Chapter 713: Three backs
The Warriors defeated the Jazz by 20 points 126-106, completely shattering the rival theory, is there such an archenemy? If you win by 20 points, you should be the one who loses by 20 points, and the one who loses should apologize with death.
Chamberlain played 38 minutes and exploded with 36 points, 16 rebounds and seven blocks, becoming the biggest contributor to the victory, and with Oku's injury, no one for the Jazz could bother him at all.
In addition, West scored 24 points, which was very efficient and lived up to his All-Star name.
On the Jazz side, the three backbone DeLong, Oku and Boozer are still the main scorers, and their current problem is that the bench strength is too poor, and after Millsap and CJ Myers, no one else can do it.
DeLong scored a team-high 31 points, but he took 30 shots and hit just 11 of them, and now there are people on the outside who are thinking that it was his stubbornness that led the team to defeat. Indeed, why don't you play well as a playmaker to score goals? Just like Zhao Benshan said Fan Wei, you are a cook who is not good at stir-frying, but you have studied the art of war.
Sloan shook hands with old Nelson after the game, and the old coach who had single-handedly created the Northwest Wang Qiang team no longer had the spirit of the past, and the two players fought each other when they were young, and the old guys who have been fighting until now looked at each other and smiled bitterly.
"Old Don, you've finally come out now, and you've finally won the championship." Sloan patted Nelson Sr. on the arm and said.
Old Nelson sighed: "Indeed, I fulfilled a wish, but looking back now, the previous paranoia was not interesting, we are all old, and there are Popovich and Karl, and there is no point in arguing." ”
Sloane shook his head abruptly and said, "It's not interesting, but after fighting for a lifetime, I still didn't get my hands on it in the end, which is really unwilling." ”
"But you've at least gained a good reputation, and anyone who really knows the game knows that you are the glory of Salt Lake City." Old Nelson said enviously.
Sloan smiled bitterly and said, "Glory? I used to think the same way, but now I can see clearly, only interests come first, and the current team is already full of copper smell, which is completely different from our player days. ”
Old Nelson knew what Sloan was talking about, and he could only hug this old fellow who was also friend and foe, if it wasn't for the luck of getting Chamberlain, Old Nelson felt that he was not even as good as Sloan.
The atmosphere in the locker room is peaceful for the Warriors, and even though it's just a regular season game, it's always nice to win.
A group of people were joking, and after Ty Gibson answered the phone, his face changed suddenly, and he exclaimed in a trembling voice, "How can this be, are you talking about really?" Aren't you kidding? I swear, if it's a joke, Johnny, I won't spare you! ”
Chamberlain and the others lowered their voices, and Iverson walked over and asked Gibson, "Man, what's wrong?" ”
Gibson didn't speak, he listened to the phone in despair, and after a long time, he lowered his arms, covered his face with his hands and said sadly: "God, what did I do wrong to punish me like this?" Oh, don't do that, God, you have taken one of my brothers, why did you take another of mine!"
Chamberlain and the others felt bad, they looked at each other for a moment, then gathered around Gibson and asked, "TJ, what's wrong?" ”
Gibson looked up and said with a greager, "It's the cake, Z, do you remember, the All-Star Game went to see the cake of your game, and he just got shot at a convenience store!" He's just going to buy some beer, he's watching our games, and Johnny says they're going to watch every game we play, you know, drinking beer and watching games, we just like that......"
The more he spoke, the more sad he became, and the words became a little confused, Iverson shook his hand hard, and made him feel the strength of his friends, and Gibson was in a better state, and the organizational language said again:
"Tonight my two brothers, Cake and Johnny, they watched our game because we won by a big beat, and the two of them were very happy, and they didn't have enough beer at home, so they went to the convenience store to buy alcohol. As a result, someone robbed the convenience store and the cake was already hiding, but the damn brute still didn't let him go, oh God, damn it, why did he shoot the cake? The cake didn't mess with him, he just took the money, why kill him?! ”
Chamberlain and the others sank in their hearts, they were all sad for Gibson, one brother had just been lost, and now another brother had been lost, but they were all shot.
"I think Congress should think about banning guns." West said angrily, "Damn, some guys don't have jobs, they don't have families, why can they have guns?" It's a problem for them to get their guns! ”
When Nelson Sr. returned to the locker room and saw the crowd surrounding Gibson, he asked, "What's wrong?" ”
Hill stepped forward and whispered what had happened to Gibson, and the old man felt great pity, and he went up and hugged Gibson, patted him on the back and comforted: "Be strong, child, the Lord says that he has never given up on anyone, and that he will always be with us." Believe in God, He has his own arrangements, and your two brothers are going to heaven. ”
Gibson exclaimed, "How can God be so cruel? We only have four fellows, no other relatives, just the kind of black man in the slums, we have nothing for a long time, why would he take away what little we have? We haven't done anything bad, BOSS, the four of us haven't joined the gang, and we won't sell DU or rob, but why does this kind of thing always run into us? ”
Old Nelson stroked the top of his head and said: "God is to sharpen your will, strengthen your body, don't let him down, don't let your brothers down, TJ, you have to stand up strong, with the hope of those who care about you, to grow!" I think your brothers must want you to be a superstar, and you have to go with their hopes to become stronger! ”
Someone knocked on the door and said that it was time for the press conference, and the old Nelson thought for a moment and said, "Aaron, you take TJ to the airport, he can go to New York to deal with these things first, Z, let's go to the press conference." ”
Gibson's encounter made Chamberlain feel a little depressed, and although he won a big victory, he and Nelson Sr. were silent.
A reporter from Sports Space asked him what he thought of Delon, and he cautiously said:
"Delon is becoming a super-guard, that's not my opinion, it's the opinion of thirty head coaches in the league, otherwise he wouldn't have been unanimously drafted for All-Star. As for today's performance, he actually did a good job today, completing what the core of a team should do, but obviously he doesn't feel very good, but it doesn't matter, adjust the state, it will be better in the future, I am looking forward to the confrontation with him in the future, it must be very hot. ”
Sloan and Delon were a little puzzled, when did Chamberlain speak so well and praise Delon vigorously? And looking at his expression, his face is full of strictness, not an ordinary compliment.
Someone saw that Chamberlain's feelings were wrong, so they asked with concern: "Z, have you encountered anything unhappy?" I see you're in a bad mood, is there anything we can do to help you? ”
Although this reporter's question is suspected of seducing the topic, but it does sound good, Chamberlain was silent for a moment, and said: "When I was in the locker room, one of my brothers got a call, Ty Gibson, you must be familiar with him, he just scored 1 point today. Someone called TJ and his brother was shot dead at a convenience store. ”
The reporters cooperated with the exclamation, and DeLong, who was next to him, got up and hugged Chamberlain, and said in his ear: "Help me tell TJ that we are all by his side." ”
Nodding in thanks, Chamberlain continued: "I hope you can appeal to Congress to pay attention to the topic of gun bans, and so many innocent people die from guns every year, isn't that worth paying attention to?" Also, please tell my fans that people who love sports cherish life, and if so, please don't bring guns when you go out, and keep guns away from safety, okay? ”
"I want my fans to do the same and keep guns safe," Delon said. ”
At the end of the press conference, Chamberlain and Nelson Sr. left the court, in fact, they didn't have much energy outside of the game, because they still had two games to play after playing the Jazz.
As we all know, the All-Star Game is a watershed moment, the previous half of the season was relatively soothing, after the All-Star Game, the schedule is more dense, and the Warriors will continue to play tomorrow and the day after tomorrow after the Jazz play, that is, they will have to face the most brutal three-back schedule.
The next two opponents are the Bobcats and the Green Shirts Celtics, with the Bobcats playing away from home, going to Charlotte, and playing better against the Green Shirts, who can return to San Francisco for a home sniper game.
Regardless, the schedule was destined to strip the Warriors, so veterans like Billups, Iverson and Hill played short minutes against the Jazz, and the rest of the main players went off the court after the lead was confirmed.
Originally, the three-back-to-back schedule was desperate enough, and Gibson encountered such a situation again, and the players were in a bad mood.
Nelson Sr. really didn't have a good eye, several of the people he selected were very good, Gibson and Blair also successfully ran into the Warriors, although the two are not the kind of people who can evolve into superstars, but they are both hard working and not bad, Nelson Sr. thinks that it should be okay to make them into that kind of championship puzzle.
Gibson is important to the Warriors right now, and when the draft was first drafted, Nelson Sr. was going to pick an interior player to bench Chamberlain and Ibaka, and it wasn't enough to rely on Evans.
Gibson is now averaging 8+5 per game, which is good for a rookie, and he has been sharing playing time with Chamberlain and Serge Ibaka in this game, cutting down 10 points and seven rebounds, and he has been working hard defensively, giving the team all the energy he can to contribute.
Without Gibson, the Warriors are in a bit of trouble for the time being, and their current opponents, the Bobcats, are not the same team they used to be, but under the tutelage of Larry Brown and the guidance of Gerald Wallace, this team has now become a rising division in the East.
After a night's sleep, the Warriors got up early and took the plane to Charlotte, where everyone was a little listless, not only because of what happened to Gibson, but also because the gang didn't wake up.
Chamberlain saw that this was not going to work, the players were in danger now, and the lynx was not a cat now, even if the cat was scratched and had to hurt for a while, so he stood up and said: "Brothers, we have won a championship, have we achieved fame?" ”
West looked at him in surprise and said, "Z, didn't you wake up?" What a fool's errand, we just got a championship and only one ring, how can that? At least 10 championships are enough, and I'm going to have a full finger! ”
Chamberlain secretly said West, you are really a good brother, what a good hand, he took advantage of the topic and said: "Okay, since you have such ambitions, that's good, because I also think that this is not enough, but look at your current state, the remnants of the army are defeated!" With such an attitude, how can we win the championship?! ”
Iverson stretched his arms hard, stood up and shouted: "Z is right, all cheer me up, Lakers, Spurs, Celtics and Cavaliers, these teams are all eyeing it!" Don't underestimate the Bobcats, guys, if we want to be the best team, we have to be the best at all times! ”
"Warriors!"
"For glory! For victory! For triumph! ”