I'm really good at shooting.

Chapter 438 A Small Surprise For You

After Sun Hao finished speaking, the other members of the Lakers team were deeply moved.

The bosses of the team all have such an attitude, so what reason do others not go all out?

Especially those who said they would give up before, feel even more ashamed.

"Guys, we're going to win because we're the defending champions."

At this moment, Holly stood up and said.

He raised his hands in the air as he spoke.

This time node was well grasped, and other players of the Lakers also stacked their hands one after another.

"The Lakers Championship!"

They then shouted the most familiar slogan.

The fighting spirit of the Lakers is back!

Phil Jackson smiled again when he saw what was happening in front of him.

This movie is more useful than training.

Moreover, the choices made by Mourning and Sun Hao will also become the key to the Christmas battle.

The past few games have shown that the Lakers have too many internal problems, so if Mourning can play some performances in the starting lineup, then the Lakers can be in a stalemate with the Wizards.

Then, it was Sun Hao, who was the key to the game.

The team with more points wins the game. Sun Hao scored 40+ in three consecutive games, which is enough, but more is needed.

Even Jackson was looking forward to this game.

The Christmas War is coming as scheduled, and of course this day is also Christmas.

Sun Hao prepared some gifts for Scarlet on this day, and Scarlet also prepared some for him.

Although Scarlett doesn't want N holiday gifts a year like those women in Sun Hao's previous life, Christmas is no more than other festivals.

And this time, Sun Hao received a very special gift.

It was a necklace, and what was special about it was that the diamonds used for the necklace pendant were made of the diamonds on the wedding ring.

This is similar to the diamond earring Pippen gave Jordan.

Although I don't know if Scarlett has read the news, but it is not important, the important heart.

Sun Hao was still a little moved.

And on days like Christmas, Scarlett will come to the Staples Center to cheer for him, which makes him more motivated to play well.

That night, the Staples Center was packed.

The arena gave a birthday gift to all the fans present, which was a special Christmas hat with the Lakers logo.

The Lakers fans were all wearing it proudly, and the scene was very festive with bright red.

During the warm-up before the game, Sun Hao and Yao Ming chatted in the midfield.

Yao Ming is concerned about O'Neal's injury.

Judging from the communication between the two at Sun Hao's wedding, the relationship between Yao Ming and O'Neal is a bit like that between Sun Hao and Kobe.

They are opponents on the field and friends off the field.

Of course that's not all. Besides O'Neill, the two also talked about next year's World Championships.

They won the bronze medal in the last World Championships, and after that they won the Olympic championship. Basically, there is only one goal in this World Championships, and that is to win the championship.

And if they can win the championship this time, it will be of great significance, not only because of the breakthrough of the World Championship champion, but also because of the venue of the World Championship this time.

Japan.

When the two chatted about the same, the opening ceremony began immediately.

The two teams started one after another.

For the Wizards, Nelson, Hamilton, McGrady, Huo Ershu, Yao Ming;

Seeing the starting lineup of the Wizards this season, you will not wonder why Jordan gave Sun Hao such a valuable gift as a Ferrari.

Needless to say Yao Ming, Hamilton stayed because of Sun Hao's suggestion, plus Nelson, who can start in the second grade.

It is not an exaggeration to say that this Wizards team was created by Sun Hao.

For the Lakers, Sun Hao, Finley, Ariza, Walker, and Mourning.

When the Lakers started with Mourning, Carlisle on the Wizards side didn't seem surprised.

It's not that he predicts things like a god, but a reasonable guess.

After O'Neal's absence, the Lakers did not start well with Anderson. Adjusting the lineup is a routine operation.

Moreover, Mourning's current state so far this season is average, so he is not worried.

A whistle sounded from the sidelines, and the curtain of the Christmas battle officially opened.

Yao Ming dialed the ball back to the Wizards half, giving the visiting team the first opportunity to attack.

The Wizards came up and played a pick-and-roll, and McGrady and Uncle Huo's Mei Ruhua pulled out after the pick-and-roll.

"when!"

It's a pity that the ball was shot a little bit harder, hitting the back edge of the basket and bouncing high.

Yao Ming suppressed Mourning and took off the defensive rebound, taking advantage of the opportunity with a small hook at close range.

Mourning is already stuck, but he can't stop Yao Ming's current strength.

The ball went over his defense and into the net.

The Wizards come out on top!

Carlisle nodded watching from the sidelines.

Yao Ming's current dominance in the interior is his confidence.

Except for O'Neal, no one in the current league can stop Yao Ming at the center position.

Looking back, Sun Hao played Hamilton with the ball in the high position.

The offensive improvement of the Wizards this season is not only the tactical system brought by Carlisle, but also the adjustment of the starting lineup.

When Van Gundy was coaching, Alexander, who had a better defense, was the team's starting small forward. The team's offensive organization largely relied on McGrady.

McGrady is an all-around small forward with excellent organizational skills and is fully capable of playing the role of an organizational forward.

But he is different from James after all, and his strongest ability is scoring.

So to some extent, letting him organize is tantamount to limiting his scoring.

After Carlisle arrived this season, he replaced Alexander with Nelson, which brought McGrady's scoring ability back.

So far this season, McGrady has averaged 26.2 points per game and shot 45.7% from the field. He is a popular candidate for MVP.

But everything has two sides. Such adjustments did not make the overall defensive ability of the Wizards drop too much, but the defensive decline of individual players is inevitable.

Because most of the time in the game, the task of defending the opponent's arrow scoring task has become Hamilton.

Hamilton is a top off-the-ball scorer and a super physical monster. The stalk in history that walks the dog and vomits his own dog makes people talk about it.

But no one has ever classified him as a defensive player. Even if you are bored to search for Hamilton and add the word defense, in the information you get, that defense is basically about his opponent.

NBA perimeter defensive players can be roughly divided into two categories, one is thin body but excellent wingspan, such as Ariza is one of the representatives;

The other category is the strong type, like James is a typical representative.

Of course, there are some who do well in both categories, like Leonard and Payton, which are historical defensive monsters.

Hamilton, on the other hand, is exactly the other extreme.

He's thin and has average wingspan.

So this makes him doomed not to be a good defender.

Sun Hao was observing the Wizards' defense when he played back.

The Wizards didn't start with a double-team.

Obviously, the biggest difference between Sun Hao and Kobe's back-up is that they can pass the ball, which is known to opponents since the season.

Sun Hao hit Hamilton on the back, and Hamilton couldn't stand it at all.

Although Sun Hao's current strength is not as abnormal as James's, but with so many years of training in the system, including what is shown in the attributes, ordinary defenders can't stand it.

After pushing Hamilton away, he turned around and shot back comfortably.

"Shh!"

The basketball went into the net smoothly, worthy of being the spokesperson of Dove.

Some people may ask, Sun Hao got Kobe's shooting bag, why Kobe is so strong, but Sun Hao is so accurate, this is unreasonable.

In fact, there is a false proposition in this sentence: Kobe's back is very strong.

As one of the greatest scorers in the NBA, Kobe's housekeeping skill is the fadeaway jumper. If he is determined, the NBA can be disbanded.

In fact, Kobe's leanback is terrible, but he likes to double-team as an open position, and he likes to shoot against high-intensity defense, so it gives people a very iron feeling.

Wizards, Nelson organized a wave, Hamilton ran around the court twice without the ball, successfully left Ariza halfway, and made a mid-range shot after receiving the ball.

"when!"

The basket tonight is very home-court, with a cover on it.

Yet it was Yao Ming again, taking the second offensive rebound over Mourning.

Mourning defended hard this time and did not let Yao Ming throw the ball in, but got a foul.

Although he has just fulfilled his rookie contract, Yao Ming's dominance is already amazing.

There was a commotion at the scene.

The Lakers are starting to adjust, and the fans are still looking forward to it.

After all, Mourning is well-known, even if he is no longer as brave as before, a lean camel is bigger than a horse.

But the feeling after the first two rounds is that Mourning doesn't seem to be much better than Anderson...

Yao Ming made two free throws at the free throw line and scored 4 points in the opening game.

Sun Hao took the ball to the frontcourt again. Instead of playing back, he held the ball at the top of the arc and called Mourning to pull up to the high position to pick and roll.

Yao Ming's advantage in the interior is too great, which is the biggest difference from the past three opponents of the Lakers.

The Lakers' current inside line, the three opponents in the past have been blasted like that.

Take Randolph as an example. Randolph who has not yet played can get 30+10 on top of them. If Yao Ming keeps playing, it is estimated that 40+10 will be very easy.

If that's the case, I'm afraid it's useless even if Sun Hao can really score 60 points.

Because the offensive efficiency of the inside line is higher than that of the outside line anyway.

So at this time, knocking Yao Ming down is the best choice.

Sun Hao did this, but others didn't think of it immediately.

Including Carlisle, what he saw in front of his eyes was nothing more than Sun Hao trying to use the pick-and-roll to try to play a small game.

After the pick-and-roll, Sun Hao didn't give the Wizards the reaction time to double-team, one step accelerated the ball and went straight in.

Nelson was blocked by Mourning, as long as Yao Ming chased Sun Hao from behind with his excellent movement speed.

According to normal circumstances, this will definitely not be able to catch up.

Uncle Huo on the weak side is already helping in defense.

But Yao Ming caught up.

"This is an incredible big guy!"

In the commentary booth, Barkley was lamenting Yao Ming's moving speed.

But in the next second, the referee whistled for Yao Ming's blocker foul.

Sun Hao got two free throw opportunities.

He adjusted his breathing and made two free throws steadily.

Yao Ming scored 4 points in a row in the opening game, and Sun Hao also scored 4 points in a row.

Yao Ming went down low and hit back.

Mourning's ball showed the difference between him and Anderson. His defensive effect in the low post is still the top in the league.

Yao Ming couldn't move, so he chose...turn around and shoot!

You really can't find another player of this height who can make such technical moves.

But Yao Ming not only knew it when he entered the league, but after four seasons, he has reached a level of proficiency.

Mourning can't do anything about it.

"Shh!"

The ball fell firmly into the net over his head.

Yao Ming scored 6 points in a row!

"I wouldn't want to play against a guy like that."

Barkley continued to sigh in the commentary booth.

This season, due to the change of his inside partner, O'Neal's role on the defensive end has weakened, which has shaken his position as the number one center forward.

The person who made him shake was Yao Ming.

"Without Shaq, the Lakers will have a tough night."

Smith echoed and also analyzed the situation on the field.

Sun Hao continued to pick and roll with Mourning in the frontcourt, and using the quick first step to start, he broke the Wizards' double-team in the same way.

It's a bit of Iverson's "you know I'm going right, but there's nothing you can do about me" feeling.

Then, the scene from the previous round was repeated, with Yao Ming chasing Sun Hao behind him.

Only this time, the people at the scene found that Yao Ming couldn't catch up with Sun Hao at all.

Sun Hao is like eating an energy crystal in a go-kart, and has rushed into the inside line with one acceleration.

Then, in the expectant eyes of the fans at the scene, Los Angeles Kurt arrived as scheduled.

"Oh!"

With a one-handed chop, Sun Hao showed off his talent as a little emperor.

This dunk boosted the morale of the Lakers!

You must know that Yao Ming has been ravaging the inside of the Lakers since the beginning of the game.

Finally, Sun Hao also responded with one.

At this moment, Carlisle stood up on the sidelines.

There are many coaches in the NBA who understand tactics very well, but most of them can only be called tactical coaches, while Carlisle is known as a tactical master in history.

Because what makes him stronger than other coaches of the same type lies in his on-the-spot adaptability.

You have ink in your stomach, but if you can’t use it up immediately, it may be pulled out by you in the end.

Two identical offensive rounds, but completely different offensive results, Carlisle immediately realized that Sun Hao's previous round was obviously a deliberate foul by Yao Ming.

A player's reflexes are faster than his.

That's it, it's scary!

Sun Hao's dunk boosted the morale of the Lakers. Relying on the defensive rotation, they successfully defended against a wave of offense from the Wizards.

Looking back, Sun Hao continued to play the pick and roll, but this time he was looking for Walker.

After taking it apart, Sun Hao broke through, and just when everyone thought Sun Hao was going to return the ball to Walker at the top of the arc, Sun Hao passed the ball to Ariza who cut in from the wing!

Ariza has already thrown off Tracy McGrady, jumped up after receiving the ball, and dunked in the face of Yao Ming.

Newborn calves are not afraid of tigers!

Yao Ming, of course, can't let Ariza buckle directly block the head-on shot.

The two confronted for a while, and Ariza's dunk failed, but the referee's whistle sounded.

Yao Ming's second personal foul!

Carlisle was stunned.

There was no time for him to react to what was happening in front of him.

Yao Ming played less than 5 minutes in the opening game, and committed 2 fouls!

(End of this chapter)