NBA: Back to 97, to be the Jagged Bishop

Chapter 195 The Raptors About to Fall Apart

At the beginning of the second half of the game, the overall morale of the Magic has been completely sluggish. McGrady made crazy shots on the offensive end, regardless of whether the game can be won, he is now more inclined to get a dazzling scoring data in this game.

"boom!"

"boom!"

The sound of Yao Ming's dunks came from under the basket one after another.

The cooperation of Yao Ai's combination is pleasing to the eye. It is not like the first time the two are playing together in the main match, but more like old teammates who have cooperated for many years.

With only the last 5 minutes left in the game, Rivers replaced the substitute lineup, McGrady was also taken off by him, and the game was officially declared to have entered garbage time.

Kumbu didn't kill them all. Anyway, Yao Ming's debut tonight is already dazzling enough. There is no need to continue to collect data in garbage time and smear his debut.

When the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game, the 76ers scored 106:86 at home, just 20 points away from the Magic.

The point difference is not the kind of earth-shattering bloody level, but the 76ers fans are still extremely satisfied with the performance of their home team.

Yao Ming played 33 minutes tonight and scored 44 points, 16 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 blocks. Such a debut statistic, looking at the entire NBA history, must be at least in the top three levels.

The high score is not the most shocking thing, the main reason is Yao Ming's shooting rate tonight.

He actually didn't take many shots, only 26 shots in the game.

He made 26 of 18, and his shooting percentage reached a terrifying 70%. What's more frightening is that he made 8 of 8 free throws, and he didn't even miss a single free throw.

Big Ben's career is not too long. There have been 64 games with more than 8 free throws, and none of them has reached 8 of 8.

It's hard to describe the ecstasy in the hearts of 76ers fans in words. After so many years of anticipation, a super center is finally here.

The super center is the favorite in the league, no matter which team, as long as there is a chance to get a super center, they will never be willing to miss it.

In addition to Yao Ming's miraculous debut data, Iverson directly broke several personal records tonight.

Tonight, he scored 40 points, 22 assists, 3 rebounds and 3 steals, assists in a single quarter, half-court and full-court, all of which broke personal records.

Prior to this, Iverson's single-game assist record was only 16, which was achieved in his rookie season.

In addition, this is also the first 40+20 assist data in NBA history, and no one may break this record in the future.

The main reason is that this statistic is too special. Not only did he score 20 points, but he also had to get [-] assists, which means that most of his team's points are related to him.

最接近的可能也就是凯文-约翰逊91年打出来的37分20助攻，除了他之外，连30分20助攻级别的数据都凤毛麟角。

However, 20 assists in a single game is not uncommon. There have been more than 100 games in NBA history.

The combination of Yao and Ai completely conquered the majority of fans in just one game. In terms of the linkage between internal and external combinations, the combination of Yao and Ai is definitely higher than that of the OK combination.

After the game, Kumbu walked onto the court and looked at McGrady with a smile.

McGrady looked unloved. His statistics tonight were actually not bad, but the team lost quite badly, so he was in a bad mood.

He made 33 of 15 shots and 11 of 8 free throws. His shooting percentages were all normal and he scored 42 points.

In addition, he also allowed Kirilenko to leave the field with six fouls with 3 minutes left in the game. If we only look at his personal performance, McGrady has done his best tonight.

"Boss, sometimes I really can't understand why these newcomers don't look like newcomers in your hands."

"Yao won't talk about it. I watched his performance in the Olympics. Tonight our inside line was abused by him like this. I'm already mentally prepared."

"But that Slav, what's going on?"

"He was obviously an air man in the Olympics. Based on his performance tonight, I think he may have to become a player of Marion's level in half a month."

McGrady was amazed by Kirilenko's performance tonight.

Kumbu was stunned. He hadn't read tonight's technical statistics. He only remembered that Kirilenko had a strong presence on the field, and he could be seen in every corner of the field.

"Rick, bring me the technical statistics table." Combe turned around and shouted at Adelman.

After receiving the technical statistics sheet, Kumbu was dumbfounded.

7分6犯规5篮板4助攻3盖帽2抢断1失误？！
Konbu was dumbfounded by this wonderful data, and Kirilenko's first show directly made a total of 1234567.

Garnett has 123456 data, but later Ben Simmons also has 1234567. The probability of this kind of strange data is lower than that of quadruple double.

McGrady stretched his head and glanced at the technical statistics table, and even smiled wryly, where did this monster come from? This kind of weird data can be typed out.

Kirilenko's foul tonight is indeed a bit more, but this is also excusable.

A new melon who has just landed in the NBA, and desperately wants to use his defense to win the trust of Kumbu. The defensive action must be a bit big, and it is normal to be called a few times for fouls.

At least in Kumbu's view, Kirilenko's performance tonight is better than that of Hill, who is in a healthy state.

Hill took 6 shots tonight, made 3 of them, made 4 of 2 free throws, and only scored 8 points.

"Boss, to be honest, this game almost knocked out my confidence."

"What do you think is the problem with our Magic now? Why is it not as strong as we thought?"

Maddie asked with a sigh.

Kongbu was embarrassed to attack McGrady. After their lineup was formed, Kongbu didn't feel how strong it was.

If Duncan is here, it's a different story.

It's a pity that Duncan is not here now, so their lineup is based on defense, and McGrady and Hill don't fit at all.

"Take your time, the lineup should take a while to adjust."

Kumbu can only comfort McGrady in this way.

He continued to look at tonight's technical statistics. Yao and Ai played perfectly, and Kirilenko couldn't find anything wrong except for a lot of fouls.

Ginobili, whom Combe valued very much, did not play very well tonight.

It can't be said that it is not good, but that there is no such person on the court.

Defensively facing Hill, Hill didn't make many shots, and naturally, Ginobili's defense was not good or bad.

On the offensive end, all the possession of the ball is in the hands of Iverson. Ginobili can't shoot off the ball at present, so he also needs to have the possession of the ball in his hands.

Comb felt that his plan to let Reid play as a substitute had to be changed.

Reed has off-ball ability, and his off-ball ability is pretty good, at least much more efficient than his ability to hold the ball alone.

It is obviously more suitable for him to partner with Iverson.

The plan is not as fast as the change, and Kumbu is now gradually groping for the play style of this lineup in his hand.

That night, the excited Iverson waved his hand and invited everyone in the team to a nightclub for a cool night. He couldn't vent his excitement without spending some money.

Kumbu also joined in the fun. When it came time to pay the bill, he was petrified by the expenses tonight. In just a few hours, Iverson spent a full one hundred thousand dollars.

Iverson now has a top salary, a large sneaker contract and various endorsements in his hand. He is indeed rich, but he can't stand such a splurge.

It's no wonder that he was rumored to be on the verge of bankruptcy after retiring. Although it was later confirmed to be a rumor, I am afraid that there are really not many dollars left in his career.

If there is no shortage of money in hand, it is not necessary to come to China for tens of thousands of dollars.

Comb had just led the 76ers to finish playing the Magic, and received a message early the next morning that the Raptors had hired Wilkens Sr. as their coach.

Malone's father, Brendan Malone, only served as the coach for one day before stepping down directly.

The reason for stepping down is simple. The Raptors were brutally abused by the New York Knicks in the opener and lost a full 26 points.

Logically speaking, the lineups of the two sides would not be abused like this. The skinny camel is bigger than the horse, and the Raptors lineup also has Ben, Bus, Pierce, Carter, Marion, Nash, etc. A lot of good players.

Looking at the book lineup purely, they are still the strongest team in the league.

It's a pity that Malone couldn't convince the crowd. Big Ben, Daba and others thought that the team played positional warfare, which was more suitable for their style characteristics, while Dampier, Nash, Marion and others wanted to play fast break and run.

After Kumbu left, the lineup was directly divided into two factions, and both sides argued endlessly for their own style of play.

It seems that it is just a debate on the style of play, but in fact it is related to their vital interests.

If the team focuses on positional warfare, the stats of Nash and others will be low. If the team focuses on running and bombing, how can players like Daben and Daba play?
Old Ma Long has high qualifications, but he just doesn't have any prestige, he can't persuade anyone, he can only be a fool.

In the game against the Knicks, in the first half they played positional battles. Seeing that Dampier and Marion had great opinions, they began to play running and bombing in the second half.

If you are playing against a weak team, no matter how you play, you can use the advantage of the lineup to suppress the opponent.

But the Knicks are not weak, and now they are also strong. Big Zhi, Payton, Wu Sheng and CIC Wang are not vegetarians either.

In the end, it led to the Raptors' disastrous defeat.

Silly Lun is not stupid. Looking at this posture, it is not bad. He held a meeting with Malone overnight and asked him to stay in the Raptors as the chief assistant coach, and then invited Wilkens, who had just stepped down as the Hawks coach, over. .

In this league, in terms of coaching prestige, Wilkens can at least rank in the top three.

In fact, under normal circumstances, Wilkens is the Raptors who started coaching this season. Even without Combe's crossing, he is now the Raptors coach.

Whether Wilkens can subdue these stars in the team, no one knows, we can only watch the follow-up games.

After the old Thomas finished the opening game, he couldn't fall asleep all night with excitement. He felt that the Knicks he led were so close to the championship.

The Dynasty Raptors have been defeated by them, and they changed coaches overnight. How can other teams in this league be their opponents.

Seeing the current situation of the Raptors, Kumbu was very embarrassed, but he couldn't help it.

With Wilkens' resolute personality, I am afraid that some members of the Raptors team will be purged. After the purge, the Raptors may return to their peak, or they may completely fall apart.

After playing the Magic, the 76ers' next opponent is the New Jersey Nets.

Because the current lineup in hand is not strong enough and has many shortcomings, Kumbu has been paying attention to the players of each team, wanting to see if he can make some trades to strengthen the lineup in hand.

The Nets have players that Kongbu wants more.

Keith Van Horn.

Before that, Comb looked down on Van Horn, even if he squeezed out the number one power forward Ma Jian in the starting lineup at the University of Utah, in Comb's eyes Van Horn was only a good player .

But now that Yao Ming is acquired, Comb wants to partner Yao Ming with a space-oriented power forward to help Yao Ming open the penalty area and defend, so Van Horn is more valuable.

Nowitzki counts as one, Rasheed counts as one, Garnett counts as half, and Fat Toutuo Walker counts as one-third of the truly reliable pure-space power forwards in this league right now.

Van Horn can also be counted as one, he is quite a standard space-based power forward.

If Van Horn is used as a partner for Yao Ming, at least he can pull out the opponent's fourth position and create opportunities for Yao Ming to play one-on-one at the basket.

But when Combe saw Van Horn's salary, he shook his head directly.

The salary is really too high. He and Maddy Duncan are rookies in the same class. Although the league status, popularity and even strength are not as good as Duncan, McGrady or Billups, he also got the maximum salary, which is more than 1000 million US dollars a year. And signed for five years.

Comb wants Van Horn, and he just wants to use it as a transition. He certainly doesn't want his salary to lock up his own space.

It will only take a year if you use it for sure, because Mehmet Okur will come out in the next draft. In terms of combat power, Okur is much lower than Van Horn in the draft, but his combat power is stronger than Van Horn. a cut.

"Kong, it looks like you guys are going to win the championship again this season."

"With such a strong internal and external combination, I believe that you will definitely be able to build another dynasty in three years."

Before the start of the game, Nets coach Byron Scott approached Comb.

"Byron, your rookie Martin, doesn't have any bad thoughts tonight?"

"Let me tell you something ugly first, if something happens on the court, don't blame me for being merciless."

After seeing Scott, Combe said with a frown.

Kenyon Martin may be the rookie who most wants to prove himself on Yao Ming.

Yao Ming covered up the brilliance of all the rookies this year. Because it was a young year, everyone paid attention to Yao Ming. A rookie like Martin, who had a chance to be selected as the No. [-] pick, received little attention.

In this case, it is hard to guarantee that he will not be psychologically distorted, and then find trouble for Yao Ming on the court.

However, Combe remembered that Martin's character was not bad, not the kind of unreasonable villain.

"These words are too disrespectful to me, Kong, we are old friends, how could conflicts break out between us."

"If Martin, a young man, does something he shouldn't do, don't worry, I'll deal with him."

When Scott spoke, his face didn't blush and his heart skipped a beat. Those who didn't know really thought he and Combe were old friends.

In fact, the two of them are actually in opposing camps.

Scott was the main shooting guard during SHOWTIME of the Lakers. He won three championships with the team. His coach is Pat Riley.

So Scott is actually the coach of the Riley department.

It's just that now Riley doesn't dare to talk to Kongbu anymore. He must have a good relationship with Kongbu based on the idea that there are many big men and many ways. There must be no harm.

Combe was deeply defeated by Scott's thick skin. It's a pity that this guy doesn't run for the old American president.

(End of this chapter)