Milwaukee is a place covered in ice and snow all year round.

In the Bradley Center Arena, fans here wearing green jerseys formed a sea of ​​green.

This color is what the fans of this place hope for in the future in the ice and snow.

"This is CCTV. I am the host Yu Jia. The guest commentator invited to our scene today is our familiar teacher Su Qun."

"Hello, Teacher Su, can you give us a brief analysis of tonight's duel?"

Su Qun nodded friendly to Yu Jia and the audience friends in front of the TV screen and said.

"Tonight's game is not only a game that we Chinese fans got up early to watch, but it is also a game that is broadcast live across the United States."

"Because in tonight's game there are Zhang Jun of the Trail Blazers and Ah Lian of the Bucks."

"Needless to say, Zhang Jun is one of the hottest players among rookies this year. He scored 30+ points in the first three games and led the Trail Blazers to a record of 2 wins and 1 loss."

"Today the NBA officially announced the Western Conference Player of the Week and the Western Conference Rookie of the Year, all of which belong to Zhang Jun."

"This guy is still a rookie. He won the Western Conference Player of the Week in the first three games of his first season. His future is limitless."

"A-Lian also performed very well with the Bucks. In the last game against the Bobcats, he scored 19 points and 9 rebounds. This NBA career is even smoother than Yao's at that time."

Yu Jia nodded in agreement.

Yao Ming joined the NBA as the No. 1 pick that year, but due to various problems, he came on as a substitute in the first ten games. It is completely different from Yi Jianlian's starting appearance and such good data.

Yi Jianlian's good performance in the NBA has also made Chinese fans look forward to his future in the NBA.

"I heard that local Chinese and Chinese fans contributed almost one-third of the Bucks' season tickets. They just come to watch the UAE play."

On the court.

Yi Jianlian and Zhang Jun are both warming up.

Zhang Jun was warming up for mid-range shooting, while Yi Jianlian stood not far behind holding a ball, seemingly admiring it.

Zhang Jun shot for a while and suddenly a ball came in and knocked his own basketball away. He looked around in surprise.

Yi Jianlian looked around with his hands behind his back and even said hello to his teammate Michael Reid.

"Hey Michael, where's the ball?"

Michael Reed looked at Yi Jianlian with a confused look on his face, "Why the hell do you have to shout even if I play a ball?"

Zhang Jun threw the ball directly towards Yi Jianlian's back, "I'm playing with your sister!"

Yi Jianlian had been paying attention to Zhang Jun's actions with his peripheral vision, and when he noticed a ball being thrown towards him, he quickly ducked sideways.

"What are you doing, brother?" Yi Jianlian raised the corners of his mouth and smiled.

"What were you doing? You were practicing mid-range, but you knocked the ball away." Zhang Jun rolled his eyes and said.

Yi Jianlian didn’t believe Zhang Jun was good at mid-range. Coach Larry Krystkowiak had already reminded all the players in the pre-match analysis that Zhang Jun, the rookie of the Trail Blazers, is a player with strong breakthrough ability and other abilities. All so-so.

However, Zhang Jun has scored 30+ points in three consecutive games. This data is achieved by a rookie. All-stars and superstars in the league will be ashamed, so the Bucks plan to cut off Zhang Jun's record and let those who Star players all have long faces.

"The Trail Blazers defeated the Rockets before, and Dayao sent me a message after the game. McGrady was furious in the locker room because your wingspan interfered with several of his shots in the last quarter, so he swore We have to come back in the next game against the Trail Blazers.”

Zhang Jun continued to shoot mid-range shots and said: "Stop talking about it. That guy McGrady didn't even open his eyes when he was playing. How can I interfere with his shooting?"

"It's true that you vowed to call Dayao back."

Yi Jianlian touched his nose proudly and said, "That's right, I'm going to lock you down in the paint tonight."

Game start.

Regular starter for the Trail Blazers.

Bucks starting lineup: point guard Maurice Williams, shooting guard Michael Reid, small forward Andrew Bogut, power forward Yi Jianlian and center Andrew Bogut.

Jump ball at midfield.

Bogut jumped up and took the offensive ball.

Bucks offense.

Maurice Williams advanced with the ball. He did not immediately engage in offensive tactics, but made a breakthrough towards Jarrett Jack.

Maurice Williams' first step speed can only be regarded as remarkable, and his breakthrough speed is not exaggerated to the extreme.

Jarrett Jack ran very fast and was not shaken off by Maurice Williams.

However, this is not a very good defense for Maurice Williams, because his offense has never been mainly about breakthroughs, but mainly mid- and long-range shooting.

Duang!

Maurice Williams missed his first shot, and Andrew Bogut, who was under the basket, grabbed an offensive rebound during a frenzy with Randolph.

Maurice Williams quickly raised his hand to pass the ball to him. Andrew Bogut didn't bother to pay attention to this point guard who never took the initiative to pass the ball or play tactics, and then threw the ball to the other side of the three-point line. .

Michael Reed caught the ball and shot directly in the face of Luo Yin's late defense.

Uh-huh!

Three point hit.

"The Trail Blazers need to be very careful about the three-point shooting of Michael Redd of the Bucks. So far, he has averaged 6 three-pointers per game, ranking third in the league in three-pointers per game, and 39% of them. Three-point shooting percentage ranks tenth in the league.”

"For such a productive and efficient pitcher, even if he opened the ball in one game, he was invincible."

Su Qun analyzed and said.

Yu Jia immediately opened the notes in his hand and said: "Michael Reed's average shots per game is much higher than last season."

"Because this year is the fourth year of his six-year, 91 million contract, and the contract he signed happened to be in a 4+2 model."

"So in principle, Michael Reid has the right to opt out of his contract at the end of this season and re-sign a larger contract."

"After all, he is only 28 years old. It is absolutely necessary to sign a larger contract during the peak years of his career."

"So, Michael Reed is going to be chasing numbers this season."

On the court.

Zhang Jun couldn't help but glance at Yi Jianlian helplessly.

In this Bucks team, there is Maurice Williams, who is nicknamed by everyone, and Michael Reed, who is desperately trying to rack up statistics for a big contract.

In addition, this team originally had No. 1 pick Andrew Bogut.

In such an environment, it is hard for Zhang Jun to imagine how Yi Jianlian could score 19+9 in the last game.

"It's really not easy."

Switch offense.

Randolph, who was handed an offensive rebound by Andrew Bogut, got angry and forced himself in the low post.

Jarrett Jack passed the ball over. This was also the time when the opponent led the attack.

Randolph played Andrew Bogut in the low post. He didn't move in the first shot. He turned around in the second shot and tried to get up, but Andrew Bogut behind him prevented him from getting up.

Randolph chose an underhand layup.

boom!

A solid big hat is presented.

"It's not a good idea for Randolph to hit Andrew Bogut so hard."

"Andrew Bogut is a defensive center with very strong personal defensive ability."

Su Qun made a timely analysis and said.

The Bucks go on a fast break.

Maurice Williams and Michael Reid are both relatively fast players. They sprinted forward and they were full of confidence in the offense in this round.

But what the two of them never expected was that a strong wind suddenly appeared behind them, and Zhang Jun appeared behind them.

Michael Reed immediately changed direction and walked towards the bottom corner, preparing to take away Zhang Jun's defense, but Zhang Jun still rushed towards Maurice Williams, who was sprinting towards the basket.

"Xiao Mo, pass the ball to me!"

Michael Reed lurked outside the three-point line in the corner and raised his hand to signal.

But Maurice Williams seemed to turn a deaf ear, with only the basket in front of him.

He chose the most common trick used by defenders to block shots from big players behind them, leaning forward for a layup, with his body almost at a 60° angle.

boom!

A loud sound of hitting the ball was heard.

The basketball was slapped directly out of the court.

Maurice Williams also fell directly under the basketball stand due to his instability and the huge force of Zhang Jun behind him.

"What kind of wingspan is this?"

"Is this this year's number one pick? His talent is too exaggerated."

"The speed of retreating from defense is really fast, and the awareness of defense is really good."

Zhang Jun's block immediately made the fans at the Bradley Center scream in admiration.

Maurice Williams is leaning forward like that, but he still cannot avoid Zhang Jun's long arms. It can only be said that talent trumps all skills.

Next round.

Yi Jianlian finally got a pass from Desmond Mason and completed a mid-range fixed-point jumper, followed by a tip-in for an offensive rebound.

"In this Bucks team, all players need to dare to play hard to gain the trust of the coach. The most important thing is that in such a team environment, you can only fight for yourself if you want to get opportunities. ”

"This is a dilemma and a trial. If A-Lian can stand out in such a dilemma and trial and perform well in terms of average data and performance per game, then he will secure his position as the Bucks' starting power forward."

"If not, he would have a strong competitor like Charlie Villanueva behind him."

Su Qun couldn't help but let out a long sigh and said.

This is the bloodiest and cruelest thing about the NBA. The best players in the world are in this league. Even if each team has 15 players, there are only 450 players in total.

In other words, if you want to enter the NBA, you must be one of the 450 strongest basketball players in the world, and you must face the impact of younger and more energetic rookie players every year.

ESPN has compiled statistics before, which is that the average lifespan of a player in the NBA is 3-4 years.

After this period of time, there is a high probability that they will go to the Development League or other leagues. Of course, there are more players who cannot stay for even 3-4 years.

The first quarter is over.

The Trail Blazers lead the Bucks 27:24.

At the beginning of the second quarter, Yi Jianlian saw Zhang Jun, who was leading the team alone, return to the court.

His eyes were full of envy, and he also wanted to lead the second team to play like the other team, even if it didn't work, let him play more time.

But behind Yi Jianlian there is backup Charlie Villanueva, who entered the NBA two years earlier than him and was also the seventh overall pick in the draft.

Because of the competitive relationship between the two, they almost equally share the power forward's playing time.

So far, Yi Jianlian has only averaged 25 minutes per game, which is really too little for a high-ranking rookie.

Yi Jianlian took a look at Zhang Jun's average playing time so far, which is as high as 34 minutes, which is almost one more quarter of playing time.

On the court.

Zhang Jun, who led the bench, faced the Bucks' bench of Ramon Sessions, Charlie Villanueva, Charlie Bell, Michael Ruffin and Dan Gazulic.

Perhaps it was because he had just played against the highly defensive bench lineups of the Rockets and Spurs, but Zhang Jun didn't even use the cutting skills he had learned when facing the Bucks' lineup.

After a sudden burst, the Bucks were called for two timeouts in a row, and they got Andrew Bogut and Michael Reid in advance.

At the end of the second quarter, the Trail Blazers had expanded their score advantage to 10 points at 59:49.

The third quarter of the game.

Maurice Williams and Michael Reed set off a 12:4 offensive spurt, almost equalizing the score.

However, in the fourth quarter of the game, after the Trail Blazers adopted their own finishing lineup and finishing style, the Bucks basically surrendered in just 5 minutes.

Zhang Jun was substituted early, and Yi Jianlian was also substituted.

Yi Jianlian glanced at Zhang Jun helplessly and didn't say much, but anyone could see the frustration on his face.

Zhang Jun, who clocked in early to get off work, sighed.

"Yijianlian is not suitable for the Bucks after all, and coach Larry Krystkowiak is not a head coach suitable for developing rookies."

"It would be best for everyone to disband early."

Finally the game is over.

The Trail Blazers defeated the Bucks 111:102.

This much-anticipated contest between Zhang Jun and Yi Jianlian by Chinese fans was not thrilling in its entirety, and the two did not even have much time to face each other on the court.

In 30 minutes of playing time, Zhang Jun made 13 of 20 shots and 4 of 7 free throws. He efficiently scored 30 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists.

This is also his fourth consecutive game with 30+ statistics.

At the same time, Luo Yin performed well, scoring a season-high 31 points and 4 rebounds.

The names of the Trail Blazers' two stars were called out by fans for the first time.

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