Chapter 26: The Western Preseason Tour (1)

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The next day, the 76ers set off for the West to take on their three opponents in the West and the last three in the preseason. They are the Utah Jazz, the Dallas Mavericks, and the Seattle SuperSonics.

None of these three teams are underdogs, but this is pre-season and it is impossible for the team to send all the main players. But it still has a lot of strength.

Something happened before that.

"The whole team carnival in the nightclub after the 76ers beat New Jersey"

"AI and team members carnival in nightclubs, photo with beautiful women" ......

"What's going on!" Larry asks Aaron loudly with a newspaper with photos of Aaron dancing and making out with a woman.

"You know, there's no way to avoid it......" Aaron also wanted to explain.

"You forgot to promise me something!" Larry said, "I said I wouldn't let you go until you were photographed, but you see now, not only have you been photographed, but it's still a picture like this, how do you explain it!" ”

......" Aaron "remained silent".

"You...... (More than 10,000 words omitted here) ...... Let me see you again in the future! Larry finally finished.

"Yes!" Aaron, who was already asleep listening to it, cheered up. Responded.

Seeing his disciple like this, Larry didn't have much to do, and said, "You are already a father, you have to be an example......" began to chant again, and Aaron was about to fall asleep again.

Larry looked at Aaron like this and got angry: "You are not allowed to play tonight, so take a good look at it on the bench!" ”

"Okay, okay," said Alun listlessly, "I'll take a good look at it!" With that, he turned around and left.

"You, you, you, you......" Larry looked at Aaron's way of this, his hair was about to burn, and "damn it......" was thrown around.

After venting, he stopped and said to himself, "Teaching this kind of disciple to live 20 years less." ”

But it can't be helped, this is his favorite disciple, and he is also a very talented person, every talented person has his own temper, he can understand. So he quickly sorted out his mentality and returned to his own work.

Come to Salt Lake City, the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of Utah, located at the northern end of a valley at an altitude of 1,320m. The surrounding mountains reach an altitude of 3,582m above sea level. It is named after its proximity to the Great Salt Lake. Coupled with the crazy fans here, it has become one of the home of the terrifying devils in the NBA. Of course, the most terrifying is Utah's famous "Utah Twins", with Karl Malone and Stockton being the unbeatable pick-and-roll combination in the league. They ate the whole league with this trick, and in the end they only lost to the Joe gang leader at their peak (it is said that many famous stars were defeated by Jordan, Jordan is really a star killer), and except for O'Neal (their peak is almost past), none of them have lost. The retirement of Jeff Hornacek, one of the "Utah Iron Triangles", has brought a lot of losses to the team, but they have also added a lot of new blood. In a four-team big trade, the Celtics, Mavericks, Warriors and Jazz brought new players to the team. Easley was sent to the Mavericks, while Warriors forward Don Yell Marshall joined, along with longtime veterans Danny Manning and John Starks, veteran David Bennova and 19-year-old high school student DeSean Stevenson, who was the first high school player in Utah history. The Utah Jazz are stronger. In particular, their superiority in power forward and guard is what the 76ers lack the most. It's a big test for the 76ers. Of course, Karl Malone and Stockton are not very likely to play. But Danny Manning and John Starks and others are not easy to mess with.

Delta Center Arena 76ers locker room.

"Alright, everybody, come here." Larry beckoned to the players who were doing their own business.

"Okay, it's a pre-season, there's no need to be too nervous." Larry said to the newcomers, "But be careful that Danny Manning and John Starks are veterans of the league for a long time, they are old fritters, and their movements may be a little dirty, but the referee may not judge and control their temper; And take care to conserve your strength, the air here is very thin, be careful not to do unnecessary movements......" Larry said.

"Yes, Coach!" The players all replied loudly.

"Okay, today's starters are like this: Big Ben takes a break today, McLoch (a Canadian center) goes to start, Bryan plays power forward, Luke small forward," said this, paused, looked at Allen, saw Allen's indifferent expression, and then said down, "Raja is a point guard, Snow is a point guard." Well, that's it, get ready to play! ”

It's not surprising that Allen didn't start because it's a pre-season game and there's no need for Allen to play. So the contradiction between the two was not discovered by everyone.

Inside the Delta Center arena. Although it was a preseason game, Utah fans did not lose interest and showed up to cheer on the team.

As expected before the game, Malone and Stockton were not on the court, but John Starks and Don Yell Marshall formed a forward team, playing the most familiar blocking tactics of the Jazz.

TNT Studios.

"Haha, Kenny, look," Barkley began his big mouth again, "AI was pressed to the bench, was it a punishment for what happened yesterday?" ”

"Well, probably." "It could also be a tactic for Larry to protect the players," Smith said. ”

"Haha, there's a good show to watch today."

Players from both sides take the field. The Jazz came out cheering, and the 76ers came out with a lot of boos.

"Damn it!" Reed scolded, "Why is it so loud here! ”

"It's pretty small." Big Ben said, "It's big when the playoffs are played. ”

"Damn," Reed scolded again, "I can't hear you so close!" ”

"Don't talk too much!" Larry said, "Save your energy to play!" ”

"Yes, Coach!" Everyone said.

McCloche was about to jump the ball, "beep-" The referee threw the ball into the air, and McCloche was the first to jump the ball to the Shaolin Abbot team after the 80s and played the 2002 finals with Kidd, and it was indeed lucky to be bullied by fat people in the finals for 2 consecutive years).

But before Snow could get the ball, the ball was stealed by John Starks, and then he went straight to the basket with a fast break, and the ball went in front of Raga. The Delta Center Arena resounded with a huge cheer.

"Damn! My bad! Snow said.

"It's okay," Luke comforted Snow by patting Snow on the shoulder, "and watch me call back." Go. Serve. With that, he ran briskly to the front court.

The competition is officially on!

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