Chapter 177: Complex Triangular Relationships
Although he only made 11 of 25 shots and shot 44 percent from the field, he still didn't reach the level before Yi Feng, but it was much better than the shooting rate of more than 30 percent in the previous games. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
In addition, he is facing Leonard, the best defensive player, and such a statistic is quite high.
Although the Lakers lost in the end and missed the winning streak, Yi Feng's state recovered eighty or ninety, which can be regarded as good news among the bad news.
After the Lakers lost, their record became 12-11 and they still finished eighth in the West. The team that finished ninth in the West is the Lakers' opponent in the next game, the 11-12 Rockets.
If the Lakers lose to the Rockets, although the two teams have the same record of 12 wins and 12 losses, the Rockets will directly squeeze him out of the eighth place because of the victory over the Lakers.
The battle for eighth place in the West has attracted a lot of attention.
On December 13, the Los Angeles Lakers' away game against the Houston Rockets officially kicked off at the Toyota Center Arena.
The Rockets and Lakers met in a narrow way today, and there are a lot of highlights.
Kobe Bryant and Howard, the two rivals, also met again, and Yi Feng and Harden cut the score duel at the No. 2 position, which was a wonderful scene that made the fans' adrenaline soar.
Kobe and Howard, the two enemies, from friendship to breakup, from comrades-in-arms to sworn enemies, grievances and grievances are really difficult to understand at a glance.
In 2004, Howard in his rookie season can be said to be "a newborn calf is not afraid of tigers", and when he showed his super talent on the inside and enjoyed a bright future with great expectations, he met Kobe Bryant.
And so tragedy struck......
On November 13, 2004, Kobe Bryant used cover to get rid of two defenders successively, and then faced Howard's supplementary defense without fear. And Howard was pressed to the crotch!
Kobe Bryant's dunk on Howard is arguably one of the best moments of his career; But for Howard, it was one of the most humiliating shots of his career.
Kobe Bryant used a humiliating slam dunk to teach Howard to be a man, and at the same time completed the NBA veteran's welcome ceremony to the rookie.
The dunk was mentioned countless times, and Howard responded, and he attributed the reason for the dunk to being too young and inexperienced, "This will never happen again." ”
It's true that Kobe Bryant hasn't done anything like that on Howard's head since, but there are some things that one time is enough.
At that time, although Howard was a low-spoken rookie, he was ridden by a superstar who was in the sky, of course he didn't dare to say anything. But the seeds of hatred are also planted in the heart.
As time went by, Howard gradually cashed in on his talent through his own efforts, winning the best defensive player for three consecutive years and becoming the first person in NBA history.
But in the 2008-09 season, the season when Howard first became the NBA's All-Defensive Player, he met Kobe Bryant while leading the team to the Finals.
Bryant led the team to the Finals in the 2007-08 season, but lost to the Green Shirts after six games and missed out on the championship.
In the 2008-09 season, Kobe Bryant made a comeback and reached the Finals again.
Facing Howard, who has grown up, Kobe, who is still at his peak, hardly gave him any chance,
The Lakers won the championship this season with a total score of 4:1, almost crushing. Coleine won the O'Brien Cup for the first time since the "OK Combination" broke up, and this time he beat Howard again.
After that, Kobe Bryant led the team to win a championship and achieved his fifth championship. And although Howard won the best defensive player twice, he never missed the Finals again.
And the contradiction between him and the team's head coach Stan Van Gundy is getting deeper and deeper, coupled with the fact that the Heat, Celtics and other teams have "successfully huddled together", Howard also moved the mind of "hugging his thighs", so he asked the Magic to trade him.
So in the summer of 2012, Howard was traded to the Lakers.
At first he was happy because he was hopeful. Although Kobe Bryant is getting older, his combat effectiveness is still there, and he must be qualified as a helper.
Howard hopes to join forces with Kobe Bryant to reach the top, hopes to succeed Kobe, and hopes to make a name for himself in Los Angeles.
But the reality is often not as good as ideal, after Howard came to the Lakers, because the grief has not yet healed, he can't play too much strength because he relies on his body to eat, and his performance has not been good.
And what Kobe Bryant can't tolerate is failure, and in order to win, he is not only strict with himself, but also with his teammates. Howard, who is the most effective helper he identifies, has not performed well, so he naturally has to bear more blame.
But Howard didn't have much ability to resist pressure, but hated Kobe Bryant because of his endless duties. When Howard first started, the seeds of hatred planted in his heart finally took root.
The 2012-13 season, Bryant believes it was a season that could make a difference. Because the team recruited Steve Nash, Dwight Howard, plus Pau Gasol and himself, another luxurious F4 squad! For the Lakers, who have an all-star roster, any result other than a championship is a failure.
But it wasn't until the season gradually came to the middle and late stages that Kobe Bryant found that Howard, who has the reputation of the league's No. 1 center, is actually useless. What's worse is that F4 rarely has the opportunity to play together because of their respective injuries!
Kobe Bryant desperately brought the Lakers into the playoffs, but suffered a serious Achilles tendon rupture injury because he fought too hard, and the Lakers were swept by the Spurs in the first round of the playoffs! Once again, F4 became the laughing stock of the whole league.
And that summer, Howard joined the Rockets amid the scolding of the Los Angeles people and the cheers of the Houston people.
At that time, Kobe Bryant was full of disappointment with Howard, and he decided that Howard was not his successor and could not help him win the championship. And for Howard, he was complaining about Kobe Bryant at that time, and he was unhappy because he was also disappointed.
Although he left full of contradictions and dissatisfaction, Howard did not say much to the media, but pressed all these negative energy things into his heart.
It may seem like Howard is an optimistic player who often puts on a smile on the court, but in fact he is a very thoughtful man who holds grudges, especially when it comes to Kobe.
Finally, in the opening game of last season, the conflict between the two finally broke out.
In the first quarter of the game, Howard elbowed Kobe Bryant and received a second foul and was substituted. In the fourth quarter, the Rockets led by a large score, and more than 7 minutes before the end, Howard grabbed the rebound, Kobe Bryant tried to steal, but Howard elbowed Kobe Bryant in the face twice in a row when holding the ball, Kobe Bryant was naturally furious, rushed forward to fight with Howard, and the two pointed at each other and spewed trash talk.
Kobe Bryant called Howard a "soft egg", and Howard responded unceremoniously, calling Kobe a "dog".
From this moment on, Kobe Bryant and Howard have become mortal enemies, once they shared the same dream, but now they are incompatible.
The two who are on the same page, now meet again in the game, what kind of sparks will be rubbed between them, fans are looking forward to it.
And fans are looking forward to another matchup, the matchup between Harden and Yi Feng at the No. 2 position.
Harden was the 2009 rookie and arguably one of the most anticipated rookies in the class of 2009. He was named to the All-Rookie Second Team in his rookie season and was named the NBA's Sixth Man of the Year in his third season. It was also in this shrinking season that he rushed to the NBA Finals with the young Thunder.
Although they missed the championship in the end, with the increasingly famous "Thunder Three Less", Thunder fans know that the future of the Thunder team must be quite bright.
But Harden left Oklahoma for a big contract, for the team's status, and for better enjoyment in the big city, and came to the big city of Houston, joining the Rockets who gave him a big contract and promised him a core position.
After coming to the Rockets, Harden's stats ushered in a big explosion. In 2011-12, he averaged 16.8 points, 4.1 rebounds, 3.7 assists, 1.0 steals and 0.2 blocks per game, but in 2012-13, he averaged 25.9 points, 4.9 rebounds, 5.8 assists, 1.8 steals and 0.5 blocks per game.
Last season, he averaged 27.4 points, 5.7 rebounds, 7.0 assists, 1.9 steals and 0.7 blocks per game!
With Kobe Bryant aging and Wade's status greatly reduced due to injury, Harden stood out from many No. 2 players and gradually became the No. 1 quarterback in the league.
While he has some strong competitors, such as Klay Thompson of the Warriors, DeMar DeRozan of the Raptors, and Jimmy Butler of the Bulls, these opponents cannot squeeze him out of the first quarterback position.
But with the strong rise of Yi Feng like the comet class, Harden's position as the first quarterback is becoming more and more unreliable.
Although Yi Feng is just a rookie, his eye-popping super performance has made many people subconsciously forget his rookie identity, and even repeatedly compared him to the superstars of the league.
Although his form has declined recently, so far, he has averaged 32.78 points, 5.7 rebounds, 5.1 assists, 1.3 steals and 0.9 blocks per game, shooting 52.1% from the field and 40.3% from three-point range.
And with an average of 32.78 points per game, Yi Feng still occupies the top spot in the scoring list. Curry, who averaged 31.4 points per game, tried his best to catch up, but the gap between the second and first places was still huge. Even if Yi Feng has been in bad shape recently, his average points per game have dropped by more than 1 point.
A rookie, with such statistics, if the team's record is good enough, is eligible to compete for MVP, let alone steal Harden's title as the first quarterback.
Therefore, the scoring duel at the No. 2 position may be almost the battle for the first quarterback, which also makes fans look forward to it very much.
In the battle of all eyes, the game between the Lakers and the Rockets has finally begun.
The game was broadcast live across the United States by ABC (American-Broadcasting-Corporatio), one of the three major commercial broadcasters in the United States.
The visiting Lakers' starting lineup is: Jordan Clarkson, Yi Feng, Kobe Bryant, Julius Randle and Roy Hibbert.
Under the arrangement of head coach Byron Scott, Clarkson and Randle returned to the starting line-up. Although Randle did not perform well in the last game, against the Spurs, the Lakers need his strength tonight.
The home Rockets' starting lineup is: Patrick Beverley, James Harden, Trevor Ariza, Clint Capela and Dwight Howard.
Kobe Bryant and Howard, when they met on the court, had the feeling of "enemies meet each other, and they are very red-eyed", and both of them stared at each other with fierce eyes. If the eyes can kill, then I am afraid that the two of them are already full of holes at this moment.
Howard gritted his teeth and jumped in anger.
Harden gets the ball and advances with the ball.
Although Harden is at the No. 2 position, he is actually doing the work of the No. 1 position. Beverley's task on the court is to defend + open threes, and then be responsible for taking the ball across the half court and into Harden's hands.
Harden didn't get into the game at first, hoisted the ball to Howard, motioned for him to single, and then ran to the side in a daze.
Maybe he's still thinking about the big fart of some dancing girl in bed last night.
This summer, the complex triangular relationship between Harden and Khloe Kardashian and Ramar Odom has attracted quite a few gossip fans.
Kardashian and Odom broke up two years ago and wanted to divorce him. But Odom disagrees, he is still quite obsessed with this woman with **** fat buttocks. So the two began to separate.
As for whether the two have divorced, no one knows. A so-called insider broke the news that the two have divorced, but Odom insisted that Kardashian is still his wife.
Kardashian is a romantic woman who was in a relationship with an unknown NBA player, Rashad McCarts, in 2008 and broke up in September 2009. However, another insider broke the news that McCarts's cheating behavior angered Kardashian.
And a month before Kardashian broke up with McCarts, she met Odom in a Hollywood nightclub. The two quickly fall in love and meet their parents a week later. A month later, Kardashian broke up with McCarts and then married Odom in a flash.
But this love didn't last long, and after Odom's drug scandal was exposed, Kardashian gradually lost confidence in him and asked for a divorce. In the end, it was not known to outsiders, but after the separation, Kardashian began to look for a new boyfriend.
James Harden, a famous superstar in the NBA, became a target for Kardashian. And Kardashian happens to be the type that Harden likes, so the two quickly got into a heated fight, and in August this year, it was even rumored that Kardashian was pregnant with Harden's child!
This greatly stimulated Odom, and he, who was already not strict with himself, began to indulge.
On October 13, news reports reported that Odom was in critical condition.
He was in a Nevada brothel, partyed with several women for many days, and used an herb instead of Viagra, or his body had an adverse reaction as a result, and he was in a critical condition.
After Odom was critically ill and hospitalized, Kardashian also visited him with her family.
And then on October 21, the gossip website "TMZ" broke the news again that Kardashian had decided to give up the divorce, and she and Odom had signed the legal documents and rejected the divorce case, which means that the two got back together and continued to maintain their relationship as husband and wife.
In the battle for Khloe Kardashian, Rockets star Harden may be defeated. And Odom, who has been closed by the ghost gate for a while, may be a blessing in disguise. (To be continued.) )