Chapter 770: Alliance Shake
After the battle with the Raptors, the sports media in various states in the United States began to run wildly, and even the entire world basketball world became a sensation.
"Golden State Sports News", as the mouthpiece of the current Warriors, was naturally the first to speak out, and they did a good job of typesetting overnight, and the next day's newspaper was the first article "The home team of the Warriors slay the dragon, and Chamberlain scored 70 points with a sword".
The Los Angeles Times also took the opportunity to join in the fun, after all, it was from the same state, and it also gave this game a headline: "The undrafted show exploded, and the Raptors were like bugs in front of him."
Even the well-known "New York Times", which rarely covers sports, reported on the game: "A quasi-triple-double in a single game, scoring 70 points, let's look forward to his next miracle".
Against the Raptors, Chamberlain hit 25 of 39 shots, plus 15 of 16 free throws, for a terrifying 70 points, in addition to 20 rebounds and eight blocks.
If Chamberlain hadn't gone down early in the last five minutes of the fourth quarter, it might not have been impossible for him to break Kobe's 81-point miracle against the Raptors.
Oxlade-Chamberlain was too embarrassed to stay on the pitch at the time, their team was already 40 points ahead of their opponents, and it didn't mean much for him to do so.
However, it is already a joyful thing to have such a scoring master as Chamberlain at this time.
With the aging of Iverson, Carter, Maddie, and Junzi Lei, the stars of the Pan 96 golden generation began to withdraw from the stage of history. Although there have been scoring masters in the history of the NBA, it is undeniable that the most exciting scoring battles were in the nineties of the last century and the first five years of the new century.
Now, even if James is domineering, Wade is brave, and Durant is born, the charm of the NBA is still declining again and again, and the statistics of the league's market research team show that with the popularity of basketball, NBA fans have begun to decline!
Until Chamberlain is now in the limelight, his appearance has saved the gradually declining market, especially the NBA market in Asia, and it has become colorful because of Chamberlain's development.
In the battle with the Raptors, the Warriors won a hearty victory 141-109, the Raptors were killed, and in the end, the players did not stay to shake hands with the Warriors players, and after the game, they all retired with a blue face.
But the Warriors don't care, they only respect those opponents who deserve respect, and the Raptors are clearly not among them.
In this game, Chamberlain cut the number of 70+20+8, which was the first time in NBA history that someone did this, so although Chamberlain was suspected of scoring points, the players and the media still gave him a very high evaluation.
Some fans in Chinese mainland did not watch the game that happened in the morning of Beijing time, many of them just watched the sports news at noon during dinner, and learned that Chamberlain scored 70+20 on the Raptors, when many fans were stunned and asked: "The Warriors played against this Raptors, not the CBA Shanxi Raptors, right?" ”
Speaking after the game, Iverson smiled at reporters: "Tonight is Z, we all know that before the game we sensed that he was going to explode, and he said to me, 'Hey, Allen, I want to score today.'" I said, well, you go score, kind of you go get 70 or 80, and he said okay, I thought he was joking, and it turned out, you know, it turned out that he slapped me and my face hurt. ”
West, who scored 25 points, was sullen, and when the reporter interviewed him, he said: "Man, you know, tonight belongs to Z, he's a red flower, a very red flower, and I'm a damn green leaf." But, I say, that guy is seven feet tall, so he can score seventy points, and if I was seven feet tall, I can score 70 points too! ”
The Raptors declined to be interviewed, but Belinelli had mixed up with the Warriors after all, and he had a good relationship with Chamberlain, so he privately approached reporters on behalf of the Raptors.
Facing the reporter's question, Belinelli sighed and said: "When we were together, I knew that this big guy would do this sooner or later, and he liked to do such incredible things, but I didn't expect that, damn, he actually cut this score on us, but it's not surprising, isn't it?" ”
In addition, Belinelli also said: "I am convinced of this, I did not play in the game where Kobe Bryant scored 81 points, but I know that the Raptors have not been able to package Kobe in that game. And today is different, you see, we have been wrapping him up from the beginning, again and again, two, three or even four, but we just can't restrain him, damn it, he's like a god, he's dominating us! ”
Nelson Sr. kept a low profile as never before, and in his postgame press conference, he took the lead, saying, "I'm so blessed to have a guy who can score so many points and rebound. However, I don't think that's necessarily a good thing for the league, and I hope that the focus doesn't take away from the win itself, otherwise it will create the illusion that individual heroism is more important. Oxlade-Chamberlain's 70+20 is impressive, but we've won eight in a row, so I think it's more about winning than how many points someone scores. However, if someone can score a high score and lead the team to victory, that's the best, so, I want to say to Z, please let this play a few more times! ”
Nearly every player in the NBA tweeted their thoughts on the incident, with Howard writing: "I was at a friend's birthday party, and then the calls started coming in, and I kept answering the phone, and in the end I didn't continue to drink and sing at the party, I sat in front of the TV, and then I was depressed all night." ”
Yao Ming naturally always has a strong attitude towards Chamberlain, a fellow countryman, and he left a message on Chamberlain's Twitter, saying: "He will do his best in every game, he wants to win every game, you can see these desires in his eyes, he is a terrible beast, what is even more terrifying is that this beast is awake, he never sleeps!" ”
In addition to the current stars, some retired stars have also been unstingy with praise, with Baylor, the most tragic superstar of the last century and Lakers superstar superguard, saying: "It's definitely a great achievement. Of course, the most important thing is that he can also use this kind of scoring to help the team win. ”
Baylor is well-known for not winning a championship in his heroic life, but also because he once scored 71 points in a single game, 1 more than Chamberlain, but Chamberlain's strength is that he also scored 20 rebounds and 8 blocks.
Retired superstar Richer Galen also commented on the game afterwards, saying: "I've been following this kid for the simple reason that this kid is very similar to a guy, and that guy is Wilt Chamberlain. In a sense, this kid is more special than Lao Zhang, because considering his age and the heavy responsibilities he shoulders, he has done something that no one else can do. I don't have any disrespect for Lao Zhang, of course Lao Zhang is very powerful, but if this kid is given enough time, he can surpass Lao Zhang. ”
A leading scorer in the late '50s and early '60s, Galen was one of the most talented and beloved players in Knicks history, and his bubbly style on the court and witty demeanor off the court were beloved by the Madison Square Garden crowd.
In addition, he experienced firsthand the game in which Wilt Chamberlain scored 100 points, and he was the Hawks' main shooting guard at the time, scoring 39 points, so he is qualified to comment on Chamberlain.
Hollywood stars also came up to take the opportunity to leave the country, and now the pirate king Johnny Depp, who is now a pirate in the world, said in an interview the next day:
"It's incredible, it's incredible. In my opinion, Z is on a higher level than any player in the league, and I watched that game and it looked like he was juggling the team like a toy. If you stimulate him, he'll return the color even harder, and get a stronger dunk. I hope the NBA adjusts the televising schedule so we have a chance to see more of his games. In a team sport like basketball, it's really fun to observe and argue about how far one person can lead the other four," he said."
But not everyone praised this, and as Howard's partner, Carter had a different objection, saying: "For the league, for Z himself, this is great, just from the effect of this thing, it's really great." The only bad thing is the impact on young people, who after watching this game, their heads are crooked prematurely, 'It turns out that basketball is all about being handsome, basketball is a one-man sport, I don't want to pass the ball, I'll go it alone'. But that's exactly what's missing now, basketball was supposed to be a five-person sport, wasn't it? I just want young people to understand that basketball is not heads-up, it's a team game. ”
The whole league is talking about Chamberlain's 70+20, and LeBron James is depressed, in fact, long before the Warriors and the Raptors played, the Cavaliers had easily won the king.
James chipped in 30 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists to record his fourth triple-double of the season and 28th of his career, tying Jordan's record for a triple-double.
Originally, this matter could have made headlines, but in the face of Chamberlain's 70+20, this is really not enough.
In addition, Jordan's strength is scoring after all, and triple-doubles are not his strong point, so even if James breaks his record, it is not a big deal.
O'Neal also played well, scoring 27 points on 11-of-15 shooting. With a three-hour time difference between Cleveland and San Francisco, James and O'Neal had already fallen asleep by the time Chamberlain scored 70 points.
When they woke up the next day, James and O'Neal were happily preparing to read their headlines, but what they saw was an overwhelming 70+20 report.
As Chamberlain's competitor in the MVP rankings, James is naturally indispensable to be interviewed, and he said that he was very low-key, and said with a smile: "70+20 is a historical milestone, maybe I can score 40 points when I play video games." ”
The little emperor was low-key, but as the commander of his Imperial Forest Army, Mo Buchuan was very unconvinced, he said: "I don't understand what the Raptors' defense is for, or rather, they are a little too bloodless, if someone cuts 70 points on me, then I don't care about anything, I will use him as a clothesline and let him lie flat on me." ”
He said something a little sloppy, offended the players on both sides at once, and finally caused the whole league to laugh, without waiting for Chamberlain to respond, West first said provocatively on Twitter: "Stop bragging, Mo Williamson, do you dare to do anything to Z?" Let him lie down? Ha, if you dare to do that, I'm going to make you can't play basketball for the rest of your life, believe it or not? ”
O'Neal declined to talk about it dismissively, saying, "I don't think that's what basketball is all about, what is the game of basketball? That's five people walking out of the locker room and playing a five-a-side team game, and that's what basketball is all about. ”
Big Shark is always proud, and the last thing he wants is to have a center more arrogant than him before he retires, so he said: "It's actually hard to score 70 points, but it's not impossible, I mean, if I was given so many shots, I could score 70 points." ”
O'Neal said a little bit full of words at this time, and then a good thing reporter studied his shooting rate, with O'Neal's 55.5% shooting rate this season, considering his hard free throw shooting rate, if he wants to score 70 points, he needs to shoot 60 times, and Chamberlain has less than 40 shots!