Chapter 59: The Next Opponent
"The third pick in the 2010 NBA Draft, the New Jersey Nets chose ...... Yiyang, from Butler University, China! ”
When Jeremy Lin saw Yiyang on the TV, a player with yellow skin and black hair, who was also drafted, the Harvard high-profile stood up from the bottom of his heart and applauded Yiyang.
Unlike Yiyang, Jeremy Lin is a Chinese-American who was born and lives directly in the United States. But he also understands how difficult it is for an Asian to survive on the basketball court in the United States! It's not about nationality, it's just about skin color.
Although Jeremy Lin plays at a higher institution like Harvard, when he goes to play away, fans don't use civilized language just because he is facing Harvard.
"What can an Asian do? Aren't they playing table tennis? This is what most people say about Jeremy Lin after meeting him.
In fact, Jeremy Lin didn't know that what Yiyang experienced was even more difficult than him. At the very least, Jeremy Lin has a happy family and living environment. Yiyang, on the other hand, can only be associated with crime.
After seeing Yiyang being selected, Jeremy Lin has also been looking forward to his name being read out by the white-haired old man on stage. The Chinese-American began to pray to heaven, even if it would take all the luck of his life!
However, it turns out that God does not care for everyone. When the Suns used their 60th pick to select forward Dwyane from the University of Miami. When it was time for Collins, Lin knew he would never have the opportunity to hear his name from Stern again.
Looking at Yiyang, who was taking photos with other rookies in the lottery area on the TV, Jeremy Lin suddenly felt extremely sad. Why? Why is the basketball dream always so far away from me......
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"It's advancing too fast! On a stage like Summer League, no one can keep up with him! There is no skill to speak of, and it is directly broken! Easily, he also came in with the ball, does he want to attack the frame? No, it's a breakaway shot. He also distributed the ball outside the three-point line, where Jeremy . Lin has been in ambush for a long time. Good shot, the Mavericks scored another three points, and the cooperation from the two Asian guards was really beautiful! ”
A few months ago, when Jeremy Lin saw Yiyang being selected on TV, he could never have imagined that he would one day be able to fight alongside the Chinese on TV.
Jeremy Lin, who made a three-pointer, happily stretched out his hand, but Yiyang did not refuse, and gently high-fived the yellow-skinned American.
"It's 20 points, and under Yi's leadership, the Dallas Mavericks are already 20 points ahead of the Lakers! If they win this game again, the Mavericks will have their fourth game in a row! ”
"It's too easy for Yi, and throughout the summer league, only Wall's performance can match it. This MOP of last season's NCAA Final Four is worthy of its name! ”
The commentators praised Yiyang, and at the scene, countless Chinese burst out with their enthusiasm that was no worse than that of foreigners.
Since the Mavericks have two Chinese players playing games, their games always attract a lot of local Chinese people to watch.
At this time, the summer league has already played three games. Yiyang lived up to expectations, averaging 23.6 points, 12 assists and 2.8 steals per game in three games. The Mavericks, naturally, also made great progress, winning three games in a row.
Today, facing the Los Angeles Lakers, Yiyang has no intention of stopping. Although Yiyang is a fan of the Lakers, the Lakers team in the summer league has almost nothing to do with the real Lakers, and Yiyang naturally will not show mercy. Halfway through the fourth quarter of the game, Yiyang has scored 28 points, and after just assisting Jeremy Lin to shoot a three-pointer, his assist count has officially become 10.
The team's assistant coach who led the Mavericks to play Summer League was Terry. Stotts was ecstatic, if this guy Yiyang trained properly, maybe he could really carry the banner from the shoulders of old Kidd!
After that, the Lakers launched another offensive attack with a weak breath. The point guard wearing the Lakers' training jersey, Yiyang doesn't even recognize it. His movements are more fancy than when he first entered Butler, and he is good-looking, but full of loopholes!
Yiyang is already starting to feel that the game is a little boring, and the level of this summer league is likely to be not as good as the NCAA. He didn't give the opposing defender a chance to perform again, Yiyang saw the time and sprinted directly! Stretch out your long arms and take away the basketball.
The Lakers' point guard players just felt a gust of wind blowing, and then, the basketball was swept away by that No. 1.
Yiyang started to speed directly after the steal, but to Stotts's surprise, Jeremy Lin could barely keep up with Yiyang's speed to participate in the fast attack!
In fact, Jeremy Lin's speed is indeed not slow. In the official NBA data, you can even see his speed test results, which are not much different from Yiyang and Wall! These data are facts that can be checked. But when Jeremy Lin stands in front of people, his yellow skin always makes people think "this guy is too slow." ”
Or "he's just having speed."
Although Jeremy Lin followed closely behind Yiyang, there was no need for Yiyang to pass the ball in the face of an empty basket.
This guy jumped directly on one foot, slammed his hand hard, and once again staged a shocking dunk. The point guard of the Lakers reluctantly picked up the basketball from the ground, and he knew that his NBA career was completely closed by Yiyang.
After the dunk, the Lakers called a ceremonial timeout. Everyone knows that this pause doesn't mean much to them.
After the game, Terry. Stotts also replaced Yiyang. Jeremy Lin, on the other hand, was left on the court. That guy from Harvard has to keep proving himself.
"How does it feel?" After making the deployment, Stotts easily sat down next to Yiyang. As long as Yiyang is not the kind of guy who drives high and walks low, then Cuban has made a deal this time that only makes money and does not lose money!
"It's too easy, and this kind of game shouldn't help me much in the NBA." Yiyang replied bluntly.
"Hahahaha, it looks like summer league isn't really the place for people like you to be. But don't worry, you'll have to play in the next game. Stotts had a wicked smile on his face.
"Next?"
"Boom!" The cheers of the crowd drowned out the conversations between Yiyang and Stotts, even though the modest summer league stadiums often hold only more than 1,000 people, one-tenth or even one-twentieth of the size of NBA arenas. But the roars of more than 1,000 people combined are enough to deaf the ears.
On the court, a breakthrough by Jeremy Lin caused Lakers rookie Devin to make a breakaway. Foul by Ibanks. His killing is the reason why the fans cheered.
The camera showed Yiyang on the bench, but Yiyang was not very excited. Just now, when coach Stotts told him about his opponent in the next round, Yiyang instantly lost the last trace of interest in the game in front of him.
In the end, although Yiyang left the game early, the Lakers were also powerless. 86-65, the Mavericks beat the Lakers by a huge margin of 21 points, winning four consecutive games since the start of the summer league!
Although it was only a summer league, due to the particularity of Yiyang and Jeremy Lin, after the game, there were still many Chinese media surrounding and interviewing Yiyang and Jeremy Lin.
"Congratulations on another victory! Also, today you scored a league-high 30 points! Can you continue to climb your state? A Chinese reporter excitedly asked, although it was only a summer league, Yiyang's results had already made domestic fans ecstatic. You must know that when Wang Zhizhi and Yi Jianlian played in the summer league, they could only score about ten points per game. And Sun Yue, the national team defender who is now participating in the summer league, is even more difficult to find!
"The team-mates worked together to win, and I just did what I had to do." The boy from Wood District was not as silent as he used to be, but he still didn't say much.
"How do you rate Jeremy Lin's performance?" Another Chinese reporter called out Jeremy Lin's Chinese name.
"Jeremy?" Yiyang was stunned for a second before he reacted, because he usually called Jeremy Lin. Lin, not his Chinese name. Even Jeremy Lin himself was a little awkward to hear that Chinese name.
Jeremy ...... Well, Jeremy Lin scored 13 points today, which is enough to say it all. ”
In the end, Mougin, who also came to the scene, raised the topic and leaned towards Yiyang. Seeing Mu Ran, Yiyang didn't know why he suddenly relaxed. This reporter seems to have an inexplicable affinity.
"Congratulations on your victory, but we all know that in the next game, you're going to play the Washington Wizards. I believe that this game will be a real challenge for you! ”
It wasn't until Mougins asked a question that other reporters knew that Yiyang's next opponent was the Wizards. Wait a minute? Now Sun Yue, isn't he playing summer league with the Wizards?
The reporters looked at Yiyang's gaze again, and it really became different! All of them raised the topic, hoping to hear from Yiyang's mouth that they were eager to defeat the seniors of the national team.
"It was indeed a challenge for me and John. Wall played against each other when he was in high school. Now that he's the champion, I think he's even more difficult to deal with. ”
After Yiyang finished speaking, the other reporters were disappointed. After a long time, Mougins and Yiyang were discussing Wall! Maybe, people don't know who Sun Yue is at all. Mougins smiled, this kid is not even afraid of the champion!
"Okay, thank you for the interview." Mougins put down the microphone, turned sideways, and let Yiyang walk into the player's tunnel.
"Brother Mu, why didn't you tell us earlier?"
"That's right, the next game against the Wizards, Yiyang against the champion, that's very worthy of a close-up!"
"Summer League China Derby!"
"Yiyang declares war on the champion! 》”
In the minds of reporters, exaggerated headlines have even emerged.
Mougins didn't answer his peers, he just turned around and watched Yiyang's back disappear into the depths of the players' tunnel.
Yiyang is already full of fighting spirit at the moment, and he is obviously about to face a terrible opponent, but Yiyang is excited!
Summer League, finally a little bit of fun. The corners of the Chinese boy's mouth curled slightly......