rpbooks Chapter 441 Preheating
Chapter 441 Preheating
Chapter 441 Preheating
The Toyota Center Arena, home of the Rockets, can accommodate 18300 people. It was opened in 2003. The implication is that Yao Ming has used this arena as his home stadium for almost all of his career. Domestic fans are generally familiar with this arena.As a Rockets fan, Xu Tian is no exception.
A huge poster was posted on the front of the Toyota Center arena. The main position on the top was reserved for James Harden, while the rest of the stars became foils, listed on the left and right.
Due to past grievances, Xu Tian did not appear on the poster.This is also a normal phenomenon for the NBA with various confrontations.
Houstonians usually don't care much about the team's games, but this game was too much publicized by the media before the game, causing many people to look forward to it.Because of this, the average ticket price for this game has increased significantly, but it is still very popular in the second-hand market.
Xu Tian hadn't played a game for nearly ten days, and he missed that indescribable feeling very much. After relaxing his muscles with the help of Gary Vitti, he took a taxi to the competition venue alone.He has a special affection for the venue, but he doesn't show it easily.
The huge poster on the front attracted his attention, and when he saw that he was not on it, he couldn't help but smile a little.He is used to being hostile by away fans and he enjoys it.
Lakers equipment manager Maples went to the away arena to prepare a few hours before the game, but because of Xu Tian's comeback, his work also started ahead of schedule.After lunch, he came to the away locker room of the Toyota Center Arena to prepare the players' equipment.
The Rockets officials are very hostile to the Lakers, so the locker room of the visiting team is very simple, with only luxuriously decorated walls inside, and no supporting facilities in the locker. Even ordinary objects such as chairs have been removed.This is an additional target for the Rockets. The last time the Lakers came to play away, they did not do so.
As soon as Xu Tian entered the locker room, he saw Maples sitting on the equipment box. Then he looked around the visiting team's locker room. When he found the conditions here, he frowned and said, "The Rockets actually thought of this move. It's not going to be a good halftime break."
Maples arranged Xu Tian's locker first, and said, "Xu, I've already put away your things for you. The bracelet you ordered from the sponsor is placed on top."
Xu Tian walked to the locker where the No. 1 jersey was hung, picked up a purple and gold bracelet that was placed on the spare jersey, and looked at it carefully.This bracelet is symmetrical in purple and gold, similar to the bracelet he usually wears, except that 8 is printed in the middle of the purple and 24 is printed in the middle of the gold.
This is a sign of Xu Tian's decision to fulfill his promise, and it is also a tribute to Kobe for guiding him and bringing back the suspense of the game. In short, it has many meanings.
Howard has many emotions in his heart, including worries about the future and desire for victory, all kinds of complex emotions breed and spread in his heart.This is something he can't control and can only let it be.
Bickerstaff thought about a variety of defensive tactics and rehearsed many times in his mind, but none of them felt very effective, and finally decided to take the risk of defending Xu Tian by defending George.He didn't know how it would work, but it was the best he could think of.
The sixth game of the Lakers-Rocket series gradually kicked off amid various expectations, but before that, the second round of the Cavaliers and Pacers had already begun.
The Pacers led by Julius Randle and Louis Williams were not optimistic at first, but the two of them led the team to sweep the Eagles, who were ranked fifth in the Eastern Conference in the regular season, in the first round, which made the outside world have some expectations for them.The media generally believe that maybe the Pacers can't beat the Cavaliers, but it is enough to cause a lot of trouble for the Cavaliers.
Kobe had no game to prepare for, so he turned on the TV and watched the game between the Pacers and Cavaliers first.If the Lakers can really make it to the finals, there is a high probability that they will run into the Cavaliers led by James, and there is no harm in getting to know their opponents in advance.
Julius Randle was not afraid of tigers as a newborn calf, and he came up to make continuous breakthroughs, hitting the penalty area guarded by Timofey Mozgov and Love of the Cavaliers.Both of these players had a problem with their ability to help defend, and they didn't make up the defense in time, allowing Julius Randle to complete an easy layup.
Cavaliers coach Tyronn Lue was not very satisfied with the defense of the Twin Towers. He spread his hands and questioned the two silently in doubt. He really didn't understand why there were empty baskets in the playoffs.From his point of view, this is an incredible phenomenon.
Kobe is a representative of old-school players, so he naturally agrees with Tyronn Lue's feelings.He also didn't quite understand why the penalty area guarded by two inside players didn't even have any defensive strength.
Boss Kim was also very interested in the championship contender's game, but he didn't analyze the game as seriously as Kobe did. He listened to the live commentator's commentary and enjoyed the game comfortably while waiting for the Rockets vs. Lakers game.
The "Houston Chronicle" once again sent Jonathan Fagan to the Toyota Center Arena to interview Rockets interim coach Bickerstaff before the game.The outside world generally believes that if the Rockets are eliminated in the first round, the status of the interim coach will be lost, so the Houston media decided to interview him in advance.
Bickerstaff didn't think about what would happen after being eliminated. All his thoughts were on the upcoming game. The content of the interview was all about offensive and defensive tactics and the Rockets' preparations, but the last sentence was "I think we can defend against Xu." Days" was taken as the title of the interview.
The Lakers team reporter disclosed this information to Xu Tian.
Xu Tian was noncommittal, and continued to stretch in the locker room to fully move his body.He doesn't think that Beverly, who has a slightly dirty style of play, will show mercy to his men, so warm-up activities are essential.
Scott also accepted an interview with the team reporter, but he was more of a compliment, bluntly saying that the Rockets have a greater chance of advancing, and what the Lakers have to do is to do their best to bring the series back to Los Angeles.
In competitive sports, no one can predict the outcome before the game starts.Scott said that the more purpose is to lower the expectations of the outside world.In this way, it can smooth the field for possible failures, so that they will not be turned out to be ridiculed in the future.
Los Angeles fans have long been waiting in front of the TV, watching ESPN ace commentators Mike Breen and Stan Van Gundy's warm-up commentary before the game, and learn about the surrounding news and various interviews of the game in advance.
Lakers fans regret Kobe's injury, but more, they look forward to Xu Tian's return to the game.This round of the series has too many origins, and it is most suitable for watching after dinner.
The domestic media paid a lot of attention to these two teams. After a few days of pre-heating publicity, it finally came to this day, attracting audiences no less than last year's finals.
(End of this chapter)