Chapter 144: Ellis's Provocation
After the victory over the Kings, the Suns did not return to Phoenix, but went straight to the city of Oakland, because the next game was the away game against the Warriors, and the two places are only a one-hour bus ride away.
The city of Oakland is located in the San Francisco Bay Area, which is known for its large Chinese community, so news about Chinese people is attracting attention here. So the day before the Suns vs. Warriors game, some media were paying attention to the preparations of the two teams, hoping to find eye-catching breaking news.
Warriors boss Ellis was a little annoyed some time ago, because he heard the news that the Warriors might trade him, which was something he didn't expect at all, after all, the first two seasons were his highlight seasons, averaging 25+5.5+4 data per game, and the shooting rate reached 45%, even if this season declined a little, but there was an average of 22+5 per game, with a shooting rate of 43%, he is still the team's scoring champion and a well-deserved number one star of the team. Is he wondering if management is going crazy? Trade your team's number one star? And then train new people? Cultivating that skinny, injury-prone Curry?
However, he did not give up, but worked harder to show his value in order to let the team know how important he is to the team. In the last game against the Thunder, Ellis broke out, he played 41 minutes and 45 seconds, 18 of 29 shots, 3 of 6 three-pointers, 9 of 10 free throws, contributed 48 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists, directly breaking the career single-game scoring record!
The excellent performance of this game made the already somewhat arrogant Ellis even more invincible, and even arrogantly told the media that the Warriors are his team, and the team management should give him unlimited firing rights in order to lead the team to victory. But what he didn't know was that his hubris strengthened the team's resolve to trade him. Because although Ellis played star-level statistics in the first two seasons, the team's record is sparse, and the team has not exceeded 40 wins in four consecutive seasons.
"Ellis, you performed amazingly in the last game, so will you continue your performance in the next game against the Suns?" Ellis was interviewed by Golden State media before the game.
"Of course! I'm going to keep playing to my strengths, I've done that for previous seasons, and I'm the leader of the team, and I'm going to lead the team to victory over the Suns!" Ellis was proud.
"Ellis, what do you think of the Suns' core Chinese Chen?"
"I know him, we played him last time, but at that time he was just a bench for the Bulls, and there has been a lot of negative press about him lately, and the Suns have him at their core, so I think he should be a lucky guy."
"Oh? He's an All-Star starter this year, do you think he deserves it? The reporter said pointedly.
Ellis, who was still a little calm, suddenly became a little irritable when he heard the word All-Star, because he played a star performance in the past two seasons, but he never entered the All-Star, let alone a starter, and Chen Shu, who was undrafted, became an All-Star starter in his rookie season, which he couldn't accept at all.
"Hehe, you know how his All-Stars came about? Is that right? In terms of quality, from the perspective of his recent performances, he is obviously far worse than me, he only does it by relying on his skin color, and I will let him know what a real star looks like in this game. Ellis dismissed.
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The reporter found the breaking point, left with joy, and then came to the training hall of the Oracle Center, because the Suns are temporarily training here today.
"Hey, Chen, hello, I'm Oakland Times reporter Alyssa Ko, how are you preparing for the next game against the Warriors?" The reporter quickly found Chen Shu, who had just finished training and was resting at this time.
"Uh, hello, Kelissa, as you can see, I'm working on it!"
"You've been going up and down lately, what's going on for that? Is it rumored on the Internet that you often go to nightclubs? Alyssa wasn't polite, apparently thinking that Chen Shu would be as easy to bully as the other Asians she had met.
"First of all, it's normal for me to have ups and downs, and secondly, I rarely go to nightclubs! Also, if you don't have any problems, I'm going to train! Chen Shu glared at her angrily.
"Well, yes, I just interviewed Ellis, the number one star of the Warriors, and he said that you just rely on the color of your skin to become an All-Star starter, do you agree with that? And he said this game, he wants you to know what a real star is! ”
“。。。 I can become an All-Star, it's because of the support of the fans, and I also think I deserve it, as for Ellis, maybe I just can't eat grapes and say that grapes are sour~"
When Chen Shu heard these words, he was a little puzzled in his heart, and he was not polite. There's something wrong with this Ellis, right? Lao Tzu didn't dig his ancestral grave, is that so? Some angry Chen Shu didn't continue to pay attention to this annoying reporter, and turned around and went to training.
Although she didn't get a response from Chen Shu, Alyssa left satisfied.
Soon there was such a news on the Internet that "Ellis disdains China Chen, saying that he is the real All-Star", and wrote in the article that Ellis thinks he is the one who should become a full-name star, Chen Shu does not have this strength, and next, Ellis will teach Chen Shu a lesson on the court. Chen Shu responded, saying that Ellis was just jealous of him, and that he had the strength to become an All-Star.
The two sprayed each other on the Internet, causing a wave of hype, and many netizens have sided with each other, but at home in the United States, most fans still think that Ellis is better and more worthy of being an All-Star than Chen Shu, after all, he has proven himself through several seasons. A small number of fans think that Chen Shu has more potential, and the outside shooting percentage is not at the same level as Ellis, Ellis is just a brush, relying on shots in exchange for high scores, and the team's record is also poor.
On February 12th, when the Internet was boiling, the game between the Suns and the Warriors officially started at the Oracle Arena, due to the media hype, coupled with Chen Shu's new gravity for the Chinese in the Bay Area, the Oracle Arena that night became a golden ocean, full of seats, and crowded. It is estimated that the Warriors will send a big red envelope to the previous reporter.
Due to the mutual spraying of Ellis and Chen Shu, the game has not even started, and the two teams are already full of gunpowder, especially between Chen Shu and Ellis.
"Ding! Post regular missions to help your team win matches with a reward: 200 points! ”
"Dream come true, why are all of them only regular tasks lately?" Chen Shu asked depressedly, and as soon as Chen Shu finished asking, he heard the prompt sound of the system continuously releasing tasks.
"Ding! Post random missions: 1. Ellis's Provocation! Requirements: Limit Ellis's score to just under 20 points in this game! And his own score is more than 20 points! Reward: 1000 points! ”
"Ding! Random Quests Posted: 2. Future Splash Brothers! Mission requirements: The highest number of 3-point hits exceeds Curry and Thompson's hits, and the task rewards 1000 points! ”
"Ding! Random Missions Posted: 3 & 3 Points! Mission requirements: 3 points hit more than Curry and Thompson combined, and the mission rewards 2000 points! ”
(End of chapter)