Chapter 589 Chapter 614+ Chapter 5 Xiao Hua's New Favorite (Two in One)

The Thunder dropped out of the title race, but the competition in the West hasn't waned at all.

The Warriors, Pelicans, Spurs, and even the Rockets, Clippers, and Grizzlies still have the strength to compete for the championship.

This year's Western Conference is absolutely purgatory.

While social media was buzzing about Durant's season reimbursement, the league announced the second-round votes for the All-Stars.

Tang Tian is still going strong. He received a total of 1.2 million votes in the second round, which has expanded his lead over James (700,000 votes) to a full 500,000 votes.

He also easily became the second-round ticket king.

According to this momentum, he is likely to be able to break the number of votes he won last year.

It is worth mentioning that Curry also has more than 700,000 votes, and he is only more than 300 votes less than James.

With the rise of the Warriors, this little man, who was affected by ankle injuries, finally officially entered the ranks of superstars.

The Pelicans played against the Jazz, 76ers and Suns in the next week.

They eventually won them all, extending their winning streak to six games.

At this time, the league announced a new MVP ranking list.

The Warriors are gaining momentum, and their record has surpassed the Eagles next door to the league's No. 1, and Curry has also moved from No. 3 to No. 1.

James still ranks second.

Tang Tian also passed Harden to the third position.

Harden was fourth.

Anthony and Griffin followed suit.

A ranking boost is a good thing, and good things come in pairs.

Just after the list was updated, Tang Tian also received a text message from Yao Ming.

After several months of preparatory work, the Basketball Association and the Basketball Management Center were officially separated.

And at the just-concluded first meeting of the Basketball Association, Yao Ming officially became the new chairman of the Basketball Association.

Because of Tang Tian's intervention, Yao Ming became the chairman of the Basketball Association earlier than in history!

This is definitely a historic moment for Chinese basketball.

Tang Tian heaved a sigh of relief when he saw the news. Two years was enough for Yao Ming to do something. It was easier for him to date in Rio than in London.

The opponent of the Pelicans next game is the Kings.

This series of opponents is not strong, which can be regarded as an absolutely sweet schedule.

If they can win the game smoothly, they will achieve the longest 7-game winning streak of the season.

The game was played at the home court of the Kings, and the Pelicans arrived in Sacramento a day earlier.

The Kings is a veteran team in the NBA. It joined the NBA in the 1940s, but its glory was also in that era.

After winning the NBA championship with the Rochester Royals in the 1950-51 season, they failed to repeat their glory days.

When the team changed its name to the Kings and moved to Sacramento, their performance declined day by day.

In the Cousins ​​era, they never made the playoffs.

The team introduced the famous coach George Karl this season, and the team still hasn't seen any improvement, and it already gives people a feeling of rotten bones.

Against such an opponent, the only goal of the Pelicans is to win and continue to expand the winning streak.

After the team's daily training, Tang Tian stayed for extra practice, and he found that Nash was guiding Dinwiddie in training.

This kind of scene has continued in the past week, and Nash is really not a three-minute enthusiasm for Dinwiddie.

After the training, Tang Tian couldn't help chatting with Dinwiddie curiously, asking about what happened between him and Nash.

To his surprise, Dinwiddie didn't know either.

"You don't know? When did Nash start coaching you? What happened that day?"

Tang Tian became even more curious.

"Nothing happened. It was team training that day. I carried bags for my teammates, bought donuts, participated in team training, practiced, and went home as before."

Dinwiddie recounted everything that happened that day.

When Dinwiddie said it, Tang Tian also remembered the day when Nash came and his two daughters.

By the way, Nash came suddenly that day, Dinwiddie bought less donuts, so he made another trip to buy for Nash and his daughter.

It wasn't a big deal, and no one cared.

It seems, though, that's what makes it all happen.

Nash dotes on his daughter, maybe Dinwiddie's behavior made him guide it, or maybe it was because of the guide that he discovered that children can be taught.

The occurrence of most things is not earth-shattering, and many successes are not determined by one person. This kind of naturalness is the norm.

"Keep going, with Nash guiding you, you will improve quickly."

Tang Tian finally said with a smile.

In history, Dinwiddie went to many teams, experienced ups and downs, and finally played a world in the Nets.

But history has changed, and now that Nash has added another kick, Dinwiddie will definitely play much faster.

The next night, the game between the Kings and the Pelicans officially kicked off at Arco Arena.

The arena was packed.

This is a very abnormal phenomenon. The Kings have had a poor record in recent years. In theory, attendance should be very low.

But in fact, whether the Kings were in the Royals period or after they moved to Sacramento, the attendance rate was very high.

This is a scene that cannot be understood with common sense. The only explanation is that, perhaps like the team name, fans have an innate belief in the team.

The Kings Cousins ​​is in charge. Gay was introduced last season. The dual-core plus Collison, Landry and other role players are not bad on paper.

After the game started, the Kings also played back and forth with the Pelicans.

Whiteside, who performed well before, was obviously suppressed by Cousins.

Confrontation and technology are all at a disadvantage.

The two teams stalemate for nearly a quarter and a half.

The turning point of the game occurred in the second half of the second quarter.

In order to fight against Cousins, the Pelicans used the inside combination of Whiteside and Evans.

Evans didn't play much after being squeezed out of the rotation by Jokic, but as a veteran, he was very professional and maintained a very good competitive state.

Cousins' performance was obviously not as comfortable as before.

Moreover, Evans is a veteran of the Kings, he is very familiar with Cousins' style of play, and Cousins ​​is very uncomfortable with all kinds of position grabs when defending.

Cousins ​​couldn't play well, and the emotion on his face became worse and worse.

After being knocked away by Tang Tian during a defense and called for a defensive foul, if Karl hadn't shouted at him, he would have run away immediately when he got up.

Tang Tian made two free throws, and the Pelicans opened the point difference to double digits.

The strength of the Kings is still poor. The lineup of Cousins ​​and Gay has a dozen in the East, but they are on the verge of the playoffs in the West.

Kings offensive round.

Cousins ​​was holding the ball in a high position, and the Kings were running tactically. He saw that the defender in front of him was Tang Tian, ​​and he directly hit with his back.

The situation was unfavorable, he played fiercely, and obviously wanted to avenge the ball just now.

Tang Tian was also very aggressive at the beginning, and when he felt that Cousins ​​had reached the peak with force, he lay down on the back.

He did it on purpose, but Cousins ​​exerted so much force that he was knocked out and slid out of the baseline from the free throw line.

The referee immediately blew his whistle to signal Cousins' offensive foul.

Seeing the referee's gesture, Cousins ​​couldn't control his temper anymore, and roared directly at the referee.

Although after becoming the team's core, Tang Tian didn't need to take on too many defensive tasks, but in a one-on-one defense, it would not be easy for anyone to beat him.

Otherwise, the opponents knew that he was single-core last season, so they could grab him hard and use up their energy.

Even an insider like Cousins, who is not in the low post under the basket, does not take much advantage.

Tang Tian's trick of flopping an actor is a sharp weapon.

The referee blew a technical foul on Cousins, trying to shut him up.

But things backfired, even with his teammates pulling him, Cousins ​​was still roaring.

Karl was on the sidelines before, but this was the offensive half, and Karl couldn't even make it through.

In the end, the referee couldn't take it anymore and gave a second technical foul.

Cousins ​​accumulated two technical fouls and was directly expelled from the home court.

There was an uproar at the scene.

Karl, with a dull expression at halftime, had only been with the Kings for two months, but this was the third time Cousins ​​had been ejected this season.

The first time, he argued for Cousins, the second time he could only shake his head helplessly, and now the third time, he is speechless.

After 30 years of coaching, this is the first time he has coached a player with such a bad temper.

And unlike the Rasheed Wallace he met back then, Wallace was often honest after eating a T, or the purpose of Wallace's rampage was to motivate his teammates.

But Cousins ​​is like a big kid who can't control his temper, completely brainless.

He felt that he could hardly stand this kind of coaching.

The Kings invited him to change the team, not to let him be angry.

Cousins ​​was ejected, and the Kings went through the habitual meltdown they've been through so often in the past.

The Pelicans finally defeated the Kings 109 to 88, winning the longest seven-game winning streak of the season.

After the game, the Pelicans locker room erupted in cheers.

After this game, they will play against the Warriors in the next game.

The Pelicans lost last time, and this time they will definitely win back.

And Davis will officially usher in a comeback in that game.

That would be their perfect opportunity for revenge.

The Pelicans cheered, but the atmosphere on the Kings was completely opposite.

They have already suffered a wave of 5 consecutive losses in the New Year and have not yet won a victory.

Carl entered the locker room to communicate with Cousins.

The voices of the two exchanged from small to loud, and finally turned into a fierce quarrel.

Although the situation was calmed down by the team's new vice president of operations, Divac, who rushed over, this has been heard by several reporters outside the locker room.

Cousins ​​did not appear at the press conference after the game.

A reporter asked about the previous quarrel in the locker room.

"That was an exchange."

Carl's open answer is fairly official.

"I hope DeMarcus can learn how to treat the game correctly. He is the core and soul of the team. He must put winning first and learn to control his emotions. This is not a college game. NBA."

But what he said later was not so polite.

It can be seen that what Divac did in the locker room is not enough, Karl is a public diss Cousins' temper problem.

But this may also be Karl's style. He has publicly criticized Anthony before when he was in the Nuggets.

Sacramento is still full of wind and rain.

Two days later, Davis officially returned, and the Pelicans, who played with the full lineup, once again faced the Warriors.

Tang Tian quickly entered the state after the opening, and led the team to lead the Warriors 60 to 50 at the end of the half.

The Pelicans are on a winning streak, and the team is in hot form.

The only one who didn't perform well was Davis. He only made 1 of 6 shots in the first half. He just came back from a wrist injury. His touch is not very good.

In the third quarter, the situation on the court changed suddenly, and the Splash Brothers started their daily rampage.

Curry made both throws two steps away from the three-point line. Thompson shot consecutive three-pointers against Ariza. The Warriors quickly caught up and overtook the score.

They scored 40 points in a single quarter, and in turn led the Pelicans 90-80 at the end of the three quarters.

In the last quarter, Tang Tian crazily scored points, hit consecutive shots, played like a superstar, scored 20 points in a single quarter, and led the Pelicans to tie the score.

At the last moment, he was double-teamed by three Warriors and gave the ball to Davis, who made a key mid-range shot.

After Bogut took the rebound and gave it to Curry, Curry passed the midfield and threw it directly into the logo.shot to end the game.

Curry scored a Warriors-high 41 points and 8 assists.

Tang Tiantian scored 50 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists, but it was a pity that he lost.

Both played MVP-level performances.

The game was so soul-stirring that the fans talked about it after the game.

"I found out that Tang has a tendency to become the leader of the empty slashing group this season!"

"Don really tried his best. This is Davis' fault. He made 5 of 15 shots in the game. This performance is obviously unqualified, including the last mid-range. If he makes a shot, this game will have a different ending. "

"I love Curry. His performance this season is phenomenal. Cole completely liberated him. That logo.shot really made me wet."

"The Pelicans are also playing very well. Davis needs time to adjust after his comeback. When he finds his touch, it's hard to say who will win. I now expect the two teams to meet in the playoffs!"

"It's likely to go to the Western Conference Finals. If we do meet, it will definitely be a soul-stirring match!"

...

The enthusiasm after the game was so high that even the league officials tweeted.

"The duel between two MVP players, Stephen Curry led the team to have the last laugh, an epoch-making player."

This tweet supports Curry and the Warriors in a decidedly positive way.

The league seems desperate for a new tag figure.

Union Office.

Xiao Hua's mood at the moment is really indescribably good.

Last year, he made the dream of the Big Three of the Heat come true, which had a very positive effect on the ball market.

But he soon discovered that the pace of the current NBA game is too slow and the game is too lengthy.

This is not conducive to the promotion of the game, and it is easy to make people sleepy.

Therefore, it is necessary to speed up the pace of the game and improve the viewing experience of the game.

The appearance of Curry is just right. The three-pointers in the midfield and the ultra-long three-pointers can not only speed up the rhythm of the game, but also ignite the scene instantly.

Although Curry is too old to be trained as the next No. 1 player in the league, it is very suitable to be a label character.

That would bring about a huge overhaul of the league.

And that's what he desperately wants to see, he just wants to make drastic reforms.

So he really can't wait to use officials to express support for Curry and the Warriors.

Although this seems inappropriate, didn't Stern support Tang Tian in this way back then?

At most he just followed suit.

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