Healthy basketball, starting from eating the old Lakers F4

Chapter 131: Second consecutive victory in China, re-establishing the Bulls dynasty!
"Du En, have you also bought a house in the imperial capital? Why don't you try the most authentic snacks in Old Beiping first?"

"Douzhier? No, just let them taste it. I've been to the Imperial Capital before."

"People who can't drink bean juice are not true Peiping people!"

"My registered permanent residence is still in my hometown. I only stay in the courtyard for a few days when I come to the imperial capital to play ball. I have no intention of becoming a Peiping native."

After beating the Magic City Station, Du En followed Bull and his group to the Imperial Capital.

The battle at Imperial City Station will start in two days, so these two days are relatively free.

Now, players from the Bulls and Rockets teams, led by Yao Ming and Du En, are preparing to climb the Great Wall together.

Du En had climbed the Great Wall before, but he didn't think it was much fun. He had no interest in it, so he was ready to take leave and go alone.

But after the official learned the news, they discussed it with Du En, hoping that Du En would cooperate with the official to make a documentary.

When the time comes, Dunn will return to Chicago with the documentary to help promote it, which can be regarded as tourism advertising and cultural export.

Because of this, Du En was assigned a task and could only sacrifice his personal rest time to cooperate with official work.

Before climbing the Great Wall, the Bulls and Rockets players had to eat something to cushion their stomachs.

Du En didn't have any objections to this, but tricking him into drinking sour water was not that simple.

What kind of food is there in Jincheng? Old Beiping is an authentic person and knows everything.

Besides, Du En had already been to the Imperial Capital two months ago.

It was precisely because he was suddenly put on the shelf by the Lakers management that he needed to return to Los Angeles immediately to deal with matters related to the new team.

This delayed the enjoyment of the delicious food in the imperial capital!

There is a saying that although the Imperial Capital is a food desert, you can eat delicious food all over the country without leaving the Imperial Capital.

Du En has been to several offices in Beijing before and the taste is really good.

"Boss, what delicious food are you going to take us to eat?"

"I'm going to let you taste the delicacies of our imperial capital. It's just like yogurt. You guys will definitely like it."

Du En's face didn't turn red, and his heart didn't beat. He answered seriously.

They come, the security.

Anyway, the bad idea of ​​bringing NBA players to drink soy juice was not Du En’s idea. Du En didn’t have any psychological pressure and tricked them into drinking the most authentic taste of the Imperial City.

When Ben Gordon and others took a sip of the bean juice, it immediately spurted out, and some people swallowed the bean juice forcibly. In short, their facial features were all flying, and Du En couldn't help laughing.

“It’s normal to not be used to drinking. You may not know that our country does not have General Tso’s Chicken or Fortune Cookies.

And this bean juice is the authentic Chinese food!
It's okay. You will get used to it after a few more sips. You can try again.

If it doesn’t work, add some sugar!I’m not going to lie to you, it’s really like yogurt, you’ll feel great after drinking it. "

Du En didn't touch the bowl of bean juice in front of him at all, but he persuaded his teammates to drink the bean juice, which was quite reasonable.

Sure enough, after adding spoonful after spoonful of sugar to the bean juice and stirring evenly, everyone suddenly discovered a new world.

Many people said they would like another bowl, one bowl per person. Who can eat with this amount?
Americans are extremely addicted to sugar, especially athletes, who consume a lot of energy and are even more irresistible to sweets.

Anything that doesn't taste good will satisfy their appetite as long as it has added sugar, and soy juice is no exception.

After each drank a few bowls of bean juice, Du En took them to eat the delicious food served by the Liaison Office in Beijing.

NBA players consume a lot of energy and have a good appetite, usually eating at least five meals a day.

For two days in a row, Du En and the Bulls players visited various offices in Beijing and ate four to five hundred dishes, none of which was the same. This also dumbfounded the Bulls players.

Let’s not talk about the taste. At least in one city, it is really amazing to be able to eat so many different styles and tastes of dishes.

Moreover, what they saw was still the tip of the iceberg. According to Du En, there were still many delicacies they had not tasted, but time did not allow them.

On the evening of October 10th, the Rockets and Bulls played again at the Capital Arena.

After three days of adjustments, Van Gundy made some adjustments to how to defend the Bulls.

Van Gundy put Liu Wei on the bench and replaced veteran Rod Strickland as the starting point guard, and used a full-court press to restrict the Bulls from dribbling and speeding up the game.

In order to prevent Duane from catching the ball and quickly connecting the team, Van Gundy used Tracy McGrady to defend Dunn, while Bob Sula defended Luol Deng.

Upon seeing this, Du En gestured to other teammates to deal with it, and then went to the bottom corner to smoke to help his teammates open up space.

Duan believes in Ben Gordon. Although his body has not reached its peak yet, his skills are almost there.

Moreover, Ben Gordon's strength is actually quite good. Not only can he shoot, he can also play in the high post.

Just like Billups beat Payton, no matter how strong the veteran's defense was when he was young, if his physical fitness cannot support the defensive intensity, he will be turned into a cash machine.

Ben Gordon did not disappoint Duan. Now that Duan is squatting in the bottom corner, as the Bulls' second offensive powerhouse in the new season, he naturally has to step up and score.

There was no back, he faced the frame directly, stepped back with his hips, and shot a three-pointer. Then as soon as Rod Strickland made a save to block the shot, Ben Gordon had already thrown the ball into the basket.

Ben Gordon's open three-pointers are very accurate, and his three-pointers over the top are not weak either.

In an era when zone defense was just legalized, Ben Gordon averaged 41.5% three-point shooting in his first five seasons as a rookie.

Moreover, he also hit twice, a crazy performance of 9-for-9 three-pointers!

"Du En is willing to play a supporting role for me! If I don't stand up and kill the game, who will kill the game?"

Van Gundy also didn't expect that Ben Gordon, the second battalion commander, would bring up the Italian cannon before Duan made a move.

When McGrady singled out Duan, he only made 4 of 2 shots from the field for two-pointers, but Ben Gordon made 5 of 3 three-pointers.

Watching the point difference gradually widen, Van Gundy just realized that he should let McGrady pass the ball to Yao Ming, and then the Bulls changed their play style.

Du En started to get the ball in the backcourt. Facing McGrady's full-court defense, Du En relied on his strength to easily break through McGrady's defense.

McGrady chased hard, but Duan just passed the center circle, and with the help of Tyson Chandler's screen, he suddenly stopped two steps away from the three-point line and raised his hand after joining the ball.

McGrady also made a mistake. Just as he was about to squeeze through the screen to catch up with Duen, he was rear-ended by Duen.

After Duen was hit, he took off and shot a three-pointer.

The ball didn't go in, but it still hit the basket and looked decent.

The whistle sounded a little late, but Duan still got three free throw opportunities.

"This is not the fight I want!" McGrady complained.

"Will the playoffs also make you willful? Free throws are part of the game. Who told you to be fooled?"

Duan didn't take it seriously and began to shoot free throws while talking trash.

After making all three free throws, the point difference further widened and gradually approached double digits.

Before that, taking advantage of the dead ball opportunity, Van Gundy, who had already figured it out, also cleverly replaced Liu Wei, who could pass the ball to Yao Ming.

However, McGrady still wanted to continue to cause trouble for Duen, proving that he was no worse than Duen.

Liu Wei saw that McGrady and Yao Ming were both asking for the ball, and finally chose to break through to the mid-range to attract the defense, and then passed the ball to his good brother Yao Ming.

After Yao Ming got the ball, he singled out Tyson Chandler and succeeded, but McGrady was quite complaining about this. He didn't even bother to guard against Du En, but chased Liu Wei and kept chattering.

Seeing this, Van Gundy could only frown off the court, while Duan quickly ran to the frontcourt with the ball and fed Luol Deng a piece of cake as he cut through the basket.

The preseason is still about running the lineup and training the newcomers.Defensive players like Luol Deng and Tyson Chandler can complete their defensive tasks diligently, so Dunn naturally needs to reward them with some scoring data.

Unlike Duan who speaks for himself in the Bulls, there are several voices in the Rockets today.

Van Gundy wanted to train Yao Ming, but the emergence of Tracy McGrady made him start to have other ideas.

Yao Ming is burdened with a team and the hopes of tens of millions of fans, so he has to be the boss.

Tracy McGrady, who had just landed in the Rockets, was used to being the boss in the Magic. At this time, he had no intention of playing second fiddle to Yao Ming.

As for other Rockets players, they basically earn a basic salary. The boss is so stingy and the coach likes to lose his temper. Why should they work so hard?

It was originally a preseason game, winning or losing didn't matter, so soon, the Rockets' defense had problems again.

Van Gundy was distraught on the sidelines and kept yelling at the court, but had no intention of substituting.

As Duan continued to score and get assist data, McGrady became more and more dissatisfied with the "small team" of Yao Ming and Liu Wei.

However, after noticing that this was not the United States, Tracy McGrady was not so stupid and continued to chase and scold Liu Wei, but simply squatted in the bottom corner.

On the defensive end, Tracy McGrady also did not work hard. Duen would break through him anyway. It doesn't matter whether he takes the defense seriously or not.

The important thing is, how far can Yao Ming hit with the Rockets?
Turning defeat into victory is absolutely impossible!
Without Tracy McGrady to limit the speed increase, Duan was able to hit the ground running and score, constantly breaking through and passing the ball, feeding Luol Deng who was cutting through the air and Tyson Chandler who was passing down the line.

The first quarter lasted for more than 8 minutes, and the point difference between the two teams had reached 13-24, with the Bulls taking an 11-point lead.

It was also because he had not played well in the Magic City Station before that Du En wanted to perform more in front of the audience in front of the national TV tonight, so he chose to leave the game early to rest.

Taking advantage of Van Gundy's opportunity to call a timeout, Duane stayed off the court and said he would let Chris Duhon and Andres Nocioni play more.

However, the Bulls youth team played well. After the first quarter, 21-31, the Bulls still maintained a 10-point lead.

In the second quarter, in order to continue to maintain the suspense of the game, Duen played only 5 minutes.

At the end of the first half, it was 47 to 55. Even if Duen didn't play much, it was already considered a loss. The Rockets were still 8 points behind the Bulls.

"Scott, I'm ready to play."

"No problem, this is your territory, and your fans also expect you to play for a while."

Bulls head coach Scott Skiles naturally had no objection to Duane's request to continue playing in the third quarter.

What's wrong with wanting to perform more in front of your own fans?
In fact, Duane's abnormality in the first half made Scott Skiles realize that Duane wanted to play more in the second half.

However, sometimes the performance is too good and inappropriate.

In the third quarter, Duan deliberately slowed down the pace of the game in order to allow Yao Ming to have the energy to play more at the basket.

However, other players on the Bulls team also saw that Duen wanted to perform more tonight, so they tried their best to pass the ball to Duen.

When Duan got the ball, it was impossible to pass it out, so he was forced to change Kobe.

As McGrady rested off the court, the Rockets continued to double-team Duane who got the ball, but failed to form effective interference.

In the double-team of two or three people, Du En took mid-range and three-point shots again and again. Although there were many hits, the number of hits was more than the hits.

In the third quarter, Duan really looked like Chinese Jordan. He made 13 of 7 shots in a single quarter, 5 of 2 three-pointers, 4 of 4 free throws, and scored 20 points, 2 rebounds, and 3 assists!

再加上之前上半场获得的11分3篮板8助攻，杜恩前三节已经获得了31分5篮板11助攻的两双数据。

On the Rockets side, Yao Ming is not bad either.

With the help of Liu Wei, Yao Ming scored 24 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 blocks.

But the Rockets scored only 71 points in the first three quarters. Compared with the Bulls, who scored 90 points, there was a gap of nearly 20 points.

It was also because the point difference was too large that Yao Ming no longer had the need to continue playing in the fourth quarter.

Of course, Du En also rested off the court. At most, he was on the sidelines, throwing a towel to cheer his teammates who were still playing on the court.

95 to 119, even in garbage time when garbage players and rookies were pecking each other, the Bulls youth army still had a greater advantage with fuller fighting spirit.

At the end of the game, the point difference between the two teams further widened. The Bulls won the Imperial City Station with a huge point difference of 24 points.

With the end of the Imperial City game, the NBA preseason China game has come to an end.

While the Bulls and Rockets players flew back to the United States, major domestic media also began to report on it.

"31 points, 5 rebounds and 11 assists, Chinese Jordan Duan conquers the capital fans"

"Yao Ming: Du En played very well, I want to learn from him"

"Van Gundy: Sometimes our defense against Duane is too lax, and sometimes we attack too hard. To defeat the Bulls, we first need to restrict Duane."

"Tracy McGrady's thoughts after the game: Duan is my good brother and I love coming to China to play ball"

"The NBA giant Chicago Bulls acquires Chinese Jordan Duan and takes on a new lease of life"

"Post-game fan interview: I hope there will be more NBA China games in the future. I can never get enough of the duel between Du En and Yao Ming."

"It's not like the Raptors can't cross the river!"Duan defeated the Yao-Mai combination again, the Bulls double-killed the Rockets》

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After Duen and his team returned to Chicago, they found that the local reports in Chicago were similar to the domestic media during the Chinese New Year, and they reported on the China game vigorously.

Many TV shows and basketball commentators have said that the Bulls are about to usher in a renaissance.

The Bulls will usher in the third dynasty under the leadership of Du En!
Because there was still a lot of time before the next preseason game, and Duen needed to help promote the Imperial City documentary, Duen also accepted some TV talk shows after returning to Chicago.

“I’m not only a Reggie fan, but I’m also a Michael fan.

After I joined the Bulls some time ago, Michael sent someone to tell me that I could call him for help if I had any questions.

But I think it's still a little early, at least we should reach the finals first! "

“I don’t need Scotty because I’m not Michael!
As long as we have Ben, Rolle, Chris, Josh, and other young partners, we can hit the championship!
You know, nothing can stop us!The Youth Army is not afraid of any difficulties! "

"Make Chicago great again!"

"It is our duty to rebuild the Bulls dynasty!"

The regular season of the new season has not yet started, and the playoffs have not yet appeared. Dunn will win the championship early and start shouting the slogan of building the Bulls dynasty.

However, it doesn’t matter. Everyone can understand just shouting slogans and bragging.

As the third largest city in the United States, Chicago has been struggling with the Bulls for three years and three years. The local media has long wanted to compete with the media on the east and west coasts!
The Los Angeles Lakers just won the championship not long ago. Although the two main players were traded away and their strength has declined, the Chicago media cannot afford to offend them yet.

But what about the Knicks in New York?They are also an Eastern Conference team, so there is nothing wrong with making fun of the Knicks, right?

The Bulls won three games in a row in preseason and the Knicks lost two games in a row!
Duan is invincible in the same class, and the Bulls' revival is imminent!
When the New York media heard that the Chicago media suddenly acted meanly, they were not to be outdone, saying that Anthony would lead the team into the playoffs with only one core, and you, Du En, would lead the team into the playoffs first and then brag about it.

The Chicago media directly inherited the Lakers' championship - we, Duane, are the defending champions, what championship do you, Anthony, have?
Naturally, the New York media immediately used Duane's lack of FMVP trophy and real championship trophy as an issue.

The Chicago media also launched a new round of attacks. The Bulls have six real championship trophies. How many do the Knicks have?

It was also because the two major media groups were quarreling, and fans of Duane and Anthony were also quarreling. Duane and Anthony's sneakers, jerseys and other peripherals were selling very well.

Nike discovered this situation and naturally began to distribute goods in full swing, and rushed to shoot a new round of advertisements for Dunn and Anthony.

It was also because of the over-enthusiasm of Chicago fans that forced Nike to put the development and design of the second generation Dune on the agenda.

In the new season, Duan must at least match the popularity and treatment of an NBA superstar!

(End of this chapter)