The strongest basket king

Chapter 36 Comparison
The Lakers' two-game losing streak in the Eastern Conference did not attract much attention, because the media caught even more exciting news.

It is reported that Bryant had privately contacted Howard and recruited him to join the Lakers.

Kobe ignored the voice at all, but Howard came out to clarify.

He said, "We did have contact, but we just talked about how to make ourselves stronger. We talked about basketball, and we talked about how I can improve my game. Now, I'm still in Orlando. The time has come." I'll make a choice, but right now I'm Magic."

Xiang Chu felt that it was okay if he didn't respond, but it felt weird to say that.

He didn't think much about it. There are more trade messages in the league every day than turnover. Gasol has been involved many times, and it has nothing to do with Xiang Chu anyway.

Back in Los Angeles again, Xiang Chu felt much more comfortable.

Some people are eager to go out and have fun, Xiang Chu's choice is to go back and sleep beautifully.

It's colder outside now, but it's still warmer in the gym.

"Going to the east to play a few more away games will feel like death." Xiang Chu muttered during training.

"Man, you need some hobbies, believe me, otherwise life will be boring." Artest grinned, "Actually, some cities are good, of course... definitely not as cool as Los Angeles."

"That's your eyes that are not good at discovering." Bynum said disdainfully.

Artest shrugged. "I don't think we're talking about the same thing."

"Xiang, you see that you spend all your time on social media, and the other boys are much more lively than you outside." Barnes interjected.

Darius Morris and Goodlock were a little embarrassed. They had been playing with Ebanks during this period. They were all newcomers to the alliance, but they did not invite Xiang Chu.

Everyone is a second-round pick in the league, and Xiang Chu feels that they are much more popular than them.

Xiang Chu didn't mind. In fact, he didn't like the games of many teammates in the team. It's better to train alone. Only by becoming stronger can he be happy.

The Lakers are back at home, and they are still going to play against the Eastern Conference powerhouses. This time it is the Pacers who came to challenge them.

The Pacers took advantage of the Hornets big sale in the summer to recruit David West for $2000 million in two years, and their strength this season has also increased.

The Pacers are also a relatively balanced team with excellent offense and defense in the starting lineup. The Danny Granger, Paul George and Roy Hibbert they cultivated themselves are very competitive.

The disadvantage is that there are no players with strong scoring explosive power, and the rotation is average.

The George Hill they traded for No. 15 pick Kawhi Leonard in the summer plus draft picks and signing rights is not bad, but it can't fully support the attack of the rotation lineup.

Of course, the offensive power of the substitute players, the Lakers are the last in the league.

Xiang Chu felt that he had a heavy responsibility, and he still had to save the Lakers.

Kobe won't be upset if he loses the ball. Only by constantly hitting in front of his opponent can he relieve his emotions.

At the beginning of the game, Kobe beat Pacers' core Danny Granger violently. Danny Granger's defense was actually good, but Kobe's forward defensive opponent was not so effective.

The Pacers' first offender actually does not have a second position. The height and arm length of the three strikers are very useful for the overall defense. The one-on-one defense mainly depends on the opponent's ability.

The Lakers quickly led by 10+, and it feels like returning to the home court is to vent their anger.

The Pacers' center Roy Hibbert is stronger in defense. The team's main problem now is not to defend Kobe, but the team's offense. They don't have Kobe's attacking superstar.

Therefore, the Pacers chose to play the center and play a small lineup. Their forward line is tall, and the small lineup will not suffer too much most of the time, but the Lakers have a strong inside lineup.

Well, the performance of the Lakers' two strong insiders can only be said to be average.

Xiang Chu stood on the basketball court, and it was useless for the secret path walkers to take him seriously.

The Pacers are not very good at rebounding insiders. Even the starting center Roy Hibbert is taller than Xiang Chu, and his rebounding ability is average.

Xiang Chu was also in a bad mood. He had only suffered a loss from Howard before. Unfortunately, there are too few players like that in the league. He just went up and made two offensive rebounds and made up the ball.

If you dare to ignore him with such strength, hurry up and die.

Xiang Chu successfully attracted the attention of the Pacers. They chose to fight Xiang Chu hand-to-hand, and specially asked people to block Xiang Chu when grabbing rebounds.

Xiang Chu is very satisfied with this mode of focusing on taking care of him. Does it make the fight so smooth?

And even if it is focused on taking care of him, he is still the strongest in rebounding.

When Xiang Chu was on the court, relying on the ferocity of grabbing rebounds, he successfully contained the Pacers' counterattack.

But after he went down, the Pacers still counterattacked, and it had little to do with the inside line. The Pacers hit several three-pointers in a row, one of which was made by David West.

The Pacers are also a bit lucky, and three-pointers are not David West's conventional weapons at all.

After the first half, the Lakers' lead was only 3 points.

This time it was really not the fault of the substitute players. In addition to Xiang Chu's rebound advantage, Artest also scored 9 points and did not let the opponent's substitute counterattack.

In addition to the outside defense, the team did not do well in the inside defense today. David West scored 15 points in the half.

Meetings, meetings, half-time must talk about it, the team can no longer lose.

The Lakers did a good job of defending David West in the second half, but Hibbert's side rose again.

Kobe is still mighty, scoring in double figures in a single quarter again.

It's a pity that the Pacers still caught up with the score.

When Xiang Chu came on the court, facing Hibbert, he once again showed super rebounding ability.

Hibbert didn't speak, and he was about to single him when he received the ball.

Xiang Chu held his breath and focused all his attention on the opponent. Don't foul and use his arms to interfere. Hibbert's free throws are very accurate and he cannot be allowed to succeed.

Hibbert was tall and strong, but Xiang Chu was still a little worried.

But when the two met, he lost all these emotions.

And Hibbert didn't seem to plan to sit in the basket and attack hard. He chose to face Xiang Chu with a mid-range shot.

Hehe, Xiang Chu jumped up on the spot, with his arms stretched high, the opponent's shooting line was immediately disturbed, the shot hit the iron, and the rebound was naturally received by Xiang Chu.

His confidence in defending the ball increased too much. The opponent's tall and strong center just looked scary, and Hibbert couldn't easily single him out.

Hibbert's physical strength was not good, and the Pacers quickly got on Tyler Hansbrough, and Xiang Chu was even more fearless.

During the rotation period, Xiang Chu seemed to have controlled the inside line of the court.

(End of this chapter)