Chapter Eighty-Eight: The First Appearance of Auden the Great
Seeing Oden, Yuan Shu couldn't help but sigh in his heart, to say that he was the most optimistic player but had the most bumpy fate before, it was none other than Oden.
As the 2007 No. 1 pick, Oden showed enough dominance in college, in fact, it makes more sense to use his freshman year, because Oden only entered the NBA after playing one season in his freshman year, and in that freshman season, Oden and Mike Conley partnered to lead Ohio State University to the NCAA Finals, although the team finally lost to Florida led by Noah and Horford, but in the 2006 draft, Noah and Horford, the two picks in the 2006 draft, could become the top of the interior combinationOden, who injured an arm, hit 25 points, 12 rebounds and 4 blocks with his left hand, which surprised the scouts. It was precisely because of this performance that the topic of who should be the top pick between Oden and Durant came to an end, and Oden also became the first player to be drafted by the Trail Blazers in the small green room.
The fame of "Auden the Great" was already resounding throughout the league before Oden even landed on the field. The statement that he must be one of the top five centers in the history of the league has made people look forward to Oden's performance in the NBA, but what people didn't expect was that Oden's career was soon cut short by injury, and it should be said that since he stepped on the NBA court, Oden has been battling injuries, never playing on the court with a 100% healthy body, not even 50%.
In Yuan Shu's heart, Oden is more sympathetic than Roy on the same team. Roy at least had his prime, although the time was very short, but it also left many classic moments, such as the 0.8-second shot against the Rockets, it is destined that Roy will not completely disappear in the NBA, but Oden, I'm afraid that in 10 years, few people will know his name.
Seeing Auden's innocent smile, Yuan Shu smiled back and said, "Today's game, let's join forces to shock the whole league." ”
Auden was stunned for a moment, then nodded, and with a "whoosh" flew into Yuan Shu's body and fused into one.
At the moment when Auden flew into Yuan Shu's body, something magical happened, and Yuan Shu stared at his left arm, unable to believe it.
The Cavaliers at home, this game ushered in the team that is currently ranked top in the West, the Los Angeles Lakers, did not reach the Finals last season, which made Kobe Bryant angry in the team, so this season the team began to gather for training very early, and the players are highly consistent in their goal, that is, to win the championship this season.
Although the league was shut down for a while due to labor disputes, the Lakers did not relax in the slightest, and the results of hard training are reflected in their current record and standings, as of this game, the Lakers have a 9-2 record, ranking first in the West, beating the 8-2 Spurs.
Although he is integrated with Oden, Yuan Shu feels that his task in this game will not be easy, after all, the Lakers have the twin towers of Andrew Bynum and Pau Gasol on the inside, and from the perspective of Oden's performance in the NBA, his best 09-10 season is only 11.1 points, 8.5 rebounds and 2.3 blocks per game.
To put it bluntly, Yuan Shu feels that Oden's level may be the weakest of all the stars in "Sighing", and how much he can play in this game with Oden's integration, Yuan Shu really has no bottom in his heart.
Due to the good relationship with Kobe Bryant, the two hugged each other before the game.
"Good job, Yuan." Kobe Bryant said softly when he hugged Yuan Shu.
Although it was a congratulatory word, from Kobe's eyes, Yuan Shu saw Kobe's excitement and focus, after all, any team in the league now wants to beat and defeat the Cavaliers.
Before the start of the game, both sides announced their starting lists:
Cavaliers:
Center: Vallejo, Power Forward: Yuan Shu, Small Forward: Leonard, Scoring Guard: Parker, Organizational Guard: Irving;
Lakers:
Center: Bynum, Power Forward: Gasol, Small Forward: Ci Shiping, Scoring Guard: Kobe, Organizational Guard: Fisher.
The game finally started at the referee's whistle, and the Lakers took the lead in possession.
"Old Fish" Fisher handed the ball to Kobe Bryant as soon as he passed half the court, judging from the position on the court, the Lakers have two points that have an advantage, namely Bynum and Kobe Bryant, Kobe did not hesitate much after holding the ball, and directly stepped back after breaking through a step, the ball and the basket made a "dang" sound, Bynum relied on the card position to get the frontcourt rebound, squeezed a Vallejo under the basket, and put the ball to the basket.
As soon as Bynum's ball was shot, he was slapped out of the bottom line by Yuan Shu, who appeared from behind Valejo!
sent a block at the beginning, which immediately made the Lakers realize that the opponent's interior line in this game was in charge, but Yuan Shu was in charge.
In view of Yuan Shu's recent performance, after the interior striker and the organizational striker, there is a new type of striker, that is, the swing striker. In the past, the word "swing" was mostly used for swing guards, mainly referring to players who can play both small forward and scoring guard, and the more representative players are Kobe Bryant, Tracy McGrady, Paul Pierce, etc., and the appearance of Yuan Shu defines a multi-position player who can play the 3-5 position, that is, a tall player who can play from small forward to center, and can even play as a guest guard. In fact, before Yuan Shu, there were such players, LeBron James is such a player who can play any position on the court, Paul Millsap can also switch back and forth between large and small forwards, and Kevin Garnett can play center and power forward in addition to making cameo appearances as small forward in the All-Star Game.
Therefore, no one doubts that although Yuan Shu is a big forward, he has the ability to play any position in the whole game, especially the crazy performance of recent scoring and assists, so that any team must develop special defensive tactics when defending Yuan Shu.
But what the Lakers and Bynum didn't expect was that not long after the opening, Yuan Shu would send a block on the defensive end.
The Lakers re-serve, after passing the hands of many people, this time the ball was handed over to Gasol, because the time consumed by the offense was almost 24 seconds, Gasol had no choice, and held the ball high, facing Yuan Shu wanted to come to an anti-aircraft gun, but what he didn't expect was to contribute to Yuan Shu's block statistics plus one opportunity again.
The performance of covering the Lakers' twin towers and two hats in the opening game made the fans at the scene fascinated, and after Gasol's shot was blocked by Yuan Shu, the Lakers' first offense was violated in 24 seconds.
Yuan Shu knew that after getting Oden's fusion bonus, he had jumped to a new level in defense.