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Chapter 112 The Beginning of a Legend

"Kenny, I feel very lucky to be able to comment on this game live, because we have witnessed the enthronement of a new king and the beginning of a legend."

Seeing the nearly [-] spectators in Arco Arena standing up and shouting the slogan of King in unison, even Charles Barkley, who is used to seeing big scenes, felt that his breathing was a little short. Charles Barkley Lishi came from the era of Magic Birds, experienced Jordan, Olajuwon all the way, and did not leave the NBA until Tim Duncan and Shaq O'Neal began to rule the league. Although Barkley thought highly of himself, he even I have said that I am the best player on the planet, but one thing is undeniable, that is, Barkley has witnessed and experienced the coronation of kings one after another, and today, Barkley feels that , I will experience another king's enthronement ceremony, and a legendary journey.

Of course, with Yan Hua's current ability, even if he becomes the king, he is still the king of the Sacramento kings, just the king of a team, and he is still a long way from becoming the king of the league. There is a long way to go, but Barkley believes that sooner or later there will be such a day, at least compared to the No. [-] center in the East, Yan Hua's current performance is more like a king.

"The beginning of a legend?" Listening to Barkley's slightly passionate emotion, Kenny Smith, who was sitting next to Barkley, kept nodding his head. Compared with these legends, there are still several meanings behind, but Yan Hua's talent and potential are indeed top-notch in this era, and Yan Hua's performance in today's game also let everyone see that he puts The hope of turning talent and potential into strength, this is a player who may reach the level of the four major centers. From this perspective, what Barkley said just now is indeed reasonable.

"King? Humph, whether you can become King depends on whether you can pass my level!" The audience chanted King's slogan in unison, which was undoubtedly very shocking, but as King of the Lakers, Kobe Bryant After seeing the scene in front of him, Leant, apart from being a little envious, also sneered at it. Kobe was envious because it took him 8 full seasons to become the King of the Lakers, and the rookie in front of him, a Before the end of the season, Sacramento was conquered. As for King, how dare a rookie claim to be King?

"Everyone cheer up, we must win this game!"

Amid the shouts of the audience, Kobe, who was already on the court, also shouted at the Lakers around him twice, wanting to step on us to become the throne?There are no doors!
As the on-duty referee blew the whistle to start the game, the cheers at the Arco Arena also stopped. When the Lakers star Kobe Bryant began to hold the ball, the Arco Arena swept over. It was boos all over the sky.

However, no matter how loud the booing was, there was no way to stop Kobe from advancing. After cooperating with Pau Gasol's pick-and-roll to get rid of Tony Allen, who was sticking to him, Kobe hit a three-pointer at the top of the arc, bringing the two sides together. The point difference narrowed to only 4 points left.

"I said, we must win this game!" After hitting a three-pointer, Kobe did not stay in the king's half for too long, but waved his arm towards Yan Hua who was looking at him from a distance , and quickly retreated, with a gap of 4 points and more than 5 minutes left, the Lakers still have enough opportunities to win this game.

The king's current tactics are very monotonous, which is to hand the ball directly to Yan Hua, and let Yan Hua play Andrew Bynum or Pau Gasol in the interior. As long as the Lakers double-team, Yan Hua will pass the basketball, because the Lakers To double-team Yan Hua, he must choose to short another Kings player.

And Andres Nocioni, who played the fourth position today, got a lot of shots when the Lakers double-teamed Yan Hua. In less than 30 minutes, Andres Nocioni Neo made 14 of 8 shots, 7 of 4 three-pointers, 3 of 2 free throws, and scored 22 points second only to Yan Hua.

However, in the king's attack this time, the Lakers did not double-team Yan Hua, but continued to let Paul Gasol carry Yan Hua alone, because the more double-teamed, the greater the loopholes on the defensive end. It's better to let Yan Hua play singles under the basket, and use Bynum and Gasol to consume him in turn. After playing the first three quarters of the game, Yan Hua is likely to be physically weak in the final stage.

"Yan Hua held the ball, leaned sideways on Pau Gasol, and made a fake move. Gasol's prediction was very good, and he was not shaken by Yan Hua's fake move. Yan Hua turned around and made a hook at the basket."

"The referee standing on the baseline blew his whistle, Pau Gasol made a defensive foul, 2+1, 2+1!"

"Gasol's defensive awareness is very good, much better than Bynum's, but his height and movement speed have no advantage over Yan Hua."

Kobe scored a 3-pointer, and Yan Hua immediately scored a 2+1. This kind of tit-for-tat situation also made the fans on the scene even more crazy, and when Yan Hua walked to the free throw line, Arco Arena There was even a chorus of MVP chanting.

When Yan Hua went to the free throw line to execute the free throw, Phil Jackson, who was sitting on the bench, also had a serious face, because he knew very well that the current situation was very unfavorable to the Lakers. Although Kobe was trying to take over the game, outside players There is no way to compete with inside players in shooting percentage and offensive success rate, and now Phil Jackson can only pray that Yan Hua will not go on like this, and Kobe can recover the score as soon as possible, as the lagging side , The less time left, the less hope the Lakers have.

"This kid is really amazing. Perhaps next season, the Kings will become our main opponent in the West." When Yan Hua and Kobe played 'answer-ball' three times in a row in the next few minutes, the field Phil Jackson next to him looked at Yan Hua with nothing but helplessness. The last big man who made him and his team so embarrassing and even desperate was the No. 21 of the Spurs, that guy It finally stopped, but now suddenly another one popped up.

And the kid in front of him also taught Phil Jackson a solid lesson today. Thinking about his arrangements before the game, Phil Jackson was speechless for a while, because before this game, not only It is the Lakers players who underestimate the Kings. Even Phil Jackson, as the head coach, somewhat underestimates the Kings. What kind of threat can a mid-range team without a head star pose to the Lakers?In Phil Jackson's prediction, the Lakers could completely defeat the Kings in just three quarters, but now the Lakers are facing the situation of being defeated by the Kings.

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