Start without the ball

Chapter 187 Christmas Battle
After a wonderful night, Li Haoyu woke up and looked at Wang Keying who was sleeping soundly in his arms, and gently kissed her on the cheek.

After washing up, Li Haoyu was making breakfast.

Wang Keying walked out of the bedroom sleepily, her petite body was covered with Li Haoyu's loose shirt, she was extremely cute.

"You got up so early~"

Li Haoyu said with a smile: "If you hadn't come, I would have woken up at 4 o'clock in the morning."

Wang Keying spit out this little tongue: "Liar, Kobe only occasionally gets up at 4 o'clock."

Li Haoyu did not lie. Knowing that there are as many as 49 trainings in offensive steps, Li Haoyu trained extremely hard, and often entered the training space before 5 o'clock.

After washing up, Wang Keying ate the breakfast prepared by Li Haoyu, and asked about tonight's game:

"Can you beat the Rockets?"

Li Haoyu: "It's really hard to say. The Rockets' upper limit is very high, and the lower limit is also extremely low. The Warriors have to be called Dad when they are ready. They can lose to the lower teams when they are strong. I hope Harden will have a good time at the nightclub on Christmas Eve. Today, his physical strength is limited. Bar."

Wang Keying: "You're still talking about him. Didn't you have a hard time last night? Let me see what you do."

Li Haoyu: "It won't affect me."

In the evening, Li Haoyu drove Wang Keying to the Pisacek Energy Center, where a giant Christmas tree was erected outside the venue to set off the festive atmosphere.

At the entrance of the arena, the two parted ways, Wang Keying walked into the arena from the audience passage, and Li Haoyu walked to the locker room.

After coming to the locker room and changing his jerseys, Li Haoyu walked onto the court and started to warm up. Because it was Christmas, many fans wore Christmas hats. Under the festive atmosphere, the fans were very excited to see Thunder players entering the court Warming up and cheering non-stop.

"let's go Thunder!"

"Explode the rocket!"

"Thunder Champion!"

TNT arranged Pierce and Barkley as the game's commentary partner.

Barkley: "Is this your first time commenting on the Christmas game?"

Pierce: "Yes, I have played many times in the Christmas game myself, and this is really the first time in the commentary booth."

Barkley: "I have a hunch that the Rockets, who are more in line with the holiday colors, will win this game."

Pierce: "From the point of view of rankings, the Thunder ranks third in the West, while the Rockets rank fifth in the West. Besides, the cooperation between Li Haoyu and Russell George in the Thunder team is maturing. I am optimistic that the Thunder will win."

Barkley: "No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, Russell and George are playing the Timberwolves and the Knicks. The Rockets are a tough team, and this game can test the running-in situation of the Thunder trio. "

Pierce: "That's right, I can't wait."

The players returned to the channel and waited. With the sound of DJ's introduction, the Rockets took the lead.

Harden didn't get booed much because of his time with the Thunder.

The lights went out, and then the Thunder ignited the passion of the fans at the Pisacek Energy Center.

The admission ceremony ended, and the two sides returned to the bench to make final preparations.

Donovan encouraged the players: "Defend well, as long as we can prevent the Rockets' offense, the victory of this game belongs to us."

On the other side, Rockets substitute D'Antoni also emphasized defense:

"Listen clearly. We must pay attention to that Huaguo boy. We suffered a lot from him in the last game. We must be careful not to make too many fouls this time."

Harden nodded and said, "Coach, don't worry, I won't give him another chance."

Players from both sides return to the center circle to settle down.

Rockets starting: center Capela, power forward Tucker, small forward Harden, shooting guard Gordon, point guard Paul.

Thunder starters: center Adams, power forward Grant, small forward Paul George, shooting guard Li Haoyu, point guard Westbrook.

Both sides sent the strongest lineup, the referee threw the ball into the air, Capela picked the basketball first by virtue of his bounce speed, and the Rockets attacked.

Paul dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, and decisively gave the ball to Harden at 45 degrees to the left.

George stepped on the three-point line to defend, and Harden dribbled the ball continuously to the left.

George adjusted his center of gravity and slid to follow him. Harden stretched out his evil right hand and grabbed George.

After George found out, he immediately withdrew his right hand.

Because of this, Harden passed George and made a layup.

2 to 0.
Tengxing commentary seat.

Duan Ran: "Harden played very resolutely."

Huo Nan: "George and Harden are both excellent attackers. In this kind of strong dialogue, only the resolute side can take the initiative. You can see that George stopped in the process of Harden's breakthrough and will be wiped clean."

Duan Ran: "If you don't stop, it will not only be 2 points, but also an extra foul."

The Thunder attacked, Westbrook dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, and called Adams to step forward for a pick-and-roll.

Paul was delayed, Westbrook rushed to the basket, Gordon in the right corner let go of Li Haoyu and recovered to protect the basket.

Westbrook distributed the ball to Li Haoyu, got up after receiving the basketball, and Li Haoyu shot.

"boom!"

The iron was struck, and Capela, who returned to the basket, protected the rebound.

The Rockets attacked, Paul came to the top of the arc and called for a double screen.

Tucker and Capela firmly blocked Westbrook, and Paul rushed to the basket.

Adams switched defenses against Paul, and Paul easily got rid of Aquaman after accelerating.

Grant shrunk the defense at the basket, and Paul faced Grant and made a throw.

"Shu~"

The Rockets scored again, 4-0.

The Thunder attacked, Westbrook came to the top of the arc and directed the tactics.

Li Haoyu landed in the left corner, and Adams came to cover him. Li Haoyu clung to Adams' arm without any room for Gordon to squeeze through, and ran 45 degrees to the right.

Gordon was already one step behind when he got rid of Adams. In the three-second zone, Grant and George completely blocked the pursuing Gordon, and Tucker switched defenses to chase Li Haoyu.

Li Haoyu came to the right 45 degrees, took Westbrook's pass and shot, Tucker rushed to Li Haoyu with all his strength, causing some interference.

"boom!"

Li Haoyu hit the iron again.

Tengxing commentary seat.

Ke Fan: "Brother Yuzi has already hit 2 irons at the beginning, and he is not in good shape today."

Huo Nan: "I feel that his jumping height is not as high as before when he shot today, and his waist and abdomen are a little out of touch. It stands to reason that he shouldn't be like this after resting for two days."

Barrage.

"It's over, Brother Yuzi has already hit the iron, and Lei Ting is out of action."

"No~"

"The Rockets fans sent a congratulatory message."

"I hope Brother Yuzi will adjust as soon as possible."

"Come on Thunder!!!"

Wang Keying, who was off the field, saw Li Haoyu hitting the iron continuously, her complexion turned red, and she muttered in a low voice:

"It didn't really affect him last night, did it?"

Fortunately, the rebound on the field was taken by Adams. Adams chose to trust his teammates, believing in the most accurate Li Haoyu in the team, and passed to the right 45 degrees again.

After Li Haoyu received the ball, he shot again.

"boom!"

No matter how hard it is!

TNT commentary seats.

Barkley: "Lee is too strong today, and his state is really not right"

Pierce: 'Shooting clearly out of touch. Thunder in trouble'

(End of this chapter)