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Chapter 114: A Huge Win Over the Rockets! The Lakers' Dual Cores Combine to Create An Unparalleled Force

The scene of people falling to the ground did not appear.

Jiang Chen was like a tank. He only took a few steps back and then stabilized his center of gravity.

Artest staggered back, lost his balance and fell to the ground.

BANG!

The basketball also bounced out of the basket.

Even though he had used the speed of light to shoot, he still couldn't stabilize his shooting posture.

Artest's collision completely disrupted Jiang Chen's shooting rhythm.

beep!

Court hearing.

Artest was penalized for a flagrant foul, after all, the intention was too obvious.

Artest was helped up by his teammates, staring at Jiang Chen in astonishment, with a hint of horror in his eyes.

This time he was really a little numb.

How could this Chinese player's physical fitness be so abnormal?

He just felt like he had hit a piece of iron plate.

It's unbelievable.

"Dude, don't go head-to-head with Jiang Chen. Even James didn't get the upper hand in a power confrontation with Jiang Chen."

Dayao kindly reminded him, looking a little unhappy.

Atai has a really bad temper!

Will this become a hidden danger for the Rockets in the future?

When the Rockets were making the trade, Yao Ming was very worried about this issue and even called Morey to ask about it.

As a result, Morey directly ignored Yao Ming's opinion and insisted on trading Artest to the Rockets.

The new season has just begun, and Artest has already shown his hot temper on the court.

This is not a good phenomenon.

"Yao, thanks for the reminder. Next time I won't easily collide with Jiang Chen. I don't want to be reimbursed for the season."

Artest said, rubbing the place where he collided with Jiang Chen, it hurts a little...

Jiang Chen stood on the free throw line.

Both free throws were made.

At the same time, the Lakers also have the offensive ball.

Jiang Chen was totally excited. After receiving the basketball, he didn't make any unnecessary moves. He directly used Kagami Taiga's abnormal air-staying and bouncing abilities, ignoring the defense and making another three-pointer.

Swish!

Hollow into the net.

Jiang Chen scored 5 points in one round.

Unstoppable.

When the first quarter ended, the score was 22:38.

The Lakers have widened the gap to 16 points.

Jiang Chen broke out again, making 8 of 13 shots, 5 of 7 three-pointers, and 2 of 2 free throws in a single quarter, scoring 23 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 block.

Artest, who was facing him, made 1 of 4 shots and only scored 2 points.

"Oh, look at the performance of Jiang Chen and Artest. Who is the best defensive player?"

Reggie Miller couldn't help but ask.

"Obviously, Jiang Chen is better than Artest both offensively and defensively."

Mike Breen answered.

"Actually, this can't be blamed on Artest. It's mainly because Jiang Chen's offensive ability is too abnormal."

"When he uses the technique of fadeaway three-pointer, to be honest, no one in this league can limit him!"

Reggie Miller said, still with shock in his tone.

He really couldn't figure it out. How did such a difficult technique become a conventional weapon?

It's simply outrageous.

"Yes! If Adelman still insists on letting Artest defend Jiang Chen alone, it will be very difficult for the Rockets to win this game."

Mike Brin also said this, getting to the heart of the matter.

Artest is fine.

The problem is that the Rockets' head coach trusts Artest's one-on-one defense ability too much.

On the stadium.

The second quarter begins.

Both sides have substitute lineups.

Odom was not in good form in this game, which led to mediocre performance of the entire Lakers bench.

The Rockets had two new players who performed well and helped the team catch up with some points.

However, Phil was not in a hurry to replace the main players. In his opinion, these points lost were bearable and there was no need to disrupt the rotation of the lineup by losing a few points.

The fight lasted nearly 5 minutes.

Both teams replaced their starting lineups.

The Rockets still use the individual defense tactics.

With Yao Ming in the penalty area, neither Gasol nor Bynum got any advantage.

But Jiang Chen and Kobe, two offensive masters, took turns firing, turning the Rockets' perimeter defense into a sieve.

The first half of the game is over.

56:79;

The Lakers extended their lead to 23 points.

It was the second half of the game.

Rockets head coach Adelman finally came to his senses and began to try double-team tactics against Jiang Chen.

After all, it is well known that Jiang Chen has no passing ability.

As long as he is not given the opportunity to shoot actively through double-teaming, even if he plays without the ball, his offensive power will be greatly reduced.

pity.

I realized this truth a little late.

Moreover, even if Jiang Chen plays without the ball, the threat of three-pointers cannot be underestimated.

He made another four three-pointers in the third quarter.

Then when he was double-teamed, Kobe stepped up and took over the game, scoring 15 points in a single quarter.

With the two players' unstoppable offense, the Lakers widened the gap to more than 30 points in one fell swoop.

The game lost suspense.

The entire fourth quarter turned into garbage time.

Finally the game was over.

105:130.

The Lakers once again won a big victory with a difference of 25 points.

The much-anticipated Big Three of the Rockets suffered an unacceptable defeat.

If they want to fight for the key, obviously such strength is not enough.

The best player of the game was undoubtedly Jiang Chen.

He played for 31 minutes, made 18 of 27 shots, 8 of 12 three-pointers, and 5 of 5 free throws, easily scoring 49 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 blocks, becoming the highest scoring player of the game.

At the same time, he also set a new career high in single-game scoring.

Kobe also played stably, playing for 30 minutes, making 10 of 21 shots, 2 of 5 three-pointers, and 8 of 8 free throws, scoring 30 points, 5 rebounds, 10 assists and 2 steals.

again.

Kobe gave Jiang Chen 5 assists in a single game.

This made Mike Breen and Reggie Miller exclaim in succession that Jiang Chen's appearance fully activated Kobe's passing ability.

If he continues playing at this rate, Kobe will definitely be able to compete for the assists title this season...

What's strange is that Kobe's scoring has remained stable, and his scoring efficiency is even higher than the two seasons when he won the scoring title.

It can be said that Jiang Chen's joining did not cause any adverse effects on Kobe. Instead, it made Kobe's efficiency in both offense and passing reach the peak of his career.

This is the Rockets side.

Yao Ming played the best, making 13 of 20 shots and 6 of 6 free throws, and got a double-double of 32 points, 13 rebounds and 3 blocks with a very high hit rate.

McGrady made 10 of 25 shots, 2 of 6 three-pointers, and 3 of 3 free throws, scoring 25 points, a decent performance.

The worst performance was by the new giant Artest, who made only 3 of 14 shots, scored only 6 points, and committed 3 turnovers.

Such performance naturally made Rockets general manager Morey extremely dissatisfied.

Before the game was over, Morey left the VIP room angrily...

He is unwilling!

Why did this damn Chinese player reject me?

trade!

trade!

I will continue to trade and make the Rockets even stronger!