Legendary star

Chapter 550

"Okay, it's over!" As the first quarter drew to a close, watching Kenyon Martin's performance on the court, Magic Johnson in the commentary seat glanced at his brows and shook his head continuously.

"Ervin, what do you mean, can the debate about who is the number one power forward in the Eastern Conference between Kenyon and Jermaine end?" The duel between O'Neal is still very much looking forward to, but after watching the first quarter of today's game, Michaels completely gave up. Whether it is on the offensive or defensive end, Kenyon Martin and Jermaine - There is a big gap between O'Neal, especially when Jermaine O'Neal and Mutombo are filling in for him. Kenyon Martin's performance in the following games, except for the short-lived opening, It can be described as horrible. Michaels can't remember exactly how many shots Kenyon Martin took in the first quarter, but Michaels remembers his data in the first quarter very clearly. 2 points, 1 rebound, 3 turnovers, 1 foul.

"Yes, it can be over. Although this round of the series has just begun, the debate about who is better between the two of them can be over now. Kenyon Martin and Jermaine O'Neal are not on the same level at all. Maybe Lawrence Frank needs to let him sit on the bench to calm down now!" Looking at the field again, Kenyon Martin, who is already like a red-eyed gambler, and Magic Johnson are also The expression of hating iron but not steel.

Magic Johnson is in a hurry. The head coach of the Nets, Lawrence Frank, is even more anxious than him now. Looking at Kenyon Martin, who is on the court, who is on the verge of going berserk and collapsing, Lawrence Frank really has nothing to do now. Alright, replace him?At this time, Kenyon Martin like this, once Lawrence Frank called a timeout to replace him, this game or even this round of the series, Kenyon Martin is over.To defeat the Pacers, Lawrence Frank still has to rely on Kenyon Martin, so no matter what, Lawrence Frank must keep Kenyon Martin. Fortunately, it is not long before the first quarter, so Lawrence -Frank can only look anxious now, but he stands on the sidelines in great pain and waits for the end of the first quarter.

As the whistle sounded at the end of the first quarter, Lawrence Frank finally let out a long sigh of relief, but after looking up at the scoreboard, Lawrence Frank's mood sank to the bottom again, 18 to 28, the Nets first After one quarter, they lost to the Pacers by a full 10 points.

"Jermaine, great job, you are the best power forward in the Eastern Conference, no, you are the best power forward in the entire league!"

"Jermaine, that kid is almost crying, haha, he is no match for you at all."

When the first quarter ended and all the Pacers players left the field, the Pacers' bench, from the coach to the water dispenser administrator, all swarmed up, surrounded Jermaine O'Neal in the middle, and made 9 of 6 shots. He made 6 of 3 free throws. In the first quarter, Jermaine O'Neal scored 15 points, 7 rebounds, and 4 blocked shots. Jan Martin.

"Routine operation, routine operation." Listening to the compliments from his teammates and the applause from the audience behind the bench, although Jermaine O'Neill liked the feeling of being surrounded by stars, Jermaine- O'Neill didn't get hotheaded or even complacent, but was very calm, because Jermaine O'Neill knew in his heart that he was able to completely suppress Kenyon Martin in all statistics, not just because of himself. Meng Xu kept tearing up the space for himself, passing wonderful strikes to himself again and again, and Mutombo continued to defend himself from behind. It is precisely with such a group of outstanding and selfless teammates that he can And in the Kenyon Martin showdown.

"Kenyon, take a good rest and don't think too much." Beside the bench of the Nets, from the players on the court to the substitutes off the court, it is now bleak, especially those substitute players, who have been sitting on the court After seeing with their own eyes the horrible scene of Kenyon Martin being played by the two insiders of the Pacers just now, their scalps were still numb, so when the head coach Lawrence Frank comforted Kenyon Martin At the same time, they all looked at the expressionless Kenyon Martin with sympathetic eyes.Before this game, Kenyon Martin was so high-spirited that he vowed to unseat Jermaine O'Neal and become the No. [-] power forward in the Eastern Conference. Heaven has fallen to hell, not to mention the unscrupulous media who cheered for Kenyon Martin before the game, even these teammates on the bench have any illusions about Kenyon Martin challenging Jermaine O'Neal.

After a short rest, the two sides sent their respective substitute lineups to play in the second quarter. However, compared with the Pacers' full bench lineup, the Nets, who were behind by a large score, still arranged for Richard- The two starters, Jefferson and Corey Kidders, played with a group of substitutes, trying to narrow the gap between the two sides during the beginning of the second quarter.

However, just 2 minutes after the start of the second quarter, Lawrence Frank had to call a timeout and replaced all the main players except Kenyon Martin.Originally, Lawrence Frank wanted to take advantage of the time when the Pacers were on the bench to chase points, but the Pacers' substitutes were too vigorous, especially Derek Coleman, this old guy ate him. CHUN is like medicine. In the attack just now, he hit Jason Collins with a one-handed dunk, and Derek Coleman beat his chest and roared at Jason Collins like a beast after the dunk. It even scared the little guy Jason Collins to tears.

"It seems that the Nets will lose this game." Although the game was only halfway through the second quarter, but seeing that the point difference had been widened to 17 points, Magic Johnson in the commentary directly called the basket Net of death.Although Kenyon Martin performed poorly today, his defensive role and ability to protect the basket are still indispensable for the Nets. Although Jason Collins, who replaced Kenyon Martin, performed very well on the offensive end Not bad, but this little guy is too soft on the defensive end, not to mention defending Jermaine O'Neal, even Meng Xu can back him up and attack him. As a role player, Jason Collins is not willing to defend him. Jan-Martin's big ambitions.

Although the Nets never gave up under the leadership of Jason Kidd, and even organized wave after wave of counterattacks, the results were all in vain. They fell behind by 20 points to the Pacers in the first half. The Nets' counterattack was fierce, but it was of no avail. In the end, at the end of the game, 81 to 96, the Nets lost the first game of the series on the road.

"It was an unexpected matchup." After getting the final technical statistics of the game, Magic Johnson also glanced at Kenyon Martin sitting on the sidelines with great interest. Jermaine O'Neal scored 37 points, 18 rebounds, 7 blocks, Kenyon Martin 11 points, 7 rebounds, in this battle for the first power forward in the East, Kenyon Martin lost.But as a veteran, Magic Johnson also very much hopes that Kenyon Martin can learn a little lesson and life experience from today's game, which will undoubtedly be beneficial to his future career.

Although Kenyon Martin is not the natural choice like Duncan and O'Neal who has already achieved half of his success as long as he enters the league, but Kenyon Martin, who entered the league as the No. After entering the league, he has been sitting firmly in the main position. First Marbury, Van Horn, and then Kidd. Under the leadership of a group of big brothers, Kenyon Martin has grown from a rookie to An All-Star, his career is actually very smooth, and this kind of player, in the view of Magic Johnson, needs to go through setbacks and tempering to achieve greater achievements, but can he burn under the setbacks? Rebirth, it depends on him.

(End of this chapter)