ATPnovel Chapter 167 Relationships
Chapter 167 Relationships
Chapter 167 Relationships
The concept of falling behind by 20 points in the All-Star weekend exhibition game is completely different from the concept of falling behind by 20 points in the regular season. A group of talented young people sometimes come back in half a quarter.
O'Neal's starters, Irving and Lillard are both competitive players, that is, Lillard was not allowed in the first half, otherwise the team would not be so miserable.
"Oh, Davis was squeezed away by Xiang Chu again. He smiled helplessly. He didn't plan for a high-intensity confrontation, and the rebound was snatched by Xiang Chu again."
"Owen hit a three-pointer. The combination of Irving and Xiang Chu in 2011 is really invincible. We saw the standard pattern of internal and external cooperation. Under their joint counterattack, the score gap between the two teams has narrowed to single digits."
It has to be said that the two All-Stars are still better than other young people.
In fact, they haven't fully exerted their strength, and the players they are facing are already helpless.
Xiang Chu smiled at Farid on the other side. He hasn't played strong in the paint yet.
The difference between a rookie and an old fritter is that it is difficult for a rookie to grasp the scale of entertainment and competition.
The previous rookie game was played too loosely, and everyone had plenty of opportunities, but if they made random shots from the outside and failed to hit, it would not be the fault of others.
Why did Faried score so high, this buddy always rushed in and dunked.
However, it was still a bit different in the fourth quarter. Most players on both sides wanted to win. Winning must be better than losing, right?
But they haven't really partnered before, and it's hard to focus on someone as the core. Even if they really fight, the effect is still the same, and the tactics are not as good as heads-up.
O'Neal's lineup and starting lineup at critical moments changed slightly. Waiters, who feels good, replaced Barnes, and Barkley also replaced Thomas Jr., who was more active.
In the last few minutes of the fight, the tactics of both sides changed.
Barkley's Faried and Leonard are in good shape, and their tactics are also leaning towards the regular game.
And the three outside the O'Neal team who dared to shoot, Irving, Lillard and Waiters, even if they missed the three-point line, they didn't hesitate to shoot.
"Good job, keep going." Xiang Chu passed the rebound as soon as he grabbed the rebound, and would encourage his teammates loudly.
In this kind of exhibition game, the tactics depend more on the selection of the core players of the team. Xiang Chu and Irving are the biggest cards, and their style of play has completely affected the O'Neal team.
They were still 5 points behind in the last 5 minutes. Due to the problem of shooting percentage, chasing points was not so smooth, but at this time Xiang Chu showed all his strength and grabbed several offensive rebounds in a row.
In less than 3 minutes, Irving and Lillard hit consecutive three-pointers, and the O'Neal team has already overtaken by 1 point.
Teaming up with Xiang Chu, several outside players felt very comfortable. They all envied the Nuggets' outside line. They all imagined that if Xiang Chu was their team's inside line, the game would be much easier.
They definitely don't have time to think about the difference between Xiang Chu's usual style of play and the current one. If Xiang Chu goes all out, they will have to play supporting roles.
In order to defend, the Barkley team made adjustments and replaced Knight. Thomas Jr. was still too short.
In fact, Rubio's defense is better and his organization is good, otherwise he would not have started both rookie games, but this buddy's style of play is not suitable for the All-Stars, and his shooting is too average.
The lineups of the two teams can't be said to be more reasonable, but Davis on the Barkley team is not resolute, and the inside point is completely useless. After everyone is serious, Faried also encountered trouble.
In the last 3 minutes of the game, Irving made another hit from outside the three-point line. The O'Neal team fell behind for most of the time, but they controlled the situation at the last moment.
The key is that Xiang Chu's rebounding is too strong, and he can easily shoot from the outside.
Farid is also helpless, usually with Xiang Chu's team, he can't really feel Xiang Chu's strength at all.
At the last moment, the Barkley team became a small lineup, but they still failed to win the game.
Irving scored 38 points and won the Rookie Player of the Year award, while Faried, who scored a game-high 40 points, could only look at Xiang Chu resentfully.
Owen picked up the trophy and said with a smile: "I can give half to Xiang Chu, his rebounding is really amazing."
Xiang Chu said in an interview after the game: "Kenneth performed very well today. We took away his trophy, but I can add that I decided to invite him to supper."
"I also played very comfortably in today's game. I didn't attack because of tactics. Is three points more than two points? Haha... Coach, have you seen it? Don't hurry up and suggest that the team introduce shooters, eight or ten Not too much, four or five is not too little."
Xiang Chu also used the interview half-jokingly to suggest to the team that with him, the Nuggets should indeed vigorously introduce shooters, so that they can also play a similar offense in the rookie game.
After the interview, Xiang Chu invited Farid out for a meal. Of course, it wasn’t just the two of them. Anyone who was interested in the rookie game could go there. The host Parsons was a little embarrassed and said he would invite him.
Xiang Chu immediately said that he could make an appointment tomorrow.
Although Xiang Chu doesn't like to play around with people outside, he is not opposed to proper socializing. These players rarely get together, so it is definitely right to increase their friendship now.
The second day of the All-Star Weekend was the easiest, but Xiang Chu was busier than last time.
He first had to practice with the All-Star Game for interviews, and then he had to perform for Faried in the slam dunk contest.
Among the formal crowd, Xiang Chu is the younger brother, and he doesn't know many people well.
Played with Griffin in the last rookie game, but we didn't have more contact.
But Kobe is more familiar with him. Regardless of the fact that the Nuggets and the Lakers are fighting fiercely every time, Xiang Chu himself has a good relationship with Kobe. Kobe appreciates hardworking young people, but he didn't expect Xiang Chu to grow so fast.
Kobe introduced Xiang Chu to other old guys like a big brother. Some people only realized at this time that Xiang Chu has a completely different personality when he is not playing games or posting on social media.
Howard looked at Xiang Chu a little unhappy, but he wouldn't say anything at this time. Everyone is a person with status in the world, so there will be no conflicts at this time, at most they have practiced well.
In fact, Xiang Chu and Howard have no personal grievances, but because of the transaction, Xiang Chu will not be stingy when he is not on the field.
Kobe is also a person who doesn't like to talk too much, but after chatting with Xiang Chu, he couldn't help but joked, "The reporter will definitely ask about you again later. I have been asked many times this season. It seems that you It's like I chased him away."
Xiang Chu smiled and flattered, "Who made you a superstar in the league? The media are all paying attention to you."
Although they are not on the same team, it is not wrong to have a good relationship with the boss.
(End of this chapter)