From South China Tiger to NBA King

Chapter 59 Xia Lian Hukai Battle (1)

July 2017, 7, Las Vegas, sunny.

Los Angeles Lakers VS Boston Celtics.

This is an ordinary summer league, but it has an unusual degree of attention.

On the one hand, it is because the two sides facing each other are the Lakers and Celtics, the most famous rivals in NBA history.

The Los Angeles Lakers, the most representative team in the NBA, has never lacked attention at any time. Even though Kobe has retired, there are still a large number of fans who continue to support the Lakers.

Although the attention of the Celtics in the United States is not as high as that of the Lakers, but on the other side of the ocean, there is no team that can compare with the Celtics.

Even the most die-hard Lakers fans can't help but support the Celtics during their games.

After all, a team that has always been all black, no matter how much you like it, the sense of involvement is limited.

But having a native is different, and the sense of substitution is simply not at the same level.

This game has attracted attention, on the other hand, because this is the first duel between the No. [-] pick and the No. [-] pick. This game is also the first appearance of the No. [-] pick. The level of the player who came from behind and won the No. [-] pick is also everyone's attention. .

TNT TV chose to broadcast the game live.

You know, in the history of TNT, there has never been a precedent for a live broadcast of the summer league.

The reason why I chose to live broadcast this time is also because I want to catch the heat.

There are 2 arenas in Las Vegas, Thomas & Mack Center and Cox Pavilion, both located on the campus of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). The summer league is held here.

For today's game arena, Thomas and Mack Arena, which can accommodate 15000 people, was chosen.

7pm.

Even before the game started, the fans at the scene had already arrived in sevens and eighties.

Of the 15000 fans, about half of them wore Lakers jerseys, basically No. 24 or 8, some No. 32, and rarely No. 2.

Because Las Vegas is relatively close to California, and California is a state with a large number of Chinese in the United States, the fans of this game are quite complicated.

Except for half of the Lakers fans who came from California, one third were Chinese fans in California, and the rest were Celtics fans who came from afar.

There are also quite a few fans wearing the Celtics No. 1 jersey, about a quarter of them, and most of them are Chinese faces,

That is to say, in this summer league which is closer to California, the attractiveness of Jianghu individuals is even higher than that of the entire Celtics team.

The management of the two teams also showed up in the auditorium, Celtics president Danny Ainge, Lakers president Magic Johnson, general manager Robert Pelinka, and Lakers legend James Worthy.

In the first row beside the court, there is still the Celtics' newly signed free agent this year-Gordon Hayward.

The moment he saw Jianghu, Hayward also walked up to greet Jianghu very enthusiastically.

"Jiang, many fans and celebrities are here for you today, do you feel nervous?"

The coach in charge of coaching this game is Celtics assistant coach Jay Laraniaga.

He is currently the longest-serving assistant coach on the Celtics coaching staff, even more than head coach Bratt Stevens in the team.

"Nervous, I'm so nervous, my nervous hands and feet are cold, and my whole body is shaking..."

Jianghu laughed and joked while shooting.

"You bloody little guy..."

Seeing Jianghu being able to joke around so relaxedly, Laraniyajia also shook his head helplessly.

"Our overall strength is not as good as theirs. Don't relax too much, and be careful of capsizing in the gutter." Lalani Yajia continued.

"But as long as you come out at the level you played in the Chicago training camp, I believe that in the summer league, no one should be able to beat you."

"Don't worry, I will." Jiang Hu suppressed his smile and nodded.

When the time came to 8 p.m., the two sides submitted their starting lists for the game.

The moment he saw the starting list, Jianghu immediately used the ability value survey function.

Los Angeles Lakers starters:
Point guard Lonzo Ball 199cm (82)

Shooting guard Josh Hart 196cm (76)

Small forward David Nuwaba 196cm (75)

Power forward Kyle Kuzma 206cm (83)

Center Ivica Zubac 213cm (78)

Celtic starters:

Point guard Demetri Jackson 185cm (72)

Shooting guard Jaylen Brown 198cm (85)

Small forward Jianghu 206cm (90)

Power forward Abdul Nader 198cm (72)

Center Semi Ojeleye 198cm (75)

Good guy, really good guy, the opponent lost a second-year Ingram in this game, and the average ability value can be kept at around 80.

What really surprised the speech is that the Lakers have the highest real ability value, not Ball, but Kuzma.

The Celtics' summer league is really unavailable. The 206cm Jianghu is actually the tallest player in the Celtics.

It seems that the difference in overall strength that the coach said is not modesty, but a real TM overall strength gap...

The coach has no idea.

Fortunately, this is the summer league, even if you lose by 58 points, you don't have to be afraid of being scolded.

But if Jianghu wants to win, whether it's because of the battle for the No. [-] pick or the battle between the two rival teams, he must win.

"beep."

With a whistle, the game officially started.

Jamie Ojeleye jumping with Zubac?
Jianghu didn't even bother to watch directly, and went to the backcourt to prepare for defense.

Sure enough, Ojelay lived up to expectations and lost the jump ball, and the Lakers first started the first attack of the audience.

Lakers point guard Ball held the ball, and immediately called Zubac to come up for a pick-and-roll, ready to break through.

Guarding Ball was Demetri Jackson.

Although Jackson is short, he is not flexible~

As soon as Zubac picked and rolled, he chose to chase from behind Ball, and was immediately thrown away by Ball.

Jianghu had no choice but to step forward to help defend, and Qiu Ge immediately transferred the ball to Nuwaba at the top of the arc on the left. The Celtics defended Nuwaba, and Nuwaba flicked to the left corner.

Kuzma in the left corner received the ball and made a decisive shot without defense.

"Shu~"

0-3, the Lakers opened with a three-pointer, and the Celtics fell behind in the start.

Kuzma, who scored the goal, made a three-point gesture to the audience, his face full of pride.

Jiang Hu didn't speak, and rushed to the front field silently.

Although Jackson is short, his dribbling is average~

Under the tight defense of Brother Qiu, it took 16 seconds to pass halftime.

There is helplessness in Jianghu, so they can only rush over to meet him.

The moment Jackson saw Jianghu, it was like seeing a savior. He threw the ball to Jianghu and hid himself in the left corner.

Jianghu holds the ball and starts attacking from the top of the arc.

The defender is David Nuwaba, a stocky forward who played at the four in college.

Facing the rivers and lakes, his height is 10 centimeters lower.

However, he is very confident in his own strength. His height of 196cm can secure the position of starting power forward in the NCAA Division I league, relying on his strength.

He stepped forward, trying to squeeze the dribbling space of Jianghu with his body.

The rivers and lakes feel a little inexplicable...

Didn't your coach tell you that my speed is very fast...

He bent down and dropped the ball, accelerated his breakthrough from the left, and passed Nuwaba in just one step.

Only center Zubac stretched out his arms in an attempt to stop him.

Jianghu made a sudden stop and stopped, making Zubac think he was going to make a sudden stop for a jumper, and hurriedly prepared to block the shot...

Seeing Zubac's action, Jianghu accelerated again with the ball, swiped it from the left side, and easily passed Zubac.

"Bang~"

There is no one under the basket, Jiang Hu directly dunks with one hand! !

"The rivers and lakes, one step past Nuwaba."

"Facing Zubac, stop suddenly and accelerate quickly."

"Jianghu played a beautiful rhythm difference, passing Zubac and scoring a one-handed dunk."

"This year's champion Lang scored for the first time in the summer league at 9 minutes and 30 seconds in the first quarter."

(End of this chapter)