Chapter 115: I Gotta Go Home
"Born with a Big Heart, Rookie Shoots Miami" - Philadelphia Sentinel
"The Crown Handover Ceremony of the Forbidden Area is Completed, and the Coronation of the Inner King is Over" - ESPN Sports Morning Post
"Lethal Sniper Comes from Unknown, Who Killed the Heat" - California Basketball News
"Chinese basketball has added another superstar, Chamberlain and Yao Ming have become double stars" - "Basketball Herald"
As soon as the game between the Heat and the Warriors ended, major sports media reported that Chamberlain was in the limelight, he was the well-deserved MVP of the game, and afterwards "Yahoo Sports" commented on the game, saying: "In the minute before the end of the game, there was a deafening shout of 'MVP' at the American Airlines Center, and then Chamberlain hit the first killer shot of his career, and at that time, the 'MVP' in the mouth of the fans was more like cheering for him." ”
Chamberlain scored a total of 43 points and 22 rebounds on 18-of-28 shooting and 6-of-10 free throws, in addition to eight blocks, two assists and two steals.
Just last month against the Bucks, Chamberlain had just cut a 40+20, and less than a month later, he got that statistic again.
However, Chamberlain is not the player who has scored 40+20 in a row, the winner of this record is Chamberlain's opponent today, Shark O'Neal, in the 2001 playoffs, the Sharks cut 40+20 twice in the first round of five games, and he has obtained this data 8 times in his career.
What makes Oxlade-Chamberlain proud in this game is that his 40+20 is probably the most valuable in history, because his opponent is O'Neill. In the history of the NBA, O'Neal has never allowed any center opposite him to cut 30+20, including Olajuwon, Robinson or Ewing.
Don't say that O'Neill is old, a big shark is a big shark, no matter how old he is, he is also a bloodthirsty shark, and a sardine is a sardine, no matter how young and vigorous, it is still just a sardine.
What's more, O'Neal scored 28 points and 14 rebounds in this game, and the data is indeed overshadowed by Chamberlain, but it is still the top interior data. Especially in the first half, his performance even surpassed Oxlade-Chamberlain's performance at that time, but the latter was younger and more stamina, and it took him the whole game to achieve such impressive statistics.
At the end of the game, Chamberlain accompanied Nelson Sr. to a press conference, and on the Heat side, Riley brought O'Neal instead of Wade, who had a better performance in this game.
This game is destined to be a classic, Wade also cut 40+ points, 40 points, 8 assists, 5 steals, if it is not Chamberlain's most successful kill, then he is the hero of the game.
From this game, it can be seen that what kind of small players can gain popularity among fans, watching Chamberlain stand alone on the inside line and kill all sides is certainly powerful, but Wade, who still bursts into the inside line again and again with the ball, carries a bag of explosives to blow up the bunker, is more heroic.
The heroic color in the hearts of Americans is not ordinarily strong.
Still, Chamberlain did hit the shot, the first of his career, the first in the NBA this season, and the only one by a center in the last decade.
It was a record-breaking stunner, a historic match, especially since it was played at such an important time before Christmas Eve, and the reporters were naturally excited, and there was so much to cover.
The two sides sat down, and immediately a reporter stood up and began to ask: "Mr. Nelson, Mr. Z, hello, I'm Joe Brent, a special correspondent for "Slam Dunk Magazine", first of all, congratulations on a great victory, there is no doubt that it was a good game, how does Mr. Z feel about dominating the game?" ”
O'Neal's big eyes suddenly glanced, and Chamberlain was now upset when he saw the reporter asking, he was afraid that these people would come up with something about promiscuity, Taylor Swift and the like, but he was relieved to hear that the reporter was asking basketball-related questions.
Chamberlain was very excited to be able to play such a game, especially to shoot so many mid-range shots and hit the first shot, but he barely suppressed his excitement, thought for a while, and said: "The game is always a matter of five people, so no one can rule the game alone, you see I got 40 points and 20 rebounds, if you think this is just me doing it alone, then you are fooled......"
Old Nelson bowed slightly, satisfied with Chamberlain's words.
Oxlade-Chamberlain continued: "We were able to win this game first of all because we had a good manager, who was like a helmsman and guided us forward. And then we have fifteen good brothers, fighting bravely and working together. Also, and more importantly, thanks to having a great opponent who put enough pressure on us to get this result. ”
There was sparse applause from the press gallery, and Chamberlain's answer could be described as watertight, and anyone who wanted to stir up trouble could only sigh helplessly.
Riley looked at old Nelson like a knife, full of jealousy, damn what good things this old guy did in his last life, and now he can get such a perfect player.
Yes, the perfect player, for the manager, it's not about the better the player, it's about having the right character. What kind of players do managers like the most? It is the superb ability, the blood on the field, and the tame and obedient off the field, this is the perfect player in their hearts.
Influenced by American culture, local American players are full of wildness, and the more capable players are, the more unruly they are. Far away, such as Jordan, Drexler, Barkley, etc., and closer to Kobe, Iverson, Anthony, Garnett, etc.
In fact, there is no shortage of players in the NBA who are both capable and willing to listen to the head coach, such as Duncan, Olajuwon, Robinson, the problem is that Duncan is a native of the French Virgin Islands, Olajuwon grew up in Nigeria, and so on.
Riley saw that Chamberlain had exchanged glances with old Nelson after his answer, and his heart was even more sad and indignant.
As soon as the person who asked Chamberlain sat down, a female reporter stood up and asked O'Neal with a smile: "Now many people think that Mr. Z has grown into the league's No. 1 center, after this game, what do you think about this problem?" ”
What do I think? Didn't I sit on a stool and watch? O'Neal was full of slander in his heart, he rubbed his nose, a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, and he smiled: "Z is a good player, but what does this have to do with the ranking of the first center, isn't he a power forward?" ”
Nelson Sr. rubbed his nose, this is a good thing he did, when he made a file for Chamberlain in the NBA, the position was power forward. However, as long as you have a little basketball common sense, you will know that this guy is obviously a center, of course, considering that old Nelson has never had a real center under him, and Xiao Si also plays center in the position of power forward in the Suns, no one cares about this kind of thing.
"So who do you think is the No. 1 center in the league right now?" The female reporter asked.
O'Neill is obviously tired of this kind of topic, he has always been more ambitious than the sky, and he does not accept old age, asking him such a question is simply challenging his tolerance.
Therefore, the big shark looked at the female reporter coldly and said, "This young lady, do you know that this kind of question is idiotic? Dwight Howard in Orlando is a nice guy, and I think only he or I can compete for that honor, but I think if you ask him, he wouldn't say he's the No. 1 center. ”
Press conferences are always full of traps, reporters want to dig up the bombshell news, they have to pry open the mouths of these players, in the noise, after the press conference, Chamberlain and Nelson Sr. returned to the locker room, before Christmas, a heavy snow quietly came, the game began with snowflakes falling, and by this time it had completely turned into goose feathers.
Fortunately, Miami is a sunny city on the East Coast, but the weather is a little gloomy, while Oakland and San Francisco, in northern California, have been covered in snow.
After an important victory, the Warriors players were in high spirits, and when they came to Miami, they naturally wanted to go to the nightclubs to have a good time, the city is not big, but it is an authentic city that never sleeps, and the number of beautiful women is second only to Los Angeles in the home of the 30 NBA teams.
Jackson asked on the bus who was going clubbing with him, and most of them responded, Barnes shook his crotch and roared with a cheap smile: "We just conquered the men of Miami, now let's go and conquer the women here!" ”
Ellis shouted, "Man, your wife is about to give birth, and you still conquer a fart woman, go home with your wife!" ”
"yes, you have to be a good man." Azubuke followed.
Barnes rolled his eyes, forced his old face and said, "Who isn't a good man anymore?" I've been a good man since I was a kid, but you know the bullshit, I haven't fucking touched her since I got pregnant, and I'm not a good man? Besides, good men are fucking in demand, right? ”
Old Nelson answered the phone and walked back with a frown, and Chamberlain gloated, thinking that the old man had heard what they said and came to clean them up, so he got out of the way.
Old Nelson's words made Chamberlain stunned: "Young men, you have plenty of time to play in Miami, but give me restraint, don't fucking go too far, if you poke out the basket, I swear to God that I will make you sit on the bench until you are paralyzed." ”
Chamberlain was stunned and said, "No, boss, how can you help this unhealthy trend?" ”
Jackson and the others glared at Chamberlain.
Old Nelson weakly explained: "Damn, San Francisco is starting to snow non-stop tonight, the airport is closed, and the airport is probably not open until Christmas, so we may have to stay in this damn place for a few days." ”
Hearing this, Jackson and the others suddenly changed their mood and screamed one after another. Christmas is like the Chinese New Year for them, think of those people who were trapped in the airport and train station by the blizzard on the eve of the Spring Festival, they all feel the same.
Chamberlain was even more anxious and shouted: "That's not good, I must go back for the Spring Festival, I still have children at home." He promised Shirley and Li Qun to accompany them for the Spring Festival.
Harrington persuaded: "It's okay, Z, the airport is out of service and we can take the car back, tomorrow we will go home together, and go to the nightclub tonight to have a good time, how about it?" ”
"You're the protagonist tonight, how does it feel to have completed your first lore?" Petrus came up and persuaded, "Let's go and have fun, according to the rules, tonight is a celebration for you, you have to have a treat!" ”
Chamberlain flatly refused, and said: "Whoever wants to go to Hi Pi can go, the account will be on me, and I will give you the money when I go back." But I'm going back tonight, not just for Christmas, but for Christmas Eve! ”