against the front

Chapter 27 Boy, Let's Wait and See

Although Yan Hua was replaced by the head coach in the second half of the third quarter, and did not get another chance to play until the start of the fourth quarter, Yan Hua, who was sitting on the bench at the moment, felt very comfortable , because when they came off the field, the teammates on the bench looked at themselves completely differently from before, especially Spencer Hawes, who had been competing with him for the main position, even lowered his head I dare not look directly into my own eyes.

The NBA is a place where seniority is considered. It is very common for veterans to bully rookies. At the same time, NBA is also a place where strength is respected. No matter you are a veteran or a rookie, as long as you can show superior strength on the field, then you will be respected. and recognition.Although the king's opponent today is only a big fish like the Timberwolves, Yan Hua's performance in the game still made everyone in the king dare not underestimate Yan Hua, especially those substitutes who are sitting firmly on the bench. , and the administrators of the water dispenser didn't dare to think carefully about Yan Hua.

In the 9 minutes played in the third quarter, Yan Hua made 8 of 6 shots and made 14 of 5 free throws. He scored 3 points, [-] rebounds, and [-] assists. Even the head coach Reggie Toyes, who was standing on the sidelines, kept praising him. Although a game may not explain what is wrong, no one can only eat dumplings every year, and there are many rookies who drive high and low. , but these players on the king's bench can see that as long as Yan Hua can continue to perform in this way, his status in the king's team will definitely rise in a straight line.

As for Yan Hua being replaced by the head coach when facing the Timberwolves' continuous double-teaming, everyone knows that this is the head coach protecting him. As a rookie, Yan Hua is already in the limelight today, at least against the Timberwolves. That No. 5 pick, Kevin Love, was completely overshadowed by Yan Hua's limelight, so after the king's lead reached 5 points, Reggie Toyes replaced Yan Hua very decisively. magnificent.

After Yan Hua helped the Kings to overtake the score, the situation on the court was reversed directly, and together with Kevin Martin and John Salmons, these two guys who were still hard to bear to look at in the first half , the hand feeling has also begun to pick up. After the three-point rain at the beginning of the fourth quarter, the king's lead was directly expanded to more than 10 points. The new season is close at hand. Therefore, as the head coach Reggie Troyce is also very relaxed now.

He turned his head and glanced at the bench behind him again. Seeing Yan Hua sitting on the bench, not only did he not feel any displeasure at being replaced, but he also watched the ongoing game with great interest. The teammates on the field applauded and cheered, and Reggie Toyes nodded in satisfaction. The moment he decided to choose Yan Hua, Reggie Toyce regarded Yan Hua as the king's key training object.

However, Reggie Troyce does not intend to impose the burden of the team on Yan Hua's rookie season, because it takes a long time for a center to become a talent, except for Shaquille O'Neal, Dameng Ola Except for Zhu Wang, the very few centers who have made big kills as soon as they entered the league, most of the rest of the centers can slowly enter their peak period after entering the league for three or four seasons. The best player in the NBA right now The two centers, Yao Ming and Howard, both entered their respective peaks starting from their fourth season, so Reggie Troyce's plan for Yan Hua is to gradually polish him step by step. After all, the Kings are not a resolutely bad team. They still have illusions about the playoffs.

Since the king's lead reached 14 points when the official timeout came in the fourth quarter, the game entered garbage time after entering the second half of the fourth quarter. Yan Hua's data was also fixed at 18 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists, and 2 blocks. Although he failed to score a double-double in his NBA debut, considering the above data is Yan Hua's 21 minutes Playing time, so Yan Hua's performance in today's game was both excellent and efficient.

"Hey, rookie, you played well, but next time, you won't be so lucky." After the game, when Yan Hua and the rookie of the same year, Kevin Love, were greeting each other, today In this game, Al Jefferson, who scored 32 points and 15 rebounds, ran in front of Yan Hua and Kevin Love for some reason, first praised Yan Hua, and then , I just said something like, boy, let's wait and see, which made Yan Hua a little confused for a while.

Yan Hua's performance today is very good, people can't tell that he is a rookie at all, but Al Jefferson was still very angry when the reporters asked him why he couldn't handle a rookie when he was interviewed by reporters just now Yes, because apart from the first quarter, Yan Hua didn't face Al Jefferson for a few minutes in total, not to mention that even in the first quarter, Al Jefferson's statistics were better than Yan Hua's. After accepting the reporter's interview, Al Jefferson, who felt full of anger and had nowhere to vent his anger, happened to see Yan Hua and Kevin Love standing not far from him, so Al Jefferson -Jefferson walked directly in front of Yan Hua, wanting to warn the rookie.

"Yan, don't worry about it. Al has a bad temper because he lost the game. He is a good person in his normal life." After Ferson’s words, he quickly smoothed things over for Al Jefferson. After all, the court is on the court, and off the court is off the court. For most NBA players, playing basketball is just a job. There is no difference between being a clerk and being a security guard, so things at work don't need to be involved in life.

"Kevin, don't worry, I won't take such trivial matters to heart." Yan Hua knew that Kevin Love was doing it for his own good, so he showed a very magnanimous look. What I think is, see if I don't blow up your BEI grandson next time, it's fine if I lose, and dare to come here to provoke me. If you are a rookie, you will be bullied.

"Well, I hope to meet again next time. We can play a game in a dignified manner on the court, just like in Las Vegas." After the game ended, Yan Hua ran over to comfort him. Kevin Love regarded Yan Hua as a good person and became good friends with Yan Hua. After arriving in the United States, it was the first real friend.

(End of this chapter)