I'm teammates with Kobe

Chapter 188
The first confrontation between Chu Xiao and his "enemy of life" took place at Staples on December 2012, 12.

Before the game, the sponsors of the sneakers of the two sides promoted their players. Before the two faced each other, they were full of the taste of the storm.Chu Xiao's sponsor, Nike, even hung up two giant posters at the entrance of Staples, one on the left and one on the right, featuring Kobe and Chu Xiao respectively.

The two sneaker companies also specifically asked their respective media to list their various comparisons:

Chu Xiao, point guard, 1.98 meters, 90 kg, was born in Chongqing, China on June 1992, 6. He averaged 7 points, 22 assists, and 9.8 steals per game. The highest score was 2 points and the lowest score was 49 points.

Damian Lillard, point guard, 1.91 meters, 88 kg, born in Oakland, California, USA on July 1990, 7, averaged 15 points, 21.6 assists, 8.8 steals, the highest score was 2.6 points, the lowest score 38 points.

The fans can tell at a glance that Chu Xiao has the advantage in height, and the highest score is 49, which means that the score is more explosive.Although Lillard is relatively short, the highest score is almost the same as the lowest score, indicating that his scoring tends to be more stable and steady.

One score is more explosive, and the other score is steady and ruthless. What will happen after they meet?

The reason why the media, fans, and sponsors value the duel between Chu Xiao and Lillard so much is because among the rookies in this class, only these two have averaged more than 20 points per game. The nominations of "Rookie", such as No. [-] Davis Anthony, No. [-] Michael Kidd Gilchrist, No. [-] Bradley Beal failed to fulfill their talents, their performance was mediocre, and they were already in the "Best Rookie" competition. gradually fell behind.

More importantly, Chu Xiao’s sneakers have signed with Nike, and Lillard has signed with Adidas. Their companies have always been competitors, and in the sneaker market, defenders’ sneakers are always better sold. After discovering that neither the No. [-] pick nor the No. [-] pick in their hands had fulfilled their talents ahead of time, they pushed out Chu Xiao, who was just showing off, and forcibly tied him with Adi's Lillard, making them "enemies of life". With the help of Lillard's popularity, Chu Xiao expanded the market.

What even Nike didn't expect was that they forcibly gathered an "enemy for life" at the beginning. At that time, Chu Xiao was still a substitute, and his performance was a little bright, far from being a budding figure, and Lillard was about to debut. He started the game, and immediately realized his talent, playing more and more courageously, making Chu Xiao and Lillard on the same level, obviously suspected of rubbing the heat.But as the season progressed, Chu Xiao's performance was like a rocket taking off into the sky. Coupled with the booming Chinese and Asian markets, his popularity and influence even surpassed that of Lillard.

This made Nike begin to feel that if Chu Xiao is selected as an All-Star because of the support of Asian fans, then it will become Lillard's enthusiasm for him, and it will be Adidas who will benefit in the end.

Therefore, on the one hand, Nike is promoting the duel between Chu Xiao and Lillard's "enemy of life", and on the other hand, he is ready. If Chu Xiao wins this game, then he will find another "enemy of life" for him ", such as Curry, Irving, Westbrook, etc., if they lose, then they will continue to retain the title of "enemy of life" and find a chance to get rid of it in the future, provided that Lillard's performance in the future will also be better. Get better and better, and even be selected as an All-Star.

With such considerations in mind, it seemed that the game was full of ghosts before the game started.

The fans and the media think it is relatively simple. The fans just want to see the two of them duel, because these are the two best rookies in this draft.The media even wrote the news headlines, whoever wins will be the "best rookie" of the season.

So the first matchup between the Lakers and the Portland Trail Blazers began in such a noisy atmosphere.

Portland is a city located in Oregon, USA, and is under the jurisdiction of Multnomah County. It belongs to the western part of the United States and is the most populous city in Oregon.

Due to its proximity to the Pacific Ocean, it is between a Mediterranean climate and a temperate maritime climate, with cold, wet and rainy winters and hot, dry summers.

Portland is also known as the "City of Roses". This name first came from the Lewis and Clark Expedition Centennial Exposition in 1905. This is because Portland's climate is particularly suitable for growing roses. There are many rose gardens in the city, such as The International Rose Test Garden in Washington Park, Portland.Portland also has many other nicknames. For example, due to the rapid urban construction in those days, the stumps left by the felled trees were too late to be cleaned up. It is called "Bridge City", "River City" and so on.

Founded in 1970, the Trail Blazers belong to the Northwest Division of the Western Conference and their home court is the Moda Center in Portland.Once won the NBA championship in 1977.In the history of the team, there are Bill Walton, Clyde Drexler, Brandon Roy and other famous stars.

But the Trail Blazers are undoubtedly sad. They were once regarded as the most talented and promising team. In 2006, they got the "Yellow Mamba" Brandon Roy because Kobe Bryant was called It is called "Black Mamba", and Brandon Roy said that he is the best defender except Kobe, and because his skin is yellower than Kobe, he was named "Yellow Mamba". In 2007, he selected "The Great" Oden, whose talent was still higher than that of the same rookie Kevin Durant. This is a beast-level rebounder and defender in the penalty area. ESPN's draft expert Ford believes that he will be the first player in 20 years. The unrivaled genius that I have seen.

Therefore, the upper limit of the Trail Blazers is not under today's Thunder, and even the 2011 Finals should be a duel between the Trail Blazers and the Heat, but with the blows of Roy and Oden's injuries, the Trail Blazers quickly fell into the bottom line. The abyss has embarked on a long road to reconstruction.

In June 2012, after the team selected Damian Lillard with the 6th overall pick in the first round, under the leadership of this guard who showed his talent when he entered the league, he currently has a record of 6 wins and 14 losses, ranking eighth in the West , already has the hope of hitting the playoffs.

The starting lineup is: Lillard, Wesley Matthews, Batum, Aldridge and Hickson.

Affected by the media and advertisements, fans pulled out the banners of "Enemy of Life, Peak Showdown" in the auditorium. With the help of small speakers, small colorful flags and other props, the scene has been rendered into a boxing match .

So the reporters divided into two groups and interviewed the two protagonists of this game in the player tunnel, and asked them to speak harsh words to make the atmosphere more lively.

Lillard said first, "I'm going to play against Chu Xiao at home, and I'll win. I'll win him here, and score in his strongest field."

Chu Xiao answered very succinctly, "Lillard is very good, but I'm not bad either, just look at it."

Under such high expectations, Warcraft and Hickson came to the center of the field to jump the ball. This time Warcraft did not lose, and directly allocated the ball to Gasol. The latter dribbled two steps forward and handed it to Chu Xiao, he defended Lillard with the ball, and the focus matchup between the two began, and the fans immediately burst into cheers.

When Chu Xiao was two steps away from the three-point line, Lillard immediately stepped up to prevent him from shooting a super long three-pointer.

Seeing that he was sticking tightly, Chu Xiao dribbled behind his back twice in a row.The first behind-the-back dribble was when Lillard wanted to follow, and the left hand dribbled the ball from behind to the right. At this time, Lillard felt that he was going to break through from the right and immediately followed up to block, so the second behind-the-back dribble When dribbling, the ball came to the left hand again. At this time, Lillard made a block movement to the left. Chu Xiao took the opportunity to dribble the ball behind his left hand to his right hand, and continued to break through to the right. Lillard could no longer keep up. up.

After Chu Xiao passed Lillard, he quickly rushed to the basket amidst the thunderous cheers of the fans, facing Hickson's jumping block, he replaced his right hand with his left hand and succeeded in a layup.

JJ Hickson is a professional basketball player born in Atlanta, Georgia, USA on September 1988, 9. He serves as a power forward or a center forward. He is a terminator with outstanding athletic ability. It's just too accurate, but he's bad at defense, not good at helping defense and blocking shots.

This was also the reason why Chu Xiao was able to evade his block by changing hands in the air.

Then it was Lillard's turn to attack with the ball. The fans at the Staples Center booed and booed, but more people began to shout, "Defence!"

Chu Xiao knew that he also had the ability to shoot from a distance, so he opened his arms two steps ahead to defend. After Lillard crossed the dribble, he suddenly accelerated and made a breakthrough.

Through observation, it can be found that there are several details of Lillard's breakthrough. One is to speed up the steps. The steps are fast, and the left hand slightly blocks Chu Xiao, which prevents Chu Xiao from using his left hand to break his ball.The second is to protect the ball in front of his chest. When he has the speed of impact, he passes Chu Xiao by half a body, and quickly bends down and presses down on his chest to hold the ball to prevent being intercepted, while the speed of his footsteps does not stop.

If he can completely leave Chu Xiao behind, the next step is to slow down and pick up the basket. After slowing down, before the big man in the paint can jump out, it is easy to avoid blocking the shot.

But it is a pity that he met Chu Xiao, who was tempered by Kobe one-on-one every day, and saw that the latter squeezed Lillard hard and forced a forced landing, forcing the opponent to stop and retreat to re-dribble. Wang quickly came up to help cover and prevent dead balls.

So Chu Xiao was blocked by the tall Trail Blazers power forward Aldridge. Lillard lost the entanglement of the defender and immediately got room to shoot. He shot straight away and hit a three-pointer!

But the fans gave him the strongest boos since the beginning of the game, because everyone obviously wanted to see him and Chu Xiao's one-on-one duel, but unexpectedly, Lillard invited a helper to help out, even if it was not his personal intention , but in the end it was unfair.

(End of this chapter)