"Li" After Randall was carried away, Scott's eyes moved to Li Hao.
If it weren't for the fact that there were only six minutes left in the game, the point difference was stretched to double digits, and no one from the Lakers stood up, Scott would never put his last hope on Li Hao.
This is just like this year's March Madness. If it hadn't been a desperate situation, UCLA head coach Alford wouldn't have considered Li Hao at all. Although the NBA regular season is different from March Madness, as head coaches they are the same, they don't want to lose.
"Scott finally figured it out." Comparing Barkley and O'Neal, Kenny Smith has been conquered by Li Hao's previous performance.
"Let's see if this kid can create miracles." Although Barkley kept bickering with O'Neal, Li Hao said that he still saw it.
"Brother Ritian is back, there is still hope for the Lakers." The moment they saw Li Hao come on the stage, domestic fans immediately stopped abusing Scott.
"I really want to see this script?" But compared to before, everyone has more expectations for him now.
Can you support a building that is about to collapse, or turn the tide before it collapses?
Then Li Hao missed a three-pointer when he came on the court. Price was very aware of being a dribbler and passed the basketball to Li Hao just after halftime. Li Hao was not timid and started with a three-pointer. But Ariza was not slow to react and rushed towards Li Hao immediately. Under Ariza's interference, Li Hao missed the three-pointer.
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"Lee, he made another three-pointer." Li Hao missed his first shot. Jordan Hill diverted the basketball with Howard's header. The diverted basketball just fell in front of Price, who subconsciously threw the ball back. Pass to Li Hao.
This time, Ariza failed to stop Li Hao. Although his reaction was already very fast, Li Hao's reaction was even faster.
"Awesome~~~Brother Hao is awesome" Li Hao scored the 31st point of this game.
When the Rockets attacked, Howard raised his hand to demand. Upon seeing this, Beverley immediately hoisted the ball into the paint. Howard pushed back, and Jordan Hill was pushed away.
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Howard didn't score, and Kobe suddenly rushed inside and fouled Howard for a layup.
Then the two had a quarrel. In this game, Howard was either fouling or being fouled. So far, Howard has received 14 free throw opportunities, and his shooting rate is just over half.
Kobe and Howard are two extremes. Kobe is paranoid and extremely persistent and eager to win, while Howard is lazy and smiles no matter he wins or loses.
Two people with completely different personalities were destined to be unable to become friends. In addition, both of them were still at their peak at the time and both were extremely egotistical.
Howard was unwilling to be Kobe's little brother, or even block out for his teammates. He felt that the team's tactics should revolve around him, and in the end he wanted to kick Kobe out.
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Howard missed two free throws, and Rockets head coach McHale's face almost became tense on the sidelines. If Howard's free throw shooting percentage could be higher, he would be leading by at least 15 points.
Howard in 1985 has reached the critical point of a player, especially a player like Howard who relies on his body. Once his physical fitness declines, the threat will drop significantly.
When Howard came to the Lakers two years ago, he was still the league's number one center, but now, Howard can no longer afford the title of the first center.
Price again dribbled the ball past half court and handed it to Li Hao. This time Li Hao did not receive the ball from outside the three-point line. Ariza was very close, so Li Hao decided to enter the three-point line and score again.
After receiving the basketball, Li Hao turned his back to Ariza, then immediately retreated, turned over, and kicked off his legs.
Brush - fadeaway jumper.
75:80, the Lakers narrowed the point difference to 5 points.
"It's unbelievable. This is actually a rookie, and he is also a rookie on his debut." Kenny Smith didn't know what to say.
"All the scouts from the 29 teams in the league should be fired. Such a player was only selected in the second round. The Lakers have made a lot of money now." I guess a few days later, many teams began to regret it, especially at this moment. The Lakers' opponent, the Rockets, if the Rockets are willing to gamble with 25 good picks, then the suspense of this game will definitely be lost.
It will take a while to see whether other players are disappointed, but it is a fact that the Lakers won. At this moment, in the VIP box, the president and general manager were very excited about Li Hao's performance.
The excitement between the two is not just what Li Hao showed in this game. Their excitement is a problem after Kobe retires. Although Kobe has no official external selection, he has actually communicated with Jim Buss and Kupchak.
This is also the reason why they took a fancy to Exum in this year's draft. They originally selected Exum to train him as the next Kobe. They even asked Kobe to lead Exum while Kobe was still playing, but he was Jazz cut off Hu.
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At the critical moment, the Rockets still had to look at Harden. The Beard once again hit a step-back two-pointer to stabilize the situation for the Rockets.
But in the next round, the Lakers came close again. This time it was no longer Li Hao who scored the goal, but Li Hao who drew a double-team and passed the ball behind his back.
After Li Hao used his magic skills to fall back, the Rockets double-teamed Li Hao who received the pass, leaving Price behind Li Hao free.
Price, who received the pass from Li Hao, made a decisive move and the basketball went hollow into the net. The Lakers reduced the score to 4 points.
"Ninth assist" Everyone is counting the assists for Li Hao.
Neither side scored in the next few waves of offense. Although the score did not change, Li Hao's personal data still changed, such as getting his 9th rebound.
With only three minutes left in the game, Li Hao once again sent out an assist. During this period, the Rockets defended Li Hao very tightly. As long as Li Hao got the ball, it would at least be double-teamed.
As a rookie, Li Hao endured treatment he shouldn't have to endure.
"The 10th assist" Davis made a mid-range shot to narrow the point difference to 2 points for the Lakers.
With 2 minutes and 25 seconds left in the game, Ed Davis committed six fouls and left the field. Harden once again got two free throw opportunities and successfully grasped them.
Counting these two free throw opportunities, Harden got 18 free throws in this game, and his shooting percentage was 17 of 18.
In contrast, Li Hao looks very dumb. Although Li Hao has reached 33 points, none of these 33 points were obtained from free throws, and the only free throw he missed was missed.
At 2 minutes and 01 seconds, Howard also committed six fouls. Three of Howard's six fouls came from Kobe, including the last time, when Kobe also made two free throws.
At 1 minute and 42 seconds, Li Hao once again found an open teammate, but this time Boozer failed to grasp it and missed the mid-range shot.
Seeing the basketball pop out of the basket, the Lakers fans in the stands were immediately disappointed. This was the Lakers' best chance to tie.
"No~~This wave of Lakers' offense is not over yet." Under the basket, Black resisted Jordan Hill and tried to grab the rebound, but when Black took off, he saw a black shadow suddenly appear beside him from the corner of his eye.
