Chapter 30: The Western Preseason Tour (5)
ps: I had a stomach problem again yesterday, and I lay in bed for a day and couldn't send it, I'm sorry, I'll make it up today.
In this game, Luke only played 16 minutes, got 10 points, 3 assists, 2 steals, and 1 block, but he had 5 turnovers and conflicts with the team's players, which were very negative effects.
There are many newspapers that are not glorifying Luke, but rather criticizing them loudly.
"We're finally seeing this guy now, he's the poison in the dressing room, and even if he's so talented, he's not going to be a superstar for a generation, and he's likely to be a bad boy like Sean Kemp......"
"This game completely exploded his inadequacy, he couldn't play at all against the league's top stars, he was completely abused, he couldn't play at all in front of Stockton and the Postman............
With the exception of the Philadelphia verbal media, almost all of the media were vocal critics of Luke.
But Barkley came out and said fairly, "Luke is still a kid, he's only 20 years old, and he's still a rookie, a rookie who didn't make the draft, it's only a preseason game, and this kind of game is not convincing." And John (Stockton) and Karl are both long-established star players, and they have also played in the Finals and against Jordan, so it is really a bit of a problem to bully a kid like Luke in this kind of preseason. And Luke's mistakes almost always come to John, and I don't believe there are a few players in the league who don't make mistakes in front of John. I still believe that Luke will succeed. ”
And Malone and Stockton almost all praise Luke, "He did a good job and didn't have stage fright in front of us...... You say he scores, hehehe, I didn't score as much as him when I first entered the league, there's nothing to say, I'm sure he's going to be a superstar. ”
Seeing the news, Aaron asked Luke, "How's it going?" ”
"Okay." Luke shrugged.
"These media are like this, they praise you if you play well, and they scold you if you don't play well. No big deal. Aaron said.
"I'm fine." Luke rolled his eyes.
"Hehehe, how did you feel yesterday?"
"It's not bad, Jazz are strong, Stockton is too dirty, and Malone's iron elbow forehead ...... It's so ferocious, I still ...... in pain."
"Hahahaha, welcome to the NBA, that's what the NBA is all about, small actions and trash talk are what it means, you have to learn to get used to it, of course, it's better to learn a little. Don't be beaten by others. Especially when you're old, these will be the things you need to continue to establish yourself in the NBA. ”
"I know, so I didn't say anything." Luke said.
"Okay, it looks like I'm overthinking, we're going to Dallas next, you can prepare well." Aaron finished speaking and left.
Dallas isn't like Salt Lake City, it's an authentic industrial city, it's an oil city (it's rich in oil and gas), it's beautiful, and it's not a plateau, and for people like Luke and Reed, who are new to the NBA, voraciously breathe in the air.
"Back to Earth." Reed said.
"Hahahaha" everyone laughed.
Aaron patted him on the shoulder, "I'll get used to it later!" ”
Not only is Dallas an industrial city, but it also has a sporting scene. Dallas, the four highest league in the United States, has a team and of course, a football team (Major League, which is also the highest football league in the United States), and the atmosphere is very good.
The Dallas Mavericks, on the other hand, are a very good team. They had Don Nelson, who was known as the "craziest scientist of all time", and the Three Musketeers of Dallas led by Michael Finley (Novitzki was not the boss at the time) - Dirk Nowitzki, Michael Finley, and Steve Nash. All three are talented players. At this time, they are still very young, but they are all starting to show their talent (Nash really showed his strength by using running and shooting under D'Antoni of the Phoenix Suns), and they are very good, although they have not yet entered the playoffs, but they are only one step away from the playoffs, and last year they changed owners, this person is the famous IT tycoon "Big Mouth" Mark Cuban. With this owner who is not afraid to spend money and is very good to the team, they are one step closer to the championship (although there are still more than a dozen years left).
American Airlines Center, Dallas Mavericks vs. Philadelphia 76ers.
Allen still didn't play, but Luke vented yesterday's frustration on the Dallas Cowboys, even after the team's boss Michael Finley was on it, it was completely useless, whether it was offensive or defensive, it was completely blown up by Luke, who played the first point guard in the crossing, which directly caused Finley to leave the court with five fouls after two quarters of play, Luke scored a team-high 38 points, 12 assists, 3 boards (picked up casually), 7 steals, 5 blocks, and forced the Dallas to surrender after only three and a half quarters. So Larry also put on some substitutes who didn't usually play to practice it. Finally, after the Jazz slaughtered the 76ers, the 76ers slaughtered the Mavericks. It's a causal cycle (although I don't understand it, but they're all Western teams, huh).
Then the 76ers had to go non-stop to Seattle, the best place to live, and although this team was no longer in the era before Luke, it couldn't kill its greatness.
At this time, there is no Shaunkamp, but Gary Payton is still one of the best point guards in the league, and his defense is no worse than Stockton, or even better than him. Snow used to be a little-known player on this team. His defense is good enough, you can imagine Payton's defense.
And they also have Lewis, a long-man shooter, which is very difficult to defend against.
Of course, in this game, Payton, the team's ace, certainly did not play, but Lewis created a variety of problems for the 76ers. In addition, he caught up with Lewis's explosion today, and his shooting was completely undefensible, and unless he directly fanned the ball out, he would shoot accurately. But the 76ers didn't give up, and Luke kept an eye on Lewis throughout the game, and also carried four fouls and a technical gauge, and finally won the game.
"Huhu......" This is the most tiring time Luke has played since he played, and he was tired and couldn't get up on the bench after playing.
"Hahaha, but I haven't seen a ...... like you in so many years," Allen mocked from the side.
"Hmph......" Luke didn't want to say anything right now.
"Beep beep beep-" Luke hears his cell phone ring (don't doubt it, that's when the phone rang, and his phone was bought with gambling money).
"Hey......" Luke picked up the phone.
"Hey, Luke? I'm your dad Bill, are you in Seattle now? Can you take the time to come back? "On the other side of the earpiece is Bill.
"Well, I'll ask the coach." Luke walked up to Larry and said, "Coach, can I go home?" ”
"Huh?" Larry frowned, "Is there something going on in your house?" ”
"Well, my dad told me to go back ......"
Luke gave the phone to Larry. Bill said over the phone.
"Oh," Luke gave the phone to Larry, "my dad told me to give it to you." ”
Larry answered the phone confused.
"Hmm...... Oh...... Well...... Good...... No problem. Larry looked at Luke as he listened to the phone. Luke was embarrassed to see it.
Finally he put down the phone and said, "Okay, Luke, you can go home." Be back before the first game though. Do you hear that? ”
"Yes, Coach." Luke saluted with his legs together.
"Hahaha......" The locker room laughed.
"That's right, old bird," said Luke.
"What's the matter?" "One of my younger brothers is your fan and he wants a jersey of yours......"
"Hahaha, you also beg me!" Aaron smiled exaggeratedly.
"What for?" Luke frowned, "To give or not to give?" ”
"Yes, but there is one request." Aaron said.
"What requirements?" "Let's have dinner when we get back to Philadelphia."
Luke gritted his teeth and said, "Good! ”
"Listen, Luke will invite everyone to dinner when he returns to Philadelphia......"
"Oooh...... a group of "monkeys" began to bark again.
"I can sign it, you go find a jersey to ......," Allen said.
"You!" Luke rolled up his sleeves and struck at Aaron.
The Locker Room Fighting Tournament starts now!
;