Chapter 288 Godfather loves me again
After defeating the Trail Blazers, NBA announced the winner of the Month in December. Wu Huang won the Eastern Conference Player of the Month with the help of his 27-game winning streak. This is also the first time in NBA history that a Chinese won the award again.
Wu Huang also set the Knicks' team history record, becoming the first player in the team to win the best month for two consecutive months. Unfortunately, the youngest consecutive "player of the month" record was missed with Wu Huang, and James was the youngest record holder in the league to win the best player of the month. Wu Huang and the Gorillas made this record half a year apart. James, who entered the NBA at the age of 18, has a natural advantage in these youngest records.
On January 9, the Knicks came to Los Angeles to play against the Lakers this time. This is the last time the two teams faced each other this season.
Bynum's injury also came out. He had a serious ankle sprain and he had to recuperate for at least 6-8 weeks before he could return to the court. He might not have been reimbursed for the season. Even Lakers fans received the best news. At least An Zhu can still make a comeback at the end of the regular season and will not delay the playoffs, provided that he does not get injured once when he returns.
After coming to Los Angeles, Wu Huang discovered a very strange scene, that is, the Clippers fans supported him for no reason. The day before the game, he found that there were many fans wearing Clippers hats and his No. 14 jerseys gathered outside the hotel where the team was staying. For this reason, he also signed the hats for dozens of fans who had been waiting for a long time.
"It's probably because the enemy's enemy is a friend, right? And I'm also a local, it's normal!" Wu Huang could only understand this way. Last season, he went to home games between the Lakers and the Clippers and was rarely attacked by home fans.
Perhaps because the big names in the NBA frequently change teams, there are fewer situations like Kobe who only plays for one team in his career, so the Lakers and the Clippers both fantasized that one day, Wu Huang might go to Los Angeles to play after the second contract expires.
Less than a week later, the two teams fought again. The entire Lakers team was looking forward to revenge at home. They didn't want to be double-killed by the Knicks. If they could not take revenge in this game, the Lakers would not meet again unless they could meet the Knicks in the finals this season.
The Knicks did not feel sorry for the Lakers at all. After Bynum was unable to play, D'Antoni sent his small lineup with peace of mind. Gallinari did not suffer much in the last game against Odom. Today, the Knicks still had to play mobile and fight the Lakers' defensive counterattack.
The Lakers summarized the lessons of the loss after losing. Today, they did more well on the defensive end. The first task is to make the Knicks' offense not as easy as in the previous game, and at the same time strictly prevent the opponent's counterattack and fast attacks, and then how to solve their own offense problems.
At any time, a solid defense is not a wrong choice. The Knicks players can feel that it is more difficult for them to score today. After losing, the Lakers players finally knew their shame and bravely took the initiative to play in the playoffs, including Odom who was sleepwalking in the last game, and today they also showed their status at the World Championships.
But Emperor Wu is still under pressure. Lao Yu and Blake were just as serious in the last game. The attitudes of these two people have always been fine. They cannot defend against Emperor Wu because they are purely incompetent, and they are both restrained by Emperor Wu's characteristics. Now Kobe no longer defends Emperor Wu himself, which makes the Knicks' core still play freely on the court.
In addition to Wu Huang, Xiao Si is also a member of the Lakers' difficult limit. The little bully's cutting ability makes Gasol unable to resist at all. Neither of the two strongest points of the Knicks were affected too much, which made the game still move in the direction of the Knicks.
In the first quarter, Wu Huang used his personal breakthrough and cooperated with Xiao Si to score 4 of 6 shots and 2 of 2 three-pointers. Not only did he contribute 14 points, he also grabbed 2 rebounds and gave three assists to his teammates. Today's "Holy Master" is still moving towards triple-double data.
Sir S also disrupted the Lakers' defense line in the first quarter. After Garlinari led Odom out of the penalty area, Sir Sir scored 4 of 5 shots against Gasol, scoring 10 points and 2 rebounds by himself, and hitting his due level.
Kobe's attacking* is also relatively strong today, but the boss's offensive efficiency is still suppressed in the face of Iguodala and Tony Allen's defense, and it is still difficult to contribute continuous and stable output. However, Gasol's performance on the defensive end today, but his performance on the offensive end was good. He effectively hit Sir's shortcomings of being not good at top defense at low posts. At the same time, Odom contributed to both the outside and the inside, which made the Lakers barely withstood the Knicks' offense. However, after the first quarter, the Lakers were still 4 points behind 27:31.
No matter how many rings the Zen master has on his hand, he cannot create a good point guard out of thin air to limit Wu Huang. Today's problem is exactly the same as in the last game. The Lakers have no choice but to have the strength of the Knicks, but the opponent can interfere with his strength, which is almost an unsolvable problem.
Wu Huang didn't rest at all in the second quarter, and Kobe had no end. The result of the two men's competition was that Wu Huang won again, because the defender he faced was Blake, Kobe faced Tony Allen and Green. The difficulty of both sides was like the simple mode and Hall of Fame mode in the 2k game. Even if Iguodala went down on the Knicks, there was still a Green who could stand up, and the defensive intensity did not drop much. Kobe has always faced the wheel battle and double-team defense of the three defensive players of the Knicks.
After the Knicks finished the half-time, they naturally widened the gap to 7 points. Wu Huang scored 25 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals in the first half. Today, he was more fierce than the previous game in scoring data.
The Lakers have improved today. At least they defended the Knicks' role players. The Knicks relied on Wu Huang and Stanley to score today. But even though the Lakers knew that they could defeat the Knicks, they just couldn't do this. Stanley also scored 16 points and 6 rebounds in the half, and the two teamed up to score 41 points.
At this time, Kobe's temper is not very good, and he is a bit of a sense of dislike. Everyone is also aware of the tact and stay away from it to prevent himself from becoming the boss's punching bag. If he accidentally gets an elbow, he can only bear it. He can't make a fake fall and cheat a foul, right?!
Emperor Wu almost stumbled in the second half. In the third quarter, Fisher was broken through by him again at 6 minutes and 44 seconds. Kobe rushed to the basket early this time, and a slashed iron elbow at his face! Moreover, Emperor Wu found that he was not only attacked in one direction, but Artest, who also defended the basket on the other side, also pushed him towards him. The bastard's elbow directly swung his temple.
"This is going to ruin me!" Emperor Wu had never seen such a double attack with two sides. He immediately did not dare to cheat on any fouls. He quickly dived like a bomb, and rushed into the cheerleaders on the sidelines. For a moment, he was in chaos. The screams of several cheerleaders sounded! The referee quickly ended the game!
Emperor Wu's move was too shameless. Several Lakers cheerleaders who were overwhelmed by him stood up and were so angry that they used the colorful balls in their hands to siege him. Emperor Wu could only hold his head and shout, "Don't hit me! I'm also a victim!!" A burst of laughter rang out in the Staples Arena!
The referee was very embarrassed at this moment. He didn't see Kobe's moves clearly, but he saw Artest's moves. This was an absolutely malicious foul move. It was just right for Emperor Wu to hide, but he took the opportunity to take advantage of the situation and was very shameless. What could he throw himself into the cheerleaders' crowd directly?
Is Wu Huang's action suspected of molestation? It is not the referee's job? After thinking about it, the referee still gave Artest a "first-level malicious foul" because his action was completely directed at Wu Huang's temple. This is one of the most dangerous parts of the human body. If Wu Huang could not dodge just now, he would have been sent to the hospital by him at this moment.
After fleeing the cheerleaders' pink fist siege, Emperor Wu was very dissatisfied with the penalty and stepped forward to protest: "That villain wants to ruin me. He has no professional ethics. A first-level malicious foul is not the punishment he deserves."
The referee naturally would not pay attention to him and said lightly: "You can complain to the league after the game, but my penalty has been completed. If you are dissatisfied, you can complain to me after the game."
When Emperor Wu heard this, of course he could not continue to get entangled, but he would definitely appeal the action after the game.
"Brother-faced boy, don't be like a woman. Just tell me if you have any dissatisfaction." Artest heard Emperor Wu's protest to the referee. He had already planned to use this method to limit Emperor Wu during the break, just like the Pistons Bad Boy Legion dealt with Jordan back then. Since conventional weapons could not be used to deal with Emperor Wu, he could only think of this method.
Emperor Wu laughed, but this smile was a bit terrifying, obviously not funny.
Artest didn't care. He had never seen any big storms in the league for so many years? A teenager like Wu Huang would not be taken seriously at all. If he hadn't been old and had too poor movement speed, he would even take the initiative to ask to defend Wu Huang so that this teenager would know what the real defense is.
But soon, when Artest found that Emperor Wu began to switch defense on the defensive end, he couldn't help laughing: "You are humiliating yourself!"
Wu Huang's actions quickly made the entire Staples Arena boil, and American fans also watched the fun without much trouble. Seeing this, Artest immediately reached out to ask his teammate for the ball, and he had no reason to be afraid of Wu Huang.
Lao Yu immediately handed the ball over, and the players of both teams were all pulled apart. At this time, no one from the Knicks players came up to double-team, and the Lakers players would not get close. This is a one-on-one challenge between the two of them.
As soon as Artest received the ball, Wu Huang immediately stepped forward and forced Artest to move. This was not a close-fitting defense. Although Wu Huang was very close, he still left some space. However, relying on his footsteps, Artest, whose ball-holding ability was seriously deteriorated, could not break through to him at all.
Arte still had a certain ability to hold the ball and attack during the Kings. Even when he was with the Rockets, he could occasionally break a few times. Although his posture was difficult to see, he was not so easy to be intercepted. However, since he came to the Lakers, Artester's ability to hold the ball and attack has seriously deteriorated. Now he has become a player who relies on positioning three-pointers and cutting in empty hands. Most of his tasks are still on the defensive end, so he suddenly encountered Wu Huang's very serious defense, and he had no good way to break through for a while.
At this time, Atai was very embarrassed. He made several fake moves and tentative steps, and Emperor Wu was completely unmoved.
Now that things have reached this point, Artest certainly cannot pass the ball, otherwise his face will be completely gone. In the end, he can only force himself to crush the body and accelerate the breakthrough to the right.
But what made Artest embarrassed was that before he could get up, Emperor Wu took the lead and blocked his way in front of him.
Kobe thought to himself, you're about to fall down, it's all down to this level, and he still wants to fight with others alone?
The boss hurried over to prepare for the support. Artest now wants to break through Wu Huang one-on-one, which is simply a dream! That kid is a member of the second team of defense last season. His defensive ability is unanimously recognized by all coaches. Arte is now not as good as others in terms of comprehensive defensive ability. He can only defend some large-tonnage third positions, and it is a bit tight to face Garlinari. The Lakers asked him to deal with Pierce and James, if they can still play to the finals.
But Wu Huang did not give him the chance to pass the ball. Seeing that Atae was a little messy, he immediately reached out to copy the ball and directly racquet the basketball.
Artest was shocked. As soon as the basketball left his control, it would basically not come back. He knew that his starting speed was several levels worse than that of Emperor Wu, and immediately wanted to hold Wu Huang when he saw this. But what he didn't expect was that Emperor Wu's speed was faster than he expected, and he couldn't even reach out to grab it. Emperor Wu picked up the basketball and easily counterattacked and slapped Artest in the face!
"Baoshi, what else do you do besides playing fans? If you have the ability, try to touch me!" Wu Huang leaned up after scoring the goal, and even wanted to continue defending Artest, and squirted out the trash without mercy.
"hink, you should go back to China, otherwise you will definitely get beaten!" Artest was a slutty man, and was furious by Emperor Wu's trash words. He blurted out a racially discriminatory word!
Wu Huang narrowed his eyes slightly, and he quickly made a decision in his heart. Fans around the world saw a scene that stunned them. Wu Huang turned against Artest without saying a word and made a combination of punches against the unprepared Artest. Just like the little character in New York who was a little man in New York, Wu Huang hit Kobe more powerfully. It is said that Artest, who had practiced boxing, could not react at all. In an instant, he got an old punch from his left eye, nose, and mouth, and was directly hit by Venus!
Kobe was closest to him. Seeing Artest being beaten backwards, he immediately rushed up and pushed Emperor Wu.
Emperor Wu was so angry that he was brave at this time, thinking that you had elbowed me just now. Although I didn’t get elbow, I can’t just let it go. Anyway, I haven’t run away from the ban now, so I might as well punch you a few times to earn enough money!
Kobe never thought that Emperor Wu was so bold and arrogant, thinking that he would be done with a push. He never thought that Emperor Wu reacted so much. He turned around and punched him right, directly hit Kobe in the left cheek. The boss was also hit several steps in the hind leg, and almost fell to his feet without standing.
"It's over now! I even dare to fight the boss. Will he be suspended for ten games now?!" Emperor Wu regretted after he hit the man. He really shouldn't have hit the last punch. After just hit Artest, he should have stopped. He had the opponent's braid in his hand, and he would have been suspended for at most three or five games afterwards. But now he hit the boss, that's not necessarily true!
Chapter completed!