LIGHTNOVELONLINE Chapter 75
Chapter 72: The Lakers Aren’T That Scary
It was time for Dajia to send the sideline ball again. This time, he ignored Howard’s face and sent the ball to Kobe.
The offensive time left for the Lakers was only 4 seconds, but it was still enough for Kobe.
This kind of pot-throwing has long been used to.
Hold the ball quickly in disguise, make emergency stops, and make jump shots.
boom!
Of course, I’m used to hammering.
After all, Kobe was a man, not a god, so it was impossible to score every buzzer-beater.
This time, Wang Zelin reacted very quickly, he protected the rebound, took him into his arms and observed the position of the enemy and the enemy, and then handed over to Lillard.
Lillard dribbled the ball with one hand and moved the ball with the other.
Now the Blazers don’t need to rush at all, they just need to make sure the hit rate.
Matthews got an open opportunity in the bottom corner, Lillard quickly passed the ball, and when the latter was about to make a shot, the beast of Ci Shiping had already pounced.
The opportunity has quietly passed away.
“ball!”
A familiar voice came from inside.
Matthews smiled and hoisted the ball into the penalty area.
After receiving the ball, Wang Zelin did not hesitate in the slightest. He relied on Howard to make a beautiful little spinning top, turned and slid directly to the bottom line.
After arriving at the basket, Wang Zelin raised his hand to hook, and Howard jumped up excitedly behind him. He wanted to return a block.
It’s a pity that it was just a fake move, and Howard flinched.
When he was about to make a shot, Wang Zelin suddenly retracted the right hand of the basketball that was holding up high, then turned in the opposite direction, hooked his hand, and hit the board.
18 points difference!
“Haha, King’s footsteps at the basket are very similar to his predecessor Yao. The basic skills of big men in China are always so impressive!”
The home announcer looked at Wang Zelin’s series of smooth movements, and then compared to Howard’s lame play in the previous round, he couldn’t help laughing.
“What to watch, do you want to learn? Go in a dream, there is everything in your dream.”
Facing Howard’s expression of wanting to swallow himself, Wang Zelin made a classic gesture of spreading his hands.
In the next round, Howard once again asked for the ball to single against Wang Zelin.
This time, his position is very deep. After receiving the ball, he doesn’t need to do any ball-holding action, he just jumps on the spot.
I have to say that despite the sadness, Howard’s physical fitness is still quite impressive. This attack caught Wang Zelin by surprise, and the latter slapped him with a slap in the face.
Achievement of the first background board achievement in my career!
“Wangskin boy, why don’t you shout, where did your confidence just now go?”
Finally, Wang Zelin was buckled from the front. Howard was unstoppably excited, and after landing, he pulled his clothes and roared.
“Come on, who can’t stand and buckle? This kind of trick with no technical content can be used to show off. It really makes me feel sad for you.”
Howard originally thought that his opponent would feel embarrassed and angry, and his expression would change more or less no matter how bad it was, but he didn’t expect to receive such a flat response.
Especially when he saw the trace of pity on Wang Zelin’s face, Howard was like a cat whose tail was stepped on, with blue veins bursting out on his dark face.
The game between the two teams continued, but there were only three and a half minutes left in the final quarter.
Kobe couldn’t sit still anymore, he directly turned on the familiar sack mode, no longer cared about his wife’s request for the ball, in the last time, he shot 7 times and hit 4 times, plus two plus 2+1, Hard to get 10 points.
But unfortunately, the Lakers still cannot escape the fate of defeat.
103:89
The Lakers start the new season with a two-game losing streak!
Before the game, the Galaxy battleship, which boasted a 20-point victory over the Blazers, was defeated by 14 points.
“Is this still the Lakers?”
“Why can’t I just win?”
“…”
After the game, Kobe stood blankly on the field and looked at the scoreboard above, full of confusion and confusion about the future.
“Hey old guy, why are you still standing there, are you waiting for me to sign your autograph?”
A voice came from behind him. Kobe looked back and saw Wang Zelin who had taken off his shirt.
“Um?”
“If you don’t mind, can you sign for me? How can I say that I am also one of the six billion Komi.”
After Kobe took the jersey and pen, he lowered his head and asked casually, “Why do you say once and now?”
“Now I’m in the same arena with you, and I’m your enemy!”
Wang Zelin looked at Kobe and spoke his heart without any burden.
“Really, then you have to win 5 championships before saying this to me!”
Kobe opened his right palm to face Wang Zelin and said expressionlessly.
“There will be that day, but before that, I hope you will keep your old legs from rusting. I will wait for you in the playoffs.”
After taking the jersey and pen and hugging Kobe, Wang Zelin glanced thoughtfully at Kobe’s right calf Achilles tendon.
“Bastard, I’m not old yet!”
Kobe didn’t take it to heart, and after a few chats, the two parted ways.
…
The biggest contributor to the Blazers in this game is undoubtedly the team boss Aldridge.
In this game, Ade played 37.6 minutes, made 11 of 20 shots, plus 3 of 3 free throws, and scored a team-high 25 points and 6 rebounds.
Lillard scored 21 points and 9 assists in 40 minutes.
Then there was Wang Zelin, who played 31 minutes and scored 18 points, 11 rebounds and 2 blocks.
As the opponent’s Lakers, Kobe played 38 minutes, made 10 of 22 shots, 7 of 6 free throws, and scored 30 points.
Howard played 41 minutes and scored 25 points, 14 rebounds and 3 blocks on 9 of 17 shots and 7 of 13 free throws.
In terms of shooting percentage alone, in fact, the Lakers’ overall shooting percentage in this game was 51%, and the Blazers’ shooting percentage was 49.3%.
But why still can’t win the ball?
First, the stars fought on their own, and basically did not play a few decent matches. The team’s lack of running-in naturally led to a huge increase in mistakes.
The Lakers made 24 overall turnovers in this game, and you had 9 more than the 15 of the opponent Blazers.
Second, because of Nash’s sudden injury, the team was in chaos and morale was suppressed.
In the end, the entire team failed to form an effective defensive system, allowing the Blazers to get as many as 11 fast-break counterattacks.
This season’s Lakers can be described as much-anticipated, all the focus is on them, and their every move will become the object of repeated research by the American media.
The big city has its advantages, and naturally it also has its disadvantages. He can make a player get more exposure and have a faster way to become a star, but he can also directly destroy a high-ranking star with unlimited potential. Lose.
Now that he has received such a huge amount of attention, he naturally has to bear the backlash it brings.
The 8-game losing streak in the preseason can also be understood as a run-in of the lineup, but now the two-game losing streak at the beginning of the regular season has completely broken the “invincibility” of the Lakers when they first formed the Galaxy Battleship.
Counting today’s failure, the Lakers can be said to have experienced a wave of kneeling for ten consecutive times. Now they can no longer use other reasons to prevaricate the media and fans.
At the same time, this also allowed the management and coaching staff of the other 29 teams in the league to see the Lakers’ weakness.
Combined with the Lakers’ experience in setting up an F4 at the beginning of the century… All other strong teams aiming to win the championship began to analyze the shortcomings of the Los Angeles people.
Everything that is unknown is what human beings are always most afraid of!
When the mystery of the Lakers at the beginning of the season was pierced, everyone saw that the simple and rude accumulation of stars did not necessarily bring success.
The Lakers are far less terrifying than they seem on the surface.
After this battle, the compliments from the major media instantly turned into aggressive blades!
It is said that the New York Times is notorious for its “enemy and loneliness”, and even its own people do it for the sake of traffic.
But the Los Angeles Times is also not much better, the world is as dark as a crow.
“Two-game losing streak at the start! This is not the Purple and Gold Army we are familiar with!” – “Los Angeles Times”
“The same F4! The same failure?” – “ESPN”
“Kobe + Howard + Nash + Pau Gasol = A win is hard to come by? My God, this is so bad!” – “Lakers Over”
“L.A. faces no more!” – The New York Times
The New York Times’s phrase “I don’t want your face!” is very similar to the “Boston Tea!”
One sentence caused a thousand waves, and the overwhelming pressure of public opinion hit the Los Angeles Lakers directly.