Chapter 12 December

In December, just as the Philadelphia iron triangle was helping Ratliff successfully resolve his inner demons, the NBA officially announced the Players of the Month for November.

Like the Players of the Week, the NBA's Players of the Month at this time did not differentiate between the Eastern and Western Conferences.

Jordan, who led the Bulls to a 15-1 record in November, averaged 31.9 points, 4.9 rebounds, and 3.4 assists, earning him the first Player of the Month award of the new season.

Among fans, many believed that the Bulls were poised to continue setting new NBA records this season.

Jordan's popularity was at its zenith. Many people even believed that Jordan introduced the NBA to the world.

After concluding his rookie month, Su Feng asked the coach for his statistics.

In November, Su Feng averaged 15.2 points, 5.4 rebounds, 1.8 steals, 0.8 blocks, and 1.4 assists. His field goal percentage was 44.7%, his three-point percentage was 39.5%, and his free throw percentage was 82.5%.

If Su Feng remembered correctly, when Duncan entered the league, his rookie month stats would be "15+11."

In terms of all-around play and ability, Su Feng certainly couldn't compare to Duncan, who was at his peak from the start.

However, as a high school player, Su Feng could proudly pat himself on the chest and call himself the "first" to average 15+ points in his rookie month.

In addition, in November, the 76ers had a record of 8 wins and 7 losses. In their 8 wins, they defeated the Knicks twice, the Lakers once, and the Heat once.

But in their 7 losses, they also lost to bad teams like the Raptors and Grizzlies.

Now, not only the Philadelphia media couldn't understand this 76ers team, but NBC also gave them a nickname:

Robin Hood 76ers.

However, for a team that had been terrible for many years, the 76ers' performance this season was commendable.

Especially in the crowded Eastern Conference.

If the 76ers were moved to the Western Conference, they would be sixth in the West right now.

Su Feng looked at the standings. The 76ers were currently eleventh in the East, behind the Pacers, Cavaliers, and Bullets.

To experience the playoffs at this time, Su Feng knew that the 76ers needed to win at least 44 games.

Iverson and Su Feng certainly wanted to play in the playoffs; these two just couldn't stand losing.

After the rookie month, 76ers coach Davis also changed his casual goals from the beginning of the season and re-adjusted the team's objective to be a playoff team.

This 76ers team was young, but talented, otherwise, they wouldn't have attracted Larry Brown's interest.

It wasn't difficult for some players born into strong teams to make the playoffs in their rookie season.

But for the "Golden Double Guns," it would be a remarkable achievement if they could lead the previously mediocre 76ers to the playoffs in their rookie season.

Moreover, if the 76ers really made the playoffs, based on their current record, their first-round opponent in the Eastern Conference playoffs would undoubtedly be the Bulls.

Who could have a higher value of missed shots than Jordan?

Besides, if one dared to dream bigger, the first round of the playoffs at this time was only a five-game series. What if they upset the Bulls? How much missed shot value would that be?

Ahem, wake up, that's probably just a pipe dream.

"Make the playoffs, become a basketball superstar, accumulate capital to reach the peak of life, and marry a rich and beautiful woman!" That day, while doing a self-assessment, Su Feng added a small wish for himself.

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In early December, thanks to the connections of important figures, the 76ers didn't fly to San Antonio until the 3rd, preparing to grind through the "Texas Big Three" gauntlet.

Well... you might not believe it, but the Rockets were the big brother in Texas at this time.

The Spurs were busy accumulating luck to draft Duncan;

As for the Mavericks, the Dallas Three J's were busy competing for Toni Braxton's affections this season;

As for Houston, after Barkley got off the treadmill, the "Flying Pig" cried.

Wait, when I was running, Olajuwon was still Olajuwon, and Drexler was still Drexler, but after I lost weight, you're all counting on me?

The Rockets didn't take off as people imagined. If Barkley hadn't been pulling the Rockets forward, the team might have crashed at any moment.

In Su Feng's previous life, this season, in the 53 games Barkley played for the Rockets, the Rockets won 42 and lost only 11.

But in the 29 games Barkley missed, the Rockets won only 11 and lost 18.

Barkley originally thought he could just play casually and win easily, and then enjoy a donut after the game. He didn't expect that even with a nutritional diet, he couldn't provide enough fuel for the Rockets...

One can imagine how desperate Barkley must have felt.

On the 4th, the 76ers first tackled the easiest challenge of the Texas Big Three: the Spurs.

The Admiral was still soaking his feet, and the Spurs didn't want to play any fancy games with the 76ers. Let's just play offensive basketball!

Using their weaknesses to attack the opponent's strengths. In the East, there was the Boston Celtics, and in the West, there was the San Antonio Spurs. Don't ask why, it's because Duncan was too tempting.

The 76ers completed the game as they wished, and everyone was happy.

Iverson made 9 of 16 shots, including 3 of 7 three-pointers, and 5 of 7 free throws, scoring 26 points, 7 assists, 2 rebounds, and 2 steals.

Su Feng made 7 of 14 shots, including 2 of 6 three-pointers, and 3 of 4 free throws, scoring 19 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal, and 1 block.

Ratliff, who regained his confidence, made 7 of 10 shots and 4 of 6 free throws, scoring 18 points, 12 rebounds, and 3 blocks.

Sixth man Stackhouse scored a game-high 28 points, while Ben Wallace was depressed...

Because he didn't have much room to play in this game, scoring only 2 points and 7 rebounds.

114 to 101, the 76ers took the victory from San Antonio.

On the 5th, back-to-back, in Dallas, the 76ers began their challenge against the Mavericks.

This Mavericks team was of moderate difficulty in the Texas Big Three challenge. After acquiring Divac in the summer due to Su Feng's butterfly effect, the Mavericks were originally seen as a popular team in the Western Conference this season.

However...

After Kidd took the lead in hooking up with the singer Braxton and demonstrated his fast break skills with both hands on the ball;

Jim Jackson, who took over the gun from Kidd, showed his shooting skills outside the three-point line;

Then, Mashburn expressed his dissatisfaction, saying that he also wanted to dunk on Braxton.

As a result, these three players whose names all started with J, and were nicknamed the Dallas Three J's by Dallas fans, broke up.

Because none of them were willing to yield to each other, Divac realized that he was the only one who wanted to play well on this team.

The 76ers easily passed this challenge. Kidd displayed even more skilled brick-laying techniques than Su Feng, making 0 of 11 shots, scoring 0 points, 9 assists, and 8 rebounds.

Jim Jackson shot randomly, making 8 of 19 shots, scoring the highest 19 points among the Dallas Three J's, including free throws.

Mashburn was shut down by Su Feng, making only 4 of 9 shots, scoring 8 points.

Divac cried...

This was impossible!

Was this even a place for humans to be?

It was one thing to listen to these three bragging about who was more durable in the locker room all day long, but on the court, they didn't follow Coach Clemons' tactics and played individually.

Divac, such an excellent interior role player, had no use in this team.

If Su Feng remembered correctly, the Mavericks would start a major overhaul next.

The Dallas Three J's would all be gone.

Before Cuban took over Dallas and Nelson became coach, this Mavericks team was completely hopeless.

104 to 90, the 76ers consecutively defeated the Spurs and Mavericks of the Texas Big Three.

And next, they would challenge the highest difficulty in the Texas Big Three challenge: the Houston Rockets.

It is worth mentioning that after the team arrived in Houston, Su Feng received a call from Barkley.

Although he didn't know where Barkley got his phone number, on the phone, the "Flying Pig" briefly stated his intention, which was to invite Su Feng to dinner.

If some people in the team still doubted Ben Wallace's claim that Su Feng had fought with Barkley before...

Then this time, after Barkley主动邀请Su Feng, everyone thought Su Feng was a tough guy.

"Who won the fight between you and Barkley?" Iverson asked curiously, looking at Su Feng's big elbow.

Su Feng spread his hands, "Of course...it was me!"

"Su, why are you blushing, why don't you dare to look me in the eye?" Iverson敏锐地察觉到Su Feng的"微"表情, asked.

"Why ask so much? I'm going to have dinner with Charles, does anyone want to come with me?" Su Feng asked, looking at everyone.

Everyone shook their heads, no, no, we won't disturb your private practice.

...

At a Chinese restaurant called "Dragon Soars Tiger Leaps" in Houston, Barkley began his crazy吐槽after meeting Su Feng.

Su Feng even suspected that Barkley's eloquence as a commentator in the future was all accumulated from this period?

Because there were too many吐槽points from his teammates, he had to吐槽?

"Su, I watched your game against the Bulls, and you pissed off Michael.

Can you tell me, did you say something you shouldn't have to him at that time?" As a man who would become a commentator in the future, Barkley's八卦之魂was burning.

"At that time, I said this to him, and then I said this to him."

Su Feng didn't hide anything. He knew that Barkley and Jordan were in a good relationship at this time. Even if he didn't tell Barkley, Jordan would definitely吐槽to Barkley when they met in the future.

"Hahahaha, you are so talented, Michael must have been pissed off at that time, right?" Barkley held his stomach and had already imagined Jordan's exasperated look.

"By the way, let me tell you first, my feud with the 76ers is well known, so I won't be merciful to you in tomorrow's game." While chatting, Barkley 미리给Su Feng打招呼道.

Mercy?

tmd, Su Feng gets angry whenever he thinks about this.

Last time in Phoenix, if the "Flying Pig" had been stronger, who knows how much打铁值he would have gotten that day?

Eh, wait...

打铁值?

Su Feng looked at Barkley, "Then can you tell me, who will you arrange to match up with me tomorrow?"

"Of course it's Clyde, because I told him you're a tough guy, and although he's not as boring as Michael, he also wants to fight with you." Barkley laughed.

"Flying Pig" is really my Han Xin!

Because according to the system's setting, even though Drexler's condition has declined severely, he is also a Top 50 player!

21,000 for a missed shot...

嘶!

Su Feng felt his fighting spirit was completely燃烧起来了.

Okay, at this moment, Pippen, who is also worth 21,000 for a missed shot, has something to say.

"Be careful, Clyde is not easy to deal with." Barkley 'friendly' reminded.

"Don't worry, Charles, you know, I'm a young man who respects the old and loves the young." Su Feng乖巧地回答道.

Barkley白了Su Feng一眼, you're the one who respects the old and loves the young?

The one who隔扣Ewing is a ghost?

Last time when the Rockets were客场 in New York, Barkley had嘲讽过Ewing for this...

At that time, only Ewing was so angry that he wanted to take Barkley to the top of the Empire State Building for a duel.

In this way, after sharing a pleasant dinner with Barkley, the next day, the 76ers officially started the Texas challenge之Rockets.

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The evening of the 7th, Houston, Compaq Center.

After连续刷完the Spurs and Mavericks, the 76ers'士气高涨.

However, looking at the Rockets'豪华阵容, even before the game, 76ers head coach Davis didn't dare to奢望that the 76ers could take the victory from here.

"大梦" Olajuwon, "滑翔机" Drexler, "飞猪" Barkley,讲道理, three Top 50 players are on the same team, this is definitely the most梦幻阵容in the NBA in the 90s.

Many people吐槽过in the future, saying that this Rockets team was only one Horry away from the championship.

This sentence looks like it's吐槽ing that the Rockets送走了lucky guy, but in fact, it蕴含着更深一层的道理.

That is, the bench depth of this Rockets team is indeed a bit差了点意思.

Look at the Rockets' starting lineup tonight, Olajuwon, Barkley, Drexler, Malone, Ellie, the combined age of these five people is almost 160 years old.

Even if Tomjanovich's心灵鸡汤is magical, for a team that has already won two championships, this Rockets team obviously lacks the动力燃料to升空.

After all,偏执狂like "老流氓" are also世间罕见的.

Compared with the Rockets, the 76ers' five starters, except for the 26-year-old Harris, no player is over 23 years old.

大天朝TV直播了this game, but, in the eyes of Chinese fans, since Yao Ming has not joined the Rockets, the Rockets are the bad guys who are阻止ing the 76ers from winning three consecutive victories in Texas!

You know, although there is no社交网络, everyone is helping the 76ers calculate wins in their chats with friends, to see how they can make the playoffs.

So, after calculating, everyone unanimously believes that every game is very critical for the 76ers.

"This Rockets team is a公认的championship favorite in the NBA, it will not be easy for the 76ers to pass today." Zhang指导said when doing a preview before the game.

"Olajuwon, Barkley and Drexler were all selected as NBA's Top 50巨星this year, they will officially receive授勋from the NBA next year's All-Star game." Sun Zhengping looked at his小本本 and said.

Not many Chinese fans know about the "Top 50" at this time, but the Top 50巨星sounds very有牌面.

"Can枫哥make the Top 50 in the future?"

"Cut, you don't懂球, if枫哥is going to make it, he can only make it to the Top 100."

"不懂就问, is Top 50厉害吗?"

If it wasn't厉害, would he be able to make the Top 50?

Before the start of the game, Su Feng looked at Drexler in the center circle with无比饥渴眼神.

打铁值!

This is活生生的打铁值!

And unlike Jordan, Drexler's condition is dropping severely, Su Feng doesn't have to worry about him being防得连出手都困难.

In the center circle, the confident Ratliff and Olajuwon jumped for the ball to start the game.

The Rockets start their first offense, and Ellie dribbles the ball over half court.

Barkley is still the most靓仔of the night, but when卡位with Ben Wallace, Barkley found...

This guy's strength seems a little惊人...

The "206" cm tall Ben Wallace is乐坏了today, because it's not easy to meet an inside player who is shorter than him.

Ben Wallace isn't afraid of Barkley when it comes to strength.

But Barkley doesn't just have a big屁股, he面框接球in this play, feints Ben Wallace with a fake move, and then goes straight to the basket.

Ratliff has to help, and Barkley also shows his全面进攻技巧. He穿档passes the ball from under his crotch, and 大梦receives the ball and hits the board.

0 to 2.

"Barkley is really厉害的, he is still so能打at such an old age." 大天朝 TV, Zhang指导said.

"Barkley has represented the US men's basketball team twice and won Olympic gold medals. He has won more Olympic championships than Michael Jordan." Sun Zhengping知识渊博地讲解道.

Zhang指导: "......"

Fortunately, Barkley can't hear Sun Zhengping's comment.

Otherwise, this "Flying Pig" would definitely be万箭戳心by Sun指导.

Su Feng's previous life, when Barkley told相声on TNT TV, Smith and O'Neal liked to怼 him about this.

Saying that the reason why he actively participated in the Dream Team games was because he couldn't win a championship in the NBA.

In the TNT TV三人组, Smith, who has the fewest championships, has won two rings.

心疼"Flying Pig" for two seconds!

On the court, the 76ers are on the attack.

Ellie's老腿can't防Iverson.

Before the game today, in addition to catching up with old teammates, Kenny Smith has been giving Iverson tips, he has even told Iverson what Ellie likes to eat for dinner.

Iverson lightly taps the ball, accelerates, and急停投 a long two-pointer at a high position.

Although Iverson will投more three-pointers this season under Su Feng's free倡议, this kind of long-distance two-pointer is a technique that a进攻手must master in this era.

Smith suggested Iverson to投more shots and go less under the basket before the start of this game, because even if大梦is old, he is still 大梦.

Iverson isn't someone who easily listens to勸, but he also knows what is called advice.

唰——!

Iverson帅气地命中this ball, 2 to 2.

Turning around, the Rockets are on the attack.

汤帅on the sidelines示意Ellie, who is in charge of dribbling the ball, to压一下节奏.

汤帅specifically researched the 76ers before the game. He is not范甘迪, he knows that if he runs with this 76ers team, the old arms and legs of the Rockets wouldn't be able to handle it...

This ball, watch the大腿Barkley背打Wallace, "Flying Pig"灵性转身移形换影,声东击西直捣黄龙,单手力劈华山, who says fat people can't fly?

2 to 4.

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