You should cross the mountains like a brave man

Chapter 689
Jordan once said in his personal documentary that everyone thinks Michael Jordan is cool, but no one wants to be Michael Jordan for 24 hours.That meant you had to wear a mask for 20 hours, you had spotlights on you everywhere, and you were followed by a bunch of reporters everywhere you went.

Wei Xia is very lucky, he is far from this level.

Jordan was a pop culture icon of an era, and Wescha was just chasing glory as an active superstar.In terms of off-court traffic, let alone compare with Jordan back then, there is a gap between him and James and Kobe.

Just leading a team is tiring, and Wei Xia is not sure if he still has the energy to deal with off-court matters.

There were several major events in December. Durant went berserk, Kobe was injured immediately after his comeback, and the Lakers started to play badly. On Christmas Eve, the Thunder and the Heat had a big battle.

Durant suppressed James, his fangs were so sharp and terrifying, and his fierce offensive intentions exposed his ambition to usurp the throne.

The Thunder beat the Heat.

On the other hand, the 76ers and the Knicks also met on Christmas Eve.

However, the Knicks are not a strong team.They were a strong team before, not now.Jason Kidd's retirement brought the order of this team back to the past, and Carmelo Anthony was struggling in the vortex of being unable to drive his teammates. All the situations showed how weak Anthony was.

The 76ers defeated them. Wei Xia scored 30 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists, easily winning the victory.

The victory over the Knicks allowed the 76ers to maintain their unbeaten record in December.

Counting the game at the end of November, the 76ers currently have 18 consecutive victories.

Every time the winning streak increases, the pressure will increase by one point.

They are eager to unload their burdens, otherwise the burden of winning streak will crush them sooner or later.

But who is willing to take the initiative to lose to end the winning streak?

At the end of the month, against the Bobcats, the 76ers were involved in a bitter battle against the Bobcats who had scored the highest score of the season by Wei Xia.

Al Jefferson smacked Cousins ​​with a classic interior offense that was on the verge of being eliminated.

Cousins ​​wrestled with the referee, as if eager to justify his foul call, and continued to make excessive moves.

The referee blew him three times in a row, and he talked back and got a technical foul; he refused to accept it, was called a second technical foul, and was expelled on the spot.

This kind of scene is not new to his teammates. Cousins ​​​​will come here every month. The 76ers internally analyze that he may need to vent his emotions on a regular basis. Therefore, it is okay to go crazy occasionally.

Cousins ​​left, but the 76ers couldn't find a way to integrate into the rhythm of the game.

The Bobcats, who were slaughtered by them in Philadelphia last time, returned to their home court to end the 76ers' long winning streak.

Much credit goes to Jefferson and Kemba Walker.

The end of the winning streak brought the 76ers back to the starting point, but Wei Xia, who only scored 19 points, did not feel relieved.

"We didn't deserve to lose, it was an embarrassing loss."

Wei Xia said so and walked into the player tunnel.

In the locker room, the 76ers' team atmosphere has undergone some changes.

Cousins ​​was angry, Faried complained about his playing time, Hollins accused his teammates of not being tough enough, and Hayward felt that Holiday's sharing of the ball was unreasonable, and they quarreled.

After Wei Xia entered the locker room, the chaotic situation stopped, but the problem was not resolved.

After losing the game, everyone's grievances burst out.

"I would be sorry if you had trouble speaking in my presence."

Wei Xia wanted to hear other people's opinions, but his appearance was like the class teacher entering the classroom to shut everyone up.

"When I quarreled with the referee, you never spoke up for me, so those bastards would target me again and again!" Cousins ​​suddenly went into a rage, "Now you are screaming here for the sake of playing time and shooting rights. Why don't you fight the referee when you have the time?"

Cousins ​​may not be a bad guy in the traditional sense, but people in the team are afraid that he will beat Wei Xia.

He is unreasonable.

"Boge, players who have fought against the referee since ancient times have not ended well." Hayward opened his mouth to explain why everyone did not help Cousins.

Cousins ​​yelled, "Okay! Then let me do it alone, but can you guys stop arguing about trivial things all day!"

"If they don't say it, they can only hide it in their hearts. It's better to spit it out quickly." Wei Xia looked at the others, "What's the problem?"

Faried made his request again: "I should get more playing time. Everyone can see how complementary DeMarcus and I are. I shouldn't have less than 20 minutes per game."

"Why don't I give you the starter, since you and DeMarcus complement each other so well, the coach will gladly let you be the starter." Thaddeus Young said sarcastically.

Farid didn't dare to say any more, and Yang's sharp tone subsided accordingly.

Holiday apologized in public: "I didn't do a good job of distributing the ball tonight. I have a lot of responsibility for this loss."

Wei Xia looked at them and said seriously: "I can't solve your disputes with the referee, and I can't increase your playing time, but I apologize for tonight's game. If I played better, we would definitely win the game, but I didn't, Saori."

"If we count on Wish to dominate the game every game, we won't go far in the playoffs. Others must take responsibility." Odom said appropriately, "It's only December, and we blame each other for a loss. Some people are dissatisfied with the referees, some are dissatisfied with the ball, and some complain about playing time. These problems exist, but they cannot be resolved in a short while. Let's focus on more important things."

The conflict within the team was temporarily brought under control.

Where there are people, there are rivers and lakes, and there is no team without contradictions.

A good team will correctly guide the negative energy in the team. Today, the negative energy of the 76ers broke out on the night when the winning streak ended, and at least a few spearheads appeared.

Cousins ​​wants someone to help him against the referee, he's dreaming.

Hayward has doubts about Holiday's ability to dominate the ball.

Hollins didn't want to lose a game like tonight's, so he accused the others of not being tough enough.

Faried's complaints about playing time are the most matter-of-fact and the most insatiable.

Unfortunately, his power forward position is a position where the 76ers' internal competitiveness overflows. Thaddeus Young started steadily, and Faried, Hayes and Odom competed for time together.

More playing time is to prove yourself, and only by proving yourself can you sign a big contract. This is a whole chain relationship.

In the short term, Faried's request for playing time will be suppressed. Once his contract year is approaching, but he does not get the opportunity to show himself, he will undoubtedly become an unstable factor in the team.

The things that bring down a championship-caliber team often have nothing to do with basketball and the game.

"Thanks, Lama."

On the way out of the arena, Versia thanked Odom.

"This is the duty of old men." Odom smiled with a lump of candy in his mouth. "Isn't this what the team wants veterans to do?"

Before, similar things were handled by Wei Xia.

He's handled it well over the years.

Tonight, he felt as tired in the locker room as he was on the field. It was the kind of tiredness that he didn't want to take responsibility and wanted to be lazy all night.

But he has seen that if the situation is not controlled, the conflict will escalate.

To keep the team stable, every detail must be sloppy.

The end of the regular season is still far away. This is his fifth season leading the team. He has been tense all the time before. This year, their momentum is better than ever. His string suddenly loosened, which made him startled.

"I did a good job before." Wei Xia kept walking at a normal pace, "I don't know why, but I suddenly forgot my responsibilities."

Odom seldom sees Weixia fatigued, maybe being in a tense state for a long time really pushed him to the limit?The season has just begun, and he has to pick himself up.

"Think about what Kobe would do?"

Even if throwing stones to ask for directions, Odom's stone was thrown in the right place.

"Kobe?"

Wei Xia thought about it for a while. In the fifth season of Kobe leading the team alone, he should be pursuing his second championship.As for him, he slacked off before he won a championship.

Such a comparison made him feel even more sinful.

"Lama, thank you again."

"Looks like you've recovered?"

"I think so."

Odom became narcissistic: "It seems that I can give a special psychological counseling class in the future, and I am very good at this."

"Believe in yourself, you can really do it." Wei Xia gave a rainbow fart initiation, causing Odom to disappear.

(End of this chapter)