Although the Lakers have lost two games in a row, Li Hao still firmly occupies the first position in the MVP rankings. There is no way, the Lakers' opponent in these two games is Universe Yong, and Li Hao's personal performance is impeccable.
In addition, there is good news for the Lakers, that is, Howard recovered quickly. The reason why the Warriors did not explode again in the last game has something to do with Howard.
Howard scored 20 points in the last game. In these 20 minutes, he and Li Hao, the strongest defender, blocked the Warriors' offense inside and outside.
And through the game against the Warriors, the media gradually discovered that something was wrong with Howard, that is, Howard's size had really shrunk a lot, and the change brought about by his smaller size was that Howard was faster and more flexible.
At the same time, the media also confirmed that Howard actually diligently played pick-and-rolls for his teammates. In the same game against the Warriors, Howard played pick-and-rolls with Li Hao many times to cover Li Hao.
I have to say that Howard's pick-and-roll and screen quality are really good, but this guy was not willing to do that before.
"If Howard was willing to be like today a few years ago, maybe Kobe can win another championship." Many people made such remarks.
However, these people are just wishful thinking. If winning the championship was so easy, the Celtics would not form an elderly Big Three, and James would not bring his talents to Miami to form a real Big Three.
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No matter what the outside world says, Howard used his diligent performance in a limited time to reverse the opinions and opinions of some media and fans about him.
At the same time, on the afternoon after the game against the Warriors, Luke Walton approached Howard. After a simple exchange, Howard came to Li Hao with a grin on his face.
"Man, I'm going to start the next game." Luke Walton felt it was time to return Howard to the starting lineup.
Although Howard has not recovered 100%, even so, he is much better than Yi Jianlian. In the past dozen games that Yi Jianlian started, the Lakers have never had an advantage.
Of course, this does not mean that Yi Jianlian has completely lost his position in the team. Instead of playing center, he can play power forward, and compared to center Yi Jianlian, he is more suitable as a power forward.
Besides, there is also the relationship between Li Hao.
After talking with Howard, Luke Walton found Yi Jianlian and gave up the starting lineup. He was already mentally prepared after Howard officially returned to the team.
At the end of the training, Li Hao invited Yi Jianlian to have dinner with him. To be honest, after a period of time, Li Hao discovered that the old man was indeed introverted, and this kind of personality cannot be ignored in the United States.
"I found that the gap between me and the NBA is getting bigger and bigger." Although he was mentally prepared, Yi Jianlian definitely still felt uncomfortable when it actually happened.
There is no way, in the CBA, Yi Jianlian is not only the core of the team, but even the top player in the entire CBA, but what about in the NBA? After playing more than a dozen games, they have been suppressed. Their tactical status cannot be said to be non-existent, but they can only be said to be at the bottom.
In a world without Li Hao, Yi Jianlian took the initiative to terminate his contract with the Lakers because he felt the huge gap with the NBA. However, after experiencing the tragedy of the Olympics and watching Li Hao carry the national team alone, Yi Jianlian decided to try again. He dared not say How much progress is there, but at least the competitive state can be maintained at its best
Regarding this, Li Hao really didn't know what to say. After all, he was a bad guy. There was indeed a gap at the beginning, but it was quickly smoothed out by Li Hao.
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The NBA's frequent schedule does not give players time to be sentimental. The Hawks came to Los Angeles from Atlanta the next day. I don't know if Luke Walton deliberately arranged for Howard to return to the starting lineup in this game.
It was no secret that the Hawks were pursuing Howard a few months ago. Howard also intended to return to his hometown to play. Just when everyone thought the signing was a done deal, the Lakers suddenly came out and successfully intercepted Hu from the Hawks.
"How do you want to play this game?" Before the game, Li Hao approached Howard.
"Just give me a few more good passes." Howard looked at Li Hao and smiled.
"No problem," Li Hao assured with his chest raised.
After three games, seeing Howard again, the Staples Center finally burst into sporadic applause and cheers, which was undoubtedly a great encouragement to Howard.
The inspired Howard defeated the Russian center when jumping the ball. Counting this game, they played a total of 18 games in the regular season, and the Lakers won the right to open the offense for the first time.
Bang——
boom--
Then what greeted the Eagles was an alley-oop.
Li Hao reached near the top of the arc with the ball, and then made a strong move, but retreated. If it was normal, Li Hao would have directly shot a three-pointer, but this time he did not do so.
Passing the ball, Li Hao pushed forward with both hands, and the basketball rushed towards the basket. Just as the basketball flew to the top of the basket, a big hand appeared.
"Li Hao and Howard cooperated and made a beautiful alley-oop." Li Hao passed the ball accurately and Howard received it beautifully.
"Li, this pass is so comfortable," Howard came to Li Hao and praised.
"Dwight, be prepared, there will be a lot of passes like this in this game," Li Hao high-fived him.
boom--
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"God, if I didn't look at the color of the jersey, I would have thought this was another Los Angeles team," the commentator couldn't help but exclaimed as he watched the frequent air sirens at the Staples Center.
In this game, Li Hao completely turned Los Angeles into an alley-oop city. He sent five alley-oops in the first quarter alone. Howard scored three by himself, and Wade and Randall scored the other two.
The eagle was supposed to be the overlord of the sky, but how dare an eagle challenge the dragon in China today?
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In this game, Li Hao not only refreshed the number of assists for the season, but also refreshed the number of assists in his career. When Li Hao was replaced in the fourth quarter, his assists had reached an exaggerated 18, and nearly half of these 18 assists. Got it all from Howard.
Howard, who only played 24 minutes today, easily scored 20 points and 12 rebounds with Li Hao's input. In addition to Howard, five Lakers players scored in double figures.
The highest scorer among them was Li Hao, who made 9 of 16 shots, 4 of 8 three-pointers, and 4 of 4 free throws. He scored 26 points, 18 assists, 6 rebounds, 2 steals, and 1 block.
In the end, Li Hao's consecutive record of 30+ points was fixed at 10 games. However, anyone with a discerning eye can see that the reason why Li Hao did not continue is because this game does not require Li Hao to make any more crazy shots. It is not that he does not have this ability.
90:116.
With the outstanding performance of Li Hao and Howard, and with six Lakers scoring triple-doubles, the Lakers easily defeated the invading Hawks.
