I really play basketball

Chapter 159
"Gary, Gary, you motherfucker, don't run away!"

Not long after the end-of-game timer beeped, Payton got up and wanted to run.

Lin Xing, who was far away and was targeted by countless cameras, yelled directly and stopped Peyton.

Peyton was also helpless. Under so many shots, if he pretended not to hear, he would turn his head and run away.

After the game, the labels of "counseling", "fear of failure" and so on will be attached to Payton.

As a complete "tough guy", Payton does not allow himself to be labeled with these labels.

He could only bite the bullet and stood in front of Lin Xing.

"This Gou Ri game made me smoke all over. If you have anything to say, speak up quickly, and I'm still in a hurry to go back and take a shower!"

Seeing Peyton's anxious look, and then listening to the key words——

bath?

Lin Xing couldn't help but think of the traffic players in a certain e-sports circle in the future.

Xindao: Since you are in such a hurry to go back to take a bath, then from now on, I will call you Brother Bath.

However, a certain description in Peyton's words made him look suspicious.

This game was indeed intense enough that even he, who was not prone to sweating, was sweating.

Sweating is normal, what the hell is smoking?

Lin Xing, who was planning to chat a few more words, thought about it and simplified it into a complicated one——

"It's nothing, I just want to tell you that from this match onwards, you will be defeated."

Peyton's expression was normal, and he said: "That's it? It's fine, I'm leaving..."

But judging from Peyton's clenched fists, this guy's heart is not peaceful at all.

Looking at Peyton's back, Lin Xing smiled.

In the next second, he couldn't laugh anymore.

"No, why didn't this guy mention that there are two more matches this season, and he will get back to the field next time?"

Lin Xing scratched his head, for a while, he couldn't figure it out.

In the post-match interview, Lin Xing had nothing to say, after all, he won the game.

And at the end of the game, he also tenaciously brought his shooting percentage back to [-]%.

In addition to [-]% shooting, he also had a large triple-double in this game.

13 rebounds are not important to Lin Xing.

So far this season, he has averaged 10.8 rebounds per game, steadily surpassing double figures.

Mainly 12 assists, for Lin Xing, it is too critical.

So far this season, including this game, his assists per game are only 9.68.

It is 0.32 times away from the double.

Don't underestimate these 0.32 times, simply calculate an account——

Lin Xing has played 22 games now, if he wants to reach double figures in assists per game in the 23rd game.

In Game 23, he needed at least 17 assists to get there.

17 assists, the difficulty is not small.

So far in his career, Lin Xing has only 15 assists in a single game.

Also, for assists, more depends on whether teammates cooperate.

Just like this game, Lin Xing passed a lot in the first three quarters.

But the only one who can give Lin Xing an assist is Gatlin.

For the rest, the madman, even if he sometimes scored a goal after receiving a pass from Lin Xing, Lin Xing did not score an assist.

Because this guy has developed a habit now, receiving Lin Xing's pass, he will always take a few extra steps habitually.

With a few extra steps, Lin Xing's assists would be gone.

Mullin is also in a shaky state, or not in a shaky state.

He is also getting older, and it is indeed time for him to decline.

This season, Mullin averaged only 13.3 points per game.

Compared with the 16.8 points of last season, the decline is not much.

But you must know that because of Xiao Chong's injury, the Warriors' possession of the ball is vacant.

Not only should Mullin not have slipped, he should have even gone one step further.

In the end, it fell, which can only prove that he is old.

If it is said that Mullin last season still has the strength of the All-Star level.

So this season, Mullin is no longer an All-Star.

So, with the Warriors' lineup, it's really difficult for Lin Xing to score double figures in assists.

That is to say, he has outstanding endurance and has a super high usage rate in every game.

Otherwise, he wouldn't be able to enter the sewer at all.

In the post-match interview, Lin Xing was perfunctory.

On the Supersonic side, Payton said a few more BBs.

"You heard that right, Star stopped me just to tell me that now I am defeated."

"Why did he say that? Because when I defeated him last time, I also emphasized that he is now my defeated opponent."

"Why didn't you respond? Because I know that the season is still long, and we still have a chance to play against each other. Even if we only look at it now, the score between us is 1 to 1."

"It's just a tie, the next two matches are the key..."

Lin Xing learned later that Payton said these two sentences more than BB.

He was even more puzzled: Why didn't Peyton respond to him like this at the time?
You know, last season, the Warriors' regular season record against the Sonics was comprehensively behind.

At that time, the reason Lin Xing was looking for was that the season was still long, and it was hard to say who would win in the end.

"Why doesn't Gary stop talking hard this time?"

Lin Xing didn't know, but through this game, Payton knew how powerful Lin Xing was.

This season, George Karl is very utilitarian, and he took out the bottom of the box during the regular season.

So far in the regular season, the Sonics have swept almost all opponents.

To play the Rockets, although the inside line is not strong enough, the Supersonics still rely on the quick defense of the area, cutting off the connection between the Rockets' inside and outside lines, and keeping the big dream as Uncle Mu.

Playing against the Bulls, facing No. 45 Danzi, who has gradually recovered his form over time, is still a quick pinch defense in the area. The defending Danzi only scored 28 goals in 10 shots, and his shooting percentage was only 35.7%.

In this game, George Karl was even better than the Bulls and the Rockets.

The defense he arranged is no longer a quick pinch defense in the area.

It's very crazy, so crazy that the frontal defense of the madman.

Just like that, Lin Xing scored 36 points and 12 assists.

Payton was very emotional: "Sida is getting stronger and stronger, he has already left the three of us..."

Xiao Chong is still recuperating, Kidd is still in the lottery, and Payton is the closest to Lin Xing.

Even Payton felt the gap between himself and Lin Xing from this game.

……

Lin Xing is indeed very strong now, so strong that on the second day, which is the first day of the new year, he dominates all the headlines. .

ESPN: "Sta got another triple-double, 13th of the season!"

"USA Today": "Yesterday in the NBA, Stanford had a triple-double with 36 points, 29 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists in dunks, and Charles Barkley had 27 points and 15 rebounds. You can choose who is the best..."

"San Jose Mercury News": "Stall leads the team to revenge the Sonics, ending December perfectly!"

The above three items are not headlines, did you expect them?
The reason why Lin Xing dominated all the headlines on the first day of the new year was because...

The results of the first stage of the NBA All-Star voting are out. Surprisingly, the comeback Danzi is not the top voter in the first stage.

The winner of the first round of voting was none other than Lin Xing!

ESPN: "The results of the first stage of the All-Star voting are released, and the university ranks first with 75 votes!"

"Chicago Lianhe Zaobao": "The results of the first stage of the All-Star voting are released, with 68 votes deducted, second only to Stalin, ranking second."

"Sports Illustrated": "Sta is actually the All-Star vote leader? Surprising!"

"San Jose Mercury News": "Explain in detail why Stan overwhelmed Michael to become the top voter..."

To be honest, Lin Xing was also a little surprised.

It stands to reason that his popularity has not surpassed that of Danzi at all.

But in the end, in the first stage of the All-Star voting, he was the top voter.

Not only was he the vote king, but he also surpassed Danzi by almost 7 votes.

Don't underestimate the 7 votes, the gap is not small.

Barkley, who is third in the league, is 7 votes behind Danzi.

If there is no Lin Xing, the public opinion may say: Danzi leads Barkley by 7 votes, and has locked the vote champion.

Now, Lin Xing is in the lead, and Dan Zi is behind, but no one dares to guarantee it.

But in fact, the gap of 7 votes was indeed enough for Lin Xing to secure the vote king in advance.

And not to mention popularity, this season is Danzi's first comeback season, the league is building momentum, and the media rushed to blow it up.

Danzi, who changed to No. 45, is worthy of the hype of the alliance and the praise of this group of media.

赛季至今，他场均能够得到29.2分7.1个篮板5.5个助攻2.4个抢断和1.4个盖帽。

The scoring average ranks second in the league, second only to the Sharks who averaged 29.7 points per game.
Rebounds are the second highest in his career, and blocks are the third highest in his career.

It can be said that after his comeback, Danzi has returned to his peak at the fastest speed.

It stands to reason that with his personal performance coupled with the promotion of the league and the praise of the media, Danzi should be the All-Star vote champion this season.

but……

Many people wondered why Lin Xing was able to overtake Danzi with an advantage of 7 votes.

According to the San Jose Mercury News: "The matchup in the opening game suppressed Michael's performance, which is the main reason why he was able to beat Michael."

Bill Simmons, who has left the Boston Herald, listed two reasons in his new ESPN column:

"First of all, this season, Star University's performance is too good--

赛季至今的22场比赛，他场均能够得到29.0分10.8个篮板9.7个助攻2.2个抢断和1.9个盖帽，距离场均三双，只差0.3个助攻，距离场均2个抢断2个盖帽，也只差了0.1个盖帽。”

"His scoring average ranks third in the league, second only to Michael Dunk and Shaq; his rebounding average is exactly the same as Dameng and the general, ranking among the top ten in the league; his assists per game, second only to John Stockton, ranks second in the league; his steals per game ranks among the top five in the league; his blocks per game rank among the top ten in the league."

"In a word, all his basic statistics are at least among the top ten in the league, which is terrifying."

"Aside from such terrifying statistics, what is more valuable about Starbucks is that he dominated the NBA's daily five-best game performance."

"So far this season, he has played 22 games. These 22 games correspond to 22 match days, that is, 22 daily top five goals."

"As for the top five balls per day, he has made a total of 31 times on the list, with an average of more than one time per day, which shows that his games are highly enjoyable."

"Secondly, it's time to talk about Michael—"

"This season, Michael's personal performance is indeed very good, not far from the peak, but..."

"The overall performance of the Bulls is too poor. So far this season, the Bulls' record is only 16 wins and 12 losses, and they are only ranked sixth in the Eastern Conference."

"No matter how good Michael's performance was, he was held back by the team's performance."

"The impact of the record is still very big. If the Bulls' record in the second half is not greatly improved, Mikou will miss the regular season MVP competition in advance. This is the impact!"

The Bulls' results are terrible, with a record of 16 wins and 12 losses, and there is no appearance of a championship at all.

If Danzi hadn't been named Michael Jordan, he would have even been considered to be—

"It's just the star of the middle team, not worth mentioning!"

And this is the reason why although Danzi's personal performance is outstanding, he is not recognized like Lin Xing.

Finally, Bill Simmons concluded—

"Mike has been away for a season, and people have forgotten how strong he was in the last three consecutive championships."

"Current fans only know how outstanding Stalin's performance is and how historic it is;"

"I just know how powerful and entertaining Star's game is..."

Extending from this column article by Bill Simmons, a program on ESPN also discussed the ownership of this season's regular season awards.

Lin Xing, who has played a historical level performance and historical level personal data, has become a well-deserved MVP favorite.

"There is no doubt that Star is the MVP favorite this season. His opponent, Shaq, only averages more points than him, the general only has more blocks than him, and the Flying Pigs only has more rebounds than him..."

"In terms of record, Si Da is no worse than these three. He is not the hottest, who is the hottest?"

Even, ESPN expert Mark Holland believes:
"If it wasn't for the overall defense of the Warriors, Ezra averaged 10.8 rebounds, 2.2 steals and 1.9 blocks per game.

Judging from his single-defense performance in matchups and locked-up Mikou, etc., he should also be a strong contender for the best defensive player. "

Unfortunately, no if...

With such data and such performance, it is understandable that Lin Xing is the half-time ticket king.

But some people want a conspiracy theory. For example, Russell Banks, an expert reporter for the Chicago Sun-Times, a local media in Chicago, said——

"The reason why Stalin is the half-time ticket king is because David Stern wants to get rid of his dependence on Michael. He is too eager to create a new god!"

Actually, this is true to a certain extent.

As far as this season is concerned, Lin Xing has indeed enjoyed some bonuses that the league touts.

For example, this season he averaged as many as 8.0 free throws per game.

You know, Danzi averaged 7.3 free throws per game this season.

The league has already taken care of Danzi's free throw, and Lin Xing's free throw, if the league didn't take care of it, who would believe it?
The average of 8 free throws this time is quite important. For Lin Xing, who made more than 8% of his free throws, these 7 free throws are equivalent to scoring a little more than [-] points per game.

With the addition of a little more than 7 points, he averaged a super high score of 29 points per game.

If you work harder and average a triple-double per game, it's not impossible to become a scoring champion at the same time!

Thinking of this, Lin Xing shook his head.

A person's energy is, after all, limited.

A triple-double plus scoring title?Don't be ridiculous, he still wants to live.

Right now, he ranks third in the league with an average of 29 points per game, but it's because he had two super-high scoring performances in a single game, which raised his scoring average.

As the season progresses, his scoring average can only go down, it's impossible to go up...

(End of this chapter)