Chapter 761: The Eagle Is Tireless, The Record Is Right in Front of Us (Still Two in One)
At 114:111, the Hawks beat the Warriors for the first time of the season, taking their 53rd win of the season and 26 straight wins.
The Hawks, who started the season on a 27-game winning streak, didn't let up after a brief loss to the Nuggets, and they soon had a chance to break their longest winning streak.
Ellis breathed a sigh of relief, and he shot 10-of-21, 2-of-5 three-pointers, and 4-of-6 free throws to score 26 points, 5 rebounds, and 4 assists.
However, aside from his explosive performance in the second quarter of the rotation, Ellis didn't put on much of a convincing performance under Dragic's defense throughout the game.
And, during the period when Ellis broke out in the second quarter, it was Mike Bibby, who was responsible for defending him, whose speed had dropped significantly.
Stephen Curry was the Warriors' top player tonight, finishing with 35 points, nine rebounds and five assists on 14-of-18 shooting, including 2-of-3 three-pointers and 5-of-5 free throws.
While the Hawks focused more on Curry's three-pointers, Babyface nearly turned the game around with a big 2-point and a breakaway.
Especially his 10 points and 3 assists in the final quarter helped the Warriors see the dawn of victory, but unfortunately the Bay Area still lacked a little luck.
Ruan Erniu, who scored 41 points and 25 rebounds in this game, took the initiative to high-five Ellis and Curry, and the Golden State Warriors are indeed a respectable opponent.
Especially the first-grade rookie Stephen Curry, this elementary schoolboy-like guy played a total of 45 minutes tonight, which is the most time of all the players in the room, and the old Nelson is a bit ruthless!
"Hey, Stephen, did you know that we would be very protective of your three-point shooting, so we would reduce the number of shots?" Erniu asked with a smile after high-fives with Curry.
Curry was a little confused, he didn't expect that the high-ranking MVP would take the initiative to care about him as a little person, and the babyface continued: "No, I'm just following my feelings!"
"GOOD-JOB!" ERNIU ENCOURAGED WITH A SMILE AND THEN TURNED TO LEAVE.
In his post-match press conference, Don Nelson expressed regret for tonight's game: "We have too many players on our injury list, it's the best result we can get, and luck isn't on our side tonight. ”
Nelson Sr. doesn't shirk responsibility for that.
When Magetti, Rademanovic, Turyaf and their magical draft pick at the start of the season – Reggie Williams – all sidelined due to injury, the Warriors were able to push the defending champions until the last minute, which was a miracle.
After that, Ruan Erniu, who attended the press conference, also gave high praise to the Warriors: "This is an unyielding team! When the Warriors were in the Black Eight, I was still playing in the NCAA, although the Warriors' record is not good now, they have not lost that temperament, which is the key to the team's re-emergence, and I believe that the future of the Warriors will become better." ”
When asked which player impressed him, Erniu chose Stephen Curry without hesitation: "This guy may be one of the underrated rookies in the class of '09, his shooting is unguardable, but I still don't believe that he is more than a month older than me, the league should check it, he may just be a high school student."
Well, I actually meant to say that we almost got killed by a guy who looked like a high school student!"
Erniu's words once again amused the media at the scene, the Golden State media have always been more friendly to Ruan Erniu, and the people of the Celestial Empire are also happy to joke here.
With the Eagles on a 26-game winning streak, the topic of whether they can break the team's longest winning streak is also on the table.
Erniu smiled: "Well, I can't tell, but I think you can let me go in advance, maybe the probability of us breaking the record will be a little higher, after all, we are going to Utah to play the Jazz tomorrow night, so I should go and get a good night's sleep." ”
The press conference ended on a high note, and the Hawks had to fly out of San Francisco that night, and as Erniu said at the press conference, their next stop would be the Utah Energy Solutions Arena.
At San Francisco International Airport, Erniu also received a call from Ouyang Haotian, who is currently in the imperial capital of the Celestial Empire, and is developing the Celestial Dynasty version of the hatsapp with Shengxing and Chen Bailu, and this project is currently mainly in charge of Chen Bailu.
On the other end of the phone, Ouyang had not spoken two words on hands-free, and Chen Bailu, who had a plate, couldn't help but interject: "BOSS, the official version of the evaluation has been completed, when do you think we will go online?
Erniu smiled: "Your 'god operator' is all calculated, what more can I say?"
By the way, after talking for a long time, what do you name this APP?"
To be honest, Erniu is not afraid that they will take a name such as the Celestial Empire version of hatsapp, or SMS Express, but they are afraid that these bastards will take out their own names as signboards and make vulgar names such as "Manniu XX".
Weibo continues to be popular to this day, the word bull has been gradually diluted, although a certain wave and a certain fox have also launched their own Weibo, but the first thing people think of is the prevalent brand created by their team.
Although Erniu, the major shareholder, has not appeared in public with an official image once.
Fortunately, Chen Bailu, the "god stick" who has evolved into a "god operator", did not make Erniu worry for too long, and said the result of their formal discussion: "WeChat, we are going to call this APP project WeChat!"
Ruan Erniu nodded and said: "This idea is good, it can not only rub the popularity of Weibo, but also distinguish the functions well, yes, are you ready for omni-channel promotion on Weibo and network disk?"
"Don't worry, BOSS, you have that advertisement ready and we will play it 24 hours a day!" Sheng Sheng said with a smile on the side.
"Very well, keep busy, Steven, you can arrange for me to have everyone open champagne to celebrate. Erniu finally admonished.
Ouyang Haotian nodded and said, "You can rest assured!"
This time, Erniu and they are once again at the forefront of the times, the popularity of WeChat instantly ignited the Internet, of course, there will be a group of followers who reacted quickly, including a team of rich goose in eastern Guangdong, a man named Zhang Xiaolong also found a huge hot spot and tried to follow up quickly.
But big business is big business, and the response speed of the rich goose is still a little slower.
It wasn't until 2011 that Qian Goose launched similar WeChat products that belonged to them, and at this time, WeChat was already invincible after thinking about channel promotion.
In addition, the CR (Hengyi) mobile phone in charge of Han Lei and the Xiaomi mobile phone in charge of Rebus were launched in a timely manner, and Hengyi's WeChat gained enough installation advantages through the hardware platform, and instantly gained a monopoly position in the Celestial Empire, which became unshakable.
Then, Weibo, WeChat and Netdisk put forward the concept of full-platform shared development at the same time, and the IT world of the Celestial Empire immediately entered a new era.
At this moment, Erniu couldn't imagine the turmoil that would occur in the next few years.
In the end, he is an investor with a lot of great ideas, but he lacks time, he gives more autonomy to the team, and the team he has given him the most generous rewards.
Putting down the disturbances, Erniu and his teammates boarded the plane, put on the blankets and fell asleep.
By the time they woke up, they had arrived in the Utah Heights.
The Hawks are back-to-back, but the Jazz don't have an easy schedule either, as they also played back-to-backs and returned to their home court after a narrow win on the road from Portland.
In this game, the old coach Jerry Sloan did not hesitate to take turns to rest Deron Williams, who played 44 minutes in the last game, and Chubby could only sit on the sidelines to rest with a confused face, in fact, he really wanted to lead the Jazz and the defending champions to a game.
However, Sloane clearly didn't think so.
In Iron Nose's view, the victory or defeat of a game and the health of the players cannot be compared at all, and it is even more unnecessary to work hard for a record that is almost vain.
This is one of the reasons why Sloan is not well received by the Alliance.
Salt Lake City is a small-ball city, and the team lacks superstars, and from time to time there are a few rotational rests, how can the league's top brass support them?
Ratings are money, but fortunately, the league did not arrange a live broadcast of All-Rice tonight, otherwise Stern had the heart to kill Jerry Sloan, although in the past N years, Mr. President has killed Jerry Sloan in his heart countless times.
So, unless the Jazz win an indisputable result like the Hawks, Sloan doesn't want to get a COY, and there is neither love for no reason nor hate for no reason in this world.
The Jazz's starting lineup tonight is:
C Memet Oku
PF Carlos Boozer
S.F. Wesley Matthews
SG CJ Mills
PG Ronnie Price
As for the Hawks, the starting lineup continues to remain the same, and Woodson will not easily change the starting lineup, according to his philosophy, it is enough to give the bench a little more playing time, and maintaining the stability of the starting line is a must.
So much to say, just one sentence:
Labor players should be patient!
In the first quarter of the game, the Hawks played quite aggressively and soon took the advantage on the court, and the two of them combined to contribute 21 points to help the team end the first quarter with a 33-24 lead.
But the Jazz's iron-clad style of play allowed the game to get into the home team's rhythm for a while in the second quarter, and when Oku was out of shape, Sloan gave Paul Millsap more chances.
Millsap also lived up to Sloan's trust, taking advantage of the Hawks' rotation time, Erniu and Embarrassing Sen were not on the court at the same time, he and Korver scored points one after another, and quickly helped the team close the score.
What's even more terrifying is that under Jerry Sloan's system, you never guess who will suddenly step up and contribute to the Jazz.
In this section, Millsap and Korver certainly released their bravery, but in silence, the most efficient output was indeed the second-round show of 07, Ukrainian Feshenko, a 216CM big center who actually shot 3 of 4 in a short period of time, and broke up the Georgian Zaza Pachuria, who originally belonged to the socialist camp.
Sure enough, the world is declining, people's hearts are not ancient, they are all hairy bear people, and they are actually in the evil capital empire, for the fly camp in front of them, what about the socialist brothers who said good?
Well, this family is divided, let it pass in the past!
Fortunately, Woodson's reaction was not slow tonight, and as soon as he saw that the situation was not right, he quickly replaced some of the main lineup.
This time, Salmons and Lunar Eclipse stepped up, and Dragic also kept the basketball running well in this quarter, and helped the team pull away again under the continuous feeding of the pie.
At 59:51, the Hawks ended the first half with an eight-point advantage.
For back-to-back teams, the half-time break is always short and precious, and the second half of the game has officially started by the time the players on both sides are just catching their breath.
The Hawks were the first to encounter trouble, Erniu was caught in the low post, and the outside of the embarrassing Sen felt cold, he shot 0 of 3 in just 2 and a half minutes, and did not score a point.
The Jazz took the opportunity to close the score, Carlos Boozer and Ronnie Price played a classic Jazz pick-and-roll combination, Boozer scored back-to-back in the middle range, and Price also used the pick-and-roll cover to make multiple shots in the 17-foot or so.
Just as Woodson was considering whether to change lineups, the Hawks' prowess once again pulled the game into Atlanta's own rhythm.
Goran Dragic, who had not yet fully released himself in the first half, suddenly exploded!
Both to prove himself and to make the Jazz team pay the price, the claw machine suddenly increased the intensity of its own offense on the offensive end.
He first hit consecutive three-pointers against Ronnie Price's defense, and then successively used the cover of the lunar eclipse and the second bull to hit the basket, facing the help of Millsap and Boozer, and attacked the basket directly many times, and he even had a wonderful performance of 2+1 in a row.
The spontaneous outburst of the claw machine disrupted the Jazz's defensive deployment, and Jerry Sloan had done everything he could, he just didn't expect that there would be someone who could stand up and attack with the ball when Erniu and Wo Sen and even Jamal Crawford didn't have anything to play.
No, it should be said that Sloan did not expect that the person who stepped up and attacked with the ball was neither the old and spicy Mike Bibby, nor the often convulsive Salmons.
Dragic, who has continued to improve with the Hawks, is clearly underrated, knowing that the White Devils will not give up their starting position just because the opponent is younger than him.
The Slovenian Dragons played a nearly double-double of 13+9 in a single quarter in this quarter, which not only completely activated the Hawks' offense, but also helped the team drag the game into garbage time in advance.
In the final quarter of the game, Erniu and Misery gave the Jazz the final blow.
In the face of the stalker Utah, the embarrassed Sen and Ruan Erniu, who had recovered their feelings, set up a turret together, and continuously hit long-range shots on the outside, and after a wave of three-point rain, the suspense of the game was completely ended.
At 125:103, the Hawks won by 22 points on the road and made it their second wave of the season with a 27-game winning streak.
The Hawks, who currently have a 54-1 record, continue to race at high speed on unprecedented roads without the slightest hint of braking.
The claw machine, who scored 26 points and 15 assists in this game, rarely became the subject of an interview after the game.
However, the Slovenian is a young man who speaks without leaking a button, and attributes all his outstanding performances to his teammates, fully showing the appearance of a superstar of tomorrow.
The individual performance of the claw machine is nothing, and a second-year rookie who didn't make it during an All-Star weekend is generally not worth writing about.
But quantitative change leads to qualitative change, and when the claw machine appears as the starter, on this unstoppable Atlanta Eagles, everything becomes different.
How many hole cards do the Eagles have left unplayed?
Will Atlantans continue to win?
Does the very existence of the Eagle mean the decline of the Union?
Is it Ruan Erniu who has fulfilled the Eagles, or has the Eagles themselves promoted the people of the Celestial Empire?
……
Faced with a team that has won two 27-game winning streaks in a season, the media seems to have climaxed collectively and messed up.
In any case, the Eagles have appeared in front of the people of the United States and even the world with a near-invincible attitude, and even Stern said in front of the media: "This is an unprecedented era, and the Eagles are an unprecedented team!"
After the away win over the Jazz, the Hawks also completed the season double against Utah, and the Utah Jazz also made the list on the Hawks' sweep list this season, becoming one of many unlucky ghosts.
The Eagles weren't going to do anything to celebrate, and they rushed back to Atlanta to make it three consecutive home games in the coming days after two days of rest.
On February 24, the Hawks faced the Timberwolves, and the Timberwolves resisted until the final quarter, and they, like the Warriors, were desperate to make a presence in front of an invincible division like the Hawks.
However, the embarrassment broke out in the final quarter, which eventually helped the team take away the game in a wave, and the Hawks won 28 consecutive games, successfully breaking their own season longest winning streak.
On Feb. 26, the Hawks continued to play at home against the Dallas Mavericks.
Nowitzki had a strong night, scoring 37 points, nine rebounds and four assists on 15-of-26 shooting, including 2-of-2 three-pointers and 5-of-5 free throws.
But Erniu performed even better, shooting 24 of 30 from the field, 2 of 3 three-pointers, and 8 of 9 free throws, scoring 58 points, 20 rebounds, and 5 assists, helping the team beat the Mavericks in a 111-123 season.
The Dallas were one of the targets of the Hawks' sweep this season, and the Hawks also took advantage of it to win 29 consecutive seasons.
On Feb. 28, the Hawks welcomed their last opponent in February, the Milwaukee Bucks, and a victory over them would see the Hawks complete a two-month regular season winning streak spanning January and February, and thus win 30 straight games in a single season.
At 102:126, the Bucks, who were firmly retaining their playoff qualifications in the East, looked lacking in fighting spirit, and they were suppressed by the Hawks throughout the game, and Bogut and Horford combined to fail to contain Nguyen Erniu.
The Celestial Empire slashed another 50+ and led the team to win the last game in February.
30 wins in a row!
Indefatigable Atlantans!
Anyone who knows a little bit about NBA history now knows what's going to happen.
Although the annual NCAA March Madness is just around the corner, this year is definitely an exception, as many viewers in the United States still keep their attention on the NBA.
The NBA's longest winning streak is 33 with the Los Angeles Lakers, and the Hawks are just three games away from that record.