Starting from the last bus in the NBA

Chapter 224
31.6分5.8篮板6.1助攻，还有1.8次抢断和1.3盖帽。

This kind of performance is enough to get the most valuable player, not just the player of the month.

With the record of the Supersonics, coupled with such statistics, this award is well-deserved.

Of course, Wang Hao also understands that it is not so easy to maintain such a result.

It's not that he doesn't play well, but that the opponent's targeting is becoming more and more excessive.

Being able to achieve such results is more due to the beginning of the season, when most players have not recovered their status.

On the contrary, Wang Hao, who has just started the new season, has shown great strength and is in good condition.

However, as the season progressed, the opponents targeted him more and more closely.

Sometimes, in a whole game, it may not be possible to get one or two easy shots.

They would rather let go of the other Supersonic players than press down on Wang Hao's hand.

In the past, it was Gary Payton who helped him attract defenses and allowed him to play more easily.

But now, it has completely changed.

Of course, Wang Hao attracts the defense and makes teammates get easier opportunities, not only Gary Payton, but also Lewis and others.

And this is why the Sonics can maintain such a record.

However, Wang Hao is also very clear that this will inevitably have a considerable impact on his performance.

For example, he is good at something now, but he is definitely not the most powerful star in the NBA.

Not to mention comparing with Iverson and others, even compared with McGrady, he still has many flaws.

What to do then?
It is natural to turn on the hang, use the system, learn more, and make more progress.

In this regard, Wang Hao naturally firmly believes that as long as he is willing, he can continue to grow.

The reason for such considerations is mainly to make myself sober up, don't take the best of the month and think that I am invincible.

Sure enough, in the first game in December, the Supersonics and Wang Hao ushered in Waterloo.

Facing the Nuggets away, they lost.

You know, the current results of the Nuggets can't even make the playoffs. They are by no means a strong team in the Western Conference.

But in today's game, Wang Hao was targeted in various ways on the offensive end, with various oppressive defenses, double-teams, and even fouls.

This made it very difficult for Wang Hao to play, and he couldn't even play well.

The data of 18 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists, to be honest, is not bad, but it is good to compare with.

If it is compared with the players of the Nuggets, it is worth a big contract to be able to perform like this.

But compared with Wang Hao last month, such data is undoubtedly greatly discounted.

Fortunately, the NBA has a long season, and one or two games are not in good condition, and it doesn't mean anything.

Worst of all, the Sonics lost.

Logically speaking, the Nuggets put so much energy into targeting Wang Hao, and the rest of the Supersonics should play well.

It's a pity that today's Sonics players are collectively blind, and they seem to be unable to see where the basket is.

Gary Payton made 18 of 5 shots, Rashard Lewis made 14 of 4 shots, and the others also performed abnormally.

Under such circumstances, it is indeed delusional to want to win.

88:105
The Sonics lost their first game in December.

Fortunately, in the next game, the Sonics returned to their home court, and their opponent was the Warriors.

Today's warrior is not cosmic brave, but a real fish belly, a real boy who gives points.

The record of 4 wins and 12 losses is really eye-catching.

When facing the Supersonics, the Warriors also want to restrict Wang Hao tactically.

With Larry Hughes focusing on the outside line and Dampier helping to defend the inside line at any time, it can be said that he has invested heavily.

It's just that Larry Hughes may have been blown too much by the media, he really thinks his defense is very good.

When he is best at defending, he lies in steals, and even entered the best defensive team by virtue of his status as the steal king.

But if you really want to say how good his defense is, it is definitely deceiving. He has too many risky steals.

After a game, this kind of behavior may be able to steal once or twice, but there are also a lot of misses.

Even Wang Hao couldn't defend against the deployment of heavy troops, not to mention, it gave a lot of opportunities for other Supersonic players.

Wang Hao also changed his game thinking, looking for opportunities to score one or two goals from time to time.

In this way, tell the Warriors players that you are about to stop me, and work harder.

While amplifying their own threats, on the other hand, they also pass the ball more to create opportunities for teammates.

I have to say that today's teammates are really awesome, especially Gary Payton and Lewis.

A 36 points, a 28 points, the performance is very brilliant.

Of course, Wang Hao was even more outstanding, with 17 points, 11 rebounds and 13 assists, the first triple-double in his career.

Previously, in his professional career of more than a year, it is not that Wang Hao has not had a double-double.

However, more points and rebounds, assists in double figures, this is really the first time in his career.

In the next game, the Sonics once again found the secret of winning.

Well, it is mainly the recovery of the rest of the Sonics. Here I have to talk about Gary Payton.

Since the beginning of the season, because of Wang Hao's strength in offense, he has scored thirty or forty points casually.

As a veteran, he made the transition perfectly, reducing his desire to play offensively.

Offensively, he shifted more to playmaking, and he didn't just do it, he did it well.

He averaged 9.5 assists per game, a career high for that stat, trailing only Jason Kidd.

But the problem is that the entire Suns offense revolves around Kidd, and his possession rate is very high.

On the other hand, Gary Payton, he is not a very traditional point guard, but now he has changed a little bit.

In addition to Wang Hao's strength, Gary Payton is also crucial for the Supersonics to make such a triumphant progress this season.

Nowadays, as opponents change their strategies one after another, Wang Hao is restricted in various ways.

Gary Payton also responded quickly, and quickly made changes to adjust his previous style of play.

When he needs to organize an offense, he can connect the team together and send wonderful assists.

When he needs to score, he can also stand up and help the team score continuously.

This is the real star!

In the past few days, the NBA officially announced the All-Star candidate list for this season.

The NBA's All-Star candidate list is still very extensive. Basically, the starters of each team, as well as good substitutes, are included.

It's not a big deal to be on the All-Star shortlist, the big thing is actually being in the All-Star Game.

The All-Star voting has just begun, and it is still early before the starting lineup.

Wang Hao is not worried. Last year, he became an All-Star starter, let alone this year.

No, the All-Star voting has just started, and the major media are predicting this year's starting list.

In the predictions of many media, some positions are in suspense, but some positions are already a certainty.

Among the few players who are certain, there is Wang Hao.

Last season, many media questioned him in various ways, thinking that he was not worthy of the All-Star starter.

But now, this voice has disappeared without a trace.

Since Wang Hao's current performance will be questioned, wouldn't the starting lineup be cancelled?

For this year's All-Star Game, Wang Hao is still looking forward to it.

Because of the appearance of Wang Hao, the NBA has undergone a small change, which is promoted by Wang Hao.

That is the official decision of the NBA to cooperate with some cooperative enterprises to carry out the promotion activities of the NBA in China.

First of all, the first one is the All-Star voting event.

NBA officials will take the initiative to collect the All-Star votes of Huaxia fans, without requiring the fans to find a way to send them to the NBA headquarters.

This is of course a good thing for Huaxia fans; for the NBA, it can also promote the NBA more.

In the current situation, apart from the All-Star event, it seems that there are not many ways to promote it in China.

At most, in the summer, arrange some players to participate in some basketball-related activities.

As for the Huaxia competition?

There is no possibility for the time being, after all, the overseas promotion of the NBA has just begun.

Huaxia is indeed a big market, but it is just a big market with potential.

Compared with China's potential, markets in Europe, America, East Asia, and even South America can be seen today.

As for allowing Huaxia to participate in the NBA's All-Star voting, will it have any impact?
The impact must be there, at least Wang Hao will definitely be able to enter the All-Star starting lineup?

But the question is, is this a thing?

With Wang Hao's current performance, isn't it reasonable to become the All-Star starter?

In today's NBA, only Wang Hao is a Chinese, so naturally he won't have much influence.

Maybe in the future.

What's more, David Stern has always been optimistic about the Chinese market, and he treats Wang Hao differently.

As long as the NBA can be promoted in China, it is not impossible to let Wang Hao enter the All-Star, even if it goes a step further.

Therefore, this year's Wang Hao's goal is not just to enter the All-Star starting lineup, but to compete for the top vote.

But, it's not that easy.

Don't forget about Vince Carter, who gained popularity thanks to his performance in the slam dunk contest at the All-Star Game last year.

Not only in the All-Star Slam Dunk Contest, but even in daily games, Carter is very entertaining.

All-Star voting, fans don't just like to watch this.

Moreover, Carter has the support of the whole of Toronto, and even the whole of Canada.

No way, whether it is the Toronto Raptors or the Vancouver Grizzlies, there are very few superstars joining.

Especially now, the Grizzlies are about to go to Vancouver, and there will only be one Raptors left.

Then Canadian fans, whether they like the Raptors or not, will think of Carter when they vote.

It's like Huaxia fans vote, put Yao Ming in all, and then choose others.

It's still early before the All-Star game, so there's no need to be in such a hurry.

What's more important now is the regular season games, you have to play every game well.

Fortunately, in the past few days, the digital team, the Lakers, and the Spurs have lost successively.

This makes the pressure much less when supersonic.

However, you have to take advantage of the opponent's bad state to accumulate enough advantages.

After all, the Sonics can't guarantee that they are always in the best condition, and there will be no time when they are in poor condition.

Just like the previous game against the Nuggets, they will lose.

With the arrival of December, after a month of adjustments, the teams are gradually entering the state.

The regular season doesn't matter, that's only relative.

If you can't play well in the regular season and can't even make the playoffs, then what you say is nonsense.

What's more, the record in the regular season is related to the playoff ranking and home court advantage.

Including the Lakers and Spurs, all teams that have some confidence in the playoffs are making efforts.

The same goes for supersonics.

The most important game in December is, of course, the Christmas game.

It's just that today's NBA has not yet promoted the Christmas game to its peak.

When the Christmas war attracts the most attention, we have to wait until the 23rd and 23rd years.

As for now, it’s actually okay, mainly because there aren’t too many gimmicks.

Today's Christmas battle, there are only three games.

The Blazers played against the Lakers, a repeat of last year's Western Conference Finals, and the Sonics played against the Spurs, last year's Western Conference first-round matchup.

The first round of the Western Conference is nothing, but the results of the Sonics and the Spurs are among the top in the league.

It's just that the Supersonic players are not happy, or in other words, as long as they are not allowed to rest for Christmas, they are not happy.

Christmas is like the Spring Festival in China. At such an important moment, you have to work overtime!

For Wang Hao, it doesn't matter.

Even, this is a good thing for him, otherwise, should Christmas go to New York or Los Angeles?

It's just that the third group of duels mixed in, but there was a problem.

Pacers vs Magic.

This season, after Larry Bird stepped down as coach, the Pacers' record has been declining all the way, with a winning percentage of less than half.

As for the Magic, even though they had the best coach last season, their winning percentage is also less than half.

These two teams don't even have a place in the playoffs, how can He De appear in the Christmas game?

Well, the main thing is that NBA officials can't predict the future. Who knew that these two teams were so broken?

During the offseason, the arrangement of this game was actually the official prediction of the Eastern Conference Finals.

As a result, the Pacers collapsed, and so did the Magic.

The Magic are justifiable, after all, Duncan did not go to the Magic, and Grant Hill was injured again.

But the Pacers, to be honest, no one can understand, obviously the main lineup has not changed, why can't it work?

Wang Hao always felt that Larry Bird's active invitation to Smiling Assassin to coach the Pacers was purely to humiliate him.

You're so good, you still want to be the head coach?

Besides, Wang Hao couldn't find any reason. After all, Larry Bird must be the one who knows the Pacers best.

The head coach was good, but suddenly he was not. He wanted to be the general manager, and he specifically found Isiah Thomas.

Well, Wang Hao, this is a true conspiracy theory.

This is not the first time the Sonics have played against the Spurs this season. They played one in November.

At that time, the Sonics lost in the away game.

Now that the two sides play roles again, and they are in Seattle again, it is naturally impossible for the Sonics, who own the home court, to accept a losing streak.

(End of this chapter)