Chapter 40: Christmas is coming soon, will you accompany me to Los Angeles

The first game of the comeback was a win over the first place in the East on the road, which immediately became the big news of the day in the NBA. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info And Zhou Zheng shook off James's miraculous ball and became the top ten balls of the day, whether it was on TV media or online media, it was widely disseminated.

The league consciously promoted it in marketing, and David Stern never minded doing anything icing on the cake, after all, the NBA is a business league.

On the just-released All-Star voting list, Zhou Zheng became a member of the guard without any doubt, and after the voting channel opened, he went straight ahead and was far ahead.

"Zach should be an All-Star too. ”

Zhou Zheng gave a rare interview to the media, and he deliberately stood up to speak for Randolph. This voice added to the fierce competition for the Western Conference Forward roster, and many people also gave Randolph a vote when voting for Zhou Zheng.

It was a piggybacking thing, but it allowed Randolph to quickly squeeze out Tim Duncan and become the forward behind Kevin Garnett.

Randolph's meteoric rise to the top has caused other players to complain that it violates the principle of fair play. But the league has never said it's fair play, it's voting, and it's up to the fans to decide who they vote for.

When the Trail Blazers had two players in the starting lineup, the internal situation of the team was not very good.

Although McMillan still praised Zhou Zheng in the media, he is a great player and a leader of the team. But in the training gym, everyone could tell that he was putting more effort into Brandon Roy, while gradually increasing the ratio of half-court positions during the game.

Zhou Zheng didn't disagree with playing a half-court positional attack, and he didn't think about putting the label of a 'run-and-bomber player' on his forehead. It's just that he thinks ... The current Trail Blazers' lineup is simply self-defeating in the half-court position.

At the same time, the problems with Brandon Roy in the run-in are self-evident.

Roy is a nice guy who always has a lot of respect for Zhou Zheng. But...... He's too much on the court, he's too fond of controlling the tempo, he's not a shooting guard at all, he's a point guard in McMillan's new system.

When Zhou Zheng passed the basketball to him, he always handled it according to his own ideas.

As a result, a lot of brilliant passes turn into boring drains.

Zhou Zheng's style of playing is relatively more whimsical and spiritual. Brandon Roy, on the other hand, has a very simple and solid style of play, and it is particularly difficult for the two to be compatible, especially when playing according to McMillan's ideas.

Therefore, Zhou Zheng struggled extraordinarily.

As a result, the second, third, and fourth games of the comeback were all lost without suspense.

After losing to the Dallas Mavericks by a big score, Zhou Zheng inevitably broke out.

In an interview with T-NT on the sidelines, he bluntly said: "I'm fed up with games like this. ”

"We're at the wrong pace and if we continue like this, we're going to go straight to the lottery. ”

Zhou Zheng's words sounded the alarm bell over Portland, he has never given the team a negative rating in the media, but now he has lifted all his unhappiness.

Everyone can see that Zhou Zheng is not playing well during this time, the Brandon Roy who came out of nowhere has grabbed a lot of the ball from him, and McMillan is shifting the core position to Brandon Roy.

So far this season, Brandon Roy has averaged 18.3 points, 5.7 assists and 5.1 rebounds per game in games he has played, which is a statistic for super guards, and only two or three people in history have been able to reach that level in their rookie season. Oregonian fans have high expectations of him. And he doesn't have the slightest scandal on him, and he doesn't have those messy social news.

Although Zhou Zheng is averaging 21.6 points, 10.3 assists and 4.2 rebounds per game, but... Aesthetic fatigue was inevitable, and many began to accuse him of not being a true leader, a cornerstone player who would forge the Trail Blazers into a truly strong team.

Fans are instinctively suspicious of players with flashy styles, although they love to watch such players play and enjoy the great shots. But...... When it comes to how to take the team further, their eyes are tilted elsewhere, locking on the honest, silent, unpretentious players.

A poll conducted by the Portland Honest People on Wednesday showed that 35 percent of people voted for Brandon Roy.

Although Zhou Zheng still has 59 percent of the vote.

However, before this, no one would compare Roy to Little Tiger at all.

"I think you can get out of here. ”

Lin Wanwan told Zhou Zheng: "Portland is not a big ball market, and your commercial value has reached a bottleneck here. You need a bigger stage. ”

"And if you continue to invest like this, the money you're making will hardly be able to support your loans. ”

Lin Wanwan turned the topic to the issue of money, he thought that Zhou Zheng's investment was too irrational. Throwing almost all the money at the start-up companies in Silicon Valley, how long has the dot-com bubble been, and God knows when these companies will go bankrupt? Maybe they will disappear in the world before they raise the next round of funding, let alone go public.

Zhou Zheng didn't make a sound.

What Lin Wanwan said is a very practical problem.

"In the summer, I can go to concerts and I can go to movies. Zhou Zheng replied: "I think the internal problems can still be solved." ”

"If that's what you think... Then now it's time for you to prepare your new album. Lin Wanwan said angrily: "Moreover, I must honestly tell you that even if Universal intends to invite you to play the male lead, the salary will not exceed five million US dollars." In the film industry, you're a newcomer. And this money is not enough after deducting taxes for you to go to Silicon Valley for a walk. ”

Zhou Zheng spread his hands.

Then, the subject changed: "Christmas is coming soon, will you accompany me to Los Angeles?"

"Why? What about your female companions?" Lin Wanwan asked rhetorically, "Shouldn't you call your Blake, or Scarlett to accompany you?" If you're willing to rekindle your old relationship with Megan Fox, you can even make a table of mahjong. ”

Zhou Zheng smiled bitterly.

"Well, at least my sister will come and keep me company. ”

Zhou Zheng sighed.

Lin Wanwan turned her head sideways, and she glanced at Zhou Zheng deeply.

She felt that Zhou Zheng was very lonely, although he was called the No. 1 playboy in the sky outside, but as the closest person around her, she knew very well that Zhou Zheng was living a puritan-like life. In the past, at least Garcia was with him, but now Garcia has gone to Europe for a round-the-world signing...... His new book on nutrition became a hit as soon as it was launched because of the promotion of Zhou Zheng's live signboard, and he also became a best-selling author.

Lin Wanwan told Zhou Zheng: "If... If you don't think my level of fighting landlords is too low, I don't mind spending Christmas with you and Sydney. ”

…… (To be continued.) )