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Chapter 81 We Will Win

"Yeah, that big guy from the Trail Blazers is so strong!" Just when Greg Oden kept ravaging Mickey Moore on the court, Spencer Hawes, who was supposed to come on as a substitute, was also grateful for a while. Fortunately, I was assigned by the head coach to play the 4th position in the first quarter, otherwise I would be the one who is being trampled on the court now. As for the heart palpitations, Spencer Hawes also began to chat with Yan Hua beside him Woke up.

With the gradual deepening of the new season, Spencer Hawes has long lost the idea of ​​competing with Yan Hua. Although Spencer Hawes is the No. 10 pick, Yan Hua is only the No. 12 pick, but Yan Hua's strength after gradually adapting to the NBA has been seen by Spencer Hawes very clearly. Yan Hua is the king's key training object and the core of the king's future. At best, he is just a rotation player , and Yan Hua are not at the same level at all. If you want to stay in the Kings, you must have a good relationship with Yan Hua. This is not just Spencer Hawes, the young players of the Kings are now You can see everything clearly.

Although everything is possible as long as one is willing to work hard, but some people's innate talent makes him stand halfway up the mountain or even the top of the mountain after entering this alliance, and those who started at the foot of the mountain, it is possible In this respect, Spencer Hawes is quite self-aware. The core of becoming the king or even the boss?Spencer Hawes had never thought about it that way, nor dared to have that luxury.

After thinking more and more clearly and seeing more and more clearly, Spencer Hawes not only took the initiative to improve the relationship with Yan Hua, no longer regarded himself as a veteran, but also wanted to become Yan Hua's younger brother. The trend, anyway, everyone is a rookie who has just entered the league, and it is normal for rookies to team up with each other.

In daily training, Spencer Hawes also began to reduce his low-post training, strengthen his mid-range shooting, and even practice his three-pointers outside of training sessions, in order to He is different from Yan Hua in ability and tactical role. Spencer Hawes knows that his strength and talent cannot compete with Yan Hua, but it is still possible to compete with veteran Drew Gooden. Spencer Hawes has no ambitions, but he doesn't want to be a substitute all his life, and today's game is a good start for Spencer Hawes.

"Yeah, that guy is really strong." Yan Hua is also very sympathetic to the veteran Mickey Moore who was rubbed on the ground by Oden on the field, but Yan Hua is more regretful, but it is Greg Oden , Such a talented player should have a very bright prospect and a bright future, but because of repeated injuries, he has just started and has fallen.

While Yan Hua and Spencer Hawes were chatting and laughing, the referee on duty blew the whistle for an official timeout. Before the rotation on the court was off, Yan Hua and Spencer Hawes Got up early and left the bench, ready to appear again.

When the bench lineup of both sides was off, the score between the Kings and the Trail Blazers was still very close, 39 to 40, and the Kings' lead was only 1 point, if it weren't for the two key points of Andres Nocioni With three points, the Blazers have already overtaken the score.

After the official timeout ended, the Blazers changed their defensive strategy against Yan Hua and began to let Aldridge cooperate with Oden to double-team Yan Hua. In this case, the King's offense naturally began to shift to the outside , and basically did not score much in the first quarter, John Salmons, who was watching the excitement there, slowly recovered his state after the king's offensive focus shifted to the outside line, plus Kevin Martin, who has always been stable, the Kings still maintain the situation on the court under the leadership of the outside double guns.

After John Salmons and Kevin Martin began to dominate the offense, and Spencer Hawes went to the high post for pick-and-rolls, Yan Hua became more relaxed. On the offensive end, he only touched the ball at most. Attract the Blazers' defense, and on the defensive end, Yan Hua no longer needs Yan Hua to defend, he just needs to stay in the basket safely and take care of the most difficult Greg Oden. Aldridge, Spencer - Hawes to take care of.

And when the first half of the game was all over, 51 to 52, the Kings still maintained a one-point lead, but for the Trail Blazers, the one-point gap was almost the same as none, and for the Kings , Such a leading edge is also a psychological comfort.

So when the Kings and Trail Blazers were off the field, the mentality of both sides was very relaxed. Both teams were quite satisfied with this result, except for one of them, of course.

That is Greg Oden. Just when Brandon Roy and Aldridge walked off the court with a relaxed face, Greg Oden at the end of the team looked gloomy. Look at the King No. 13 who is walking in front of him.

Yan Hua scored 15 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists, and 1 block in the first half, and Greg Oden, who was facing Yan Hua, also scored 12 points, 5, from From the data point of view, it is passable, but most of Oden's points are obtained when Yan Hua is not on the court. When facing Yan Hua, Oden is basically at a disadvantage. Such a result of the game is not what Oden wants to see, let alone what Oden wants, so when the players of both sides are off the court, Oden, who is walking behind, clenched his fists and stared at the front. Yan Hua's face was already full of wrinkles, and the vertical and horizontal ravines became deeper and deeper.

"Good job, Greg, keep up the good work in the second half and we'll definitely win this game."

After the Trail Blazers players left the field one after another, the Trail Blazers head coach Nate McMillan standing on the sidelines, after a brief exchange with them, walked directly to Oden's side and comforted Oden with words of praise. Take a look, because Nate McMillan can probably see what Oden is thinking from Oden's frown and unhappy expression.

"Thank you, coach. I will work harder in the second half." After some comfort from Nate McMillan, Oden's brows relaxed slightly, and he turned his head to look at Yan Hua who was not far away. , Oden followed coach Nate McMillan into the player channel.

(End of this chapter)