The Nets returned to their home court, and their opponent was James' Cavaliers.

James came to New York, and Wang Jun invited him to dinner as agreed, and Le Ying and Abby followed him.

I didn’t take much basketball during this dinner, mainly because I talked about Leying.

Both James and Abby praised Leying for being beautiful, and believe that she will definitely find a suitable heart and recover her health.

Le Ying smiled so hard that she couldn't stop talking, and she said it was like a dream.

James is a star that many people can only see on TV. Now chatting encourages her, making her feel that she seems to be a star.

Before leaving, Wang Jun also encouraged James.

James would rather have dinner with Wang Jun than have dinner with his teammates. James is not satisfied with the current lineup of the Cavaliers.

It’s not that he is not sociable, but that everyone except the two inside players is too bad. If you can’t attack or defend, you will be depressed if you don’t attack or defend.

Friends off the field, opponents on the field.

That night, the Cavaliers were abused by the Nets again.

Wang Jun performed very well, making 12 of 18 shots, 4 of 6 three-pointers, 4 of 4 free throws, and scoring 32 points and 6 rebounds.

Wang Jun, an inside team like Boozer, who is not good at defending pick-and-roll, is the most active. He catches the ball and jumps after screening, and then stops jumping after pick-and-roll, and plays a time difference.

James mainly attacked with the ball, and was double-teamed by Jefferson and Martin.

He made more shots from outside, and he made more shots than Wang Jun. He only made 6 of 19 shots, missed all three-pointers and four shots, scoring 14 points, 4 rebounds and 9 assists.

After the game, James was upset. "Are you too unfavorable? I'm so embarrassed to compare you with me in the news tomorrow?"

"I can't deliberately not score goals, right? The opportunity is so good." Wang Jun smiled.

"Wait and see, I will beat you next time."

Boozer's defense gave James a headache.

If you are defending the inside, you basically don’t care about pick-and-roll, you only want to resist people and grab rebounds. He is often taken by the defender in one step, and it is easy to get swayed.

On the surface, Boozer is better than Martin's average of 15 points and 11 rebounds per game. In fact, he is a black hole on the defensive end, with strong offense and weak defense. Martin's role is much stronger than him.

After the game, Wang Jun received a high evaluation.

Regardless of whether the Cavaliers are weak teams or not, the reporter only mentioned the rookie competition, and Wang Jun's data is better than James. This is exactly the reason why James is depressed, and he had expected it.

One day later, the "New York Derby Battle" started in Madison Square Garden.

The two teams are very close at home. The atmosphere in the stadium is completely different.

The Knicks fans do not need to organize the host or remind anyone. Every cheer and sigh is so just right.

Whenever the Nets players get the ball, the whole audience will shout "defense" in unison. When the Knicks score a wonderful goal, the audience spontaneously applauded and was very united.

However, in the final stage, the audience's actions were not so neat. All Wang Jun could hear was a variety of swear words, which made people unable to believe that most of the people watching football here were white-collar workers in New York.

The Nets defeated the Knicks 100-85 away.

Wang Jun made 8 of 17 shots in the game, made 4 of 8 three-pointers, scoring 20 points and 7 rebounds.

20 points are not too much, but it looks great after one-on-one comparison.

Alan Houston made 8 of 23 shots in this game, 1 of 2 three-pointers and scored only 17 points and 6 rebounds.

Houston signed a huge contract of 100 million in six years with the Knicks in 2001. His data, who is 198cm tall and weighs 91 kilograms, has declined compared to last season. He currently averages 185 points, 24 rebounds and 2 assists per game.

The average playing time per game is 36 minutes, Houston scored only 16 points more than Wang Jun now, but had 44 fewer rebounds. With similar shooting percentages, the two of them are quite efficient.

One-time salary comparison, it will be ruined, Houston is about 30 Wang Jun.

It's no wonder that fans cursed Knicks CEO Scott Rayden before, until the president was dismissed before Christmas. How could a single scorer be worth such a big contract?

Another day later, the Nets defeated the Clippers 92-73 at home and won three consecutive victories.

Wang Jun is responsible for defending Quentin Richardson, a player who is easier to deal with. The task of defending Magetty was handed over to Jefferson.

Wang Jun's data declined with 12 points and 5 rebounds, while Richardson was even worse and only 6 points and 3 rebounds.

The person who stood up in this game was Kidd. Yaric scored 32 points, 3 rebounds, 8 assists and 3 steals, making 13 of 22 shots, and his shooting percentage was close to 60.

Carman made 5 of 8 shots, 1 of 2 free throws, 11 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists, but he only averaged 5 shots per game this season. It's really pitiful.

When Kaman saw Wang Jun this time, he was too lazy to complain and was decadent.

In the game that day, the Pacers lost 1 point to the Spurs, and the Nets once again surpassed their record, 26 wins and 11 losses and became the number one in the Eastern Conference, not far from the top of the league.

The Kings currently have a record of 28 wins and 10 losses, leading the Timberwolves Lakers. Overall, it may be strong in the West and weak in the East, but the record gap between the first few is not big.

Kidd didn't care about the data, but when he saw that the team's record was almost the first in the league, he also wanted to make the data beautiful.

In the selection of regular season MVP, record is an important indicator. As one of the most important honors for a player, who doesn’t want to get it?

The Nets have a good record and there is another patient who can't sit still, that is Alonzo Mo Ning.

In mid-December, Mooning underwent a kidney transplant at Columbia Medical College in New York and was in good condition after surgery.

A family member of Mo Ning who did not want to be named stood up and donated a kidney to him.

Mo Ning is in no danger now, and his relatives are in a stable state.

If ordinary people encounter such a thing, they probably retired and lived a good life at home, but Mo Ning is not an ordinary person.

Just one month later, Mo Ning called the Nets CEO Thorne and said that he wanted to make a third comeback.

"Aronzo, are you sure you can still play?" Thorne asked.

The net team pays Mooning's salary, so it's better for him to play, but Mooning is just a life-threatening person. In case something happens, the net team must be responsible.

"I'm very sure, I'll do it if I'm about 10 games, and I'm fine with my hands and feet," Mo Ning said seriously.

"Your problem is not a hand or foot..." Thorne sweated wildly.

"You promise, announce it earlier so that I can catch up with the playoffs. Please, this may be the best opportunity in my life." Mo Ning said in a pleading tone.

It was because of his tone that Xia Tian Thoren opposed the crowd and signed him.

Anyone who knows Mo Ning knows that he is a real tough guy. He made a few comebacks, but it is definitely not for making money. The money he earns now is enough for the family to spend several lifetimes.

Thorne was silent for a moment and sighed, "Alanzo, I can't reply to you immediately, I have to discuss it."

"I'll wait for your news."

When he returned home from the hospital, Mo Ning did not step out of the house and insisted on resilience training. The day after the operation, he forced himself to get out of bed to promote blood flow in the kidneys.

People like him should marry basketball.

Thorne immediately convened a meeting of the uniform team to discuss whether Mo Ning can make a comeback.

Most people think this is too risky. The playoffs are more intense than the regular season. If a patient plays a game, he will not be able to explain it if something happens.

Some people also think that Mo Ning can give it a try, anyway, the playoffs are on a 13-man roster.

The team's normal rotation of 12 players is enough. Mo Ning's appearance during garbage time is a good gimmick, which can intensify the players' harder playing ball, allowing more fans to support the Nets. He is like a spiritual leader.

If the gimmick doesn't play, there will definitely be no danger. After considering it, Thorne notified Mooning and agreed to his request for a comeback. To be continued.
Chapter completed!