Chapter 263: One Inside and One Outside
Everyone couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief for the team to return to the winning track, especially the fans, who thought that the Lakers would have a long losing streak next, but only lost two in a row.
It's not that I don't blame the Lakers for this, but in fact, the Lakers' performance in the past few years has been too poor, especially in the last year, the Lakers gave fans hope, but they turned their heads and smoked a flower.
Fans care about winning or losing, and the media cares more about concentration, for example, Howard, who started for the first time in this game, was besieged by the media after the game.
"Dwight, how does it feel to be back in the starting lineup?" Although Howard has played a few games, everyone knows that the first few games were just to give Howard the feeling of a game.
"That's great," Howard replied, grinning and flashing white teeth.
"We saw that Lee gave you a lot of assists in this game" Li Hao gave Howard 8 assists, and Howard scored a total of 20 points.
"yes, it's so comfortable playing with Lee," Howard praised.
"Will Lee always pass you like this in the future?" the reporter then asked.
"Hey~~~ man, what do you mean by that?" Howard looked at the reporter.
"Will the Lakers change their tactics next, with you as the core, we all know that you are Superman," the reporter said Howard with a high hat.
"I'm Superman, but man, Los Angeles isn't a metropolis here, and there's only one core in Los Angeles, and that's Lee" Howard is a little out of tune, but that doesn't mean he's stupid.
Howard knows very well that if he is in his prime, he will fight, but now he is no longer at his peak, not to mention that Howard was already prepared before he decided to join the Lakers.
What's more, Howard knows very well that Li Hao is the darling of Los Angeles, and after the first two seasons, this season Li Hao has seamlessly become the boss of the Lakers and is the darling of Lakers fans.
In fact, in terms of Li Hao's performance in the first two seasons, even the well-known brain-dead and Wolves and Kings know how to choose, so in the Lakers, from the president to the fans, they all support Li Hao.
So if Howard wants Lakers fans to accept and like him again, then he must firmly tell everyone that he is here to assist Li Hao.
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Even if I heard Howard say this, the media was still unwilling to give up, and on the other hand, Li Hao would not give the media a handle, and now Li Hao is becoming more and more willful in the face of the media.
In the end, the media didn't get what they wanted, but Howard got what he wanted, and with this interview coming out, Howard immediately got the support of many fans.
As long as you like Li Hao, then we are friends.
"I'm looking forward to Howard's next performance, whether he really wants to be as he said" O'Neal is naturally indispensable at this time.
After the interview came out on Howard's side, the media of good things immediately approached O'Neill.
In addition to O'Neal, the media also tried to find Kobe, but unfortunately, the media did not get anything from Kobe.
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The Lakers, who were back on winning track, didn't have much time to rest, and after a day in Los Angeles, the Lakers stepped on a special plane to New Orleans.
In the nineteenth factory of the regular season, the Lakers will challenge the Pelicans led by thick eyebrows away, although the Lakers beat the Pelicans in the last game, but this does not mean that the Lakers can take it lightly.
The last time they played against Thick Eyebrows, there really wasn't any helper around them, but this time Holiday is back, you know, after Holiday came back, the Pelicans ushered in a wave of consecutive wins.
Although the Pelicans were successfully avenged by the Trail Blazers in the last game, it is said that the Pelicans' winning streak began with a victory over the Trail Blazers and ended with a loss to the Trail Blazers, and the Lakers are the next opponent after the Pelicans lose.
This game is also a test for Howard, who is one of the best interior players in the league today and the core of the Pelicans, and the Lakers will definitely have to limit the play of Thick Eyebrows if they want to win.
The last time they met, neither Yi Jianlian nor Nance Jr. could stop the thick eyebrows, so the two teams were attacking each other, and this time the two teams needed to compete in defense while competing in attack, don't forget, Holiday is also a defender with a very good defense.
Then the Pelicans were pressed to the ground by the Lakers and rubbed, and it was basically impossible for a player of the level of thick eyebrows to be completely locked up, but it was okay to let Howard limit it.
Howard is indeed not what it used to be, but if he focuses on defense, he can still do it by restricting thick eyebrows a little, and Li Hao on the outside can suppress Holiday on the outside.
What the Pelicans can rely on is thick eyebrows and Holiday , so when these two are restricted, the Pelicans have already been abolished for more than half, and it is difficult for the Lakers to lose in this situation.
From the beginning to the end of the game, the Lakers have maintained the lead, although the lead is in the early tens, but no matter how hard Bush Mei and Holiday work, the Pelicans just can't catch up with the Lakers.
Let's try it soon, everyone. 】
Under Howard's defense, thick eyebrows only scored 26 points in this game, although this score is not low, but if you compare it with the previous game, it can reflect the gap, the last game thick eyebrows in the Lakers inside to take and take, cut 36 points.
Although this is just an empty cut, it is because Thick Eyebrows has no helper, but Thick Eyebrows still has no helpers in this game, because his only helper, Holiday was restricted by Li Hao.
At the end of the game, Holiday only scored 10 points and 3 assists, and couldn't help the thick eyebrows at all.
Holiday and thick eyebrows are not players of the same level, and they have no advantage over Li Hao Holiday himself, height, strength, speed, Holiday can be said to be fully crushed by Li Hao.
In addition, Holiday does not have the amazing operation and control technology of Owen and Iverson, it is normal to be suppressed by Li Hao, not to mention Holiday , in the current No. 1 position in the league, he basically has to be suppressed by Li Hao.
Therefore, Li Hao is considered a t0-level existence in the No. 1 position, especially after further evolution this season, which is also directly reflected in the Lakers' record.
The Lakers did lose a few more games recently, especially the two consecutive kneeling against the Warriors, but even so, the Lakers' record still belongs to the first echelon of the league.
Don't forget, the Lakers' previous record is not completely physical, Howard's return is the complete body of the Lakers, and when Howard finds his form and truly integrates into the Lakers' tactical system, the Lakers will inevitably be able to go further.
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In this game, Li Hao not only limited Holiday defensively, but also was still excellent offensively, shooting 12 of 21 in 36 minutes, 3 of 7 three-pointers, and 7 of 7 free throws, scoring 34 points, 11 assists, 7 rebounds, 3 steals, and 2 blocks.
Howard had 12 points, 12 rebounds, and 3 blocks, Wade scored 17 points, and the Lakers' main scores were all double-doubles.