NBA's King of Talking

Chapter 155 The First Triple-Double of the New Season

The Raptors were hit with a run early in the third quarter, and they were unable to turn the tide until the very end of the game.

In the subsequent game, DeRozan scored repeatedly against Korver, helping the team score, but Gay completely lost his way in this game and his shooting touch was terrible.

In this situation, it's unrealistic to expect one player to turn the game around. The Raptors also couldn't stop the Hawks' offense, so the score gap didn't widen further, but catching up was also out of the question.

Ultimately, the Hawks easily defeated the visiting Raptors at home, securing their first home win of the season. Combined with their previous away victory, they have now won two straight games to start the season.

When the final whistle blew, the Philips Arena erupted in cheers.

The team mascot, Harry the Eagle, waved the team flag, looking as excited as if he had just eaten a whole pack of chewing gum.

All five starters for the Hawks scored in double figures in this game, showcasing the power of team basketball.

贾飞本场比赛出战29分58秒，10投6中，其中3分球4投2中，罚球4罚3中，得到17分11个篮板10次助攻2个抢断1个盖帽1个失误，无论从场上表现还是效率，都非常炸裂。

In contrast, Rudy Gay of the opposing team only made 6 of 23 shots and scored 14 points.

DeRozan was the Raptors' best player, scoring 27 points on 12-of-23 shooting, but he alone couldn't match the Hawks' balanced attack.

The locker room was filled with laughter and jubilation after the victory; everyone from the coaches to the players beamed with joy. Such a triumphant win was exactly what this young, new team needed.

Confidence needs to be built up little by little, and team cohesion doesn't happen overnight. The best scenario is when you can develop team cohesion through winning games.

Jia Fei gave an interview in the locker room.

After the interview, he washed up and then attended the post-game press conference with Horford and Korver. These three were the Hawks' three best-performing players in the game.

This is Jia Fei's second time attending a post-game press conference; the first time was when he was still playing for the Thunder. Both appearances share a common thread: he recorded a triple-double on both occasions.

This is his second triple-double in his NBA career. For a player who is considered a role player, getting a triple-double is not an easy thing.

After he got his second triple-double, few people would still think he couldn't survive in this league.

"Hello Jia Fei, did you do this on purpose or was it just a coincidence that you got three pairs today?" a reporter asked.

Jia Fei laughed and said, "I would like to do it deliberately. I want to achieve the feat of averaging a triple-double for the season, but the question is, can I really do it?"

As soon as he finished speaking, many people in the audience laughed.

"Jia Fei, do you have a grudge against Rudy Gay? Why did your ball hit his groin?" another reporter asked.

Jia Fei shook his head and said, "I need to correct something: I didn't do it on purpose. I wanted to dribble past him, but my technique wasn't right, and the ball didn't go through. I have no grudge against him. He's my opponent, and we both want to beat each other, that's all."

After the press conference ended, Jia Fei packed his things and prepared to leave.

"Want to grab something to eat together?" Korver invited.

"Okay!" Jia Fei readily agreed.

Jia Fei, Korver, and Art Mayok went to the restaurant for a meal.

Korver is very careful about his diet, avoiding pork, fried foods, high-sugar carbohydrates, and sugary drinks.

"Jia, your pass today was really great!" Korver praised Jia Fei.

Jia Fei was a little embarrassed: "Actually, it wasn't that I passed the ball very well on several occasions, but rather that your positioning and your accurate shooting were the key factors." Korver made 5 three-pointers in this game, and several of them were very difficult, including that astonishing "flash shot".

Korver said, "Your shooting is also very good. You have a high success rate when you're open, and your release speed is also fast. You must have worked hard."

Art Mayork said, "He's been practicing his shooting all summer!"

"Sure enough!" Korver said, "Shooting really can be practiced. As long as you have the right method and spend a lot of time practicing to develop muscle memory, you can become a shooter with a pretty good shooting percentage."

Jia Fei nodded; he certainly believed Korver. If Korver wasn't qualified to say that, who else in the league was?

After finishing his meal and returning home, Jia Fei immediately logged into the system to check his task completion status. Unfortunately, he hadn't completed a single task…

Undeterred, he checked his rage level and was pleasantly surprised to find that he had a lot of rage!

The specific rage levels are as follows: Rudy Guy 11 rage, Terrence Ross 6 rage, Lowry 1 rage, Valanciunas 2 rage, and Casey 4 rage.

Jia Fei used the addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division knowledge taught by his PE teacher to calculate that there were a total of 24 rage points, which could be converted into 2400 points.

"So you all hate me this much!" Jia Fei thought to himself with a smile. He wasn't afraid of going against the whole world; he was just afraid that you wouldn't send him travel expenses.

Adding the 1220 points he already had in his account, he now has a total of 3620 points.

The Hawks' next opponent is the Lakers.

The following morning, they boarded a private plane and departed for Los Angeles, the City of Angels on the West Coast.

After arriving in Los Angeles, the team held an acclimatization practice at the Lakers' training facility in the afternoon.

After training, Jia Fei consulted Korver on off-ball movement techniques and the details of receiving the ball for three-pointers. He himself had made significant progress in his three-point shooting since the NCAA, both in terms of volume and accuracy, but compared to top shooters, he still lagged far behind.

In the future, he certainly hopes to develop into a perimeter star who can attack with the ball, but if he can have the attributes of a shooter, then opponents will find it even more difficult to defend him.

A ball-handling offensive superstar combined with top-tier 3-and-D skills—he had never seen a player like this before. Even Michael Jordan, known as the god of basketball, was never particularly adept at three-point shooting. But times have changed. Three-pointers will become increasingly important in the future, and an outside star without excellent three-point shooting ability will be significantly less of a threat.

Even a muscular guy like Running Man keeps practicing his three-point shot, so how could he not practice his three-point shot?

"I've observed your movement. Overall, your movement is fine; you're very flexible and can read the game. The reason you feel your movement is lacking is mainly because you're not a threat enough when you catch the ball and shoot three-pointers!" Korver pointed out the key problem with Jia Fei.

"Yes, your three-pointers are pretty good, but many of them are spot-up threes. You need to improve your three-pointers when you catch the ball while moving!" Korver said.