Legend Raiders

Chapter 322 Luxurious configuration
The first game of the playoffs between the two sides attracted a lot of attention.

Apart from the fans and the media, there is naturally the city of Las Vegas.

When the regular season rankings came out, the major casinos in Las Vegas gave their odds based on the predictions of the two teams.

For example, if the Rockets can sweep the Lakers 4:0, then the bettors will eventually have a 1:3 odds.

And the Rockets can advance 4:3, so the odds are high, because they are not optimistic about the Lakers, so they directly gave an amazing 1:10.
This can be seen.

Even "laymen" like them don't seem to be optimistic about the Lakers.

Apart from off-court factors, the league has done a good job promoting this series.

They promoted the Lakers as a "lonely nobleman" and the Rockets as "tomorrow's upstarts."

The league's publicity is fairly subtle, at least it didn't describe the Lakers as too miserable, nor did it directly label the Rockets as a favorite to win the championship.

After all, everyone knows that the two teams will come to this point, and there are too many accidents in it.

Soon.

With the explosive music resounding throughout the Toyota Center, everyone knew that the game was about to start.

As the guest commentators for this game, Jeff Van Gundy and Clyde Drexler, TNT Golden Team O'Neill, Barkley and Smith are definitely star-studded commentators.

With their participation, before the game started, they were naturally the most dazzling. After all, each of them has a very deep relationship with the two teams.

"In this game, with the Rockets occupying the home court advantage, it is difficult for the Lakers to take away the victory here."

Kenny Smith spoke first, not optimistic about the Lakers.

"But I think without Kobe Bryant and Steve Nash, maybe the Lakers will explode with incredible strength."

Barkley once again supported the Lakers, as if he was a lake honey.

After they finished talking, it was O'Neal's turn. Although he still favored the Rockets, he was considered a Lakers legend.

So what he said next was very subtle, he didn't explicitly support the Rockets, and he didn't use this mouth to say anything about his old club.

Van Gundy and Drexler should be more fair, even if they have both made great contributions to the Rockets, but the explanation is still fair to both sides.

When the lights in the audience dimmed, it meant that the appearance ceremony was coming.

With the passionate voice of the live host, red flames burst out from above the baskets on both sides.

This is Team Rocket's logo, which means the rocket goes into space.

Next.

The first is the Rockets' starting lineup.

The appearance of center Asik made the fans cheer, and they seemed to like this honest and hard-working big man very much.

The power forward is Motai Yunas, and his appearance has attracted the screams of many young girls, after all, he is still handsome.

But he and Parsons at the small forward are obviously not in the same grade. Although he is still relying on his strength, the title of rich and handsome is not just for fun.

Then there is Jeremy Lin, and the Chinese group will naturally not neglect him.

The finale was of course James Harden. His appearance instantly pushed the already lively arena to the top, with constant cheers and screams, just like the treatment of a superstar.

After that, it's time for the Lakers.

The voice of the on-site host turned sharply, and it would not be an exaggeration to describe it as drowsy.

However, the fans at the scene were very powerful, even if they were the visiting team, they still cheered one after another.

First up is the team's point guard, Steve Blake.

Shooting guard Because of Kobe Bryant's injury, Jody Meeks temporarily shouldered the responsibility of this position.

The small forward is "The Beast" Artest. Even though he is now renamed Ci Shiping, his ferocity is still beyond the reach of ordinary people.

Needless to say, the power forward is Pau Gasol. The Spaniard looks very docile, but only when he plays the game will others know what he is capable of.

When Howard, who played as the finale of the Lakers, suddenly burst into cheers in the arena.

Without him.

There is such a rumor among the fans that this super big fish may join the Rockets when the free agent market opens this summer.

As for whether this news is true, fans no longer care, after all, everyone wants top players in the league.

After the appearance ceremony, the two teams felt pretty good.

But Qin Tao, who came off the bench as a substitute, is a little different now, closing his eyes and resting his mind.

Close your eyes and rest?

What time is it now, this master actually wants to catch up on sleep?
But everyone didn't know that Qin Tao was really nervous now.

That feeling couldn't help himself, even if he played so confidently and aggressively in the regular season, he still couldn't stop this emotion.

Simply this kind of feeling is only faint, if the impact is serious, I am afraid that Qin Tao's performance will have a big problem.

However, after the experience of the regular season, Qin Tao naturally has his own way of adjustment.

After McHale's voice was louder and he finished arranging tactics for the team, Qin Tao opened his eyes and the whistle sounded on the court.

this match.

The referee union and the league really gave the two teams face. Not only the bald referee Crawford came, but also the good guy Ron Olesiako, and the veteran whistler Derek Stamford, all of them appeared as referees for this game.

With them on the field, if the players wanted to do something, they probably couldn't escape their eyes.

But judging from the configuration of this game, it really belongs to the top.

at last.

As Joey Crawford blew the whistle, Asik and Howard began preparations.

As a center position, who doesn't know who.

As Crawford threw the basketball high, Howard easily got the ball for the Lakers at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Shrug.

With a rare humor, Asik grinned at Howard, turned around and ran to the backcourt.

Blake pushed forward with the ball, and the hustle and bustle around him couldn't shake his stability in the slightest.

The Lakers' strategy for this game is very resolute, abandoning the running and bombing tactics that D'Antoni has always flaunted, and playing a series of twin-tower tactics similar to the Spurs.

Gasol gave way to the inside space and settled to a high position of 45 degrees to the right. After all, he has a middle distance, and Motel stepped forward to follow closely.

His departure, after creating a lot of space for Howard, put a lot of pressure on Asik.

From a physical point of view, he is almost the same as Howard, but the absolute strength goes without saying, naturally Howard has the upper hand.

Coupled with the fact that Howard has been a core player for many years and has many years of accomplishments in the interior line, Asik can only resist toughly, preventing Howard from easily completing the offense.

(End of this chapter)