Kobe shot the ball very decisively this time, and his shooting posture and hand shape were even more picturesque, but unfortunately, the final result was not very good.
Bang——
The basketball hit the rim and bounced out, and in that direction stood the new No. 1 pick Towns. Just as the No. 1 pick was about to receive the first rebound of the game, a voice suddenly came.
"Be careful." However, when Downs heard this warning, it was already too late.
Just when Towns was about to jump up to receive the basketball, he found that he seemed to be enveloped by a shadow, and then a big hand appeared in his eyes, and then touched the basketball before him.
Bang——
boom--
"Li~~~he dunked on Towns, the new No. 1 pick. Welcome to the NBA, rookie." Barkley said this for Li Hao.
When Li Hao passed the ball to Kobe, he didn't stop and rushed directly into the paint. Kobe's missed shot was just in the direction of Li Hao.
Downs? The new top pick cannot stop Li Hao.
"Li Hao used a make-up dunk to dunk this year's No. 1 pick." Towns was a little confused after being dunked. The No. 1 pick never dreamed that his first appearance would be a dunk.
"Li~~Li~~Li" the fans in the stands cheered for Li Hao.
After Kobe was retired for the season last season, Li Hao conquered Lakers fans with his outstanding performance. Although the treatment is not as good as Kobe, it is not what others can.
Li Hao's decision to take over from Kobe Bryant is now not only supported by the management, but also recognized by the fans.
"Rookie, welcome to the NBA" Although Barkley said it, as the person involved, Li Hao still had to say it again.
Towns was still a little confused after being dunked. By the time he realized it, Li Hao had already left, while the No. 2 overall pick on the other side was full of joy at the moment.
Seeing Towns being dunked, Russell suddenly felt that he was so lucky to be selected by the Lakers. Otherwise, if he really met him in the game, uh, the scene was so beautiful that Russell stopped imagining.
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The Timberwolves' attack was still Rubio's shot, but this time Rubio missed, and then Lakers Randle's shot also missed.
Then the No. 1 pick got his first chance of the game. Wiggins failed to get a shot under Li Hao's defense, so he passed the basketball to Towns.
Towns is a center with a range that reaches the three-point line. In fact, Towns is more suitable and prefers to play power forward than center. However, as a rookie, even the top pick does not dare to change positions easily.
So Towns received the pass and was about to take action directly, but the moment Towns threw the ball, the shadow reappeared and enveloped him, but it was another big hand, and it was exactly the same as before.
But this time he did something completely different. Last time he dunked the basketball into the basket, but this time he slapped the basketball away.
Snap - blocked shot.
"Hahaha, I really love Lee so much," Barkley couldn't help laughing.
Educating rookies is a tradition in the NBA.
"I feel unfortunate for Karl, he actually met Lee in his debut," O'Neal said hypocritically.
Li Hao averaged 1.2 shots per game last season even though his shot-blocking attribute was not high. And don't forget, Li Hao played at the No. 1 position, which shows how abnormal his sense of smell, speed and jumping are.
Although Li Hao blocked Towns, the ball still belonged to the Timberwolves, but the Timberwolves still failed to complete the shot because Hibbert also sent a hot pot.
During the transition between offense and defense, the ball blocked by Hibbert fell into Kobe's hands. The moment Kobe got the basketball, Li Hao rushed towards the Timberwolves half court like an arrow from a string.
Bang——
boom--
A signature tomahawk slam. Although Wiggins reacted quickly, he could not catch up with Li Hao due to his speed.
3:4, Li Hao scored all the Lakers' points.
Then Wiggins finally completed the first shot of the game, and under Li Hao's defense, he sent the basketball into the basket and scored two points.
After Wiggins scored, Li Hao immediately retaliated. After receiving the pass from Russell, Li Hao directly made a three-pointer. Li Hao made no adjustments to the ball and just shot after catching the ball. Wiggins could not react at all.
brush--
Unlike Kobe's shot, Li Hao's three-pointer went directly into the net.
"Wow~~~Li's hand feels hot today" Li Hao could feel it himself.
The next step also proved Li Hao's point. One minute later, Li Hao shot another three-pointer, and this time it was a long-distance three-pointer, one and a half steps away from the three-point line.
Seeing that Li Hao was so hot, Timberwolves head coach Mitchell could only activate the double-teaming tactic. Faced with the Timberwolves' shameless double-teaming, Li Hao began to pass the ball to his teammates.
First, Kobe received a pass from Li Hao and scored his first goal of the game, then cooperated with Randall to complete an alley-oop, and then played a pick-and-roll with Hibbert.
The Lakers are starting to flourish, while the Timberwolves can only rely on Rubio, who is in hot form today, to chase points, but Rubio is not good at offense.
There was a season ahead of Rubio. His highest scoring record was 25 points, and his average points per game this season was just over 10.
However, Rubio was in really hot shape today. When he was replaced in the first quarter, Rubio scored the second-highest 10 points in the game, which was also the highest score in the Timberwolves team.
It was precisely with Rubio's outstanding performance that the Timberwolves barely kept hope, trailing the Lakers by 14 points at 22:36.
For the Lakers, Li Hao scored a team-high 12 points. When he was replaced in the first quarter, Li Hao made 5 of 5 shots and 2 of 2 three-pointers. He scored 12 points, 4 assists, 3 rebounds, and 1 block.
Then both sides came on the bench. The Lakers' main attackers must be Nick Young and Williams, while the Timberwolves also have LaVine and veteran Kevin Martin.
Needless to say, this matchup between the bench lineups was quite interesting. The back and forth between the two sides made the fans in the stands excited, but the Timberwolves never narrowed the score.
But when the main players from both sides returned to the court, Kobe began to take over the game. Seeing Kobe frequently asking for the ball, Li Hao didn't say anything and began to run tactics and pass passes for Kobe.
However, Kobe was not in the best condition today. Frequent shots were exchanged for frequent strikes. Although Kobe scored the highest 11 points in the second quarter, this was obtained with 11 shots.
2 of 11 shots, 1 of 7 three-pointers, and 4 of 4 free throws. Compared with Kobe's crazy 11 shots, Li Hao only made three shots in the second quarter, making 3 of 3 shots and 1 of 1 three-pointers. Still maintaining the same score. To achieve a 100% shooting percentage in this game.
In the end, the Lakers entered the halftime break leading the Timberwolves by 17 points, 68:51.
Although this point difference is not so big that it cannot be chased, given the situation of the Timberwolves today, it may be very difficult to catch up. Although Kobe felt cold today, Li Hao was very hot, and his 100% shooting rate in the first half was exaggerated and scary.
