Chapter 172: Progress
"Tim, you almost stopped me" After completing a small throw in front of Duncan, Li Hao said with a cheap face.
"Almost being guarded in front of a 39-year-old man, Lee, is this something to be proud of?" Duncan Sr. said.
"Of course, who calls this 39-year-old man Tim Duncan," Li Hao slapped him lightly.
"I'll have a lot of time next summer, if you still want to learn insider skills, you can call me at any time" said Old Deng Tou and stretched out his evil hand to Li Hao's head.
"In order to become stronger, for the championship, if you are bald, you will be bald," Li Hao comforted silently.
For the py transaction between the two, Kobe and Leonard on the side didn't look away.
However, Li Hao and Duncan's PY did not affect their performance in this game, in fact, Lao Deng only played 20 minutes in this game, cutting 5 points, 2 assists, and 4 rebounds.
Li Hao, who had a whole game with Leonard on the other side, made 6 of 13 shots, 2 of 4 three-point shots, and 6 of 6 free throws, scoring 20 points, 10 assists, 10 rebounds, 2 steals, and 1 block.
Both steals came from Leonard, while on the other side Leonard scored 18 points, 2 assists, 11 rebounds, 3 steals, and 1 block.
Two of Leonard's three steals were also taken from Li Hao, and the two of them could basically be described in one word in this game, exploding each other.
Explode each other offensively and explode each other defensively.
Leonard has evolved again compared to last season, although Leonard is still not fully formed, but it is indeed more difficult to defend against than last season.
Li Hao felt that Leonard was more difficult to defend, and Leonard also felt this way, and even Leonard felt more obvious.
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The top scorers in the game were Russell and Aldridge, both of whom scored 24 points, followed by 22 points from Spurs backup guard Mills.
The two sides reached the end of the game before the winner was decided, and the Spurs only won by 4 points by the end of the game.
107:111。
After losing to the Spurs, the Lakers have lost five straight on the road trip, and the last game on the road is to take on the Rockets at the Toyota Center.
Last season, the Lakers won all three games against the Rockets, and Li Hao had a very magical phenomenon, that is, he exploded as soon as he hit the Rockets, averaging 37.6 points per game.
Then the question is, can Li Hao continue last season's explosive state? Can the Lakers continue to win against the Rockets?
In the confusion of countless people, the Lakers and Li Hao came to Space City.
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"James, let me see your progress" Li Hao stood in front of Harden again.
"Hey, Lee, I should have said that to you," Harden retorted with his big cute eyes.
"What is the relationship between us, is there a difference between you saying to me and me telling you?" Saying that, Li Hao reached out and tried to cut off the basketball in Harden's hand, but was dodged by him.
"Of course it matters" Before the words were finished, Harden was ready to force Li Hao, but Li Hao reacted very quickly and blocked Harden's breakthrough route in one step.
The collision between the two bodies, in terms of body alone, Harden is stronger than Li Hao, but the fact is just the opposite, Harden, who was blocked by Li Hao, could not rush into the inner line.
Not being able to rush into the interior line is nothing to Harden, and even Harden, who has played against Li Hao many times, has already made a second set of pre-euphoria.
Stop, drop, shoot.
Knowing Li Hao's terrifying bounce, Harden sped up his speed while doing all this, this past summer, Harden specially practiced the shooting speed of step-back shooting, no way, Li Hao made too deep an impression on Harden last season.
Harden is indeed a player, but this does not mean that he usually plays, some people are like this, finding a delicate balance between playing and seriousness, and achieving neither is delayed.
Harden is one of them, and so is Warriors splash Thompson.
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Harden hit his first three-pointer of the game.
When the Rockets attack, Li Hao defends Harden, and when the Lakers attack, Harden will not recruit Li Hao to humiliate himself, and the task of defending Li Hao has always belonged to Ariza.
The two are also old acquaintances, and they belong to the existence of knowing the roots, and Ariza has long been stagnant, while Li Hao is still improving.
Then Li Hao used almost the same way as Harden just now, stepping back for three points, and this past summer, Li Hao also practiced three steps back.
Moreover, Li Hao's speed is already fast, and with the bonus of the Hall of Fame badge that shoots quickly, basically no one can cover him.
This is also Li Hao's first three-point point in this game, more than five minutes have passed in the first quarter, and Li Hao only scored 2 points in the first five minutes.
In this game, Li Hao vowed to lock up Harden on defense and avenge his lack of experience last season, and from the opening five minutes, Li Hao did a very good job.
In the past five minutes or so, Li Hao has not given Harden a single free throw, and he himself has not been deceived by Harden, and he has not committed a single foul.
Even Li Hao didn't foul Harden in the entire first quarter, but Harden was really hot today, even if Harden scored 16 points in the first quarter under Li Hao's defense.
Harden exploded in the first quarter, Li Hao was suppressed by Harden because he focused too much on defense so much that he scored points, and Li Hao only scored 10 points in 4 of 4 shots and 2 of 2 three-pointers in the entire first quarter.
With Harden's excellent play, the Rockets finally entered the second quarter with a 32-28 lead.
In the second quarter, Kobe Bryant ushered in a wave of outbursts, but at the same time as Kobe Bryant broke out, Howard on the Rocket's side also began to break out, and the two were obviously competing.
When the two broke out, Li Hao and Harden began to take a back seat, and in terms of emotional intelligence, Harden obviously wanted to blow up his former teammates.
Li Hao remembered that Harden was very close to the people when he came to China, and in Harden's more than ten years of career, he didn't seem to have seen a conflict with that teammate.
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Although Li Hao and Harden retreated to the second place in the second quarter, this does not mean that the two have no chance, but after a few minutes of rest, Harden's hand declined, while Li Hao was still stable.
But even so, the Lakers still trailed the score at the end of the second quarter, 63-56.
In the third quarter, Kobe Bryant's performance was still strong, scoring 11 points again, but on the Lakers' side, in addition to Kobe, Li Hao could score points, and the Rockets went to bloom more.
At the end of the third quarter, the Rockets continued to extend their lead and widen the margin by double digits, but in the fourth quarter, the Lakers stood up and fought back strongly.
Li Hao hit three points one after another, but at the critical moment, Harden stepped up, and with two three-pointers, the Rockets stabilized the situation, and finally broke the losing streak against the Lakers with a score of 129:121.
And Li Hao still performed well in this game, playing 38 minutes, 13 of 20 shots, 5 of 7 three-pointers, 5 of 5 free throws, 36 points, 12 assists, 10 rebounds, 2 steals, and 1 block.
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