Chapter 392 33 consecutive victories! The record is in sight!
In the early morning of the next day, Shen Fei came to the office early to handle the team's affairs.
In fact, with his current status, when he goes to work every day and for how long, it all depends on his mood.
The reason why Shen Fei came so early was purely out of interest.
He really enjoys his job as a team manager!
The assistant made Shen Fei a cup of coffee.
Shen Fei was working relaxedly while sipping coffee.
Not long after, a phone call came in.
"Boss, the stock market is open."
"Guess what? Nike's stock price fell by more than 3%, and its market value evaporated by 1.3 billion! Hahaha~"
On the other end of the phone, Lampard, Under Armor's marketing manager, said happily.
You can feel his happiness even through the phone.
"This is indeed good news. What is the specific reason?"
Shen Fei asked.
He doesn't often observe the stock market, but in his opinion, Nike's stock price has always been quite stable.
In Shen Fei's memory, the only time their stock price plummeted was in the 19th year of the original time and space.
In February of that year, fat tiger Zion Williamson wore George's signature shoe-PG2.5, and played in the game between North Carolina State University and Duke University.
In this NCAA focus game, which was broadcast live across the country, Fat Tiger played for 30 seconds before he stepped on the Nike shoe under his feet during an attack and was injured.
This scene shocked countless fans around the world.
When the stock market opened the next day, Nike's stock price fell by 1%, and its market value evaporated by approximately US$1.3 billion!
Today, their stock price fell by more than 3%.
Although the market value fell by about US$1.3 billion, in 2011, this was already an astronomical figure!
"I have done some research...the main problem is the failure of kd3."
"Nike has spent a lot of time and money to make KD3's advertisements spread all over the United States. Whether it is social media, traditional TV media, or various commercial streets, you can see their advertisements."
"But after such a high-profile publicity, fans' expectations have been infinitely raised! But the quality of KD3 is not even as good as other shoes released by Nike this year."
"The greater the expectations, the greater the disappointment. Now public opinion says that Nike stores are cheating customers and have no sincerity."
Lampard analyzed.
"That is to say, Nike's reputation among the audience is in crisis."
Shen Fei concluded.
"Yes! However, this is only one aspect. There is another very important reason, which is the rise of Under Armor."
“During the All-Star period, tn.t radio station conducted a questionnaire on Twitter to select their favorite sports brands.”
"This survey is conducted every year and has been going on for many years, with a very large number of participants. In the past few years, Nike has dominated the top spot with an absolute advantage."
"But this time, we actually overtook them with a slight advantage!"
Lampard said proudly.
Although Nike has been disappointing recently, their position as the industry leader is undisputed so far.
The "young" Under Armor can win in such a competition, which is very valuable!
"Well, that's good. I took a look and found that our stock price has increased by 5%, and our market value has directly increased by 100 million."
Shen Fei said while looking at the computer.
It has only been two months since he took over Under Armour. Such results are enough to put the group's former boss to shame!
"Boss, I think if we can maintain this momentum, maybe we really have a chance to surpass Nike and become the world's number one sports brand!"
"Now in our beautiful country, we can compete with Nike."
"But because of you, Yao, and Yi, Under Armor has gained unprecedented access to the Chinese market. This is something that Nike cannot match no matter how hard it works!"
Lampard said excitedly.
Shen Fei had no objection to this statement.
Under Armor's stock trend is so good today, it must be related to the big sales of sc1 and pg1 in the Chinese market.
Investors in society are optimistic about Under Armor's subsequent development, so they will naturally buy shares, and the stock price will naturally rise.
Then Shen Fei chatted with Lampard for a few more words before hanging up the phone.
After another half hour, Shen Fei finished his work and drove to the Rockets' training facility.
Today, the team will welcome a new player - Sun Yue.
Sun Dasheng just signed with the Rockets on a two-way contract.
The main reason why Shen Fei did not directly give him a guaranteed contract was because he hoped that Sun Yue would be motivated and train hard in the next period of time.
After all, the Rockets have a full staff this season and there is no need for him at all.
But next season, Sun Yue will definitely get a lot of opportunities like other Rockets Chinese players.
The problem is, with Sun Yue's current strength, even if you use the [Random Star Skill Pack] to give him a powerful skill, he may still not be at the level to compete in the NBA!
Therefore, it is very necessary to improve Sun Yue's basic strength through training!
.............
When Shen Fei walked into the arena, the Rockets generals were sweating profusely on the court training.
Among them, there is Sun Yue.
The players were so engrossed in practice that they didn't even notice Shen Fei entering the gym.
The young Asian man quietly walked to the coaching bench on the sidelines and communicated with Mark Jackson.
"How's Sun doing?"
Shen Fei asked straight to the point.
Mark Jackson smiled when he heard this, neither nodding nor shaking his head.
As Shen Fei was a human being in two lifetimes, he naturally knew what the other party meant.
"Sun is part of my future plans."
"Maybe his current strength can't even protect the water dispenser, but next season, he will make great progress."
Shen Fei said lightly.
Mark Jackson was stunned when he heard this.
He has seen Sun Yue's scouting report.
Sun Yue, who was born in 1985, is now 25 years old and is indeed still growing up.
But it is very rare for a player of this age to have a significant increase in goals in a short period of time!
However, since Shen Fei said this, Mark Jackson still firmly chose to believe it.
After all, Shen Fei has never let him down in the past six months of cooperation.
"Next, Sun will train with the first team and only let him go when there are games in the Development League."
Shen Fei arranged.
"Okay, I'll make arrangements."
Mark Jackson nodded.
"By the way boss, there are only two games left and we can make history! You must come and see the home game in three days."
Mark Jackson said with a smile.
Tomorrow the Rockets will go away to challenge the Suns. Once they win, they will tie the Lakers' record for the longest winning streak in history (33 consecutive wins).
The home game three days later will be the key battle to determine whether we can become the number one player in history!
"That game was against the Spurs, right?"
"Based on what I know about Popovich, he will definitely try his best that day."
Shen Fei said with a smile.
"Well, the Spurs themselves are very good."
"Coupled with the 'championship' of Popovich and G.D.P., they definitely don't want to become a backdrop."
"In that game, the Spurs will definitely use everything they have to stop us."
Mark Jackson said with worry.
"Don't put too much pressure on me, just fight normally."
"To use an old Chinese proverb to describe things like breaking records,...it depends on people to plan things, and it depends on God to make things happen."
"It's best if you win. If you lose, it's just an ordinary regular season game."
Shen Fei said calmly.
Mark Jackson couldn't help laughing after hearing this.
"What's wrong?"
Shen Fei said doubtfully.
"Boss, according to what you said, winning the championship is a matter of people's planning and God's success."
"Even if we have the best record in the regular season, we may not be able to win the championship. There are many teams that have been ranked as the favorites to win the championship in history."
Mark Jackson said with a smile.
"This is different."
"This year's championship must belong to the Rockets. In probability, this is a certain event."
Shen Fei said lightly.
Mark Jackson seems to have anticipated his boss's "double standards".
After hearing the speech from Shen Fei's boss, he just smiled and nodded.
.............
The Rockets generals finished their current training program and stopped to replenish water and rest.
Only then did they discover Shen Fei who was watching the battle.
"Hey, boss!"
Lori was the first to say hello.
After not seeing each other for a few days, his smile is still warm and innocent.
Shen Fei nodded in response.
To be honest, he also feels that Lowry is a bit underserved in the team now.
Because of the [Spiritual Time Room], Xiaogangpao has actually reached the peak of the combination of body and technology!
Shen Fei said with certainty that Lowry can become a starter in most teams, and may even become one of the cornerstones of the team.
If he was not with the Rockets, he might have been in the All-Star Game a few days ago!
But the reality is that Lowry has not only become Curry's substitute, but his rotation time will also be divided by Jeremy Lin.
An All-Star player at his peak can only get about 20 minutes of playing time...
It is actually not easy for Lowry to still maintain a positive attitude in this situation.
Shen Fei has decided in his heart that when the season is over and Lowry applies to leave the team, he will try his best to let the little steel gun go to his favorite team!
After Lori, everyone also expressed their welcome to Shen Fei's arrival.
Among them is the newly joined Sun Yue!
The great sage was wearing a No. 99 jersey, his forehead was covered with beads of sweat, and his breathing was somewhat rapid.
It can be seen that the training just now took a lot of wear on him.
However, Shen Fei had previously observed that Sun Yue could not stop smiling during the training process.
Obviously, he is very happy to join the Rockets.
"Are you still used to the intensity of the team's training?"
Shen Fei asked casually.
"The intensity is a bit high, but I can persevere!"
Sun Yue replied immediately.
"Well, that's good. Improve yourself and you will have opportunities to perform in the future."
Shen Fei said seriously.
As a rare tall point guard among Chinese players, Sun Yue also has good shot-blocking ability, so he must be a key training target.
In next year's Olympics, Shen Fei also plans to make him China's outside gate.
Of course, Sun Yue still needs a long period of training before he can do this.
After chatting with Sun Yue, Shen Fei gave the players another shot of blood, encouraging them to hit the winning streak.
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One day later, on February 28, Beijing time, Phoenix.
The game between the Rockets and the Suns is on schedule.
Since the opponent was only a mid-tier team in the Western Conference, Mark Jackson once again boldly rested the main players.
In this game, neither Yao nor Mai appeared in the starting lineup.
The Rockets sent out the main lineup of Curry, Roy, George, Griffin, and Oden.
The Suns' starting lineup is: Nash, Carter, Hill, Channing Frye and Robin Lopez.
One of the highlights of this game is the showdown between Curry and Nash, the new and old point guards!
After the game started, the Suns, who were at home, showed their determination not to become a backdrop.
As soon as he came up, Nash, as a point guard, continuously used pick-and-rolls to attack the Rockets' inside line.
A mid-range shot, a layup, an assist...
Son of the Wind helped the Suns get off to a perfect 6:0 start with 4 points and 1 assist!
However, Curry, who was facing him, quickly stood up and responded.
Rockets No. 30 first took advantage of the running position and got a chance to shoot a three-pointer from the bottom corner.
He raised the knife and scored the first point for the team!
A minute later, Curry made a comeback.
This time, he played a pick-and-roll tactic with Oden in the high post.
The Emperor sets up a screen on Curry's right side.
Nash is relatively thin and his ability to squeeze through pick-and-rolls is not strong.
In order to prevent being easily thrown away, he will usually move in advance to seize a favorable position.
For example, now, Nash turned slightly sideways, and one foot was already stuck on the right side of Oden's instep.
This way, when Curry goes around the screen, he has a good chance of staying in the defensive position.
However, is Curry so easy to predict on the offensive end?
I saw him suddenly dribbling the ball behind his back while walking, and actually played a "fake screen" tactic with Oden!
Nash secretly thought something was wrong, quickly adjusted his pace and rushed towards Curry.
But in panic, he accidentally tripped over Oden's foot, lost his center of gravity, and fell to the ground.
Upon seeing this, Curry immediately collected the ball and took another three-pointer before Robin Lopez could make up the position.
The basketball left his fingertips and spun at high speed, drawing a beautiful arc in the air...
"Shua~"
Hollow into the net!
6:6.
Curry used two three-pointers to instantly tie the score!
At this time, the Suns fans at the scene did not know that their team's only lead in the game was over...
In the following games, the Rockets showed why they are the league leader.
Roy, George, and Griffin successively played wonderful fast breaks.
Oden also showed his dominance on the defensive end!
Of course, the best performer is still Curry.
In the matchup with two-time MVP Steve Nash, he was not at a disadvantage and played to a very high level.
Looking back at the Suns, only Nash is struggling to support the whole team.
But the firepower of Son of the Wind was offset by Curry.
The rest of the Suns cannot match the intensity of the Rockets.
In this way, it is not difficult to guess the trend of the game.
The Rockets are playing more and more smoothly, and after the first quarter, they are already leading by 12 points!
The subsequent games were also uneventful.
In the end, the Rockets defeated the Suns 126:110, winning their 33rd consecutive victory.
This battle also allowed them to officially tie the Lakers' record for the longest winning streak in history!
After the game, Mark Jackson said excitedly in the locker room:
"Children, we are only one victory away from making history!!!"
"Beat the Spurs and we will rewrite the record!!!"