legendary point guard

Chapter 186: Innate leadership qualities

Jason Terry's face was particularly ugly. He had never been so humiliated by a rookie.

He pulled his fist so tightly that he wanted to punch the face that disgusted him so much.

"Listen to the cheers from the audience, it only took Wood 7 minutes to make the fans fall in love with him. If it were me, I would also fall in love with such a rookie who can bring hope to the team.

Before this, it was said that Orlando is heading towards the lottery. I think after this game, those guys will swallow what they said, and then put Orlando into a strong contender for the Eastern Conference playoff spot. This is

So-called experts.”

Barkley's words made the so-called experts watching the game on TV extremely depressed, but what Barkley said was right, many of them were already ready to swallow what he said.

Two consecutive offensive successes not only boosted the morale of the Magic, but also dampened the morale of the Mavericks.

Avery Johnson, the young general on the sidelines, asked the referee for a timeout. He felt that it was necessary to call a timeout to rearrange the situation. Of course, more importantly, he hoped to use this timeout to interrupt Lin Sen's state.

"Wood, you did a great job, but I'm more interested in how you maintain your charm." Dwight Howard put his hand on Lin Sen's shoulder and said, licking his face.

In the past two days, Lin Sen has seen what a lecherous guy Howard, who looks so funny and often smiles like a child, was. Ever since that day, Lin Sen joked and taught him two tricks on how to attract women. He pestered him whenever he had time.

Lin Sen taught him.

But it's not surprising that Howard thought too much. In his eyes, Lin Sen was not considered handsome, but women just liked Lin Sen. Just like at this moment, many women in the audience were ogling Lin Sen.

It was not that he had never encountered such treatment before. But more often than not, the woman was trying to get what she wanted from him, such as money and fame.

Lin Sen can not only attract the love of ordinary women, but also win the hearts of countless female stars. This is what Howard envies most. After Lin Sen said it that day, he even dreamed of successfully hooking up with Beyoncé at night.

.

"I really don't know about this." Lin Sen said helplessly.

"Hey, Wood, you don't treat me as a friend. Look at who has been so nice to you in the past two days. You have to know that a rookie has to take on a lot of obligations, such as helping veteran players like me carry water and buy things. But you found out

…”

Howard wanted to continue talking, but Lin Sen suddenly poked him with his elbow.

Looking up, Stan Van Gundy was staring at him. Howard shrugged: "Coach, I was discussing with Wood how to kick those damn cowboys."

"Next, Chris, you replace Tony, Kelanna, you replace Grant as the shooting guard to give you a chance to shoot decisively, Hido, you return to the small forward position..."

Standing in the crowd, Stan Van Gundy quickly arranged the arrangements, while Azubuike couldn't believe that he had a chance to play in the first game after joining the team, although he had always dreamed of establishing a foothold in the NBA. But this

The facts of a year and a half showed him the cruelty of reality.

Originally he thought that the Magic signed him just to make up for the emergency situation, and his final destination was the NBA. But now he not only got a chance to play, but the coach also gave him a chance to shoot decisively, which for him was like falling from the sky.

A pie, it's incredible.

So much so that he didn't listen to Stan Van Gundy's arrangements at all. Even after the timeout ended, his head was empty when he came on the court.

"Both sides have made substitution adjustments. Dallas replaced Eric, the No. 1 center in the Western Conference, with Desague Nadiop. Last year, it was his outstanding performance that contained Tim Duncan, thus helping Dallas defeat

to San Antonio, and Jason was also replaced by Jerry Stackhouse.

On the Orlando side, they replaced Chris Webber. Listening to the cheers of the audience, you can tell how satisfied the Orlando fans are with Chris. However, they did not replace Scottie, but replaced him with a new guy. Who is he?

?" Kenny Smith pointed at Azubuike who came on the field.

Barkley followed Kenny Smith's fingers and saw a young player about the same height as Lin Sen: "Who knows, but he has good muscles and looks very strong."

Kenny Smith was speechless towards Barkley, but his colleague quickly sent him a list: "Orlando No. 7, who just came on the field, has been playing in the NBA since he was undrafted last year. Orlando has just acquired him from the Development League's Wattsburg Flyers.

It's just a non-guaranteed contract.

The forward swingman who is 1.96 tall can average 26 points per game in the Development League and is the scoring leader of the Development League this year."

"Hey, Kenny, there is no shortage of scoring players in the Development League, but that's only in the Development League, not the NBA."

As Barkley was speaking, the Dallas Mavericks made a jump shot from Josh Howard.

"Look at his defense, he doesn't even have a look to defend." Barkley looked at Azubuike and said with a smile.

Weber sent the ball to Lin Sen. Lin Sen did not rush down immediately but took the ball forward in a calm and unhurried manner.

But Azubuike's head was still empty. Just now, Josh Howard came directly in front of him with the help of a screen. Before he could react, Josh Howard took off and shot.

This made him worry that Stan Van Gundy would replace him, so he mechanically ran towards the frontcourt while secretly taking a look at Stan Van Gundy on the sidelines.

And Stan Van Gundy didn't expect that Azubuike, who had performed very well in training, had just defended Josh Howard without even moving, which made him slightly dissatisfied, and this dissatisfaction just made Azubuike see.

In eyes.

Azubuike immediately became anxious, and at this moment Linsen passed the ball to Chris Webber who was positioned in the mid-range.

Nowitzki stood in front of Webber. Nowitzki has a deep understanding of Webber's ability and does not have any contempt for Webber because he is now at the end of his career.

Weber made continuous probing steps, and Dwight Howard on the other side of the basket ran toward the mid-range, but Diop didn't follow him at all.

At this time, Lin Sen was running along the three-point line, and Turkoglu's off-ball screen allowed Lin Sen to find an opportunity to catch the ball.

Weber directly hit the ball to Linsen, and Stackhouse immediately threw away Azubuike, who was guarding him, and pounced on Linsen. Obviously, in Stackhouse's eyes, Azubuike was far from capable.

Compared to Lin Sen, a rookie.

And Diop also began to shrink to the middle, preparing to defend Linsen.

When Lin Sen was about to signal Howard to cut to the basket, he thought that Azubuike was open outside the three-point line.

During these two days of training, Azubuike's shooting ability left a deep impression on the team. Especially his three-point shooting ability was outstanding. Thinking of this, Lin Sen flipped his left wrist and the ball bounced off the ground and left Lin directly.

Sen's palm.

Stackhouse, who was chasing after him, didn't expect Linsen to pass the ball. When the ball passed him, Stackhouse subconsciously reached out.

"Wood, pass the ball!" Kenny Smith, who had been focusing on Linsen, shouted immediately.

However, before Kenny Smith could finish his words, what was supposed to be an excellent pass without looking behind anyone's back hit Azubuike's hand and bounced out of bounds, turning it into a mistake.

"Oh, is this guy an undercover agent? On the defensive end, even children know how to show a fierce look even if they can't prevent it, but he doesn't know. On the offensive end, Wood wasted a wonderful pass. What is he doing, sleepwalking?

God knows how Stan Van Gundy could be so stupid as to send him on the court, kid, you will still be the NBA's scoring champion."

Charles Barkley's voice was very loud, and the commentary box was on the sidelines not far from Azubuike. Azubuike heard Barkley's words clearly.

He himself did not expect that Lin Sen would suddenly pass the ball to him. When he wanted to reach out to catch the ball, the ball was already in front of him, which caused the ball to hit his hand and bounce out of bounds.

Many fans in the Waterhouse Center even booed him, and Barkley's words kept echoing in his ears. Azubuike felt that he had never been so embarrassed. He didn't even dare to look at Stan Van Gundy.

Stan Van Gundy patted his head off the court: "I was so stupid, Devin is ready to play!"

Devin Brown stood up immediately after hearing Stan Van Gundy's words.

"Hey Kelana, it's my fault, I passed the message too casually." Lin Sen walked up directly and patted Azubuike's butt.

Azubuike lowered his head and was even startled when Lin Sen patted him.

"Your fault? No, this is my fault. I wasted a good opportunity and made you make another mistake." Although Azubuike failed to participate in the draft last year, he is almost four years older than Lin Sen.

But at this moment, he is like a child who has done something wrong.

"Isn't it just a mistake? What's the big deal? I came here from Minnesota in despair. Holding my head up, this is not what a man should look like. Next time I make this mistake, just remember to give me an assist." Lin

Sen patted Azubuike on the back and ran to the backcourt.

Azubuike raised his head and looked at Lin Sen who was running away, his heart full of gratitude. He knew that Lin Sen said these words to comfort him, but this was completely unimaginable to him, and the messy thoughts in his head gradually became clear.

stand up.

"Give him an assist!" Azubuike muttered, running towards the backcourt, looking completely different from just now.

"Oh, Wood seems to be enlightening the young Kelana. In fact, Wood is younger than everyone in the room, but Wood's behavior is not surprising at all. Charles, this is leadership quality, right?" Kenny Smith turned his head.

Look at Barkley.

"Obviously yes, it can be seen from the rookie's footsteps that he has become much more confident after being enlightened by Wood. There is no doubt that although Wood did not say that he came to Orlando to be a leader, his actions told everyone that he was

Leader Orlando is also suitable to be a leader, but of course he and Michael are two different people.

If it were Michael right now, I think this rookie would end up crying instead of like he is now." Barkley looked at Azubuike and said.

Devin Brown sat in front of the technical table, but Azubuike put aside his nervousness and focused on defense. Josh Howard, who still wanted to score from Azubuike, ended up missing a shot due to interference.

After Weber got the defensive rebound, he immediately handed it to Lin Sen. Lin Sen dribbled the ball across half court and waited for his teammates to get in position.

Almost exactly the same as before, Linsen used Webb's screen to get rid of Harris' defense and then attracted Stackhouse's double-team.

Lin Sen did not do it himself or pass the ball back to Weber, who was open in the high post. Instead, he passed the ball directly to Azubuike on the outside.

Azubuike did not let Lin Sen's pass turn into a mistake. He caught the ball steadily and kept thinking about adding an assist to Lin Sen.

When Josh Howard pounced on him, Azubuike seemed to be completely blind and threw the ball directly.

The ball drew an arc in the air and fell steadily into the basket.

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