Chapter 365: A Ticket
In the end, the Warriors, who had the advantage in overall strength, still relied on the stable performance of the backcourt duo to win the final game 118-113. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
However, it is obvious that the fans' eyes are not on the outcome of the game, they are naturally concerned about Tang Hao, who scored 63 points.
Although Tang Hao is still limited by age, Tang Hao is unlikely to be the youngest player to score this point, but what is more surprising than his age is the number of games he plays, you know, this is only his fifth NBA game, and in such a game, he broke Chamberlain's rookie scoring record held for decades.
Not to mention that the opponent is the defending champion from last season!
This kind of performance also slapped so many doubters in the face, which made Tang Hao and the Lakers fans breathe a bad breath.
And after this gorgeous performance, many fans turned out Tang Hao's performance in other competitions before.
Unparalleled archery skills, crushing Phelps, killing forest worms with bare hands, captive jaguars, and fighting Mayweather for 12 rounds are all impacting the Americans' sight and challenging their psychological limits.
Looking back, it seems that the 62 points cut are not so strange, or even normal.
On the contrary, those who looked down on Tang Hao before now look more like frogs at the bottom of the well, and they know too little about Tang Hao.
The day after the game, Tang Hao and his teammates flew back to Los Angeles.
After returning to Los Angeles, before he had time to greet the praise of the local media, Tang Hao first received a call from the league staff.
It was a female staff member who called, with a very sweet voice and a good attitude, but the content, not so kind.
The league fined him an additional $20,000 for a technical foul in the game against the Warriors.
Soon after Tang Hao received the call, Woj and a group of media people also reported the incident as soon as possible.
This report immediately caused an uproar, knowing that according to the NBA's previous penalty practice, such additional fines will only occur after a physical foul has occurred, or has been sent off.
Now Tang Hao has been fined for just a technical foul, which is obviously a bit different.
But what people didn't expect was that just after this report came out, a local Chinese restaurant in Los Angeles spoke out as soon as possible, declaring that it was willing to pay the fine for Tang Hao.
"We always get some unfair treatment sometimes, but this time, we chose to stand up and speak out, and we are willing to bear this fine for Tang Hao for the next ten years of Los Angeles. ā
The restaurant owner's speech immediately attracted a heated discussion among fans.
Some fans said that this was a marketing by the restaurant owner, but more people praised the restaurant owner, and even many fans spontaneously organized and called on fans to pay the fine for Tang Hao.
After the start of the event, in just half an hour, the intention money has been raised.
$20,000 is not much for Tang Hao, but it is not a question of how much money there is, but an attitude of the fans.
Tang Hao and his Lakers teammates practice in Los Angeles, and they will face their sixth opponent of the new season, the Grizzlies.
After the Grizzlies recruited Zach Randolph, the team's strength improved rapidly, and it quickly became a first-class team in the West, and it reached the Western Conference Finals in the 2012~2013 season.
The Lakers and Grizzlies played against each other, in addition to dealing with the Grizzlies' lethal "black and white bears", they also had to deal with Tony Allen, a two-time defensive player in a row.
This is also an extra point that Scott pays attention to when the team is training, because the strength shown by the Lakers before is inseparable from the play of Tang Hao, a newcomer, once Allen restricts Tang Hao, it will undoubtedly be fatal to the Lakers.
After the training, Kobe Bryant, the star of the Lakers, was interviewed by reporters.
After the reporter asked some regular questions, he naturally led the topic to Tang Hao.
"We all know that Tang Hao was fined by the alliance, so it doesn't seem like a fair punishment?"
"I can't comment directly on this, you know. Bryant pouted, but he smiled and said, "But I'll pay the fine for the little one." ā
"Do you mean really?"
"Does this kind of thing still need to be fake?" the smile on Kobe's face remained unchanged.
Seeing Kobe Bryant's expression, the reporter immediately knew that Kobe was really ready to do this.
"We all know that the Lakers are going to take on the Memphis next game at home, and you're going to meet old rival Tony Allen, so what advice do you have for you...... Your little one?", the reporter said with a smile.
'Yes, he needs a lot of advice, Toni is a tough opponent but I'm sure he's going to play well. Bryant's answer was firm.
"Like the last one?"
"Yes, maybe even better. Bryant nodded.
Kobe's remarks, after being reported by the media, quickly attracted heated discussions.
Unlike previous one-sided reviews, this time, the online comments are markedly polarized.
After witnessing Tang Hao's outstanding performance in the last game, many fans have reached a peak in their evaluation of Tang Hao, and have unconditionally supported Kobe's remarks, believing that Tang Hao will continue his previous excellent form, while another group of fans have great expectations for Allen, thinking that he can limit Tang Hao's play well.
To paraphrase the words of one of the fans: If there is anyone in this league who can really restrain Tang Hao, then that person is only Tony Allen.
Polarizing comments, Aaron, the person concerned, naturally can't escape the reporter's questioning.
"Tony, I know it's not a very good question, but I still want to say, do you have the confidence to defend Tang Hao?"
"The rookie?"
"Yes. ā
"Yes, he's a rookie like everyone else, he's in hot form, but I can handle him, there's no one I can't handle. ā
"It's going to be a great show. The reporter spoke.
'Yes, it's going to be a good fight, I'm expecting him to give me some new challenges and I want to remind him that we're defending as a team and the pressure he's going to be under is going to be unprecedented. ā
Aaron's kind reminder did not reach Tang Hao's ears, because the media only reported Aaron's previous remarks, and this kind reminder was automatically ignored.
It was against this backdrop that the Lakers welcomed the challenge of the Memphis Grizzlies at home.
The Staples Center was crowded, and Tang Hao's strong performance made the attendance rate of the home stadium qualitatively improved.
Local fans in Los Angeles poured into this arena, for Kobe, and now for Tang Hao on this basis.
The opening ceremony of the home stadium was still domineering, and when Tang Hao was introduced to the game, the fans at the scene cheered for him second only to Kobe.
The Lakers continued the starting lineup of the previous games, and Tang Hao still started the game with Kobe.
On the Grizzlies' side, the outside is a combination of Mike Conley and Tony Allen, the small forward is Jeff Green, one of the former Thunder's three youngsters, and the inside is Zach Randolph and Mark Gasol.
"Come on, Lakers!"
As soon as the game began, the fans were now cheering enthusiastically for the home team.
It can be seen that after Tang Hao broke Chamberlain's rookie scoring record, fans' long-awaited expectations for this team have risen to a new level.
Gasol used his long arm to flick the ball back into the Grizzlies' half, and the visitors had the opportunity to take the lead.
Conley was on the perimeter directing his team-mates to run, and when Randolph dropped to the low post, the ball was passed in.
Randolph hit Kelly with his back, completely crushed the power confrontation, and soon got to the basket, pressing Kelly to make a layup to score the first two points of the game.
Looking back, Kobe Bryant took the ball out of the block, and after receiving the ball, the two-point shot was also a solid hit.
The main players of both teams had a pretty good start to the game.
This also became the main theme of the opening stage of the two teams.
The black and white bears pressed the Lakers on the inside, and the Lakers relied on Kobe's play to fight evenly.
However, the NBA's "the closer you get to the basket, the higher the success rate" will not change, and after the halfway point, the Grizzlies have a six-point lead over the Lakers 14-8.
Kobe Bryant was replaced by Clarkson early because he had just returned from injury.
After Clarkson came on the court, he had a strong desire to attack and broke through the basket several times in a row, but under the defense of the black and white bears, the effect was not very good, but on the side of the Grizzlies, Gasol Jr. hit the middle range near the free throw line in a row, stretching the gap between the two sides to double digits.
Scott called a timeout and directly arranged the tactics with Tang Hao as the endpoint.
After the timeout, Tang Hao held the ball on the weak side and got a good singles opportunity.
The fans at the scene burst into cheers.
At this time, the person who defended Tang Hao was Tony Allen.
The scene that the fans were looking forward to has finally arrived.
After Tang Hao hit the ball at this time, facing Allen, he directly chose a single with his back to his back.
Although he has not played against him before, Scott has privately analyzed Allen's defensive characteristics for him, and on the positive side, Allen's defensive success rate is much higher.
The strength is relied on, and the continuous fight is relied on, Tang Hao uses pure strength to push Alun inward.
Allen's several attempted steals were dodged by Tang Hao.
In the blink of an eye, in the three-second zone, Tang Hao directly turned around and leaned back to make a move.
Alun successfully predicted Tang Hao's move, and almost jumped up and interfered closely.
Aaron didn't try to block, but just constantly interfered with Tang Hao's shot sight and shooting angle, and it could be seen that he had done his homework before the game and knew that Tang Hao couldn't be covered, but switched to this more effective defensive method.
Tang Hao's shot was very uncomfortable.
"Bang~"
With a muffled sound, the ball burst out of the frame.
The scene was in an uproar.
After Allen's successful defense, the rebound was grabbed by Gasol Jr.
"Toney is a player who has defended for two consecutive times, and his experience and judgment are really superb. The commentator on the Lakers' home court couldn't help but sigh.
"yes, top defenders, it's not about blocking or stealing you, it's about reducing your shots, and Tony did a perfect job at that, and Don got into trouble. The commentator agreed.
The Grizzlies' offense, Gasol Jr. played strongly, Tang Hao chose to wrap the bag, and successfully interfered with Gasol Jr.'s shot, the ball finally popped out of the frame, and the rebound was grabbed by Hill.
Back to the Lakers' offensive round, Tony Allen stared at Tang Hao, and the Lakers had no chance to pass the ball to Tang Hao.
Clarkson borrowed Davis to block and unsuccessfully break the basket, and returned the ball to Johnson on the outside.
Johnson found a passing opportunity at this time and gave the ball to Tang Hao, but at this time, the Lakers' offensive time was less than 10 seconds.
Tang Hao held the ball and quickly broke through to the basket.
Aaron stuck to Tang Hao, blocking him out of the basket.
The defense of this ball was very good, and Tang Hao did not have enough time to create enough offensive space.
"Tony's defense was so good that Don was completely restricted. The narrator couldn't help but sigh.
The fans at the scene were agitated, and Tang Hao did not have any advantage in the confrontation with Allen.
However, his voice did not fall, and the situation on the field changed abruptly.
Tang Hao, who was originally squeezed and couldn't get close to the basket, suddenly threw the ball into the air.
This time he was caught off guard, and Aaron didn't expect it at all, he turned around to watch the game.
But the moment he turned around, he felt himself hit hard, and when he turned back, he saw a figure flying up beside him.
Tang Hao!
"Bang!"
The basketball smashed into the rebound, bounced over the head of the player under the basket, and flew back.
At this moment, Tang Hao's figure appeared directly above the basketball, his hands grabbed the ball that bounced back, and then the green tendons burst out and smashed down towards the basket.
Little Gasol under the basket turned around to turn around to make up for the defense, but Tang Hao had already flown in front of him at this time, and he didn't have time to jump, he just straightened his long arm to block.
"Bang!"
In the next second, Tang Hao held the ball and collided with Gasol Jr.
Gasol Jr. was never a player of great power, and after a brief period of physical contact, he stepped back uncontrollably.
And in the next second, Tang Hao, who knocked away little Gasol, smashed the ball into the basket with both hands.
"Bang!"
With a loud bang, Tang Hao smashed the ball into the basket heavily.
The scene was silent at first, followed by a deafening cheer.
Hit the board and dunk!
Tang Hao used the simplest and most brutal way to break through Aaron's defense.
This method is most well-known to Maddie at the beginning, and even became one of his conventional weapons during the magic period.
It's just that this time, Tang Hao's completion height is higher, and the visual impact is obviously greater.