NBA: I'm really not a point guard god

The Wizards have played against the 76ers twice this season.

The first time Iverson was injured and did not play.

The second time Iverson scored 40 points.

As a result, the biggest contributor to the Wizards' win was Hamilton, who scored 42 points.

The soaring score war between the old and new generations of scoring champions that people are looking forward to has never been staged.

This is the third time.

However, this is a back-to-back game.

It's not which team plays back to back, but two teams play back to back.

Iverson has been injured this season.

Jordan is almost 39 years old, after all.

Can such a game stage a soaring score battle?

Many people are skeptical.

After all, Iverson is young, not yet 28 years old.

Maybe still soaring.

At Jordan's age...

In fact, not only fans but also experts have this concern.

Jordan himself had such concerns.

The team has won 20 consecutive victories.

This season, it has 28 wins and 10 losses, ranking first in the Eastern Conference.

According to this situation, as long as the team does not make waves in the future, it will almost make it to the playoffs.

The 21-game winning streak is indeed very tempting.

However, Jordan's own body did not allow him to continue to show off his power.

If the team is now on the edge of the playoffs.

Jordan, of course, was obliged to do so.

But now, he needs to think about the playoffs.

There are 44 games left.

Last year's eighth Pacers in the East happened to be 41 wins and 41 losses.

In other words, if they win 13 more games in the remaining games, the Wizards will enter the playoffs.

Even if it's for insurance.

To achieve 45 wins.

It only needs to get 17 more wins.

Jordan doesn't believe that when he is healthy, the team will not win 17 wins.

Moreover, now that Hamilton is not there, the team has lost a relatively reliable scoring point.

In this game, it is somewhat uneconomical to insist on fighting against the 76ers.

Coach Collins said so.

Jordan himself had this idea.

In addition, there is another thing that makes Jordan brood.

That is the outside world has been questioning his draft vision.

In the eyes of many people, although Zhou Yao is not bad.

Definitely a first-round pick, maybe even a lottery pick.

However, Zhou Yao's scoring ability is too weak.

Even his assists are often questioned as fake.

Such a player is defined as a defensive champion.

If nothing else, this year's best defensive team should have a place for Zhou Yao.

However, if this is the case, Zhou Yao is still not worthy of the champion.

Unless, Zhou Yao can prove his scoring ability.

As early as the beginning of the season.

Jordan once said that he has confidence in Zhou Yao's scoring ability.

Even, he can play point guard himself, and let Zhou Yao play shooting guard or small forward.

However, until now, Jordan has not fulfilled his promise.

On the contrary, Zhou Yao used game after game to prove that he just couldn't shoot.

……

Center, Jahidi White.

Power forward, Charles Barkley.

Small forward, Zhou Yao.

Shooting guard, Gilbert Arenas.

Point guard, Michael Jordan.

When he got the opponent's starting list, Larry Brown couldn't help being taken aback.

Did the Wizards give up this game?

Could it be that 20 consecutive victories have already satisfied them?

It's just tied for second in history.

How can it be more glorious to occupy the second position exclusively.

What's more, it's already reached this point.

Did the Wizards really have no idea about the Lakers' 33-game winning streak?

That was the first thought that popped into Larry Brown's mind.

Soon, he remembered that Jordan had stated more than once this season that he would play point guard himself.

Give Zhou Yao more chances to score.

Although everyone thought it was a joke before.

However, Larry Brown remembered clearly.

Some people also questioned that Jordan could not get more triple-doubles.

As a result, Jordan ran to play point guard, and it turned out that he really got a lot of triple-doubles.

The team's record is not bad.

When Jordan proved himself, he went back to playing his more familiar shooting guard.

He's going to be 39 soon, is Jordan still not admitting defeat?

Moreover, with the current record of the Wizards, Jordan is indeed qualified to be willful.

In contrast, the 76ers are really shabby now.

……

Game start.

Mutombo lived up to expectations and won the ball.

However, Eric Snow, who got the ball, failed to pass the ball to Iverson.

As soon as he got the ball, Zhou Yao snatched it away.

Jordan scored a layup directly after receiving the ball.

Next, Eric Snow again.

This time he took the ball across the court, but he seemed to think he had a good hand.

Directly shoot three-pointers from the outside.

Of course it didn't work out.

Zhou Yao got the rebound.

Then assist Jordan to score another 2 points.

Attack again, this time Iverson dribbled the ball himself.

Under Zhou Yao's defense, there is no chance to make a phone call.

Seeing that Eric Snow happened to be unmarked.

Pass decisively.

Unfortunately, Snow once failed Iverson's trust.

Another three non-stick votes.

The ball was caught by Barkley.

Passed to Zhou Yao, who also assisted Jordan to score again.

……

"fraud!"

"They're all liars!"

The start is 6:0.

Jordan scored 6 points.

Zhou Yao had 1 rebound, 1 steal and 3 assists.

Larry Brown decisively called a timeout.

Whose point guard plays like this?

Who has ever seen a point guard sweeping the team's points.

Coach Brown felt his IQ was insulted.

Moreover, no matter how you look at it, the Wizards don't seem to have given up on this game.

Scoring so sharp is to give up, so do you still want to score 100 points without giving up Jordan?

……

The game restarts.

Iverson finally got rid of Zhou Yaode's entanglement.

Although the goal was not scored, it caused Arenas to foul.

After all, it's just an undrafted pick.

Although he has gradually settled down as the Wizards' starter.

But in the face of Iverson, he still has nothing to do.

Iverson made 2 of 1 free throws, and the 76ers finally opened.

The score alternately rises.

Jordan seemed to be firing on all cylinders.

At the end of the first quarter, Jordan had scored 17 points, 1 assist, and 3 rebounds.

Facing the Wizards' defense, Iverson also scored 11 points, 1 assist, and 1 steal.

Zhou Yao also had 5 assists, 3 rebounds, 2 steals, and even a block.

Still no score.

The Wizards lead 28:19.

……

"The Wizards are just a cover! Don't be fooled by them!"

Larry Brown said that although he didn't quite understand it, he was greatly shocked.

He noticed that throughout the first quarter, it wasn't that Zhou Yao didn't have a chance to make a phone call, on the contrary, he had quite a few.

But he only threw one ball and didn't score.

Zhou Yao is still the same Zhou Yao who can't shoot.

And Jordan is still the same Jordan who regards scoring as trivial.

"If he wants to shoot, let him shoot!"

"But watch his passing, especially when he's trying to get the ball to Jordan."

Although the score is behind.

But there is plenty of time.

Iverson did not admit defeat.

Larry Brown hasn't thrown in the towel either...