I'm really good at shooting.

Chapter 684 Yao Style Versailles

Two days later, the Lakers continued to sit at home, and their opponent was the Mavericks.

The Lone Ranger team started the game with two consecutive victories and is in great shape.

Deron has integrated quite well. He and Nowitzki's pick-and-roll offense is much more lethal than he was in the Hornets before.

And Chandler still maintained the excellent defensive efficiency of the past two seasons.

Combining offense and defense, this Mavericks team has shown the strength to compete for the championship.

Sun Hao is still absent, and Yao Ming is in a sluggish state. This game is predictably difficult for the Lakers.

But the fans in Los Angeles did not give up. Before the game, they put up a lot of signs to cheer for Yao Ming.

As mentioned earlier, most Lakers fans still support Yao Ming.

That is to say, among the fans, there are two figures who seem strange and familiar.

Yao Ming's parents came to Los Angeles to support Yao Ming.

As early as when Yao Ming was still in the Wizards, Yao Ming's parents often appeared on the sidelines, which was also a landscape of the Wizards games at that time.

Now the landscape has changed from Washington to Los Angeles.

Counting, Yao Ming is now 32 years old. Sure enough, no matter how old he is, he will always be the treasure of his childhood in front of his parents.

Sun Hao has also experienced this kind of thing.

This also verified his previous premonition that Yao Ming would explode. When his parents were around, there was a bonus to the player's performance.

Before the game, Sun Hao also chatted with Nowitzki for a long time.

He's still in his prime, but Nowitzki has really aged, most notably in the jawline.

After failing to win the championship for two consecutive seasons and reinforcing Deron this season, Nowitzki made a bet with himself that he would not shave until the team won the championship.

A man's beard, especially an adult man's beard, is already scum if it is not hung for a day.

Four or five days since the start of this season, Nowitzki's beard has grown to a small size.

In other words, this small beard has been mixed with a lot of white beard.

Although there is still a little time before retirement, perhaps these two seasons are really Nowitzki's last chance to compete for the championship.

The pre-match warm-up is over, followed by the opening ceremony, and the starting lineups of the two teams have also made their way out one after another.

On the Mavericks side, Deron, Stevenson, Iguodala, Nowitzki, Chandler.

The difference between this and ESPN's prediction is that because of a temper tantrum in the locker room during the preseason, the veteran Delonti West, who performed well for the Mavericks last season, was suspended by the team without restriction.

For the Lakers, Knight, Jimmy Butler, Carter, Millsap, Yao Ming.

After the opening ceremony, the starters from both sides came on stage one after another.

Yao Ming and Chandler jump ball at midfield.

Before the jump ball, Yao Ming smiled inexplicably when he saw Chandler standing in front of him.

"beep!"

The referee blew the whistle, and Yao Ming took the lead to turn the ball back to the Lakers' half court. The home team got the chance to attack first.

There was a whistle at the scene.

You may not believe it, but this is the first time Yao Ming won a jump ball as a Lakers player.

After the team moved to the frontcourt, Yao Ming took the initiative to get a position at the basket.

I don't know if it was because of his parents' presence or other reasons, Yao Ming also showed a completely different desire to attack from the past two games.

Knight hung the ball in, the others spread their wings, and the Mavericks did not double-team.

To use an inappropriate analogy called Huluopingyang being bullied by dogs, Yao Ming's sluggish state in the first two games made it possible for opponents not to double-team him like before.

After receiving the ball, Yao Ming turned around and hit back, moving beautifully.

Although his speed was much slower than at his peak due to his weight gain, he still created good hook opportunities for himself.

"when!"

It's a pity that his touch is still not good, and the hook ball finally hit the edge of the basket and popped out.

But before the fans started to get restless, Yao Ming directly grabbed the rebound from Chandler's head!

And without waiting for Chandler to react, he put the basket at close range like a top-notch.

Chandler, a tough guy who resembles "Lu Zhishen" in body and appearance, has no power to resist at this moment.

Yao Ming, opened the scoring for the Lakers!

There was a burst of cheers from the fans at the scene.

Although the touch seems to have not recovered, Yao Ming's desire to attack has become much stronger from the point of view to scoring.

Facing a strong enemy, this is the best news for the Lakers.

Looking back, Nowitzki cuts in to catch the ball and then points out to Stevenson.

It was a beautiful shot, but it was a pity that Stevenson couldn't make the shot.

In terms of outside shooting ability alone, Stevenson is still much worse than West.

Yao Ming held the moon for nine days, saw the spot and moved his body out to grab the long defensive rebound.

This also made the Staples Center boil again.

Judging from the performance of the first few rounds, Yao Ming just hasn't fully found his touch, and his desire and state are back!
Moreover, Yao Ming didn't slow down the team's offensive rhythm after getting the rebound. He directly threw the ball to Knight on the outside.

Knight took the ball and made a fast break, and then he passed Deron and scored the ball!
The Lakers' start record was mediocre, but that was more due to the relationship between Sun Hao and Yao Ming, and the other role players were not in bad condition.

Carter is like this, Knight and Butler are even more so.

A very realistic situation is that after Sun Hao returns, one of them will basically play on the bench.

They're playing harder than ever not to let themselves be that guy.

4 is better than 0!

An unexpected start.

Some fans even ridiculed the Lakers on social media that "if they are weak, they will be weak, and if they are strong, they will be strong"!

But soon, the Mavericks responded.

Nowitzki hit Millsap with the ball in the high post, turned around and made a fallback shot!
Although the white beard is very eye-catching, the 34-year-old Nowitzki is still the core of this team.

And in the next round, Nowitzki helped defend Carter and successfully defended against the Lakers' offense.

After getting the rebound, the Mavericks followed suit and also played a fast break against the Lakers.

After Deron received the ball, the rhythm change shook Knight and scored a layup!

4 flats!
The Lakers showed a different temperament in the opening game, but the Mavericks immediately showed their strength.

It is not so easy for the Lakers to win this home court!
And after Yao Ming fell to the low post to catch the ball again, the Mavericks immediately double-teamed.

Carlisle's reaction speed was very fast.

Yao Ming took the ball out and caught the ball back and forth twice, and finally turned around and leaned back towards the free throw line.

This is one of his housekeeping skills, but because of his weight gain, his rate slowed down, and Nowitzki seized the opportunity to interfere.

"when!"

Yao Ming's shot went out of the frame again.

The way he feels right now is his worst enemy.

Nowitzki turned around and took the defensive rebound, and the Mavericks played another fast break. This time Stevenson received a pass from Deron to follow up and score.

4 is better than 6!

The momentum on the court is starting to shift to the Mavs' side a little bit.

Moreover, in the past two rounds, Yao Ming's slow retreat because of his weight has also been thoroughly exposed.

Yao Ming's two rounds should be the most intuitive explanation of why traditional centers were eliminated in history.

Sun Hao was also resting his chin in thought at this moment.

Although he suggested that the team select Green in the previous draft, but that selection was also used as a spare tire. It is impossible for him to team up with Yao Ming to play small ball.

In other words, if he and Yao Ming want to succeed, they must beat the Warriors, and they must prove that their combination can beat the small ball.

This kind of thing that seems to be against the development of basketball is not as easy as imagined.

But when he was thinking about it, he noticed that Yao Ming changed his attacking style.

Yao Ming did not go down low to ask for the ball, but pulled to the free throw line to hold the ball.

Yao Ming is thinking.

Others can see it, but he himself knows it better.

There is only one way to avoid the Mavericks continuing to play fast breaks, and that is to ensure the team's offensive success rate.

Defensive counterattack, as the name implies, is to defend successfully before counterattacking.

Of course, this is just a way of thinking, because if it is so easy to score the ball, then it is easy to win.

However, Yao Ming is trying.

A fake pass to the baseline, and a no-look pass to Carter who cuts to the weak side.

Although he has become fatter, it does not affect his showmanship.

After receiving the ball, Carter soared into the air, and directly dunked with a windmill!
"Oh!"

With this buckle, the master will return to green!
Carter is obviously holding back his energy to play this season!
And this dunk also ignited the Staples Center instantly.

Although Sun Hao is not there, the team's desire to win tonight makes them feel that they can win!

Seeing this, Sun Hao reached out and patted his head unconsciously.

Why did he forget that this is Yao Ming? If big players are graded, then Yao Ming must be the one with the highest level.

If anyone in active service can beat small ball with him, then that person can only be him.

A successful attack brings an opportunity for positional warfare.

At this time, the morale of the Lakers improved significantly. Nowitzki's offense was flanked, and the ball was given to Deron. Deron's iconic drag step changed direction and went inside, but his layup was destroyed by Yao Ming. !
Yao Ming is now unable to get out and retreat slowly, and his defensive ability at the basket is still there.

And Yao Ming continued to give after the defensive rebound of the protective post. This time Knight assisted Butler. Butler's layup caused Stevenson to beat him and got two free throw opportunities.

Wait until he hits both free throws.

8 is better than 6!

The Lakers regained their momentum again.

It was at this time that the fans at the scene had a deeper understanding of Yao Ming.

This is a player whose golf quotient is far superior to other big men. As long as this kind of person is on the court, he will put great pressure on the opponent.

And now that Yao Ming, who is obviously out of control, can perform like this, then when Yao Ming regains his shape, the former No. [-] center in the league will definitely come back!

Thinking of this, the fans at the scene felt inexplicably excited.

They really want to know whether Sun Hao and Yao Ming can beat the Warriors when they are healthy, and whether they can beat Xiaoqiu!

"Shh!"

But the fans here were yelling, and Iguodala received a pass from Nowitzki in the bottom corner and hit a three-pointer.

8 is better than 9!

The Lone Ranger team overtook the score again.

Then in the next round, Yao Ming repeated the same trick and assisted Butler for a layup, which caused Nowitzki's defensive foul!
After Butler made two free throws again.

10 is better than 9!

The Lakers have overtaken the score again!
Tonight's game, some played!

The progress of the game was also the same as that shown in the opening game. Yao Ming played fiercely, and the competitiveness of the Lakers also skyrocketed.

The scores of the two teams have never reached double digits.

And at the final decisive moment, the biggest good news for the Lakers appeared.

Yao Ming's touch is back!
Then the fans discovered the fact that the former dpoy Chandler had no power to fight back against Yao Ming!
The Lone Ranger team was forced to shrink at the end, and as soon as it shrank, Carter, who was also in good shape tonight, found a chance to hit consecutively from the outside.

The game was also decided at this time.

108 to 102, although it was thrilling, the Lakers still defeated the Mavericks and won this focus battle!
姚明斩获湖人生涯的第一个20分+10，25分13板5助攻，卡特得到了全队最高的26分，巴特勒有15分进账。

This result is beyond everyone's expectations.

Because judging from the performance and state of the two teams in the first two games, there is basically no suspense for the Mavericks to win the game.

But the performance of the Lakers tonight proved the slogan of the NBA, anything is possible!
And the performance of the Lakers tonight also changed many people's views on this team.

Without Sun Hao, it can still be like this. If Sun Hao comes back, then the strength of this Lakers team may be stronger than ESPN predicted.

Sun Hao also attended the press conference after the game.

Of course, the focus of tonight's press conference must be Yao Ming.

Leaving aside the first 20+10 stats, Yao Ming's influence in the game is already enough to cheer up the fans for a while.

And a more intuitive impression of the fans tonight is that Chandler was blown away by Yao Ming.

This is also an important reason why the Lakers were able to stalemate with the Mavericks.

Because Chandler has brought too much help to the Mavericks' defense in the past two years, many teams can only attack from the outside more when playing against the Mavericks.

But Yao Ming really felt like "beating Chandler while eating and sleeping" tonight.

So in the press conference after the game, the matchup between Yao Ming and Chandler is also a question that reporters must ask.

"How did you manage to blow up Chandler? That's surprising."

A reporter from FOX asked.

If it was Yao Ming before the injury, the reporter would definitely not ask such a question, but the current Yao Ming is obviously incomparable to that time.

"I remember when I was in the Nike training camp, Tyson was predicted to be the top three in the draft. After playing against him, I was sure that I could play in the NBA."

Yao Ming didn't answer the reporter's question directly, but just talked about the past.

But this past is more useful than any words he can explain.

Sun Hao on the side couldn't help laughing when he heard this.

Yao Ming This is really old Versailles.

(End of this chapter)