rpbooks Chapter 250 Nos. 8 and 24
Chapter 250 Nos. 8 and 24
Chapter 250 Nos. 8 and 24
This season's Clippers are also making frequent moves in terms of transactions and free agent signings.
It's just that under a fierce operation, the team's record did not improve, and instead fell to the bottom of the league.
They traded old cats Cutino Mobley and Tim Thomas to the Knicks for Zach Randolph and Muddy Collins.
It's just that not long after Randolph joined the team, the Clippers regretted the deal.
After that, they sent Fatty Lan to the Grizzlies. What they didn't expect was that Randolph shined in the Grizzlies, and the combination with Gasol Jr. became a well-known black and white double bear in the league.
Of course, these are all things to come, and it hasn't happened yet.
The Clippers had another important signing in the summer.
That is to sign the bearded Baron Davis, the former Warriors star point guard in free agency.
Originally, the Clippers hoped that Davis would be able to carry the team's flag after he arrived at the team, but unfortunately, the bearded man who once led the team to the playoff miracle in the Warriors is no longer majestic, and he can no longer find him. Back to the style of the black eight o'clock.
This season, Davis averaged only 14.7 points per game, which is a far cry from the 21.8 points per game he averaged with the Warriors last season.
How can the Clippers led by Davis in such a state be the opponent of the Thunder led by Ye Hao?
In the battle against the Clippers, Ye Hao only played for two quarters and scored 32 points casually. He dealt with it, handed in his homework, and clocked in for three quarters to rest on the sidelines.
In the end, the Thunder beat the Clippers 112 to 88.
It can be said that there is no bloodshed.
Now the Thunder are gradually showing their strengths.
Many media reporters who looked down on them at the beginning of the season changed their tune and began to praise them as a strong team in the playoffs.
The bricks began to say that they are a balanced offensive and defensive team, with Ye Hao and Durant on the offensive end, and other role players also have good scoring ability.
What is impressive is their defensive ability. There are Varejao, Jordan Jr. and Ibaka on the inside, and Ye Hao, Durant, Battier and Tony Allen on the outside. Their overall defensive efficiency has reached Ranked in the top five in the league, it can already be tied with strong teams such as the Lakers, Celtics and Cavaliers.
Now they are firmly in the top four in the West, and their record is only half a game behind the No.3 Nuggets.
It is entirely possible that they will overtake the Nuggets in one fell swoop with the momentum of this winning streak.
It's just that the result of this overtake may not appear so quickly. After beating the Clippers, their opponent is last season's championship Lakers, which is at the top of the league.
This season, the Lakers are playing better and better. The cooperation between Kobe and Pau Gasol is more and more tacit. The chemical reaction of the team is good. They played a better start than last season.
Last season, after the Lakers successfully won the championship, they retained the original championship lineup, and did not make a big move against the team, but only made some minor repairs.
They sent Vladimir Radmanovic to the Bobcats, and Chris Mihm to the Grizzlies, and then got parallel imports Adam Morrison and Shannon Brown.
The game between the Thunder and the Lakers has already attracted the attention of countless people before it even started.
If people still thought that the strength of the Thunder team was only second or third in the league before, then the Thunder team has reversed people's perception with their excellent record.
They just squeezed from the second- and third-rate positions in people's minds to the first-class strong team position.
Of course, in the division of people's strength, even first-class people have a priority.
They'll put the Lakers at the top and the Thunder at the bottom of the lineup.
However, no matter how you say it, the Thunder's match against the Lakers is no longer a drama where a strong team beats a big team, but a collision between a strong team and a strong team.
The competition should be fierce as expected, not one-sided.
This can be regarded as a highlight of this game.
But this is not the biggest point of view.
The biggest highlight is the duel between Kobe and Ye Hao.
They met on the field, there are really too many stories to tell.
These are what media reporters like to report, and fans like to read and want to know.
Last season, the Thunder team led by Ye Hao fought against the Lakers led by Kobe in the Western Conference Finals. From the perspective of personal data performance, Ye Hao seems to have a slight upper hand.
It's just that the Lakers finally defeated the Thunder to advance, so Kobe is even better at leading the team.
At the Yanbei Olympics, Ye Hao led the Huaxia team to defeat Kobe's US team and successfully regained a victory.
Considering that Ye Hao came out of Kobe Bryant's training camp before and finally entered the NBA,
And both of them are two of the hottest superstars in the league today.
This game cannot but be a sensation.
National TV live broadcast, that is for sure, and the ratings of the live broadcast are also inevitable, and they have already surpassed the ratings of many playoff games, creating a new high in the TV ratings of the regular season this season.
Before the game even started, Staples was already full.
Of course, this is the home court of the Lakers, and there are many fans wearing Kobe's No. 24 jersey.
But there are also many fans wearing Ye Hao's No. 8 jersey.
However, unlike other competitions, each supporter will be hostile to each other.
But today, the fans who supported Kobe and the fans who supported Ye Hao seemed a bit harmonious.
Now the entire league knows that Kobe and Ye Hao have a good relationship.
The 8th and the 24th have always had a harmonious relationship that is somewhat unclear.
Fans on both sides will even lift their jersey numbers on their chests and greet each other in a friendly way.
Some fans who wore Kobe's previous No. 8 jersey kept pointing to the jersey number on their chests, and then pointed to the chest number of Ye Hao's fans, indicating that everyone has a close relationship.
The fans who came to the scene to watch the game today, naturally, there are a lot of Hollywood film and television stars.
These die-hard fans of the Lakers will not want to miss this game.
Xiao Lizi, Lord Dog, Nicholson and others sat in their fixed positions, and exchanged their views on the game with the people around them from time to time.
Female fans including Scarlett, Taylor Swift and Jessica Alba also attended the game.
Jessica Alba is wearing Kobe's purple and gold jersey and insists on fanning her idol.
Scarlett and Swift changed their courts and wore Ye Hao's jerseys, after all, they were already fascinated by Ye Hao.
Wearing a large gold chain, the dog asked Nicholson: "What do you think of this game, old man?"
Nicholson smiled: "Our Lakers should be able to win, we are stronger than when we won the championship last season.
This season, we have not encountered any injuries, and the players are in good condition.
Our goal is to successfully defend the title.
I don't think the Thunder can beat us.
However, I also have to admit that the performance of the Thunder really surprised me.
Given time, their team must have a bright future. "
Lord Gou nodded and said, "Yeah, I didn't expect the Thunder to play so well.
This Ye Hao is really too strong.
I didn't think he was very good last season, but in the end our opponent in the West was the Sonics led by him.
This season, I also watched some of his games, and I think he is stronger than last season.
I even think he's on par with Kobe in terms of scoring.
And his attitude in playing is very good, without the arrogance and arrogance of a rookie.
He is really willing to actively defend on the court and do the dirty work.
This guy, I think is really good! "
Leonardo, the little plum next to him, interjected: "Yeah, I have watched his games now, and I even flew to the scene to watch him play.
In him, I can find the way Kobe played when he was young.
That kind of hard work, as well as how good-looking the game is, really made me feel like going back in time watching the game on the spot.
I seem to have returned to the days when I watched Kobe play and grow up.
If I wasn't a die-hard fan of the Lakers, I might really become a fan of the Thunder because of Ye Hao. "
Nicholson nodded slightly and said, "Well, he is indeed good.
Alas, alas, the better he plays, the more I regret that we passed him in the draft last season. "
Hearing the old man's words, both Xiao Lizi and the dog master couldn't help sighing secretly.
Yes, if I hadn't missed Ye Hao, I might be able to see Kobe and Ye Hao playing together on the court now.
This is really a scene that makes people look forward to, but also makes people feel very regretful.
Players from both sides played, and Kobe was naturally the Lakers' finale. When he played, the biggest cheers erupted from the scene.
Ye Hao was the finale player of the Thunder team. When he ran out, the fans did not boo the stars of other teams, but cheered a lot.
Obviously, there are many fans in this arena who like him and accept him, rather than hostile and hostile to him.
This is probably because of the close relationship between him and Kobe.
Last night, after they played the Clippers, Kobe came to the arena to look for him.
When these two met, of course it was an indispensable exchange of ideas.
The encounter between the ball devil and the ball devil is always a little itchy, and they want to compete and learn from each other.
The two practiced for more than an hour without knowing it, and then went to eat together.
Naturally, Kobe led the way and chose the place.
Speaking of which, they haven't seen each other for a while since they met in Yanbei for the Olympic Games.
At the dinner table, the two talked most about basketball.
About a certain tactic, about a certain technical move, etc...
Both of them have very good memory skills and can remember the scenes that happened in the game in their minds.
They chatted as if they were watching a recorded video chat.
It was not until late at night that they parted ways.
Speaking of returning to the game, after the players from both sides warm up and say hello, the game will start immediately.
The starting lineup for the Lakers is: point guard Derek Fisher, shooting guard Kobe Bryant, small forward Trevor Ariza, power forward Pau Gasol, center Andrew Bynum .
Last season, the Lakers encountered an injury crisis. Their two generals, Trevor Ariza and Bynum, missed most of the regular season games, and came back in a hurry after the start of the playoffs.
This has no small impact on their overall strength.
Fortunately, they still managed to defeat their long-time rival Celtics Celtics and won last season's championship.
This season, Ariza and Bynum have maintained their health. After training in the summer, they returned to the team in 100% condition.
Their lineup is even stronger.
And they are also sitting on the bench with Lamar Odom, Jordan Farmar, Sasha Ujacic, Luke Walton and other powerful substitute players.
The main force is strong, and the bench strength is not weak.
This is the strength and confidence of the defending champion, who is really not afraid to meet any team.
The Thunder still have the same starting lineup: point guard Dragic, shooting guard Ye Hao, small forward Durant, power forward Jeff Green, and center Varejao.
The two sides jumped the ball, Bynum jumped and beat Varejao, and the Lakers took the lead in attacking.
Fisher holds the ball and advances.
After coming over, he hit the ball to Kobe on the right wing.
Ye Hao immediately put up his defense, lowered his center of gravity, opened his arms, and stared at Kobe.
It's just that Kobe didn't intend to attack by himself in the first attack, but raised the ball and shook it, then passed the ball over Ye Hao's head and handed it to Gasol on the right waist.
Gasol took the ball and hit Jeff Green with his back. Using flexible footwork, after a feint, he turned around and made a jumper, and successfully threw the basketball into the basket.
Before the start of this game, Gasol was also holding back his energy in his heart, wanting to explode on the court.
Because at the Yanbei Olympic Games, the Huaxia team led by Ye Hao squeezed the Spanish team led by him to the third place in the group.
In the end, they had to meet the US team early in the following games, and they were defeated by the US team, which made them lose everything in the Olympics and missed the medal.
So of course Gasol wanted to win back a game in front of Ye Hao today.
He threw in as soon as he shot, which made him quite excited, and he clenched his fist and roared.
Looking back, the Thunder attacked and Dragic took possession of the ball across the half.
Fisher tried to grab the ball, but he didn't get it. Instead, Dragic caught the opportunity and turned around to pass it.
Dragic drove the ball to the basket, and Bynum under the basket blocked it.
Dragic didn't force it, but passed the ball without looking at the person, hitting the ball from behind to outside the left three-point line, and gave it to Ye Hao.
This pass is really a bit of a "little Nash" feeling.
The live broadcast commentator Barkley couldn't help cheering loudly.
Ye Hao reached out to catch the basketball, pulled it up and shot.
Three points!
Swish!
Very stable, the basketball went into the net hollow, and returned the color.
(A new month, asking for a monthly pass...)
(End of this chapter)