Chapter 175: Kidd the Villain
It turns out that Hardaway has had a second spring since he came to the Suns, although he can only play 30 minutes per game now, but his contribution to the Suns can be seen by a blind man, and in the absence of Jason Kidd and Kevin Johnson at the same time, the Suns relied on Hardaway's inside and outside shots, and threaded the needle to achieve three consecutive wins. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ο½ο½ο½Uο½Eγ ο½ο½ο½ο½
"I'm sure Anfernee will be back soon! The Lakers are no match for us, and I'm sure we'll surprise the Lakers tonight!"
"Shaq is a great guy! Congratulations on winning the championship, but I'm sure if Shaq could have partnered with me, the championship might have been in place long ago!
Kidd probably didn't even believe what he said, in fact, there were signs of division within the Suns team, last season's main core player Larry Johnson was about to be beaten into the cold palace, and it was Kidd and head coach Skels who made the decision, and now no matter who is on the team, they can no longer tolerate Robinson's inexplicable temper at the beginning of this season!
Perhaps the experience in the Suns in recent years has exhausted the last patience of this 90-year-old star, and has become a dynamite barrel hated by the opposing players.
But his stats are still good, although he is 34 years old this year, he has played so many games, and he can still average 13.7 points and 4.8 rebounds per game!
Shaq didn't appreciate Kidd's active overtures, obviously the upright tough guy was not ready to have anything to do with Kidd, a somewhat sinister guy, and in the face of the reporter's interview, the tough guy Shaq made a bold statement.
"He's going to congratulate me, don't make me sick! Tell him to stop being coy, it's no use to me. I don't want to play the sinister tricks of someone behind the scenes, like him! I never hate anyone who humiliates me on the field, because that's a matter of my own strength. But if someone wants to play a little off the pitch, I will never forgive him, a despicable villain like that is not worthy of forgiveness at all, yes! I will repay the fans who have supported me with my performance on the pitch tonight, and I will give them a good game. "It seems that Shaq's impression of Kidd is really bad, who called this guy not only domestic violence against his wife, but also made nonsense to the media, saying that Shaq has also done such a thing, like him, the front foot is still framing Shaq, and the villain Shaq who comes to show favor on the back foot, how can Shaq give him a good face! As for whether Shaq has been domestic violence, Shaq himself is strongly denying it anyway!
Although the game was played away, Shaq and Lamar of course went to Phoenix with the team, Shaq kept thinking about it on the plane, and it seems that the grudge against Kidd is difficult to eliminate!
Judging from the tactical arrangement before the game, he wants to take this away opportunity to see how the strength of the new uneasy factor is?
After head coach Phil Jackson laid out the tactics, Shaq walked to the position of symbolizing the leader of the team, and his blood was boiling!
For Anderson, a rookie, Phil Jackson was very thoughtful in arranging for him to sit next to him in this game. In addition, Brian Shaw has also returned from injury, but the playing time is still to be discussed, and he can only be a substitute for the time being.
"Guys, no one likes to lose, especially to a team they hate, and so do I! Let's do it today and prove that we deserve to crush the Phoenix people! Those Phoenix people can only stay behind our ass, and the goal today is to win, conquer the city, and make the audience here cheer us on. β
It's very simple, but the taste changes when you come out of Shaq's mouth, and anyone who listens to him gritting his teeth like that and speaking sonorously and forcefully will be full of power.
The main players of the Lakers came out with the introduction of the live commentary, and at the forefront was Birdman Chris Anderson, who had just joined the team, and this guy enjoyed an overwhelming burst of boos as soon as he showed up. But the madman didn't care at all, he walked into the court with his chest held high, his popularity in the team is honestly not good, it's not because everyone is alienating him, it's more because he is alienating his teammates! This guy always gives people a feeling of being out of place, sometimes he always does something inexplicable, plus the atmosphere of growing up in his youth, this guy's temperament is a little arrogant.
Next up are shooting guard Ron Haber, point guard Tyrone Lue, and power forward Horace Grantγγγγγγ
Without exception, the Lakers players were booed by more than 20,000 fans in the stadium.
When the last Shaq O'Neal was introduced, the scene suddenly quieted, remembering the sparse applause, people's feelings for Shaq are complicated, although he has not played a game for this team, but his cute character and strong strength have conquered Phoenix's discerning fans, but now this big guy is wearing the uniform of the opponent team to challenge his team, which makes people feel a little emotional (why is this big guy not a Phoenix player?), I don't know whether to boo him or welcome him.
When it was the Suns' turn to play, people woke up from their complicated feelings and erupted in cheers and applause, but when Kidd arrived, Lamar felt that the applause was significantly smaller.
The five players sent by the Suns in this game are:
Center Tom Gugliotta, power forward Larry Johnson, small forward Sean Marion, scoring guard Rodney Rodgers, point guard Jason Kidd. The original starting point guard Anfernee Hardaway is injured and can only watch from the sidelines!
It is worth mentioning that Rodney Rodgers, since being traded to Phoenix, he has finally been a daughter-in-law for many years, got the main position, and has performed well in the last few games.
"What do you think of this game, Lamar!" Shaq asked Lamar beside him.
"Aren't you talking nonsense, we're going to win!" Lamar replied with confidence, and to be honest, he didn't know if he could win or not, but out of confidence in his team, he said it for sure!
Truth be told, Lamar couldn't think of a reason for the Lakers to lose.
"I think so, and I don't know why I'm starting to hate the Suns now. Shaq smiled and said, Isn't this nonsense? Now who doesn't know why you hate the sun! Lamar despises Shaq in his heart for such pretending to be!
Robert Horry didn't wear that suit tonight, in fact, he already felt awkward.
The match was about to begin, and Shaq and Gugliotta stood at the jump spot.
The referee threw the ball into the air, and both men jumped at the same time, to be precise, Shaq leaped up, while Gugliotta, the representative of the floor flow, could only be said to be on tiptoe at best.
No surprise, Shaq won the jump ball, flicked the ball to Chauncey Billups, who was waiting on the side, and then rushed towards the Suns' inside.
Lamar took Chauncey's pass and began to organize, and the Lakers also played a positional offense again, and after a few arrivals, the ball passed to the hands of Shaq on the inside, which is also a convention, the first ball generally has to be played by the boss, and Shaq has always been the boss of the Lakers on the court.
Shaq sat down after receiving the ball, and then dribbled the ball against Gugliotta, and suddenly squeezed the floor flow center into a reasonable collision zone, and Larry Johnson on the side hurriedly came over to make up for the defense, and the ravages of Shaq in the regular season last season still made him feel palpitations until now, but the current situation does not allow him to think about it anymore, and ran over to block Mourning's offensive route in the back.
Horry in the stands suddenly stood up and shouted, "Kill him!" β
Just like that, the eyes of the surrounding fans all attracted it, but fortunately, most of the fans in Phoenix are white-collar workers, and no one has the same knowledge as him, if this is in Detroit, even Robert can only live in a wheelchair for the rest of his life.
Shaq on the court also seemed to hear Horry's cheering, and suddenly stepped up, slammed his shoulder back, squeezed out of the gap, and then turned to face the basket, jumping up and performing his trademark dunk. At the same time, Larry Johnson, who jumped up and wanted to block, was hit by him, took several steps backwards, and almost fell.
At this time, even the Lakers players on the bench couldn't sit still, and they stood up and shouted with Horry, and the strange eyes of the Phoenix people around them were automatically ignored by them.
It's not uncommon for Shaq to perform such powerful and devastating dunks. But seeing it again tonight in Phoenix meant a lot of difference, so he himself looked excited, raising his arms to show off his strong biceps.
At this point, the fans couldn't care about anything anymore and let out huge boos! Some even shouted at the referee that Shaq had just committed a foul, although it was only in vain, but at least it showed their attitude.
Shaq didn't care about running back to his own half of the court, standing under the basket clapping his hands and shouting, "Come on, let's let them go." β
Kidd is feeling a little annoyed now, it's not a good thing to let the opponent play momentum as soon as he starts, dribble to the half, he is ready to play this ball himself, and return one to Morin, so as not to make the opponent too proud.
Chauncey Billups' defense was nothing of a dish in Kidd's eyes, and he made a gesture, and Marion and the others quickly pulled away to create a singles space for him. Gugliotta came out to make a pick-and-roll for him, and by the way, pulled Shaq out of the three-second zone as well.
Kidd broke through, and then Gugliotta's wall of flesh, he broke away from Chauncey Billups' defense and went inside, and he was just going to get a slam dunk when he took a step. (To be continued.) )