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The reason why Arenas said these words was not only to encourage his teammates and disturb the morale of the Sonics, but also because he was dissatisfied with Stephen's achievements. Before Stephen, he was the most famous second-round pick. Germany, all started from the bench, and then gradually became the leader of the team.

It's just that Stephen's achievements are more brilliant and dazzling than theirs, and the statistics are also more prominent, and the two of them have not achieved any decent collective achievements so far, but Stephen already has two championship rings And two Finals MVPs in hand.

Although Stephen has not entered the ranks of the All-Star Game so far, according to his statistics and performance this season, even if he cannot start, he is still a [-]% substitute candidate, and he basically has no chance this season. Entering the All-Star, unless he meets the legendary genius doctor who can return Chun with his hands.

At the same time, as a public figure, the reason why he came forward to provoke was to raise the topic, as if his popularity would not drop because he couldn't appear on the stage. When his words reached Stephen's ears, Stephen really thought about it.

I thought to myself, you are not an orthodox point guard, you are just a point guard who is not tall enough to play. You can really play the ball better than a shooting guard. A player with less than seven assists per game guy.Dare to say fifty to twenty assists, can you get so many assists?Stephen was deeply skeptical.

In recent games, Stephen's average assists per game has exceeded six. This is because his offensive threat is too great. Whenever he attacks a position, the opponent always uses two or three people to deal with him. This Sometimes he only needs to pass the ball, and his teammates usually make empty shots, and the number of assists will naturally increase easily.

Before Stephen could make a decision in his heart, Carlesimo had a conversation. Since becoming the boss of the team, Stephen has begun to enjoy the right to own a room alone. In the Sonics, only he, Willie El Cox, Robert Horry owns the rights.

Carlesimo did not call Stephen to his room, but came to Stephen's room to talk to Stephen in person. When he saw what Arenas said, he was worried that Stephen would pursue him because of those words Although this is a good thing for other players on the team, it is not necessarily a good thing for the team.

His purpose of persuading Stephen is to let Stephen play resolutely according to the previous style of play, not to be affected by those words, the head coach deliberately let the team play alone, and don't think about assisting teammates, which is probably very rare See you.

Because Carlesimo knows very well that the biggest advantage of the team now is Stephen. To be precise, it is Stephen's scoring ability.

This does not mean that Stephen takes all the shots and does not need to consider other players. It is precisely because Stephen's ability is too outstanding that most of the opponent's defensive pressure is on Stephen, and other talents can get such a good opportunity.

Stephen does not need to consider the feelings of his teammates, nor does he need to deliberately assist his teammates. Just like Jordan in the past, he can get a triple-double in seven consecutive games, but the team's record has not improved because of this. It is enough to attack and pass the ball to teammates according to one's own habits, and there is no need to change yourself for other people's remarks.

Carlesimo's conversation was very timely and effective. He persuaded Stephen before he swore in his heart. Otherwise, Stephen would have to show Arenas [-] assists. This is a common problem of young players. , young and energetic, I feel that I can do anything.

After Carlesimo persuaded Stephen, Stephen still didn't give up completely in his heart, but lowered his goal a little bit. He couldn't get [-] assists, but [-] assists would do. If he worked harder on the rebounds, he would be fine. Enough for a triple double.

Stephen did not deliberately pursue statistics. This was when he was in the Spurs. He was influenced by Duncan and Vivić. In his heart, he still believed that victory was the only and highest pursuit, and statistics were only a subsidiary product of victory. As for the contract, Stephen has never worried about his own contract. Of course, this kind of thinking was also developed in the Spurs.

After a day's rest, the fatigue caused by the away game and the flight was relieved a little. The Supersonic team set off from the Mexisl Hotel. The bus journey on the road was very smooth. The streets were very empty and seemed a bit depressed, all the way to the center of Verizon. There were more cars on the streets near the arena.

Judging from the name, the Washington Wizards is a very new team. This name did not appear until the end of the [-]th century, but in fact it is a team with a long history. It joined the league at the beginning. There is also Chicago, whose name is also very rustic, called the Chicago Packers. In the second year, it was changed to the Chicago Zephyr. In the third year, it moved to Baltimore. Because of the developed military industry here, it was renamed the Baltimore Bullets. The name was used for ten years, and then changed to the Baltimore Capital Bullets, but the name was only used for one year, then changed to the Washington Bullets, and finally changed to the current name.

After Jordan retired, the team briefly fell into disarray, then quickly acquired Arnas from the Warriors, traded for Caron Butler and Antawn Jamison, and formed a "troika." After the lineup, although the playoffs have not been excellent every year, they have not been able to go further.

Logically speaking, with the current state of the Sonics, it should be no problem to deal with such a team that can only be regarded as a mid-range team in the weakly competitive Eastern Conference, and the core of the team cannot play. The coaching staff, down to all the players, did not take the opponent too seriously. This kind of underestimation of the enemy is something that everyone knows should not exist, but it cannot be controlled.

Due to Arenas' injury, the Wizards lined up center Haywood, power forward Antawn Jamison, small forward Caron Butler, shooting guard Stevenson, and point guard Danielson, while the Sonics still It's the starting lineup of all time.

On their bench, there was still Nick Young, Stephen's former teammate, but due to the huge gap in their current identities, Nick Young didn't take the initiative to contact Stephen, and Stephen didn't contact him either, just chatting when they were passionate. said a few words.

The game was under the control of the Sonics from the very beginning. Relying on their own investment in defense, the Sonics quickly took the lead. The gap ranged from three points, five points, seven points, and nine points. Halfway through a quarter, the Sonics had already led by as much as twelve points.

In this short period of half a quarter, Stephen scored eight points and sent out four assists at the same time. Although Stephen did not deliberately pursue his own assist data, his teammates felt strong, and he had no choice. Better yet, don't pass the ball either.

Carlesimo sat there relaxed and freehand, chatting with assistant coach Carenton Williams, completely oblivious to the fact that the situation on the field has gradually changed. Playing is becoming more and more relaxed and simple, while the opponent is constantly adjusting themselves to adapt to the offense and defense of the Sonics.

When Stephen's own sixth assist, he was briefly lost in the great lead of the situation, thinking that maybe he could really get twenty assists in this game, so even if he scored a little less OK.

After the wizards called a timeout, the wizards first took advantage of Wilcox's missed shot, grabbed the rebound, and then quickly launched a counterattack, with a huge lead in hand, who cares about a small two points , Even Stephen slowed down after finding that he couldn't stop the opponent from scoring fast breaks, allowing the opponent to easily score two points.

Then Watson was suddenly flanked by Danielson and Butler, but Stephen was entangled by Jamison and Daniels. When Durant wanted to respond, Butler had already completed it from Watson. Steal.

Stephen retreated to the basket very quickly, but Butler passed the ball to Jamison who was outside the three-point line. Jamison made a long-range shot. When Stephen habitually passed the ball to Durant, Durant made a non-stick shot and passed the ball directly into Haywood's arms.

This time it was replaced by Jamison assisting Butler to hit a three-pointer. In just 52 seconds, the Wizards played an [-]-[-] spurt, narrowing the point difference to only seven points. Waking up, I hurriedly stood up and called a timeout.

Although during the timeout, Carlesimo became very angry and scolded several people on the field, but this kind of relaxed mentality and underestimating the opponent's game attitude cannot be reversed immediately. big mess.

Stephen made a mistake himself, made a mistake when passing the ball, and passed the ball directly out of the baseline. Coupard wanted to make up for the boss's mistake, but saved the ball into the opponent's hands, and then the Wizards immediately launched a fast break , A three-on-two situation was formed. In the end, Jamison scored the ball and caused Durant's foul.

The seven-point advantage immediately left only four points. Carlesimo frowned and deliberately called a timeout. After thinking about it, he decided to forget it. Although Stephen forced a breakthrough to the basket and scored two points, the gap was widened again. , but the opponent then hit another three-pointer.

At the end of the first quarter, the Wizards led the Sonics by one point. Although Stephen scored eleven points, four rebounds and six assists in one quarter, the process of the game did not make him happy .