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Chapter 74 Preseason Brothers Battle

The preseason is just a warm-up game.

In the future 30 or [-] years later, star players can even choose to play a symbolic game for a few minutes, perfunctory fans who bought tickets.

But in the 90s, the preseason was also an important part of a season.

Young players need preseason games to adapt to the rhythm of the NBA, and older players also need preseason games to find their status.

Therefore, in the preseason at this time, the confrontation can even be fierce, and big fights are possible.

In the Warriors' first preseason game, their opponent was the Seattle SuperSonics from the north.

Lin Xing scratched his head when he learned that the first game of the preseason was going to be against the Supersonics——

Isn't it good to fight against the brothers before the start of this season?
But Xiao Chong was very excited: "It's great to play against the Sonics in the first game of the preseason. We must win this game!"

Lin Xing didn't ask why he had to win, because he knew:
The last time the Warriors made the playoffs was in the 91-92 season. In the regular season of that season, the Warriors held high in the third place in the Western Conference.

As a result, in the playoffs, they were defeated by the Sonics in the first round.

Even if it's just a preseason game, it's a battle of vengeance burning with fury for the little bug who has been holding back for more than a season.

Lin Xing, who was not in the Warriors at the time, didn't feel anything about it. What he thought of was——

"This Supersonic is not weak!"

How could a team that reached the Western Conference finals last season and fought 7 games against the Suns be weak?
More importantly, the two cores of this supersonic team can match up with Lin Xing by no coincidence.

Point guard Payton is the core of their defense. According to common sense, it is impossible for him to defend against Lin Xing, who is the main power forward.

But the problem is that Lin Xing is not serious as a power forward. He is a ball-handling power forward.

And the speed is extremely fast, the explosive power is outstanding, and the agility is invincible.

As long as it is an opponent who doesn't have a brain, it is impossible to use a power forward to defend Lin Xing.

Look at the Supersonics' wing again. Detlef Schramf is the kind of dubious forward. If you expect him to follow Lin Xing, you are counting on the wrong person.

Therefore, after a specific analysis, the one who can guard Lin Xing is either Payton or the Supersonics shooting guard Kendall Gill.

Of course, the focus is on the defensive end.

There are two reasons why Lin Xing mainly plays power forward——

One is that Xiao Chong, God's Left Hand and Madman are lined up on the outside line, and no one is suitable as a substitute.

The second is that the Warriors are short of major generals inside. If Lin Xing does not go to the fourth position, the inside starters will not be able to line up.

However, Nelson did not really regard Lin Xing as a power forward. It can be said that:

On the offensive end, Lin Xing is still a point guard, but on the defensive end, he is really a power forward.

Therefore, he was sure and sure that it must be him who defended against Sean Kemp.

More than a season ago, Lin Xing and Kemp met from a distance.

At that time, Kemp was still complaining about George Karl splitting their playing time and ball rights equally, so that he couldn't play All-Star-level data.

More than a season later, Kemp failed to change that.

但92-93赛季，场均17.8分10.7个篮板2.0个助攻1.5个抢断1.9个盖帽的坎普，就已经入选了全明星。

Many young fans don't think Kemp is so strong, because Kemp's perennial statistics are like this.

Less than 20 points, over 10 rebounds, and a little over 1 steal and block.

It doesn't look top-notch at all, very second-rate.

But in fact, the reason why his statistics are not top-notch is that George Karl has been pressing him.

In the 90s, an era that likes to fuck stars hard, his playing time has always been only a little over 30 minutes.

And, his average number of shots per game has always been only in the early 10s.

When he became an All-Star substitute last season, he averaged only 13.4 shots per game.

It can be said that the coach George Karl is the reverse Tom Thibodeau.

If you don’t look at the statistics and only look at the matches, in the playoffs of the strong confrontation, Kemp, Dameng, Fliggy, and Malone have all played tiebreakers.

While only losing to Fliggy, Kemp's various statistics did not fall behind.

Among them, in the series against Malone in the peak season, he had a shooting percentage as high as 69%.

It can be said that despite being suppressed by George Karl and his extremely undisciplined personality, Kemp's strength can be regarded as the top power forward.

The first game of the preseason will be to attack Payton and defend Kemp. Lin Xing is already a little out of breath.

……

Although it was only a preseason game, Yang Wu made the decision to broadcast the game.

The reason, of course, is because of the existence of Lin Xing.

Domestic fans don't know much about Lin Xing, they only know that Lin Xing is the first flower grower in the NBA.

Knowing that he is the number one scholar, he also understands what it means to be the number one scholar.

Beyond that, they know very little.

And such a preseason game is to give them a chance to get to know Lin Xing initially.

Before the game, Lin Xing also learned the news from his agent Aaron Goodwin.

Although the pressure is great, Lin Xing is still gearing up, ready to prove the value of the number one scholar.

……

On the day of the game, neither Lin Xing nor Xiao Chong met Payton before the game.

As soon as the two arrived at the arena, they went straight into the locker room.

Soon, the game is approaching.

Old Nelson stood at the forefront of the locker room, and he was about to announce the starting lineup for this game.

During the training camp during this period, the Warriors' in-team matchups were all mixed with main players and substitutes. Old Nelson has never been clear about who is the main player and who is the substitute.

Therefore, this game is an opportunity for the players to roughly determine who is the main force and who is the substitute.

Old Nelson, unlike Hong Tao, did not hide his thoughts. He announced the five names directly——

"Tim Hardaway, Chris Mullin, Latrell Sprewell, Stall Lin, and... Tyrone Hill!"

"That's the starting five for this game."

Lin Xing glanced at Luke Longley, who was 2 meters tall, and then at Tyrone Hill, whose registered height was 18 meters. In fact, he was not that tall.

He had question marks all over his face, and wanted to ask Old Nelson, are you sure?

Just this set of starters, 183 bugs, 196 Sprewell, 2 meters 01 Mullin, plus him and Tyrone Hill.

With this height, are you sure you can play in the NBA?
But in fact, Old Nelson's starting lineup was well thought out.

因为对手超音速的整体身高也不高，中锋是2米06的萨姆·帕金斯，大前锋是2米08的坎普，小前锋是2米06的施拉姆夫，后卫线是1米96的肯达尔·吉尔和1米93的佩顿。

Short to short is actually very reasonable.

If Langley were to start the game, he might be caught by the Supersonic, which is also not slow, and beat him hard.

"Okay guys, remember our tactical points—"

Old Nelson clapped his hands, but stopped halfway.

Then, Lin Xing's teammates shouted in cooperation: "Speed!"

"and also--"

"Give the ball to Star!"

Lin Xing looked confused, what does this mean?Do elementary school students attend class and answer questions?
"Sta, don't keep your mouth shut and shout along, OK?"

"Ok, ok..."

Lin Xing wiped his sweat secretly, what kind of special habit is this?

……

The Warriors' current home court is not called Oracle, but it is indeed Oracle.

The reason why it is not called Oracle is because Oracle has not yet been named.

Oracle Stadium, which has no title, now only has a very common name-Oakland Stadium.

In this preseason game, the Oakland Stadium, which can accommodate 19596 people, took about half of the seats, and the attendance rate was average.

But at the scene, Lin Xing saw a bunch of Chinese fans.

Several fans were still holding up his posters. The moment they saw Lin Xing, they screamed and cheered.

Lin Xing knows that this is the benefit of the Bay Area, there are so many Chinese.

He, a rookie who only played in the summer league, directly gained a group of loyal supporters because of his identity as a Chinese.

In addition to this group of Chinese fans, Lin Xing also saw Kidd waving his arms on the sidelines.

In this game, Lin Xing teamed up with Xiao Chong to fight against Payton. The four major point guards in the Bay Area have three of them. Naturally, he, the fourth man, cannot be absent.

So, Lin Xing and Xiao Chong leaned over and chatted for a while.

Payton, who then appeared on the field, also came together, and a group of four met in advance on the NBA field.

At the end of a few small chats, Payton, the king of trash talking, naturally would not let go of the opportunity to speak harshly before the game.

"Although you and Tim are going two-on-one, I don't panic at all. Do you know why?"

"A defeated general, a younger brother from the beginning to the end, do I need to panic?"

Lin Xing shook his head and ignored him.

On the other hand, Xiaochong responded directly: "Fuck your shit Gary, do you know why I came here for this match? For revenge!"

……

When the two sides made their first appearances, CCTV's broadcast signal finally came in.

"Okay, audience friends, we have been able to see the scene of the game, and the two teams have sent their starters..."

It was CCTV's double-level combination that explained the game, but because the camera had switched to the scene, the audience in front of the TV could only hear his voice and not see him.

"Yes, we can see that Lin Xing, the male basketball player of our florist, is also standing on the court."

"We mentioned earlier that he mainly plays point guard on the court, so now, he is standing..."

There was a sudden silence, and then Zhengping's voice: "Hey, how did he get to the center position?"

Shuang Ping read it right, Lin Xing was indeed in the center position.

To put it simply, he is going to jump the ball with his opponent as a power forward.

This is also something that can't be helped, not to mention the bounce, Lin Xing's height is already the tallest among the Warriors' starting five.

In addition to the jumping, the jumping ball at the beginning, who would jump if he didn't jump?

The arrangement of the Sonics is also very interesting. At the beginning, they stood in the center of the court with the Warriors logo on Sam Perkins.

When Lin Xing came out of the Warriors' starting five, Sam Perkins stepped back, and Sean Kemp faced Lin Xing.

At this time, CCTV's Shuangping finally figured it out.

"It turns out that Lin Xing played the power forward position in this game, because he jumps high. Everyone knows that he is the first person in the NBA to really touch the top of the backboard. He can't be more suitable for jumping the ball."

"Of course, the jumper on the opposite side is also a power forward, Sean Kemp, who is also very good at jumping."

Sean Kemp, who is good at jumping, met Lin Xing, and the referee, who was holding a basketball, blew his whistle.

In the next second, the jump ball matchup was decided.

"Sure enough, no player who can jump can beat Lin Xing. He is the best jumper in the NBA!"

Shuang Ping said a few words, and the group of domestic fans who didn't know Lin Xing immediately had a preliminary impression of Lin Xing-he can dance very well!
The Warriors won the jump ball, and it was Tim Hardaway who took control of the basketball and rushed up the court.

But with Lin Xing around, even Xiao Chong can only hand over the ball after halftime.

So, at the top of the arc, Lin Xing received the basketball.

To his surprise, it was Kemp who defended him.

This……

He involuntarily turned his head and glanced at George Karl on the sidelines, and then he was impolite.

Adjusted a step on the spot, swayed around, accelerated directly, and passed Kemp.

In fact, at the power forward position, Kemp's speed is not too slow.

He is also the kind of power forward who can dribble and advance by himself, but a power forward is a power forward, and his speed is still not as fast as Lin Xing, a point guard.

Ordinary point guards may not be able to keep up with Lin Xing, let alone Kemp.

"Lin Xing passed this camp in one step, and he rushed in!"

In Yang Wu's live broadcast, Lin Xing really passed Kemp in just one step.

Before that, because of Payton, he had watched many SuperSonic games.

He knows that the Sonics' defensive habit is to pinch the ball holder in an area.

Therefore, the first time he passed Kemp, he accelerated crazily.

He saw Schramf moving towards him from one side, but Schramf was still a step late, because he really didn't expect that Lin Xing could actually pass Kemp in one step.

Lin Xing, who rushed past Kemp, went all the way to the basket.

Sam Perkins stepped aside directly, because Lin Xing, who was charging fiercely, was too scary.

Just like that, Lin Xing jumped up without any interference.

Bang!

"Good shot!"

"Rushing in is just a dunk. This is Lin Xing's usual style of play. It is simple and direct, but very effective!"

The Shuangping team was very excited, Lin Xing lived up to their expectations, and played like a flower grower with the first ball.

It's just that this buckle is mediocre and has no bright spots, and the double-level combination feels a bit regretful.

"There is no one to guard against this, just come to a big windmill..."

Turning around is the supersonic round, and Payton quickly advanced to the frontcourt.

In fact, in terms of style, the Sonics are a bit like Warriors.

The Warriors play fast, and the Supersonics are also based on defense, defending against the next ball and counterattacking quickly, and the positional offense also requires a lot of space.

So last season, they did whatever it took to land Sam Perkins, a center who can shoot threes.

In the current defensive round, Lin Xing withstood Kemp, and had to watch Sam Perkins in the bottom corner, because Tyrone Hill had to be close to the basket.

As a result, Payton made a breakthrough and made a gesture to score at the bottom corner.

Lin Xing was forced to move two steps to the bottom corner, but he lobbed directly.

Camp jumped up, and with a bang, he also buckled one!
Seeing this scene, Shuang Ping said haha:

"We said at the beginning that this Kemp can also jump very well, and he immediately jumped one of this ball."

"But this ball is not as good as Lin Xing's in terms of aesthetics..."

Under the basket, Lin Xing, unable to defend in time, spread his hands subconsciously.

Although the ball was broken by his matchup, in fact, he tried his best to defend against two.

"The height of the basket is still not enough..."

To put it simply, Tyrone Hill's rebound protection ability is there, and the frame protection is basically zero.

But looking at the sidelines, Old Nelson looked calm.

Can't help?does he careDon't care at all (spread hands)!

"Offensive attack!"

His focus is still on the offensive end.

Xiao Chong continued to hand over the ball after halftime, and Lin Xing made another breakthrough.

But this time, the supersonics were directly in front of them.

Lin Xing is not surprised, the Supersonic's defense is to double-team the ball holder in the area.

Even Jordan, who defended later, averaged only 27.3 points per game in the finals, and he defended like this.

The advantage of this defensive style of play is that the point of holding the ball is pressed tightly to the periphery, and the shortcomings of the lack of a big center protecting the frame at the basket are also covered up.

But this defense is a bit afraid that the opponent has another top-level ball-holding point.

The frontal ball holding point first attracts the pinch defense, and then distributes the ball.

Another ball-holding point catches the ball and rushes again, and the Supersonics can no longer double-team and press.

After all, there are only a few frontal defensive players, and there is no way to change more people.

So, Lin Xing passed the ball to Xiao Chong.

Xiao Chong received the ball and rushed straight away. As a result, the Supersonics had no brains to defend and missed Mullin.

Just like that, Xiao Chongqiu scored Mu Lin, and God raised his left hand to score a three-pointer... Shua!

"Look at Lin Xing's pass, selfless!"

"The Warriors played this ball, it is reasonable!"

After a reasonable goal, the Warriors led 5-2.

But then, in a wave of supersonic attacks, Peyton directly ate one of the bugs.

This is about the problem of Xiao Chong, 183 but not actually tall, the defense must be bad.

This is the same as Iverson's defense, unless Xiao Chong can learn from Chris Cannon and master all kinds of small moves.

The poor defensive bug failed to withstand Payton, and the Warriors at the basket were equivalent to no frame protection.

Peyton, who rushed up, made a bang and buckled one!
After the dunk, he threw down a trash talk: "Did you see this dunk, Tim? You can't dunk like this in your life."

This hit Xiaochong's pain point. It is indeed very difficult for him to dunk at his height, but it doesn't mean he can't dunk at all.

So turning his head, Xiao Chong gritted his teeth to prove himself.

In the end, it really gave him a chance.

On the front, Lin Xing was still holding the ball, and he was caught directly by Kemp and Payton.

The supersonic twin stars were dispatched, and the space in front of Lin Xing was directly clamped.

But at the same time, Xiao Chong's side was completely empty, and he directly seized the opportunity to slip in.

Although Lin Xing's pass is unremarkable, he can still grasp the opportunity to pass to an unmarked teammate on the near side.

So, Lin Xing passed directly, Xiao Chong who had already entered received the basketball, rushed to the basket, stepped on the floor and jumped up.

Bang!

Although it was also a loud noise, it was not the heavy sound of dunking the basket with a basketball in hand, but the heavy sound of the basketball hitting the basket.

As for Xiao Chong, he never touched the basket.

The next second he jumped up, he dropped the basketball in his hand.

Then the basketball hit the hoop. He grabbed the net and fell to the ground in embarrassment.

With a bang, Xiao Chong couldn't tell whether it was an exclamation or a laugh.

But when he turned his head, he saw Lin Xing holding back a smile.

"Gan!"

"Sorry, Tim, I don't normally laugh in situations like this unless I can't help it."

Xiao Chong's dunk, Lin Xing really couldn't hold back, he thought: Is there any inheritance of the dunk at the point guard position of the Warriors?

What, I'm a point guard too?Fart, I'm obviously a power forward!

Xiao Chong made a comedian, and the result gave the Sonics a chance to overtake the score.

They directly fought a wave of counterattacks. At this time, Old Nelson's small lineup played a role.

Supersonic counterattacked, and the Warriors quickly retreated.

Lin Xing retreated the fastest, and together with the madman on one side, the two teamed up to directly stop the Supersonic's counterattack.

Turning to positional warfare, the supersonic play is actually a bit uncomfortable.

Payton made a sudden move, and this time the Warriors' defense was in place.

Seeing that there was no chance, he could only shoot one against the defense.

With a bang, he didn't go in.

Then, the Warriors who grabbed the rebound also fought back.

But at the same time, their counterattack was also stopped by the supersonic who quickly retreated.

And the gap in this game is reflected in the positional battle.

The Warriors had Lin Xing in their positional battles, and George Karl was very supportive of using Kemp to defend Lin Xing. As a result, Kemp was overwhelmed by Lin Xing in various ways.

No matter how fast the supersonic pinch defense is, it is impossible to defend every wave in place.

So, Lin Xing made another one.

Drove in, avoided the pinch, and made a layup against Sam Perkins' rim.

Looking back at the Supersonics' positional battle, Kemp eats more cakes than holds the ball, and Payton's singles are not too hard.

So to put it bluntly, the Warriors have Lin Xing, a nuclear weapon that breaks through and breaks the pressure, but the Supersonics do not.

More importantly, as the game progressed, Lin Xing discovered——

Kemp's condition was not that good. Except for the opening dunk, he didn't have any outstanding performances after that.

He was stuck by Lin Xing in the positional battle in various mid-range shots and various strikes.

A few minutes later, he directly smashed a 5 for 1.

At this time, Kemp reacted:

It's not good to play like this, it doesn't feel good, and no matter how many outside shots are, it's for nothing.

At this time, you have to fight inside.

But the problem is, Lin Xing didn't give him a chance to punch in at all, and the long arm was directly locked.

The smoothness of the game also made Yang Wu's double-level combination laugh——

"From these few balls, you can see Lin Xing's style and characteristics. The offensive end is just one move, an extremely vigorous breakthrough!"

"And the defensive end, just one word, tough!"

"Look at Kemp being guarded by him, he has no temper at all."

"So, that's why Lin Xing is the No. [-] pick, and Kemp is just...well, not the No. [-] pick!"

The score was drawn, and this preseason game went smoothly beyond Lin Xing's expectations.

It went smoothly, and he also used this game to feel the intensity of the NBA.

"Compared to the difficulty of the NCAA, it is still much more difficult."

If it was the NCAA, the Supersonics' perimeter defense press, he would go straight in with a kick, an elbow lift, and a couple of dribbles.

But in the NBA, every drive has to be timed.

If the timing is not right, he can only distribute the ball.

Fortunately, he has a teammate named Tim Hardaway, he distributes the ball, and Tim Hardaway solves the rest of the problem.

Coupled with Chris Mullin who has been lurking on the wing, catch and shoot.

The space is stretched greatly, so it is very comfortable.

Judging from this game alone, the combination of Lin Xing, Xiao Chong and God's left hand still has a lot to offer.

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