NBA: I am a master dealer

Chapter 322: The Magic were cheated?

The Magic have made some progress this season. So far, they have 15 wins and 12 losses, with a winning rate of 55.5%. In previous years, they would have already entered the playoffs.

But not this year.

The competition in the Eastern Conference is too fierce this year.

With a winning rate of 55.5%, it can only rank tenth in the Eastern Conference. This is due to the Celtics' record decline during this period. Otherwise, they would have been ranked eleventh.

but……

They are not far from eighth place, just one win away. As long as they take a slight step forward, or other teams step back slightly, they can make it to the playoffs.

Just a pity.

At this time, they met the extremely ferocious Knicks in the East.

After a wave of three consecutive victories, the Knicks' current record has reached 20 wins and 8 losses, but they are not the leader in the Eastern Conference.

The leader in the Eastern Conference is still the Cleveland Cavaliers. During this period, the Cavaliers are also winning consecutively, with a record of 19 wins and 7 losses, ranking first in the Eastern Conference.

The Knicks are still desperately chasing, so they will naturally go all out.

Coupled with Will Barton's remarks, the Knicks will only fight the Magic to death and will not let up in the slightest.

Time passed quickly.

game day.

Madison Square Garden was packed with people.

Ok……

Even if there is no popularity, Madison Square Garden will still be packed. This is the effect of a big ball market.

It's just that after the popularity, the fans will become particularly crazy.

For example, during the appearance ceremony, Will Barton was subjected to crazy abuse and ridicule, and the boos were deafening.

Will Barton's expression didn't seem to change much on the surface, but his sharp and cold eyes gave him away.

at this time.

He secretly felt cruel in his heart, telling himself that he must play this game and let the world know that without Xue Liancheng, he is still a very good player and the star of tomorrow.

As for the Knicks, no one said hello to Will Barton.

Will Barton had no intention of coming over to say hello, making the two sides look like enemies.

In fact, players who have been traded usually come over to greet their former teammates in their first game back at home.

It's relatively rare to be as embarrassed as Will Barton.

What's even more embarrassing is that Chalmers came over, Oladipo and Vonleh passed by, and Will Barton was practicing shooting by himself with a stinking face.

The greeting is over.

The game starts soon.

Lopez still played a better game and won with a jump ball.

Knicks first attack.

According to the script, Oladipo should be allowed to play the first attack to verify the drama of swapping the two.

The on-site commentator also thought so: "Oladipo and Will Barton are facing each other, and they should be competing."

Commentator: "Yes, it's useless to talk. The performance on the field will be the best proof."

Host: "I wonder if Xue will deliberately use more passes to make Will Barton lonely at the scene."

The voice did not fall.

Xue Liancheng has already caught the ball. He showed no signs of special performance at all. He just pushed over quickly with the ball as usual.

Then, while Magic's foothold was not yet stable, he accelerated his way in.

After a few games, Oladipo really clicked.

Seeing Xue Liancheng's breakthrough, he immediately started to accelerate from the other side and penetrated into the penalty area.

Xue Liancheng reached halfway and threw the ball directly.

Oladipo took off instantly and hung directly on the frame.

But Will Barton could only smack his lips under the basket, feeling secretly annoyed.

Logically speaking, he knew that Xue Liancheng had such a passing habit and also knew that Xue Liancheng's playing style, but he just didn't keep up.

Or to be more precise, Oladipo got rid of it too quickly. His explosive power was so amazing that he threw Will Barton away at once.

The commentator had already exclaimed, "Coming... coming...Xue Liancheng's assist was very easy. In this way, he made a declaration to Will Barton."

Commentator: "Hey! Will Barton's face turned black."

Host: "Actually, to be honest, Xue Liancheng is indeed very selfless and willing to share the ball, but when he attacks, he is actually very fierce. He only takes a few shots after one game, and then scores [-] or [-] points, which gives people a sense of An unintentional, unconscious feeling.”

Commentator: "Yes, the topic of whether he can make his teammates better will be decided in this game. I still tend to think that Xue Liancheng has indeed done this. The overall performance of the players who partner with him will be certain." With the improvement in level, people like Lopez, Crowder, and even Will Barton are actually the beneficiaries."

Commentator: "Then the question is, why did Will Barton make these remarks and plunge Xue Liancheng into a whirlpool of topics?"

Commentator: "I think this is the main factor for his unhappiness after being traded. Another factor is that he is a proud and confident person. He may feel that he can still perform at a certain level without Xue Liancheng."

Host: "So... Will Barton will definitely have to do the Magic's first attack by himself."

The words fall.

Will Barton has already pushed through.

as predicted.

He paused at the top of the arc and started directly.

only.

He couldn't get past Oladipo completely.

after all.

As a member of the first defense in history, his defensive awareness, defensive skills, and defensive abilities are absolutely outstanding.

Coupled with Oladipo's lateral speed and spider-like wingspan, they are his defensive capital.

At this moment.

Will Barton suddenly pulls back, then dribbles behind his back and then breaks out from the other side.

This time he finally managed to hold off Oladipo and get into the penalty area.

But what greeted him was the cover of Lopez and Claude's flanking attack from the other side.

In this case, passing the ball is actually the best option.

But Will Barton wanted to prove himself so much that he defended against three people.

He made a fold in the air, trying to avoid Big Lopez.

As a result, he didn't have such a good ability to stay in the air, and he couldn't complete the shot even after landing, or he couldn't pass the ball out and just made a second move.

The camera suddenly shot directly at Will Patton's face.

The audience booed again, and the entire scene became lively in an instant.

Didn’t you say you are very capable?

The results of it?
Even taking action is a problem.

Hearing the boos from the audience, Will Barton's face turned even darker. At this moment, he felt like there were countless ants crawling on his body, which made him extremely uncomfortable.

Commentator: "Haha... I'm here as expected. It's just a pity that Will Barton didn't show the level of a top scorer and directly violated the rules."

Commentator: "This is actually not surprising at all. After coming to the Magic, Will Barton did not support the outside offense, which shows the problem."

The host smiled and said, "Have you noticed that the Knicks were really fierce in defending Will Barton? Lopez and Crowder directly shrank the defense and attacked Will Barton, causing Will Barton to Like a superstar."

Commentator: "This is really the case. This shows that everyone in the Knicks wants Will Barton to look ugly!"

Commentator: "If Will Barton is defended with such defensive intensity for the entire game, Will Barton's performance in this game will definitely be miserable."

Off-site attack and defense.

Xue Liancheng quickly pushed over. Seeing that his teammates did not miss the opportunity, he pushed against Payton.

Oladipo wanted to do the same, but Will Barton was prepared and blocked his position in advance.

Xue Liancheng didn't pause for a moment, strode forward, and with the help of Lopez's body cover, he sneaked into the basket and finally succeeded in picking up the basket.

There was no decent obstruction at all.

No one expected Xue Liancheng to hit this ball by himself, so the help defense failed to keep up.

Because everyone subconsciously feels that Xue Liancheng will definitely pass the ball more in this game to prove himself and break the rumor that Will Barton said that he did not make his teammates better.

The fact is that Xue Liancheng didn't think much about it at all.

The dynamic image in his mind clearly told him that no one was coming to help defend. In addition, after he used Lopez's cover, Payton was already half a body behind. This kind of opportunity was very rare for him. .

In so many games this season, he has never tried to get a chance to get a half-empty basket in a positional battle, but this time he missed it, and of course he had to seize it.

Look back.

Payton came over with the ball.

Will Barton returned to the court very actively. When he reached a 45-degree angle, he got stuck in a position and directly reached out to Payton to ask for the ball, "Give me the ball..."

Payton was stunned for a moment, hesitated a little, and finally gave it.

After all, Will Barton just lost face and now he wants to get it back. As a teammate, how can he not support it?
Although he knew that it was not good to play alone like this, he had to give Will Barton this chance no matter what!
result.

Will Barton received the ball and did almost nothing else. He turned over and shot.

It's like the ball is hot in your hand...

The movement is clean and neat, but the sound of striking iron is extremely loud.

Bang!

After Will Barton landed, he pursed his lips, his expression a little lost.

Two consecutive irons!
He just let out his words, but the result...is such a performance, which is really unsightly!

Oladipo was in a good mood and teased Will Barton lightly, "This is a textbook-level turnaround jump shot. It's great! Please keep it up."

Will Patton's expression turned cold when faced with his predecessor's provocation, and he counterattacked, "No one can compare to you. In order to flatter Xue Liancheng, I even used my strength to defend myself."

Oladipo was not angry, and even smiled, "That's not the case. I don't have to use all my energy to deal with you."

Will Barton almost exploded on the spot and sneered, "Eat your cake and do your job, trash..."

This sentence is intended to ridicule Oladipo as a tool man at the mercy of Xue Liancheng. He can't even decide on his own in singles and is not worthy of his core status.

Oladipo: "After the game is over, the whole world will know which one of us is trash."

This time.

Will Barton finally exploded and went straight up.

Because this is quite heartbreaking.

If this situation continues, he can imagine how his Twitter will explode after the game.

And Oladipo was not to be outdone and pushed back.

The two of them just cursed and FKed each other while quarreling with each other.

The audience booed again, pointing at Will Barton and yelling.

After all, they would not be used to trading and immediately stabbing their star player.

Fortunately, the referee noticed it early and immediately separated the two.

The commentator was amused, "The smell of gunpowder is getting stronger."

Commentator: "It seems that the two of them will leave some stories in this game."

Host: "Will Barton is not in very good condition today."

Commentator: "Is there a possibility that Oladipo can defend well?"

Commentator: "Yes, I also want to say this. Oladipo's defensive skills are indeed excellent. Before he goes deep into the basket, he half-sides the defense. This is beneficial for moving laterally and retreating, and at the same time, it is convenient for flying to interfere. In the round just now, Oladipo used his wingspan to cause great interference to Will Barton, who changed his hand pattern during shooting."

Commentator: "Both sides want to prove that they are better and make their predecessors regret it. Will Barton attacks fiercely and Oladipo defends hard. This kind of game looks more interesting."

The storm soon subsided.

The game restarts.

When playing, Xue Liancheng deliberately walked to Oladipo and said, "Calm down, only victory is the answer we need. In the face of victory, nothing else matters."

Oladipo nodded and smiled: "Xue, I'm fine. You don't need to worry about me at all."

He certainly wasn't angered by Will Barton.

On the contrary, he wanted to anger Will Barton.

As for what Will Barton said, he didn't take it to heart at all.

After all, after following Xue Liancheng, he was directly promoted from a role player averaging 16 points per game to a level of 26+ points.

The All-Stars are definitely not that far away, they are right around the corner.

This is so...

Who would get angry with the elder brother who feeds him?
Even...he was grateful to Xue Liancheng from the bottom of his heart. As long as he maintains this level, not only the All-Stars, the best team, the maximum salary contract, and even the championship will follow.

after all……

This is his third year in the league, and he is about to face a contract extension. For him at this stage, nothing is more important than a big contract.

As long as he makes a name for himself, he can do what he wants when the time comes.

For example, what Will Barton said is to take the ball and play in isolation, and do what the core should do.

Everything will be there.

The prerequisite is that you have to become famous, and what does fame come from?
Data!
This is something that can be seen clearly, and it is also the standard for evaluating a player's value. Therefore, how could he have an opinion against Xue Liancheng.

He even wanted to laugh a little after hearing Will Barton's words...

I really can’t eat the grapes, they say the grapes are sour...

Or, to be more accurate, Will Barton was a little pissed off about being traded.

How could he be unhappy when the opponent broke through his defense like this?

Xue Liancheng was a little surprised, but he soon felt relieved.

It is normal for Oladipo to have such a mentality. After all, he is a player who has proven himself before, and he does not have a crazy temperament.

The game continues.

Knicks attack.

Xue Liancheng served and gave it to Oladipo.

then.

He just wanted to reach out and get the ball back.

As a result, Oladipo took the ball and looked like he was going to rush in.

Xue Liancheng did not speak in the end.

After all, Oladipo is also a core player and cannot be swiped in front of his opponents.

Simply.

He ran away to the other side.

As a result, Oladipo's voice came, "Xue..."

Then passed the ball back.

Xue Liancheng was really surprised this time.

but.

Before he had time to think, Oladipo suddenly rushed over.

Passing by him, the two completed hand-in-hand.

Xue Liancheng subconsciously blocked the person.

Oladipo started smoothly.

Xue Liancheng was not idle either and also ran into the penalty area.

When Oladipo encountered a double-team, he did not hit hard, but passed to Xue Liancheng.

then.

Oladipo slipped through the gap and ran directly to the frame.

This time he didn't look back because he knew the ball would come.

The result was no surprise.

The ball appeared above his head at this moment.

He took advantage of the situation and pressed it.

2 points to hand.

The commentator exclaimed repeatedly, "Oh my God! Oladipo flies so high, has a strong impact, and his athletic ability is indeed outstanding, but... this scene feels so familiar to me!"

Commentator: "You feel right, this is the cooperative connection between Xue Liancheng and Wade during the Heat last season, and they copied it."

Commentator: "Oh my God, are you going to replace Wade with Oladipo?"

Commentator: "If Oladipo can really play Wade's role, then the Knicks will become very scary this season, and they will definitely be a team capable of competing for the championship."

Commentator: "The question is... do you think Oladipo can play Wade's role? That's Dwyane Wade! One of the greatest shooting guards in history, Oladipo seems to be inferior. It has to be a little far.”

Commentator: "As far as his performance in the previous three games is concerned, Oladipo did it."

Host: "In other words, this is why the Knicks chose to trade?"

Commentator: "I think so. No one can understand why the Knicks want to initiate a trade when they are already No. [-] in the Eastern Conference. They are interested in Oladipo's super athletic ability and fast speed. , and their super-long wingspan, they are here to increase the team’s upper limit, and they are here to hit the championship!”

Narrator: "Oh my God! So that's it, all of us are confused by the Knicks."

Host: "Yes! Your analysis is right. When Xue Liancheng and Will Barton were paired together, I had never seen them connect like this. Now that Oladipo is here, they actually played the same game as last season with Will Barton." The feeling of being a German partner, the two people’s values ​​are indeed different!”

Commentator: "This is why Oladipo is ranked second."

Narrator: "Haha... If you put it that way, the Magic were cheated."

Commentator: "Judging from the current results of both sides, the Magic have indeed suffered a big, big loss. They lost the treasure in their hands."

The voice just fell.

Oladipo directly stole the ball from Will Barton.

Then he immediately found Xue Liancheng and passed the ball through.

then.

He started to run with his head down.

The two of them just switched back and forth to advance.

The final result was no surprise, as Oladipo took off again and wreaked havoc on the basket.

Score again.

The whole place was boiling.

The live broadcast studio was also in a state of excitement at this time.

The reason for their excitement was not that Oladipo's dunk boosted morale.

But the defensive counterattack between the two is a replica of the Heat's Xue Liancheng and Wade partnership last season.

(End of this chapter)