Half a month later, the Nets and Thunder headed to Shanghai with a plane full of game floors.

There they will start the first match of the China Championship.

When they arrived in Shanghai, Durant took Lin Ying to introduce him here and there.

The first stop of his trip to China was Shanghai. Returning here after just over a month made him feel extremely familiar and friendly.

Lin Ying originally wanted to say that he was Chinese, but seeing Durant's enthusiasm, he finally chose to treat him as a tour guide.

You say yours, I'll see mine.

Until he arrived at the hotel, Durant wanted to take Lin Ying to see the Oriental Pearl Tower, but Lin Ying interrupted him.

"I have activities planned for the evening."

Lin Ying was telling the truth.

I promoted the event before to accompany Swift, but now I have to make money. I should try my best to make up for it while taking advantage of the China competition.

In fact, domestic endorsements are not a small sum for him.

"Ying, you have changed."

Durant couldn't help but sigh.

Lin Ying used to always be disdainful of money.

Unexpectedly, in order to make money, he has already put aside his best brother!

The world is in a hot and cold state, and people’s hearts are not as old as they used to be!

"How about I take you with me?"

Lin Ying asked.

"Becoming more likeable."

Durant said with a smile, hooking Lin Ying's shoulder and giving him an ambiguous look.

Lin Ying: Roll your eyes, open your eyes!

In addition to being with Lin Ying, Durant actually also wants to find more endorsements.

Even though he is very arrogant, his business acumen is not low at all.

Historically, his commercial investment in the NBA was only less than that of James, and he had 13 major endorsement contracts at his peak.

Now, he has a full-time agent named Kleiman by his side, and he has also roped in their former teammate Randy Williams, the senior who has very good communication skills, to be his brand ambassador.

Lin Ying now has his own personal team, and Durant already has his.

After finishing business matters, the two of them sat at the Oriental Pearl Revolving Restaurant for dinner.

Looking at the scenery of Shanghai outside the window, it feels much better than when Lin Ying and Yi Jianlian looked at the Huangpu River when they were having dinner.

"Shadow, I think we will meet in the finals this year."

Durant glanced out the window and turned back and said.

"It was originally possible, but when you put it this way... I don't think the chance is high."

Lin Ying said seriously.

You, an old general who puts up flags on the stage, have come true countless times in the Western Conference Finals before.

"No, I think it will happen this time."

Durant is very confident.

Lin Ying thought about it for a moment. Although he lost Harden like history, the Thunder has not weakened.

If Harden can score in the transitional period, Martin can also score.

As for organization, the Thunder’s style of play doesn’t require much organization.

And they also added a good small forward in Michael Kidd-Gilchrist. McGee for short.

Although this player has not been worth much in history, his strength is actually not bad. The most important thing is that he can serve as a substitute for Durant.

"Durant has no substitute" has always been a problem that plagued the Thunder youth team in history.

In history, the Thunder have won 60 games without Durant as a substitute and ranked first in the Western Conference.

Now, it can only be better than that.

Of course, the most important thing is that because of the butterfly effect, the Thunder will never encounter the Rockets again, and Westbrook will naturally not be eliminated by Beverley.

This gives the Thunder endless possibilities.

"Okay, wait until then."

Lin Ying took Durant for granted.

This person can't keep raising flags, right?

…

The next day, the Mercedes-Benz Arena, which can accommodate 18,000 people, was packed with seats.

Although it is only a preseason game, there is so much to watch in this game.

Sloan's first game coaching the Nets, Lin's shadow of Durant's battle with the Texas Twins, and a preview of what could be the Finals.

Coupled with the popularity of Lin Ying and Durant on social media this summer, this game was not only watched by the fans in attendance, but also by many online media.

The show is about to begin.

The floor of this court is that of the Nets, with a black penalty area and a big letter B in the middle circle.

Tonight is the home court of the Nets.

Considering the existence of Lin Ying and Yi Jianlian, this home court can be considered genuine.

The visiting team Thunder played first.

Westbrook, Sefolosha, Durant, Ibaka, Perkins.

Durant enjoyed wild cheers when he came out.

As mentioned before, Durant's down-to-earth character has greatly increased his number of domestic fans.

Durant felt the enthusiasm of the fans and blew a kiss to the fans directly.

Something's wrong with you!

The Nets came on stage as the home team.

Delong, Johnson, Lin Ying, Yi Jianlian, Chandler.

After changing coaches, whether there will be changes in the Nets is also a matter of concern to the outside world.

After all, the team's lineup for the new season is much more adequate than last season.

But the result came out that it was not replaced.

The fans at the scene were very happy to see it.

Because whether to change or not mainly depends on whether Yi Jianlian can still play, so I am naturally happy now.

And when the players introduced the coach outside the field, the fans at the scene also gave Sloan explosive cheers.

They also have full respect for the old coach!

The final warm-up was over and both sides took the stage.

A whistle sounded on the sidelines, Chandler moved the ball back to the Nets half, and the game officially started.

Deron advanced to the frontcourt with the ball and hit the UCLA pick-and-roll as soon as he came up.

Deron gave the ball to Lin Ying, who was outside the 45° three-point line on the right, and then used Yi Jianlian's pick-and-roll to cut to the basket from the center.

At the same time, Johnson also borrowed Chandler's pick-and-roll from the left baseline to move to the right baseline to attract the defensive attention.

The Thunder's defensive formation was affected, and Lin Ying used Yi Jianlian's pick-and-roll to directly change direction to the left and break through to the free throw line.

At this time, except for Westbrook who worked hard to make up for it, Lin Ying only had Perkins in front of him who couldn't get out.

Lin Ying chose the emergency stop jumper without hesitation.

Westbrook's reaction was fast enough, but the time difference caused by the pick-and-roll prevented him from catching up with Lin Ying's shooting speed.

Or if he catches up, it will be difficult for Lin Ying to interfere.

"Whoa!"

The pick-and-roll and Lin Ying's ultimate move created an excellent chemical reaction!

The Nets come out on top!

Looking back, the Thunder played a relatively simple game. Durant directly singled out Yi Jianlian, then changed direction and made a sudden stop.

Yi Jianlian's defensive performance was excellent, but in the final moment, the difference in physical coordination between him and Durant could still be seen.

In other words, they are about the same height, but in comparison with Durant, Yi Jianlian seems a little slow to react.
To be continued...