In the next few days, the team trained every day to prepare for the new season.
Yang Xu worked harder than the others.
He arrived at the court an hour earlier than everyone else. When it ended, everyone had left, so he practiced for another hour.
D'Antoni saw all of this.
On October 2nd, the preseason began.
The teams were also actively preparing for the match, and the Knicks were no exception.
Except for McGrady, who could not play due to injury, almost everyone else was present.
The Knicks 'first game was against the Chicago Bulls, who had the best rookie of the year. In Ross' first year, the team made it into the playoffs.
Even though Ross wasn't the absolute leader last year, he played a decisive role.
Everyone believed that the second year's Rose would be able to play a better game.
This game was the Knicks 'home game.
Many fans had spent the long summer vacation and were already looking forward to the new season.
In the first preseason match, the audience seats were filled with people.
There were fans of the Bulls and Ross, and most of them were local fans.
Even if the Knicks 'record was bad, the local fans still refused to leave.
Yang Xu, who was facing so many fans for the first time, was a little excited.
"In the past, I didn't think much of it when I watched the competition on TV. But when I watched it live, it was too shocking!”
"Rookie, you've seen the world, haven't you? In the future, he would see such a scene almost every day. He had to get used to it!”
Yang Xu patted his chest and said confidently,""In the future, all the fans in the stadium will cheer for me!”
"This dream is pretty cool!" Robison clicked his tongue and didn't seem to mind.
Following the host's announcement, the players entered the stadium one by one.
As a rookie, Yang Xu's appearance was very cold, with only the audience clapping calmly.
As soon as Harrington and Lee, the core of the team, appeared, the atmosphere in the stadium entered a climax.
"Li! Good luck! Oh…"
"I want to give birth to monkeys for you, Li…"
"Harrington! Dunk right above their heads!"
Harrington and Lee, who were receiving the cheers from the audience, enjoyed the feeling to their heart's content.
No one could resist the feeling of being worshipped, including Yang Xu.
The starting players of both teams began to take the stage. Lore Deng, Tyrus Thomas, John Salmons, Jorkin Noah, and Ross.
On the Knicks 'side: Harrington, Jeffries, Lee, Duhon, and Monica Chan.
Yang Xu could only sit on the substitutes 'bench.
Noah jumped to the ball right at the start of the game.
Ross held the ball from the outside and Noah went forward to cover.
Ross borrowed cover, but he sped up and directly passed Jeffries, who came up to defend.
After entering the paint, Harrington stepped forward to defend, and Ross pulled the bar in the air to score the ball.
The Knicks 'defense was as slow as an old car in front of Ross' speed.
As long as Ross increased his speed, the Knicks 'defenders would be left behind in the blink of an eye.
The Bulls 'offensive round, Ross singled Duhon.
He moved the ball to his left hand, and his body also floated to the left hand side.
Seeing that Du Hong didn't follow, Ross sped up and broke through from the left.
Du Hong could only watch Ross walk past him, but his body couldn't keep up.
Ross once again rushed to the inside, and this time it was Lee who came to fill in the defense.
Ross jumped up, and Lee jumped up too. Ross passed the ball to Thomas, who was behind Lee.
Thomas hit the board easily.
Next, Ross made a few more.
The Bulls 'strategy was very simple. They used Ross as a strong point to launch an attack.
He could make a layup or pass the ball to a player inside the paint.
Last season, the Bulls 'coach had deliberately developed tactics around Ross.
This season, Ross had improved further. His attack power and control on the field had become stronger. The coach had completely begun to play with Ross as the core.
He had no choice but to be beaten up by the bulls continuously.
D'Antoni replaced Duhon with the faster Robson.
However, Robson was only 175cm tall, while Rose was 191cm tall.
There was a difference of 16cm.
Sure enough, after Robson came up, Ross dribbled the ball and shot.
The basketball was being swapped back and forth in his hands, and his body was also drifting left and right.
Then, he suddenly made a jump shot. Even if Robison reacted, he could not reach it.
Although Ross 'three-pointer was not accurate, it was still okay from mid-range.
After getting three consecutive shots from Ross, D'Antoni couldn't sit still.
He changed his defensive strategy and had Joey Joey stick to Ross.
However, Joey was about the same as Du Hong. Although he was much taller and stronger, he still couldn't keep up with Du Hong's speed.
Ross was like a supercar. He started very quickly. If he was not careful, he would slip away from under the defenders 'eyes.
The Bulls 'offense went smoothly, and the Knicks' offense could only rely on Lee's mid-range shots.
Noah's defense was very fierce, and even Harrington could not take advantage of him.
The Bulls led by 18 points before the end of the second quarter.
Although the results of the preseason were unimportant, the fans had bought tickets to watch the game.
If they lost too badly, the fans would be extremely unhappy.
Just as D'Antoni was scratching his head, Ross intercepted Duhon and dunked in the front field.
Before the first half of the game ended, Ross had scored 16 points and six assists.
The Knicks were almost defeated by Ross alone.
At this time, D'Antoni looked helplessly at the substitutes 'bench. He looked back and forth a few times before finally locking his gaze on Yang Xu.
He pointed at Yang Xu." Yang, warm up and get ready to go on stage!”
Hearing that he could play, Yang Xu immediately stood up and began warming up.
After that, they walked to the substitution area. D'Antoni walked over and instructed,""Stick to Ross later. Don't let him catch the ball easily, and don't let him break through you. Can you do that?”
Yang Xu nodded heavily." No problem. I will definitely complete the mission!”
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