817. Special Card: Blessing of the Legendary Point Guard

Out to mix, sooner or later have to repay.

Fans who watched the temporary extra broadcast observed a moment of silence for the Nuggets...

The greatest strength of the Nuggets this season has become a "source of tragedy" tonight. They are a well-known "conscience team" in the regular season. In almost every game, they will play "all the main players" until the end, extremely... It's hard to see the Nuggets being slaughtered in a game. Even if the third quarter has been turned into garbage time, they can significantly reduce the point difference in the final quarter, forcing the opponent to send people to suppress the formation in the fourth quarter, because it has happened before Trailing by more than 20 points after the third quarter, Lawson led a group of high-quality role players who could run and jump to make a late comeback.

Their 12-man rotating roster, no matter which five people are sent up, will give the opponent a sense of "we just want to finish the game with all the main players."

Then I met Coach Hollins, who "just wanted to brush up the statistics for our dead kid", and then he was beaten by 60 points, breaking the record for the largest point difference in NBA playoff history.

Coincidentally, this record was set by the Nuggets before. They slaughtered the Hornets with 58 points on April 27, 2009.

And there is another similarity, that is, the Hornets were unwilling to give up that night. Paul had to go up even in the garbage time in the final quarter, trying to make the loss less ugly. Then George Karl, in order to prevent being super overturned, put J.R. -Smith and other players came forward to suppress the formation. As a result, the score difference widened to 58 points in the final quarter, tying the record for the largest score difference in the playoffs.

Although many fans can see that George Karl desperately wanted to replace the main player in tonight's game, but there was no "non-main player" to replace him, and he was forced to "not want to give up", but the situation is similar.

and……

Not only were they beaten to a 60-point deficit, but they also allowed Sun Ce to produce disappointing statistics - assists! Moreover, these assists were obtained in the first three quarters. In the third quarter, Sun Ce was unwilling to shoot and had to pass the ball. He had at least 10 assists in a single quarter for two consecutive quarters.

Moreover, the Nuggets were beaten to the point of doubting their lives. Not only did they lose, they also failed to prevent Sun Ce from brushing up statistics. Otherwise, there was a certain hope of preventing Sun Ce from breaking the single-game assist record in the playoffs. They were furious in the fourth quarter. The rough foul action scared coach Hollins to replace Sun Ce after he got his 10th rebound.

Humans always love to analyze. There is a hotly discussed post on the Internet, which is like using hindsight to criticize the Nuggets head coach for being "brainless".

If the Nuggets had reacted earlier and wanted to do that, and saw Sun Ce come up in the third quarter and use the kind of rough fouls he did in the fourth quarter, Sun Ce might not be able to get a triple-double or break the playoff single-game assist record.

and,

If the Nuggets are given a chance, they will be prepared and have no extravagant expectations about narrowing the point difference, because it can be seen that they have not thought about overtaking the score, but just want to narrow the point difference. If they give up chasing points, the third At the beginning of the quarter, an unlimited number of people surrounded Sun Ce when he caught the ball. Two or three people were there to prevent him from catching the ball. As long as Sun Ce received the ball, he would use the shark-cutting tactic against other people. Not to mention Sun Ce's explosion like a god descending from the earth. Even if Sun Ce is really the god of basketball, he can't get the data. Although the point difference may be larger, since it is the largest point difference, at least Sun Ce is not allowed to break another record.

It's just...that's just hindsight.

If it could have been predicted, how could a 58-point tragedy happen? If it could be predicted, how could Jordan and Baylor have 60+ points in the playoffs? If it could have been predicted, the Mavericks would not have been beaten by Sun Ce with a 50+ triple-double last year, and the Raptors would not have been beaten by 81 points... They gave up early, and they would not be "forced to never give up" like the Nuggets. Those who won Players with super statistics can't get those kind of statistics, and everyone still values ​​​​face.

There are some fans who have turned on the hindsight mode, and more fans are crazily praising Sun Ce.

In the third quarter, Sun Ce was definitely suspected of brushing up on statistics and didn't take any shots when he had the chance. This is confirmed.

However, 30 assists are not something you can just get if you want. These 30 assists at least helped the Grizzlies score 60 points, and there were 6 three-point assists. In the third quarter, the opponent had already He was so confused that he didn’t know what to do. Even when he was like a headless fly chasing an opponent who had the ball in his hand, he could still find his teammates stably in the chaotic situation, and he found teammates who had shooting opportunities. He got 10 times in a single quarter. Assists, this passing vision, and the option of being willing to take assists when there is a chance to score points, are not available to ordinary people.

Besides, this is an assist! Not to mention the playoffs, not even the regular season.

In the past, there were both regular season and playoff games, but they were all about points + rebounds.

Not long after the game, when players or coaches in the league learned about the incident, almost all those with social media expressed their opinions on their own social media.

Some people exclaimed "wooooool..." like the head coach of the Bucks, others blew it to death like Magic and James, and even Carter had nothing to say this time...

With this situation, the Nuggets will be "expelled" from the NBA by fans just like the Hornets in 2009.

However, among those who saw the news and learned about this game, two people were particularly excited.

Anthony in Houston and Paul in New York were both excited.

The former couldn't help but turn on the "It's better to dance" mode - when I was there, you abused your opponents by 58 points, when I was not there, you were abused by 60 points, and you lost by 62 points without me!

Anthony is showing off his extraordinary mathematical talents and dancing skills at home. Over in New York, if Paul hadn't had bad legs and feet now, he would also have to dance.

Every time he encounters an opponent who is difficult to deal with, the opponent will use "58" as trash talk, and he can't refute it - now no one will talk about me getting 58 points!

but……

Paul seems to be overthinking. When people discuss the Grizzlies' 60-point defeat of the Nuggets, they often unconsciously mention that the Nuggets had the largest margin of victory in the previous playoffs, but Paul +58. Keywords are mentioned more frequently.

After the game, the media spoke and fans discussed, and they have reached a unanimous conclusion: The Nuggets can't give up even if they want to. Their garbage time "dare to fight, dare to fight, and dare to make a comeback" situation is beyond their control. The whole team is. High-quality role players, almost 12 players have the ability to start when a weak team does not have a star at the same position, so there is no way to give up.

The Hornets' lineup at the time was not that good.

The Grizzlies achieved 60 under such many conditions as Sun Ce’s explosion + the Nuggets’ collapse + the Grizzlies’ 10-man rotation with deep depth + the Nuggets’ 12 starting-level players + the Grizzlies’ good form… so many conditions Point difference.

Sometimes it’s not about how strong a player is and how good his data can be. Blake had 14 assists in a single quarter. Will he be better than those super point guards? Definitely not; Sessions' 24 assists in a single game during his rookie season set a historical record at the time, which was only broken by Sun Ce last season. How much better will they be than Magic, Stockton, and Kidd in their rookie years? Definitely unlikely.

Such data cannot be achieved by one person, or even by one team alone. It is a matter of both parties and requires many comprehensive factors.

However, forget it when the Nuggets were beaten. George Karl even wanted to sing "I really want to escape, but I can't escape." What kind of thinking did the Hornets have to fall behind by 38 points after three quarters? In the last quarter, he sent in his main force and was beaten by another 20 points?

You know, the Grizzlies only beat the Nuggets by 16 points in the final quarter!

Paul was so excited late at night that he almost fell off the hospital bed in anger when he saw the focus of discussion among the fans who had not stopped discussing it until the early morning...

"The Nuggets have already lost 60, so why do you want me to lose 58?"

At this time, Paul saw a point of view that made him despair. Some fans were as curious as him about why the Nuggets lost by 60 points. In the end, the subject of heated discussion became Paul. After analysis, he came to the following point of view:

The Nuggets have a group of role players. If you lose 60 points, you don’t know who to complain about. You can only complain about the entire team. The Nuggets are a small-market team with only a handful of people from Colorado. How boring. And The Hornets lost by 58 points. They have superstar Paul. Paul alone has more fans than the entire Nuggets team, so he can concentrate his firepower...

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"I... came home at three o'clock in the morning... and I was carrying a sleeping little loli on my back..."

Sun Ce was busy doing interviews after the game. It was already 2:30 in the morning. When halftime was over, many TV stations and newspapers from all over the United States sent people to Memphis temporarily. In addition, many media were stationed here because of Sun Ce's presence. …

So Sun Ce had a painful situation. One wave of reporters finished the interview, the next wave of reporters just arrived, the next wave of reporters finished the interview, and the next wave of reporters came again...

In this way, from the live post-match interview at 9:27 pm to 2:30 in the morning, Sun Ce never stopped talking and kept answering similar questions.

Sun Ce was so excited to get such data that he was numbed by the reporters.

After the interview was over, Sun Ce remembered that he still had a chatty sister at home, and hurried to the lounge... When he saw Zi Lingsheng, he didn't know where he found the sleeping ancestral goose wrapped in a thin blanket, with a game controller in his hand, playing The character is dead.

First, put Zugoose on the car, then drive home, then carry Zugoose to the room, take off Zugoose's shoes, throw them on the bed, cover them with a thin blanket, and turn on the air conditioner to 26 degrees, which is a comfortable temperature for sleeping. , finally got rid of this talkative sister who fell asleep.

Back in the room, Sun Ce took a shower, returned to bed and fell asleep almost instantly...

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"Brother, brother, get up! The sun is shining on your buttocks!"

The next morning, Sun Ce was woken up by Zu Goose at around 7 o'clock. Sun Ce had only slept for 4 hours. Moreover, he had no time to practice the Nash training method and was forced to conduct an interview for five hours after playing a 40-minute game. Still dizzy when I woke up.

"Let me sleep a little longer. You're sleeping like a dead pig and can't wake up. I just slept for a while." Sun Ce covered his head with a thin quilt.

"You are the pig! That's too much! Is there such a beautiful pig as Juanjuan?"

"Yeah, yeah, you are the most beautiful pig in the world."

Sun Ce reluctantly got up from the bed and looked at the clock on the bedside table. It was 7:40 and it was time to get up and have breakfast.

I’m just so sleepy!

But at this time, Sun Ce heard a piece of news that made him wake up instantly.

"Brother, brother, come and see, the news says you are locked in the MVP!"

"Quick, help me up!"

Sun Ce jumped up like the wind as he spoke, dragging Zu Goose, who was exclaiming repeatedly, to the study next door. The computer screen was open, and many browser windows were opened. Sun Ce opened them one by one.

They are all homepage websites of some mainstream media. The headlines are about their 60-point slaughter of the Nuggets or his super triple-double last night.

Then the sub-versions are the same - "Lord Locked MVP".

When the mainstream sports media gives such a headline, it is almost certain that those who have votes in their hands will most likely vote for someone like him or Sun! This is a signal!

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In the process of excitedly discussing with Zu Ge about improving the probability of winning the MVP, Sun Ce finished breakfast. Today is Sunday in the United States. Zu Ge went to bed after being excited. Zu Ge was also close to the early morning last night. I just fell asleep. After watching the game, I went to the lounge to wait. After waiting for a long time, Sun Ce’s interview was not over yet...

On Sun Ce's side, he went back to the room to slump after being excited. He was still a little tired and planned to catch up on some sleep. He would get up again at noon and meet at the airport at 1 p.m. to go to Denver in advance to prepare for the game.

But before going to bed, Sun Ce remembered the system prompt he saw after last night's game. He was too busy at the time and hasn't looked at it until now.

Opening the system screen, several prompts that I didn't see last night appeared one by one.

"The host got 12 assists in a single quarter, breaking the NBA playoff single-quarter assist record set by John Stockton on May 5, 1994. Congratulations to the host for receiving the achievement award: John Stockton 1993-1994 Edition Star experience card.

The host got 30 assists in a single game, breaking the NBA playoff single-game assist record set by John Stockton on May 17, 1988. Congratulations to the host for receiving the achievement award: John Stockton 1987-1988 Star Edition experience card.

The host got 30 assists in a single game, tying the NBA single-game assist record set by Scott Scales on January 30. Congratulations to the host for receiving the achievement reward: Scott Scales 1990-1991 Star Edition experience card.

The host led his team to slaughter the Nuggets with 60 points, breaking the record of 58 points for the largest point difference in a single game in the NBA playoffs set by the Nuggets against the Hornets, and fulfilling the biggest dream of super point guard Chris Paul. Congratulations to the host for receiving a special reward: Chris Paul’s star experience card for this season. "

After reading this, Sun Ce was stunned with shock and fell into ecstasy when he saw another prompt. With a thought in his mind, he immediately opened it to see what other treasures there were!

Four star experience cards...all are super point guards! Going to get rich!

But when he saw the new prompt, Sun Ce tilted his head: "Eh? My money... is wrong, where is my card?"

"Because the host has 4 All-Star level point guard star experience cards: John Stockton-1988 version of the star experience card; Russell Westbrook 2010-2011 version of the star experience card; Chris Paul 2010-2011 Edition star experience card. Meet the conditions of the mysterious fragment redemption library and combine to reward a special card: the blessing of the legendary point guard.”

"What the hell? Where's my card?"

Sun Ce quickly opened the prop space and saw only one more Scott Scales 1990-1991 star experience card. The previous Turtle star experience card was still missing, and there was an additional special card "Legendary Point Guard's" bless".

"My card! Come out to me, the learning machine! I want to duel with you!"

After wailing a few words, Sun Ce was reluctant to accept this fact.

However, he was really impressed by this special card. He once complained that the exchange conditions were very harsh. It was not something that could be exchanged for mysterious fragments. Instead, it required 4 star experience cards of all-star players in a certain position and the same position. Then you get the "blessing" for changing your location. After collecting the "Four Heavenly Kings", you will automatically exchange it for the "blessing" for changing your location.

Sun Ce never thought that one day he would be able to collect four pieces, let alone four pieces, he had never collected two pieces. Normally, he could not collect three pieces in a season, and there was a high probability that they would all be used up in the playoffs.

God knows, I got three of Stoudemire's star experience cards in one night, which I didn't feel sad to use before, plus the Westbrook star who had more triple-doubles than Westbrook in the regular season. Experience cards, Westbrook happened to be in the All-Star this season... He actually got it all!

These are four star experience cards for All-Star level point guards, and they are at least All-Star level. The weakest one is Westbrook. Just like that, they are gone all of a sudden!

After adjusting for a while, the sleepiness was gone. Sun Ce finally accepted this fact. He wanted to see the blessing of this special card, but he didn't dare to see it. If the effect was not satisfactory... he would be so angry that he would vomit blood!

But in the end Sun Ce opened it and read it.

"The blessing of the legendary point guard: The host can bind a retired point guard, and through the host's completion of specified actions and system bonuses, the influence on the point guard will be expanded, so that he will definitely accept the host's invitation and become the host's exclusive trainer.

Effect 1: When the host trains with the point guard, the host can obtain a 100% learning bonus effect and can trigger the 'humility' learning section.

Effect 2: The host can designate a certain characteristic of the point guard and activate the 'humility' exclusive event. Upon completion of the event, the host will definitely obtain the skills or special bonuses transformed from the characteristic. "

this……

Not to mention, Sun Ce feels that this thing is really worth four star experience cards for all-star players!

In the NBA, talent is important and so are relationships.

After most talents enter the NBA, they can only practice by themselves. It would be better if the team has famous players in the same position. For example, some small city teams, especially teams with a short team history, have no one to teach them.

Find a retired star from another team to teach you...why should they teach you? Are you going to say a few nice words? Ask for advice in a low voice? People probably ignore you.

From a long-term perspective, this special card is very useful!

However, the All-Star level... Paul and Stockton are more than All-Star level, both of them are MVP level, and Sun Ce is still very distressed.

If he could collect four All-Star level player star experience cards of Turtle + Turtle + Turtle + Turtle, he would be eager to exchange them for this... But this is Stockton + Paul... It hurts!

But... It smells a bit...

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