In the basketball world, starting from the 99 World Youth Championship

Chapter 81 The Choking Before the Christmas War
The Sonics threw 20 three-pointers in the whole game, but only scored 7. This is also the key to their loss. Kobe Bryant and Brent Barry both scored three-pointers this season. , averaged about one score per game, but neither of them scored in this game, leaving Payton to score alone.

The current Payton is definitely the real No. [-] point guard in the NBA. He can defend, score, and pass the ball. Therefore, the Seattle media called him a smaller magician. It seems that there is nothing wrong with him. Not better than Payton.

Wen Baker, the fourth position who pressed Rashad Lewis to watch the drinking fountain, scored 12 of 2 in this game and scored 6 points. O'Neill, who was facing him, had 16 points and 10 rebounds.

Paul Westphal really has a toothache. He understands what kind of person the boss is. Although Barley Ackley is not short of money, he is really stingy with the Supersonics. This man just wants the Supersonics to become A tool that can absorb money, such as the Knicks and Lakers.

It's a pity that the Supersonics have been in the finals for so many years. The best result in his hands is to go to the finals, and then there is no more. Carrying the burden of the Sonics inside.

As an existence that has been continuously selected as an All-Star in the Eastern Conference, Payton really can't help him with such a shameful statistic in the face of a "rookie" like Ao Ao.

Of course, besides Wen Baker, other people are also responsible. Although Vernon Maxwell scored 30 points on the bench and Cobra scored in double figures, the efforts of the three of them could not make the Sonics retreat in the away game.

After the game, Zhang Tian, ​​Payton and others hugged each other, while the Kobe Terminator had already left the field angrily. In this game, he was 10 for 1 from the perimeter, and 9 for 0 three-pointers. Even if he can't make the shot, he still has to shoot. Fortunately, his teammate is Payton, not Jordan, otherwise it is unknown whether he can leave Conseco alive.

Zhang Tian ignored his shooting defense, which can be said to be a big blow to Ruben Patterson. As a second-round pick last year, he originally wanted to do something, but it turned out like this.

"Zhang, can I interview you?" Scott Hawk appeared in front of Zhang Tian. This guy is a reporter for the Pacers at home. He also interviewed Zhang Tian several times before.

Zhang Tian is not very satisfied with his performance in this game. The defensive end actually allowed Payton to score more than 40 points. Although most of these points were scored by Mark Jackson when he was defending, that shouldn't be the case. The next time we play against the Supersonics , Be sure to limit Payton's scoring to less than 30 points.

"You have scored more than 20 points in two consecutive games since your comeback, and you have become the youngest player in the history of the Pacers to score 20 points in a row. How do you feel now?"

The history of the Pacers is a history of bitterness, and there is no excitement at all. "It is fun to create history, but the game is not over yet, and we still cannot relax."

Scott Hawke's answer to Zhang Tian was already expected, "Then I would like to ask, do you have any plans to continue composing piano music recently, and now your song "Piano of the Night 5" has become our Lullaby for home, my daughter and wife are big fans of yours."

This existence with the same name as the golfer is actually a fan of Zhang Tian, ​​"Piano music, this thing needs inspiration, thank you for your support."

After the game against the Sonics, the Pacers, like other NBA teams, entered a few days of Christmas holidays, but on the 25th they had a revenge battle at home.

Although there are still a few days before the Christmas battle, the two sides are already choking.

"Although it's an away game, I'll let the Indiana know that I'm still their father." Latrell Spurrell is very arrogant. Currently, his votes are still behind Zhang Tian, ​​who has finished pretending at Lu Wanwan's house. After that, his popularity in the United States rose to a new dimension.

Many people who didn't know much about him before also joined his fan circle. Maybe the fan circle is really because Zhang Tian is going to be born early.

"Although our whole family are fans of the Knicks, I personally prefer Zhang. Not only is he brave on the court, but he is also so charming and charming off the court." time, what the other party said.

What she said made the Knicks swingman even more angry. At present, his votes are not comparable to Iverson, Reggie Miller, Marbury, etc. at the second position, and Grant is at the third position. Hill, Carter, he is likely to lose this All-Star selection.

Of course, it’s not just madmen who may lose the Knicks to the All-Stars. The same is true for Gorillas and Big Mom. The former is due to injuries. The disease finally completely crushed this poor No. 15.

As for Big Mom, except for the Hornets period, he is no longer the darling of the All-Stars, because he is an engineer in the Knicks, and he must accept this role whether he likes it or not.So the Knicks currently have the opportunity to be selected only one CIC king.

As for the Pacers, apart from Reggie Miller, the most promising candidate is Zhang Tian. Relying on Da Vinci's scandal in the basketball world and two consecutive 20+ performances, the Pacers officials are sparing no effort to promote their own team. The rookie, because Zhang Tian is not far behind Hill and Carter in the number of votes,
This made the NBA headquarters a little unexpected that Adam Silver, seeing Zhang Tian's various uncomfortable existences, started to play tricks again.

"Boss, I think Zhang's vote count is too high, so in order to avoid criticism from the NBA, it's better not to let him be selected. Anyway, he is still young, so there is no problem with being selected next year."

Xiao Hua really doesn't like Zhang Tian, ​​who causes trouble on the court and is restless off the court. If you play basketball, play basketball well. Playing the piano is useless.

Stern clasped the table and did not speak, Stu Jackson spoke, and Ross Granik continued to pretend to be a transparent person in the middle.

“My opinion is the opposite of Adam’s. The recent Pacers’ attendance in several games has grown exponentially. Many people are not basketball audiences. Because of the publicity throughout Indiana and the United States, these people also went to the arena to buy tickets. If Zhang didn't play in an ordinary city like Indiana, then the economic benefits he caused would be further expanded. It is no exaggeration to say that the fan base he brought is something other players in active service cannot do. At this point, we have no reason to deny him an All-Star selection."

(End of this chapter)