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Chapter 661 Yao Ming's Situation

Sun Hao was a little dazed when he saw the news, he was already ready for the game.

However, the league will make this punishment, and Stern is obviously under a lot of pressure from the league committee.

Otherwise, it would be impossible for him to make a round by himself, and then remove the pillar first.

And as far as the punishment itself is concerned, there is actually nothing wrong with it. Old Bass' recruitment of Sun Hao is indeed against the rules.

So, accept the punishment!
And obviously because it was Sun Hao, the league only gave him a 5-match suspension.

For someone else, this kind of thing is guaranteed to be 10+ games.

Sun Hao's debut back to the Lakers was postponed in this way.

But in the opening game, he still wore a suit to the scene.

The suspension only prohibited him from playing, but did not prohibit him from going to the game site.

This is no way to compete, the championship ring is still essential.

In fact, when Sun Hao appeared at the entrance of the player tunnel, the scene shots were shown to him immediately.

Then, there was overwhelming cheers from the scene.

Compared with Sun Hao's first return to Los Angeles, Warriors fans have a completely different attitude towards Sun Hao.

They really thank Sun Hao for everything he has done for the Warriors.

Sun Hao felt the enthusiasm of the fans and reached out to respond.

In his heart, he was somewhat reluctant to part with these lovely fans.

Of course, he made the decision to "challenge", and these are also the choices he has to make.

As soon as he and the fans finished signaling, Durant, Curry, and Oden from the Warriors came over to say hello to him.

Don't be too real when the little brothers see the big brother's expression.

Durant even had an expression that I miss you so much.

This is also an experience that Sun Hao has never had before.

In a sense, this wave of people can reach their current heights because of him.

Then, Sun Hao took the initiative to meet Old Nelson.

They have two marriages as master and apprentice, and their relationship is deep.

Old Nelson patted Sun Hao on the shoulder like an elder, he understood Sun Hao's decision very well.

After saying hello to Old Nelson, preparations for the awards ceremony began in a short while.

The table with the championship ring was pushed to the center of the court, and the lights shone on it, reflecting the dazzling diamond light.

The value of the Warriors' championship rings last year broke the record, and this year it has gone even higher, with the cost of each ring reaching 100 million.

The extra money was naturally spent on the size and number of diamonds.

In addition to the team icon on the front, there is also a conspicuous "74-8" eye-catching number below to remind the extraordinary significance of this championship ring.

This pile of rings placed there is really dazzling.

The Warriors are a dual-major shareholder model. At this time, the two big bosses, Joe Lacob and Pete Guber, laughed very happily.

Don't look at the high cost of this ring, but compared to the income these two champions brought them, it is a drop in the bucket.

This is why boss Cai is willing to pay such a high luxury tax in history. For some teams, the championship is real money.

The awarding ceremony of the ring began, first the management and then the coaching staff.

When it came to players, Sun Hao, the "Lakers player", turned out to be the first one.

Not only the fans, but also the Warriors management has given Sun Hao enough respect.

Even, not just respect.

When Sun Hao went to get the ring, the two bosses each gave him one.

It's not that they sent it wrong, but it's a pairing ring.

One ring has the Chinese word "Sun" written on the side, while the other ring has "Hao" written on the side!
In order to propose to Scarlett, Sun Hao asked for a pair of championship rings from the Lakers.

Now without Sun Hao asking, the Warriors gave him a pair, and it was such a special pair.

This is really hard work.

Sun Hao was also very moved after seeing it.

The two years of experience in the Warriors have come to a perfect end.

When Sun Hao raised the ring with both hands, the cheers at the scene couldn't stop.

Although he has left the Warriors, Sun Hao is still the owner of Oracle Arena at this moment.

After the awards ceremony, the scene then entered the opening ceremony, and the starters of the two teams appeared one after another.

For the Lakers, Sun Hao can't play. Harris' starting lineup is: Knight, Crawford, Carter, Millsap and Hibbert.

For the Warriors, Curry, Raja Bell, Durant, Ibaka, Oden.

The strength of the two teams can be seen from the starting lineup.

Sun Hao can't play, this is a contest between the championship team and the non-playoff team.

After the game started, the situation was basically as expected. The Warriors played against the Lakers from the beginning, and there was no need for the "Five Deaths".

On the Lakers side, Carter's lack of intentions and Crawford's bad shooting attributes were fully reflected in the game.

The only stable point on the field is Millsap.

When Sun Hao was still in the Lakers, Millsap trained very hard. After so many years, he has continuously enriched his arsenal. A quasi-All-Star player.

But relying on him alone, the Lakers obviously can't compete with the Warriors.

There are also surprises on the Warriors side.

That surprise came from Curry.

Sun Hao left, and Durant naturally became the core of the Warriors and the key defensive target of the Lakers.

Curry continued to use Durant's defense to contain scoring.

It was during this process that the fans fully realized a very rare trait of Curry.

His running ability.

He interspersed back and forth on the court, using pick-and-rolls to find opportunities.

Before that, the league also had a player of this ability: Richard Hamilton.

Curry runs no less than Hamilton, but what makes him stronger than Hamilton is that he has a longer range!

Don't underestimate this difference, it can be said that this difference is decisive.

Because if it's just the middle distance, the help defense is fast enough, and many times your running position is useless.

But when it comes to three-pointers, many times the opponent can't help defend because of the long distance.

And on this basis, Curry also demonstrated another unique ability of him as Sun Hao's nephew: ultra-long three-pointers!
So the Lakers' defense against Curry can really be said to be impossible to defend against.

At the end of the game, the Lakers lost 91-111.

The game has been decided in three quarters, and the last quarter is standard garbage time.

In terms of technical statistics, Curry scored the most points on the Warriors side with 23 points, Durant had 21 points, Oden had 13 points and 11 rebounds, Ibaka had 11 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists.

For the Lakers, Millsap had 21 points and 11 rebounds, Carter had 16 points, Isaiah Thomas had 11 points, and Jimmy Butler had 5 points, 2 rebounds and 2 steals.

After the opening game with the Warriors, the Lakers returned to Los Angeles. After just a day of rest, they ushered in the Thunder's challenge at home.

Another important feature of the shortened season is the dense schedule.

Although the reduction of games is inevitable, the league will arrange as many games as possible in order to minimize losses.

Back-to-back has become a norm, and there are even back-to-back schedules.

This kind of two games in three days is already relatively easy.

The Thunder have a lot of expectations this season, and the Thunder players are also eager to prove themselves.

However, they lost their first game to the more experienced Spurs.

So in this game, even if they play away, they are full of energy.

Of course, Jeff Green must be mentioned here.

The Thunder's scoring leader was diagnosed with an aortic aneurysm, a life-threatening disease, before the start of the season.

Jeff Green also had to undergo major surgery and was reimbursed for the season.

In the second game of the season, Sun Hao still watched from the sidelines.

The process of the game is different from the first game.

Harris made adjustments in this game, using Battier as the starter and Carter as the second.

This adjustment is still very effective.

Although the overall offensive ability has declined slightly compared with the original lineup, the sense of rhythm on the field is obviously stronger.

And Battier injected the Lakers with a defensive ability that the original lineup did not have, making them look more like a "playoff-level" team.

However, the result was the same as the last game, and the Lakers still lost to the Thunder 91-103.

The impact of the Thunder team is too strong.

Their impact is stronger than that of the Grizzlies.

Not to mention Westbrook, he is just a galloping sweaty horse.

Then, there were two people sitting here immediately, Griffin and Jordan!

And there is another key figure in the Thunder that cannot be ignored is Billups who joined in the summer.

The Thunder's lineup has everything, but it lacks experience and organization, and Billups has both.

So he is the one at the helm, Westbrook only needs to be responsible for rushing, and Griffin and Jordan are always ready for lobs.

Even the absence of Jeff Green seems less important.

The two-game losing streak at the beginning, and the league's punishment made the Lakers' new season suffer from a bad start.

However, the mentality of most fans is still good.

After all, the opponents who lost in the previous two games were not weak.

Then, the back games that really got them started restless.

After two days of rest, the Lakers ushered in a wave of legendary back-to-backs.

They played against the Pacers, Trail Blazers and 76ers in three consecutive days.

As a result, they didn't win a single game, and went directly from a two-game losing streak to a five-game losing streak.

This record also refreshed the team's worst start since entering 2000.

The new coaching staff, new players, the overall talent of the team is poor, and the lack of tacit understanding is also a big problem.

And the most terrible thing was the last game against the 76ers. Because the schedule was too dense, Carter twisted his foot during the game.

One thing that many people haven't noticed is that since Carter was stepped on by Bowen, he has become very careful when playing, and his style of play has changed a lot.

This makes his game viewing and actual offensive threat decline compared to his peak, but his attendance rate has become very high.

After he joined the Lakers, he hardly missed a game.

But this time he was still injured, and he was injured under right and wrong confrontation, which shows that the intensity of the game in the shortened season has brought huge challenges to the players.

Although Carter was checked after the game and only suffered a minor injury, he should be able to return after being absent for half a month.

But this is undoubtedly bad news for the Lakers, who are already in a losing streak.

A very cruel reality is that this Lakers team is likely to become a victim of a shrinking season.

For the current Lakers fans, the only thing they can look forward to is Sun Hao, who is about to end his suspension and is about to come back.

The Lakers' opponent in the next game is the Wizards.

The situation of the Wizards this season can be said to be a difficult brother compared to the Lakers.

They were beaten by the Pacers and Bulls in the same district at the beginning.

Like the Lakers, they also had injuries due to the density.

And the Wizards injured more important people than the Lakers, Yao Ming was injured.

An inevitable thing, Yao Ming is now 31 years old.

Although not gaining weight allowed Yao Ming to avoid devastating injuries, it is unavoidable for insiders to increase their chances of injury as they grow older.

And even without gaining weight, Yao Ming's stature makes him a heavy center.

So like O'Neal, some injuries to the toes and soles are very unavoidable in the later stages of his career.

Even from this detail, it can be known that Yao Ming has reached the end of his peak.

The game was at the home court of the Wizards, and Sun Hao went to Washington with the team.

When we arrived in Washington, the night before the game, Sun Hao took Yao Ming out for a small gathering as in the past.

During the lockout season, many players used their own methods to maintain the state of the game.

But this does not include Yao Ming.

Yao Ming had some signs of injury last season, so he focused more on his physical recovery.

He basically stayed in his villa in Washington for several months.

So this is the first meeting between two people after several months.

It's been a long time since we saw each other, and Sun Hao has experienced a lot in the past summer, the two of them don't lack things to talk about.

That is, during the chat, Sun Hao mentioned for the first time why he chose to leave the Warriors with someone other than Jordan.

To challenge myself.

This reason sounds a little bit secondary, but it made Yao Ming's expression look very complicated.

When he chose to stay with the Wizards, he had the loyalty of the Chinese in his bones, and of course he was not reconciled.

But stones will be smoothed by water, let alone people.

Counting from entering the league to the present, he has played for the Wizards for ten years.

In the past ten years, he has gone from immature to mature, and then dedicated the peak of his career to the Wizards.

But until now, he still has no championship.

Especially in the past two years, let alone the championship, there is no chance to compete for the championship!
This is the cruelest thing for him.

The original sentence of "yes" when faced with the media's question whether he could play in the NBA is enough to show that he is a very competitive person.

But now, Sun Hao is thinking about challenging himself, but he can still achieve nothing.

What people fear most in life is not fear of a bad life, but comparison.

(End of this chapter)