Legend Raiders

Chapter 340

Chapter 340

July 4, night.

Various NBA awards are held every year, because the league's most improved player award kicked off this season.

After being voted by many people, Paul George, who has shown great strength this season, was finally elected as the most improved player of the season with a very high number of votes.

And as this award finally goes to Paul George, other awards will be announced in a short time.

For example, there is basically no suspense in this season's Most Valuable Player Award. With the record and performance of LeBron James leading the Heat, basically this season is still in his pocket.

Another example is the competition for the best rookie, because Anthony Davis is injured and the team record is very poor. During the period before the playoffs, the person who can compete with Qin Tao is nothing more than a very mature performance and talent. Pretty good Damian Lillard.

of course.

Regarding this award, basically no one has any doubts. After all, the honor Qin Tao received this season is really a bit against the sky.

In his rookie season, he was selected into the All-Star Game, and won the MVP of the Rookie Game and the All-Star Game one after another.

Coupled with some other gains, Qin Tao is really one of the players who is hard to meet in many years.

Knowing that these awards were about to be announced, Qin Tao felt very calm while sitting on the plane to Los Angeles.

In comparison.

Maybe he can gain a lot of honors, but with his current mentality and thinking, it's better to play the playoffs well for the time being.

After all, the next two games are also very important for the Rockets.

If they can survive the first round, it will be a very good honor for the Rockets after the new century.

So he chatted with Harden for a while, and closed his eyes to take a nap after the plane took off.

Qin Tao woke up comfortably after the plane landed at Los Angeles Airport.

get off a plane.

Pick up your luggage.

Qin Tao and the others took the bus and went straight to the hotel where they stayed. For tomorrow's game, they had to get used to it in advance.

Silent all night.

Early the next morning, the Rockets players ate a nutritious breakfast, took a break and headed to the Staples Arena.

It is different from choosing to adapt to the venue in the afternoon during the regular season, because they also came early, and the media entry time for the playoffs has to be earlier, so they can get more rest after adapting earlier.

As Qin Tao and the others entered the arena, some local media and media from other states and even other countries arrived early.

And Christine Laidlow, as one of the Rockets' team media, naturally arrived in Los Angeles a day earlier.

Seeing his own man, Laidlow said a few words to his colleagues, and then walked over to him.

Looking at his girlfriend, Qin Tao immediately wiped honey on his small mouth.

After talking about you and me, the two separated under the "disgusting" gaze of Harden and the others.

Then some media got interview opportunities, and they began to adapt to the previous interviews.

Regarding the game between the Rockets and the Lakers, the media who chose to interview Qin Tao had the most sincerity.

Some people asked how they would play in the next two games, and some people directly asked whether they could take away the victory from Los Angeles.

To these fairly routine questions, Qin Tao's answers were confident yet humble. I don't know how much more mature than he was at the beginning of the season.

After some interviews, the Rockets players gathered together.

McHale pretended to say a few words casually, and then they began to adapt to the field.

After a routine warm-up, Qin Tao gradually found his own feeling.

have to say.

Although he has not come to this stadium once or twice, he is very sure that the feeling is different every time he comes here.

of course.

This thing may be a psychological effect, but it is true to say that at least the person who installs the floor every time cannot be the same as a machine all the time.

It wasn't until almost noon that the Rockets finished adapting to the venue.

According to the usual way, they still need a round of interviews.

Regarding this matter, except for Parsons and Jeremy Lin, the Rockets basically went back to rest.

Even if some media were very upset, the Rockets said that the players need to adjust, and said nothing else.

The interview is over.

Qin Tao and the others waited until Jeremy Lin and the others came back, and then took the bus back to the hotel temporarily.

After an afternoon of adjustments, when we returned to Staples, the sky had already darkened, and there was still about an hour to start the game.

in the locker room.

McHale first had a meal of chicken soup, and then started the pre-match arrangements for this game.

But in the final analysis, it is still the old saying that the Lakers will fight very hard. While paying back to the Lakers, they have to play their advantages and fight as a team.

of course.

The core points of offense and defense are still Qin Tao on the inside and Harden on the outside.

In the absence of Qin Tao in the first quarter, inside Asik and Motiejunas became the starting point of the defense.

Soon.

Following the staff's reminder, they left the locker room one after another.

Before stepping out of the player tunnel, the enthusiastic cheers of the Los Angeles people made Qin Tao feel like a tsunami.

At the moment when they finally stepped out, the originally enthusiastic atmosphere obviously stagnated, but in just two seconds, the sky-high boos rang out.

That's right.

The fans in this field are like this, but compared to the Jazz and Knicks, they are still gentlemen.

Entering the players' bench, there was a sudden explosion in the arena.

Qin Tao and the others knew without looking that the Lakers must be there.

Turn your head to look.

They didn't hide their hunger tonight.

Especially Howard, who often talks about happy basketball, now seeing his eagerness to try and his restrained playfulness, this guy seems to be ready for a big fight.

However, Qin Tao saw a little worry on D'Antoni's face after looking carefully.

When he followed D'Antoni's line of sight, he frowned and thought about it for a while, and then his face suddenly became dazed.

Judging by the way he keeps his eyes on Nash, is there some small problem with the injury of this Wind Son?

For this kind of thing, regardless of whether it is true or not, Qin Tao is not happy anyway.

The Lakers have temporarily lost Kobe, and after losing Nash, he really doesn't know what sense of accomplishment he has in winning such a Lakers.

As a professional player, being able to compete with the strongest opponents is one of their goals in playing.

Of course that's the way it is, and no one else wants to get hurt.

Soon.

The bald referee who enforced this series, Crawford and the three of them appeared one after another.

After another moment, the two teams warmed up.

The next step is naturally the appearance ceremony, and the difference in treatment between the home and away teams is very obvious.

The game finally begins.

The starters of the two teams in this game are still the same. The Rockets are Harden, Jeremy Lin, Parsons, Motiejunas and Asik, and the Lakers are Howard, Gasol and Artes. Te, Blake and Nash.

(End of this chapter)