After the Rockets defeated the Lakers on their home court, O'Neal returned to Los Angeles with a full reluctance. However, before leaving, the shark threw down the words, saying that when he returned to Los Angeles, he should teach the Rockets a good lesson, especially the kid from China, who played for 2 minutes and teased O'Neal twice, and when O'Neal was about to take revenge, he didn't play, which made the shark very unhappy.

After the game, Da Yao also asked Olajuwon privately, and Olajuwon smiled and said to Da Yao: "Okay, Yao, I know what you're thinking, but one thing you have to know, Rudy must do this for a reason, you have to believe Rudy." ”

Da Yao said with some dissatisfaction: "However, I really want to compete with O'Neill. ”

Olajuwon patted Da Yao and said, "Man, you have to know that as long as you are in the Rockets, then you have at least four opportunities to play against that shark every year, don't worry, in addition, we are about to play against the Lakers, I believe Rudy will give you a chance." ”

Da Yao nodded, not saying anything.

On November 13, 1999, the Lakers' new arena at the Staples Center, home of Los Angeles. Just this year, the Lakers bid farewell to the Great Western Forum Arena and moved to the Staples Center, although the Lakers' players and fans were a little reluctant, but for the development of the team, the old Bass insisted on moving the team to Staples. In previous lives, it was here that the Lakers experienced their triple championship, and the Sharks and Peter Pan made a very powerful 'ok' combination. However, they now face an unprecedented opponent, and that is the Houston Rockets, a team that has fallen in the past.

However, the current Rockets are like a mountain, weighing heavily on the heads of teams across the league, and this year, a large number of Western teams have begun to strengthen their teams, and the Lakers are no exception.

After finding a Zen master, the current Lakers really have the strength to wrestle with the rockets.

But after losing to the Rockets on the road in the last game, the Lakers finally discovered that the Rockets are still so strong, and with the addition of psychological advantages, the Rockets still have an advantage against the Lakers.

The game started with the people, the Rockets or the original workhorses of plastic surgery, Big Ben, Garnett, Horry, Ray? Aaron, Bodi Loga.

And the Lakers are the same, Sharks, AC Green, Rice, Kobe, Harper.

In fact, if you compare it, you will find that the lineup of the Rockets and the Lakers has a lot of similarities, the offensive line of the Sharks, Kobe Bryant and Rice can score close to 70 points in a single game, while Harper and Green focus on defense.

It's the same with the Rockets, Big Ben and Horry focused on defense, Garnett, Ray? Allen and Bodiloga were also able to score around 65 points in the game.

But when it comes to benches, the Lakers are a big chunk behind the Rockets.

After the start of the game, the Lakers and the main team played an inseparable game with the main force of the Rockets, but the substitutes of the Rockets were obviously much higher than their opponents in terms of quality.

Fox, Fisher and Brian? Shaw, against Olajuwon, Halprin, Saullius, Daniels, plus a group of potential rookies of the Rockets, the Lakers are very tired, in fact, all teams are very tired when provoking the Rockets. No way, the rocket's bench is really too strong.

In the 7th minute of the second quarter, the Rockets changed Da Yao again.

At the first time after Da Yao got the ball, O'Neal took the initiative to meet him, O'Neal lowered his center of gravity, showed his snow-white teeth, and said coldly: "Boy, welcome to the NBA, come to Staples, I will let you know the cruelty of the NBA." ”

Da Yao didn't bird O'Neal, and directly used his height to make a turnover jumper, and the basketball accurately drilled into the basket behind O'Neal.

Da Yao smiled lightly and said, "Man, is this what you call the cruel NBA?" ”

Looking at Da Yao Yun's light goal, O'Neill's face is now green, and he was played twice by this Chinese in the last game, and he must find it back this time.

Thinking of this, O'Neill snorted coldly and said, "Boy, don't be arrogant, the coach between us has just begun." ”

Da Yao looked at O'Neill, who had a false fire rising, shrugged his shoulders indifferently and said, "I know, man, I'm waiting for you." ”

Looking back, the Lakers attacked, and after O'Neal asked for the ball, he directly squeezed away Da Yao, hugged the basketball with both hands, and smashed it into the basket, accompanied by a "boom", the basketball hoop was crunched by the shark, as if it was about to fall apart.

Da Yao on the side nodded with great admiration and said: "What a lot of strength, if this is in my hometown, with such strength, there is no need to raise cattle at home, this is definitely stronger than two cows." ”

The shark who had just taken two overlord steps on the side, and his feet were soft and hung down, and the momentum that the shark had just created with a dunk was completely destroyed by Da Yao's words.

All the Rockets players on the side were laughing, and the Lakers players were blushing one by one, not daring to laugh.

O'Neill, who had already walked back, turned around and walked to Da Yao's side, and said hatefully: "Boy, what are you talking about, believe it or not, I beat you flat." ”

Looking at the fierce O'Neal, Garnett on the side quickly rushed over, stood between the two, and shouted in a low voice: "Shaq, what, do you want to fight?" If you fight, I'll accompany you, what do you mean kid, if you can't beat the ball, just hit someone. ”

O'Neal looked at Garnett with a fierce face, and the other Rocket players also surrounded him, and the referee at this time saw that the situation was not good, and rushed up directly, separating the players from both sides.

Although there was no conflict between the two sides, the referee still gave O'Neill, who provoked the conflict, a T, but when Da Yao was replaced, he whispered beside O'Neill: "It seems that my dad is right, the dog that bites never barks, and the dog that barks the loudest never dares to bite." ”

O'Neill listened to this, and at this time he already understood, this kid is definitely a broken mouth, I must endure the milk skin, I must hold back.

The shark showed amazing self-control at the moment, and Da Yao, who returned to the sidelines, hurriedly said to Olajuwon and Mark? Jackson said, "Hakim, Mark, I've told you all about what you taught me, why Shaq, still not angry." ”

At this moment, O'Neal, who didn't go far, cried directly, it turned out that these two old bastards taught this little rookie to do this, these two old villains, you two will have no asshole when you have children in the future.

Not to mention O'Neill scolding Olajuwon and Mark in his own heart? Jackson didn't mention it.

By the end of the halftime, the Rockets were seven points ahead of the Lakers.

At halftime, O'Neal and Kobe Bryant were a little frustrated, because they had lost to the Rockets countless times, and the Zen master on the side looked at the two of them, Phil? Jackson walked up to the two men and said, "Shaq, Kobe, aren't you frustrated because you are once again behind the Rockets, and you may even lose to them again." ”

The two nodded helplessly, Phil? Jackson smiled and said: "When I used to coach Michael, the championship I lost was lost to the Rockets, but in the first two years, the Rockets were not our opponents at all, so I admit that the Rockets are very strong now, but are you weak?" I just want to tell you that the real strength of a strong person is in his own heart, and it is the confidence that I can fight against any opponent and defeat the opponent, and it is impossible for you to defeat your opponent as you are now. ”

After speaking, he ignored the two and left directly.

Such remarks shook Shaq and Kobe Bryant quite a lot, because they always met the Rockets, especially at the most critical time of the game, and always asked themselves, can we beat the Rockets? This is because of their own lack of self-confidence, and at this time they are thinking, if we don't even have the confidence to defeat the opponent, then we still have a fart.

The two of them looked at each other, and they both saw the burning flames of war in each other's eyes.

As soon as the game started at the end of the day, the Rockets began to endure, and O'Neal and Kobe Bryant attacked like a tidal wave. Lao Tang on the sidelines saw this situation, and his brows were already tangled.

A fearless O'Neal is adding a fearless Kobe, and the two are definitely superimposed, and in this case, the score is caught up by the Lakers little by little.

Such an effect of the official Phil? What Jackson wants, sitting on the sidelines Phil? Jackson crossed Erlang's legs and watched the game leisurely.

By the end of the third quarter, the score between the Rockets and Lakers had become a tie.

In the last quarter of the game, Lao Tang replaced Olajuwon, hoping that Olajuwon could create a little trouble for O'Neal on the inside.

However, the Rockets were very unfortunate to meet a person's outburst, not O'Neal, not Kobe, it was Rice.

This guy, who was despised by many people, began to break out, hitting three three-pointers in a row, making all the arrangements of Lao Tang come to naught, and the Lakers began to take the initiative on the court in the fourth quarter, and the 'triangle tactics' with O'Neal as the core began to exert their power again.

In the face of the Lakers, the Rockets accurately transmitted the ball, and their defense was in serious confusion, and the Lakers seized the opportunity to hit the basketball in a row, and the scores of the two sides were quickly pulled away.

When the game was over, the Lakers won 98-91 on their home court over the Rockets.

The Lakers players on the court were celebrating the victory of the game, and the Rockets left the game a little gloomily.

Da Yao looked at the wanton celebration of the Lakers players on the court, with tears in the corners of his eyes, and whispered to Olajuwon: "Hakim, why does my heart really hurt." ”

Olajuwon said indifferently: "Yao, you have to remember, this is the NBA game, there are wins and losses, you have to learn to adjust, just like Shaq said to you, welcome to the NBA, this game is cruel." ”

The Rockets suffered their first loss of the season.

(To be continued)