Chapter 26 The Lost Duo
The Portland Trail Blazers and the Minnesota Timberwolves both got their favorite rookies in the draft.
The Trail Blazers and the Timberwolves also won their first wins in the new season, and the rookies in both sides, Brandon Roy and Linson, were both the ones with the most eye-catching performances in the whole game, and were both the heroes of the team's victory.
Brandon Roy showed his maturity and sophistication in his first game, and was regarded by coach McMillan as the future leader of the Youth Army Trail Blazers in the first game.
Although Lin Sen's first game statistics were more dazzling, overall, he was not as mature as Roy.
Although the first game of the regular season has just begun, many experts have regarded Roy and Linson as the final candidates for the Best Rookie Award, and although the Bobcats selected Adam Morrison scored 22 points in the first game, he was excluded by experts from Roy and Linson.
"Welcome to today's "Basketball World", I am your friend Erin Andrews."
After finishing training, Lin Sen turned on the TV and the movie caught his eye was the "Basketball World" program that the leading actress in ESPN was broadcasting live.
"As the last team to debut in the new season, the Nuggets faced the back-to-back Los Angeles Clippers away. Yesterday, the Los Angeles Clippers lost to the Phoenix Suns 104:112. Today, the Los Angeles Clippers rely on the 36-year-old "Alien" Sam Cassel's highest game-high 35 points to 96:95. In addition, he also scored 6 rebounds and 6 assists."
"Camelon Anthony was sent off for two technical fouls in the third quarter. In the last quarter, JR Smith almost became the Nuggets' hero. He scored a steal with 18.2 seconds left in the game to help the Nuggets surpass 95:94. However, Sam Kassel, who performed well in the whole game, forced a breakthrough and made two free throws to help the Clippers overtake the score. In the end, the Nuggets were wasted two chances of winning and unfortunately lost."
Linson admired the thin Sam Cassel on the TV screen. She was already 36 years old and still was so powerful. After today's training, Kevin McHale also took the video of Sam Cassel and hoped that he could learn something from Cassel.
"Finally, let's turn our attention to the Timberwolves who have been away from Minnesota for a season. Tonight, the Timberwolves will play at home against the Portland Trail Blazers. This game is the first two most dazzling rookies match in the new season..."
Lin Sen didn't expect that he and Roy would be taken to the TV for public comparison. Lin Sen watched the statement on TV with interest.
ESPN compared Lin Sen and Roy from fame off the court to offense and defense on the court, willpower to leadership temperament, etc. In the end, Lin Sen only won in fame and lost to Roy on the court.
Lin Sen smiled and turned off the TV. Yesterday David Falke contacted him and told him that many famous brands wanted Lin Sen to be their spokesperson, but Lin Sen himself knew that they valued more his fame than his skills. Lin Sen didn't care at all before, but after the first official game, he walked to Jordan, and in the end, the reporters almost ignored his existence.
Moreover, Lin Sen was a little happy that the reporters ignored him, but when the plane arrived at Minnesota Airport yesterday, Garnett also received more attention. Even though Lin Sen thought his performance was not worse than Garnett in the first game, and when the reporters interviewed him again, they were more concerned about his off-field performance rather than on-field performance.
At that moment, Lin Sen suddenly realized that if he wanted to gain more respect from people, he had to show more strength.
At 7:00 p.m. on November 3, the target center stadium of more than 20,000 people was almost filled with enthusiastic fans, and the attendance rate was more than 20% higher than last season.
"Long time no see Blanton!" Linson walked to Roy.
Roy looked at Lin Sen, who was slightly shorter than him and said with a smile: "It's been a long time no see, but now I'm happy to fight with you."
"So too." Lin Sen and Roy hugged each other gently and stood in their own position.
Linson still started, but tonight his starting partner was replaced by Ricky Davis to Mike James.
This is also the adjustment made by Devin Casey to the game lineup, and this signal is also regarded as a decline in Ricky Davis's position in the team.
The reporters on the sidelines have begun to speculate that Ricky Davis has completely failed in the battle with team rookie Linsen, and the days to leave the Timberwolves may be not far away.
Former All-Star centers Jamal Magloire and Kevin Garnett stood in the middle circle to jump the ball.
Garnett easily transferred the ball to Lin Sen, who jumped up and took the ball down.
Tonight, the height of the forwards of both teams was very short on the front line. Timberwolves small forward Trenton Hassel was only 1.96 meters, while Trail Blazers small forward Yuduka was also 1.96 meters, and both of them were players who were good at defense.
Linson dribbled the ball and brought the frontcourt under Jack's block and handed the ball directly to Garnett, who was inside. Facing Magloire's defense, Garnett made a back-on single and hit the Timberwolves' first record.
During offense and defense conversion, Jack dribbled the ball through half and handed over the ball to Brandon Roy.
The target center immediately sent a series of booing. Brandon Roy, who was booing, made a step back and jump shot directly against Trenton Hassel's defense.
The game continued, but because of Mike James' existence, Linson's chances of holding the ball were reduced, and there were not many opportunities to show off on the offensive end, which was more reflected in his imagination and wonderful assists.
Brandon Roy didn't have many opportunities to perform after hitting the first goal, and the focus on the field was more on Zach Randolph and Kevin Garnett, two 20+10 club members.
Although Garnett's excellent defense still failed to curb Randolph, and the Trail Blazers could not curb Garnett's outstanding performance.
For a moment, the game where the two rookies were originally expected to collide and spark a spark turned into a strong showdown between the two power forwards.
"Pass, pass!" Devin Casey shouted at the field. At this time, Lin Sen had slipped through the baseline and had an open space.
However, Mike James, who was holding the ball, seemed not to hear Devin Casey's voice and forced himself to single against Yuduka, but Yuduka directly poked the ball out of bounds.
"Marco replaces Mike!" Devin Casey said to Jaric with a cold face.
Devin Casey can no longer tolerate Mike James' performance.
Not only is Mike James obsessed with singles, but he can't help defending, but more importantly, his excessive holding of the ball directly weakened Lin Sen's role on the court.
James walked off the court with an embarrassing expression. Instead of slapping Jaric, who was on his behalf, he moved away from Jaric and walked directly to the bench and sat next to Ricky Davis.
Mike James, who came to the Timberwolves with high expectations in the eyes of reporters and Ricky Davis, the second in command of last season, became the lost duo.
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