The first point guard in basketball

Chapter 274 A False Alarm, Winning the Nets
In New York this season, the performances of the two NBA teams have not been tepid, but compared to the Nets, the Knicks are at least still in the playoff sequence, but the Nets, eh, they will cry if they say too much.

Calipari is in a panic now because he doesn't want to leave the NBA so early, but from the current point of view, he has entered the countdown to leaving New York City.The only consolation is that when I signed the contract, I didn't have any additional clauses like Pitino, so that I wouldn't be swept out so quickly. Pitino is already gone, and in the NBA, he didn't even last a season.

However, there have been so many head coaches dismissed in the league recently, and Pitino is just one of them.

Not to mention anything else in this game, just looking at the attendance rate has already made the boss of the Nets furious. If there is no result, it is okay to sell tickets, just like the Knicks next door, but the attendance rate of the Nets in this game is still very average, almost one-third of the Knicks.

Not surprisingly, Calipari was scolded by the boss again, "John, this is the guarantee you gave me? You said we can make the playoffs this season, but now, are you still so sure? Don't you think you need to give me an explanation?"

The sweat on John Calipari's head kept dripping down. He was thinking of a way to solve it for himself, but he couldn't think of it at all, which made Calipari even more desperate. "Boss, listen to my explanation. If we get Duncan, everything will be different. He is one level higher than others in that draft, just like that guy, so if we get Duncan, we still have a chance to rise."

It was Duncan again, and the old face of the Nets boss showed an ugly smile, "How did you get Duncan? You can talk to me after the game. As long as you can get the other party, it doesn't matter if all these people are sent away."

John Calipari breathed a sigh of relief that he had finally escaped.

Back on the playing field, the game started immediately, but the whole Nets team was still lazy, especially Van Horn, the No. [-] pick. He had given up his plan to catch up with Duncan because he couldn't catch up at all. Instead of doing this, he might as well solidify his second position honestly.

The Nets also traded during the All-Star break, sending Theo Ratliff to Philadelphia for a pick next year.

Ratliff changed his club again. From Vancouver to New York, and then to Philadelphia, he almost made a big circle. Fortunately, Philadelphia has already made it, ranking eighth in the Eastern Conference. Although the position is not very stable, at least there is hope of entering the playoffs.

Xiao Tian was facing the alien Cassel. When this guy saw Xiao Tian, ​​his face was longer than before. In the first quarter, Xiao Tian made the opponent hand over the 5-for-1 answer sheet. John Calipari could only shake his head helplessly on the sidelines.Others have concerns about doing this, because the lack of physical strength will definitely lead to the collapse of the game, but he will not worry about this at all.

The Grizzlies led by 2 points in the first quarter, and Xiao Tian scored 4 points and 4 assists. The rest of the Grizzlies seemed to feel average today. Xiao Tian felt this, and he increased his shots.

Kassel's data is normal, but Xiao Tian's data is not normal at all.When has he scored 20 points in a half this season?

In the locker room of the away game, the whole team was very silent. Xiao Tian just leaned aside and didn't know what he was thinking. The teammates also needed to calm down and think about what they were doing in the first half.

In the second half of the game, Duncan began to warm up inside. Xiao Tian reduced the number of shots and began to feed him the ball continuously. Keith Van Horn was similar to him in terms of offensive methods, but defensively, it was really heaven and earth. In the third quarter, Duncan scored 12 points in a single quarter. The Grizzlies entered the final quarter with a double-digit lead.

"Don't give up, we still have a chance, don't give up. Come on, you can do it, just play like the first half."

Calipari is still encouraging the players, but the players don't want to hear his continued beeping at all. This is completely different from the first half. In order to limit the other players of the Grizzlies, their own physical strength can no longer keep up. It is simply unrealistic to play like the first half in the fourth quarter.

Chris Gatlin, this veteran replaced Van Horn. He and Duncan played against each other. This guy was brought in by the Nets during the offseason. Unfortunately, he didn't return from injury until recently. This deal can be called the most stupid deal. Can he change this passive situation now?

Facing Duncan's back, Gatlin could withstand it, but Duncan immediately turned around, spared the opponent, and completed the dunk. The whole action was done in one go.Gatling didn't even react.

The Nets' offense still relies on singles. Sam Cassell faced Xiao Tian, ​​and was still preparing to shoot from the outside.
Duang, sure enough, the ball hit the backboard with a crisp sound, and Ben got the rebound from the crowd and threw it to the frontcourt.

The time of the fourth quarter just passed by. In the end, the Nets lost a good game and lost to the Grizzlies at home. Xiao Tian scored 32 points and 13 assists. Duncan also scored 18 points and 10 rebounds. These 18 points were all scored in the second half.

After playing the Nets, the Grizzlies immediately flew to Cleveland, the place of human tragedy, to challenge the Cavaliers there. After this game, the Grizzlies' games this month were all over.

However, in the last game, the abnormal performance of his teammates gave Xiao Tian a wake-up call. He can't go on like this, otherwise the team will really be over.

According to the system, this was caused by the bottleneck of his teammates' strength. Duncan was able to wake up in the second half because Duncan's potential was higher than all of them. If Duncan's potential was only at S or S+ level, he would not be able to wake up.

(End of this chapter)