In the basketball world, starting from the 99 World Youth Championship

Chapter 143 The Western Away Game Opens

Zhang Tian is very self-aware, so when the best rookie of the month came to him, he was not too excited, but the Chicago media kept pantothenic acid, and the corn field was naturally unambiguous.There are all kinds of scolding wars on both sides.Of course, this has nothing to do with Zhang Tian.

There is less than one-third of the game left, but the schedule is still very dangerous. Perhaps Stern does not want the Pacers to continue to occupy the first place in the league. The first two games in March are back-to-back, and it is With back-to-back away games in the West and three away games in the Pacific Division, the pressure on the Pacers is still great.

Fortunately, Larry Bird did not use the main force to death. He suffered a loss in this area back then, so after becoming the head coach, he will not use the main force so rigidly. This is the most admirable thing about forcing the king Point, if the Pacers really won the first place in the league this season, then it is estimated that Stern will hold his nose and send the trophy of the best head coach to the opponent again. After all, Larry Bird's four consecutive MVP championships are It was ruined at the hands of this little Jewish old man.

"Complaining is not the way to solve the problem. We can't play games. Let's watch the players perform. Anyway, the current record has already determined the place for the playoffs."

Larry Bird is not upset about the noise of his assistants. He is very open-minded, because there is no equal sign between the rank of the regular season and whether he can win the championship, because basketball is not football , as long as the league points are high enough, the trophy is yours.

Zhang Tian is still training in the Conseco Arena. As for other things, he doesn't think about them. Although there are many rumors about the Pacers, before the end of the season, these rumors should be ignored. It is not worth the loss to let something disturb the mentality. Zhang Tian really hopes that he can express himself on the stage of the playoffs and finals.

On March [-]nd, Zhang Tian and his teammates first came to Phoenix's American West Arena to challenge the Suns. The Suns' biggest gain after the All-Star Game was the return of last year's rookie striker Hacker. Paul's tactical reserves have been enriched a lot.In the dozens of games Marion was absent, the Suns played too hard, but after he came, the head coach had more choices in the formation.

"Zhang, congratulations on breaking your personal scoring record in the last game, but I will not show mercy in this game." Marion actually took the initiative to "provoke" Zhang Tianlai before the game.Anfernee Hardaway twitched her lips in disdain, that idiot, who doesn't know how to provoke, is too low.

Zhang Tian didn't answer Marion's question directly, but asked about his recovery. After all, no matter how good your skills are as a professional player, it's nothing if you don't have physical support. Why is the old hooligan named the god of basketball? , the biggest factor is that his body is durable enough, followed by technology and spirit.Without the support of the former, his life would really be the end of his basketball career as rumored in high school.

The starting lineup of the Suns is still the same. Zhang Tian smiled at Tom Gugliotta, and the Suns small forward also smiled. In the last game in Indiana, Zhang Tian’s defense gave him a lot of trouble, but his current feeling It was so hot that Zhang Tian couldn't stop it.

Compared with Mark Jackson, Kidd's scheduling on the court is the biggest difference in that he will not follow the script, but judge according to the situation. For example, for the current ball, he originally wanted to give the ball to Tom Gugliotta. Tian changed the defensive method against the Suns at the [-]rd position. Kidd chose to break through Mark Jackson, attract the defense, and then pass to Penny Hardaway. Walk.

Kidd's overall thinking is fine, but his teammate Penny is not a guy who can shoot from the outside. The Pacers grabbed the rebound but didn't launch a fast break because the sun went out and everyone else retreated except Langley. .

Mark Jackson handed the ball to Zhang Tian according to the script. Tom Gugliotta wanted to put pressure on Zhang Tian, ​​but Zhang Tian dribbled the ball with his right hand, a shake of the shot, and then a Nolookpass, directly flew the ball to the In the hands of his teammates, the ball was scored, and Zhang Tian sent out an assist at the beginning.

The Miami Greyhound can not only score, but also assists, but because of his strong shooting ability, he was covered up. With Rick Barry's flamboyant personality who always wears a hood when he plays basketball, how could he not practice passing the ball? Woolen cloth.

Zhang Tian's pass caused cheers in the audience, but it was very small. Those who cheered were all Chinese fans who came to cheer for him. Although they couldn't speak a word of Chinese, it didn't hinder him whether Zhang Tian was dead or not. Loyal fans.

For Phoenix, Penny immediately retaliated in the same way. Kidd did not play this trick, Hardaway likes it. He must show his value, otherwise when the trading market opens this summer, it is very likely that Will be traded out, Penny doesn't want to leave, although Phoenix is ​​not a big ball market like Los Angeles or New York, it is much better than Orlando in the past.

Pence's hard work was reflected in the game. Except for the few blind shots at the beginning, at other times, he did not continue to shoot randomly, but took the ball to find fouls, or to organize, such a style of play It is indeed very suitable for Penny, but it makes Kidd, the orthodox point guard of the Suns, very uncomfortable. Kidd can’t say anything. After all, Penny didn’t fight wildly, nor did he fight against him. It’s his fault that his style of play is too similar to his own. Bar.

Zhang Tian spent most of the match against Marion. The hacker felt very uncomfortable. He had been lying at home for a few months. After returning, why did his little friend suddenly grow into a big guy? We can't have fun together anymore.

There is a reason why Marion was aggrieved, because Zhang Tian scored 22 of 14 in front of him, scored 34 points very efficiently, and also had 3 assists, 3 rebounds, 2 steals, and 1 block.

Marion scored 12 points, and his performance cannot be said to be bad. After all, he has just returned from injury, but compared to Zhang Tianlai, the Suns still feel a little pantothenic. Brian Colangelo really regrets it. He should go to stud Zhang Tian desperately, but it turned out to be cheap for those bumpkins in the cornfield.

There is nothing to be happy about the team winning, because the Pacers' next opponent is very difficult to mess with, and that opponent's name is the Los Angeles Lakers.

(End of this chapter)