Lu Yao's words "We will continue to win until the All-Star Game" immediately detonated the entire Internet.
Almost all basketball forums in China are frantically forwarding this interview about Lu Yao.
It's not that Lu Yao is bragging, it's because they really have the capital.
After defeating the Warriors, Cavaliers, Rockets and other strong teams, the Thunder are now truly unstoppable and unbeatable.
Even the Eagles, who are currently on a winning streak, not many people are optimistic about them.
After all, the current Thunder is ranked No. 1 in the league on a break-up basis, with a twelve-game winning streak that puts it beyond the reach of many teams.
And Lu Yao's average of 36 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists per game also makes his words more convincing.
In the past dozen games, Lu Yao has almost led the team to victory with MVP-level performance.
Such a rookie is simply unprecedented in the entire history of the league. Even the god of the league, Michael Jordan, cannot reach Lu Yao's height.
Therefore, people are also looking forward to the Thunder's back-to-back home game against the Atlanta Hawks tonight.
Although last night, the Hawks lost to the single-core Thunder with only Westbrook left, ending their winning streak, it does not mean that they will always be in that state.
What the Thunder will face tonight will definitely be a Hawks in full condition.
This Eagle has Teague, Millsap and Horford in their prime. They play smartly and are full of team spirit. They are known as the Little Spurs.
In this regular season, the Hawks are even better than the Spurs in the Western Conference, almost taking team basketball to the extreme.
Although the Eagles' status declined rapidly in the playoffs, they also indirectly promoted the arrival of the small ball era.
Back then, the Spurs had suffered a lot from the fully staffed Thunder.
This Hawks is stronger than the Spurs they faced back then, and Durant's injury naturally forces the Thunder to work hard.
Tonight is bound to be a fierce battle.
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Soon, the time came to night. At this moment, the Oklahoma City crowd was empty, and the Energy Center Arena was extremely noisy.
During the warm-up time alone, countless fans gathered in the auditorium. Stay tuned for the Thunder's game against the Hawks tonight.
In the audience, two figures stood out.
They are respectively the Rockets star Olajuwon, who is known as the big dream, and the Trail Blazers star Drexler the glider.
These two teammates who once won the championship together now appeared in the first row of this game together, making countless fans notice them.
Naturally, they came here to observe this talented young man, Lu Yao.
Drexler pointed at Lu Yao, who was actively warming up on the court, and asked Dameng next to him.
"Hakim, do you think Lu's skills can compete with yours?"
After Olajuwon heard this sentence, he replied without much hesitation: "It can definitely be compared with me, or even worse. I am the same height as him, but I can't To be as flexible as he is in perimeter offense."
"The only thing I have better than him is his inside steps, but his inside steps are as elusive as a defender, so this may be a win or a loss."
Olajuwon smiled helplessly after hearing his somewhat contradictory words, and looked at Drexler beside him.
"Today's young people are really stronger than the last. Michael back then probably didn't perform as well as Lu does now."
"After all, I personally experienced Michael's strength, so I naturally know how much he weighed back then."
"The current Lu is comparable to Michael in the MVP season."
Drexler became interested when he heard this and said with a smile: "So, you value this young man very much?"
"Of course, for me, he is not at the same level as when I first came into contact with Yao, but Yao was extremely talented at the time and quickly learned my inside moves. If I have the opportunity, I wonder if I can use my The inside steps were taught to Lu.”
Seeing that Da Meng wanted to teach him all his money, Dreskle was a little shocked: "You can't get money for teaching inside footwork, isn't it? Is it possible that you have landed on land?"
Olajuwon turned away, held his chin, and stared at Lu Yao: "I will answer this question after watching the game."
Dreskle spread his hands and moved his eyes to the field.
The arrival of these two historical superstars naturally added a lot of fun to this game.
Naturally, Lu Yao also noticed the two big guys on the sidelines.
When he saw Da Meng's appreciative gaze, he couldn't help but be touched in his heart.
If given the chance, no matter how much money he spends, he must learn the dreamy footsteps of Da Meng.
After all, Dameng's dreamy footsteps are at the ceiling level in the league's history. It's impossible not to learn from them.
In this way, Lu Yao can expand more interior offensive possibilities.
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The warm-up time is over soon, and the game between the Thunder and the Eagles is about to begin.
Players from both sides gathered in the center circle to prepare for the jump ball to start the game.
The jump ball was executed by the Thunder's Lu Yao and the Hawks' Millsap.
Millsap, at his peak, is naturally very strong inside and has excellent team awareness. Together with Teague on the outside, the two men's teamwork is impeccable.
But Lu Yao is naturally worthy of Millsap in front of him. After all, he has just obtained the talent of an iron wall. He will be able to easily deal with Millsap's inside attack.
The referee, holding the ball in one hand and the whistle in the other, came to the center of the two.
The two men bent their knees slightly and stretched out their hands in the direction of the ball, preparing to compete for the jump ball.
"Beep!" A harsh whistle sounded, and then the ball was thrown into the air. The two people who were ready to go jumped up and stretched their hands towards the ball in the air.
This is completely a showdown between the talents of Lu Yao and Millsap.
But in terms of talent, Lu Yao is certainly worthy of anyone.
His ape-like wingspan helped Lu Yao touch the ball in the air first, which also declared that Lu Yao won the jump ball.
As Lu Yao threw the ball into his own area, Westbrook received the ball, and the first round of the game officially began.
After the jump ball failed, the Hawks did not act like a piece of loose sand, but quickly returned to defense. This prevented the Thunder from attacking quickly and scoring the first goal of the game.
At the same time, the Eagles' one-on-one marking also brought pressure to the Thunder. Even though the Thunder continued to conduct, they were still interfered by the Eagles and unable to take action.
Finally, the ball came to Lu Yao's hands.
Facing Horford's defense, Lu Yaosan threatened and pretended to break through, and then kicked the ball towards Horford's right side.
Before Horford could react, Lu Yao had already taken action.
The ball fell steadily into the basket...
