Later in the conversation, Lin Ying suddenly remembered something.

"Can you help me ask your second brother, ah, Russell about something?"

"What's up?"

Durant smiled and looked at Lin Ying.

It's really novel that Lin Ying actually wants to ask Westbrook something.

"Is he practicing jumping? If so, please help me find a training method."

"Well, I think I did see him practicing. I'll get one for you later."

Durant looked amused.

"They are indeed good brothers!"

Lin Ying smiled and reached out to fist bump with Durant.

The training methods Nelson gave him before were very conventional. His training was effective but limited.

Nelson mentioned before that Hill seemed to know some top trainer, but he is not very familiar with Hill now.

So think about it, why bother looking for something far away? Westbrook has it right here!

Originally, he was worried that this time point was too early and Westbrook might not have started practicing yet, but now it seems that the worry is unnecessary.

And after Durant said he could help him, he also slightly adjusted his defensive strategy for tomorrow.

Originally, his idea was to work with Allen to strangle Durant, the Thunder's number one scoring point.

Now, let Allen defend alone!

…

The Christmas war attracts everyone's attention.

The game between the Cavaliers and Lakers started first.

The Cavaliers quickly entered the game as soon as the game started, especially O'Neal, who continued his hot form last season and contributed three dunks in a single quarter.

The Cavaliers also achieved a double-digit lead in a single quarter.

Entering the second quarter, the Cavaliers' substitute group, led by Mo Williams, pursued the victory and once stretched the score to 20 points.

Kobe's hand felt cold, and the entire Lakers team was playing very sluggishly.

Before halftime, thanks to a counterattack led by Odom, the Lakers barely managed to get the score back to single digits.

But in the second half, the Lakers team was still in a sluggish state, and the Cavaliers quickly opened up the score again.

In the end, the Cavaliers defeated the Lakers with a score of 103 to 89, winning this much-anticipated game.

Lin Ying also watched half of the game before the game, and he could see two key things.

First, the status of the defending champion.

The dynasty is not easy to win, and even the championship is difficult. You must know that even the Spurs have not been able to complete consecutive championships.

How to maintain competitiveness after winning the championship and the desire to win are both big topics.

Especially a team like the Lakers whose core lineup is basically motionless is like a backwater.

Looking at history from this perspective, Artest's departure to the Lakers brought about not only changes in strength, but also in mentality.

"The only change in their lineup compared to last year is that they added me. If they cannot defend the title, it must be my responsibility."

Artest's words back then are very classic, and they also show that he brought "competition" with him after he left.

Second, the state of the Cavaliers.

Just like the grievances between James and the Spurs mentioned before, "revenge" is an eternal topic in the NBA.

The Cavaliers lost to the Lakers in the Finals last season, and everyone was holding their breath.

This is also different from history.

So this also confirmed that Lin Ying's previous preparations were meaningful.

Because of the state the Cavaliers have shown, they have a high chance of reaching the finals again!

The game between the Cavaliers and the Lakers has just ended, and the game between the Thunder and the Suns is about to begin.

Although the main event is over, this "additional" is also full of highlights.

The American Airlines Center is still full, and the game's ratings haven't dropped much.

Even in China, the number of viewers has not decreased but increased.

During the warm-up before the game, Durant and Lin Ying made OK gestures, indicating that he had already gotten what Lin Ying wanted.

However, in order to facilitate Lin Ying's training, Westbrook will organize it into video materials when he returns.

After hearing this, Lin Ying's impression of Westbrook immediately rose.

Although it's a bit of hindsight, but thinking about it, it seems that it was not impossible to go to the Thunder!

Of course he will definitely prepare a gift for Westbrook as a thank you.

After the warm-up, the two teams came out.

Thunder: Westbrook, Sefolosha, Jeff Green, Durant, Nenad Kostic

Suns: Nash, Richardson, Hill, Lin Ying, Stoudemire

The game started quickly, with both teams playing fast from the beginning.

The Suns felt hot from the outside, with Lin Ying and Richardson hitting three-pointers from the outside.

On the Thunder team, Durant has an unstoppable rhythm.

First, he made his trademark off-the-ball use of Kostic's cover to catch the ball and score, and then he made a three-pointer from the outside and broke through with the ball to draw a foul.

After playing for a while, he already scored 7 points in a row.

Not only him, in the back-and-forth battle, Westbrook also showed his talent, performing a "Full Moon Scimitar" that penetrated the frame.

Halfway through the first quarter, the Thunder led the Suns 20-17.

Gentry called a timeout.

He first made substitution adjustments, with Allen coming on to replace Hill.

As in recent games, more rest time will be given to the veterans.

"I have a suggestion."

Lin Ying suddenly said after Gentry had done the rotation.

What he said was quite surprising.

Most of the Suns are very gentle. Basically, the players are only responsible for playing, and then Gentry is responsible for directing.

So don't talk about using the tactical board to arrange tactics during a timeout. There will generally be no doubts.

But Gentry stretched out his hand to signal him and said.

With Nash constantly blowing wind in his ears, Gentry now fully recognizes Lin Ying's ability.

"The advantage of the Thunder is that they are young and can run, but the disadvantage is that they lack experience and have a relatively single style of play, so our advantage in positional warfare will be more obvious."

Lin Ying put forward his thoughts concisely and clearly.

"This is the right idea."

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard Gentry's echoing voice.

This is not because Gentry is incompetent, but because the Suns have been playing fast, which is a habitual thinking.

In addition, O'Neal had been traded after he took office at that time, and he had no singles strength, so he generally would not take the initiative to drop to the position.

But things are indeed different now.

And when it comes to training, positional warfare will be of greater training value to Lin Ying.

A simple arrangement, and by the way, Nash was replaced with Barbosa in advance.

Before going on stage, Gentry couldn't help but reached out and patted Lin Ying's shoulder, which was meaningful.

I talked about increasing Lin Ying's ball-holding ratio before, but Nash is still leading the offense more.

Replacing Nash in this section, Lin Ying has to rely entirely on his own judgment and make his own choices.

In other words, this is a style of play that is completely the core of the game.

If Lin Ying can survive, it will be of great reference significance to the Suns.

What prompted Gentry to take this step was naturally Lin Ying's "I'll take care of the game" attitude against the Spurs and his continued improvement.

After the timeout, the Thunder also made a substitution, with Collison replacing Kostic.

Come on, the Suns offense.

Lin Ying directly asked for the ball in the low post.

The Thunder's lineup at the third and fourth positions is vague. Neither Green nor Durant are strictly the fourth positions.

In addition, the Thunder have Westbrook and Sefolosha on the outside, so Lin Ying does not need to deliberately find mismatches.

Allen's ball came in, and Lin Ying just sat down and hit.

Green is Naa's old rival, and Lin Ying is also very skilled in fighting.

However, coach Brooks on the sidelines obviously would not let Lin Ying play easily. In his shouts, Allen on the weak side was released, and Lin Ying was quickly trapped in a trap.
To be continued...