"Calm down? How could I be calm? This guy not only surpassed me in statistics, but also in temperament. How could I not be angry?"
Kobe said angrily.
Vanessa was stunned when she heard this. She didn't believe that Kobe actually said such a thing.
After Kobe finished venting, he seemed to realize that something was wrong with what he just said. However, once the words were spoken, he had no way to take them back and could only leave the living room to relax.
tnt, Barkley was ruthlessly mocked by Smith again, and his prediction was wrong again.
Buckley still said harshly: "Maybe he is tired and is just recovering his strength."
Smith: "He had his coat on, obviously he wasn't going to fight."
Barkley: "What if the Lakers are overtaken? Can he not play?"
Smith: "If the Knicks weren't as stupid as you, they definitely wouldn't have gone ahead."
.......
cctv, Sun Zhengping said regretfully: "Oh, why don't you continue to play? It would be nice to break the record of 81 points."
Most Chinese fans also have this mentality, but there are also a small number of fans who think it doesn't matter. 70 points in three quarters is already very good.
On the court, both teams came on the bench, and the rookies started pecking each other.
As Smith said, the Knicks are not stupid enough to chase points deliberately, and forcing Zhang Zhiyuan back will only make them more embarrassed.
The game went on smoothly and then ended.
The final score was 128 to 120, and the Lakers only won by 8 points.
Zhang Zhiyuan played 36 minutes, 70 points, 0 rebounds, 0 assists, 0 steals and 0 blocks.
This weird data made fans don't know what to say for a moment.
"He didn't pass the ball once in the whole game. I doubt he did it on purpose."
Smith laughed.
"This is completely treating the competition as a game."
Buckley.
"With this attitude, they still won, and he broke the record. Are you angry?"
Smith laughed.
"You have to ask the Knicks players about that."
Buckley joked.
The Knicks players had already slipped back to the locker room, but Zhang Zhiyuan was still at the scene interacting with the fans, making it difficult to tell which team was playing the home game.
The fans at the scene directly shouted petitions, hoping that Zhang Zhiyuan would transfer to the Knicks.
Zhang Zhiyuan couldn't answer this. After taking off his sneakers and giving them to the fans as a benefit, he also left the scene.
The pair of sneakers that were thrown out were robbed, and both shoes were occupied by two fans.
At the subsequent press conference, only two Knicks players, Marbury and David Lee, appeared in front of reporters.
Crawford, Richardson, Randolph and others all found excuses to avoid attending.
"Stephen, how did you allow your opponent to score 70 points in three quarters by yourself?"
the reporter asked.
Marbury shrugged: "I don't know, we defended very seriously, and then he still scored so many points. That's what happened."
"You mean there's absolutely nothing you can do against him, right?"
the reporter asked.
"Yes."
They all allowed their opponents to score 70 points, and Marbury couldn't deny it.
"How do you evaluate Zhang as a player?"
"There's no doubt he's a superstar in this league, and maybe the sky's the limit for him."
Marbury.
"If he continues to play in the fourth quarter, he can score at least 90 points. He can do anything."
David Lee.
"Just watching this game, I think he is the best player in the league. If I have such a player, I am confident that I can win three championships, or even more."
Isaiah Thomas.
As opponents, they unanimously praised Zhang Zhiyuan.
The more they praise Zhang Zhiyuan, the more they can cover up their incompetence.
After the Knicks, the Lakers attended.
"Zhang, congratulations on becoming the youngest person to score 70 points. How did you play such an incredible game?"
the reporter asked.
"Isn't it incredible? I think it's normal to get such points after having unlimited fire rights."
The more understated Zhang Zhiyuan is, the more awesome the fans think he is.
Compared with those players who scream when they get high scores, Zhang Zhiyuan's demeanor is obviously at a higher level.
"Is that normal? Are you saying that as long as you have unlimited fire rights, you will play similar games again in the future?"
the reporter asked.
"Of course, after all, the league has 29 arenas."
Zhang Zhiyuan said.
What he meant by this was that he wanted to brush up the records of every arena. He was very arrogant.
However, at this moment, no reporter questioned it.
Because the arena where Chamberlain played is no longer there. Except for Staples, the scoring records of other arenas currently in use are not high for Zhang Zhiyuan. Most of them are between 50 and 60 points.
between.
This score may be high for other players, but for a scoring machine like Zhang Zhiyuan, it seems to be just a matter of time.
"We noticed that you didn't have any assists or passes in this game. Why is that?"
the reporter asked.
"Because it's not necessary. I can make the shot anyway, so why bother passing the ball?"
Zhang Zhiyuan said.
His overall shooting percentage in this game was only 48%, but it was enough.
"Before, you averaged only 23 points per game. Is it because of Kobe's existence that your data was not good?"
The reporter asked.
"Yes."
Zhang Zhiyuan admitted, but he was not done yet: "Without Kobe, I should be able to average 30 points per game. However, without me, he can also average 35 points per game. Fans want to see us win the championship, so we will make sacrifices together."
.If fans prefer to watch me rack up points, I can also go to a weak team to compete with Kobe for the scoring title."
This remark made Lakers fans applaud. It was so beautifully said.
The reporter asked a few more questions similar to "Impressions of scoring 70 points", and Zhang Zhiyuan answered them in a satisfactory manner.
Then the reporter started asking other people.
"Lamar, who do you think is better, Kobe or Zhang?"
"They are all existences I need to look up to."
Odom.
"Phil, if you were asked to choose one person between Kobe and Zhang to be the core of the team, who would you choose?"
the reporter asked.
"I would use the luxury tax to take both of them."
Jackson said.
...
[At 19 years and 312 days old, the youngest Mr. 70 points was born. 】
The previous youngest person to score 70 points was David Thompson, 24 years old. Zhang Zhiyuan advanced this record to 19 years old. This will be one of the most difficult records to break in the NBA...
[Scoring 70 points in three quarters, an incredible scoring performance.]
Although Zhang only scored 70 points, he only ranked tenth in the scoring list. However, it should be noted that he only played three quarters. If he played the whole game, he would have scored at least 85 points.
Zhang Zhiyuan said that he did not play in the fourth quarter because the Knicks were too weak and he preferred to score high points when playing against strong teams. Strong teams in the league, you should be careful...
[If you say it’s a record, it’s a record. Zhang Zhiyuan never talks empty words.]
No matter how arrogant Zhang Zhiyuan's words before the game seem, we should choose to believe it, because he has not said empty words. If you dare to question him, you will end up like Barkley...
[With 70 points in three quarters, how strong is Zhang who has unlimited firing rights? 】
[Arrogant or confident? Zhang Zhiyuan said he wants to break the scoring records in all arenas in the league. 】
.......
The next day, the news of this match made the front page of the sports section, and even the entertainment industry published the news.
Scored 70 points in three quarters, the first player in history, and his future is limitless.
For a time, Zhang Zhiyuan has become the most popular person in the sports world.
In view of his age, many people are optimistic that he will become the number one player in the league in the future.
How influential is the No. 1 NBA player? Just look at Jordan.
If Jordan is willing to visit some small countries in Europe and Africa, the leaders of those countries will have to personally welcome him.
After the game, not only some celebrities from mainland China sent blessings to show their goodwill, but also stars from Hollywood also sent blessings.
DiCaprio even said in an interview that Zhang Zhiyuan is his favorite player.
Some star players in the league also sent their blessings.
O'Neal: "I'm not surprised at all. I knew he would perform like this."
James: "This was a great performance. I believe he can play even more exciting games in the future."
Iverson: "70 points, that's crazy. I'm going to give it a try next time I go to Madison Square."
Yao Ming: "Seventy points in three quarters, I never dared to think that I have become his fan."
Popovich: "The league should prohibit the top ten players in the league from being on the same team. This is unfair to other teams. The two of them average 56 points per game. How can other teams compete?"
On December 5, Zhang Zhiyuan’s popularity not only did not decline, but continued to rise.
This is his team building momentum for him, and his partners are also providing support.
Brands such as Anta, Ford, and Nokia mobile phones, which Zhang Zhiyuan endorses, are all helping to promote Zhang Zhiyuan.
The greater Zhang Zhiyuan's fame, the greater the benefit to them.
Zhang Zhiyuan's team originally wanted to create an image for Zhang Zhiyuan as the 'next Jordan', but Zhang Zhiyuan didn't like it because this image still sounded a bit like Jordan's successor.
There are already too many successors to Jordan in the league, and Zhang Zhiyuan doesn't like to be the second Jordan.
Therefore, the image was finally determined as "the first player in the NBA in the future", which means surpassing Jordan.
The reason for adding the future is naturally because the current Zhang Zhiyuan is not qualified enough.
On December 5, the Lakers played against the Nuggets at home.
Smail hopes that Zhang Zhiyuan can continue to score high scores and cooperate with publicity.
Otherwise, as soon as they announced that Zhang Zhiyuan is the number one player in the future, Zhang Zhiyuan would score in single digits, which would be very embarrassing.
It is not difficult for Zhang Zhiyuan to get high scores because Kobe Bryant has to rest for one more game.
Although Kobe has repeatedly stated that he has recovered, neither the team doctor nor Jackson supports Kobe's early comeback.
In desperation, Kobe could only continue to wait.
When the players appeared, Zhang Zhiyuan was put in the finale. When he appeared, the fans at the scene cheered.
"Zhang, can you get another high score in this game?"
a fan shouted excitedly.
"How many do you want?"
Zhang Zhiyuan stopped and asked.
The fan almost fainted with excitement, but with the help of others, he did not fall down.
"How about 71 points?"
Another fan asked for the guy.
"Don't make trouble, the opponent is a playoff team."
Zhang Zhiyuan complained.
The defense of playoff teams cannot be as bad as the Knicks. It is too difficult to score 70 points against the Nuggets.
What's more, Zhang Zhiyuan only has more than 2,000 points of hatred left, so he needs to use it sparingly.
Everyone laughed when they heard this.
"How about 50 points?"
another fan asked.
There are quite a lot of 50-point games. In most seasons, 50-point games only occur 4 or 5 times in a single game.
There were slightly more last season, only 11 times, divided among 4 players, and Kobe alone accounted for 5 times (regular season).
"Then 50."
Zhang Zhiyuan smiled.
This is a promising number.
After Zhang Zhiyuan left, the fan shouted excitedly: "Did you hear that? Did you hear that? Zhang agreed to my suggestion. He agreed to give me fifty points."
"I asked the question first."
another fan argued.
"But Zhang agreed to my suggestion. Your suggestion is too outrageous, 71 points."
"I like Zhang, he is the most unassuming superstar."
...
As the players warmed up, Iverson and Zhang Zhiyuan had a friendly exchange: "I played well in the last game."
"This one will be beautiful too."
Zhang Zhiyuan said.
Iverson didn't mind Zhang Zhiyuan's arrogance. He laughed and said, "Indeed, because I feel very good today."
Iverson didn't brag. After learning that Zhang Zhiyuan scored 70 points in Madison Square Garden, he couldn't wait to play against the Lakers.
But now, he is in an excited state.
The last time he was in this state, he scored 53 points.
At the end of the friendly exchange, Iverson warmed up and threw several three-pointers in a row, all of which were successful.
"This game is not easy for the Lakers. The Nuggets have been winning recently, but the Lakers' Kobe Bryant continues to be absent. I'm afraid it won't be possible for Zhang to fight against the Nuggets' two guns by himself."
Buckley analyzed.
"Really? I don't think so. I think Zhang will continue to get high scores and win the game."
Smith said.
"Do you want to bet?"
Buckley.
"why not?"
Smith's response was somewhat surprising to the audience because Smith had refused to bet against Barkley many times before.
"Really, I didn't expect you to bring eggs out today."
Barkley lost track.
Amid their mutual ridicule, the game began.
On the Lakers side are Fisher, Zhang Zhiyuan, Ariza, Odom, and Bynum.
The Nuggets' starters are Iverson, Jr. Smith, Anthony, Kenyon Martin, and Marcus Camby.
Looking at the lineup alone, the Nuggets' starting lineup is actually very luxurious.
Although Iverson has passed his peak, he is still a person who has made great achievements. He has several scoring champions and steal champions, and he is also a MVP. He is a regular starter in the All-Stars and is included in the All-NBA Team.
Smith, on the other hand, is a genius, and when he is accurate, he is like a star.
Needless to say, Anthony is one of the representatives of the new generation of the league.
Kenyon Martin was the No. 1 pick in 2000 and was an All-Star.
Camby is a three-time block champion and the best defensive player. Although this best defensive player is a bit wet, being selected is enough to prove that he is not a simple person.
cctv, Sun Zhengping also lamented: "The Nuggets' picks are so high. Iverson and Martin are the top picks, Camby is the second pick, Anthony is the third pick, and Smith is the 18th pick in the first round."
"In terms of talent, there really is no team that can compare with the Nuggets' starting lineup. But playing is not just based on physical talent. Their lineup is at best the level of the second round of the playoffs."
Zhang Lili commented.
The two teams jumped the ball, and Camby easily gave the ball to his side.
Iverson controlled the ball and advanced, and Fisher expressed panic.
That year, Iverson was the No. 1 pick, while Lao Yu was the 24th pick.
The two entered the NBA at the same time, and they were both point guards. Moreover, Iverson was the kind of speedy point guard that Fisher was most afraid of.
It can be said that Fisher was tortured and beaten by Iverson until today.
It was only during the days when Iverson was playing shooting guard that Fisher enjoyed a few comfortable days.
Now that they met again, Fisher was really panicked.
He stared at Iverson carefully, fearing that Iverson would break through.
As a result, Iverson started to break out after halftime.
Fisher knew Iverson was about to make a sudden move, but he just couldn't react.
Iverson passed the ball, got to the basket, and scored a layup.
2 to 0.
The rest of the Lakers didn't pay much attention and started to counterattack.
Smith followed Zhang Zhiyuan.
"Hey, it's a one-on-one defense. Why does George Karl trust Smith so much?"
Smith laughed.
Barkley complained: "If it were me, I would send someone to defend alone. Zhang can't be so unsolvable in every game."
Facing Smith's one-on-one defense, Zhang Zhiyuan was naturally rude and directly reached out for the ball.
After receiving the ball, Zhang Zhiyuan started the breakthrough.
At this time, Anthony chose to help defend, and Zhang Zhiyuan immediately passed the ball.
Ariza was stunned for a moment after catching the ball. He thought Zhang Zhiyuan would shoot it himself.
In this moment of confusion, Kenyon Martin stepped in front of him, and Anthony stepped into the power forward position.
With Anthony's size, he is actually more suitable for defending power forwards.
Ariza passed the ball to Zhang Zhiyuan again. Zhang Zhiyuan faked a real shot and chose to take the shot.
The chance is not very good, because Smith is also very tall, but has long arms and excellent jumping.
He caused some interference with Zhang Zhiyuan's shooting and the ball missed.
Offensive and defensive transition.
The Nuggets are still following the old routine, letting Iverson play Fisher's role.
As long as the Lakers don't solve the problem of the point guard being too slow, the Nuggets can keep playing like this.
Iverson broke through, Zhang Zhiyuan ran to help defend, and then Iverson distributed the ball. Smith received the ball and made a very decisive three-pointer.
The ball goes in.
5 to 0.
In the next round, the Lakers' offense encountered difficulties again, but the Nuggets defended very well, which was surprising.
"That's too much. This is targeting me."
Zhang Zhiyuan complained.
The Nuggets' defense was not so good in the past. Obviously, the Nuggets probably wanted to win this game today, so they defended harder and more attentively.
"Don't you like challenges?"
Smith challenged.
"I like it very much, but I'm afraid you won't like it."
Zhang Zhiyuan said.
While they were chatting, Iverson passed Fisher again and went to the basket and scored.
7 to 0.
Because the rhythm of both sides is very fast, the game has only passed for 1 minute.
With such a start, many people smelled something different.
