NBA: Start by torturing Jordan and add points to upgrade

Chapter 279 Epic Recording Night! The aftermath of the Christmas War!
As the Trail Blazers replaced all their main players and surrendered, Bird hurriedly replaced his main players after one round and took a rest!
This game is too taxing for both players!

The players on both sides who had been on the court for a long time almost collapsed as soon as they sat on the bench, gasping for air, greedily breathing in the air, and then crazily filling their mouths with energy drinks.

Even though these people are all seasoned veterans, they really haven't played much in such a huge game!

After the substitute players from both sides came on the field, although they were back and forth and kept scoring, the suspense of the game never returned. The point difference between the two sides was always about 10 points!
In the end, when the whistle sounded at the end of the game, the score between the two sides was fixed at 182:190!

On this crazy night, the Pacers won this extremely difficult and bloody battle with an 8-point advantage through two overtimes!
This double overtime tug-of-war, which lasted 3 hours and 20 minutes, finally came to an end!

When the referee blew the whistle to end the game, no matter whether it was the referee, fans, players, coaches or commentators, they all let out a long breath.

This game is finally over!
"Come on." After calming down a bit at the end of the game, Barkley said with a smile: "Come on, let's take stock of how many records both sides broke in this game!"

"Before that, how about we take a look at the data of the players on both sides?" Kenny said with a smile: "Let's look at tonight first, and then look at history!"

"Okay!" Barkley did not argue with Kenny this time, but picked up a technical statistics and said: "It's too exaggerated! Even though I just watched this game, now I still think: It's too exaggerated! I really I can’t believe that this match just happened!”

“来吧，看看数据！今晚获胜的步行者队这边，全队以61%的投篮命中率和59%的3分命中率轰下了疯狂的190分！林今晚登场50分钟，33投20其中3分球10投7中，罚球12罚全中，拿下59分10篮板14次助攻6抢断！”

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Score 190 points in one game?
Anyway, these guys from the Knicks don’t even dare to think about it.

"Double overtime, 190 points in a single game, that's it." Houston's words attracted the entire Knicks team to gather around.

"And, now I'm really not sure if I missed any damn record, this night, these two teams created so much history! I hope when I wake up tomorrow morning, someone can give me Send me some text or email and tell me if I’ve missed any great records.”

"Tonight, the Pacers are responsible for breaking records, and the Trail Blazers are responsible for improving the value of their records! The Trail Blazers, who have won a bunch of second places and lost a game, will not be able to sleep well tonight! They will definitely not be able to sleep. good!"

Tonight, he was really tired.

"Tonight they shot 55% from the field and 3% from 47-point range! In addition, they hit 20 three-pointers, the second-most in NBA history, and 44 points in a single game, the second-most in NBA history. Attack and score! Of course, there are also 47 assists, which is also second in the NBA in a single game!"

"For the Pacers, 6 players scored in double figures tonight, and 4 players scored over 20. It was an absolutely wonderful night!"

After Kenny finished speaking, Barkley continued: "Similarly, I also want to give applause to the best supporting actor tonight, and perhaps the saddest guys tonight: the Portland Trail Blazers! They also tonight A perfect performance and an epic offensive frenzy!”

"If Lin's firepower in the second overtime wasn't so incredible, then maybe the Blazers would have won tonight!"

This is 190 points!

"Also, the fact that 6 of them scored 20 points is the first time in NBA history that anyone has done this! The Trail Blazers showed the world their balanced lineup and strong firepower!"

They looked at each other in complete disbelief.

"Great night, great partnership! Lin and Webber are so matched and have such a tacit understanding! Maybe they were born to play together!" Kenny continued: "Look at the others! Carter scored 21 points, Reggie scored 20 points, Christie scored 17 points, Ben scored 5 points and 18 rebounds, and Mullin scored 12 points!"

"Because you don't dare to go." Lin Tian rolled his eyes. This man with tracheitis and the most cowardly multi-millionaire in history had the nerve to ask himself why he was excluded? In the two years since this guy came to the team, he has never participated in any other activities except taking his wife!
As for the activities with wives, hey, it just so happened that no one else on the team wanted to participate.

"I think the Hoosiers and their fans got a perfect Christmas gift tonight! Because they broke so many records and also won the game!"

“Tonight, although only one player of the Trail Blazers scored 30 points, that was Rasheed Wallace, but in addition to his 31 points and 11 rebounds, the other starting players of the Trail Blazers also performed brilliantly! "

In this era, many teams cannot score so many points in two games!
Many teams even score more than 60 or 70 points in one game! And then you can still win!

"What a pity." Kenny couldn't help but said: "It's only 1 point away! Only 1 point away, Lin Tian can get the first 60-point triple-double in NBA history! Only 1 point away! I guess Bird was confused when he replaced Lin, he had no idea that Lin was so close to a historical record!"

In the Pacers locker room, Lin Tian sat on the bench and rested for a long time, then looked at his teammates and said: "Apart from Doug, who wants to spend a happy single Christmas Eve with me?"

"What did you say? 190 points? Are you crazy?" Also in Los Angeles, O'Neal's eyes widened in disbelief. Are you kidding me? 190 points in a single game?
"Oh, we played two overtimes." After listening to the assistant coach's explanation, O'Neal nodded, saying that it was easier to accept... what the hell!

"Today is Christmas, not April Fool's Day." Ewing, who had just returned recently but was far from his peak state, waved his hand and expressed that he did not believe what Houston said.

"In addition to personal statistics, the Pacers hit 22 3-pointers tonight, which is the most in NBA history! They scored 49 points on fast breaks, which is also a new high in NBA history! At the same time, they also have 50 assists appeared, this is the first time in NBA history that a team can achieve 50 assists in a single game! An extremely extreme team night!"

Except for Lin Tian, ​​all the other players who have played enough minutes are almost in the same state at the moment, especially the main players. They are more tired now and they all want to be carried home directly. go.

"Okay, let's stop here!" Barkley said with a smile: "The live broadcast of this game will stop here! Don't change the channel. Next, we have the ultimate showdown between the Knicks and the Lakers! New York VS Los Angeles! Who can give the fans another big gift tonight?"

But unfortunately, except for Christie, no one else on the team responded to Lin Tian.

"Webb and Lin have become another pair of teammates who can hit a triple-double on the same court! They are the seventh pair in NBA history to achieve this feat. The only ones who could do this before them were Jordan and LeBron James. Peng! But it is worth mentioning that Lin and Webber are the first pair in NBA history to score 40 points at the same time and also hit a triple-double!"

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"Why except me? Am I not a part of the team?" Christie immediately expressed his dissatisfaction.

"This method of defeat is too unacceptable!"

"Lin can always play at this level! He never lets anyone down! He is always able to create miracles one after another!" Barkley smiled and continued: "Look at Webber again! Tonight Weber played 51 minutes and scored 40 points, 15 rebounds and 10 assists!"

"Watch the news yourself!" Houston rolled his eyes and turned on the TV, just as TNT was reviewing the previous game.

new York.

For example, the Knicks score dozens of points in a game and then rely on defense and positional warfare to win the game.

Lin Tian's words made Christie obediently shut her mouth.

"Finally, there are some records created by the two teams together." Kenny said with a smile: "Fast break points, three-point field goals, total assists, total turnovers, total points in a single game, total points scored by both sides in regular time, and more The number of double-digit totals, the total number of people scoring 3 points... these are all new highs in NBA history!"

“We are very much looking forward to it!”

“萨博尼斯20分13个篮板，皮蓬26分7篮板8助攻，施密茨24分5篮板5助攻，连被林天疯狂针对的斯塔达迈尔都拿下了20分9次助攻！另外，替补席上站出来的威尔斯也拿到了21分，施拉姆夫拿到19分！”

Weber is even lying on the floor at this moment. He hasn't calmed down at all. Going out to play? Now he just wants to go home and lie still on the bed, taking a good rest.

"Tonight, 6 Blazers scored 20 points and 7 players scored in double figures! They also played their best performance!"

"In this sense, they are the first in history!"

Playing 5 overtimes and scoring 190 points is very fake!
"A 59-point triple-double and a 40+ triple-double?" Kobe next to him heard the statistics of Lin Tian and Webber, and glanced at O'Neal. Well, this big guy can't pass the ball. I'm afraid he won't have a chance to join me. Create a record of two triple-doubles in the same game.

I can only score 40 points and 20 assists on my own, and then equalize with him.

Jackson sat in the middle of the locker room with a smile and said relaxedly: "Lin and Chris may be the strongest internal and external double star combination in the league today. I really can't think of anyone who can match them. , maybe it can become the most successful inside and outside double-star combination after Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Magic Johnson."

"Phil, Kobe and I are the best duo!" O'Neal snorted and said harshly: "They overdrafted too much in the regular season. This behavior is so stupid! Let me tell you, Just maintain a similar record in the regular season, the playoffs are the time to decide the winner! In this year’s finals, we will kill them!"

"Kobe, you're right." After O'Neal finished speaking, he looked back at Kobe.

"Of course! I will kill Lin, and Shaq will beat Webber to the ground!" Kobe said coldly: "We are the two best!"

The two of them looked at each other, and then reached out and gave a high-five in perfect agreement. It was a happy moment!
It's just that, in their hearts...

O'Neal: It would be great if this kid could play, have fun and pass the ball like Lin. He's really good, but he's just a piece of wood!

Kobe Bryant: It would be great if this fat guy was as dedicated, hard-working, and training like crazy as Lin. He is great, but it’s a pity that he is a fun-loving person and always doesn’t do his job properly!

"Sneeze!" Lin Tian, ​​who was already sitting in his car, sneezed. Of course he didn't expect that he would inexplicably become the first crack in the relationship between the OK group.

"What do the referees do? Why not let them play another overtime?" After Stern heard that the Pacers scored 190 points in a single game, Stern's first thought was to blame the referees!
This kind of game, this kind of opportunity that may not come again in 30 years, if he is not allowed to continue playing and the Pacers are not allowed to seize the opportunity to score 200 points, what are they waiting for? Are you waiting for pie to fall from the sky?

These referees!
No, you have to study harder!
Let them know when to blow the whistle more often and when to keep the whistle as quiet as a chicken.

Then, after Stern learned that Lin Tian scored 59 points in a single game, he was completely angry!
Just kidding, 59 points!

Is it difficult for you to let him score another point? Can't you just find a reason to give the Trail Blazers a T? Anyway, the Trail Blazers have Rasheed, and it is much easier for this guy to get a technical foul than to drink water. These referees didn't help to push Lin Tian's score to 1 points? The business ability is too low!
Have a meeting! Training! A training meeting must be held immediately!
As soon as possible after Christmas, these referees must have a good meeting!

They must make up for their mistakes and compete with them!
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"190 points, 11 consecutive points in the second overtime..." Miami, Riley muttered in disbelief, then closed his eyes and rubbed his temples. He would not think that this score was fake, let alone This number has no value.

However, Riley's focus is not on the Pacers' 190 points and Lin Tian's 59 points. His focus is on Lin Tian's 11 consecutive points in the second overtime. In terms of NBA-level confrontation, he played like this and bombarded him like this. Exploded, played 50 minutes, and then in the second overtime, could he still rush and score like this?

Riley closed his eyes, remembering Lin Tian's terrifying physical strength in the playoffs last season, and couldn't help but shudder.

Even though the team has formed three giants this year and has twin towers inside, Riley was suddenly beaten by Lin Tian this time and lost his confidence.

Lin Tian's physical strength and offensive abilities are too exaggerated!
then……

Riley opened his eyes and looked carefully at Lin Tian's statistics.

0 mistakes...

It's so scary.

I don’t know, can Payton withstand it?
It must be unbearable.

Then Payton + Mourning should be able to withstand it.

hope so.

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In San Antonio, Popovich, who did not have a game tonight, did not enjoy tonight's turkey dinner with his family. Instead, he sat in front of the TV and watched the entire Pacers VS Trail Blazers game.

After watching the game, Popovich leaned weakly on his chair and did not move for a long time.

What made Popovich lose his mind was certainly not a game in which two teams scored more than 370 points. What made him lose his mind was Lin Tianxiao's ability to mismatch the big one, and his ability to mismatch the big one...

Yes, when faced with players shorter than him, Lin Tian can immediately use post-ups, height, strength and other skills to score points. However, if the opponent is replaced by an inside player, Lin Tian's jump shot and breakthrough certainty are too high. , Sabonis was beaten and vomited by Lin Tian tonight!
If the Blazers' shooting percentage of those magic balls were even a little lower, the game would have lost its suspense!

Will Duncan and Robinson be targeted like this by Lin Tian...

definitely will!
Fortunately for Duncan, he is young and fairly fast, and may be able to barely keep up, but David Robinson...

In addition, the team's perimeter also needs to be strengthened, otherwise Lin Tian might be able to defeat the Spurs without even using the move of hitting Duncan out of position! We must find a star-level perimeter player to fill the team's weak perimeter deficiencies.

Not to mention finding someone who can defend Lin Tian, ​​at least find someone who can fight Lin Tian without losing!

It's a pity that Sprewell was bought at a low price by a group of hillbillies from the Timberwolves, and he still holds it as a treasure. Otherwise, he would have robbed him. If he got this former double-team striker at a low price, he would definitely make the ball better. The team is improving again!
If Sprewell fails, is there any other high-quality and low-priced outside players in the league that can be used to strengthen the team's current lineup? Gotta think about it carefully.

Well, Popovich's consistent style, or the style that San Antonio requires him to adopt, is to spend small money to do big things, preferably without spending money to do big things.

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In Philadelphia, Iverson was taking regular deep breaths and pre-game personal conditioning in the locker room. McGee next to him suddenly exclaimed: "Oh God! Lin played such a terrifying performance again! Unbelievable! It's amazing!" "

"Aaron, don't you act like you've never seen the world, okay? Isn't it embarrassing to yell?" Iverson raised his eyelids and said disdainfully: "How exaggerated can he be? I tell you, this There is no data in the world that I can't produce! Come on, tell me how exaggerated he is, and I will reproduce it for you in minutes!"

"He scored 11 consecutive points in the second overtime tonight, and he went on an 11-0 run to kill the game!" McGee muttered.

"Tch, what did I think it was? Isn't it just scoring 11 points in a row? Is it worth your yelling?" Iverson was obviously relieved. Looking at him, he was obviously afraid that Lin Tianzhen would score something. Data that he couldn't produce at all.

"He also hit a winning goal at the end of the regular season and the first overtime." McGee continued.

"Then...then there must be a chance. If there is a chance, I can do it. It is very easy!"

"He also scored a super triple-double of 59 points! This is the highest triple-double scored in a single game in NBA history!" McGee said another number as if squeezing out toothpaste.

"Are you finished? Can you finish it in one breath? You're grinding like a bitch. You sit at the kid's table on the stairs tonight! Don't hang around in front of me, it's disgusting!" Iverson patted him. Thigh stood up directly, yelled angrily at McGee, turned around and walked out of the locker room.

Well, he had to go and shoot a couple of baskets and calm down. One of the benefits of being on the 76ers is that if he doesn't mention it, no one will dare to say another word. He doesn't have to worry about anyone asking him: Allen, don't you want to get a 59-point triple-double? Well?

No one has the guts.

but……

Lin Tian, ​​this monster, is really too scary.

Fortunately, Iverson left early, otherwise if he heard that the Pacers scored 190 points in a single game, he might have stumbled again!

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In the training hall of the Vitus Club in Bologna, Italy, Ginobili, who had just sat down to rest and had not had time to take a sip of water, was called over by his teammates next to him.

"Manu, you were drafted by the Pacers, right? They just scored 190 points in a game! 190 points!" Sasha Danilovich, the team's leading guard, sighed: "We all We only get 5-60 points per game, 190 points, which is enough for us to play 3 games! Are all these monsters in the NBA?"

"I don't know." Ginobili scratched his head, which was still bushy and still short of hair. "But I will get all the honors I can get here, and then I will take these with me to the NBA! I think we The gap with them is not that big, it’s just that the system is different!”

"Come on, look at how the US team has ravaged other national teams in the world since 92!" Danilovich said: "The gap between us and them is so huge, I think we can't play It’s not even a sport!”

"I will defeat them!" Ginobili continued: "I will lead Argentina and defeat the American team on the stage of the World Series!"

"Then you have to join the Argentine football team, Manu." Danilovic smiled and said: "I know your Batistuta and Hernan Crespo, he happens to be in Serie A, too. My dear friend, do you want me to introduce you to them and let them bring you into the football team?”

Faced with Danilovich's ridicule, Ginobili stood up again and said:

"Let's wait and see, I will kill the American team!"

This Christmas, Lin Tian and the Pacers sent a wonderful Christmas gift to the basketball world around the world. They used a near-perfect performance and an ultimate offensive show that made everyone's blood boil. Everyone has realized the charm of basketball and offensive basketball!
"Defense Wins Championships?" That's just because your offense is not strong enough! Who can guard against the Pacers' firepower? 》

"Facing the Pacers on the field, you can only win if you use more crazy firepower than him!" 》

"59 points in the game, a triple-double!" Two draws, and 11 points in a row in the second overtime! How deep is Lin's stamina tank? 》

"Night of Miracles!" The Pacers and Trail Blazers bring the best Christmas battle! 》

"The Pacers' firepower is absolutely the best in history!" The four major attack arrows are firing at the same time. You have to pray before fighting them! 》

"Lin Tian: I'm not the best player of the month in November?" very good! Let’s see who gets December’s one! 》

"After losing the best player in November, Lin has scored 11+5 in 40 games! 》

"Who Can Enemy?" Lin may lock in this season's MVP 4 months in advance! 》

"Who gave that vote to someone else?" Lin Tian didn't win the unanimous MVP last year. This year, the entire league will suffer! 》

"After failing to defend the title, the Pacers returned with anger! 》

"The best way to anger Lin: take away what belongs to him!" 》

"The Strongest in History?" Let’s break down who is stronger this year between the Pacers and the 96-win Bulls in 74! 》

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Likewise, on this Christmas night, a night when all three games were focussed, the Pacers stole almost all the attention and traffic.

没人在乎奥尼尔用一个39分19篮板6盖帽打崩尼克斯，还让尤因只拿到13分6篮板。

No one cares that in the same game, Kobe scored the first triple-double of his career: 29 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists!

No one cares about Glenn Rice's seven three-pointers and the Lakers' 7 points in their 121:90 victory over the Knicks.

As for the top matchup between the new generation point guards next door, no one cared about Iverson's 39 points and 8 assists versus Marbury's 33 points and 13 assists.

Everyone's attention is on Lin Tian, ​​the Pacers and the Trail Blazers!

Well...except maybe the players themselves on both teams.

Not only the guys from the Pacers rejected Lin Tian’s offer to play another game after the game, but also the Blazers, who are as slutty as Energizer Bunny and like to cause trouble. Lin Tian's invitation meant that they would go back to the hotel to sleep, otherwise they might die suddenly in the bar.

But Lin Tian was very excited tonight, so he let go of the main players and forced Lewis, Ellington and others who had not contributed much tonight, as well as Wells and others from the Trail Blazers, to go out and have fun all night.

Anyway, Lin Tian is very excited tonight and has endless energy that needs to be released!
No reason, just excitement!
This night, Lin Tian was so excited that he stayed up all night, and rarely drank too much.

He even forgot how he got back to his home.

But when he woke up, it was already the afternoon of the next day, and Lin Tian was lying on the sofa.

Shaking his groggy head, Lin Tian finally remembered that Bird gave everyone a day off today, so they didn't have to train. After drinking a large glass of water, Lin Tian felt much better.

After sitting on the sofa, Lin Tian habitually picked up his phone and took a look. There were no missed calls, but there was a text message that made Lin Tian feel baffled.

It was from Jermaine O'Neal.

"Lin, thank you. You are the only person who is truly good to me. I listened to your suggestion last night and I will consider it carefully! No matter what, you will always be my most respected DF Daboule R!"

What did I say to this guy last night?
Lin Tian was scratching his head and couldn't remember anything.

But it shouldn't be something like asking him to sack Rasheed, then tie Rasheed's feet with cement and sink them to the bottom of the Mississippi River so he can get playing time.

Well, probably not.

O'Neal probably wouldn't do such a thing.

Maybe……

Thinking of this, Lin Tian couldn't help but called O'Neal.

If he was loading cement right now, he could at least save someone's life, right?

"DF Daboule R! I didn't expect you to call me so soon. What's wrong?" O'Neal's tone was full of excitement.

"Why are you so happy?" Lin Tian said worriedly, "You didn't do anything impulsive."

"Of course not!" Little O'Neal's voice was warm and innocent, but before Lin Tian's heart could let go, little O'Neal's words made Lin Tian's heart rise again: "What I do is carefully considered! I’ve thought about it carefully!”

"Even if it costs me something, I'm willing to bear it! I won't regret it, Lin. It's all because of you! It's only because of your support that I have the courage to do what I've always wanted to do! Really, thank you."

Little O'Neal's words made Lin Tian feel like his back was wet. It was so scary!
What are you doing? This is it!
This guy couldn't just sink Rasheed to the bottom of the sea just to get some playing time.

"I told the coach and general manager that I hope they can trade me! Send me to a place where I can get playing time and use my talents! Even if I go to a new place, I still don't have playing time. Even if I am still useless in a new place, I will only blame myself for my poor level!”

"But now, I'm really not willing to accept it. I don't even have a chance to prove that I can't do it. I wasted three years in Portland. I don't want to be on the bench anymore! I want to play!"

It turns out it was just a horse-trading application transaction!

Lin Tian wiped the sweat from his head and had a false alarm.

He almost became an instigator!

After all, apart from being a bit venomous and grumpy, Rashid is generally considered a good guy.

After hanging up the phone with O'Neal Jr., Lin Tian was also looking forward to it. Because of his arrival, this league has become completely different! Malone and Payton went to the Heat, Sprewell joined the Timberwolves in advance, Carter and Webber came to Indiana, and the Knicks and Pacers won championships successively.

This alliance is very different from the one in Lin Tian's memory!

This time, where will O'Neal go?

Can he find a suitable next home for him?

After all, O'Neal was originally going to come to the Pacers, but based on the current situation of the Pacers, after having Ben and Webber, adding another O'Neal would first of all be a waste of resources, and it would also be a waste for O'Neal. .

It's a waste of his talent and gives him no chance to become a true top star.

Shaking his head, Lin Tian didn't think too much about O'Neal. Anyway, Lin Tian believed that gold will shine wherever it goes. Let's see who has the vision and luck to win O'Neal at a low price now. O'Neal!
After this Christmas night, which was extremely enjoyable for fans, the league just took a day off and continued to start the following season!

The Pacers may have consumed too much energy and energy in the double overtime battle on Christmas Day, which made the main players extremely tired. Therefore, in the next two games on December 12th and December 27th, the Pacers The team suffered a 12-game losing streak!

The team lost to the Kings and Nuggets successively! Two more lottery-level teams!

This is their first losing streak this season, and it is also their second loss to a mid-to-lower team this season!
Many good-hearted fans even gave the Pacers the nickname of robbing the rich and giving to the poor. They never lost a game against a strong team, but lost against a weak team without any problems!

Sending warmth properly!
After this two-game losing streak, the Pacers' December game finally came to an end. Their record has reached 2 wins and 12 losses!
Their record in December was 12 wins and 14 losses!
This result is actually not very good. It even ranked second in the league in December, not as good as the Lakers' 12 wins and 17 losses!
But Lin Tian's performance was dazzling enough, especially the 4 consecutive 40+10 at the beginning of the month and the terrifying performance in the Christmas game that shocked the past and present, which earned him a lot of impression points!

Therefore, on the first day of January, the league announced their Player of the Month for December, and there is no doubt that it was given to Lin Tian!

Then, also during New Year's Day, the first two days of the 21st century, several transactions broke out in the league.

The first is the most important deal: the Spurs packaged Elliott and Samakie Walker, and sent Leon Smith, the 29th overall pick in the first round this year, to the Sacramento Kings. , in exchange for the Kings' leader for the past eight years and a six-time All-Star.

'The Rock' Mickey Richmond!
Since joining the Kings from the Warriors in the 1991 season, Richmond has been the team's scoring leader for 8 consecutive seasons!
So far this season, although he is only the team's second-leading scorer, he is averaging 17.3 points per game and has a 38% 3-point shooting rate!

It stands to reason that such a high-quality scorer would not be sold so cheaply. The Spurs would have to come up with two more draft picks.

But the Kings' record was very poor. During Richmond's eight and a half seasons with the Kings, the team only made the playoffs once in the 8-95 season, and was eliminated in the first round. The rest of the time, they have been in the playoffs. Wandering in the lottery zone!

In addition, the Kings were preparing to sell Richmond two years ago and wanted to trade him for Chris Webber. However, due to the intervention of Lin Tian and Pelinka, Richmond was unable to leave. Although he later The management has been repairing its relationship with this core and hopes that he can play well on the team.

But trust is something like this. Once cracks appear, it is difficult to repair. What's more, the Kings don't care much about the team's nominal boss. They are fed up with the constant lottery. As long as there is a chance, , they just wanted to send Richmond away.

In the past two years, there have been countless trade rumors about Richmond, but either the King's asking price is too high, or Richmond is not cooperative. In short, the two sides have been tinkering and making do, and things have been delayed. Now.

But as Richmond's condition becomes worse and worse, the offers received by the Kings are also getting lower and lower. Seeing that Richmond's contract is about to expire and he is completely ruined in their own hands, the Kings can only He gritted his teeth and stamped his feet, sold it at a discount, stopped the loss in time, and sold Richmond to San Antonio at a cheap price!

At least, you got a first-round pick who hasn't landed in the NBA yet, right? What if I can scratch off a prize?
Then, less than 3 days later, the Spurs took action again!
This time they are targeting another star who has been on sale at a discount for a long time.

Jalen Rose of the Raptors!

This time they took out their two first-round picks in 00 and 02, plus Malik Rose, and sent them to Toronto in a package, getting Rose, a troublemaker and a big talker!
In the blink of an eye, the Spurs completed two transactions at a very small price, buying two star-level players in positions 2-3 from Sacramento and Toronto!

As soon as these two transactions came out, not to mention the entire league was shocked, but at least the entire Western Conference was trembling.

The Lakers, Trail Blazers and Spurs were originally a three-legged team, but the Spurs suddenly stood out and became the team most likely to break out of the Western Conference among the top three!
Their combination of the Four Heavenly Kings is truly extremely luxurious!

In particular, the Spurs have gathered this combination of four kings under the team that reached the finals last year!

The offensive power of this lineup is definitely at the top of the league!

What makes many people even more unhappy is that these two deals by the Spurs are such a bargain! They have almost no cost to come back. Except for a few old guys, there is only this year's 29th overall pick, and two future picks destined to be outside the 25th pick.

At this price, in exchange for two excellent scorers who are both capable of averaging 20 points per game, they still seem to be non-overlapping and very compatible!
It’s a lineup that even the dynasty mode in NBA LIVE can’t even imagine!
It can only be said that Popovich and Buford of the Spurs are indeed good bargain hunters!
For Rose and Richmond, this is also their best, and possibly even last, chance!

The young Rose needs to rebuild his crumbling reputation and work hard for the next big contract.

And Richmond, who is about to turn 35 but has only played in the playoffs three times and only appeared in 3 games in the playoffs, has got his only chance to win the championship in his life!

If this opportunity is not grasped well, Rose's reputation will completely collapse and he will become a cancer and troublemaker in the locker room. Richmond can also prepare to retire.

(End of this chapter)