"Hahahaha! Unexpectedly, Charles and I won again!"
In the TNT live broadcast booth, Kenny Smith looked at Charles Barkley with joy on his face.
"Huh, what do you want to eat tonight? You decide the place, I'll take it!"
Barkley glanced resentfully at the Trail Blazers players who were gradually dispersing, and his heart was bleeding.
In tonight's game, Carmelo Anthony played 38 minutes. He made 14 of 29 shots, 2 of 5 three-pointers, and 7 of 11 free throws. He scored 37 points, 11 rebounds, and 2 assists. It was an absolute success.
Unfortunately, he lost to the Trail Blazers in the end and was successfully selected as the latest group leader of the air-cutting group.
However, Barkley is more concerned about Anthony's other statistics, such as "only" three blocked shots...
Yes, it's just one block away. As long as Anthony is blocked once, he can win the bet and let Kenny Smith make a good effort.
Now, everything is ruined.
In this game, Wang Zelin still maintained a stable performance of more than 20 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists and 1 block per game. He played 30 minutes and scored a near-triple-double of 24 points, 12 rebounds and 7 assists, as well as 2 blocks and 1 steal.
While filling up all the personal data columns, he also picked up the Player of the Match award.
His playing time was concentrated in the first half, and he basically played all of it. In the second half, he only played more than 2 minutes in the third quarter, and only 5 minutes in the fourth quarter. This is why Barkley shouted regretfully: Wang Zelin
If you play longer in the second half, you may win the bet.
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On the bus back to the hotel, everyone was still thinking about the game just now, but some people were also thinking about the upcoming nightlife.
After all, this is New York!
"Brother A Lian, do you want to experience it tonight? What is exotic style? Swinging comes first!"
Wang Zelin poked Yi Jianlian's waist with his finger and winked.
"What exotic style, swing..." Yi Jianlian was slightly startled at first, then quickly realized what the other party was talking about, and waved his hand awkwardly: "Forget it, I'm not interested in that thing."
This is quite true.
Except for Wang Zelin, the Chinese players who have landed in the NBA in the past, from Wang Zhizhi and Battier to Yao Ming and Yi Jianlian, all have a clean, humble and low-key image of a good gentleman off the court, which is consistent with the messy off-court life of most black players.
Yes, they are definitely high-quality idols.
Even Sun Dasheng, the gossip news in the United States is far inferior to that in China.
Until the appearance of Wang Zelin, the American media and fans saw the other side of the "bohemian" Chinese players.
However, Wang Zelin only has more gossip news and more fans. He only makes fun of him occasionally, even the Chinese fans.
And this is the difference between sports stars and entertainment stars. The first thing they ensure is their performance on the sports field. As long as they play well on the field, it will be difficult for them to collapse off the field unless they are involved in principled issues such as D grade.
"Oh, you should do as the Romans do when you are in the country." Wang Zelin said with a smile.
Yi Jianlian said helplessly: "Forget it, go and have fun yourself."
"Then... let's go have a drink together." Seeing that Yi Jianlian was a little moved, Wang Zelin continued: "In a serious place, it's just a simple drink to celebrate. Everyone is going to be there, so you have to come."
"Okay, okay, I can't tell you anything."
"Hahaha, that's right."
Then, Wang Zelin stood up from his seat and shouted excitedly: "Brothers, I suggest you not go back to the hotel and go find a place to have fun. What do you think?"
As soon as he finished speaking, a wolf howl sounded in the chartered car.
Matthews: “I couldn’t agree more!”
Batum: "Don't worry, I'm also familiar with New York. There are many good places."
"Nicholas, have you been waiting for Wang's words?" Mo Williams said with a smile.
"Hahaha……"
Everyone laughed.
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At noon the next day, the Trail Blazers flew back to Portland. After playing the game against the Knicks on the 8th, the next game was scheduled for the 10th. The opponent was the Jazz. They had a day and a half to rest.
"Wang, the two Brazilian girls I found with you yesterday are on point, right?"
On the plane, Batum came over with a smile, and Wang Zelin asked.
Speaking of this, Wang Zelin's expression lit up instantly, and Batum saw it all.
Sure enough, Wang Zelin subconsciously touched his waist with his right hand and licked his tongue: "Those two young Brazilian models are really hot and open..."
Batum excitedly shouted: "Who are the young Brazilian models? That's because you haven't experienced the style of our French beauties. You know, our capital Paris is a world-famous romantic city!"
"Well, it seems that I need to go to France for a vacation during the offseason. Don't forget to do your part as a landlord then." Wang Zelin rubbed his hands and immediately suggested.
"And I!"
"Add me one!"
"Me too!"
"That's it, let's go to Brazil for vacation together during the offseason."
As the Trail Blazers return home, yesterday's game is being hyped by the media.
"So what with 37 points? Regarding Anthony's nth score this season, he deserves it!"
"With just one less Tyson Chandler, last year's Eastern Conference semifinals team was going to become a bad team? Or should we say that Tyson Chandler is the true leader of the Knicks..."
"It turns out that Cameron has never been a good leader!"
It is unimaginable that most of the above remarks criticizing Anthony were made by local New York media. It can also be seen from various reports that New York fans have reached an intolerable level for the Knicks' poor start to this year.
In a mansion in New York.
"Hiss!"
Suddenly there was the sound of the phone falling to the ground, cracking and shattering.
"Damn it! Why are you talking about me? Why are you clinging to me? Don't I want to win?"
Thinking of the various negative reports on the phone screen just now, Anthony couldn't get rid of his hatred and yelled like crazy.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! After a long time, Anthony took out a spare mobile phone and dialed the number of Knicks general manager Donnie Walsh.
"What's wrong? Cameron."
After getting through, a man's deep voice came from the other end of the phone.
Anthony said quietly: "Donny, I think it's time for us to make changes!"
"en..."
There was silence on the other end of the phone.
"Mike Woodson! I don't want to see him again. I hope the team can find a better coach with leadership skills instead of mediocre players who always blame the players."
Anthony stated his intentions straight to the point.
Core players demand a change of head coach!
Magical?
It's very magical.
This kind of thing is almost impossible in other basketball leagues, especially in the NCAA college league, where the basketball atmosphere is considered to be better and purer than that of the NBA. The head coach can even dominate the world with one hand, and has a team that cannot be challenged.
Absolute authority.
However, who said this is the NBA?
After all, the NBA is a business league. We are here to make a lot of money, but who can help us make money?
In other words, who is the irreplaceable commodity?
There is no doubt that it is the players, especially the star players.
Donnie Wax was silent for a while: "Cameron, I want to know, is this your personal idea or..."
Anthony didn't wait for the other party to finish speaking, and replied decisively: "This is the unanimous idea of everyone!"
"Okay, I know."
"If possible, the sooner the better!"
"Dudududu!"
Putting down the phone, Anthony breathed a sigh of relief.
In fact, Mike Woodson, who just arrived last season, gets along very well with the players, and D'Antoni also has a very friendly relationship, but that is based on the team's good record.
This season, the Knicks have suffered from repeated absences of players due to injuries, and their record is in a mess. When the team cannot win, the so-called harmonious relationship is actually thinner than paper and can be broken at a glance.
In Anthony's view, as one of the league's giants, he must bear the greatest responsibility for losing.
But don't forget that when he was young, Anthony was never a player willing to accept criticism, accusations and doubts.
Therefore, someone must step up and pay for the Knicks' current poor record.
The result is obvious. Mike Woodson, who just took office last year and officially signed a multi-year contract with the Knicks this year, has become the best scapegoat and the best punching bag in Anthony's mind.
The only one to blame is Mike Woodson's own shallow foundation. Besides, even D'Antoni, the master of running and gunning, can be run away by Anthony, let alone Mike Woodson.
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If Anthony has received a lot of criticism and criticism, then Wang Zelin has received a lot of praise and praise.
the reason is simple.
Because the Pacers lost to San Antonio on the night of the 8th, they were unable to continue their winning streak. Their winning streak stopped at 16 games, but they lost one more game. Their record became 16 wins and 4 losses, still ranking first in the Eastern Conference.
one.
However, they are no longer number one in the league.
As the outside world expected, the Trail Blazers defeated the Knicks easily with Young, and also overtook the Pacers as expected, regaining the top spot in the league in terms of record.
In the 4 games since December, the Trail Blazers have a record of 3 wins and 1 loss. Wang Zelin was elected the best player in all 3 games he won. As for the loss to the Suns, it happened to be Wang Zelin's second time this season.
Take turns.
Therefore, a gust of wind began to blow outside, which roughly meant "The Trail Blazers need Wang Zelin so much!"
"The insider will continue to dominate the league!"
"To dominate the basket is to dominate the whole court!"
"Who said that traditional China has declined? We want a king!"
"..."
Youdao is that winning is not scary, but whoever is missing will be embarrassed!
The opposite is true, too.
With Wang Zelin, the Trail Blazers won 3 of the 4 games in early December. When he was absent, the Trail Blazers lost. What's more, we are talking about the Suns, a weak team in the Western Conference. What are you waiting for after this unsatisfactory boast?
Of course, all of this must be fueled by the media. After all, people want clicks, and Wang Zelin knows this very well, so he is still very calm inside now.
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On the 10th, the Trail Blazers will meet the challenge of the Utah Jazz here. This is the first meeting between the two teams this season.
What do you say about the current situation of the Utah team?
After the team's meritorious coach Jerry Sloan and former leader Deronde left the team one after another, the Utah Jazz briefly returned to the playoffs in the 2011-2012 season under the leadership of Al Jefferson and Paul Millsap.
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Finally, after being swept by the Spurs 4-0, the Jazz management seemed to have accepted its fate and began the road of rebuilding the team.
No, this season's bad plan is more thorough, letting go of Al Jefferson and Paul Millsap, and establishing support for newcomer Gordon Hayward to become the team leader.
In fact, Gordon Hayward cannot be completely said to be a rookie. He was selected by the Jazz with the 9th overall pick in the first round of the 2010 draft. This year is the last year of his rookie contract.
After being established as the core leader of the team, Gordon Hayward performed reasonably well.
First of all, his playing time has reached a career high of 36 minutes per game, and he has not missed a game so far.
In addition, his various statistics have improved to a certain extent, averaging 15 points, 5 assists, 5 rebounds and 1.4 steals per game, which does not disappoint Jazz fans' expectations for this new leader.
The only embarrassing thing may be the Jazz's record. They suffered a 9-game losing streak at the beginning of the game. In the 9th game, they exchanged blows with the Hornets. After finally winning by 111:105 and 6 points, the Jazz started a long losing streak again.
road.
So far, the Jazz's record is 4 wins and 15 losses, firmly at the bottom of the Western Conference.
In this regard, the Timberwolves, Cavaliers, 75ers and other strong players in the league all said: I can't believe it. After just one season, the Jazz have developed such superb skills. It is really scary.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Ahem, let’s get down to business.
No one in the Blazers cared about the game against the Jazz, so they only dared to have a wild time a few days ago.
Before tonight's game started, many Trail Blazers fans joked: "You don't have to watch this game, you wake up to a victory."
Also, the Jazz this season are completely regarded as cash machines. No matter which team encounters them, as long as they want to win, it will be absolutely easy.
However, ridicule remains a joke, the domestic imperial TV broadcasting was still very strong, and veteran commentator Xu Jicheng was sent to provide on-site commentary for domestic fans.
During pre-match training in the afternoon, as soon as Wang Zelin entered the arena, he saw Xu Jicheng walking towards him with a photographer.
Seeing this, he put aside Batum, who was still preparing to chat with him, and pulled Yi Jianlian to his side.
For a live broadcast like this, if other TV stations are okay, if it is the Imperial TV station, he and Yi Jianlian must come out for interviews.
It can be regarded as an unspoken rule.
"Hello, Teacher Xu. To tell you the truth, I have been listening to your explanations since I was a child. Today I am lucky enough to finally see a living person."
As soon as Xu Jicheng and the photographer approached, Wang Zelin hugged his arms enthusiastically.
"Hello Zelin, I'm glad to see you too..."
Well, Xu Jicheng suddenly realized: What does it mean to finally see a living person? Could it be that you have also seen S?
He looked up and saw a flash of evil smile on Wang Zelin's face, and he instantly understood: This kid was trying to make fun of himself.
However, he was quite happy in his heart. It was rare for young people today to still remember who he was.
After the photographer found a good angle, Xu Jicheng started the interview: "Zelin, what do you think of tonight's opponent?"
"Well..." Seeing Wang Zelin pondering for a moment, Xu Jicheng thought he had some great ideas.
I saw Wang Zelin continue: "I very much agree with the views of some netizens now. When they wake up, they will have another big victory the next day!"
"..."
Xu Jicheng was choked up for a moment. You really don't want to be polite!
He finally understood why the outside world was saying that this generation of men's basketball leaders was different from Dayao Yao.