Chapter 440 439: Brother, there were a lot of people watching the show just now (asking for monthly tickets!)

Roy’s injury did not affect Roger’s mentality.

After all, he just had a common knee sprain, but he was allowed to rest for so long for safety reasons.

And Roger still has Stoudemire, Jason Richardson, and Matt Barnes by his side. Almost the entire team is his trusted partner.

Indeed, Brandon Roy’s assistance can enable the team to gain extremely high combat effectiveness, and his contribution is indelible.

But without him, Roger wouldn’t let the team’s bottom line hit rock bottom.

What really worries Roger is Charles Barkley.

His behavior is really puzzling.

If Kenny Smith was some fair-skinned, beautiful female anchor, it would be understandable that Charles Barkley made those butt-kissing jokes.

But Kenny Smith is a black man, so why is Feizhu so interested in his lower half?

When the reporter asked Roger what he thought about Sir Charles Flying Pig making another boast on the show, Roger answered.

“I don’t know if I can score 60 points twice in one month, but I really want to see Charles kiss Kenny’s ass. You know, that would be exciting, much more exciting than kissing a donkey’s ass.”

That night after the interview, Charles Barkley called Roger privately: “Roger, I’m not kidding you! Kenny will really take it out and let me kiss it. The whole world knows that he is a pervert! Damn it, one Chinese player let me kiss his ass, and another one wants me to give Kenny a blowjob!? By then, I will be dirtier than Shaq who ate Paul Pierce’s shit!”

“Charles, I didn’t force you to say those things. You just wanted to act like that. In fact, if I scored 59 points in a game, I would immediately ask to leave the game regardless of whether we won or lost.”

“What!? Roger! Master Luo! I said that because I trust and support you. You can’t let me down like LeBron let down the people of Cleveland!”

Roger suddenly thought of a question: LeBron James’ influence may be greater than he imagined.

When Chris Paul shot a three-pointer over Roy and talked trash, he said, “Do you think I’m LeBron James?”

When Charles Barkley begged Roger, he also used James as an example.

LBJ has become a part of NBA popular culture. If you don’t mock James, you are an old-fashioned person.

He is worthy of being the executive vice-GOAT. No matter how great Roger is, James’ influence is so terrifying.

“Charles, can you please stop bringing up LeBron? You’re not having a good life.”

“Hey, forget about LeBron, did you even hear me?”

Roger smiled and decided not to tease Barkley anymore: “I can’t guarantee that I will score 60 points again, but if I score 55 points in a game, I will definitely find a way to save you. Charles, thank you for your trust.”

In the last two games of 2007, the Warriors played back-to-back games against the Rockets and Heat on the 30th and 31st.

In these two games, Roger scored 40+ points.

Facing the Rockets, who had been mediocre throughout the 21st century, Roger played aggressively.

He doesn’t want to hold back. He will definitely score if he can easily score, and he won’t lose interest in the game because it’s too easy.

Of course, Roger did not become a cancer.

He scored 41 points and also had 11 assists, which benefited Amar’e Stoudemire, who scored 28 points.

In the past two seasons, due to the addition of Brandon Roy and Stoudemire being pushed to the five position to focus more on defense, his average points per game has dropped. He has more pick-and-rolls, but the proportion of his independent singles has dropped a lot.

Tonight, Stoudemire finally had another satisfying dunk. When Roger attracted the defense and made the Rockets unable to pay attention to Stoudemire, the basket was simply his toy.

Gilbert Arenas was in great form against the Heat. As another player who wanted to take advantage of his last chance to defeat Roger, the General scored 33 points in this game.

It’s a pity that Roger scored 10 more points than him.

In the last three games of 2007, Roger averaged 48.3 points per game, which was a very dominant performance.

At this time, Lakers fans are definitely more disappointed than Rockets fans and Heat fans, because if Roger continues to play like this, it will be difficult for Kobe and James to take the opportunity to overtake in the MVP rankings.

As we enter January, mid-season trade rumors will begin to increase.

Because after more than a month of games, most teams have found the shortcomings of their respective lineups and are ready to start looking for reinforcements.

The Dallas Mavericks, ranked third in the Western Conference, became the “Dallas team” during this period.

The Mavericks achieved immediate results after adding Jason Kidd last summer. Although Kidd does not have the speed of Devin Harris nor strong one-on-one ability, his organization, defense and excellent open three-point response ability are more in line with the Mavericks’ style.

But their defense was still not strong enough, so after entering January, Vince Carter was involved in trade rumors.

Unlike the falling out with the Raptors a few years ago, Vince Carter is very open-minded this time.

“You know, this is business. I often overlook one problem myself, that is, I am 30 years old. When a professional player reaches this age, his value is bound to decline. I hope to stay in Dallas, I hope to continue to perform for the fans of Dallas, but this is not something I can control alone.”

Carter’s season with the strongest desire to win was the year he was traded by the Raptors. Although he has been in the extremely competitive Mavericks in recent seasons, his desire to win has declined year by year.

Last season’s Western Conference Finals made Carter become a Buddhist.

When the Mavericks, who were ranked first in the league in the regular season and had the MVP, were swept by the Warriors without any resistance in the Western Conference Finals, Vince Carter realized that everyone was Roger’s appendage.

Instead of doing that, why not enjoy basketball and enjoy the game.

There are many players who have been rumored to be linked with the Mavericks.

Defensive wings such as Trevor Ariza, Bruce Bowen and Ron Artest are among them.

The Mavericks under Rick Carlisle are not as rocky as Avery Johnson, gathering a bunch of players who are strong on offense but weak on defense.

He is one of the few people who has mastered Dirk’s instruction manual. He believes that Dirk Nowitzki is definitely one of the best offensive players in the league. After practicing low-post post-ups last summer, Nowitzki’s offensive influence is no less than Roger and Kobe.

The team doesn’t need so many scorers, especially those who are strong on offense but weak on defense.

According to the normal pace, the Mavericks’ trade with Carter will take at least a month to come to a conclusion.

After all, there are still many things to do from the time the rumor spreads to the time the transaction is officially completed.

But on January 1, just two days after the rumor broke out, Woj announced on Yahoo Sports: The Dallas Mavericks and the Sacramento Kings completed a deal. The Mavericks sent Vince Carter and a 3 second-round pick in exchange for Ron Artest and John Salmons.

The speed with which this deal happened caught people off guard, because it was a matter of mutual consent and there was not much to discuss.

The Kings need to rebuild, and no player is off-limits to them. But they also want to make money, and Vince Carter still has a certain box office appeal.

Who wouldn’t want to buy a ticket to see Vince Carter dunk?

After tasting the benefits of bringing in Jason Kidd, the Mavericks did not hesitate to strengthen their defense.

According to the standards of 2K games, the abilities of John Salmons and Ron Artest are far inferior to Carter.

Carter’s ability value in NBA2K8 is still 89, which means that Carter’s level is second only to superstars in the concept of NBA2K’s ability value. In the past, this kind of player was a player that Mark Cuban would never let go.

But last season’s 4-0 record made him completely abandon the “2K team building” model and choose to follow Rick Carlisle’s advice.

Ron Artest is limited by the times and his peak has passed, but he is still one of the best outside locks in the league. His biggest problem in Sacramento appeared off the court, but this season he seems to have changed his mind and refocused on the game.

John Salmons is labeled as a stunner who likes to play one-on-one. But the embarrassing thing is that his scoring explosiveness is far inferior to that of Manu Ginobili and the future JR Smith.

But he has an overlooked ability, which is defense. Advanced data clearly shows that this guy’s defensive contribution is actually greater than his offensive contribution. His defensive ability is not that strong, but at least his impact on the defensive end is positive.

ESPN gave the Mavericks an A+ for this deal, and they believed that Mark Cuban finally understood a truth: “Winning a championship is not about piling up all those famous players together.”

Gregg Popovich, who is also in Texas, was furious: “The Kings are simply doing charity!”

Then, the carnival for the people of Dallas began.

The addition of Ron Artest and John Salmons had an immediate effect. The Mavericks took the lead in winning eight games in a row in January, which allowed them to surpass the Spurs in record and approach the Lakers and Warriors.

Dirk Nowitzki also rose rapidly in the MVP rankings.

The shocking 4-0 sweep in last season’s Western Conference Finals labeled Nowitzki a softie, so at the beginning of this season he was not favored in the MVP rankings and never made it into the top five.

And now, Dirk has reached the fourth place with a winning streak, only behind Roger, Kobe and LBJ.

Kobe and James failed to surpass the Warriors and faced the risk of being overtaken by Dirk.

The reason why Roger was able to maintain this level was because he went completely crazy after entering January.

继12月底一场60+和两场40+后，罗杰在1月又打出了两场50+的比赛。

One was against the Spurs. In that game, the Spurs locked up Stoudemire in the hope of isolating Roger, and then it was a familiar scenario. Roger scored 54 points, and Tim Duncan seemed to have no hope of defeating Roger.

One match was against his old team, the Magic. After Steve Nash moved to the Magic, he and McGrady did have a good chemistry. But the problem was that the Magic’s defense had declined too badly.

Tracy McGrady greatly underestimated Howard’s importance on the defensive end.

Last season, McGrady was used to pressuring his opponents on the defensive end, which made most opponents very uncomfortable. Today, he did the same to Roger, but Roger easily broke through McGrady’s excessive pressure.

Last season, when opponents broke through McGrady, Howard was responsible for wiping his ass.

But this season, once McGrady is broken through, he can only endure the pain of being scored by the opponent.

In the second half, when McGrady’s physical condition declined, his defense was even worse.

McGrady’s defense on Roger was a complete disaster, so Roger scored 51 points and easily won the game.

At the end of the game, all the Orlando fans stood up and applauded and cheered for Roger.

If Woj’s revelation is true, this will be Roger’s last game in the Amway Center in his career. Therefore, Orlando fans cherish it especially.

At that moment, the shadow in Tracy McGrady’s heart disappeared.

He has always hated being Roger’s substitute, and he is unwilling to live under Roger’s shadow.

This mentality caused his relationship with Roger to gradually cool down until it became hostile.

But tonight, he suddenly felt relieved.

Because he realized that not only himself, but the entire league was living under Roger’s shadow.

No one can escape his rule unless he leaves.

The last season that Roger hoped for has actually begun to achieve its goal. From Ray Allen to Carter to McGrady, more and more players feel helpless against Roger’s dominance.

This is exactly the message Roger hopes to convey.

Throughout January, the Warriors only lost three games. On January 1, when the Warriors defeated the Chicago Bulls, their record had reached 1 wins and 24 losses!
The second-placed Lakers and third-placed Mavericks both had 37 wins and 7 losses and 35 wins and 9 losses.

On January 1, fans will be waiting for a highlight battle – Dallas Mavericks vs. Golden State Warriors.

This is a long-awaited matchup for Dallas fans. They were swept in a humiliating manner last season. After strengthening the lineup this season, the Dallas fans are eager for revenge.

Charles Barkley was very nervous at this time because the one-month deadline was approaching. If Roger could not get 60 points in the game against the Mavericks, he didn’t know what famous scene he would leave in the history of TNT’s studio program.

Ron Artest talked about this issue confidently: “We are almost certain that Charles will kiss something unspeakable on the show. We are great this month. I mean, Roger can’t even take the victory away from Dallas. He is very dominant, but the Dallas Cowboys will stand firm. Those times when he swept are gone forever.”

On the side, Dirk Nowitzki smiled and nodded: “I will definitely kill Roger, definitely!”

After joining the Mavericks, Ron Artest rediscovered his passion for winning.

Before this, he thought Dirk Nowitzki was a wimp like everyone else.

But now he thinks Dirk Nowitzki is the best leader he has ever seen.

He is responsible and courageous, yet kind and will not challenge his teammates recklessly.

That’s someone Ron Artest would fight for.

Both he and Dirk had suffered humiliation from Roger, and they both hoped to put up a desperate fight this year.

At least beat that bastard once.

Kenny Smith had discussed with Barkley on his show the night before the game about what animal to bring to the studio the next day.

“A cow? A horse? A goat? Or maybe, an ape?”

Ernie Johnson laughed at the side. “The animal protection organization will arrest Charles. The reason? He is harassing you. Charles, if you kneel down and beg Roger now, he might save you.”

Charles Barkley waved his hands disdainfully: “Oh, I’ve never asked anyone for help in my life!”

Less than a minute after the show ended, Roger received a text message.

“Bro, there were a lot of people watching the show just now. Fuck, please save me!”

24 hours later, American Airlines Center.

The strong Mavericks were warming up, and the Dallas fans were cheering. In the stands, there were signs saying “Overthrow the rule”.

But when the Warriors players entered the stadium, the fans who were shaking the signs stopped and held their breath.

Dirk Nowitzki took off his headphones, took a deep breath, looked at Artest beside him uneasily, and his voice trembled slightly.

“They’re here.”

(End of this chapter)