dream ten

Chapter 263 Carmelo Anthony
After playing a certain team, the Lakers rushed to Minnesota back to back to play against the Timberwolves for the second game of the season. In the last game, it happened to be Christmas. The victory of the big battle, this confrontation happened to be New Year's Day, January [-]st, American time, the first game of the new year, and no team would easily give up the victory of the game.However, the increasingly mature Lakers still defeated the young Timberwolves. In fact, the Timberwolves have a good momentum recently, but they will end their winning streak whenever they meet the Lakers. It collapsed in the third quarter, and the Lakers took advantage of the momentum in the third quarter to gain a huge lead and kept it to the end.

On January 1, BJ time, the Lakers played against the visiting Thunder at home.This game is very important to Han Ziqi himself, because Carmelo Anthony, the third leader of the Thunder, is Han Ziqi's second idol in the NBA. Bought Anthony's Knicks jersey.In addition, Westbrook, the head star of the Thunder, is Han Ziqi's direct opponent in the All-Star backcourt voting ranking. At present, Westbrook's advantage over Han Ziqi is not large, so the performance of this game is very important for both parties. The better side may gain some advantage in the voting, although it is impossible for Han Ziqi to perform better than Westbrook, who averaged a triple-double per game.The two faced each other directly today, so this game also attracted countless American fans to watch. Everyone wanted to see if Han Ziqi, a misnamed Chinese All-Star player, could make two moves under Westbrook's hands.

For the warm-up training before the game, Han Ziqi specially ran to the Thunder team's court.

"Hello, Melo, I like you very, very much. You are my idol since I was a child. I wear No. 77 because of you. At that time, our team's No. 7 was worn by Nance Jr., so I chose No. 77." ...Can you sign me after the game?" Han Ziqi said nervously to Anthony who was doing shooting practice.

"Of course, little brother, you play very well. It's a pleasure to meet you. We can exchange jerseys after the game." Anthony showed his iconic smile.

"Really? Haha! That's great, thank you." Han Ziqi happily shook hands with Anthony, and then returned to the Lakers' bench.

"What are you doing?" Little Thomas asked Han Ziqi curiously.

"Hmph, I'm going to sign. And Anthony also said that he would exchange jerseys with me." Han Ziqi said proudly.

"Tch, isn't it just an autograph? Do you want mine? I'll sign as many as you want." Little Thomas patted Han Ziqi on the head.

"I'm so familiar with you, I still want your autograph. If I had met you for the first time in China that year, I would have wanted your autograph. Now, forget it. Haha." Han Ziqi laughed and said.

"Okay, you boy, you are ungrateful." Little Thomas also laughed.

The game has begun, and the Thunder have been playing relatively mediocre this season. Even though the Thunder have a luxurious lineup such as Russell Westbrook, Paul George, Robertson, Carmelo Anthony, and Steven Adams, they still It can only be ranked sixth in the Western Conference. On the one hand, the competition in the Western Conference is extremely fierce. On the other hand, Roberson was seriously injured in the game in early December and was reimbursed for the season. At that time, the Thunder could still rank third in the Western Conference. , Paul George, Robertson and Adams formed a defensive formation that can completely limit the opponent's offense. Since Robertson was injured, the Thunder's lineup flaws have slowly emerged. First of all, Anthony's aging. Anthony is now due to age. His physical fitness and physical strength are not as good as they were then, and this directly affects his offensive efficiency.Anthony, who has lost his explosive power, is basically left with a three-handed long-range shot with three threats. The players defending him also know very well that you can no longer pass me in one step like before. Anthony, who lost his offensive diversity, was completely reduced to a jump shooting machine on the offensive end. Coupled with his defense that has been criticized all the time, Anthony's life is not easy at this time. Although he can still average 20 points per game, it is also Just piled up in the early 40% hit rate.The Thunder team has an obvious style. Westbrook’s shooting depends entirely on God’s will. Westbrook’s zombie jumper can be said to be timeless. Sometimes he will miss a lot of open shots. He can also shoot some unbelievable gods With the ball, it can be said that the Thunder's victory or defeat depends entirely on Westbrook's state that day.The only stable player on the Thunder team is Paul George. George returned to the court after being seriously injured in the national team training game that year. His explosive power and physical fitness have declined a lot, but his basketball skills have become more mature. Now The current Paul George not only improved his shooting percentage a lot, he also added a lot of new weapons on the offensive end. Today, Paul George can average about 25 points per game when he is doing a good job of defense, and he plays very well.

Westbrook's touch in this game is still average, coupled with Anthony's low efficiency, it is difficult for the Thunder to compete with the Lakers with Paul George alone, and the results of the two teams can also be directly reflected in the current rankings. The team is now ranked fourth in the Western Conference, while the Thunder are ranked sixth in the Western Conference. It can be seen which is stronger and weaker.

Although the Thunder has always been very tenacious throughout the game, whenever the Lakers are about to expand their lead, someone from the Thunder can stand up to narrow the gap, but the Thunder can't always play some offensive climax, which makes them every time. When the score is approaching, it will never be able to tie the score or overtake the score.

In the end, the whole game ended, and the Lakers beat the Thunder 98:93 at home. The score in this game was not high, mainly because both teams paid more attention to defense, and the shooting percentages of the main players on both sides were not very high. Therefore, the Lakers also played an offensive performance that did not score 100 points, but as long as they can win, it is not a problem for the Lakers.The only pity is the fans at the scene, because there is an event at the Lakers' home court, that is, as long as the Lakers score more than 100 and the opponent does not exceed 100, each audience member can receive a hamburger.

(End of this chapter)