NBA: My template has no limit

On the desk in the Bucks president's office was a large stack of newspapers, all reporting on the Bucks' ten-game winning streak and their rise to second place in the Eastern Conference.

Herb Cole stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, looking at the lively crowd around the arena, feeling incredibly satisfied.

This season, the Bradley Center will not have a single empty seat; every game will be sold out, and ticket prices have been inflated to more than three times that of last season.

Since Xu Feng joined the team and started the season with a winning streak, the Bucks have become one of the teams with the highest viewership in the league.

This is the influence that star players and victories have on a team.

Despite two years of painstaking efforts by a few local media outlets in Milwaukee to cultivate a positive image for Robinson, he still couldn't escape being relentlessly criticized by fans.

Xu Feng has only been with the Bucks for two months, yet he has already been spontaneously hailed as the team's absolute core by fans throughout Milwaukee. Young people can be seen everywhere on the streets learning Xu Feng's playing style.

In an attempt to imitate Xu Feng's dunks, high school students insisted on playing basketball with elementary school students, so that their dunks on low rims would have a more legitimate reason to be imitators.

At the same time, the media across the United States bombarded Xu Feng with reports, and major newspapers would mention him on their front pages every day.

"A perfect talent for basketball bestowed by God." "A chosen one who can always create miracles." "The future face of the league." Countless outrageous titles have been given.

"This is just a perfectly normal idol-making scheme by the media, don't take it to heart." Arne Tellem wiped the sauce from his mouth after finishing his steak and continued:

Ten years ago, Len Bias, who dominated Michael Jordan in college, was hailed by the media as "the Jordan terminator and the cornerstone of the Celtics' future for the next 20 years."

And the result? Two days after the audition, he overdosed on drugs and died.

"So if you actually believe those exaggerated claims, you've fallen into their trap."

Tellem had seen too many examples of prodigies lauded by the media who ultimately ruined their careers, and he didn't want Xu Feng to become the next negative example.

Four plates of steak were already laid out in front of Xu Feng. The portions at these upscale Western restaurants were too small, so he decided to eat his fill since Tellem was treating him.

"You're overthinking it. These reports are only good for fooling kids who aren't even adults yet. Besides, it's just the regular season now, and the teams are still getting used to each other. Not many people are taking it seriously."

Every few years, the league rolls out a new Jordan. I don't know where all these Jordans come from; I'm not even in New York, Chicago, or Los Angeles.

Trelem smiled as he watched Xu Feng devour half a steak in one bite.

"Seeing you like this puts my mind at ease. Just focus on playing basketball. What Herbert values ​​most are votes and dollars. Xu Feng, you can help him achieve all of that on your own."

Tellem's words were a reminder from both a business and political perspective to Xu Feng about the importance of the Bucks to him; as long as Xu Feng plays seriously, the Bucks will never abandon him.

On November 21, the Milwaukee Bucks will host the Atlanta Hawks.

Before the game, Mutombo pointed his index finger at the media cameras and confidently said, "Xu Feng, I know you can fly high, but no one has ever dunked on me in their rookie season, not even Jordan!"

Xu Feng simply replied, "Jordan is not me, and I am not Jordan."

This answer piqued the curiosity of the audience, and major online sports betting sites even opened a betting account specifically for it.

In the opening quarter, the Hawks were incredibly strong. Mutombo won the jump ball and passed it to Mookie Brelock.

After receiving the ball, Brelock did not rush to attack, but slowly dribbled the ball across the halfway line, waiting for everyone to get into position.

This is the Eagles' specialty: slow-paced positional warfare.

The forwards passed the ball around continuously until the last ten seconds, when it reached Christian Leitner.

Lightner was facing Robinson sideways. He was heavy and had a stable center of gravity, so even if Robinson pushed him lightly, he wouldn't be greatly affected.

Suddenly, Leitner blasted the ball, shielded Robinson with his ball-handling hand, turned, and executed a fadeaway jump shot in one smooth motion!

Swish! A clean hit!

"Oh, Glenn, your defense is as soft as dough. You don't even deserve to be called Big Dog! You're just a stray dog!"

Lightner looked at Robinson with disdain; this was trash talk he had carefully crafted for the big dog.

Both being drafted in 94, Laettner has enjoyed criticizing arrogant star forwards since his college days, and Big Dog was one of his main targets.

That year in the draft, Robinson was the first overall pick, and Laettner was the second. This made Laettner even more unhappy.

From then on, whenever the two met, a bloody battle was inevitable.

Robinson stared at him, her tone icy:

"All you know how to do is resort to these underhanded and dirty tricks."

Christian followed the big dog closely, continuing to provoke him with small gestures and trash talk.

The Bucks had possession of the ball, and Sherman dribbled as usual, but Mookie Blaylock's shot came faster than he expected.

Seizing the moment when Sherman relaxed his guard, Blake rushed forward with the ball, snatched it away, accelerated with a push, and easily made a layup on a half-court fast break!

The Bucks got off to a bad start, but the situation took an even worse turn for them from there.

On his second serve, to prevent a interception, Sherman kept his body turned to the side or back to Brelock, protecting the ball in a safe position.

Even so, Brellock still put a lot of pressure on him when he was dribbling.

"Give me the ball, Sherman!"

The familiar call for the ball, the familiar tone, the familiar location—hearing this, Xu Feng knew that Big Dog had gotten carried away again!

Hawks coach Lenny Wilkens stood on the sidelines, watching Big Dog's gesture as he asked for the ball, a smile playing on his lips.

That's why he had Laettner, a former center, guard Robinson. Unlike Michael Jordan or Reggie Miller, provoking Big Dog would only excite them more and make them perform better.

For Big Dog, anger will only cause him to lose control and fall into inefficient, endless one-on-one battles.

The big dog stood in the elbow area, with his back to Leitner, and stretched out one hand to Sherman for the ball. Sherman bounced the ball down and delivered it to him.

boom!

Robinson leaned forward, bumping into Lightner, hoping to throw him off balance and reduce his interference.

Despite being taller and heavier than Robinson, Leitner emerged unharmed from the impact.

Unable to break through in a one-on-one situation, Big Dog chose to use his speed to get past him, forcefully breaking through with a crossover dribble!

Hawks power forward Ken Norman had already circled around the baseline and positioned himself on the right side of Big Dog's driving route, just waiting for Big Dog to come to him.

With the two players positioned one in front and one behind, Robinson was completely shut down. Continuous dribbling and breakthroughs were not Robinson's strengths, so the best option right now was to pass the ball to his teammates.

Ken Norman left the baseline, leaving Vin Baker open, and he gestured to Robinson:

"Glenn, look here!"

Unfortunately, Glenn, caught up in the moment, didn't care about the logic of basketball anymore. He forced his way up and launched a jump shot!

state!

The basketball hit the back of the backboard and bounced high into the air!

Dikembe Mutombo, positioned under the basket, shoved aside Andrew and grabbed the basketball.

Even with such a significant advantage, the Hawks didn't rush. They passed the ball to Blake, dribbled it across half-court, and continued to control the tempo.

With time running out, Mutombo mentioned setting a screen for Steve Smith at the three-point line.

Mutombo's massive frame completely blocked Xu Feng, and by the time Xu Feng finally managed to get around to the edge, Smith had already launched his three-pointer!

The shot went in!

The Bucks were completely dominated in their first game of the season!

"If no one on the Bucks can step up, the Hawks will bring the Bucks their first loss of the season."

Commentator Jon McGloughlin spoke in a somber tone.