In a Chinese restaurant in the apartment complex near the United Center Arena, Boss Wang and the male waiter were staring at the big TV screen on the wall with many customers. The game between their home team and the visiting Celtics was being broadcast live.
It was already halfway through the first quarter. In the home game, the white jersey of the Chicago Bulls led their opponents by 17:8, leading by nine points. The team was in the lead for the time being. They did not care much about it, but instead kept searching for Lu Yi's figure on the substitutes 'bench.
"When is Little Lu going up?"
The waiter was a little impatient to see Lu Yi compete.
"In two minutes?"
Wang looked relaxed as he watched the Bulls lead by 12 points after Wade hit another three-pointer. He was also very concerned about whether Lu Yi could play soon, but he had no objections to Manager Hoiberg's arrangements.
Whether the players played or not was a matter arranged by the team manager. The audience could only watch. Obviously, the male waiter was not very happy. He had been holding back his displeasure and lowered his head to mumble, Compared to the team leading, I'd rather see Little Lu play quickly.
At this moment, a cry of surprise came from behind him. It sounded very excited.
"He's up, he's up. Little Lu is up.”
The male server immediately looked up and saw Lu Yi taking off his jersey in front of the technical desk, revealing his white jersey number 1, ready to go on stage.
It was unknown what Hoyberg was thinking, but he replaced Wade with five minutes left in the first quarter and sent Lu Yi, who had no official game experience, on the field.
"Is he taking care of a veteran like Dwyane? It was a pity that he had such a good feeling before.”Boss Wang shook his head and smiled bitterly.
"Don't you want Little Lu to play?”
Hearing that the boss was unhappy with the change of Hoyberg, the male waiter was also unhappy.
"No, it's good that Little Lu can play, but I want to see the team win more.”Boss Wang replied with a smile.
The waiter was about to retort when he suddenly heard boos from the television. He was stunned."What's going on? Why are they booing Little Lu?"
Boss Wang was silent for a while. He looked at the eye-catching number on Lu Yi's back and laughed."Maybe it's because he's wearing Ross 'number jersey.”
"Are these people that petty?”The waiter was speechless. It was rare for their home fans to booe their own player who had just played. No matter how he looked at it, it seemed like water had entered their brains.
Lu Yi went on stage. He replaced Wade, ignored the boos behind him, and walked into the court. He stood in front of Bradley with a calm expression, as if he had already gotten used to the booing.
"Coach Hoyberg took the lead in making a substitution. He used an inexperienced rookie, Lu from Beijing, to replace Dwyane, who played well.”
"Let's take a look at this rookie's information. Oh, he's 206cm tall and weighs a pitiful 95kg. But his arm reach reached an astonishing 225cm, oh my god, he was a long-handed monster.”
"This rookie named Lu played three summer league games for the New York Knicks and scored an astonishing 35 points per game. He is a talented rookie with outstanding speed and ability.”
The two old commentators of TNT, Mike Frattello and Coachman Albert, were talking about Lu Yi's information when suddenly there was a booing behind them. It seemed to be booing Lu Yi. The two of them looked surprised and shocked.
"Did this new number one player do something bad to the home fans?”
"This is not very clear, man. This is the first time I've seen a home team fan booing a rookie who's playing for the first time. Sometimes, we don't know what the fans are thinking.”
Albert thought of something and said with a smile,""Could it be his number? They had an unusual attachment to this number!”
Fratello suddenly understood and replied,"Before the jersey is retired, anyone is qualified to wear it. They are too stingy. This will hurt the players 'hearts!"
Albert nodded in agreement.
Their conversation spread throughout the entire stadium, but the fans who were booing did not care at all and continued to boos at Lu Yi's figure. There weren't many of them, about a few dozen, but in this quiet arena, they seemed very abrupt.
Did this kid do something to those people that angered the heavens?
Bradley looked at Bull No.1 and was secretly surprised. But he did not have time to observe the opponent too much. Thomas Jr. had already controlled the ball to the front field.
He paused for a moment and immediately went forward to provide support and cover.
Lu Yi followed closely behind and defended unhurriedly. He looked at the pick-and-roll made by the two opponents indifferently and then passed the ball hand-to-hand.
Bradley received the ball, ignored him in front, and quickly rushed toward the inside line. However, as he advanced deeper, he was shocked to discover that despite his fast speed, the other party was still following him closely. It was a little unbelievable.
He was 20 centimeters taller than his opponent. With such a height difference, there would definitely be a difference in speed. However, Lu Yi still caught up and was using his body to push against him, making him feel very uncomfortable.
Left with no other choice, he could only pass the ball to Horford on the right sideline.
But at this moment, Robin reacted quickly. He took the lead and swatted the basketball away, flying into Mirodic's hands. The latter didn't even think about it and subconsciously passed it to the figure that was running forward.
White No. 1, Lu Yi.
As Lu Yi sprinted to the front court, he easily caught the basketball. He glanced forward and realized that none of his opponents had returned to defend. There was nothing in front of him.
He was going to deduct it?
Usually, when there was such an opportunity, the average rookie would rush to the basket and dunk to show off. However, they did not expect that Lu Yi would suddenly brake outside the three-point line, just in time to bring Bradley, who was rushing back to defend, over, revealing a shooting space.
So he jumped up and quickly threw the ball. Bradley wanted to pounce on it again, but it was too late.
He voted just like that?
Shouldn't he think about it again?
The home fans watched him decisively chase after the three-pointer and frowned. Some fans even spontaneously booed him again, which was extremely ear-piercing. However…
"Swoosh!"
The basketball streaked across the sky and brushed into the hoop. There was a beautiful sound of the net scraping. Lu Yi's three-pointer was a solid hit.
The hissing instantly stopped.
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