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Chapter 131 Keep Working Hard in the New Year

Facing the Utah Jazz again, Zhang Chen is ready for a big fight.

But sometimes things backfire. Jamison's state is sluggish in this game, and Zhang Chen is taken care of again. The regular season is no better than the playoffs. He can play several games in a row. There is no guarantee what will happen if we meet again.

The Warriors' offensive efficiency was not high, and Malone was unstoppable. At 93:100, the Warriors lost to the opponent again.

The last opponent of this month is not only Zhang Chen, but the head coach also solemnly instilled in the players the idea of ​​working hard. It is not easy for the Warriors to play like this this season.

In this case, if you grit your teeth and stay in the top eight, you will stay in the top eight. If you are squeezed out, it may be difficult to turn around, because in addition to strength, the Warriors are now also supported by a breath of energy , if you get discouraged, it's not enough to rely on Zhang Chen to wait for one or two people.

The staff of the Grizzlies is the same as last season, and the main players are still those few players.

Their core Raheem still scored 20+10. The overall strength of their team is not strong, but there are still talented players. Originally, it was easier for Jamison to avoid such an insider.

But Zhang Chen felt that Jamison could outperform the opponent with hard work. He had a strong inside line, but he was not so strong that it was difficult to fight against. He hoped that Jamison could compete with the opponent so that he could grow.

Jamison also accepted his opinion. The two talked with the coach and obtained the coach's consent. This time, Jamison was also allowed to play inside.

"Antoine, I think you can improve on rebounding. It is a rare opportunity to compete with such a guy. If you can average double figures in rebounds per game, the level of the player will be different in an instant."

"I thought you were going to say again, Antoine, kill that guy."

"Okay, after killing this guy, you have to kill all the power forwards in the team ahead of us."

In addition to power forward Raheem, the Grizzlies are the two men who are threatening, Mike Bibby and Michael Dixon.

Michael Dixon still challenged Zhang Chen at that time, but he hadn't made any progress this season, and finally realized that he and Zhang Chen were not in the same world.

If you don't be too harsh, Dixon can be regarded as a good second position, and besides Mike Bibby, he can still score a lot of points if he seizes the opportunity.

It has been the third season since he entered the NBA, and Dixon is still in that weak body.

The first time the Warriors attacked, Zhang Chen got a shot and scored the ball just by relying on it.

On the offensive end, the Grizzlies Raheem hit Jamison with his back, and turned around and made a solid hit.

"Antoine, aggressive." Zhang Chen reminded.

On offense, he passed the ball to Jamison, and Jamison made a throw after a frontal breakthrough.

It seems to be the type of mutual explosion again. When Jamison can be more tough, he will have more confidence in the prospects of the Warriors.

Facing the young Warriors, the also very young Grizzlies also want to fight.

One is that they started to flank Zhang Chen, and the other is that Mike Bibby stepped up his offense, Zhang Chen wanted to defend Dixon, and the Warriors couldn't find any other strong outside defense, so they could only let Bibby do whatever he wanted on the offensive end .

The Grizzlies feel good this time, and they also have a height advantage inside, and they are starting to lead in the score.

Being defeated by the top four teams in the West still has some excuses in his heart. If he is killed by the Grizzlies with the bottom score, it would be really embarrassing, and his record will be affected in his heart.

This is a critical time when several teams are competing for the top eight places in the Western Conference. Zhang Chen frowned. Could it be that he should fire all the firepower in advance?

But if you don't think about it, if you fall into too many passive games, there will be no critical moments.

Zhang Chen suddenly ran back, and after catching the ball, he accelerated violently, and jumped up without fear in the face of the supplementary defense, collided heavily with the opponent's defender, and fell to the floor.

A teammate hurried over, "I'm fine, it's a trivial matter..." Zhang Chen held his teammate's hand and stood up, standing on the free throw line with a smile on his face.

When playing basketball on the court, you shouldn't pay too much attention to physical confrontation. Strength is mutual, and whoever is afraid of whom.

Inside, Raheem hit Jamison again.

With a low growl, Jamison actually pressed against the opponent's back firmly, and he just didn't retreat.

Raheem is not the kind of very tough power forward. When Jamison suddenly became tough, he didn't play the rhythm of the ball and hit the iron.

Seeing that Jamison suddenly strengthened his physical confrontation with the opponent, Zhang Chen was also a little surprised.

In fact, seeing that the score was behind, Jamison was also very anxious. Zhang Chen did a good job defensively, but he often lagged behind. He still blamed himself for losing some games before. If his defensive ability can also improve to a certain level level is fine.

But he has never had the habit of playing basketball too much. Thinking about the hopes of the Warriors this season, he really wants to change this habit, but it is far from easy to do it, and the injury of his teammates also makes him hesitate.

If you force yourself to do things beyond your ability, what should you do if you are also injured.

But seeing Zhang Chen's efforts, he can't think so much anymore, yes, he just doesn't think about anything, just do it, many things need an opportunity, and then you will find that no matter how difficult things are, how many times have you succeeded After that, it will become like that.

Against this kind of thing, very few times you are tough and the opponent will be tougher, most of the time you are tough and the opponent will not be tough.

In this game, Jamison took the lead in hardening up, and Raheem was a little uncomfortable.

"Jamison hits from the low post, turns and hooks. It's rare for him to do that."

"Just-in-time help, Bibby's shot suffers, Warriors get the rebound."

With the strength of the inside line, the overall defense of the Warriors has also changed. This is often the case. A change in a certain point can drive changes in the entire surface.

After Raheem was affected, Mike Bibby alone couldn't make the offense as efficient as before.

The score between the two sides showed a relatively static situation. Zhang Chen would run without the ball to catch the ball from time to time, and the hit rate was guaranteed to a certain extent, and the scene became more intense.

During the halftime break, Zhang Chen was also a little excited, "Antoine, you should have played like this a long time ago, we are sure to win this game."

Jamison smiled shyly, but he planned to gradually get used to the physical confrontation inside in the future, to defend well and grab more rebounds.

In the second half, Zhang Chen also stepped up his low-post offense.

In the case of a relatively short distance, even if he is flanked, he can still find an opportunity to force a shot.

Like all teams with poor records, the Grizzlies' defense is very mediocre. The intimidation of the inside players on the defensive end is far less than that on the offensive end. Can make layups or cause kills.

After the third quarter, the Grizzlies' lead was eroded.

At the moment of the final decisive battle, the Grizzlies also started to give it a go.

But compared with Zhang Chen's control at critical moments, they are still a little tender.

At 102:93, the last battle in 2000 was finally a perfect defense, and the Warriors continued to stay in the top eight.

During the Chinese New Year, the Warriors also gave their players a day off, and they also had a day off for Christmas a few days earlier. It is a rare thing to have a holiday in the middle of the season, but Zhang Chen is living a very ordinary life. It is better to wait. What can you do in a day during the offseason.

Having a meal with Zhang Xiaomeng is a regular program, and that's all.

However, the results of the first round of voting for the All-Stars came out, which attracted the attention of many people.

To put it bluntly, this is a symbol of popularity. If there are many fans, the commercial value will be high. Indirectly speaking, it can also represent part of the net worth.

In the East, Carter and Iverson are the best. Of course, Carter, who dunks beautifully, has more votes. Moreover, Carter is a guard this time, and it is still the first round of voting. It can be said that the position of the starting guard has already been determined. For forwards, although Tracy McGrady doesn't have many votes, the pressure of competition is not great. There are not many good forwards in the East. As for the center position, after Mourning is gone, there will be no one who can carry the main beam. Who has the advantage.

In the West, Zhang Chen, Kobe, O'Neal, Webber, Duncan, Kidd, and Garnett all have similar votes and are in the first group.

This includes 3 guards, 3 forwards, and 1 center forward. It is estimated that the starting lineup is the selection of these seven people. To be precise, remove 1 guard and 1 forward. Far, it is estimated that it will be difficult for someone to counterattack.

Zhang Chen's reported position this time is a guard, and Jamison reported as a forward, a bunch of fierce men on the western front line, his ranking at the forward position is higher than that of Larry Hughes, who is still recovering from his injury, at the guard position Still back, but even with less competition at guards, Larry Hughes has little hope.

The main lineup is definitely hopeless, and Zhang Chen is not sure, but he is still the number one guard in the number of votes, but not much higher than Kobe. If the coach chooses, Larry Hughes is definitely useless, except for the three people with the most votes , But there are famous figures like Payton, and as the team's No. [-] player, it is difficult to appear in the All-Stars. Jamison still has some possibilities, provided that the All-Star coach likes him.

Zhang Chen's status in the league as an All-Star is no problem, but he must have gotten more votes and become the All-Star starter.

The approach of the All-Stars has added another topic to the league, but the regular season is still going on, and those who watch the excitement can keep an eye on the All-Stars. Players can't spend too much time on it.

In the new year, the challenges facing the Warriors in the first game are not small.

The Denver Nuggets beat them once at the beginning of the season, but that time the lineup was still complete.

The current lineup to defeat the opponent is a challenge that the Warriors need to win.

(End of this chapter)