name of champion

Chapter 266 Chapter 3 With Smiles, With Tears

With the end of the preseason, the Kings officially established the new season's roster.

They are Merris Arnold, Art Wood, Marley Cecil, backup center Richard Brandon, veteran Jeff Hogan who can play the fourth and fifth positions, Wang Weiyu, Athletic forward Willie Ormond, swingman Walter Jean, veteran transfer from the Lakers Hoover Burns, Raglan Dale, Montgomery Irwin, Ben Ke Dan, patron saint of drinking fountains and team mascot Andy Clyde.

The opening game of the new season is very interesting, the Kings will face the Lakers at home.

It's like a new chapter. The Lakers and the Kings have always been rivals. Simon Oliver's foul on Wang Weiyu is still remembered by the people of Saravo.Whenever Simon visited this place, he was greeted with boos and insults.

This is the first season of Wang Weiyu's return, and he happened to meet the Lakers. If it weren't for the bad taste of the league, this would really make no sense.

"W, this is your first game since your comeback against Los Angeles. What are your expectations?"

"Simon said he is looking forward to playing against you, what do you think?"

"Expectation? I have no expectations. This is the first game after my return. I hope to play at my own level. I hope I can adapt to the intensity of the game as soon as possible. Simon? He is not within my consideration." Wang Weiyu has always poisonous tongue.

But Simon, he is not as wild and unruly as before.He has played in this league for eight years and has never won a championship.He had already restrained his sharpness.

In the few years since Wang Weiyu retired, Simon has kept improving and has not suffered serious injuries. Today, he is already a top three striker in the league.He averaged 26 points, 7 assists and 9 rebounds per game last season. If it wasn't for Otard Bryan, he would have been the No. [-] forward last season.

After training in the summer, he returned again. His desire for a championship surpasses everything else. The Lakers are also strong and have three All-Star players.

Their configuration is extremely complete, with Bender Traviva on the inside, Simon on the outside to preside over the overall situation, and Carlos Alpay at the back who is extremely good at running without the ball, coupled with a player who is good at defense and three-pointers Point guard and blue-collar power forward, they are one of the most competitive teams in the West.

"W, did you forget how to give the opening speech?" Raglan laughed.Wang Weiyu was really a little rusty, he took a step forward, and his teammates surrounded him, he thought for a while and said: "I really want to say something to inspire your fighting spirit, but in my mind, there is only the word 'now'. Let's Enjoy the moment."

When the DJ said Wang Weiyu: "Next, No. 7." His voice was cheered by He Zhi.After a few seconds of interruption, he continued to shout; "The back of the return, the emperor of this city!"

"!@#@..." The audience shouted Wang Weiyu's name. DJ continued: "From Al-Quds University, as a striker, WangWeiyu!~~~~"

Wang Weiyu ran into the arena, and the audience stood up and applauded.He ran to the logo and bowed to the audience in every direction.

Wang Weiyu saw some touching banners with words that made his eyes burn.

"You are back again, how will I congratulate you after so many years? With smiles! With tears!"

"It's so touching!" Two people who made Wang Weiyu incomprehensible and familiar appeared on the commentary booth.They are all retired players from the Kings, one is Kelson Lewis.The other is more familiar, Carmen Garry.

"Why are those two guys wearing suits in that position?" Wang Weiyu asked.Raglan said with a smile: "These are two people who can't be idle. They immediately found something for themselves after retiring. This is the second year for Kelsen to be the home commentator of the Kings, and Carmen is the first year." Is that so?" Wang Weiyu said, "I hope they don't say something strange when explaining the game."

Raglan said: "Unfortunately, they will expose our embarrassing stories when they are bored." "Damn! These two people can't control their mouths?" Wang Weiyu was helpless. "Yeah, those two old men will do anything to get attention." It seemed that Raglan was suffering from it.

The game is ready to start, and the starting players of both sides enter the field.

The Kings sent Merris, Wood, Wang Weiyu, Raglan, and Montgomery to the starting lineup.

"The starters of the Emperor team are all familiar names. I think of the Emperor team a few years ago." Carmen said.Kelsen nodded and said: "That's right, if you change Yate's name to Jing Qi, it will be the invincible starter of that vertical and horizontal alliance."

"After a few years, I don't know if this set of starters can still play its power." Kelsen said.Carmen said: "They are very young. As long as W can recover, they will definitely be able to play very beautiful offense and defense."

Since Jing Qi left the team, Merris has become the king's jumper.His wingspan is higher than Bender's, his explosive power is stronger, and he can jump the ball.

Here comes the ball!Wang Weiyu spotted the ball, raised his hand to catch it, and dribbled.The cheers resumed, this was Wang Weiyu's first round after his comeback.Simon leaned forward, and just about to mark it close to him, boos filled the stadium.

"It seems that you are very unpopular." Wang Weiyu struggled to cope. I don't know if he has regressed too much, or Simon has strengthened too much. His ball protection can no longer be as free as before."The fans here have a good memory," Simon said, adding pressure.

Simon made it difficult for Wang Weiyu to move.Raglan saw it, and a reverse run appeared on the right: "W!" Wang Weiyu received the ball and passed it sideways.Raglan caught the ball and made a three-pointer.

"Bang!" His shot was interfered by Linton.

Merris squeezed away Bender, hit the rebound, got stuck, jumped up for the second time, and made up for the ball.

"After all, W has just come back, and he met Simon in the first game. This test is not small." Kelsen said.Carmen said: "Otherwise, I don't think he suffered from the confrontation. The predicament just now is all because he hasn't regained his confidence."

"I hope so. When W and I were teammates, he would blow Simon up every time we met the Lakers. I don't want to comment on his first game and see him get blown up by Simon." Kelsen resented road.Carmen smiled and said, "Impossible, the best show is yet to come, just wait and see."

Simon played very easily, and he needed a screen to break through the basket and score.

The first thing Wang Weiyu has to pass is the psychological test.He didn't fall into a disadvantage in the confrontation just now, it's just that he hasn't played this kind of duel for too long, and he seems to be in a hurry to protect the ball.

Simon will definitely not be polite to him, and the defensive intensity will rise again and again.Wang Weiyu took a deep breath and continued to dribble. Compared with the previous offensive round, he dared to make moves.Face-to-face behind the dribble, pass Simon after the screen comes, and shoot a three-pointer in front of the switch defender.

"Bang!" It's a pity that the ball missed a bit, Wang Weiyu exhaled into the palm of his hand, turned around and ran.

Wang Weiyu's two consecutive attacks were fruitless. If it were a few years ago, he must have ridiculed him.Now he is indifferent and quiet, as if he was a different person, calm and terrifying.Failure can really make a person.

Simon is in Los Angeles, which is also a wealthy family, and the most important thing is honor.Now he has been playing for many years, but he has not been able to bring Los Angeles a championship.In history, there has never been a leader in Angel City who has not won the championship.The pressure of his public opinion was so great that he transformed his whole being.

"Simon, you have changed a lot." Wang Weiyu was deeply moved.Simon said: "You are the same." "No, I am still me. You will know when I get used to this intensity." Wang Weiyu retorted decisively.Simon snorted, lowered his weight and made a fake move, Wang Weiyu saw through it, and his defense was so tight that it was suffocating.

The three-year absence has not made his defense regress. On the contrary, he has improved his reading defense.Simon was secretly surprised, he didn't expect Wang Weiyu to have such a defense, "Bender!" He came out, not a pick-and-roll, but a catch.

As a representative of the 17-year-old golden generation, he has long been famous all over the world. As a seven-foot center, he dribbles like an outside line and is extremely good at facing the basket.

Merris came out of the defense. His pace was not slow, but it was still a beat slower than Bender.Bender's dribbling is elegant, full of the style of a European big man. After a few seconds, Merrez lost the defense, and Bender rushed to the basket like a wild horse on the prairie and dunked with one hand.

"Beautiful offense! From Bender Traviva," Kelsen said quietly.Carmen said: "This guy's style is a bit like Jing Qi." "Yes, their offensive methods are similar, but in terms of defense, J is one level better than him." Kelsen said; "But his offensive habits are better than Jing Qi's. better."

"Meris, once Bender goes out to the high post, you and Art will immediately switch defenses!" Alva shouted; "Art, pay attention to Bender's movements, he is in the high post, you just need to guard against his shots, it doesn't matter if he breaks through , you remember, there is Merris under the basket!" "Yes!" Wood responded.

Wang Weiyu continued to look for feelings, he needed it too much.His teammates, his coaches have no objection to that.During the training, they already knew that Wang Weiyu could become the same Wang Weiyu in the past, it just took time.

It doesn't matter if you pay a few game wins.Wang Weiyu doesn't want to become more and more focused because of his loss.He slapped the ball heavily with his right hand, his face as calm as water.

Simon had some sort of hallucination, and Wang Weiyu's expression was exactly the same as his past.However, the past him no longer exists. Now he is a comeback player who hasn't played a professional game for three years. Can he still be as difficult as before?
The switch between the right hand and the left hand was instantaneous, and the moment Wang Weiyu stepped forward with his left foot, Simon took a step back.Then, Wang Weiyu pulled the ball back to his right hand and took another step. Simon couldn't react in time. He had already withdrawn from the three-point line and jumped up to shoot a three-pointer.

After landing, Wang Weiyu turned around instinctively, and was about to walk away, but turned back hesitantly, just in time to see the ball fall into the basket.

"!!#!@#..." No one believed that an insignificant three-pointer would cause such cheers. The audience saw it, and three years later, they saw the turn around again.

"It's so interesting! W turned around and looked back. This scene will become a classic. This is W's first goal since his comeback, and it is also the most personal goal! A perfect goal!" Carmen laughed .

Kelsen said: "It can be seen that this guy has not recovered to his best condition. There are no problems with his skills and confrontation, but he lacks confidence. If it was him before, he would never look back at the ball just now."

"Boss, I have only one question, why do you want to look back at the ball? It's not like you." Montgomery said regretfully.Wang Weiyu said: "I just want to see the ball go into the basket with my own eyes. I don't know why. I know it will go in, but I just want to see it with my own eyes."

This involves another problem. The former Wang Weiyu knew that the ball would be scored, but he would never look back because he was not excited about scoring.After a few years, he is no longer what he used to be.

"It seems that my defensive intensity against you is not high enough." Simon said when he dribbled over.Wang Weiyu's eyes changed, and he took the lead in increasing the intensity.Simon defended the ball with his back, and was pinned by Wang Weiyu beyond the three-point line, unable to move, "How strong is this?" "It's just what I want!" Simon was as stubborn as ever.

He underestimated Wang Weiyu's defense. If he had prepared enough, he wouldn't be in such a mess.At this time, I can only pass the ball, but the pass has gone wrong again.Montgomery stared at the ball covetously. The moment Simon made the pass, he pounced on the basketball like a tiger.

Wang Weiyu just wanted to meet Montgomery.Then, he stopped, and he saw Montgomery use the diversion dribble to get rid of the man who was eager to steal the ball, and finally took off lightly and scored a fast break layup.

Shibie will treat each other with admiration for three days, let alone three years have passed?Montgomery is no longer the functional guard who can only defend.You need him to score and he can score.

"Good job, Brother Meng." Wang Weiyu smiled.Montgomery ran back and high-fived, "Boss, does my layup look like Michael Jordan?" "You have a Michael Jordan style." Wang Weiyu laughed and scolded.

Simon is not someone who is easy to give, and he will naturally get it back if he loses face.His revenge came quickly, and it was another breakthrough after receiving the pick-and-roll. Montgomery was assisting in defense. Relying on his size advantage, he crushed Montgomery all the way to the basket, causing him to foul and score a layup.

He stretched out his fingers and kept pointing to the floor, indicating that the ball should be counted.The referee also thought it counted, so two plus one made it.

"Don't hold on if you can't defend yourself. Are you using Meris as a display?" Wang Weiyu said angrily.Montgomery touched his head, "Excited."

However, that guy's breakthrough ability is indeed not what it used to be.Wang Weiyu glanced at Simon. His dribbling skills did not improve dramatically, but his ability to break through the pick-and-roll has increased too much.

His drive threat in pick-and-roll situations is historic.

A lot has really changed in the past few years.Wang Weiyu sighed secretly.

(End of this chapter)