pinnacle swinger

Chapter 92 Slam Dunk Contest?

Tang Wenlong received an invitation to the league's dunk contest.

He blinked and listened carefully to ED-Stefanski bragging about the benefits of participating in the slam dunk contest. It sounded like after participating in the slam dunk contest, the fan base would be doubled again.

"However, I heard that since the end of the Carter Slam Dunk Contest of the Century, the slam dunk contest has not been as good as the next!" Tang Wenlong said suspiciously.

"This is a misunderstanding, a stupid opinion!"

Stefanski stood up, blushing and thick neck, "How come the slam dunk contest is getting worse and worse! Every All-Star Game, except for the main game, is the slam dunk contest that attracts the most attention. You I know how difficult it is to be able to show my face in such a high-profile competition, I don't think anyone will invite me!"

"But I haven't thought about participating in this competition, and I haven't even thought about the action." Tang Wenlong still shook his head. He felt that the honor of dunk king was not as happy as winning the best of the week.

Stefanski said earnestly, "If you don't think about it, you can think about it now, but if you make a mistake, this village will lose this store!"

Tang Wenlong: "It doesn't matter, the big deal is that I'll go after a few years when I think about my moves."

Stefanski was roaring in his heart, God!How should he persuade him? It's not easy for the general manager to do it for his sake. Is this guy's head made of stone?

"Go, what a rare opportunity!"

Stefanski insisted, "It's a very cool thing for the team, for the fans who are looking forward to you. And, you know, there has never been a yellow person in the NBA's slam dunk contest. If you participate, no matter whether you win the grand prize or not, you are at least setting a precedent, and you are the first person of yellow race, Chinese, to receive such an honor!"

Tang Wenlong's eyes lit up, the first Chinese to participate?
The change in Tang Wenlong's expression was noticed by Stefanski, and he immediately lifted his spirits, thinking that there was something to be done.

"You know, the slam dunk contest has been held until now almost all black performances, even white players rarely appear. If you can really participate in the competition as a yellow race, it will definitely be recorded in history. And if you can win the championship, I think, then It will correct the thinking of the world, who said that the physical fitness of the yellow race is not good?"

Tang Wenlong nodded, lost in thought.

Stefanski kept talking non-stop. If Tang Wenlong participated in the dunk contest, it would be good news for the 76ers who hadn't been exposed at the All-Star Weekend for a long time.

After a long time, Tang Wenlong made up his mind and showed a smile, "Haha, general manager, if you are not the general manager, you are also very good at being an orator. You won, and I was convinced by you. The first Chinese person's idea is very strong." Cool and great”

ED- Stefanski laughed twice, a stone fell from his heart, and he gave Tang Wenlong a thumbs up.

"Don, you are definitely a smart player and you will definitely be proud of your decision in the future."

"By the way." Tang Wenlong asked suddenly, "I haven't told Joe about it yet. He also persuaded me to participate in the dunk contest last time. I said I was too tired and didn't want to go."

When Stefanski heard what Tang Wenlong said, he felt even more proud.

"It's okay, I can talk about Joe's side. You played really well last week. Three away games, I thought you would win at most one game!"

Tang Wenlong said: "So-so, the schedule in February will be even easier."

"That's right." Stefanski said, "February 21st is the All-Star Game, but our last game is on February 17th, and after that it will be the All-Star Weekend."

"I still have to participate in the Rookie Challenge, I'm so tired!" Tang Wenlong spread his hands, feeling very upset at the thought of participating in various activities during the All-Star Weekend.

"Just take it easy, you just need to get used to it, maybe you will go there every year in the future!" Stefanski laughed.

Tang Wenlong also laughed, "Haha, I hope so too."

At the beginning of February, the 76ers' record rose by one place, surpassing the Eagles and ranking behind the Magic, ranking fifth in the Eastern Conference.

This frightened the Magic. The top four in the East were the Bulls, Heat, Celtics and Magic, while the top four were the 76ers, Eagles, Pacers and Bucks.According to this ranking, the Magic absolutely do not want to play against the 76ers. The 76ers are now the biggest spoiler in the Eastern Conference. They may not have the strength to win the championship, but they are black and tough, able to bite points, strong defense, and a wave of flow. explosive scoring power.

"Absolutely don't touch the 76ers!" Van Gundy immediately held an emergency team meeting, preferring to fight the Hawks, who are known as five quasi-All-Stars, than to fight tough battles with the 76ers. "The Celtics must be pulled down, let the Celtics and the 76ers compete, the old bones like to fight with the young and young!"

On the 3rd, the 76ers challenged the Nets away.

Gordon Hayward sits firmly in the starting lineup of the Nets. Although his statistics are mediocre, averaging only 12.4 points and 5.2 assists per game, his shooting efficiency is very high, with an overall shooting percentage as high as 48.2%, and he often has brilliant performances at critical moments. which performed.Fans in New Jersey made it clear that they have fallen in love with watching white dudes perform.Correspondingly, it is the inefficient performance of Nets guard Devin Harris, who not only performs inefficiently, but also occupies a large number of shots.New Jersey, there have been vague rumors of trading Harris
Hayward's technical movements are very strange. His other physical qualities are average, but he has strong waist and abdomen strength and flexibility, and his shooting is very accurate. After entering the NBA, he will continue to use all-around skills as he did in college. Positioning, especially the character that likes to share the ball, makes other players on the team like him even more and makes his position in the team more stable.

Tang Wenlong doesn't know many friends, but Hayward, who can speak "a little" Chinese, is definitely one of them, and the two often make appointments to hang out together, play Dota and so on.

Friends off the court, opponents on the court!
Competitive sports players are very professional. Even if they were friends on the team the day before, once a trade occurs, they still have to play normally the next day.

The Nets arranged Hayward and Tang Wenlong to face each other, and now Tang Wenlong looks the same as Hayward in size.This amazed some careful media. They took photos of the two facing each other and compared them with the photos of the two in the university. Sure enough, Tang Wenlong was obviously taller by several centimeters.

Hayward couldn't guard Tang Wenlong.

The unknown Stephen Graham couldn't withstand Iguodala's mad attack at all. The outside line of the Nets did not know where to find this temporary worker. He was 1 meters tall, but he was slowly like a big turtle.

The 76ers easily won the victory 106 to 92 amidst the curses of the New Jersey fans. Six members of the team scored in double figures, and the highest score came from the bench Louis Williams, who made 6 shots. He made 12 of 7, including 6 of 3 three-pointers, and 9 free throws and scored 26 points. He unexpectedly won the best player of the game.

"Thank you for the gift to the Welfare Bureau." Tang Wenlong held Hayward's big hand at the end of the game and said with a smile.

Hayward looked depressed, "In the early stage, I missed a lot of hits. I lost a few small team battles in the mid-term, and I couldn't beat you in the later stage. You are lucky, next time I will definitely abuse you in disguise."

"The key is that your support is a bit weak." Tang Wenlong laughed, saying that the temporary worker Graham was too weak.

"I can't help it. If I knew it earlier, it would be better to let Sharapova get the ticket. At least that guy still has a good defense." Hayward shrugged his shoulders and said.

Tang Wenlong snorted, "Then we also have old fritters, who is afraid of who?"

"Do you dare to solo in the middle lane at night?" Hayward raised his eyebrows and made an appointment to fight Tang Wenlong.

Tang Wenlong laughed, "You should play slowly by yourself. We are going back to Philadelphia tonight, and we have to go to Atlanta tomorrow morning. If we lose this game, the Eagles will overtake us again."

"Hey, okay. But then again, you guys have been away a lot lately."

"Yes, the schedule was tight in the first two months but there were many home games. Now the schedule is not tight, but there are many away games. This is a good schedule arranged by doctoral students. It's better to let our Chinese high school students arrange it."

When Tang Wenlong talked about the race schedule, he was full of bitterness, and he didn't know what kind of ghosts Laomei had learned in mathematics.

After leaving New Jersey, it took the team more than an hour to get on the bus and return to Philadelphia. New Jersey is very close to Philadelphia. Sometimes during New Jersey’s home games, many die-hard fans of Philadelphia will come to join them. Oil or something.

At one o'clock in the morning, Tang Wenlong finally returned to his residence. At this time, he didn't feel much sleepy, turned on the computer, and chatted with Fang Chuxia who was far away in China on QQ.

Although every time, Fang Chuxia would say: "Why are you still playing on the computer, why don't you go to bed?"

Every time this time comes, Tang Wenlong will have a smile on his face, even when he is typing, he is always smirking.
(End of this chapter)