pinnacle swinger

Chapter 53 Opener

The focus of the preseason is not high. Compared with the overwhelming publicity of the popular regular season, the preseason is at best a way for fans to feel the upcoming atmosphere of the NBA in advance.

In the three weeks before and after, the 76ers completed a total of 7 preseason games.

Tang Wenlong drove low and walked high, completing the counterattack to his doubts in a smooth manner.

Fans of the 76ers began to hear the name of the No. [-] pick, and knew that he was an outstanding athlete from the Far East. At the shooting guard position, he showed good shooting ability and offensive skills.

Especially the response to the ball a few times was impressive.

For example, in the third game against the Eagles, Eagle King Joe Johnson dribbled the ball like a juggler to open the space and hit a step-back jumper. Tang Wenlong immediately switched offense and defense to the frontcourt. At the basket, avoiding young center Horford's blocked shot was equally brilliant.

In an interview, Iguodala commented on Tang Wenlong, who had only played a few games with him-this is an aggressive player with strong fighting spirit and tenacity, and he is a rare talent.

So attentive fans suddenly found out that Tang Wenlong had been placed in the starting position by Collins when he played against the Bobcats again in the last preseason game, and everything happened so quietly, naturally and unbelievably.

Tang Wenlong couldn't tell what it was like to be the starter, but when the DJ introduced him hoarsely, he knew that he fell in love with this feeling, it was as intoxicating as poppies.

Finally, when facing the Bobcats again, Tang Wenlong played 22 minutes and scored 13 points. The efficiency was very high. Compared with a few days ago, it was like a different person.

"I have full confidence in him. His learning ability is very strong, and he is getting used to the NBA more and more." During the interview, Collins was full of praise for his disciples.

It has not yet officially started the NBA regular season, but it already feels like a storm is coming.

The 10-11 season was a season when the heroes rose up. The Eastern Heat just followed the Celtics to form an unprecedented Big Three. The reason why it is unprecedented is because the three players of the Big Three, James, Wade and Bosh, are all 26. At the age of seven, he is at his peak.The Lakers in the West won their second championship, and Kobe moved towards his second three-peat.Coupled with the rise of young guards such as the Bulls, Thunder, and Trail Blazers, the NBA's Mesozoic stars and new generation stars have had a violent collision.

In the official pre-match promotional video, such a scene of gunpowder was vigorously exaggerated, which made the fans excited.

On October 10th, the NBA officially arranged three opening games, the first of which was the Heat's new Big Three against the Celtics' old Big Three. The two teams have a large number of stars and deep entanglements, which can be called the NBA version. Real Madrid vs Barcelona.

At this time, Tang Wenlong had already taken a shower in the Philadelphia apartment he had just rented, and was lying quietly on the bed, waiting for the start of the game.

Speaking of this 25-story apartment with a height of more than 100 square meters, it is located on the banks of the magnificent and rich Delaware River. When you open the curtains of the floor-to-ceiling windows, you can even see the opposite New Jersey.The rent of the apartment is about [-] per month, which is not a big sum for Tang Wenlong, whose annual salary is several million.The decoration style is simple, the supporting facilities are complete, and the property service is excellent.With such a large area, Tang Wenlong lived alone, which can be called a luxury level.

What Tang Wenlong likes is the big room next to the river. He can admire the rushing river when he bows his head, and he can smell the steam on his face when he opens the window, which makes him feel relaxed and happy.

After Tang Wenlong entered the alliance, he realized that he knew too little about the alliance.

Nocioni told him that as an excellent NBA player, one must not only know all the NBA rules, but also thoroughly understand all the NBA rules.Rules are dead, but people are alive. Referees are not machines, and the penalty bar will not always be maintained on the same scale. Players who can use the rules are the smartest players.

Tang Wenlong thinks so, so now he likes to watch some videos more and more.

These are some video materials collected by the 76ers themselves, not the kind circulated among outside fans. Tang Wenlong got a dozen of materials preserved by the 76ers from that year in the hands of Stefanski.Among them, the largest and most complete is the game data of Allen Iverson.

But today is the opening game of the NBA regular season. He naturally sees the focus of the Heat vs. Celtics, because tomorrow, the Heat will come to Philadelphia to challenge their 76ers back to back. A powerful opponent, no one dares to underestimate the enemy.

After a commercial, the two teams on the TV screen officially started the game.

The Celtics at home gave the ambitious Heat a blow. The Heat only scored a shameful 9 points in the first quarter, which was surprising.

And the Celtics didn't score very high, only 16 points. This first quarter completely turned into an iron-making quarter. The muscles of the two sides collided with each other, and few goals could be scored smoothly.So anyone with a discerning eye will know at a glance that there is no problem with the man-to-man defense, and the problem lies in the offense.

Tang Wenlong in front of the TV thought about it. He felt that maybe both Wade and James were offensive players with the ball, which led to mutual incompatibility on the offensive end.

In the second quarter, the shooting rate of both sides rebounded, and the Celtics entered the locker room with a 45-30 lead of [-] points.

The subtlety of the defense cannot be seen in the long-range shot of the broadcast. Tang Wenlong thought that if he wanted to show the defensive player a close-up, would he let the fans see a different scene in the NBA every minute?
"Didididi~" A familiar voice sounded from the laptop on his bedside.

With a smile on Tang Wenlong's face, he picked up the laptop with one hand and put it on the lap where he was sitting cross-legged. The 15.6-inch laptop screen looked extraordinarily petite in front of Tang Wenlong's tall body.

The head of the penguin shook for a while, "What are you doing?"

Tang Wenlong: "I'm watching the game, the opening game of the regular season."

"Oh"

Tang Wenlong: "What about you? Are you up for class?"

"That's right, it's boring high math again today, I don't like math at all." Fang Chuxia typed on the keyboard quickly.

Tang Wenlong could imagine the scene of the girl pursing her lips, as if she was hanging an oil bottle, and couldn't help laughing lightly, and then immediately replied: "If you don't like it, then don't go."

Fang Chuxia: "You think I'm you"

Tang Wenlong: "."

Fang Chuxia: "I have good news for you!"

Tang Wenlong: "What good news?"

Fang Chuxia: "Guess, there will be a prize for guessing!"

Tang Wenlong in front of the computer touched his chin, and seriously guessed. Within ten seconds, his eyes lit up, and he quickly typed out a line: "Is it true that the big eyes and your upper bunk are eye-catching?" ?”

He Dayan played with Tang Wenlong during the summer vacation in their dormitory, and at that time, Fang Chuxia's roommate insisted on pulling Fang Chuxia to see Tang Wenlong, so Tang Wenlong had a flash of inspiration, and the people in the two dormitories were at the same time. Shout out, simply engage in a small fellowship.It's strange to say that He Dayan, who has always been heartless, became gentle and gentle after meeting Fang Chuxia for the first time, which made Tang Wenlong and his roommates very different. They agreed that He Dayan's spring coming.

Fang Chuxia in front of the computer made a puff and almost spit out a mouthful of water. What and what is this all about?

Then she was a little emotional, a little unhappy, and angrily typed a few spaces on the keyboard, and sent a [right humming] emoji.

Tang Wenlong and O'Neill on the TV wiped off their sweat simultaneously, feeling vaguely that something was wrong.

He made a haha ​​at the first moment, and changed the topic, "Ha, so it's not about this. Then let me think about it, think about it"

"Could it be that the thesis won the prize? Congratulations, heroine!" Tang Wenlong rolled his eyes and thought of another one.

Fang Chuxia was so angry that he couldn't laugh or cry, and typed: "Are you a pig, why are you so stupid, ah."

Tang Wenlong replied aggrievedly: "It's really hard to guess if you don't go to the village and don't go to the shop~"

Fang Chuxia: "Did Mingming talk to you on the phone last week?"

Tang Wenlong was taken aback, last week?The small electric motor in his mind quickly rolled up the memory of last week, the game against the Bobcats, and before that, the three three-pointers made in a single game against the Raptors, no, no, why do I want to play!He shook his head, recalling the chat records on the phone
Suddenly, a light of surprise flashed in his eyes, and he almost jumped out of bed with joy.

Then he quickly typed a line of words, and revised two words because of excitement.

"Are you coming here to study abroad?"

Fang Chuxia, who was in front of the computer on the other end, finally had a smile on his face, and responded arrogantly: "En!"

"Haha~" Tang Wenlong was laughing wildly while typing, he couldn't close his mouth from ear to ear, "I'm so happy, your school is still human enough, I'll give you a big plaque to thank you someday."

"Bah, what nonsense are you talking about?" Fang Chuxia scoffed.

"Do you know which university to go to?"

"Columbia University."

Uh, Tang Wenlong found out that he asked a rather stupid question. He didn’t know American universities at all. He didn’t learn anything except playing basketball when he studied abroad last year, but he didn’t continue to ask girls questions. He searched for Columbia University directly on the search engine. information, and then pretended to understand very well.

"New York, that's great, it's super close to Philadelphia!"

While the two were chatting, the game between the Heat and the Celtics was drawing to a close. In the third quarter, the Heat counterattacked to the death and launched a wave of offensive frenzy.

However, the holes dug in the first two quarters were too big, and in the end they lost to the Celtics 80-88 and lost the focus of the opening game.

PS: The preseason has been covered in one stroke, and the main body is about the regular season.

(End of this chapter)