Barkley is not bragging this time, let alone grandstanding, but he thinks that if Zhou Si's performance cannot be elected as MVP, who else can be elected?

Who else is worthy?

In terms of personal data, Zhou Si was worthy of the MVP last season, but the team's record held him back.

MVP, as the name suggests, the most valuable player.

The most valuable thing here is not for the individual, but for the team.

Therefore, the most considered player in the MVP selection over the years is the player with the best personal statistics from the team with the best record.

For example, Rose from the previous Bulls.

In terms of personal data alone, he was only in the top ten in the league, but the Bulls' record that season was first in the league, and he really made the Bulls better, which made him the youngest MVP in the NBA!

Zhou Si's performance last season was indeed amazing, but there was not much talk about him winning the MVP.

One is because the Blazers' record has not reached that level, and the other is because compared to being a leader, Zhou Si does more defense, quietly scoring, and assisting his teammates.

In terms of communicating with and helping his teammates, Zhou Si actually didn't do a good enough job. It wasn't until the playoffs that Zhou Si showed a hint of leadership.

So it’s not unfair to lose MVP Zhou Si.

This summer, after experiencing the training of the World Cup, Zhou Si's skill improvement is not that obvious, but his state of mind has really improved a lot.

Although Zhou Si scored higher in a few games of the new season than last season, that was because he began to set the pace, step up to score when the team couldn't get going, and took responsibility.

In essence, he is still so selfless.

This season, Zhou Si began to try to speak more, encourage teammates through language, and help teammates adjust their status.

In Barkley's view, this is what a leader and a MVP should do.

As long as this state is maintained, the Trail Blazers' record this season will definitely improve by leaps and bounds, and Zhou Si will become the MVP without any doubt!

After returning from the timeout, the Warriors finally stopped going crazy and started playing positional warfare.

Although they were playing positional warfare, the Warriors' shot selection was still crazy, and the pace on the court was very fast.

After the first quarter, the score reached 28:37.

The Warriors still have two tools to maintain an unbeaten record this season. If they play normally, they can definitely keep a 50-50 tie with the Trail Blazers.

At the beginning of the second quarter, the main players of both sides rested off the court, and both sides entered into rotation lineups.

The Warriors are led by McCollum, plus Livingston, Barbosa, Green and Speights.

The Trail Blazers are led by Yi Di, plus Douglas, Courtney Lee, James Johnson and Jokic.

The Warriors attacked first, and "Brazilian Lightning" Barbosa and Speights broke through the pick-and-roll and completed a layup.

Barbosa's speed is very fast, and Jokic's speed is too slow, causing almost no interference.

30:37!

The Trail Blazers attacked, and Jokic supported the free throw line in the middle. The Warriors restricted the Blazers' left and right two-way ball-free coverage very well, and there was no chance.

Jokic took two steps inward and then missed Speights' shot.

Although Speights has poor defense and is short and heavy, he looks pretty good at guarding Jokic.

The Warriors attack, and Barbosa calls the pick-and-roll again.

After breaking through and attracting double-teams from Jokic and James Johnson, Barbosa passed the ball to Speights on the outside!

Speight's bald head flashed and he hit the target directly from the open space!

32:37!

Zhou Si on the bench glanced at Cole. Was he planning to make a fuss about Jokic's defense?

To be honest, Jokic's defense is indeed the worst among the Warriors' three centers.

Until he loses weight, it will be difficult for him to be called a qualified rim protector.

When he was in the Serbian team, his teammates wiped his butt for him, but Yi Di's defense ability is not very strong now. Zhou Si wanted to see how he would respond.

On the offensive end, the Trail Blazers' off-ball movement still had no chance.

Jokic singled out Speights and was directly assisted by Barbosa to complete the steal.

The Warriors counterattacked defensively, and Barbosa made a one-stop layup.

34:37!

"beep!"

The whistle came from the sidelines and coach Stotts called a timeout!

Being targeted continuously, Coach Stotts is not very satisfied with Jokic's response. If he doesn't adjust, the lead will be almost gone!

The Trail Blazers' bench is strong, but once the team can't open up, the shortcomings of lack of main attack ability also begin to be exposed.

Jokic looked frustrated when he came off the court.

He knew that he was being targeted, but with his current ability, he really didn't have a good way to deal with it.

Zhou Si walked over and patted him on the shoulder,

"Nicholas, it's okay. When you successfully lose weight, you will definitely beat them!"

Unlike ordinary people's brain circuits, Jokic is even more frustrated.

Do I have to wait until the weight loss is successful?

Not now?

Zhou Si looked at Jokic, who was still frustrated, and thought for a moment before having a brief exchange with James Johnson.

Jokic, who was covered with a towel, didn't know what happened next.

"Nicholas, what are you doing? The timeout is over, come on!"

ah!

Jokic quickly took the towel off his head and walked off the court.

The coach didn't replace me?

In the commentary box, Kenny Smith looked at the Trail Blazers' lineup and commented:

"Replacing James Johnson instead of Jokic is not the same way to train rookies, right?"

"Maybe they have some trick up their sleeve?"

Barkley isn't sure either.

After returning from the timeout, the Trail Blazers took the lead, and it was still Jokic's support from the free throw line.

There are no unique tricks, it’s still the same old routine!

The same thought passed through the minds of the viewers in front of the TV.

But the situation on the field soon told them that they were naive.

“Clang——!”

On the court, Zhou Si caught Jokic's lob and directly pushed the basketball into the basket!

34:39!

After Zhou Si landed, he looked at Barbossa, who was more than ten centimeters shorter than him, and smiled.

The Warriors' lineup doesn't seem to have too many weaknesses!

Seeing Zhou Si's thumbs up to him, Jokic couldn't help but smile.

As expected of Brother Zhou, he is awesome!

The Warriors attacked, and Barbosa, who was bullied, used a pick-and-roll to find Jokic.

"Keep the inside line, I'm outside."

Zhou Si reminded loudly!

Jokic understood the idea immediately and did not follow him out. He waited for Barbosa to rush in and then interfered, thus preventing the attack!

Zhou Si rushed into the penalty area to protect the rebound.

Seeing Jokic moving more vigorously, Zhou Si also had a smile on his face.

This time, Zhou Si did not use tactics but suddenly scored to give Jokic a chance on the outside.

"Shua——!"

Jokic really made a three-pointer!

34:42!

Only two rounds after Zhou Si came back, the score difference between the two teams widened again!

The audience on the sidelines burst into cheers!

The Big Three of TNT praised Zhou Si repeatedly!

"Zhou is the Blazers' biggest surprise!

Jokic is fully activated!

Rookie wall?

Zhou is here, don’t be afraid!

Just break it up!”
Chapter completed!