After the game against the Lakers, the Bulls went to Oklahoma the next day and played back-to-back games against the Thunder.

It was a battle between the two youth teams, and after a fierce final battle, the Bulls defeated the Thunder 96-86 to usher in a two-game winning streak after a four-game losing streak.

Xu Yong and Rose scored 22 and 21 points respectively, Deng had 14 points and 4 boards, and Noah also had 13 points, 11 boards, 2 assists, 4 steals and 2 blocks.

On the Thunder's side, Durant scored 28 points on 7-of-19 shooting, and Jeff Green scored 24 points on 8-of-19 shooting.

Harden only came off the bench and played 19 minutes, finishing with eight points, three rebounds and one assist on 3-of-7 shooting.

After the game, Xu Yong and Harden inevitably caught up for a while, and the two also drank.

"I'm still struggling with playing time, and you're already aiming for Rookie of the Year." When talking about the situation on the team, Harden wore a copper coin bracelet and went down with a glass of whiskey, and the bitter wine entered his throat and .jpg pain.

What he said was the reality, Xu Yong's performance at the beginning of the season still had some ups and downs, but he has played 3 consecutive games of 20+ so far, as a teammate who came out of the Devils team together, and the two of them are only one place apart, how can they not be envious.

Although their friends are not so clear, he is the boss of the Devils team in the first place.

"James, believe in yourself, as long as you really do your best, everything will be fine." Xu Yong said a meaningful sentence.

His appearance has disrupted the original draft, but it has not changed the fate of Harden to the Thunder.

And the history that has not been changed, he knows that Harden is likely to be forced to leave the Thunder because of 6 million in the end, just like in history.

This is a good thing from a monetary point of view, but not necessarily a good thing from a career point of view.

Because without the 6 million to leave the Thunder, Harden has a chance to do both money and championships.

You know, in a few years, a new collective bargaining agreement will be reached.

And he also knows very well how high the ceiling will be if that Thunder team is not broken up.

But the premise for that to happen is that Harden has to be a lot better than he is in history.

Because only when you are strong enough can you make your weight heavier, and when others make choices, you are not the one who is abandoned by choice.

Harden put down his wine glass, looked at Xu Yong for a long time, and then nodded vigorously.

As a tanhua show but didn't get a chance, it was impossible for Harden not to complain, it was human nature, but Xu Yong's words reminded him.

As he told him when he was on the Devils, he could have worked harder, and he would definitely change like he did then.

Harden then raised his glass and toasted Xu Yong, the same whiskey, when he drank it again, it was already a drunken gyokuro elixir.

……

After finishing their road trip, the Bulls returned to Chicago.

Xu Yong also went to Rose's house as agreed before.

Rose originally lived in Inglewood, just south of Chicago, in a ghetto.

But since he entered the NBA, he has rented another one in downtown Chicago.

Now he is only a rookie, and the endorsement fee of the sneaker contract signed with Adi is only 1 million a year, and he can't afford to buy a house for the time being.

However, the house is very rental, and a large family lives together, which is quite good for Rose, who has just entered the NBA.

It was also in the living room that Xu Yong saw Rose's three, not the four brothers.

It seems that there is a slight deviation from his memory.

But this kind of thing is too normal, the kind of thing that knows all the details, is only the author of Baidu.

And one of these three people he had met with the Bulls, because he didn't look very similar to Rose, and he thought it was an assistant hired by Rose.

The three elder brothers, the eldest brother Dwayne, the second brother Reggie, and the third brother Alain, are indeed members of the gang, but the second brother Reggie, that is, Xu Yong, is the most special one he has ever seen, because he himself loves basketball.

So he played the role of not only a bodyguard, but also a guide for Rose's basketball, learning a lot of basketball tactics and terminology, becoming an assistant coach at the local high school when Rose was 10 years old, and then following him all the way from college to the NBA.

So in terms of conversation, he is the most cultivated.

And Xu Yong also learned in the chat that his second brother Reggie handled his affairs.

"I didn't actually help much, that guy heard that it was your stuff, and he went to get the stolen stuff back overnight, you know, Chicago is also a basketball city."

Xu Yong smiled and nodded, this should be true, Jordan's influence is definitely a basketball imprint on the city of Chicago.

Everyone else who is engaged in music can play basketball part-time, but this gangster's amateur ball is not too much, right?

So when he learned that he was stealing the city hero who had just helped the Bulls upset defeat the Cavaliers, he really turned himself in overnight.

Xu Yong knew what was going on, and then he also gave them the Rolex watch that he had prepared in advance.

Originally, I didn't prepare Rose, but because my brother counted one more, I just gave the extra one to Rose.

Rose originally wanted to refuse, but Reggie had already accepted them all, and then patted Xu Yong's shoulder and said, "In Chicago in the future, no one will trouble you again." ”

Look, what is called great value for money.

Of course, in fact, Reggie said that these are not because of these watches, but because of Xu Yong's help to Ross.

He was following Rose, how could he not see it.

After eating, Xu Yong and Ross went for a walk on the nearby road.

Maybe it's because he's been in contact with him a lot, or maybe it's because he already treats Xu Yong as a teammate, and Ross is obviously a lot more talkative than before.

Among them, he talked about some of his past with his brothers.

Why did Anthony lead the team to the playoffs in the West as a rookie, but he still lost to James, who did not make the playoffs, in the best rookie selection, even though he was suppressed in scoring and rebounding?

Is it just because of those two or three assists less?

No, Anthony's gangster background is the main reason, and the NBA is taboo in this regard.

At that time, Reggie called the Bulls management in order not to affect Rose, saying that they could dissociate themselves from Rose, and Rose also rarely contacted the Bulls after learning the news, saying that if the price was to separate from his brothers, then he would rather not be the champion.

As a result, it was this affection between them that made the Bulls feel that Rose was a man of responsibility.

"When God closes the door, he always leaves a window for man." Xu Yong made an evaluation after listening to Rose's description.

Although Rose was born in a dark environment, at least his older brothers lit his way.

Rose smiled and nodded.

It was at this time that Xu Yong felt that the atmosphere was almost there.

"Derek, has anyone talked to you about your breakthrough method? Yours...... Change direction without slowing down? At this time, they happened to pass by a wild court, and Xu Yong asked after stopping.

Rose also stopped and looked at Xu Yong, did not answer, but asked with a wry smile: "Are you also here to persuade me to change my playing style?" ”

Xu Yong was stunned by the question, I came to you to learn skills!

But before he could continue to speak, Rose then said to himself: "I know what you want to say, this style of play will hurt my knee and shorten my career, I know that, but this is my way of survival, if you ask me to change my play, it will only make me lose myself." ”

Xu Yong looked at Rose for a long time when he heard this.

said that before being reborn, just like persuading Yao Ming to lose weight, persuading Ross to change his playing style is also something that many basketball protagonists love to do.

But it seems that, like Maddie, most people don't listen.

Maybe one day in the future, after suffering hardship, they will regret choosing to do that when they were younger, but if you really ask him to choose again, he will still choose that.

The reason, perhaps, is like what Ross said.

To put it bluntly, only in this way can you achieve such a high achievement, why do you suddenly ask him to give up and become a relatively mediocre person?

Just what others say may be a longer career? You haven't seen it, so why do you say that I won't last long?

Even if you do, why should I believe you do?

Yao Ming, as Xu Yong's only successful case, is only because he has made a trade-off between the NBA and the national team.

"No, I don't mean to say that, I just want to learn from you how to change direction without slowing down, and I appreciate that way of breaking through." Xu Yong shook his head with a smile.

This time it was Ross' turn to be surprised, he subconsciously looked down at Xu Yong's knee, as if asking Xu Yong: Can your knee withstand it?

"Don't worry, I'm fine, and it's my own choice." Xu Yong said with a firm gaze.

"Okay." Rose raised his hand as he spoke, he was wearing a Rolex that Xu Yonggang had given him, and after looking at the time, he continued, "It's still early, let's go to the training hall." ”

"You wait for me here, I'll drive."

Xu Yong nodded when he heard this, he originally wanted to operate on the field in front of him, but Rose was introverted, and it was normal for him to choose to go to the training hall.

And if you go to the training gym, you can just use the evening training time to practice, killing two birds with one stone.

(End of chapter)