After ending the game against the Hawks and leaving in one piece, Chen Hao's perception of the footstep immediately improved a little. Although this guy played dirty, he was still very sensible. He was not the kind of brainless dirty person. He did not go too far at the beginning of the season.
However, the only person he needed to defend against in this game was the defenseless Kuame Brown, which somewhat buried his defensive talents.
Chen Hao was still thinking about how he should respond if this guy did something irrational, but he waited until the end of the game and didn't see him make a move. It was really a waste of time.
Reality didn't give Chen Hao much time to think about these things. The next day, the team arrived in Arizona without stopping.
Although it was only November, the temperature in the city was already around zero degrees. It was very cold.
If the team had not helped prepare winter clothes in advance, Chen Hao felt that he might not have been able to leave the airport.
It was too damn cold. It was no wonder that many players did not like the Timberwolves. It was rare for big-name players to choose to join this team. The weather in this godforsaken place really dissuaded them.
As long as it was a normal person, they would choose a city with a more suitable climate to live in instead of an icehouse city.
Wasn't the beach in Miami fragrant?
Aren't celebrities in Los Angeles beautiful?
The key was that it was only November, and it was already so cold. Thinking about the upcoming matches with the Timberwolves, Chen Hao felt a little depressed. He really didn't want to come to this place a second time, especially in winter.
"Newbie, if you can't even overcome this difficulty, you might not be suitable for the Alliance ~"
Kobe's proud voice came from behind.
Soon, he walked to Chen Hao's side.
Chen Hao squinted at Kobe, who was hiding in his winter clothes with only his eyes exposed. He said angrily,""Get your head out of the hat before you say that ~"
" Rookie, you're very arrogant." Kobe's words revealed a dangerous aura.
Seeing this, Chen Hao did not show any weakness.”
"Are you crazy? There's a competition tonight ~"
"Do you dare?"
" I can't mess around with you." Kobe expressed that he still had to prioritize the game.
She quickened her pace and entered the hotel. When she realized that Chen Hao did not follow her, she heaved a sigh of relief.
He was really afraid that Chen Hao would be serious, and he was also afraid that he would not be able to control his desire to fight him.
The Black Mamba was never afraid of challenges!
Seeing this scene, Odom and the others who had been watching the show laughed out loud and gave Chen Hao a thumbs up.
Chen Hao was the only one on the entire team who dared to speak to Kobe like that. Even Phil Jackson had to use a more indirect method to pass on some information to Kobe. Now, he even used Chen Hao as a microphone to tell Kobe about some tactical changes.
Most importantly, it seemed to others that no matter how Chen Hao courted death, Kobe would not get angry. It was enough to show how close the two were.
However, what Odom and the others didn't know was that Chen Hao had maintained a certain bottom line in his interactions with Kobe.
Just like the situation just now, Chen Hao would not really fight with Kobe at this time. Just as Kobe said, tonight's game with the Timberwolves was not suitable for him to waste too much energy.
Moreover, he did not want to torture himself in such cold weather. He was just trying to scare Black Mamba a little. Who knew that the other party would be so scared?
"This doesn't seem like Kobe's style. Is he afraid of the cold?”Chen Hao thought.
He shook his head slightly and quickly entered the hotel.
His body couldn't take it when he suddenly went from Atlanta, a city with a temperature of more than ten degrees Celsius, to a place with a temperature of around zero degrees Celsius.
However, because the game against the Timberwolves was about to begin that night, the team did not have much time to prepare. They just put down their luggage, took a short break, and went to the stadium to practice.
Chen Hao, who had opened up his own stadium to the Timberwolves to practice, secretly expressed that the other party was generous enough. After entering the locker room, all his thoughts turned into three words:
It was too shabby, and the temperature of the water wasn't hot enough. It could only be said that it was just right for a bath. It was more than enjoyable at all.
The Forest Wolves 'management was really inhumane!
Fortunately, it was only for a day. Chen Hao expressed that he could still endure it. At most, he would not take a shower. Anyway, he was not the only one who suffered. He must rub against the bastards of the Timberwolves during the game and let them know what it was like to be a man.
Alright, in terms of body odor, Chen Hao felt that he still couldn't compare to those black and hard ones.
The warm-up went smoothly. Although it was a little cold, the facilities in the Timberwolves Arena were still very advanced. Therefore, the visiting team's locker room must have been made so shabby on purpose.
Chen Hao felt that he needed to ask the team to renovate the Staples Center's away team locker room in advance when the Timberwolves came to Los Angeles in the future.
Before the game even started, everyone could feel Chen Hao's negative energy. They could not help but take a few steps away. They felt sad for the Timberwolves 'defenders. It could be expected that Chen Hao would be very violent on the defensive end of the game.
While the Laker team was warming up, the entire Timberwolves team was conducting a pre-game analysis meeting.
The most important thing to watch out for on the entire team was undoubtedly Kobe. In the first four games, he had scored 40 points in three games, and in one game, he had scored the highest point of the new season, 57 points. Kobe's competitive state was extremely moving.
Naturally, it became the focus of the Timberwolves.
However, it was difficult to defend against Kobe. It was almost impossible. Knowing this, Dwayne Casey did not expect his players to be able to do it. As long as they could reduce Kobe's scoring efficiency as much as possible, the mission would be completed.
More importantly, he wanted his side to perform well.
Of course, in addition to Kobe, there were a few other points that needed to be paid attention to. Odom was the No. 2 threat. The left-handed magician was too all-rounded, and a forward could make the movements of a guard. His inside strength was not bad either. He also acted as the high-ranking planner of the team. He had to be taken seriously.
After that was Chen Hao.
Originally, Casey did not care much about Chen Hao because he was just a defender. The Timberwolves never lacked ball controllers, and their core player, Wolf King Garnett, was an all-rounder and at his peak.
In a one-on-one matchup, no one in the league could do it except for the dumb Spurs.
However, after watching the game between the Los Angeles Clippers and the Hawks, Casey's understanding of Chen Hao was refreshed. If Chen Hao was only treated as an ordinary perimeter defender, then they would definitely be the ones at a disadvantage. They also had to pay attention to him.
He looked at his own point guard, Marco Jari?, and couldn't help but sigh.
Jari? was more than two meters tall, but his ball control ability was very solid. His playing style was mature and stable, and he was a traditional defender. However, based on Chen Hao's recent matches, he was least afraid of, or rather, he was most willing to meet a traditional defender.
It could be said that it was exactly what he wanted.
However, considering that Jalic's defensive ability was better than the substitute, Troy Hasend, and should be able to limit Chen Hao's offensive play, Casey did not make any changes to the starting lineup. Instead, he began to formulate the tactics of the game.
To put it bluntly, it still depended on Garnett's performance.
Ever since the 2003-2004 season, when the three-headed wolves lost the Western Conference finals, the momentum of the Timberwolves seemed to have been scattered. They could no longer return to the state they had in the 2003 -04 season. The team's competitiveness had also dropped significantly.
Even though they were still in the same team, and the three wolves were still on the team, their fighting spirit was no longer there. The players were getting older, and their competitive state had declined. There was a conflict within the team due to salary. Last season, they did not even make it to the playoffs, and they were ranked ninth in the Western Conference during the regular season.
From the first place in the western region to the ninth place in the western region, the difference was too great.
In the new season, the Timberwolves made a trade. Cassel chose to leave the team and go to the Clippers. Madman Sprewell used the reason that he needed to support his family and that his annual salary was no more than 10 million yuan. He directly rejected the three-year, 21 million yuan contract with the Timberwolves.
Then, because no team was willing to offer a 10 million contract, he chose to retire directly!
He lived up to his name as a madman.
His style of doing things was indeed so unfathomable.
The three-headed wolf combination fell apart, leaving Garnett alone to continue fighting for the championship.
However, anyone with discerning eyes could see that with the current lineup of the Timberwolves, not to mention competing for the championship, being able to enter the playoffs in the Western Conference, which was full of strong teams, was considered lucky.
It could be said that the Timberwolves were whittling down Garnett's peak.
Although Chen Hao felt that it was a pity that the Wolf King's peak period would pass in a state of inaction in the Timberwolves, he did not feel so regretful when he thought about the fact that the Wolf King had won the championship in the first year after joining the Celtics to form the Big Three.
After all, the Celtics had defeated his current team in the finals.
In the future, they would be enemies.
Soon, a few minutes before the end of the warm-up for the Los Angeles Clippers, the Timberwolves appeared on the court. The players from both teams greeted each other before the game. It was obvious that Kobe and Garnett had a good relationship.
Chen Hao had no intention of joining in. He practiced his three-point shooting in his own half, while Bynum and Turiaf helped pick up the ball.
With no one defending, the basketball fell into the basket again and again, making a crisp sound that was especially pleasing to the ear.
Vujasic, who was also practicing his three-point shooting a few steps away but had to pick up the ball himself, was envious. Every time he looked at Bynum and Turiaf, hoping that they could pass the ball to him, the other side ignored him.
Instead, they scrambled to pick up the ball and pass it to Chen Hao. Their movements were smooth and they looked like lackeys.
Perhaps this was the real Big Boss Hao ~
At the same time, Kobe and Garnett were observing Chen Hao's situation and communicating in a low voice that only the two of them could hear.
"It's unbelievable that such a good player would skip the draft and enter the league through trial training. This is all money.”
Obviously, Garnett had seen Chen Hao's information.
Kobe replied emotionally,""I found it strange before too, but Hao doesn't seem to lack money. I don't think he's ever wronged himself in terms of material resources. Moreover, things just happened. He's now the best helper by my side. I think we might be fated to be together ~"
Thinking of the various scenes he had with Chen Hao, Kobe couldn't help but smile.
Garnett couldn't help but feel a little envious. The Timberwolves were not so harmonious now. Looking at Chen Hao's three-point shots again and again, he couldn't help but tease,
" I like that kid. Why don't you give him to me? I think he has more room to play with me around."
"Don't even think about it. Hao is mine ~"
As soon as he said that, Kobe understood that he had been teased by Garnett. However, he seemed to have thought of something. After looking around, he said seriously,"Of course, if you really want to be Hao's teammate, you can choose to join us. If the three of us are together, the entire Alliance will not be our match ~"
"This joke isn't funny ~"
Looking around the stadium, Garnett said in a deep voice,"" I only have one thought now, and that is to win a championship trophy for this stadium."
"The championship?"
Kobe's eyes revealed a determined look.""I'll get it before you!"
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