Xu Yong scored 16 points in the final quarter of the first quarter, and he even staged a wonderful drama of blocking Okafor.

During the interval, the camera kept giving Xu Yong.

Xu Yong, who had played the first quarter, gasped there.

Only one of his goals in the first quarter came from mid-range, and the rest were basket scores.

Combined with his physical reaction after the full first quarter, he is still some time away from getting back to his best.

He glanced up at the score, 31-20, the Mavericks had stretched the margin to double digits, as he said, seven or eight percent, it was enough to beat the Lakers.

In the second quarter, James tried to lead the team to launch a counterattack in the bench transition period, but the Mavericks veteran Barria played very well, and he even resisted James who was more than 20 centimeters taller than himself twice in a row in the high post, so angry that James threw his hands to the referee again and again.

By the end of the third quarter, the Mavericks had extended their lead to 20 points, and the final quarter became garbage time.

"This is the meaning of Xu's comeback." In the commentary seat, Barkley changed his previous disapproval of Xu Yong's comeback, and instead turned on the most familiar Xu Blowing mode.

Although in fact, he can completely see that Xu Yong has not recovered to his best condition, but it is quite okay to play like this, at least much better than Jordan back then.

So it was a good thing that I didn't have a deal with the Warriors, who also made a big deal at the trade deadline, and they put Reggie Jackson, who was just traded at the beginning of the season, with a first-round pick, and made a deal with the Timberwolves in exchange for Wiggins.

Wiggins was the No. 1 pick of the Cavaliers that year, and then became the core bargaining chip in the trade for Love, he averaged 23.6 points, 4 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1 steal per game in his junior year, as if he had super potential, and the Timberwolves also reached a five-year maximum salary contract with him in advance.

But who would have thought that while Wiggins took the top salary, he also picked up his thermos cup, and since then the goji berries have been soaked in the thermos cup, and the Minnesota goji brother was born.

Last season, he averaged 17.7 points per game, but this season he has improved to 18.1 points.

This ultimately allowed the Timberwolves to choose a timely stop-loss, and Jackson put aside his potential, both in terms of game desire and key ball ability, he threw Wiggins off the street.

And for the Warriors, it's not that Jackson is not good enough, but that he doesn't match the Warriors, after all, although Curry is nominally a scoring point guard and mainly plays without the ball, but the Warriors have Green and don't need a real point guard, Jackson is just a product of their coercion by James.

It's unknown whether Wiggins would be a good fit for the Warriors, but at least he's the small forward the Warriors need, and the Mavericks won't have it that easy against them.

At this time, the photographer gave the camera to James on the bench.

James stared blankly at the field, habitually reaching out to bite his nails.

He didn't make an appearance in the final quarter, not because he didn't want to, but because tonight's game was too eye-catching.

He also nodded face.

Pop on the side reminded him that the camera was on him.

He raised an eyebrow and looked to make sure the camera was on him, and then he lowered his hand with an open-minded expression.

It's just that the unstretched brow between his eyebrows completely betrayed his mood.

In the past, whether it was in the Heat, Pacers or Warriors, he was a villain, but in the Lakers, the team's poor strength made him look like a passerby.

After the camera moved away from him, he looked up at the score again.

Xu Yong's state has not recovered, DeRozan is still sluggish, and the overall strength of the Mavericks is actually not so strong, but with a point difference of nearly 20 points, the Lakers basically have no hope of chasing.

Of course, it's not completely impossible, in his first year with the Heat, against the Jazz, the referee gave them a 19-0 free throw ratio in the last 4 minutes of the quarter, and now, a 23-2 or something like that is almost hopeful of a reversal.

But today is different, and he thinks that if the Mavericks are so far behind, the referees are far more likely to give the Mavericks 23 free throws than they are.

In the end, the Mavericks won the game against the Lakers.

Xu Yong returned to the NBA after a year, and handed over 29 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals in the third quarter of his debut.

Poor shooting feel and lack of physical fitness are all visible problems to the naked eye, but this does not prevent Xu Yong from playing well enough.

[The emaciated camel is bigger than the horse] is the perfect description of Xu Yong's game tonight.

At the press conference after the game, the scene was full of reporters, and if it wasn't for the staff, there would be no place to put your feet down.

Xu Yong played such a wonderful comeback battle, and the media couldn't wait.

It is no exaggeration to say that Xu Yong's every move in the press conference tonight will be written into the post-match report.

"How did you manage to play such a great game a year and a half after retiring?" The first one was asked a question, and the reporter from ESPN couldn't wait to speak.

The reporters looked at Xu Yong in unison, Xu Yong's reaction surprised everyone, he looked at the reporter and asked, "Is it outstanding?" ”

"If a game with two shots is considered great, then that seems too low."

"But you got 29 points, and Michael only got 19." The reporter opened his mouth to remind.

"If our opponent tonight is the Warriors, or the Thunder, I'll agree with what you said, but unfortunately not."

Xu Yong's words caused a commotion among reporters, and Xu Yong didn't take the Lakers seriously at all.

If this was put in the past, the Lakers' No. 24 would definitely be ruthless, and the next time they met, they would blow up the Mavericks, but unfortunately, the current Lakers do not have No. 24, only No. 23, and No. 23 wearing pirated jerseys.

And this is irrefutable, after all, the Lakers are now bullied, even in the season when Kobe Bryant led the team alone, he has never been so cowardly.

"How much strength do you feel you have regained?" The second reporter who asked the question was still from ESPN, but it was a female reporter, and she tried to squeeze a smile out of her face.

"I don't know." Xu Yong shook his head, he originally thought that he had recovered to about seventy or eighty, but he was not very sure after the game, because the Lakers did not put too much pressure on him.

"But I'm sure we'll find an answer soon." Xu Yong then replied.

The Mavericks travel to Chicago in a week's time, and the Bulls are now struggling to move the Cavaliers in second place in the East, and that game will have an answer.

"29 points in the third quarter of the debut, Xu proved what is the best in history with his actions";

"Even if you retire, you still insist on three training a day, self-discipline from the god of basketball";

"Xu asked sponsors to set up a practice court on the sidelines when he returned to China, and he never really thought about leaving basketball";

……

The media coverage after the game was overwhelming.

It's a pity that Xu Yong is practicing in the training hall to find his state at this time, otherwise he can't help but laugh when he sees these reports.

During the period of retirement, he first enjoyed a small half a year, and then began to be a coach, you have to say that there are occasional plays, and three practices a day is simply nonsense.

But this is the media, especially when this kind of outlet can be called, and it is not said that he retired for a better comeback.

He is more concerned about his own recovery than that.

There is only one way to get your feel back, and that's training.

Once the muscle memory is completely recovered, the feel will naturally come back.

Of course, that will take time.

A week has passed, and Xu Yong has played four games for the Mavericks.

Except for the first game, the statistics for the remaining three games are 21 points, 23 points, and 27 points.

Looking at the stats, it's not bad, but his shooting percentage is a lot worse than in his debut.

Because the opponent knows that he has an average hand, they choose to shrink the defense when facing him, and it will be difficult to rely on the basket to score at this time.

The ripple effect is that DeRozan didn't play better because of his comeback, and the purpose of his comeback was not achieved.

He's in desperate need of a really good game right now, but they're about to embark on an away trip with the Bulls, whom he said earlier.

With Seo set to return to Chicago just a week after his comeback, it will be interesting to see how Chicago fans will face him.

After arriving in Chicago with the team, Xu Yong also returned to his manor in a low-key manner.

Because he made a temporary comeback, his properties in Chicago, including the downtown villa, are still there.

Daddario also lives in the manor now, and when Xu Yong returned, she was resting on a soft chair in the courtyard.

Xu Yong went over and kissed her forehead, then rested his head on her stomach.

When you retire, you don't have a ball to play, so you have to play another kind of ball.

If you hit the ball a lot, you will naturally win the bid.

And he and Kobe Bryant can be said to be two extremes.

Kobe Bryant gave birth to one daughter after another, and Daddario Huai's, like Theron's before, is a son.

No, it's not exactly the same, because Daddario is pregnant with twins.

That is, it has not been announced to the public yet, otherwise Kobe Bryant will definitely be red-eyed.

"I saw a lot of reporters hanging around the door in the morning." Daddario touched Xu Yong's hair and spoke.

"Well, I'll have security strengthened." Xu Yong felt the child's movement with his hands.

"There are also some people who should be fans."

Xu Yong raised his head when he heard this: "I'll let Jay Lun finish the house tomorrow." ”

Because he had just arrived at Dallas, Xu Yong had not yet bought a house, and the surrounding environment of the villa provided by Ballmer was relatively noisy, which was not suitable for raising a baby.

But now that there was such an emergency, he had to deal with it in advance, and if Daddario was frightened, it would be more than worth the loss.

But Daddario smiled: "They put something at the door, and I let them in." ”

Xu Yong glanced at D'Addario with some confusion, and then D'Addario got up and helped him into the living room.

Then, Xu Yong was stunned when he saw what was placed there.

The first thing that caught his eye was a giant poster showing him winning the trophy with his teammates when he completed his third consecutive championship, and then signed the poster with the names of many people.

Then there's a handmade photo album.

After he stepped forward to open it, it was a three-dimensional painting to show Xu Yong's wonderful moments every year with the Bulls.

There is even that kind of electronic music embedded in some pages, such as "Sirius" in the background of the opening ceremony.

And then there are some gifts, most of which are homemade.

Even though Xu Yong was a human being, he felt a warm current in his heart at this moment, and then his eyes were a little unconsciously red.

Are there any bad people in this world? Naturally, there is.

But even if they have different skin colors, different beliefs, and different cultures, they are more ordinary people like you and me.

What Xu Yong has done for the Bulls in the past few years, fans have seen everything in their hearts.

When James decides to leave the Cavaliers, fans will burn his jersey and storm his mansion.

But Xu Yong, the fans will only send such sincere wishes.

Xu Yong brought nothing but glory and pride to Chicago.

When leaving the manor, Xu Yong called Shipp and asked him to settle the house in advance.

He was very touched by the things sent by the fans, but extreme fans are everywhere, so he had to prepare early for safety.

After leaving the estate, he went to the United Center.

And when he drove past the main entrance of the stadium, he found that next to Jordan's sculpture, there were construction workers busy.

He opened the window and saw that someone was pouring a new concrete platform, as if to put a new sculpture.

When he got to the garage and parked his car, he happened to meet Foreman just as he was about to enter the elevator.

"Xu." Seeing Xu Yong Fuerman, he was surprised, but the flesh on his face shook and trembled, and he was obviously very excited.

Xu Yong has accomplished too many people in his eight years with the Bulls, and Foreman is one of them.

He took the initiative to open his hands, and Xu Yong also hugged him.

Lauindorf aside, the collaboration between him and Forman was quite pleasant.

"Did you see them building a platform at the door when you came?" Foreman asked with a smile.

"Are you going to erect a statue for me?" Xu Yong could have guessed that his bull career had been sealed.

Foreman smiled and nodded: "It's just preparations now, so I haven't discussed the details with you yet, but the statue will definitely not be less, and it will be on a par with Michael." ”

Xu Yong nodded, and a warm current flowed through his heart.

There were too many things he didn't expect when he returned to Chicago this time.

These things are touching him little by little.

"It's just so that you're here, and we've made a plan." The two got out of the elevator, and Forman simply pulled Xu Yong to his office, chatting while walking on the way.

Jordan's statue is a leap, because he is a flyer, Xu Yong's words, if it has to be the most iconic, it is actually a dunk, and it is also a 360° turn dunk.

So what they initially decided was Xu Yongkong's 360 turn and buckle action.

But similar to Jordan, there will be a faceless person below, who is all speculated by the world.

Xu Yong didn't express any opinion, because erecting a statue of him before he retired was the Bulls' respect for him, and since others gave him respect, he would also give others respect.

As long as it's not too detached, he basically won't object.

It's just that when Foreman said that the sculpture was subscribed, he was stunned.

Jordan's "The best there ever was. The best there ever will be.

Even Xu Yong felt that there was nothing more domineering than this.

But what Foreman said was something that matched it.

【The Greatest Of All Time】

(End of chapter)