"Scoring 56 points in the first game, New York announces the new king!"
"Become a god in one battle, China's Lin has conquered Madison Square Garden Arena."
"The first show had a significant effect. The trade in New York the day before made a huge profit. Cleveland may have regretted it."
"Madison has a new owner and revival is on the way!"
"..."
A 56-point scoring show, a half-time deficit, and a crazy performance that led the team to comeback in the third quarter. Lin Yu undoubtedly occupied the front pages of major media the next day of the game.
It seems that no more games are needed to prove it. Lin Yu's performance in one game has proved that the Knicks made a huge profit from this deal.
Sports Illustrated, which is always good at hindsight, put forward in their report the next day: "The Knicks have made a sure-profit deal. No matter how good Jamal Crawford and David Lee are, they It would be difficult for him to lead his team to victory in a headwind or even desperate game like Lin from China."
"For the Cleveland Cavaliers, the other party in this deal, a major problem they face has emerged. After China Lin leaves, who should they trust at the critical moment?"
Lin Yu was happy to see such reports, but James, who was far away in Cleveland, was less willing.
Although the text message he sent to Lin Yu was beautiful, this secret comparison and competition will always exist from the time Lin Yu leaves Cleveland.
In the first game when the two separated, both games were in adversity. What the Knicks encountered could even be said to be a desperate situation. The result was that the Cavaliers lost, but the Knicks completed a comeback in the desperate situation and won the game. .
The completely different endings directly reflect the gap in personal performance between Lin Yu and James.
James, who was enjoying the warmth in Cleveland, slapped the table, but there was nothing he could do.
If you don't live up to your expectations, no matter how much you say, it will be of no use.
Fortunately, Danny Ferry's follow-up operations and transaction have been completed, and the official announcement will be made in the afternoon. James is ready to fight a protracted battle with Lin Yu.
"One game can't explain anything. In the long run, he will definitely be outclassed by me."
James is very confident, because the Knicks' shoddy lineup is really incomparable to the Cavaliers' lineup, especially the lineup after Danny Ferry's further operation. The gap on paper between the two is too huge.
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In New York, Spencer Strathmore has found the new residence that Lin Yu wants. Lin Yu also took advantage of the rest time after the game to follow Spencer to see the house.
"We found two suitable houses, one in Manhattan's Chinatown and one near the Queens Midtown Tunnel. Both houses have their own advantages and disadvantages."
Before viewing the house, Spencer introduced the two houses they found.
The house in Chinatown is not large, only more than 100 square meters. It is a single-family apartment. The location is not considered a wealthy area, but a middle-class neighborhood. However, there is an independent warehouse in the backyard, which can be directly transformed. It is an indoor basketball court, but the disadvantage is that it is far away from Queens, so Lin Yu may have to travel a long distance to participate in training.
The house near the Queens Midtown Tunnel is located in a wealthy area along the East River. It is not small in size and has a river view. There is no indoor basketball court, but there are two high-ceiling living rooms at the front and back. Lin Yu can choose to transform one into an indoor room. In addition to the need to renovate the living room, which takes a long time, the basketball court also has the disadvantage that it is far from Chinatown.
After being in New York for several days, Lin Yu already understood the geographical distribution of Manhattan.
From the map, Manhattan is a peninsula extending from the Bronx, separated from Brooklyn and Queens by the East River, and from New Jersey by the Hudson River.
Chinatown is at the bottom of Manhattan, and Madison Square Garden is in the lower middle of Manhattan, but the Knicks' training facility is located in Queens, east of the East River.
To get to Queens, in addition to taking the subway, there are three major roads to take, one is the winding Robert F. Kennedy Bridge at the top of Manhattan, the other is the 59th Street Bridge near the top of Manhattan, and the last one is lower in the middle of Manhattan.
Queens Midtown Tunnel.
Therefore, after understanding the geographical location of Manhattan, Lin Yu immediately expressed his satisfaction with Spencer Strasmore's work.
Although he set Chinatown as his target, in the end, Lin Yu was most satisfied with the house outside Chinatown and close to the Queens Midtown Tunnel.
The reason is that it is not far from the Queens Midtown Tunnel that crosses the East River. He can get up later and drive through the tunnel to train at the Knicks training facility on the other side of the East River.
The distance from the Queens Midtown Tunnel to Madison and from Chinatown to Madison are not much different. It can be said that regardless of his Chinese identity, the house near the Queens Midtown Tunnel is the best choice.
After viewing the two houses on site, Lin Yu decided to directly buy the villa next to the Midtown Tunnel in Queens.
But because the renovation took a long time, Lin Yu could only ask Spencer to help him find a hotel with an indoor basketball court and stay in the new residence until the renovation was completed.
On the way back after viewing the house, Amanda Gray answered the phone and told Lin Yu: "The Knight has completed another transaction."
"From Chicago to Ben Wallace?"
Lin Yu made a bold guess, and Amanda Gray was obviously surprised: "How do you know?"
"I heard before that the Cavaliers were negotiating a deal with the Bulls."
“Why Big Ben?”
"It's very simple. Big Ben's performance in the Bulls is very average. The Bulls also have a potential center Joakim Noah on the bench who can and needs to be developed. Then, the Bulls naturally want to send away Big Ben, who is about to become a negative asset.
It’s time.”
"But the Bulls not only paid Big Ben, the Cavaliers also got another Ben."
"Another book?" I heard that there was another book. This was beyond Lin Yu's expectation. He was a little surprised. The other book naturally refers to Ben Gordon.
"Are the bulls crazy? Who did they get?"
If David Lee is included in the bargaining chip, then this deal is understandable.
But Amanda Gray told Lin Yu: "The first-round pick they got from the Knicks, and Joe Smith and Darko Milicic."
"No David Lee?"
"No."
"Bull made a mistake!"
"Actually, it's not a mistake. They took away Big Ben's possible junk contract. The other contract they lost is next year, which is equivalent to them using a Big Ben who may be a junk contract in the future. There is only one contract left after adding it.
In exchange for Ben Gordon, who is likely to be a lottery first-round pick, and two expiring contracts."
Lin Yu thought about it carefully and had to admit that Amanda Gray's analysis was correct. The Bulls' transaction was not a loss. What they lost was Ben Gordon, who only had one year left on his contract. But Ben Gordon
Den also made up for some of Ben Wallace's negative value.
Coupled with the fact that they received a valuable first-rounder, the Bulls can even say they made a profit from this transaction.
For the Cavaliers, this deal is not a loss at all.
Lin Yu has already foreseen the rating of this transaction, a win-win situation!
The Bulls have cleared their big contracts and will completely enter a state of reconstruction. If they are lucky, they will have two lottery picks in the 2008 draft.
The Cavaliers also got a center in Dpoy who still has gas in the tank and another top outside shooter from this deal.
The media will say: "Jamal Crawford, who averages 20.6 points per game, and Ben Gordon, who averages 18.6 points per game, can make up for the shortcomings caused by Lin Yu's departure, not to mention the pile of points.
, David Lee and Quentin Richardson cannot be ignored. These two have strengthened the Cavaliers' forward strength, as well as Ben Wallace, who has brought internal hardness to the Cavaliers. Danny Ferry's operation has once again become a miracle.
Got it!"
Back at the hotel, Lin Yu turned on the TV. He did not see the media's comments, but happened to see Danny Ferry's remarks in an interview with reporters after the transaction was completed.
"We have completed the mid-season adjustments, and the next step is to adjust. I believe LeBron will lead this group of players back to the top of the championship."
James also posted a message welcoming new teammates on his personal homepage.
It can be seen that after this transaction, James became high-spirited again.