Chapter 180
Inside the Lakers Arena
"It's a great thing that Su Hao broke the record for the top vote, but our journey is still going on. If you want to end your winning streak, you can take a break and recuperate physically and mentally.
But I believe you will not interrupt your winning streak so easily. This is your hard work all along.
And our goal is far more than just a winning streak. You all know the next goal."
Everyone agreed, and then Scott continued:"First announce the next schedule.
Accept the challenge of the 76ers at home, challenge the Celtics away from home, challenge the Jazz away from home, challenge the Jazz at home, the most important thing is that the Cavaliers are about to challenge at home, and also go to challenge the Warriors away from home.
The current situation of the 76ers is still very impressive to us, so there is still no problem with your normal performance.
Although the Celtics are also competing for the championship, they were stopped in the Eastern Conference Finals a few years ago because of LeBron, and we have also played against them, so we still know their strength very well.
The Jazz are currently on the rise and have become somewhat famous in the Western Conference under the leadership of Hayward and Gobert.
And challenging the Jazz in two games at the same time, it is still difficult to win consecutively.
Finally, we come to the most difficult Cavaliers. As the defending champions, Irving and LeBron Love Jr. are as strong as the Warriors.
After playing this game desperately, we will face the Warriors again, so whether we can continue our winning streak depends on your luck.
Of course, it is not ruled out that they have a bad touch.
Okay, let’s start training!"
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Time moved to the game against the 76ers. The Lakers were in a fierce battle. In the first game when Su Hao broke the record for the most votes, they played very aggressively.
In the end, the 76ers were defeated by a big score and won 25 consecutive victories.
Two days later, the Lakers came to Boston to challenge the Celtics again.
At the beginning of the season, the Celtics were once ranked second in the Eastern Conference, and their strength was also at the level of the Eastern Conference Finals. They have Thomas, the king of the final quarter, who is also known as"The Strongest 175 on Earth."
But after playing a game with the Celtics, Thomas failed to recover after contributing a world-famous painting, and his performance began to decline.
Subsequently, the Celtics' record is also declining.
The game is about to begin.
Although the Celtics' current situation is very bad, they still have a group of fans who support them.
O'Neal said:"Maybe this is Su Hao's ability, what is a real defender's nightmare?"
"Yes, Thomas is only short of height, otherwise he would be one of the top defenders in the league.
But now a strong, tall, fast and other superior players standing in front of him still look so miserable.
Su Hao's ability is definitely more than that."
Barkley said seriously.
"But judging from this game alone...the Lakers can easily defeat the Celtics to a certain extent.
In terms of performance, the current Thomas is useless in front of Su Hao. If this continues, it will be difficult to guarantee that the Celtics can make a splash in the playoffs."
"
Of course not! In this era, the West is strong and the East is weak. The Celtics are not as strong as the West."
……
The two commentators were already worried about the Celtics' future.
Su Hao also understood that after Thomas' decline, he might be ignored by the team. It was only a matter of time. It was also a matter of time.
The game was about to start.
Let's introduce the starting players of both teams.
"Lakers point guard Su Hao, shooting guard Kobe Bryant, small forward Clarkson, power forward Randle, center Jokic.
Celtics point guard Isaiah Thomas, shooting guard Bradley, small forward Crowder, power forward Salinger, center Amir Johnson."
During the jump ball between Jokic and Johnson, Jokic held his head high and successfully jumped to the first ball and passed it to Su Hao.
Facing Isaiah Thomas's persistence, Su Hao chose to rely on his height to shoot a smooth pull-up mid-range shot over his head.
It was as smooth as eating Dove.
Isaiah Thomas was unable to interfere and made a steady shot.
Then Isaiah Thomas received the ball in the backcourt and slowly passed it over. Su Hao's defense made Isaiah Thomas feel very suffocated, and his current state was average, so he had no choice but to pass the ball.
This situation occurred in many rounds, so much so that the fans in the audience began to shout his name.
"Even if your condition is not good, you can't lose your confidence in attacking. Can you show me your attitude?
The strongest on the surface is 175."
Su Hao followed Little Thomas and said.
Little Thomas just said weakly:"You don't understand.……"
Jokic then blocked Johnson, and Randle grabbed the rebound and passed it to Su Hao.
After listening to Su Hao's words, Thomas' attitude improved a little, and his defense gradually became more active.
Su Hao also felt a little uneasy about the defense of such a height. After all, his height is still very good for steals.
Su Hao accelerated on the right wing and broke through. When Thomas was about to exert force, he turned around quickly and smoothly. Because of inertia, Thomas flew out.
Su Hao stopped the ball and looked at Thomas who flew out, and quickly jumped up and shot.
"Su Hao really has Thomas in his control.
I just felt that Thomas has some positive attitude, but won't this force Su Hao to fall to the bottom?"
O'Neal said
"But if a professional player doesn't even have a basic attitude, how can he be qualified to stand on the court? I think Su Hao wants to use this method to stimulate Thomas.
The Celtics can't give up this season just because Thomas is in a slump, right?"
Barkley and O'Neal discussed.
At this time, in the first quarter, Su Hao's continuous singles against Thomas led by as many as 10 points.
Thomas was seen sitting on the bench without communicating with anyone.
The substitutes did not start playing because of the score difference.
On the contrary, the substitutes played more vigorously.
Before the starters came back, the two sides played back and forth.
But the plot is always so familiar. Since the winning streak, the Lakers have encountered countless scenes, and this scene is no exception.
After Su Hao came on, he once again widened the score difference for the team.
Thomas also asked to play after his own arguments with the coach.
Obviously he was ready.
The moment Thomas came on the court, the fans were not happy, but still felt uneasy, afraid that his performance would still be the same. When he came on the court, he took advantage of Johnson's pick-and-roll to break into the basket and teased Jokic and made a layup.
Then he forced a layup against Su Hao. Although he avoided Su Hao's block, there was still a lot of interference.
Although this shot failed to hit, Su Hao still felt the momentum brought by Thomas.
"That’s it!"