Back in 84, he became Jordan’s lifelong enemy!

Chapter 196 The No. pick came happy and left crying!

"Guys, it's raining!"

"F@#￥! I hate Seattle the most. It rains every day."

"Are we still going out?"

"Why not? Let's borrow some umbrellas from the counter. It's not fun to go out in such rainy weather."

"That's right, we can't face tonight's game with such a depressed mood."

After arriving in Seattle at noon, all members of the Knicks wanted to go out and play and relax.

It was just that when they first arrived, it was cloudless and the sun was shining, but after they rested for two or three hours, there were showers.

Seattle is indeed a rainy city. If God changes his attitude, he will change his attitude without any warning.

This made the Knicks, who were already planning to go out, feel quite agitated.

Patrick Ewing, this year's new No. 1 pick, didn't have any negative emotions because of the rain.

"Let's go shopping. If you don't go shopping, you won't be in the mood to go shopping if you lose tonight."

In front of this Starbucks, there are several tables set up in the front yard of the store. Under the cover of umbrellas, this group of fans drinks coffee and chats, which is like a microcosm of the slow-paced life in the city of Seattle.

Su Wen is the target he wants revenge most, and Jordan is just the next level.

However, except for his high school days, throughout his four-year college career, he always missed the championship trophy. He was always just one breath away from touching the trophy and reaching the top.

They had to go out for some air, even if it was raining, it couldn't stop them from wanting to wander around.

The rainy day not only made everyone in the Knicks feel depressed, but the locals were not much better either.

"Yes, the proud faces of these people are so ugly, it really affects their mood."

A group of local fans were sitting in front of a Starbucks, pointing at the Knicks soldiers passing by without any cover-up.

He, Patrick Ewing, has been called a 'genius' since his freshman year, oh no, since high school.

It is precisely because Seattle has too much rainy weather, with nearly two-thirds of the year being rainy, that the pace of people’s lives is not as fast as that of big cities like Los Angeles and New York.

What he didn't expect was that Jordan, the first target of revenge, would fall first and be reimbursed for the season before he met him.

Since then, he has attracted much attention and has been the focus of the media and fans, and the cameras.

"Maybe it rarely rains in New York? Haha!"

"Me too!"

But in his four-year college basketball career, he reached the finals twice, and either Michael Jordan scored a game-winner or Su Wen defeated him.

Although this did not affect his draft position and he was always the favorite to be the No. 1 pick, how could he be willing to accept it after working hard for four years and coming up empty-handed with no achievements?

He had been waiting for this day for a long time.

Now, he's here!

"Isn't this General Nick? Are you going out in this kind of weather?"

"Losing? We are the defending champion. We have MVP Su Wen, one of the best No. 4 positions Tom Chambers, and two good rookies Karl and Joe, and..."

"Bill Walton, right? When you said that, I realized, my God, we are really strong!"

The target of his revenge is none other than Michael Jordan and Su Wen.

There were many pedestrians on the street, most of them in a hurry, wanting to avoid the rain as soon as possible.

In addition, Seattle is an emerging technology city, a tourist city, and one of the most livable cities in the United States. For people who lacked leisure activities in the 1980s, drinking coffee became one of the pastimes to pass the time after a day's work.

"That's for sure, right? I never thought we'd lose to them."

"The fans here are too arrogant, right? You just won a championship. What's there to be arrogant about?"

Finally, he graduated from Georgetown University and entered the league as the top pick, and he could finally usher in his moment of revenge.

"Forget it, Roy, if we win the championship, we might not be as good as them."

After losing in the NCAA finals the year before last, I had been holding back my desire for revenge.

Ever since he was killed by Auburn University led by Su Wen that year, he has long wanted revenge.

"I am full of confidence in defending my title this season!"

Although they had lost all five games, failed to win a single game, and were ranked at the bottom of the league, they could not drown out his good mood.

He came with the momentum of being the top pick, just to meet the owner of this place, Su Wen, who had just led the team to win the NBA championship and was in the limelight.

He was very sorry, but not too sad because Su Wen was waiting ahead.

"Hey, this is different. If we win the championship, okay, I will definitely be louder than them."

Just like what my teammates said, when I came here, it was a rainy day, and I was not in a good mood. If I didn't go out, I would get moldy.

"Okay, don't talk about this. If you want to go shopping, just go shopping."

A group of people, two with an umbrella and basketball shoes on their feet, strolled through the rainy streets of Seattle.

"Yes, our new lineup in the new season is really strong. It is no longer as weak as last season! The depth of our lineup is completely comparable to the Celtics and Lakers."

Glancing outside and looking at the light rain, he was reminded by his teammates to go to the front desk of the hotel lobby and borrow some umbrellas.

These voices of dissatisfaction were finally put to an end by Bernard King, the super core of the team.

Their conversation naturally reached the ears of the Knicks soldiers, causing some dissatisfaction on the other side.

In terms of spirit, Bernard King is as good as Patrick Ewing.

He is one of the league's most famous superstars and a former scoring champion.

The emergence of Su Wen and Jordan not only affected the popularity and attention of the black and white duo, but also diverted the public's attention. It also affected them, Mesozoic superstars, to a certain extent.

Today's league fans almost only know about the '84 Double Stars' and the 'Black and White Double Stars', but they don't know about these superstars.

Especially the new generation of fans

It can be said that as soon as you pay attention to the league, you will automatically transform into the '84 Double Star' fan camp. They are clearly divided and few pay attention to these superstars.

By leading the team to win the championship, Su Wen almost took all the personal honors last season, and there were many new fans joining the camp.

Not to mention Yiqi Juechen, but it’s almost there.

Su Wen is currently the most popular and highly regarded super giant in the league, even the Magician cannot compare to him.

Not to mention superstars like them.

Although there is a lot of racial discrimination among Americans, Su Wen's appearance can completely offset the negative impact of skin color, making him a popular target for businesses in the market.

This is true in other places, let alone Seattle itself.

Su Wen is a heroic existence in Seattle.

It’s my own child!

It is not normal for an opponent like the Knicks to come here and hear such talk.

Bernard King did not want to come to Seattle with his teammates and travel with the team, because he had already suffered a serious injury in the second half of last season, severely torn his knee ligament, and missed all subsequent games.

Although he had surgery in the summer, his recovery was not good.

When he went out, he used crutches and followed his teammates.

He didn't want to go out with his teammates, but since the injury, his comeback has been far away. He was also feeling quite depressed and wanted to go out for some fresh air.

But he didn't know at this time that his knee injury and ligament would come back again and again in the next two seasons, and he would never be able to play a game again.

At the beginning of every new season, the official information announced by the Knicks is always that he will be reimbursed for the season and his comeback will be postponed indefinitely.

Until the Knicks finally gave up on him and traded him to the Washington Bullets.

If he hadn't been injured and missed two or three seasons, the Knicks' performance in the early Ewing era might not have been so bad.

They can even dream of a championship.

Unfortunately, Bernard King's career was so miserable!

When entering the league, without helpers, the Knicks have been unable to achieve anything;

When he reached his peak, he finally welcomed the No. 1 pick, Ewing, and had strong helpers, but he suffered a serious injury;

When he worked hard to recover and wanted to return to his peak and return to the game, he was abandoned by the team.

He is also one of the most tragic superstars in league history.

During his peak period, he was always suppressed by the black and white duo and couldn't get ahead. When he was about to make some achievements, he suffered a serious injury. Then he faced the challenge of the new generation of super newcomers like Jordan and Su Wen.

Throughout his career, he has been suppressed, and then he disappeared from everyone.

Ewing understands the mood of the local fans very well, and he also knows that the fans who point and shout at him and others like this are just to exert pressure in this way and to influence their mentality.

But he still snorted rather unconvinced: "Tonight, as long as we fight well, fight hard, and defeat them, these people will not be happy."

"We'll see!"

With this spirit, Ewing and his Knicks welcomed the home team SuperSonics on the night of November 11th.

During the warm-up before the game, the venue was already packed with nearly 20,000 spectators.

There are local fans, fans from New York, and many local entrepreneurs, gentlemen and celebrities.

If you look carefully, there are many industry professionals from Hollywood in the front row.

Since Su Wen led the team to defeat the Lakers in the Western Conference Finals, such Hollywood celebrities can always be found in the front row of the Kings Dome.

There was no way, Su Wen's talent, his strength, and his gorgeous and swift earth style were so attractive.

One man becomes an army and leads the average home team to win the championship. Who doesn't like such a strong personal ability?

Look at those in the front row.

Sylvester Stallone; Arnold Schwarzenegger;

Tom Hanks;

Sigourney Weaver (the heroine of the "Alien" series);

Kurt Russell (player of Star-Lord's father Ego in "Guardians of the Galaxy");

These people, while whispering and laughing, pointed at Su Wen on the field as if no one else was watching.

They all came here to watch Su Wen's game live.

Seeing these people, Ewing couldn't be more envious.

No. 213, Patrick Ewing, cm;

No. 206, James Bailey, cm;

No. 203, Louis Orr, cm;

No. 198, Gerald Wilkins, cm;

No. 188, Roy Sparrow, cm.

This is their starting lineup this season.

Due to Bernard King's injury, Louis Orr filled in at the third position.

This person has been a blue-collar player averaging about 10 points per game since his debut with the Indiana Pacers.

Average talent, average ability.

But he had to step into Bernard King's shoes.

The forward line is like this, no one will think highly of the Knicks tonight.

"Sylvester, how about we make a bet?"

Schwarzenegger proposed to Stallone when the players on both sides were finishing their warm-ups.

"No, Arnold." Stallone refused immediately, "I know what you want to bet on. This is a sure-losing result, and I won't do it."

"No, no, no." The California governor waved his hands repeatedly and explained: "Winning or losing the game is a high probability. We can already predict it, so this is not what I bet on."

"What is that?" Stallone raised his eyebrows and asked with interest.

"Let's bet on whether Su can score 50+ tonight." The California governor laughed and said confidently: "He has scored 50+ two times in a row. Do you think he can continue tonight?"

"Um"

Stallone pondered for a while and smiled brightly, "I bet I can't continue."

"Because this season the SuperSonics have added three strong new players in Karl Malone, Joe Dumars, and Bill Walton. They are no longer the team that only relied on Suvin last season."

"I don't think they need 50 points or more tonight to win."

"unless."

"Unless what?" the California governor asked with a smile.

"Unless the Knicks can compete with them at a critical moment, if Su is off work in the third quarter, his data will be even lower."

"Maybe you are right." The California governor's smile did not fade, but he insisted on his idea, "But I think Su can still score 50+ in this game."

"Okay, I'll make a bet with you." Stallone chuckled, with a proud look of 'I have the advantage', "One hundred dollars!"

"no problem."

The governor of California readily agreed.

After he became famous, he and Stallone have known each other for two years, and their relationship is quite close. This kind of small bet is not only nothing, but can actually deepen their relationship.

"Add me one."

Seeing the two of them carefully and secretly opening the market aroused the interest of Tom Hanks on the side.

"I'll come too, one hundred dollars." Kurt Russell, two seats away, joined the fight.

These guys are all people who are afraid of chaos in the world. The only lady sitting in the middle, Sigourney Weaver, shook her head speechlessly.

Just when a few people were opening the plate, the game between the two sides began.

In the first possession of the ball, Ewing got it for the team strongly.

With a slight leap, he flew straight into the sky. With an advantage of half a head above McCormick, he touched the basketball first and picked it into the hands of teammate Louis Orr.

Orr escaped Suvin's pressure and passed the ball to point guard Roy Sparrow, and the Knicks began to organize the offense.

The two sides set up offensive and defensive formations in the frontcourt, man-to-man, man-to-man, and the two sides fought.

The basketball was quickly delivered to Ewing.

As the team's new inside core and this year's No. 1 overall pick, Ewing gets the ball and goes straight to work without saying a word.

He was very aware of McCormick's defensive ability, so he didn't even wait for the opponent to be fully prepared before leaning back to fight.

McCormick pushed hard against him. Unexpectedly, Ewing just swayed from side to side and thrust forward.

The opponent is very fast and takes two big steps to get to the basket and attack the frame.

Although McCormick had worked hard to defend, Ewing was not a reckless person. On the contrary, after entering the basket, he suddenly took a step back, widened the distance between them, and took a mid-range shot.

"Shh!"

The first ball is there.

Ewing, who opened the scoring for the team, was even more energetic. When he retreated to defend, he glanced at Su Wen quite complacently.

Unfortunately, his eyes were ignored by the other party.

Davis pushed the ball forward and when it fell into the top arc, he handed the ball to Su Wen.

As soon as Su Wen received the ball, he passed the ball before Luis Orr could reach him, leaving the latter stunned.

The latter turned around and looked back, and Chambers had already succeeded in picking up the basket from James Bailey.

The Knicks continued to attack, still initiated by Ewing.

The latter caught the ball and continued to beat McCormick.

Feeling the intensity of the latter's confrontation, he gave the ball to Gerald Wilkins who was inserted.

This Wilkins is the younger brother of the Eagles' "Human Movie Essence" Dominic Wilkins. In the future, his son Damien Wilkins also entered the league, but did not achieve anything. .

The younger brother's talent is not as good as his elder brother's ability to run and jump, and his strength is not as strong as the latter's.

However, after being selected by the Knicks with the 23rd overall pick in the second round this year, he once reached nearly 20 points in his peak season and averaged 13 points, 2.9 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game in his career.

His talent is average, that's just compared to his brother.

In fact, his talent and strength are enough to become the starting striker of any team.

However, Wilkins failed to hit the shot in the wide open space in front.

Chambers grabbed the rebound and found Su Wen immediately.

When Su Wen was about to rush through the frontcourt, the basketball flew out first and was given to Wood further ahead.

The latter got the ball, feinted a shot, avoided Wilkins' pressing, went straight to the basket, and successfully scored.

Ewing once again took the ball inside and continued to beat McCormick. This time, he chose a mid-range shot in front of the opponent.

"Shh!"

Enter again!

But before he could catch his breath, Su Wen sent another wide-range long pass from the backcourt to Davis in the frontcourt, who made a three-step layup.

"!!!"

On his own side, he scored two goals through his own hard work, but his opponents quickly and easily returned the goals again and again. This made Ewing himself depressed.

But he was not discouraged and continued to hit the basket and score points in the following time.

However, as he had seen before, whenever his side scored, the Sonics always responded quickly, negating his efforts.

Moreover, all members of the Sonics are in very good shape and can almost put the ball into the basket every time they attack.

On the other hand, whether they are playing hard at the basket, penetrating inside, or cooperating with pick-and-rolls, everything is quite difficult.

At the end of the first half, Ewing, who was very high-spirited, found to his dismay that he was actually 20 points behind.

Not only that, in the third quarter of the second half, when he tried to catch up with the score through his own efforts, his opponent launched a 15:3 offensive climax with a backhand, directly opening the point difference to 30 points.

By the time of rotation, after both sides replaced their main lineups, the point difference had reached the point where three quarters could be clocked in.

Looking at 108:68, after three quarters, the home team had a 40-point lead, Stallone smiled, stretched out his hand to the governor of California and Tom Hanks, "I won! Give me the money!"

"Next, it's garbage time, Su won't be here again."

In this game, after 48 minutes of game time, the SuperSonics easily defeated the Knicks 137:93 and 44 points, winning their fifth victory of the new season.

5 wins and 1 losses!

As for Su Wen, this game did not continue his 50+ journey.

他全场20投13中，三分5中3，罚球6中4，只拿到了33分而已，却送出了16次助攻和5记封盖，抢下10个篮板。

He got his first triple-double of the new season and the fifth triple-double of his career.

After the game, when watching Su Wen being interviewed with a relaxed attitude and a smile on his face, Ewing felt so uncomfortable that he wanted to cry.

F@#￥!

Lost again!

(End of this chapter)