Chapter Seventy-Six: Rivals

"The first choice turned out to be him?"

Tristotts didn't expect it, and neither did the other players of the Hawks, Josh Smith subconsciously pounced, but when he was about to get in front of Mo Williams, Tristots's voice sounded behind his head, still impatient: "No, it's Michael, quick, stick to him!" ”

"Whew!"

With the sound of the wind breaking through the air, Josh Smith only saw Mo Williams, who had already taken the shooting pose, turn around, and the ball flew in the direction he was rushing over.

There, it's Michael Reed.

Completely empty, Michael Reid, who received the ball steadily, did not hesitate at all and shot directly.

It's over!

All the fans in the Bradley Arena crowd saw Michael Reed throw this ball, and the thought in their hearts was to win!

This is the trust that Michael Reid has brought to them over the past seven seasons with his performances.

This kind of moment, this home, this angle of three-point shots!

Michael Reed, definitely in!

"Smack!"

But......

"It's not over yet!" No one knows when Horford came out, but he just arrived, jumped high and took Michael Reed's almost winning three-point cap.

"Fight back!"

Josh Smith grabbed the ball and rushed to the Bucks' basket without looking back amid Horford's shouts.

"Oh, no!"

The sudden change also made the Bucks fans feel the gap in their hearts, with 5.6 seconds left in the game, with Josh Smith's speed, he could complete this fast break.

"It's really over this time!" Josh Smith, who was leading the way, had already stormed into the Bucks' box and jumped high to end the game with a powerful dunk.

This is also in line with his character.

The fast attack will be violently buckled.

It's just that......

"Ho!"

There was a roar, a flushed face, and with this shout, the green tendons on the door of the head were about to pop out, and there was an arm that was already on the basketball.

Yi Jianlian killed halfway: "I'm sorry, I don't accept the same way of dying!" ”

In the stalemate, the ball slipped out of Joshsmith's hand, landed on the ground, and bounced to the sidelines, "grunting" rolled out of bounds, and the buzz sounded to mean the end of the game.

"Wow ~ Wow Wow Wow!"

If you ask Bucks fans what kind of mood they feel now, the vast majority of them will answer in the affirmative: I feel like I've been on a roller coaster.

I'll have to watch the game with a quick-fix pill in the future!

Exciting, exciting!

I have to say, in the end, this offense and defense are really exciting!

"Win, win, I, win!"

Yi Jianlian listened to the cheers of the audience, but the whole person seemed to be still silent in the tension of the last attack, and after a long time, after confirming that the final score was indeed the lead of the Bucks and the time of the whole game had indeed run out, he finally shouted loudly.

The revenge of the summer league has finally been avenged!

But he was suffocated!

And this time...... He was almost killed again, fortunately he noticed Horford's movements, and he didn't know why he rushed out early, but he always felt that this game would not end so easily, this is his respect for Horford, and the current result also shows that no opponent should be underestimated.

It's almost there~

"Yay~"

Ilyasova ran over from the bench, surrounded Yi Jianlian, and gave the biggest cheer to the Bucks' biggest contributor to tonight's victory.

Horford stood outside the circle and looked at Yi Jianlian who was being held up by his teammates, with a cloudy expression on his face, this time he did lose, and he lost convincingly - judging from the performance of the whole court, Yi Jianlian has improved too much, from the potential stock who originally needed the help of his teammates to fight with him to the second leader of the Bucks team who can take charge of himself.

This summer, he really practiced a lot!

Of course, Horford also practiced, but judging by today's results, it is clear that his practice is not enough.

"Let's go, Al!"

The expression on the face of Josh Smith, who was blocked by Yi Jianlian, was slightly unhappy, but his tone was not to the point of being angry. A professional player like him has long been accustomed to anything on the court, and he doesn't feel so annoyed by a regular season loss.

"Next time, win it back!"

Of course, it's not completely inappropriate!

"Good!"

Al Horford responded, after entering the NBA for so many games, he gradually understood the difference between the NCAA and the NBA, here, a game cannot decide whether to win or lose, and there is a chance to take revenge.

As a result, the accumulated grievances formed a pair of rivals in the alliance.

Although he doesn't know how long, he knows very well that he will be firmly tied to the name Yi Jianlian in the next two years.

The battle for the No. 3 and No. 4 picks in the '07 draft has obviously just begun!

Wait for me, Huaxia boy!

***

The pre-game battle between the Bucks and the Hawks ended up narrowly winning by the Bucks.

Yi Jianlian scored 23 points and 8 rebounds, and the score returned to the back of Michael Reed, who scored 25 points quietly in this game and became the team's scoring champion again.

This makes Yi Jianlian a little admired, he can get some easy shots, and his current statistics are inseparable from Michael Reed's attraction of defense on the offensive end.

If Michael Reed rests in any game, Yi Jianlian believes that his final score or shooting percentage will definitely drop significantly.

This is also the fundamental reason why Yi Jianlian admires Michael Reed, who is one of those players who often hang on the lips of experts and fans and cannot be stopped by simple defense.

Yi Jianlian's current goal is to become such a player first.

Horford's performance on both the offensive and defensive ends tonight can be said to be very eye-catching, but the post-game stats are 14 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists.

Typical Al Horford-esque data.

Not explosive, but comprehensive.

The reason why Al Horford was later called the "ball blind examiner" is that he has never been a player who relies on data to show value.

"Congratulations, Yi, it was a great game, I don't know how you feel about facing Al Horford for the first time in the NBA?"

……

"Oh, Al, your performance tonight was awesome, it's just a shame that you almost won, I don't know how you feel about facing the most eye-catching newcomer Yi for the first time?"

At the press conference on both sides after the game, everyone unanimously threw out similar questions, and they all wanted to see what Horford and Yi Jianlian said about each other after the game.

"It's a great opponent and the first guy I've been in the NBA since I got drafted and I've had a loss, so I'm glad I won tonight, and the next time I meet him, it's going to be a tougher game, but I'm sure the winning side will be the Bucks!"

"Haha, that's what he said? OMG, Huaxia boy is really getting more and more confident now, but next time, I will definitely win it back, wait, easy! ”

The two newcomers evaluate each other with respect as always, and faintly, they are more and more like a pair of old enemies!