Chapter 354: Underestimating the enemy caused Howard to suffer a loss
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Wo Yao Huo Le
"Come on, come on, my lake rocket game is about to start, hold a seat for me!"
"Do you still need to watch the game in our lake? When you wake up, you have another big victory, and then you go to sleep..."
"That's not important. What's important is that I want to see Howard being abused."
"You're right, then don't go to bed and get up and watch the game."
The Dragon Kingdom fans got up early, turned on the TV and waited for the game to start.
At the same time, in the Penguin Sports live broadcast room.
"Coach Zhang, there is a big highlight in today's game."
"After Howard joined the Rockets, this is the first time in the new season that he will face his old club, the Lakers."
"Although it wasn't at the Staples Center, at least we met. Do you think this is a meeting between enemies?"
Wang Meng asked Zhang Lili for his opinion.
Zhang Li thought for a while and said, "You have to say that there is some unhappiness between the two parties, but if it rises to the level of enemies, then it doesn't matter."
"After all, Howard won the championship with the Lakers last season. He was also a complete free agent in the off-season. He just chose the contract offered by the Rockets."
"There is an old saying in our Dragon Kingdom that everyone has his own ambitions. It is understandable for Howard to pursue a big contract and he does not owe the Lakers anything."
"It's just that leaving after winning the championship seems a bit unkind, which is a bit difficult for Lakers fans to accept."
Zhang Lili's analysis was relatively objective. Wang Meng nodded after hearing this.
After a while, players from both sides came on stage for pre-match warm-up sessions.
During the warm-up, the coaches of both teams accepted pre-match interviews.
"Mike, you easily defeated the Clippers in the first game of the new season, proving your strength in the new season."
"But one game can't explain anything. In the eyes of many fans, tonight's game against the Rockets is the key point."
"Because they have the league's number one center, your old acquaintance Dwight Howard."
"His presence will be a great test for your restricted area. I want to know if you are ready to deal with him?"
Mike D'Antoni said: "You are right, Dwight is indeed a problem, but we are not afraid of him because we are also very strong!"
"Everyone has seen Hassan's performance. I believe he has a certain ability to restrict Dwight."
"If it doesn't work, we still have Qin and Kobe. They can handle everything on the offensive end!"
Obviously, Mustache's last words were what he really felt.
With Qin Xiao and Kobe, let alone Howard, even O'Neal at his peak may not be able to withstand the Lakers' offensive impact.
Then, the reporter walked to the other side.
"Kevin, your opponent tonight is last season's championship. They are extremely powerful. They just defeated the Los Angeles Clippers, a strong team in the Western Conference, two days ago."
"Qin Geng performed superbly in the game. How sure do you think you are of winning against them?"
Rockets coach Kevin McHale shrugged and said: "So what about the defending champion? They also lost some games last season, not to mention their beast in the penalty area has come to us."
"Compared to last season, their strength must have declined, but our strength has increased a lot."
"I am very confident now that we have entered the ranks of the strong teams in the league! We are also a strong team in the league, and we have the psychological advantage of playing at home, so our winning rate is at least [-]%!"
In front of all the media reporters, McHale appeared extremely confident.
On the court, Qin Xiao and Kobe approached Howard.
They are not reminiscing about old times, but completing the tasks assigned by Aunt Jenny.
Qin Xiao took out a box, and inside the box was a championship ring engraved with Howard's name.
Howard took the box and was about to say something when Qin Xiao and Kobe had already turned around and left for training.
The two have no friendship with Howard. They had a relationship as teammates last season. Now that Howard has left Los Angeles, there is no relationship anymore.
If there is, it must be an enemy on the court!
After giving away the championship rings, they will have a showdown tonight.
A few minutes later, the pre-match warm-up ended and the starting lineups of both sides played.
The Lakers start.
Point Guard: Jordan Farmar
Shooting Guard: Kobe Bryant
Small Forward: Qin Xiao
Power Forward: Pau Gasol
Center: Hassan Whiteside
……
The Rockets start.
Point guard: Jeremy Lin
Shooting Guard: James Harden
Small Forward: Chandler Parsons
Power Forward: Terrence Jones
Center: Dwight Howard
"Beep."
The opening whistle blew and the game officially started.
The two sides performed a jump ball in the middle circle, Dabaibian vs. Warcraft
As soon as the two met, their eyes became extremely sharp, as if they wanted to tear each other into pieces!
Howard didn't expect that a rookie in the league could have such sharp eyes.
He determined that he had never met Hassan Whiteside and there was no grudge between the two.
But I just don’t know why Hassan Whiteside hates me so much?
In fact, Hassan Whiteside only regards Howard as an object to prove his strength.
In order for Lakers fans to trust him more, he must replace Howard's position in the Lakers last season.
After the referee signaled both sides to take their respective positions, he threw the ball high.
Hassan Whiteside took off with all his strength, jumping higher than usual, and successfully manipulated Howard to help the team win the first wave of offense.
"Stop being stunned, it's time to attack."
Qin Xiao reminded him and immediately brought the ball to the frontcourt.
In fact, the reason why Hassan Whiteside jumped higher than usual was entirely because of Qin Xiao.
Before the game started, Qin Xiao asked him to drink two bottles of energy drinks, one to increase bounce and the other to increase strength.
It's just that Hassan didn't know anything about it. He thought it was a drink endorsed by Qin Xiao, so he just drank it.
When Hassan fell into the low position, Qin Xiao deliberately gave the ball to him.
He wants to see what kind of strength Hassan Whiteside can achieve with the blessing of energy drinks.
But at this moment, the mustache on the sidelines frowned.
Isn't it nonsense to let Hassan Whiteside single out Howard?
"Am I dazzled? Let this guy play singles?"
"What is Qin doing? Why doesn't he fight himself or give it to Kobe?"
Just when everyone was questioning, Hassan Whiteside really dared to challenge Howard.
I saw him sitting with his back to Howard and hitting him with all his strength.
Dealing with such an unknown person, Howard didn't take it seriously at all, and naturally he would not take the most serious defensive posture because it was simply unnecessary.
However, in this mentality of underestimating the enemy, Howard suffered a big loss.
Hassan Whiteside's strength was unexpected, and he pushed Howard away at once.
Immediately afterwards, he turned around and launched a powerful two-handed dunk!
"boom!"
A huge explosion sounded, and the Lakers took the lead.
"Do you still need to watch the game in our lake? When you wake up, you have another big victory, and then you go to sleep..."
"That's not important. What's important is that I want to see Howard being abused."
"You're right, then don't go to bed and get up and watch the game."
The Dragon Kingdom fans got up early, turned on the TV and waited for the game to start.
At the same time, in the Penguin Sports live broadcast room.
"Coach Zhang, there is a big highlight in today's game."
"After Howard joined the Rockets, this is the first time in the new season that he will face his old club, the Lakers."
"Although it wasn't at the Staples Center, at least we met. Do you think this is a meeting between enemies?"
Wang Meng asked Zhang Lili for his opinion.
Zhang Li thought for a while and said, "You have to say that there is some unhappiness between the two parties, but if it rises to the level of enemies, then it doesn't matter."
"After all, Howard won the championship with the Lakers last season. He was also a complete free agent in the off-season. He just chose the contract offered by the Rockets."
"There is an old saying in our Dragon Kingdom that everyone has his own ambitions. It is understandable for Howard to pursue a big contract and he does not owe the Lakers anything."
"It's just that leaving after winning the championship seems a bit unkind, which is a bit difficult for Lakers fans to accept."
Zhang Lili's analysis was relatively objective. Wang Meng nodded after hearing this.
After a while, players from both sides came on stage for pre-match warm-up sessions.
During the warm-up, the coaches of both teams accepted pre-match interviews.
"Mike, you easily defeated the Clippers in the first game of the new season, proving your strength in the new season."
"But one game can't explain anything. In the eyes of many fans, tonight's game against the Rockets is the key point."
"Because they have the league's number one center, your old acquaintance Dwight Howard."
"His presence will be a great test for your restricted area. I want to know if you are ready to deal with him?"
Mike D'Antoni said: "You are right, Dwight is indeed a problem, but we are not afraid of him because we are also very strong!"
"Everyone has seen Hassan's performance. I believe he has a certain ability to restrict Dwight."
"If it doesn't work, we still have Qin and Kobe. They can handle everything on the offensive end!"
Obviously, Mustache's last words were what he really felt.
With Qin Xiao and Kobe, let alone Howard, even O'Neal at his peak may not be able to withstand the Lakers' offensive impact.
Then, the reporter walked to the other side.
"Kevin, your opponent tonight is last season's championship. They are extremely powerful. They just defeated the Los Angeles Clippers, a strong team in the Western Conference, two days ago."
"Qin Geng performed superbly in the game. How sure do you think you are of winning against them?"
Rockets coach Kevin McHale shrugged and said: "So what about the defending champion? They also lost some games last season, not to mention their beast in the penalty area has come to us."
"Compared to last season, their strength must have declined, but our strength has increased a lot."
"I am very confident now that we have entered the ranks of the strong teams in the league! We are also a strong team in the league, and we have the psychological advantage of playing at home, so our winning rate is at least [-]%!"
In front of all the media reporters, McHale appeared extremely confident.
On the court, Qin Xiao and Kobe approached Howard.
They are not reminiscing about old times, but completing the tasks assigned by Aunt Jenny.
Qin Xiao took out a box, and inside the box was a championship ring engraved with Howard's name.
Howard took the box and was about to say something when Qin Xiao and Kobe had already turned around and left for training.
The two have no friendship with Howard. They had a relationship as teammates last season. Now that Howard has left Los Angeles, there is no relationship anymore.
If there is, it must be an enemy on the court!
After giving away the championship rings, they will have a showdown tonight.
A few minutes later, the pre-match warm-up ended and the starting lineups of both sides played.
The Lakers start.
Point Guard: Jordan Farmar
Shooting Guard: Kobe Bryant
Small Forward: Qin Xiao
Power Forward: Pau Gasol
Center: Hassan Whiteside
……
The Rockets start.
Point guard: Jeremy Lin
Shooting Guard: James Harden
Small Forward: Chandler Parsons
Power Forward: Terrence Jones
Center: Dwight Howard
"Beep."
The opening whistle blew and the game officially started.
The two sides performed a jump ball in the middle circle, Dabaibian vs. Warcraft
As soon as the two met, their eyes became extremely sharp, as if they wanted to tear each other into pieces!
Howard didn't expect that a rookie in the league could have such sharp eyes.
He determined that he had never met Hassan Whiteside and there was no grudge between the two.
But I just don’t know why Hassan Whiteside hates me so much?
In fact, Hassan Whiteside only regards Howard as an object to prove his strength.
In order for Lakers fans to trust him more, he must replace Howard's position in the Lakers last season.
After the referee signaled both sides to take their respective positions, he threw the ball high.
Hassan Whiteside took off with all his strength, jumping higher than usual, and successfully manipulated Howard to help the team win the first wave of offense.
"Stop being stunned, it's time to attack."
Qin Xiao reminded him and immediately brought the ball to the frontcourt.
In fact, the reason why Hassan Whiteside jumped higher than usual was entirely because of Qin Xiao.
Before the game started, Qin Xiao asked him to drink two bottles of energy drinks, one to increase bounce and the other to increase strength.
It's just that Hassan didn't know anything about it. He thought it was a drink endorsed by Qin Xiao, so he just drank it.
When Hassan fell into the low position, Qin Xiao deliberately gave the ball to him.
He wants to see what kind of strength Hassan Whiteside can achieve with the blessing of energy drinks.
But at this moment, the mustache on the sidelines frowned.
Isn't it nonsense to let Hassan Whiteside single out Howard?
"Am I dazzled? Let this guy play singles?"
"What is Qin doing? Why doesn't he fight himself or give it to Kobe?"
Just when everyone was questioning, Hassan Whiteside really dared to challenge Howard.
I saw him sitting with his back to Howard and hitting him with all his strength.
Dealing with such an unknown person, Howard didn't take it seriously at all, and naturally he would not take the most serious defensive posture because it was simply unnecessary.
However, in this mentality of underestimating the enemy, Howard suffered a big loss.
Hassan Whiteside's strength was unexpected, and he pushed Howard away at once.
Immediately afterwards, he turned around and launched a powerful two-handed dunk!
"boom!"
A huge explosion sounded, and the Lakers took the lead.
