NBA: Back to 97, to be the Jagged Bishop

Chapter 237

The Pacers players have already entered the arena, but they are just spectators now, watching the Philadelphia 76ers' championship ring awarding ceremony.

Xiao Ao felt extremely sad. Once upon a time, he was also a member of the champion, but since he left the Raptors, he has made a lot of money, the status of the team has always been high, and his personal statistics are also good, but he just couldn't win the championship.

Brad Miller is even more painful. When he left the Raptors, he only played for half a season. He was not included in the championship lineup, so he didn't get a ring at all.

Situations like his are very common in the NBA, but it doesn't mean that there is no way to get a ring. It is still possible to get a ring from those kind general managers. After all, how much is a ring worth? .

However, the general manager of the Raptors at the time was Old Thomas. He could not be called kind, and even Larry Brown could be tricked by him.

In addition, not all players want this kind of worthless and meaningful championship ring, which is more like a charity.

In addition to not having a ring, Miller signed a rookie contract with the Raptors for four years, with an annual salary of only one million yuan.

Comparing Xiao Ao with him, he is definitely the winner in life.

Arenas looked at the awards ceremony with a look of resentment on his face, but he felt that he had a good chance to "lead" the Pacers to win the championship this year, and surpass Iverson's league status with his own strength. It would be a matter of time.

The award ceremony lasted about half an hour and was successfully completed.

Kong Bu casually threw the ring into his envelope bag, as if he was throwing a plastic toy ring wholesaled from Obligation Two Dollars.

"Boss, where did you buy this bag? It's so street-like."

"Tucked under the armpit, very SWAG!"

Iverson is a fashionista, and he thinks it's cool to see Comb often carrying an envelope under his arm.

Kong Bu was speechless. His bag was given to him by Zhang Weiping when he returned it before.

If Iverson has led this trend, maybe everyone in the league will be a street guy in the future.

Needless to say, Iverson really has such an ability, and his dressing has always led the trend of the league.

Just like Jordan, in Jordan's previous league, bald heads were not considered a trend. I often saw veterans in their 30s with barbed wire around their heads and an ice skating rink in the middle. Even if they were not bald, they usually had short curly hair.

Later, after Jordan shaved his head, the bald head style gradually became the mainstream in the league.

In addition, the dress of suits and leather shoes is also the trend led by Jordan.

……

"Dudududu!"

The referee's whistle sounded, and the opening game of the 2001-2002 season officially started.

The starters of both sides are ready to start their debut.

"Aaron, I'll give you unlimited firepower tonight, but don't let that kid kick his nose in the face."

Combra whispered to Iverson.

The kid he was talking about was undoubtedly Arenas.

"Boss, don't worry, I'm pretty sure I can take care of this rookie."

"Since you gave me unlimited firepower, I'm sure to score [-] points on his head tonight!"

Iverson said confidently, and rushed directly onto the court after finishing speaking.

Kumbu shook his head and sighed. He hadn't finished his sentence yet. He wanted to remind Iverson to be careful of Arenas' offensive firepower.

This guy's defense isn't a big deal, and he certainly can't guard Iverson's offense.

But whether Iverson can prevent his offense is hard to say.

If it is not done well, it is likely to form a situation where the two sides explode each other.

Once the mutual explosion, it means that Iverson has lost, and Arenas will definitely be able to make headlines tomorrow.

You must know that Arenas has been training seriously for two months in the training camp, and has basically entered the peak period, and his peak period was able to score 60 points on Kobe's head.

Seeing Iverson's confident appearance, Combe quickly pulled Miller who was about to appear on the stage, and whispered in his ear, asking him to help defend Arenas from time to time on the court.

Miller nodded with a smile. The time he had been in contact with Kumbu was very short, but he also discovered that Konbu had an advantage that other coaches did not have, that is, he was extra considerate to the players.

After all the players from both sides were on the field, Yao Ming just wanted to step up to the midfield line to jump the ball.

The beast Artest behind him spoke suddenly.

"Hey, Yao, shouldn't you thank me?" Artest didn't know what medicine he had taken wrong, so he said this out of nowhere.

Yao Ming turned his head and looked at Artest in a daze. He was a little afraid of the beast in front of him.

This kind of fear is not because of Artest's ability to fight, but because he thinks that Artest is completely crazy and stupid, and he is so scared that Artest is like this.

"Thank you?" Yao Ming frowned.

"Yes, just thank me."

"If it weren't for my elbow, would you be able to have this kind of rebounding ability now?"

"My elbow directly germinated your rebounding cells, cells? Or genes? Bacteria? Anyway, you know what I mean."

Artest didn't mean to be joking at all, and said seriously.

Needless to say, after Yao Ming was elbowed by him, the rebounds exploded in the next game, and the rebounds have not been weak since then.

When Oakley was there, he also joked that Yao Ming's rebounds gave Artest an elbow.

Yao Ming is about to vomit blood, isn't this pure insanity?He wanted to call Qingshan Psychiatric Hospital, but he couldn't accept anyone, so he quickly accepted the product in front of him.

Still sprouting elbows?I almost gave you an elbow!
"Then I really have to thank you, I thank your whole family!" Yao Ming said angrily, rolling his eyes.

Artest waved his hand quickly, "There's no need to be so polite, you just need to thank me alone."

"My father is not a good man, you don't need to thank him."

"Yao, you are a gentleman, I believe we will be very good friends."

After speaking, he seemed to want to share, and wanted to discuss his miserable childhood with Yao Ming.

Yao Ming was going crazy. He felt that he was a bit unlucky. After an extremely perfect rookie season, he had just started playing this season, when he ran into Parker, a scumbag who came to find him to make friends with.

Then I ran into this crazy Artest who elbowed himself and wanted to be friends.

Seeing the referee calling himself, he hurried towards the midfield line to execute the jump ball.

Yao Ming's jumping is really not good, but Miller is not much better, and he beat Miller in the end.

In the first offensive round, Iverson rushed to the frontcourt with the ball to attack.

"Snapped!"

An emergency stop mid-range shot was scored steadily, and the entire offensive round only took three or four seconds.

"Rookie, just this trick is enough for you to learn for a lifetime." Iverson said disdainfully, pointing at Arenas.

He remembered what Arenas said on the training ground before, and his teeth were itching with anger, and he wanted to give Arenas a little color when he came up.

Turning his head, Arenas immediately returned the ball, which was almost exactly the same as Iverson's action. He also broke through the frontcourt with the ball alone, and then raised his hand to make an emergency stop to make a mid-range shot, which was also hollow into the net.

"Old guy, have you seen it? Your special skills are just the most common things to me."

"I can at least score sixty points on your head tonight!"

Arenas' confidence soared and he challenged Iverson.

It's okay for them to challenge each other, and Reggie Miller felt very uncomfortable when he said it.

Iverson is an old guy?What is that self?A vampire who has lived for thousands of years?I am much older than Iverson.

It's Philadelphia's offensive round again, and Iverson is still attacking with the ball alone.

This time Arenas rushed directly to block the shot, and the referee blew his whistle the next second, calling Arenas a defensive foul.

In the Pacers' offensive round that turned around, Arenas didn't get a chance to make a shot, and Jermaine Ao scored a mid-range shot.

The two sides played several rounds, and Kumbu couldn't help laughing. Arenas was cold, at least tonight.

He was too deliberate to destroy Iverson's offense, which caused his defensive action to be too large. The referee is not a vegetarian. Such a large defensive action, this is Iverson's home court, and you Arenas is not a superstar. How could it be possible not to blow the whistle.

After playing six to seven minutes in the first quarter, Arenas has committed three fouls.

Combe remembered that under normal circumstances, Arenas and Iverson played against each other, which was similar to the situation on the court.

Because of Yao Ming's entry into the league, many Chinese fans have already paid attention to the NBA at this point in time. Naturally, they also have an impression of Arenas and Iverson's matchup between the top backcourts.

In Comb's impression, Arenas and Iverson have always been deeply troubled by fouls.

Under normal circumstances, when the two played against each other for the first time, Arenas wanted to prove himself to Iverson too much, so he played for about ten minutes and got five fouls.

He only scored 10 points in that game, while Iverson scored 47 points.

The situation in the follow-up games was similar. The number of fouls by Arenas was always five or six.

Arenas wants to show off too much, and beating Iverson is the best way to show off.

The situation on the court tonight is the same. Even though Arenas has entered the peak period in the special training, it can't change his character and mentality.

Did not finish the first half, Arenas has been burdened with five fouls, Larry Bird won it off with a wry smile.

Seeing Arenas' performance, he didn't feel that the deal with Kumbu was a loss.

Because Arenas played well in other aspects except for fouls. The key is to have a strong competitive spirit, which Bird appreciates.

In addition, the situation on the court, their Pacers are not far behind, which makes Bird's heart ecstatic.

The Philadelphia 76ers are a championship team, and are even regarded by some experts as the second team with a chance of a dynasty after the Raptors.

It is very exciting news that the Pacers I just formed can play back and forth with the Philadelphia 76ers.

After the first half, the score was 48:49, the visiting team was ahead, and the Pacers only lost by one point.

The reason why the two sides did not widen the point difference is mainly because of Xiao Ao, whose performance in the first half was incomprehensible.

Kirilenko's defense is definitely not faulty, but because his body is too thin, his ability to defend against backs is a bit unremarkable, and Jermaine O's is best at mid-range shots from backs.

Even Xiao Ao is not considered strong in the inside group, but he still has an advantage over Kirilenko, whether it is height, wingspan or weight strength, all of them are superior.

Coupled with the good touch tonight, he broke out directly.

In the first half, he took 17 shots and scored 13 goals. In addition, he made 5 of 4 free throws and directly scored 30 points.

When leaving the field at halftime, Ao waved at Konbu, his face was full of pride and pride, and Konbu also nodded in appreciation with a smile. Ao's performance tonight was absolutely super giant.

After returning to the locker room, Kumbu had a headache.

Letting Kirilenko face off against Xiao Ao is indeed a difficult task for the strong.

But let Okur go against Xiao Ao, will the effect really be better?That's not enough.

Although Okur's height, weight and strength are stronger than that of Xiao Ao, but his speed and flexibility are too poor, Xiao Ao should not walk him too easily.

Kong Bu looked at Fatty Lan who had been smiling awkwardly at him.

This guy's smile looked awkward, as if he was flattering Kongbu, but he didn't want his teammates to see it and make others think he was a sycophant.

"Zach, you start the second half."

"Attention, the only thing you can do after you come on the court is to defend Jermaine O'Neal, don't think about giving me statistics."

"If you can defend Jermaine, I will consider increasing your playing time in the future."

"If you can't prevent it, then you kid is going to wander on Kensington Street."

Combe threatened.

If Randolph didn't have this kind of ability, he would definitely not make such a threat. In Comb's opinion, the most suitable player in his team to defend Randolph, except for Dalembert, might be Count Lan Fatty.

Although he is only 206 centimeters tall, he has a wingspan of 218 centimeters. No matter which power forward he is facing, he is not at a disadvantage. In addition, he is also a kind of flexible dead fat man. Even if the tonnage is large, his flexibility is stronger than Okur many.

Under normal circumstances, he has the advantage against Xiao Ao. Whether it is offense or rebounding, he is much better than Xiao Ao.

"Guaranteed to complete the mission!"

Fatty Lan stood up abruptly, patted his pair of magnificent tits, and promised loudly.

Soon the intermission ended, and the two sides returned to the court.

As Kumbu expected, Fatty Lan, who was really motivated to defend, did not have a bad defensive efficiency at all, especially against players with the style of Xiao Ao.

Xiao Ao likes to play from the back, but with a 120-kilogram fat mound on his back, he can't support the opponent at all. If he takes a step back and makes a shot, Randolph's wingspan and flexibility can step forward and interfere with his shot.

Xiao Ao, who was so efficient in the first half, withered directly under Fatty Lan's defense in the second half.

In addition, Iverson stopped firing endlessly. After all, Arenas was off the court. He started playing for Yao Ming and added some assists.

Miller's defense is good, but it's not top-notch. No matter what, he can't defend Yao Ming alone. As long as Yao Ming receives the pass, he is basically sure.

The two teams that were almost tied in the first half immediately opened up the gap in the second half. After the game ended, the Philadelphia 76ers beat the Pacers by 104 points 93:11.

(End of this chapter)