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Chapter 61 You are so fucking talented

The Kings are strong.

The pre-match record is 5 wins and 2 losses.

Although eating the dividends of the schedule, most of the players who started the game were super fat like the Timberwolves, Clippers, 76ers, and Raptors, but the head star Mitch Richmond is really hot this season.

Mitch Richmond, nicknamed The Rock, was on last year's All-NBA second team.

Since his rookie season in his career, he has maintained an All-Star level of averaging 20+ games per game.

In the future, he will become the seventh player in history to score more than 7 points in the first eight seasons of his career, and his strength is quite strong.

He is one of the strongest shooting guards under Jordan in this era, and also one of the best three-pointers.

Fortunately, except for Mitch Richmond, the other players of the Kings are average. The team's second-in-command averaged only 14 points per game. Strictly speaking, they are not second-in-command.

The interior defense is also quite pulpy.

It can be said that the hard power of the Kings was crushed by the Trail Blazers.

At 11 o'clock in the evening on November 16, the game between the Trail Blazers and the Kings began.

In this game, as expected before the game, the Kings relied on Mitch Richmond to drag four.

Mitch Richmond is also in really good condition, and the three-pointer felt extremely hot this night.

As long as he shoots from the three-point line, it feels like it will hit.

Relying on Mitch Richmond's three-pointer, the Kings even led the Trail Blazers in the first half!

But everything reversed after halftime.

The Trail Blazers made targeted defensive adjustments, Clifford and Hawkins teamed up to deal with Mitch Richmond, and began an iron-blooded siege of the Rock.

Although in good condition, it was disturbed and the efficiency was significantly reduced.

At the same time, Malone also began to exert his strength, blowing up the inside group of the Kings by himself.

Although Malone's two points are less than Mitch Richmond's three points.

But his shooting percentage was much higher than that of Mitch Richmond, and he easily recovered the point difference.

In the fourth quarter, Mitch Richmond's offense was more determined, but Malone seized the opportunity to block twice, and the king's rhythm was directly interrupted!
The Trail Blazers took the opportunity to widen the point difference and kept the lead at the end.

95 to 109, the Trail Blazers defeated the Kings lightly and won a wave of two consecutive victories.

Malone's performance was as stable as ever.

打了38分钟，轻松拿到了29分15篮板3盖帽3助攻。

There could have been more opportunities, but the Kings are far worse inside than the Knicks.

It's just that Rhodes and Mitch Richmond competed in this game and took up a lot of possessions.

That is to say, seeing that he fell behind in the first half, Rhodes only gave him more passes in the second half.

Malone doesn't express any opinions, after all, he is just a rookie.

It is enough to win and have good statistics.

And his recent popularity is enough.

The day after the game, Big Zhi had already flown to Washington, where Georgetown University is located.

When Xiao Yao came over from his apartment, he bought a lot of newspapers, which still had Ma Long's '58 points' on them.

Ma Long said with emotion: "58 is really a magic number."

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Xiao Yao was at a loss for what Ma Long said.

Ma Long didn't mean to explain, but just thought that players are also human beings.

After 58, more and more superstars and teams will start targeting him.

His teammates are also affected.

Everyone has their own little thoughts.

Many NBA players are giant babies with personality problems.

Ma Long didn't know how to guide this change.

Maybe after playing more games, he will have experience.

But he has a better way.

After breakfast, I took Xiao Yao to practice.

Malone approached Carlisle to ask questions in this regard.

Carlisle scratched his head a little: "Actually, you don't have to worry, they are already adapting."

"Clifford didn't say anything, after the loss to the Bulls, he also admitted in his heart that you are the core."

"Rod Rhodes doesn't have to worry too much."

"It's just that they don't adapt so quickly. You still need to give them some time."

"O'Neal played like you at the beginning of his rookie season, but the real data explosion was in the second grade."

"Ordinary opponents may have the situation last night, but when they encounter a tough battle, they will unconsciously start to rely on you, so don't worry too much."

Malone kind of understood what Carlisle meant.

Simply put, there is no compulsion.

Encountering a strong enemy, being beaten violently, the force will return to Rhodes and the others.

Then I started to find the real thighs of the Trail Blazers.

After solving the troubles in his heart, Ma Long also trained.

Tomorrow we will play the Suns away game, so we don't have that time to practice.

In the afternoon, Malone boarded a special plane to Phoenix with the team to start his second three-game away trip.

This time Theron also came as a family member.

Because after playing the Suns, the Trail Blazers played the Lakers and Clippers away.

To go back to Los Angeles once, there are some business matters, and Theron will accompany Malone to deal with them.

Just for business, not at all worried about Paul Allen's blond group plan!
Arrived in Phoenix at night.

Malone got off the plane and looked at the city.

They played against the Suns in the preseason, and they were at home, so this is the first time Malone has come here.

Phoenix is ​​also called Phoenix, which means a hot place. It is the capital city of Arizona and a city that thrives on mining.

Now high-tech companies have replaced the mining industry as the leading city, and the economy has also ushered in new development. With a large population, it is the sixth largest city in the United States.

However, counting the population of the metropolitan area, it will not be ranked in the top ten.

It's the end of November, and the temperature at night is not too cold.

Compared with Minnesota, where the Timberwolves are located, they have to wear down jackets, here they only need to wear a coat.

In addition to the dry temperature, Malone's first impression of Phoenix is ​​red.

The endless hills and the endless fiery red land have a feeling of Turpan or an African city.

Like most North American cities, except for the skyscrapers in the central city, the city is like spreading out a big pie, with cobweb-like blocks growing along the radial main road, spreading out low bungalows and two-story buildings.

Classic pancake layout.

"Honey, put some lip balm on."

Theron tugged at the corner of his clothes: "I heard that Phoenix doesn't wear lipstick here, and the lips will get peeled 10 minutes after leaving the airport."

Is it too exaggerated to peel off the skin in 10 minutes?

but
Malone lowered his head, saw Theron's lips were smooth, and smiled: "Lipstick? Isn't there lipstick here!"

He 'mua~' touched Theron, showing a strong core strength.

The teammates next to him all looked disgusted, and turned around and began to ask their family members for kisses.

Sabonis, who has recovered physically, also came with the team this time.

He looked at his wife and thought about the consequences, but in the end he didn't take any action.

Sitting on the bus, Ma Long looked at the passers-by on the road, basically of all ethnicities.

Asians, blacks, Hispanics are very diverse.

“It’s also a gourmet city.”

Sitting next to Malone, Theron said while doing moisturizing care for himself, "Do you want to go and see?"

Malone: ​​"A date?"

"A date is also a celebration. We haven't dated for a long time. Last time you celebrated, I thought it would be going out for dinner, who knows."

Theron shot Malone a sideways glance.

Ma Long smiled dryly: "After the game, I will ask for leave with the coach, and it happens that I haven't tried Phoenix's food."

Competition is very important, girlfriend is more important!
I went to the hotel to rest for a night, got up the next day and asked for leave with the coach, and took Theron out on a date.

This request, if Rhodes was changed, Carlesimo would definitely refuse.

But Malone is different.

Since the start of the season, Ma Long has not been stable, so there is no need to worry.

And there is also the "enchantment" of playing the Clippers in the preseason. Carlesimo will not refuse, at most it is to remind some places not to go.

——With the influx of blacks from California into Phoenix, the security of some neighborhoods has deteriorated rapidly, and attention must be paid.

Malone naturally wouldn't commit suicide.

In addition to him and Theron, there are four bodyguards, two men, two women, behind.

Safety first!

After walking around for a while, what impressed Ma Long the most, besides all kinds of cactus processed food, was a roast duck-flavored Mexican Taco.

I don’t know if the taste is good or not, but it’s impressive anyway, and I really want to say to the chef, ‘You are so fucking talented!’

After shopping in the morning, the sun began to rise, and Malone and Theron also returned to the hotel after their date.

There was a tactical meeting at noon, and a little training in the afternoon. In the evening, the bus entered the American West Arena, and the game was about to start.

(End of this chapter)