Sports Almighty King

Chapter 379 The Test of Leading a Team Alone
In recent years, Harden has been the absolute backbone of the Rockets. No matter howard was recruited before or Chris Paul came to vote later, Harden's position as the leader of the Rockets cannot be shaken.

And it is precisely because of Harden's rapid growth in the Rockets that the Rockets have become a strong team in the West.

Over the years, D'Antoni has suffered from Harden dependence.

In games without Harden, the Rockets lost more than they won.

Although this situation has changed after Wang Fei joined the Rockets this season, Wang Fei has become the Rockets' first scoring point, and the Rockets' reliance on Harden has decreased significantly.However, considering that the intensity of the playoffs is at least one level higher than that of the regular season, D'Antoni is still not at ease without Harden.

After all, although Wang Fei is very strong, Wang Fei has never experienced the baptism of the playoffs.

In addition, the Rockets lack Harden, which means that they lose a strong scoring point.In the playoffs, after such a strong scoring point is reduced, the opponent's double-teaming of Wang Fei may become even more unscrupulous.

This will definitely affect Wang Fei's state.

D'Antoni is worried about this.

Wang Fei smiled and said: "Mr. D'Antoni, don't worry too much. I think that even without James, there are other people in our team who will stand up! In fact, there are many capable young people in our team. They didn’t get enough opportunities, and they didn’t show their confidence. As long as they are given enough opportunities, I firmly believe that they can grow up quickly. You can believe me!”

D'Antoni sighed, thinking about it, Wang Fei led a group of substitutes to play for a period of time when he joined the Rockets, and the substitutes played well under Wang Fei's leadership, and even scored no less than the main players.

He thought to himself, until now, he could only put all his treasures on Wang Fei.

Of course, there is Chris Paul in the Rockets.

If Chris Paul can have a better performance, he should also be able to make up for the impact of Harden's absence.

Thinking of this, D'Antoni's mood improved a little.

"I hope so! Originally we had a good situation this year, but I really didn't expect that Harden would be injured. Draymond Green is too vicious!" D'Antoni said.

In this game, Wang Fei still continued to rest.

And the game was no surprise.

The Rockets lost to the Warriors.

Moreover, the loss was quite miserable, losing to the opponent by 39 points.

This is still the Warriors who later came on the bench to deal with the garbage time of the fourth quarter. If the Warriors don't release water, it is estimated that the Rockets will lose more.

After the game ended, the Rockets' odds of winning the championship, which had previously ranked first in the league, suddenly dropped from first to fourth.

Without Harden, people all over the world are not optimistic that the Rockets can win the championship.

In this way, it was March 3th in a blink of an eye.

That night, the Rockets still ushered in the game against the Suns at home.

The Suns have been relatively poor in recent years.

This year's regular season results are even worse than grandma's.

They are now ranked at the bottom of the West, even if they win the league, their record is also the last.

Because of this, the Suns are a well-deserved team in the eyes of many people.

Still, a young player on this team is doing pretty well.This person is Devin Booker.

Booker was a rookie in 2015.

That year, Devin Booker was selected by the Suns with the 13th overall pick in the first round of the draft.

His draft pick is really not high.

However, after entering the league, Devin Booker's performance was quite eye-catching.

In his rookie season, he averaged 13.8 points, 2.5 rebounds, and 2.6 assists per game.

In his second year as a rookie, Devin Booker exploded even more.

He scored 10+ points more than 30 times this year, and even scored 2017 points in a game against the Celtics in March 3!Moreover, the most rare thing is that Devin Booker only took 70 shots to score 40 points. This is the second-fewest number of shots for a player to score 70 points except Wang Fei.

However, although Devin Booker's statistics are overwhelming and he often gets high scores, however, his Suns still struggle to enter the playoffs every year.

This is also criticized by fans and experts.

If you are really strong personally, you should be able to lead the team to a new height, and you have to make it to the playoffs, right?
If you can't make it to the playoffs, what's the point of scoring more points?
Precisely because of the Suns' poor record, Devin Booker has never been recognized by NBA experts and media reporters.

Everyone believes that Devin Booker belongs to the kind of player who does not have enough leadership talent, and he cannot make his teammates better.

In other words, this morning, the Suns arrived in Houston by plane.

The team came out of the security checkpoint and was surrounded by reporters in the airport lobby.

The head coach of the Suns is Igor Kokoskov, who was born in Europe and once led the Slovenian national basketball team to win the UEFA Champions League.

"Mr. Kokoshkov, do you think your team can take a win from Houston?" a reporter asked.

Kokoshkov said in a very firm tone: "I think we have a chance to win the game! Although we are playing away, although we are facing the Rockets with the best record in the entire league! Because they injured a very important team. players, James Harden's injury will cause the Rockets to decline by at least a notch!"

"However, they still have Wang Fei! Wang is a better scorer than Harden." The reporter said loudly.

"Yes, I also think Wang is very powerful, but without Harden, a strong scoring point, Wang lacks helpers. As long as we guard Wang well, then I think we have a chance to win! And, don't forget Now, we also have a very strong scorer in our team, that is: Devin Booker! I think Devin is no worse than Wang! Tonight, maybe their matchup will be the biggest highlight of the game!" Ke Koshkov said.

"Do you think that Devin Booker is a superstar in the same weight as Wang?" Another reporter asked.

"That's right! They are definitely on the same level! Devin scored 70 points in a single game in his second year in the NBA! Devin also has a high shooting percentage and very comprehensive scoring methods!" Keke Shkef said.

"However, I am afraid that many people will not agree with your point of view, right? Wang once led the Rockets to win the longest 42-game winning streak in NBA history. Devin Booker has never done this. Moreover, Wang is better than Devin It’s too comprehensive. Wang’s scoring is currently as high as 51.9 points per game, and he even has an average of steals and nearly 13 assists per game. What about German? So far, he has not been able to help the Suns. Playoffs." A reporter refuted Kokoshkov loudly.

Obviously, this is a slap in the face in public.

Kokoshkov blushed, and he knew that what he said was a bit far-fetched.

Kokoshkov is a European gold medal coach, he has his dignity.

However, after coaching the Suns for nearly a season, Kokoshkov is also a bit exhausted.

He felt that he had tried his best, but he still couldn't improve the record of the Suns. The record of the Suns this season was even worse, not as good as last season.

This is really a very embarrassing thing.

Kokoshkov blushed and said: "When the Rockets won 42 consecutive victories, it was not due to Wang alone. The Rockets also have All-Stars like Harden and Chris Paul. Especially Harden, Made more contributions to the Rockets' winning streak. Now that Harden is injured, I think the Rockets' strength is definitely at least one level worse than before. Therefore, we have every chance to win!"

The reporters immediately shifted their focus to Devin Booker.

"Hi! Booker, do you think you can get more points than Wang in tonight's game?" A reporter asked Devin Booker.

Devin Booker scratched his head.

He still has a little self-knowledge.

He has also watched many of Wang Fei's games.

Wang Fei's performance on the court impressed him deeply.

He didn't think he could be stronger than Wang Fei.

After all, his current statistics are only 26 points, 4.1 rebounds and 6.8 assists per game, which is far behind Wang Fei.

However, he felt that he must not show weakness.

It's about the spirit of a team!

It is taboo to show weakness before the game!

Therefore, Devin Booker said: "I think I can compete with Wang in scoring! I don't think my scoring ability is worse than Wang! I believe that I will be able to score more points than Wang! And , we will definitely be able to win the away game!"

"Can you predict the score between you and Wang tonight?" a reporter asked.

Devin Booker thought for a while and said: "I think I can score more than 50 points tonight, and my goal is to suppress Wang's score to less than 30 points with the assistance of my teammates! Our ball There are many excellent young people in the team, we are full of fighting spirit now! Tonight, we are going to teach the Rockets a lesson."

Rocket Base.

The news that the Suns were interviewed by reporters at the airport quickly reached Wang Fei's ears.

At that time, D'Antoni was planning the tactics for tonight's game.

Gary Clark, who was sitting next to Wang Fei, put his cell phone in front of Wan Fei.

Wang Fei glanced at it and saw a very eye-catching headline: Booker said he will crush the king in scoring tonight!
Yo!
Wang Fei said in his heart, this tone is not small.

Wang Fei read the news again.

After reading it, he smiled and shook his head, wanting to take away a victory from the Toyota Center?Dream it!I will never let you succeed!

Wang Fei himself also knows that because of Harden's presence, many people believed that Harden helped him share a lot of pressure, and then the Rockets could have a 42-game winning streak!
But now that Harden is injured, it is estimated that many people are waiting to see the performance of Wang Fei leading the team alone?
(End of this chapter)