The Godfather of Basketball

"No, it's not." Jokic quickly waved his hand.

"Marc Gasol's first game wasn't much better than yours, so don't take it too seriously, it's a good start."

"En." Jokic nodded, but there was still some unconcealable disappointment between his brows, he knew that Tang Tian's words were just to comfort him.

"Haven't you heard of Yao? He didn't score a single point in his first game in the NBA, but he was and is the best center in the league." Tang Tian saw this and directly moved Yao Ming out.

Under his training, Yao Ming was much better than in his previous life. After retiring, he was one of the top ten or even top five players in history. But because of this, his 0-point debut in the NBA became a better example of inspiration.

Of course Jokic also knew about Yao Ming, and after hearing Tang Tian's words, the loss gradually disappeared.

"A bad start doesn't mean anything, not even a bad rookie season, it's the hard work you put in afterwards, that's what counts.

There are many players with 0 points in their debut like Yao, but there are very few people who are as successful as him. In addition to talent, the most important thing is to work hard, to train hard, to learn, whether it is off the field or on the field, If you can feel that you are improving every day, then you will have a good day. "

"I understand, Mr. Tang." Jokic was a little bit excited by Tang Tian's words, and now he nodded vigorously.

"Come on, you are talented, you are underestimated, no matter what situation you encounter, you must maintain confidence, work hard to improve, and prove yourself." Tang Tian finally patted Jokic on the shoulder.

When leaving the arena, Tang Tian chatted with Jones about reinforcements.

"If we want to make a difference in the playoffs this season, we must find a way to trade a qualified striker back." Looking at this game, Bo Yang is still more suitable as a substitute and role player, the Nets A starting-level small forward is missing.

"Like PJ Tucker?" Jones knew what Tang Tian was thinking.

"Yes, I know it will be difficult, but the season is very long, and we still have time." Tang Tian is not in a hurry now, after all, the season has just begun.

"I see."

After the game with the Spurs, the Nets returned to Brooklyn. They will challenge the New York Knicks in an away game two days later. This is also the first derby of the season between the two teams.

Tang Tian's current status is not the coach of the team. On this rest day, he spends more time with his two wives.

Tang Tang and Tang Hao are both more than 3 months old. Seeing the children grow up little by little, Tang Tian's inner joy is unmatched at other times. What he hopes now is that both children should be healthy and healthy grow up fast.

Two days later, the New York derby started at Madison Square Garden.

Tang Tian didn't go to the scene, but watched the TV broadcast with Tang Hao and Hathaway in his arms.

Tang Tian still has a long way to go to coach, and it is likely that he will spend most of his life in this league, so he hopes that his son, if possible, will appear in the league as a player.

This is his hope for Tang Hao. Although he may not necessarily take this path in the future, his father always has expectations for his son.

"Little Tang Hao, this is basketball, it's very fun." Tang Tian completely let go of his arrogance in the league at home, and smiled and joked with his son like an ordinary father, even though he might not understand it at all.

The game between the Nets and the Knicks has already started.

The same-city derby has always been a topic that fans talk about, whether it is football or basketball, because there can only be one representative of the city in the same city, so the competition will be much more intense than ordinary competitions.

In terms of strength on paper, the Knicks are obviously more dominant. Except for the departure of Billups, they basically maintained the lineup of last season, and this lineup made them third in the Eastern Conference.

But after the game started, the scene was surprising.

Without Billups, the Knicks seem to have become the original singles team again. When the ball reaches the frontcourt, it is basically handed over to Anthony in the low post for singles.

Yi Jianlian's confrontation and speed are not too disadvantaged, and Anthony's singles are very inefficient.

In contrast to the Nets, the new system played well, and Deron even beat Calderon on the opposite side.

When more than 8 minutes into the first quarter, the score on the court was 25 to 13, and the Nets had established a 12-point lead.

The two sides began to replace the substitutes one after another, and Jokic also went into battle again.

Livingston advanced to the frontcourt and handed it over to Jokic's organization. He leaned against Jason Smith and kept turning his head to observe the situation on the field. After realizing that Smith's center of gravity was unstable behind him, he turned around and made a breakthrough to the basket , After attracting double-teaming, the ball was quickly distributed to the bottom corner, relying on Van Moore, the latter's three-pointer went up and down.

This pass ushered in a wave of restlessness from the fans, who were drooling with such talent.

Back on the defensive end, Sean Larkin's pick-and-roll breaks past Jokic's lob to score.

Jokic's defense still has a lot of problems.

However, unlike the first game, he did not show the situation, but took the initiative to communicate with Livingston, and listened carefully to some points of attention that the latter said.

That expression was that of an eager child, absorbing all knowledge.

Going back to the defensive end, the same tactic, he gave a confrontation in the defense, Larkin's shot directly turned into a bridge, and he turned around and received a defensive rebound.

He did a great job defending this round.

Tang Tian couldn't help laughing when he saw this, this is progress visible to the naked eye.

It seems that the latter listened to what he said to Jokic after the game.

Children can be taught!

The game on the field is still going on. The Knicks are playing a different team from last season. Not only the offense has returned to the singles mode, but the defense has also lost its aggressiveness.

96 to 81, the Nets finally beat the Knicks on the road, ushering in their first win of the season.

Because it was a derby match, this victory was also quite encouraging.

Lopez scored 20 points, 9 rebounds and 3 assists, Deron 19 points and 10 assists, Bojan Bogdanovic 15 points, Yi Jianlian and Joe Johnson each scored 12 points.

Six players of the Nets team scored in double figures and performed quite well.

After Jokic experienced a slump in the first game, his performance in this game also picked up.

After playing for 18 minutes, he made 2 of 4 shots, scored 8 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists, including an outside three-pointer without making any mistakes.

Of course, compared to offense, what made the coaching staff more satisfied was his defense. He did not become a defensive black hole on the field like he did in the first game. This is also the key to him winning playing time for himself.

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