The three-point line is really too close

Chapter 313 Record breaking waves!Restrict Zhang Bolong? !

At 127:113, the Warriors defeated the Magic at home and achieved the longest nine-game winning streak in the current league!
This record also allowed them to surpass the Los Angeles Lakers and rank third in the Western Conference.

But after the game, no one cared about the Warriors' winning streak or their record.

All eyes were focused on one person.

'Big Dipper' Zhang Bolong!

In this campaign, he scored 52 points, not only creating a new career high, but also becoming the second 50+ points in the league this season.

It is worth mentioning that he also created the first 50+.

In the game against the Cavaliers at the beginning of the season, Zhang Bolong and James, the two leaders of the new generation, faced off crazily. While hitting 10 three-pointers, he scored 51 points, 6 rebounds and 11 assists, shocking the world.

But in this game, scoring 52 points is not the best.

The real headline is that he made 18 of 13 three-pointers in the game and hit a total of 13 three-pointers, breaking the NBA single-game three-pointer record in one fell swoop!
The news spread quickly like a spark that started a prairie fire, detonating the entire Internet.

In the past season, Zhang Bolong's long-range shooting performance has refreshed people's perception of shooting time and time again.

Since the Lakers started, he has made more than 10 three-pointers in a single game many times, even 9 times, 8 times, and 7 times.

There has never been such a player in the league for decades.

In the eyes of most fans, the historical record of 12 three-pointers shared by Kobe and Marshall will be broken by him sooner or later.

But people did not expect that it only took him more than one season to break this record.

In the camera, Howard's sluggish expression and Zhang Bolong's slightly arrogant face formed an extremely sharp contrast.

For a while, "Zhang Bolong" and "three-pointer" became popular words;
All the major media rushed to report the news, and the TV stations in the United States and China broadcast the highlights of the game and the full documentary of 13 three-pointers in a loop;
Zhang Bolong's jersey sales jumped to the top of the league for the first time;
On both sides of the ocean, the streets and alleys are full of heated discussions about "13 three-pointers";

On the basketball courts all over the world, there are fewer and fewer young players who practice dribbling and various skills, and they are replaced by coquettish young people who make crazy shots from beyond the three-point line and don’t forget to pose;

There are also many celebrities who have been silent for a long time, and they are starting to argue about this game method...

In the NBA president's office, a discussion about Zhang Bolong is also in progress.

On the big screen in the center of the office, highlights of his goals against the Magic are being played.

Although Stern has muted the TV, the passion of the fans can still be conveyed through the screen.

"Amazing performance, huh? There are already some managers trying to put pressure through the referees' union."

Stern told his two assistants,
"The birth of the dragon is a surprise and surprise, and it gradually worries other teams.

Those people believe that the strength of the Dragons and Warriors will have a powerful impact on the existing alliance.

Of course, they don't require us to introduce some new rules and measures to limit the power of Wilt, Charles and Shaquille.

But they expressed the hope that the referee can relax the whistle on Long on the outside, so that defensive players can put more pressure on him, so that his shots look 'normal'. "

If Zhang Bolong were here, I'm afraid he couldn't help but slap the table and complain.

Stephen Curry in his previous life was a typical representative of "killing and not calling".

How many times the "3+1" couldn't be more obvious, the referees all turned a blind eye and let it go with their eyes open.

Seems to be the original sin.

Because you are accurate, even if the defensive player makes a foul, then you should make the shot.

This can be regarded as artificially 'maintaining' the balance of the game.

If you follow the normal call of other players, then Curry averages less than ten free throws per game.

If it is like another bearded man in the 09 duo, I am afraid it is not difficult to average 15 free throws per game.

Actually?

Curry averaged 4.2 free throws per game in his career, and his highest season was only 6.3 free throws.

If the referee blows the penalty according to the normal scale, the shock that Curry brought to the fans will definitely be even higher.

Unfortunately, the NBA has never been a pure basketball league.

Business is everything here.

"What do you mean?"

Stern looked at the two assistants.

One is Adam Silva, who was once trusted and planned to be trained as a successor.

One is a rising star, Bill Marvin, who can fully understand his intentions.

"I think it works."

Silva was the first to say,

"Dragon is very popular, yes, he is even a phenomenon-level popular idol, and gradually has a huge influence. But in the long run, the way Long plays will be a negative blow to the NBA.

Although judging from the ratings, Long's games often show the appearance of being "very popular", but this is because he belongs to the "heterogeneous" in the league. There is an old Chinese saying that "things are rare and expensive". "

Silva does have something in his stomach,

"Once the league has become like the dragon, then the dragon will no longer be special. On the contrary, the league at that time will be reduced to a shooting contest, which is to compare who can shoot accurately and farther.

People will no longer see fierce confrontation and explosive slam dunks. This must be a scene that fans don't want to see.

As a matter of fact, President, you can also see that there are more and more children imitating dragons, and this is only his second year in the league.

Once, our young people used Dr. J as their idol, the 'Magician' as their idol, Michael, Kobe or LeBron as their idol.

Once they start to learn how to play the dragon, the diversity of the league will inevitably be destroyed, which will do more harm than good. "

Stern nodded, and what Silva was thinking made sense.

"Anyway, Long's shooting ability is obvious to all. Increasing the difficulty of defense he faces may allow him to perform better, and other players will not go astray."

Silva added.

As soon as he finished speaking, Marvin said:

"Adam has a long view and makes sense, but I see it differently. For now, I don't think the restrictions on dragons are necessary.

After all, what the future alliance will look like is something we can't predict yet.As league stewards, we shouldn't be holding back who fans like to watch and artificially making it difficult for players who stand out.

Today is the dragon, we will restrict the dragon, tomorrow is LeBron, we will restrict LeBron, this is not to help the development of the league.

As far as I am concerned, if an alliance wants to survive and develop continuously, it must know where its roots are.

The foundation of the NBA lies in the fans all over the world. As long as the fans like it, we should support and protect it. "

After listening, Stern fell into deep thought.

(End of this chapter)