Chapter 188: Sneakers Explosion!

When Lin Yu met Battier for the first time, he felt Battier's personal charm.

When Battier first entered Duke University, he walked into the Duke University basketball team's training hall for the first time.

Team executive Chris Candy took one look at him, went home and said to his wife, "I just met a kid who is going to be the head of a beautiful family."

A Duke assistant coach once said, “When other players come to college, they are still boys, and we have to train them to be men;
When Sean came to Duke he was a man, and we made him feel like a little boy.”

During training, Battier would selflessly impart his defensive experience to Tony and West.

He is like a super glue in the locker room.

The conversation is humorous and gives people a feeling of being bathed in spring breeze.
Even Dashi, who was usually taciturn in the locker room, said to Lin Yu: "Sean, he is really a very good teammate!"

Many NBA stars grew up in poverty, and many of them come from single-parent families.

It is not uncommon to see basketball stars like Shehui Gua who are involved with gangs in the NBA.

Players like Grant Hill, Ray Allen and Shane Battier who are humble and modest are truly rare.

As a versatile player with 3D attributes, Battier demonstrated his value in the first game.

The Celtics faced the challenge of the Raptors in the first game after Battier arrived.

After the Raptors sent Carter away, Jalen Rose became the team's first scoring point.

Jalen Rose was the player who defended Kobe on the night Kobe scored 81 points.

Although Jalen Rose is just a background player, he still has some strength.

During his peak period, he could average 20+5+5 per game.

Such players naturally have strength.

In this game, he faced Battier's main defense and Lin Yu's assist defense.

He became the Iron King of Toronto.

Bang!

Bang!

The crisp sound of iron hammering echoed in the North Shore Garden, and even the commentator on the scene teased Jaylen Rose.

"If Jaylen forgets his shooting skill package in the nightclub, he can call the nightclub staff to bring it to him during the halftime break."

Courtside.

Raptors head coach Sam Mitchell crossed his arms over his chest, his eyes full of helplessness.

The Raptors' first scoring point, 7 of 1 in the first half.

How to fight this?
Jalen Rose was also helpless, he couldn't play at all.

Battier's defense is excellent, and whenever he plays pick-and-roll, the Celtics will switch defense directly.

As soon as the breakthrough came, Lin Yu, the auxiliary defense monster, came to kill him.

In this situation, let alone Jaylen Rose, even if they brought in Rose at his peak, they would not be able to break through the Celtics' iron wall of defense.

In this game, Bo Yiban also experienced what despair is.

It would be fine if he was suppressed by Lin Yu and O'Kur.

Dio backed up Bosh once.

The word "miserable" is no longer enough to describe Bosh!
In the end, under the Celtics' iron-blooded defense, Jalen Rose made 17 of 3 shots, 3 of 0 three-pointers, and 5 of 3 free throws, scoring 9 points, 2 assists, and 3 rebounds.

Bosh was pinned to the ground and hammered in the low post today, finishing with 8 points and 5 rebounds.

Lin Yu clocked out after the third quarter, scoring 18 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists, then sat on the bench and became the cheerleader.

The Celtics beat the Raptors by 107 points with a score of 87:20.

After the game, the results of the first round of All-Star voting were announced.

The NBA once again felt the power of the Dragon Country fans.

In the first round of voting, Lin Yu received 100 million votes!

You should know that there are three rounds of NBA All-Star voting.

The last All-Star vote leader, Vince Carter, received only 210 million votes.

Follow this vote...

If nothing unexpected happens, Lin Yu will have already secured the title of this year's All-Star vote king!
The last Celtics All-Star vote leader dates back to the Bird era.

Even Lin Yu's teammates were in disbelief. Perkins said to Lin Yu, "Lin, please give me a signed jersey of yours! If I run out of money, I can sell it and it will keep me from starving for a few years!"

"Kendrick, why do you want an autographed jersey? Wouldn't it be better to just ask for Lin Yu's sneakers?" Dio reminded.

"That's right, Lin, how about you give me another pair of signed sneakers?"

"I want one too! Lin! Give me a pair!"

Lin Yu naturally didn't bother to pay attention to the two funny guys.

Lin Yu was not actually surprised that he became an All-Star starter and the top vote-getter.

After all, he is now the player who led the Dragon Country men's basketball team to win the Olympic championship.

Even if Yao Ming has no achievements, he can still beat the Sharks in the voting, which shows how powerful the Dragon Country fans are.

At this time, the Celtics also received good news.

Pierce returns.

Pierce was expected to miss 4-6 weeks, but now after diagnosis by the team doctor, Pierce can play.

then……

Pierce pulled it.

Yes, that's what it means literally.

Facing the Bucks who were in a slump, Pierce made 15 of 2 shots and scored 6 points.

Not to mention his teammates, even Rivers was speechless.

This hit rate...

There is nothing wrong with saying that it was possessed by the blacksmith god.

But the opponent is the Bucks who are in a slump after all.

Thanks to Lin Yu's 32 points, the Celtics still defeated the Bucks.

In the second game after his comeback, everyone believed that Pierce would be able to adjust his condition.

Then Pierce had another bad game.

Facing the 76ers led by Iverson, Pierce made 18 of 4 shots.

This hit rate...

I can only say that it is an improvement over the previous game.

Due to his height, Battier's center of gravity is too high, making it difficult for him to defend against a breakthrough guard like Iverson.

Tony is indeed inexperienced.

艾弗森全场24投17中，三分球4中2，罚球11中9，砍下45分6助攻3篮板3抢断。

Facing the explosive Iverson, the Celtics' 13-game winning streak was ended.

凯尔特人12月份的战绩，也定格在了13胜1负，总战绩来到了24胜4负。

But it's not all bad news, according to the news from Yu's team.

The sales of Lin Yu's first signature sneaker, 'Decision 1 Glory', have exceeded 35 pairs.

Total sales exceeded 300 million US dollars!

Even after deducting AN's share and costs, Lin Yu conservatively estimated the profit to be 1.5 million US dollars!

What is the concept of 1.5 billion?
The Mavericks are the team with the highest salary in the league, but their total salary is only US$9100 million.

Before Lin Yu traveled through time, the Timberwolves team was only sold for 15 billion US dollars!

Remember, it’s 2021!
Today, 1.5 million US dollars can only be described as a sky-high price.

This also made Lin Yu sigh.

Being your own boss means making money!

Lin Yu's second pair of signature star AN treads have been designed.

And named it 'Choice 2 Blue Dragon'!
The snow-white upper is embellished with a green dragon pattern.

Looks very domineering!
Lin Yu plans to wear this pair of shoes in his first game in January.

And the opponent is precisely the Cavaliers led by James.

(End of this chapter)