NBA: This Center Is So Stable

The first time, the first time.

Chapter 116 James’ Prospect

It didn’t take long for D’Antoni’s idea to be verified.

The Knicks welcomed their 19th opponent of the season, the Milwaukee Bucks, at Madison Square Garden.

In the first game of the Knicks’ 18-game winning streak, Madison Square Garden was packed with people.

Countless fans flocked to the stadium, and tickets were hard to come by.

They didn’t see the game against Dallas, so they naturally wouldn’t miss the opportunity to see the Knicks make history.

The Milwaukee Bucks that challenged Madison Square Garden are not a traditional strong team. In the past two years, they were on the edge of the playoffs under the leadership of George Karl. This season, the Bucks management fired Karl in anger.

However, under the leadership of the new coach, the Bucks are still doing well this season. They are currently ranked sixth in the Eastern Conference and are expected to impact the playoffs.

Mike Reed!

The current star of the Bucks, a first-class scorer who can score 23.3 points per game this season. As a second-round pick and a guard, it is difficult to ask this person who only played 6 games and averaged 2 points in his first season to do more.

The Bucks’ impact on the playoffs this season is inseparable from Mike Reed, and also from their rookies this year.

Wang Song’s opponent in the NCAA period – TJ Ford!

While Reed focused on finding opportunities to shoot and score, this rookie was the Bucks’ organizing backcourt. As of the rookie season, he can get 9 points and 6 assists in 26 minutes per game.

The answer sheet of this first-round pick was recognized by Milwaukee fans.

But TJ Ford himself didn’t think so!

Since the upset defeat in the NCAA, Wang Song has become the guy that TJ Ford has always wanted to defeat again.

When he learned that Wang Song and he were running for the NBA together, he was excited because he had another chance to defeat this Asian kid head-on and avenge his defeat in the semi-finals.

As Wang Song became more and more famous in the league, he began to realize that the growth rate of this Asian kid was far beyond his imagination.

So before officially meeting the Knicks, he made a lot of efforts to catch up with the opponent and not be pulled away by this guy who was once his opponent.

But when the game really started, he really saw the gap between the two.

Wang Song’s opponent was Joe Smith!

This guy who always flew in the team training games once made TJ Ford sigh and envy.

But when Joe Smith faced Wang Song, even Ford felt a deep sense of powerlessness.

Joe Smith, who is 208 cm tall, had outstanding physical talent and speed in that matchup, which seemed extremely mediocre.

The Asian boy fully released his talent in the restricted area, with mid-range, low-post back jump shots, hook shots… his offensive methods were so rich that TJ Ford felt unfamiliar.

At the end of the game, the Bucks became the most prominent background board this season.

TJ Ford had achieved good results in training for many days, scoring 13 points and 7 assists, but it was difficult to hide the Bucks’ decline.

The Bucks lost the away game with a huge disadvantage of 81:99!

In the matchup with Wang Song, Joe Smith only got a dismal data of 9 points and 9 rebounds.

Wang Song scored a new personal data high in this game, scoring 31 points, 18 rebounds and 7 blocks in 35 minutes!

He reminded TJ Ford of the nightmare of the semifinals… No, that Asian was several times stronger than in the knockout rounds.

19 consecutive wins seemed commonplace for the Knicks!

The fans at the scene were lucky enough to see history being made, and they celebrated as usual.

But this tragic defeat made the Bucks coaching staff go back and reorganize the height of the lineup. Letting the forward play the 5th position will make the team vulnerable when encountering a dominant inside line.

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Cleveland!

Quicken Loans Arena.

James, who had just won a big victory, looked very calm when he was interviewed by the media after the game.

Since losing to the Knicks in the new season, the Cavaliers have been struggling, losing and winning.

The Cavaliers did expose some problems in the game, but LeBron James was able to lead the team into the playoffs in his rookie season, which made the Cavaliers management quite satisfied.

Although they are still ranked fifth in the East, especially after the Bucks lost to the Knicks, their ranking is more stable, as long as

Maintaining a stable performance and winning a playoff spot is not a problem.

But LeBron James doesn’t think so!

Since entering the NBA, James has held himself to the highest standards, even stricter than the team’s requirements.

So he can’t say he is very satisfied with this result.

More importantly, there is a giant in the East hanging just above the Cavaliers, which makes it even more difficult for James to accept the current state of the Cavaliers.

The next day, when training in the gym, he flipped through the latest “Cleveland Daily”. In addition to the report on the Cavaliers’ record, the article on it was the historical record created by the Knicks.

And the Asian kid who defeated James and made him hate him so much!

Wang Song’s indifferent expression and dazzling data pierced James’ eyes.

This high school star, who has always been called a child of destiny, found it difficult to accept that the media’s focus in his rookie season was on another rookie.

This was a denial for him.

He wanted to prove that he was no worse than this Asian kid in other ways, whether it was personal data, team record or honor!

Carlos Boozer on the side didn’t see his teammates’ thoughts, he was still immersed in yesterday’s big win.

“LeBron, with your current performance, you will definitely be selected into the All-Rookie First Team this year!”

As a second-round pick, Boozer was still a little proud of himself for getting the All-Rookie Second Team last year. For a second-round pick, it was not easy to gain a foothold in the Cavaliers, and he had never considered becoming the focus of the media.

So when he said this, he also showed his sincerity and congratulated James from the bottom of his heart.

But James seemed to be a little indifferent to his teammates’ praise, and directly changed the subject: “Carlos, do you think I have a chance to be selected as an All-Star this season?”

“All-Star?”

When this word came out, Boozer was shocked.

He was still dryly considering the rookie award for this rookie, but the other party was already thinking about the All-Star.

This was a bit beyond the thinking scope of Boozer, a second-round pick.

You should know that the competition for the All-Stars is very fierce now, and the selection rules have become complicated. The starting players are voted, while the substitutes are chosen by the coaches of the teams in the competition.

Whether it is to become a starter or a substitute, it is a difficult thing for rookies.

On the one hand, rookies have no network resources and it is impossible to have a good popularity in the league; on the other hand, they do not have a good mass base, and the fan base is almost impossible to beat those old birds.

In summary, Boozer, a sophomore, has not considered this matter.

Although James has been as famous as him in Cleveland since entering the NBA, he still feels that it is not easy to be selected.

(End of this chapter)