Chapter 157
8 p.m.
There is still half an hour until the Knicks and Clippers matchup.
""Boom!"
The arena was bustling with people.
In the commentary booth,
Barkley looked at the rosters and information of the two teams, his eyes flashing with excitement."The Knicks were at the bottom of the Eastern Conference last year.
This year, with two All-Star players in Kaman and Byron, they have made it to the playoffs and are doing quite well.
Of course , the Clippers are even more powerful with the twin stars.
They won 18 consecutive games, from the bottom of the Western Conference to the first in the Western Conference, and even the first in the league, which is even more exaggerated.
But, at the moment, it seems that the Clippers made the right decision.
But it is still hurtful to trade away two All-Star players who are at their peak during the offseason because of two rookies.
Kaman and Byron can't accept it.
That is tonight, they will definitely go all out to defeat their old masters and tell them how stupid it is to trade them away."
"ha……"
Jon Barry smiled and nodded,"Kaman and Byron must be very angry. The possibility of not being able to get revenge is another matter. The Clippers, who have won 18 games in a row and are undefeated this season, and the"twin stars" who are really powerful,"one inside and one outside", are really hard to defeat.
Even at home.
But no matter what, it will be a hard battle, a battle for reputation!"
A fierce battle?
Yes. It is definitely a fierce battle with long-standing resentment and anger. So much so that before the game, Kaman and Byron openly declared war on the Clippers management in an interview, and they were bound to defeat the Clippers in Madison Square Garden.
End the Clippers' 18-game winning streak.
In this regard
""Logo man" Jerry West also responded with a faint smile,"It's better than when we played in Los Angeles, but it's still far from the level of the Gemini.
Revenge.
If they face the"current No. 1 center" Su Hao, if they have that ability."
Boom!
Tit for tat.
In the passionate atmosphere of the arena, this game of grievances and dissatisfaction accumulated during the offseason finally started.
Both teams started.
New York Knicks starting lineup: Point guard: Chris Duhon, shooting guard: Byron Davis, small forward: Wilson Chandler, power forward: Danilo Gallinari, center: Chris Kaman.
Los Angeles Clippers starting lineup: Point guard: Curry, shooting guard: Gordon, small forward: Russell, power forward: David Lee, center: Su Hao
""Jump ball!"
Kaman and Su Hao scrambled for the ball.
Kaman is 213 cm tall, not short among centers, but his wingspan is only 211 cm, not as long as his height.
This is rare in the NBA, where"talented freaks" are everywhere.
Even though Kaman was the sixth pick of the"03 Platinum Generation" and a player with quite good talent, his rebounds were not in double digits for many years in his career.
Facing Su Hao, there was no chance at all.
Su Hao barely jumped, and kicked the basketball away. Curry took over and pushed forward, executing the first attack of the game for the Clippers.
In the middle of the lake,
Curry faced Byron Davis, or stared at Curry fiercely, wishing to eat him alive.
It was because of Curry that he was traded.
Normal trades are fine.
But as an All-Star point guard, he was traded because of a rookie. How could he accept this?
I can't accept it at all.
"Humph!"
Byron Davis snorted and rushed forward, trying to steal the basketball from Curry's hand and make him look ridiculous.
However, when it comes to ball control, Curry is not afraid. He is very skilled in continuous sudden stops and changes, and dribbling while moving quickly.
Not only is he one with the ball, but he is also one with the player.
Byron Davis couldn't steal the ball, but Curry didn't have a good chance to attack.
Su Hao took a step forward and set a screen for Curry.
"Bang!"
Byron Davis, who was completely unaware, bumped his shoulder into Su Hao's chest while moving sideways.
Byron Davis was like hitting a truck, and was thrown out and retreated several steps.
"This power???"
""Wow"
The stadium was in an uproar!
Curry went around the screen and came to the position one step outside the three-point line at the top of the arc on the right. Seeing that the switch defender did not catch up, he opened his hand without hesitation and shot a three-pointer.
Full of confidence.
The basketball drew a beautiful parabola in the air, accompanied by a wonderful sound of passing through the net.
Hollow hit.
Curry came up and hit a three-pointer, as if to tell Kaman and Byron Davis.
I am worthy of exchanging you two.
""Tsk!"
Byron Davis curled his lips. In the transition offense, he also took the initiative to find Curry, just to eat Curry alone, just to prove himself. With continuous changes of direction in front of his body, he accelerated in the suspended ball with his right hand.
Curry read it and followed him in a lateral move. The two had a physical confrontation.
Byron Davis was stronger.
He pushed Curry aside and rushed in, wanting to attack the basket in an extremely tough way and humiliate Curry.
Can it work?!
It seems to be possible.
But when the basketball he shot touched the backboard,
Su Hao, who was still standing under the basket a second ago, slapped the basketball into the backboard with a slap the next second.
"Can this be blocked?"
Byron Davis was shocked.
But Curry, Coach Dunleavy and other Clippers were already used to it. This was the talent of the"Hulk".
Gallinari grabbed the flying basketball and passed it to Kaman in the high position on the left.
It was empty.
Kaman took the ball and rushed to the inside line, grabbed the ball and flew up directly. God descended from the sky and split the Huashan Mountain with his strength?!
""Kaman!!!"
Byron Davis had already raised his hands, ready to cheer for Kaman.
Who would have thought.
The next second.
A big hand appeared out of thin air on Kaman's head, from top to bottom, like a battle axe, slamming down fiercely.
Pressing down on the basketball that Kaman grabbed, blocking Kaman head-on, blocking Kaman!
Who?
Who else?
Of course it was Su Hao who had just given Byron Davis a big block
"Holy shit!"
Barkley was stunned. He held his head and said in horror:"Fighting left and right, two-pronged attack,"Hulk" Su Hao guarded his restricted area.
One on the left and one on the right, he blocked the former Clippers' core players, Byron Davis and Kaman.
This seemed to tell them that this is why the Clippers traded you and chose a rookie like me!"
"So cool!"
Jon Barry was also excited."He blocked Baron Davis and then blocked Chris Kaman.
The key.
Baron Davis and Chris Kaman were almost certain to score in these two attacks.
They were blocked.
I can only say... Su Hao's defense range in the restricted area is too wide, his defense ability is too strong, and his talent is too high.
Curry's long three-pointer at the beginning of the game was blocked by Su Hao
"The Clippers' twin stars"suppressed Baron Davis and Kaman at the beginning, which seemed to be a microcosm of the entire game!!!"