393: Both desires are strong
The next day, shortly after Link arrived at the training hall, he saw Nick Young appearing in the locker room.
Link was so panicked that Nick Yang had a strong desire to fight today. And for him, the desire to fight = the desire to score
"Come so early?"
"Well, you must come to warm up early today to avoid the cold touch after playing. Tonight, there will be no trouble." Nick Young said while starting to change his jerseys.
Since Link said casually yesterday, Nick Young has begun to look forward to today's game.
Ray Allen, although he is one of the greatest scorers in the league. Last season with the Celtics, he averaged 14.2 points per game.
But you have to know that Ray Allen is already 37 years old! For a professional player, 37 years old is not a lucky age. Usually, players of this age will have a significant decline in all aspects of their abilities.
Of course, the Spurs' No. 21 rookie is not included.
This season at the Heat, Ray Allen accepted the role of substitute and his average score dropped to 9.8 points. This is why Nick Young is unhappy.
A 37-year-old substitute veteran scored higher than me. Can you be happy? After all, before transferring to the Clippers last season, he averaged 16.6 points per game with the Wizards!
Looking at Nick Yang, Link was really not used to it. He just didn't know if this guy would throw the Heat to death or the Grizzlies when he was serious.
"Let's go Link, let's go warm up."
Just as Link thought, Nick Young had already changed his jersey and invited Link to shoot.
Link nodded and walked out of the locker room nervously.
If the young hero takes action, he will either die or be injured.
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When Stevens arrived at the training hall and found that Nick Young's training vest had been soaked, he was also very surprised.
Nick Young and the Miami Heat didn’t have much holidays, why are they so active today?
"Yang, take a break and save your strength until night!" Stevens then greeted, and Nick Young stopped shooting.
Link, who was standing by, also got off the court and took a break for a while. Nick Young's shooting percentage in training today was simply too "typical".
When he could score, Nick Young's goals could be connected in series. But when he couldn't score, Link was really worried that Nick Young would smash the basket on the training ground.
The unstable hit rate has always been the biggest problem and biggest feature of a nerve knife player like Nick Young.
So far in his career, Nick Young's shooting percentage has exceeded 44% in just one season. In the 22 games with the Clippers last season, Nick Young's shooting percentage was only 39.4%.
But it was such a guy who made three consecutive three-pointers in one minute in the playoffs last season, helping the Clippers complete a 24-point comeback. It was such a guy who had scored 43 points in a single game. You know, Link's current career highest scoring record is only 43 points.
So, now Link doesn't know what level Nick Young can play in the actual game.
"Link, come here." Stevens' shout interrupted Link's thoughts, and Link hurried to the young coach.
"Boss."
"Today, I need you to fight Dwyne Wade LeBron on the defensive end, so leave it to Andre. If you fight LeBron all the way, you may not be able to bear it. Spending too much energy on the defensive end will not be good for your offense. So, go to Wade on the defensive end."
"Well, I understand." Link nodded slightly. Wade was naturally not easy to deal with, but since Wade had just had a knee injury in the last game, his physical condition naturally could not return to his best condition today.
So to be fair, in this game, Wade's threat is indeed not as great as James. Link defends Wade, and can be slightly easier on the defensive end. The energy and energy saved can allow Link to exert more powerful firepower when facing James on the offensive end.
Wade, James, Nick Young, Ray Allen's game tonight will feel very interesting.
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When James walked down from the team bus, the flash lights suddenly became connected. The entrance to the entire passage was blocked, and the security personnel at the Federal Express Arena were on high alert.
In Memphis, security personnel rarely encounter this situation. After all, this is a small ball market, and the Grizzlies don't have any superstar athletes. Therefore, they can't attract so many reporters.
But James' arrival can make the small ball market crazy!
Not to mention saving the football market, when James was still in Cleveland, the GDP of that city even increased a lot.
James wore headphones and sunglasses, and disagreed with everything around him. After all, he was always used to this situation wherever he went.
Sitting into the locker room, James immediately abandoned his cool look and began to actively change his equipment.
Wade smiled, "You didn't care so much about Link before. Why? I'm worried that he would score 31 points in the half?"
"Link used to be different from Link now, I can see that. If I take it lightly today, I will be killed by that kid." James answered while continuing to change his clothes.
"Yes, I hope I can be less embarrassed on the offensive end today." Wade spread his hands, then took off his jeans, and began to give himself a holey knee bracelet
The atmosphere in the Heat's locker room was surprisingly serious. When Wade and James became serious, the others would never dare to laugh.
An hour later, the Heat players were ready to go. When James stepped into the stadium, he found that there was no cheer. Occasionally, a few fans who asked him for autographs were also wearing Heat jerseys, Miami fans.
Local Memphis fans disdained the popular superstar.
James was a little surprised. It is logical that in the small ball market, even if he played away, he could win cheers and attention.
After all, fans in the small football market have few opportunities to see superstar athletes.
But Memphis is really special. The fans here only love their players. No matter how powerful the opponent is, they don’t care.
The people in Memphis are as stubborn as their team. James probably won't even see Jordan even if he comes, Memphis fans will not look at him more unless he is wearing a Grizzlies jersey.
It’s like even if the Heat comes, the Grizzlies players will not feel any fear!
This is probably the character of Memphis.
On the other hand, Nick Young's eyes never moved away from Ray Allen from beginning to end. He had no prejudice against Ray Allen himself, just simply dissatisfied with his 72 rating.
"Is that old man really that powerful? He's 80 a point short of rating." While warming up, Nick Young muttered, the strongest talkative guy in the Grizzlies had endless topics to talk about at any time.
"Of course it's amazing, but so what? Didn't we exist just to defeat a stronger opponent?"
"So do you think I can really beat Ray Allen?"
"Do you think I can beat James?"
After the two finished speaking, they looked at each other and smiled. The game began, and the defending champion walked to the land that was perhaps the most difficult to conquer in the league territory.
Chapter completed!