pinnacle swinger

Chapter 110 Mavericks
The 76ers took the Wizards lightly, and Fang Chuxia was the first to feel Tang Wenlong's popularity in the city of Philadelphia.Every time he has the ball, every time he drives, every time he takes a shot, there is a tsunami of cheers in the Wachovia Center arena.

It is believed that Tang Wenlong is the key to Philadelphia's revival and the cornerstone of the 76ers' resurgence.

After the All-Star Weekend in February, it suddenly became particularly short-lived, especially when the eyes of the outside world were all focused on various transactions, large and small, this feeling became even stronger.

The last two remaining games in February are a home game against the Pistons and a road game against the Cavaliers.

Like the Wizards game, these two teams are at the bottom of the Eastern Conference. Each team has obvious weaknesses. Compared with the 76ers who are both offensive and defensive, their hard power is a bit worse.

In the end, the 76ers defeated the Pistons 110 to 94. Greg Monroe, who had worked hard for half a season, finally became the team's starting center and occasionally played power forward. He performed well in this game. The popular Haitian striker grabbed 76 rebounds, and Collins was also amazed by his small hook technique in the low post.

In Cleveland, the 76ers beat the Cavaliers 99-92. It wasn't Sessions' superb performance in the third quarter that allowed the Cavaliers to cling to the score. Maybe it was the same as the Pistons, who surrendered in the third quarter.

Tang Wenlong looked at the March schedule. In the first week, all the 76ers played at home.

He accompanied Fang Chuxia to Columbia University to report.It is located in Manhattan, New York, adjacent to Wall Street, the United Nations Headquarters and Broadway, and is one of the most popular universities in the United States.

"Honestly speaking, I didn't even visit the campus carefully when I was in college."

The two were walking hand in hand on the campus of Columbia University. Perhaps it was because the school had just started. In the green alleys of the campus, there were many students coming and going, looking very busy.

Tang Wenlong: "If it weren't for you, you'd better live off-campus. Living with classmates is always a bit inconvenient."

Fang Chuxia smiled and shook her head, "It's okay, it's safer to live on campus, and it's also good for getting along with classmates."

"Xueba is different." Tang Wenlong said with a smile.

"Like your sister!" Fang Chuxia smiled coquettishly, and lightly tapped Tang Wenlong.

"Don't worry, I will come here often to see you in the future. After all, it only takes more than an hour to drive here." Tang Wenlong stretched out his other hand to touch Fang Chuxia's head, and said softly.

"En" Fang Chuxia replied in a low voice, weak and weak.

Columbia University College is very big. Tang Wenlong and Fang Chuxia spent a whole day shopping, but they couldn't finish it. At night, the two returned to the hotel where they were staying, waiting for the official report the next day.

After dealing with his girlfriend's affairs, Tang Wenlong returned to Philadelphia to start the next season's game again.

At the beginning of March, the Mavericks challenged the 76ers first.

The good news is that Tang Wenlong once again won the East Rookie of the Month Award. He and Griffin completely dominated the East and West. There is no rookie who can compare with them in terms of statistics, let alone the 76ers. The record is still so good, which adds more points to Tang Wenlong.

Experts from ESPN pointed out that this year's Rookie of the Year should be awarded to Tang Wenlong, whose performance is not inferior to those famous superstars in history.

The Mavericks are in very good shape this year. Before Kidd was traded, they went through a period of pain.But after surviving that period of time, there was a qualitative leap as a whole.Especially on the bench of the Mavericks, Jason Terry, JJ Barea and other jerky guys and sharp swordsmen have improved the overall strength.

Nowitzki, who has just turned 33, is in a stable state like a stone Buddha.

For the 76ers, this is definitely a strong enemy, so the whole team dare not slack off in the slightest.

Tang Wenlong came to the arena early for training. At the same time, Iguodala and Hassan Whiteside also came to the arena.

"It seems a bit difficult to build a German tank tonight." Tang Wenlong and Iguodala said casually.

"He is an amazing player. He is so tall, his arms are so long, his release point is so high, and his shooting is so accurate. And no matter how he is violated, his hand shape will never change. His shooting is At the historical level." Iguodala said with a frown, and he didn't have absolute confidence in whether he could guard Nowitzki.

"Hassan, if you practice your defense well and get Nowitzki down, you'll be amazing!" Iguodala turned his head and said to Whiteside, who was doing stretching training on the court.

Whiteside said with a wry smile, "Then I have to have this opportunity to defend Dirk first!"

Tang Wenlong said comfortingly: "Don't worry, you are so talented, as long as you train hard, memorize the team's tactical manual, and know how to appear in the correct position on the court, you will definitely become an excellent starter in the future." , the coach must also believe in you."

Whiteside nodded, still not confident, "Maybe!"

After the first three people practiced for a while, Lowry was the fourth to enter the arena, followed by head coach Doug and a group of assistant coaches, nutritionists, physical trainers and so on.

At night, the Wachovia Center becomes lively.

Before the game, Tang Wenlong said hello to Nowitzki. He and Nowitzki are a little familiar with the entire Mavericks team. Even the rest of the gangsters like Kidd, he actually didn’t have much interaction. .

"Tyson Chandler, Dirk Nowitzki, Peja Stojakovic, Robrige Beaubois, Jason Kidd." After walking on the field, Tang Wenlong swept Looking at the starting lineup of the Mavericks, it is exactly the same as what Collins predicted before the game. Of course, after all, this is the starting lineup that the Mavericks have been using for several consecutive games recently. It is not a big deal to be able to guess.

"Thaddeus might be Alexander today." Tang Wenlong secretly glanced at Thaddeus Young, who was facing a formidable enemy. This guy's face was tense at the moment, obviously Collins had given him a lot of advice before the game.

At the opening jump ball, Tyson Chandler and Dalembert, two King Kong-like centers, stood in the middle circle.

"drink!"

After a whistle, the two jumped up almost simultaneously.

The two were of similar stature and age, and even their physical fitness was not much different, but it seemed that Dalembert's complexion was still much darker.

Dalembert pressed Chandler a little bit, and dialed the basketball first with his fingertips, which happened to be in the hands of point guard Lowry.

The 76ers turned around, jogged across half court, and pressed down steadily.There was a uniform cheer of "attack, attack" in the audience.

Tang Wenlong turned his back, and in the horn area, Jason Kidd, who was defending him, was stuck with his back.

The defense of the Mavericks is very interesting. When Sean Marion on the bench has not played the outside defensive gate, the 38-year-old Jason Kidd is responsible for the outside defense.

What's amazing is that Kidd's defense is still terrible, and few can win in front of him.

Lowry immediately lobbed the ball to Tang Wenlong. After Tang Wenlong caught the basketball with one hand, the cheers on the scene became even more enthusiastic.

"boom!"

Tang Wenlong was not polite, and hit Kidd's chest with a bear on his back.

There was an astonishing rebound from the back, and the old monster seemed to have taken root in the ground. Tang Wenlong bumped into Kidd like a big tree, but he remained motionless.

"boom!"

Tang Wenlong bumped again in disbelief, Old Kidd stretched out a hand around to attack, the basketball was almost missed by his long arm.

The waist was firmly stuck, and Tang Wenlong felt that after two hits, he couldn't exert his strength.

Tang Wenlong didn't dare to underestimate these old guys anymore. He stepped on the floor with his toes to find a point of strength, controlled the basketball, staggered with a smart sliding step, and suddenly turned around to make a breakthrough.

A glint of appreciation flashed in the eyes of Kidd, who was defending behind him, but his movements were not slow at all, and he moved quickly with small steps.

Tang Wenlong didn't break through further, his body stopped suddenly, his left hand made a gesture of closing with his right hand, as if he was about to shoot, but when he was about to close again, he took a big step to the right to open up space with Kidra .

Raise your hand and pull it out easily.

The curvature is beautiful, and it fits into the frame precisely!
At this moment, Kidd came in a hurry, and when he stretched out his hand to cover Tang Wenlong's sight, it was too late.

The audience applauded immediately. Tang Wenlong's shooting posture was very elegant, just like his dunk, it was very enjoyable to watch.

"Carmelo-Anthony?" Kidd narrowed his eyes slightly. Tang Wenlong's step-back shot just after worshiping Buddha was clearly Anthony's special skill.

Tang Wenlong didn't know that Kidd was commenting on his technical moves. He quickly retreated to the half court, and as soon as he spread his arms, he was ready to defend well.

As soon as he turned his head, Kidd found a 45-degree Nowitzki with a long pass.

Nowitzki turned his back, dribbled the ball, and used the foot on the same side as the pivot foot. When he twisted his body, he turned back to shoot the ball. It looked like his upper body was being pushed by someone. Very big.

Thaddeus Young was not pushed away, gritted his teeth and tried hard to block.

The arc after the ball was frighteningly high, spinning in the air as if it took a few seconds, and then it plunged into the net, creating a circle of white net flowers.
(End of this chapter)