The world's best combo guard

Chapter 194 191 [Hot confrontation]

At the American Airlines Arena, while Barkley and Kenny Smith were having a crazy debate at the TNT commentary desk, the referee on the field officially blew the whistle to start the game.

From the jump ball, it can be seen that Shaquille O'Neal is treating this game with full fighting spirit tonight.

Under normal circumstances, Shaquille O'Neal seldom exerts too much power in the jump ball link, and he always shows a lazy move in this link.

But tonight was different. Facing one of his former teammates, Brian Cook, Shaquille O'Neal relied on his strong physical confrontation to get the first wave of offensive ball from Brian Cook, who was a cut taller than him.

"Okay, fans and friends, the game between the Lakers and the Heat has officially started, let's take a look at the starting lineups of both sides in this game."

On the other side of the ocean, BJ CCTV Sports Studio, for this NBA highlight game, they naturally chose to broadcast it, and the ones in charge of explaining this game are still the old faces that domestic fans are very familiar with, they are Zhang Weiping and Xu Jicheng respectively.

Los Angeles Lakers: Li Hao, Kobe Bryant, Caron Butler, Lamar Odom, Brian Cook!

Miami Heat: Eddie Jones, Dwyane Wade, Russell Butler, Udonis Haslem, Shaquille O'Neal!

There is no doubt that the coaches of both sides have sent the strongest lineup to deal with this game.

Looking at the starting lineups of the two teams, it really makes many people feel that the world is too small.

For the Lakers, Lamar Odom and Caron Butler were members of the Miami Heat last season.

As for the Heat, Eddie Jones used to be the starting shooting guard of the Lakers, but was forced to leave because of Kobe's rise. As for the big Shaq O'Neal, perhaps many people in the league still think that he is still a Los Angeles Lakers player.

From this perspective, one has reason to believe that something is definitely going to happen in this game, emotionally?That's perfectly normal, and to be honest, people are prepared for this situation.

Of course, judging from the first few attacks of the two sides at the beginning of the game, it was quite normal. Until the first quarter of the game came to 6 minutes and 32 seconds, the first gunpowder point of the game finally came.

However, what surprised everyone was not that Kobe and O'Neal, the two players who should have been the "protagonists", detonated the gunpowder.

Instead, Li Hao and Dwyane Wade had a conflict.

That's right, it's the two of them.

People did not expect this to be the case.

When Li Hao rushed to the basket with the ball, he was chased by Dwyane Wade, and after Dwyane Wade completed a beautiful block, he continued to make provocative demonstrations at Li Hao Action, he's swearing that this is his home tonight,
And Li Hao is definitely not the kind of player who swallows his anger. Therefore, in turn, when Wade hit the basket with the ball, Li Hao gave back exactly the same amount of chasing caps that stopped Wade's attack abruptly. .

After chasing after Wade, Li Hao also did not choose to let it go, and immediately made even more provocative and disdainful actions towards Wade.

Slapping someone in the face and being instantly slapped in the face by others is definitely an experience of ice and fire. For Dwyane Wade, he couldn't help it in an instant, and rushed towards Li Hao directly.

On the other side, Li Hao didn't give in at all, and even rushed towards Wade before he rushed over.

Therefore, in an instant, the two people sprayed each other face to face, and the verbal conflict could rise to physical conflict almost in the next second.

Fortunately, under the intervention of the referee and the players of both sides, the conflict that was about to erupt was suppressed.

Sitting on the home court advantage, the Miami Heat got the first wave of benefits from the referee at this time. Afterwards, the referee gave Li Hao a technical foul, but there was nothing wrong with Wade.

The Lakers generals who learned of the referee's penalty naturally couldn't accept such a result. The Lakers players headed by Kobe immediately walked towards the referee. Fortunately, the Lakers coaching staff continued to exercise restraint and forced them back.

Li Hao was replaced. Rudy Tom and Norwich didn't dare to take risks. He knew that although Li Hao was excellent, he was only a 20-year-old kid after all. Impulsiveness was also his label. Obviously, Li Hao has arrived now. On the verge of losing control, this kind of loss of control has both advantages and disadvantages. The advantage is that Li Hao is likely to directly enter the runaway mode and lead the team to play a wave of offensives that the opponent cannot resist, so as to preemptively strike this highly anticipated game.

The downside is that Li Hao's loss of control is likely to turn into an emotional loss of control, which will make him lose his mind, and at that time, perhaps the opponent is the happiest.

Therefore, Rudy Tom and Norwich really didn't dare to bet when the game was less than a quarter of the way. He had to replace Li Hao and let Li Hao calm down.

“Good, really good”

Li Hao, who was replaced and sat on the bench, heard the boos and insults in the arena one after another, his pupils revealed a trace of coldness, he will really remember these voices...

The conflict between Li Hao and Dwyane Wade, coupled with the referee's clear penalty with home court advantage just now, coupled with the fact that he was in an away game and received consecutive boos from Miami fans, made it difficult for the next game. , The Lakers are getting bigger and bigger in some offensive and defensive actions.

Pushing, arguing, secretly competing!
Anyway, this game is indeed developing in the direction that people predicted before the game.

It's just that everyone is more surprised that Kobe and O'Neal, who should have been the protagonists, behaved very calmly in the first quarter of the game, and hardly participated in any conflicts.

28: 25!

After the first quarter of the game, the Los Angeles Lakers in the away game temporarily led by 10 points relying on Kobe's 3-point performance in a single quarter.

And this score is not a satisfactory result for the Miami Heat at home.

Because they know very well in their hearts that facing the Lakers, who have not lost a single game in the 26-game winning streak so far, if they are still behind after the first quarter of the game while occupying the home court advantage, then today's game Even if they win in the end, they will definitely have to work harder in the next game.

"Shaq, let go of your hands and feet. I used to be teammates with Lamar. I know his level. When you go all out, he is definitely not your opponent."

Heat bench, during the break in the first quarter, Dwyane Wade said to Shaquille O'Neal beside him.

At this moment, the expression of "Big Shark" does not look as relaxed as imagined, but reveals a trace of solemnity.

Although he agreed with Dwyane Wade's suggestion and responded with a nod, in fact, at this moment, Shaq O'Neal really felt a little uncertain.

He felt that in tonight's game, even if he exerted [-] percent of his strength, even if Dwyane Wade exerted [-] percent of his strength, even if all the players of the Miami Heat exerted [-] percent of his strength With the strength of two hundred, perhaps they are still the final losers.

For Shaq O'Neal, the reason why he has such an idea now is not because of the enemy Kobe in the opponent's camp, but because of Li Hao who hasn't played since he suffered a technical foul in the first quarter.

Regarding Li Hao's understanding, to be honest, O'Neal is really one of the best. The reason why they were able to win the championship in such a difficult situation last season is that Li Hao played a huge role Functional.

Being in it, O'Neill has personally witnessed Li Hao's ability in adversity.

Let's say that.

Over the years of his career, Shaquille O'Neal has been teammates with many players, and he has also encountered powerful opponents one after another. However, in terms of explosive ability in adversity, he only convinced three players.

One is the basketball god Michael Jordan who swept him in the finals, the other is Kobe Bryant who created the Zijin Dynasty with him, and the last one is Li Hao who turned the tide many times in the playoffs last season.

Although it is obvious that Li Hao has the lowest qualifications among the three, in O'Neill's view, Li Hao may pose the greatest threat because Li Hao is younger.

The NBA is a meal for youth.

Being young means endless possibilities.

O'Neal knew that Li Hao had been irritated in this game, and he knew even more how terrifying the irritated Li Hao was. Once the two sides entangled to the last moment in this game, then Li Hao on the Lakers side would be the most threatening one.

"Dwyane, Dwyane, maybe you really shouldn't irritate Lee. A Lee who is not irritated is far less terrible than a Lee who is irritated." When the second quarter started, O'Neal, who was sitting on the bench, saw After Li Hao on the other side returned to the field, he couldn't help but said in his heart.

After a period of calmness, Li Hao did return to the court again, and from the surface, he seemed to have really calmed down, but in fact, is that possible?

Anyone who really knows Li Hao knows that Li Hao has entered a runaway mode in this game.

And it was not the conflict between him and Dwyane Wade that caused all this, but the technical foul...

Because he is from Asia and is a yellow race, Li Hao, like other Asian yellow race players, has a protective umbrella of self-esteem. He is also very concerned about unfair treatment such as racial discrimination.

Then, the obvious partiality like the referee just now will really touch Li Hao's self-esteem.

If they are fans of Li Hao, they should still remember that Li Hao, who played for the first time last season at the Garden Arena, home of the Lakers' arch-enemy Boston Celtics, suffered "racism" from fans of the Celtics. But then he entered the runaway mode, and finally used a murderous lore to make the entire Garden Arena fall into autism.

At the beginning of the second quarter, Li Hao was very active as soon as he came up. After he made a gesture from the left corner to Derek Fisher who was holding the ball at the top of the arc, he quickly used his speed to get rid of the Heat defender. Go straight to the basket.

Then, Derek Fisher's pass arrived as expected.

"bang"

A powerful slam dunk cheered everyone up.

And then on the defensive end, facing Eddie Jones, Li Hao's defense was very suppressive. The 35-year-old Eddie Jones was forced to pass the ball barely for a while.

However, his pass was spotted by Caron Butler.

A quick counterattack from the Los Angeles Lakers.

Caron Butler steals and counterattacks dunks!

Heat head coach Stan Van Gundy had to request a timeout immediately. Obviously, the Lakers' attack wave at the beginning was too fierce, and his lineup obviously couldn't stand it. He had to make personnel and tactical adjustments.

After the timeout, the Heat's Shaq O'Neal and Dwyane Wade both returned to the court, while the Lakers did not make personnel adjustments, and Kobe still rested on the bench.

Stan Van Gundy's adjustment was immediate. After returning from the timeout, Wade and O'Neal each hit a shot, helping the Heat continue to maintain the point difference to 3 points.

Today's "big shark" O'Neal is indeed the "first center". After the Lakers went to rest after Lamar Odom, whether it was Medvedenko or Grant, it was really difficult to compare with him. It was using O'Neal's point to successfully send the basketball into the basket.

And even if Rudy Tom and Norwich put Lamar Odom and Brian Cook back on the court, they still resisted the fiery O'Neal.

"And it is"

"Okay God dunk from Shaq"

"Shaq went berserk, this is already his 8th shot in the second quarter, and so far, he has scored 16 points in a single quarter"

The entire second quarter became Shaquille O'Neal's personal show, and the big man who was full of resentment towards the Los Angeles Lakers finally vented his anger on this stage of revenge tonight.

16 points in a single quarter!
Who dares to say that Shaquille O'Neal is not worth a maximum salary?
Jerry Buss, you're fucking blind.

At the last moment of the second quarter, when O'Neal made another layup, his emotions were completely released. It is hard to imagine that a big guy who usually likes to play tricks would be full of righteous indignation and waving his own on the court. arm.

At this moment, Shaquille O'Neal is the unique master.

54: 46!

After the first half of the game, what made the American Airlines Arena completely boil was that the Miami Heat not only overtook the score but also took an 8-point lead.

So tonight's game, the Miami Heat hope to win!
"It was really exciting. It definitely lived up to our expectations. It was a close contest. In the first quarter, the Lakers were leading, and in the second quarter, the Heat were leading. Now it seems that at the end of the halftime The Lakers are eight points behind, but it's not a hopeless gap, and we have reason to look forward to the second half of the game even more."

"Indeed, Kobe played the leading role on the Lakers' side in the first quarter, while Shaq O'Neal stood up on the Heat's side in the second quarter. Regarding the grievances between these two people, perhaps the second half is also worth looking forward to..."

(End of this chapter)