"Forest."

At this moment, when George picked up the ball, he stopped passing the ball because he spotted Lin Ying.

In the All-Star Game, he received an assist from Lin Ying to complete the winning goal. He now has a very good relationship with Lin Ying.

"It seems Danny is right, you are his best brother."

Lin Ying walked over, smiled and spoke.

When George heard this, he turned his head and glanced at Granger, his expression a little excited.

Some words spoken by others are more effective than those spoken by oneself.

"Paul came to me after I practiced for a while."

Granger looked at Lin Ying and said with a smile.

There was a hint of gratitude in his eyes.

Because he only told Lin Ying that George was his brother, not the best brother.

This sentence brought Granger and George closer together.

A few people chatted for a few words and then the training started.

Lin Ying also played one-on-one with George and Granger for a while.

George has improved a lot compared to last season.

In fact, in terms of static talent alone, George is not as good as Granger, but his dynamic talent is much better than Granger.

This makes him more agile on both offense and defense.

Granger's pace is obviously a bit slow.

However, this is also the impact of injuries. Knee injuries and foot injuries prevent the legs from exerting force, and explosive power and speed will decline significantly.

Deron has been well protected in the Nets in the past two years, but he has also declined visibly. Granger has been in and out with the Pacers, and the situation will only get worse.

However, Granger's shooting touch is pretty good, and although his defensive footwork is not very good, his confrontation and defensive awareness are very good.

At his peak, Granger was also one of the few All-Star players who could play both offense and defense.

This made Lin Ying feel that Granger might perform well in tonight's game.

…

That night, the Bankers Life Arena was fully booked.

No one wants to miss Lin Ying's game now, and the Nets also released news before the game that Granger has recovered from his injury and may play tonight.

The trade was made by the Pacers management, and Indiana fans still maintain respect for Granger.

During the warm-up before the game, the photographers on site not only gave Lin Ying and George lenses, they also gave many Granger shots.

And Granger's touch during the warm-up looked very good.

The warm-up was over and the game started soon.

The Pacers started well, and the stability of the lineup allowed their tacit understanding to reach its best state.

According to the 2K algorithm, the tacit understanding reached 100%.

Moreover, George's strength has improved significantly, and his holding the ball has become a certain threat.

The Nets were a little passive at the start.

Deron did not play during his daily rotation tonight, so Lin Ying was under greater pressure on the offensive end.

After entering the rotation, Turner performed very well for the Pacers.

He used his footsteps twice to defeat Claude at close range and also sent a second pass.

After the first quarter, the score on the field was 29 to 21, with the Pacers leading.

As we entered the end of the first quarter, the scene became a little restless.

Because Granger did not appear on stage.

Just when the fans were a little disappointed, at the beginning of the second quarter, Granger went into battle.

When the camera showed Granger, Indiana fans cheered.

This is a bit of a slap in the face to Bird.

At this time, the lineups on both sides of the court were Pacers: Watson, George Hill, Turner, Lavoy Allen, and Mahinmi.

Nets lineup: Livingston, JR Smith, Granger, Yi Jianlian, Anderson.

Granger didn't get many opportunities on the court. The offensive focus of the Nets' lineup was Smith.

But he did a good job defending Turner.

His defensive experience played a big role here.

Turner doesn't have the range, so just guard against his breakthroughs and close-range shots.

Moreover, Granger's physical confrontation is still there. Turner wants to use his physical strength to attack Crowder in the low post, but he can't do it.

This makes him look...awkward on the court.

Because Vogel arranged this lineup on the field, the ball was concentrated in Turner's hands, but Turner was unable to pose an offensive threat.

The kind where you can't do anything if the opponent holds the ball and puts it one meter away from you. The Lakers will also have one like this in the future.

This time the fans at the scene felt even more uncomfortable.

Data cannot fully reflect a player's role.

And comparisons are harmful, especially when comparing Turner and Granger.

The Nets also took the opportunity to launch a counterattack, narrowing the point difference to 2 points.

Vogel saw that the momentum was not right and called a timeout.

After returning from a timeout, he brought George up in advance.

After George developed the ability to hold the ball, George, Stephenson, Turner... there are many people in the Pacers who can hold the ball.

But Vogel replaced George, obviously hoping to regain the score advantage quickly.

George lived up to expectations and hit a shaky three-pointer.

This ignited the atmosphere in Bankers Arena.

Then, Granger finally got a chance to take action.

That was when Smith was flanked and he took advantage of his off-ball movement to get an open opportunity.

Livingston's pass was timely.

"Dang!"

But his shot failed to hit.

Training and competition are two different things.

Although he didn't attack much after he came on the field, there was a lot of confrontation in defense and off-ball movement, and the physical consumption was visible.

The ball was picked off by Allen, and the Pacers quickly launched a defensive counterattack. Watson's layup caused a defensive foul on Livingston, and he got two free throw opportunities.

Granger stood on the side of the free throw line, glanced at the score, and couldn't help but shake his head.

The 2-point difference suddenly became 7 points. He missed the shot and it was a 5-pointer inside and outside.

Moreover, it is such a good opportunity.

"beep!"

Just then there was a short whistle from the sidelines.

Lin Ying came on to replace Anderson.

When he came up, Watson hadn't started shooting free throws yet, so he turned around and chatted with Granger.

It probably means that he should not have too much psychological burden.

"This is the Nets."

Lin Ying finally said.

The meaning of this sentence is to tell Granger that he does not have to carry as much as when he was with the Pacers.

Granger nodded after hearing this.

Watson made two free throws, and the point difference returned to 7 points.

Lin Ying holds the ball in the frontcourt, and an accelerated confrontation directly passes Turner. After reaching the inside, he scored 2+1 on Mahinmi.

It doesn't mean I don't have to bear too much pressure, I just say it and I can score immediately.

There is nothing more convincing than words and actions!

Granger's expression clearly relaxed a lot.
To be continued...