Chapter 555: He's Alive
On the topic of whether the Hawks can break the 72-win game, the founders of the Bulls dynasty are generally pessimistic. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
Most of the members of the dynasty, including Pippen and Rodman, expressed their opinions, but Michael Jordan, the great god, remained silent and did not express his opinion.
In the locker room of the Bobcat's home stadium, Ruan Erniu once again saw His Majesty the Flying Man who had not been seen for a long time.
Jordan took the initiative to go to the visiting team's locker room tonight and sent his blessings.
Qiao Gang Leader said to Er Niu: "Don't care what others say, go and break that record!"
There is no nonsense in front of the media, but to be able to say such things in private, from this point alone, Jordan's mind is worthy of admiration.
Ruan Erniu responded with a smile: "To be honest, I don't pay attention to that record, I just want to successfully defend my title." ”
Jordan patted Erniu on the shoulder and said, "I believe you have this strength." How's it going, have you ever thought about playing in Charlotte after your rookie season?"
Well, it's not a deal?
Ruan Erniu was just about to speak, but Jordan stopped the topic and said: "Go back and think about it, I have enough patience in this matter." ”
After saying that, Jordan left the visiting locker room without looking back.
The Eagles are also accustomed to seeing similar poaching, and after everyone laughed and teased, they returned to a happy atmosphere.
Even Jordan privately said that he was optimistic that the Hawks would break 72 wins, and the Hawks would have nothing to look at.
Ruan Erniu also followed and smiled, but he had doubts in his heart, there was something in Jordan's words just now, it was definitely not so simple, but he couldn't understand it for a while.
However, someone soon answered his doubts.
That guy was Larry Drew, assistant coach of the Hawks, and he was not far away overhearing all the conversations between Jordan and Erniu, "Do you understand? It's actually quite simple, because our boss is not Mark Cuban, Jerry Bass, or James Dolan. ”
Drew's explanation made Erniu Mao pause, and he instantly understood what Jordan meant, there was no conspiracy in this, and the gamble was that the Hawks owner could not afford to pay the luxury tax.
As usual, a team like the Eagles should be very happy to be able to win consecutive championships, after all, the better the record, the more developed the ball market.
But unfortunately, once the Eagles win consecutive championships, the value of the players in the team will definitely grow wildly, and if you want to keep good players, you must open a big contract, and if you can't open a big contract, the players in the team will inevitably be poached.
Not every player is like Bibi who confesses that he has made enough money and wants more glory.
Young players still prefer to be able to get a big contract and have enough money to live a rich life for the rest of their lives in a short career.
This results in only two ways:
First, the Hawks renewed the contracts of other players at a high price, so there was not enough salary to renew Erniu's contract, which finally led to Ruan Erniu having to leave Atalanta in order not to damage his commercial value;
Second, the Eagles were determined to renew Ruan Erniu's contract, so they gave up most of the championship-winning lineup, resulting in a sharp decline in the strength of the Eagles, and it was difficult to guarantee the results.
Jordan's words seem to be careless, but in fact, they contain a yang scheme, and he has already calculated that this is a hurdle that Ruan Erniu and the eagle must go through.
When Erniu's rookie contract expires, it is the moment when Ruan Erniu must make a choice.
Speaking of which, Jordan's thirst for talent is not only that he wants to make achievements in the position of the boss to crush those who look down on him, but also related to the bad luck of the Bobcats.
Needless to say, those terrible drafts were as late as last month, when the Bobcats lost their team's most important player, Gerard Wallace.
On January 27, imperial capital time, bad news happened in the game where the Bobcats defeated the Lakers!
Elvis Presley, who has been doing well this season, was hit by a malicious elbow from his opponent Andrew Bynum.
Here's how it happened:
WHEN THE BOBCATS PLAYED THE FOURTH QUARTER WITH THE LAKERS, WALLACE BROKE THROUGH AND JUMPED, AND WHEN HE MADE A LAYUP, HE WAS HIT BY A BLACK ELBOW ON THE CHEST BY BYNUM, WHO IS 213CM TALL AND WEIGHS 129KG, AND HE IMMEDIATELY FELL TO THE GROUND AND WAS IN PAIN.
Bynum also received a foul for a foul, and Wallace had to withdraw from the game with the help of his teammates and return to the locker room to be examined by the team doctor.
He was then admitted to a Los Angeles hospital for a more detailed examination.
Examination results showed Wallace had 30 to 40 percent of his left lung collapsed and a nondisplaced fracture of the fifth rib.
According to the Bobcats, Wallace has been treated for lung rehabilitation, but he will remain in the hospital for 48 hours.
Gerard Wallace was a true warrior, a pure man, a moral man, a man detached from low tastes, and we will always miss him......
The soul is faint, he is still alive!
In the end, the Bobcats, who are in 11th place in the East, beat the Lakers with the second-best record in the league by seven points in two overtime games, while Wallace had scored 15 points before leaving.
The loss of Gerald Wallace, who averaged 16.4 points and 7.4 rebounds per game, doesn't just mean that the Bobcats have lost their team's second-leading scorer, but it also means that they have lost their locker room leader and defensive center, which can be a fatal blow to the Bobcats, who are struggling for a playoff spot.
Besides, Gerard Wallace is also old, even if he is back on the field, how much success will he be able to maintain?
Jordan didn't want to mess up, but for now, it might be a good choice.
The starting lineup of the Bobcats in this game is also very strange:
C Boris Dior
PF Emeka Okafor
SF Adam Morrison
SG Raga Bell
P.G. Felton Raymond
Ruan Erniu hadn't played with Dior for a long time, and the man who could beat Stadamier in the height test in slippers actually gained weight early and began to gain weight.
It seems that the Suns' trade has broken the heart of the Gallic magician, so that he has to turn his grief and anger into appetite, so as to relieve his depressed mood.
Nguyen Er Niu easily won the jump ball and started the contest between the two teams.
In the first quarter of the game, Laga Bell, who is also from the Suns, performed quite well, not only limiting the shooting of the embarrassed Sen on the defensive end, but also scoring repeatedly on the offensive end, helping the Bobcats lead the powerful Hawks by 3 points in the first quarter.
Entering the second quarter of the game, there was another magical substitute named Kadir Martin on the Bobcat bench, such a guy can't eat a few dumplings a year, but he was caught up by the Hawks.
Fortunately, Erniu and Salmonds stepped up in time to score consecutive points to suppress the Bobcats' crazy offensive momentum, and at halftime, 49:55, the Hawks trailed by 6 points and entered the second half.
The third quarter entered a period of time that the Hawks could not afford to provoke, and the Bobcats, with their bloody courage, were quickly defeated in the face of the Hawks' stormy offense.
A wave of 23:5 attacks made the lynx instantly begin to doubt life.
At 45:22, the Hawks scored 13 points in the first quarter and entered the final quarter with a seven-point advantage of 94:87.
In the final quarter, the Hawks were still firmly in control of the pace of the game, Mike Bibby used a steady and spicy three-pointer to extinguish the Bobcats' comebacks many times, and Nguyen Er Niu also killed Dio at the last minute, sending the Gauls six fouls off the court, and finally taking away the team's second win in February.
At 122:97, the Hawks beat the Timberwolves by a big score on the road.
They will temporarily end their road trip and return to Atalanta to recuperate and host their opponents at home.