Chapter 177: Exhaustion
The New Year's bell passed, and the time entered 2012.
Tang Wenlong flew back to Philadelphia in the early morning, the sky was just bright, the sun had not yet risen, there was some fog, and the fresh smell in the air was very good.
Carrying a small satchel with a jersey on his back, he gently opened the door of his rented apartment with the key.
At the front door was a pair of red familiar girls' Nike sneakers, Tang Wenlong lowered his head and smiled, gently closed the door, bent down to untie the laces of his shoes, and put on and took off his shoes.
The living room is tidy and tidy, and there is a new pot of iron trees on the coffee table, the branches and leaves are green, shiny, tall and majestic, giving people a sense of simplicity and elegance. On one side of the sofa in the living room, there is a pot of monstera, which adds a lot of vitality to the whole living room.
Tang Wenlong put his schoolbag on the sofa, and then walked in lightly, the bedroom door was hidden.
It was winter in the northern hemisphere, the weather was getting colder, and when Tang Wenlong looked at the two thick quilts on the big bed, he saw the curled up.
Fang Chuxia's eyes were closed, his long eyelashes twitched, and he was still asleep.
Tang Wenlong squatted down, looking at the beautiful and lovely child in his sleep, and the sweetness in his heart was like a saccharification.
He lowered his head and kissed Fang Chuxia's lips gently, soft and warm
Fang Chuxia's eyes opened dimly, she felt something cold on her mouth, and stretched out her tongue to lick it.
"Dead rascal, you're back?" Fang Chuxia's bright eyes blinked, and he finally reacted.
The length of this reflex arc was too long, and Tang Wenlong couldn't help but laugh. Raised his head. Stretched out his big hand and touched Fang Chuxia's little head like a kitten.
"That's right. I've just come back, have I been gone for a week? ”
Fang Chuxia glanced at him, "No, it's about four or five days, is it like this when you go to the west to play away?" Be connected. ”
"That's right, otherwise the trip will be a loss and a waste of time." Tang Wenlong nodded.
Then he gently stroked Fang Chuxia's head and said with a smile: "You can rest well." I'm going to make you breakfast. ”
After speaking, Tang Wenlong was about to get up, but was stopped by Fang Chuxia.
"No, I'm not hungry." Fang Chuxia grabbed the edge of the quilt with one hand and Tang Wenlong's hand with the other.
"Alright, good, it'll be fine right away." Tang Wenlong said soothingly.
Fang Chuxia shook his head and said coquettishly: "No, I don't eat, I don't want to get up"
"Why don't you get up. I'm going to lift the quilt if I don't get up! Tang Wenlong said viciously.
Fang Chuxia looked scoundrel, "You'd better not want to." I didn't wear anything."
Tang Wenlong's breath slammed suddenly, and he was a little faster, and instantly felt a wave of hot air surging into his head, "Xiao Nizi has been getting more and more unwell-behaved recently, and she must be served by the family law."
"Come on, come on, come on, come on!"
"Forget it, I'm ready to go"
"Don't, rascal!"
In order to catch up with the full 66 games, there will be back-to-back matches in the shortened time.
Almost every NBA team will encounter such a schedule, and it will never be just once, which has become one of the most talked about topics in the NBA news recently.
The 76ers had such a schedule at the start of January.
After the 76ers won the Hornets at home on January 1, they began a back-to-back schedule on January 4, first beating the Pistons at home to win their first three-game winning streak of the season, then a home win over the visiting Raptors, and the last day was the Kings who came all the way from the West.
Before the game against the Kings, the whole team clearly entered a period of exhaustion.
Tang Wenlong himself obviously felt the fatigue of physical function, and when he warmed up for shooting training before the game, most of his shots were smashed on the front line, although the trajectory was positive, the strength was not easy to grasp, and his muscle memory faded.
So he consciously lowered his arc during pre-game training, only slightly changed in this regard, and his shooting percentage returned to a normal range.
The Kings are also depressed, traded with the 76ers last year, in exchange for Elton Brand's state has declined greatly, although he can still play a certain role on the court, but he is completely unable to bear the heavy responsibility of starting, so the Kings signed JJ Hickson from the Cavaliers in the summer, and after partnering with Cousins, he finally has a little qualified starting inside.
So in the face of the 76ers, the Kings fielded a starting lineup such as point guard Jimmer Fredette, point guard John Salmons, small forward Terrick Evans, power forward JJ Hickson, and center DeMarcus Cousins.
Although the Kings came from afar, they actually didn't play for two days, and their physical condition is definitely better than that of the 76ers.
"The 76ers are going to hit their five-game winning streak in this game, and their current 6-1 record is second in the East, behind the Heat, who are now 6-0." Before the game, Barkley smiled and told the audience about the 76ers.
His partner Smith knows why Barkley is happy, after all, Barkley was also the number one star of the 76ers back then, and he completed his rookie season and transformed into a superstar in the 76ers, and he obviously has his own deep feelings for such a team.
"Philadelphia looks like it's really going to have a revival, and as soon as this season comes up, there's something different about it from last season."
"That's right, and Tang Wenlong has improved a lot from last season, not only the diversification of offensive skills, but also the unexpected growth on the defensive end, you look at his current defense, and Iguodala has formed the league's most nightmare outside gate, which is really scary." Barkley praised Tang Wenlong's defense, and the more he looks at the Chinese kid now, the more pleasing he is, and he advertises himself as his number one fan.
"Now Tang Wenlong is averaging 25.7 points, 5.5 rebounds, 5.7 assists and 3.9 steals per game, and all aspects of data have been greatly improved compared with last season." Smith said with a smile as he took the data in his hand.
Then he paused and said, "But today's game, I don't think the 76ers can win, even though it's at home, but you know, in the previous forty-eight hours, they have played two games!" The Kings, on the other hand, are in a state that is definitely better than the 76ers. ”
Barkley retorted, "But I don't think the Kings will win, although the 76ers are fighting for the third game in a row, they are all at home, and the previous games with the Pistons and Raptors were all won by a large score, like the main player Tang Wenlong, who played less than 30 minutes." ”
Smith didn't argue with Barkley either, and after a few casual gags, he moved the conversation to the field where he was starting to get ready for the jumpball.
"The game is officially on!" (To be continued.) )