After arriving in Charlotte, the team doctor took Stephen to a professional hospital to conduct detailed examination of Stephen's ankle. Fortunately, the hospital used all professional methods and did not find any problems. However, for the sake of caution, the coaching staff still made a decision to prepare to appropriately reduce Stephen's playing time, especially this kind of away game back-to-back schedule.

Stephen was also shocked. He had a lot of playing time recently. In addition, he had no restrictions and was a little unrestrained. He was just a little uncomfortable and there should be no problem. Although he felt that Calesimo's reaction was a bit of a big deal, the feeling of being valued is really good.

Stephen agreed to the decision made by the coaching staff, which was just a symbolic reduction of two or three minutes. There was nothing that could not be agreed to. They were also for the purpose of being good to themselves, and the playing time of a few minutes could not affect them.

Sure enough, Stephen played 37 minutes in the game that night, but scored 44 points, helping the team beat the Charlotte Bobcats 102-84. Cooper faced Emil Okafor and scored 24 points, nine rebounds and three blocks.

The fourth consecutive away win was second, and Stephen scored more than 40 points in the eleventh game in a row, because this was obtained by the team against Jordan. At the same time, the media also threw this problem to Jordan, who was sitting on the sidelines to watch the game.

"Among young players, Stephen is the most talented player I have ever met. It is very normal for me to get such high scores in a row in so many games. He is a very special player and cannot be described in words. I believe he will achieve something no less than mine."

Facing the media, Jordan's usual charming smile was always praised by Stephen. Whether as a senior or an opponent, he could only say that on this occasion, the other party did what he had not done and won the game. No matter how you belittle the other party, you can't change the status quo. It's better to praise a few more words.

No matter how he didn't agree with Stephen's scoring ability in his heart, Stephen got so many points. Stephen did not make particularly many shots, but his shooting percentage was very high, and his scoring methods were diverse, and he didn't play much time. At least in this game, he had no way to blame him.

The same thing is praising people, and Jordan's strength is naturally different. Who is Jordan? The indisputable influence of basketball is the most unmatched person in scoring. Although his praise of Stephen is not an extreme exaggeration, it caused a great sensation.

Jordan praised his juniors a lot, but not too many people specifically mentioned scoring. When Kobe scored 81 points, no one could directly interview Jordan, and Jordan did not express any opinions on this. In addition, when he mentioned others, he praised them with such excellent and talented general words. It rarely pointed out so directly that it was the scoring aspect.

Others did not react, but there was a man in Los Angeles who had clenched his teeth and creaked. When he challenged Jordan's record, Jordan had retired for many years, so Jordan naturally didn't feel any threat, but he was the record he had just set and was broken by the other party, which made him feel very uncomfortable. He was not a generous person.

The Supersonics set out from Charlotte again. Stephen had no nostalgia for this city, and most people on the Supersonics didn't know the origin of Stephen and this city. Just like an ordinary away city, Stephen watched Charlotte in the night sky get farther and farther away from him, and he wouldn't have to come here again for at least a year.

It only took an hour and seven minutes to come from Charlotte to Memphis. Memphis is a very livable city. Because it is located in the inland United States, its economy is naturally not as developed as the east and west coasts. However, because the young people here are relatively large, the Grizzlies' market is pretty good, and they are in the middle of the list in both record and attendance.

The Supersonics, with a revenge mentality, launched a fierce attack from the beginning of the game, especially the whole team was working hard, and soon led the opponent. Stephen mainly connected in the center, but he attacked from time to time and exposed the Grizzlies' unstable defense line. He always maintained pressure on the Grizzlies, making them dare not relax their defense easily and relieve their pressure on their teammates.

Under Stephen's leadership, the Supersonics have always firmly grasped the situation on the field. In this game, because Dakomilicic was unable to play due to injury, the Grizzlies sent to partner with Paul Gasol with Stromeleswift, who had just traded from the Rockets.

This guy has a body that everyone is coveting, but lacks the supporting basketball IQ. If you are ranked second, it is probably his only one of Sam Bowie. What makes him even more troublesome is that after several seasons, he seems to have not made any progress at all, and even Cooper can easily beat him up after Koopard.

In the end, Paul Gasol replaced the position to defend Kupad, which was a bit restricted. The strength of the two people was not at the same level after all. If Kupad could resist Yao Ming and O'Neal, he could also fight against players like Paul Gasol, then he would not be traded by the Clippers.

After Coupard got out, Robert Swift came on the court. Seeing Coupard got out, the Grizzlies changed the position again. Stromyleswift still did not take any advantage when he fought against Robert Swift. By the end of the first half, the Supersonics had already led the Grizzlies by fourteen points.

In the third quarter, as Stephen came back on the court, the gap in the score was widened again. After reaching 20, Caresimo replaced Stephen. His original intention was to let Stephen take a break before playing, but he could not narrow the gap, and the opponent's main player was still sitting on the sidelines to rest. The Grizzlies played less than half of the fourth quarter and replaced all the main players and announced in advance that they had no chance to play. In this way, Stephen only scored 36 points in this game, and the score record of 40 was interrupted.

Although Calesimo felt it was a pity for himself, he was already ahead of his opponent in a big score. At the same time, the opponent had already admitted defeat, and he could not replace Stephen with him. However, Stephen didn't care. The record was for breaking, but it could not be broken for the sake of breaking.

The Supersonics, which won five consecutive away games, returned to Seattle. So far, the Supersonics have played twelve games, with a record of eight wins and four losses, with a winning rate of up to 75%, ranking fourth in the West, but all of the eight games won were away games, with four home games lost.

At the same time, the Supersonics averaged 104 points per game, second only to the Phoenix Suns, ranking second in the league, but the defense ranks outside the 20th. I believe that if the Supersonics' defense can be better, the record may continue to improve.

There was three days of rest between the next game. During these three days, the whole team conducted a lot of joint training. Through joint training, the tacit understanding between the players further increased, and slowly a feeling was created. You didn't need to watch it to know who would appear there.

Robert Horry has fewer and fewer opportunities to appear on the court as a player. Many times he stands on the sidelines and gives guidance to several players he is responsible for. He is becoming more and more adaptable to this identity. He once joked to Stephen that he only now knows that the position he is most suitable for is off the court.

Although the team is still hard to win at home, and the fans have complained about it, being able to win so many away games also shows that the team is currently on the right path. However, if they don’t win, the fans will sooner or later express dissatisfaction with the team.

No matter how far, neither the management nor the boss himself has made any demands on the team's record, but Stephen and the coaching staff are under pressure. If they don't continue to win, I'm really sorry for so many supportive fans.

With the sharpness of five consecutive victories, the Supersonics were full of momentum. In the game against the New Jersey Nets, they launched a fierce attack from the beginning of the game. The Nets were confused by the Supersonics' home record and never expected that the Supersonics' offensive would be so fierce.

However, under the control of the Nets' Jason Kidd, he still firmly grasped the rhythm of the game and did not panic because of falling behind. After the Supersonics' sharpness was exhausted, the game entered a normal rhythm, and the Nets began to recover the score bit by bit.

It was only at this time that Stephen realized that the moment just happened was just an illusion. The Supersonics were not that powerful, and the Nets' three troika Jason Kidd, Vince Carter, and Richard Jefferson were also very powerful, especially Jason Kidd. The style of commanding the team made Stephen know what the risk of a general is.

In the second half, the SuperSonics had just taken a little lead. The Nets replaced a guy named Nakba. The guy came up and shot two three-pointers. During the period when Stephen was out of the court, the rebounds quickly overturned the score.

After Stephen came on the court, the Nets shamelessly sent Carter and Jefferson to double-team Stephen. Both of them held a contract of tens of millions of dollars, and double-teamed Stephen alone, but the effect was very good. Although Stephen kept scoring, the balance of victory continued to tilt towards the Nets.

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