After arriving in New Orleans, Lin Yu accepted an interview and found out that the last game of the Celtics' road trip was actually against the Houston Rockets.
"The Celtics' consecutive road trip, in addition to the Knicks who have already played, you will have to face the New Orleans Hornets, Dallas Mavericks, San Antonio Spurs and Houston Rockets one after another. This will be a difficult road trip," Lin said.
, how many wins do you think the Kai team can get from these four games?"
"I won't predict the outcome before the game starts."
After perfunctoryly dealing with the American reporter who asked him questions, Lin Yu fell into his own thoughts.
Lin Yu heard a saying that if you go to the top three in Texas, you will have to shed your skin if you don't die. The top three in Texas here refers to the Spurs, Mavericks and Rockets.
There is another saying, called the three major illusions of Texas, the Spurs are old, the Mavericks are weak, and the Rockets are strong...
All in all, Team Kai’s consecutive away trip was really difficult.
This does not include the Hornets. You must know that the Hornets in the 2005/06 season are no longer weak. Rookies in the same class as Lin Yu, 58-40 million, have grown up. He also has David West and
As a helper, Jr. Smith's overall strength is not bad.
After such a trip, Team Kai is really going to lose his skin.
However, what Lin Yu is more concerned about is the last opponent of this consecutive away trip, the Houston Rockets, Yao's team.
"Finally, is the so-called Chinese Derby about to begin?"
The NBA's first China Derby should have been in 2002. Whether it was Lin Yu's past life or this life, this has not changed at all.
The two protagonists at that time, one was Battelle who played for the Nuggets and the other played for the Mavericks. Both of them got playing time. Battelle played 3 minutes and only got 1 rebound, while Zuo played 9 minutes.
Scored 5 points and 2 rebounds on 2 of 4 shots.
Then came the Chinese derby between Dayao and Shou. The two played against each other five times in total, and in these five games, neither of them was the focus of the field.
In fact, only the domestic media would care about a so-called "Chinese Derby". The main reason is that, except for Dayao, other Chinese players are really not good at it. It is said to be a derby, but in fact it can only be regarded as a big game at best.
Yao's one-man show.
This time, Lin Yu is about to stage a new Chinese derby with Dayao. As usual, the media in the United States did not pay much attention to it and only mentioned it.
The domestic media is different. There are still four or five days before the game between the Celtics and Rockets, and they have already started to create crazy hype.
"Sports Weekly" directly published a preview in their new issue of the newspaper, with the title: "The Chinese Derby in the new era is no longer a duel between the moving Great Wall!"
After being largely abandoned by the Heat, Battelle returned to the CBA. There were only two Chinese players left in the NBA, Dayao and Lin Yu.
The content of this preview is very detailed, and most of the space is devoted to Yao Ming.
The 2005/06 season can be regarded as a season in which Yao Ming made significant progress. His scoring average exceeded 20 points per game, and he repeatedly scored high points in key games to determine the victory of the game.
The Chinese even saw in Yao Ming the possibility of surpassing the Sharks.
There is also a saying in the United States that Yao can't be stopped if he can get the ball. The only problem is that Yao often fails to get the ball.
"There is no doubt that Dayao will be the protagonist of this game, and he has the opportunity to dominate the trend of the game." "Sports Weekly" wrote.
Regarding Lin Yu, "Sports Weekly" used data to analyze it.
"In the new season's game against the Bobcats, Lin Yu made his NBA debut. So far, he has played 5 games on behalf of the Celtics, averaging 4.6 points, 3.2 rebounds, 0.4 assists, 0.2 steals and 0.2 steals per game.
blocked shots and played the data of a qualified role player."
"If compared with the generals of the past, Lin Yu today is very similar to the generals. The only difference is that the generals have the opportunity to directly confront Dayao, and as a defender, Lin Yu may have to face the impact of Tracy McGrady...
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Apart from a piece of data, there is not much analysis of Lin Yu's possible role in the full text. In short, compared to Dayao, Lin Yu's performance may be very soy sauce.
Xinhai Sports didn't give any forward-looking information, but their reporters in the United States went around. They first interviewed Dayao and asked him about his views on the upcoming Chinese Derby.
Dayao has rich experience in dealing with this kind of interview: "I have nothing to say about the game itself. The Rockets will definitely strive to win. Regarding Lin Yu, I want to say that I look forward to meeting him and hope to have a chat with him after the game."
Get together."
Then, they interviewed Lin Yu, who naturally would not make any wild claims as these reporters wanted.
He also said very politely: "Dayao is a senior of the national team. We often have some exchanges in the national team. It is also his suggestions and help that enable me to persist in the NBA until now. In the next Chinese Derby, I
I think I will work hard to help the Kai team win. Of course, I am also looking forward to meeting Dayao and hope to get together with him after the game."
At the end, Lin Yu smiled and joked: "After all, I haven't seen him for so long, so I still miss him."
When reporters interviewed Tracy McGrady, everything was different.
"I know China Lin. He is a great wing defender. Many people say that his defense is very good, but Irving thought, that's because he didn't touch me. In the next China Derby, I will crush his defense.
, help Yao teach his younger brother in the national team a good lesson."
These words may not seem like a big deal, but in fact they are already harsh words.
Shenyang immediately took McGrady's remarks and rushed to New Orleans. At this time, the game between the Celtics and the Hornets had already begun.
The Hornets' strongest player is naturally Chris Paul. When Lin Yu saw Paul, he thought, this is also a guy with a lot of jokes, 58, 40 million, the floor of the Western Conference Finals... it's just too many.
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However, there are not many tricks for Lin Yu to steal. 58 refers to losing 58 points to the opponent in a single game. For the time being, it is quite difficult for this Kai team to lose 58 points to the opponent.
And even if he loses by 58 points, I'm afraid this joke will be placed on Pierce and has nothing to do with Lin Yu as a role player.
Lin Yu couldn't sign such a big contract for 40 million, or even if he signed such a contract in the future, I'm afraid no one would think it wasn't worth it.
Finally, the floor of the Western Conference cannot be stolen. Lin Yu is in the east and cannot contact the floor of the Western Conference anyway.
In this game, Lin Yu's opponent is Jr. Smith, a well-known neurotic player. When he is in hot form, he is comparable to Jordan and Kobe. When he is in bad form, he is even inferior to players at the bottom of the league.
In Lin Yu's opinion, this guy's style is similar to that of Ben Gordon. The biggest difference may be that Jr's physical fitness is more powerful, and Lin Yu has a little difficulty in supporting him.
It was a bit hard, but Lin Yu still relied on his experience on the defensive end to lock down Jr.
After one game, Jr. Smith made 3 of 11 shots and scored 11 points with a 27.3% shooting rate.
Of course, Lin Yu's own statistics are not good either. He made 1 of 3 shots, all three attempts were three-pointers, he only scored one goal, and got 3 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist.
The Celtics relied on the joint efforts of Pierce and Ricky Davis, who were not bound by New York, to win this game and continue to maintain their winning streak.
"Dayu, this is what McGrady said about you during the interview. He said he would break your defense and help Dayu educate his younger brother in the national team. Do you have any response to this? "
After the game, during the interview in the locker room, Lin Yu did not give Shenyang a chance to ask questions.
As a result, Shenyang was so shameless that he took away another reporter's right to ask questions and took the lead in asking this question, which in his opinion was a big news.
Lin Yu's face turned dark instantly. Considering that the question had already been asked, he still answered the question.
"T-Mac is a very good scorer. Of course he can break down the defense of many defensive players, but I am afraid that I will not be included among them. If he denies this, I will suggest him to go back and watch the Celtics. That 76ers game.”
McGrady made harsh words before the game. Lin Yu could understand McGrady's harsh words before the game. Compared with Dayao's humility, McGrady's tit-for-tat confrontation is a manifestation of the cultural differences between China and the United States.
Therefore, while Lin Yu responded humbly to Dayao, on the other hand, he responded to McGrady's harsh words in an American way.