The Way of Basketball: Never Talk Shit to Him!

Then she fell into a deep sleep.

The next morning, when Su Wan woke up, Ivanka was already up and had prepared breakfast for him. The two went to a museum, and no mention was made of anything about her dad. Clearly, the discussion about this matter had ended last night.

In the afternoon, Su Wan practiced for an additional hour at the gym, changed into fresh clothes, and then headed to the airport to join his teammates for an away game.

In the next 5 games, Su Wan still did not get much playing time, about 10~12 minutes per game. The bigger stage was reserved for these newcomers and those who were destined to not get much playing time in the regular season.

Jimmy Butler and Little Thomas both had impressive performances.

Jimmy Butler played 6 games, averaging 16.5 points, 4.5 rebounds, and 2.5 assists; Little Thomas averaged 13.5 points and 3.5 assists...

Even though they didn't get much playing time last season, the intensity of the defending champions' internal training matches was higher than that of ordinary teams, especially since Jimmy Butler directly faced Su Wan, with even more intense challenges.

Their growth is now more evident.

In 6 preseason games, the New York Knicks had a record of 5 wins and 1 loss.

Although preseason doesn't signify much.

But the performance in the preseason can still give some insight into a team's player status.

At least the state of the players and various aspects related to the state can be glimpsed.

To be blunt:

Winning doesn't mean much, but losing definitely indicates there are shortcomings!

The New York Knicks, even when many main players just did walkthroughs, still managed such a preseason record; this momentum is still quite good...

After the preseason, the next challenge is the season opener.

The league arranged for the New York Knicks to face the Oklahoma City Thunder, who competed with them for the Championship last season, in the 'opener'!

Su Wan will receive his 7th career Championship ring in the presence of Kevin Durant.

Before the game, the media asked an interesting question: "Kevin, if the finals were to be played again, do you think the team raising the Championship Trophy would change?"

Kevin Durant confidently said: "Of course, I believe we will change the outcome!"

This statement has made everyone very much look forward to this opener, the offense and defense between him and Su Wan!

After all, everyone is aware of one thing now:

Kevin Durant trained hard on his strength this summer and has shown significant improvement.

By saying this, it has made the Oklahoma media eagerly anticipate his first encounter with Su Wan this season.

They look forward to seeing Kevin Durant's transformation, because only then, having lost James Harden, can they truly be at ease and dream of a bright future this season.

And tonight, a fully motivated Kevin Durant was further pumped up before officially facing Su Wan!

The entire Thunder Team sat on the sidelines, watching Su Wan and the New York Knicks players amidst the cheers of the crowd, receiving the ring from David Stern.

The moment Su Wan put on the ring, the cheers grew even louder, reaching an entirely different level.

The shouts were earth-shattering.

You could even feel a slight tremor in the floor.

Kevin Durant watched as Su Wan extended his hand to acknowledge the cheers, suddenly dazed, envisioning himself replacing Su Wan, and the audience he responded to transformed from New York fans to Thunder fans.

Before he could clearly see that vision, he instinctively shook his head, looked again, and it returned to Su Wan acknowledging the cheers of New York fans.

But...

It will come true!

It will definitely come true!

Kevin Durant vows to turn the vision he saw in that momentary daze into reality.

The game then officially arrived.

The Thunder Team had long since tired of hearing the cheers, and upon hearing the buzzer, each of the five starters stood up and headed onto the court.

This year, the Thunder Team hasn't changed much, the biggest change being James Harden's departure and Monta Ellis's arrival.

So their starting lineup remains the same as last season:

"Point Guard: Westbrook, two Seferosa, small forward Kevin Durant, Power forward Ibaka, five Perkins;"

The New York Knicks haven't seen much change in this new season's lineup either:

"Point Guard Stephen Curry, two Su Wan, small forward Paul George, Power forward Dior, five Tyson Chandler!"

Not only has the lineup not changed, even the tactics have remained the same...

With Dior at the arc top transforming into the "distributor."

The only possible difference might be...

Stephen Curry's shooting has improved!

Yes!

Last season, he already ranked 4th in total three-point shots made in the league, and this season, his three-point shooting is even better.

Su Wan had long known about this.

Not only did he know how terrifying Stephen Curry's peak period is, but more importantly, this time, Stephen Curry changed his way of exerting force and shooting form a season ahead.

In other words, this season, Stephen Curry was still adapting, but this time he's already in his second season post-adaptation!

Originally in the 13~14 season, he could average 24 points per game!

With such statistics and ability, he is nearing the "top scorer" level in the league.