The strongest basket king

Chapter 125
Seeing that his social media posts can arouse a certain amount of enthusiasm, Xiang Chu is also somewhat relieved.

With more and more fans, he also has the opportunity to become a source of popularity, just like Kobe Bryant's superstars, he will not need to rub others at all, and he can arouse popularity by saying anything casually, and he can use his magic skills to upgrade his magic skills. It's not just casually.

The second leg of the back-to-back away game is the Lakers, and it is also the first time that Xiang Chu faces his old club.

Fearing that the world would not be chaotic, the media interviewed Howard before the game, asking about the discussion about Xiang Chu replacing him as the number one center during this period of time.

Howard shook his head and laughed: "He may be a good young man, but it's too early to challenge me... You know the comments on the Internet, I don't know how to pay attention, and the fans are not professional."

"I don't worry about the Lakers' record. As long as we get along well, victory is very easy."

Xiang Chu also accepted an interview. He said: "Fans have their own favorite players. This is normal. I am grateful to the fans who like me. They inspire me."

"In fact, playing the Lakers is just an ordinary regular season for me. I will try my best to help the team win, that's all, unless we meet in the playoffs."

Back at the familiar Staples Center in Los Angeles, Xiang Chu went to greet Artest, Kobe and other old teammates.

Some faces are gone from last season, including head coach Mike Brown, who was fired after just five games this season, setting the record for the fastest dismissal of a head coach since the 1976 NBA-ABA merger.

Or he never took control of the Lakers, which is also a sad thing for the head coach.

At the beginning of the game, Xiang Chu broke out with all his strength. Facing the league's No. [-] center, he will not slack in the slightest. He would rather adjust his fatigue in the next few days.

The jump ball didn't win, but he also didn't get Howard close enough to get the catch.

The Lakers' first attack was Gasol's mid-range shot. After the opponent made a hit, the Nuggets counterattacked at their own pace.

Xiang Chu didn't directly squeeze the position with Howard, but slipped the bottom line.

Howard didn't pay much attention to Xiang Chu at this time. Even if Xiang Chu's finishing ability at the basket was not worse than him, his defense at the basket was top-notch. He didn't believe that Xiang Chu could score easily in front of him.

After Gallinari made a transfer, Xiang Chu received the ball behind the rebound.

Howard looked at him jokingly from under the backboard. Xiang Chu was not afraid at all. He squeezed inside and pulled it out suddenly, which was a dunk.

Howard was also pushed back two steps, and then his face changed.

According to international practice, facing his old club will get a lot of offensive opportunities, and Xiang Chu is no exception. The Nuggets players have long agreed that they will play for him, and he only needs to fight Howard with all his strength.

The Lakers didn't pay attention to the comments on the Internet. In fact, they also agreed that Howard will play the main role in this game.

The Lakers attacked again, and the ball was handed over to Howard.

Howard takes a small jump when he catches the ball and dribbles, which is different from the small jumps of outside players. He just uses his strength to crush the defensive players.

Xiang Chu suddenly felt hit by a truck, and the impact was unmatched. When he met Howard again, he realized that the insiders he encountered before were all local chickens and dogs.

Even with an iron-blooded warrior, Howard didn't completely resist the impact.

As soon as he stepped back, Howard also pulled up, also dunking.

The fans at the Staples Center immediately issued a tsunami-like call. They also supported Xiang Chu last season, but now the two sides are enemies.

Looking back, Ty Lawson broke through and scored the ball. The Lakers' guard is still a weak link. Nash is also unable to play this time. Ty Lawson's breakthrough is still very threatening.

Xiang Chu caught the ball just a little bit, Howard flew directly, and Xiang Chu dunked again.

Howard was too impressed with his first attack to be able to successfully deceive the opponent.

The next two continued to explode each other, and no one could prevent the other.

Howard was a little more difficult to guard, but he was not accurate in free throws, and when he was about to foul, it was Xiang Chu who took advantage.

Both sides scored in double figures, and the score was extremely tangled.

But after the rotation came up, an unexpected situation appeared. The veteran Antawn Jamison, who was signed by the Lakers in the summer, scored 8 points in a row to help the Lakers open the score.

Jamison is also considered a former All-Star, and it's normal to explode occasionally.

The key is that suddenly another backcourt substitute, Jody Meeks scored five consecutive three-pointers without warning.

Meeks is just a small role, and the Nuggets didn't even notice him. However, this small role and Jamison scored 29 points during the rotation.

No one expected this situation. When Xiang Chu was on the court against Howard, the two sides were at a stalemate. Unexpectedly, the team fell behind by double digits after going down for a rest.

And it was another three-pointer, it was speechless, the Lakers hit nine three-pointers in the first half.

The Lakers were not such a team that shot three-pointers. After their head coach was replaced by Mike D'Antoni, a major offensive player, three-pointers became the team's standard equipment. It's just that they didn't have such a shooting percentage in front of them. Otherwise, their results How could it be outside the top eight in the West.

Anyone who meets the Nuggets outside the three-point line can eat dumplings, and Xiang Chu is speechless about the team's perimeter defense.

After Xiang Chu came on the court, he did it. Howard was not on the court. Gasol couldn't stop the very excited Xiang Chu at all.

The Lakers quickly let Howard play, but Howard seemed a little tired. He also played too excitedly in the first quarter. For players who were recovering from injuries in the summer, he exploded and consumed too quickly.

Seeing Xiang Chu desperately looking for a confrontation, the Lakers were also a little worried about Howard's body.

They simply replaced Howard again and fought against the Nuggets. It would also be useful to pull Gasol out to deal with Xiang Chu, and it would save trouble.

Howard has proved his strength in the first quarter, and it is better to put more energy in the second half to win the game.

Howard was a little upset, and D'Antoni reassured him a little.

In fact, the Lakers’ style of play is similar to that of the Nuggets. When Howard is on the court, he will arrange inside tactics. When Howard goes down, the Lakers will fight and run. It’s just that the Lakers have Kobe. When Kobe wants to control the game, he will step aside all tactics.

Speaking of which, Howard's position in the Lakers is really not as good as Xiang Chu's position in the Nuggets.

Of course, it's useless to think about these now. The Lakers scored the 71rs at halftime and led the Nuggets by double digits.

In fact, the Nuggets' outside offense is okay, that is, Ty Lawson doesn't feel good, but the Lakers are unreasonable with three-pointers.

At halftime, George Karl was also depressed.

"We can't let them shoot like that, they have All-Stars, but we rank ahead of them, we should play better."

(End of this chapter)