The fans at the scene of the game were already a little confused. Is this the Staples Arena or the Toyota Center Rockets home? Even if it's the Rockets' home court, a rookie center starts with 6 points?

Adelman replaced Hassan Whiteside at the timeout, and the player still hadn't recovered from his surprise. What's the situation?! You should have only scored six points in one game, right? In that case, he can still accept it, and when the time comes, he will comfort him that he doesn't have 1 point, and he will be content with 6 points in a game.

But at this time, his teammates all cast expectant eyes on him! This made Whiteside uncomfortable. After he was selected in the second round, he trained with the team, and he didn't play much in the intra-team competition, and then he was sent down. It was darkness before his eyes.

When it comes to the NBDL, if it is not favored by the team, it may be so useless. And like a roller coaster ride from before to now, Adelman was afraid that Riley would formulate a strategy against Hassan as soon as he took a timeout, so he immediately replaced him. Scola came on to play as a central striker.

The first quarter of the game ended in a stalemate! At the last moment of the first quarter, Martin stepped on the line and hit a 2-point shot after receiving Zhou Yang's pass! 30：28！ The Lakers are a little confused, what's the situation?! Why is the Rockets still ahead?

Didn't the previous game be beaten by the Heat and the Spurs?!

"The first quarter was good. How about Hassan letting you go up in the second quarter? Adelman said to him with a somewhat relaxed look at this time.

"That's great, coach!" Whiteside also doesn't hide his desire to get the stats. His teammates are looking forward to him a little more at this time! This guy still has a lot of potential! Although it is true that the big man moves as Zhou Yang said and is very weak in shooting, he can't stand his teammates feeding him cakes~

"Haha! Very good! That's how young people should be! Hassan, no matter what you do in the first game of the Rockets, you have to watch how the Lakers play and how they defend on the court, and the other party didn't expect to be suppressed by us, and the next game will not be easy, so be mentally prepared."

Adelman put his arm around Hassan's waist and said to him earnestly, and Hassan listened attentively like a wooden man, his expression a little cute.

"Zhou Yang, you play the No. 3 position, the opportunity is out, Badinger you can throw it yourself, don't have a chance to give the ball to Martin right away? How is it? Alright, let's play, everyone! Adelman said a word to Zhou Yang and then motioned for Badinger to come over. In a few words, the players followed Adelman's words.

"Gasol, Artest plays, Odom rests" After the first quarter, the Zen master came over and said a word before going back

Artest was excited to hear that he could play. I didn't communicate with the players, and there was an activity where one person stretched out his arms and kicked his legs. Although the Zen master still didn't say anything to the players, he had already started to observe the rockets.

I have to say that after the addition of a big man center, the Rockets' defense under the basket has really improved. Although this guy is a newcomer, it seems to have earned it for the Rockets.

Coming back from the second quarter, Kobe Bryant nodded slightly after seeing Artest. A player like this still feels good for Kobe. Because although Artest looks violent on the field, his defense is really good!

The Lakers welcomed the return of Zen coach Jackson two years later, and the team as a whole naturally had to make some adjustments. And Jackson now has a lot of power in the Lakers, and he has the right to intervene in the team's operations, which Buss mentioned by name.

Although Jackson is still the head coach of the Lakers and has not worked in management, he is now like half management with the Lakers. Old Bass hopes that the return of the Zen master can bring the Lakers another championship trophy!

The Rockets who came back from the game were Hassan, Scola, Zhou Yang, Badinger and Martin. And the Lakers adjusted to Gasol, Bynum, Artest, Kobe, Wharton!

It was clear that Whiteside was immediately noticed by the fans as soon as the players came on the court in the second quarter. This guy is up again! Is he going to be the best Yao Ming backup center for the Rockets?

Kobe Bryant slowly took the ball to the front court and hit a three-point shot under the defense of Battinger!

"It's nothing," Kobe Bryant said casually, ignoring the other party's expression. And Badinger chose to endure it. Now in the Rockets, the Batman is okay in Kobe's opinion. That's it for the rest of the players.

Martin dribbled past half court, and he wanted to make a three-point shot back, but it was directly cut off by Walton! After Artest got the basketball, he pushed it violently in the process of dribbling, Zhou Yang didn't stand firm and fell out, Artest jumped directly and scored 2 points from a distance! Then high-five and celebrate with Kobe!

The Lakers fans at the scene were happy again! Because the Lakers didn't seem to be demoralized because they trailed the Rockets in the first quarter. And Gasol didn't play in the first quarter, and Artest just came up to play!

Zhou Yang took Scola's serve and went to the frontcourt, and was finally broken under Artest's strong defense! The basketball was passed to Kobe, and Bryant dunked and scored after a 360-degree spin in the air without defense!!

At the beginning of this quarter, the Lakers had a small climax of 7:0! Adelman shook his head and continued to watch the game.

In the second quarter, the opponent's defensive ability has indeed strengthened! Bynum and Artest both made their way to the basket and knew how difficult it was to attack the interior. Martin hesitated for a moment when he saw Kobe Bryant coming, and then immediately passed the ball to Zhou Yang.

Scola ran up immediately as if he knew what Zhou Yang was going to do next, Bynum couldn't keep up with Scola and was thrown away, and the eyes that he just saw Zhou Yang were indeed sending him a signal! After Scola took the basketball in the bottom corner, his jumper was directly blocked by Gasol!

Basketball out of bounds! The cheers from the scene rose again! Zhou Yang went to the sidelines and looked like he was going to pass the ball to Battinger and Martin, but when the Lakers didn't react, Whiteside ran a step, took the basketball, turned around and moved slowly, and scored points from Bynum!!

Hassan really fought today! Bynum originally wanted to organize, but he was afraid that the two would be prone to injury due to hard physical confrontation, so he still took a few steps back, and in this way, the two almost didn't collide because Whiteside's speed was slow enough.

"You're a send-off, aren't you? Defense?!! Bryant shouted at Bynum with some anger. Hassan's speed just now was so slow, he couldn't tell him! If Kobe Bryant had been by Hassan's side just now, he would have whipped the ball away!

Kobe Bryant dribbled the ball across the half court with some anger, and Gasol took his pass and cleverly took advantage of Hassan's unfast movement to make him foul and get 2+1!

"It seems that there is still a gap," Adelman thought to himself as he looked at the scene that had just happened with some disappointment. A difference of 6 points. Zhou Yang holds the ball again! Kobe Bryant chased after him directly!

The atmosphere of the scene rose all at once! One is the MVP of last season's finals, and the other is Kobe Bryant, who is now very powerful! The two got entangled before Whiteside was running!

Hassan looked very embarrassed near the two of them, and said that now go and help Zhou Yang, I don't know how to start, and if I don't help, I will see that Kobe Bryant's defense is very strong!

"Feel like you're amazing?! Let's see if I can get past me! Kobe Bryant used "death entanglement" at this time to make it difficult for Zhou Yang to move an inch! After not shooting, Zhou Yang immediately hit the ball on Kobe Bryant, and then quickly borrowed the racket to continue playing!

"Whiteside, move slowly!" Zhou Yang shouted to Hassan, who was almost halfway through. Now he's almost 8 seconds off! It was a very risky stride to Hassan, Kobe immediately rushed over but saw Zhou Yang using Whiteside's body to bypass Kobe, but the other party's speed was also very fast!

Zhou Yang expected that Kobe Bryant would not let him go! After Hassan had already run to the front court for a distance, Zhou Yang circled in the opposite direction next to the big man, and then directly hit the ground and passed to Scola not far away! The latter catches the ball and throws!

Wharton: "We thought you and Zhou Yang were going head-to-head, so that's the case"

Kobe: ""

Scola just now took Zhou Yang's ball and hit a three-point shot when no one was guarding. Bryant was so angry that he watched his teammates walk quietly past him. Wharton explained when he came over

Bryant carried the ball to the frontcourt, and Whiteside immediately stood up and waited to defend at any time, and Gasol, Bynum and Artest surrounded him outside.

With Kobe Bryant's three-point miss, Artest got the basketball, and in the entanglement with Zhou Yang, he kicked Zhou Yang to the ground without control, and the referee directly gave Artest a technical foul.

The Zen master then asked for a timeout.

In the ensuing game, Odom replaced Artest. But there was a problem with the offensive efficiency on the Lakers' side. Kobe Bryant wanted to attack, but he began to hit iron frequently. And in this case, as Kobe's teammate, he didn't dare to say anything.

60：45！ Kobe Bryant hit the iron, the Rockets hit a three-pointer, the Lakers hit the iron, and the Rockets scored another three-pointer

Hassan is also gradually finding his groove in the game. Although there is still a gap in strength, his teammates obviously did not let the Lakers take advantage of his shortcomings. Everyone is also protecting this big center. Indeed, now the Rockets are considered the team's highest player.

The Zen master looked at the score. At this point, the Rockets were already 15 points ahead! The first half was coming to an end. And there are already fans in the audience who are leaving the stadium one after another. Originally, the second quarter of the game seemed to have no problem to open up the point difference, but now it is so far behind by so many points?

Bryant also just had a brief exchange with the head coach on the sidelines. He finally nodded slightly. The Zen master told him that if he wanted to lose, he would just fight alone. And Bryant's nod also responded to the head coach, and he understood what he meant.

Zhou Yang held the ball to the front court, this time Kobe Bryant did not go to help defend, under Artest's defense, Zhou Yang used Scola's body to jump directly and shoot three-point iron! Hassan immediately jumped up with both hands and violently deducted points to get points!! 10 points, 6 rebounds, 3 blocks and 1 assist!

What did this unpromising rookie center do today?! The camera was shown to Hassan, and the noise of the fans at Staples Arena immediately quieted down a lot. The camera comes to the Zen master again, and Coach Jackson just stands there quietly, with no intention of pausing.

Bryant got the basketball and passed the ball to Gasol, who scored on a small throw! Zhou Yang dribbled the ball across the half court, and Badinger himself took the basketball and hit a three-point shot unexpectedly! Gasol went straight back to the front court with a three-pointer!

Although the Lakers players and Kobe Bryant's offensive state was not very good in the second quarter, Gasol's hand was still quite hot. There were 8.3 seconds left before the end of the first half. Zhou Yang signaled not to come, and then took Scola's pass and got past Artest with a speed!

"Okay, so fast," Artest said with some surprise.

At this time, the Lakers players on the court were like football players who wanted to surround Zhou Yang! I almost knocked him down!! And when the clock was about to go to zero, the basketball flew out!

Hassan was about to run to the sidelines at this time, but fortunately he hadn't turned around at halftime, and suddenly saw the basketball coming over, he jumped high, took the basketball with one hand, and then leaned up to the sky and roared! 67：50！

At the home court of the Lakers, everyone witnessed the release of the new beast! Zhou Yang immediately ran over and clapped Hassan's symbolic clapp, while Whiteside immediately celebrated with the rest of his teammates on the Rockets.

Just now, including Adelman, they all thought that Zhou Yang was going to make a whistle for three points in these 8.3 seconds! But I didn't expect him to choose to pass the ball in the last minute of the second quarter!

Bryant shook his head as he left the arena and ran in the direction of the locker room. At the end of the first half, the Lakers scored 50 points. On the Lakers' side, the morale of the players has dropped a lot at this time. The Zen master didn't say anything, and watched his players leave and went back with the coaching staff.

The Rockets fans at the scene went crazy at this time! It seems that this big man who is not fast also has two hits~ He scored 12 points in the half! In this case, will he be able to score more than 20 points when the whole game is over?

It's been a long time since the Rockets have had a center play like this! And Hassan also knew that the reason why he got these points today was because his teammates were helping him, and although it was halftime, Hassan was still in a mood for a long time.

After Zhou Yang went back, he looked very tired and lay down to sleep, and there were also two players in the locker room who were not far away, and they had fallen asleep.

"If you don't pass the ball to me, how far can I play today?" Whiteside was sitting there alone at this point, thinking. Maybe you can only score less than 5 points in two quarters? Maybe you won't get even a single point?

He was a bit surprised by his teammates helping him today. After coming to the NBA, others looked coldly, and when I got to the Development League, I had to rely on myself to compete! The teammates around him didn't care about him at all, just thinking that whoever got more data might be back in the NBA sooner.

At that time, some teammates around him were quite jealous of Hassan, because his bounce and defense were still okay. There weren't many balls passed to him either. But when the opponent shoots and hits iron, someone always has to grab the rebound. In this way, Whiteside can still get some data in the development league. Although the score is not much. No one expected him to be the first player on the team to return to the NBA.

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