Soul of the Golden State

Chapter 832 One Attack, One Defense

The entire pre-match ceremony lasted for more than an hour, which was more than the broadcast time of the first half of the game.

However, whether it is the fans at the scene or the audience in front of the TV, the vast majority of people do not dislike such a long ceremony, because everyone here has seen respect, friendship, the last glory of the veteran and his own youth.

After a long ceremony, finally at 45:[-] in the evening, the game officially started.

The Warriors' lineup tonight has been adjusted, Li Weisi, Richmond, Mullin, Horry and Divac.

Compared with last season's lineup, the Warriors replaced Rodman, who was injured and unable to play, with Horry.

As for the Rockets, the starting lineup has not changed much. The only changes are the two positions of shooting guard and power forward.

On the shooting guard, Vernon Maxwell was traded to the Suns as a bargaining chip because of his participation in Barkley's trade, and veteran Jeff Malone was also treated as a bargaining chip.

Therefore, Drexler returned to the shooting guard he was used to, and the small forward position was replaced by Rockets backup Chucky Brown.

As for the power forward position, it is naturally the new aid Charles Barkley.

So far, the Rockets' starting five list is: Kenny Smith, Drexler, Chucky Brown, Barkley and Olajuwon.

This high-profile game immediately kicked off. People want to know whether it is the Warriors who are the defending champions and once again hit three consecutive championships this season, or the Rockets, which have formed an unprecedented double MVP Big Three. .

In this way, with Olajuwon and Divac taking off the jump ball at the same time, the game officially began.

Even at the age of 32 and a half, it is still very easy for Olajuwon to beat Divac.

Immediately, the Rockets launched the first wave of offense.

Because of watching others receive the championship ring before the game, several main players of the Rockets have already gone crazy. In their view, the Warriors are undoubtedly adding salt to their wounds.

Especially the Big Three. The three of them basically entered the NBA in the past two years in 83 and 84. It has been more than ten years since they have never won a championship. The desire for a championship in their hearts is beyond the reach of ordinary people.

At the same time, it is precisely because of their desire for the championship that they can withstand all kinds of rumors from the outside world and come together.

In this age when grouping together has not yet become a trend, forming such a Big Three is undoubtedly very despised, even if the three of them are already 32 years old, it is considered an elderly group grouping together, but this is still despised.

It can be said that from the first day of the establishment of the team, such voices of criticism have never stopped, especially the fans of Jordan and Li Weisi, the scolding is even worse, and their immediate family members are not enough. .

However, even so, they are still not afraid, and still persist, in order to hope that they can taste the taste of a championship before they retire.

Olajuwon put the ball into Barkley's hands immediately. Although this flexible and fat man has begun to suffer from injuries due to his age, he is still the unstoppable "flying pig" when he is healthy. .

I saw Barkley dribbling the ball, sinking his shoulders and accelerating, and Horry, who was defending him, flew out of his body. It looked like a flop.

Of course, whether it was a flop or not, Horry knew very well that when he fell to the ground, he immediately got up again and chased Barkley without any intention of fouling.

Obviously, with just this one action, he knew Horry's true thoughts.

After breaking through Horry's defense, Barkley dribbled the ball all the way from near the center line to the inside.

At this time, due to the retreat, the Warriors have only Mullin inside.

Don't look at the height, Mullin is taller than Barkley, but when the two of them took off completely, Mullin was completely compared to Barkley who jumped tall and far.

In fact, Barkley's bounce at this time has dropped a lot compared to when he was young. It has to be put aside. After such a physical confrontation, Barkley can dunk the ball into the basket.

But now, after confronting Mullin, it is obvious that the height is not enough, and a forced dunk is likely to dunk the basketball.

So at the moment, Barkley chose to lay up, the basketball bounced twice on the basket, fell out again, and missed!

However, without Rodman inside the Warriors, it is almost impossible to limit Barkley from rebounding.

Therefore, at the basket, Barkley made an unhindered self-throwing and self-grab, regained the basketball, and then easily scored the ball under Mullin's interference, 2:0.

The weakness of the Rockets last season allowed Rodman to defend the inside and even have the energy to help defend the inside. This huge gap in strength is gone forever. Now looking at the entire league, it is difficult to find a few other teams. It is said that the matchup is better than the Rockets, and even at the power forward position, there are very few who can match it.

The Rockets succeeded in a fast break, and it was the Warriors' turn to attack.

After Li Weisi brought the ball to the frontcourt, he handed the ball to Richmond, and then ran tactics by himself.

Richmond, who got the ball, could not beat Drexler relying on strength, so he could only choose to break through.

However, Olajuwon on the inside made Richmond quickly lose the idea of ​​​​breaking through and entering the inside, but passed the ball to Divac who was raised to a high position.

Divac tried a few times in the high position, Olajuwon was not fooled, and at this time Li Weisi did not run out of tactics, so he returned to the top of the arc, passed the ball hand-to-hand, and received the basketball from Divac .

After getting the ball, more than ten seconds had passed, and there was not much time left in the attack. Li Weisi directly chose to pick and roll with Divac. Through the time difference, he successfully found Divac who broke through Olajuwon's defensive range. .

Li Weisi hit the ground and passed the ball back to Divac, but Divac didn't dribble at all after receiving the ball. Well, let Divac not have to slow down. On the other hand, Divac has a good combination of man and ball and can control the basketball in the first place.

However, just as Divac took two steps and was about to make a shot, he collided fiercely with Barkley who came to help defend.

Although Divac is more than a dozen centimeters taller than Barkley, Barkley still has the upper hand in weight. Therefore, after the two collided, Divac's shot has been completely deformed.

Under this deformed shooting action, it is destined that Divac's shot will return in vain.

Sure enough, the basketball refracted the ball to the right side of the basket, and the rebound was captured by Barkley again.

In just one attack and one defense at the beginning, Barkley's help to the team is by no means comparable to that of the unknown Tracy Murray.

However, in the face of this greatly increased Rockets, the road for the Warriors has become more difficult.

(End of this chapter)