"I read your news some time ago. Is the injury getting better now? The middle-aged man on the other end of the phone asked with concern.

"I'm really embarrassed, and I accidentally remembered my injuries over the years. Then you should have seen me as I was. Now I'm going to get better. The doctor told me it would take at least two months. ”

"Well, that's good! You're making the fans on the Internet sad like this. Many people still look up to you as an example! Every time I hurt it, I can get back up again! But from your point of view, it's really unpleasant," Atkinson said in a relaxed tone, as he lined up in the office, and the person on the other end of the line said.

"Thank you, I'm in a better state now. The other day it felt like time was slowing down. So what do you mean today? After a brief pleasantries, Ross already knew that the man he was talking to was Atkinson, the current president of Brooklyn operations, before the two began to talk.

Atkinson never told him about the purpose of today's call. Until he finally asked. In a light-hearted, sympathetic chat on the other end of the phone, Ross also sensed that the other party might offer him a contract, but it was not clear what it would look like.

"Then I'll get straight to the point. Well, the Nets wanted to invite you to join us! However, we will not sign you for two months, and the salary is now confirmed to be above $3.5 million for the remainder of the game. And it's basically this number, not too much. You see how this contract is. By the way, there are guaranteed contracts. ”

“...... Thank you for your recognition of me. Can you give me a few days to think about it, though? Ross spoke a little slowly.

"Of course~ we still don't have too many doubts about your personal ability. And the Nets need a guard like you right now, and I would say that Brooklyn may have a big change this season. I just came to tell you today, so when will I get back to you? ”

Atkinson, who was originally on a modest salary in the Magic, unexpectedly got a one-year $11.76 million management contract after leaving Orlando this season! It's also a little beautiful in my heart~

And Rose is clearly grateful to the Nets' current president of operations. Basically, the average price is only around 2 million now. Compared to the $4.72 million one-year, non-guaranteed contract, the Nets' one may be more affordable.

"Well, in five days," Rose replied, as if after a few seconds of thought. He was infected by the other party's relaxed tone today. The mood is not so depressed.

"Okay, let's do it first. The Nets will always be watching you. We look forward to hearing from you next time. Atkinson hung up. Then I went on to something else.

......

33：21！ That's all it took to get started in the first quarter! And Chen has already figured out how to deal with the 76ers at this time. It's just that the game after the first quarter didn't have to be timed out again. Hopefully, this will make the other person let their guard down.

"Porzingis, you and Kante switch places. But in the center, you don't have to fight Embiid. Kante shared some of the defensive and rebounding duties. On the offensive end, the defenders don't rush to score too much, as Beasley and Porzingis are going to be the main scorers in the second quarter......"

Simmons is now much more capable of being a person than he used to be. And the guards didn't take much advantage of the Knicks in the first quarter.

So what Chen means is that he hopes that on the front line, the Knicks can allow them to quickly close the difference.

In the second quarter, the 76ers returned to Saric and Fultz respectively. Beasley, the Nets, replaced Lance.

Ntilikina got the ball up front, and Iverson went down in the quarter. However, there are still two champions on the opposing team...... Fultz has only played at the level of a blue-collar defender this season.

Beasley got the basketball and passed it to Porzingis, who pulled it out. The latter hit a direct jump shot with 2 points! 33：23！

Bayless quickly passed the half, and after Embis got the basketball, he jumped up and scored points regardless of Kanter's defense! 35：23！ Kante was knocked straight out! The scene is already boiling at this time! Some fans feel that it is not interesting anymore, or they want to leave after half-time if there is something important~

Hardaway Jr. took the serve and passed it to Beasley again. The latter jumped up and hit a three-pointer before the Knicks could get back in time! 35：26！

It seems that Beasley still has some accuracy today! Although not very good defensively, Beasley's individual offense and outbursts are still okay. Saric jumped up to miss a three-pointer after receiving Simmons' pass, and Kante got the rebound and passed to Ntilikina.

Porzingis took the basketball after half court and immediately jumped up to hit the three-point board and put it into the basket! 35：29！ At this time, the 76ers felt that the opponent's style of play had changed somewhat. Bayless went to the frontcourt, and after the three points were gone, Embiid got the basketball and dribbled twice and was directly cut off by Hardaway Jr.!

Ntilikina immediately took the basketball and went to the front court, suddenly threw the ball up, and Beasley immediately caught the ball in the air and deducted points!! 35：31！

"Porzingis has to be defended by two people, and Embiid is under the basket. Simmons and Okafor should pay attention to this ...... "After returning from a timeout, the 76ers replaced Saric with Okafor.

Simmons went straight to the front court and hit a three-point shot! 38：31！ After the opponent's answer went down, the team's defensive state seemed to drop a lot. The Knicks, on the other hand, were unaffected by the final score of the first quarter.

Beasley's offense also made Chen quite happy. With Hardaway Jr.'s three-pointer gone, Embiid immediately grabbed the rebound and quickly passed the ball to Simmons. Fultz in the front court took over the basketball and hit a three-point shot! 41：31！

Now I hope that the opponent will not continue to fight with the Knicks in the third quarter. Otherwise, New York may be beaten into garbage time by the other side soon.

Nellikina made a feint in front of Fultz to shake off the opponent and didn't get too far away, and he hit a 2-point jump shot with a pull-up jumper! 41：33！

With Embiid accidentally dunking the basketball away, Porzingis served to Beasley. Hardaway Jr. hit a three-point shot after taking over the basketball this time! 41：36！

Iverson's role on the field is still not small! And the 76ers were a little too optimistic in this quarter. In this situation, the Knicks seized the opportunity to move quickly and suddenly, and the point difference narrowed to 5 points.

Looking at it now, the other party is not as strong as he imagined at the beginning! Fultz's words weren't very strong right now, and their defense wasn't as tight in this quarter.

"In the third quarter, will we still play according to our plan before the game?" Rogge said to Chen after watching the game for a while. The coaching staff went through the day's plan a few times before the game. Because their relationship is also good now, and they hope to get more opinions from today's game, several people still have a further look at the plan that Chen finally made today.

"Let's see how far this quarter goes. I'm afraid it's going to change if it's like this."