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Chapter 215 Cruelty (Two in One)

In late November, Seattle, which had been raining for a little while, finally had two days of sunshine.

After defeating the Jazz and returning to the home game, the team also occasionally has some rest days.

The rhythm of Qin Fei's training is not as frequent as last season, but his daily training does not last a day, and he will spend half a day in the arena training on rest days.

One weekend, Peyton invited Qin Fei to go hiking.

There are too many mountains around Seattle. Just look at the map and you will know that there are three nearby national parks, so that this summer, as long as the weather is good and there is no company business, I will go to the mountains.

The mountains are empty and rainy, and when the wild flowers are in full bloom, there are scenery everywhere.

The more you go up the mountain, the mountain peak is covered with a thin layer of snow, accompanied by golden pines and sunset, it is so beautiful.

Peyton not only invited Qin Fei, but also Schramf, Kemp and others.

Schramff, a German, was particularly interested in mountain climbing. Once he got to the mountain, he felt like letting himself go, and shouted German that Qin Fei couldn't understand to the distant valley.

"This season, it feels like you are going to be selected as an All-Star!"

Peyton pulled Qin Fei to sit on a big rock and chat.

Qin Fei panicked at what he said, and when he was about to find some excuse, Peyton slapped him hard.

"Young people, you should fight for it. I feel your growth. As long as you maintain this state this season, it is a matter of course to enter the All-Star."

Qin Fei nodded.

After a while, Schramff walked to Qin Fei's side and heard Payton talking about the All-Star Game.

Last season, Schramf was also selected for the All-Star Game. This season, if someone from the Supersonics is selected for the All-Star Game, Kemp and Payton are the first choices. After that, Qin Fei and Schramf should only be selected for one person. If Qin Fei enters, it means that it will be difficult for Schramf to enter the All-Star Game.

So he was half joking, and smiled at Qin Fei: "Qin played so well, do I still have a chance?"

Qin Fei:

The Sonics have a high winning rate in their home games, unknowingly returning to the No. [-] record in the Western Conference.

On November 11, the last game day in November, the Sonics played against the Orlando Magic at home.

The magic team is amazing. They can always find some extremely talented teenagers, and then cultivate them into talents, but they often fail to retain them in the end.

It is said that places like Orlando are much stronger than Toronto, so they shouldn't be unable to keep people, but the Magic always use some magical tricks to send away powerful teammates.

For example, when staying with O'Neill, a vote was launched in the newspaper.

"Is Shaquille O'Neal worth a billion-dollar contract?"

As a result, the fans were also very confused. 91% of them thought it was not worth it. This may have given the Magic the confidence to lower the price. In the end, they were unwilling to offer a big contract to keep the Sharks. West immediately found an opportunity and hooked up with O'Neal.

Without O'Neal, the Magic's record has gone downhill, and they only ranked seventh in the Eastern Conference last season.

In the playoffs, Anfernee Hardaway dragged his injured leg, and finally lost 2-3 to the Heat, the second-ranked Heat in the Eastern Conference.

In the summer, the Magic's lineup was fairly stable, and the main players stayed. However, Anfernee Hardaway's injury has always been a hidden danger, and it has not recovered since the start of the season.

This season, Anfernee Hardaway's state is obviously not at the level. In the previous few games, he averaged only 15 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists per game.

For a single-core team like the Magic, the core is no good, and theoretically the team should be no good, but unfortunately, the Magic's record is not bad.

Before playing against the Sonics, they ranked among the top four in the Eastern Conference with 10 wins and 5 losses, which stunned the media.

The Magic is taking the team route. Nick Anderson, Ronnie Secali, Derek Strong, Horace Grant and others are all fierce players who can contribute more than ten points. In addition, Bootelo, Mark Price, Darrell Armstrong, Derek Hubble and others are all very good. They can also contribute about ten points in a game. In terms of lineup balance, they are even above the Supersonics.

The only problem is that there is no strong point.

There are some strong points, Anfernee Hardaway, it will be gone after the injury, I really can't afford to be hurt.

In the away game against the Supersonics, Horace Grant was plagued by injuries in the Magic and did not play. On the Supersonics side, veteran Sam Perkins was sidelined with an arm contusion.

In the Magic team, Qin Fei didn't have any acquaintances. The two teams only played against each other twice last season, so he didn't have much impression.

What I remember most is the omnipotent Anfernee Hardaway. When he played, it was difficult for even Payton to limit him.

Anfernee Hardaway's popularity is very high, the Magic is a guest in Seattle, and the fans are packed together, waiting for the battle to start.

When entering the arena, Qin Fei received warm cheers from the audience.

In the stands, more and more fans came to cheer for Qin Fei. Many of them wore No. 18 jerseys and held cheering slogans in their hands.

The reporter randomly interviewed an audience member.

"Of course it's Qin Fei!"

The audience pointed to their NO.18 jersey and said excitedly: "He is our supernova in Seattle. I like his omnipotence on the court. He is my favorite!"

"Qin Fei, come on!"

Several fans cheering for Qin Fei, both white and black, were enthusiastic and lively towards the camera.

Off the court, the starting lineups of both sides debuted.

The Sonics are still the regular starters, with Payton, Qin Fei, Schramf, Kemp and Geiger. Without injuries, George Karl is going to use this starting lineup until the end of the season.

The Magic's lineup from No. [-] to No. [-] is Mark Price, Anfernee Hardaway, Derek Trung, Bootelo and Ronnie Secali.

Anfernee Hardaway is a swingman, tall and fast, with comprehensive skills, capable of attacking and passing.

Jordan once admitted that if he chooses a successor, then his first choice is Anfernee Hardaway.

Before this season, Anfernee Hardaway has averaged 20+ points per game for three seasons, and can send 6 to 7 assists and complete 2 steals every night.

Qin Fei couldn't wait to play against a player of this level.

Anfernee Hardaway knows Qin Fei well. In last season's playoffs, Qin Fei had many outstanding performances. This season, Qin Fei has become the new starting shooting guard of the Sonics. He averaged [-] or [-] points per game and was selected as an All-Star candidate.

Qin Fei is young. He was born in 78. He is only 19 years old this year. When he was 19 years old, many talents had just graduated from freshman year. If they entered the league after graduating from freshman year, and then performed like this, he would definitely be a popular candidate for the best rookie!

After the two faced each other, although neither of them spoke, they had already looked at each other.

At the opening jump ball, Geiger jumped and won for the first time, and the Sonics made their first attack. The fans in the audience, led by DJ, chanted "attack, attack" in unison.

There is also a soundtrack with gongs and drums on the side, which really feels like a war.

From the perspective of the fans in the front row, the tall Supersonic players advanced rapidly. Qin Fei came from a distance and paused slightly at the three-point line.

There was an obvious entanglement with Hardaway, Qin Fei pretended to ambush at the bottom corner, but in fact suddenly walked on the line.

At this time, the power forward Kemp, who was holding the ball, took a step across the body. The fans' perspective was still very wide. Hardaway did not change positions in advance, and was strictly blocked.

The Magic chose to switch defenses.

The forwards of the Magic are a group of players with strong mobility. For example, Booutello, who is facing Qin Fei at the moment, is only 2 meters tall and serves as a power forward.

Qin Fei is not considered a misplacement. After the strong attack failed, he turned to the strong side to meet Payton.

Mark Price, who defended Payton, was only 1 meters tall and weighed 83 kilograms. He couldn't stop Payton who was rushing up.

NBA point guards are generally around 1.8m1.9 to 1m. Players with 93m like Payton can play on the wing.

This is what the Sonics did before, with Jose as the point guard and Payton as the wing.

Now it's changed back again, Payton returns to his familiar point guard position, and Qin Fei is on the wing.

In this way, Payton can crush many players with his body, which puts a lot of pressure on the opponent's defense.

"Defend well, don't be afraid of confrontation, run."

Magic's new head coach Chuck Daly loudly cheered the team's morale from the sidelines.

Coaching in the NBA is also a profession with a relatively high turnover rate. Basically, after each season, there are many new head coaches. At present, there are too many positions for 29 positions, and the pressure of competition is very high.

Chuck Daly is back as head coach after three years "out of work."

Fans are still familiar with the head coach Chuck Daly. From 83 to 92, Chuck Daly was the head coach of the Pistons.

"What does it mean to be afraid of confrontation?"

Qin Fei heard the voice of head coach Chuck, and suddenly felt that this sentence was very interesting, so he took the initiative to talk to Hardaway, who was facing him.

Qin Fei's words sounded very gentle, not like tit-for-tat trash talk. Hardaway didn't want to answer, but Qin Fei asked again.

"Are you magicians afraid of confrontation?"

Hardaway is black

"fart!"

Are there any players who are afraid of confrontation these days?Which player can survive in the league without confrontation, just like wiping the barrel of a gun and fighting a bayonet before going on the court?

Hardaway was full of complaints in his heart, but he couldn't say anything. He denied it and then disappeared.

"Then what is good defense? I feel like he didn't even guard Gary?"

"Why do you have so many questions?"

After Hardaway said this, he turned his head and ran, and received the ball outside the three-point line.

Qin Fei kept silent, held his breath, caught up with Hardaway, lowered his center of gravity, and prepared to defend Hardaway's breakthrough.

Hardaway received the ball with three threats and dribbled the ball in one step, and then immediately took over.

An ordinary step down dribble, in his hands, seemed to have a spirituality, just like changing shape, pulling Qin Fei half of his body away in a blink of an eye.

Qin Fei couldn't move his center of gravity to defend Hardaway.

At that moment, Hardaway pressed down with his left hand, and the front of the basketball changed direction and switched to his right hand, completing another breakthrough.

The speed was so fast that Qin Fei hadn't changed his center of gravity yet, so he could only choose to slide sideways to defend, but in the end he fell on the passive side.

Hardaway dribbled twice, a mid-range jumper.

"Hit!"

The commentator roared, his tone quite excited, and it seemed that he might be some secret fan of Hardaway.

Qin Fei spread his hands, and Hardaway's dribble changed direction and broke through in one go.

Any basketball player can do this move, but he just can't achieve his sense of rhythm, his sense of fluency, and his last super-large frontal change.

"There's no confrontation here, is there?"

Qin Fei continued to chat with Hadaway while running.

Hardaway finally understands, this guy is just thinking about it, did he learn this trash talk from Peyton?To deal with this kind of person, you must never chat with him. Once you chat with him, it will be like a flood that has been released.

"Hey? Why don't you talk anymore, are you not showing face?"

Qin Fei thought to himself that we haven't chatted a few words yet, so please turn on the microphone to communicate.

The Supersonic offense chose a high screen again. When passing the ball, Kemp pretended to screen with Qin Fei, but actually screened with Payton at the top of the arc.

After Payton hit the inside line and passed the ball to the bottom line, Schramf was almost open. Hardaway could only let Qin Fei go to defend Schramf, who made nearly [-]% of his three-pointers.

Schramff doesn't look at people at 45 degrees.

Qin Fei caught the ball and shot a jumper, raised his hand and made a three-pointer, and threw it with a high arc.

"Shh!"

Hollow into the network!

"What a beautiful transfer of the ball, what a wonderful three-point shot!" When the commentator explained Qin Fei's goal, he didn't seem to be particularly full of emotion, but he still analyzed it very professionally.

"So far this season, Qin Fei's three-point shooting percentage is as high as 35.4%. It is not a good defensive choice to let Qin Fei open three-point shots."

"He's a shooter!"

Qin Fei didn't know that he had already been advertised as a shooter, and he was very happy when he scored a three-pointer. He thought that when there were vacancies in the future, it would be more effective to break through step by step.

There is a good saying: When you have a historical level of shooting, breakthroughs will become extremely simple.

Hardaway was expressionless. Although Qin Fei hit a three-pointer, he shouldn't be responsible for the blame. He had already gone to defend Schramf, and his teammates didn't switch defenses in place.

That's why Coach Chuck thought the same thing, and said loudly, "Please stay focused on defense!"

Qin Fei felt that Hardaway didn't seem to want to attack on his own, and felt that he had been holding back his strength. After the beautiful swaying breakthrough mid-range shot in the opening game, he didn't sway him much.

Of course he will not take the initiative to seek abuse.

For example, words like "Come on, knock me down, hit me!" would never be uttered.

When others don't attack, he happens to rest and save some energy to attack.

So this defensive end is very leisurely, there is a feeling of walking on the court, and I have achieved a level that can only be reached after the age of 35 at a young age.

Hardaway saves some energy and uses it at critical moments. His current state cannot guarantee that he will have sufficient physical fitness and efficiency in four quarters of a game.

"You come!"

When attacking, Payton found Qin Fei who was walking, and suddenly issued an order.

Ok?

Qin Fei's heart trembled, what do you mean, have you been seen through?

"Anfernee Hardaway's injury is still not healed, you go to attack him, pay attention to the right, attack his left knee." Payton said in a low voice.

The NBA is too cruel. Everyone knows that Hardaway's left knee injury has not healed.

It's not kind to go right to let Hardaway continue to increase the pressure on his left knee, but as an opponent, there is nothing wrong with it.

Qin Fei nodded without making any excuses.

This job can only be accepted, the stadium is a meat grinder, there is no mercy, only victory and defeat.

(End of this chapter)