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On the other hand, Howard, he calmly glanced at Auden beside him, without any disturbance in his heart.

Warcraft knew that the opponent was a former talented player.

But so what?

A genius who can't even guarantee his health, in Howard's eyes, can't even compare to ordinary players.

"Be careful not to get hurt, rookie."

Warcraft reminded.

Oden was the No. 07 pick in [-], so it stands to reason that he is no longer a rookie.

But considering his injury history (his total number of appearances may not be as high as that of a healthy player in a season), the title of Warcraft seems not unreasonable.

"Be careful yourself."

Oden responded coldly.

In this way, the two had the first wave of verbal confrontation.

Immediately, the Rockets served from the bottom line, and Curry passed the half court with the ball.

After a series of transmissions, the ball finally came to Paul George.

Facing Carter's defense, he chose a mid-range jumper with an emergency stop.

Oden keenly noticed that the trajectory of George's shot seemed to be a bit off.

He immediately sank his center of gravity and moved to the basket, trying to get a good position to grab the rebound.

However, just as Oden was moving at a high speed, a figure suddenly stood between him and the basket.

"Bang~"

A muffled sound.

Oden smacked Howard hard on the shoulder.

Poor Emperor.

During his running, his eyes followed the basketball all the time, and he didn't notice the sudden appearance of Howard at all.

This is equivalent to Oden hitting Howard's shoulder blade with his fragile face.

He suffered a bit, and his expression became grim.

But Oden did not stop, or complained to the referee, but gritted his teeth and continued to move towards the basket.

Then, he and Howard began to fight under the basket.

The physical confrontation between the two was so fierce that the referee at the bottom line widened his eyes and quickly put the whistle in his mouth.

"duang~"

George's shot hit the front of the rim and bounced out.

The next moment, Oden and Howard took off together, showing a double dragon grabbing the ball in the air!

Interestingly, at this time, the body language of the other players of the two teams can be described as distinct.

On the Magic's side, three of the four bowed their heads and looked at the Rockets' half court.

Obviously, they are ready for the fast break.

On the other hand, for the Rockets, the four players other than Oden are all looking for opposing Magic players.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that they are preparing for the next defense.

The body language of the two sides is different, but the thoughts are surprisingly the same-this rebound will definitely fall into Howard's hands in the end!

However, the facts were beyond their expectations.

Oden was in the air and had physical contact with Howard.

After the collision, the monster was knocked away and lost its favorable position.

Oden took the opportunity to grab the rebound.

This is not over yet, rocket 52 immediately took off for the second time after landing...

"bang!"

He leaped high and pressed the ball into the basket with both hands.

This is an O'Neill-style dunk!

"wow~"

"Oh! My! God! What did I see?! He took the backboard off Howard's head and dunked the ball in!"

"What kind of physical quality is this? This strength, this jumping... is simply a monster!"

Fans of the Toyota Center arena, completely high.

If we talk about the last game, Oden was the clarion call for the Rockets to counterattack with defense.

Today, he used a "wake-up call" to contain the ferocious monster!

At the same time, Howard stood aside, obviously a little dazed.

In the rebound competition just now, Oden showed strength far beyond his imagination.

Coupled with the fact that Warcraft consumed too much energy in the confrontation with Yao Ming in the first quarter, it is not difficult to imagine that he was at a disadvantage in the collision this time.

"You wait!"

Howard slammed down a cruel sentence, and then ran towards the Rockets' half court.

............

Offensive and defensive transition, the Magic's backup point guard - Alstom, dribbles through the half court.

At this time, Warcraft was crazily occupying a low position, while Oden lowered his center of gravity and tried his best to fight against it.

In the blink of an eye, Howard and Alston made eye contact.

The next moment, Warcraft suddenly turned around and swiped Oden with his right hand.

In an instant, Rocket No. 52 lost his defensive position and was completely left behind.

And Howard jumped high, caught Alston's pass in the air, and smashed the ball into the basket with both hands!

"bang!"

Perfect fit, perfect alley-oop!

This is an offensive method used by the monsters that are in full swing today.

Moreover, this is an answerball!

After dunking, Warcraft gave Oden a vicious look, as if to say: "Come on, let's see who can dunk better."

But what's interesting is that Oden's attention wasn't on Howard at all.

At this time, he was holding his right hand high, signaling to his teammates that the ball was his problem.

And when Howard found out that he was ignored, the anger in his heart became even worse.

He immediately decided to "fix" this ignorant and fearless rookie!

............

Offensive and defensive transitions, the Rockets launched an offensive from the outside.

Roy, who came off the bench, with the help of Tucker's cover, rushed to the free throw line, made an emergency stop and shot a jumper.

In fact, he just had the opportunity to rush to the penalty area and directly attack the basket.

But seeing Howard staring at the three-second zone, Roy was afraid of his terrifying bounce, so he changed his mind and chose to shoot at the free throw line.

"Shu~"

The basketball hits the net crisply.

Looking back, Howard continued to play in the low post.

Since the Magic's outside shooters played well in the first quarter and scored more three-pointers, the Rockets dare not double-team World of Warcraft rashly.

After Howard got the ball, he started 1-on-1 singles against Oden.

Unlike Yao Ming who used his footsteps to "outsmart" Yao Ming, Warcraft just wants to use strength to crush the opponent directly!

"Bang~"

"Bang~"

"Bang~"

The sound of muscular clashing can be heard endlessly.

Oden was stunned and said nothing, and accepted Howard's back and back as he ordered.

However, the higher the monster is, the harder it is, but the more guilty it is.

Behind him, the young center who had just returned from injury, was able to withstand his full back attack!

At this time, the most sensible choice for Warcraft is to pass the ball out and let the teammates reorganize the attack.

But Howard asked for the ball with such fanfare just now, and it would be a bit embarrassing to pass it out now.

To put it simply, now is the moment when the arrow is on the string and has to be launched.

I saw Howard turned around suddenly, then raised the ball with both hands, ready to fight hard.

At the same time, his pair of iron elbows are also highlighted...

"Bang~"

Another muffled sound.

Only this time, Howard hit Oden on the cheek with his left elbow.

"Beep!!!"

The whistle sounded immediately, and the referee urgently blew to stop the game.

Alden fell to the ground, covering his face with his hands.

Howard looked annoyed, grabbed the ball with one hand, handed the ball to the referee, then turned around, stepped forward to ask Oden's situation.

He knew that he had done something wrong, but he was really in a hurry just now, and he didn't do it on purpose.

"Are you all right, buddy? I..."

Before Howard finished speaking, he was pushed away by Tucker and George.

The four Rockets players quickly approached and protected Oden.

"It's okay, I'm fine, don't be nervous, everyone."

Oden was still on the ground, but he began to talk about comforting his teammates.

Soon, the team doctor came in, and Oden finally let go of his hand covering his mouth.

"Fortunately, I bit my lip, but I didn't hurt my teeth. It's not a big problem."

The team doctor comforted Oden with a smile and took him to the sideline for treatment.

After a few minutes of processing, Oden returned to the field.

The referee, through the replay, determined that Howard's first-level malicious foul was established.

Oden walked to the free throw line and executed a foul free throw.

"Greg!"

"Greg!"

"Greg!"

......

The fans at the scene shouted Oden's name in unison.

Obviously, they are very satisfied with the fighting spirit shown by Oden!

The emperor enjoyed the cheers and made a free throw steadily.

After this battle, the fighting spirit of the rocket generals has improved significantly.

The most obvious one is Curry.

He didn't say a word and didn't show much anger when Oden was injured and fell to the ground.

But after the game restarted, Curry's offensive desire has obviously improved to a higher level!

In less than 3 minutes, he hit four three-pointers one after another.

Especially the last three-pointer is particularly exciting:

Curry took the initiative to replace the defender with Howard through the screen.

In a one-on-one duel, he dribbled the ball like a butterfly piercing flowers, swaying a certain amount of shooting space, and hit a three-pointer on Howard's head!

The Magic were directly overwhelmed by this wave of three-point rain, and the point difference also came to double digits!

Magic coach - Stan Van Gundy quickly called a timeout.

............

On the way back to the bench, Curry gritted his braces and gave Oden a high-five.

Shen Fei in the stands saw this scene and was happy in his heart.

There are two things that make him happy.

One is that after Curry was irritated, he completely released his offensive firepower.

That series of wonderful performances already has the shadow of Ku Ritian at his peak.

"As expected of a cross-generational player, the progress is really fast..."

Shen Fei couldn't help sighing.

Curry has been back for less than a month, but now he has firmly grasped the starting point guard position.

No matter whether it is a player or a coach on the team, no one dares to raise objections to this, including Lowry.

The second is Oden's tough performance.

This is only his second game since his comeback.

Everyone can see that Oden is far from his best form.

But the talent and hard work shown by the emperor have benefited the Rockets a lot.

Shen Fei believes that it won't be long before Oden will find the feeling of the game.

At that time, maybe he can really fulfill his talent and play a performance that meets the expectations of "a talented player who meets once in 50 years"!

............

The time-out is over and the game continues.

Neither team made any adjustments to the lineup, so Oden and Howard matched up again.

In the next game, as long as World of Warcraft got the ball, the fans at the Toyota Center would boo deafeningly.

Under such pressure, Howard, who was severely exhausted, began to decline in performance.

After a series of unsuccessful attacks, a frustrated expression began to appear on his face.

Misfortunes never come singly. In the next round, Howard accidentally stepped on the foot of his teammate while running.

"what!!!"

The monster fell to the ground with a bang, clutching his ankle in pain.

Fortunately, he didn't step on his foot while taking off, so the injury was not very serious.

After some treatment by the team doctor, Howard limped off the field from the player channel.

Oden looked at the back of the monster leaving, without the slightest happy expression on his face.

He's had his share of injuries, so he doesn't take pleasure in other people's injuries.

Even if this person accidentally injured him not long ago.

Oden looked up at the game time on the big screen. At this time, there were less than 10 minutes left before the 5-minute playing time limit.

Oden knew that he would be replaced soon.

"Then I'll make one."

He secretly said in his heart.

Since playing, he has been wrestling with Howard and put all his energy on the defensive end.

Now that Warcraft has ended, Oden also decided to try his skills on the offensive end!