NBA: I Really Have No Talent

Chapter 84 : Should I feel honored in the battle of old enemies? !

After staying on the plane for less than three hours, accompanied by a tremor, Wang Pan and the others went smoothly from the warm Phoenix to the equally warm Houston. He habitually stuffed the little notes in his pocket one by one into the ku pockets of his teammates. Wang Pan put his hands in his pockets and walked out of the airport with his teammates. The warm sun is shining on the body, it is very shufu.

It’s a pity that they are here to play games. If they come to this place for vacation, it must feel very good.

Sun, beach, and a few more beauties…Tsk.

Selena: “Are you sure it’s a few beauties?!” Selena suddenly appeared in her mind, causing Wang Pan to break away from her fantasy immediately.

I shook my head, and stopped thinking about all the messy things…

This road trip is about to come to an end. On the whole, Wang Pan is very satisfied with the temperature conditions of this road trip. It’s also November. What the hell is Minnesota’s already sub-zero temperature? The ghost place is not for people at all.

Garnett: “???”

I feel offended…

The game against the Rockets was the last game of the team in November, and unknowingly, the new season has already begun for a month.

Sure enough, when you focus on something, time will pass very quickly…

At this moment, there are still nearly two and a half days before the game against the Rockets. For Wang Pan, the rest time is relatively generous. There will definitely be no problems with the physical fitness and mental state during the game…

Although there is a lot of rest time, the team has just arrived in the Houston hotel and clearly stated that they are not allowed to leave the hotel and the rented training hall at will. They have only one thing to do, and that is to concentrate. Prepare for the battle of rivals that is about to begin.

It can be seen that the coaching staff, the old players of the team, and even the staff of the team, all desperately want to win this game against the Rockets. Being eliminated by the Rockets in the playoffs for two consecutive seasons is tantamount to being poured cold 300 water by life when the interest is growing.

In other words, when you are about to have a kick with the person you like, the other party suddenly tells you that her relatives are here. This kind of annoyance will really be remembered for a long time.

Anyway, after more than half a year, the Jazz players who have experienced this desperate situation have not forgotten this shame! Whenever I think of it, it is very unacceptable in my heart!

It’s no wonder that this regular season encounter with the Rockets, the team will have such a serious attitude, which is completely understandable.

For Wang Pan, this feeling is not particularly profound, but it does not affect his determination to win the game.

In the daily training, we completed the training arranged by the team with the same quality and quantity as usual, and then further training was carried out. Looking at the progress bar behind the various attributes every day, I felt very happy.

Team coach Jerry? Sloan carefully analyzed the current team situation of the Rockets after urging the players to complete the established practice tasks every day.

The Rockets this season retained their winning lineup from last season, with Hakim on the team? Olajuwon and Clyde? Drexler is the core of the inside and outside lines, supplemented by Kenny? Smith, Robert? Horry, Sam? Kassel, Oreo? Elie and other unique and capable role players…

Whether it is the starting lineup or the bench lineup, the strength of the lineup is very good.

The only flaw in this team now may be the age of the core players…

Olajuwon, who was born in 63, is 32 years old, and Drexler is 33 years old. Both have passed the peak of his career, and his state has begun to decline.

(Malone, Stockton and Hornacek’s age calculations were wrong in front, they were 32, 33, 32, respectively… It is very troublesome to change, so I don’t bother to change it, forgive me.)

The difference is that Olajuwon’s competitive state has remained relatively stable, and the data this season has not declined significantly compared to the previous (cafj) season. He has continued to perform steadily and has excellent dominance as always.

On the other hand, Drexler, who won the championship last season, has seen a significant decline in his competitive state this season, but he still has a good performance of 19+7+6, so the core strength of the Arrows is still good.

Two consecutive championships have been achieved. The goal of the Rockets in the new season is undoubtedly to defend the championship again and establish a dynasty!

They really have the strength to win the championship!

The Jazz want to rush out of the West, and the Rockets have almost become the opponents of the team’s heart demon and must be defeated.

This game, as the first regular season confrontation between the two teams, should naturally be taken seriously.

Looking at the three big brothers of the team, their expressions have always been extremely serious, and the others in the team have also paid full attention to this game.

No way, who would dare not pay attention to it? Uncle Ma’s elbow might just greet him directly.

In this state of intensive preparation, time passed quickly and the game day came quietly.

On the last day of November, the game between the Jazz and the Rockets is about to kick off at the Toyota Center Arena.

Won the NBA championship twice in a row. Thanks to the huge honor, the Rockets’ local popularity in Houston is quite high. When they just entered the field, Wang Pan was booed by these home team fans. , The away atmosphere is directly full.

That is to say, his mentality has always been very good, otherwise he will definitely be affected…The disadvantage of away games is here.

At this time, both sides of the game just finished warming up and returned to their respective benches.

Looking at Ostertag with a nervous look on his face, Wang Pan patted his knee and said with a smile: “You are not starting today, why are you so nervous? H” Brother Wang, are you not nervous at all? This is the defending champion, is Hakim? Olajuwon! “In Ostertag’s words, there was a look of worship in his eyes. Well, it turned out that the fans met the idol.

I really don’t know what kind of reaction would he have if he was told by the old Ma and the old silver that the idol of the center they are focusing on training is their old enemy?

Oh, no, what should be concerned about is the inhuman treatment Ostertag may suffer.

Thinking of himself, this little brother called himself [Wang Ge, Wang Ge] affectionately every time, Wang Pan hesitated for a second, and finally decided not to talk to Lao Ma and the others.

Ostertag, who was secretly poking and looking at the Rockets bench from time to time, didn’t know that he was just wandering around the edge of “Ghost Gate”.

The reality did not give Wang Pan time to continue thinking about these things. With a whistle, the starting players of both sides of the game officially appeared…

The Jazz sent Felton here? Spencer + Carl? Malone + Chris? Morris + Wang Pan + John? Stockton’s starting five-man team.

Spencer, who was placed on the bench in the last game, started the game, mainly considering that he is facing the legendary center Olajuwon this time. Osttag’s game experience is still too lacking. Encountered this kind of old fritters, it is very easy to be beaten and collapsed.

So let Spencer bear it all.

Spencer: Something seems a bit wrong.

Attention shifted to the Rockets. They sent Hakim this game? Olajuwon + Robert? Horry + Chucky? Brown + Clyde? Drexler + Kenny? Smith’s starting lineup.

Except for Chucky at the small forward position? Brown was slightly stretched, and the players in the other four positions were very good. Judging from the paper lineup, the two sides can be considered equal.

Soon, the players from both sides had already settled on the court, and the referee walked to the center circle with the basketball.

Spencer, who is in charge of the jump, and Olajuwon face each other, and their faces are relatively calm. The players in other positions are all focused and focused completely on the game, even in the arena. Became quiet…

Cun Du? ”

There was a sharp whistle, and all the players on the court were tight in their hearts, staring straight at the basketball that was thrown high in the air by the referee.

“Pa Olajuwon took the lead, touched the basketball first, and dialed it to the Rockets’ halftime.

The Rockets were the first to launch the offensive at home, with thunderous applause and continuous cheers and encouragement.

Kenny? After Smith dribbled the ball through halftime, before Stockton stepped forward, he raised his hand and passed the ball to Drexler.

“Bang~bang~bang” He took possession of the ball from outside the three-point line and looked at Wang Pan standing in front of him in a defensive posture. Drexler smiled and said, “I watched your game with the Bulls. Your performance Very good. H” Should I feel honored? “Wang Pan still looks focused.

“If you really think so, I have no objection…”

As soon as the voice fell, Drexler did not continue to speak more, suddenly started, strode straight into the three-point line, Wang Pan followed closely, no defensive loss, in terms of speed, the opponent only He’s almost done it, and it’s still within an acceptable range.

Seeing that Wang Pan was not thrown away, Drexler was not surprised. His expression remained calm. After breaking into the free throw line area, he did not continue to enter, but passed the ball to the third-point line and ran out of opportunity. Kenny? Smith.

Catch the ball and shoot, Kenny? Smith shot very fast, and Stockton, who followed closely, failed to implement an effective defense.

With a crisp sound, the basketball fell into the pocket and hit a three-pointer.

The score was 0:3, and the Jazz were 3 points behind.

The offensive and defensive transition, the Jazz organized offense…

After receiving the pass from the bottom line, Stockton dribbled the ball through halftime quickly, but the Rockets returned to the defense very fast and did not give them a fast break.

Playing steadily, from the inside out, the basketball soon passed to Karl? In the hands of Malone, robert singles back? Horry.

The latter’s defensive ability is very good, the tie is entangled with Ma Longjiu, and he did not give the old horse a chance to fully exert his strength.

For a while, the two held an internal stalemate for nearly two seconds, when Olajuwon saw this and immediately doubled over.

Well, Spencer is a rhythm that has been ignored.

Almost at the same time, Wang Pan, who was originally just a leisurely “uncle walking” on the court, suddenly accelerated and rushed into the inside. Spencer stepped forward to help block Drexler in a timely manner, making Wang Pan There is a vacancy here.

Carl who didn’t try his own way and noticed the situation of Wang Pan? Malone passed the basketball before Olajuwon completed his double-team.

“Pang caught the ball and cut into the basket, jumped up, clutching his hands tightly, and Wang Pan smashed it into the basket heavily.

Drexler, the nearest to him, jumped very high, but in the end he was a beat slower and failed to complete the shot.

The score was 2:3, and the Jazz were one point behind.

The Rockets have the ball…

This time the basketball was delivered to Olajuwon’s hands for the first time. As soon as he caught the ball, Carl? Malone immediately doubled over.

But Olajuwon’s response was very quick, and it was passed directly to Robert who was empty? Horry.

The latter made an easy mid-range shot and scored two points for the team.

The score is 2:5!

Looking at the competitive state and tactical qualities of the Rockets this offensive round, Wang Pan knew that this game was another fierce battle? …