The invincible kryptonite of basketball

It can be seen that he has been unsatisfactory in the Nets and Kings this season, and he is anxious to prove himself again in the Pelicans.

With a full jaw, if it wasn't for that big face, I would have thought it was James Harden.

There are not many players with beards in the league. The former bearded Baron Davis and the current James Harden are relatively well-known.

Evans is not as well-known as them, but this mustache is not far behind.

Moreover, his personality seemed very cheerful. When he entered the locker room, he greeted each team member with a smile, and chatted with Ci Shiping for a long time.

He doesn't seem to need an adaptation period at all to integrate into the team.

"Boss, give me the rebound."

When Evans walked to Tang Tian's side, he immediately called the boss.

And that tone of voice really gave people the feeling of an idiot Xu Chu, and people would naturally feel at ease with him.

Williams put Evans directly on the active list, replacing Whiteside.

Whiteside looked a little unhappy.

But the NBA is like this, the management and the coaching staff are two different things.

It is very likely that if one opportunity is not grasped, the entire career will be over.

Because of the upcoming game against the Bulls, Tang Tian didn't have time to take care of Whiteside for the time being.

And now he looks forward to the performance of Evans, a rebounding idiot.

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Chapter 499 The Crazy Durant Slapping His Face ([-]rd update!) (Revised)

Derrick Rose played 10 games this season and was reimbursed again for the season. Rose was troubled by injuries and made fans sigh.

However, there are losses and gains. Butler has made significant progress in the Bulls this season. He has averaged 18 points per game, second only to Ruel Deng in the team.

And more importantly, the energy and defense he brought to the Bulls, averaging 38.7 minutes per game ranked among the top ten in the league.

Durable, can score, and has high defensive strength, this kind of player is really rare.

His progress also allows the Bulls to rank third in the Eastern Conference even without Rose, behind the Heat and Pacers.

It's a coincidence that Tang Tian's home and away games were linked together, and he actually played against his training camp buddies one by one.

Lamb of the Thunder, Irving of the Cavaliers, Walker of the Bobcats, and Thompson of the Warriors.

Now that the first four have been ravaged by Tang Tian, ​​it depends on whether Butler can win for their hard training brothers.

Although the Bulls are now in third place, the Raptors' fourth record is very close to them.

After the game enters March, any win or loss is actually very important.

The situation of the Pelicans is similar. Their 8-game winning streak has allowed them to tie the record with the Grizzlies. If they win another game, they can squeeze the Grizzlies to eighth.

"Did you watch the news, Don? Durant took 35 shots against the Clippers!"

After the training session on the match day, Ci Shiping said to Tang Tian with a smile.

Tang Tian was surprised to hear the news.

Durant is a super scorer, but he is also a player with a particularly high scoring efficiency.

He scored 43 points in the last game against the Pelicans, but he only took 28 shots. It is difficult for him to take 30 shots.

Taking the data as an example, the most shots he took in his previous career was 34 times, and he only took 30 shots in a dozen games in his career.

Now he actually takes 35 shots a game, which sounds really surprising.

"Did the Thunder win?"

Tang Tian asked a question smoothly.

Ci Shiping smiled and shook his head.

Tang Tian was even more surprised when he heard this.

Durant took 35 shots and the Thunder still lost?

He took out his phone and checked the news by himself.

Durant scored 35 points on 17 of 41 shots, but the Thunder lost to the Clippers by 5 points.

It really is.

But if you think about it carefully, this is also a reasonable thing.

The situation of the Thunder and the Pelicans is obviously different. Westbrook and Reggie Jackson are both players who can only play with the ball.

Durant's crazy shots must have hurt the Thunder.

"It seems that he really doesn't want to give up the scoring champion to you."

Ci Shiping continued, when he said this, there was some disdain in his eyes.

He is already a superstar, and he is also on a super team, and he cares so much about the scoring champion. It has been a long time since he met.

But Tang Tian wasn't too surprised. Durant's personality was just like that, sensitive and irritable.

Tang Tian also glanced at social media by the way.

"How do I remember that Durant said before that the scoring champion only needs to take crazy shots? Who made 35 shots?"

"It's trivial, didn't he say before that he could easily beat the Pelicans? The result?"

"Kevin madly slaps himself in the face Durant!"

"Haha, brother, what you said is dangerous, at least you have to have assets of hundreds of millions to dare to say that!"

"However, in this way, I am really looking forward to the battle for the scoring champion. According to this momentum, if you want to win the scoring champion this year, you have to average at least 30 or even higher points per game!"

……

In addition to complaining about Durant's shots, the fans are also looking forward to this year's scoring championship.

This is actually a very topical thing. You must know that the league has not seen such a grand occasion for many years.

Tang Tian smiled, but after putting down the phone, he didn't care about it anymore.

Let's fight.

The situation of the Pelicans is different from that of the Thunder. He is the only ball-holding point in the starting lineup. The team needs him to take more shots.

Or in other words, if he takes more shots, the Pelicans will have a higher winning percentage.

This is his natural advantage.

In another arena, the Bulls conducted pre-game training that was open to the public.

After practice, Jimmy Butler was interviewed by the Chicago media on the sidelines.

"The Pelicans have a strong momentum. They won a wave of 8 consecutive victories. Don's performance is particularly good. How do you evaluate him? As far as I know, you have trained together in the summer?"

The reporter seemed to have done a lot of preparatory work before the interview.

"He is my role model and the goal I am chasing after."

As soon as Butler opened his mouth, the reporter was greatly surprised.

Butler had never said that before.

"We're in the same league in college, we've played against each other more than once, I know his quality, I know the progress he's made in the NBA, he's the kind of player who keeps getting better, and that's what I'm trying to do. things."

But Butler's next words made the reporter understand.

The Tang Tian that Butler regards as a role model is not the dazzling Tang Tian, ​​but the Tang Tian who works hard and keeps improving.

"Will you feel pressure to play against him? If you regard him as a role model."

The reporter asked.

"No, that will give me motivation, I will take out 120% of the state to fight against him, that is what I have to do."

Butler's eyes were full of heat.

In fact, he and Thompson are just the opposite. Thompson was gradually thrown away after running 1000 meters in the 800-meter race, and Tang Tian was almost out of sight.

As for him, he couldn't see Tang Tian's figure after running the first 800 meters, but he could finally see him when he reached the 800 meters.

This is the same as "there is still half a glass of water" and "only half a glass of water is left".

The understanding of the same position is different, and the mentality is also different.

That night, the Bulls and Pelicans played at the United Center in Chicago.

Rose watched from the sidelines, the Bulls started Hinrich plus Butler, Dunga Boozer on the striker, and Noah at center.

For the Pelicans, Aminu continued to start, with Holiday and Tang Tian on the outside, Aminu and Davis on the front line, and Akinsa at the center.

Davis won the opening opportunity for the Pelicans, and Tang Tian faced Butler's ball-holding attack before the scene.

Butler's defense is similar to Tony Allen's. Although his defensive experience and ability are worse, he is even harder.

Tang Tian's first attack with the ball was stopped by him.

Compared with the previous four hard-working brothers, Butler's mental state is obviously different.

Back to the Bulls' offense, Boozer pulled Davis out, Deng missed a breakthrough, but grabbed the second rebound and made a tip-up.

These two rounds became the epitome of the first half of the first quarter.

Tang Tian was very uncomfortable being defended by Butler, and Ajinsa was obviously a little bit unable to withstand the tough impact of the Bulls.

He was originally an insider with substitute strength, but he was forced to come up because no one in the Pelicans was available inside.

In this kind of game against strong teams, his effect is not much different from Smith's.

Speaking of which, the Pelicans won the Thunder before because of Whiteside's surprise inside.

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Chapter 500 Rebound Idiot (Fourth update!)

Seeing that Akinsa couldn't stand it, Williams got on Jason Smith early.

But Smith's effect was worse than that of Akinsa, and the Pelicans started very passively.

Whiteside was watching off the court at this time, with a little pride on his face.

Tell you not to put me on the activation list?

Ajinsa and Smith are not as good as him at all. He didn't play well before because Williams gave him less time and piecemeal reasons.

Williams finally called out Reggie Evans.

If Evans can't use it, he can only let Davis go to the fifth position and go to Gordon to speed up.

Although it would be a disadvantage to play against the Bulls like that, it is better than being ravaged inside like this.

Butler's strong sudden caused Smith's second personal foul and got two free throws.

First free throw.

The Bulls led 11-5.

Evans came on to replace Smith.

Butler's second free throw misses.

Evans protected the defensive rebound.

The Pelicans attacked the frontcourt, Tang Tian called for Davis to pick and roll, the Bulls directly double-teamed him, and he knocked the ball to Davis.

But the Bulls' defensive rotation was fast, and Davis was interfered by Noah when he shot.