basketball hero

Chapter 374 About Core Status
应雄本场比赛表现异常出色，他出场37分钟，18投10中，其中3分球6投4中，罚球6罚4中，砍下28分7个篮板11个助攻2次抢断1个盖帽。11个助攻是他NBA职业生涯新高，这场比赛从始至终都没有人能真正意义上限制他。

The victory of this game is of great significance to the Raptors.If it is said that they showed outstanding strength in the previous 3 games because the teams were still looking for their status at the beginning of the season, the away defeat of the Eastern powerhouse Magic in this game is a manifestation of their true strength.Once it is accidental, many times it cannot be accidental.

For Xiong, his strength has also been fully demonstrated.In 4 consecutive games, he scored more than 20 points in each game, averaged close to 30 points per game, and made more than 2% of his 5-point shots and more than 3% of his 4-point shots.This is not a stat that a role player can put up.

Yingxiong fans in China are naturally like a festival.In the past few years, they have all complained about their idols because their idols did not get enough opportunities to perform.Nowadays, idols get their own opportunities and shine in the NBA, so they are naturally happy for their idols.

Some people are happy and some are worried.For the sudden emergence of the Raptors, those teams in the East that aim to playoffs feel a deep sense of crisis.After all, there is one more team competing for playoff tickets, which means that the competition will be more intense.Originally, it was possible to secure several victories against the Raptors, but now the two sides will become competitors, and the difficulty of winning has increased exponentially.

After beating the Magic on the road, the Raptors will face back-to-back road games against the New York Knicks.In this shortened season, even though the number of games has been reduced to only 66, due to the sharp reduction in the length of the season, the schedule is more intensive than before.The most notable feature is that there are more back-to-back games.

All members of the Raptors flew to New York overnight and then stayed at a hotel in Manhattan.Amir Johnson and DeRozan live in the same room. Both of them have played for the Raptors since the 09-10 season. The difference is that the former joined after the trade, and the latter joined the draft.The relationship between the two has always been good. They often go to play together after the game, and they are good friends who talk about everything.

"DeMar, I have something to tell you!" Amir Johnson said to DeRozan, who was about to go to bed, after taking a shower.

"Amir, tell me!"

"Demar, as your friend, I feel unfair for you!" Amir Johnson seemed a little aggrieved.

"Why do you say that?" DeRozan asked back.

"DeMar, don't you know what I'm talking about? Without that person, you might be the leader of this team by now!" Amir Johnson was a little emotional.

Of course DeRozan knew who Amir Johnson was referring to by "that person."

Seeing that DeRozan was silent, Amir Johnson continued: "You were selected by the team as a core talent. Your physical fitness and skills are so good. I believe you will become an All-Star soon. In the end, he became a super star. But... because of the arrival of this Oriental, the team no longer takes you as the core, don't you feel wronged and unfair?" He spoke his mind in one breath, picked up the words After drinking the glass of water in front of the TV cabinet in one gulp, his face was still full of righteous indignation.

What Amir Johnson said, DeRozan certainly didn't think about it.It is absolutely impossible to say that there is no lump in my heart.What Amir Johnson said is actually correct. If Ying Xiong hadn’t arrived, he would have been trained by the team as an outside core. just joined.

Seeing that DeRozan seemed to be thinking about something, Amir Johnson couldn't help muttering: "This German coach is really serious. Is it because he has worked with him in Dallas?"

DeRozan reached out his hand to signal Amir Johnson to stop talking, looked at the other person, and said sternly: "Amir, I am very glad that you are arguing for me. You don't need to do this, thank you!"

Amir Johnson knew what DeRozan meant.After all, this matter had nothing to do with him, and Ying Xiong's arrival did not affect his team status and playing time. He just felt unfair for his good friend.

DeRozan continued: "Amir, what do you think of Ying's strength?"

Amir Johnson thought for a while, and said truthfully: "To be honest, his strength is nothing to say, his offense and defense are top-notch, and he is also low-key, without airs at all."

DeRozan nodded and said: "You are very objective, do you think there is any obstacle in cooperating with him?"

Amir Johnson shook his head and said: "There is no obstacle, his passing awareness is very good, not the kind of 'ball bully' like a black hole."

"What do you think of me comparing him to him?"

"This..." Amir Johnson hesitated to speak.

"We are good friends, and I want to hear you tell the truth." DeRozan stared at Amir Johnson, not joking at all.

"Alas—to be honest, your current strength is not as good as his. But if you improve fast, you will definitely surpass him!" Amir Johnson said firmly.

"Amir, listen to me. If I was a little dissatisfied with Coach Devin's tactical arrangements before the start of the season, I have figured it out now. Perhaps Ying's joining on the surface made me lose the core of the team. Position. However, the victories in these few games made me feel very happy and fulfilled. I didn’t feel that way before. In a team that often loses and has no hope of making the playoffs, it may become the core It is a goal. However, compared to the happiness brought by victory, statistics and status are really not that important." DeRozan said it very seriously, not joking at all.

"But……"

DeRozan reached out to interrupt him: "Amir, don't you understand? The status of the team needs to be won by my own strength. My current strength is not as good as it should be. I should assist him wholeheartedly. If one day my strength After surpassing him, I believe the team will take me as the core again."

"Well, if you can think that way, I have nothing to say." Amir Johnson sighed in his heart. In his opinion, with Yingxiong's current state and the talents and abilities he has shown, it is no accident that he will become the league leader. A pivotal figure in the game, DeRozan, a potential star with obvious advantages and disadvantages, is almost impossible to surpass him in the future.Because Ying Xiong is also very young!

But DeRozan can think so, it is not a bad thing for him or the team.If the core of a team and the No. 2 player seem to be in harmony, it will be difficult for this team to go further in the brutal playoffs.

(End of this chapter)