1659 NBA does not believe in tears, NBA does not sympathize with the weak
TT Thompson was born in 1991.
He is already 39 years old this year.
Professional players begin to decline around the age of 33.
There are very few people who can maintain their status to 35.
And to be able to enter the normal rotation at the age of 39, this guy is considered to be physically strong.
Since Wang Yi retired, TT left the Kings and started wandering in the NBA.
He has joined the Cavaliers, Rockets, Lakers, Thunder, Timberwolves, and Raptors.
In three years, he played for six teams.
It's not because he has poor abilities.
It's because this guy has an unruly nature and has been the team's thorn in the side throughout his career.
Except for James and Wang Yi, no boss of any team can defeat him, so this guy has gradually become a cancer for the team.
This year he took a veteran's minimum salary and came to the Hornets.
Jordan valued his experience and wanted him to lead Wenban Yama.
After all, Bunyama played too decently before.
After this guy came to the Hornets, no one else could suppress him.
Whether it is Bunyama, Sangoal or head coach Clifford.
As long as Jordan is by his side, this guy can be a little more honest.
But now that he is old, he can no longer run or jump high.
In addition, his height is a bit short for a center, so he would be at a disadvantage against Bond who is 2.22 meters tall.
In just three minutes, he was defeated by Bond on both offense and defense.
In these three minutes, Bond attacked 4 times, scored 3 times, and blocked a shot once.
After the break in the first quarter, the Hornets won the TT as soon as the second quarter started, and then won Wenbanyama again.
In this way, Bunyama faces Bond again.
As the saying goes, you will have to pay back sooner or later, and now it is Bond's turn to be beaten.
Although Bond can be considered an excellent center now, he is still far behind top centers like Bunyama.
He was dunked in front of Bunyama, and he played with his dreamy footsteps under the basket and made a strong shot directly from outside the three-point line.
After only playing three minutes, Yama scored another 7 points on his head from the late shift.
Yes, the 7-point advantage he brought just now has been all returned.
At this time, head coach D'Antoni waved his hand: "Wang, dog, you two come on."
Wang Yi and Doug immediately came on the scene, replacing Bond and Ross.
Old Ross played continuously for 15 minutes and finally could sit down and take a breath.
After Wang Yi came back on the court, on the offensive end, he still pulled Naven Banyama out for singles.
But now he doesn't really play in isolation every time, but there are many other players cutting and running.
Wang Yi can pass it on to them.
But sometimes I would go for a fight.
Virtual reality, real reality, virtual reality.
So the Kings are pretty good on the offensive end.
On the defensive end, Wang Yi and Dog once again restricted Wenbanyama.
Wenbanyama felt a little guilty when he saw Wang Yi and Doug come on stage.
In the first three consecutive attacks, he did not dare to attack even if he got the ball, but passed it out to the outside.
I thought that if he could make a three-pointer from the outside, then the defensive pressure on him would be less, and then he would be able to make a difference.
However, the actual situation is that the Hornets' outside line was not good today.
The main reason is that the Kings players are giving the Hornets perimeter players physical and physical contact, causing the Hornets players to lose their shooting rhythm in the confrontation.
In the end, there was nothing they could do, they still had to beat those three goals and Bunyama.
Through three goals and Wenbanyama's pick-and-roll, he tried to regain a little rhythm.
However, it was already the 2nd quarter, and Doug also got angry.
Two serious fouls made Bunyama fearful.
Next, he always wanted to stay away from the dog when running, and in this way he lost many good opportunities.
And once he wants to take action, he will be even more wary. He will either look at Wang Yi or look at the dog.
At this time, he has Wang Yi in front of him and Doge behind him, so he is focusing on the head but not the tail.
Although he was very careful, he was still blocked once by Doug and three times by Wang Yi in this quarter.
He was hit hard because he was blocked consecutively.
His status has also dropped a lot, and even if he gets an open shot, he can't hit it.
His poor condition on the offensive end also directly affected the defensive end. He was sleepwalking on the defensive end.
In the end, the Kings quickly widened the point difference in the last three minutes of the second quarter.
At the end of the first half, the Kings already led by 10 points.
In the Hornets locker room during halftime.
Their players all looked gloomy.
Especially Wenbanyama, he was sitting taller than ordinary people standing, but at this time his head was hung very low, almost buried between his knees.
The others were silent.
The boss Michael Jordan also came to the locker room at this time. Seeing Wenbanyama's condition, he angrily shouted with a cold face:
"You fucking stand up!"
Wenbanyama's boss arrived and stood up quickly.
In the Hornets, these players are not afraid of anyone else but their boss Jordan.
Ordinary team owners only care about paying money and have little control over the team's operations.
Anyway, as long as the team can make a profit by the end of the season, that's fine.
If you don't make a profit, I will fire you.
Fire coaches, fire players, fire managers.
But Jordan is different, because he loves basketball extremely, coupled with his abnormal competitive spirit, so he basically strictly controls every aspect of the team.
From player drafting to player trading, from coach selection to manager selection;
Even specific to each player's training and tactics.
It's just that although he strictly controls things, facts have proven that as a boss, his hands-on approach is not successful.
The team's record over the years has been poor.
So in the past two years, he has listened to suggestions and has let go appropriately.
Therefore, the team's record has improved in the past two years, and this year it even reached the finals.
However, it is difficult to change a person's character. Now at the critical moment of the finals, he was furious when he saw Wenban Yamama's performance, so he came to the locker room again.
"Boss, I..."
Before Wenbanyama could finish speaking, Jordan kicked over the chair next to him.
"I won't say more about your performance, but at least you have to act like a man on the court!"
"If you get frustrated even after a little setback, are you still worthy of being the number one center in the NBA? Are you still worthy of playing in the NBA? The NBA doesn't believe in tears, and the NBA doesn't sympathize with the weak!"
Jordan stretched out his right index finger and pointed at Wenbanyama's chest:
"Remember, if you want to be a strong player in the NBA, you must have the temperament to refuse to admit defeat."
"The No. 1 center was defeated by the opponent in just two quarters. This is not the center I want."
Chapter completed!