After signing with the Nets, I stopped pretending and I had a showdown

Chapter 69 68. Tracking?The league has no underdogs?Grizzlies: No, we're really weak
After arriving in Memphis, Wei Xu asked Armstrong to cover himself in front of the coach, and went to the pre-booked restaurant with Amanda.

Not long after I sat down, I heard someone shouting: "Hi! Mr. Wei! Ms. Amanda!"

The two looked up and saw a man in a black windbreaker walking in from the door, holding a bottle of red wine in his hand.

Wei Xu and Amanda looked at each other, and they both saw the doubt in each other's eyes.

The man in the windbreaker smiled and said, "Hello, my name is Jack Robinson. Nice to meet you."

"Hi, I'm Amanda." Amanda stood up and greeted.

Wei Xu stared at Jack intently, sat in his seat without speaking, and waited for his next words.

"This is my work card. Our boss has already explained to me." Jack Robinson said and handed his work card to Wei Xu.

Wei Xu took a look at it, and sure enough, his name and photo were written on it.

"I didn't make an appointment with the reporter, why are you following me?" Wei Xu frowned.

"No, no, no! Don't get angry, I'm just afraid of being rejected by you." Jack Robinson said with a smile.

"Because I can't guarantee what will happen between us. I'm afraid that if I do something wrong, it will make you hate me even more, and I'm also afraid that it will affect your mood." Jack Robinson said.

Wei Xu waved his hands with a grim expression. "You've affected my mood now."

"Maybe we can sit down and have a chat?" Jack Robinson asked.

Wei Xu shook his head and said, "I'm not interested, don't delay me having dinner with my friends."

"Okay." Jack Robinson didn't force it, just smiled and said, "Use it slowly."

After that, Jack Robinson turned and left.

"What the hell is this guy doing?" Wei Xu frowned.

"Hey, idol, this guy is not gay!" Amanda joked.

Wei Xu's face was full of embarrassment: "Why do I feel weird?"

"Hahaha" Amanda laughed.

"Okay, stop talking, let's eat." Wei Xu said, picked up the knife and fork, and began to cut the steak, while not thinking about Jack Robinson anymore.

Wei Xu and Amanda were ready to pay the bill after eating, but they were told by the waiter that the bill had already been paid.

Wei Xu and Amanda looked at each other, and both saw the doubt in each other's eyes.

"Could it be that person just now?" Amanda asked suspiciously.

Wei Xu nodded: "There is such a possibility."

The two returned to the box, and as soon as they opened the door, they saw Jack standing by the window with a cigarette in his hand.

Wei Xu said calmly, "It's you?"

"Mr. Wei, hello, it's an honor to meet you." Jack Robinson smiled at Wei Xu, but Wei Xu always felt that his smile was a bit malicious.

"What do you want?" Amanda asked warily.

"Hey, please relax, I'm not a bad guy." Jack Robinson said with a smile: "I just want to do an exclusive interview with Wei."

"What magazine are you a reporter?" Wei Xu asked.

"I'm a reporter from the Houston Times. My name is Jack Robinson. You can call me Jack or Robin." Jack Robinson shrugged.

"I don't need a reporter, and I'm not interested in accepting an exclusive interview." Wei Xu chased him away.

Jack Robinson shrugged: "In this case, I wish you a happy day. I still have something to do, so I'm leaving first."

With that said, Jack Robinson was about to go out.

"Wait!" Wei Xu suddenly stopped him.

"What's wrong?" Jack Robinson stopped and looked back at Wei Xu.

Wei Xu reached under the table and took out the tape-fixed recording pen, and threw it at Robinson with a cold face: "I hope this is the last time."

Robinson took the recording pen with an uneasy face: "Of course, I will keep it a secret."

After speaking, Robinson turned and left.

Wei Xu looked at his back, and cursed in his heart: "You son of a bitch, how dare you bully me."

Amanda came over and said, "You scared me to death just now."

"I'm fine." Wei Xu said with a smile, "It's just that I encountered a strange thing, so don't worry."

"Yeah." Amanda nodded.

"Let's go, let's go back." Wei Xu stood up, took Amanda's hand and walked to the elevator.

Back at the hotel, Amanda lay on the bed watching TV after taking a shower, while Wei Xu sat on the sofa drinking coffee.

"Idol, what are you looking at?" Amanda asked curiously.

"Guess." Wei Xu said with a smile.

"There are things in this world that I can't guess?" Amanda said with an expression of disbelief.

Wei Xu smiled, then handed over the phone: "Let's have a look."

Amanda took the phone, and her face changed after seeing the content on it. "Damn paparazzi, they always like to talk about others behind their backs."

"Don't worry, I've already taken care of it." Wei Xu smiled.

It is quite normal for NBA players to spread lace news. Although some teams emphasize discipline and do not allow players to go out during play, these are superficial skills, and few people can do it.If he was really punished by the team because of the gossip, Kenyon Martin would have been out of the ball long ago, and the top players in the league would have been suspended for at least half of the games.

This kind of news can only mislead some fans at most, but few really care.

"That's good, this kind of thing is the most troublesome." Amanda breathed a sigh of relief.

That night, Wei Xu went to the game with the team. The attendance rate of the Grizzlies at home was not high. Many fans felt that this was a game that would end soon.As a big player in the Western Conference, the Grizzlies' offensive and defensive efficiency ranks at the bottom of the league, and their strength is not as good as the Rockets, which were bloodbathed by the Nets with 28 points in the last game.

Although the NBA has always circulated an inspirational declaration that "the league has no underdogs", few people in the outside world are still optimistic about the Grizzlies' victory.

In the last game, the Nets beat the Rockets and all members exploded, while the Grizzlies only won 3 games in total.With the lessons learned by the Rockets, a large number of Memphis fans did not buy tickets to watch the game. If they clocked in at halftime like the Rockets did, it would be a waste of money to buy tickets. It would be better to watch live TV at home.

Grizzlies coach Sidney Lowe attaches great importance to this game. He stepped on the edge of get out of class with one foot, and his seat was not firm.If he can beat the league's No. [-] Nets at home tonight, he may still be able to struggle, and if he continues to lose, he will have to leave sooner or later.

At 7:[-] p.m., players from both sides came out on time to warm up.

Wei Xu received a lot of applause at the Grizzlies home court. His fans are all over the United States. Although his popularity is far less than that of New Jersey, his fans can be seen in any arena in the league. Usually superstars.

Wei Xu is not yet a superstar, but his popularity is no less than that of a superstar.This is the advantage of the explosive style of play, which is very popular no matter where you go.

The two sides made their debut, and the Nets had five players: Kidd, Kidders, Wei Xu, Kenyon Martin, and Jason Collins.

In the last game against the Rockets, Jason Collins, who came off the bench, played well. In the third quarter, he played very tough against the starting center Cato. He made 4 of 4 shots in a single quarter, 2 of 2 free throws, scored 10 points, 4 rebounds and 1 block. Data, full of vitality on the court.

Collins also returned to the starting lineup tonight with a positive scrambling attitude.After all, his athletic talent is better than Mark Lodge, and it is easier to show his characteristics in the fast break system.

Grizzlies Five: White Chocolate Williams, Michael Dixon, Sean Battier, "Spring Man" Swift, and big center Lorenzen White.

Pau Gasol returned from injury tonight and was placed on the bench by coach Sidney Lowe.It's hard to say whether this guy is to protect the players or to avenge the public. In short, he still has the final say on the Grizzlies now.

The most important point is that Swift played well this season, averaging 29.1 minutes per game, scoring 11.8 points, 6.3 rebounds and 1.7 blocks, and shooting 48% from the field, much better than last season.

Especially during the absence of Gasol due to injury, Swift played three games as the starter, averaging 18 points, 7 rebounds, 1 steal and 2 blocks per game, and his shooting percentage was as high as 63%.This performance is enough to support Swift to become the team's starting power forward. Although this starting set is controversial within the team, even the management is not good enough to intervene too much in the arrangement of the coaching staff.

The centers of both sides stood in the middle circle to jump the ball, Jason Collins won by virtue of his talent, and the Nets took the lead.

Wei Xu was in full condition as soon as he came up, received a pass from Kidd and rushed to the basket with a fast break, forced a breakthrough layup under the help of White Chocolate, used the pull bar in the air to avoid the block, and wiped the board in the opposite direction to score a layup. 2 to 0.

Shane Battier, who is called a "defensive expert" by fans, missed someone at the beginning. He failed to stick to Wei Xu one-on-one, and could only watch Wei Xu score in a careless manner.

Grizzlies coach Lowe frowned with dissatisfaction. Wei Xu likes fast breaks at the beginning. All teams know that. He even emphasized this matter before the game. As a result, Battier still missed the game at the beginning of the game. .This made him seriously doubt whether Battier was deliberately provocative and ignored him, the head coach who was about to leave get out of class.

However, Battier was really wronged. The moment Collins successfully jumped to the ball, he was ready to return to defense, but Wei Xu's explosive speed was too fast, and he killed him in the blink of an eye. Give him extra time to react.Only now does Battier understand why Wei Xu can always score the first goal at the beginning of the game, because his athletic talent is too explosive, even if the defensive players are focused enough, they can easily be passed by him.

The Grizzlies attacked, Dixon received the ball outside the three-point line, and singled out Wei Xu face-to-face.

Battier is a well-known defensive expert, in contrast to his poor offensive efficiency.Battier's outside three-pointer is very accurate, but scoring with the ball is not his strong point. Wei Xu was arranged by Scott to defend Michael Dixon, who has stronger offensive firepower tonight.

Dixon is the outside line with the strongest ball-handling attack among the Grizzlies' starting players. Kiddels is difficult to handle one-on-one, so he can only hand it over to Wei Xu.

Facing Dixon, who weighs 86 kilograms, Wei Xu took the initiative to step forward and adopt a close-fitting defense. The defense without fear of physical confrontation can limit the opponent's shots to the greatest extent.Even Vince Carter played abnormally under his close defense. Wei Xu didn't believe that Dixon could have more offensive methods than Carter.

Dixon dribbled the ball to the left of the free throw line, failed to deceive Wei Xu with several fake moves, and couldn't pass through others with the ball. His athletic talent was ruthlessly crushed, so he had to force a jumper to miss the basket under Wei Xu's interference. strike iron.

Jason Collins grabbed the rebound and passed it to Kidd to launch a counterattack. Kidd quickly advanced to the frontcourt and found that Wei Xu ran to the front. He immediately passed the ball.Wei Xu caught the ball and knocked away Sean Battier's close body, and dunked the basketball with both hands while walking. 4 to 0.

The Grizzlies do not have a clear tactical system on both ends of the offense and defense, and rely entirely on the players' personal abilities to dominate the game.Battier's defensive ability is very strong, but his sprint speed is not as good as Wei Xu's. Under the inertia, he loses his defensive rhythm in physical confrontation. When there is no No.2 Grizzlies player to participate in the defense, Wei Xu easily hits a fast break counterattack.

When Wei Xu returned to defense, he slapped Kidd, and the cooperation between the two became more and more tacit. It should not be too easy to play against a team like the Grizzlies. As long as they can pass the ball, they are not afraid of making mistakes.

The Grizzlies attack, the inside player pulls out to cover Dixon's pick-and-roll, Wei Xu lowers his center of gravity and quickly spares from the front.Dixon dribbled the ball in front of the frame and took a tentative step to the left to break through, and made a mid-range jumper.

Grizzlies power forward Swift is a reckless man who plays with his body. He has almost no brains on the court, and the quality of the screens he made is very poor. Wei Xu easily spared him.

The only thing Swift deserves to be praised for is his dunk. After all, this guy has the nickname "Spring Man" and is extremely athletic because he can run and jump.It's a pity, it's just missing a piece of brain.

In positional warfare, Wei Xu can attract defense by standing still in the bottom corner. Both Battier and Dixon are stuck on his breakthrough route, and they should always pay attention to his running position.Seeing this, Kidd did not choose to pass the ball. After hitting the pick-and-roll with Kenyon Martin at the top of the arc, he went to the left to break through. He had a weight advantage against the thin white chocolate.

White Chocolate Williams is 1 meters tall and weighs 85 kilograms. He didn't have many honors in his career, and his main focus is the word "Sao".This guy has unpredictable passing ability. Although his offensive ability is average, his passing is too "showy", which is very entertaining for fans.

Bai Qiao averaged 12.8 points, 3 rebounds and 6 assists in his rookie season during the Kings period.At that time, the Kings were still in the rebuilding period. Although Bai Qiao's personal efficiency was average, and his shooting percentage was only 37% in the season, his passing imagination could increase the team's attendance, and the management was willing to let him waste the ball.

However, the king's management never expected that this guy's pass could reach a new height. In the playoffs, he killed himself by himself, and the key mistake ruined the team's good game.In the end, the unbearable Kings traded him for the "White Devil" Mike Bibby of the Grizzlies.

After joining the Grizzlies, White Chocolate still has the treatment of a king. The team wants to rebuild. His gorgeous style of play can help the team make money. Of course, the management is happy.Williams, who has unlimited shooting rights, can average 14.8 points, 3 rebounds, 8 assists and 1.7 steals per game, but this season his shooting percentage is only 38%, and his scoring depends entirely on shooting. It doesn't look like much of a threat.

The most important thing is that White Chocolate is only 1 meters tall and can't do enough in defense. It is not difficult for Kidd to break through one-on-one and eat him alone. He squeezed into the basket like a bulldozer, wiped the board with his left hand and scored. 85 to 6.

The Grizzlies attacked, and White Chocolate and power forward Swift played a pick-and-roll breakthrough. After he attracted Kidd to chase and defend, he gave the ball to power center White.White took the ball to kill the basket, faced Jason Collins and took the initiative to fight with his body, and scored a one-handed layup in the penalty area. 6 to 2.

怀特身高2米11、体重110公斤，是1996年选秀大会的首轮7号秀，打法十分具有冲击力，拼抢篮板球能力很强。本赛季他场均可以得到12分9.4篮板和1次助攻，在孟菲斯具备一定的人气。

Ten years later, the name of Lorenzen White resounded throughout the NBA, not because of his skills, but because of his tragic death. He was shot at least 9 times in the head and chest. When the body was dismembered, there was no whole piece of flesh left, only a 50-jin skeleton.

In 2010, the Memphis police found a body in the forest in the southeast, and finally confirmed that the body was the missing former Grizzlies player Lorenzen White.At that time, White was shot several times. An insider revealed that his mobile phone had called 911 before his death, but the operator only heard him say "Damn" and then the gunshots rang out, and the phone followed. It was cut off.

When the operator called back, there was no answer, and the autopsy report showed that White had been shot at least nine times in the head and chest.

After White was killed, it aroused great concern from the outside world, but for such a vicious case, the police have been unable to solve the case for a long time.Considering that White is a well-known basketball player, he has a lot of social circles and places to go. The huge range of activities and personal connections also bring difficulties to the investigation of the case.

It wasn't until 7 years later that the case became clear because of a pistol salvaged from the river.White's total income in the NBA for many years was probably more than 5500 million U.S. dollars. After retiring, he lived at home in Memphis, but he and his girlfriend were both spendthrifts.

After the bankruptcy, White's girlfriend Shala proposed to break up, but there were still things like houses and cars, so the two went to court many times over the issue of property division.Shala did not agree with the days without money, so she hired a murderer to kill White and threw the body in the woods. Afterwards, she also received White's insurance money worth 100 million US dollars and successfully inherited his assets.

After being killed, White's body was devoured by wild dogs nearby, turning from a strong man weighing more than 200 kilograms into a pile of skeletons weighing less than 50 kilograms, and his fate was very miserable.Undoubtedly, among the 96 golden generation, White was the worst one. His performance on the court failed to meet expectations, he went bankrupt less than a year after retiring, and was finally injured by a woman hired by a woman for $100 million. People are not nice.

The Nets attacked, and Kidd and Kenyon Martin played a pick-and-roll in the middle. After attracting White's help in defense, they passed the ball to Wei Xu, who was cutting on the weak side.

Wei Xu made an air cut to catch the ball and hit the basket, leaped high and far outside the three-second zone, held the ball with one hand and leaned back to avoid the block, and hit the board in the air. 8 to 2.

Wei Xu showed his super physical fitness for this ball. After the time spent in the air, Sean Battier was overwhelmed, and he scored the ball one-on-one.

Battier stood under the basket and watched the replay helplessly. His defense was good enough this round, but he couldn't block the shot in the last shot. His athletic ability was overwhelmed by Wei Xu.

The Grizzlies attacked, and White Chocolate continued to play pick-and-roll with White. After Kidd chased and kept up, he passed the ball to White, who cut inside, and was blocked in time by Jason Collins, who was also athletic.

White had no shot space and could only pass the ball to Swift on the weak side, who hit Kenyon Martin with his body and turned to the middle, turning over for a jumper from close range.His body is too thin, Kenyon Martin can't be bumped against his body, his last shot is deformed, and the rebound is grabbed by Jason Collins.

Collins passed the ball to Kidd and turned around for a fast break.Kidd quickly advanced to the frontcourt and gave it to Kiedles who followed up from the right. Kidders caught the ball without stopping, and threw the basketball high into the sky while walking, assisting Wei Xukong to catch the dunk.

"boom!"

Wei Xuping blew up the basket with both hands in the air, and scored 8 points in a row to dominate the game after the opening. 10 to 2.

"Roar!"

After landing, Wei Xu clenched his fists and roared in the direction of the auditorium.

There were warm applause and cheers around the stands, and at this moment, the Memphis Arena seemed to be the home court of the Nets.

The Grizzlies attacked, Michael Dixon received the ball and singled out Wei Xu, failed to dribble the ball under the crotch consecutively, and passed the ball to Sean Battier who came up to respond.Battier caught the ball and made a jumper at the free throw line, and Kidders chased and defended from behind, but it still failed to prevent Battier from making this long two-pointer.

"Shh!"

10:4.

Kidders' defensive efficiency is still as good as ever, but fortunately, the Nets' offensive firepower is strong enough, and losing points in one or two rounds is harmless.If it is changed to the finals where the ball is all about, Kiedels can only sit on the bench at the critical moment, which is not as practical as Keith Van Horn.

In the next period of time, the two sides launched a fierce confrontation. Wei Xu was flanked by a large number of Grizzlies players and did not force his shots.

Wei Xu's tactical role is definitely the most difficult to replicate in the league. Even if he can't receive the pass from his teammates on the offensive end, he can disrupt the opponent's defensive rhythm through running positions, making it easier for other players in the Nets to find flaws without having to stand up Defensive strong shot.

Kenyon Martin was completely hilarious in the second half of the first quarter. Facing Swift, he could play whatever he wanted, which disturbed the Grizzlies inside.However, the head coach Sidney Lowe sat on the bench with a calm face. With Pau Gasol, the European tower, he didn't need it. He just watched Swift being beaten on the court, and he didn't know what was going on in his head. .

Swift played the entire first quarter under the ravages of Kenyon Martin. He also scored on the offensive end, but he couldn't prevent Martin from cutting.The biggest highlight of Swift is that the pick-and-roll effect is good. When double-teaming Wei Xu, he can always block his running route in time, so that Wei Xu did not get too many mobile phone opportunities in the second half. Maybe this is why Sidney Lowe never The reason why he is willing to replace him.

At the end of the first quarter, 35 to 24, the Nets led the Grizzlies by 11 points.

The commentator Malik said: "Today's game the Nets' offensive firepower was completely shot. The poor defensive efficiency of the Grizzlies allowed the Nets to score 35 points in a single quarter. I think the Nets may refresh this season's single tonight. Scored a new high.”

Monte Harris said: "Wei made 5 of 4 shots in a single quarter and scored 8 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists. Although there were almost no good shots in the second half of the first quarter, his tactical role was irreplaceable. He is a young man full of magic, and one cannot help but want to get to know him better."

Malik said with a smile: "Kenyon Martin played very well tonight. He scored 12 points, 4 rebounds, 1 steal and 1 block in a single quarter, completely dominating the Grizzlies' restricted area. I don't know if the Grizzlies' substitute can catch up. With Pau Gasol still sitting on the bench, the strength of the Grizzlies second team should not be underestimated."

The game started in the second quarter, and Pau Gasol, who had returned from injury, was in charge of bringing the substitute.Although his personal ability is good, but the other players on the Grizzlies bench are too poor, far from the configuration of the Nets.

The Nets still took the initiative in the second quarter. Both Van Horn and Harris had good scoring ability. They hit consecutive three-pointers from outside the three-point line, which was faster than Pau Gasol's two-pointer offensive efficiency.

The Grizzlies' best performance off the bench is Pau Gasol, followed by Rodney Buford, who is 1 meters tall and weighs 96 kilograms.

Buford is a good bench player, averaging 9.4 points, 4.3 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game this season.The data looks good, but considering that the Grizzlies are a bad team, the average performance of 9 points per game is not so dazzling, and the highest evaluation is only good.

As the offensive strength of the Grizzlies second team, Gasol was heavily double-teamed by Monty Williams. He missed all four mid-range shots and only scored two points in the restricted area by beating Van Horn.The offensive efficiency of the rest of the Grizzlies is very poor. Except for Rodney Buford who scored 4 points, the other three players combined did not score a point, and all their shots were shot.

Seeing that the situation is not right, Sidney Lowe can only gradually bring the main players to the field to strengthen the offense.As a result, when the Nets replaced the main lineup headed by Kidd and Wei Xu, the Grizzlies' defense still couldn't hold up, and they were always pressed by the Nets.

Even Pau Gasol, who came back from injury, was severely punished by Kenyon Martin, and was replaced by Lowe after 2 minutes. Gasol was beaten by Martin and replaced by Swift.

At halftime, 69-50, the Nets entered the second half with a 19-point lead.
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