Legend Raiders

Chapter 351 Two rounds open

Chapter 351

May [-]th.

Before the second round of the series kicked off, the league finally announced an award again.

In view of Paul George's astonishing progress this season, after a series of voting, the league specially awarded the Most Improved Player Award to this amazingly improved star.

And Paul George himself is very excited about this award, especially when he is about to start the second round with the Knicks, his performance must not be wrong.

afternoon.

With the Nuggets coming from afar, they entered the Toyota Center first to familiarize themselves with the venue. The game between the Rockets and them will also start around [-] o'clock tonight.

time flies.

When the generals of the Rockets entered the arena, they only met with the Nuggets and said hello to each other, which seemed quite friendly.

When the adaptation is over, it is naturally time for various media.

Given that Qin Tao and Harden performed very well in the first round, this prompted more reporters around them.

After some interviews, basically everyone gets what they need.

At about 07:30 at night, the two teams sat in the locker room respectively.

"For tonight's game, we will play the momentum of the first round and defend our home court!"

As soon as McHale opened his mouth, he raised it to a higher level, but these words are indeed useful. No one wants to be captured by others in front of the home crowd.

Soon.

The league staff came to remind them that their game was about to start.

When leaving the player tunnel, Qin Tao specially held a brief ceremony with these veterans to gather the morale of the team.

When they appeared in the arena, the fans who had been planning for a long time gave them warm cheers.

Signal one by one.

Qin Tao and the others were very polite, which also received even louder cheers.

Unlike the Rockets, the treatment of the Nuggets is naturally not as good, but it is completely nonsense to say that there are no Nuggets fans.

Not far from the Nuggets bench, a small group of dozens of people wore their favorite star jerseys one after another, sending them the warmth from their hometown.

after awhile.

The two teams began to play warm-up, followed by the appearance ceremony.

For this round of the series, the league seems determined to give the Rockets a hand, and the lineup is still very luxurious.

This time.

The guests responsible for explaining the game, except for Van Gundy and Drexler, who were not present, the golden team O'Neill, Barkley and Kenny Smith sat firmly on the Diaoyutai.

For this group of veterans, there are many fans who like them.

As the camera was shown to these guys, cheers erupted in the arena.

"Guys, it seems that we are still not forgotten, it's time for us to go back and get a [-] million yuan contract!"

O'Neill opened his mouth wide, and immediately burst into laughter.

Barkley was naturally a villain, but considering that he was afraid that his grandson would expose his old background, he changed the witty line he wanted to say at this time.

Kenny Smith doesn't care so much, at least when it comes to winning the championship, although the number of times is not as good as that of O'Neal, he is really worthy.

so.

Kenny Smith directly gave him a disdainful face: "Go back and get a [-] million yuan contract? Are you sure you can clean the drinking fountain?"

uh-huh.

O'Neal nodded without hesitation: "Based on the current rules of the league, as long as I am given 10 minutes, I can break any team's inside line!"

hmmmm? ?

Smith instantly turned into Nick Young: "Break any team?"

O'Neill raised his chin arrogantly, but when he noticed that Smith was looking towards the Rockets, he subconsciously frowned, thought about it, and said seriously: "Qin Tao is very strong, but when he was at his peak For me, his performance will be reduced by at least [-]%."

When he said this, Barkley and Smith were a little speechless at the same time.

Speaking of which, they are all people of the same era, and whoever has a few catties is really clear.

nowadays.

It's really scary that the big shark, who once killed all directions and was called an invincible opponent in suppressing insiders, would give Qin Tao such a high evaluation now.

but.

As a small insider, Barkley is obviously closer to Qin Tao.

Through this season's understanding, if he was in his peak period and the rules had not changed, he really couldn't guarantee that he would be equal to Qin Tao under that kind of intense confrontation.

What's more, Qin Tao is younger, and his progress is also visible to the naked eye.

So in the end, they still favored Qin Tao in disguise.

And after speaking from a reasonable situation, the referee also has to say a few words.

It seems that the three of Crawford and the others have identified the Rockets, and after the first round of law enforcement, they will still be law enforcement at this time.

of course.

From these configurations, it can be seen that the league attaches great importance to it, and this has to be seen as pressure on the Rockets.

If the Rockets can withstand it, then the expected surge in traffic will be in place.

But considering what is likely to happen after this season is over, this stuff is hard to say.

at last.

As Crawford blew the whistle, amid the cheers of the fans, the main players of the Rockets and Nuggets came on the field one after another.

The Rockets still continue the old lineup, which is very mature.

However, there is very bad news for the Nuggets. Comrade Faried, the half-orc, seems to have been injured after the game against the Clippers. As for when he will return, he does not know.

So their lineup has changed, and they seem somewhat helpless.

At the point guard position, Ty Lawson, who has not yet abandoned himself, is in control.

The shooting guard did not run, and Iguodala played the core.

The small forward was replaced by Evan Ennier, one of the future Magic's main puzzle players.

Wilson Chandler was at power forward and Costa Koufos was at center.

For such a lineup, no matter how you look at it, the Rockets are much stronger.

Especially in terms of the absolute core, although there is only one starter for the two teams, but when the Rockets come on the bench, or even send Qin Tao and Harden directly as if they were treating the Lakers, the final result will naturally be gone. There is suspense.

But the NBA is the most evil place. The more you look down on a team, the more surprising its combat effectiveness may be.

Therefore, contempt is short-lived in the eyes of professional players. As long as they play, it will be a bayonet encounter.

Serve!

Crawford throws the ball, and Asik and Koufus both jump.

have to say.

Asik is really a bit too much, and there are really not many insiders in the league that can be killed.

So the ball was in Lawson's hands very quickly. Despite his small stature, this guy advanced very steadily.

Come to the front court.

The ball will naturally be handed over to Iguodala.

Although his ability to hold the ball is a bit weaker than that of top stars, his ability to attack independently is not too bad.

(End of this chapter)