NBA: I Really Have No Talent

Chapter 78 : Take the Nuggets lightly, win five games in a row, punch Phoenix!

Carrying the strong momentum of defeating the powerful Bulls and successfully reaching the top of the regular season league, the Jazz came to the league’s famous home stadium of the plateau devils, facing the current record of 3 wins and 8 losses and ranked second in the West. The Nuggets are a little better than the Grizzlies who just joined the league this season.

This is the second match between the two teams this season. Last time the Jazz sat at home and easily defeated their opponents.

This time they were playing away games and back-to-back games. Even though the team’s morale was high, but they fought extremely fiercely with the Bulls in the last game. This time they rushed directly to the game venue as soon as they got off the plane. The spirit and physical fitness of everyone All aspects are very tired.

Many players in the team have been affected by the plateau environment, and their physical condition is not particularly good.

It can be said that the game hasn’t started yet, and they must be at a disadvantage in terms of condition.

Facing the center this season ~ Dikembe? Mutombo and defender Mahmoud? Rauf is the core and won Antonio with the second pick in this year’s NBA Draft? McDyess, a potential rookie jazz team, dare not let up on the Jazz side.

According to the results of coach Sloan’s observations and tests on the physical condition of everyone on the team, combined with the actual strength and competitive state of everyone, Wang Pan and Carl who are also not affected by the plateau environment? Malone became the main point of attack for the Jazz inside and outside the game.

Unlike the last game where the two defensive giants had no face and no skin, Wang Pan played very easily in this game.

I don’t know if it hasn’t fully recovered from the high-pressure defensive state, or the Nuggets’ defensive intensity is indeed relatively sparse.

Wang Pan found that he didn’t need to run too much without the ball to get out of a favorable shooting position. If he added the pick-and-roll assistance from his teammates, he would need less effort here.

Bryant who is in charge of following him? Stitch is obviously strong on offense and weak on defense. His physical confrontation is inferior to Wang Pan, and he is not an opponent in terms of speed. The defensive pressure on him can only be regarded as 0. On the contrary, Wang Pan puts a lot of pressure on the opponent on the defensive end. , The hit rate dropped a lot.

The key Nuggets didn’t make adjustments too much. Facing such a loose matchup environment with a self-defeating and self-defeating appearance, Wang Pan swept away from the predicament of only scoring 14 points in the last game and played 32 in this game. Min, with a shooting rate close to 60%, he scored 24 points, and Karl, who scored 31 points with the same efficiency? Malone, together with a team in a relatively average state, won the away game. It’s a surprise!

Following the previous winning streak ended by the Pistons, the team once again achieved a five-game winning streak.

After the game, because many players in the team were not particularly adapted to the plateau environment on Denver’s side, all the team members boarded the plane and left the city overnight and went to Phoenix. On the night after tomorrow, they will face their second opponent on the road trip… the Suns.

In the past two seasons, the Jazz and the Suns are both difficult brothers. Their performance in the regular season is pretty good, but in the playoffs they were eliminated by the Rockets led by Olajuwon for two consecutive seasons. When Jordan was not in the league’s best time to win the championship, the championship dream was all broken.

Although I said that I lost to the final championship in the playoffs, I felt a little better, but I was holding a sigh of breath in my heart, thinking about making great plans in the new season, and hitting those who mocked them severely. Guy’s face.

It’s just that the situation of the two teams in the new season is somewhat different…

Different from the Jazz’s fairly smooth start of the new season, it made up for the weakness of their weak defense to a certain extent. The Suns, which have become stronger, have a relatively difficult start this season, and it is now over. In the regular season, he only won 6 games, 6 wins and 5 losses, ranking seventh in the Western Conference!

Regarding the game state and combat power they showed in the regular season, they really didn’t see the hope of winning.

Even if their team has the best mini power forward Charles in NBA history? Barkley, has all star point guard Kevin? John, with the No. 1 overall pick in 88 years, Danny is still worthy of reusability? Manning, Michael with the 21st pick in the first round of this year? Finley was definitely a surprise.

The average of 15 points, 4.6 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1 steal per game is undoubtedly an excellent one for a first-year rookie.

Others such as Wesley? Baisen, Waiman? Tisdale, Elliott? Perry and other role players are all good.

Judging from the paper lineup, with the current team lineup of the Suns, their regular season record shouldn’t be only this level.

But the reality is that the Suns’ strength in the regular season is really only average, and there is no hope of winning the championship.

Facing such an opponent, the Jazz is taking it seriously as always. The generals of the team did not underestimate the opponent’s regular season record. After all, the opponent’s lineup is there, as long as it is the opponent’s competition. The state has improved and is no longer so broken. They think it is undoubtedly very difficult to win the away game.

You must be fully prepared and analyzed before the game. This is also the tradition of the Jazz.

But before really starting to prepare for the game, the team currently needs more rest.

Came to the warm Phoenix overnight, everyone was exhausted, Jerry? Naturally, Sloan would not arrange players to gather and train in the early morning of the next day. That would be too inhumane, and he was actually a bit unbearable, so the team’s training was arranged at 2:30 in the afternoon.

Basically, it was just a cutscene, everyone looked for the state of the game together, and analyzed the situation of the opponent’s team… Well, it’s gone.

For this arrangement, everyone on the team naturally raised their hands in favor.

They all made up their minds to sleep in the sun, of course, this does not include Wang Pan.

Anyway, the game was played on the night after tomorrow, and the team that arrived in Phoenix that night didn’t need to run around. After that, there were almost two days of rest and preparation time, which was quite sufficient. In terms of Wang Pan’s resilience, there was no problem at all. no…

So I got up early the next day, changed clothes, and ran out of the hotel.

Running along the crosswalk all the way, I’m not afraid of getting lost, anyway, I can just run back the same way at that time… It’s so witty.

Five o’clock in the morning in Phoenix… the clock is over.

Phoenix’s climate is dry and the annual average temperature ranks first among all major cities in the United States. Even at the end of November, when the temperature in Minnesota, where Garnett is located, is already below zero, there are also 11, 11 Two degrees Celsius, this temperature is too suitable for a morning run.

I don’t know how long I ran forward. I watched the eastern sun slowly rise into the sky. I was a little alone and admired the beautiful scenery. Wang Pan took a sip of the mineral water he brought with him. I saw a breakfast shop on the side of the road that opened its doors.

A chubby middle-aged white uncle poked his head out of the shop and just saw Wang Pan drinking water on the street… and no one else could watch.

When their eyes met, the two smiled at each other, and the middle-aged uncle quickly retracted his head.

“Since I happened to bump into it, have breakfast and then go back…〃 II.M Mo took down his sweaty ku sub-pocket, and after making sure to bring the money, Wang Pan went straight to the only open shop in the whole street. .

U.S. people attach great importance to breakfast, so they usually cook it at home, and rarely go out for breakfast, so breakfast shops are rarely seen in the U.S.

In Salt Lake City, he had never seen a breakfast shop on the street where he was running in the morning.

It’s rare to encounter a breakfast shop. The middle-aged uncle looked very kind. He shouldn’t suddenly collapse himself with qiang, and Wang Pan entered the shop.

“Welcome…” the middle-aged uncle smiled.

I took a look at the simple decoration style in the store, the area is not too big, so I looked at it after a few glances, then looked back, found a seat by the window, Wang Pan smiled and asked, “The boss is so early.”” You didn’t sweat so much earlier, you should have been running for a long time, I haven’t seen a young man who got up so early like you for many years. H said, stepped forward and passed the menu. Come here: “Look at what you want to eat. As the first guest today, I will give you a 10% discount. H “Then I really thank you, uncle.”

After taking the menu, I randomly ordered a double sandwich and toast, and a cup of hot milk, and Wang Pan returned the menu to the other party.

“Are you sure you order so much? H nodded, Wang Pan replied: “Don’t worry, I will pay. ”

“That’s good…” “After 99, the things ordered by Wang Pan were delivered to the table. The sandwich with cheese scrambled eggs in the soft ruan butter and egg buns looked delicious and served with two more pieces. With the salmon Benedict potato pancakes with the big palms, he suddenly felt that the breakfast he had been eating in Salt Lake City during this time seemed a bit too sloppy.

This is what people should eat!

That is to say, there is no mobile phone, otherwise he must take a photo for Selena to put down du. Without further observation, Wang Pan started directly…

With one bite, all kinds of beautiful miao flavors melted into a strong spring in the mouth, spreading to the quan body, the exhaustion accumulated from long-distance morning running was dispersed at this moment, and the whole person was permeated. In a sense of satisfaction…

Seeing the satisfied look on Wang Pan’s face, the uncle who was a few steps away couldn’t help showing a faint smile.

As far as a cook is concerned, the satisfaction of his diners is the greatest affirmation for him.

After chewing slowly, I ate a breakfast for more than half an hour… The sky was already bright, pedestrians began to appear on the street, and customers came in from time to time…

After eating breakfast for two and drinking a big cup of hot milk, Wang Pan realized that he was just about to be full. Before he knew it, his appetite had grown so much, but we If you have money, you don’t need to worry about this.

Moreover, in the NBA league, there has never been a lack of a big appetite. His appetite is still a big appetite among ordinary people, but in the NBA league, it is only a medium level. It is no wonder that the league provides players with a salary level. The comparison is high, and the set is low. You may not even have enough to eat… Tsk.

After enjoying the delicious food and paying the money, the shop has not only been Wang Pan alone, but also has many other diners, all of whom are dragging the family, chatting and joking with the uncle, and I often visit here. , The small shop is already almost full.

Looking at the busy uncle, Wang Pan didn’t wait much, and left directly, ready to go back to the hotel and train for a while in the gym over there.

However, as soon as he left, someone in the shop started to discuss him…

“, Anna, did you see the yellow guy who went out just now? H” No, what’s wrong? H “How do I think he is a bit like the rookie king of the Jazz.”

“Just the rookie king who won the Bulls?”

“Yes, it’s him. The Jazz will play with our team. It makes sense for him to appear here. H” Hearing what you said, it should be him. I just found him just now, but I dare not. Ok, so I didn’t say it. ”

“…Pi” listening to the customers’ discussions, the middle-aged uncle who was busy in the kitchen couldn’t help but pause for a moment, and he couldn’t help muttering: “No wonder that kid is a bit familiar. It turns out that he belongs to the Jazz. That rookie, who has lost money, would not give him a discount if I knew it, and I should give discounts to players of the opposing team. I’m crazy!”

“Boss, is my bread almost ready? H” It’s ready, it’s coming right away. “The middle-aged uncle quickened his actions.

Inwardly, he made a decision. Tomorrow night, he must boo the kid on the court. The opponents of the team dared to eat in the restaurant crowded by the Suns, and he accepted the discount with peace of mind… Um. , A 9.0% discount is also a discount…too bad!

At the same time, Wang Pan returned to the hotel smoothly and went straight to the gym.

After two hours of lucrative work, he returned to his room contentedly and looked at Hornacek who was still sleeping. Wang Pan wondered if he wanted to buy him some supplements. This old man was too empty. , Shook his head and walked into the bathroom.

Hornacek was awakened by the sound of closing the door. He glanced at the empty chuang aside, and couldn’t help feeling: “You’re so young to give tips and share reports.