Rebirth of Hayes Cyclone

Chapter 64 [Unlucky Second Master]

The game is about to start.

Rockets home or by Matt - Brad and "glider" Drexler served as commentary.

Drexler introduced: "The overall strength of the Lakers and the Rockets is at a disadvantage. However, due to McGrady's absence, the Lakers have an advantage in the back line. In terms of point guards, Alston and Smush Parker, two former players in New York The all-powerful characters on the street court have their own strengths. Kobe is far greater than Bunch-Wells, Azubuike and others..."

Matt Brad went on to say: "Season Battier at the small forward position is against Luke Walton. One of the most experienced players defending Kobe. Kobe’s average scoring of 30 points this season has dropped from last season, but he still occupies the leading position in scoring. I don’t know if the Rockets will send Hayes again today like they played against the Cavaliers and Battier to flank Kobe."

"I don't think so." Drexler said with a smile: "James and Kobe have different styles. Most of James' offense is to rush inside and rely on his physical advantage. Hayes can defend. He is sharp, and it is even more helpless if he shoots straight. If Hayes were to defend Kobe, it would be very difficult. Moreover, Odom is also a very capable player. He has to defend, and Hayes is difficult to separate."

"The Rockets have an absolute advantage in the interior. Yao Ming is against Kwame Brown. The Chinese giant is definitely not comparable to the top pick in parallel imports. I don't know how much trouble Brown and the teenager Bynum can cause Yao Ming. This should be the Lakers in this game. Another key to winning,” Matt Bullard said.

Drexler said with a smile: "The Lakers are very interesting this year. When they are serious, they can even beat the Spurs and Jazz. When they are in a downturn, they can lose to the Bucks. The Lakers have done well this year, and they have only lost four games so far. The ball is the four losses of the Supersonics, Pistons, Bucks, and Hornets. I think they will try their best to win this game. The Lakers' offense is good, but the Rockets currently average more points per game than the Lakers, and they are The best defensive team in the league, the only team that allowed less than [-] points. It is very difficult for the Lakers to win on the road."

McGrady's concussion is not serious, and he appeared on the sidelines today in a suit and leather shoes, with a relaxed expression on his face.

Seeing this scene, Drexler smiled and said: "McGrady just played 20 games, gradually recovered, and was injured again. But it seems that this injury did not affect his heart. His back spasm is really big. The problem, fortunately, is the waist this time. In order to fill his vacancy, the Rockets signed two free agents, one is a fresh face, Jamario Moon. The other is a scorer who has just been cut by the Lakers Defender Van Weaver. Hehe, I don’t know if this player has a chance to play today.”

Matt Brad laughed: "The newspaper said that Weaver went to Hayes for a one-on-one match, and was recommended to the team by Hayes. His jersey is No. 45, one more number than Hayes. , Hehe, I don’t know what special meaning it has.”

At this time, Kobe walked to the sidelines and hugged McGrady cordially, said hello, and attracted applause from the audience.

The two were good friends when they first entered the league. When McGrady first debuted, he often asked Kobe to practice with him during the summer and lived at Kobe's house.

"Tracey, can you play next game?" Bryant asked.His expression seemed to say, I have won this game.

"The team doctor said for two weeks that I won't be able to play in the next game. However, don't think you can win against the Rockets. Without me, there would be Yao Ming and him." McGrady pointed to Hayes and laughed.

Kobe glanced at Hayes beside him, didn't speak, smiled slightly at McGrady, and turned to the direction of the Lakers.

"He doesn't like to talk." Tracy McGrady explained to Hayes that Kobe's personality is relatively withdrawn, and he rarely speaks to the Lakers, let alone take the initiative to talk to opponents.

"I know, I'm not interested in talking to him, I just want to beat him." Hayes sneered.

McGrady pursed his mouth, and when Hayes showed this kind of smile, he often became extremely fierce.

Before playing, Hayes said to the serious Weaver: "Fan, don't be nervous. Let me remind you. If you have a chance to play, don't make wild shots. When the opportunity is good, you can break through. If you want to keep the Rockets, defend well. Desperately defending, do you hear me?"

"I see." Weaver nodded seriously.

Odom, you are dead.I must blow you up today.Hayes felt ruthless.

Recently, due to McGrady's hot hands, Hayes has reduced his shots and played more of a pick-and-roll and rebounding role, only occasionally catching the ball and scoring.He has not scored 20 points in consecutive games.

Now that McGrady is injured, he wants to kill.

His opponent, the Lakers "Second Master" Odom, is actually a player with All-Star strength.

Odom has always been known for his comprehensive skills. He has the height of a power forward, the ability to shoot from a long distance, can dribble and break through, and can use flexible footwork to score in singles at the basket. However, his strength is not as good as many inside muscular men.

His defense is also good. For example, in the playoffs last season, he defended Marion very depressed. He was dealing with a player like Marion who has super physical fitness, but relies more on defenders for assists, and has average offensive power with the ball. At that time, Odom's defensive ability is more than enough.

Odom is a typical all-round forward. Although his style of play is soft, he can be considered gorgeous.But he has never been selected as an All-Star. Is it because the NBA strikers in the first 21 years of the 10st century were too luxurious?

No, it can only be said that he was too unlucky.

03－04赛季奥多姆在热队打出华丽数据17.1分9.7篮板4.1助攻，协同韦德杀进季后赛次轮，依然没能入选全明星。这一年的替补全明星前锋是肯扬－马丁（16.7分9.5篮板2.5助攻），那只会站在基德肩膀上扣篮的家伙；还有阿泰斯特（17.7分5.1篮板3.6助攻），防守强悍，打球难看的人。他们都不如奥多姆华丽高效。

05－06赛季奥多姆在湖人打出了14.8分9.2篮板5.5助攻，助攻都快赶上控球后卫了。结果呢？老将拉希德－华莱士凭借场均15.1分6.8板2.3助攻入选06年东部全明星替补，奥多姆赢了数据，输给了活塞联盟最佳战绩上。

The selection criteria for the All-Star Game has always been rather strange, and the strangest one happened to Rasheed Wallace. His role player data of 12.7 points, 6.6 rebounds and 1.8 assists was selected as a substitute for the 08 All-Star Game.That year, Pistons fans were already disappointed by his serious decline.

In 2006, Odom's life was also quite difficult.

He had a brutal summer: his youngest son, 7 months old, died.Odom has long left a tragic impression.His eldest son is named Distney (meaning fate), perhaps he felt the power of fate when he named it.

In addition to witnessing the death of his son, he was also close to death.When he was walking the streets of Queens, New York at night, he was held at gunpoint by a teenager.The robbers fired guns into the sky before taking Odom's watch and cash worth less than $5000.

With a gun pointed to his head, Odom felt he was getting closer to the world's greatest icon.That's not Jordan, or Guevara, or Lennon...it's Jesus.

Odom is so unlucky.Even his identity is the embarrassing second in command of the Lakers.If it was on another team, maybe he wouldn't attract so much criticism.In the Lakers, people hope that he can assist Kobe to win the championship like Pippen assisted Jordan.Taking Odom and Pippenby is obviously too demanding.

With Tracy McGrady injured, the Rockets have an extremely different starting lineup.Veteran Juwan Howard started for the first time this season at power forward, Chuck Hayes at small forward and Battier started at shooting guard.Jeff Van Gundy's stubborn old problem was committed. Even if he let Battier appear in an unfamiliar position, he was unwilling to let Bunche-Wells and others start.Battier can indeed play shooting guard if he wants to defend Kobe, but Bunche-Wells can strengthen the Rockets' offense by starting the game, and the effect is definitely better than Juwan-Howard.

"The Rockets' starting lineup is not the same as we predicted. Wells did not start. It seems that the Rockets will use Battier to defend Kobe one-on-one." Drexler laughed.

The Lakers started as predicted before the game.Smush Parker, Kobe Bryant, Luke Walton, Lamar Odom, Kwame Brown.

Kwame Brown beat Yao Ming with a jump ball. Although he was weak, he was recognized as a strong man of quality.

The Lakers handed the ball to Kobe.

Kobe didn't wait for his teammates to pick and roll, and broke through to the inside after receiving the ball. Facing Battier's face-covering defense on the three-second zone line, he made an emergency stop jumper and hit the first ball.

0:2.

Battier can't help it. For a player like Kobe who can make difficult shots, no one can completely prevent him. He can only increase the difficulty of scoring, and he is satisfied. As for how many points he can score, it depends on luck.

Rockets attack the ball to Hayes, the Lakers Odom pulled out to defend.With the shrewdness of "Uncle Kentucky" Jackson, of course he will not let small forward Walton and Hayes match up.Hayes catches the ball high, dribbles, turns and passes to Howard.

Because of injuries and the rise of Hayes, Howard has not played a few games this season.Today he finally returned to the starting lineup and wanted to prove himself.Odom went to stare at Hayes, and Howard faced Walton. He took advantage of his height, turned around and hit the board.

2:2.

When Hayes was defending, he was still a power forward. He pushed Odom out of the three-second zone with his strength. Odom swayed a few times and missed the mid-range shot. rebound.

However, after getting the rebound, Kwame Brown was so excited that he immediately made a jumper, which was blocked by Yao Ming.

Odom just picked up the basketball, got the ball in both hands, and jumped up.

There are people in front of you!

Hayes's concentration was high, and he predicted Odom's two-handed dunk with his quick response.He jumped up with all his strength, raised his hands together, and used a volleyball net action to successfully push Odom down with the ball, and Odom slanted to the ground.

Hayes had long wanted to play the Lakers and knew Kobe, so he was very excited.He dreamed about the game last night, held back all his energy, and now let it all out.

It's definitely a good shot.

But the referee didn't see it so clearly every time. He just felt that the ball was too brutal, and whistled Hayes for a foul.

Hayes was trying to argue with the referee when he found Odom sitting on the ground clutching his ankle and moaning, unable to get up.

Odom, who was constantly unlucky, tried his best to maintain his balance when he landed, but he was lame.

The Lakers team doctor came to see for a while, and directly asked Odom to go back to the waiting room.

Hayes got cheap and behaved, and quietly hid aside.

Drexler said with a smile: "Hayes' opening shot was too aggressive. The ball just now should have been a good shot. If the referee hadn't blown it, it would probably be in the top five. After Odom left the game, the Lakers finally stopped. Need to work harder to find the third point because they don't even have the second point."

Lakers coach Phil Jackson looked gloomy.

After only 1 minute of the game, the Lakers lost their second-in-command, leaving only Kobe, the "supreme treasure".

(End of this chapter)