Chapter 405: Playing Against the Nets

"Feilong, what do you think of this Lakers team?" a reporter asked.

Zhao Dong smiled and said: "I don't need to evaluate the main lineup. If David Robinson can stay healthy, their lineup can be called the league's first main lineup, and the Nets are not as good as them.

But including the substitute lineup, the Lakers' lineup is not thick enough. They must consume the main lineup to a greater extent in rotation. "

He didn't compliment the Lakers. Today, Robinson was injured too early and went down right after the start. Otherwise, the Blazers would suffer from the collision of the main lineup. They should rely on the substitute lineup to fill the gap in the main lineup. It's hard to say who will win in the end.

In fact, most media think so too.

The Lakers lost to Portland, and the management began to plan for reinforcements.

There is no way, no matter how much money is spent, the substitute lineup must be strengthened, otherwise such a large investment will be wasted.

If they can't beat the Trail Blazers and the Lakers can't even make it out of the Western Conference, how can they talk about the finals and championship?

Fortunately, this was the first regular season game, and the Lakers exposed their weaknesses before everything was too late.

In this game, the strength of the Trail Blazers was exposed. The strong substitute lineup aroused the covetousness of other teams, and many trade applications appeared on Wittester's table.

This was exactly what he wanted. The three people Zhao Dong asked to be purged only traded one Rain Man. The remaining Little Flying Squirrel and Bonchi Wells have not yet found a suitable buyer. Now there is a chance to get some good bargaining chips. .

It doesn't matter to Wells. This is his third season with the Trail Blazers. His rookie contract has not yet been completed and he has not performed well, so he has no trading value.

What he values ​​​​is the Flying Squirrel, who has a good trade value, and wants to package the Flying Squirrel and Wells in exchange for a good defender.

I looked at the trade application in my hand and saw that one from the Bulls wanted Fordson.

He knew that the Bulls had wanted Fordson for a long time, and even wanted to use the current core Tracy McGrady to trade Fordson. When he saw this trade application, he couldn't help but complain: "It seems that the Bulls really love Fordson!"

But he rejected the trade application. Now the Blazers' requirement for the lineup is to keep as long as they are useful. No matter how much the luxury tax exceeds, the boss will pay the bill.

And Fordson was brought here by Zhao Dong, how could he be traded out?

After reading some subsequent trade applications, he was a little disappointed that there was no one he wanted.

After thinking about it for a long time, he simply made the decision to exchange the draft picks.

Anyway, the team now has people available, 14 contract workers, two were traded, and there are still 12 people, who can be gradually strengthened in the future.

In the end, he chose the Warriors.

What this bad Warriors team wants is not a flying squirrel, but Bonchy Wells to strengthen a bench lineup, and he doesn't like the bargaining chip given.

According to his original plan, he packaged the Flying Squirrel and Wells, asked for the Warriors' 2001 first-round unprotected draft pick, and added a fringe player.

The Warriors return the price and are protected in the top five.

But he refused and offered protection to the top three at most. This time the Warriors agreed.

In this way, Flying Squirrel and Bunchy Wells were sold to the Warriors.

"Someone is rooting out dissidents."

After being traded, Flying Squirrel faced media interviews and expressed his anger.

"I knew that after Rain Man was traded, it would be our turn, and I guessed it right." Bunch Wells was equally angry.

But their anger is useless. With Zhao Dong's status in the alliance today and his social status, they don't care about their attitude at all.

Next, Zhao Dong personally served as the team's point guard, and the inside line was handed over to Brian Grant and Fordson, as well as the Germans, O'Brien and Davis, several powerful inside substitutes. They were also useful. The inside substitute lineup was very good. deep.

Under his strong performance, the Trail Blazers went on a winning streak, winning 7 consecutive games in the first regular season game and firmly ranking first in the league.

Zhao Dong's performance shocked everyone. After seven games, he averaged 46 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists per game.

On this day, the league announced the first MVP ranking of the season, and Zhao Dong ranked first with his superhuman performance.

"The second MVP is O'Neal, but his performance and Feilong's performance are completely different. Or we should say that Feilong's performance this season is completely unique. He is aloof, looking down on all living beings from a god's perspective."

Jordan praised when interviewing the media.

When Magic Johnson was interviewed by the media, he talked about Zhao Dong's performance and said: "Feilong has the potential to explode this season. He might have an incredible season."

Zhao Dong's explosive performance aroused admiration from media around the world, and major media outlets rushed to report on it.

In addition to Zhao Dong's super luxurious performance, there is another person who surprised the media, that is, Duncan, who had been seriously injured, still performed like a superstar.

Although Duncan was reduced to a floor player, lost his explosive power and bounce, and lost his very strong frontal cutting ability, the ability brought by his basic skills exploded, and his stable and sustained performance shocked the entire league.

Dayao's performance was even better than in his rookie season. His rookie season was a superstar-level performance, and this season he is even better.

The Nets started the same as the Trail Blazers, with seven consecutive wins and tied for first in the league.

The Lakers, on the other hand, were injured for three games due to David Robinson's injury. Including the first game, that's four games. The Lakers lost two in the first seven games and won five, and then lost to the Digital Team. Their record was obviously not as good as the Nets and Trail Blazers. Otherwise, the digital team is also one game behind.

During the opening period, the four championship-level teams, the Nets and Trail Blazers, never lost, the Lakers lost two games, and the Digital Team lost to the Nets.

At this time, China's WTO accession negotiations were finally completed, awaiting approval by the UN General Assembly, one year earlier than in the previous life.

On November 12, Lindsay and her four sons returned to the United States on a special plane.

The rest of the family did not come, including mother Li Meizhu, because Xu Qing was also three months pregnant, and even though she was reluctant to part with her four grandchildren, she had to stay in China to take care of her.

Zhao Dong happily went to the airport to pick up his wife and sons.

The quadruplets were almost three months old, and they all looked exactly the same. He couldn't tell who was who.

The genetic inheritance is so strong that when the four ignorant little guys saw Zhao Dong, they felt a natural blood attraction. After teasing him for a while, they started babbling non-stop, and all eight little hands stretched out to hug him. , which made him laugh.

Lindsay's figure has not fully recovered, she is a little chubby, but she looks more graceful and luxurious.

After nearly a year, as one of the giants of Wall Street, she reappeared in the United States, sparking the imagination of countless media.

Numerous media outlets wanted to interview Lindsay, but they were all turned down.

Now that the U.S. stock market continues to decline sharply and the bear market continues, Lindsay, who has been bearish on U.S. stocks, returns to the United States, which has an immediate effect on U.S. stocks. When the market opened the next day, U.S. stocks fell in response. Each of the three major indexes plummeted hundreds of points, which was reported by Wall Street media. Call it the Lindsay effect.

On this day, New York Knicks owner James Dowland finally couldn't hold on any longer and announced that he would sell the Knicks to cash out.

On the same day, Zhao Dong flew to New Jersey with the Trail Blazers. They will challenge the Nets away from home.

Before getting on the plane, Lindsay called him and asked him if he wanted to buy the Knicks. Zhao Dong didn't agree, which meant nothing to him.

We arrived in East Rutherford, New Jersey, at three o'clock in the afternoon, and arrived at the hotel at four o'clock.

Dayao had been waiting at the hotel in advance to invite Zhao Dong to dinner, and Marbury also came to join in the fun.

After settling in the hotel, at around five o'clock, the three of them went to the restaurant they had booked and chatted while eating.

"Brother Dong, are you playing so hard this season? He averaged 45 minutes per game in seven games, with almost no rest." Dayao laughed.

"Well, who's to blame for our lineup? As the core boss, I can only play a little more time." Zhao Dong nodded.

"Ahem..."

Marbury just took a sip of red wine and his face turned red from choking.

"Pfft!"

Dayao also burst into laughter.

After finishing his coughing, Marbury smiled bitterly and said: "Feilong, what else do you want? The Lakers are so strong that they can't beat you, and the bench lineup can even match the starting lineup of a weak team."

"That's because David Robinson was injured and we took advantage. That game doesn't count." Zhao Dong said with a smile.

"That's pretty strong, right? Robinson is old after all. He can play for at most 30 minutes, or even that long, while O'Neal can only play for 40 minutes. The rest are all substitutes. Your substitutes can definitely play. Destroy their bench," Marbury said.

Zhao Dong shook his head and said: "Our main lineup is obviously weaker than the Lakers. As long as the Lakers' main lineup is complete, our substitute lineup may not be able to fill the gap of the main lineup."

"Brother Dong, who do you think will win or lose tomorrow night?" Dayao asked with interest.

Zhao Dong smiled and said: "Your Nets are very strong. They beat the email team and beat them by more than 20 points."

Dayao and Marbury laughed heartily. They fell to the email combination in the first round of the playoffs. This season they became the leading team in the East and vowed to destroy the digital team.

"Feilong, have you heard about the Knicks?" Marbury suddenly asked.

Zhao Dong nodded and said: "James Dowland can't bear it anymore. Selling the Knicks can cash in 7.8 billion US dollars, which can help him survive this economic crisis."

Marbury sighed. He had wanted to go back to play in the Knicks before.

But now this idea is gone. The Knicks are now a mess, and the Nets are so strong, with two super insiders like Dayao and Duncan around them. He wants to fulfill his dream of a championship here.

Zhao Dong joked: "You three, who is the boss now? How about you start fighting among yourself and let us take advantage?"

Marbury and Dayao couldn't help laughing, and shook their heads at the same time.

When Marbury saw Dayao didn't say anything, he said: "Feilong, you can't pick up this bargain. The three of us have agreed that without the boss, there is the core of the triangle. One outside and two inside. The iron triangle is the most stable form. .”

Dayao nodded and said: "We all have this idea."

Zhao Dong smiled and said: "Yes, the three of you are on the rise, and you can even be said to be at your peak when you debut. With your potential and strength, the Nets will be one of the most powerful contenders for the championship for at least the next five to eight years. one."

Dayao and Marbury both nodded excitedly.

On the night of the 13th, the Trail Blazers faced the Nets.

The game started at eight o'clock. At 7:30, in the visiting team's locker room, head coach Dunleavy was preparing to announce the starting lineup.

O'Brien looked at Dunleavy expectantly, eager to hear his name appear on the starting list.

He started in the opening game, but was quickly taken down, and never appeared in the starting lineup again in the next six games, which made him very depressed.

The coaching staff talked with him and hoped that he would increase his contribution to the basket offense and defense. In order to enter the starting lineup, he did work hard. During the time he came on the bench and played according to the coaching staff's requirements, his offensive efficiency did improve. At the same time, the defensive end worked harder and increased confrontation.

"Flyon, Eddie Jones, Shawn Marion, Fordson..."

Dunleavy read four starters, paused before the last one and looked at O'Brien.

"Is it me?"

Xiao Ao's blood boiled in his head, his eyes widened, and his breathing stopped.

"Jermaine O'Neal," Dunleavy said at last.

"yeah!"

Xiao Ao jumped up and cheered like a child.

Brian Grant was a little helpless. He started a few games and returned to the bench.

However, he also knows himself that the team's starting lineup needs offensive ability. Xiao Ao's offensive ability is much stronger than him, and he is indeed more suitable to enter the main lineup than him.

At 7:40, the first lineup was announced.

Trail Blazers: O'Brien, Fordson, Marion, Eddie Jones, Zhao Dong.

Nets: Yao Min, Duncan, Stephen Jackson, Kendall Gill, Marbury.

Before the game, in the CCTV commentary box, Zhang Li was analyzing the lineups of both sides.

This game was promoted as the Chinese Derby in China, and it happened to be Saturday, so it attracted a lot of attention.

Zhang Lili smiled and said: "The Trail Blazers traded the Flying Squirrel, and now Zhao Dong plays point guard by himself. We can no longer see Zhao Dong and Dayao facing off in the low post.

But Dayao must be careful. Just like the Trail Blazers played the Lakers in their first regular season game, Zhao Dong, who attacks from the outside, is the most terrifying Zhao Dong. "

Su Qun said with a smile: "Both sides have strong lineups, but the Nets' main lineup is obviously stronger than the Trail Blazers. As for the bench lineup, the Trail Blazers are even better."

Zhang Liji nodded and said with a smile: "Yes, the Nets' main lineup only has a weak shooting guard and cannot find a good shooting guard.

I heard the Nets wanted Steve Smith, the Blazers' starting shooting guard last season, but he was turned down. "

Su Qun said: "Smith's strength is much better than Kendall Gill's, but such a shooting guard can only play as a substitute for the Trail Blazers. You can imagine how strong the Trail Blazers' substitute lineup is. It's really like what the media said. We can organize another main lineup."

The TV station that broadcast the national live broadcast today is ABC TV. Hubby Brown analyzed: "The Trail Blazers play against the Nets, just like they play against the Lakers, they are facing two super insiders, so the main lineup will be weaker, and they will have to rely on substitutes. The lineup is back."

Cook said: "The Nets' style of play is exactly the same as the God-Slaying lineup. Duncan and Yao both pulled out from the basket. Marbury kept scoring points and was more efficient. It is still difficult for the Trail Blazers to win. .

The last time they beat the Lakers, David Robinson's injury was an important reason. Otherwise, the Lakers would not have lost. Their main lineup was too strong. "