From South China Tiger to NBA King

After the Lakers game ended, the Celtics continued on their journey.

At the same time, All-Star voting has officially begun.

Jiang Hu himself has hardly released any publicity on social media because it is basically not needed.

As long as he performs well, the votes of fans and friends from China and Asia will be enough to put him at the top of the vote.

He'll likely remain dominant in All-Star voting for quite some time before his play completely declines.

After Christmas, the Celtics played three consecutive games at home and won three consecutive games, defeating the Knicks, Wizards, and Pistons respectively.

Their winning streak extended to 36 games, which also means that from October 10th to the end of December, for a full 18 days and 12 games, the Celtics did not lose a single game. defeat.

In Game 37, against the Suns on the road, under everyone's attention, their 36-game winning streak finally came to an end.

The long-term winning streak has brought the morale of the entire team to its peak, but it has also made their physical condition quite exhausted.

So when the game whistle ended, not only did the Celtics players not feel frustrated about losing, but everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Just imagine, when you become the focus of the whole world, everyone will target you and put in 120% effort against you. Then every move you make will be very difficult.

In the game against the Suns, the Celtics rested their entire starting lineup. Jiang Hu, Leonard, Gasol, and Horford all sat off the court to rest.

Alexander led the team and staged a wonderful offensive battle with Suns star Booker.

During this period, the Celtics even had the upper hand for a large amount of time, but unfortunately, their best player was a first-year rookie.

After all rookies enter the league, the biggest problem is battery life. Before entering the NBA, Alexander may only play 40-50 games a year, or even less. After entering the NBA, he will have to play 82 regular season games+ in half a year. Twenty or so games into the playoffs, it's definitely not the same intensity.

三节23投15中拿下36分的亚历山大，在最后一节遭遇了体能的危机，7投1中只拿到4分。

Booker, who has experienced several years of training in the NBA, is more reasonable in the distribution of physical strength. He stepped up in the final quarter and scored 20 points and 5 assists, leading the Suns to a 42-25 wave, overturning the deficit in the first three quarters. After a 10-point decline, the comeback was completed.

After the game, Booker was even more excited than if he had won the championship. He was jumping up and down, and his eyes were even red.

The young man in Phoenix hasn't tasted such an important victory for too long, and Jianghu can understand his mood.

After the game, the reporter interviewed Jianghu and asked Jianghu what he thought about the end of the winning streak.

"It's time. Everyone is staring at us. I think it's time to end it. It's not that we didn't play on purpose, but everyone is really tired. I think we need a loss to make everyone take their eyes off us. Move away.”

"There are still many excellent teams in the league and many outstanding young people. You can pay more attention to them. Booker, for example, is very good. I believe he can become the number one figure in this league in the future."

Stevens chose to rest with everyone's consent.

Everyone agreed that after breaking the record, everyone will be paying attention to them. They are also under great pressure, and the pressure from their opponents is quite high. Two overtimes have been played in the three games, and the loss is coming. .

Since you will definitely come back after losing, you might as well choose a game to lose.

If the Celtics want to lose, they must not lose to any opponent in the same division. It is more appropriate to lose to a team in the West.

The Suns are not strong and they don't have any powerful stars. No one can say anything if they lose to them. They are a very suitable target to lose to.

After the game against the Suns, the Celtics returned home.

In the first game back at home, they suffered a defeat with all the players on the field. The only home game in the league that had not lost a game was declared broken.

Their opponent was the Mavericks. Doncic played his masterpiece this night, with 42 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists.

Jianghu, who had taken a break for a game, was in very poor shooting form. He shot 7 of 1 from the outside three-point line and scored 30 points on 12 of 32 shots overall, which was also lower than the usual level.

The starting lineup looked like a team that had been estranged for a long time. They committed 18 turnovers throughout the game and were scored on counterattacks by their opponents many times. In the end, they lost 108-113.

On January 1, the Celtics, who had ended their winning streak, ushered in their third game.

This game was against the Spurs. Both Jianghu and Leonard were in very good form. Jianghu scored 9 points on 7 of 42 three-pointers. Leonard scored 19 points on 15 of 37 shots. But apart from them Between the two of them, the remaining teammates were in a mess.

For the Spurs, Irving only scored 20 points, but he sent out a career-high 22 assists. Under his guidance, the Spurs made a league-record 25 three-pointers, and the entire team made 52 of them. The shooting rate was 54% and the three-point shooting rate was 14%. It was a super performance comparable to the th Spurs.

However, there is also good news in this game, that is, Jianghu's condition is getting better again.

In the next 12 games in January, Jianghu scored 10 consecutive games with 40+ points. In back-to-back games against the Wizards and Knicks, Jianghu scored two consecutive games with 60+ points, one with 62 points and the other with 66 points.

128 points in two consecutive games also broke the scoring record in two consecutive games held by Kobe since Chamberlain. Throughout January, the Celtics achieved 1 wins and 12 losses, entering February with a record of 3 wins and 48 losses.

在1月份的15场比赛里，江湖场均可以得到46.5分10.5篮板7.5助攻，拿到个人第一个场均40+的月份。

However, Jianghu is not the only player to have a monthly average of 40+ this month.

In the West, due to Paul's injuries from time to time, Harden, the single-core leader, also turned on his scoring button.

Throughout January, Harden also scored 1+ points in three games and 3+ points in one game, contributing an incredible scoring performance.

在1月15日到1月20日的三场比赛里，哈登也是连续三场拿到了57分，58分，48分，在1月22日拿到37分之后，哈登又飞速反弹，在1月24日拿到了61分15篮板4助攻的数据。

Throughout January, James Harden averaged 1 points, 43.5 rebounds and 8.8 assists per game. Although his record was only 6.5 wins and 9 losses, he still won the Western Conference Player of the Month due to Paul's injury absence.

His scoring average has been rising, from 32 points at the beginning of the season to 36.5 points.

Throughout January, Jianghu and Harden scored soaring, which became the main theme of the league. Whenever Jianghu scored a high score, Harden would definitely respond with a high score.

The entire league is on a climax. The top two scorers both average over 35 points per game. This is the first and only time in history.

Everyone is looking forward to who will be the league's scoring leader at the end of the season.

All the media are vying to report on the two people's deeds. Overtly and covertly, there is a force secretly pushing behind them.

"This is the greatest era. For the first time in history, there are two scorers of more than 36 points in the same year."

"Scorer's Greatest Season"

"If you missed the Magic Bird and Jenko, please don't miss the showdown between James Harden and Jianghu"

Jianghu averaged 38.2 points per game, and James Harden scored 36.5 points. There seems to be a 1.7-point gap, but in fact, if Harden performs like this in January again, the two average points per game will be tied.

Of course, the premise is that Jianghu's score cannot continue to be so high, otherwise Harden will never have a chance to tie.

Time came to February, and the topic about the two of them continued.

Although James Harden is a very powerful player in terms of scoring, he can even be described as a genius.

But even the greatest geniuses are no match for those who cheat.

Jiang Hu is the cheating guy.

He can't stand the media comparing him with Harden all day long, because he knows very well that Harden still hasn't won the championship in 2023, the year he traveled through time.

Comparing someone who has not won a championship in the 14th year of his career with someone who won a championship in his rookie season is definitely an insult to Jianghu.

Before the game on February 2, Jiang Hu went to the Mercedes-Benz 1S store.

The reason why he went to Mercedes-Benz's 4S point was because in the next game, he was going to start racking up points.

No matter who you are, Michael Jordan or Kobe Bryant, even if you are the King of Heaven, scoring points is something that will make your teammates unhappy.

Because to do this, you need a lot of ball rights and shots.

The number of shots on the court is not unlimited. If Jianghu takes more shots, others will have fewer.

The goal of Jianghu this season is still to win the championship, so teammates must be happy.

If this pleasure cannot be felt by teammates on the court, it can only be achieved off the court.

When he came to the Mercedes-Benz 4S store, Jiang Hu bought 9 Mercedes-Benz E-Classes and 5 Mercedes-Benz C-Classes. In addition to these, Jiang Hu also bought a Mercedes-Benz S, spending a total of US$176 million.

When Jianghu gave the Mercedes-Benz S to Leonard, the E-Class to the starters and other main players, and the C-Class to his teammates at the end of the bench, Jianghu could clearly feel that the way everyone looked at him changed.

If the look in their eyes before was one of fear and respect, the look in their eyes now could almost be described as admiration and fanaticism.

Especially for those players with basic salaries and two-way contracts, Jianghu's gift is definitely a huge sum of money for them.

Then, everything is ready, and Jianghu is about to start cheating.

(End of this chapter)