From South China Tiger to NBA King

In this game, Jianghu didn't play for long, and his statistics were average, with only 30 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists. Both points and assists were significantly lower than the season average, but he was very happy.

The reason is that this game is the masterpiece of rookie Alexander. Alexander scored 13 points in the final quarter and stepped forward many times when the team needed to score. In the whole game, he scored 30 points, 3 rebounds and 6 assists. .

Doncic scored 24 points, 8 rebounds and 9 assists. Alexander's performance was comparable to his. Moreover, Doncic had almost no achievements in the critical moment. On the contrary, Alexander dared to play and fought hard and scored a lot of points.

Apart from Jianghu and several rookies, the most eye-catching player in this game is undoubtedly veteran Dirk Nowitzki.

行将退役的诺天王，本场比赛登场32分钟，16投10中，三分球5投3中，罚球8中7，拿到了30分7篮板5助攻的优秀表现。

This game was the only time Nowitzki scored 2016 points after scoring 3 points on March 21, 40. For Mavericks fans, it was an extremely long two and a half years.

So even though they lost the game, after the game, the Mavericks fans who had booed the Celtics for the whole game still applauded the Celtics players who left the game, thanking them for being a part of Nowitzki's game. opponent.

At the press conference, Jiang Hu was the focus of the audience again because he had led the team to 18 consecutive victories.

The reporter asked Jianghu to evaluate Doncic.

Jianghu himself scored 30 points and there was no news. He didn't have any feelings. The reporters could only make a fuss in the competition with the newcomers.

Jiang Hu smiled and said: "He has strong talent, good skills, and is very mature. He will be an incredible superstar in the future."

The reporter asked: "How do you evaluate Nowitzki's performance?"

"He's great. I watched a lot of his games growing up and it's an honor to play against him. He's a great international star."

"His career has been very complete. After winning the championship in 2011, he no longer has to prove anything to the world, but he still performed well in this game. This is not the performance he should perform at his age. It's really It’s incredible.”

"To him, I can only take my hat off!!"

When reporters asked Jianghu to evaluate players, he basically praised them. This is an unspoken rule of the NBA.

No matter who is strong or weak, whether they are really strong or not, as long as they don't behave too ugly or speak rudely to themselves, Jianghu will basically be happy to praise them.

Jianghu is happy to follow this rule, and other stars also praise him in this way. The difference is that unless others praise him, there is nothing he can do this season.

And Jiang Hu didn't lie. He did watch a lot of Nowitzki's games when he was growing up. During the 2011 series between the Mavericks and the Heat, most of his friends were enthusiastic supporters of the Heat. He was the only one who supported the Mavericks. , and the final result did not disappoint him.

The reporter asked: "Your shooting this season has been incredibly accurate. How do you train?"

"I actually didn't spend much time training on shooting. I just practiced hard in the summer before entering the NBA. My accurate shooting is more due to talent. It turns out that I was born to eat this bowl of rice."

Jianghu began to explain the facts again.

The reporter asked: "You rank first in the league in averaging 5 three-pointers per game this season. In the past five years, Curry has ranked first in this data. Now you are 3 ahead of Curry. As a striker Height player, why do you love shooting three-pointers so much?"

"Because there are no four-pointers." Jiang Hu answered without thinking.

Many reporters were amused, and this joke can be talked about by fans for a long time.

Jiang Hu's mid-range jump shot is already top-notch, but he still likes to shoot three-pointers because he already took Curry's shooting bag in full at the end of the finals last season.

Now his accuracy is no less accurate than Curry's, he takes more and more decisive shots than last season, and his shooting percentage is lower but more efficient than mid-range shots.

Jianghu is quite restrained now. He is currently averaging 11 three-pointers per game, but if he wants to, he can take 15 three-pointers per game.

He is not like Curry. Curry is not that quick to get rid of the defense, his offensive ability with the ball is not strong enough, and he does not have the talent of Jianghu in terms of height and wingspan.

If opponents didn't often double-team on the outside, Jianghu could shoot more three-pointers.

Others were also interviewed, including Alexander who performed well today.

Asked how he feels watching Jiang Hu perform well every night, Alexander said:

"Jiang is very dominant, he has been taking over the game, he is very aggressive."

"We need Jianghu to continue to perform like this."

"When he gets the ball, the opponent has to shrink so he can break it up."

"His ability to read the game is great and he knows when to score and when to pass, which helps us a lot."

"I tell everybody, we try hard not to take any of this for granted. What I'm saying is, he's consistently playing like this every night. It's hard not to think that way. But you know, we Expect that kind of performance and we expect that kind of performance from him every night.”

When asked if his goal is to become a top player in the league, Alexander said: "Those things will happen naturally. What I care about most at the moment is whether the team can defend the title. This is very important to me, very important to Jiang, and very important to Jiang. Everybody matters.”

Stevens was interviewed and told interesting things about Jianghu.

"When he first entered the league, he liked to practice long-range three-pointers. I asked him why he did this. He said that he wanted to attract double-teams from outside the three-point line, so he wanted to change "Ku You Gravity" to "Jiang You Gravity." I was I thought he was joking, but now someone double-teams him on the outside every game."

The reporter asked: "The Celtics' offensive tactics are almost impossible to defend this season. Can you talk about your formation ideas?"

"Everyone actively moves, shares the ball, and speeds up the transition between offense and defense. The most important thing is to let Jiang play comfortably. His personal ability is the biggest guarantee for our victory."

After the game against the Mavericks, the Celtics returned to the East. Their next games were consecutive home games, and the opponents they faced were basically tank teams.

The benefits of being in the Eastern Conference have finally come to light. Compared to the Western Conference, which basically has 11 teams vying for the playoffs every season, the Eastern Conference is much less competitive, with only about 8 to 9 teams every season. There is good competitiveness, and sometimes you can even enter the playoffs with a record of less than 50%. This is completely unimaginable in the Western Conference.

In the original time and space, James only missed the playoffs once in the Eastern Conference in 16 years of his career, and missed the playoffs twice in four years in the Western Conference.

The biggest reason is that the Western Conference is too competitive. Starting in March every year, the 3th to 4th place in the Western Conference will start a crazy melee. It is possible that the team that was still fourth at the beginning of March will be ranked 10th by the end of March. Yes, it is also possible that the tenth team in the Western Conference will jump to the front of the Western Conference without paying attention.

As for the eastern side, most of them are full of vitality and everything is competing. There are only 10 teams in the Eastern Conference aiming to make the playoffs this season, and the difference between the 10th and 11th places is already 5 games and 11 games. In other words, the goals for the 15th to th places are basically bad.

The Celtics' current schedule is basically rolling back and forth among these tank teams.

11月27日，凯尔特人121比99战胜了骑士队，将连胜扩大到19场，江湖登场29分钟，砍下45分15篮板10助攻。

In this game, Jianghu set a new record.

Statistics show that Jiang Hu scored 29+ points and 10 rebounds in 40 minutes and 15 seconds. He is the second player in NBA history to score this data in less than 30 minutes of playing time. Anthony Davis was before him.

当地时间2017年1月9日，还在鹈鹕效力的安东尼-戴维斯在对阵尼克斯的比赛里仅出战28分58秒，就拿到40分18篮板2助攻3封盖。

11月29日，凯尔特人130比105战胜尼克斯，江湖登场36分钟，砍下41分15篮板6助攻，将连胜扩大到20场。

Jianghu once again created new history. He became the only player in history to score 40 points, 15 rebounds and 5 assists in two consecutive games.

On December 12, the Celtics defeated the Hawks 1-147 at home and won 120 consecutive victories. Morris returned in this game, and his touch was very good, shooting 21 of 10 three-pointers. Shooting percentage, he came out from the bench and scored 9 points, 39 rebounds and 10 assists.

江湖的表现也不差，登场35分钟，30投19中，三分球9中6，罚球9投8中，拿到52分10篮板9助攻。

12月3日，凯尔特人主场113比98战胜了骑士队，获得了22连胜，追平了火箭队的记录，江湖拿到42分10篮板8助攻。

The players have become more and more tacit, and they even have a tacit understanding on the defensive end. The Celtics' overall defensive intensity is not high. The players play when they are far ahead, dare to make some fancy moves, and play very creatively. force.

The inside players are very happy, there will be alley-oop dunk performances in every game. Rookie Alexander also had an opportunity for an alley-oop dunk.

The number of dunks by Jiang Hu himself has decreased, unless there is no talent around him to perform on fast breaks. The big tree attracts the wind. Although he has the unsolvable artifact [Injury Immunity], he will not give others the opportunity to commit a malicious foul.

In the four games, the opponent's defense was not outstanding. Half of Jianghu's games were clocked out in the third quarter.

But even so, he took advantage of this opportunity to score 40+10 in four consecutive games.

This also brought his average data back to 37.3 points, 7.4 rebounds and 11.8 assists per game, shooting 56.5% from the field, 46% from the three-point range, and 93% from the free throw line. His scoring has not changed, he has more rebounds, and his assists have also declined. Some.

Jianghu's performance also attracted everyone's attention.

After the game against the Cavaliers, the Celtics head coach once again made crazy boasts.

Stevens said: "If the season ended now, Jiang Hu should win the unanimous MVP, there is no doubt about it."

"I watched Jiang come to this team. I witnessed his growth all the way. When he first came to the team, he was still very thin. Then after more than two months when the training camp started, his body became stronger. many."

"He averaged 31 points per game in his rookie season. I think we can reach the Finals with him. I don't know how we are going to beat the Warriors because the combination of Durant and Curry, Thompson, and Green looks so good. No solution, what’s the result?”

"He set a new playoff scoring record and led us to the championship."

"My expectation for him this season is to maintain the same performance as last season, because even though we got Kawhi, we lost Kevin, our core point guard, and for most of last season, we lost All our tactics start from Kaili."

"Jiang has never played a point guard in his career. Although he often controls the ball in games, I think it will be a very huge challenge for him to serve as a point guard for a season."

"Then you look at what he did? Damn it, he averaged 12 assists per game and became the player with the most assists in the league. While doing this, he only averaged 1.5 turnovers per game."

"It's incredible, it's incredible. What surprises me even more is that he averaged 37 points per game and 37 assists per game. What a crazy thing!!"

"He is like the Chamberlain of our era. In the 50s, Chamberlain shocked everyone when he entered the NBA. He averaged 50 points and 25 rebounds per game. He was like a monster."

"The same goes for Jiang Hu. Before him, no player in the NBA had been able to average 30 points per game in his rookie season for half a century, but Jiang did it effortlessly."

"And he is different from Chamberlain. Chamberlain didn't win the championship until late in his career. Jiang balances data and victory very well."

“It’s been a huge honor for me to coach him!!”

In addition to the coach, other teammates also did not let Jianghu go.

Morris, who had just returned from suspension, accepted an interview with reporters and also talked about his teammates.

Morris Jr. praised Jianghu Dao:

"There is no doubt that Jiang is the best scorer of our era."

"The best scorer in the 90s was Michael Jordan, the best scorer in the 00s was Kobe Bryant, and the best scorer in the 10s was Jiang Hu. He is the Jordan of our era."

"You can quote me anytime, anywhere, and I will not deny that this is what I said. Of course, I am biased. You can question me, but my opinion will not change, but at the end of the day, I support River."

Morris Jr.'s words are not without purpose, at least within the Celtics, many people think so.

Jianghu has also become a hot topic throughout the league. Other reporters will ask those stars questions about Jianghu when they have nothing to do.

Although this will make these stars unhappy, the reporter said it is none of my business.

Talking about Jianghu’s outstanding performance, league superstar LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers said:

"I think Marcus is right. I think if Jiang is not the best scorer in this era, he is at least one of the top three."

"He really made the game look easy. He hit a lot of mid-range shots every game and took a lot of shots from the outside. He did a lot of screens and used his offensive threat to help his teammates get open opportunities. And when his teammates entered He's got more space behind the ball and he's been playing the right basketball, which is consistent with my basketball philosophy."

"He's the MVP for a reason, and he's on his way to being the MVP, which certainly looks cool."

"I'm very much looking forward to playing against him again. There will be a lot of exciting elements. The historic Lakers and Celtics battle. This is three of the best five players in the league competing on the same court. It will feel very wonderful. .”

(End of this chapter)