Chapter 803: Sparks Splash
This sudden strike made all the Spurs players a little stunned, and then they became sad, Duncan walked up to Ding Hongxing, shook his hand, congratulated him, and then patted Ding Hongxing on the shoulder, and then returned to the visiting locker room. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
For Duncan, Ding Hongxing still respects him very much, he believes that Duncan is the best player in the NBA, and sure enough, when he is stealed and then killed, he can still congratulate himself very gracefully, which is really not something ordinary people can do.
In this game, Ding Hongxing scored 31 points, 13 rebounds, 11 assists, 6 steals and 3 blocks, and hit the last three-point kill, but after the game, he was questioned by the media, and the media thought that he should dunk or make a layup in the last ball, rather than a gambling three-point shot. Isn't that a direct loss? If you make a layup or dunk, it's more secure, and at least you can play overtime.
Some media reporters asked Ding Hongxing with such a question, and asked if it would be better to make a layup or dunk at that time, Ding Hongxing replied very calmly, I didn't think that I would not be able to shoot before I threw that ball, if I thought that I might not be able to shoot, then you will never be able to. When I threw this ball, I thought, as long as I make this shot, we win, it's as simple as that.
Ding Hongxing's words made the reporter who asked the question choked and couldn't speak, but his words were supported by fans and some other parts of the media, who said that it would be ridiculous if Ding Hongxing, a super shooter with a three-point shooting rate of 50 percent, would not dare to shoot that three-point shot without defense.
After the victory over the Spurs, the Rockets have a slightly easier schedule for the rest of the game, they have won consecutive victories over the Warriors, Pacers, SuperSonics, two victories over the Kings, two victories over the Mavericks, and a three-game winning streak at the beginning of the season, Ding Hongxing has a triple-double in all thirteen games, and two of them have a quadruple-double, and he averages 42.7 points, 13.7 rebounds, 14.3 assists, 5.3 steals, and 3.3 blocks per game.
The Rockets' record of 13 consecutive wins in the opening game is close to the NBA's longest winning streak at the beginning, and this record was set by the Rockets in the 93-94 season, in that season, they started with 15 consecutive wins and lost only one game in the first 23 games, and that season, they finally won the championship, will the Rockets create any miracles this season?
The Rockets have scored more than 100 points in these 13 games, conceded less than 100 points, and averaged more than 23 points per game, ranking first in the league on both offensive and defensive ends, which is completely dominant.
And Ding Hongxing's performance of thirteen consecutive triple-doubles has surpassed the NBA record of nine consecutive triple-doubles of basketball emperor Chamberlain thirty years ago, and is as strong as Jordan and Robertson, who have only had seven consecutive triple-doubles.
In addition, Ding Hongxing ranks first in the league in points, assists, and steals, and second in rebounds and blocks, while his turnovers are only one more than one per game, this kind of data is really incredible, is this really a point guard?
The media was also dumbfounded by Ding Hongxing's performance, and Ding Hongxing seemed to have become the first person in the NBA today, and his performance was indeed worthy of this honor.
Of course, Ding Hongxing's attribute points harvest also made him very satisfied, it has only been less than a month, and the attribute points he has obtained are almost half of last season's.
On Nov. 27, the Rockets took on the Portland Trail Blazers on the road, and it was a very high-profile game, because the Rockets sent superstar Pippen to the Trail Blazers in exchange for Rashid. Wallace and O'Neill Jr., much to Pippen's displeasure.
Pippen has played well for the Trail Blazers this season, taking on the role of leader, although he has not scored much, but he has reached his best level in rebounds and assists, and he has led the Trail Blazers to a 10-4 record in the first 14 games, and he is trying to prove that he is not old and that he is still a superstar.
Because of this, when he met his old club Rockets, who ruthlessly sent him away, he naturally wanted to prove himself even more.
And the Trail Blazers are also a strong opponent, whether the Rockets can continue their winning streak and break the opening streak depends mainly on this one.
In fact, from the current point of view, the Rockets traded Pippen for Wallace and O'Neal Jr., which is a good deal for both parties, and the Trail Blazers exchanged Pippen, and their young roster has a real leader and more championship experience.
Wallace and O'Neal Jr., who were replaced by the Rockets, also played very well, Wallace is not to mention, he is now the starting power forward of the Rockets, his interior offense and defense are good, and his three points are a weapon to help the Rockets open up space, and his blocking efficiency with Ding Hongxing is also ranked first in the league.
O'Neal Jr. is still very young, not much playing time, an average of about ten minutes per game, this is also because the Rockets have a lot of interior rotation players, even Marion is often playing a small lineup of power forwards, but O'Neal Jr. has performed quite well in the limited playing time, he has more Olajuwon in the offense, and his hand is also very soft, and he also has wonderful performances in rebounds and blocks in defense, he must be the future of the Rockets.
Therefore, this trade is a fair win-win deal for now, the price paid by both sides is basically equal, and the trade works well for both teams, which is much fairer than the real history of the Rockets losing outright.
Of course, in Pippen's opinion, it would be unfair for the Rockets to trade him, so he is holding back his strength and wants revenge.
In this game, the two sides played all over the place, and the atmosphere at the home of the Portland Trail Blazers was already good, and their Rose Garden Arena was known as the home of the devil, and the Trail Blazers players played very hard in the tsunami-like cheers of the home fans.
However, the players of the Rockets did not have a few soft persimmons, and they also gave a tough response, both sides moved relatively big, and there were several almost conflicts, and a total of four people on both sides received technical fouls, the Rockets included two Wallaces, and the Trail Blazers were Pippen and Stoudemire on the side, if it wasn't for teammates to pull it, it is estimated that at least one of these four people would have eaten two technical fouls and was sent off.
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