Chapter 55: The Pre-Game Show
The next night, the night in Portland wasn't as cold as in the north, but it was just a light rain. Through the lights that are already on, you can clearly see the thin lines of rain falling. But even on a rainy day, the Rose Garden Arena was still full.
The new season started with an impressive record of five wins and one loss, and the most important thing is that the champion Xiu selected by the team this year is like eating viagra, and the data of every game explodes, and it also won the best of the week! This rekindled the hope of the Portlanders, who had already been disappointed with the team, and brought back memories of when the team was still fighting in the Finals.
As soon as Oden arrived at the stadium, he was stopped by reporters who had been guarding outside. Oden, who had been running before, would always answer one or two questions every time he saw a reporter outside, and after a while, it almost became a special sight outside the Rose Garden Arena.
Of course, in the face of the amiable Oden, the reporters guarding outside will not ask some sharp questions, after all, such an opportunity is rare, and if it arouses Oden's disgust, there will be no such opportunity in the future. If anyone breaks the vows, they will definitely cause hatred among their peers and cut off their money, such as killing their parents!
"Hey, Greg!" As soon as Oden arrived at the bottom of the arena, a reporter walked up to say hello.
Auden dropped the umbrella in his hand and shook the water off it. "Hello, what's the matter?" Auden thought for a moment, as if he hadn't seen this man.
"Hello, I'm an intern reporter for The Oregon State Journal! Can I delay you for a few minutes? The young reporter who came over said with some restraint. It can be seen that this is a newcomer to the industry, and there is no oil slip of those uncrowned kings at all.
"Okay, I can answer you a question, because the game is about to start and I need to go in and warm up! You don't want to be taken away by the New Jerseyians in victory, do you? Have any questions to ask! β
"What do you have to say about announcing today that you and Cavaliers' LeBron have teamed up to win Player of the Week?"
"First of all, I would like to thank the alliance for its recognition of my efforts! Once again I would like to thank my coach and teammates for the trust they put in me! Finally, we would like to thank the fans for their support! I believe that the best of the week is just the beginning for us, but it is far from the end! I'm confident that our Portland Trail Blazers will be brilliant again! β
With that, Oden walked straight away and walked towards the arena. The players who came early had already changed their clothes and did some warm-up movements to maintain the muscle memory of their bodies at all times.
At around eight o'clock in the evening, under the passionate shouts of the DJ, Oden was the last to walk into the stadium. As soon as Oden's figure was revealed, the arena, which was already a little boiling, exploded directly.
Auden jumped up and down to his teammates, his arms outstretched to cheer on the crowd. Looking at Auden, who interacted with everyone, the audience also cheered loudly for face, and some in the middle waved their signs vigorously.
Oden and his teammates clapped their hands one by one, walked up to Aldridge's side, and said loudly: "LaMarcus, are you ready?" β
Aldridge reacted instantly, and also replied loudly to Oden: "Whew! I'm ready! β
"Excellent! Let's start our show! β
"Enough!"
I had agreed with my teammates before, and my teammates, who were still warming up and shooting, also stood on both sides at this time. Oden stood at the free-throw line and pressed his hands down, signaling the crowd to be quiet. When the DJ saw it, they helped out, and soon the stadium fell silent.
"LaMarcus, when the time comes, you can throw as high as you can, but don't go too far!" Oden told again uneasily, don't mess up the first performance!
"I'll do something, don't worry!" Aldridge gave Oden a look of relief, I have a measured expression.
Once Oden was in position, Aldridge was ready to rush to the basket with the ball. At this moment, Roy appeared in front of Aldridge, looking ready to defend Aldridge's ball-handling attack.
Although Roy did not appear in the script, he had a tacit understanding of playing for more than a year, and Aldridge saw what he meant from Roy's eyes.
As he was about to get to Roy, Aldridge turned around Roy. It turned out that Roy was adding a little more difficulty to improve the enjoyment, and Oden silently praised Roy's move.
Seeing that Aldridge was about to reach the penalty area, at this time, Oden, who was near the three-point line of the baseline, accelerated and rushed over, like a thunderbolt, and reached the penalty area in an instant.
Aldridge tossed the ball to the basket and staggered his body in the direction Oden had come. The ball was tossed high and instantly reached the halfway point of the rebound. At this time, Auden roared and stepped down the floor hard, and his body immediately took off.
Amid the exclamations of the spectators, Oden picked off the basketball that flew halfway to the rebound and held it in his arms. After landing, Oden smashed the ball to the ground and shouted loudly.
This kind of visual feast that was almost explosive made the audience in the audience stunned, and then it seemed to ignite the blood in the body, and a huge noise exploded in the stadium.
"Oh buy Riga Gata Lydi Gaga! It's incredible! This kind of performance is incredible! Oh buy karma! "The announcer didn't know what to say, this kind of performance, I didn't think of any words in a short period of time, so I could only keep shouting oh buy ga!
"He's our strongest bulwark!" The announcer, who held back for a while, shouted out this sentence.
βBarrierοΌβ I don't know who shouted first, and then it spread instantly, and the entire arena was immersed in the shouts of barriers.
Listening to the neat shouts, Auden, Aldridge and Roy looked at each other and laughed, they knew that this performance was a success!
On the other side, Jason, a member of the Nets who sat in a chair and kept talking. Kidd, Vince. Carter and Richard. The Jefferson trio, watching the Trail Blazers trio perform, smiled from time to time.
Until Oden's final jump, the explosive physicality forced the three to put away the smiles on their faces, and at the same time left a deep impression on them.
"Is this to give us a dismount?" Kidd smiled softly, these are really three interesting rookies!
"Hehe, that's right, it's been a long time since I've met such an interesting rookie." Richard. Jefferson also chimed in.
"But I don't like the word barrier too much, I think my bombing can smash through this so-called barrier!" Vince. Carter, known as a half-man and half-god. The best dunk player in history, can the so-called barrier stop my determination to dunk?
After the three of Auden finished their performances, their teammates all ran up and hugged them, exaggerating and saying, "You guys are really amazing, if I were a girl, I would love you to death!" β
"Actually, I've already climaxed!" Just when everyone was still bragging to each other, Rodriguez suddenly said something faintly.
"Haha......" Everyone was stunned at first, and then laughed, and was full of happy atmosphere for a while.
At about half past eight, the referee arranged for the players from both sides to enter the court, prepare to jump the ball, and start the game.
The Trail Blazers' Roy and Blake started the backcourt, Webster played as small forward, and Oden and Aldridge partnered inside to support the Trail Blazers in the restricted area.
New Jersey Nets, Jason. Kidd and Vince. Carter partnered in the backcourt, Richard. Jefferson small forward. Josh. Boone and Nenad. Kostic played as a power forward and a center respectively.
Oden and Kostic walked up to the halfway line at the same time, facing each other, ready to jump the ball.