Chapter 72, Yellow Chocolate, Breaking the Rookie Wall!

In the past few days of All-Star Weekend, Zhao Yong is not only tired of being with women, he has also participated in some social activities.

Before the All-Star Game began, Zhao Yong was invited by Kobe Bryant to participate in an offline entertainment game.

Kobe Bryant rarely appeared in the NBA after retiring, and even when he played, he just asked some familiar friends to play.

Kobe Bryant got Zhao Yong's phone through a friend.

Hearing Kobe's invitation to play an offline game, Zhao Yong got rid of Gentle Township and came to the court.

In his previous life, Zhao Yong was also one of Kobe fans, and he really wanted to meet Kobe.

Originally, Zhao Yong just gave Kobe Bryant face to participate in the entertainment bureau, but he didn't expect him to meet yellow chocolate here.

As soon as he saw the yellow chocolate, Zhao Yong went over to say hello.

Dong Chou was very happy to see Zhao Yong and said: "Ah Yong, you played well in the NBA, it's quite hanging." ”

Zhao Yong smiled politely: "It's okay, Brother Lun, I've always liked to listen to your songs." ”

The two exchanged politeness, and Zhao Yong exchanged contact information with him.

Jay Chou didn't come alone, he also had a few friends Liu Genghong, blacks, etc.

It can be seen that they are all amateurs who love basketball very much.

This is also the reason why Kobe Bryant called Zhao Yong, they are all from one country.

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This game starts with the game.

Yellow Chocolate strongly asked to be teammates with Zhao Yong and Kobe.

Everyone also gave face and fulfilled his wish.

in this game.

Yellow chocolate showed many basketball skills that amazed Zhao Yong and refreshed his basketball philosophy.

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Coquettish doesn't look at the back of the head..... Outgoing boundary.

In the case of no defense, come to a 360-degree turn on the spot and dribble under the crotch.... Cast three non-sticks.

Yellow chocolate and Zhao Yong quickly attacked two to one, he directly sent a board to catch the air, the board hit the top, the ball that rebounded back was too high, Zhao Yong really tried his best to jump the ball, but he couldn't reach it, this ball is estimated that even Da Yao can't help.

Another mistake.

......

To sum up, in this game, Yellow Chocolate took the ball and nine people panicked, yes, the opponent was afraid of being smashed on the head.

Zhao Yong felt that Dong Chou didn't even know what he thought.

If he weren't Jay Chou, he would have been beaten to death on the field by playing like this.

Of course, Yellow Chocolate always has the illusion that he thinks he is handsome, cool, and dick playing like this.

Such an illusion also made Liu Genghong, a friend of the same team, open his mouth to bite him after the yellow chocolate passed the ball to the opponent again: "Jay, don't you keep passing the ball to the opponent, okay?" ”

Zhou Dong nodded and said: "No problem, I will pay attention, I have to be serious next, Kobe, Yong, Genghong, we must win this game, I will break through later, Kobe will go to the three-point position, and Yong is ready to take my air relay..."

Vegetable and love to command, Liu Genghong was speechless.

Zhao Yong and Kobe Bryant both laughed next to them, but the two didn't argue anything.

This kind of entertainment bureau is originally about human feelings, and there is no need to be serious.

Although it is a favor, it is true that accidents are also very easy to occur.

Anyway, as long as the yellow chocolate is not embarrassing, it is someone else who is embarrassed.

In short, in this entertainment bureau, Kun Kun has to pay tribute to Dong Chou when he comes.

Of course, it can also be said that it's not his dish, it's his teammates.

When the big slam dunk, what level did Dong Chou's teammates have?

What level are his teammates at the moment?

At least the level of Zhao Yong and Kobe Bryant is a little bit unappreciative of the embarrassment of having to pose in a specific shape after shooting.

Putting aside the various funny plays of yellow chocolate, Zhao Yong also staged a number of explosive violent dunks in this game.

Self-throwing and self-buckle, big windmill under the crotch, flying tomahawk, turning 360 degrees....

These dunks are all at his fingertips.

Kobe Bryant sighed on the side: "Zhao, you should go to the dunk contest, your dunk is similar to when I first entered the league." ”

has been in contact with Kobe for a while, and Zhao Yong understands Kobe's personality of not admitting defeat.

No matter what the comparison, Kobe Bryant can't admit defeat.

Roughly speaking, it can be understood that he is weaker than you in this regard.

Chou Dong said: "Ah Yong, the next time I invite you to shoot "Slam Dunk 2", you have to come." ”

Zhao Yong smiled: "Brother Lun, I'm afraid that I won't be able to get out after the show, and the NBA won't be able to keep me in the future, so I have to go to play in aliens." ”

Zhou Dong smiled and said: "Don't worry, no problem, Ah Yong, after the cooperation of this game, how do you think my ball is playing?" ”

How dare you ask?

Zhao Yong said politely: "Your playing and music are a realm, that is, you dare to create, if you are 20 years younger, you can try to go to the CBA." ”

To be honest, compared with Boss Xu and Ni Taimei, Jay Chou's basketball level is indeed good.

Free throws are super accurate, and they basically don't concede.

There is a gap when there is a contrast, and you can't look at him from the perspective of the NBA and the CBA.

"Hahaha!"

"Hahaha!"

Hearing Zhao Yong's words, the group of people around him laughed.

Dong Chou was not embarrassed, he smiled: "This is an exaggeration, Ah Yong, I am very happy to play with you, and I will ask you to play with me next time I return to China..."

Zhao Yong nodded politely.

If he weren't Jay Chou, I'm afraid few people would be willing to play with him.

There is no way, if you love his music, you have to accept his way of playing, and Zhao Yong can only endure it.

This kind of sequelae caused by my playing well after filming "Slam Dunk", all his music fans are responsible.

After saying goodbye to Jay Chou.

Kobe Bryant and Zhao Yong made another dinner appointment.

Zhao Yong also has a lot of basketball problems to ask Kobe for advice.

Bryant also gave a lot of his experience at the dinner table.

Staying with Kobe Bryant really made Zhao Yong feel very comfortable.

Kobe Bryant seems to be like a big brother, as long as it's about basketball, he can basically give advice.

Both in terms of individual skills and leading the team.

Zhao Yong and Kobe Bryant had a good conversation.

In addition to basketball, the two also talked about investment.

Kobe Bryant's insight in this area is not as good as Zhao Yong.

Although Zhao Yong has crossed the years recently, after all, he has a few years of vision advantage.

Bryant also said that if Zhao Yong has an investment project, he should call him.

Zhao Yong is also deliberately increasing his contact with Kobe, and he also wants to see if he can avoid that accident.

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On February 19, the Los Angeles All-Star Game kicked off.

The James team reversed Curry's team 148-145.

James scored 29 points, 10 rebounds and 8 assists, and won the All-Star MVP for the third time, comparable to "Big O" Oscar Robertson and Jordan, and second only to Kobe Bryant and Bob Pettit (both 4 times).

The last time James won the All-Star MVP was in 2008, in this year's Los Angeles All-Star Game, James played very hard as the captain, he not only shot 12-of-17 to score 29 points, 10 rebounds and 8 assists in the overall statistics, but also contributed several wonderful dunks.

Especially in the final moments, when the James team fell behind by 1 point, James first broke through, and then assisted Westbrook to lead the team to 3 points, and in the last offense, James and his teammates forced Curry to shoot three points and held the victory.

Zhao Yong observed in this game that Aunt Jenny and the magician who were watching the game on the sidelines were very excited.

The previous life seems to be this year.

James is in charge of the Lakers.

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After the All-Star Game.

The Clippers' game is starting to get tighter.

The Clippers' first game after the All-Star break was to go to the road to challenge the Warriors.

The Warriors' record so far is 44-14, and their record is far better than the Clippers.

Curry, Thompson, Durant, and Green were all selected for this year's All-Star Game.

The Clippers played tenaciously throughout the game, and the Oracle Center arena was also full of passion.

The two teams went crazy against each other.

Zhao Yong continued to hit Curry with his back.

Curry was knocked to the ground by Zhao Yong many times.

Although it was miserable, Curry was very brave, and although Curry was destroyed every time he faced Zhao Yong, he still pounced on it without hesitation.

The final score of the game was 127-134.

The Clippers lost on the road.

Zhao Yong also suffered his first loss after joining the Clippers.

Zhao Yong also did his best on this night, he played 43 minutes in the game, and scored a triple-double of 44 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists.

This is Zhao Yong's third consecutive 40+ games after joining the Clippers, but helplessly, the gap between the strength of the two teams is too big.

The Clippers' starters are not comparable to them, and on the bench, the Warriors also have David West, Yoe Godala, Livingston and other players.

Of course, the Clippers are not without a little hope, Zhao Yong's one-on-one single Curry in this game has achieved good results, and the blocking and dismantling of Lu Wei and Harrell have also been played, otherwise the score in the face of the Warriors is not so high.

The Clippers were very firepowered, but the Warriors were even more aggressive, with Thompson hitting 11 three-pointers and Durant scoring 37 points and 7 rebounds.

Curry was blown up by Zhao Yong, and even in the first three quarters of the game, Curry was plagued by fouls and played intermittently.

The Clippers also collapsed in the final 3 minutes, and the Warriors scored too many points in key moments.

Durant, Curry, and Thompson each hit a three-pointer, which was enough for the Clippers.

After the game.

Curry deliberately came over and said to Zhao Yong: "Zhao, can you not be so ruthless in the singles next time, my whole body is so sore now." ”

Zhao Yong shrugged his shoulders and said, "No way, this is our main tactic." ”

Curry said, "I won't be on your guard next time." ”

Zhao Yong said: "Defense, it's okay, I'll be gentle next time." ”

The two chatted briefly and then said goodbye to each other.

Losing a regular season game doesn't mean much to Zhao Yong.

The Warriors are too strong at this stage, and the Clippers need to do more if they want to win.

In Zhao Yong's impression, the Clippers in the previous life were able to win two games in the playoffs with the Warriors, and they also had a certain chance.

After the loss to the Warriors, the Clippers rushed to Phoenix, where they were going to challenge the Suns.

The Suns are in a rebuilding period, and under Devin Booker's leadership, they have an 18-41 record.

This game is important for the Clippers, and this is the underdog they need to win.

After the game started, the Clippers continued to make a fuss about Zhao Yong.

Zhao Yong singled Booker with the ball.

Zhao Yong singles Payton with the ball.

....

The Suns' guard line is short and thin, and Zhao Yong plays with ease.

Booker's offense is really good, but the defense is really poor.

Zhao Yong's single broke the Sun's defense, and after attracting the pinch, he continued to divide the ball.

Gallinari and Jordan Jr. both received a lot of balls that were suitable for them to shoot.

At the end of the first quarter, the score was 36-30.

The Clippers lead by six points on the road.

Wang Meng in the Penguin live broadcast room said: "The current Zhao Yong is really not something that the Suns can prevent, Zhao Yong is like playing with them, and he easily scored 16 points, 5 assists and 4 rebounds in the first quarter." ”

Yang Yi said: "Zhao Yong's style of play is more and more like the current Harden and James back then, which is also determined by the Clippers' lineup, and the Clippers are now playing with a single-core lineup." ”

Before Doncic showed up, the commentators didn't find a more suitable template.

In the second quarter, the Clippers still played like this, with Zhao Yong holding the ball as the core and singles to attract defense.

If the opponent does not pinch the attack, Zhao Yong will continue to crush the defender, and if the pinch attack, then Zhao Yong will share the ball with the empty teammates.

Fans can also observe that the Clippers' system is gradually taking shape, and it is no longer the same mess as before.

The addition of Zhao Yong makes the Clippers players seem to have a core backbone, and they are all used to giving the ball to Zhao Yong to hold the ball.

The advantage of this large amount of ball holding for Zhao Yong is that his leadership attribute has improved again, directly from 53 to 60.

Zhao Yong seems to have more experience in the team's control knowledge and skills in his mind.

Of course, in addition to Zhao Yong's stable performance, the second team led by Lu Wei and Harrell also rubbed the Suns against him.

After being defeated by the Warriors, the Clippers were a little resentful and unhappy, and they all vented this emotion on the Suns.

Rivers didn't have much effect in this game, he just gave Zhao Yong a lot of playing time, and the specific tactical play was all figured out by Zhao Yong himself.

The clock was fast approaching the end of the second quarter.

Zhao Yong faced Booker's defense in the low post on the right side.

It's not that the Suns haven't thought about other fronts or interior lines to defend Zhao Yong, but the Clippers players are very tacit, that is, they are constantly covering and allowing the Suns to form a change of defense.

In the last game, the Clippers players had a sweet taste when Zhao Yong singled Curry.

In this position, Zhao Yong doesn't need too complicated techniques when he receives the ball.

"Bang!"

Hit Booker while blowing up the ball.

Booker fell in response, and the referee didn't blow the whistle.

Zhao Yong held the ball and strode to the basket.

TJ Warren who assists in the defense under the basket.

Warren is 2.03 meters tall, and he jumps with all his strength to block.

It's just that Zhao Yong's jump height exceeded his estimate.

Zhao Yong rose into the air, grabbed the ball with one hand, and then slammed into the basket.

"Box!

Zhao Yong completed the slack on TJ Warren.

TJ Warren's hand also hit Zhao Yong's small arm.

"Beep!

Two plus one!

The ball was strong.

Zhao Yong did not enter in the face of the boos.

Josh Jackson grabbed the rebound.

Zhao Yong went to grab the ball in Josh Jackson's hand nearby.

Josh Jackson grabbed the ball in his arms and tried to protect it.

But "bang. ”

Zhao Yong robbed strongly, and Josh Jackson lost his balance and fell out of the bottom line.

Zhao Yong got up under the basket and dunked with both hands.

Strong 2+2.

Booker on the side was stunned.

Zhao Yong has more than one such ball tonight.

Halfway through the third quarter.

Chris serves the ball to Booker on the baseline.

Zhao Yong was in front of him and immediately went up to grab the ball.

Booker reacted quickly, and he wanted to hide at the first opportunity.

But he couldn't dodge, Zhao Yong's confrontation was very strong, and Zhao Yong's way of protecting the ball for Booker was very accurate.

Moreover, as long as Zhao Yong touches the ball with both hands, he basically can't dodge.

Scrums are impossible to scrum for, and the holding time is too short.

Zhao Yong pulled the ball out of Booker's hand, and Booker also fell to the ground.

Zhao Yong dribbled with a step, and then got up with both hands.

The ball silenced the Suns' home court.

The players on the Clippers' bench screamed.

"Zhao Yong's average of two robberies per game is not a joke."

"There's a lot of background in the robbery highlights, and Booker didn't lose anything this time."

"Animal, the power is too explosive."

"No wonder it's nicknamed Flying Elephant, Barkley can't do Zhao Yong."

"Vaguely, I saw that the basketball was deformed, and I don't know if it was an illusion."

"Upstairs is not an illusion, I saw it too."

"Golfers, I have a female golfer who often plays, she can do any basketball skills, but she is also very cheerful, anyone can play singles, and now she says that she only wants to play alone with me in the future, what do you say I should do?"

"Dude is narrow-minded, there is no problem at all, if she has played with many people, it means that her strength has also been recognized, human nature is like this, the better the more people pursue, you look at the NBA, those bad players are not signed, only good players have a team to chase, and the more experience she has in singles, it is also a kind of enjoyment for your game process, if you don't seize the opportunity, I believe that someone else will soon grab it."

"Upstairs is awesome, and the transfer of the camp is not as popular as the private use of the bus."

"Zhao Yong did a great job in this regard, it is said that she received a sports car and villa from Jenner."

"Zhao Yong doesn't admit that Jenna is his girlfriend, he is a golfer."

"Damn, I envy Zhao Yong the most, Jenna is so beautiful."

"Zhao Yong and Zhanna are just playing with each other."

.........

After the third quarter, the two teams turned into garbage time.

Zhao Yong did not appear in the fourth quarter, and the final score was 130-112.

Zhao Yong scored 29 points, 11 assists, 7 rebounds, 2 robberies and 2 blocks in this game.

Watching Zhao Yong play a lot of singles, but most of them were two points, and then he didn't play in the fourth quarter, his score naturally went down again.

Zhao Yong's streak of 40+ was ended.

After beating the Suns, the Clippers are away to challenge the Nuggets again.

It was the third game in four days, and the Clippers lost badly.

It was originally a plateau away, and everyone's physical condition was average, and then the schedule was not good, and there would inevitably be problems again.

The Clippers led by Zhao Yong lost to the Nuggets led by Jokic.

Zhao Yong was severely restricted in this game, he passed the ball to his teammates in the face of the pinch, and his teammates couldn't shoot, so Zhao Yong forced the pinch-punch there, and the hit rate was not high.

The score was 98-118, and the Clippers lost by 20 points on the road.

Zhao Yong only scored 18 points, 13 rebounds and 6 assists in the whole game, 0 of 7 three-pointers, only 40% of two-point shooting, and 66% of free throws.

This kind of performance also made the outside world criticize Zhao Yong to a certain extent.

February 28th.

The Clippers had a day off at home against the Rockets.

In this game, the Rockets exploded as a team, making 27 three-pointers from outside the three-point line, directly shooting through the Clippers' defense.

James Harden went crazy for a performance of 52 points, 11 rebounds and 14 assists.

In this game back at home, the Clippers were in a slump as a team, trailing by 20 points after the third quarter.

It's a scary thing to feel like being shot out of a rocket.

Zhao Yong's game continued the sluggish feeling of the previous game.

He didn't play on the inside, he focused on the outside.

Zhao Yong only scored 22 points, 13 rebounds and 7 assists this night, and only made 1 of 8 three-point shots, and the overall shooting rate was only 44%.

Zhao Yong himself is iron, and his teammates are also iron, so it is natural to lose.

128 to 120.

Zhao Yong has not performed well in two consecutive games.

Zhao Hei's voice came out immediately.

"Dumbo who was guarded by the best defensive player."

"The Kardashian curse that can't be escaped."

"Zhao Yong looks empty, he was squeezed dry by Ken Dou?"

"Zhao Yong's performance is too bad, and he should be responsible for the loss."

"It's too soft, why do you keep shooting from the outside."

"The performance was terrible."

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...

Zhao Hei's voices became louder and louder, and all kinds of mocking voices came out.

Of course, experts at ESPN and TNT believe that Zhao Yong has met the rookie wall.

The rookie wall is when NBA rookies enter the league for a period of time, because their style of play is familiar to opponents, and their physical energy is consumed during the long season, resulting in a period of sluggishness.

Of course, Zhao Yong knew his own situation.

He wasn't squeezed dry by Ken Dou, it was too easy to get Ken Dou, for Zhao Yong, this girl's body was too thin and weak, and her physical fitness was average.

After dozens of dives, she raised her hands in surrender.

The reason for the poor performance is that the Nuggets and the Rockets are both strong teams, and then his own level is there, and he is not yet a top superstar.

When you're in good shape, you're playing good stats, but sometimes you're in bad shape.

These two games were not in good form.

And they are becoming more and more familiar with Zhao Yong, and the defensive intensity that Zhao Yong faces is also increasing.

This will cause his stats to decline to a certain extent, but this does not mean that Zhao Yong has hit the rookie wall.

Of course, Zhao Yong's poor form is also related to Rivers' tactical arrangement.

Rivers thinks Harden's style of play would be a failure.

Rivers wanted to let the ball free Zhao Yong's hands, which made Zhao Yong very unaccustomed.

Zhao Yong's technical characteristics are obviously Doncic and Harden's style of play, but he asked him to play Paul and Nash's basketball, which is very irritating.

After communicating with Rivers, Zhao Yong regained the same tactical position as before.

Zhao Yong's communication with Rivers was not done by himself, Zhao Yong asked Wenger to communicate.

As the leading star, Zhao Yong's relationship with Rivers is very average, and even a little bad.

Rivers likes to stick to his opinions a lot of the time, while Zhao Yong has a lot of ideas.

This is a clash of ideas.

Of course, the two of them were stiff, and the two were quite polite on the surface.

Regarding the remarks of those rookie walls in the outside world, Zhao Yong did not rush to refute them.

These are things that need to be done on the pitch.

March 1.

Although the two performances at the end of February were average, Zhao Yong still won the Rookie of the Month in February.

In the East, the Celtics' Tatum was selected, and after Irving was injured and Zhao Yong was traded, the Celtics' record remained stable, among which Tatum's performance was remarkable, Tatum averaged 17.5 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists per game last month.

Zhao Yong on the Western side averaged 34 points, 11 rebounds, 12 assists, 3 steals and 2 blocks per game last month.

Then, on the list of the best rookies, Zhao Yong also counterattacked and became the first.

Both Tatum and Ben Simmons are behind Zhao Yong.

Zhao Yong's average data this season has also increased to 16 points, 7 rebounds and 8 assists.

There is no way, the data of 1 point and 1 rebound before crossing is too much drag on Zhao Yong's overall data.

March 2nd.

The Clippers host the Knicks.

The Knicks' record so far is 24-38, and they are considered underdogs.

There wasn't much suspense, and the final score was 93-113.

The Clippers snapped a losing streak with a comfortable win at home.

Zhao Yong played 36 minutes in this game and got a triple-double of 27 points, 12 rebounds, 11 assists, 2 steals and 1 block.

The reason for the Knicks' loss was that the efficiency was too low, whether it was Hardaway II, Moodier, or Nelikina, the shooting percentage did not exceed 4%.

Their shots look too unreliable.

The Knicks' best performance was veteran Mike Beasley, who had 22 points and seven rebounds.

This is Beasley's third straight 20+ game with the Knicks, but no one thinks he'll be the next Lin Crazy and Crazy Flying Pig.

When he first entered the league, Beasley was a star and full of talent, but he didn't play in the NBA, and all kinds of troubles broke out in his life, which eventually led to the water falling.

It's more of a flashback now.

At the post-match press conference.

Zhao Yong only then came out to respond to the comments of some experts and fans that he hit the rookie wall.

Zhao Yong smiled: "Little blacks, show your elephant feet this time, hehe." ”

Zhao Yong obviously didn't take his words to heart.