This striker is not serious

The NBA headquarters is located in the center of New York City, on the 14th to 20th floors of the landmark "Olympian Tower".

Because he had been contacted by phone before coming, when he took the elevator up, there was already a staff member wearing a sign waiting for him at the door.

Without his request, the staff took him around.

The 6-story building contains office areas, studios, conference halls, alliance merchandise areas, restaurants, etc.

Posters and paintings can be seen everywhere on the walls of the corridor. There is a 2K label printed under Kobe’s painting. Basketballs and jerseys can also be seen everywhere.

If you really like basketball, this is definitely a palace.

When I walked to the alliance merchandise area, an unexpected thing happened.

There he saw his No. 9 Nuggets jersey!

There are only two Nuggets jerseys in total, and the other one is Iverson's No. 3.

Well, No. 15 without Anthony.

"Don't be surprised, your jersey is very popular now."

The staff saw his surprised look and explained.

And what he didn't say was that this was even a prerequisite for Lin Ying to win Rookie of the Month.

Any award in the league is to give exposure, which is equivalent to praise.

If you don't have enough popularity, even if your statistics are good, why don't I give Durant, who has equally good statistics?

Finally, he was taken to the 19th floor to be presented with the trophy by league vice president Mark Tatum.

Well, he had seen the draft before and was impressed by it.

Tatum was very enthusiastic, and Lin Ying was the first Chinese player to come to the headquarters to receive the trophy.

After the awards were presented, Tatum took him and chatted for a while.

Basically, they are praising his role in promoting the NBA Chinese market, and then expecting him to continue to perform well.

As he spoke, Lin Ying could clearly feel that Tatum was a firm executor of Stern's overseas plans.

And after hearing this, he felt even more regretful. It would be great if this person really took over.

Damn bloodline!

Cursing in his heart, Lin Ying took another look at Tatum, who was smiling broadly and was of Chinese descent, and suddenly came up with a bold idea.

…

In the first game of December, the Nuggets faced the Knicks away from home.

The venue was fully occupied.

When the Nuggets played the Rockets before, the game was star-studded and the fans were enthusiastic, but the attendance rate was only 90%.

But Madison Square Garden is always full for every game.

If you don’t know what it’s like to make money lying around, just ask Knicks owner James Dolan.

Even if the Knicks' record is at the bottom of the league, it will not affect Madison Square Garden's attendance at all.

Speaking of which, the Knicks are indeed bad enough at this stage.

The Knicks had 33 wins last season and were fourth from the bottom in the Eastern Conference, and they look even worse this season.

Moreover, this phenomenon that is worse than the Kings, so bad to the core is really puzzling.

In terms of the team's lineup, Marbury and Jamal Crawford are on the outside, and "Big Q" Quentin Richardson is on the forward line.

They are even richer inside, with "Baby Shark" Eddie Curry, who averaged 19.5 points per game at the peak of his career last season, and Randolph, who was just traded from Portland and averaged 20+10 points per game.

The bench is also rich, with "little potato" Nate Robinson on the outside, David Lee on the inside, rookie Wilson Chandler, and even Fred Jones in terms of strength.

But their current record is 4 wins and 10 losses, and they have experienced a 9-game losing streak. In their last game, they lost 104 to the Celtics in 59 games.

No matter how you look at it, this is a game that the Nuggets should win easily.

But after four quarters, the Nuggets lost.

112 to 119.

The fans are all pissed off.

They had just welcomed Anthony, whom they had longed for!

But in fact, Anthony, who has just come back, has a strong desire to attack and is still obsessed with individual singles.

He said that we would fight for the championship together, but he didn’t say that he would change his playing style!

As a result, his touch was mediocre, which actually destroyed the team's chemical reaction.

The Nuggets suddenly returned to their previous rhythm.

Before Lin Ying came on the court in the fourth quarter, the team was already 15 points behind.

He defended hard and led to a wave of counterattacks, but the Knicks showed their form and were still a little short in the end.

He lost to an opponent he shouldn't have lost and ushered in another four-game losing streak. After the game, fans went crazy on social media.

Some say Anthony is a cancer and should be traded immediately;

Some people say that Iverson’s state of high and low was due to being with a group of bad friends;

It was even said that Karl gave Lin Ying too much of the ball, causing the team to lose consecutive games.

In short, there are various sounds that you can’t imagine.

This wave is in sharp contrast to the previous three consecutive victories.

And what's even worse is that the Nuggets' opponent in the next game will be last season's Eastern Conference champion, the Cavaliers led by James!

If there are no adjustments, they will be greeted by a wave of five consecutive defeats!

When a team that aspires to win the championship performs like this, either the team will be shaken, or Karl will pack up and leave.

The Nuggets have reached a crossroads earlier than in history.

…

After returning to Denver from the game with the Knicks, Lin Ying continued his training plan.

The Nuggets are in a bit of turmoil right now, and internal conflicts may break out at any time.

But these are beyond his control.

Although he has a good relationship with the team's two core players, no one will listen to him when it comes to sensitive topics such as ball rights.

All he can do is continue to improve himself.

You still need to be strong in your own right. Only when you are strong can you have more say. You can even survive even if you are traded to another team.

After the training, he suddenly found that there was an extra person in the training hall.

He looked at that person with wide eyes.

He wouldn't be surprised by whoever comes to the training facility, except the one in front of him... Allen Iverson.

Do you think training memes are just memes?

In fact, Iverson did take time off from time to time during team training.

Although this is actually not too special for the Nuggets, because he has not seen anyone else come to practice for so long...

He wiped his sweat with a towel and walked to sit next to Iverson.

He felt that Iverson might want to find someone to chat with.

It sounds like most people in the Nuggets respect Iverson, but if it comes to talking to him privately, he seems to be the only one who can talk to him.

"Do you remember what I said before that we are the same kind of people?"

Sure enough, after Lin Ying sat down, Iverson spoke.

Lin Ying nodded.

"I never saw my father when I was born, and when I got a little older I lived with Freeman.

In order to support his family, he often sells drugs and is thrown into jail from time to time. I don't blame him, he just wants to support his family.

But by that time I already had two younger sisters. Ann was running between several jobs every day in order to support the family, but the house was still a mess.

I always remember that the sewer pipes in our house often broke, filling the house with dirty water, and Brandi and Lisa had to wear galoshes all day long."

Iverson seemed to be talking to himself, which most people might not understand.

However, Lin Ying knew that Freeman was Iverson's stepfather and Ann was Iverson's mother.

And at the end, Iverson choked up unconsciously and his eyes turned red.

This is not a glorious past, and it may even be that Iverson will rarely mention it to anyone.

Most of his reaction came from his mother.

It is very difficult for a woman under 30 years old to support four people.

"Many times, we have one meal and no next meal. Without the support of these friends around me, I, Brandi and Lisa might have starved to death at home. So you say Allen Iverson is now

Now that you have money, why don’t you treat them well?”

Iverson emphasized his tone at the end.

It can be heard that he should be dissatisfied with the voices from the outside world.

Even this is not the first time, just like the training questions, it is the Nth time.

Lin Ying understood after listening.

Although his childhood was also very miserable, his close relatives have been working hard to protect him and allow him to grow up safely and healthily.

So they are the same kind of people, but Iverson was worse than him.

He wanted to hug Iverson, but in the end he felt that Iverson might not like that.

He could only try to comfort him.

"Aaron, we are not money, and we cannot be liked by everyone. Some people even question Michael, right? But I believe in one thing."

When talking about this, Lin Ying looked at Iverson sincerely,

"There are far more people who love you than hate you."

In fact, those who talk about Iverson now do not necessarily know the importance of Iverson's friends.

But people don’t think so much when releasing emotions.

Iverson was stunned for a moment, then nodded.

"Maybe I just held it in for too long."

"I know."

This time, Lin Ying spoke from her heart.

He really knows.

Iverson took a psychological test when he was working out with the 76ers, and he also had a withdrawn personality.

So he can understand Iverson's feeling of suppressing emotions.

"I think all the noise from the outside world now is because we have been losing. If we win, those noises will naturally turn into cheers."

Lin Ying continued.

It's not that he has experience, but this is how the fans reacted from three consecutive wins to four consecutive losses.

"I know our previous play was right, but I can't convince Melo."

Iverson said,

The Nuggets' three-game winning streak shows that they are on the right track.

The subsequent three consecutive losses were due to opponents and schedule.

If it weren't for Anthony's comeback and obsession with singles, they would definitely have ended their losing streak against the Knicks.

"Melo doesn't want to share the ball too much. He only believes in himself."

Iverson's next words were very direct.

It seems that he and Anthony had communicated after the loss to the Knicks, and the effect was not good.

Lin Ying sighed after hearing this.

Anthony is obsessed with scoring. In the first four years of his career, he never had more than three assists in a season.

Although he is a small forward, his ball holding rate and shooting rights are comparable to Kobe.

However, Kobe, who has always been said to be "unique", has basically maintained 5 to 6 assists all year round after becoming a player.

And he didn't listen to anyone's advice.

Kobe is paranoid?

In a sense, he is more extreme than Kobe.

"We just need him to suppress his desire to score."

After a while of silence, Lin Ying spoke.

Since you don’t want to share the ball, then take less shots!

Anthony was suspended before, and they didn't lose much to the Hornets, Jazz and Trail Blazers. The inability to score at critical moments was also a major reason.

In other words, if the Nuggets want to win, Anthony's singles are indispensable.

It's just that you need to find a balance between the two.

"He won't take less shots."

Iverson said helplessly.

Based on his understanding of Anthony, Anthony would not change anything.

Anthony enjoys scoring, enjoying the spotlight, and enjoying the media attention.

If you ask him to take fewer shots, it means asking him to give up those shots.

"There is someone who can make him change."

"who?"

Iverson looked at Lin Ying doubtfully.

Don't talk about Karl or anyone else, no one on the Nuggets can do it.

"LeBron."

Lin Ying gave Iverson an answer that was surprising but also very reasonable.

As members of the 2003 generation, Anthony and James have been discussed side by side by the media from the moment they entered the league.

James was "robbed" of the top pick in the 2003 draft, and the two were destined to become lifelong enemies.

To say that the only person Anthony wants to win is James.

So the only one who wants him to make some compromises is James.

"If he wants to beat LeBron, he has to suppress himself."

What Lin Ying said was absolute.

Because according to the previous style of play, the Nuggets couldn't even defeat the Knicks, so how could they defeat the Cavaliers?

And as long as Anthony discovers that properly suppressing his desire to take action can lead the team to victory, there will be no need for them to talk about it at that time.

Historically, in the season when the Nuggets reached the Western Conference Finals, Anthony averaged 18.3 shots per game and scored 22.8 points!

You must know that two seasons ago, he averaged 28.9 points per game! Even last season, he averaged 25.7 points!

Then in the second year after reaching the Western Conference Finals, Anthony took more shots and scored 28.2 points. The Nuggets were eliminated in the first round again.

So what he said was not a theory, but a fact.

…

The next night, Pepsi Center.

Tonight's game is a bit special for domestic fans.

Because Yang Yi became a reporter based in the Nuggets, CCTV also obtained the rights to broadcast live broadcasts at the Nuggets venue.

This means that starting from this game, fans can actually watch the Nuggets live broadcast!

And this game is very meaningful to live broadcast, because the Nuggets’ opponent is the Cavaliers!

The Cavaliers have the "Little Emperor" LeBron James!

As the next number one player in the league appointed by Stern, James has already shown his dominance in the game.

In his first year as a rookie, he averaged 20+5.5+6 per game. He was the third player after Oscar Robertson and Jordan to reach this level, and was elected Rookie of the Year, beating Anthony;

In his second year as a rookie, he averaged 27+7+7 per game, 50 points in a single game, became the youngest player to have a triple-double, broke Kobe Bryant's record and became the youngest player to score 2,000 points, and was half a game away from the playoffs;

In his third year as a rookie, he has already averaged 31.4 points, 7.6 rebounds and 6.6 assists per game! 9 consecutive games with 35+ points, the youngest player to score 5,000 points, and led the team to the playoffs and into the second round!

In his fourth year as a rookie, he led a team with Larry Hughes as the second leader and Ilgauskas as the third leader to reach the finals!

This resume is unmatched!

Now, he is in his fifth season.

The Cavaliers recruited the strongest helper for James in the summer, "Big Ben" Ben Wallace!

This is another season where he is heading towards the championship!

It must be mentioned that at this time, James had not yet thought about developing a character. Like many of his predecessors, he was a young dragon-slaying boy who only thought about leading his team to compete for the championship.

It's just that the Cavaliers' recent three-game losing streak has made him a little depressed.

But when he saw Anthony opposite him, he was shocked.

There were no banana boats at this time, and although he and Anthony had a good personal relationship, they were not brothers yet.

Because his winning rate between the two is much higher than Anthony's, Anthony and the Nuggets are undoubtedly a wave of warmth for him in the losing streak.