Rookie against Jordan, I became the god of basketball

Chapter 120 Big Bird's Last Dance, Flying Pig Lost in Philadelphia
After losing to the Bulls, the Sonics had no time to rest and immediately flew to New York to challenge the Knicks in back-to-back away games.

The mecca of basketball, Madison Square Garden, the first game of the Sonics season and New York...

This season, the Knicks finally have a record that is worthy of the highest market value in the league. They won 18 of the 12 games, which is a qualitative leap from last season's record!
It all started with one man: Pat Riley!

Last season's regular season winning percentage was less than half, and the first round of the playoffs was swept by the Bulls, making the Knicks owner determined to invite Pat Riley out with a "real salary"!
Putting aside other aspects, Pat Riley does not lose much to the LOGO man in terms of coaching and team operations.

After arriving in the Knicks, Pat Riley abandoned his more familiar offensive basketball and played defensively, and the effect was immediate.

During the offseason, the Knicks only introduced one veteran Supersonic player, Xavier McDaniel, and the rest of the main players were all former Knicks players, but the same person had a different effect in the hands of Pat Riley.

In the Knicks' starting lineup last season, Pat Riley only left one Ewing, and the rest were all delegated to the bench. Then the Knicks fans discovered: How strong are we!
The third record in the Eastern Conference is also worthy of the salary paid by the Knicks. Pat Riley proved with his actions that the Knicks spent so much money in the previous seasons.

The Sonics had just lost a game to the Bulls, and their morale was at a low point. Pat Riley wanted to take advantage of the fact that the Sonics had not adjusted well and take advantage of the situation to win the game.

The two teams fought back to back. The Sonics had just finished beating the Bulls, and the Knicks had just beat the Nets.

Since it is back-to-back, there will be problems with the physical fitness of the players, the shooting rate is not guaranteed, and the team with better defense will have the last laugh...

After the Knicks determined their style, the team's strength has improved for all to see, and the Supersonics dare not underestimate their opponents.

Carlisle naturally thought of what Pat Riley could think of.

Knowing that the Knicks lacked outside shooters, Carlisle decisively dispatched what he believed to be the strongest defensive lineup for the Sonics: Lu Feng, Harper, Kemp, Perkins, and Polynice.

Pat Riley also put out what he thinks is the strongest defensive lineup: Mark Jackson, Gerald Wilkins, McDaniel, Oakley, Ewing.

Before the game, Pat Riley was very confident that the Sonics would get lost in the rhythm of the Knicks.

However, after the game officially started, Pat Riley found that the development of things was a bit different from what he expected.

The game was indeed a defensive battle, but the Knicks, who had been playing defense all the time, could not compare to the Sonics in terms of defensive effect, especially on the perimeter. Mark Jackson and Gerald Wilkins had strength but no range.

Even if the sixth man John Starks is replaced, it will not help. The shooting is also not stable enough. As long as there is interference, the shooting rate will drop significantly.

In addition, the Knicks' defense was not able to play well. The outside line only had strength, and the lateral movement speed was not enough. Lu Feng and Harper did not encounter many difficulties at all.

The biggest problem lies in the third position. McDaniel has always been at a disadvantage against Kemp. Two years ago, Kemp was only the opponent's second substitute. The situation of the two has been very different in the past two years.

McDaniel became a homeless player in the league and worked everywhere. Fortunately, he was good and his salary was not low.

Although Kemp's annual salary is low, relying on his off-court income, he can barely be regarded as a star player, and his playing is getting better and better.

In the end, the Supersonics defeated the Knicks 100:94 in an away game. Both teams were not in good condition, but the Supersonics had stronger hard power and it was not too difficult to win.

The best performer in this game was Kemp, who scored 36 points, 12 rebounds and 2 blocks, and made his name in Madison Square Garden.

After the game, the Sonics' record came to 14 wins and 6 losses, stabilizing their record and ranking.

The Supersonics' Eastern Conference road trip, the remaining two games are still back-to-back, and there is only one day in between, so the time is still tight.

With the recurrence of his back injury last season and another injury in the playoffs, Bird's attitude towards retirement has become more and more obvious. Everyone can see that he no longer wants to play.

Of course, even if Bird wants to play, he can't play well. Now everyone knows how to deal with him. In the playoffs, as long as he thinks about it, he can be targeted to death.

However, during the regular season, the scale is not so wide, and Bird can still play [-] to [-]% of his strength.

Kemp, who just showed his prowess at Madison Square Garden, was taught a lesson by Bird in this game. After three quarters, Bird scored 24 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists, and cooperated with his teammates to make Kemp carry 5 fouls!
But the smartest thing the Celtics played in this game was not Bird to target Kemp, but Chris Ford to let Lewis come off the bench to disrupt the Supersonics arrangement.

Lewis, Brian Shaw, McHale, and the Celtics who came off the bench scored a total of 50 points.

In the end, the Sonics lost to the Celtics 107:117 away, swallowing another defeat.

Lu Fengkong scored 36 points to no avail. Except for him, only one Harper played well in the Sonics game, and everyone else was sleepwalking.

Kemp, as the second-in-command of the Sonics, started with only 12 points and 4 rebounds, and graduated with 29 fouls in 6 minutes of playing. In the last quarter, he was called 2 fouls by Bird after only 6 minutes in the final quarter. He was completely lost under the old Beepbird.

伯德打出赛季至今最好的一场比赛，20投12中，三分球3中1，罚球6中6，31分5篮板8助攻。

This night, the old beeping bird dreamed of returning to the peak, and returned to the first place in history!

The second best player of the Celtics is not Lewis, but Brian Shaw. He played 25 minutes off the bench, shot 9 of 7 shots, 12 of 11 free throws, and scored a career-high 25 points.

"You're going to retire and you're still working so hard, Larry, aren't you worried about getting hurt again?"

Bird kept talking about Kemp, causing a double blow to Kemp's body and mind, and Lu Feng was very upset.

And Lu Feng didn't talk nonsense. In the original world, Bird retired from the tour and pretended to be too loud. He was injured again in the middle of the regular season, and then announced his reimbursement.

The old beeping bird is really good at entertaining effects, and he is worthy of being No.1 in the league before Jordan.

It's a wonderful thing to abolish martial arts as soon as you reach the top of the league No.1. The league has so many years of history, 30 years forward, and 30 years later, there is no second one. This is the only one!
Needless to say about Jordan's talent, but if Bird is not injured, the achievements may surpass Jordan...

His golf quotient is second to none. Players who use Bird as a template are counted as one, and they are all parallel imports!
It wasn't until more than 20 years later that a fat man who looked like Bird was born, and people realized that playing with the brain is worse than playing without the body!
Hearing Lu Feng's words, the old beeping bird smiled disdainfully, and said, "Injured? Who can hurt me? The lame Isaiah? Or the crippled Lambir?"

Lu Feng: ...

Very good, this Flag is set up, old beeping bird, you'd better finish your prayers before going on stage, no wonder God wants to accept you!

After the game, the Supersonics were physically and mentally exhausted, but they had to fly to Philadelphia overnight. The last opponent of the four-link Eastern Conference: the 76ers!
With Barkley's poor play, the 76ers currently have a record of only 10 wins and 11 losses, repeatedly jumping sideways on the edge of the playoffs.

Lu Feng knew very well that as the conflict between Barkley and Fei Guan deepened, he would only make it more thorough, and the 76ers would most likely fail to make the playoffs like in their previous lives.

In fact, although the season has just started, the conflict between Barkley and Philadelphia has been completely put on the bright side. Barkley returned from "healing" and his body has become wider. Anyone with a discerning eye can see what Barkley means.

Before the season ended, Barkley said bluntly: "Even if I don't trade me, I won't renew my contract at the end of the season!"

I would rather give up the Bird rights and leave. After being fooled by Fei Guan for so many years, Barkley is now a lot smarter, and he is no longer the naive little steel gun when he first entered the league.

However, Barkley still underestimated Fei Guan's determination that he would rather have Barkley rotten in his hands than trade. Trading is impossible. Fei Guan's mentality is: I would rather lose money than make you unhappy!

Considering that Barkley is likely to leave the house as in his previous life, Lu Feng thought about the possibility of supersonic swallowing Barkley in his mind.

Feizhu, even if he can't be a younger brother, it's good to be a pet.

Pet pigs are always popular, and Lu Feng likes them too!
But after thinking about it for a while, Lu Feng found that the Supersonics probably won't be able to afford Barkley, and the salary space is not a big problem. The Supersonics have room for another maximum salary next season.

The main problem is: the Sonics have no place for Barkley!
Barkley needs the right to hold the ball and the right to shoot, both of which the Supersonics lack. Lu Feng now has to play a lot of off the ball, because other players in the Supersonics also need a certain amount of possessions.

Especially Kemp and Perkins, the catch and shoot are poor, and they can only eat without the ball. It is a waste to let them play without the ball!

After the first quarter, at 26:24, the Sonics led the 76ers away by 2 points.

The 76ers didn't think about playing defense according to the mainstream of the Eastern Conference. The lack of scoring was purely due to the low shooting percentage of the two teams.

On the Supersonic side, just after losing to the Celtics, they had to fly over overnight to play back-to-back. They didn't have much rest, and the shooting feel was completely dependent on the sky.

Harper played well in the game, but his physical fitness was not enough for this game. Carlisle chose to let him substitute.

Camp, on the other hand, has not recovered from the shadow of Big Bird, and is still in a state of sleepwalking and has not come out.

Perkins...he's in good shape, and even if he's fine, he can't beat Barkley!
Among the four core players of the supersonic speed, only Lu Feng is in a normal state, and the others are somewhat unreliable.

Burrows, Clifford, and Polynice can only start and cannot be called the main players. They have little effect on the result of the game.

On the side of the 76ers, there are all kinds of random fights. There is not much cooperation between the players. Everyone is relying on their personal ability and instinct to play.

Barkley and the management broke up. Everyone can see that the 76ers are about to usher in a rebuild, and they are more or less careful.

Hawkins' acceptance of Barkley's team leader is a certainty, but his teammates played together on the court, and they all know him well, so it is naturally impossible to convince him.

We serve Barkley, what the hell are you Hawkins, you also want to be our boss?

Since the 76ers dare to compete with Hawkins for the next boss, they are naturally capable. After three quarters, the Sonics only lead by 6 points, and the game is still going on.

In the last quarter of the game, Barkley couldn't bear it anymore, took over the ball strongly, scored 13 points in a single quarter, scared the Supersonics, and almost overturned at the last moment.

Fortunately, when Barkley started to score, Lu Feng chose to stand up and respond, and resisted Fliggy's counterattack.

In the end, the whole game was over, and the Sonics defeated the 104ers who were in chaos 95:76.

At the end of the game, all the Sonics breathed a sigh of relief. The most difficult start of the season has passed. After four consecutive trips this time, the Sonics will have to wait for more than a month to come to the Eastern Conference next time, which means that the schedule for the next month or so will become relatively easy.

In four games, the Sonics won two of them and lost once to the Bulls and once to the Celtics.

There is nothing to say about losing to the Bulls. If you can't beat hard power, you lose if you lose.

It was a bit unjust to lose to the Celtics. The Celtics' game was definitely considered an extraordinary performance, and it was regarded as a rollover.

Fortunately, the Sonics won a game against the sudden emergence of the Knicks. Overall, the Sonics still made money!

The Sonics can return to Seattle next, and they will play three games in a row at home, and none of them are back-to-back. The schedule is very friendly.

The opponents in the three games are: Clippers, Nuggets, Warriors!
The most important thing to note is the Warriors. The current record of the Warriors with 16 wins and 7 losses is higher than that of the Supersonics with 15 wins and 7 losses. Although the Supersonics have won the Warriors once before, no one knows when the Warriors will suddenly explode!

The Warriors went crazy. A strong team like the Trail Blazers can win by 20 points. No one dares to underestimate them.

The Clippers also need to pay attention to it. So far, although the Clippers' record of 13 wins and 9 losses is not as good as the Supersonics, they are also expected to enter the playoffs. They are potential opponents that the Supersonics must be wary of, not to mention the Supersonics.
The NBA game in December was a bit dull, mainly due to a major international event, a certain big country officially disintegrated, and Amelia began to go wild and swell since then, changing from Amelia to Amelia...

The news is so explosive that even these uninspired athletes in the NBA are concerned.

Lu Feng knew about this a long time ago, so he didn't pay much attention to it... Of course it's impossible!
The era of the Ugly Country Dream is about to begin, and Lu Feng must seize the next 20-year bubble period to make enough money, that's for sure!

Of course, there are two other things that Lu Feng needs to pay attention to, that is, pay attention to his own speech, and don't hurt the ugly reporter who has taken drugs.

What's more, hire more bodyguards... The era of rampage is approaching, if they are targeted for no reason, it would be too wronged!

Personally speaking, Lu Feng received more good news. After more than a year of preparation, the industrial chain of Lu Feng's personal sports and fashion brands has been ready in sevens and eighties, and is waiting to start production and then put it on the market.

Lu Feng first set his sights on the markets of Japan and South Korea, first of all, the Japanese market, and took advantage of the last wave of consumption in Japan to rush to gather wool.

When South Korea's economy starts to take off, it is almost time to resume diplomacy. Lu Feng can take advantage of the situation to invade Bangzi Country, and Bangzi can do long-term business. You don't need to rush to grab money, you can take your time.

After 93, Lu Feng can consider entering the US market and competing with Nike and Adidas...

Of course, non-basketball sports stars can't be left behind. Fortunately, Lu Feng knows which stars will be available in the sports world in the next few decades. As long as you grab them, you will definitely not lose money!
(End of this chapter)