System: I am always awesome in the NBA

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The preseason has begun.

The Knicks will play a total of five games, against the Celtics, Wizards, Magic, Nets, and 76ers.

At Lin Hao's suggestion, Larry Brown promoted Ariza to the starting lineup.

Therefore, the Knicks' starting lineup is Hinrich, Lin Hao, Ariza, Varejao, and Chandler.

Lin Hao has unlimited right to fire.

But in these five games, he completely suppressed his desire to score and kept feeding the ball to Hinrich, Ariza and others.

On the one hand, he hopes his teammates can grow up as quickly as possible.

On the other hand, he hopes to move Hinrich with his enthusiasm.

The effect is not bad.

As Ariza's playing time increases, his confidence grows and his defensive ability has reached an upper-middle level in the NBA.

Xin Liqi's attitude towards Lin Hao became better and better. Sometimes, the two of them would put their arms around each other and talk in private.

Of course, Hinrich has not completely surrendered yet.

This can be seen from the way he addressed Lin Hao.

Everyone else calls Lin Hao "Boss", only he calls him "Lin".

However, the price paid by the Knicks was also extremely heavy - 5 consecutive losses!

All 5 games were lost!

Public opinion from the outside world swept towards them like a surging tide.

"The Knicks are finished this season. What's the point of bringing in Lin Hao? He doesn't even know how to lead the team to win!" A sports commentator mocked on a TV show.

"I really don't know what the Knicks management was thinking. They actually considered Lin Hao the core player. These five consecutive losses are the best proof of his incompetence!"

A basketball commentator wrote in the article.

"Without Kobe, it will be difficult for Lin Hao to even make the playoffs!"

Some fans started talking about it.

Faced with external doubts and ridicule, Lin Hao didn't care at all.

They are just people who don't understand basketball.

Besides him, James Dolan and Isiah Thomas also don't care.

On the contrary, they were holding a small party in the office!

"Haha, all five preseason games were packed, and tickets were sold out! We're making a killing this time!"

"Moreover, the tickets were sold out before the first regular season game even started."

"It seems our King of New York has unparalleled ability to attract money!"

James Dolan was laughing so hard that his fat was shaking.

"That's nothing!"

"All of our team's peripheral products were snapped up by fans."

"Moreover, the major TV stations have doubled the broadcasting fees they pay us!"

Thomas's old face was filled with smiles.

……

The 05-06 NBA regular season has finally officially kicked off.

The Knicks' first opponent is the Los Angeles Lakers.

Lin Hao certainly knew Stern's intention behind this arrangement, but he didn't take it to heart at all.

On the contrary, I was extremely excited.

Because he can make a lot of money again.

The level of attention this game has received is unprecedented.

In the United States, the tickets were sold out long ago, and fans who couldn't buy tickets also waited in front of the TV early.

And in the distant land of China, this game was like triggering a strong earthquake.

In the streets and alleys, people were discussing the game enthusiastically.

Even countless office workers and students would take leave or skip classes just to watch the game.

They were so excited because this match was full of gimmicks.

Lin Hao and Kobe were once the most tacit partners and best brothers.

Now they have become enemies and rivals.

What a sight to behold! What an eye-catcher!

At 9 o'clock that night, the Staples Center was packed.

"Reggie, which team do you think will win this game?"

"It's hard to say, both teams are equally bad."

Two familiar faces sat in the commentary booth, the recently retired Reggie Miller and Steve Kerr.

"I think the biggest variable tonight is Andrew Bynum. This guy is incredibly talented and is a complete big shark who can shoot the ball."

(In the 2005 NBA Draft, Bynum was selected by the Lakers with the 10th pick in the first round.)

"Yeah, if he can really play at his level, then this game will be a foregone conclusion."

Miller and Kerr were talking animatedly in the commentary booth.

The Staples Center is packed with stars tonight.

Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Spike Lee, Magic Johnson and others were present at the event.

However, when Britney and Taylor Swift appeared together, all other stars were overshadowed.

The atmosphere in the entire venue was instantly ignited to the extreme.

There is no need to mention Britney, she has already established an unshakable position in the music industry.

As for Taylor Swift, she has also become popular because of the song "Sugar" written and composed for her by Lin Hao.

The song "Sugar" not only quickly topped the Hot 1 singles chart, but also stayed at the top of the chart in just one month.

Thanks to this song, Taylor Swift gained a huge number of fans and extremely high popularity, and deservedly won the title of "Little Queen".

"Two divas descended upon the arena at the same time. Staples Center is truly star-studded tonight!"

Countless people sighed in their hearts.

At this moment, the lights in the stadium suddenly went dark, and a strong spotlight hit the entrance to the player's tunnel.

The Knicks starting players appeared one by one.

The first to appear was the team's second-in-command Kirk Hinrich, followed by Crawford, Tyson Chandler, and Varejao.

There was a burst of boos from the whole audience.

However, when Lin Hao came on the court, the cheers and applause were overwhelming, no less than the scene when Kobe came on the court.

Countless fans held up banners that read "Welcome Home!"

“WewantLin!”

“WewantLin!”

“WewantLin!”

……

At this moment, a uniform shout came from the audience.

Although Lin Hao chose to leave the Lakers, Lakers fans did not blame him at all.

They all agreed that Kupchak was too stingy and short-sighted.

Seeing this scene, Lin Hao felt a warm feeling in his heart.

It feels so good to be home!

"A visiting player can actually enjoy the same treatment as a home player. Boss, you're awesome!"

His Knicks teammates looked at him with envy.