O'Neal hammered the chair next to him, as happy as a 300-pound child.
"The No. 11 player who hit three-pointers is Klay Thompson of the Warriors. So far this season, he has taken a total of 260 three-pointers and made 108 of them. He ranks second in the season's three-point shot list and field goal list.
The number one single is his teammate Stephen Curry..."
"At the same time, he and his teammate Stephen Curry are the only active players who have taken 250 three-pointers and shot over 40%..."
Houston commentator David Meader was extremely shocked after sharing the report in his hand.
The current top marksman and the second top marksman are actually on the same team...
Commentators from major TV stations broadcasting the event in real time all said it was unbelievable.
At this time, the director switched the camera to a player who looked like a primary school student eating cookies, with a line of text next to it.
“The star of the Warriors—Stephen Curry!”
Is this baby face the league’s current leading shooter?
The audience in front of the TV felt incredible, and the fans at the scene looked in the direction of Curry.
"Stephen, everyone is looking at you!"
Next to Curry sat his wife Ayesha.
"Ahem...they might be jealous that I'm so handsome!"
Curry replied with confidence.
"Man...man, are you really Steph Curry?"
A few bold fans in the row behind Curry stood up to say hello.
"Yes, do you want an autograph?"
"But I didn't bring a pen..."
I didn't expect to meet fans, but I didn't seem to have a pen with me.
Don't do such careless things next time.
Curry's lips curled up slightly, thinking happily.
"No, no, no, I'm a LeBron fan..."
The answer from the white fans behind him was like a bucket of cold water poured on Curry's head.
Then what do you ask Nima!
"I just think you are too young and can't believe it!"
"Is this your elder next to you?"
The fans behind him continued to ask.
"Ha ha ha ha!"
Ayesha covered her mouth desperately, but her whole body was shaking.
"..."
"Dude, she's my wife!"
Curry gritted his teeth and replied throughout.
Even if I was asked to see my ID when I went to a nightclub, now I was actually super promoted!
"Oh, God!"
What followed was a series of exclamations of surprise.
In the eyes of the fans at the scene, NBA players, while being high-income earners, have a notoriously rich life off the court, and few appear to be modest and gentlemen.
Unexpectedly, one appeared in front of them.
No... the fans took a look at Curry's childish face and finally confirmed it.
This is a good baby!
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On the court, the game continues.
Klay Thompson's three-pointer made O'Neal's team open the point difference to 5 points to 38:33.
However, the Barkley team quickly counterattacked. Irving passed the ball to TT. TT took a step in and did not choose to challenge Wang Zelin. He passed to Michael Kidd Giljixter, who caught the ball and hit a two-pointer.
38:35.
On O'Neal's side, Lillard organized an attack from the outside and once again found Klay Thompson at a 45-degree angle on the right side of the three-point line. The latter received the ball and faced Bradley Beal for a three-pointer...
The soul of Langbi awakens!
No way?
The audience looked at the basketball in the sky with anticipation...
"Bang!"
"Oh, I knew it..."
After a three-pointer, everyone was just about to sigh when Wang Zelin jumped up to grab the offensive rebound and tip-in the ball.
"Just shoot, I've got the three-pointer!"
Wang Zelin high-fived Klay Thompson when he returned to defense.
"I see!"
Klay Thompson nodded heavily.
One thing I have to say here is that Barkley's perimeter defense is average...
In the backcourt combination of Irving and Bill, Bill is better, and Irving almost pokes everyone he sees.
At this time, the audience slowly realized that the O'Neal team was making tactics.
When will the rookie team be able to coordinate tactics?
According to past practice, in fact, now it is generally just to get the ball and do it... the tactics do not exist!
Let’s not talk about the fact that they haven’t experienced enough training for a long time. Let’s just say that in the United States, which highly values individual heroism, every rookie hopes that their single-game score can punch the Black Mamba and kick Chamberlain.
Expecting them to cooperate is tantamount to a daydream.
That's the case with Team Barkley.
Irving controlled the ball and advanced to the frontcourt, and started another one-on-one singles. Lillard followed closely, and the other eight players watched the show with their hands on their hips.
When Lillard came up, Irving moved horizontally and opened up the space to make a sudden jump shot.
"Whoosh!"
Lillard completely shone in Irving's face, but the latter still hit a difficult two-pointer.
Seeing this scene, many spectators applauded Irving, and many scouts also nodded silently.
The skills Irving displayed were firmly remembered in the small books of scouts from 29 other teams.
After Irving scored, the other three members of O'Neal's team rushed to the frontcourt and took their positions. Wang Zelin quickly passed the ball to Lillard.
"Hey, are these really a group of rookies?"
Zhang Lili's attention has been focused on player No. 0 of O'Neal's team, trying to see the change in the latter's expression.
After a while, he discovered that No. 0 was not frustrated at all because Irving killed him, not even his four teammates.
Judging from the tactics and style of play displayed by the two teams so far, O'Neal's team is more like a professional team, while Barkley's team is like a vacation. Although they are lagging behind, the playful smiles on their faces have never changed.
After some rotation, the ball was passed to Dieng at the three-point line in the left corner. The latter took a decisive shot and hit the ball.
Once can be said to be a coincidence, twice can be said to be an accident, but what about the third time...
For this shot, Kemba Walker crossed paths with Klay Thompson at the top arc. The latter used his top three-point ability in the league to attract the attention of Irving and Bill. Kemba Walker ran out of space from the left three-point line.
Everyone thought that the ball would eventually end with him. Anthony Davis from the bottom corner pounced decisively, and Dieng ran back inside to get an open space...
Team O'Neal is really making plays!
It is hard to imagine that this group of rookies actually performed such exquisite coordination.
Barkley's team sensed something was wrong and wanted to call a timeout but didn't know where to start to solve the problem, so they could only wait and see.
With two minutes left before halftime, O'Neal's team led Barkley's team by 17 points 68:51!
Wang Zelin scored 7 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 blocks in 10 minutes, and the rebounds were soaring.
Klay Thompson made 5 of 8 three-pointers and scored 15 points, Lillard scored 11 points and 3 assists, Kemba Walker scored 7 points and 2 assists, Dieng...
O'Neal's team used bursts of three-pointers to completely defeat Barkley's team.
The other five players on the bench were waving towels excitedly.
One star in all directions... it really happened!
I can’t tell that this big fat guy O’Neal really has two tricks up his sleeve!
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On the Barkley team's side, interim coach Barkley didn't know what to do. The opponent's three-pointers suddenly started to gain momentum. Who could have imagined this.
As a rookie head coach, when faced with this situation, Barkley's on-the-spot response ability is really not as good as when he was a commentator.
However, he remembered that the big silly fish across from him once said this ancient Chinese saying, which is called "repay the other person with his own way!"
Barkley feels that his team has as many talented players as you, O'Neal. Since you can all make so many three-pointers, there's no reason why we can't.
Barkley, who really couldn't think of any other way, thought to himself: Yes, just do it!
"Kelly, next you..."
For a long time, Kyrie Irving's people looked at the confident Barkley and felt something was strange.
"Coach Charles, is this really okay?"
Anthony Davis asked weakly.
"What's the problem? Or do you think your three-point ability is not as good as your opponent's?"
Buckley asked rhetorically.
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On the O'Neal team's side, Wang Zelin and others who returned to the bench enjoyed hero-like treatment.
"Wang, you've already got 14 rebounds. God, you broke the half-time rebound record in the All-Star Rookie Game!"
Tyler Zeller came up to me and handed me a bottle of Gatorade.
"Really, it seems I'm still too conservative!"
Wang Zelin replied.
"..."
Everyone is being petrified.
"Man, it's easy to get a beating like this, you know?"
As a teammate, Lillard couldn't stand it anymore and complained silently.
"Papa papa! Okay, okay..."
O'Neal walked over from the side, showed his tactical board, and began to make substitution arrangements.
"Andre Drummond, Tyler Zeller, Harrison Barnes, Will Barton, the 4 of you will replace Wang, Dieng, Klay and Damien, Kemba, and then you will play 1
Position No., after taking the field, we will continue to play the same tactics..."
"Andre, your mission is the same as Wang's. Taylor, you don't have three-pointers. The first thing is to help Andre with his basketball work; of course, if there is a chance, you can take the shot where you are sure, don't hesitate..."
O'Neal once again showed his boldness, going up and down.
"clear!"
"understood!"
Drummond and the four others nodded.
"Wang, when it comes to rebounding ability, I'm definitely worse than you!"
Before going on the court, Drummond came specifically to give Wang Zelin a high-five.
"I do believe this."
What surprised Drummond and other teammates was that Wang Zelin, who seemed extremely proud, actually admitted that his rebounding ability was not inferior to Drummond.
"Come on, don't let down everyone's expectations!"
Wang Zelin knows very well that if it weren't for his arrival, Drummond would be the most promising big man among this generation of players.
In his peak season, he averaged 16 rebounds per game and exceeded 15 rebounds in several consecutive seasons. Wang Zelin still admires Zhuang Shen's rebounding ability.
"you……"
Drummond looked at Wang Zelin in disbelief.
From the moment he entered the NBA, or in other words, from the moment Wang Zelin became the best player among the 12 players in the class, the somewhat ambitious rookies of the same class have secretly regarded it as the biggest goal of their career, and the same goes for Andre Drummond.
From the first time the Pistons lost to the Trail Blazers in the regular season, from the first time he was sold to No. 36 in front of him, Drummond made up his mind to defeat No. 36 in the future.
But as the regular season progressed, Drummond gradually discovered that his hope of catching up with No. 36 was slim, and even later, he could no longer see his opponent.
In every era, there will always be a proud man who overpowers a generation.
For the players in the 12th class, Wang Zelin is the proud one, sitting on the throne early and waiting for the arrival of their challengers one after another.
When Drummond felt that he had surpassed Wang Zelin, he turned his goal to find a field to prove himself...to prove that he was at least as good as Wang Zelin in one aspect.
In the end, he bet everything on his rebounding talent.
As a result, he never expected that Wang Zelin would actually admit his rebounding ability.
Looking at Wang Zelin, who had been beating him since the beginning of the season, Drummond was filled with emotion.
Perhaps, he never asked me to regard him as his opponent.
Maybe, it's all just my own passion.
perhaps……
"OK!"
Drummond smiled and punched Wang Zelin's chest, trying his best to calm the complicated emotions in his heart.
From now on, I will only work hard to surpass myself!
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After the timeout, on Barkley's side, Irving and Anthony Davis are still on the court, followed by the three following, namely Kawhi Leonard, Bradley Beal, and Nikola Vucevic.
In order to chase points, Barkley's team changed into a lineup, which is the strongest lineup.
But the O'Neal team is...
"That's too much bullying!"
Buckley felt humiliated.
In his opinion, O'Neal will definitely field the strongest lineup at this time, trying to widen the point difference to 20 points before halftime, and grasp the victory early.
As a result, the opponent replaced the substitute lineup.
Regardless of whether the opponent gave him a chance or was too ambitious, all the players on the Barkley team felt the anger coming from the coach.
"Teach them a lesson!"
Barkley was no longer as relaxed and calm as before the start of the game. He only wanted to pick up the fruits of victory and slap O'Neal hard in the face.
In the past, Barkley was not so angry when O'Neal made fun of himself after winning the championship, but this time he could not tolerate the other party's contempt.
Therefore, sometimes all it takes is a small thing to break down an adult's defenses.
Now ~ Barkley breaks the defense!
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"yes!"
Although they didn't know what happened to Barkley, Irving's people didn't think much and responded quickly. Even Ia Thomas and others who were complaining about their lack of playing time were too intimidated to say anything.
Back on the court, Drummond was excited when he got his first chance to play. He was not afraid of physical confrontation and took the initiative to look for Anthony Davis.
As a rookie, no one would think that he would be beaten by Anthony Davis if he still plays inside.
"Shoot, I'll have the rebound!"
As soon as the ball was passed to Barnes, Drummond urged him inside.
"Fine!"
When Barnes, who had been preparing to make a move, heard this, he was possessed by the spirit of a move like Klay Thompson and shot against the defender.
crazy!
Everyone on Team O'Neal is going crazy!
If you really don’t regard the opponent as a human being, you can shoot the three-pointer whenever you want...
Many viewers couldn't stand it anymore and began to complain.