After all, why would the defending champion want to stab a player in the head?!

The previous preseason performance was good, and the fans tolerated it.

But now, Smith has been unable to find his form, and he has suddenly become a vent for fans.

"He should rot in Miami with Anthony."

“When JR was in Denver, he uploaded various ‘harmonious xx’ pictures of his girlfriend on the community. When he arrived in Miami, he was banned for harassing women in nightclubs!”

"The things he did were completely scum. If God hadn't given him a good body, he would have been living on the streets!"

"If a player like JR can win the championship, I will stand on my head and eat shit live!"

…

There are loud criticisms from the outside world, but JR’s mentality is okay.

He works very hard during training and chats with his teammates off the field.

Even so, Lin Ying was also curious as to why he couldn't find the feeling for the game.

The training session on this day was open to the public, and many fans came to the scene.

Some of them came from New Jersey.

During the opening game of the arena, the arena took care of New Jersey fans and specially designated an area for them.

That proved to be a very far-sighted thing, and now many New Jersey fans come to watch every game.

However, due to the team's recent poor performance, Karl did not allow reporters to interview him. After training, he took the players back to the locker room.

It was when he was going back that Lin Ying noticed that Smith had gone to sign autographs and take photos with fans in New Jersey.

In the opening game, he still lamented Smith's enthusiasm. Looking back now, it seems that Smith's enthusiasm is only for New Jersey fans?

"JR is from New Jersey?"

He couldn't help but turn around and ask Billups.

"It's Freehold, a small town not far from Newark."

Billups nodded.

Lin Ying suddenly realized that this was not surprising.

These fans who came from New Jersey are like fellow fans to JR!

…

After the training, the team members went back one after another.

The game against the Heat tonight is very important. They need to adjust their body and mind to the best condition.

Lin Ying called out to JR and motioned for him to practice with her for a while longer.

Smith hesitated and nodded.

Basketball is a sport of five people, and Lin Ying alone is not enough for the Nets' current predicament.

Others may not be able to recover for a while, but Smith's problem may be the best to solve.

"Compared to three points?"

Lin Ying said to Smith as soon as he arrived at the training camp.

"Three points?"

Smith was delighted.

Compared with others, he may not be Lin Ying's opponent, but he is really worthy of Lin Ying in three-pointers and dunks.

"Bet a thousand dollars."

Lin Ying added some fun.

But he was stunned for a moment after he finished speaking.

Did you get infected from the last time you played golf with Jordan?

"good!"

Smith was very excited upon hearing this.

One thousand dollars is not much, but it is not much for him.

The two initially competed on spot-up three-pointers.

There are 10 bets for each of the 5 dots, and there is no time limit.

This is not a three-point contest after all.

Smith felt great, scoring 48 of 50 goals.

Don't think it's too much. For a player who relies on three-pointers for a living, missing 5 out of 100 should be regarded as abnormal performance.

For example, Curry scored 105 consecutive three-pointers from the corner and Booker scored 128 consecutive three-pointers. This is news that many people are familiar with.

And someone like Novak, who relies purely on spot-up three-pointers, only loses three three-pointers in an hour.

Lin Ying shook his hand and started shooting.

His current style of play has changed a lot from when he first entered the league. He also shoots fewer three-pointers, and his accuracy will be worse.

If he had scored 3-pointers like this when he first entered the league, he would have scored at least 50... or 49.

After the final throw, he also scored 48.

Smith was a little surprised. He thought Lin Ying's three-point shooting level had dropped a lot.

However, how can a person who spends most of his time in the training hall, even after playing cannonball, drop so much in level?

The fixed point match was not successful, and the two then played HOE three-point shooting.

Smith's game was very difficult, and Lin Ying was no match for him.

In the end, Smith successfully won $1,000 from Lin Ying.

After the competition, the two sat on the sidelines and chatted.

"I just realized you're from New Jersey."

Lin Ying handed Smith a bottle of water,

"If you had come last year, you would have been playing in your hometown."

Smith nodded.

He had said this before at the cemetery.

"I see that your training condition is not bad. Is it because you have hometown fans, so you are under pressure?"

After speaking, Lin Ying opened the water bottle in his hand, took a sip and looked at Smith.

"I... it's not that. It's a great encouragement to me that they can come to watch the game."

"Then what's your reason?"

Lin Ying noticed that there was something in Smith's way of speaking that seemed to concern him.

"That's not really important."

Smith doesn't want to say yet.

"No, it's very important. You know that given the current situation, you are the person most likely to help the team get out of trouble."

Lin Ying said seriously.

"……I?"

But Smith apparently arrived unexpectedly.

No, I was shocked.

In high school, his coach would often tell him: You are the one who is needed the most.

But after entering the NBA, he has never heard such words again, not a single word.

Starting with Byron Scott, he has never had a good coach because those coaches didn't trust him and benched him many times.

Lin Ying's thought of waiting with certainty was not a polite statement.

"I……"

Smith was a little excited at this time.

"I just want to play as coach Karl asks me to. I don't want to be called a thorn anymore. This is New York."

Lin Ying only understood half of what Smith said, and he didn't understand the last sentence.

Is there anything special about New York?

Speaking of history, Smith seemed to be a changed person after arriving in New York. He scored a career-high 18.5 points and then helped the team reach second place in the Eastern Conference.

But those are not the topics that Lin Ying is concerned about now. He just needs to understand half of Qin's words.
To be continued...