Super all-around point guard

Chapter 702 Ah Lian Takes Off!
In the long regular season, injuries are unavoidable for any professional player, and the more the main player is the trump card of the team, the easier it is to be taken care of by the opponent and more likely to be injured.

Similarly, age, past injuries, playing style, and playing time also affect a player’s health. Mozgov is not young anymore. He has had injuries before, including shoulder injuries and knee injuries.

"It seems that his injury is not serious, but we should take this opportunity to let him rest for a few days. I don't want him to have this kind of problem repeatedly." As the team coach, Luke Walton looked at Mozgov and was also worried. However, Mozgov should not be seriously injured, but Walton didn't want Mozgov to play as soon as possible.

Coach Wharton glanced at Yi Jianlian: "Yi, it's up to you next."

"No problem, coach." The much-anticipated Yi Jianlian was about to make his debut. His eyes looked firm. After more than four years, Yi Jianlian's English has improved, and he communicated more with his teammates and staff around him. He believes that this time the NBA journey will be very different.

"Yi Jianlian is on the court!" Yu Jia said excitedly as he watched Yi Jianlian, who was wearing the No. 11 jersey, walk onto the court.

Yi Jianlian chose the No. 11 jersey when he fought in the NBA again. In the history of the Lakers, this number is also a very popular number. McAdoo and Karl Malone have worn this number. Yao Ming used to be No. 11 in the Rockets.

Seeing Yi Jianlian playing, the Chinese fans on the Internet were all excited. Almost all the posts were positive and encouraging. Of course, when cheering for Yi Jianlian, some people still did not forget to ridicule Zhou Qi. This is just like the fans who praised Yao Ming and belittled Yi Jianlian back then. Maybe these people are still the same group of people.

"Come on Ah Lian! We support you! Zhou Qi is going to die, I can only look at you!"

"Take out your strength in the national team! The boss of the team is our own, so you can play with confidence!"

"Picture: I have waited for so many years, not to prove how great I am, but to prove that what I lost will definitely be regained!"

"During the Olympic Games, Alian was a diamond player leading a group of black irons to challenge diamonds and masters. Now it's better, and there are master-level leaders around me, so I don't have to work so hard. But if I don't have enough playing time, I don't know if Alian can play at its own level and regain confidence in the NBA."

For Yi Jianlian, apart from expectations, everyone is more worried about whether Yi Jianlian can play in the NBA. Everyone knows that Yi Jianlian is capable, and he was not weak before.Can you fully adapt to the NBA?

You know, Durant, who was in the same class as Yi Jianlian, led the team to the finals a few years ago, and was honored as the MVP, becoming the second player in the league after James. Horford in the same class also proved himself. The four-year 1.1 million contract went to the Celtics, and Mike Conley in the same class got the largest contract in NBA history.

In contrast, Yi Jianlian seemed a bit too bumpy. During the five years in the NBA, he was forced to change four teams. He had no choice but to return to China during the wandering days, and it took four years before he set foot on the NBA stage again.

Yu Jiadao: "Because of Mozgov's sudden injury, Yi Jianlian played a little earlier than we expected. I don't know if the UAE is ready to play in the NBA again after such a long time. Director Zhang, what do you think the UAE needs to pay attention to on the court?"

Director Zhang also quickly said: "Although the UAE has always maintained the same high-intensity training as NBA players, and also trained in Los Angeles during the offseason, he must also pay attention to NBA games, but he knows the NBA well. After all, he hasn't played an NBA game for so many years. I think it must be a process of adaptation. First of all, we must pay attention to not making mistakes and fouls. On the contrary, I think that after Mozgov was injured, Yi Jianlian will play for a long time, but there may be a lot of fouls. Maybe he will be sent off for six fouls in the first game. As for others, I believe that with Xie Chen on the court, he will help Yi Jianlian do better."

Yu Jia also said: "Well, we are looking forward to the moment when Xie Chen and Yi Jianlian connect in the air!"

After Yi Jianlian appeared on the stage, the fans at the scene also gave the warmest applause. His teammates, including Xie Chen and Luol Deng, also high-fived Yi Jianlian. After all, this was Yi Jianlian's first NBA game after such a long time. This game is very important to him.

Xie Chen said to Yi Jianlian: "Don't be nervous, play at ease, I will give you the ball."

"Okay." Yi Jianlian's eyes looked firm, as if he was really different from the previous Yi Jianlian.

After playing, he defended one, and it was the Lakers' turn to attack again. Xie Chen immediately handed the ball to Yi Jianlian, and everyone pulled away to let Yi Jianlian play a single.

"Oh? Xie Chen gave Yi Jianlian the ball as soon as he came up and let him play singles. It seems that Xie Chen is really good against Yi Jianlian." Yu Jia said.

Yi Jianlian is the core of the national team, but he has no status in the NBA team. In addition, if the relationship with his teammates is not good, the teammates may not be willing to pass the ball to him. In this way, even if he is capable, it is impossible to achieve results in a short period of time. But after Yi Jianlian played, Xie Chen was willing to hand over the first ball to Yi Jianlian.

Yi Jianlian knew Xie Chen's intentions and didn't hesitate at all. After a tentative step, he made a strong breakthrough and went straight to the basket!

It can be seen that Yi Jianlian's speed is still very fast, and the protrusion is also very fierce, but after the breakthrough, Yi Jianlian directly knocked Anthony Davis to the ground, and the referee immediately whistled and called Yi Jianlian for an offensive foul.

"Hey, look at what I said just now. You must pay attention to fouls. Ah Lian hasn't played in the NBA for too long. This is a performance of excessive force. He wants to express himself too much, but it backfires." Zhang Weiping also sighed.

Many netizens saw that Yi Jianlian failed to hit the first goal, and it became his own foul, and posted posts criticizing Yi Jianlian's skills.

"It still doesn't work, just come back."

"He has forgotten how to play in the NBA."

"..."

On the court, Xie Chen smiled and said to Yi Jianlian: "I have long since disliked that kid, you hit him well."

"..." Yi Jianlian didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He knew that Xie Chen was consoling himself, but Yi Jianlian was no longer the immature player who played in the NBA. Even if he failed to hit the first ball, he would not doubt himself or something like he used to. He began to believe that as long as he persisted, good things would happen on the court.

Seeing that Yi Jianlian was still a little nervous, Xie Chen didn't give him the second ball for singles. Giving him the ball all the time would only put more pressure on him. Let him slowly grab rebounds, defend, and participate in offense on the court to regain the feeling of the game.

After playing for 2 minutes in a row, Yi Jianlian still didn't score a point. The domestic fans were also in a hurry. Everyone was waiting to see the first score of the UAE's return to the NBA. Some even started to scold Xie Chen.

"Xie Chen is too rubbish, isn't he the league's assist leader? Can't he make his teammates better? Ah Lian has been on the court for so long, and Xie Chen didn't help Ah Lian score. The fast break just now dunked himself. It's so uninteresting. Waiting for Ah Lian to send him an alley-oop?"

"Hmph, he is Chinese-American, do you really think he is Chinese? I despise Xie Chen, and I will never watch Lakers games again!"

Not long after, Anthony Davis beat Yi Jianlian under the basket, causing Yi Jianlian's second personal foul!
"Hey, what did I just say? It's the second foul so soon. I don't know if Wharton will replace Ah Lian. I'm afraid that Ah Lian will not perform well in the first game. We can only hope that he will gradually find his way in the future games. The Lakers are a very competitive team and are very likely to reach the Western Conference Finals. Ah Lian must prove himself before the playoffs. Repeatedly.

Coach Wharton saw it, and didn't show any disappointment with Yi Jianlian, nor did he intend to replace him. Wharton wanted to let Ah Lian continue to play on the court to find a feeling.

Netizens, on the other hand, were in a hurry.

"It's over. At this speed, I will be sent off if I can't finish halftime. I'd better watch Yi Di's game again in a month."

At this time, even Yi Jianlian himself has doubts about himself, especially now that he has committed two fouls so early, is his offense and defense too aggressive?Is it to be less tough?
Just when Yi Jianlian wavered, Xie Chen took advantage of Brother Nongmei's free throw and said to Yi Jianlian, "I like your tough defensive style. Mozgov doesn't know how to rest for a few days. Without him, you and Randall's defense in the interior must be so tough to deter opponents, otherwise they will think we are easy to bully and go to the basket. I know you have already fouled twice, but compared with the needs of the team, it is nothing at all, isn't it?"

Yi Jianlian nodded. Xie Chen's words made Yi Jianlian continue to insist on his so-called "excessive force" style of play. He also thought it through himself. Six fouls were six fouls. After more than four years, he returned to the NBA. He just wanted to vent and prove his strength in this tough way!

Even if you fail, you must fail in a way that you can accept!

Pelicans point guard Zhu Holiday found that Yi Jianlian hadn't played an NBA game for more than four years, and judging from his performance after playing, he obviously couldn't find the feeling of NBA. Therefore, Holiday had the idea of ​​playing Yi Jianlian in his heart: "He seems to be unable to find the state of the game at all. Now he must start to doubt himself. I can just hit him at this time."

Holiday is a very good point guard. Last season, he averaged 17 points and 6 assists per game. Some people even ranked him the tenth point guard in the league. You know, it can be said that it is a prosperous age of point guards. There are countless talented point guards in the league. Holiday's nomination has proved that he has potential and strength.

Holiday was born in 1990. Speaking of which, there are really many excellent point guards born in this year. In just six months of this year, Reggie Jackson, Kemba Walker, Holiday, Lillard, John Wall and Rubio were born. It can be said that 1990 was a year rich in point guards.

Xie Chen didn't know that Holiday had already made up Yi Jianlian's idea, and then, without paying attention, Holiday got rid of him and let him go straight to the basket!

Holiday seemed to completely ignore Yi Jianlian's defense, and made a direct throw without any hesitation. He may think that Yi Jianlian's reaction is slow, or he may think that Yi Jianlian fouled twice, so he probably won't dare to take off easily.

However, he was completely wrong!

I saw that facing Holiday, Yi Jianlian quickly took off, stretched out his long arms and immediately blocked the shot!

Yi Jianlian's hand quickly touched the basketball. However, this was not a big cap as everyone expected, but a one-handed cap!
Yi Jianlian actually caught the ball directly!
"What?" The host Yu Jia was startled.

"Capture grab! Ah Lian completed a cap grab! It's too tough!" Yu Jia was very excited.

Holiday also stared wide-eyed, unable to believe that at this moment, he still underestimated Yi Jianlian's strength too much.

After Yi Jianlian got the ball, he immediately passed it to Xie Chen, and Xie Chen also quickly launched a fast break. At the same time, after Yi Jianlian passed the ball, he also rushed to the frontcourt.

boom!
Yi Jianlian rushed to the basket fiercely, and after receiving the ball, he dunked the ball into the basket with one hand!
The ball was very powerful. After the ball entered the frame, it hit the floor hard. This dunk, it seems that the UAE has vented all the anger in the past four years on this dunk!
"Ah! Ah Lian scored! Grab the cap and dunk!"

"It's been a long time! After waiting for more than four years, I finally scored again in the NBA!"

Yu Jia also couldn't help but sighed: "This dunk is too tough! Ah Lian has been in such a particularly tough state since the beginning. Maybe you don't understand it. For him, it was such a sad thing to leave the NBA before. Now that he is back again, I believe there must be a good start. This is the first air connection between Xie Chen and Ah Lian. In the future, there will be more and more!"

(End of this chapter)