Chapter 651: Counterattack One
The Warriors host the Grizzlies, who are at the bottom of the West and are going further and further down the road to losing.
Although Pau Gasol had returned by this time, the Grizzlies seemed to have lost the way and confidence to win, and after two quarters of games, the Warriors led the Grizzlies by as many as 17 points 62-45.
In the second half, Pau Gasol still performed well, hitting consecutive shots inside, hitting jumpers from mid-range, and even grabbed a frontcourt rebound in front of Yang Di.
Ray Allen hit five easy three-pointers and scored 33 points in the game to help the Warriors beat the Grizzlies.
Yang Di played 26 minutes, cutting 19 points, 9 rebounds and 2 blocks, and did not have a double-double for the first time in so many rebounding games.
Yang Di played averagely, with an average score of 29.2 points per game, which is still far from Kobe Bryant, the highest in the league, and as for Carmelo Anthony and others after him, they are also below 29 points, so it can be said that Yang Di's average points per game this season have almost stabilized the second place in the league.
Young's league-leading rebounds per game is the third year he's earned the accolade, followed by Garnett and then Dwight Howard, among others.
As the league's interior superstar, Yang Di is known as the strongest in the past decade at least in terms of rebounding, and the only rebounding monster that can compete with Yang Di before, his name is Dennis Rodman.
What's even more commendable is that Yang Di can convert frontcourt rebounds into points, in addition to being proficient in rebounding, he is also good at all kinds of scoring and super defensive skills, and he is now a superstar in the league with good offense and defense.
On April 3, the NCAA Finals were staged, and the NBA took a one-day break for the Finals.
Oden vs. the twin towers of the University of Florida, in addition to Noah and Horford are the twin towers, the University of Florida also has Corey Brewer, a small forward with strange speed and extremely strong physical fitness.
And Ohio State doesn't seem to have any other college players other than Greg Oden.
Before the game even began, it was characterized as a lone hero challenging the king, and American fans naturally wanted to see Oden emerge victorious and then enter the NBA to start his legendary career.
Less than a minute into the game, Ohio's Colley scored two points on a layup, and Florida's Brewer immediately returned the favor with a three-pointer. About four minutes into the game, Oden made a layup to make it 9-5 and give Ohio a big lead. But the University soon found its form, Green, Noah and Horford scored in quick succession to play a wave of 12-2 mini-surge, turning the score into 17-11, and the University overtook the score. After that, Wright made a layup to stabilize the situation a little bit for Ohio. Both sides defended very tightly and went goalless for almost two minutes.
Yang Di finally saw Oden's potential on TV, and sure enough, as the media said, Oden's arms are extremely long, and Oden's strength is very good, his awareness is excellent, and he guards the penalty area on the inside, like an insurmountable barrier.
Noah was at a loss under Oden's defense, the two were not at the same level at all, and soon received two fouls and went off to rest, and Phil replaced Richard with Oden, but it was Al Horford, who was ranked lower, and played at a normal level in the confrontation with Oden.
Oden broke Noah and the entire interior line, but the team was still behind.
In the last four minutes of the first half, the University of Ohio was already 11 points behind the University at 22-33. Oden stood up bravely at this time, first used a basket to stabilize the situation for the team, and then resolutely singled Haverd to score two points on a layup, and then forced the inside to get a foul, 2 free throws and 1 hit, with 50 seconds left in the game, Oden squeezed out of the position to get the ball on the inside, and scored 2 points with a two-handed dunk. In the last four minutes of the first half, Oden scored all of Ohostate's scores.
In the second half, the outside line of the University of Florida was in full bloom, Ohio State struggled to chase the score, and at 5 minutes, Horford successfully singled the Ohio state power forward Harris, and the score was pulled away again, and then the Ohio State University had no way to close the score, and had no choice but to drift away from the championship.
The University of Florida successfully defended the title, while Oden put up superman stats, finishing with 25 points, 12 rebounds on 10-of-15 shooting from the field and 5-of-8 from the free-throw line, and four blocks.
The University of Florida had a total of 12 fouls on the three interior lines, Richardson graduated with glory in the last minute, Noah scored one goal and received four fouls, and Horford scored 18 points but only made 6 of 15 shots, and almost never managed to score the ball against Oden's defense.
Oden lost the game, but won word of mouth, and mainstream basketball media such as ESPN praised him and praised him with great praise.
After that, Oden announced in the media that he would leave college to participate in the 2007 NBA draft and enter the NBA.
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All NBA games will be over on April 18, and the Warriors will have nine games left.
In the next game, the Warriors also have games with the Rockets, and the Kings, Spurs, and Jazz, most of which are teams in the West, and the journey is not too difficult.
In the game against the Rockets, the two teams were a pre-playoffs rehearsal, and the main force was exhausted.
This is Houston's home court, and the Warriors are in a very difficult situation.
Yang Di was plagued by fouls, and two fouls in the first quarter were taken off the court early, and the Rockets led the Warriors by 9 points 28-19 in the first quarter.
Yang Di, the Warriors not only have one less gate on the defensive end, but also completely unconnected on the offensive end, which has become very unsmooth.
Yao Ming was in great shape, hitting several jumpers with his back turned around, and Tyson Chandler was completely unable to defend him, although the difference between the two seemed to be 10 centimeters, but for Tyson Chandler, Yao Ming was like an insurmountable mountain.
Yang Di came out in the second quarter and came up to shoot a long-range two-pointer.
On the defensive end that followed, Young Di blocked Luther Hyde's layup and assisted Monta Ellis from the outside to make a three-pointer in the fast break, directly stopping the Rockets.
Van Gundy was sweating profusely and had to be reintroduced to Chuck Hayes, who was a better defender on the Rockets.
Hayes defensively worked hard, and although he was a little shorter, he was a great blue-collar worker.
At the same time, relying on the three-point firepower of Spanoulis and Steve Novak, the Rockets still maintained their lead in the second quarter.
At halftime, the Rockets led the Warriors by eight points, 53-45.
In the second half, Yang Di, who was not troubled by fouls, came out like a tiger, Yao Ming, Hayes and others all paid fouls on him, and the Rockets decisively wrapped Yang Di, and the Warriors opened up again, and the score was only 2 points apart.
At the critical moment, Maddy hit a three-point shot to stabilize the situation for the Rockets.
Yao Ming also caused Chandler to foul on the inside, and Chandler went off the court with 4 fouls, and the Warriors' interior strength was slightly damaged.
Yang Di turned and shook Hayes and hit a shot, and the third quarter ended, and the Rockets led the Warriors by three points 77-74.