Chapter 39
One day later.
9pm.
Staples Center.
The showdown between the Lakers and Rockets will begin in half an hour.
Su Hao, Kobe, Jokic and other Lakers players are actively warming up, while Harden, Howard and other Rockets players are also actively warming up.
""Shua!"
Su Hao made a mid-range shot, and his heart sank.
"I scored 44 points in one game and 33 points in the other game. The team also won 2 consecutive games. My performance in both games was good. If I can keep it up.
In the first week of the new season, I might win the best of the week, then......You can also complete the side quests released by the system. You will then get the"Phantom Step" of"Flash" Wade.
And tonight's opponent is the strong Rockets, I must play more seriously, and must have a better performance to lead the team to victory."
Thinking of this.
A fighting spirit flashed in our eyes, and we once again actively engaged in warm-up, and entered the game state as early as possible.
"Buzz!"
But at this moment,
Su Hao glanced at the Rockets bench and saw a"pig face", and a cold light suddenly flashed in his eyes.
Who is it?
He is really the general manager of the Rockets.......Morey
"Mo dog!"
Su Hao's eyes flashed with coldness,"Mo Gou, you came to watch the game today. I really hope you can play!"......
In the commentary box
""Shark" O'Neal said:"The"current first shooting guard" Kobe vs. the"current second shooting guard" James Harden.
This will be a highlight"
"No no no!"
""Flying Pig" Barkley shook his head and said,"Compared to Kobe vs. Harden, I am more looking forward to the matchup between Su Hao and Harden.
You know.
Kobe is no longer at his peak now, and after Harden left the Thunder, he emerged as a dark horse and grew wildly, surpassing"Flash" Dwyane Wade.
Become the"second active shooting guard".
And......It is said that he is the"second shooting guard", but in my opinion, Harden is only less popular than Kobe.
Just talking about personal strength
""Bearded" Harden is the"current No. 1 shooting guard", so......I think Harden is now the"pseudo first active shooting guard"""
"That makes sense."
O'Neal nodded and said with a smile:"Then let's all look forward to the showdown between the recently popular"Son of the Universe" Su Hao and the"Pseudo First Shooting Guard" Harden."
Before the game.
The two commentators further warmed up the game.
Soon.
The warm-up was over and the starting lineups of both teams began to play.
Los Angeles Lakers starting: Point guard: Su Hao, shooting guard: Kobe, shooting guard: Clarkson, power forward: Lan Del, center: Jokic.
Houston Rockets starting: Point guard: 185cm Patrick Beverley, shooting guard: 196cm James Harden, small forward: 203cm Trevor Ariza , Power forward: 213cm Donatas Motiejunas, Center: 211cm Dwight Howard
"Jump ball!"
Jokic and Howard scramble for the ball.
Howard, who moved from the Magic to the Lakers and then to the Rockets, has used up most of his"Magic Beast" talent. His offensive end is not as good as before.
However, he is"Magic Beast" after all, and he is the man who was traded for James in the past. He has not completely become an ordinary blue-collar worker. He is still the second in command of the Rockets.
"Bang!"
The bounce is still there, and before Jokic can, he picks up the ball first, and Beverley takes it and passes it to Harden to advance, executing the first attack of the game for the Rockets.
"Bang, bang, bang!"
At the top of the arc on the right side,
Harden faced Clarkson, dribbled between his legs to find the rhythm, looked at the basket and pretended to rush forward, but when he saw Clarkson's center of gravity moving down, he suddenly retreated.
"Wow!"
Step back three-pointer.
One of Harden's signature attacks
""Shua!"
The knife fell.
It hit the hollow point.
"Wow~ He hit the first three-pointer with a step back."Big Bearded" Harden has already practiced the step back like a fire."
【Lakers 0:3 Rockets].
Lakers have the ball.
Kobe pushes the ball over, and the player defending him is not Harden, but......Ariza, high left, back-up Ariza
"Bang!"
One back-to-back confrontation, one half-turned and shook his shoulder, sensed the defender's position with peripheral vision, and then turned around and shot a backward jump shot
"Bang!"
No.
Rebound?
Jokic and Howard grabbed it together, and the offensive basketball was protected by Randall, and then passed out to Su Hao at the top of the arc on the right.
""Step!"
Almost at the moment when Su Hao received the ball, a figure suddenly appeared. It was none other than Patrick Beverley.
Su Hao just held the ball.
Beverley came up to him and kept stretching his hands to scratch the ball, frantically interfering with Su Hao and putting pressure on him. He was like a mad dog, clinging to Su Hao tightly.
Yes.
Beverley's nickname is"Mad Dog", this is his defense!!!
"Snapped!"
Crazy scratching the ball, Beverley directly took the basketball out of Su Hao's hand.......Out of bounds, even though the ball still belongs to the Lakers.
However.
Beverly's strong defense and his positive defensive attitude made head coach Kevin McHale quite satisfied.
Su Hao glanced at Beverly, who followed him closely even in the stop phase, and squinted his eyes,"He is really a mad dog!!!"
Lakers have the ball.
Randle served the ball from the center circle and passed it back to the top of the arc on the left side and to Su Hao's hands. Beverly rushed up again without a doubt.
There is no doubt.
Tonight......Beverly's mission is to entangle Su Hao
""Pah!"
Su Hao got the ball again and became serious. He glanced at Beverley who was rushing towards him fiercely, paused, and accelerated to break through.
"Bang bang bang!"
The bodies of the two people suddenly collided together.
At almost the moment of the collision, Beverly's pupils suddenly dilated. The terrifying impact of [Ma Long's power] instantly made him put on a mask of pain.
At this moment, the roaring"mad dog" was like He was stunned by someone's stick and suddenly became quiet.
"boom!"
"Whoosh!"
Another confrontation, knocking Beverley away, Su Hao accelerated, passed Beverley directly, reached the basket, and flew for a layup
"Uh-huh!"
Hit. In the next round, even though Beverly felt that his bones were about to fall apart, his defensive instinct still made him continue to pounce and entangle him.
However,
Su Hao was not used to it and did not care about his bells and whistles. After several confrontations, once again Knock it away and rush into the basket.
"Kick!"
Kicked off the ground, dodged Motiejunas's block in the air, and succeeded in a dunk.
Beverley's"mad dog" entanglement is still good for point guards like Curry and Paul who can break through in rhythm. It has some effect.
However, it will be useless in the face of Su Hao's absolute power.
"No, the power gap is too big, and.....I don't have any advantage in speed, I can't stick to him at all."
After only two rounds,
Beverley also realized that he couldn't stop Su Hao's attack at all, and knew that his entanglement would have no effect on him.
"Since he likes confrontation, then......Just make him commit an offensive foul."
Thinking of this, in the next round, when Su Hao once again fought back, Beverley fell backwards exaggeratedly and fell to the ground.
"Offensive foul?!"
No.
The referee didn't call it
"Boom!"
Su Hao hit the opponent's back and dunked again.
When he returned to the court, he glanced at"Mad Dog" Beverley calmly,"Still want to commit an offensive foul? Sorry, I have learned to control my strength!!!"