Chapter 784: James Harden’s Emotion and Nate Robinson’s Hatred!
, the focus of the Western Conference regular season between the sixth-place Seattle SuperSonics and the third-place Denver Nuggets ended with the Seattle SuperSonics defeating the Denver Nuggets at home.
This is an unexpected result, and the reason why this game resulted in such an unexpected result is entirely because of the disastrous failure of the Denver Nuggets' boss Carmelo Anthony and yes in the scoring challenge.
Facing Ibaka's single defense, Carmelo Anthony finished the game in three quarters and made 22 of 36 shots. He scored an astonishing 58 points in a single quarter.
But on the other side, yes faced the defense of Hamilton and Billups. It took 33 shots in the three quarters, but hit 24 goals and scored 70 points in the three quarters.
At the end of the third quarter, many people expected yes to continue playing in the garbage time of the fourth quarter and once again stage a 100-point night. However, what disappointed these people who were looking forward to it was that in the fourth quarter, yes , neither Yes nor Anthony played again.
In the end, the Seattle SuperSonics defeated the Denver Nuggets at home by 23 points under the strong performance of yes.
In this game against the Seattle SuperSonics, it can be seen that the Denver Nuggets are very, very sorry.
The Sonics were without Durant, but in the end, they still lost!
Anthony beat Ibaka, Yes beat Hamilton and Billups, but Anthony and Yes still lost despite their high scores!
This really makes no sense, but this is what happened!
So much so that Anthony, one of the protagonists of this game, was quite depressed when he was interviewed by the media after the game.
"Why did we lose the score-breaking battle when we had such a huge advantage in this game? Why else? Of course yes is better than me!"
"However, there are some reasons why they lost so miserably this time. That is the SuperSonics' interior defense is too good. Milicic, Millsap, Marc Gasol, even if Ibaka is always out of position on the outside, Seattle The three Sonics insiders can always protect the basket very well. Unless you set up Ibaka on the outside and then shoot outside, you need to challenge the defense of these three inside. In this world, I I feel that except for me and a few NBA outside players, there are not many NBA outside players or inside players who can challenge the defense of these three people inside."
"Because of the existence of these three people, the impact of Ibaka's defensive misalignment has been reduced to a minimum. Of course, the reason why these three people have such excellent ability to help defend and fill positions on the court is also due to Yes's defensive command. It’s a must.”
"The Seattle SuperSonics are a very good team. Ibaka does still have problems. The Sonics do play four against five most of the time, but the four Sonics players trained by Yes are now all He has the strength of an All-Star!”
"Many people are paying attention to yes's score now, but compared with yes's score, his ability to improve his teammates should be more concerned and appreciated by everyone."
Although Anthony was very depressed after the game, he still gave the Seattle SuperSonics very high praise.
Four of a team's starting five have All-Star qualities.
This evaluation can be said to be incredible to many people present.
However, these incredible reporters felt that there was nothing wrong with what Anthony said.
In addition to Millsap's controversy,
Milicic, Rondo and Yes are of course all-star players!
The Seattle SuperSonics defeated the Denver Nuggets at home, and Yes accepted Anthony's challenge under such unfavorable circumstances, and finally defeated Anthony. This surprised many, many people, but for Yes, this A victory like this in a game is really a simple matter.
At the very least, this matter is a thousand times simpler than him changing James Harden's habits, and a hundred times simpler than him asking Rondo not to hit the iron every time during the game.
After defeating the Denver Nuggets, Yeas once again got caught up in how to complete a game and assist his teammates to score 100 points.
Looking at his teammates who are training seriously in the team training hall, Ye Si really wants his hand talent now. I can see the hand feeling improving to lv2.
Kobe's hand talent is very important to him to score 100 points.
As for letting teammates score 100 points, I can see that the effect of increasing the feel to lv2 may be greater. After all, in Ye Si's guess, I can see that the effect of increasing the touch to lv2 is that he can see his teammates. Feel.
This also means that he can reluctantly use the touch of his teammates to formulate targeted game strategies, so he doesn't have to be blind like now.
After all, the next game between the Seattle SuperSonics and the New York Knicks on January 6 will definitely be his last chance to complete this 100-point assist for his teammates in the regular season.
If we say in the entire NBA, which team has the tightest defense against him?
There is no doubt that it is definitely not the Heat, not the Lakers, not the Cavaliers, not the Rockets, or the New York Knicks.
Under his 100-point threat, as the team recognized as the one he hates the most, the New York Knicks are the team that is most ruthless in guarding against his 100-point threat.
This is just for Curry's crazy team that doesn't care about winning or losing. As long as they don't get 100 points by Yes, they can accept any game result.
So the last time the two teams met, New York Knicks head coach Isiah Thomas used the enhanced version of Jordan's Rules.
When Jordan's Law was at its most ferocious, four Pistons players surrounded Jordan. In the last game against the New York Knicks, five New York Knicks players really surrounded Ye's body!
In this case, as long as Yes distributes the ball in time and other Seattle SuperSonics players attack decisively, there will be a lot of offensive opportunities!
But……
The key is that the current Sonics players are not so decisive in their offense.
After Yes jumped and passed the ball, the players who could catch his pass, Milicic, Rondo, and Ibaka, were not so decisive in their offense.
He actually wanted to put Quentin Richardson, the best shooting player on the team besides him, on the court. The key is that Quentin Richardson couldn't catch his pass at all!
His passes when surrounded by defensive players are very difficult to catch. They are fast, violent, and fluttery. Even if there are no defensive players around Quentin Richardson to interfere with him, he cannot catch such passes. It seemed to most to be a missed ball.
If he can't catch his pass, Quentin Richardson can't provide him with assists no matter how accurate his shooting is.
This is quite a headache.
Finally, after looking at Milicic, Rondo, James Harden, Ibaka and others, Yeos finally set his sights on James Harden.
It's also miserable to say that compared to Rondo Ibaka and others, James Harden is actually the player who may be the most able to create assists for him.
So on January 6, 2009, on the day of the game between the Seattle SuperSonics and the New York Knicks, Leafs specifically found James Harden.
"James, I will ask Mr. Nelson to start you in this game."
Although he knew that Ye Si had been looking for opportunities to start him, James Harden was still quite excited when he actually heard Ye Si say this.
He really didn't expect that he would get the opportunity to start playing with yes so soon!
Since his sensitive and evil body is going to push Rondo out of the starting position, of course he needs a chance to prove that the effect of his starting with yes is greater than the effect of yes and Rondo!
As long as his starting lineup with yes proves to be more effective than the partnership between yes and Rondo, he will have a chance to dethrone the triple-double king and assist king!
As a rookie, he actually has the confidence to squeeze out the league's triple-double king and assists king. I have to say that this is an incredible thing.
When did the league's triple-double king and assist king become so weak?
How could he be coveted like this by a rookie player?
It has to be said that many media experts say that Rondo's triple-double per game has no other meaning besides lowering Oscar Robertson's status.
In the past, everyone thought that players who could average a triple-double per game on the court were invincible. Until the emergence of Rondo, it turned out that garbage can also do such a thing, and garbage can do better. Not only can it average a triple-double in the regular season Double, playoffs are OK!
"Yes, will I replace Rajan in the starting lineup for this game?"
"Instead of Rajon, you will start in Paul's place."
When James Harden, who was originally excited, heard what Ye Si said, the excitement and excitement on his face disappeared in an instant, and was replaced by the embarrassment of Nakong's joy.
Replace Paul Millsap in the starting lineup?
In other words, Rondo is still in the starting lineup?
Then I came up to start the game just to make up the numbers?
Rondo controls the ball, what else can I do on the court besides being air?
"James is unwilling to start?"
Seeing the awkward and frozen smile on James Harden's face, Ye Si frowned. Is there any player in this world who likes to play as a substitute all the time?
"If James is unwilling, then..."
"I'm not unwilling, I'm just surprised, haha, I'm just surprised, I will definitely perform well in this game!"
Of course we can’t forget it!
Although he is not replacing Rajon Rondo, it is still an opportunity to start, and it is also an opportunity to start with yes, how can he give up like this!
Let’s talk about replacing Rondo later, let’s talk now about making his debut with yes in the game!
"Don't put so much pressure on yourself, and don't be too nervous about this game. When I pass the ball to you, attack as soon as possible. Don't hesitate."
"I know, I will try my best!"
Although he was not able to temporarily push Rondo to the bench, being able to start is still something that makes James Harden very happy.
And James Harden was still very moved by Yes's repeated instructions before this game.
This is what yes has been telling him before, asking him not to stick to the ball and attack when he has the chance. Of course yes is not doing it to get assists, but he hopes that he can join the starting lineup as soon as possible!
A player of yes's status and strength simply doesn't bother to collect assists, points or statistics. Many people even know that most of the SuperSonics' statistics are not separated by yes.
Last year Durant was the scoring leader, Rondo was the triple-double leader the year before that, and this year Rondo was the average triple-double plus assists leader.
It can be said that if yes wants to get assists, there is no need to do this.
This is yes' love for him!
James Harden wanted to say thank you to Ye Si, but just as he was about to speak, Ye Si turned around and left, leaving behind a touched James Harden.
As a young player with ideals and pursuits, when the boss of your team is such a person who thinks about you, what else can you do besides being moved?
When he desperately prepared a resume for himself and came to the Seattle SuperSonics desperately, James Harden felt that he was really worth it.
"Don't hesitate, don't hesitate, don't hesitate!"
This time, if I have the chance, I will definitely not commit a foul!
This time, I must defeat my body!
James Harden now mentally vows to conquer his sensitive body, his attributes and talents that seek advantages and avoid disadvantages.
Ye Si didn't know all this.
This is his last chance in the regular season this year to complete this opportunity to assist his teammates for 100 points.
If this opportunity is gone, then he can only put this task on the All-Stars.
Although All-Star teammates are very strong, their enemies are also very strong.
The New York Knicks are currently the second-to-last team in the league. Seattle doesn't actually pay that much attention to this team.
Except that Yes wants to get assists in this game and James Harden wants to prove to Yes in this game that he is right to believe in him and that he can defeat his evil body, this game is not of great significance to the SuperSonics. , and no one pays attention to such a team.
However, for the New York Knicks, this game is definitely their most important game this season!
On the evening of January 6th, the visiting team’s locker room at Key Arena was filled with excitement!
"Boys, this game is our last big showdown of the season!"
"As long as we avoid this game, all our tasks in the regular season this season will be completed!"
"Guys, tell me, do you have confidence?!"
"have!"
"have!"
"have!"
Listening to the deafening roars of his teammates around him, Nate Robinson's face was excited along with his teammates, but his heart was full of contempt.
He actually betrayed the Garfield Five in order to come to such a team!
In order to come to such a team, he actually gave up the opportunity of Yes, Roy, and the entire Garfield Five of the University of Washington to assist him!
He actually gave up the honor of being the greatest player in NCAA history, NBA All-Star, and NCAA championship just to join such a team!
"Nate, grab your towels and let's go!"
Looking at the pile of smelly towels on his hand, Nate Robinson had a meek face, but he was gnashing his teeth in his heart.
He hates it!
He really hates it!
Originally, everything in yes belonged to him!
It turns out that he is the most watched person in NBA now!