is not as famous as his defense.

Posey just helped Paul divert his attention a little, and Paul quickly bypassed Zhang Chen and re-received Posey's pass on the left wing of the three-point line. West came up to help Paul block the pick-and-roll, and Paul took advantage of this opportunity to dribble under his crotch and prepare to go straight inside.

However, Zhang Chen and Du Hong quickly came to change the defense, Zhang Chen defended in front of Paul, Paul originally wanted to achieve it overnight in the face of Zhang Chen, but when he failed to change the direction of the ball with a tentative surname, he had to think long-term, regain control of the ball and return to the three-point line, slowly looking for opportunities. Zhang Chen also pressed up, and the defense did not relax in front of Paul.

Paul broke through tentatively again, but still did not deceive Zhang Chen's defensive center of gravity, and he immediately understood that Zhang Chen was different from before.

Last season, he wanted Zhang Chen to come to the Hornets, completely because he valued his scoring potential, and wanted to make the Hornets have one more scoring maniac, and at that time he was also ready to adjust Zhang Chen's defense. Later, Zhang Chen went to the Knicks, and many things went to rest like this, and today, when he faced Zhang Chen again, he was surprised to find that Zhang Chen's defense had improved so much!

Shi Bei San said that he should be impressed, let alone a guy with super absorption capacity like Zhang Chen? While Paul was surprised by Zhang Chen's improved defensive ability, he also felt even more regretful, if he could get Zhang Chen to the Hornets at that time...... But now is not the time to be upset or carry forward the spirit of Ah Q, Paul saw that the time to attack was running out, and he was blocked many times in front of Zhang Chen, he decided that he couldn't go on like this. So, immediately after a step, Paul made a horizontal change of direction, and his body lunged into the left side of the basket. After he felt that Zhang Chen's center of gravity should change slightly, he made a horizontal pull change again, adjusting his body to the right direction.

It's just that he found that Zhang Chen's defensive ability had improved to this extent - he had used two consecutive changes of direction, but Zhang Chen still used his nimble steps to follow.

In fact, Zhang Chen also knows that Paul's change of direction is quite strange and elusive, but his height is much shorter than Zhang Chen, so it would be absolutely deceiving to say that Zhang Chen was not affected by Paul's change of direction at all, and now Zhang Chen does occasionally feel a little unstable in his center of gravity. However, he still used his body control to balance this instability and continued to defend Paul.

At this time, he suddenly couldn't find Paul's basketball, and the basketball that had been flying next to Paul just now suddenly disappeared.

"It's not good, it's been passed!" Zhang Chen's heart immediately made a judgment, and sure enough, Paul just avoided Zhang Chen's sight with a sudden back-handed dribble, and now the basketball came out of his left side again, Paul completed a change of direction behind his back, and also completed the third change of direction of this breakthrough, and his body also drove into the inside line at full speed.

Zhang Chen was no longer able to stop Paul, Paul's thin body was now as elusive as a slippery loach, but his body seemed to have been pressed the fast-forward button, which was something that made the defenders desperate.

Paul dodged Zhang Chen to the left side of the basket, and then he made a throw, and the basketball went to the basket to score two points for the Hornets. After scoring, Paul turned around and looked at Zhang Chen with a strange gaze, because he wanted to see why Zhang Chen's defensive ability was suddenly so good.

Zhang Chen saw the whole process of Paul's breakthrough, and secretly admired in his heart, such a breakthrough is indeed quite weird, and it is so flexible that he can't say it. At that time, someone added the eleventh weapon to the score of the top ten weapons, that is, the swallow dart, which is Paul, the kind of quiet and moving rabbit gives people a light feeling.

Paul scored two points, but he didn't have any smug expression, but called his teammates to defend as quickly as he could, and he always seemed to be unable to stop chattering, which made West's forehead wrinkled, and he was trying to resist the chatter of his good partner.

Zhang Chen controlled the ball again, and the Hornets were arranging a defense for him, but Zhang Chen didn't have that patience, he just received the pass and immediately let the basketball drill into his crotch, which allowed him to block Posey's right hand that came up to steal, and then he accelerated and rushed towards the half court.

Zhang Chen's speed instantly drove to the peak, which made people feel relaxed and happy, and such a speed did seem to have a pleasing feeling.

The Hornets' defensive plan is basically interrupted now, because Zhang Chen's speed is so fast, they don't have time to shrink at all, Zhang Chen's attack range has already pierced through the half court, heading towards the three-point line.

"Defend and defend!" Faced with Zhang Chen, a guy who doesn't play cards according to common sense, Paul knows that the Hornets have no time to set up their defense - there is a guy with incredible speed who is driving towards the half court with his maximum firepower, and you can imagine how dangerous this can be.

Zhang Chen quickly came to the outside of the three-point line, and then forced the first defender, Paul.

Paul looks skinny and weak, like a child, but when you actually run into him, you will find that his strength is also quite amazing, and if you are not careful, it will make people feel like they are hitting the south wall. Zhang Chen is not ready to force Paul out, although he wants to vent his excess energy and emotions with a dunk now, but at this time he will naturally not be stupid enough to try Paul's defensive art.

Therefore, Zhang Chen killed Paul with the trend of directly smashing the yellow dragon, and when he was about to pass through Paul's defense line and go inside, Zhang Chen withdrew his body before his body was about to touch Paul, like a cobra that was startled, Zhang Chen's body was taken back in one go, and then, his legs gave him the strength to go up, and under the support of this power, Zhang Chen threw his body into the sky.

In the sky, Zhang Chen's body stretched slightly, and the power was transmitted to his right hand, and then further to the fingers of his right hand, and this power finally caused the basketball to leave his hands and glide towards the sky.

Paul looked at Zhang Chen's menacing posture as if he was rushing over to the death, and was completely deceived by Zhang Chen's hideous expression and speed like wind and lightning, and completely thought that Zhang Chen was going to break through himself and enter the inner line, so he calculated that he would delay Zhang Chen first, and then shrink the inner defense to make Zhang Chen in a dilemma. Who knew that Zhang Chen chose a jump shot, which made the one-meter-eighty-five Paul whip out of reach, so he could only jump as high as possible, and when he saw Zhang Chen soaring into the air, he suddenly remembered that this guy seemed to be the champion of last year's three-point competition, and conquered the opponent and conquered the world with a super shooting rate of all shots.

It's just that it's too late, the basketball in Zhang Chen's hand left his hands, flew towards the basket, drew a full arc in the sky, and finally slowly plunged into the net.

"Huh!" The crisp voice was very exciting, Zhang Chen got three points in this way, helping the Knicks' score in this game to rise to 5 points, Zhang Chen had already fallen to the ground before the basketball went into the net, but his right hand has always maintained an elegant posture like a swan's neck, which makes Zhang Chen's movements look very graceful.

"Good shot! Pretty! The surrounding spectators made loud noises to show their praise for Zhang Chen's ball, and the crowd was surging, all grinning and shouting Zhang Chen's name.

Taylor heard these overwhelming cheers, heard the name of Zhang Chen, a great sense of satisfaction and a sense of pride appeared in her heart, although she kept reminding herself that such happiness was very thin, but his feelings at this time no longer allowed her to think about those things.

(To be continued)