Start without the ball

Chapter 109 Hard fight
In the Thunder locker room, Li Haoyu gathered everyone together:
"Brothers, today we are going to play against the No. [-] Bucks in the league. As long as we beat them, we can catch up with the Nuggets and return to the top of the Western Conference. Come on, one two three"

"Thunder!"

After everyone shouted the team name in unison, they walked out of the locker room and came to the arena to warm up.

Tengxing commentary seat.

Ke Fan: "Brother Yu Zi got a haircut. You can see that there is a lightning bolt on the right side of his cropped hair, and a mysterious number on the left side."

Yang Yi: "I didn't see clearly, which mysterious number?"

Ke Fan: "Teacher Yang doesn't understand us young people. The mysterious number is 7, Brother Yuzi's number."

Li Haoyu listened to Grant's suggestion, took advantage of the single-core period to increase his exposure, and deliberately changed his hairstyle.

Originally, the number Li Haoyu intended to engrave on the left side was 4396, but Mr. Tony, who had a haircut, told him that these four numbers were too dense and would not look good.

Ten minutes later, the staff signaled the players to return to the channel and wait.

After the Bucks came out, the lights in the Pisacek Energy Center dimmed to illuminate the entrance to the tunnel.

Thunder players began to enter the field, Li Haoyu played at the end of the team, and the DJ introduced the hottest rookie with the loudest voice.

With Li Haoyu's strong performance, he also won the respect of more fans.

A white fan wearing Thunder No. 7 shouted frantically when he saw Li Haoyu appearing on the stage.

The Chinese fans on the side asked: "Dude, do you like Li too?"

White fans: "Of course, his style of play is simply art. Have you ever seen a player who can come up with a tactic to rush from the bench to the court to catch and shoot? He is simply a genius!"

Chinese fans: "Didn't he say it was arranged by the coaching staff during the interview?"

White fans: "I have been watching the Thunder for 5 years. How could someone as conservative as Donovan come up with such a tactic."

Chinese fans feel a sense of pride when they hear that others love their compatriots so much:

"He is from the country of Hua, which is my hometown!"

White fans: "You Chinese people are too creative!"

On the field, the referee signaled the players to enter the field and prepare for the game.

Bucks starting: center Lopez, power forward Antetokounmpo, small forward Middleton, shooting guard Brogdon, point guard Bledsoe.

Thunder starters: center Adams, power forward Grant, small forward Ferguson, shooting guard Li Haoyu, point guard Schroeder.

After the middle circle was settled, the referee threw the ball into the air, Lopez jumped to get the ball, and the Bucks attacked.

Bledsoe came to the frontcourt and passed the ball to Middleton inside.

Middleton took two steps against Ferguson with the ball. With a weight advantage of 10KG, he easily gained space and turned to the upper line to make a mid-range shot.

"Shu~"

Middleton easily scored 2 points and the Bucks led 2-0.

Li Haoyu knew that Ferguson was under a lot of pressure this time, so he patted him when he ran to the frontcourt, signaling him to cheer up.

Schroder dribbled the ball to the front court and handed the ball to Grant at the top of the arc.

Grant dribbled the ball 45 degrees to the left.

Li Haoyu fell 45 degrees to the left, and Brogdon was defending him.

Brogdon knew that Grant was going to do a hand-off, so he moved a step ahead and got stuck in front of Li Haoyu, preventing him from receiving the ball.

Seeing Brogdon start, Li Haoyu immediately changed direction and cut to the inside. The two moved in opposite directions, and instantly got rid of the defense.

Seeing that Li Haoyu had cut the opportunity, Grant immediately hit the ground and stuffed the ball towards Li Haoyu.

It was Antetokounmpo who was defending Grant. After he found out that Li Haoyu had cut the opportunity, he was ready. At the moment Grant passed the ball, he stretched out his long arms and stole the basketball.

Grant hurried back to chase, but the letter was faster.

Antetokounmpo came to the front court, faced the empty basket, stepped on the free throw line with his right foot, jumped high, grabbed the basketball with his long arm, and successfully dunked with one hand!

The score was 4-0.

TNT commentary seats.

O'Neill: "Shit, Giannis is simply a monster. He actually dunks from the free throw line. His talent is really great."

Barkley: "I'm curious about a question, what would happen if you met him at your peak?"

O'Neill: "It goes without saying, I'm sure I'll win!"

Barkley: "Can you keep up with him?"

O'Neill: "I have won four championships. No matter how talented these young people are, they still have to use the championship to prove their strength."

On the court, Grant lost 2 points because of his own mistakes, and he was extremely annoyed at this time.

Li Haoyu: "It's okay, this is just the beginning, don't worry."

After comforting his teammates, Li Haoyu came to the front court again and landed at 45 degrees to the right.

Li Haoyu suddenly took a step to the left, and Brogdon moved a step.

Li Haoyu immediately started in reverse and ran to the right.

Brogdon adjusted his center of gravity and crashed into Adams' arms when he was about to keep up.

Li Haoyu took one step inside the three-point line.

Schroeder passed the ball, and Bledsoe stepped forward to interfere, which delayed some time.

Li Haoyu received the ball and made a mid-range shot. Lopez, who was not far from the basket, immediately rushed towards him with his long arms raised high.

Interferenced, Li Haoyu missed a hit.

TNT commentary seats.

Barkley: "The Bucks did a good job defending today."

O'Neill: "Lopez's defense still has the shadow of our traditional center. You can see that he guards the basket, Li Haoyu dare not break through, and Lopez can interfere with the Chinese mid-range shot."

Barkley: "No matter where Adams goes, this Lopez will not go out of the paint, which prevents Li Haoyu from making an air cut."

In the next game, the Thunder fell into a hard fight. Middleton beat Ferguson very badly. He made 6 of 5 shots and scored 11 points.

In the Thunder's offense, because Lopez has been guarding the basket, Li Haoyu was unable to cut inside and score.

When running out of opportunities on the outside, the Bucks will put pressure on the ball holder to prevent Li Haoyu from receiving the pass immediately.

第一节比赛还剩3分40秒时，双方战成25比12，雷霆已经落后了13分。

Tengxing commentary seat.

Ke Fan: "This game is so difficult. The Bucks are too targeting Brother Yuzi."

Yang Yi: "The starting five players of the Bucks all have good strengths. Antetokounmpo has an advantage over Grant, Middleton has an advantage over Ferguson, and Bledsoe has an advantage over Schroeder.

When anyone in the Thunder holds the ball, the Bucks can put pressure on it and prevent Li Haoyu from receiving the pass immediately. "

Yang Yi: "Lei Ting, who is short of major generals, suffers too much."

Ke Fan: "This will be a tough battle."

Barrage.

"The shortcomings of the weak lineup are about to be exposed."

"Why panic, Thunder has Li Haoyu, the coach behind the scenes."

"Upstairs, there is still hope if the point difference doesn't widen, but look at who the Thunder's substitutes will be without Brother Yuzi."

After entering the transition period in the first quarter, the Bucks continued to beat the Thunder. At the end of the first quarter, the Bucks led by 37 points 19 to 18.

　Thank you [Buxianxian] for your reward again!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)