This season, Booker already has the potential to be the first point guard in the future, especially in the last game, Booker scored 38 points to help the Suns defeat the Pelicans.
The last game seemed to have greatly boosted Booker's confidence. When he was interviewed by the media after coming to Los Angeles, he actually provoked Li Hao.
"Yes, I trained with Lee for more than two months in the summer. We are very good friends in private, but on the court, we are opponents, and I am ready to beat Lee." Booker is obviously It's a little bit off, but it's normal to be off. Because he has been in Li Hao's training camp during the holidays, Booker's performance is much better than before.
It is precisely the strength and potential that Booker has shown that the Suns will focus on cultivating Booker in the new season to see how far Booker can grow and whether he is qualified to become the team's core opponent.
"I'm looking forward to tonight's game," Li Hao said after the reporter relayed Booker's words to Li Hao.
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"Devin, don't think that you are no longer a rookie in your second year." On the court, Booker rushed to the basket and wanted to score a layup, but Li Hao came out from the side.
"Booker was blocked by Li Hao." This game was not broadcast live across the United States, but there were still many people paying attention to this game.
"You're only in the third grade." Booker is no longer the rookie he was last season, and that's not bad. Li Hao entered the league one year earlier than Booker.
During the transition between offense and defense, Li Hao took the ball behind the three-point line and passed Booker in one step. After being blocked by Li Hao, Booker directly switched defenses with Breso.
The 185-inch Brasso is very fast, but there is a big difference in height between the two. In comparison, Booker is about the same height as Li Hao.
But having height is not necessarily useful. Booker himself is not strong defensively, and his explosive power is average. He cannot stop Li Hao at all.
In this attack, Li Hao passed Booker in one step and rushed directly to the basket to face the aging boxing champion with a tomahawk slam dunk. When Li Hao completed this dunk, Booker could only follow. Watching helplessly from behind.
After the ball returned to the Suns, Li Hao stopped pretending and faced Booker directly. Then Booker instantly felt like he was back in training camp.
In Li Hao's training camp, Booker was often challenged to one-on-one duels with Li Hao. Needless to say, the result of the duel was that Booker lost more than 9.5 games in ten games, and he won more than two months with one hand. Come and count.
Li Hao's defensive experience has become very sophisticated in two seasons, because in the past two seasons, Li Hao has been crazy against the strongest players in the opponent's lineup.
Then there is the physical crushing. I have more experience than you and my physical fitness is better than you. What is this called? It's called full-scale suppression.
In fact, there is another reason why Booker chose before the game besides his recent self-confidence, that is to encourage himself and give himself more courage to fight against Li Hao.
Facts have proved that it is obviously too early for Booker to challenge Li Hao, and this was directly proved in the game. At the end of the first quarter, Booker scored 4 points.
These 4 points were obtained before Li Hao came to defend, which means that after Li Hao switched positions to guard Booker, Booker never went too far.
Li Hao didn't score much in the first quarter, only 8 points. But in addition to these 8 points, Li Hao also scored 2 steals and 2 blocks in the first quarter.
Li Hao didn't score much, but that doesn't mean the Lakers' scores were low. Everyone else on the Lakers could score. Li Hao sent out 5 assists in the first quarter.
14:29.
The Lakers led the Suns by 15 points in the first quarter.
In the first half of the second quarter, the difference between the two sides widened further. When the Lakers bench came to their senses, they were able to suppress the Warriors. However, when the main players of both sides returned to the court, the Lakers were already 20 points ahead of the Suns.
"The suspense was lost before the game was over in the first half."
However, the main players of both sides came back in the second half of the second quarter. Then Li Hao started the point-brushing mode. He had no choice but to lead by 20 points. If he didn't brush points, the game would be less than 20 points.
Well, Li Hao still cares about data. After all, data is the most intuitive thing.
And Li Hao is not without ideas for the regular season MVP.
The team's record is very important in MVP selection, and the player's personal data is equally important. If the Lakers' record really improves this season, and then the personal data is too low, then who will Li Hao cry to?
Although Li Hao focused more on offense, this did not mean that it was easy for Booker to score. From returning to the court to the end of the second game, Booker's half-time score was fixed at 6 points.
Li Hao's score reached 20 points. In less than six minutes, Li Hao took 8 shots, half of which were three-pointers. He made 2 of 4 shots. In the entire first half, he made 3 of 6 shots.
At the end of the first half, Li Hao made 7 of 14 shots, 3 of 6 three-pointers, and 3 of 3 free throws. He scored 20 points, 6 assists, 5 rebounds, 3 steals, and 3 blocks.
The third steal was Booker's, but the block was not. TJ Warren helped block the block once, and Warren has performed better this season.
Li Hao, who came back from the intermission, only played 3 minutes before returning to the bench. In these three minutes, Li Hao made another three-pointer, sent an assist, and grabbed 2 rebounds.
Played 21 minutes, scored 23 points, 7 assists, 7 rebounds, 3 steals, and 3 blocks.
This was Li Hao's data in this game. On the other side, Booker also scored 22 points in the end, but 14 of these 22 points were obtained by Li Hao next time.
In this match, Booker was completely defeated, and the Suns were also completely defeated.
91:118, the Suns lost by 27 points.
"Devin, Kobe will be very disappointed if he sees you like this." Looking at Booker who was depressed, Li Hao stepped forward and said.
"Next time I won't lose again." When he heard the name Kobe, Booker cheered up instantly.
"Hahaha, this is the Mamba mentality, but I will still win the next time we fight," Li Hao retorted.
"Okay, are you going to enjoy the wonderful night in Los Angeles tonight? Or are you going to have dinner with me?" Li Hao changed the subject.
"Will Kobe go?" Booker asked expectantly.
"No" Li Hao shook his head.
"Then I choose to enjoy the wonderful night in Los Angeles." Booker said that apart from Kobe, only the hot and sexy girls in Los Angeles could comfort him tonight after losing.
But before that, Booker wanted to swallow his pre-game pretense, and the media in Los Angeles was not that stupid.
As for Li Hao himself, as a winner, he can handle it calmly. You know, after defeating the Suns, the Lakers have become the only team to start the season with seven consecutive victories.
In fact, the seventh game is two days later, but according to normal development, the Cavaliers will lose to the Hawks in this game, but, the current Hawks are somewhat different from the original Hawks, so it is hard to say the final outcome.
But one thing has not changed, and that is that before the results of the Cavaliers-Hawks game come out, the Lakers are still the only team to start the season with seven consecutive wins.
