Junior Basketball says

Chapter 227
This year's All-Star Weekend will be held at the Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas. This is the second time Dallas has hosted the All-Star Game.Early the next morning after the game against the Bobcats, Xu Hao and Love boarded the flight to Dallas together. This time, only the two of them in the team were able to participate in the All-Star game, and everyone else was envious The eyeballs are green.

Walking out of the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, Xu Hao was shocked by the many elements of basketball in the streets and alleys. This city famous for its cowboys has almost become a sea of ​​basketball.Fans wearing the jerseys of Dirk Nowitzki, Kidd, Marion and other Mavericks players with blue oil paint on their faces can be seen everywhere on the street. The tall buildings on both sides even hang up huge posters of the All-Star Weekend. It can be seen that the league has spent a lot of money this time, and it is supposed to attract more fans to watch the game live.

Arlington is located 32 kilometers west of Dallas and 12 kilometers east of Fort Worth. It is not far from the airport. Xu Hao and Love took a taxi and soon arrived in this city with a cool and dry climate.Choosing to host the All-Star Game here is great for the players because Arlington's winters are not cold and they don't need to worry about injuries caused by low temperatures.

Due to the schedule, Xu Hao and Love were almost the latest players to report to Arlington. When Xu Hao got out of the car, he immediately saw his good brother Harden.Since entering the NBA, Harden has quickly become a fashionista, but Xu Hao has never been able to understand his so-called fashion, at least his fancy suit with denim shorts looks a bit awkward.But the excitement of reuniting after a long absence diluted Xu Hao's complaints about Harden's aesthetics. He ran over and gave his good brother a firm hug.

In fact, Harden originally wanted to participate in the All-Star Basketball Carnival, but now that he saw Xu Hao, he immediately gave up the idea of ​​going out to play.Since the two entered the league, the Timberwolves and the Thunder haven't played against each other, which makes them only chat online most of the time. Now that they meet again, they naturally want to have a drink and talk about their lives.

Xu Hao turned his head to look at Love, and smiled embarrassedly: "I'm sorry Kevin, I have to get together with James first, so you don't have to wait for me, just go back to the room and rest, I will be safe then Come back, don't worry about it."

Love nodded with a smile and said: "No problem, I can totally understand. After I put my luggage away, I will go to my friends too. Go and play with yours, everyone is an adult, you There's no need to discuss everything with me!"

Xu Hao shrugged, took his luggage and left with Harden. It was not time to eat, so he wanted to find a coffee shop to sit.But unexpectedly, Harden took him directly to a bar. Although it was broad daylight, the bar was doing very well. The bartender was busy behind the bar, and there were not many vacant tables left in the bar. .

Seeing the booming business in the bar, Xu Hao just wanted to take Harden away, but the latter took him to a remote corner with ease, where there was still a free table.Xu Hao rolled his eyes: "James, to be honest, how long have you been here? No matter how you look, you look like a native of Arlington. How come you know exactly where there is a place to sit in this bar?"

Harden rubbed his head and said with a smile: "Our team's game before the All-Star Game has ended long ago, and I arrived a few days earlier than you. There are still many places in Arlington that I haven't visited yet. Yes! But I have been to this bar several times, it is very close to the hotel where I live, and their drinks taste good, isn’t it normal to know where there are seats?”

After the two ordered wine and snacks, they chatted while drinking.Harden is also doing well in the Thunder. Although the starting shooting guard has been controlled by the Swiss Sefolosha, he can average more than 20 minutes per game and is the chief substitute at the second position.But he was very envious of Xu Hao, no matter what he said, he was the starter, and the team's record was almost the same as that of the Thunder.Originally, Harden thought he was pretty good, but compared to Xu Hao, he was a scumbag.

Fortunately, he has a good mentality, and the Thunder's locker room atmosphere is also very friendly to rookies. Although he is a little jealous of his former teammate and roommate, Harden is still happy for Xu Hao. Only by letting him start can he maximize his potential. strength.

Soon the topic of the two shifted to the upcoming Rookie Challenge.Harden seemed very excited, now he finally had the opportunity to fight side by side with Xu Hao again.He has also been paying attention to the Timberwolves' previous games. Xu Hao knows exactly what level Harden is now. He can play with his good brother again, and he feels that he can score higher.

But Harden was also worried about Xu Hao. He took a sip of his wine and said quietly: "Chris, I want to remind you before the game. With your strength, it is almost certain that you will be the starting point guard of the first-year team. It also means you have to play against my teammate Russell in the Thunder, he is not an opponent that can be dismissed casually, you have to be more careful."

Xu Hao smiled slightly: "As his teammate in Thunderclap, what you did is considered leaking information, right?"

Harden gave him a blank look, and said angrily: "Please, we are on the side of the rookie challenge, okay? Besides, you are also my brother. Of course I have to reveal something to you now, otherwise you will be directly beaten by him." What if it explodes?"

Xu Hao was actually just joking. He didn't challenge him, but quietly waited for Harden to introduce Westbrook's situation.According to Harden, Westbrook can be said to be a smaller version of James. Of course, this refers to their style rather than their skills.In other words, Westbrook is also the kind of player who runs rampant on the court. Although his shots are sometimes good and sometimes not good, his unstoppable breakthroughs always allow him to take advantage of the opponent. Many inside players dare not shoot directly. Lift his head.

In Harden's view, Xu Haoqiang is strong, but he is likely to suffer when facing Westbrook's desperate style of play.If it was a regular season match between the two sides, Harden would naturally not talk so much to Xu Hao, but in the Rookie Challenge, Westbrook was the starting point guard of the second-year team, so of course Xu Hao should be reminded to do a good job. Ready, Harden himself doesn't want to lose.

After listening to Harden's introduction, Xu Hao fell into deep thought. Such an opponent is really nerve-wracking. Let's see if he can come up with a good solution before the start of the game. If not, he can only fight hard ...

(End of this chapter)