Chapter 433 The Battle for the Boss of the Team (the First Update!)

Buford wanted to resign this time after careful consideration.

This season, as Tang Tian continued to go berserk, he was sprayed and blamed on the Internet every day, and he was really followed by fans and was in danger of being exploded, who could bear it!

Holt didn't faint this time. After recovering, he tried his best to persuade Buford, saying his importance to the team and so on, and finally persuaded him to go back.

Now that the Spurs management is at the forefront, if Buford resigns, it is estimated that the guns of the fans will really turn to him.

He was already very angry, but he didn't want to have to take the blame again.

After two days of rest, the Pelicans sit at home to face the challenge of the Nets.

Nets owner Prokhorov spent a lot of money last season, and the team was eliminated in the first round.

His understanding was that not enough money had been spent.

So a wave of self-willed local tyrants directly smashed out five all-star lineups and paid the league's most exaggerated 80 million luxury tax.

The current starting lineup of the Nets, Deron Williams, Joe Johnson, Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett, Brook Lopez.

If all five players are at their peak, the league can directly give them the championship trophy in advance.

But even if they are not at the peak, they are still very strong. Now they are ranked third in the Eastern Conference, and they are full of confidence in hitting the championship.

It will be a big test for the Pelicans to play against such a strong opponent just after the Spurs.

This game has been extremely anxious since the beginning, the scores of the two teams have been rising alternately, and the stalemate lasted until the last moment.

This time it was Davis who stepped forward. He first blocked Pierce's key layup and grabbed a defensive rebound.

Immediately afterwards, the offensive end received Tang Tian's second pass and scored 2+1, directly killing the game.

In this game, he scored 25 points, 15 rebounds, 3 steals and 5 blocks, playing the best game of the season.

Tang Tian also continued the fiery form of the last game against the Spurs. He made 15 of 27 shots, 2 of 7 three-pointers, 8 of 9 free throws, and scored 40 points and 5 assists.

After scoring 40 points, he expanded his 30+ consecutive games to 6 games, and 40+ games to 2 games.

If he gets 40+ points in the next game, in addition to continuing his 30+ record, he will also become the first player in the league to score 40+ in 3 consecutive games this season.

After the game, apart from bragging about Tang Tian as usual, a new topic was brought up by the fans.

Tang Tian, ​​who has been performing top-notch, and Davis, who has historical talent, who is the boss of the Pelicans.

In terms of statistics, Tang Tian averaged 27.9 points, 5.2 assists, 1.9 steals and 2.1 blocks per game, and Davis averaged 14.5 points, 12.6 rebounds, 1.1 steals and 3 blocks per game.

Tang Tian was undoubtedly overwhelming.

But the data comes from the number of shots taken, and Davis is the No. 1 pick selected by the team, while Tang Tian is from a foreign team.

This kind of topic was actually discussed from the very beginning, but because Tang Tian's previous performance had been significantly better than Davis, his voice was not very loud.

But as Davis also performed well this time, the voice became significantly louder.

The NBA is a commercial alliance, because interests will be full of various intrigues, and it is not ruled out that competitors are deliberately making such voices.

But whatever the reason, this topic is actually very sensitive.

Fortunately, Tang Tian chose the Pelicans at the beginning, and Davis has a gentle personality.

If you go to the Rockets or the Lakers, conflicts in the locker room will only happen in minutes.

Accompanied by this voice, after playing the Nets, the Pelicans flew to New York the next day, where they will usher in a game against the Knicks.

If they can successfully win this game, they will improve their ranking in the Western Conference from eighth to seventh, which will be their first time of the season.

The Knicks basically retained the lineup of last season, but the team's performance was very different from last season.

They ranked second in the Eastern Conference last season, and they are currently ranked tenth this season, and they may not even make it to the playoffs.

They desperately need a victory now to boost team morale.

The Chinese market in New York is huge, and this game has also attracted the attention of local fans.

Before the game started, many Chinese fans entered the arena holding Tang Tian's KT board high.

Tang Tian's current sensation among the Chinese people is even worse than the Linsanity that also caused it in New York back then.

When warming up before the start of the game, the sideline reporter interviewed the Knicks' core guard JR Smith.

"If Tang scores 40+ in this game, he will become the player with the most consecutive 40+ scoring games this season."

After asking some routine questions, the reporter mentioned a topic that has been discussed a lot recently.

"Yeah? That's not going to work out, we're a top-10 defense this season, we're not going to let him get that score, and this is Madison Square Garden guys, it's not easy to score high here."

Smith's answer was straightforward.

Madison Square Garden is the "Basketball Mecca", where many glorious deeds in the NBA took place, such as Jordan's 40+, Miller moments and so on.

NBA stars are also proud to score high points here.

But just like the chicken and egg problem, the Knicks naturally don't want to be the background board for the opposing player to score high.

That's why Smith said this.

Madison Square Garden was packed that night.

The fans here are known as the worst in the league for booing their own players.

But there will never be a lack of audience here, because it is located in the most prosperous New York in the United States.

This is a nationally broadcast game, and ESPN sent Breen and Miller to the scene to comment.

CCTV also sent Zhang Weiping and Su Qun to broadcast the commentary.

The scene entered the opening ceremony, and the starting players of the Pelicans and Knicks were introduced one after another.

As the visiting team player, Tang Tian was the penultimate player on the field, and he aroused bursts of cheers from the Chinese fans on the sidelines.

The high popularity makes him always have this kind of "special treatment" when he is playing away games.

Tang Tian waved to the fans as usual.

While waiting to enter the queue, he couldn't help but look up at the sky above the arena.

When he was still playing in the NCAA, he and Walker played against St. John's University here.

That was the first time he came here after crossing.

At that time, Walker had a look of yearning, but he had a look of reminiscence.

Two years have passed. Although I have been here several times on behalf of the Spurs, every time I feel different.

This is probably the magic of basketball Mecca.

The outside world is talking about his scoring high scores, and this time he also set a small goal for himself.

In addition to helping the Pelicans achieve three consecutive victories and ranking further, he is also preparing to continue his 40+ scoring performance in this game.

He needs popularity, and at the same time, he also hopes that he can imprint his name in the long history of this arena like other superstars.