Chapter 141 This System Can Be Used to Restrict Howard
The long halftime break is over.
The second half of the game begins.
The Lakers changed their starting lineup.
Jiang Chen appeared at the center position and Bynum was relegated to the bench.
Odom was promoted to the starting small forward position.
"Man, thanks to you, I'm starting again."
Odom chuckled, somewhat excited.
"Haha, you will often appear in the starting position in the future."
Jiang Chen also smiled and said that after getting to know him more closely, he found that Odom was also a very interesting person.
After all, he is the king of nightclubs and the man who captured Kardashian's heart. How can he not have some charm?
"I still have to rely on you to pretend a few more times."
Odom smiled and raised his eyebrows.
Jiang Chen shrugged. We'll know if he's just showing off soon.
During the conversation, the Lakers players had already fallen behind on the court.
When the audience saw Jiang Chen standing next to Howard, they all looked surprised.
"What does this mean? Is the Lakers coach crazy? Letting this Chinese player play center? Is he asking for trouble?"
"Unbelievable! Is this the tactic planned by a tactical genius? It's really outrageous and even a little ridiculous."
"What kind of IQ are you showing off? Do you want to disrupt Howard's mentality with this lineup adjustment?"
"Is this game still worth watching? Howard will definitely push this Chinese player to the ground and rub him."
"I've seen people being abused, but I've never seen someone so eager to be abused! This is getting interesting."
...
The fans were talking about it, their voices filled with astonishment and disdain.
"This may be the most daring arrangement made by a head coach that I have seen in all my years of commentary!"
"It's incredible! Asking Jiang Chen to restrict Howard is a joke no matter how you look at it."
Mike Brin said this bluntly, even a little angrily, thinking that Phil was simply messing around.
Such an arrangement would not only destroy the Lakers' hopes of turning the game around, but would also undermine the confidence of Jiang Chen, a potential rising star.
"Maybe Phil has his own ideas. Judging from Jiang Chen's jumping ability and air-staying ability, he has a chance against Howard."
Reggie Miller said, with a hint of anticipation in his eyes.
He believed that the great Phil Jackson would not make such a ridiculous arrangement.
Since Jiang Chen was asked to play center against Howard, there must be a purpose for that.
"Humph! I hope so. Otherwise, after this game, Phil's decision will definitely be criticized and questioned by the entire league."
Mike Breen said coldly.
Having said that, he did not believe that Jiang Chen had the ability to compete with Howard, which was obviously beyond his cognition.
On the stadium.
Howard also looked at Jiang Chen in astonishment, then revealed a sarcastic expression and mocked: "Is there no one in the Lakers' restricted area? They actually sent you a small forward to fill in the numbers?"
"Haha, you'll know if I'm just here to make up the numbers later!"
Jiang Chen sneered and didn't bother to explain anything.
"Listen, man. I know that you have a lot of strength hidden in your skinny body. After all, you fought against James in the Olympics and you were not at a disadvantage in terms of strength. But I want to say that this does not mean that you can challenge me!"
"Compared to me, James is much weaker in terms of strength."
Howard said proudly, admonishing Jiang Chen like an elder.
"Ding Dong! Howard's mockery of the host has been detected. The host may tolerate it, but the system cannot. The task is being issued now."
"Mission: Limit Howard's score to less than 10 points in the second half and block Howard 3 times."
"Reward: 2000 achievement points, 1000 skill fusion fragments."
Before Jiang Chen could respond to what Howard said, the system stopped working.
This made Jiang Chen complain. It was really a system with a bad temper. It couldn't bear to see its host suffer any injustice.
Based on this alone, he believes this is a good system that can be managed.
"After the game, if you still talk to me so arrogantly, I will lose."
Jiang Chen said lightly.
Howard's face darkened, a hint of anger flashed in his eyes, and he made up his mind to teach this ignorant Chinese boy a lesson.
Do you really think that my title of "the best center in the league" is for nothing?
beep!
At this time, the referee blew the whistle.
The Magic took the lead in attacking.
After Nelson dribbled the basketball across half court, he passed it to Howard without any hesitation.
Although he didn't know what the Lakers' lineup arrangement meant, there was no doubt that such an obvious mismatch advantage could not be wasted!
Howard received the basketball, his face full of confidence. He patted the basketball and twisted his hips towards Jiang Chen.
He was going to knock Jiang Chen off the ground, then complete a violent two-handed dunk, wreaking havoc on the Lakers' basket.
However.
Howard pushed several times in a row, but was surprised to find that Jiang Chen behind him didn't move at all.
So Howard tried harder, but it felt like he was pushing against a piece of iron and couldn't move at all.
He immediately broke out in a cold sweat, this was really outrageous!
How could it be impossible to hold it?
The other players all showed surprised expressions.
Howard can't beat Jiang Chen, who originally played as a small forward?
What kind of international joke is this?
This is totally unscientific!
But the facts are right in front of us!
Could it be that Howard was playing a trick on Jiang Chen and deliberately showing weakness?
With this thought in mind, the Magic players all felt relieved.
This is the only reasonable explanation.
Sidelines.
Bynum, who was sitting on the bench, stood up with horror in his eyes when he saw that Howard failed to push Jiang Chen.
He was fighting against Howard throughout the first half and had a clear understanding of his strength. He knew he couldn't stop him anyway.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have been tortured so badly by Howard.
But what the hell is happening on the field now?
Is Jiang Chen more powerful than Howard?
This is really unbelievable.
Bynum had completely forgotten the frustration of being relegated to the bench, and instead stared at the court, wanting to see who would win in the duel between Howard and Jiang Chen.
On the court.
Howard tried a few more times, but found that he still couldn't get it up, so he could only turn around and try for a hook shot.
Such delicate technical work is still a bit difficult for Howard.
In addition, Jiang Chen's full-level [Tsukawa Tomoki's Strongest Wall] defense further limited Howard's shooting rate!
BANG!
Without any surprise, the basketball bounced out of the basket.
Jiang Chen jumped high, grabbed the defensive rebound, passed the ball to Fisher, and launched a counterattack.
He was extremely fast and rushed across the center line in the blink of an eye and stood outside the 45-degree three-point line on the right, while Howard had just run to the center line and was extremely slow.
Fisher decisively passed the basketball to Jiang Chen, who shot a three-pointer in an open position.
The basketball drew a high arc.
Swish.
Hollow into the net!
"Defended! Jiang Chen not only defended Howard's attack in this round, but also made a beautiful counterattack!"
"This is really beyond everyone's expectations!"