Chapter 318: Call Me Poison
With three straight defeats and three defeats in their last four games, the Pacers are back in Indianapolis.
Although the Pacers are calm, the Pacers' four-game losing streak has caused a whirlwind in the league.
Countless celebrities jumped out of their villas and vigorously attacked Zhang Kong, in fact, if someone else made such a result, they would also be scolded, even Kobe, James, and Wade couldn't avoid such words, let alone Zhang Kong.
Zhang Kong has scored 30 points per game in the last four games, but except for the game against the Lakers, he got 30 points, 13 assists and 8 blocks, and helped the Pacers defeat the first Lakers in four consecutive away games, the other three games, the Pacers lost all of them, against the Trail Blazers, against the Nuggets, against the Suns, the Pacers suffered three consecutive defeats, and in these three games, Zhang Kong scored 32 points, 33 points and 39 points, and the assists and blocks were not more than six, so it was not enough to be sprayed. No matter where it is, as long as you play well, there will naturally be people with red eyes, and if you have red eyes, you will be sprayed.
Especially when the Pacers have not performed well recently, whether it is China or the United States, there are a lot of empty black moments that have popped up, and Zhang Kong's recent performance has been commented on on the Internet and the media, and now almost all players will mention Zhang Kong when they are asked questions, whether they are active players or NBA celebrities, they will be asked a question.
"I don't think there's anything wrong with what Zhang Kong is doing, when the team needs to attack by himself, if he is still blindly passing the ball at this time, this is not a very wise choice!" Kobe Bryant, who was sprayed a lot because he led the team, stood up for the first time and supported Zhang Kong, in fact, he is still more optimistic about Zhang Kong, because Zhang Kong is one of the few existences in the league that can compete with him, especially the surnames of the two people are still similar, although Zhang Kong has changed a lot recently.
'He's proven his passing ability and now he needs to prove that he's going to score when it counts, it's as simple as that.' James also praised Zhang Kong in an interview, because it won't be long before his Cavaliers will beat the Pacers, and now he also needs to save his character, maybe James is not afraid of any outside line in the league, the only thing he is afraid of is Zhang Kong, because in front of Zhang Kong, his strength advantage cannot be played at all, and he is really depressed.
"He's not bad offensively, if he's going to cheat for a foul!" Recently, the league's new scoring champion Durant said with a smile to the media that Durant is as big as Zhang Kong, but now the status of the two in the league is a little different.
The Thunder are still working hard for a playoff ticket, while the Pacers are already making the playoffs.
And Zhang Kong has been confirmed that he will be the best defensive player in this regular season, and he will definitely be the first team of the year.
There are basically no active players who like to offend Zhang Kong, of course, such as Artest, Bynum, Miller and other balls, which are not so friendly to Zhang Kong, and of course Channing Frye, but no one cares what this guy says.
It's people who know that now Channing-Fry and Zhang Kong are at odds, and no one will take him seriously except for the Phoenix people.
And apart from these active players, those who have retired are not very easy to talk to.
"I know him as a very talented player and would definitely choose him as my point guard if I were still coaching!" This is what ESPN commentator Jeff Van Gundy said, and apart from him, no one has a good word for Zhang Kong, and other retired players are not so friendly to Zhang Kong, even if it is Van Gundy, it is probably because of Yao Ming.
"He's a cancer, yes, that's what I, Charles Buckley, said! From the moment he entered the league, I knew that he must be such a selfish player, and he should go and partner with LeBron, because then they will fight because of the ball! In addition to Buckley, Johnson, Abdul-Jabbar, Malone, and even Stockton are dissatisfied with Zhang Kong's recent performance, only Zhang Kong understands that at this time, it is not that he can't pass the ball, but that he doesn't dare to pass the ball, and his teammates feel very tired physically and mentally, if the offensive pressure is added to them, these players don't know if they can survive the four games.
After playing the Suns, the Pacers had a good rest for two days, No. 7 and No. 8 could have a good rest in Indiana, and No. 9 was at home against the underdogs 76ers, which of course was for the Pacers.
While all these players were talking about Zhang Kong, Zhang Kong didn't go through the media to fight with these guys.
Basketball players, no matter how good your off-court consumption is, if you don't give strength on the court, no one will pay attention to you, these people are different from those movie stars and singers, movie stars and singers need exposure to help them increase their popularity, and athletes, everything is based on results.
No matter how handsome you are, no matter how much you talk about off the court, it's like Vujasic, but on the basketball court, it's still a little garbage, so Zhang Kong doesn't care what these guys say outside, how he should or what.
After two days of rest, the Pacers ushered in the challenge of the 76ers, this game, the Pacers' physical strength and energy are very abundant, and after two games and two days of rest, the Pacers' running and bombing have also begun to bear fruit.
In the 76ers, the Pacers had a good test, in this game, Zhang Kong gave those guys who said they were rewarded with a resounding slap in the face, this game, because the Pacers' offense is still so weak, so the two main points of attack are still Zhang Kong and Granger, and today to play the 76ers, Dundee Jones, who has not played for a long time, suddenly gave his strength, of course, this is inseparable from the connection between Zhang Kong and Granger, today Zhang Kong scored 33 points again, but he sent 11 assists and 8 blocks, riding a thousand, he managed the 76ers by himself, the 76ers are indeed worse than the Nuggets and the Suns, and Zhang Kong's strength also makes everyone look sideways, and the Pacers have gone through three depressed games.
Granger scored 23 points, 9 of 17 shots, Dundee Jones scored 25 points on 9 of 15 shots, Hibbert 12 points, and the four people who started had already scored 93 points, while the Pacers scored a total of 117 points in the game, and on the 76ers' side, there were many people who scored doubles, but there were almost no real threats.
Iguodala made Zhang Kong and Deng Tai-Jones double round defense to the dead throughout the game, only 2 of 8 shots in the game, and scored 5 points, but it was Daim Porter on the inside who performed well and ate a lot of fun.
The highest score on the 76ers' side was Zhu Holiday who didn't take it too seriously on the Pacers' side, scoring a team-high 21 points from the 76ers, in addition to the three of them, Louis Williams and Willie Green's scores also doubled, but it was only a double, and the Pacers, who had been bullied for a long time, finally broke out when they played the 76ers.
117-93, a 24-point difference, made the 76ers leave Indianapolis in disgrace, and at the same time shut up those celebrities who were black at the beginning, but these celebrities did not stop, because after all, the 76ers are not a strong team.
The next team the Pacers will face is the Celtics, who have been losing lately.
But the Celtics are not very strong, the current Celtics record is 41-22, compared with the Pacers' 50-14, more than one level worse, the difference in wins has been stretched to eight, and now the Pacers are closely followed by the Cavaliers, 49-15, only one win away, the Magic 42-20 ranks third, and the Hawks 40-21 ranks fourth, beating the Celtics, but the Celtics played poorly at that time, mainly because of player injuries.
Before playing this game, the main players of the Celtics team were already in good health, but the situation on the Pacers' side was not very optimistic, and Earl Barron finally fell on the inside, strained the thigh muscle during a training session, and what was even more unfortunate was that when he strained his thigh and fell to the ground, he also pressed Luthor Hyde next to him, this time Luthor Hyde's small body did not stand up, and he also fell, after losing the two generals again, the Pacers' players are really not enough, And it's not that simple to get players back from the NBDL, at least until they play the Celtics.
It is unlikely that those new players in the NBDL will enter the team, and now there are only 9 players left in the main ball of the entire team, and the center Hibbert is still strong on the inside, and Milicic has always been safe because he is not treated by Jim O'Brien, and he has not played too long, and his safety can still be guaranteed.
The remaining two interior players are Tyrus Thomas and Tyler Hansbru, one of these two guys is a strong spring man who can only defend and not attack, and the other is a rookie who can't jump high and can't fly far!
The five players on the outside line have not suffered much damage, but after Luthor Hyde can't play, the Pacers immediately have one less substitute, and recently Jim O'Brien has been quite helpless, and Larry Bird scolded the team doctors one by one, but this does not change the weakness of the Pacers' lack of personnel! At least before the Celtics, they only have these nine people left to play, no matter how helpless, this game, the Pacers don't want to let go!
(To be continued)