Super Basketball Manager

Chapter 101 The Lakers take the lead!determination is always good
"Let us greet our king with the warmest applause and cheers! From West Virginia! NO. 23! OJ-Mayo!" The DJ in front of the stage sounded the siren with the attitude of giving it a try, and the old man who announced the scene also roared with all his might...

"OJ-Mayo!" Some fans who had been silent just now suddenly stood up exaggeratedly, looking at the young talents jogging out of the Rockets locker room.

Many people could vaguely see that guy was in this arena a few days ago, when he finally beat the Nuggets, he suddenly woke up: "BEAT-LA! Kill the Los Angeles chicken! Mayo!"

"That's right! We still have Mayo! We love our team!"

Everyone started to cheer up, and it was out of control, and you could even see the bright smile on Kobe's face, which was a little embarrassed.

The only remaining fighter in Houston who came out after a long wait, the freshman challenger that everyone was waiting to see, OJ-Mayo, with his confident expression and stage fright posture, has already won everyone's applause and cheers from the moment he appeared on the field.

"That's right! And Mayo!" Even Ron wanted to slap himself for giving up before the game...

The humble Houstonian, this season, is like a commoner lacking in talent and passion, and from beginning to end, standing on the opposite side of them are all talented aristocrats. Facing the most luxurious team in the league from Los Angeles, the city of angels, it pales in comparison to their humble salary cap.

Just suddenly, when Mayo played, everyone felt as if they had been forcibly injected with a booster, and they began to pour out their long-depressed emotions.

This is the anger from the fans of civilian teams!
You can defeat us, but you will never allow us to trample on our dignity!
The atmosphere on the scene was completely subverted, and even Ron, who was sitting behind the Rockets bench, cheered for Mayo from the bottom of his heart...

"BEAT-LA!"

"BEAT-LA!" The howling voice broke out at the last moment of the opening of the game.

Even the Lakers players themselves don't know why the Toyota Center, which had just finally stopped, went crazy again.

Jenny Buss yelled that it was not good, and Zen Master's calculating face revealed a trace of displeasure.

Not only that, Mayo stared at Kobe, the best player in the world who was doing stretching exercises, with his decisive eyes without any sign of weakness. The headband he brought back from his rookie season declared his determination in everyone's eyes.

"Hey! Do you really want to beat me?" Bryant laughed.

He didn't speak, just pointed to the No. 23 jersey on his back.

I just want to impress you for now!
The fans suddenly came to their senses and switched to the powerful camera. On the big screen at the scene, what was echoed was last year's playoff semi-finals, when the civilian Rockets blocked the Kings. One by one, the wonderful shots were deeply reflected in the eyes of every Rockets player who appeared on the stage. Yes, since their appearance just now, this group of the most united guys are like Mayo, full of confidence in themselves and full of desire for victory in the game!
"It's hard to imagine that they just traded away their best shooter Martin, and folded the starting point guard Lowry before the game, and these Houstonians are completely unafraid!" Barkley sighed in surprise: "This is what I hate about Houston the most. Whenever you think these guys are finished, they suddenly get up and punch you when you don't expect it! Challenge the last bottom line in your heart again and again!"

Kenny Smith also started the debate very seriously: "The reason why 'Beat LA' has become the most provocative slogan in the NBA for half a century is also because it means the hatred of the "hillies" against the nobles, and the resistance of the common people to the powerful. Many fans also have a complex of sympathy for the weak. The NBA is a place where miracles are born. Before the end of the game, there will always be facts that you don't want to accept! Obviously, this group of Houston, who is more than a hillbilly, is eager to create a miracle. Try it!"

What's the use of talking so much?In the end, let's wait and see the results!Ron stood up and clenched his fists at Mayo who was looking at him.

"come on!"

The league's well-known referee Bavita has already stood on the center line, while the Rockets and the Lakers basically start their games in the order in which players played in the past.

For the Lakers, Fisher, the old fish, sits at the point guard. Gasol and Bynum defend the penalty area one after the other. The flanks are the new defensive gates of the Lakers.

On the Rockets' side, the first-year Spanish guard Lull replaced Lowry in the starting lineup, Trevor Ariza and Mayo acted as swingmen, and power forward Luis Scola and the best defender, Hayes, acted as the Rockets' last line of defense.

Players from both sides returned to their positions, because the war of words before the game was extremely fierce. Except for the two international players Scola and Gasol saying hello, even the fellow Ruhr did not dare to offside and Gasol was shabby.

The whistle of the game opened, and Bynum was tall and long, and he easily gave the Lakers the lead on the jump ball.

The familiar triangle offense is about to kick off. Laoyu finds Kobe first, and Gasol is already on the sidelines. He pulls to a high position to block Ariza. After receiving the ball, the bold Kobe shoots a three-pointer directly in front of Scola who has not had time to chase and defend!
Although the ball collapsed out of the frame, Bynum took the ball off Hayes' head and easily scored with a small hook.

Switch offense!Ruhr took the ball down and quickly passed the ball to the Argentine. However, Gasol, who has long arms in front of Scola, is one of the players who are best at defending technical insiders. Preslington pays attention to non-stop counterruns, screens, and the smooth movement of the ball.

It's just that Ariza, who had just received the ball, was furious against his old team. In front of him was Artest, who had just cut off his job. The ball suddenly stopped, which also made Adelman angrily get up from his seat and yell.

The strength of the beast is not something that the weak Ariza can match, and soon the position is chaotic, and before it has time to transfer the ball, Kobe steals the ball from a diagonal stab.

Ariza, who was dumbfounded for a while, suddenly felt that what happened just now seemed familiar...

Isn't this what you often do with the Lakers?Even Ron complained helplessly.

Bryant's fast break was unequivocal, and even though Hayes came up close, he was having fun fighting hand-to-hand with the biggest guy in the Rockets camp.

Obviously, Hayes' 1 meter figure can't prevent him from making any fake moves. Continuous fake shots, after clicking on Hayes, a just right No-look-pass, Paul Gasol, who has already slapped the horse, started to wreak havoc on the Rockets' basket, and at the moment when the actor grabbed it and made an offensive foul, he used his slender arm to send the ball into the basket first...

"Beep!" The referee blew his whistle quickly and made a gesture of akimbo against the technical platform, but Scola blocked it!

2 points count, but also a penalty!

The Spaniard collided with Kobe without even thinking about it, and the towel was waving extremely well in front of the Lakers bench on the sidelines.

This kind of overwhelming momentum really made all the fans of Space City breathe and urge.

It's really a good use of athletic ability and inside advantage... Ron thought to himself.

Confidence and determination are good things, but in the face of overwhelming strength, can you persevere to the end?

Soon the rhythm was like the Lakers were one-sided. Kobe's snake-shaped breakthrough turned the Rockets' restricted area upside down. Both towers could go down to rest. Only relying on a 2-meter Luis Scola is completely difficult for the strong.

Even Artest can easily get a position in the paint, turn around and put the basket...

In the first few minutes of the game, the Rockets, with their belief and desire for victory, were severely repaired by the defending champion.

Except that Mayo had to bite the bullet and scored 2 free throws, and was almost shaved by the defending champion.

2: 13…

Ron had already begun to smile wryly, and the old man finally couldn't bear it and called a timeout, and the energy at the beginning quickly disappeared.

The Lakers players all ran to the bench arrogantly, repairing the Texas team without hesitation, and really vented their anger for themselves.

Barkley: "In fact, compared to Kyle Lowry's injury, Kevin Martin is the Rockets' most fatal lack. Because the Rockets' second team is too bad, Dragic, who should have appeared in the starting position of the point guard, had to stay in the second team, because you must know that a player like Dragic with a speed and a certain basket is the most feared nemesis of the Lakers, because the weakest point on the books of the Zijin Army - the old fish Derek - Fisher's point guard, can only compete with some key players in the playoffs. Helpful with the ball."

Kenny: "That's right, and Lowry doesn't have much of an advantage in terms of speed, but Fisher is the best defender at dealing with tonnage point guards. What's more, the Lakers have two insiders who are over 2 meters tall sitting in the penalty area. They also have Lamar Odom, who is exactly 10 meters tall, sitting off the court...Lowry can't play at all..."

Let your shit go!If Lowry had been there, Fisher would have gone to rest early for 2 fouls...

His dirty little defensive moves are best suited for the home whistle.

Ron sighed, helpless... It was Lowry who repeatedly staged a good show of riding through the barriers alone, not only clinging to the score, but also allowing the opponent to commit a few more fouls inside, which to a certain extent made up for the hollowness of the Rockets inside.

Lowry will no longer only expand the Rockets' internal disadvantages infinitely, just like Ron's second game against the Pacers, a young Hibbert can make the Rockets hurt up and down.

But determination is always a good thing. Now even if I am beaten by the defending champion, I believe my team will not have any hesitation!
"It seems that the Rockets have to change their strategy. Princeton can't play against a team with twin towers... Maybe Dragic can be used to try..."

Barkley was right.

Just vaguely heard the shout of "RUN...RUN...RUN..." from the mouth of the old man. It seems that this tactic has already been conceived in his brain.

You can see that Dragic is already wiping the soles of his feet with his hands calmly. A hurricane from Slovenia is about to land!
It seems that the good show of Qingqi robbing the camp and breaking through the barrier is about to surface.

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