rpbooks Chapter 244 Barking Dogs Don't Bite
Chapter 244 Barking Dogs Don't Bite
Chapter 244 Barking Dogs Don't Bite
As the Thunder's record gradually improved, Ye Hao's position in the league's MVP rankings also rose steadily.
Currently ranked first on the MVP list is Eastern Cavaliers star LeBron James.
The second place is the Lakers boss Kobe Bryant.
The third is Dwight Howard of the Magic.
After that was Ye Hao of the Thunder, followed by Chris Paul, the boss of the Hornets who had just been defeated by the Thunder.
The sixth is Chauncey Billups of the Denver Nuggets,
The seventh is Wade of the Miami Heat.
The eighth is Duncan of the Spurs,
The ninth is Paul Pierce of the Celtics,
The tenth is Roy of the Trail Blazers.
That's the current top ten of the MVP rankings.
The Cavaliers and Lakers are currently the two best-performing teams in the East and West, ranking first in the East and West.
The record of the Lakers is better than that of the Cavaliers, but James' average data per game is a little brighter.
And in the eyes of brick commentators, they think that the Cavaliers, except for James, are not worth watching. The Cavaliers rely more on James, so James ranks first in the MVP list.
Sometimes Brick's point of view is so unpredictable.
When your statistics are good, he will say that you are not good at leading the team.
But when you lead the team to the best performance in the league, it will be said that your statistics are a little bit worse.
After all, they just don't want to give you the MVP trophy.
Like before, in the season when Kobe played his peak data, the MVP trophy belonged to Nash, because Nash led the team with better results.
Speaking of statistics, so far this season, although Ye Hao's scoring average is still ranked first in the league, he has not scored 40+ in a game since the start of the game.
This is a bit different from last season when he went over 40+ and even 50+ from time to time.
This season, he mainly does not need to carry so much in scoring. There are other teammates like Durant who can provide stable scoring contributions, which helps him share a lot of pressure.
His minutes per game are also down.
But his scoring efficiency is even higher. Although he didn't score 40+ or 50+ in one game, his scoring average is still slightly higher than last season.
However, for his fans, they are eager for him to perform a crazy scoring performance.
After all, watching Ye Hao play and score is the most enjoyable thing.
The Thunder's final game of November is at home against the Suns.
This is also a more critical game for them.
If they can win, they will surpass the Mavericks by a half-game margin and become the new sixth in the Western Conference.
If they lose, they will be chased by the Hornets behind them.
As for their opponents in this game, the Suns, their performance this season is not very good.
They were able to squeeze into the playoffs last season. Since the start of this season, they can only hover on the edge of the playoffs.
Their biggest change this season is that team coach Mike D'Antoni left for New York, and the team coach became Alvin Gentry.
With the same lineup, D'Antoni can lead the team to the playoffs when he is there, and can have a super high winning percentage in the regular season.
With a change of coach, the team's record plummeted.
There is an interesting question here.
Did D'Antoni's tactical system complete Nash, or did Nash complete D'Antoni?
If Nash is just a player with a tactical system, then is the gold content of Nash's two consecutive MVP trophies enough?
An undeniable fact is that playing under D'Antoni, the team's point guards can all play very good statistics.
Whether it's Lin Crazy or Harden the Bearded.
These issues, in Ye Hao's previous life, he also argued with people on a basketball forum.
It's just that it is impossible to argue for an answer to any such question.
Although he is very supportive of Kobe's ability to win one more MVP trophy, he can't dig out the MVP trophy in Nash's hands to give it to Kobe.
Moreover, personally, he still likes the player Nash.
The old man played very well.
Especially with that flowing long hair, it's amazing to send out beautiful assists on the court.
Many people who played at that time were imitating Nash.
But Nash is not easy to learn.
At least Ye Hao didn't learn it in his previous life. The one he learned the most is Kobe, and some tricks from Iverson and McGrady, which are enough for him to make many girls shout wow on the field.
Back to this game.
Due to O'Neal's injury, the Suns chose to use rookie Robin Lopez as the starting center in this game, and partnered with the bully Amare Stoudemire to play inside.
On the back line, Steve Nash and Raja Bell are partnered, and Matt Barnes is added. This is the starting lineup of the Suns.
On the Thunder side, the nephew plays the lantern-as usual, Dragic and Ye Hao in the backcourt, Durant and Jeff Green in the forward line, and Varejao in the center.
In addition, it is worth mentioning that as the performance of Jordan and Ibaka improves, the playing time of the two of them is also gradually increasing.
This also leads to a problem. As Barkley mentioned in the pre-match commentary, the Thunder currently have too many players who can play inside, which leads to overlapping and waste of personnel.
Now their big men have Jeff Green, Varejao, Nick Collison, plus Jordan Jr. and Ibaka.
Everyone needs playing time, but playing time in a game is limited.
Barkley said that if Jordan and Ibaka continue to perform well, the Thunder will inevitably have to trade. No team will hoard several players who are capable of starting at the same position.
That is not a reasonable reinforcement, but a waste of resources.
However, for the Thunder, this problem is not too big.
After all, Jordan and Ibaka are still rookies, and they still need to continue to polish and improve.
At the start of the game, the Thunder won with a jump ball, and they took the lead in attacking.
Dragic holds the ball and advances.
Nash posted it to defend.
In private, Ye Hao once told Dragic that he wanted him to observe and learn more about Nash's playing style and watch more Nash's game videos.
In Ye Hao's previous life, Dragic was called "Little Nash" because his playing style was somewhat similar to Nash. Ye Hao's suggestion to him was naturally to let him learn more about Nash.
Dragic also listened to this suggestion, carefully watched and studied Nash's game video over and over again, and used it in training and games.
Now Nash is guarding him, which makes Dragic feel excited.
He made a mistake as soon as he was excited. He actually made a low-level mistake and dribbled the ball to his feet.
The Suns get the ball.
Nash attacks with the ball.
Dragic is defending, he is close to Nash, and he is also trying to analyze and predict Nash's running position in his mind.
It's just that he still didn't judge correctly, and was still played by Nash.
He judged that a breakthrough from Nash would be a direct attack, but Nash made a false breakthrough and made a real pass.
Passed the ball to Robin Lopez at the basket.
Lopez held the ball and turned around recklessly, trying to force a dunk.
He just turned around, and Varejao behind him welcomed him to the NBA with a superb down-to-the-ground performance.
The referee's whistle sounded and Lopez was called for an offensive foul.
Lopez couldn't help clapping his hands angrily, and went to the referee to argue.
His temper can be more violent than his twin brother Brook Lopez.
The Thunder attacked, this time it was Ye Hao who took possession of the ball for halftime.
Raja Bell posted up to guard against Ye Hao.
Bell reached out for the ball all the way, and retreated all the way.
As for Ye Hao, he leaned on Bell with his shoulder all the way, protected the ball tightly all the way, and dribbled the ball to the top of the frontcourt.
After arriving in the frontcourt, Durant took the initiative to come over to cover Ye Hao.
Ye Hao dribbled the ball close to Durant and went around to the other side.
Bell retreated, tried to bypass Durant, and continued to chase Ye Hao.
It's just that he didn't have time at all, because after Ye Hao dribbled the ball around, he immediately pulled it up and shot.
The posture is still picturesque, ecstasy, and elegant.
The same is true for basketball shots.
The fans in the arena were shouting loudly, "Ye Hao! Ye Hao! Ye Hao!..."
It's as if the new emperor is enthroned here.
There is a player in the league who always likes to compare himself to "King". He tweets and brings "king" on every topic.
This is a bit of a smug exaggeration.
Ye Hao has never associated himself with such words, but in the eyes of Oklahoma City fans, he is the king here,
From the moment he arrived in Oklahoma City, he was the only king in this arena in this city.
After Ye Hao made the shot in front of Raja Bell, he looked at Raja Bell and slowly backed away.
There was a murderous look in the eyes, which could make Raja Bell feel a little trembling in his heart.
Raja Bell was a little baffled, he really didn't know when he offended this killer star.
But Ye Hao not only stared at him with his eyes, but also waved his hand across his throat, cutting his throat.
This action is forbidden in the league, but this time the referee didn't know if he saw it and deliberately pretended that he didn't see it, or really didn't see it, anyway, he didn't give Ye Hao the whistle.
Raja Bell was a little confused, why did this guy stare at him?
And, shouldn't it be the other way around?
He is a defensive champion, it should be him who defends Ye Hao and makes Ye Hao feel suffocated.
Now Ye Hao actually came to provoke him.
Raja Bell naturally didn't know the reason.
Ye Hao was just venting his anger on behalf of Kobe. In a game between the Suns and the Lakers in 2006, Raja Bell brought Kobe down with a chokehold.
Ye Hao, who is Kobe's protégé, naturally wouldn't give Raja Bell any good looks.
When the game started, I had a chance to stare at Raja Bell.
Looking back, Nash bullied Dragic again.
A player as smart as Nash, facing a rookie who was much weaker than him, naturally knows how to use his advantages.
He used fake moves to pass Dragic, and after breaking in, he rode and shot an arrow in front of Varejao who was defending.
That trick of horse riding and archery is very well used.
"Pay attention to what he does and learn with your heart. When defending him, pay attention to using your body to fight and consume him!" Ye Hao patted Dragic on the shoulder and encouraged him.
Dragic nodded.
Ye Hao dribbled the ball across the half, and Raja Bell pressed the defense.
Matt Barnes, who was guarding the top of the arc, also slid forward, trying to flank Ye Hao with Bell.
These are the two defensive champions that the Suns can handle.
Before they pinched, Ye Hao sent the ball to the middle of the field and gave it to Durant who was down.
Barkley cheered loudly: "Very penetrating pass! This ball is really good! Durant can complete the offense after receiving the ball. He is already in a very good position. Got a ball!"
"Bang!"
Durant's shot hit the iron.
The ball that should have been sure was bluntly sucked to death by Barkley.
Stoudemire grabbed the backboard and handed the ball to Nash.
Nash advanced quickly and rushed towards the frontcourt.
Stoudemire, Raja Bell, and Barnes quickly followed up.
This is the style of play the Suns are used to, a quick counterattack.
Even with a change of coach, the offensive methods the players are used to are still played out.
However, the Thunder's return to defense is also extremely fast.
Ye Hao rushed back first, stretching out his hand to stop Nash.
Did not give the Suns a counterattack.
For this kind of quick counterattack, Ye Hao is also an expert, so how could he be easily defeated by the Suns.
Seeing that the Thunder were back on defense, Nash took control of the ball and retreated a bit, and began to direct his teammates to run tactics.
At this time, Stoudemire slanted into the basket, and Nash raised his hand and sent the basketball in.
The pass is just right, just delivered to the comfortable receiving position of Stoudemire moving forward.
Stoudemire caught the ball, went straight up, and dunked on Varejao's head.
Ye Hao watched Nash pass the ball over his head, but he couldn't stop it.
Nash's passing is really sharp.
He secretly gave Nash a thumbs up in his heart.
It's a sincere praise, not imagining Barkley sending out poisonous milk.
Looking back, Ye Hao faced Raja Bell with the ball at the top of the arc.
He stood face-to-face with Bell, took a quick tentative step, and then swayed his body, causing Bell to stretch his hand forward.
Follow him directly to pull up the jump shot.
call out!
Swish!
Another sharp shot.
And it's still three points.
"Raja, your defense is like paper, and it will be torn apart if I poke it casually." Ye Hao said with a smile while maintaining the posture of shooting.
"Ding, madness value +1..."
Raja Bell gritted his teeth and said: "Boy, don't be complacent, I will definitely guard you to death next! Keeping will not let you score again! I will lock you up!"
"A dog that can bark won't bite!" Ye Hao shook his head, shrugged and spread his hands towards Raja Bell.
Raja Bell was completely irritated by Ye Hao.
(End of this chapter)