NBA: I am a master dealer

Chapter 296: Whoever is missing is embarrassed!
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There was a banging and rubbing sound from the other side of the court.

Xue Liancheng's eyes lit up slightly.

It seems that some of his new teammates are self-aware.

When he came to the court and saw the four people on the court, he couldn't help but smile.

PJ Tucker, Lopez and Crowder, as well as Will Barton, they are already shooting three-pointers.

PJ Tucker once went to the European League to wander around, and he knew that all this was hard-won. He trained very hard to begin with. He knew this when he was with the Heat, so there was no surprise.

Crowder struggled on the bench for two years. Regardless of his dynamic or static talent, he is relatively average. He can gain a foothold in the league and make a name for himself, and it is understandable that he trains hard.

Lopez needs to practice three-pointers, so it's normal to practice extra on rest days.

He was surprised that Will Barton came.

Will Barton's physical talents are pretty good. He can jump and jump. His height, wingspan, jumping, and speed are all pretty good.

The reason why the draft pick is low is entirely due to the limited overall strength of the team in the NCAA and its failure to appear in the public eye.

Logically speaking, with Will Barton's unruly character, he shouldn't appear at the training ground.

result.

It just happened to come.

PJ Tucker was the first to notice Xue Liancheng, "Xue, here he comes."

Xue Liancheng smiled: "You are so early!"

Everyone responded and said hello.

then.

Everyone practices their own events, because they take the initiative to practice more, so everyone has their own plan.

After Xue Liancheng had a low position with the trainer, he sat down on the sidelines to rest.

Just at this moment, PJ Tucker also came over.

PJ Tucker: "How was the offseason?"

Xue Liancheng: "It's okay, but my steps are not good enough."

During the three-game losing streak at the beginning of the game, he didn't even bother to mention the tactic of adding low-post singles to Tyronn Lue. The overwhelming pressure was almost crushing him to death, and he had no time to explore new tactics.

During the five-game winning streak, he dropped into the low post and tried a post-up play, with good results.

But without the cooperation of his teammates, and in the usual tactical drills, he was not set to ask for the ball in the low post, so the rhythm was suddenly messed up.

The other teammates were at a loss for a while.

This made him temporarily give up the idea of ​​slowly practicing. Just when he wanted to mention this low-post tactical issue to Tyronn Lue, he lost to the Hornets again.

Next up is another tough battle with the Cleveland Cavaliers.

As a result, there is still no room for his low-post skills to be used.

PJ Tucker: "I saw you in the low post in the first two games, and you actually played pretty well."

Xue Liancheng: "This is necessary. If I fail to play, Kobe will kill me..."

PJ Tucker laughed dumbly.

Xue Liancheng wiped his sweat, suddenly thought of something, and couldn't help but ask, "Why is Will so diligent today?"

PJ Tucker: "Hey! Coach Lu told him that he has the potential to become an All-Star, so Will took a shot today and vowed to prove himself this season."

Xue Liancheng suddenly realized, "So that's it..."

I secretly sighed in my heart, Tyronn Lue is indeed a top chicken soup master.

Motivating Will Barton with the All-Stars as an excuse can be said to be right in Will Barton's destiny.

You know, many players who start the game, especially the team's ball-handlers, are very eager to become All-Stars.

This is definitely a new starting point. The honor that every player dreams of is a certification of strength and a bargaining chip for a big contract.

Before he was selected last year, he was also very eager.

PJ Tucker: "Do you think Will has hope this season?"

Xue Liancheng: "Uh... maybe."

With the crazy level of domestic fans, this group of Knicks players will definitely benefit from the All-Star votes.

only……

Based on Will Barton's performance in recent games, he has probably been criticized in China for a long time. Do you still want to be an All-Star?
of course.

That's not to say there's no hope. Weir must at least hit 17+4+4, and the team's record ranks among the best. Only in this way will there be a slight chance of being selected for three players at the same time.

Overall, though, the chances are slim.

The Knicks currently have 5 wins and 4 losses, far from the top of the league.

The only team that can select three players this season may be the Golden State Warriors, because so far, they have not lost.

According to the historical trajectory, they will wildly achieve the best record in history with 73 wins this season and trample the 72-win Jordan Bulls under their feet. You can imagine how crazy the momentum is.

After a pause, he added, "But I think the hope is slim."

PJ Tucker, "I also think he doesn't have many opportunities. Although Will's ability is actually good, his offensive choices are sometimes too abrupt and his tactical understanding is not good enough."

This is a common problem among many top starters.

All he knows is that he keeps his head down and is reckless, has poor shot selection, has character flaws, and doesn't train hard enough.

Also, he is unable to integrate into the team's offensive system, which is commonly known as low football intelligence.

And Will Barton is such a player.

Xue Liancheng: "So...you need a veteran like you to guide him. He is actually not far from an All-Star."

This is also true. At his peak, Will Barton averaged 15.7 points, 5 rebounds and 4.1 assists per game. As long as he takes a slight step forward, he is close to a 20+ level player and is really close to an All-Star.

pity.

Will Barton will never be able to take this step.

If Will Barton trains harder, chooses shots better, and listens to the coach's instructions and cooperates with tactics, then Will Barton might really be able to reach the All-Star level.

The worst is at the level of CJ McCollum.

PJ Tucker shook his head: "If I tell him, he may not accept it."

Xue Liancheng: "I'll tell him, but he won't accept it, so...it might be better if you give it a try."

PJ Tucker was stunned for a moment, understood instantly, and nodded: "On weekdays, I try to communicate with him."

Xue Liancheng is the star of the team, the absolute boss, and the starting point of the offense. If Xue Liancheng said it, he would ask Will Barton to cooperate.

With Will Barton's unruly character, he will definitely not take it seriously, and it will even arouse his rebellious psychology and have the opposite effect.

This is what Xue Liancheng meant.

Xue Liancheng: "It's best to persuade him to cooperate with me."

After playing so many games, many of his passes are like a meat bun beating a dog, and they never come back.

The main sticking point is Will Barton.

This guy is stubborn and reckless when he gets the ball. He doesn't understand the importance of coordination and screening.

PJ Tucker: "Understood, I will talk to him slowly."

The two chatted for a while and then went to train separately.

……

……

But just as everyone was practicing more, the outside world had turned upside down.

Countless media outlets have made special features on the second battle between the Knicks and Cavaliers, and even the official website has a banner showing the two looking at each other.

This is to magnify the grievances and hatreds between the two people directly for all fans to see.

Time flies by.

11 month 13 number.

The Knicks are about to face the challenge from the Cleveland Cavaliers.

This game can be said to have attracted public attention.

The last contest between Xue Liancheng and James once again detonated a hot topic of traffic. James was scolded for ten days, and the doubts he faced became more and more serious.

This game is regarded as a battle of proof for James.

If they still lose to Xue Liancheng, then the title of No. 1 in the league will be completely undeserved.

And it’s not just the small media who come out to beat this drum.

But the result was totally unexpected.

During the entrance ceremony, everyone was surprised when the DJ called out Richard Jefferson's name.

The fans at the scene were stunned.

The live broadcast host and guest commentator were also stunned for a while.

The TV viewers also had questions.

Even Xue Liancheng, who was hiding in the darkness, was extremely surprised.

what's the situation?
James didn't play in this game?
This is so unexpected.

Because before each game, each team will announce the status of their players, so it is not surprising that they are doubtful for the game.

But no one expected that James would really miss this important game.

Will Patton was also happy at this time. He turned around and approached Xue Liancheng and said, "Xue, you scared people out of their courage."

There is no doubt that Xue Liancheng has turned the grudge between the two into a grudge between the two teams.

Will Barton also unconsciously regards James as his enemy.

Xue Liancheng smiled and said noncommittally, "Maybe he is really injured."

Professional players have more or less injuries.

For example, he himself would feel soreness in his left joint after the game. The examination showed nothing, but he needed ice pack after the game.

The advice given by the team doctor is to let him pay more attention to rest, preferably for a week, to see how the situation is, and then make an evaluation.

But how dare he rest!
As the absolute core of the team and the core of the offense, he is really worried that after he takes a break, he will usher in a crazy losing streak.

Even if he comes back by then, he may not be able to stop the decline.

After all, momentum really affects one's state.

This was his first time leading a team, and he didn't dare to relax at all.so……

It is actually not surprising at all that James has any injuries and needs to rest.

But this time point is a bit too coincidental.

Eight or nine games have been played since the start of the season, and James has never been absent. However, in this game, he chose to take a truce in a game that attracted public attention. It is really too intriguing.

Will Barton: "That's such a coincidence. Maybe I had a bad stomach and strained my groin. Hahaha..."

Done.

Laughing loudly...

When Xue Liancheng heard the word groin, the concept of smart groin instantly came to his mind, and he almost laughed out loud.

The so-called smart groin means that when a strong team suffers a groin strain, the game cannot be played.

When encountering a weakling, I jump up and punch hard.

And this time interval is only three to five days, and James has been jumping sideways repeatedly like this for a while.

This was ridiculed by fans as a smart groin.

Will Barton: "Xue, what's wrong with you?"

Xue Liancheng waved his hand, "It's okay, I was just thinking, maybe you guessed it right."

Will Barton was shocked: "He doesn't really have diarrhea, does he?"

Xue Liancheng smiled and said no more.

But no matter what, the game will continue, and it is impossible for him to verify these irrelevant things at this time.

Without James, it stands to reason that the Cavaliers' offense will become difficult.

result……

Also unexpected, the Cavaliers' offense was surprisingly smooth.

Irving and Love play a pick-and-roll. After the pick-and-roll, they can either pull out or slide down, which can create a good space.

Others also have good hand skills, their shots are smooth, and their movements are more active.

After the first quarter.

Instead, the Knicks fell behind by 28 points at 32:4.

The failure to get a bargain was somewhat unexpected.

The Knicks' problems are still those problems. Lack of tacit cooperation or lack of cooperation has always troubled them.

Except for Xue Liancheng who feeds the ball to his teammates, it is generally difficult for other teammates to create effective shooting space.

And their pause is particularly serious.

The first is Will Barton. After receiving the ball, he will only pass the ball unless there is really no room to shoot or his teammates can score directly.

Other than that, it's basically a ghost thing.

The second point is Big Lopez.

When he was in the Nets, Lopez was the absolute main point of attack. After falling into position, he would reach for the ball as soon as possible and try to play singles.

After partnering with Xue Liancheng, Lopez needs to cover or pick and roll immediately.

And Lopez has never been able to change his habits and positioning.

So the problem seems simple, but it just can't be solved.

Section two.

Xue Liancheng controlled the ball for longer, but there was still not much improvement. The Knicks fell behind by 4 points in a single quarter.

In other words, at halftime the Knicks were already 8 points behind the Cavaliers, who were missing James.

This result.

Xue Liancheng was really disappointed.

I originally thought that this game would be one-sided, but it turned out to be like this for him, which is really unforgivable.

But there is no way.

Section III.

Xue Liancheng made concessions and was more off-the-ball, using his three-pointers to run with threat and try to create a good shooting space for his teammates.

But it's still not satisfactory.

Lopez still failed to get any advantage when facing Mozgov.

Shumpert directly targeted Will Barton.

The two helpers stalled, and Xue Liancheng was not allowed to step forward and take over the game.

But they are not vegetarians. Apart from Irving and Love, Mo Williams stood up in this quarter and repeatedly hit the mid-range accurately.

Three quarters are over.

The Knicks are already 11 points behind.

And Xue Liancheng has already used the 1% hit skill once, otherwise, the score difference may continue to widen.

Really are……

Horrible!
At this time, the naughty live footage suddenly focused on James in a suit and ties on the sidelines.

at this time.

James was wearing black glasses, no one could see his eyes, and he looked cool, facing the camera without any change in expression.

But in the eyes of countless viewers, this is extremely ironic.

Without you James, the team actually leads by double digits.

And when you had James, the team never won against Xue Liancheng.

Even in many games, they were beaten by big scores.

For example, in the last game, they were clocked out in the third quarter, which completely disgraced the strong players. Talking about competing for the championship was as funny as a joke.

Just ask if you are embarrassed?
The most heart-wrenching thing may be this sentence: If the team wins, it will be embarrassing if someone is missing.

The game continues.

In the fourth quarter, Will Barton's touch finally got better. Xue Liancheng also cooperated with Will Barton's goal and activated the 100% hit skill again.

The score was about to be tied.

result.

Irving and Love worked hand in hand and threw in a three-pointer, and the score was widened again.

Then entered brutal hand-to-hand combat.

I don’t know if the Cavaliers are the side that wants to win more. They grabbed a lot of offensive rebounds and converted them into points.

Directly killed the Knicks.

Even if Xue Liancheng activates the 100% hit skill again, he can't stop the decline.

In the end, they lost to the Cavaliers 95:103.

This result really shattered the public's glasses.

Xue Liancheng never expected that they could lose to the Cavaliers without James, and he also lost to this old enemy from last season for the first time.

Could it be that...James is really a cancer for the Cavaliers?

Or...can he really only defeat James?

He has no answer.

But he really tried his best.

全场21次出手，命中其中10个球，三分球10中4，又一次砍下30分，外加13助攻8篮板3抢断1盖帽。

This data is already impeccable.

After all, he scores + assists alone, which means that more than half of the points are contributed by him, or are related to him.

This kind of performance can't lead the team to victory, so I really can't blame him.

威尔-巴顿状态还是一般般，12投5中拿到了14分5篮板2助攻，但总算是及格线水平。

Lopez is miserable.

He made 16 of 5 shots and only contributed 12 points and 6 rebounds.

If you get a maximum salary for such a performance, you will definitely be criticized by New York fans.

This was also proven after the game, with Lopez being scolded to death.

of course.

The person who was scolded the most was James, who sat on the sidelines and did nothing.

"Haha... It's really a joke. I thought I would hide and avoid the limelight, but in the end, your team won? Won? Won?"

"I don't blame people for calling you a coward. Are you really timid? What's even more funny is that the team won."

"Suddenly, it's really embarrassing that someone is missing."

"Your record of zero wins against Xue Liancheng continues. Do you think you can escape?"

"It's really despicable behavior. The No. 1 in the alliance is so timid. It's really laughable."

"It's so ironic. Without your knight, I actually defeated Xue Liancheng. What can I say? There's no way to say..."

"In this game, except for Xue Liancheng, everyone else in the Knicks did not perform well. This factor is there, but I think the biggest factor is yourself. Without you, Irving made 19 of 10 and 9 of 5 three-pointers. Scored 30 points. Love made 18 of 9 shots, 7 of 3 three-pointers, and scored 25 points and 18 rebounds. Why? Why didn't you play when the other two giants performed so well."

"Yes, even Mo Williams can score 13 points on 7-of-18 shooting. Look at how Mo Williams was dying before. It's really ironic."

Xue Liancheng didn't pay attention to these things.

He searched the Internet specifically to find out why James was absent.

result……

It’s really the groin...

The moment he saw the answer, he was a little confused.

It's so coincidental, isn't it?

If before, he thought James had some integrity, now he feels that it's just him...

It seems that this smart groin is real...

(End of this chapter)