Chapter Thirty-Eight: Continuing the Winning Streak
Anxi's heavy buckle made the Toyota Center quiet all of a sudden, and Anxi's roar became the loudest sound in the entire stadium, but a second later, there was a tidal cheer on the sidelines!
It was sent by the Chinese in the Houston area, Anxi's violent aesthetics made these Chinese fans very excited, they came to see Anxi's game in this game, and the Spurs No. 7 jersey on their bodies proved this, Anxi knew that in fact, the last time the preseason game against the Rockets was away, this group of fans had already appeared. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
Then, in the face of Anxi's solid wall-like defense, Kevin Martin could no longer get too many solo opportunities, and the Rockets were blinded like this.
In the end, the Spurs won another big win on the road, 105:81, the 24-point victory gave the Spurs three consecutive wins in the opening season, such a performance made the media exclaim: "Is this still the aging Spurs?"
In the first game of the season, the Spurs won by 33 points, the second game against the league's upstart Clippers, the Spurs won by 27 points, and the three-time lottery champion Rockets, the Spurs won by 24 points. In all three games, the Spurs scored more than 100 points, 122 points in the first game, 117 points in the second game, and 105 points in this game, and the Spurs showed invincible offensive ability in three games. Especially in the game against the Grizzlies, in the face of the Grizzlies, a strong defensive team in the league, the Spurs were able to score 122 points, and it has to be said that the Spurs' offense has undergone a metamorphosis compared to last season. ā
The above is a report released by ESPN, for the three big wins of the Spurs, they can only give a very high evaluation, the offense is gorgeous and powerful, which is what they believe is the reason for the transformation of the Spurs.
And Adrian Wonarowski, a reporter for Yahoo Sports, found something else.
"At the beginning of the season, everyone was suspicious of the Spurs' transfer operations and free agency operations this season, they traded George Hill, they haven't signed any replacements, and there is an extreme shortage of people inside, but I didn't expect the Spurs to play such a perfect performance at the beginning of the season, and when everyone thought that the Spurs' performance benefited from their offense, the author found a horror. ā
"In three games, the Spurs have sent 10 players to the starting lineup! Including Tim Duncan, Manuginobili, Tony Parker, Richard Jefferson and DeJuan Blair, the five main players from last season, including the two rookies of China An and Kowai Leonard, as well as Danny Green, Gary Neale and Matt Bonner, the three substitutes from last season! After three games, the Spurs only have Cory Joseph, TJ Ford, Ecdiogu, Thiago Split and James Anderson have not started, and of the 15-man squad, only Ekdiogu has not played!"
"The bench depth is extremely poor, this is what many media gave to the Spurs before the season, but in the past three games, the Spurs have slapped these media hard with their performance, and the Spurs' bench depth is not bad, they can even do it all!"
The media is already arguing about the Spurs' three big wins, but within the Spurs, a deal is brewing.
"Robert, how's it going?
"After contacting, the Bobcats said they were willing to trade Boris Dior for Richard Jefferson, but they asked us to eat Desaganadep's garbage contract. R.C. Buford, with a pair of gold-rimmed eyes, said as he lifted his glasses.
"What are you kidding, eating Diop's garbage contract? That's a 7 million contract, what are we going to eat?" Popovich frowned.
Mike Budenholzer on the side thought for a moment and said, "I have a solution." ā
"What's the solution?" Popovich and Buford looked at Budenholzer.
"Find a team that needs to fill the poor line, send a second-round pick and cash, and let them help eat Diop's contract. ā
Popovich was lost in thought, and after a moment, he shook his head: "No, as far as I know, there is no team in the league that needs to fill the poor line this season. ā
"So be it, Robert, let's start another trade, we urgently need an inside line, even if it's not the right one for us. ā
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No one in the team knew about the conversation within the team's management, except that Richard Jefferson heard some rumors through his agent, and he knew that the team was starting to try to trade him.
This season, the first-round rookie Ko Wyleonard rose, and the second-round rookie Anxi also performed well in two consecutive games, Richard Jefferson found that he was indeed a little redundant, he still has three years of contract with the Spurs, and the contract for these three years is very large, this season is 9.28 million, and it will become 10.16 million next season, and 11.05 million next season, increasing year by year, for the Spurs team, Richard Jefferson's contract has become a garbage contract.
The Spurs have urgently launched another trade package, and in terms of timing, a new year is coming.
After playing the game against the Rockets, the time has come to December 30, 2011, and the Spurs have a home game against the Jazz on December 31, but this does not prevent Anxi from preparing for the New Year.
Since the death of his parents in a car accident, Anxi is the first time that someone has accompanied him to celebrate the New Year, as soon as the training on the 30th is over, Anxi went home, drove Abby's Ford hatchback, went to the supermarket to buy a lot, bought some hot pot base, and some beef, sheep and pork, ready to eat hot pot in the new Chinese New Year's Eve.
After returning home, as soon as the elevator door opened, Anxi and Abby were blinded, and there were four or five people standing at the door of the apartment that Abby originally rented, a middle-aged white man in front of him, Anxi recognized it at a glance, it was Jeff Hornacek, Abby's father.
Abby was also stunned for a moment, her face flushed and her face was full of embarrassment.
"Old ...... Dad, Mommy......"
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After some embarrassment, two groups of people entered Anxi's apartment, this time, Jeff Hornacek came to San Antonio with his wife and two sons, wanting to spend the New Year with his daughter, but he didn't expect to bump into this scene.
In Anxi's apartment, although it was embarrassing, he still met Abby's family, Jeff Hornacek, who is Anxi's father-in-law, and the ******** next to him, who is Anxi's mother-in-law, and the two tender-looking boys are Abby's two younger brothers.
"Uncle Jeff......" An Xi forced a smile with his lips pulled at his fingertips.
"You're my daughter's boyfriend?" interrupted Jeff Hornacek mercilessly.
Faced with Jeff Hornacek's questioning, An Xi could only nod.
Jeff Hornacek snorted, and Abby next to him threw a pitiful look at his father.
"If you can catch up with my daughter, you have the ability!" He also relented, and directly gave himself a step down. "I heard you're also an NBA player?"
An Xi nodded cautiously: "Yes, I am a player for the San Antonio Spurs." ā
"What position do you play, and what are you good at on the court?"
"Swingman at the front, good at defense and three-pointers. ā
"Oh, you're good at threes?"
The atmosphere finally eased, and when it came to basketball, Anxi found that he and his father-in-law still had a lot in common, especially three points.