Chapter 175: The Battle of the Grizzly Bears
On January 20, 1012, U.S. time, the Hornets ushered in the challenge of the Grizzlies at home, saying that it was a challenge, in fact, the strength of the Grizzlies was much stronger than the Hornets, and the Grizzlies had very good players in each position, and the main core Zach Randolph finally asked for the title of data brush, and seriously acted as a leader should do, plus Gay, Gasol Jr. and others, it can be said that the Grizzlies are a team with very terrifying potential.
The Hornets and the Grizzlies are not so close to each other, Gasol was once the leader of the Grizzlies, and his younger brother Mark Brown. Gasol is now with the Grizzlies, and not long ago, Tony Allen was also a Grizzlies powerhouse, but now he is playing for the Hornets, so this game is also a more interesting game.
And in this game, to everyone's surprise, Oden, who had been a waste before, was on the 12-man squad and even sat in the starting position, which surprised all the players.
"Wang Meng, is this okay? Will you kill him? Gasol watched Oden practice shooting on the court, and couldn't help but pull Wang Meng and asked.
"Don't worry." Wang Meng smiled, looking indifferent, "This matter was approved by the head coach, since the head coach approved it, then there must be a reason, maybe Oden's illness has been cured." ”
"Okay?" Gasol obviously didn't believe it, how could there be such a coincidence, it was good that he had just been traded to the Hornets, so what did the Trail Blazers guys do? Thinking about it, Gasol couldn't help but look at the head coach Monty on the sidelines, and wondered why he made such an arrangement.
Monty clasped his hands on his chest, stood on the sidelines without saying a word, looking confident, in fact, he was also very unsure in his heart, it was not his idea to let Oden play, this was the arrangement of the general manager, Monty is not a famous coach such as Phil Jackson and Sloan, these famous coaches may be able to rely on their reputation to change the arrangement of the general manager, but if Monty dares to raise objections, there is no doubt, he will definitely be fired immediately. The general manager doesn't want a head coach who doesn't listen to him, no matter how capable he is.
The game is about to start.
Auden took a deep breath, and he suddenly realized that he was a little nervous, how nervous could he be? Oden himself felt a little incredible, you know, even if Oden had just been drafted by the Trail Blazers as a rookie for the first time in the NBA arena, he was not nervous.
Wang Meng was a little stunned when he saw Oden, and walked up and patted Oden on the shoulder, "Don't be nervous, treat it as an ordinary training match, you can do it!" After saying this, Wang Meng couldn't help laughing, Oden is 24 years old this year, and he has been in the league for five seasons, and Wang Meng is only in his early 20s now, and he has only been in the league for two seasons, and now it is Wang Meng who has come to comfort Oden, how interesting it is.
Seeing Wang Meng laughing, Auden also laughed, and when he smiled like this, he was not too nervous.
The Grizzlies started this game with point guard McConley, the original point guard of Audenthe. Shooting guard Oj Mayo, small forward Rudy Gay, power forward Zach Randolph, center Marc Gasol.
On the Hornets side, the starting point guard is still Wang Meng, the scoring guard is Tony Allen, and the small forward is Gerrard, who has just signed a new contract and is very happy. Wallace, power forward Paul. Gasol, center Greg. Oden.
After seeing the Hornets' starting lineup, the audience let out a burst of exclamations.
Greg. Oden, a player who has been scheduled to be reimbursed for the season not long ago, a champion who has not played for more than three seasons and almost four seasons, why did he suddenly come out? And it's still a starter?
Everyone is puzzled, even if Okafor is sent without a center, it really can't be replaced by Pau Gasol, what does it mean to let Oden start? Want him to die suddenly on the field?
No matter how confused the fans were, the starting line-up was confirmed, could not be changed, and the game was set off right away.
Listening to the constant questioning of the audience on the sidelines, Auden's face darkened and he was silent, but he was ready to make a good effort to surprise these people who underestimated him.
The referee in the midfield prepares to jump the ball, Oden and Mark. Thor stood together.
Gasol Jr. looked at Oden in amazement, who was about to compete with him for the jump ball, and couldn't help but say, "Can you jump?" You're all right, right? ”
It was just a very ordinary greeting, but it was undoubtedly very harsh in Auden's ears, and he glanced at little Gasol, did not speak, and stood silently in his place, waiting for the jump ball to start.
Oden ignored himself, and little Gasol was also a little unhappy, I greet you for caring about you, it's good for you, just pull my face -+ Look, I'm still afraid of you? Can you still infect me with your injuries as revenge?
In this state of mind, both people have the idea of wanting to teach each other a lesson.
The referee tossed the basketball high, and Oden and Gasol Jr. jumped instantly.
Gasol Jr. smiled with satisfaction in the air, because he found that Oden's jump was a beat slower than his own when he jumped, and he didn't have to think about it, he must have not played for a long time, and his judgment of basketball was a little worse, and some was enough, although he was not a bouncing center, but with such a big advantage, this ball must be mine!
Before the smile on Gasol Jr.'s face could be fully stretched, a black thick arm suddenly flashed in front of him, and he grabbed the basketball before him at a much faster speed than he could rise, and Gasol Jr.'s smile froze suddenly.
"How is this possible?" Gasol Jr. looked at Oden in disbelief, only to see that Oden's upward momentum had not stopped at this time, and it did not stop until he was more than half a head of Gasol Jr., and then fell to the ground.
"My mom." Auden was startled, "Jumping too hard." It had been a long time since he had jumped so hard without scruples, and the height below this one surprised him a little.
Although Oden was surprised, Wang Meng didn't care about Oden's mental activities, and when he received Oden's jump ball, Wang Meng didn't hesitate at all, and ran forward directly with the ball.
Conley immediately came up and blocked Wang Meng's breakthrough route.
Wang Meng glanced at his eyes and immediately saw a figure running towards the inner line of the grizzly bear.
Without any hesitation, Wang Meng directly pushed the basketball into the sky with both hands.
The black shadow looked back and found that the basketball was in the air, and immediately jumped high, received the basketball with one hand, and dunked the basketball directly into the basket in the air.
"Gerald! Wallace! DJ yelled.
As soon as the game began, Wang Meng cooperated with Wallace to contribute a wonderful air relay, which instantly pulled the atmosphere on the field.