naaapseattle Chapter 671 Kings vs. Heat, new players debut!
Chapter 671 Kings vs. Heat, new players debut!
Time flies, and it is night in a blink of an eye.
Together with Ajiali, Shen Fei came to the home court of the Kings - Arco Arena.
Today, the Kings also ushered in the opening game of the preseason.
And their opponent is last season's runner-up - the Miami Heat!
If placed in the last season, this will be a game with great disparity in strength.
One is the bottom of the West, and the other is the No. [-] team in the East, aiming to win the championship.
But today, that may not be the case!
The Heat are still strong, but the Kings are not what they used to be!
Cousins, a rookie in the team, is said to have improved a lot after a summer of hard training.
Veterans Luis Scola and Shane Battier are still at the peak of their tails, and they are in their prime.
Of course, for the Kings, the most important thing is to complete a big deal with the Rockets!
Roy and Lowry, acquired from the Rockets, are both at their peak and have All-Star caliber stars!
In this game, the Kings' starting lineup is: Kyle Lowry, Brandon Roy, Sean Battier, Luis Scola, and DeMarcus Cousins.
These five players are either All-Stars who are at their peak, or veterans who have been in the league for many years and have excellent strength, or young rookies who are fledgling but talented...
It can be said that the current lineup of the Kings has already begun to take shape.
There are three generations of old, middle and young, and every player is a ruthless character!
It can be said that any team, even the defending champion Rockets, dare not underestimate them!
However, their opponent today, the Heat, is still stronger.
The game, the Heat also discharged a complete starting lineup: James, Wade, Ray - Allen, Haslem, Howard.
The configuration of the "Big Four" is also a top configuration in history!
Although the strength of the Kings has been greatly improved, in terms of strength on paper, it is definitely not as good as the Heat...
............
The game is approaching.
In a box on the stand, Shen Fei and A Jiali held hands, talking and laughing, waiting for the start of the game.
"Fei, you said this game, can we win?"
Ajali asked.
"It's hard to say... From the perspective of strength, the Heat must still be strong, but this is only a preseason game, and everyone will not work too hard."
"If Kyle and Brandon feel good, maybe they can surprise the Heat."
Shen Fei said with a smile.
"Well, it's about the same as I thought."
"If Jimmy and Isiah can grow into All-Star players, by then, we may really be able to compete with the Heat."
Ajiali's bright eyes rolled, and she said expectantly.
"By the time they grow up, the Heat may be gone."
Shen Fei's words were astonishing.
"???"
Ajiali looked at Shen Fei suspiciously.
"The Heat are now paying the highest luxury tax in the league, just to hit the championship."
"James, Wade, Howard, and Ray Allen all have high salaries, and it is impossible to renew their contracts at the same time. If the Heat can't win the championship this year...they may have to part ways."
Shen Fei analyzed.
According to the trajectory of the original time and space, the Heat will fall apart next year because of James' departure, and they will go downhill from then on.
But the situation in this time and space is somewhat different.
Wade may be the same as the original time and space, and his level has declined rapidly after being troubled by a knee injury.
But the original position of Bosh is now replaced by Howard.
Warcraft is very strong, and its peak period is longer than Bosh.
James may change the plan of "Decision II" because of Howard's existence.
Shen Fei even had a guess...
After the Rockets won the championship with the attitude of the king of the division, there must have been discussions within the Heat, whether to continue to pay high luxury taxes to maintain the lineup.
After all, from the perspective of the finals, the Rockets are definitely a higher-level team.
Moreover, the core players of the Rockets are still young, and it seems that it is very easy to maintain the state for another two or three years!
Under such circumstances, keeping the Big Four seems to have no use other than selling tickets and winning the Eastern Conference finals...
But just as the Heat executives hesitated, McGrady and Big Ben announced their retirement, and the Rockets completed a surprising deal with the Kings.
The Rockets lost four generals at once, and the Heat went up and down, and instantly saw the hope of winning the championship again.
Ever since, the boss of the Heat gritted his teeth and tried his best to keep the core lineup.
Moreover, James took the initiative to contact "Birdman" Anderson, whose contract had expired, and persuaded Birdman to come to the Heat from the Rockets.
This also greatly supplemented the Heat's stretched inside line.
In the future, they will no longer have to let Haslem, who is over two meters tall, go to the fifth position when Howard is off the court!
Moreover, the Birdman's job-hopping to the Heat also weakened the Rockets in disguise.
With the ebb and flow, the Heat will look forward to the new season even more!
The giants headed by James expressed similar thoughts in previous interviews: The Rockets are not invincible, and we have only one goal this year-to win the championship!
And today's preseason game can be said to be the starting point of the new season.
With such ambitions, the Heat naturally want to use a victory to make a good start for the new season.
Therefore, today's competition is bound to be very intense!
At least the first half, absolutely wonderful (the main players may not play in the second half)!
............
With the referee throwing the ball high, the game officially begins!
Cousins and Howard jumped at the same time.
Warcraft's bounce and bounce speed were significantly better, and easily won the scrum for the team.
The Heat go first!
James held the ball through half court and came to the top of the arc to organize.
Ray Allen made a clever back run on the bottom line, successfully got rid of Roy's defense and rushed to the outside line.
James looked at the six directions, flicked his wrist immediately, and passed the ball.
Ray Allen catches and shoots without delay!
But the next moment, a black shadow suddenly rushed out, leaping high, intending to block the shot.
The person who came was the new aid of the Kings-Brandon Roy!
This time, Roy jumped extremely high.
From this jump, it can be seen that he is in very good physical condition now, and he is not inferior to Roy, who was a pioneer a few years ago, in appearance!
Ray Allen was taken aback by Roy who suddenly jumped out, but as a historical level shooter, his shooting stability is excellent.
The basketball flicked over Roy's fingertips.
If Roy jumped 1cm more, or a few tenths of a second faster, he might have completed the block.
It's a pity, it's still close...
The basketball draws a beautiful arc in the air...
"Shu~"
Hollow into the network!
3:0, the Heat took the lead!
In an offensive and defensive transition, Lowry advanced with the ball and met Ray Allen's defense.
The small steel cannon beckoned to the inside, and Scola quickly stepped up to cover him.
With the help of the pick-and-roll, Lowry successfully got rid of Ray Allen's post defense.
But after the pass, he did not speed up and hit the inside line, but used his body to block Ray Allen behind him and slowly advanced, while also observing the Heat's defense.
I have to say that Lowry's small steel body is still very easy to use in this kind of "front-to-back fight".
Every time Ray Allen wanted to squeeze through, he was stuck by Lowry, so he could only wait behind the latter.
Seeing Lowry getting closer and closer to the penalty area, Howard could only take a step sideways, shrink the inside line, and be ready to help defend at any time.
But Cousins did not go to the basket to look for opportunities like ordinary centers, but wandered near the three-point line.
When Lowry passed the ball, Cousins even took a step back after receiving the ball.
He dribbles right to the three-point line and makes a decisive shot...
"woo..."
Such a shooting choice, appearing on a center, is still very rare in this period of 11 years.
The fans also expressed their surprise with exclamations.
However, Cousins is indeed capable of three-pointers.
This ball, in the case of no defense, he did not disgrace his mission, and hit the ball steadily!
3:3, this ball can be regarded as an Answer.ball!
After the goal, Lowry took the initiative to extend his hand and high-fived Cousins who retreated.
The big screen captured this loving scene.
And Shen Fei, after a few months, saw Lori's warm and innocent smile again!
............
The game continues.
James dropped the ball in the post, allowing Howard to back Cousins.
Warcraft didn't take the opponent behind him too seriously.
He had heard of the title of "Kao Shen" and knew that the latter was a person with extraordinary talents.
But more than talent, when has Howard been afraid of anyone?
This time, Warcraft wanted to try Cousins' strength!
"Boom..."
"Boom..."
"Boom..."
Howard hit the top three times in a row, but found that he could barely move forward a small step.
And Cousins behind him resisted Howard's impact several times with his chest, but his expression remained unchanged.
Howard immediately realized that it was impossible to take advantage of the young man behind him.
He immediately changed his offensive strategy, turned sideways, turned into a face-to-face state, then accelerated, and broke through to the right!
Once the peak Howard rushes up, he is almost unstoppable!
Cousins was passed over in an instant.
Kaoshen wanted to make amends, so he kicked the ground and moved laterally, trying to regain a favorable position.
But his reckless bump, not only did not stop Howard's pace, but also caused the latter to make a foul!
Warcraft yelled and threw the ball to the basket before losing its center of gravity...
hit!
Two points scored, but also a penalty!
Cousins looked at the referee in a daze, with the word "囧" in capital letters on his face.
Howard smiled slightly, and when Kao Shen and the referee complained, Yoyo said: "Are the younger generation of centers so poor in defense?"
Cousins turned his head immediately when he heard the words, and had a five-second eye contact with Howard.
It wasn't until the referee came between them that the conflict subsided.
Howard walked to the free throw line and the extra penalty went wide.
Cousins jumped high and received the rebound.
This was an excellent opportunity to launch a counterattack, but Kaoshen did not pass the ball to the defender, but dribbled the ball himself!
Along the way, he used a sharp change of direction and successfully passed Haslem.
But when he finally attacked the basket, Cousins did not avoid James' chasing cap.
The ball is pinned to the board.
James took off for the second time, received the rebound, and then with a flick of his wrist, a long pass across the half court found Wade who was about to go down!
The Flash hit the penalty area with the ball.
Facing Scola's defense, Wade didn't even bother to make fake moves. He kicked the ground hard with his left foot and stood up~
The two had violent physical contact in the air.
Subsequently, Scola was bounced away.
Wade, on the other hand, stayed in the air for a while after the confrontation before throwing the ball.
"Beep!"
At the same time as the whistle sounded, the ball fell into the net.
And. One!
After the ball was scored, Wade raised his arms in the direction of Scola, showing off his biceps.
And Diamond said to the referee with an innocent face: "I jumped vertically, referee! How could this ball be my foul?"
"Your arm has a downward motion."
The referee responded with a cold tone.
But the next moment, the live broadcaster played slow motion on the big screen.
The screen shows that Scola's body and arms are very clean during the jump.
If this can call a foul, the inside players basically don't need to protect the frame...
But there is no "challenge" rule in 11 years, and the Kings can only eat this bitter fruit.
When Wade stood at the free throw line, a unified slogan sounded on the scene:
"Referee. Sucks!"
"Referee. Sucks!"
"Referee. Sucks!"
......
Wade smiled slightly, unaffected at all, and easily hit a free throw.
6:3, the Heat took the lead again.
The opposing shooting guard scored a goal, and Roy naturally had to respond.
In the offensive round of the Kings, Huang Mamba launched a single at a 45-degree angle on the right.
In the face of Wade's aggressive defense, Roy decisively turned to the back.
Roy's back attack is not the kind that relies on brute force.
On the contrary, he likes to do a lot of fake moves in the interval between hitting.
For example, this time, Roy suddenly turned around after a hard hit, and hit Wade by surprise!
By the time Wade reacted, the yellow mamba had already left.
Naturally, Wade would not stop there. He gritted his teeth and charged at Roy at full speed, intending to use a chasing hot pot to avenge his past!
But God failed to fulfill his wish...
When Wade jumped up and was about to touch the basketball, Roy suddenly tightened his stomach in the air and slid to the other side of the basket.
This is not over yet!
Roy's flight direction was a bit off, which directly caused him to fly to a negative angle after staying in the air.
It is very difficult to shoot from such an angle.
But Roy switched the ball from his right hand to his left.
There is no way out of the mountains and rivers, and there is another village in the dark and bright!
After switching to the left hand, the angle of the shot is now!
Roy flicked his wrist and made a layup!
6:5, both sides maintained a 100% hit rate after the opening.
"Wow~"
In the box on the stand, Ajiali stood up from her seat in a flash, then raised her right fist and celebrated happily.
"Fei, that's great, we also have superstars!"
Ajali said excitedly.
Shen Fei has no objection to this sentence.
With Roy's talent and spirit, without the trouble of injuries, he does have the potential to become a super giant.
Responding to such a difficult ball just now is what Chaoju should do!
............
There are countless fans who are more excited than Ajiali in the arena.
They celebrated passionately, turning the scene into a sea of joy.
And on the field, Wade listened to the cheers of the audience, feeling more and more upset.
[Lao Tzu has forced the king for a generation, and he has also become a background board?No, even if this is not my horse, I have to call it back! ]
Wade thought so in his heart.