Basketball UFO

Chapter 27

The Pistons didn't throw in the towel, this team was tough.Grant Hill showed his strength. Even in the face of Carter's defense, he still scored 5 points in a row, causing Carter to foul.

There is still hope to bring the point difference back to 6 points.

Calipari discussed with assistant coach Jason and put Carter at the power forward position in the last four minutes, using Carter's jumping advantage to protect the penalty area.Then let Williams play center, and his height of 4 will not be bullied.

Joe Dumars missed a shot, Williams got stuck, and Carter grabbed the rebound with a scoop of his arm and slowly controlled it.

Cassell is still on the field. After all, the small forward position is replaced by Daniels and the shooting guard position is replaced by Robert Parker. Others need to cover their weaknesses.

"Carter actually got to the inside position?"

Grant Hill was a little surprised. He didn't expect Carter to really become an inside player. This game was played a little differently.Carter caught the ball, turned his back to Otis Thorpe, and posted up.

He couldn't get in, so he had to pass to the outside line. Robert Pike received the ball, facing Joe Dumars, there was no shooting space, and then gave it to the inside line.

Williams played 14 points and 14 rebounds today, full of confidence, barely made a shot, and missed.

Unexpectedly, it was Carter who took the first step to take off the rebound in the air. While everyone was on the ground, he took off again and dunked Otis Thorpe, causing a sensation in the audience.

"Super dunk, another perfect dunk!"

"How many times has Carter dunked? The Bulls' two centers, Longley and Wennington, were both dunked by Carter."

"It's too cruel..."

Calipari was overjoyed, his little trick finally succeeded, and Carter hadn't noticed his data yet!
"This is a live broadcast of the game. In front of countless American fans, it is good for Carter to get such beautiful data."

With the last 2 minutes left, the score difference was 12 points, and the Pistons gave up the game early.They also have to prepare for the next back-to-back game, so they can't fight too hard this time.

Grant Hill came off the court and scored 25 points, 9 rebounds and 10 assists today. It was a near triple-double and the fans applauded.Along with him, Joe Dumars and Theo Telalive came off the field.

"The Pistons have given up on this game. It was a very exciting matchup. But today the Nets are more determined to make the most of it. They have the last laugh." The on-site commentator announced that the game had entered garbage time.

After Hill left the game, Carter followed suit.

"Nets player No. 15, Vince Carter, today's data is 27 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists, a triple-double. In my mind, this is the first time Vince Carter has had a triple-double."

Triple-double, points, rebounds and assists all in double figures, all the fans stood up and applauded!

The whole audience was shouting All-Stars. Unexpectedly, in a national live broadcast, I almost saw two triple-doubles. If Hill performed harder, he might also get a triple-double.

Carter was stunned for a moment, but he didn't expect to get a triple-double.After hearing the commentator's excited introduction, I had no choice but to stand up and greet all the fans.

On the court, garbage players played the last time.

The New Jersey Nets finally defeated the Detroit Pistons 97:89 and won their 31st victory of the season, only one win away from the Pistons' ranking.

"Sean Bralid also performed well, with 16 points and 11 rebounds. He has performed very well recently, and he can almost get a double-double per game." The on-site commentator raised his mouth, "If he Can play tougher, the upper limit of the Nets will be higher."

Many American fans are already overjoyed, this game is really exciting.Carter carried defensive dunks many times, showing his personal ability as always.

Kendall Gill scored 24 points and had 3 steals, which was an unexpected surprise.Cassell was still solid, with 14 points and 8 assists.

"I didn't expect that the Nets would be able to show such strong fighting power and that they could really enter the playoffs."

"The main reason is that Carter is so strong. He led the team to such a performance in his rookie season, and it will definitely be great in the future."

"Vince, I love you!" More fans showed love to Carter.

Grant Hill adjusted his mood and entered the preparations for the new game again.

The time has entered February, and all the All-Stars have been released.

Carter regretted not being selected as the starting lineup. The votes at the critical moment still failed to defeat Grant Hill and Scottie Pippen, and he missed the starting lineup of the forward.

Jordan became the top vote-getter, with a total of 240 million votes.

The starting five in the Eastern Conference are Patrick Ewing, Grant Hill, Scottie Pippen, Michael Jordan and "Penny" Hardaway.

Carter received 120 million votes, only 5000 votes less than Hardaway. He was the player with the most votes among all the undrafted starters. Carter's influence is evident. He has only played half a season.

Of course, although Ewing of the Knicks was selected as the starting roster, he missed the All-Star due to injury. Mutombo was selected as a substitute and became the All-Star starter.

In the Eastern Conference, Iverson also received 59 votes, ranking third in the selection of guards.

The starting five in the West are center Olajuwon, strikers Kemp and Barkley, and the guards are Gary Payton and John Stockton.

The All-Star bench lineup is selected by reporters and head coaches, and the league reviews and checks.The list will be announced soon.

"The Nets and 76ers have super rookies. It's not very suitable to leave anyone behind, and their votes are very high in their respective positions, which is convincing." David Stern thought for a long time and finally decided.

Let Carter and Iverson enter the All-Star Game at the same time.In this way, two rookies in the 1996 draft became All-Stars in their first year.

Both are in the East. The other All-Star players in the East are: Bucks center Vin Baker, Hornets Glen Rice, Heat Tim Hardaway, Hawks Christian Laettner, and the Bullets. Chris Webber, 12 players in total.

Originally, Alonzo Mourning was also eligible, but he was also injured and could not participate.Joe Dumars is also eligible, but said he needs to recuperate.

Western O'Neal was also injured, so even if he was selected as an All-Star, he would not be able to participate.In addition, he was also selected as one of the top 50 superstars in 50 years, which caused great controversy among fans.

"I'd rather get hurt than Cleveland get angry." O'Neal looked at the announced list and muttered quietly.Also injured like him was Spurs core David Robinson, who was reimbursed at the beginning of the season, but still got 75 votes in the voting session.

The final bench lineup in the Western Conference is the Warriors' "Madman" Sprewell, the Sonics' Detlef Schrempf, the Lakers' starting shooting guard Eddie Jones, and the Kings' Mitch "The Rock" Richmond , Tom Gugliotta and Kevin Garnett of the Timberwolves, and Chris Gatlin of the Dallas Mavericks.

It can be seen that the stars are distributed in various teams, and many teams are relatively balanced in strength and have stars in charge.

The league is also willing to make more teams competitive, and the game is exciting.

"Vince, congratulations on being selected to the All-Star team." Cassell hugged Carter immediately after learning the list, "I knew you would succeed."

"The All-Stars are just for fun, don't take it seriously." Carter smiled slightly, with a calm look, although he was very happy in his heart.

At least it means that he already has skills and can be considered an influential player in the league.

John Nash also expressed congratulations to Carter. The only All-Star player on the team is Carter.Compared to teams like the Celtics, the Nets also have All-Stars on staff, so they should have a better record.

"Are you sure the team can accept the tough player? We are about to reach the final step and I need your affirmative answer."

"No problem at all, no matter who it is, I will let him integrate into the team." Carter is very confident.He felt that it might be Charles Oakley, a well-known thorn in the league.Let the Knicks let go, the team is estimated to pay a lot of price.

"By the way, can I know who the transaction is?"

"I'll know in two days, but I can tell you first. The team will trade Shawn Bradley. This is a complicated chain of transactions."

After listening to John Nash's nagging, Carter's head became dizzy.It's not Charles Oakley, which is not easy to handle.

"I thought it was Charles Oakley, hahaha, what a pity."

John Nash was stunned for a moment and then laughed, "I hope you won't worry about the team's chemistry."

"No, no matter who it is, I will convince him." Carter once again stated that this guy is not bad, he is a good supplement, and then looked at John Nash, "In the offseason, I hope the team can sign Ben -Wallace. Washington Bullets’ fringe player, or trade.”

Carter has already communicated with Wallace that Big Ben played very little playing time in the Bullets. The team has strong insiders such as Chris Webber and Juwan Howard. He is an undrafted player and can only play in garbage time.

"I will consider this issue during the offseason." John Nash promised Carter.

As the general manager of the team, Nash has been very busy recently, communicating with several parties at the same time, which consumes a lot of energy.Fortunately, Carter's leadership has always surprised people. Otherwise, several players in the Nets would really not be able to produce good data, and the room for negotiation would be much smaller.

"At the end of this season, the team may not have a good draft pick, and the draft pick will be part of the deal."

"If we enter the playoff lineup and we can't get a good pick at all, just trade it. As long as the team has me."

Carter knows that in parallel time and space, there is only one choice for the No. 10 pick this summer, and that is Tim Duncan.There are as many as [-] bad teams, and it is not known which team will win the No. [-] pick.Maybe still the Spurs, maybe not.

In addition, Billups was selected with the third overall pick, McGrady was selected with the ninth overall pick, and he really can't remember the others.Now this world has changed because of Carter. Except for Duncan's pick, the pick of other rookies is unpredictable.

"Hey, let's try to see if we can get the Spurs' first-round pick this year." Carter was about to go out when he suddenly looked back at John Nash.

Popovich has just taken over the position of head coach of the Spurs. After switching from general manager to head coach, he will not trade the picks. Even if they are traded, the top three picks will be protected or something.

Walking out of the general manager's office, Carter thought about what he did just now, and wanted to laugh a little, "I'm not strong enough, and I want to be on the same team as Duncan."

Of course, partnering with Duncan, a max-level number, can easily win the championship, but it may not necessarily be his championship.

Carter wanted to do it himself.

"Muqi, have someone help me edit the video of being defended. I need to polish my skills." Carter gave the order to the little follower.

"Vince, I feel that you should form a team and have someone train with you. You are a training freak. I am weak and sick, and I will be beaten to death by you." John Mucci has been busy recruiting new endorsements recently, but he didn't spend much time with Carter.

In the team, Carter has been fighting Robert Parker several times, urging Sean Bradley to increase his strength.

"What you said is a good idea. Find me a trainer and a masseur. I have to start taking care of myself." Carter smiled. "I'll ask Kendall to train with me later. I have to teach him off the court first."

Kendall Gill recently recognized Carter's leadership status and obeyed wholeheartedly, just pulling out to polish his skills.Kendall has a strong personal ability and is suitable as a training opponent.

"After the newcomer arrives, I have to teach him a lesson first." Carter looked forward to the future and looked at the planes flying across the night sky. "That guy is not a worry-free master. It will take a lot of effort to surrender him."

Carter called to Kendall Gill, who was about to leave after training, "Man, let's play a few one-on-one games. It's been a long time since I've had a one-on-one match with you."

Kendall smiled, "I'll make it hard for you. I know your characteristics."

"This is what we want." Carter picked up the ball and threw it to Gill, "You attack."

Gill made a pull-up jumper and hit it.Once again, Carter didn't let him score easily.When it was Carter's turn to attack, he slowly pondered his movements and began to adjust the new rhythm.

"Huh? You're actually playing with new technology." Jill didn't catch it, and found that after Carter lowered his center of gravity a little, it was even more difficult to defend.

"When I made a breakthrough, my shoulders sank a little and my center of gravity lowered a little." Carter practiced while talking, and the rhythm really changed. When he broke through, the ball almost didn't go over his knees, making it very difficult to steal.

Protecting the ball during a breakthrough.

Then there was mutual confrontation. Carter used his back to beat Jill by force.Kendall Gill worked secretly, often getting stuck on Carter's pivot foot, making him uncomfortable.

"Your habits haven't completely changed, and the back-up strength is not quite right." Gil pointed out Carter. He is a veteran who has been in the league for nearly seven years. He also has the energy to succeed and naturally has more experience. "Back-up singles The key is to keep the defense unpredictable."

Carter tried several times, but although he was able to score goals, his play was not smooth. Sometimes he dribbled too much and was complicated. He couldn't see anything in the regular season. At critical moments, problems may occur.

Jill was exhausted and paralyzed on the ground, feeling like he was about to die with his hands spread out. Carter, a physical monster, said, "Come back another day. I heard that the team will make a trade. Just teach the rookies a lesson."

"I will teach the new guy a lesson, and this guy will help us when the time comes." Carter smiled, hinting at Kendall Gill.

It is the leader's prerogative to know the team's layout in advance.

"I'll go here today and I'll go back and think about the video."

"It seems that you hit the rookie wall." Jill smiled and got up.Carter has received too much attention, and other teams have begun targeted defenses.

In the last few games, Carter has not scored more than 30 points, making it difficult.So focus more on assisting teammates and defensive rebounds.

"I will blow down the rookie wall!"

(End of this chapter)