Pick Westbrook

Chapter 146 I'm Waiting For You

Barkley then talked about the competition for DPOY this season.

Since the beginning of the season, Howard has firmly occupied the first place on this list, and Artest is ranked second on the list.

As early as last season, many commentators were full of praise for Artest's defense. He jumped the Bucks' defensive level from the bottom of the league to the tenth in the league.

"No matter how wonderful the Bucks' defensive tactics are, and no matter how targeted their defense is, we must always understand that all of this is based on Artest's defensive strength."

"Although Artest is not a player with a defensive system like Garnett, his arrival has indeed made the Bucks a real strong team in the league."

Therefore, last season, many commentators complained about Artest, who ranked third in DPOY. The role of play, single-mindedly use defense on the court to win for the team.

His current average of 2 steals and 2 blocks per game is the best reflection of his contribution on the defensive end.

"And this season Artest is still ranked second in the DPOY list, but everyone still thinks Howard is the player who should receive this award the most."

Barkley and Kenny Smith glanced at each other.

They know very well that regardless of whether Artest can show stronger defensive strength than Howard, the best defensive player award cannot be awarded to him.

"Because of the damn Palace of Auburn Hills incident."

The league will never send such a player to the news media, and even allowing him to continue to appear on the court is considered a great luxury.

Barkley even dared to assert that even if Artest retires in the future, he will never enter the Hall of Fame.

Kenny Smith said: "But even so, this can't stop us from admiring the performance of the first DPOY player in NBA history as a small forward. We can marvel at his impact on a team on the court. All the respect for him."

Barkley applauded and said, "One is Howard, the best frame-protecting center in the league today, and the other is the first small forward in NBA history to win DPOY with a single defense."

"Although the two are not facing each other in the same position, they will definitely bring the best visual experience to the audience."

on the field.

Artest took out Carter and successfully steals the next fast break.

Westbrook and Curry immediately launched a counterattack.

This is the most classic three-person fast-break tactic, and the Bucks are also one of the teams that like to play fast-break counterattacks most in the league.

Artest hit the ground with a long pass, Curry caught the ball and tossed it with one hand, then jumped and turned his back to the basket and shook his shoulders confidently.

boom!
Westbrook catches the Turtle and the Tomahawk in the air!

The warm applause from all the fans in Bradley Arena was dedicated to Westbrook, and the mischievous Curry was also the darling of Milwaukee fans, but Artest seemed to have nothing.

Artest smiled and stretched out his hand until a few sporadic "Beast MVP" sounds came from various corners of the arena, and then the shouts of MVP in the arena became more enthusiastic.

Artest still remembers that after the Palace of Auburn Hills incident, Milwaukee was the first city to call him MVP. In his heart, it was enough to have such a person shouting, two people are better, but now there are more and more people.

"What shit DPOY! I've already got it, and I don't have to, so don't give it to me if you don't give it to me. I don't care about it."

"But I, Ron Artest, swear, I must dedicate my entire career to this city called Milwaukee!"

Artest then high-fived Westbrook and Curry.

"Brother, it's beautifully buttoned."

"And you, brother, please don't shake your shoulders so arrogantly. If you get spanked, I'll have to wipe your ass again."

Curry shivered triumphantly again, thinking to himself: With you covering me, I am not afraid of anyone, no, except for the two bastards Oo Fatty and La Xini.

Second half of the game.

The Bucks took their bench.

"It's a bit strange for the Bucks to play with the bench lineup at the beginning of the third quarter."

Although Barkley was a little puzzled, he quickly understood after turning his head to look at the score on the field.

65: 55.

No wonder the Bucks have such confidence.

Seeing that the Bucks brought up a full bench lineup, Howard was obviously a little angry, and at the same time he also had the idea of ​​helping the team regain the score advantage.

The head coach of the Magic, Stan Van Gundy, also thought so, so he yelled near the center line as soon as he came up: "Hit the ball to the inside!"

Nelson lobs the ball quickly, and Howard lowers his center of gravity instantly after receiving the ball.

One library!didn't move!

Second library!didn't move!
Sanku!

Instead, Howard was staggered by a huge force. He couldn't help turning his head to see who on the Bucks team had such great ability, and saw O'Neal, a big shark like a wall.

Barkley shook his head and said: "Howard can beat Yi Jianlian with brute force, but it is really too difficult to single-handedly beat O'Neal."

Barkley, who is also a master of low-post offensive insiders, can naturally see that Howard's low-post offensive skills are not strong, not even a center forward.

"So after all, he took advantage of his physical talent and didn't polish his low-post offensive skills. Howard will never be able to single-handedly beat O'Neal like Olajuwon and Yao Ming. He doesn't even have shooting ability. It is impossible to compete with O'Neal like Garnett and Duncan."

Kenny Smith said with some emotion: "In fact, O'Neal was also a rookie selected and trained by the Magic back then, and so is Howard now."

"Strictly speaking, the two still have a taste of inheritance."

"It's even more coincidental that both of them have led this team to the finals, but they all ended up the same."

"The good thing is that O'Neal later proved himself with the Lakers and ushered in the pinnacle of his career. As for Howard now... the future is hard to say."

Kenny Smith originally wanted to say that if Howard stayed with the Magic, it might be difficult for him to reach the finals in his life, let alone win the championship trophy. They are better than the Magic this season.

After O'Neal defended Howard's ball, he also took a meaningful look at the junior.

Having won DPOY and led the team to the finals with a single core, Howard has fully proved himself in terms of personal ability. If he can win a championship ring in the future, then entering the Hall of Fame is a certainty.

But with Howard's current ability, it is difficult to lead the team to win the championship with a single core, because his weakness is too obvious.

O'Neal couldn't help but reminded this junior whose career was very similar to his own: "Dwight, if you have the opportunity, go find a team that can really help you win the championship. You should have a better future."

Hearing this, Howard looked at O'Neill, and then smiled innocently with his mouth open.

"Brother Shaq, I think the Magic are pretty good."

Magic coach bench.

Stan Van Gundy was extremely helpless holding his forehead at this time.

Howard was first transferred out of the penalty area by the opponent against Yi Jianlian, and then was stuck in the paint by O'Neal.

Howard, who is used to flying to the sky and escaping from the ground, has not played well when encountering giant centers like Yao Ming and O'Neal. The best proof is that he was taken care of by Bynum and Gasol in the finals last season.

In this game, Stan Van Gundy found that the Bucks' lineup obviously had great restraint against the Magic, so he made up his mind that he must not be in the same group as the Bucks in terms of record ranking this season.

Fortunately, the Bucks have been sitting firmly at the top of the Eastern Conference rankings, and it should be easy for the Magic to avoid it.

"If Turkoglu was still in the Magic, how could we be bullied by the Bucks like this."

Stan Van Gundy complained a little about the management of the Magic. As the head coach, he expressed his love for Turkoglu to the management more than once. Unexpectedly, they still abandoned each other without hesitation because of the luxury tax.

"But what about paying the luxury tax? Is there any championship team that doesn't pay the luxury tax?"

At the end of the game, the Eastern DPOY No. 2 confrontation, the battle between the new and old Magic super center, just like this, the Magic was suppressed until the end.

After this game, both Barkley and Kenny Smith had a common answer, that is, the Bucks are truly a strong team in the league. Starting today, the championship team will also be expanded to 6 teams.

The Bucks won 120:108.

Howard scored only 14 points and 15 rebounds, and his shooting percentage was limited to only 40%.

Post-match interview.

Many reporters have talked about this game as a battle for DPOY, and judging from the whole game, Artest seems to have a more obvious role on the court than Howard.

Li Lai naturally still remembers Artest's task of becoming a god, but it is too difficult to help him become a Hall of Fame player. After all, the fact that he played from the first position to the sixth position is there. Big Ben Wallace can be accepted into the Hall of Fame, and neither can Artest.

"So if you want to help Artest, you must start by establishing a positive image for him. DPOY is a good opportunity."

Facing reporters, Li Lai continuously emphasized the importance of Artest to the Bucks, and then counted his changes in the Bucks and said: "Ron will prove to everyone one day that he is no longer the same as before. That bad boy who only knows how to fight."

"He only wants to be kind to himself now, and then the world will be peaceful."

"I also think that the defense of the Bucks is completely supported by him. He deserves that DPOY!"

Milwaukee.

The Bucks are about to usher in an away game against the Los Angeles Clippers.

The Clippers selected the well-deserved No. [-] pick Griffin during the offseason, and then immediately traded away the team's power forward Zach Randolph.

This kind of behavior has been revealed too clearly, it is to make room for the champion Lang Griffin.

The original Clippers management also cheered, because anyone with a discerning eye knows that Griffin's lower limit will be an All-Star, and as for the upper limit, only God knows.

So the Clippers, who have been suppressed by the Lakers for a lifetime, thought they finally had a chance to turn around.

But it is a coincidence that the day before the start of the new season, Griffin suffered a stress fracture of the kneecap in his left knee, which will also cause him to miss most of the season. It's hard, because they can only start the new season with an incomplete lineup.

The Clippers currently rank third from the bottom in the league with 10 wins and 25 losses, which also proves their strength to start the new season in this state.

Li Lai didn't have the slightest worry about the Bucks facing the Clippers, just because the three words Los Angeles happened to remind one person.

So he quickly called Kim Kardashian.

"Jin, do you have any news about Jordan Carver?"

On the other end of the phone, Kim Kardashian's voice sounded a little ecstatic, and then she paused for a long time before saying, "Lee, I don't want to hide from you, we do have news about Jordan Carver."

Hearing the news, Li Lai was slightly happy at first, then frowned and said angrily: "You should know that I care about her, since you have news about her, why didn't you notify me as soon as possible?"

As if frightened by Li Lai's heavy tone, Kim Kardashian sobbed slightly and said, "I didn't mean to hide it from you, Li, you have to trust me."

After finishing speaking, Kim Kardashian began to cry on the other end of the phone, and Li Lai couldn't stand it on the other end of the phone.

I just want to ask why you didn't tell me why you are still crying, and you are crying so melodiously, with a lingering sound and a lingering rhythm.

Is this another image of an outstanding young woman in the new era, Princess Disease, after the Crab Girl, the Garden Girl, and Voldemort?

Kim Kardashian finally explained: "Sister Carver's current situation is a bit special. We just found her a few days ago, and we discovered some problems before we got close."

Li Lai asked nervously, "What's the problem?"

Kim Kardashian hesitated and said, "You'd better come and see for yourself."

Li Lai was startled, he realized that he had been whetted by Kim Kardashian.

Although he had already realized that the other party wanted him to go to Los Angeles and meet with her, and there might be some other matters and requests, Li Lai still agreed to the other party without hesitation.

Because he was a little worried about the girl who stood stubbornly outside Bradley Arena in the snowy weather.

After getting Li Lai's agreed reply, Kim Kardashian finally showed a joyful tone on the other end of the phone and said, "Li, I'll wait for you."

(End of this chapter)