This striker is a bit of a monster

Chapter 161 Trade Gerrard away

Throughout November, the Charlotte Bobcats won seven games and lost eight.

After starting with 1 win and 3 losses, a wave of 6 wins and 5 losses followed.

Ranked 8th in the East, although the winning rate is less than 50%, but it has been the best record for the Bobcats in the first month of the season since entering the league for three years.

Gerald Wallace, as the boss of the team, still has an obvious leading role. Once he is serious, most of the team members will have a much better attitude of perfunctory.

After Gerald Wallace increased the amount of training, the role players also began to follow suit, and the whole Charlotte began to be filled with a positive atmosphere.

And the victories one after another also made the team's fighting spirit high.

Among them, on November 11, the Bobcats beat the San Antonio Spurs, which won the championship in odd years, 10-101.

Zhou Lin scored a double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds for the first time, and assisted Brandon Roy at a critical moment to beat the Spurs.

And because of this lore, the latter won the best rookie in the Eastern Conference in the second week.

On November 11th, the Charlotte Bobcats went to the Palace of Auburn Hills to challenge the perennial overlord of the Eastern Conference. This game, which was supposed to be lost by a big score, was finally won by the Bobcats with a 24-point lead. Gerald Wallace of Elvis Presley scored 3 points and snatched the victory.

The next day went to Miami. In the absence of O'Neal, Alonzo Mourning elbowed Okafor and was sent off. Two generals were missing in a row. The defending champion lost his dominance in the fourth quarter, although Wade still It was still Wade, who scored 42 points alone, but still failed to avoid the team's defeat.

Three of the seven victories were given to the season's favorite team, and the Bobcats were soon dubbed the title of the strong team's nemesis.

Throughout November, Zhou Lin beat the three major competitors with 11 points, 14.3 rebounds and 5.2 assists. His teammate Brandon Roy scored 4.4 points and Adam Morrison averaged 13.6 points per game.

Among them, Zhou Lin was elected the best rookie in the East in the first and third weeks.

Among them, the best rookie in the East in the second week was snatched by Brandon Roy, and the best rookie in the East in the fourth week was snatched by the recovered Andre Bargnani.

Entering December, on December 12, the Bobcats once again defeated the Detroit Pistons 3-97, briefly ranking seventh in the Eastern Conference.

December's kick-off schedule has been a hell of a ride for the Bobcats.

San Antonio Spurs visit on Dec. 12, then Houston Rockets on Dec. 6, Phoenix Suns on Dec. 12, then Bobcats off to Cleveland on Dec. 8 Challenge the little emperor again.

After the careless loss to the Bobcats last time, this time San Antonio played as steady as ever. The GDP teamed up to score 48 points and easily took the victory 96-76. In this game, Zhou Lin was also defeated by Mike Finley. After class, he made 11 of 3 shots and only scored 7 points. This was the first time Zhou Lin scored below double digits since the first game of the regular season.

The 8 wins and 10 losses of the Bobcats fell out of the top 8 again.

Then, the Rockets, another top three in Texas, also came. The Houston Rockets started this season quickly. With the strong performances of Tracy McGrady and Yao Ming who returned from injury, and the arrival of Sean Battier, The current regular season ranking is second only to the San Antonio Spurs with 15 wins and 4 losses and the Dallas Mavericks with 13 wins and 5 losses. With 12 wins and 6 losses, the record ranks third in the West.

The NBA finally ushered in the Chinese Derby again.

Zhou Lin's Charlotte Bobcats VS Yao Ming's Houston Rockets.

Domestic fans are also waiting in front of the TV early, waiting for this game, the mainstay superstar Yao Ming, and Zhou Lin, who has established a firm foothold in the Charlotte Bobcats and has played brilliant performances in succession, will collide with each other. The spark too!
The number of viewers of CCTV-5 is also constantly refreshing the upper limit. When the game just entered the screen, it has already surpassed the number of viewers of the first game of last year's finals.

And this game was also broadcast live by TNT across the United States. The Houston Rockets in Texas have the potential to be a strong team. There are not many live broadcasts in the United States, but the Charlotte Bobcats probably only have a few games throughout the season. Of course , If the Bobcats can continue to play the potential of a strong team nemesis, then perhaps it is unknown to increase the number of games in the future.

Today's Charlotte arena, there is a feeling that tickets are hard to come by. Outside the arena, you can see many yellow-skinned Chinese people, some with five-star red flag stickers on their faces. The reporters of the sports column found out that most of them came from various states in the United States. The nearest states were the Atlantic coast states, and they came by car, and the faraway places such as Washington State, California, and Nevada were all very early. It was planned to come here by plane.

There are at least a few thousand fans gathered in Charlotte today, and many Chinese fans gathered together for a group photo.

And such an opportunity may only come twice a season, and they don't want to miss it.

Because the Charlotte Bobcats and Houston Rockets are located in the east and west, and each has only one home and away game, they meet twice a year.

Unless the two teams reach the finals at the same time... But that possibility is probably about the same as winning 500 million in the lottery.

The sports reporters stationed in the United States also randomly interviewed a few viewers.

"In this game, which side do you prefer?"

"What kind of data do you think Zhou Lin and Yao Ming can get?"

Most Chinese fans believe that the Houston Rockets will win the game, and Yao Ming scored 20+10 in routine operations, but they also hope that rookie Zhou Lin can play good statistics and excellent on-site performance.

Before the start of the match, Yao Ming and Zhou Lin took a photo together, and someone took a red flag as the background of the photo.

Yao Ming had a cordial chat with Zhou Lin before the game. In fact, Zhou Lin and Yao Ming often chatted. Yao Ming would tell Zhou Lin how to deal with other players in the NBA, and there were certain agreements. Commonly known as the unspoken rules of the locker room.

In the stadium, Zhou Lin also personally invited Wang Hanxiang to Charlotte's home court, and under his help, Wang Hanxiang also successfully took a photo with Yao Ming, no doubt a veteran fan.

After a group photo and a simple chat, Zhou Lin in white jersey and Yao Ming in fiery red jersey will go to their respective camps to fight for today's victory.

On CCTV-5, Zhang Weiping and Yu Jia, as the guests of this game, had already sat in the commentary seats.

"This is a carnival night for our Chinese fans, Director Zhang, do you have any expectations for this game?"

"Haha, of course, the more exciting the game, the better. As far as the current strength of the two sides is concerned, the Charlotte Bobcats are definitely not the opponents of the Houston Rockets. They are currently ranked ninth in the Eastern Conference with 8 wins and 10 losses. Yao Ming The Rockets are ranked third in the West with 12 wins and 6 losses. The goals of the two teams are different. They have a healthy MM combination. The minimum goal is to enter the playoffs and even the second round In the third round, the Charlotte Bobcats are a new team that has just entered the league and are still on the rise. If they can make it to the playoffs, it will not be easy. Of course, the overall structure of the NBA league, the Western Conference If you are weak, you may not be able to enter the playoffs with 45 wins in the West, but in the East, you may be able to enter the playoffs with 37 or 38 wins."

"Compared to Yao Ming, Zhou Lin, who has just entered the league, should win more attention from the Chinese people. Zhou Lin played 17 games this season, averaging 14.1 points, 5.3 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game. This is already an excellent statistic. Points and assists have surpassed those of Yao Ming in his rookie season, Director Zhang, when Yao Ming lost to Stoudemire by a narrow margin, do you think Zhou Lin is likely to be the best rookie?"

"Of course it is big, and the probability is much higher than Yao Ming's back then. Among the players in the same class, except Brandon Roy from the same team, Adam Morrison from the Celtics, Bagner from the Raptors Ni, the Trail Blazers No. [-] Aldridge in the West, Rudy Gay of the Grizzlies, and Randy Foye of the Timberwolves are all competitors. Currently, Zhou Lin's scoring average ranks first among all rookies , I remember it should be the first, the rebounds ranked third or fourth, the assists, it should be the second or third, and steals, blocks, all in the top ten of all rookies, and the best rookie The selection basically does not look at the record, so, as long as Zhou Lin can continue to play himself steadily, the best rookie is basically within reach."

"I still have another expectation. Zhou Lin's previous highest score was 20 points. In this game against the Rockets, can Zhou Lin's score reach a new high?"

"This is really difficult. Zhou Lin will face Sean Battier or Chuck Hayes this time, but I think the Rockets should send Battier to defend Zhou Lin. Battier Thiel was a member of the American Dream Team Seven. At that time, Zhou Lin didn't take advantage of Shane Battier. Although Zhou Lin was a little taller, Battier's defense was not as good as in the NBA. It can be regarded as a set, and when Zhou Lin played against the seasoned Michael Finley of the Spurs, he scored the second lowest score of 18 points in a single game in 7 games. It can be seen that Zhou Lin still has some points when facing the defensive champion. Not suitable."

"Well, let's wait and see."

Not only the commentators on the Chinese side focused their attention on Zhou Lin, but even the American commentators had heated discussions on Zhou Lin.

Barkley and A. Smith, as the ace commentators of TNT, also participated in the commentary of this game.

"Jordan's choice is bold, but it is eye-catching. Yes, I thought Zhou Lin would be a qualified leader when I was explaining the NCAA. However, if Zhou Lin has been playing the fourth position, he can only be like this , he seems to have forgotten his role as a tall and flexible third position, where he can do everything, and came to the unfamiliar fourth position, although it seems to be pretty good now, but please, Michael, trade Gerald Wallace away, he can get a lot of chips, he is the most valuable player in the bobcats, a jigsaw puzzle, not Gerald Wallace For a player like this, his upper limit has reached its peak. They need a substitute for the fourth and fifth positions inside, and a qualified outside commander. Just imagine Brandon Roy and Zhou Lin, two young talents full of talent. It will be a wonderful thing for children to build a team."

Barkley was still talking nonchalantly.

He actually thought that he would trade Gerald Wallace away and let him go to a strong team to compete for the championship.

Let Zhou Lin return to the third position that can liberate his nature, and then build a lineup with Brandon Roy and Okafor as the core of three young high-ranking rookies.

"But I think if the Bobcats want to become stronger and even hit the playoffs this season, they can trade Zhou Lin. Yes, it seems crazy to trade him, but the NBA wants Zhou Lin's ball. There are many teams, he can serve as a starter for many teams, if he can go to Miami, New York, Los Angeles, his commercial value will also explode to the greatest extent."

"Zhou Lin's arrival has boosted Charlotte's ball market a lot. I'm afraid Zhou Lin is not for sale for Jordan."

Anyway, this combination of fat and thin has always been a powerful and unconstrained style.

In the NBA, there are serious commentators, most of whom are coaches or scouts. They can explain a tactic thoroughly, and sometimes even predict the next strategy of the coach, and even predict To the change of coaches, and the ability to predict the trend of the game at the beginning, think what went wrong, and where it became the turning point of the game.

This kind of serious commentary is a bit similar to the domestic CCTV5 commentary. It is professional, but the witty words that can be said are limited.

And TNT is indeed an entertainment-oriented sports program, like the Van Gundy brothers, or other serious commentators, are not the most popular, but a big mouth like Barkley can bring enough ratings to the program.

And a few years later, O'Neal left the NBA and became one of TNT's ace commentators. Barkley and his slapstick and outrageous arguments made the topicality to the extreme.

The discussion between the two of TNT also stopped for a while after the game officially started.

The starters for the Charlotte Bobcats are still Raymond Felton, Brandon Roy, Gerald Wallace, Zhou Lin, and Emeka Okafor.

The starters for the Houston Rockets are Laver Alston, Tracy McGrady, Sean Battier, Chuck Hayes, and Yao Ming.

Although Zhou Lin faced Chuck Hayes in the lineup, that was not the case in the final match.

There is a high probability that Gerald Wallace and Zhou Lin will form an internal and external blockade, in order to deal with Tracy McGrady's firepower.

Although Chuck Hayes is in the fourth position against Zhou Lin, he will definitely not follow Zhou Lin on the defensive end. After all, Zhou Lin's speed and height are both Chuck Hayes' short and strong athletic ability. The power forward's nightmare, the defense of Zhou Lin has a high probability of being replaced by Sean Battier.

At the beginning of the game, Yao Ming won the first wave of possession for the Rockets. After the ball passed Alston's hands, it was given to McGrady. Gerald Wallace was obsessed with McGrady.

Brandon Roy is against Sean Battier, and Zhou Lin is against Chuck Hayes, who has exaggerated upper and lower body strength.

(End of this chapter)