321. All-Star Taste
Although Huaben rushed fiercely in the first half, the Mavericks had Nowitzki in his presence, so he couldn't defend freely, so the Mavericks didn't have a big problem on offense, so they could still maintain the score advantage and lead the Bobcats.
But Nowitzki couldn't be on the court forever, he wasn't a near-infinite Hubben, so he was substituted in the third quarter and sat on the bench. Dampier was replaced, and the task was to cooperate with Mbenga to clamp Huaben.
Nelson Sr. frowned and looked at the jubilant bench of the Bobcats, feeling a bad feeling in his heart. Now that all the teams are facing the Bobcats for the first time, they are very uncomfortable with the style of play of this new team, which is why the Heat and Spurs will lose, and he believes that as long as he is given time, there will be no problem in beating these new recruits. After all, basketball is a five-person sport, and no matter how strong Huaben is, he is just one person. In the finals last season, the Pistons eliminated the giant Lakers, doesn't this exactly illustrate this problem?
The premise is to give him enough time to study the team.
Now, there is no time.
At the start of the third quarter, without Nowitzki, and with Dampier and Mbenga both out of the box and unable to score, the Mavericks' offense collapsed. Not only did the interior lose its attacker, but the outside couldn't score freely: Wafburn stood in his favorite three-second zone, and his presence connected the Bobcats' defense into a net.
The current Mavericks, no one can tear this side of the net, even if the fish dies and the net is broken, they can't do it.
Dampier and Mbenga have been very successful in the inside against Huaben, both of whom are in their prime, with strength, intensity and height, and the two are not afraid of anyone on the inside. However, instead of playing honestly inside, Waeben walked outside the three-point line and played high post like Nowitzki did before.
Except for Dampier and Mbembena, no one else is as tall as Waben, so when he gets the ball outside the three-point line, whether it's open or not, what he has to do is simple: shoot three-pointers!
Faced with a three-point shot from Stackhouse, he hit.
Faced with Finley's three-point shot, he hit.
Faced with Terry's three-point shot, he hit.
Huaben crushed the Mavericks' outside line, could he also wrap him up on the outside? That's the joke, Dampier and Mbenga are locked up on the inside, and if there are two more people on the outside to cover Warben, how many seats can the rest of the Bobcats have?
After Nowitzki left the court in the third quarter, the Mavericks began to collapse, and the Bobcats caught up with the score step by step, and when Nowitzki had to come on the court in the second half, the score became 75:71, and the lead became the Bobcats.
The Bobcats are very good for playing downwind, and Huaben is not playing, and this team is a small sailboat in the face of adversity, drifting weakly with the water. But when Huaben appeared on the court and led the team to launch a counterattack, the rookies of the Bobcats immediately became the helmsmen of the 10,000-ton giant ship, rampage on the court, and ran rampant!
Old Nelson shook his head vigorously on the bench, and he complained to Cuban: "Man, you said you didn't bring back Big Ben, so why didn't you bring Padin back?" I heard that the L.A. guy gave him a rookie mid-class contract, it's hilarious, this guy is worth eight million! ”
Kuban was a businessman, and he was the best at buying and selling, and he discussed: "Why don't I go and quote the price and exchange the pattin?" ”
"Unless the Bobcats uniform team is all about you letting Nash go, why should they change with you?" Old Nelson slandered in his heart, and naturally promised that he had to work hard, although even if he tried hard, he would fail 90 percent, but if he didn't work hard, he would be a 100 percent failure.
At the end of the game, the Bobcats once again took away a win from the road, 112-101, winning by 11 points.
In this game, Waben had 31 points and 17 rebounds on 12-of-19 shooting, and the number of blocks was reduced to just three. Eventually, the Dallas fans began to turn against each other and cheer for Warburn.
Chinese fans are most concerned about what kind of stats their beloved Wang Zhizhi gets, playing 28 minutes, scoring 10 points and 7 rebounds, which also seems to be very beautiful? Some fans excitedly issued the opinion of 'Wang Zhizhi resurrecting the NBA', and began to plan an important thing: to select Wang Zhizhi into the NBA All-Star Game.
The voting rules for the NBA All-Star Game are that 60 players from each of the East and West are selected to enter the shortlist, and the total number is 120; Among them, there are 24 center forwards, 48 defenders and 48 forwards. In the end, there will be 24 players, 12 from the east and west, including 5 starters and 7 substitutes.
The All-Star roster is selected in two ways, with starters being voted on by fans. Fans can choose two East and West guards, two forwards, one center, and one NBA player who is not on the shortlist before the All-Star voting deadline. The two guards, two forwards and one center with the most votes in the East and West will serve as starters in the East and West of this year's NBA All-Star Game, respectively.
About 20 days before the start of the All-Star Game, a one-hour special will be held on TNT, the live TV station of the NBA All-Star Game, in which the starting lineup of this year's All-Star Game will be officially announced. The 14 players who come off the bench are voted on by the coaches of the NBA's 30 teams, and each coach cannot choose the players on his team. The East and West benches each include two defenders, two forwards, a center forward, and two players in any position. If a player is unable to participate due to injury, the NBA president will appoint a player to take his place.
Yao Ming is the starting center in the West this year, which is a proper and no problem, but he was elected as the starter in his rookie season over O'Neal. This year, Yao Ming has grown a lot in O'Neill's eastward tour, and Chinese fans will definitely support him.
The starting center in the East is produced between Warburn and O'Neal, and the latter's defeat is a foregone conclusion, not to mention how strong Wabe's appeal is in Europe and Asia, it is the United States, and there are more fans who like his tough guy image than O'Neal.
The problem is in the starting forwards, Chinese fans are ready to select Wang Zhizhi as an All-Star starter - only a starter, and the substitute is the choice of the head coaches, and Wang Zhizhi's strength is not yet in their eyes. Chinese fans are desperate to see Yao Wang compete for supremacy in the All-Star Game, which is indeed a great temptation for Chinese fans.
Once Chinese fans choose to swipe tickets, it is likely to come true. Even if Wang Zhizhi can't make the 24-man Eastern Striker squad, then fans can still choose one player from the list that was not selected.
What's more, according to the current performance, it is still very possible for Wang Zhizhi to enter the 24-man list of Eastern Forwards. The best forwards are in the West, such as Garnett, Duncan, Nowitzki, Marion, Martin, Anthony and many more. And what about the east? O'Neal Jr. is the best power forward, Rashid is good, and besides? James and Jamison are small forwards, and there aren't many options left.
On the plane back to Charlotte from Dallas, the Bobcats were flipping through the newspapers, which were bought by the team, mainly to encourage the players to move forward, and they were full of positive coverage of them.
Jordan smiled as he watched the Chicago Tribune, which was headlined, "Rookie leads team to win, superplayer may become supercoach." Looking at this report full of beautiful words, Jordan had to sigh with emotion, it was still interesting for his mother's family.
Iguodala flipped through the newspaper, and after reading the report on him, he continued to look down, but after a few glances, he suddenly exclaimed excitedly: "Hey, hey, brothers, me here!" Wang, come here, there's a good thing, you're going to be an All-Star this year! ”
Wang Zhizhi walked over inexplicably, Iguodala handed him the newspaper, pointed to a small report in the corner and said: "Look, man, your country's compatriots are calling for you to be selected as the starting striker in our east this year!" ”
This is the "Houston Herald", because of Yao Ming, has always paid attention to the basketball news of China on the other side of the ocean. When the Sohu Sports website put up the headline 'Yao Wang Fights for Hegemony, Memories of a Generation', the newspaper excerpted some of the content and then reported it.
Wang Zhizhi smiled and said, "It's just a joke. "What player wouldn't want to play as an All-Star? But Wang Zhizhi knows that he doesn't have that strength yet, and standing on the highest stage in basketball this season will only make people laugh. Moreover, because Chinese fans voted for Yao Ming to be the starting center in the West for the second time, the local American stars are very resistant to Chinese players, which can be regarded as hateful and hateful.
Regardless of what other teams think, the Bobcats are jubilant internally, Huaben's All-Star selection is an ironclad fact, and Iguodala and Patin can also enter the Rookie Challenge, which is what the Bobcats have done at the All-Star this year. For this new army that is looking to make all kinds of history, such an act does not satisfy them, and the two All-Stars are about the same.
"Wang, don't waste your advantage, why can't that Yao from Houston be an All-Star?" Oku patted him on the shoulder and encouraged, "I didn't say it, our brothers all called for Wang to be an All-Star, and Wang is no worse than that big guy in Houston!" Right? ”
A group of players laughed, Yao Ming's strength at this time has not yet conquered the players of the Bobcats, in fact, now, there is Huaben covering, and none of them pay attention to it.
Jordan also encouraged Wang Zhizhi: "Yes, the All-Star is not the battlefield of the strongest players, it is the stage of the most popular players among the fans, as long as your compatriots like to watch you perform, then you are eligible to participate in the All-Star." ”
The Bobcats players know what it would do them if Wang Zhizhi joins the All-Star. Now that Wang Zhizhi is just a substitute striker, he has attracted so many Asian fans, and when he becomes an all-star, wouldn't it be more attractive to fans and media? Love House and Wu, as Wang Zhizhi's teammates, advertising endorsements and interviews must be indispensable!
It's too early to say that, it's only mid-November, and the All-Star voting starts in mid-December, when the roster hasn't even been decided.
Two away games in a row, although not back-to-back, but also quite tired, Jordan took a day off.
The others got together to discuss how to rest, but Huaben didn't have the fate, and he had to go to shoot the McDonald's contract. It didn't shoot last time, and it was severely criticized by the media, and Hua Ben has always had an evil fire burning in his heart.
This advertisement of McDonald's is prepared for Christmas, and Christmas is more than a month away, as the two giants of fast food, McDonald's and KFC have begun to compete.
(To be continued)