Soul of the Golden State

Chapter 910 It's Different
On May 5, the fifth game series between the Warriors and the Rockets was held at the Compaq Center Arena, home of the Rockets.

Before the game, players from both sides entered the field one after another. When interviewed by reporters, everyone was a lot more silent than usual, and seemed a little absent-minded.

The atmosphere of the entire arena is also much more depressing than usual, with a sense of sight of black clouds overwhelming the city.

Unlike the players, the fans at the scene were even more crazy. When the Rockets players came out, they cheered more enthusiastically than usual, and when the Warriors players entered the field, they booed louder than usual. Voice.

It's no wonder that although the fans are not satisfied with the immediate results, they still have to encourage their players and express dissatisfaction with the Warriors.

But all of this is in the eyes of the players of the two teams, and the noisy voices from the outside world are as light as clouds at all, and no one will take it to heart.

At this time, all the players, whether they were starters or substitutes, or the administrators of the drinking fountains, were all ready to fight, putting all their energy into the game, and only had their eyes on their opponents.

The starting players of the two sides tonight still continued their previous lineup, without any changes, and they really couldn't make any decent changes.

Soon, as the lengthy pre-match ceremonies ended one by one, the players couldn't wait to stand on the court, and as Olajuwon beat Divac to win the jump ball, the game officially began.

When Olajuwon jumped the ball, he gave the ball to Drexler. Drexler, who got the ball, did not pass the ball back to Kenny Smith, but took the ball to the Warriors alone. Kill from the restricted area.

The Warriors retreated quickly. Almost when Drexler entered the paint, at least three of the Warriors had returned to the paint.

But even in this situation, Drexler still didn't have any intention of backing down, and went straight to the basket, then hung Richmond and Rodman, and forced to take off.

"Didi..." Although the basketball was damaged by Rodman in the end and he failed to score directly, through this attack, Drexler successfully caused Rodman's foul and went to the free throw line.

With two free throws, Drexler took the lead in scoring two points for the Rockets, 2:0.

Next it was the Warriors' turn to attack, similar to the previous two games. At the beginning of this game, Li Weisi also deliberately let Richmond attack first. After all, Richmond's performance in the first two games was not bad. , then for the Warriors, it will be the best news.

Richmond, who got the ball, happened to meet Drexler, who had just made a successful foul.

Compared with Drexler, Richmond has its own advantages and disadvantages. In terms of physical fitness, Richmond is not as good as Drexler, but in terms of shooting and combining the ball, Richmond is worse than Drexler. Chimond still has some advantages.

What's more, there is another very important point, that is, Richmond is younger than Drexler.

Richmond, who is not yet 31 years old, is at the peak of his career at this time. Compared with Drexler, who has begun to decline, he is undoubtedly much better.

Therefore, in terms of mentality, Richmond did not lose to Drexler at all. In addition, Richmond completely suppressed Drexler in the first two games, which also made him dare to do it at this time. action.

Richmond's breakthroughs when he first entered the league, like Drexler, were body-flowing, and he knocked defenders away when he broke through at every turn, which was very rough.

But after playing in the league for many years, Richmond has gradually begun to transform. Today, he has significantly increased the proportion of outside shots. In addition, when making breakthroughs, he also uses technology more than his body. .

However, this time, there was a little accident in Richmond's breakthrough. When he broke through, he didn't get on the body with Drexler, but Drexler used his body on him. The collision didn't matter. Richmond, who was unprepared, staggered suddenly, and almost lost control of the ball.

And Drexler reacted very quickly, and immediately made a steal. With his long arms, he was really lucky to touch the ball.

Richmond, who was breaking through, found that the ball was lost, and hurriedly turned to grab the ball, but Drexler took the ball first and ran forward with all his strength.

And Richmond wanted to try his best to grab the ball because he made a mistake just now, but he didn't expect the ball, lost his center of gravity, fell to the ground, and could only watch Drexler go away.

And Drexler did not disappoint the cheers of the fans at the scene. He rushed to the inside of the Warriors with the fastest speed, and before the other defensive players of the Warriors arrived, he jumped and dunked with one hand.

The Rockets added another 2 points, 4:0. At this time, not only the Warriors, everyone present felt that Drexler was a little different from before.

The former Drexler, although he could not be ignored in the Rockets, was relatively inferior to Olajuwon and Barkley in terms of offensive threat. He belonged to the team's third overall pick. He doesn't have an MVP yet!
But tonight, Drexler showed an aura of being the best of me. He played his own style from the very beginning, playing with a feeling of really treating himself as the leader of the team. He dreams back to the Blazers.

However, I have to say that the effect of such a fight is astonishing. Richmond, who had absolutely gained the upper hand from the two teams before, was actually suppressed by Drexler at the beginning of the game tonight.

Seeing this situation, Richmond naturally couldn't be cowardly and had to return it. Therefore, after coming to the frontcourt, he took the initiative to ask Li Weisi for the ball.

Although Li Weisi didn't think it was a good opportunity, seeing Richmond's persistent desire to play a single, Li Weisi still satisfied him.

Richmond, who received the ball, did not rush to attack this time, but first tested Drexler with three threats, trying to mobilize Drexler, but Drexler was as stable as a mountain, standing still.

Seeing this situation, Richmond took the initiative to choose to break through from Drexler's left side in order to catch Drexler by surprise.

However, even so, Richmond's breakthrough was still noticed by Drexler, and the opponent immediately moved diagonally backward, while blocking Richmond with his body.

Seeing this, Richmond immediately pulled the ball back, and at the same time chose a mid-range shot.

On the whole, Richmond's posture is very beautiful, but because he failed to completely shake off Drexler, when he shot, Drexler had already returned to the defense, although he did not block Richmond directly. Mond, but undoubtedly interfered with Richmond.

So, the basketball hits the rim, bounces out, and the basketball still doesn't go in.

(End of this chapter)