NBA's No. 1 guard

Chapter 166

On December 12, the Pacers finally ushered in their first game after Christmas after a few days of rest.

Xu's father and his parents have already gone to Milwaukee with the Wesleys, accompanied by Mallory. This time they come to the United States, and they will definitely not go back in just a few days. Xu Xiang plans to stay with them for a while, and it is best to stay here.

But if they stay here permanently, the old couple will definitely not want it. There is not even a person to talk here. They still prefer that kind of relaxed and ordinary life.

Regarding this idea, Xu Xiang didn't say anything, just because he understood, he respected the choice of the old couple.

In December, the Pacers have three games left, and there will be a wave of "back-to-back" away games soon. Xu Xiang feels that Adam Silver should not wake up. There will be three waves of "back-to-back away games" within a month.

However, one good thing is that their back-to-back opponents this time are all Eastern teams, so they don't have to travel thousands of miles to the West, and the most important thing is that their back-to-back opponents this time——

One is called Piston!
One is called the 76ers!
The Pistons have a ridiculously poor record so far, with 5 wins and 22 losses!
Ranked second to last in the East, the only one below them is the "Philadelphia 76ers", and even the 76ers are about to surpass them now.

Coincidentally, the Pacers will compete against the last two in the Eastern Conference in these two games. During the first day of training, Xu Xiang secretly saw a smile on the corner of Frank's mouth. After all, if the Pistons and the 76ers can't win, they don't have to mess around. What about the playoffs? Let's go home and farm together!

Before the game, Frank had already let go. This game must be won beautifully. People should know that the goal of the Pacers is to enter the playoffs. This kind of "marginal" team is a good opportunity for them to improve their presence.

While changing clothes, Lavoy Allen quietly walked to Xu Xiang's side, muttered for a long time and focused on expressing his meaning clearly: He wants to earn points!

Everyone knows the current situation of the team. At most next year, the team will definitely undergo a "big shakeup", and then form a "championship-worthy" team around Paul George and Xu Xianglai. Lavoy and Sloan must be the victims of the team's trade.

Even Hibbert and West sometimes intentionally or unintentionally want to know from Xu Xiang whether the team will be "turned upside down". In that case, even they cannot guarantee that they will still get a contract.

And Lavoy Allen's contract also happens to expire next year. He doesn't want to be traded, but wants to test the free market by himself.

So the question is, if you try the free market, you may end up with nothing, so how can you become the talent the team needs?
His mental idea is: data!
As long as you make your data more beautiful, then naturally some teams will offer you an olive branch.

Xu Xiang was puzzled, it's not enough to brush data in one game or two, right?At that time, people only look at the average score per game, not the highest score. Is this useful?

But Lavoy Allen can't control these anymore. How many times can you swipe? Besides, only this kind of weak team has this kind of opportunity to swipe the data.

Xu Xiang thought about it and nodded. However, he can't make the decision. He can only say that he passes the ball to him more when he is on the court. Xu Xiang doesn't care much about this kind of data, because his scoring average has reached 28 points so far. Of course he doesn't care.

"Have you told the coach yet?" Xu Xiang asked in a low voice. Usually, people would not agree to this kind of thing.

"How dare I, I have to do this kind of thing secretly." Lavoy's expression was a little wretched.

Xu Xiang: "."

The atmosphere in the Pistons team is not very good. Recently, the "Eagle King" in the team has been traded to the Rockets, but he originally wanted to go to the Thunder.
The owner of the Pistons doesn't care about these things now. No one is watching the team's games, and the income has plummeted. In addition, he has not made the playoffs for five consecutive years. He feels that the money he bought the team is not spent.

In the pre-match interview, someone asked Jennings, the "youngest Mr. 50 points in history", how he felt when he was about to face the "youngest Mr. 60 points".

Jennings made a black face all the time: "Can you please stop mentioning this meme, do you know that you are annoying?"

"I don't think he is better than me. I will prove it to you in this game. I like to speak with facts." Jennings' words sounded very bold, and nothing is more convincing than a "real knife and real gun" fight!
"However, when you played against the Celtics before, you made 11 of 0 shots and only scored 1 point and 12 assists. What is the reason for this?" The reporters' questions were also very tricky, and they all picked other people's scars.

Jennings was directly angry: "I was tired that day, you know? Do you know what it's like when a person is tired? Anything can happen, including 11 for 0 shots!"

"Then are you still tired?"

Jennings: "."

Soon the game started, Xu Xiang looked around the stands, there were indeed only a few scattered rows of seats, and most of the seats were empty. People in the Motor City were in danger now, and few people would come to watch the game.

Xu Xiang fulfilled the agreement reached with Lavoy Allen. After he came on the court, he took three shots in total, and passed the rest to him. Jennings still played his "excellent tradition" this time, first with a wave of "3 for 0", and then another wave of "4 for 0".

Correspondingly, Lavoy Allen of the Pacers, this unlucky boy, is now being trained by Frank. He took 21 shots in the game, only hit 5 goals, and scored 12 points and 2 assists.

"Lavoy, do you know how many times you shot this time? 21 times! More than Xu! What's on your mind?" Frank was very angry, "Are you going to compare with Jennings on the opposite side?"

Xu Xiang looked at the dejected Lavoy Allen, and couldn't help shaking his head. You have a chance, but if you can't grasp it, there is nothing you can do.

But Lavoy is a good kid, and Xu Xiang doesn't want him to be traded out next year. To be honest, after staying together for a long time, we have a little friendship.

(End of this chapter)