NBA: Top 3D talents to start

Chapter 469 Let me give Miller 10 points
The contest between the New York Knicks and the Indiana Pacers, two strong teams in the Eastern Conference, ended with a result that no one expected.

The final score of the two teams was 122:109. The Knicks beat the Pacers by 13 points at home.

But the focus of this game is not the confrontation between the two All-Stars, Ewing and Miller. Everyone's limelight has been taken away by one person - that is Wang Feng.

Wang Feng, who appeared in the second quarter, finally played 26 minutes on the court, scoring 35 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists. At the same time, with his debut, Miller, who was facing him, plummeted. Time has not scored any sports goals, only barely scored 3 points with free throws, 21 points in the game.

But any viewer who has watched the game knows that Miller scored 18 points very efficiently at the beginning of the first and second quarters, but in the end he only scored 21 points. After the Knicks suspended, the appearance of Wang Feng completely changed the situation.

On the defensive end, Wang Feng almost completed a clean sheet against Miller. On the offensive end, he scored 24 points in the second quarter, and his performance with a game-high 35 points was perfect.

Immediately after the game ended, the reporters rushed towards Wang Feng impatiently.

They know Wang Feng, because in the previous game against the Timberwolves, Wang Feng also had a super efficient performance of scoring 8 points in 21 minutes. That performance is just luck.

But today is different.

Wang Feng was facing up to Eastern All-Star guard Reggie Miller, a ruthless guy who was not afraid of Michael Jordan.

But Wang Feng beat the ruthless man to only 3 points in two and a half quarters, and scored 35 points on the opponent's head.

This is enough to prove that Wang Feng really has extremely strong personal ability.

These reporters are very clear that if Wang Feng can continue to maintain this state, he will definitely quickly become a rising star in the NBA... although this star is already 30 years old.

Facing these reporters, Wang Feng is also experienced.

He knew that if he accepted the interviews of these reporters one by one here, it would be endless.

"If you have any questions, you can ask me at the press conference after the game. I will attend. Now I want to go back to the locker room to take a shower as soon as possible." Said, Wang Feng left the reporters on the field, Go straight to the player tunnel.

Reporters: "..."

This kid is a bit of a pull.

If it is Ewing, Starks and other all-star players, it is understandable that they are used to being interviewed by reporters.

You are an unknown person, and you have finally encountered an opportunity to gain popularity. You are so dragged. If you have any questions, go to the press conference to ask them. Those who don’t know think you are Michael Jordan.

Of course they didn't know that the future Wang Feng would be no less surrounded by spotlights and microphones than Jordan. For him, this kind of scene was just a small scene that he was accustomed to.

On the contrary, when he returned to the locker room, the warm congratulations from his teammates made Wang Feng a little uncomfortable.

"Snapped!"

Oakley slapped Wang Feng's back heavily, and laughed loudly. "Boy, you can really do it! It's amazing, Reggie's expression after the game is like eating a poop. I remember the last time he looked like that was when he was blown up by Michael a few years ago."

"How did you practice your three-pointer? It's so accurate, and the range is still very far. How long will it take to reach your level?"

Starks, who watched Wang Feng's three-point performance on the field, couldn't help but learn from Wang Feng.

Restricted by his own physical fitness, Starks' breakthrough with the ball has limited lethality, and his main offensive method is shooting.

With the shortening of the league's three-point line, Starks also began to gradually increase the number of three-point shots, but his three-point shooting percentage can only barely maintain at the level of just over 35%. Cannot play the effect of deterring the enemy.

Not only the two of them, but other Knicks players including Ewing also congratulated Wang Feng with a smile on his face.

It is a great thing for them that the team can win, especially with the strong support of Wang Feng, the team will be more confident in the championship.

As for the reduction in the distribution of ball rights caused by the arrival of Wang Feng, players in this era do not care as much as the future.

This is also normal, limited by the salary cap, in this era, except for the top stars, the difference in annual salary of other players is not particularly large, such as Starks, Charles Smith and other main players, even in the team The positioning changes, the data declines, and the contract will not be affected too much.

This is completely different from the era of contract renewals in the future where the price can be tens of millions or even hundreds of millions. The conflict of interests is not very obvious and intuitive.

"The coach just said that you will go to the press conference with me in a while." Ewing told Wang Feng, "This is your first time attending a press conference. Don't be nervous. With your level, you can attend the press conference in the future." Such occasions are commonplace, but you must be careful when speaking to those reporters, those guys can easily dig some holes to lure you into being fooled, so be careful with your words and deeds..."

Wang Feng couldn't help looking at Ewing.

For Ewing, this remark sounded somewhat awkward to Wang Feng.

Because Ewing himself is not a cautious person.

Ewing's most famous statement was that when the league was suspended in 1998, as the then chairman of the players union, when faced with the question raised by President Stern that NBA players had earned too much compared to ordinary people, It gave us strange remarks that although we earn more, we spend more.

It was these remarks that made the NBA players suddenly change from the image of asking for a reasonable salary with the unscrupulous boss to a group of millionaires and multi-millionaires negotiating, completely losing the support of the fans.

Ewing has thus been crowned the title of the most stupid player union president.

Wang Feng was not very clear about how Ewing would respond to reporters when he was interviewed as a player. After all, the two were not from the same era, and he hadn't even watched Ewing's video games.

But the famous saying that the more you earn, the more you spend has been remembered.

Wang Feng feels that although he has always been interviewed with an attitude of hating reporters, he has not yet reached the level of exaggeration that Ewing has.

"Okay, I know."

After holding back for a long time, Wang Feng forcibly suppressed the urge to complain, and said to Ewing with a forced smile.

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Ten minutes later, in the press conference hall, Knicks head coach Pat Riley, team leader Ewing and Wang Feng calmly sat on the podium under the spotlight of the reporters.

The impatient reporters who had already sat outside the field immediately started asking questions, and the first reporter whose name was called immediately looked at Wang Feng.

"I would like to ask Mr. Wang Feng. According to the official information, you are a native of China. You have just joined the league, but you are already 30 years old. May I ask which professional league you played in before, and why did you only come to the NBA now? ?”

This question is a question that everyone is very curious about.

Wang Feng's strength in the two games far exceeded people's expectations. If the first game was a coincidence, then the second match against Miller can fully explain the problem. On the defensive end, Wang Feng restricted Miller from scoring at all and fully reflected his strong defensive ability.

"Before, I didn't play in any professional league. I just did some systematic practice by myself, playing on the street court and so on." Wang Feng thought for a while, and still chose to answer conservatively: "Joining the NBA is also a good thing. It was a coincidence that I was playing on the street court, and I was picked up by a Knicks scout who asked me to try out for the team, and then I came here."

Wang Feng's answer silenced all the reporters.

The first thought that pops into almost everyone's mind is who the fuck are you?
Haven't participated in a professional game, but just trained and played and caught the ball by himself, can he blow up the top shooting guard in the East and the All-Star player Reggie Miller?

What's more, these reporters' visions are also very unique. Wang Feng's extremely high team basketball quality and standard NBA professional basketball style of play in the game are not just any so-called genius who popped up on the street. Players can do it.

But Wang Feng said so, and they couldn't help it.

More importantly, it's not that these reporters haven't specifically investigated Wang Feng's affairs. It's precisely because they couldn't find anything about Wang Feng that they took the initiative to ask during the interview.

"Then Mr. Wang Feng." Another reporter got up and continued to ask: "You came off the bench today and you have been facing off against Reggie Miller of the Pacers. What do you think of this matchup? How many points will you and Miller give respectively?"

Riley, who was sitting by the side, raised his eyebrows slightly when he heard this question.

This is not a friendly question. It is aimed at newcomers who have just entered the league and don't understand anything.

Once Wang Feng makes any comments and scores on Miller easily, it will put him in a very disadvantageous position.

Ewing also heard the clue, he couldn't help but look at Wang Feng, wanting to wink to Wang Feng to remind him.

But Wang Feng didn't look at Ewing at all, instead his eyes were a little bright.

How could it be possible for Wang Feng, who has played eight seasons in the NBA in the future, to fail to recognize the trap that the reporter dug for him, but this kind of trap is very dangerous for those rookies who have no foundation, but for him, it is a possible one. The shortcut to quickly gain popularity.

Q: What kind of person is most likely to be widely known?
Answer: Controversial people.

Whether it is in the NBA or any other occasion, it is not necessarily good to always maintain the image of a good baby or a modest gentleman, especially for a player like Wang Feng who already has the top strength, and properly demonstrates the ability to match his strength. Self-confidence will allow the outside world to recognize his abilities faster.

So after thinking about it for a while, Wang Feng said: "If the full score is 100, I'll give myself a score of 60, which is considered a passing level, because time is limited, and I haven't been able to bring out my full strength."

Ewing opened his mouth in astonishment, and turned his head to look at Wang Feng regardless of his image.

35 points in a single game, only 60 points?According to your kid's algorithm, don't you need to score 100+ points in a single game to get a full score of 50?

And what does it mean that time is limited and you can't use your full strength?It means you haven't used your full strength in today's game?
Riley was expressionless.

He heard the implication that Wang Feng conveyed to him.

26 minutes of playing time is too little, Wang Feng wants more playing time, even the team's starter, core and other status.

These words are actually a way for Wang Feng to put pressure on Riley through the external media.

Whether in the Lakers or the Cavaliers later, Wang Feng has more say than the head coach. Wang Feng doesn't think there is any problem with this behavior of dominating the coach, because he is not for power, but just for the sake of power. Can better win the game.

Wang Feng at that stage also possessed that ability, unless it was a legendary coach like Popovich, like Walton of the Lakers, Bickerstaff of the Cavaliers, these coaches who have not proved themselves in the team record, Indeed, it was not enough to convince Wang Feng, who was aiming to win the championship.

A legendary coach like Pat Riley certainly has the qualifications to convince Wang Feng, but at the same time, Wang Feng still needs to get the team's main position as soon as possible.

As for what this behavior looks like to Riley, whether it will be regarded as a challenge to the authority of his head coach, it is not in Wang Feng's consideration.

The reporter who asked the question took a few seconds to digest Wang Feng's rating for himself, and then asked, "So, what is your rating for Reggie Miller?"

The picture is poor.

Didn't you say to give yourself 60 points?Very good, you scored 35 points and you scored 60 points. How many points can Miller score with only 21 points and almost no points in the second half of the game under your defense?It can't be higher than your score, right?
Once Wang Feng said that Miller's score was lower than his, these reporters would immediately record this sentence and add fuel to the report, portraying Wang Feng as a man who dismissed Miller and got carried away with a little bit of outstanding performance. , a newcomer with an arrogant attitude.

"Come on! Speak out!"

The reporters all looked forward to Wang Feng expectantly.

"Miller's words... I'll give it 10 points."

Wang Feng rubbed his chin and said thoughtfully.

The reporters were all taken aback, as if they didn't understand.

"Are you talking about the 10-point scale?" The reporter who asked the question couldn't help but confirm.

Wang Feng looked at the other party with eyes like looking at a fool. "Of course it's a 100-point system. What do you think? I use a hundred-point system, but does he use a ten-point system?"

Ewing's mouth had grown into an O-shape, and he looked at Wang Feng dumbfounded.

What is this guy talking about?are you crazy?

Give yourself 60 points and give Miller 10 points?Does it mean that Miller, an All-Star player, is far worse than him?

Uh... Although it seems to be true from the results of the competition, is it really good to tell the truth so bluntly? ? ! ! !

(End of this chapter)