Chapter 362: A Ball Kills the Heart

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After the Lakers arrived in Golden State to start training, Tang Hao, the person concerned, naturally became the object of questions from the media.

Tang Hao has maintained a low-key and humble style of doing things in the past games, including after coming to the NBA, but after the reporter said Green's words as is, Tang Hao's answer was very intriguing.

"Maybe Draymond is right, they're the defending champions, 60 is really too difficult, maybe 10 is a difficult point. ”

Tang Hao's answer surprised the reporter, and it was difficult to associate the Tang Hao in front of him with Tang Hao, who calmly said that he was the best rookie when he was interviewed by the media after the draft.

"So, do you mean you can't score even 10 points in this game?" the reporter asked in disbelief.

"No, I don't think, doesn't Draymond think so? Actually, if I'm not mistaken, Charles [Barkley] said that, right?"

The reporter was stunned for a moment by Tang Hao's answer, but soon knew what he meant.

Barkley once questioned Tang Hao, but in the end he was easily slapped in the face by Tang Hao, and now Draymond said the same, and the voice beyond this can no longer be obvious.

Different answers, but they represent the same meaning, and it can be clearly felt that Tang Hao did not take Green's words as air.

Such an answer quickly drew a counterattack from Green.

After seeing the reporter's report, Green bluntly said on his personal Twitter that he would apply to the coach to defend Tang Hao and let him experience what real defense is.

Green's remarks quickly escalated the war of words to the point of saber rattling.

In this context, the two teams finally kicked off the official curtain on the evening of November 10.

The Lakers have a surprising 3-1 record, while the Warriors have shown the strength of the defending champions to win four in a row.

It can be said that a team in the best form meets a team with superior strength, and the meeting of two teams, aside from these off-the-field factors, will be a wonderful game in itself.

Oracle Arena, the game has not yet started, and the scene is already crowded.

The Warriors' franchise history is no shorter than that of the Lakers, and they were once the league's powerhouses in the '70s, and after a period of decline, now under the leadership of Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson, the team regained the championship last season after 20 years, and re-established the team as a powerhouse.

And Curry and Thompson's silvery three-point shots set off a wave of fans to watch it.

It can be said that if small-ball tactics are a tactical trend in the NBA league, then the emergence of Curry, Thompson and the Warriors has directly advanced this trend by several years.

Warriors fans, naturally, have become the team's most loyal fans.

When Tang Hao and the Lakers players entered the arena, they felt a completely different atmosphere from the previous game, and it can even be said that this kind of atmosphere is not comparable to the Lakers' home court now, which is a kind of momentum that belongs to the defending champion.

The introduction of the players soon began, and the Warriors players came out to the scene with a wave of high-decibel cheers, announcing their home court to their opponents.

The Warriors' starting lineup hasn't changed much from the previous games.

On the guard line, there are the All-Star backcourt duo of Curry and Thompson, Harrison Barnes and Draymond Green on the front line, and Andrew Bogut as the "Australian champion" at the center.

The Lakers' starting line is still the same as during the three-game winning streak, with Tang Hao, Jeremy Lin, and Kobe Bryant starting at the same time, and Kelly and Hill on the inside.

The starters of both sides walked towards the field, and the cheers on the sidelines were already deafening.

Tang Hao searched the crowd for a while, and soon saw Stoker.

Stoke wore a dress, although not as figure-showing as sportswear, but the proud twin peaks and delicate face, like an angel descending to the earth in Western mythology, attracted the attention of the male audience next to him.

After what happened last night, the relationship between Tang Hao and Stoke has become completely different.

At this moment, the four eyes looked at each other, and the eyes of both of them showed a trace of love for each other.

"Toot ~"

At this moment, a short whistle sounded from the sidelines, and the game between the two sides officially began.

Tang Hao also withdrew his gaze from the sidelines, and then looked at the center of the field.

As the referee threw the ball into the air, the long-awaited game finally kicked off.

Bogut used his experience advantage to press Hill to get the ball back into the Warriors' half.

After a few passes, the ball followed Curry, who dribbled the ball into the halfcourt.

When Curry reached halftime, the other four Warriors players were on the court and began to do off-ball pick-and-rolls and runs.

In terms of tactical literacy alone, the current Warriors team is indeed one of the top in the league.

Curry beckoned Bogut to come out to block and dismantle, and took advantage of his speed to quickly enter the heart of the Lakers for a long time, forcing the Lakers' interior defense to shrink inward.

At the same time, Thompson ran outside the three-point line on the right wing with Green's pick-and-roll.

Curry made a stealthy pass and threw his hand to Thompson on the outside.

Thompson received the ball and dribbled it back, Green blocked it twice, and Thompson got an excellent three-point shot, and he didn't hesitate to throw it away.

"Huh!"

With the excited roar of the audience, Thompson hit his first three-pointer of the game.

The Warriors' bench on the sidelines was immediately in the midst of excitement.

While other teams are excited about dunks, they're excited about three-pointers.

On the Lakers' offense, Kobe Bryant took the ball by blocking, landed on the right wing, and hit Barnes with his back when he received the ball.

However, Green's help defense soon came up and immediately put Kobe Bryant in a situation of being trapped.

Bryant turned around and passed the ball to Kelly for the basket, but as soon as he got out of the ball, Bogut on the inside went around and cut the ball off.

The Warriors quickly launched a fast attack, and in the cheers of the audience, Curry received the ball and rushed to the frontcourt, and after rushing to the three-point line, he faced Jeremy Lin, who was defending him, and made a gorgeous pass behind him, and then threw the ball to the left side of the court.

"Huh!"

There is even a shot in this hand!

6 to 0!

The Warriors started with a hot hand and directly caught the Lakers off guard.

Such a start is also a microcosm of the game, the Warriors scored one after another, beating the Lakers' defense into a sieve, Kobe Bryant wanted to stand up and score for the team, but the effect of several offenses was not good, and after being trapped, it was either an iron or a mistake.

But the more this happens, the more obvious his temper becomes, that is, to fight.

Slowly, he felt his hand and hit two goals in succession, but this showed on the field that it was a drop in the bucket.

At the end of the first quarter, Kobe Bryant scored 10 points on 4-of-10 shooting, but the Lakers were already 16-36, 20 points behind the Warriors.

"The difference in strength between the two teams is so great that the Lakers don't even have the power to parry. Nick Johnson, the Warriors' home commentator, said with a smile.

"For the Lakers, being able to keep the margin within 20 points in this game is already a win. Commentator, former Warriors legend Rick Barry, nodded in agreement.

"By the way, what about the rookie who vowed to score 60 points in the game?" said Nick Johnson with a smile.

"I didn't see much of his play in the first quarter, let's look at his technical statistics, played 6 minutes, 1 shot and 1 shot, only got 2 points, steals and blocks are one each, it doesn't seem to be as bad as he said~ 10 points, it's still very promising to work hard. Nick Johnson's words were full of undisguised ridicule.

Barry smiled and didn't speak at this time, although he also didn't think Tang Hao could score 60 points in this game, but after all, he was a basketball celebrity, and the ball in the first quarter was basically in Kobe's hands, Tang Hao basically didn't have much chance to touch the ball, and this kind of performance was normal.

It's just that this is one of the reasons why he thinks Tang Hao can't score 60 points, the balls are all in Kobe, where does Tang Hao want to play?

Coming up in the second quarter, Scott made a small adjustment on the court.

He didn't let Jeremy Lin play with a substitute at the beginning of the second quarter, as he did during the three-game winning streak, but changed it to Tang Hao to lead the team.

From this move of Scott, you can see his character.

Kobe Bryant wanted to play in the first quarter, so he replaced Tang Hao in advance and let Kobe have a good time, and when Kobe played enough, he sent Tang Hao.

In this, there are not many tactical deployment factors, more preferential treatment for Kobe Bryant, a superstar.

On the Warriors' side, it was Thompson who was playing with four benches.

As soon as the second quarter came up, the Lakers' offensive round.

Tang Hao dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, beckoned Ed Davis to pick up the pick-and-roll, and then broke inside.

However, as soon as he took a step, Iguodala's long arm came up to him, blocking his breakthrough route.

Iguodala used to be the boss of the Philadelphia 76ers, and now he is running to the Warriors as the sixth man, he is excellent both offensive and defensive, and he is a big contributor to the Warriors' championship.

"Andre, give this little guy some color!" just then, Draymond Green, on the Warriors' bench, shouted into the court.

Although he was not on the court, it could be seen that he was really obsessed with the war of words before the game.

Tang Hao couldn't break through, and originally wanted to pass the ball out, but then he suddenly changed his mind and looked directly at Iguodala.

"It's still too immature. When Barry saw this scene on the court, he couldn't help but shake his head, he originally thought that Tang Hao's performance was so eye-catching before and he was a very talented player, but now it seems that it was all luck before.

Seeing that Tang Hao was about to play strongly, the other four substitute players of the Lakers team consciously distanced themselves.

"Isn't this a copy of Kobe~ I'm afraid I have Kobe's heart, but I don't have Kobe's strength~" Johnson didn't say the second half of the sentence, the result of Kobe Bryant doing it alone in front of him was to make the team fall behind by a full 20 points, and Tang Hao, a rookie, will only have a worse effect.

Not to mention, the Iguodala that Tang Hao is facing, the defense is definitely one of the top in the league.

Tang Hao dribbled the ball, lowered his center of gravity and broke through twice, but Iguodala's defense was really good, and he didn't find the right opportunity.

Scott also stretched out his hand to support his cheeks at this time, his brows furrowed slightly, although Tang Hao had performed well before, but the tolerance he gave Tang Hao was not on the same level as Kobe.

Tang Hao saw that he couldn't break through, so he leaned directly against Iguodala and sat hard to fight inside.

The Warriors didn't opt for a bag like they did with Kobe.

So, in the stunned expressions of the audience, Iguodala blushed, but he was still compressed by Tang Hao's basket for more than half a meter.

"This guy has good strength. Johnson said dismissively.

Barry nodded, he hadn't watched Tang Hao's game before, but the continuous approach impressed him the most was immaturity.

The immature choice is strong, and the immature choice is back.

Iguodala is able to become a top-tier defender by no means by physical advantage.

Sure enough, when Tang Hao was about to take the third blow, Iguodala suddenly pulled back sharply.

Tang Hao didn't retract in time, and the center of gravity of the whole person fell back directly.

The scene was full of laughter, with this strength, he even boasted that he would score 60 points above the head of the Warriors, isn't it funny!

But that's right, what kind of garbage team did the Lakers encounter before, the Rockets have good strength, but Tang Hao's Harden is a super colander.

Even if they think about it now, the reason why Tang Hao is so arrogant may be related to these opponents he has encountered, which makes him have the illusion that he can already dominate this alliance~

If you think about it this way, Tang Hao's previous arrogant behavior is completely understandable~

Maybe they also have to sigh, this is the price of youth!

But as soon as these thoughts first popped into their heads, something happened that they didn't expect at all.

Tang Hao saw that he was about to lose his center of gravity, but at the moment when he was about to lose, his whole person suddenly turned to the right quickly.

So, in a situation that seemed almost completely impossible, Tang Hao completed a turn on the spot, with a large amplitude, bypassing the retreating Iguodala, and turning directly to make a picker layup.

Johnson looked confused, and the audience was also in an uproar.

Even Barry didn't say a word with his mouth wide open.

This time, it's really incredible.

However, Iguodala was indeed strong, and when Tang Hao's performance was completely beyond his expectations, he moved quickly and blocked Tang Hao again.

"Beautiful!" Johnson exclaimed again as he recovered from his bewilderment.

The audience also cheered.

Iguodala is really too strong, think about his defense against James in the playoffs last season, it is simply James on the defensive end, unbreakable, just rely on Tang Hao?

Iguodala's reaction was indeed unexpected by Tang Hao, but his movements did not stop, and he jumped up directly.

Because Tang Hao was already about to make a move, Iguodala stretched out his long arm at this time to interfere with Tang Hao's shot.

This move is also his last line of defense, and when defending James last season, the success rate was very good.

But as soon as he straightened out, he realized that something was wrong, for he felt a strong force in his chest.

At that moment, there was also an exclamation at the scene.

Because of Tang Hao, this ball, he didn't choose to pick up a basket or a layup, but chose to jump directly on the spot.

He actually wanted to be in place and Iguodala!!