Versatile Point Forward

Chapter 115

After beating the Rockets hard, the Blazers got a precious full day of rest. With Ye Feng's urine, after the first overtime game of his NBA career, he must have a good night's sleep.What?You said there was only one overtime?Come on, isn't an overtime an overtime?What's more, the opposing player is still a top swingman like McGrady. It is understandable to lie dead all day after the game.

When he woke up, Ye Feng was still very excited, but it wasn't because the team had ended their two-game losing streak, but because he was about to face the challenge from his college roommate Love.Tomorrow the Trail Blazers will host the Timberwolves at home. Love's team has been miserable recently. After defeating the Kings in the first game of the season, they suffered a wave of four-game losing streak. Of course, many experts and fans are optimistic about their future. They just need time to practice now. After all, they played two overtimes with the Spurs at home, and finally lost 125 to 129. Obviously, their lineup is also very talented.

Love is also doing well in Minnesota, if you don't consider the team's record.After sending Garnett away, the Timberwolves got a group of young talents from the Celtics. Now the team's starting center is Al Jefferson, who is good at rebounding and mid-range shooting. Husband likes such a partner very much. The two of them stand in a high position and the other in a low position, and they have initially cultivated a tacit understanding.In addition, the outside of the Timberwolves rely on Mike Miller, who is in his prime, and Marbury's cousin Telfair, but judging from the data of the previous games, the inside is the main direction of the Timberwolves.

As if they had a good understanding, when Ye Feng got up and was about to go downstairs for dinner, he received a call from Love, and the two had a nice exchange of pleasantries.Speaking of it, it's not Ye Feng's problem. Everyone is a rookie who has just entered the league. Training and games have already taken up most of the time. Sleeping, and naturally there is no time to connect with college teammates or anything.But after all, they are teammates who have fought together. This time the Timberwolves challenged the Trail Blazers away. Before the team set off, Love impatiently called.

Hearing the long-lost voice, Ye Feng's heart felt warm, and he was not in a hurry to go out for dinner, so he made a phone call in the living room.However, Loew seemed to be inconvenient to talk. After briefly asking about the other party's current situation, he expressed the hope that he could have a meal with Ye Feng before the game started.Ye Feng was taken aback, and subconsciously said: "Why do people always want to eat with me recently?" Lu Fu obviously lost his mind, he laughed and said: "Ye, tell me honestly, how many beauties did you hook up with in Portland? There are always people who want to eat with you, can't you arrange the time?"

Ye Feng laughed and scolded angrily: "What are you hooking up with a beautiful woman? Yesterday the Rockets came here to play an away game. I had a meal with Yao Ming before the game, and today it was you. Doesn't someone always want to have dinner with me?" Luf was a little embarrassed, and said embarrassedly: "Well, it seems that your tall image in my heart has not yet reached the point of shattering. Are you free tomorrow? If it is not convenient, next time, I will wait for you When you come to Minnesota for an away game, I'll treat you to dinner." Ye Feng said with a smile: "It's as if I want to ask you for a meal... It's okay, I'll just ask our coach for a vacation, but Don't think that you don't have to treat me to dinner in Minnesota, and when I play away, you don't want to renege."

Love directly patted his chest on the phone, regardless of Ye Feng's inability to see this gorilla-like movement.The two of them finalized the time and place in a few words. Of course, it was Ye Feng's treat, since it was his home stadium after all!After saying goodbye to Love, Ye Feng pondered for a moment, then called McMillan directly, explaining his request hesitantly.Although he said it swearingly when he called just now, Ye Feng felt that this was not good. It seemed like he had to ask for leave every time he played a home game. Maybe the head coach would be very angry and the consequences would be serious.

However, McMillan's reaction was completely beyond his expectations. After simply asking about the situation, McMillan didn't take it seriously at all. He just had a meal with his old teammates and he wouldn't have any opinions.The more indifferent McMillan behaved, the more confused Ye Feng became. In fact, it was only because he used Chinese thinking to speculate on American behavior.And what he didn't know was that McMillan considered his behavior of asking for leave even for a meal as "sensible", and gave him a higher evaluation, which was beyond his expectation.

Dining with Lu Fu was not as formal as eating with Yao Ming. Ye Feng deliberately chose a restaurant that he often goes to but looks more down-to-earth, not the one that looked very tall at first glance.This can be regarded as a division of close and distant relatives. It is etiquette to eat with Yao Ming, and it is friendship to eat with Love.He knew that his roommate was not such a fussy person, and his easy-going personality was evident in college, and judging from his tone of voice on the phone, he was still the old green and friendly big man, not Since entering the NBA, it has changed.

At noon of the next day, Love's performance also made Ye Feng feel lucky that he was not mistaken.As soon as they met, Lu Fu quickly stepped forward and gave Ye Feng a big hug. He didn't feel displeased because the restaurant didn't look very high-end, but his face was full of surprise after meeting old friends.After being seated, Love was not polite, he just took the menu and ordered the dishes. Ye Feng didn't think it was a distraction. When the two of us went out to eat together at UCLA, most of the time it was Love who ordered. , so this time he took over the "heavy task" of ordering without hesitation, making Ye Feng feel like he was back in college.

This restaurant is small in scale, and the serving speed is also very fast. The two of them hadn't chatted a few words before the waiter brought out three or four dishes that were delicious in color and fragrance.Neither of these two people is a grinder, so they picked up their knives and forks and started to eat.Ye Feng inherited the Chinese "good habit" of talking about things at the dinner table. While stuffing a piece of chicken into his mouth, he asked indistinctly: "Kevin, how are you doing in the Timberwolves? Is anyone giving you trouble? "

Loew smiled and said: "Not bad, at least I can start these few games. Although I played less than 30 minutes in each game, I am already very satisfied. After all, I am just a rookie! The other people are also very good to me. Now our locker room leader is Miller. He has a good personality and a good attitude towards newcomers. But I heard that you are still trying to get in, what? Do you want to consider it? Come to play with us? The outside attack point must be yours, and when you face the Supersonics, do you think Russell's expression will be funny?" He couldn't help but joked.

Ye Feng also laughed, took another bite of the food, and said: "Of course the running-in is still going on, I am not the only young talent in our team, but I am still looking forward to the future of the team, waiting for us After the group of people has fully grown up, maybe you will no longer be our opponents. Speaking of which, the matchup in this game is quite interesting. You are the starting power forward of your team, and Adelaide is on our side. You two They are all projection-type power forwards, and this kind of matchup sounds very good. I am very disturbed now, do you think I am looking forward to you winning, or looking forward to you losing?"

Lu Fu couldn't help laughing, and couldn't help asking: "Since your analysis is clear and logical, how do you think your own performance will be?" Ye Feng didn't raise his head, and while wrestling with the salad on the plate with a knife and fork, he said: "You guys Who is the team's starting small forward?" Love trusted Ye Feng very much, and he said without hesitation: "Nine times out of ten, it is Gomez." Ye Feng recalled a little, and a black man with a simple and honest expression appeared In his mind, he probably thought about this guy's information, shook his head and said: "Unless your head coach makes a strange move, there is basically no way to stop me."

Love rolled his eyes: "You guys are really confident, be careful I will reveal your playing habits to McHale, let him quickly find a way to target you." Ye Feng smiled and raised his cup: "You Would you say you would do this?" Love also smiled, raised his cup and touched Ye Feng lightly, and said: "Of course not, I believe you won't say it, so I will tell you about our starting small forward Probably Gomez."

The two looked at each other with a smile, and drank the drink in the cup in one gulp.Ye Feng suppressed his smile, silently played with the wine glass in his hand, and his tone suddenly became serious: "Kevin, I don't want to say anything about this match, let's give it our best on the field! Although we hardly Yes, but you can think that this is a real competition, using statistics and game results to determine the outcome. Of course, this does not mean that we should regard each other as enemies, even if we must stand on the opposite side for ourselves I just feel that it is a good thing to have such a strong friend as a target to spur myself on.”

Love took a deep look at him, nodded slowly, and said in a deep voice: "This game should be regarded as the beginning of our contest, and I will not lose to you. But the final victory should be decided by the best rookie. It's up to the votes, and we have to bring Russell in, don't we?"

Ye Feng was taken aback, and nodded with a smile.

(End of this chapter)