This Forward is Not Serious

This dunk immediately silenced the entire audience.

They seemed to have seen the little fat man who had risked his life for Salt Lake City, but they seemed unable to distinguish him.

Because Deron in the past would never dunk like he does now.

But now, he dunks!

And after the dunk landed, this quiet man on the court bowed his hands and let out a roar.

He changed, for the better.

Maybe it's not just getting better.

Millsap's turnaround jump shot missed. Deron turned around and ran without the ball. He received a pass from Lin Ying and shot a three-pointer.

He looked extremely confident, and there seemed to be a light in his confident eyes.

"Uh-huh!"

And those who are capable and confident are invincible on the court!

Deron, another three-pointer!

He has already scored 10 points in this quarter!

This is already higher than his total score in the past few games!

The Jazz players were a little helpless at this time, because Deron's offensive methods are actually very versatile.

His pick-and-roll offense, drag-step changes of direction, and even without the ball are all top-notch.

In the past, when he was in Utah, it was because Sloan restrained his desire to take shots, causing him to fall into a difficulty in choosing between scoring and passing.

This will be very obvious especially after breaking through to the basket.

But when he's determined to score, it's not that easy to stop him.

After the first quarter, the Nets led the Jazz 28-18.

Deron scored 16 points in a single quarter, his performance was quite eye-catching.

And there is one detail that is very pleasing.

When the second quarter started, Deron was resting off the court. He was chatting with his teammates and smiling from time to time!

This is in sharp contrast to the gloomy situation in the past.

Obviously, his performance in the first quarter allowed him to overcome the hurdle in his heart!

The Jazz's substitute group performed well, and the point difference was soon to be tied. Johnson had to replace the main players in advance.

As soon as Deron came up, he received an assist from Lin Ying and scored with an air-cut throw.

After resting off the court for a while, his condition has not diminished!

Then, Lin Ying's defensive end gave Ben Gordon another big block!

Deron scored another flying basket in the fast break!

Tonight, Delong and Lin Ying were on offense and defense, and they cooperated very well!

And as the state becomes more popular, Deron's drag step is used more and more frequently.

The Jazz often can only use fouls to prevent Deron from scoring.

Deron is unstoppable tonight.

…

108 to 98!

The Nets finally defeated the Jazz on the road.

Rather than the outcome of the game, what is more important is that Deron exploded in this game.

He made 16 of 29 shots, 4 of 8 three-pointers, and 21 of 21 free throws, scoring a career-high 57 points!

At the same time, this score also broke Durant's previous season high of 51 points in a single game!

Shock the alliance!

As the scoring champion for the past two years, Durant has a high probability of retaining the scoring title this year. It is not surprising to score high points.

But Deron is not, even Deron has not scored in double figures for three consecutive games before this!

And if you watch the live broadcast of the Nets and Jazz game, you will find a very interesting thing.

That is, as the game went deeper and deeper, the boos for Deron on the scene grew from loud to small, and in the end turned into sporadic cheers!

As Cole said in his previous commentary, fans are a warm-hearted group. Whether you do well or badly, they will give you their truest emotions.

Deron's crazy performance allowed them to see a man who broke out under high pressure, and that was someone they deserved to cheer for.

In a real sense, it conquered the fans!

Maybe they will still boo the next time Deron returns to Utah, but at least tonight, Deron has earned their respect.

Deron's performance was extremely dazzling, but one person who cannot be ignored tonight is Lin Ying.

Lin Ying only took 8 shots and scored 13 points, but in addition to scoring, he also had 7 rebounds, 10 assists, 6 steals and 5 blocks!

5X5!

Throughout NBA history, there are not many players who can do 5X5. The last one that fans were familiar with was former Jazz player "AK47" Kirilenko.

Kirilenko left the Jazz and joined the Timberwolves this season. Unexpectedly, Lin Ying would play at the Jazz's home court!

This game allows fans to see how terrifying Lin Ying's full defense can be!

Even looking back, I spent a whole season laying the foundation last season, and it was totally worth it!

Because a good body not only improves the foundation of offense, but also improves defense!

…

Deron did not appear at the post-game press conference.

It's not that he was pretending, but his knee had a reaction after the game and he had to ask the team doctor to massage and ice him in the infirmary.

He was extremely ashamed at this moment.

Because of him, Lin Ying has carried the team forward alone in the past few games.

No, it might be even harder.

Because Lin Ying not only has to take care of offense but also defense.

There is a saying called empathy. Many times people will only think from the bottom of their hearts after experiencing the same thing.

"how do you feel?"

Just as he was thinking about it, Lin Ying came back from the press conference.

The team doctor also dealt with it at this time. He told Delong how long it took to take off the ice pack, and then went out to do his own business.

"The team doctor said there is no big problem, but he did not recommend that I break through like this."

Delong said with a wry smile.

Lin Ying nodded, the team doctor was right.

In fact, he came to see Deron, and there was some worry in it.

Why did Delong disappear "suddenly" in history?

The root cause is still injuries.

If one day you find that someone is playing very well but suddenly disappears from the league, there is no doubt that more than 90% of them are due to injuries.

It's just that there are too many players and even stars in the NBA, and it's difficult for the outside world to report on every one of them.

"Thank you, Lin, for saving me."

Now that there were only two of them in the infirmary, Deron had no worries and expressed his truest thoughts.

A combination of poor form at the start of the season, louder responsibilities from the outside, and pressure from Walken Dean all combined to make him lose his way.

Just like the emotion after being knocked down during the game, he really felt that he had fallen into an endless abyss, and there was darkness above his head.

If Lin Ying hadn't torn open the hole and thrown down the rope, he didn't know how long he would have been sinking there.

"The person you should thank is yourself."

Lin Ying said calmly after sitting down.

You can never wake up a person who is pretending to sleep. Similarly, if a person doesn't want to work hard, you can't pull him up no matter how hard you pull him.

Delong smiled and looked at Lin Ying with a grateful look.

This is the truth, but most people in this world have too much time to take care of themselves, and no one except Lin Ying is willing to help him.

What's more, in a sense, he and Lin Ying still have a certain competitive relationship.

The two of them have not determined who is the "boss" of this team.

Including what he did before, there were certain personal emotions involved, especially after Lin Ying won the best of the week.

Why did he come to the Nets first, and now the Nets have become Lin Ying's team?

If a person is not selfish, he will be punished by heaven and earth. If a person is not selfish, he is no longer a human being.

But now that emotion has disappeared.

Lin Ying not only showed his ability, but also showed the temperament of a leader, the courage to help his teammates even without data.

He has been in the NBA for so many years, and he thinks he has seen many players, but Lin Ying is the only one he has seen do that.

In other words, he was willing to "help" from the bottom of his heart.

So his current mood has changed to wanting to chase the championship that represents the highest glory for players with Lin Ying.

The two of them chatted for a while, and before they knew it, they talked about the reaction of Jazz fans tonight.

When talking about the changes in Jazz fans, both of them laughed unconsciously.

The feeling of conquering a group of people is very beautiful.

Then naturally, the two of them talked about Sloan.

When the mood came, Deron also completely opened his heart.

"We just had some communication problems that day. I really didn't expect that he would choose to leave suddenly. He didn't even talk to me."

"You should know him better than anyone."

Now that the conversation has come to this point, Lin Ying doesn't say anything.

This sentence is also very profound.

It seems that it is just saying that Deron and Sloan have a good relationship, but the deeper meaning is that Deron understands Sloan and should be very clear that what he did touched Sloan's bottom line.

Delong was silent for a while.

Because the topic between him and Sloan was too heavy, he had been avoiding the issue in his heart, and was even reluctant to think about it more deeply.

But Lin Ying's words threw the most obvious answer in front of him.

"That was indeed my fault."

At last Delong finally spoke.

"But to be honest, his approach has proven in the past to be incapable of leading teams to success."

But after a turning point, Delong also expressed his deepest thoughts.

He is not Stockton, and it can even be said that he is completely different from Stockton.

Before going to the Jazz, he had unlimited firepower in high school and college, and he was a master of scoring.

It was Sloan who told him that to become a qualified leader, he had to learn to sacrifice and suppress his desire to score. Only then did he become the person Sloan wanted, the second Stockton.

But it turns out that neither Stockton and Malone nor he and Boozer can succeed that way.

So since it has been proven unable to succeed time and time again, and even Boozer chose to leave, why not choose to change?

So he felt that Sloan was a bit stubborn and he wanted to change it in his own way.

It also happened to coincide with the decision to bring the Magic Box of Desire, which made his choice too direct.

Lin Ying nodded. What Delong said was actually correct to a certain extent.

In the NBA, it is too difficult to win championships as a team, which is why the 2004 Pistons are mentioned again and again.

Sloan's strict and military-like system suppresses the players' desire for performance to a certain extent.

Just like educating a child, you keep telling him that this is not allowed and that is not allowed, and then when you really want him to do it, what do you tell him to do?

"One question, have you ever thought about why Sloan must suppress your desires? Is it possible that he is protecting you?"

Lin Ying continued.

"protect me?"

Delong was stunned by Lin Ying's novel statement.

Lin Ying said nothing, but looked at Delong's knees.

Delong seemed to understand what he meant.

"The drag step change of direction, Grover is also training me in this technique, and I know how much burden it can put on the knees. For me, it is just one of many weapons in the arsenal, but for you, That is the most commonly used offensive method, so imagine if you let go, like tonight, what will happen in the end?"

Lin Ying then spoke.

Delong was stunned.

He really had never thought of it this way before!

And if it were before, if someone, even Sloan, had told him this, he would have thought it was all nonsense.

If you want to control his desire to take action, just say so. All this nonsense seems very hypocritical.

But tonight was different, because he really did that, and the feeling that he was still sore and swollen even though he was wrapped in an ice pack told him that Lin Ying was right.

"Is he really trying to protect me?"

Delong was confirming with Lin Ying, but he seemed to be asking himself.

"I'm not Sloan, you can try to contact him, or like I just said, you should know him better than everyone else."

Lin Ying said.

After he finished speaking, Delong remained silent, as if thinking.

Lin Ying knew that he might need to think alone, so he stood up and patted Delong on the shoulder, then left the medical room.

He didn't know whether Sloan thought so, maybe he was, maybe he wasn't.

But it's more likely.

Similar examples include Thibodeau and Rose.

At the beginning, the media and fans were rumoring that Thibodeau fucked Rose to death and eventually beat Rose to death.

At that time, Thibodeau received numerous criticisms.

But it wasn't until a few years later that the truth was revealed. Thibodeau had been suggesting Rose change his style of play, and it was Rose himself who insisted.

It was also years later that Rose regretted not listening to Thibodeau's advice.

Yes, how could a coach who brought out a superstar want to destroy this person?

Similar examples include Yao Ming and Van Gundy Jr.

Van Gundy Jr. asked Yao Ming to gain weight to increase his low-post dominance, but the usage time was always strictly controlled.

Therefore, Lin Ying speculated that Sloan was more likely.

And this is actually a psychological suggestion.

Because it is impossible to ask about Edelon's current relationship with Sloan.

As long as you accept this reason in your heart, the problem between Deron and Sloan will naturally be solved.

As for whether it is true in the end, does it still matter?

…

The next day, after the Nets' training session, Deron did one thing in front of reporters:

He apologized to Sloan.

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