Lu Yao glanced at Howard with disdain, as if to say.
No takeoff is allowed in the restricted area where I am.
Immediately, Lu Yao directly took the ball into his arms and passed it to West to organize. After Howard landed, he still didn't react.
From taking off to being caught by Lu Yao, Howard felt that everything was so unreal.
Lu Yao unexpectedly blocked his shot directly, and he also made an explosive one-handed shot!
At the same time, in the commentary box, Barkley's eyes widened when he saw this scene. He stood up from his chair excitedly and explained.
"OMG! What happened? Lu Yao actually grabbed Howard head-on. It's incredible! This was a head-on grab!"
"What's more, Lu still took the last step to jump. This is completely a duel of strength between the two."
"And Lu's power is actually better than Howard's. How much energy does he still have in his body!"
This explosive catch immediately ignited the entire energy center.
Shocked sounds rang out from the audience, people rubbed their eyes, some even pinched their faces, not believing the scene in front of them at all.
At this moment, Lu Yao seemed like an alien, doing things that humans could touch.
Sitting Westbrook jumped up excitedly, pumped his fists excitedly, and praised loudly.
"Well done Lu, that's how it should be! Fuck him!"
If it weren't for the blessing of injuries, I'm afraid Durant would have to stand up at this moment.
But at this moment, his expression was also one of excitement.
Lu Yao's catch was really amazing.
Greeting the cheers of the audience, Lu Yao patted his chest and gestured to all those who supported him.
When Howard reacted, his original arrogance suddenly faded a lot, and his head even lowered.
It was not good to ridicule Lu Yao before, but now he was caught in the face by Lu Yao and was ridiculed back.
There are very few players who can make Howard get slapped in the face so loudly. Kobe Bryant, who was at his peak in 2009, directly defeated the young and energetic him in the finals.
And now, the young and energetic Lu Yao has defeated him who is at the end of his peak.
Although it was only the regular season, the humiliation brought to Howard was no worse than when Kobe beat him head-on.
In this game, Howard may really be unable to hold his head high.
Harden bit the brace in his mouth. When he saw Lu Yao violently grabbing Howard, his face was not much surprised.
Because he firmly believes that no matter how good Lu Yao is, Harden will lead the Rockets to win this game.
This is Harden's confidence.
At this moment, the multi-angle replay of Lu Yao's shot was being replayed on the big screen of the Energy Center.
Howard really didn't want to watch it. For him, this was like beating the corpse over and over again.
However, this did not hinder the progress of the game at all.
After Howard was blocked, the Rockets quickly returned to defense and positioned themselves in the frontcourt.
After West dribbled the ball past half court, he handed the ball to Lu Yao on the wing.
At this moment, Lu Yao is facing defensive pressure from two Rockets, as well as help from the inside.
Lu Yao's offense will definitely be greatly hindered, so whether he can score is a big test for Lu Yao's personal offensive ability.
After all, except for him, almost no one in the Thunder can score.
Lu Yao squeezed the gap and slipped directly out of the double-team of Harden and Ariza.
The two people double-teaming were a little confused. Such a big man actually leaned over and passed the ball through him.
Lu Yao's ball control is so flexible that no one can restrain him.
Lu Yao dribbled the ball to the inside. Inside, Howard's leading defensive line was waiting for a long time, waiting for Lu Yao's attack.
Despite this, Lu Yao did not stop and came to Howard. Lu Yao put one foot forward and raised the ball above his head while Howard's center of gravity was mobilized.
A crisp European step directly helped Lu Yao open up space for shooting.
Howard also thought about jumping to block the shot, but he never thought that Lu Yao would directly resist his defense and go straight for a layup.
The ball was released smoothly and landed on the basket. It bounced a few times like a drama and fell into the basket.
Since the start of the game, Lu Yao has scored 8 points in a row. All the Thunder's current points are scored by Lu Yao.
It shows how dependent the Thunder are on Lu Yao without Durant and Westbrook.
There are few teams in history that can only count on a rookie after the main player is injured.
But the person who can be counted on is naturally the strongest person.
It just so happened that Lu Yao was the strongest person.
Even in the face of defensive pressure from the entire Rockets team, Lu Yao did not panic at all, using unsolvable shots and unpredictable dribbling to score goals.
At 9 minutes and 22 seconds, the ball was handed to the Thunder. Lu Yao received a pass from Ibaka on the baseline and slowly drove the ball towards the frontcourt.
The Rockets suffered the loss of Lu Tao's ultra-long range, and this time they naturally became serious. Lu Yao received special care from Ariza just after halftime.
Did you ever think that Lu Yao, who was advancing slowly, suddenly accelerated and caught Ariza off guard.
Lu Yaoqiang rushed to the free throw line with Ariza on his side. After glancing at Ariza beside him, he suddenly took a step back and got some distance away from Ariza.
As long as there is shooting space, no matter how small the shooting space is, the Thunder will choose to believe in Lu Yao.
Just like now, even if Ariza responded in time and rushed directly to try to block Lu Yao, Lu Yao still confidently pulled out the shot. His long wingspan made Lu Yao's shot extremely unsolvable.
Ariza tried his best, but still couldn't touch the ball.
In this way, he could only watch the ball fall into the basket.
At this moment, Lu Yao was like a gun, shooting wherever he pointed.
At 8 minutes and 43 seconds, Lu Yao got rid of the two defenses, used Ibaka's pick-and-roll to once again distance himself from the defender, and then came to the low post.
Howard, who was inside, also quickly stepped forward to cover up the defense. Lu Yao turned his back to catch the ball and dropped the ball in one go, appearing to be very easy.
On the other hand, Howard's steps were chaotic and his behavior was panicked because he really couldn't understand Lu Yao's thoughts.
On the inside, he is confident that he can limit Lu Yao.
But now Lu Yao has pulled him out. Howard doesn't have much confidence in perimeter defense.
Lu Yao played Howard in singles with his back, his steps were solid, and he kept pushing towards the inside.
Suddenly, Lu Yao put his hands together with the ball and swung his shoulders intelligently, causing Howard to panic.
The moment Howard's center of gravity shifted, Lu Yao turned to the other direction where Howard's center of gravity shifted, and confidently shot a fadeaway jumper.
Lu Yao didn't even look to see whether he hit or not, because he was extremely confident.
"Whoa!" The crisp sound of brushing the net sounded.
