Chapter 48: Meeting Again (1/5)
"May I ask Mr. Cousins, do you have anything to say before this game against Yuan, who has been fanatical on the inside so far this season, and the Cavaliers, who have been in hot form recently?" A local Cleveland reporter interviews Cousins ahead of the Cavaliers' game against the Kings.
Cousins, who has also performed well so far this season, immediately snatched the microphone away, and said with a confident expression on the camera: "In today's game, the Kings will definitely take away the victory, and the Cavaliers' winning streak ends here." As for Yuan, I'll want you to look good in this game! ”
Remembering that the last time he and Yuan Shu played, he was out of order by Yuan Shu's sharp hair poke covered with N-layer hairspray, and he was a little angry, and he kept holding his breath and waiting to fight Yuan Shu again, but he didn't expect that in the second half of last season, because of the Knights' poor record, Yuan Shu had a break for many games, and he didn't fight against him again. This time I have the opportunity to fight, but I have been waiting for a long time, and being able to defeat an opponent who is in good shape is what Cousins is most happy to see now!
When warming up on the court, Cousins, who was standing in his own half with the ball in one hand, had empty eyes, as if he had defeated Yuan Shu and trampled the Cavaliers under his feet.
"Hey, hey, hey..."Thorton, who was warming up to shoot, suddenly saw Cousins, who had not made any sound just now, burst into inexplicable laughter, and couldn't help but shudder in his heart.
"Yuan Shu is here!" The Kings' rookies this year, Isaiah Thomas and Jimmer Fredette, suddenly said in unison, from the performance of these two rookies, it can be seen how eye-catching Yuan Shu is today.
Cousins immediately turned his head to look at the other side of the court, and the corners of his mouth that had just been smiling suddenly twitched a few times. Yuan Shu, who had a hairstyle like an inverted broom, was staring at him, with an imperceptible smile on the corner of his mouth, and walked onto the court surrounded by his teammates to prepare for the warm-up. A hair of wax glowed faintly white in the stadium light.
Faced with this situation, Cousins, who was still confident before the game, suddenly blurted out, "Referee, he fouled!" ”
A basketball slipped from Thorton's hand as he was about to shoot and fell to the floor......
Before the start of the game, the two sides presented their starting lists.
The Cavaliers' starting lineup continued the winning streak: center: Anderson Vallejo, power forward: Yuan Shu, small forward: Kawhi Leonard, shooting guard: Anthony Parker, playmaking guard: Kyrie Irving.
The starting lineup of the Kings has changed a lot from last season, Cousins, who played the main power forward last season, was coached by head coach Paul Westphal and placed in the position of center, the original center Durham Porter went to the Houston Rockets, and the big forward was started by Jason Thompson, but in the first few games of this season, Thompson only averaged 9.1 points and 6.9 rebounds per game, and his performance was unsatisfactory, but fortunately, his one-handed shot can open up the space on the inside and leave enough space for Cousins. The small forward is dominated by the team's leading scorer, Marcus Thornton, the scoring guard is led by Rookie of the Year '09 Tyrek Evans, and the point guard boldly uses the rookie Isaiah Thomas, who is only 1.75 meters tall.
The game was about to start, and Cousins, who was about to jump the ball, suddenly had a dry mouth, and inadvertently glanced to the side, and saw Yuan Shu, who was wearing a hedgehog head, smiling gently at him...
The sluggish Cousins didn't notice the referee's toss at all, and by the time he reacted, Vallejo had already dialed the ball to Irving.
“Fu.. ck! Cousins was so unhappy with his performance that he slapped himself hard in the face and told him to focus on the game.
The first attack of the knight was usually completed by Yuan Shu, but this time facing an opponent who was more than 10 centimeters shorter than himself, Owen took the initiative to launch the first attack.
Irving, who has a clear height advantage, shook in front of Thomas, shook out most of his body, and then started to run inside, in front of Thompson, who came to make up for the defense.
Owen was thinking about how to make a layup in the face of Thompson, when suddenly his back tightened, and he was surprised to find that Thomas had actually caught up, and his strong body even made Irving's physical confrontation a little difficult.
Thomas, who was already close to him, even shot and wanted to cut off the ball in Irving's hand, but how could Irving's ability to control the ball easily let the ball be cut off by the opponent, and immediately changed hands to dribble, and at the same time jumped in the face of Thompson, used waist and abdominal strength in the air to stretch the ball under Thompson's arm, gently raised his hand, and threw the ball to the basket, the action was done in one go, and the audience who had not watched the game at home for a long time couldn't help but cheer again and again!
Just when the cheers of the audience just rose, a burst of exclamations overshadowed the previous applause.
I saw Cousins cross between the basket and Irving's basketball, playing volleyball with both hands, and knocked the still rising basketball out at once!
"This is my territory!" As soon as he came up, Cousins, who gave his opponent a dismount, couldn't help but spit out the joy in his heart, telling himself that he had gotten rid of the burden and depression brought to him by Yuan Shu!
"Ahhhh
The basketball that was knocked away by Cousins hit Yuan Shu in the face, bounced to the basket under Cousins' frightened gaze, and fell into the net after a few bumps.
The moment he saw the ball go in, Cousins didn't want to look back at Yuan Shu's face at all, but he still couldn't stop Yuan Shu's voice and a wave of cheers from the audience like a heat wave in his ears.
"Hey, hey, hey..."Yuan Shu rubbed his red nose and said slowly, "The first ball of the Cavaliers, sure enough, must be scored by me, this is fate, do you understand?" ”
"You wait for me!" Cousins, who was nervous, stretched out his right thumb, turned his head and pointed at Yuan Shu fiercely.
"Aiting for you~" Yuan Shu brushed his hair and smiled.
"Give it to me!" When the Kings attacked, Cousins, who occupied the interior, stuck Vallejo behind him and asked for the ball with his open hand.
Thomas immediately hoisted the ball into Cousins' hand, hit Vallejo twice on his back, and he was already deep under the basket, and he turned around and was ready to give a violent dunk!
"Drink!" Cousins roared, Vallejo fell to the ground, and Cousins, who turned around, was full of momentum, and was about to pull up on the spot and dedicate a top ten ball of the day, but he didn't expect his expression to suddenly change, screaming like a mouse seeing a cat, and his body ducked back, completely ignoring the basketball in his hand and falling out of bounds.
Under the basket, Yuan Shu was looking up at Cousins who was jumping up, and his pointed hairstyle was facing the diaphragm socket where Cousins was about to dunk......