Chapter 52: Normalization
Horn isn't afraid of the paparazzi, he just doesn't want to cause trouble.
Let the paparazzi target you, and blow you up**, no one will like this kind of thing, so Horn immediately listened to Sasha's words.
Horn and Tali didn't wait long before Sasha made another call and asked the two of them to go to the bathroom in the back together.
When the two of them got to the bathroom, they saw Sasha standing there in a wide restaurant waiter's clothes that covered her entire body.
"Oh! Where did you get this outfit! ”
Tali exclaimed in surprise, Sasha smiled charmingly, pointed to the small door behind her and said, "The boss here is my friend, and he also found out that paparazzi." He gave us these clothes and told us to go quietly. ”
"I see!"
Although he was reluctant and the good thing was ruined, Horn still decided to go first. I couldn't entangle with the paparazzi, and the more I pestered them, the more they faced, and the three of them put on the waiter's clothes and quietly walked out of the side door.
After such a fuss, Horn and Tali's good things also turned yellow, and the two broke up reluctantly. Before leaving, Tali kissed Horn, and Sasha smiled stupidly on the side, telling Horn that she must look for them next time she goes to Los Angeles. Of course, Horn will agree to this request!
Lance waited outside the dining room with his camera for the prey to appear, but waited for a long time without moving, an hour passed, two hours passed, three hours passed, and Horn and Tali still did not come out.
Lance finally couldn't take it anymore, and he cleverly disguised himself and slipped into the dining room to scout.
But as soon as he entered the restaurant, Lance actually found that Horn and Tali were gone, and the angry Lance almost dropped the camera, and the people had already left, and he was so stupid that he waited outside for so long.
By the time Lance came to his senses, Horn had already traveled with the team from Los Angeles to Oklahoma.
Horn beat the Lakers so much in the last game, and this time he came to Oklahoma with a bloody storm.
Horn also received a lot of media exposure before the game, and Horn was suddenly so popular, there must be people who will feel dissatisfied.
The Thunder's Ibaka dismisses Horn, and Ibaka thinks Horn is similar to herself! Even he's a little stronger than Horn.
Ibaka's view is actually not arrogant, Horn's main style of play is really similar to Ibaka. Shoot in the open position, cut the basket in the air, run a fast down, and mainly do co-defense work on the defensive end, and the characteristics of the two people are really similar.
And Ibaka also thinks that Horn doesn't block as much as he does, and he is not as strong as himself, so he should be better.
But now the media is frantically chasing Horn, thinking that Horn can do anything, which makes Ibaka feel unacceptable.
Regarding Horn's ball-handling offense, Ibaka believes that Horn is absolutely lucky, so he doesn't believe that there are people on this planet other than Durant who can often make those moves with a height of 2.10 meters.
Ibaka was very suspicious of Horn, and he told the media before the game that he would not be afraid of Horn during the game and would defend Horn completely.
Ibaka wanted to meet Horn for a while, but Horn didn't have the heart to meet with Ibaka at the moment, and he didn't even see Ibaka's statement in the media.
Horn is currently concentrating on getting familiar with his ball-handling dribbling and perfecting his ball-handling dribbling. Since the last game Horn learned the trick of passing the ball, he has developed this skill as his main offensive technique, which is the best way to use his speed.
At 5 o'clock that night, the game between the Hornets and the Thunder officially began at the Ford Center, the home of the Thunder.
This season, the Thunder are not just a youth army, they have become a powerhouse in the West, and this season they have successfully finished fourth in the West.
This season, the Thunder's Westbrook, Durant, Jeff Green, Ibaka and sophomore rookie James Harden have all improved well. This youth army is rising greatly as a whole, and almost every member of them has unlimited potential and unlimited room for improvement. Such a team is definitely the most dynamic team with room for improvement in the West, and even in the entire league.
The members of such a team have a reason to challenge others and be resentful of Horn, who have always been the most improved group in the league.
The Thunder have been full of vigor and challenge this season, and the Hornets are a big difference in spirit compared to them.
At the beginning of the game between the two teams, although the Thunder made more mistakes, they played vigorously. The Hornets are a bit forward-looking, which is also a portrayal of the Hornets as a whole this season.
At the end of the first quarter, the Thunder slightly led the Hornets by 3 points, 22.19 At this time, it was rotation time, and Ball was replaced by Horn.
As soon as Horn came out, Chris Webber, who was commentating on the sidelines, immediately said: "Everyone saw Horn's performance in the last game. Generally speaking, if a player plays well in one game, he can maintain some form in the second game. Today we will see if Horn can continue the form of the last game, so that we can see more breakthroughs with the ball! ”
Meyers, who partnered with Chris Webber, also immediately said: "Horn's performance now is indeed more and more worth looking forward to, although there are still many disagreements about him in the media. But one thing cannot be denied, and that is that Horne has become an indispensable figure for the Hornets. ”
Horn tees off the court's top sideline, then goes to 45-degree cover and aggressively cuts to the basket.
Horn's series of runs were blue-collar, and Ibaka followed Horn closely without giving Horn the slightest chance.
Ibaka is indeed a very good interior assistant, with body, speed, and bounce, and it will be difficult for Horn to break Ibaka's defense if he is still the same Horn who can't hold the ball before.
But now Horn is no longer the same Horn, he ran out from under the basket to the top of the arc to cover Collisson, and then actually pulled away to the outside of the 3-point line.
Horn pulled the space so far at once, Ibaka couldn't catch up, but Ibaka wasn't in a hurry. Horn didn't have a three-pointer, so Ibaka wasn't afraid to pull him out.
Collison turned back and passed to Horn, who faced Ibaka from the three-point line. At this time, Webb was also very uncertain and said: "Horn is going to shoot three points!" What is he pulling so far? ”
Ball and the rest of the Hornets were also unsure because Horne had never done that.
Ibaka didn't even care about Horn pulling away so far, just when Ibaka thought Horn would definitely pass the ball.
Horn's body suddenly pounced forward, and a one-handed dribble in front of Ibaka, Ibaka was slightly flustered at this time, and Horn directly pulled up a small mid-range shot.
Horn played another guard move at this moment, which Paul often used.
"Brush!"
Horn got the ball right on Ibaka's head!
All of a sudden, Chris Webb immediately burst out laughing: "Horn's state really continued. This action is definitely a small man's action, it is so exciting, Ibaka has no reaction at all! ”
Ibaka was completely unresponsive, and it wasn't until Horn hit him that he realized what had happened to him.
When he realized what was going on, he shivered instead, this Horn is actually the same as his team's ace Durant, he can do this kind of action with such a tall height, and he has to defend him today? Isn't that killing yourself?
Before the game, Ibaka looked down on Horn, and at this time, after only playing a ball, Ibaka was scared because he and Durant were teammates, and he knew how inexplicable the combination of height and speed was.
When Durant saw Horn shoot a ball like this, his heart immediately moved. He used to be the one in the league who could play like that, and now there's another Horn. Durant suddenly felt a deep sense of crisis.
Under this sense of crisis, Durant immediately came over with the ball and was also a personal single.
The Thunder is a team that relies on individual singles, and in this kind of team, a person who wants to play must have a strong ability to hold the ball and play alone. Durant didn't play alone with the ball before, but when he met such a team and met such a teammate, the team Durant wanted to play couldn't do it, so he could only practice holding the ball hard, and now he finally practiced a little hot.
In the face of Ariza's defense, Durant dribbled and broke through a step forward, and then when his body was close to the opponent, his long arm reached forward, and then pulled back sharply. Crossover, this is a real crossover, and the defender does it against the body.
When Ariza leaned forward in Durant's body, he took a feint and stepped back sharply, so that Durant pulled the ball back and shook Ariza away, and with a little space, Durant could easily shoot and raise his hand for a mid-range.
"Brush!"
Durant's ball-handling singles are much more complicated and difficult than Horn's! The shot hit, and Durant also raised his hands.
Durant has a bit of a sense of winning! How can Horn admit defeat to others, even if this person is Durant, Horn will not bow his head.
At the Thunder's half, Horn ran around again to get the ball! Collison gave the ball to Horn and then gave Horn space for everyone to pull away a little bit and see how Horn played Ibaka.
In the last game, Horn found his senses and hit another one with the ball, and Horn's confidence is full at the moment. In the face of Ibaka Horn played very confidently, this time he did not rush directly, but dribbled a small step first, narrowing the distance, Ibaka relaxed a little here, Horn suddenly accelerated and changed direction with one hand, and shook in front of Ibaka.
When Ibaka was nervous and afraid that Horn would shoot again, Horn stepped in front of Ibaka, the basketball in his hand shook in front of Ibaka, and the shaking Ibaka lost the center, and Horn took a big step back into the restricted area and threw a shot from a distance.
"Bang!"
"Brush!"
Horn wipes the board to score! Horn was another ball-handling attacker, completely penetrating Ibaka, treating him as if he were nothing.
It also made a statement that Horn's ball-handling offense had become his normal offensive pattern.
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