The strongest basket king

Chapter 132 Voting War
After the main force entered the field, the situation was stabilized instantly. First, Ty Lawson made a three-pointer to help the team narrow the score gap to single digits.

After the Timberwolves strengthened their defense, the Nuggets went to Gallinari and Xiang Chu to play hard inside and outside.

Because the Minnesota's small lineup feels good, they didn't replace Pekovic. Pekovic had various restrictions on Xiang Chu before, and his physical strength is not as good as Xiang Chu. At this time, it is also a gift.

But their lineup of Love playing the fifth position and three guards outside cannot defend against Xiang Chu and Gallinari.

The score quickly narrowed. In 3 minutes, Xiang Chu grabbed an offensive rebound and scored Gallinari. The latter hit a three-pointer, and the score gap was narrowed to 5 points.

But on the Timberwolves side, Ridnour also hit a three-pointer.

It was frustrating, George Karl adjusted again, replaced Faried, put Brewer on, and the team began to focus on three-point tactics.

At 1 minute and 55 seconds, Brewer hit a three-pointer and the score narrowed to 5 points again.

During this period of time, Xiang Chu desperately grabbed rebounds, and the Timberwolves briefly let Pekovic come up to the top, but it didn't yield any results.

It's just that the Nuggets couldn't defend against the opponent's attack. Barea made continuous kills, which caused the score to be unable to catch up. At the last moment, the Nuggets could only bet on three points.

Entering the last minute, at 1 seconds, Brewer hit a three-pointer again, and the gap between the two sides finally reached 38 points. However, Ty Lawson was intercepted by Kirilenko at the critical moment, and the score gap changed back to 3 points again.

At this time, the Nuggets still have a chance. Gallinari hit a three-pointer again, Cunningham made two free throws, and the Nuggets still have 6 seconds to hit a three-pointer to tie.

Except for Xiang Chu, the players on the Nuggets field can shoot three-pointers. Except for Iguodala, the other three have made hits this time. -Lawson's hand, Ty Lawson pulled out a shot, but unfortunately missed.

The Nuggets fought back-to-back away games to the end, but they still lost.

After the game, Ty Lawson accepted an interview and talked about the last-minute mistakes.

He actually played very well this time, giving a season-high 12 assists, but he didn't seize the opportunity at the critical time.

He said angrily: "This is my responsibility, I was a little tired in the end."

Xiang Chu said: "It cannot be blamed on him. Losing is the responsibility of the whole team. We must improve our defense."

He became more and more dissatisfied with his defense. After the game, he chose the template Russell to train in the system. He also felt deeply that more defenses were not in place during the game.

However, whether it is offensive or defensive skills, it is impossible to grow very quickly in a short period of time. Xiang Chu can only work hard to improve and wait patiently for the qualitative change to occur.

The difficult away game finally came to an end. After Xiang Chu returned to Denver, the results of the first All-Star voting came out. James ranked first in the league, Kobe was first in the West and second in the league.

Even if the Lakers are currently ranked [-]th in the West, they cannot stop Kobe's popularity.

But Howard, the ticket king last season, was greatly affected. Durant, who had the highest number of votes in the frontcourt in the Western Conference, was 20 votes behind Howard, while the gap between Xiang Chu and Howard was less than [-] votes, ranking No. three.

Xiang Chu's fans were very unhappy, it was only a little short, but at the same time they also saw hope. It turned out that last season's ticket champion was not invincible.

Olivia vigorously organized the fans to fight back, and the two sides started another battle online.

Xiang Chu also posted on social media, "I will work harder to help the team win and tell everyone who is the better choice."

This was a direct declaration of war, and Howard was very angry, but the performance of the Lakers during this period made people feel confident.

He publicly stated, "There is no challenger, I have always been the best, that's it."

The players spoke directly, and the two of them immediately entered into a fierce battle for the number of All-Star votes.

The other group is fighting fiercely between James and Kobe. Kobe's popularity will not be affected by his record. The fans of both sides also have their brains out who is the best player.

The officials are also happy to see the results. This kind of war among fans can also increase the popularity of the league. They also contribute to the flames intentionally or unintentionally. The same is true of many media, and they also launched guessing activities.

At this time, Jim Smith had good news, and Nike took the initiative to contact him to re-sign the contract.

It was said before that it was an All-Star, but the time has not come yet, but looking at Xiang Chu's situation, being an All-Star will not be a problem, and he is now very popular, and Nike is also worried that Xiang Chu will be robbed.

In fact, several sports brands have contacted Jim Smith. If Nike had the priority, Jim Smith would have discussed in detail with other brands.

"It can't be lower than Howard and Griffin. This is my bottom line. If they can provide a contract of more than [-] million yuan and promise to produce exclusive signature sneakers, I can sign for a long time, otherwise I will just re-sign the previous contract."

The contract between Xiang Chu and Nike is for four years, but there is a re-signing of the contract. The trigger condition is that Xiang Chu becomes an All-Star.

He is now at the All-Star level. If Nike pressures him, he can end the partnership early and switch to his family according to the contract.

The so-called contract of more than [-] million yuan is not a total contract, but an annual contract.

The NBA is such a place. If players play well, their contracts will increase by several million dollars every year. If the popularity is high, it is normal for the sneaker contracts to increase in an instant.

Jeremy Lin also made Nike re-sign the contract by relying on his momentary madness, but he is still not as good as the top stars. Jordan's contract is claimed to be 600 million, but it is actually a little less, so Howard still has the first sneaker contract among active inside players, and Xiang Chu is not willing to lose to the two.

It stands to reason that Nike can't save this face. He is now the No.1 insider of Nike. If they offer a price that does not lose to Howard, Xiang Chu will surpass Jeremy Lin in terms of sneaker contracts.

But Jeremy Lin is not at a disadvantage. His crazy performance cannot continue forever. The re-signed contract is already good. You must know that his popularity has dropped a lot this season, and the All-Star votes are much less than Xiang Chu.

Chinese players are different from real Chinese. If Xiang Chu is backed by the big market of Huaguo, with his current performance, the sneaker contract may directly reach hundreds of millions.

As a player, Xiang Chu couldn't indulge in the lively All-Star voting battle.

The most important thing for a player is the game. Xiang Chu handed over the negotiation of the sneaker contract to Jim Smith, and began to train and prepare for the next regular season with peace of mind. Back home, the Nuggets will face the Western Conference Grizzlies.

(End of this chapter)