Chapter 784: James Harden's Touching and Nate Robinson's Hate!
148-125, the sixth-best Seattle SuperSonics and the third-third Denver Nuggets in the West The focus of the Western Conference regular season ended with the Seattle SuperSonics defeating the Denver Nuggets at home.
It was a surprising result, and the reason why this game had such an unexpected result was entirely due to the heavy defeat of Denver Nuggets big players Carmelo Anthony and Yes in the scoring sheet challenge.
In the face of Ibaka's single defense, Cameron Anthony played the game in three quarters, hitting 22 of them 36 times, and scored an astonishing 58 points in a single quarter.
But on the other side, yes faced the defense of Hamilton and Billups, and took 33 shots in the third quarter, but hit 24 goals and scored 70 points in the third quarter.
At the end of the third quarter, many people expected yes to continue to play in garbage time in the fourth quarter and put on a 100-point night again, but to the disappointment of these expectants, yes and Anthony did not play again in the fourth quarter.
In the end, the Seattle SuperSonics beat the Denver Nuggets by 23 points at home under the super play of yes.
In this game with the Seattle SuperSonics, it can be seen that the Denver Nuggets are very, very regretful.
The SuperSonics didn't have Durant, but in the end, they still lost!
Anthony played Ibaka, YES beat Hamilton and Billups, and Anthony and YES scored but still lost!
There really doesn't make any sense, but that's how it happened!
So much so that Anthony, one of the protagonists of this game, was quite depressed when he was interviewed by the media after the game.
"Why did you lose the battle with such a big advantage in this game? What else could it be? Of course yes is better than me!"
"However, there are some reasons why the SuperSonics lost so badly this time, that is, the SuperSonics' interior defense is too good, Milicic, Millsap, Marc Gasol, even if Ibaka has been out of position on the outside, the Seattle SuperSonics' three interior players can always take the basket very well, unless you shoot outside after picking up Ibaka on the outside, otherwise you need to challenge the defense of these three people on the inside, in this world, I think except for me and a few NBA outside players, There aren't many NBA outside players or interior players who can go inside and challenge these three defenses. ”
"Because of these three people, the impact of Ibaka's defensive misalignment has been minimized, and of course, the reason why these three have such a good ability to help and fill in on the court is also due to yes's defensive command."
"The Seattle SuperSonics are a very good team, Ibaka is really still very problematic, and the SuperSonics are indeed playing five most of the time, but these four superSonics players that Yes has cultivated are now All-Star strength!"
"A lot of people are looking at yes' scoring right now, but his ability to improve his teammates deserves everyone's attention and appreciation more than yes' scoring."
Although Anthony was very depressed after the game, he still gave Seattle SuperSonics a very high evaluation.
A team's starting five, four of whom are All-Star players.
This evaluation can be said to have made many people present a little incredible.
But these incredible reporters didn't think there was anything wrong with what Anthony said.
In addition to Millsap, there is some controversy, Milicic, Rondo and yes are of course all All-Star level players!
The Seattle SuperSonics defeated the Denver Nuggets at home, and yes accepted Anthony's challenge in such an unfavorable situation, and finally defeated Anthony, which surprised many, many people, but for Yes, such a victory in this game is really a simple thing.
At the very least, it's a thousand times easier than him changing James Harden's habits, and a hundred times easier than him telling Rondo not to strike iron at every turn in the game.
After beating the Denver Nuggets, Yes once again got into the trouble of how to complete a game and assist his teammates to score 100 points.
Looking at the teammates who are training seriously in the team's training hall, Ye Si really wants his hand talent now, and I can see that the hand feel has been improved to lv2.
Kobe Bryant's hand talent, I am stubborn, and it is extremely important for him to score 100 points.
As for letting teammates score 100 points, I can see that the effect of improving the feel to lv2 may be greater, after all, in Ye Si's guess, I can see the feel of the hand being improved to lv2, and the possible effect is to see the feel of teammates.
This can also reluctantly use the feel of his teammates to formulate a targeted game strategy, so he doesn't have to look at it like now.
After all, the next game between the Seattle SuperSonics and the New York Knicks on January 6 will definitely be his last chance to complete this 100-assist teammate in the regular season.
If you say that in the entire NBA, which team has the tightest defense against him?
There is no doubt that it is definitely not the Heat, not the Lakers, not the Cavaliers, not the Rockets, or the New York Knicks.
Under his 100-point threat, the New York Knicks, who are considered to be the team he hates the most, are the hardest team to guard against his 100 points.
This team that is only crazy for Curry doesn't care about winning or losing, as long as they don't get 100 points by Yes, they can accept any game result.
So the last time the two teams met, the head coach of the New York Knicks, Isaiah Thomas, sacrificed the enhanced version of Jordan's rule that year.
When Jordan's law was the most fierce, four Pistons players surrounded Jordan, and the last time they played with the New York Knicks, the New York Knicks really surrounded all five players around Yes!
In this case, as long as Yes distributes the ball in time and the other Seattle SuperSonics players attack decisively, there will be plenty of offensive opportunities!
But......
The point is, these players of the SuperSonics are not so decisive in attack now.
After Yes jumped up and threw the ball out, the players who were able to receive his passes, Milicic, Rondo, Ibaka, were not so decisive in attack.
He wanted to put Quentin Richardson, the best shooting player on the whole team except for him, on the court, and the key was that Quentin Richardson couldn't receive his pass at all!
His passes, which are surrounded by defenders, are very difficult to catch, fast, swift and fluttery, and even if Quentin Richardson is not surrounded by defenders to interfere with him, he will not be able to catch the kind of ball that most people would consider to be mistakes.
Unable to receive his pass, Quentin Richardson couldn't provide him with an assist, even if he shot accurately.
It's quite a headache.
In the end, after looking at Milicic, Rondo, James Harden, Ibaka and others, Yes finally set his sights on James Harden.
It's also miserable to say, compared to Rondo Ibaka and others, James Harden is actually the player who may be the best to create assists for him.
So on January 6, 2009, on the day of the Seattle SuperSonics home game against the New York Knicks, Yes also deliberately found James Harden.
"James, I'm going to ask Mr. Nelson to start you this game."
Although he knew that Ye Si had been looking for an opportunity to start him, James Harden was still quite excited to hear Ye Si say this.
He really didn't expect to get the chance to start and play with yes so soon!
Since his sensitive and evil body is going to squeeze Rondo out of the starting position, of course, he needs a chance to prove that the effect of his starter and YES partnership is above the effect of YES and Rondo's team!
As long as he and yes' starters prove to be better than yes and Rondo's pairing, he has a chance to squeeze out the triple-double king and assist king!
As a rookie, I have the confidence to squeeze down the league's triple-double king and assist king, I have to say that this is an incredible thing.
When did the league's triple-double king and assist king become so weak?
Can a rookie player be coveted like this?
I have to say that many media experts say that Rondo's average triple-double per game really has no other meaning than lowering Oscar Robertson's status.
In the past, everyone thought that players who could average triple-doubles per game on the court were invincible, until the emergence of Rondo, it turned out that garbage can also do such things, and garbage can do better, not only in the regular season, but also in the playoffs!
"Yes, will I start in place of Rajan in this game?"
"It's not Rajan, you're going to start in place of Paul."
James Harden, who was originally excited, heard Yes say this, and the look of excitement and excitement on his face disappeared in an instant, replaced by the embarrassment of empty joy.
Starting in place of Paul Millsap?
That is, Rondo is still in the starting lineup?
So did I come up to start to make up the numbers?
Rondo has the ball, what can I do on the pitch but be air?
"James doesn't want to start?"
Seeing the embarrassed frozen smile on James Harden's face, Yes frowned, is there any player in this world who likes to play on the bench all the time?
"If James doesn't want to, then ......"
"I'm not unwilling, I'm just surprised, hehe, I'm just surprised, I'm going to do well in this game!"
Of course not!
Although the replacement is not Rajon Rondo, it is also a chance to start, and it is also a chance to start with yes, how can you just give up!
I'll talk about replacing Rondo later, and now I'll make my debut with yes in the game!
"Don't put so much pressure on yourself, don't be too nervous in this game, I give you the pass, attack at the first time, don't hesitate."
"I know, I'll try!"
Although he was not able to temporarily squeeze Rondo to the bench, being able to start is still something that makes James Harden very happy.
And James Harden is still very moved by what yes told him so much before this game.
This is something that yes has been telling him before, let him try not to stick to the ball, let him attack when he has the opportunity, yes of course not to brush up on assists, this is to hope that he can get to the starting lineup as soon as possible!
A player of such a status and strength as yes simply disdains to brush up on assists and scores, and even many people know that most of the data of the SuperSonics team is not divided by yes.
Durant's scoring champion last year, Rondo's triple-double king the year before last, and Rondo's average triple-double plus assists per game this year.
It can be said that yes wants to brush assists, and it doesn't need to be like this at all.
This is yes's love for him!
James Harden wanted to say thank you to Yes, but just as he was about to speak, Yes had already turned around and left, leaving James Harden with a touched face.
As a young player with ideals and pursuits, when the boss of your team is such a person who thinks about you, what can you do except be moved?
Desperate to prepare his resume and come to the Seattle SuperSonics desperately, James Harden felt that he was really worth it.
"Don't hesitate, don't hesitate, don't hesitate!"
This time, if I had the chance, I wouldn't have made any fouls!
This time, I must overcome my body!
James Harden now vows in his heart to overcome his sensitive body, his attributes and talents.
Yees didn't know all this.
This is his last chance to complete this regular season this year to assist his teammates by 100 points.
If this opportunity is gone, then he can only put this task on the All-Star.
Although the teammates of the All-Stars are strong, the enemies are also strong.
The New York Knicks are the second-to-last team in the league right now, and Seattle doesn't really pay that much attention to this team.
Aside from the fact that YES wants to brush up on assists in this game, and James Harden wants to prove to yes in this game that he believes he's right and that he can beat his evil body, this game doesn't mean much to the SuperSonics, and no one values such a team.
It's just that for the New York Knicks, this game is definitely the one they value the most this season!
On the evening of January 6th, the away team's locker room in the Key Arena was excited!
"Boys, this is our last big game of the season!"
"As long as we dodge YES 100 points in this game, we will have all the tasks of the regular season this season!"
"Tell me, boys, do you have faith?!"
"Yes!"
"Yes!"
"Yes!"
Listening to the deafening roars of his teammates around him, Nate Robinson was excited with his teammates on his face, but his heart was extremely contemptuous.
In order to come to such a team, he betrayed the Garfield Five Tigers!
In order to come to such a team, he actually gave up the opportunity to assist him, yes, Roy, the entire University of Washington Garfield Five Tigers!
He actually gave up the honor of the greatest player in NCAA history, NBA All-Star, and NCAA championship in order to come to such a team!
"Nate, grab the towel and let's go!"
Looking at the pile of stinky towels in his hand, Nate Robinson had a docile face, but he was gritting his teeth in his heart.
He hates!
He really hated it!
Everything that originally yes belonged to him!
Originally, he is the most high-profile person in the NBA right now!