Chapter 704: Bowen II
Of course, he doesn't have the idea of setting and challenging this record yet, after all, winning a championship this season is what he wants most. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
After winning 14 straight games, the NBA's November game also came to an end, and the awards for the month were announced.
The Lakers, who set the best start in team history, are undoubtedly the most eye-catching this month, and with such outstanding performances, Billups and Tang Shuai were also elected Coach of the Month and Western Conference Player of the Year without any suspense.
However, in addition to Tang Shuai, there is also a rookie's performance that is also amazing.
If Tang Shuai is the brightest player in the league in the new season, then Danny Anthy, known as "Bowen II", is undoubtedly the hottest rookie.
As a defensive aggressive player, he perfectly replicates Bowen's defensive ability in the league, and as a rookie, he plays a strong defensive role against almost all star players.
Against Paul, who shot 3-of-13 from the field and scored in single digits; Against Lillard, who was only 5-of-20 from the field and scored 15 points; Facing Irving, the latter made 4 of 17 shots, and the shooting percentage couldn't bear to look directly; Even against frontline players such as Anthony and Durant, his aggressive performance made them feel particularly uncomfortable.
Just after the Rockets finished their game against the Celtics, Thomas, the core of the Green Shirts' offense, shot just 2 of 20 from his defense, which was quite close to a clean sheet.
This player from Louis State University was even just picked by the Rockets at the end of the first round.
It's not just his ability on the defensive end that makes him famous, but also his big mouth, which he has a lot to offer with Green.
Before almost every match, he likes to provoke the opposing star players, then defend the opponent in the game, and what is even more terrifying is that he can deliver on his promise basically every time.
His magic has also become a nightmare for the core players of various teams, and the number of superstars who suffer under him is increasing day by day.
Many media even called him Tang Shuai, another person who can change the pattern of the alliance.
And it is thanks to his play that the Rockets' record this season is even higher than last season, and now the 11-3 record is only worse than the Lakers and Warriors, and they have truly stepped into the ranks of the championship race.
Tang Shuai also paid attention to Anxi, this kind of low-level Taobao but successful counterattack performance, and even doubted whether he was as systematic as himself, but after observing for a while, he found that he was just a player obsessed with defense, and he realized that this should be a different talent.
After the end of the November journey, the Lakers' first opponent in December is Anthy's Rockets.
Sure enough, the day's game hadn't started yet, and Anthy had already begun to shout in an interview with the media.
"It's exciting to play against the number one team in the league, Don is a good player, but I have the ability and the confidence to seal him out, so it's a very crucial game for us and I have no doubt to help the team win this game."
Ansey plus Harden, a combination of offense and defense, meets the double guns of Tang Shuai and Westbrook, who will have the upper hand is definitely the most concerned hot news in the league in recent days.
In fact, not only in the United States, but also in China, there are a lot of people who are paying attention to this game.
Since Tang Shuai joined the Lakers and played an epic performance, the support of domestic fans for him has shown a completely one-sided trend, except for the Rockets, whether it is Yao Ming's previous feelings, or the addition of Guo Allen in the new season, they are the only team that can still win support against the Lakers.
The first game of the season between the two sides will take place at the Staples Center.
The Staples Center on this day can be said to be particularly lively, and Anthy's big mouth makes this game very interesting.
Anthy's high profile not only makes the players, but even the fans hope that someone can teach him a lesson, and Tang Shuai, who is now the hottest in the league, is obviously the most suitable candidate.
Fans at the scene appeared in the Staples Center arena holding signs such as "Defeat Danny Anthy" and "Give Ancy some color", which showed the level of unhappiness in their hearts.
However, Anthy loves the occasion and in fact he often takes pride in the slogan after the game to further exaggerate his performance.
This match was no exception, and when he came out of the players' tunnel and saw these slogans, his whole body seemed excited, waving and cheering at the audience, as if they were words of praise for him.
This also immediately drew boos from the audience.
Tang Shuai couldn't help but smile when he saw Anxi's performance, this is really a player with a strange personality.
But he knew that all geniuses would have weirdness in one way or another, and he didn't care too much about it.
After a brief pre-match warm-up, the starters of both sides were announced on LED screens on the spot.
The Lakers' lineup has not been adjusted, and it is still the starting five that was used before.
On the Rockets' side, Harden and Danny Anthy are on the outside, Gay and Ryan Anderson are on the front, and Capela is at center.
Judging from the books alone, there is not much difference between the two teams, and what kind of play they can have depends on the on-the-spot performance of the players.
"Danny Ancy vs. Don, this must be the most anticipated matchup since the start of the season, Charles, who do you think will have the upper hand in this matchup?" The commentators for this match were golden old partners Charles Barkley and Kenny Smith, and Smith couldn't wait to speak at the beginning of the game.
"To be honest, it's really hard to judge, Tang is the least incredible player in the league right now, and Anthy, he is undoubtedly the second, it's a bit like the spear and shield of ancient China, who will have the upper hand, you still have to watch the game to know."
"Haha, Charles, it's rare to see you so cautious, but it's true, I can't wait to see their showdown." Smith rarely teased Barkley, but instead looked at the field as he spoke.
After the players on both sides warmed up before the game, the starting five tigers walked onto the field one after another.
It was Noll and Capela who jumped the ball, and Noll jumped high and flicked the ball back into the Lakers' half.
The home team was given the opportunity to attack first.
There was a burst of cheers from the fans at the scene, and the showdown between Tang Shuai and Anxi was about to be staged.
Fans are looking forward to this, but in fact, after Tang Shuai advanced to the front court with the ball, it was not Ancy who defended him, but Harden.
It seems that as soon as the game started, D'Antoni did not want to live up to the wishes of the home fans.
Tang Shuai saw that his defender was Harden, beckoned Noll to come out with a block, and after a cross step forward, he was followed by a quick stop to pull out.
Harden was completely blocked, and Capela, who assisted in the defense, was obviously much worse than Tang Shuai in terms of movement, watching Tang Shuai shoot.
"Huh!"
With a crisp sound, Tang Shuai's steady dry pull hit took the lead for the home team.
The Rockets' offensive firepower in the opening game was not bad, with Harden going to the frontcourt to split Guy, who broke through and scored on a pick-and-roll.
The two sides entered the offensive and defensive battle at the beginning.
Two minutes passed, and the two sides almost didn't miss out, and the score on the field was tied 8-8, and no one took much advantage.
The Rockets' offense, Harden's layup under Batum's defense finally missed, the Lakers launched a fast attack, Tang Shuai passed the ball to Westbrook, who rushed to the basket and chose to be hard against Anthy's defense.
And it was at this time that Anthy showed his defensive qualities.
When ordinary people encounter Westbrook rushing in like this, they basically dodge, and even if they don't dodge, they will retreat and occupy a defensive position.
But this Anthy didn't retreat, but went in, reaching out to steal Westbrook, and the whole person was very deep, and when the two of them collided together, the ball in Westbrook's hand was really poked out.
A successful defense!
After Gay picked up the ball, the Rockets quickly launched a counterattack, advancing to the front court, and Harden's layup successfully caused Batum's beater to foul.
After hitting both free throws, the Rockets managed to overtake the score.
This defense also made Westbrook feel unhappy, and when it came to the Lakers' offensive round, he said hello to Tang Shuai and was ready to force a shot.
Tang Shuai understood and let the rest of the Lakers leave, directly creating a one-on-one opportunity.
Westbrook looked fierce, and Anthy licked his lips, and it felt like he was hunting.
Westbrook sank his center of gravity, and after seeing that the space was stretched large enough, he directly chose to attack.
One quickly changes direction to the right, and then rushes straight in like carrying an explosives bag.
That's his style of play, direct and tough.
However, at this time, Anthy's performance was even more impressive, he leaned in the first moment after Westbrook changed direction, and used his body to constantly rush Westbrook to reduce the latter's impact.
Westbrook is known for his strength, but Anthy is not left behind in the confrontation, so you can imagine how strong his strength is.
Westbrook was entangled by Anthy to the basket, a fake action to deceive but failed, and when he really wanted to get up and shoot, Anthy's long arms came to his face, completely ruthless.
Westbrook's reaction was fast enough to force a move in the air to avoid the defense, but the angle of the shot was greatly disturbed, and the final shot was also crossed by the basket, and Anderson on the other side of the rebound successfully grabbed it.
Another successful defense!
After the successful defense, Anthy was very excited, constantly pulling his clothes, yelling and screaming at the audience, almost rushing to the stands and shouting "" like Wade.
This is also his character, flamboyant and arrogant, but on the contrary, he has that strength.
The fans at the scene did not boo him, but it was quiet like never before.
Anthy's defense in these two rounds was like cold water poured on them, and sure enough, the inaccuracy of those stars who defended before was definitely not accidental, even Westbrook was not able to take the slightest advantage.
This rookie who suddenly appeared is definitely a historic defensive ability, and he will become a nightmare for many outside stars, and even their thoughts at the moment are, can there really be an outside player who can break through this kind of defense?
They unconsciously looked at the yellow figure retreating from the field.
If anything, he's the only one...... (To be continued.) )