Basketball UFO

Chapter 36 Five away games
Tim Duncan has been under a lot of pressure recently, and the team has reached March Madness again.

Last season, with Carter on the team, Duncan finally won the cup and won the NCAA championship as he wished. This season, although Wake Forest University has also made reinforcements, it is not strong enough to enter the Sweet Sixteen.

"Anyway, I have tasted the taste of a championship, and college life is just like that." Carter also relieved Duncan, "I found that although the intensity of the NBA is much stronger than that in college, it is quite easy to adapt."

"Oh? Really?" Duncan was a little excited.

At the end of this college season, he will participate in the NBA draft, and he is basically locked in the No. [-] pick.This year's seedlings are not like last year. Last year was a rare blowout of talented players for many years. This year only Duncan is thriving.

Of course, if Duncan had participated in the draft in 1996, he would have been the top pick with a high probability.Even looking at the history of the NBA, it is impossible for him to be ranked lower in the draft picks in any year. The talent he displays makes every team willing to use him as the cornerstone.

"I want to ask, if I enter the NBA, can I be on the same team as you." Duncan held back a witty remark.

"Then if you break your foot now, it is estimated that you will fall into the second round, and the Nets will be able to choose you as a lame player." Carter looked disdainful, "Don't try to follow me to win the championship."

"Hey, if the two of us work together, the championship will definitely not be a big problem. Michael Jordan is the strongest player in the league, but I don't think he can't be beaten." Duncan has a clear mind and is full of confidence, "You have experienced a lot in the NBA. Years, give me a year, the two of us cooperate and can beat the Bulls."

"That's natural." Carter also has such self-confidence. He has strengthened himself. Although he still has weaknesses, it is not a problem to lead the team to the playoffs.

From the perspective of the parallel world, Duncan is the number one power forward in NBA history and has won 5 championships with the Spurs. If a super guard cooperates with him, he can definitely dominate the league.

Look at O'Neal, known as the most dominant center player in NBA history, with James, he failed to win a championship, with Nash, he couldn't win a championship, and with the Celtics, he couldn't win a championship either.

He has won 4 championships with partners, one is Kobe and the other is Wade. Kobe is the shooting guard second only to Jordan. Wade is known as the third shooting guard. If it were not for teaming up with James and Bosh, his historical status would have been lost. It may be even higher.

It's also strange that after winning more championships, the historical status has also declined.

Duncan was reluctant to put down the phone, "However, I think it should be the No. [-] pick. It depends on which team wins the No. [-] pick."

"Hey, don't pay too much attention to the draft pick."

"To be honest, I don't care, what I care about is which team to go to." Duncan enjoys the future, and only when chatting with Carter, he will open up, "Whether it's the East or the West, I want to go to a certain team." A great team. I'm going to win a championship and I believe in myself, just like you believe in yourself."

"So you can't be my wingman." Carter added, "Maybe you will go to a small ball market, become the greatest player on the team, and then retire, and the team will put up a statue of you and retire your jersey. "

"The team with the worst record now seems to be in a good market." The team with the worst record is the Celtics, which only won 6 games. After the whole season, it will win about 11 games.

It was so bad that everyone knew it, and everyone was speechless.

"It will look ugly if you put on the Celtics' green jersey. Your arrogance doesn't suit you." Carter couldn't imagine that the jersey Duncan wore should be black and white, not green, even if he would wear green in the future. hat of.

If the jersey is green, the hat is still green...

"You know, I'm very naughty," Duncan said confidently, "I talk a lot of naughty things, hey, everyone thinks I'm dull, but I'm actually very smart."

"You are so boring. Go to a boring team!" Carter squeezed the rabbit next to him. "I won't talk nonsense to you. Enjoy your last college time and enter the NBA. It will be hard work. Be your No. [-] pick. , looking forward to meeting you in the NBA Finals."

"It will definitely be, maybe it will be the division finals, maybe it will be the finals. I hope it will be the finals." Duncan looked into the sky, the stars were bright.

If you go to the East, you will only meet in the conference finals. If you go to the West, you will be able to meet in the Finals.

Michael Jordan?Duncan didn't seem afraid of him.The Spurs may be a good fit for Duncan, but he should be able to win more championships if he is on a more capable team.

Carter wanted to win his own championship, and so did Duncan.

After losing to the Warriors at home, the Nets once again ushered in a road trip to the West.

For five consecutive away games, they have to travel in the West.

However, the opponent was not strong. The Nets ushered in a rare four-game winning streak. However, during the SuperSonics game, Cassel was injured, and the team's lineup immediately had problems.

The Nets' current record has climbed to 41 wins and 18 losses. Even though they are ranked fifth in the Eastern Conference, they cannot lock in the playoffs.There are many teams competing for the playoffs in the Eastern Conference, and they are all very strong.

After the Nets strengthened the inside line, they failed to improve their record much.They are all opponents with more than 50 wins, which is too difficult...

Recently, Jason Williams has regained his strength and grabbed a lot of rebounds, averaging more than 11 rebounds per game.He is a strong defensive player. He goes to night games less and goes to the training ground more, and his condition is back.

Rashid is also in special training, and he often heads-up with Carter, including Kendall Gill. A few people form a special training group, and they will fight each other after training, and their skills are slightly improving.

"Vince, I feel that straight-arm shooting is also quite interesting. My wrist is strong enough, and the shooting is more difficult to defend." After defeating Carter, Rasheed began to brag, "Maybe one day I will become the strongest in the Eastern Conference. forward."

"Please, you play center now." Williams was unconvinced.

"Give me a good position on the court, and you guys will cause trouble." Rasheed replied, "The day after tomorrow, against the Lakers, don't let O'Neal defeat him."

"You guard O'Neal, you're the center. I only guard Eldon Campbell."

In the last game of the Western Conference road trip, the New Jersey Nets challenge the Los Angeles Lakers.

The Lakers currently have 40 wins and 20 losses. There are only two strong points in the team, O'Neal and Eddie Jones. Kobe is still playing on the bench and has not yet officially taken the position, but he has revealed his achievements.

In recent games, Kobe has averaged more than 12 points per game, and his performance is getting better and better.He has always wanted to sit in the starting position. After starting a few games, he still failed to grab the position.

He was still practicing extra in the middle of the night, dripping with stinky sweat, holding his breath, and murmured, "I want to beat Vince Carter, I want to beat Vince Carter. I want to blow everyone up!"

boom!
After the physical training, Kobe dropped the equipment.Also practice shooting, prepare to shoot another [-] mid-range shots, and then practice free throws.

Fisher didn't want to stay up late with Kobe, so he slipped away quietly through the back door.He was exhausted long ago, and he didn't want to work hard anymore. Just play, don't cause mental problems.

O'Neal has just recovered from his injury and has played 2 games. He is in a brave state and is unstoppable inside.

Facing the challenge from the Nets, he instinctively wanted to teach Carter a lesson.There is already a rookie in the team, which makes him very unhappy. When the challenge of a super rookie comes, he wants to suppress it forcefully.

"Vince Carter is a super player in this rookie class. He performed very well and reminded me of myself in my rookie season." O'Neill was quite humorous, and while praising Carter, he also praised himself by the way.

Reporters like to communicate with players like O'Neal. It is very relaxed and full of ideas, and they often come up with many golden quotes.

O'Neill's entertainment spirit is something Carter doesn't have yet.When O'Neal wins the championship, he will completely let himself go and become an entertainment center.

Lakers head coach Del Harris looked mysterious. He seemed to have found a way to deal with Carter and never mentioned it. "Consecutive away games are both physically and mentally difficult experiences."

Calipari took Carter to the press conference and also mentioned the team's injuries. Cassel was unable to play against the Lakers and needed to rest for three more games.

"We're going to try to win, we've had injuries, but we have to get over it. That's how games are, there are always unexpected things."

Robert Parker was assigned to start. He only has ball-handling impact and average organizational skills.More often, Carter is organizing the team's offense.

After the opening, O'Neal crazily bombed the basket and dunked twice in a row.The horn of the game was sounded.

Rashid received a foul at the beginning of the game, very depressed, and sent O'Neal to the free throw line.Williams grabbed the rebound, Carter rushed to the front court, broke through, and was shot to the ground.

Campbell raised his hand on his own initiative. It was a foul on his part.Send Carter to the free throw line.

In this way, Carter was fouled again and again during the game and was knocked down again and again.He still got up again and again.

"In this game, Carter played very hard. After getting rid of the outside defense, Carter still had to face the Lakers' inside attack."

"The Lakers' method of dealing with Carter is very effective."

Today's game was also broadcast live across the United States. The scene of Carter hitting the inside with the ball was seen by countless American fans.

Every time you have to shed a layer of skin to score a goal.

"Other players in the Nets have given Carter too little support. They need stronger scoring points. Kendall Gill has performed well, but it is still not enough."

"It's too difficult. I didn't expect Carter to be restricted."

"That's what the Lakers got in exchange for inside fouls."

Carter didn't stop, he still hit the inside and hit his opponent.The audience grabbed 36 points and 10 assists, but still lost to the opponent.

O'Neal scored 40 points and 13 rebounds in the interior, and even beat Rasheed Wallace to six fouls.

The moment the whistle blew to end the game, Eddie Jones breathed a sigh of relief, "I was almost killed by Carter. This guy is really scary."

He hugged his teammates.O'Neal vented his excitement frantically, "That's it, the team is going to be like this."

Carter gritted his teeth. Today he was fouled on many offenses, and then the Lakers targeted defense and forced him to play back, which caused Carter's efficiency to drop.

"Next time, I'm going to defend Carter." Kobe rushed to Del Harris and said directly, "I won't let him get so many points."

"Play your game well!" Harris was not used to Kobe.

This game only scored 14 points, which is far from Carter!

However, there is really no one on the bench for the Nets. The main combat power is comparable to that of the Lakers, and they will be overtaken by the time of the bench.Carter played 35 minutes, but still could not save the defeat.

The away trip ended with a depressing defeat.

On the court, Los Angeles reporters surrounded Carter and kept asking questions.

"I will beat the Lakers." Carter put down his words and left without looking back.

The opponent in the next game is the Utah Jazz, a strong Western team.

(End of this chapter)