Chapter 287: Slaughtering the Timberwolves Again
Adidas' marketing team was perhaps one of the busiest and most excited teams in the world in the past two days, busy because the company had just signed Roy, a Chinese talent, on a record-breaking contract, and Roy broke the NBA's three records for the youngest 60-point winner, 70-point winner and most active scorer just two days after signing with the company.
Roy is simply a Christmas gift from heaven to "Shamrock" (the nickname of the Adidas brand).
Is there anything more magical than breaking three NBA records right after signing a contract? What could be a better ad than this? What could be a more perfect start? Of course, happy is happy, excited is excited, and Adidas' marketing team is probably going to be busy again. Not surprisingly, Roy's new ad was replaced by Mr. 70 content within a few days of hitting the shelves.
After breaking three NBA records, Roy has become the most discussed focus of basketball fans around the world in the past two days, and now I am afraid that no matter how dull and high-minded fans are, they can't ignore Roy's existence, which is nothing more than that some people are willing to accept this fact and become "Romy", and some people are difficult to accept Roy's rise, and then challenge their idol status, and become "Roy".
On the other hand, the media and the Internet have not stopped arguing about Roy, such as whether Roy deserves this sky-high sponsorship contract, such as whether Roy is a flash in the pan or a superstar of tomorrow, such as how many records can Roy break? For example, can Roy start his own dynasty? All of this has made Roy undisputedly dominate the hot search news lists of major news media.
"Breaking news, Chinese player Roy broke David Thompson's 38-year-old record as the youngest player in the league to score 60 points and 70 points at the age of 19 years and 298 days (actually 18 years and 298 days), and at the same time, he also became the highest scoring active player."
"We have to admit that Roy played a dominant performance yesterday, he scored 70 points in the game, and the fellow genius Wiggins blew his body to the ground. It seems that the debate about who is the No. 1 rookie in the league this year can at least be stopped for a moment, because the answer is very clear, and that is Roy. In front of Roy, England didn't even have anything to handle. ”
"Seriously, as media people, we all have to apologize to Roy, we have no right to discuss whether Roy deserves a $1.5 billion sponsorship contract, because he has proven everything with his performance, and if I were the owner of Adidas, I am afraid I would not be able to laugh straight now."
"Roy's shock performance was a resounding slap in the face to everyone who questioned him, now you know? In fact, Adidas is not stupid at all, on the contrary, they are making a lot of money, and even if they give Roy another $1.5 billion, it will not lose at all, I believe that Roy can create endless surprises. ”
"After the Knicks vs. Timberwolves game, I just want to ask the question, how big is Wiggins' psychological shadow area? You know, he's going to face Roy again in two days, and will he give Roy another 70 points then? ”
The Knicks are going to play the Timberwolves again in two days? Yes, it's a fact, it's the NBA's weird schedule, two identical opponents facing each other twice in a row, it can really make you vomit.
After a heavy home loss to the Knicks, the Timberwolves will head to New York for another game against the Knicks.
For the Timberwolves, this is really a terrible arrangement, after being bloodbathed at home, the stars of the house are blown up, and the fans collectively defect, they have to go to the opponent's home court to suffer another humiliation, what should they do?
For the young lads of the Timberwolves, the game in two days was indeed another disaster.
Excited New York Knicks fans almost packed the Madison Square Square arena and came to the scene in high spirits, dressed up as "hell" to greet the poor Timberwolves and witness the performance of Roy, the miracle maker.
Needless to say, the whole court was full of "70 points", "superstars", "basketball kings", "MVP" placards, and of course, there were also signs that satirized the Timberwolves and Wiggins.
Hornacek and Rose were also very reasonable, and in order to cater to the mood of the fans, they specially let Roy walk on the pitch last when the players came out.
For a while, the spotlights gathered from everywhere, the fans shouted frantically, the majestic background music sounded, and the MC on the scene stretched his voice and shouted: "Here is our super newcomer, the No. 1 football king from China, Luo Luo Roroy!" ”
"Boom." The MC's sensationalism brought the atmosphere of the fans to a climax, and the audience shouted "MVP" in unison, and the big screen flashed Roy's last game highlights and the words "the youngest 70-point winner in history", and the shocking scene made Roy's hairs stand on end.
Seeing this momentum, the players of the Timberwolves couldn't help but feel emotional, and suffered 10,000 critical hits.
If he could have escaped the game, Wiggins would have chosen to run away, but he had nowhere to run, and he couldn't escape, he was the boss of the Timberwolves, and even if the sky fell, he would have to stand up for his teammates.
So he was convicted again in New York.
Obviously, two days was not enough time for Roy to digest the hatred, and he especially remembered the vicious accusations of the Minneapolis media and fans, and the Timberwolves and Wiggins had to pay the bill.
With a big win in the last game and Roy's aura protection, the Knicks completely overwhelmed the Timberwolves in momentum from the start.
Compared with the last game, Roy's style of play this game has eased up a little, in the end he has played the role of a scoring killer on the road, and his physical strength has also burned most of it in that game, returning to the home court and winning the game is his first priority.
Roy wanted to relent, but the fans didn't agree, and they witnessed Roy's miracle of scoring 70 points in Minneapolis through TV and the Internet in the last game, which is enjoyable and can satisfy the appetite of fans. This time when he returns to the home court, Roy has to at least give a 50% discount and score 35 points to make everyone satisfied.
With the bottom of the previous game, the fans' expectations really rose a lot, and they kept shouting slogans such as "Roy attack", "Roy is invincible", "Roy breaks the record again", "Roy MVP" and other slogans on the sidelines, so as to stimulate Roy to keep shooting.
Breaking the record again? If you talk about scores, how can there be a record to break? Do you want to break the record of 100 points in a single game held by the ancient beast Wilt Chamberlain? Just kidding, even if you squeeze yourself dry and throw yourself a few laps, you won't be able to reach that height.
Of course, although it can't meet the indicators of fans, Roy's performance on the court is still wonderful.
Even if he only played eighty percent of the state of the previous game, it was enough to abuse the demoralized Wiggins again.
In the whole game, the confrontation highlights between Roy and Wiggins can basically be made into a collection of Wiggins's "five embarrassments", all kinds of being stepped over, all kinds of being shot head-on, and all kinds of forced mistakes.
After only three quarters of the game, Wiggins almost surrendered. Seeing this, Thibodeau shook his head and replaced the demoralized striker, who has not played since.
Not only Wiggins, but other players of the Timberwolves also seem to have a psychological shadow on Roy, and on both offensive and defensive ends, almost as long as Roy is around, the Timberwolves will inevitably perform sluggishly.
In this way, Roy played 30 minutes with ease, and scored 24 points, seven rebounds and seven assists in an all-around stats to lead the team to a 128-114 win over the Timberwolves at home.
At the end of the game, when Roy was about to return to the locker room after being interviewed by many reporters, two familiar faces appeared in front of his eyes.
Cheng Zixi and Cheng Zixuan, the brother and sister, actually came to the scene today to watch their game.
I haven't seen each other for many days, and the changes between the brothers and sisters are not small. Brother Cheng Zixuan is well-dressed, he is now acting more and more like a mature rich second-generation son, and his sister Cheng Zixi is also dressed up a lot, changing the small and fresh style of the past.
The three of them met, exchanged pleasantries, and the most talked about was naturally Roy's breaking many records.
"Roy, I really didn't expect that just over a year later, you went from street basketball to the NBA, and you also broke three NBA records, which Kobe Bryant and James didn't do, you're just a super talent."
"Oh my God, Roy, I can't believe that I played with you just over a year ago, and if anyone knew that I was your teammate before, then my popularity would skyrocket."
The compliments of the Cheng Zixi brothers and sisters made Roy very useful, speaking of which, he may not have expected that in just over a year, he has conquered amateur basketball, domestic high school leagues and American high school championships, and won many championships and honors.
It's all dreamy, yet it's real.
Of course, everything is different again, Roy has changed, and Cheng Zixi's brothers and sisters have also changed.
Looking at the distant figures of Cheng Zixi's brothers and sisters, thinking about the bits and pieces of the past, Roy seemed to have realized something, as if something was about to happen?
Back in the locker room, Roy flipped through the calendar, and he immediately had the answer, and the day had come. On December 4, 2016, in the next game, the New York Knicks will face the Sacramento Kings at home, and China's number one star will face the owner of China's number one basketball team, and the NBA will soon usher in a real Chinese derby.
It's a pity that I finally want to meet Cheng Yuyang, I couldn't work with him in the end, is this a pity for Roy? Maybe.
Maybe, Roy still remembers her sentence when she said goodbye to Cheng Zixi, "If only the three of us could still be together." ”
This is Cheng Zixi's regret, and I am afraid it is also Cheng Yuyang's biggest grievance......