Chapter Forty-Eight: Am I Right?
The Rockets have a tradition of always leading the opponent in the first three quarters, but in the fourth quarter you can always be overturned, and the Rockets never seem to be able to play well in the fourth quarter.
This reason has something to do with the coach, with the players in the team, and also with the core players in a team.
The little giant only has the physical strength to play three quarters of the game, he is omnipotent and unstoppable in the first three quarters, and often cuts 20+ points in the third quarter to put the team in the lead, but in the fourth quarter, Yao Ming is like a deflated ball, and the shooting rate of Shenzhun has plummeted, and only two or three points have been exchanged for seven or eight shots, plus a few wave shots from Alston and Maddy, the Rockets are really difficult to think about.
All the fans of the Rockets have lost hope in the halftime, even if their team leads in the first three quarters to the fourth quarter, there is a great chance of being overturned, and the Lakers are just the opposite, always falling behind in the first three quarters because of pride and conceit, and then fighting back in the fourth quarter.
However, the second half had not yet started, and there was an interesting scene at half-time.
A blonde beauty was wearing the Lakers' No. 24 jersey in the first half, and when she came back in the second half, she went to play Totoro's No. 17 jersey in the NCAA period.
"Hey, Miss Taylor. Hello, I'm a reporter from the Los Angeles Times, why did you change your jersey in the midfield, are you a fan of that Chinese kid? Did you know each other before? β
That dress-changing beauty is now the popular spicy chicken Taylor Swift in American country music, although she has not yet reached the level of a diva like Avril Lavril and BeyoncΓ©, but the best newcomer in the music scene is to sit firmly.
"Yes, we don't know each other, but I really wish we could meet, and I don't know why, but when I saw this Chinese man playing, my heart felt like something had hit me."
Taylor's words caused boos from all the male fans at Staples Arena, what is there to see about this banana man? I heard that Chinese are well-known "fast gunners", so it's better to look at us, the work in bed is guaranteed to make you comfortable.
"Oh, yes, I didn't expect this Chinese kid to be so attractive, so are you going to go to the players' tunnel to find him after the game? Ask him for a phone number or email address? β
The Los Angeles Times reporter was not so friendly when questioned, a little bite, as if looking down on Totoro, hinting that if Taylor. Swift is losing his value when he goes to find the other party,
"Yes, I'll definitely ask for his contact information after the game."
But the stupid Taylor didn't seem to hear the trap in the reporter's words, and nodded yes with a brainless face, which made the Lakers' male fans even more unhappy, and at the same time made Weier and Lufa a little unhappy.
"Who's this little? What do you want from our Totoro's phone? Isn't it trying to steal our jobs? β
Totoro, who was in the away team's locker room, didn't see this scene at halftime, otherwise he would have been more motivated in the second half, because in his previous life, he was Taylor. A loyal fan of Swift.
In the second half, Totoro continued to play with the main team, but the Chinese said that he was still full of fighting spirit, because he needed adversity to show his strength as a rookie, and let other fans know why the Rockets were willing to spend their blood to trade themselves!
Taking advantage of the time when Da Yao still had physical strength after halftime, Totoro was not in a hurry to grab the ball and attack, and wanted to change the trend of the game, so he decided to start from his old job.
Odom received a basketball from the boss and got a heads-up chance from beyond the three-point line with Totoro.
Lamar. Odom was originally a player for the Los Angeles Clippers, and showed amazing rookie potential in the Clippers, and the outside world had high expectations for him, once using Magic Johnson as the final template for the lama, but due to the impermanence of the world, Odom was abandoned by the Clippers because of marijuana smoking, off-court troubles and many other problems, and he moved to the Heat for a year, and finally ran to the current Lakers to play.
Although the lama has all kinds of problems, such as work ethic, personal qualities and character problems, Odom still has the strength, although he did not play his best model, but at least he has now used his strength to sit firmly in the position of the third leader of the Purple and Gold Army, which is also an impressive achievement.
Odom saw that the other party was looking at him intently, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but hang a hint of a smile, he leaned slightly, and spared the ball to his head for half a circle, this action is exactly the same as the 3+1 he made in the first half of Totoro, and the lama obviously wants to repeat the miracle in the first half, and give Totoro a reenactment of yesterday.
It's just that this time he obviously thought too much, because he hadn't made a shooting posture yet, and the Chinese reached out at a speed that normal people couldn't react to, and the lama didn't even have time to make the action of recovering the ball, and the big yellow hand had already "snapped" and slashed off the basketball in his hand.
"Toot!"
The sideline referee blew the whistle and ruled that Totoro was a foul on the beater, and the Lakers resent the sideline.
"Hey, rookie, don't you think you can get the ball out of me, do you? Please, this year's April Fool's Day has passed! β
Odom waved his palm, as if it really hurt to be hit by Totoro, in fact, he knew in his heart that the ball just now was a naked home whistle, because the opponent cut the ball first and then connected his own hand, if according to the rules of the ball player, this break will not be a foul at all.
"Hehe, I bet the referee won't again if I steal like this next time, and I bet you won't dare to attack under my defense? Am I right? β
My Neighbor Totoro squinted at the lama, he pretended to be dumb for half the game, but that doesn't mean he won't talk trash, it's just that he didn't find the right time before.
And now, his words, combined with his contemptuous little eyes, suddenly made Odom feel that he was deeply humiliated!
My neighbor totoro laughed secretly in his heart, knowing that these black and hard were upright, looking at the lama's red face and his eyes full of indignation, it was estimated that he would still ask for the ball to beat himself in the next round.
You old blacks still want to play tricks and talk trash with me, the Great Celestial Dynasty? I'm afraid you really don't know if you want to die.........
Fisher received the serve, and the first point of the old fish was always Kobe, but the volute was frantically taken care of by the Rockets in the second half since the madness of the first half, Lowry and Artest hung on the boss like two hanged ghosts, and the old fish was not sure that he could pass the basketball to Kobe Bryant's hand steadily.
After hesitating for a long time, Fisher still gave the ball to Odom.
The lama is in disguise when he catches the ball, and he has only one thought in his heart at the moment, that is, he must eat Totoro and let this No. 6 show see whose territory it is!
My Neighbor Totoro didn't move, just sat and watched Odom show his corss over.
Odom saw that he couldn't shake the other party, so he immediately changed his strategy, and didn't care about it at the moment, he directly identified the right side of Totoro and rushed over, wanting to use his physical advantage to directly pass Totoro.
This straight-line breakthrough is very ineffective, because a fool can predict your direction, but this breakthrough method can sometimes be surprisingly effective, because in one of the fierce physical confrontations, the attacker can easily get the referee's whistle.
But this time, Odom didn't feel much pressure when he broke through, the meat grinder-like feeling of the opponent and himself disappeared in the first half, he only felt that he broke through the opponent easily this time, what the hell is this?
The lama looked back curiously, huh? Why didn't the other party run to his half without looking back?
Hey? Why does the opponent still have an orange basketball in his hand?
Hey! Where's the ball in my hand!
The lama suddenly understood something, the other party gave him a person to pass the ball, but when did the other party make a move? Why didn't he feel how superb this rookie's tackling ability really was?
My Neighbor Totoro definitely won't tell Odom who is still confused.......
I'm sorry, but in fact, my steal ability has been adjusted to 99 points by using it as a cheat.
"Bang!"
A very simple one-handed dunk, his playing time today is almost 20 minutes, even if his physical strength is excellent, but this is reality and not in 2Konline, it is also his first maiden game, it is better to retain a little physical strength or something, and wait until he thoroughly understands the bottom of the NBA, and it is not too late to make any moves at that time.
"I told you, you don't dare to single my defense in the next ball, but you don't believe in evil, now you know how good I am, right?"
My Neighbor Totoro walked over to Odom's side and stood up again, "I don't think you dare to play singles when you play the ball, because you're already scared of me, am I right?" β
My Neighbor Totoro continued to talk harshly, and Odom's face turned black again like the bottom of a pot........