Before the start of the All-Star Weekend, Wang Shuo, who intended to preserve the team's strength and avoid injuries, made another miscalculation.
2nd, 4th, 5th...
After defeating the Hawks, Pacers and Raptors respectively, the Wizards, who led the league with 40 wins and 6 losses, used three consecutive victories of more than 20 points to explain what "my strength does not allow me to be bad".
Stimulated by being selected as an All-Star, Hamilton, Gasol, and Artest all performed well in these three games.
In addition, Arenas, who was shortlisted for the Eastern Conference Rookie All-Star Team, also scored 30 points in the team's victory over the Raptors in Toronto on the 5th.
This is the biggest advantage of a team dominated by young people in the game:
You never know how strong they can be when the wind is down.
On the 7th, the Wizards played their last game before the All-Star Weekend at home.
Facing the Kings, whom the team had lost to before, in the first quarter of the game, "Mask Superman" Hamilton showed off his power.
On the court, Hamilton made 6 of 9 shots in a single quarter, including 3 of 5 three-pointers. Not only did he suppress the Kings' outside core Peja in his personal matchup...
Moreover, having provided 4 assists for Boss Joe in a single quarter, he is undoubtedly one step closer to becoming the AJ spokesperson he cherishes. (At least that's what Hamilton thinks)
In the second quarter of the game, this second team was not inferior to the Wizards' Kings, relying on the outstanding performance of Turkoglu, Bobby Jackson and Laettner to recover many points.
Of course, the outstanding performance of the Kings' bench is also inseparable from the Wizards' bench.
This season, as the season passes halfway, Wang Shuo has already regarded his use of Crawford as a card drawing game.
Tonight, the Wizards were possessed by the "non-chief" and failed to draw the "god card" Crawford. Naturally, they had to accept the punishment brought by the "ghost card" Crawford.
Fortunately, Crawford's poor touch of 0-for-6 shooting in 5 minutes did not spread to his teammates.
In the second half of the second quarter, after the main players returned one after another, relying on Gasol's performance of teasing Divac in the paint several times, the Wizards re-established their lead and entered the second half with a 7-point advantage.
In the third quarter, Arenas and Artest frequently attacked the Kings inside and successfully created a foul crisis for Chris Webber.
Without Webber, the Kings' Princeton system is obviously no longer as smooth as it used to be, and Adelman's on-the-spot adjustments are also notorious for raising blood pressure.
At that time on the court, Wang Shuo thought Adelman would replace Webb with Turkoglu, who was in good shape and could also organize, support, and shoot.
But who would have thought that Adelman would hit Scott Pollard with his backhand.
Pollard, who is 211 centimeters tall and weighs 120 kilograms, has a certain ability to protect the frame on the court and can also carry people.
But the inside line composed of Pollard Gadevac...
This is simply telling this group of outside shooters from the Wizards:
We're not on guard anymore, hurry up and shoot!
On the court, Hamilton, who was already in great form tonight, did not miss the opportunity to continue to provide assists to his idol.
In the end, with the team's climax at the end of the third quarter, the Wizards at home successfully completed their revenge against the Kings with a 19-point margin.
In the whole game, the finishing score of the two teams was 91 to 110.
Hamilton scored a game-high 37 points for the Wizards, plus 3 rebounds and 2 assists.
Boss Joe, who had been playing the whole game and didn't even play in the fourth quarter, smiled and accepted his 19th triple-double of the season. He scored a total of 13 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists.
You may not believe it, but Jordan, who will turn 39 in two weeks, has scored as many triple-doubles this season as he has almost equaled the total number of triple-doubles in his previous career...
Anecdotally, some people believe that this is because after this comeback, Jordan played more as a team on the court.
But in the eyes of those who really understand football, Jordan is the best team player...
It was clear that Wang Shuo was helping him, Jordan, blatantly brush up his data!
No way, no way!
Doesn't anyone really think that when Stockton said in an interview that he wanted to ask Jordan for passing advice, he was asking for advice humbly, rather than trying to spite Boss Joe?
However, even if they know that Jordan's data this season is problematic, this group of people is destined to be envious and jealous.
Because after defeating the Kings, the Wizards currently lead the league with a record of 41 wins and 6 losses!
After more than half a season of studying in the sewers, if you insist on asking Jordan, what regrets does he have about this season...
Then he will definitely tell you:
At this moment, he wished he could travel back in time, pick up a sledgehammer, and hit that damn Phil Jackson in the waist.
What kind of bullshit “Zen Master”?
If I had met Wang Shuo earlier, not to mention the NBA's all-time scoring list, but the NBA's all-time rebounding list and NBA's all-time assists list, what's the matter with other people?
Even a little more romantic.
During the recent period, the way Jordan looked at Wang Shuo was simply:
I gave birth to you before I gave birth to you, but I, Laojun, gave birth to you. You hate that I was born early, and I hate that you were born late.
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On the 8th, Wang Shuo and Boss Qiao arrived in Philadelphia together.
It is worth mentioning that when the official NBA staff on site arranged to check into the hotel, Wang Shuo obviously discovered that the security personnel assigned to him and Jordan by the NBA were several times that of other stars who arrived at the hotel at the same time.
At first, Wang Shuo thought it was because of Jordan...
But when he was about to go back to the hotel room alone, a fan wearing a 76ers jersey tried to attack him. Fortunately, he was stopped by the security guard, which made him react in a trance...
As the instigator of the recent "Philadelphia Massacre", he is destined to be unpopular with Philadelphia fans during this year's All-Star Weekend.
Also unpopular with Philadelphia fans are Gasol, Arenas and Haywood who played for the Eastern Conference Rookie Team on the evening of the 8th.
At the Wachovia Center, the Eastern Conference rookie team, which was supposed to be playing at home, was forced to play away from home.
On the court, on the evening of the 8th, as long as Gasol, Arenas, and Haywood got the ball on the court, deafening boos would immediately come from the fans.
However, no matter how loud the boos are, it can't change the fact that the Eastern rookie team with Gasol, Arenas, and Haywood is far stronger than the Western rookie team in terms of overall hard power.
Before the game, as the leader of the Western Conference rookie team, Jason Richardson, who had high hopes from 76ers fans and was also the favorite to win the dunk contest this year, unfortunately became Arenas' background on this night.
Although so far, Richardson is averaging 14.8 points and 4.5 rebounds per game for the Warriors.
But compared with Arenas, who has been able to get stable starting time in the Wizards...
Whether it is handling the ball or controlling details, you can clearly see the gap between Richardson and Arenas.
This is the difference between playing on a strong team and playing on a weak team.
After most of the season, you can no longer see any of Arenas’ bad habits from his college days.
But Richardson?
To be honest, at least in Wang Shuo's view in front of the TV, apart from getting stronger, he didn't see the slightest improvement from Richardson.
On the court, because he had to participate in the All-Star Weekend main game, Gasol and Haywood, who intentionally left the stage to Arenas, became Arenas' most solid backing this night.
Arenas, who used his teammates' pick-and-rolls to easily get inside and get shooting opportunities from the outside, made 14 of 27 shots from the field. Counting free throws and three-pointers, he scored a total of 41 points and 7 assists for the Eastern Conference rookie team.
In addition, after the game, Arenas, who led the Eastern Conference rookie team to a 35-point victory over the Western Conference rookie team, was also awarded the MVP of this year's All-Star Weekend Rookie Challenge.
As for Richardson…
After this night, in addition to missing the opportunity to prove himself, Brother Jie may have to accept the reality that he is no longer likely to pose any threat to Gasol in winning this season's regular season Rookie of the Year.
NBA judges are not stupid.
On this night, Richardson couldn't score in singles, couldn't make a shot, and was useless except for a few fast-break dunk performances...
If he can counterattack Gasol and become the Rookie of the Year in the regular season this season, then Wizards fans won't even need to take action. Stern, who "doesn't understand football," will blast these judges to death.
However......
Richardson's miserable All-Star Weekend journey is destined to have just begun.
Because tomorrow night, in the only dunk contest segment where he can attract fans...
Another rookie from the Washington Wizards will launch a strong challenge to him!
In front of the TV, looking at Richardson who already looked so depressed during the interview...
Wang Shuo always felt that this child must have offended God in his previous life.
Why do you think you just carry it like this?
He can actually serve as a backdrop for Gasol, Arenas and Gerald Wallace at the same time.
I have to say, this thing of fate is really wonderful!
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