Chapter 179: Chinese Derby
The showdown between the Lakers and the Rockets can be called a fateful showdown. The Lakers and www.biquge.infoRockets met in the Western Conference finals last season, but the Lakers lost the game in the end.
Last season, the Rockets ranked first in the West in the regular season and the Lakers second. But this year it was the complete opposite, and although the Rockets have made some reinforcements, they are still not as good as the Lakers, and they are in second place behind the Lakers.
It's the same Western Conference finals, but with different people. Wu Di was still with the Rockets last season, but this season with the Lakers. He helped the Rockets win last season, can he still help the Lakers win this season?
Officials began to advertise that it was a decisive battle between old enemies and a derby. Both teams have a Chinese star, and although the two are not in the same position, they are still advertised as a Chinese derby.
Derbies have always attracted attention, and although the Chinese derby is a minority in the United States, there are still many people interested in it. It is conceivable that the ratings of the West Finals will definitely not be low.
At home, the fans are happy and annoyed. Their happiness is that no matter which team wins, there will be Chinese players in the finals. Annoyed, they don't know who to support,
Support Da Yao? Da Yao should indeed support it, Da Yao has joined the NBA for so many years, and he has never won a championship.
Support Wu Di? Wu Di should also support, Wu Di helped the Rockets reach the Finals last season, but was traded by the Rockets, and Adelman also stabbed Wu Di in the back, Wu Di has a reason to complete revenge.
In this way, Chinese fans began to struggle, but there are some fans who are very good choices, because they are either Yao Hei or Wu Hei.
Black fans are unavoidable, even Jordan has black fans, let alone others. Yao Hei supported Wu Di, Wu Hei supported Da Yao, and took the lead in fighting at night, but the real fans of the two know that the relationship between the two is very good, when Adelman stabbed him in the back, many Rocket players said bad things about Wu Di, but Da Yao didn't say a word.
Although Wu Di is a playboy, he is still a good person, and these friends he has made are very good to him. Da Yao and Kobe Bryant are both big brothers, Howard is a bad friend, and Pekovic and Sun Yue are younger brothers.
Today is going to face off against Big Brother, Wu Di's heart is difficult to calm down for a while, but when he arrives on the court, after Wu Di sees Adelman and Artest, the anger in his heart comes up, these two are his enemies.
The game got on, Bynum jumped the ball and Fisher dribbled across half court and handed the ball to Bryant. It was Battier who replaced Maddy as the point guard, and when he played with the Lakers, it was basically Battier who defended Kobe.
The Rockets' starting lineup is not weak in defense, Da Yao, Odom, Artest, Battier, the weakest defensive ability is Odom, but Odom's defense is not weak, as long as he doesn't get distracted.
Bryant struggled to get rid of a few shots, and Battier pestered Bryant and didn't give him any chance. Kobe Bryant had no choice but to wave at Bynum and let Bynum block him.
Bynum reluctantly came over to block Battier, and Bryant shook off Battier and faced Da Yao to the inside. Da Yao immediately followed, and Bynum also rushed to the inside again, and also waved to Kobe.
Wu Di stared at Bynum speechlessly, there were too many people in the penalty area.
Indeed, Kobe Bryant shook Da Yao, and then turned around and shot from behind, but he didn't expect Bynum to rush over, and he almost hit Bynum. As soon as the ball slipped in his hand, it immediately flew out.
Bynum also jumped, and subconsciously reached out and caught the ball. Then he reacted immediately and shot at the basket.
This kung fu master Yao Yi had already stabilized his body, and when he saw that Bynum wanted to shoot, he immediately jumped up and slapped the ball out.
Brooks grabbed the basketball and immediately took the lead in the frontcourt and scored on a layup.
As soon as he came up, he sent a block, and Bynum's brain-dead behavior was unpredictable. A row of black lines can be clearly seen on Wu Di's head, which is a funny thing to do again.
On the serve again, Kobe Bryant blackfaced the whole time, and he was no longer looking for Bynum. This guy is blinded by lard, the Lakers broke two historical records in the regular season and swept twice in the playoffs, which made him arrogant to the limit, and said before the game: If he can get more balls, the Lakers' results will be better.
Although this is not explicitly said, it is a hint to the media that his ball possession has been suppressed. Who in the Lakers can suppress the ball of others? Only Kobe. But did Kobe Bryant really do it? Of course not.
In the regular season, the Lakers averaged about 72 shots per game. Kobe Bryant averaged about 20 shots per game, Wu Di 10, Gasol 13, Bynum 12, and the rest shared the remaining 17. Bynum has more shots than Wu Di, how can he be squeezed out of possession?
Wu Di does score a lot, 10 shots are definitely not enough, but Wu Di's secondary offense is more, dunks, baskets are almost every game, he averaged 3.2 rebounds per game, and after grabbing the rebounds, he scored with the trend, and did not account for the number of shots.
So Kobe Bryant became more and more unkind to Bynum, he thought about it for a while, and Wu Di came to a cross running position, and when the two met together, Wu Di hid his hands at his side and pretended to get the ball from Kobe's hand.
Battier was fooled, turned around and ran towards Wu Di, he was afraid that Wu Di would shoot three points. Artest also pounced on Wu Di, but when he saw Battier also pounce, he immediately turned to Kobe, and he was not deceived by Wu Di.
When the opportunity came, Artest turned very slowly, and by the time he pounced on Kobe, Kobe was already jumping. By the time Artest pounced on the front, Kobe Bryant had already completed his shooting action and hit an open three-point shot.
The Rockets began to focus on Da Yao, and Da Yao received the ball and singled Bynum in a row, and Bynum's strength was not as good as Da Yao's foot. Da Yao's strength training has been very successful in recent years, and now in the center position, there are few people who can resist Da Yao's back hit. When he arrived at the basket, Da Yao immediately moved his feet, turned around and hit a hook hand.
Wu Di helped Kobe Bryant block Battier, and Kobe pulled Artest away and passed the ball to Wu Di. Wu Di beat Battier strongly, squeezed him away directly, and killed the inside. Odom came up to make up for it, and Woody assisted Gasol to make a shot.
The Rockets continued to play inside, because the Rockets had four people who could shoot three-pointers, and the Lakers' defense had to be pulled apart, so they couldn't help Bynum if they wanted to, so they could only watch him being abused by Da Yao.
However, in this way, Da Yao's physical strength was consumed a lot, and his body's ability to move far exceeded that of others. Coupled with the fact that he has gained weight in the past two years, his body weight is too great, and his body load is greater than that of others, so it is not certain that he can play for a few minutes.