Starting with 2006

Chapter 57 First in the West
"Enough! What do you mean? You and I have nothing to do with each other!" Gao Tian grabbed Annie's hand and walked outside the arena, looking around and no one said sharply.

"I just want to know who is your girlfriend, how can I not compare to her?"

She cried with tears in her eyes.

"You're crazy! I don't like you at all, understand? Don't bother me anymore." Regardless of Annie's struggle, Gao Tian directly sent her to a nearby hotel to open a room for her, and then left.

Back at his hotel, he took a breath and drank some water to relieve his mood. He really didn't know why this seemingly calm woman did this suddenly. Did she want to be on the news?

"Gao, what's the matter with this woman?"

Duffy's phone call came early in the morning.
"Look at what's going on outside now, you have to make an explanation!"

His voice is a little serious.

"Well, you just tell them it was a friend of mine and she was kidding me."

……

"Who do you think will believe it?"

Du Fei's mocking tone drifted down the phone to Gao Tian's ears.

"Whether they believe it or not, this is my attitude! It can only be explained in this way, otherwise where would I find a girlfriend?"

Du Fei on the other end of the phone was silent for a few seconds, and said, "Okay, let's do this first, it's just some gossip anyway, it's harmless to you."

"Ah."

After hanging up the phone, Gao Tian was called up by D'Antoni. They had to catch a plane back to Phoenix, and there was another game tonight against the Utah Jazz!

Thinking of Gao Tian's tooth root is a little itchy. The last time I faced the possession of Pippen was the worst game I played. This time, you can still have the second master Pippen to possess you?
I have to teach you how to make a gun with this AK47, oh no, people!
American West Arena at [-]:[-] p.m.

"Hey Sean, are you coming to the game too?"

Looking at the fans next to him, Sean Elliott was a little annoyed that he forgot to wear a hat, but now being recognized was useless, he could only smile and nod and say, "Yes!"

"Haha, I remember that you are a loyal fan of the Spurs! Why don't you work as an assistant coach in San Antonio and come here? Are you going back to Phoenix?"

Hearing this sentence, all the Suns fans next to him burst out laughing.

Of course they know what Sean Elliott, the top five in the history of the Spurs, came here to do. He must have come to observe the two major opponents in the West and find out their problems. Both are annoying, let alone Sean Elliott himself.

Sean Elliott thought about when Popovich gave him the task, he originally planned to refuse, but seeing Popovich angry, he had some headaches, so he had no choice but to agree .

He doesn't want to come to Arizona, especially the American West Arena. As the most famous NBA player in Arizona, most of the fans here know him.

In fact, even if I wear a hat, I will be recognized, but at least there is a psychological comfort, so I won't be besieged before the game starts like now...

Just when Sean Elliott was embarrassed by the ridicule of the people around him, the game was about to start.

Facing the Suns again, the Utah Jazz have two different moods. The vast majority of people headed by head coach Jerry Sloan are fighting against each other and overbearing. They are unwilling to think about the last failure. The moves are really... weird!
I don't believe that rookie can continue to beat them in this way this time!

The other kind of mood is Kirilenko's mood. No one except himself knows that the sudden change against the Suns last time was just a dream.

The feeling of looking down as if everything was under control never appeared again, which caused him a huge psychological gap, like falling from heaven to hell, which made him doubt everything he had experienced.

However, the video of that game clearly told him that this matter was true, and that he was really strong back then!

But in the next few games, I really didn't feel that way. Fortunately, because the opponents I met were not strong, my teammates and coaches didn't see anything.

Looking at the expectant eyes of his teammates and coaches today, Kirilenko felt very guilty. How should he explain this to them?

Make them feel like you're playing them?
Kirilenko knew without even thinking about how miserable his end would be.

trouble!

Gao Tian looked at his teammates' dignified eyes and knew what they were thinking, but he didn't say anything to them. After all, Kirilenko was an accident last time, and Pippen's addition to the Jazz system was too powerful. This time, it's different!

D'Antoni looked at the Jazz over there with a very calm expression.After thinking for a while, he said to Liz next to him: "How do you think we should eliminate Kirilenko's threat?"

Liz thought for a while and said: "Actually speaking, the Jazz are not our opponents normally. Their style is just restrained by us. In addition, we have Gao Tian as a weapon to break the game. We don't have to worry about anything, but last time Kirilenko is really unique, I don't think this is his normal state, we can play according to normal tactics first and see the situation later."

D'Antoni nodded. If he cared about it, he would be chaotic. In fact, Liz was right. Don't be impatient. After all, the Suns have the upper hand, and they can adapt to all changes without change.

All the tactics actually depend on the players themselves. With superstars, the team's tactics will be easier to play, so even Pat Riley, who has won 8 NBA championships and 3 NBA Coach of the Year It was also when the Heat first acquired O'Neal and later formed the Big Three. Phil Jackson, who is as strong as a Zen master, really became famous because of Jordan.

Phoenix fans are extremely fanatical, so the attendance rate of the American West Arena is second to none in the United States, especially after Gao Tian came to the team, almost every game was full, so although the team is located in Arizona, which is not rich, But the team's ticket prices continued to rise again and again.

This made the team's owner Robert Savor happy. Looking at the team general manager Steve Kerr next to him, he said with a smile: "This is all thanks to you! At first I was very happy. I don't trust you, but after watching Gao Tian's game on your recommendation, I decided to get him! Now it seems that your vision is indeed very accurate!"

Steve Kerr looked at Gao Tian, ​​who was wearing the No. 24 white jersey off the court, and he smiled. Who would have thought that this young man could bring such a big change to the team? Marion's level is enough to surprise people, but unexpectedly, he gave everyone a big surprise.

The Suns management predicts that this season will not achieve very good results due to running-in, and it is enough to reach the Western Conference Finals, but Gao Tian's stats compared to Jordan's have given everyone in the uniform team hope.

Now the Suns rank first in the West with a record of [-] wins and [-] loss, followed by the Spurs and Jazz, and now the Cleveland Cavaliers in the East are in the limelight under the leadership of the little emperor James, leading the East with [-] wins and [-] losses.

(End of this chapter)