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178. A full stop

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Chamberlain was very disappointed when he failed to find Doug's younger brother. The gray mood did not fade away when he arrived at the training hall. God knew how much he wanted to find Hit, not only because of his brotherly friendship with the latter, but also because he knew that as long as he found Hit, Doug would definitely return to the United States.

Doug has been to Iraq for a while. Although the two often call or chat with video, this cannot alleviate Chamberlain's concerns about him. The place is too turbulent now. Every time he sees horrible events in the Iraqi region, he will be frightened. He is afraid of seeing the name Doug Sardmons in the news.

Sean's appearance gave him a turning point to change all this. After all, this guy is the overlord of the streets of San Francisco. The news is much more circulating than his NBA star, who is taller and less popular. He believes that the other party will provide him with some useful information.

In fact, Sean had already given him some useful news just before, for example, according to his judgment, although the fast gunman Hit was taciturn, he was absolutely normal in spirit and was just a little autistic.

Chamberlain was much happier when he got the news. He couldn't stand the stimulation of his parents' death and his brother's professional basketball career ended. Hit was once mentally ill. Although he has not found him yet, since he has returned to normal, Chamberlain doesn't need to worry too much.

Hit is very smart and is also very cunning before something happened. As long as he returns to normal, he will take good care of himself. For example, in the past, he has appeared on the street court several times to bet on people and bet on people's accurate projections. He has gained a lot every time.

Although I was worried about Hit, Chamberlain had more and more important things to deal with. The All-Star Game ended and the NBA regular season was in full swing. All teams were in conflict for the playoffs, especially the old playoff strong teams such as the Spurs, who have now won eight consecutive victories.

The Warriors also had excellent record. After defeating the Celtics, they defeated the Supersonics for the rest of February, and six opponents including the 76ers, ending their death moon with a refreshing seven-game winning streak.

After playing with the Celtics, they first met the Supersonics. Not long ago, Chamberlain and Durant also staged a brotherly show in the All-Star Rookie Challenge. However, they met in the regular season and Chamberlain immediately ruthlessly massacred the brother who won the rookie MVP together.

The hero of this game was Monta Ellis, who scored 30 points. The "bench bandits" West, Azubuk and Louis formed the three musketeers. They jointly contributed 14 of 14 shots in the third quarter and scored 35 points, completely defeating the opponent in this quarter.

In the first quarter, the Supersonics, who played away, seized the upper hand. At the beginning of the game, Durant stole Jackson's pass and fast break layup. Then Green and Collison opened fire with all their energy, and the Supersonics started 17-12.

This is somewhat similar to the last match. In that game, the Supersonics also gained an advantage at the beginning, but this time the advantage is more obvious. The Supersonics record has also been good recently. They found a good helper for Durant, which is the Little Prince Prince who got from the Pistons in the last three-party transaction.

In the second half of the first quarter, the Warriors strengthened the attacks from the inside, especially Chamberlain played tough, hitting the inside continuously and scoring free throws. Billups also rushed into the inside twice to score, chasing the score to 27-32 in the first quarter.

The Supersonics were still playing very reasonably in the second quarter, and the Warriors were anxious to perform, so the situation was full of twists and turns. First, the Warriors played a 6-0 Little Gaofeng, chasing the score to 40-41. Durant led the team to a 13-0 scoring Gaofeng, and Collison completed a 2+1 offense, 53-50. In the last 2 and a half points, West, who came on the bench, joined forces with Jackson and Billups to play a 9-0 shock wave, and the score turned 60-55 in the first half.

In the third quarter, the Supersonics' feel was gone, and Durant could no longer score every shot. The gap in strength between the two sides began to show, especially the depth of the bench. Supersonics relied on the main force. Their bench was too bad, but the Warriors were different. They were all powerful players on the bench, especially West.

West has been waiting for these two games. He is hostile to the Celtics' damage to him, and he hates that the Supersonics gave him hope but made him desperate. When the Supersonics, the Warriors and the Pistons formed a three-party deal, and none of the three parties were willing to accept him. His days in Seattle were a nightmare for him.

The opportunity to take revenge is here.

West made repeated attacks, Azubuk and Louis also took advantage of the situation. The three players actually made tacit understanding. The Warriors' three muskets on the outside were extremely fierce. They made all the first 14 shots, including four three-pointers, and directly scored a super score difference of 35:10 in a single quarter.

In this way, the game was over, and the rest of the time both sides began to send water dispenser guards to waste garbage time. The Warriors spent three quarters to win the game.

After playing the Supersonics, the Warriors changed their places and flew to Philadelphia to challenge the 76ers.

Even though most of this season has passed, the 76ers have not yet emerged from the pain of losing AI. Their record is very bad and they are at the forefront of this year's draft No. 1 pick. Although the 76ers with Iguodala, Chris Webber and Miller are also considered to be a star-studded star, their record is so bad.

In the first half of the first quarter, the Warriors had not yet made any effort. The 76 team's shooting began frequently. The game went to 7 minutes and 32 seconds. After Chris Webber made a shot, the Warriors led 11-2. After the timeout, the Warriors made consecutive hits, hitting a 6-0 wave, and the Warriors led the 76ers 17-2.

At this time, eight minutes had passed in the first quarter, which means that the 76ers only hit one goal in the first eight minutes, which created the history of the NBA. However, because there was no pressure, the Warriors' performance was not very good, and they only scored 17 points in eight minutes, which was unimaginable before, because old Nelson was an offensive madman.

The 76ers coach kept pausing, and then the birdman finally felt a better feel. After Iguodala successfully dunked through the breakthrough, Miller assisted Weber to get an alley relay. Chamberlain had the chance to block the ball, but he looked at Weber's injury-filled appearance and couldn't bear to take action. He was afraid of killing the old man to death.

Weber was once a idol of Chamberlain when he was a teenager. His gorgeous style and comprehensive talent made him deeply admire him. Now seeing his former idol struggling under his hands, Chamberlain really wants to ask, where has the time gone?

At the end of the first quarter, the Warriors led the 76ers 26-12, and then the fans in the stands began to retreat, and the arena, which had not many people, became more empty.

After the second quarter started, Chamberlain was pushed to the bench by Old Nelson for rest, and told him that if nothing unexpected happened, he would not play again. Billups also came to the game with Chamberlain.

Without the two protagonists, Chamberlain and Billups, Ellis, the former Warriors' first shot, began to show his power. He scored 7 points in a row, helping the Warriors lead the opponent with a big score of 45-24.

The 76ers coach could only call for a timeout again. In fact, this poor guy was almost tortured by this team. What the hell is playing? After the coach's roar and scolding, the 76ers finally cheered up after the timeout. They hit back with a wave of 8-2 Xiao Gaoqiong, but Jackson immediately opened the score difference with two three-pointers.

In the later games, the Warriors maintained a lot of firepower both on the outside and inside, and the Warriors led the way to the second half with a score of 67-44.

After the third quarter, Weber made two consecutive shots, but the Warriors still led by 71-52 because after Ellis and Jackson, West started firing again. Then Willy Green scored 7 points in a row, but the Warriors continued to lead by 7 points. At the end of this quarter, the Warriors led the 76ers 90-73.

Entering the last quarter, the 76ers saw that the scores were so different, so they simply gave up and started playing the three-point rain tactic. Anyway, losing one point is a loss, and losing 100 points is a loss, no matter how bad it is.

In this way, the 76ers showed momentum, with Green and Iguodala hitting three-pointers one after another, helping the 76ers narrow the score gap to 12 points at one point.

But the Warriors are also in full swing on the outside, and the 76ers have strong three-pointers? There are more people here who are good at shooting three-pointers. Last season, Old Nelson coached the team and played crazy running and shooting. The most important thing is three-point shooters. Ellis, Bellinelli and Azubuk all set off. The 76ers' counterattack opportunity disappeared. In the last 3 minutes, two three-pointers from West and Azubuk completely knocked the 76ers back to their original form, and the Warriors led 114-95. The game entered garbage time, and the Warriors finally defeated the 76ers at home 119-97.

In the following days, the Warriors won consecutively, the Suns and Jazz, the Western Conference giants. These two games were tough battles. The Warriors won hard both of them. Almost all the winners were decided in the last minute. The Warriors won six points in the combined game.

Moreover, this is thanks to the 76ers for their help, because when the two teams were fighting, both Chamberlain and Billups only played one quarter and saved their energy. These two people were the guarantee of winning in these two games.

Chamberlain scored 20 points and 18 rebounds in the previous two games against the Supersonics and the 76ers, and only 6 rebounds were made against the 76ers, destroying his record of double-digit rebounds. However, Chamberlain did not pay much attention to this kind of record. He was only 19 years old, and there were still opportunities to create records.

In the match against the Suns, Chamberlain scored 25 points, 20 rebounds and 8 blocks, and Billups scored 18 points, 14 assists and 4 steals. Then, facing the Jazz, Chamberlain became even more brave. He was so angry that he scored 35 points, 16 rebounds and 5 blocks, and Billups had 20 points and 15 assists.
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