At the beginning of the death entanglement, Curry followed me to slam dunk

Chapter 237 Loving Couple

Today's Staples Stadium is packed with seats.

Fans of the Lakers and Clippers, who originally shared the same stadium and were in the same situation, actually unified the front under the influence of Du Zhe and began to share the same hatred.

"Hey! No matter how many times we come here, the fans in Los Angeles are always so enthusiastic!"

Standing in the player tunnel and looking at the murderous fans, Du Zhe couldn't help but sigh.

Every time he comes to Los Angeles to play, he is inevitably "greeted" warmly by the fans here.

Du Zhe had long been accustomed to this kind of scene.

He walked out of the tunnel coolly and waved generously to the fans in the entire arena.

What greeted him was even more enthusiastic boos.

Bathed in boos from the audience, Du Zhe walked to the court unswervingly.

The more Los Angeles fans boo him, the more it arouses Du Zhe's fighting spirit.

Strength speaks for itself on the court. For Du Zhe, what he enjoys most every time he comes to Los Angeles is not the thrill of winning.

The Staples Center filled with boos became silent. This is what excites Du Zhe the most.

James on the side also changed slightly when he looked at the enthusiastic fans.

Today's scene reminded him of what it would be like if he returned to the Cavaliers.

Just when Du Zhe walked to the bench and was about to sit down, the boos on the court suddenly became much quieter.

There was a sudden uproar among the audience in the front row, and even a burst of cheers.

"What's going on? Could it be that the fans in Los Angeles were conquered by my momentum?" Du Zhe thought narcissistically.

But if you think about it carefully, this kind of thing is completely impossible to happen.

Sure enough, when he looked up, he discovered the source of the commotion and cheers.

It turned out that Kobe brought Vanessa to the scene to watch the game.

Fans in Los Angeles have high respect for Kobe Bryant, a meritorious superstar.

Although he lost to Du Zhe one after another last season, he even became the laughing stock of many fans.

But Los Angeles fans have not abandoned him and still regard him as the hero of this city.

Kobe entered the stadium with a frosty face, seemed to be in a very bad mood, and turned a blind eye to the fans cheering for him.

After sitting down, he ignored Vanessa and walked straight towards the Lakers bench in front.

The game hadn't started yet, and Vanessa, who was bored, could only look around in boredom to pass the time.

Kobe was on the bench of the Lakers, his face was ashen and he didn't know what he was talking about.

Except for head coach Phil Jackson, everyone else next to him was silent and did not dare to speak out.

Even the second in charge of the Lakers and Kobe's good friend, Pau Gasol, seemed a little constrained.

There seemed to be a depressing cloud hanging over the entire Lakers bench.

Vanessa felt a little bored, so she turned her attention to the Warriors' bench.

Obviously, as the team boss, Du Zhe does not have Kobe's cold temperament.

The Warriors players were gathering around, talking and laughing as they listened to head coach Nelson lay out tactics.

The one in the middle with yellow skin, short hair, and a bit of handsome looks should be Du Zhe.

Although there were three yellow-skinned players in the Warriors' formation, Du Zhe, who was surrounded by everyone, was still recognized by Vanessa at a glance.

This was the first time she saw Du Zhe in person since the regular season game between the Lakers and Warriors last year.

Vanessa still remembers that game. After the game, Kobe was so angry that he punched the wall and injured his finger, which forced him to miss many games.

That is to say, since that game, Kobe never asked her to come to his home court to watch the showdown between the Warriors and the Lakers.

Even a game as important as the Western Conference Finals is no exception.

Vanessa knew that her husband, who had always been strong in his life, did not want her to witness herself being ravaged by Du Zhe at will. She could understand this pride and strong will.

Although she hadn't seen Du Zhe play in person for a long time, Vanessa couldn't help but become curious about this man who made her husband talkative.

Unlike watching the game through the screen before, Vanessa observed closely this time and found that Du Zhe was not as useless as Kobe described.

Regardless of skin or figure, Du Zhe is much better than other NBA players.

What's more, Du Zhe has LeBron James next to him, which makes him even more extraordinary.

This also made Vanessa's heart broken by Kobe's constant stealing, and she began to feel a little restless again.

"Vanessa, I'm back, what are you looking at?"

Hearing this familiar voice, Vanessa withdrew her gaze with a hint of regret, and replied without raising her head: "No...nothing dear, I was a little bored just now, so I just fell into a daze..."

When Kobe heard this, he didn't ask any questions, but took Vanessa's hand affectionately and sat down.

The reason for doing this is to fight back the rumors about his marriage this summer.

In addition, he has a criminal record in the handsome incident, so he must pay more attention to portraying the couple as a loving couple in public.

Kobe wanted to tell the paparazzi with practical actions that there was no fire in his backyard at all, and the rumors about him stealing food were all groundless!
At the beginning of the game, the two teams started attacking step by step.

Facing the overwhelming boos, Du Zhe was not frightened by the bravado of the Los Angeles fans at all. In the first round, he rushed inside and ended the offense with a dunk.

Then in the next round, he took the initiative and cut off Fisher's dribble in the backcourt, and then hit another counterattack dunk.

At the beginning of the game, Du Zhe pressed the defense tightly, which made the Los Angeles fans at the scene furious.

"Is this guy crazy? The whole court presses him at the beginning. What does he want to do?"

"Du Zhe is really arrogant. Guys from the Lakers team, please give me some strength. Even if you die today, you will have to die standing!"

"Yes, even if we lose, we have to show Du Zhe the integrity of us Los Angeles people. We can't let this Chinese guy look down on us!"

"Artest, stand up and give that guy some color!"

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In the third round, Du Zhe did not press the whole court. "Old Fish" Fisher cautiously moved the ball to the frontcourt. After finding no breakthrough on the outside, he could only hand the ball to the inside for processing.

After Gasol received the ball, he was about to attack inside to boost the team's morale.

But Du Zhe was like a ghost, everywhere. With his amazing bounce, he grabbed the ball directly from behind and unreasonably snatched the ball from Gasol's hand.

"Oh~" Facing the sudden change of situation on the field, Vanessa also exclaimed softly.

Du Zhe's goal just now was indeed extremely domineering. If she hadn't been on the opposite side, Vanessa could hardly help but cheer for Du Zhe.

But looking at her livid-looking husband, she still suppressed the urge.

In the next two rounds, the disorganized Lakers still had no success.

In the first five rounds, the Lakers had no results!The Los Angeles fans roared and roared at the top of their lungs, but they could not stop Du Zhe from getting everything he wanted on the court.

Finally, in the sixth round, Bynum grabbed an offensive rebound and hit a tip-in, finally breaking the team's embarrassing scoring drought.

At the beginning, the Warriors had a 10:2 spurt.

However, in this case, Lakers head coach Jackson still did not choose to call a timeout.

However, after the team scored the first goal, the Los Angeles fans at the scene regained their momentum and began to cheer hard for the Lakers players on the court.

But reality dealt them a heavy blow. In the next few rounds, the Lakers once again fell into a scoring drought.

Most of the first quarter passed, and the Warriors expanded their lead to double digits with a score of 19:6.

The Lakers finally called a timeout this time, and the current situation is far worse for them than they imagined.

The dull old Nelson replaced the main player and prepared to give the substitute players a chance to perform.

However, Du Zhe waved his hand, indicating that he could fight again.

Today he must give a little shock to the Los Angeles fans, preferably to the point where local children in Los Angeles burst into tears when they hear his name.

Only in this way can these noisy fans be completely silenced.

During the timeout, Kobe couldn't sit still anymore and walked to the Lakers' bench with a grim look on his face, ready to boost the morale of his teammates.

He doesn't want the Lakers to have a tragedy happen under his nose.

"Look, it's Kobe!"

"Kobe has passed. Is he going to play?"

"Please Kobe, please stand up and stop this guy Du Zhe..."

Kobe's unusual behavior made the fans at the scene seem to be grasping at straws. Some of them screamed with excitement, and some prayed in despair.

Completely forgetting that Kobe, who did not sign up for the team in advance, was not eligible to play at all.

What's more, they ignored the fact that Kobe suffered miserable defeats at the hands of Du Zhe again and again last season.

For them, Kobe is the Lakers' only hope. As long as Kobe is here, everything is possible.

The enthusiasm of the fans on the sidelines also moved James a little.

Once upon a time, he could also enjoy such treatment in the Cavaliers.

Regardless of victory or defeat, Cleveland fans always stand with him and choose to believe in him unconditionally.

But what about now?But he came to the Warriors to rely on others. No matter how beautiful and sweet the cheers from San Francisco and Oakland were, it had nothing to do with him.

For a moment, James even felt a little shaken in his heart and began to wonder if he had made the wrong choice.

But this wavering was only fleeting.

In order to surpass the God of Basketball and become a true goat, fans and teammates are all expendable!

"It's all the fault of the Big Three, GDP, Howard...and Du Zhe!"

"If it weren't for you! If it weren't for you! How could I have ended up in this situation!"

After the fleeting regret disappeared, it was replaced by James' endless hatred for those who had defeated him.

"I must make a name for myself with the Warriors and take back everything that belongs to me at Oracle Arena!"

James was secretly furious and looked at Du Zhe on the court with a trace of undisguised greed.

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The Los Angeles fans at the scene quickly fell back to reality after a brief period of excitement.

As the timeout ended, Kobe returned to the front row VIP seats again.

Instead, Du Zhe remained on the court.

Looking at Du Zhe, who was full of fighting spirit, all the Los Angeles fans at the scene understood one thing, that is, Du Zhe was going to play for real today.

In order to narrow the score gap as much as possible, the Lakers chose to keep the starting lineup on the court after the timeout.

In this way, the strength gap between the two teams was finally slightly smoothed. In the second half of the first quarter, the Lakers also regained some touch.

After the first quarter, the Warriors led by 37 points with a score of 15:22.

Du Zhe was on full fire in the first quarter, shooting 8 of 6 from the field and scoring 16 points.

During the break between the first and second quarters, Vanessa could clearly feel that Kobe's hand holding hers was shaking.

After noticing her husband's strange behavior, Vanessa thoughtfully put her other hand up and wrapped Kobe's palm in the middle to soothe her partner's emotions.

And Kobe is worthy of being Kobe. His mental strength is indeed strong enough. After experiencing a nightmare first quarter, his mentality still did not collapse, at least on the surface there was nothing strange.

Although the hand held by Vanessa kept shaking, his face remained calm and he was just staring at the situation on the field.

Du Zhe made a three-pointer, Du Zhe completed a steal, Du Zhe grabbed an offensive rebound, and it was a 2+1...

In the second quarter, Du Zhe, who felt completely hot, made every shot, scoring 9 points on 9-for-25 shooting.

Although every time Du Zhe takes the ball, he will be greeted by overwhelming boos from the fans, but this seems to have no impact on him.

Or it can be said that Du Zhe is enjoying the boos. The louder the fans boo, the more energetic he plays.

This fighting spirit to be the enemy of the whole world made Vanessa lose her mind for a moment, and her beautiful eyes could not help but reveal a little admiration for Du Zhe.

Especially the boos all over the sky inspired Vanessa's motherly nature, and she felt a little sympathy for Du Zhe.

"What a pity...such a young talent..." Vanessa sighed vaguely.

"The game is not over yet! It's too early to sigh now!" Kobe misunderstood Vanessa's meaning and just said coldly.

"Oh..." Vanessa agreed obediently.

A trace of luck flashed through my heart.

But after that, it was difficult for her to focus on the game. By the time Vanessa came back to her senses, the entire game was already halfway over.

At the end of the first half, the Warriors led 78:35, narrowing the point difference to a terrifying 43 points!
Du Zhe scored 41 points, 5 rebounds and 4 steals at halftime. His personal score was even 6 points higher than that of the entire Lakers team.

The reason for such an outrageous score difference is mainly due to two reasons.

First, the Lakers themselves are not feeling good. With Kobe reimbursed, the Lakers have almost no one available on the outside and can only rely on the declining Artest.

But Artest is a player who is stronger on defense than offense, and now he is no longer at his peak. The consequence of letting him absorb a lot of ball rights is to keep hammering.

And inside players Gasol and Bynum, facing the Warriors' comprehensively upgraded inside combination, it will be difficult for them to get what they want as they did last season.

Coupled with Du Zhe's constant wandering inside and outside to strengthen defense, the result was that the Lakers' offense was not smooth in the first half.

And the second reason... is naturally also because of Du Zhe.

(End of this chapter)