The toughest man in the NBA

Chapter 98 A Stone Falls Down
After playing the Celtics, the Suns' games this week are over.

Winning all three games, Tuman averaged:
With 50.3 points, 17 rebounds, and 6 blocks, he won the best player of the week in the Western Conference.

Another piece of meat is in hand!

In addition, he was selected into the All-Star starting lineup, and the generous exchange system gave eight muscles the right to exchange.

Eight dollars!

There are ten pieces in stock now.

However, Tu Man was not in a hurry to exchange, and saved up first.

ALS has been going on for a long time, and it’s been a long time since I got over it. If this stone doesn’t fall, who knows which one it is?
On January 1, the Hornets struck.

This is the first time the two teams have met this season.

During the Suns' nine-game winning streak, the Rockets lost ten games in a row, falling from No. 11 in the Western Conference all the way, leaving a spot for the teams behind.

The Jazz, who was ranked eighth before, also had a bad game and fell to ninth.

The Grizzlies, who have the same record as the Suns, are still tepid, with 24 wins and 24 losses, and currently maintain a 50% winning percentage, ranking tenth.

As a result, the Hornets have 31 wins and 17 losses, ranking seventh in the Western Conference.

The Suns are 27 wins and 18 losses, temporarily ranking eighth in the West.

Halfway through the schedule, finally stepped into the threshold of the playoffs!
Because the ranking is approaching, the Hornets have a high desire to win, and Sao Paulo was robbed of the All-Star starter by Nash, and they are also gearing up to give the Suns some color...

The Hornets starting lineup is:
Point Guard: Chris Paul
Shooting guard: Marco Belinelli

Small Forward: Trevor Ariza
Power Forward: David West

Center: Emeka Okafor

From the data point of view, this configuration is quite good.

The biggest names are two-time All-Star power forward David West and Emeka Okafor, who once beat Warcraft to win the best rookie.

In fact, the reason why these guys look "not bad" has nothing to do with themselves.

just because of--

Chris Paul!
Before Paul came, David West was nothing.

In his rookie season, Paul helped David West transform into a top power forward in the league!

As for Emeka Okafor, after his rookie season, he has been declining year by year. If it weren't for Paul, he wouldn't even get 10+10, and he would have gone home a long time ago...

Paul has a magical power. He can make a group of teammates with only 70 points break out to 90 points.

But that's only for the regular season.

When it comes to the playoffs, when the swords are bloody and the fists are on the flesh, all the tricks are gone, the softie is still the softie, and 70 points are still 70 points. Except for Paul, no one in the Hornets can stand up when the team is in a stalemate...

So, Paul is leaving.

He wants to play with teammates with 90 points, help them bloom with 100% energy, and can withstand the pressure in the playoffs, and follow him to charge!
How can such a wasp beat the sun?
Tu Man is already an All-Star, which shows that he has been recognized by the fans.

He won the player of the week for two consecutive weeks, and averaged more than 50 points per game last week. Double-teaming and triple-teaming have gradually become routine operations, which shows that he has been recognized by his opponents.

But Gentry still hasn't changed his tactics, he needs Tuman to become stronger.

In the past 20 years, the attraction of stars with super double-teaming ability, such as Jordan, Iverson, Kobe and O'Neal, has all been based on the combination of super strong basket skills and abnormal physical fitness.

Tuman's physical fitness is fine, but his technique is still a little immature, almost using the same routine——

Squeeze into the elbow area with a back hit, turn around and force a dunk with two steps, or jump and hook with one step...

The reason why this routine has not been cracked for the time being:
First, Tu Man has no bad habit of dribbling to find rhythm, no dominant hand, left and right are the same, and his movements can be regarded as smooth.

Second, Tu Man's jump is really high. With his height and wingspan, once he jumps up, no matter whether he hooks or dunks, his opponents can only stare blankly.

Third, so far apart from O'Neill and Perkins, Tuman hasn't encountered any other insiders who can't push back...

This is not enough. In the high-tech era, it is not easy to pick bones from eggs.

Tuman has already broken out for seven games.

I believe the other 29 teams have put him under the microscope, analyzing his moves frame by frame.

Find out how to restrain him soon!

Something must be squeezed out of him, like footsteps?

In Tu Man's backpack, there is a collection of "Dream Footsteps" by "Big Dream" Olajuwon, and the training session has changed from card positions and free throws to footsteps under the basket.

It takes time.

It takes more practice.

Then continue to bomb, when it can't be bombed, let's talk.

The game starts soon.

Okafor has been on the floor since he injured his ankle. The jump ball is just a show, and the Hornets are used to it.

Tu Man easily passed the ball to Dragic, and ran to the basket.

The home court is the All-Star, and Tu Man is always the same.

Paul's defense was impenetrable, and he kept making small moves. Dragic couldn't defend against it, so he simply stopped running.

After only two moves, he threw the ball to Turkoglu.

Turkoglu ran to the three-point line, raised his hand and smashed the ball to the backboard.

Tu Man grabbed the basketball that bounced back, stepped into the paint, and rose into the air, holding the ball while rising and spinning...

"boom!"

360° turn around and dunk with both hands!

The home fans screamed crazily, what kind of All-Stars are they watching, to see Tu Man...

Tu Man grabbed the rim, swung his body behind the backboard, and then swung back.

After the kinetic energy was buffered, Tu Man jumped down gently.

one step.

Suddenly, he slid and knelt, and with a "whoosh", he rushed straight to the camera at the bottom line!
The fans are clamoring again...

Gentry stood up with a "huh" and directly called a timeout.

The scene of playing against the Lakers at the beginning of the season came to mind. Didn't this kid get injured again?
Sliding and kneeling is cool for a while, but it hurts every time I slip and kneel!
With a strange smile on his face, Tu Man gestured "OK" to the coach's bench, but he didn't stand up, but stared blankly at the camera, motionless.

Gentry hesitated for a moment, but let Dr. Carter run on the field with the medical team.

Surrounded by Tuman, asking this and that...

Tu Man ignored them at all, tapped his fingers on his chest a few times as if praying.

Then the whole person became relaxed and smiled slightly:
"Doctor Carter, are you coming to my celebration?"

Dr. Carter said angrily:

"Stop talking nonsense, follow me back to the locker room!"

Tu Man shook his head:
"Master, I'm really fine!"

Unexpectedly, Dr. Carter suffered a loss, this time he didn't believe anything, raised his head and shouted:

"Come here, two people, and carry this kid back to the locker room!"

Robin and Channing Frye came over, pulled Tuman up, and walked towards the player tunnel with him between left and right...

Tu Man looked helpless, no one would believe the truth these days!
The home fans stood up, covered their mouths, and looked at the scene in disbelief.

It's fine, why did it hurt?

(End of this chapter)