Chapter 183 [Other People's Basic Salary]
After a six-minute break, when Wang Jun returned to the court, the task of defending Maddie fell on Jefferson's shoulders.
Wang Jun has used his actions to make everyone understand that the way to deal with Maddie is to fight with him, and the tennis team has many advantages. As long as the Magic player misses the shot, no matter who Maddie defends, immediately play the fast break and run with Maddie.
Kittels was rested, and the trio were guaranteed to rotate.
Maddie only had a five-minute rest and had to come on to lead the team's attack.
His backup, Donnell Harvey, was a rookie with the 22nd pick in the first round in 2000, but not many people have heard of his name.
Xavi is not good at mid-to-long-range shooting, and is a blue-collar player who plays entirely on his body, and as soon as he gets on the court, the Nets can shrink the formation to their heart's content.
The Magic couldn't take the lead again, relying on Howard, Maddy, and Girisek to chase the points.
In the second half, Maddie was visibly tired, cut back on his shots, and hung around on the perimeter waiting for a three-point opportunity.
He was no longer active on the defensive end, and as a result, Wang Jun got a number of easy shots, grabbed two three-pointers in the counterattack, and also relied on cover to get rid of Maddy's three-point shot, and there was also a counterattack layup, an empty cut layup.
Wang Jun scored another 13 points in the first quarter and 32 points in the third quarter, only 5 points less than Maddie.
In the last quarter, Wang Jun, who had been running, was also tired, and Maddie's situation was even more obvious, and his physical fitness was obviously problematic after winning 40+, and he only hit 2 of 6 free throws.
The core is inaccurate, announcing that the magic trend is gone.
When Wang Jun squeezed Girisek to score a layup in the counterattack, Zhang Li exclaimed: "I think Wang Jun's strongest thing is not technique, but perseverance and physical fitness." In the fourth quarter, he was still alive and well, and he played a fast break at every opportunity. The non-stop running of positional battles is the main reason why he played well in his rookie season. ”
Yu Jia agreed. "Played before. He ran against the big man at the No. 3 position many times, and today he also dragged Maddie down, and Maddy's shooting percentage dropped significantly in the last quarter, scoring only one in five shots. ”
As soon as he finished speaking, Maddie once again made a dry pull, shooting 1 of 6.
Kidd grabbed the rebound and made a long pass, and Kittels singled out Maddy and scored a three-pointer, widening the margin to 20 points.
The two sides have a tacit understanding to replace the main force together. The game goes into garbage time.
In the end, 101-80, the Nets won 11 in a row.
Maddie had a game-high 41 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists.
Wang Jun was not bad, shooting 13 of 20, 6 of 10 three-pointers, 2 of 2 free throws, 34 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist, scoring a career high.
Kidd, the core of the Nets, had a terrible hand, shooting 1 of 10. He was 5-of-6 from the free-throw line and only had 7 points and 8 rebounds, but fortunately he had 15 assists to hold it up, otherwise he would have been disgraced today.
Martin had 16 points and 15 rebounds. Kittels had 12 points and Jefferson had 14.
After the game, players from both sides shake hands. Maddie still looked like she couldn't wake up, Wang Jun looked at him from the eyes. I saw a hint of envy.
Wang Jun had seen a similar look in James' eyes.
Most NBA teams don't have bad rosters, and if you don't have great teammates. No matter how strong the individual ability of the star is, he will only lose in the game. Maddie is envious of him playing for the Nets.
As the MVP of the game, Wang Jun naturally had to attend the press conference and became the focus of reporters' attention.
"Wang, today you and Maddie Biao scored, creating a new career high, how do you feel?"
"It's so cool, I hope to be able to play like this in every game!"
Wang Jun's answer made many reporters roll their eyes.
You're the top scorer in every game, so can you be a little more modest?
"You hit six more three-pointers and your three-point percentage is the highest among any rookie, how does that feel?"
"Hopefully I can shoot so many threes in every game."
The reporters collectively rolled their eyes again.
Would you say something else?
Do you still keep people on other teams alive by shooting six threes per game?
A reporter asked: "You have very good physical strength, you are constantly running on the field, is this the secret of your winning?" ”
"I don't think I have any secrets, but as long as I have the stamina I will run because the defenders don't leave me."
It's a big truth, and it's all too rare in the NBA for a defender to get lost on his own.
The next day, the media reported the results of the game, and the Chinese fans were happy again.
In the past, the Rockets were the home team of Chinese fans, winning too few games, and they didn't make the playoffs last season, and they didn't play well enough.
The Nets are significantly stronger than the Rockets, with a lot of dunks from players and a better game.
Fans have mostly been positive.
"Wang Jun and Maddie have a high hit rate, and it feels more exciting than the Yao shark duel."
"Yao Ming has too few shots, and the Rockets rely on two outside points to score, which is nothing to look at. Wang Jun has the most shots from the Nets. ”
"This guy has so good physical strength, it reminds me of Hamilton."
"I found that when he played well, the opponent couldn't outrun him, and if the opponent was also physical, he wouldn't be able to do it."
More and more people are comparing Wang Jun with Yao Ming.
Yao Ming was a superstar in the first three quarters, and it was always difficult to guarantee efficiency in the last quarter. The other two Chinese players who play in the NBA have also suffered from physical problems. Only Wang Jun's physical strength is actually an advantage in the NBA, which surprised fans.
Physical fitness is indeed the easiest of all qualities to improve, as long as you have enough perseverance and are willing to practice.
Bringing the opponent to the rhythm of the race, and then using perseverance to defeat the opponent, it seems very simple, but in fact, Wang Jun has overdrawn countless times and endured pain that ordinary people can imagine.
Because of Wang Jun, fans have a misunderstanding that the other three Chinese players who play in the NBA have poor physical fitness.
In fact, those three are also working hard, but they are center forwards, big men, heavy body, and the consumption in the game is far more than Wang Jun.
Even the high school forwards of blacks and whites have the problem of lack of physical strength, which is a common problem.
The smaller you are, the less you consume, like Iverson, who has played an average of 40 minutes per game, and there is no pressure.
Most of the American media did not say anything about Wang Jun's good physical fitness, but more about his low salary and high ability.
Wang Jun, a low-paid and high-energy player mentioned by the media this season, ranked first, beating the Trail Blazers' interior Zach Randolph, who averaged 20 points, 10.5 rebounds and 2 assists per game in his third season.
Randolph's salary is not high, at least a first-round rookie, but Wang Jun is a second-rounder, just a base salary.
In contrast, almost every team's base-paid players and rookies are all lying down and getting shot.
They all have a rival now, called "someone else's basic salary". He is very popular, he is friends with football stars, he knows how to train every day, he never goes to nightclubs, he shoots accurately, looks handsome, can help the team win, and does work with an annual salary of tens of millions with a basic salary.
And what about them? It is the marginal people who appear in garbage time, doing the work with the basic salary, and some people simply don't work and have no chance to play.
People are more angry than people.
Many of the team's role players are ready to give Wang Jun a look at the nets when they are ready to take a look.
One of them is Punch Wells, who was just traded by the Trail Blazers to the Grizzlies and will play against the Nets in his next game.
Wells is not the base salary, he was always called a cancer before, and it was very unpleasant to see a person like Wang Jun who had just entered the league and was well received, and he was ready to fight to the death. (To be continued......)