Chapter 18: A Powerful Enemy Strikes
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Seeing Lamar's performance in two consecutive games in a row, the fans in Los Angeles were overjoyed. Dr. Buss is also very happy that the Staples Center for the Lakers game can be said to be full, compared to the Clippers, another team that also has its home court in Los Angeles. (The Clippers started with two consecutive defeats, although Elton Brand performed well, contributing an average of 20+10 per game, but the fans didn't buy it, who told the team to lose!) Now the media in Los Angeles have begun to call Elton Brand a data brush, and the team is a cancer.) Elton almost fainted in his toilet from crying!)
These two games also let the rest of the league teams see the strong strength of the Lakers, who can still average 120 points per game without Kobe, and the offensive power can be seen how terrifying it is. The small OK combination composed of Lamar and Shaq is also eye-catching, with two inside and one outside, with tacit understanding, coupled with the excellent performance of the newly recruited sharpshooter Murray, Chauncey, who originally thought it was a dispensable deal, can be said to be the biggest gain of the Lakers, not only old and heavy, but also physically strong and excellent defense!
Now Phil is also full of happiness, the only trouble is the Lakers' interior bench problem, once Shaq suffers an injury, the substitute center is unbearable! Thinking about the only center candidates in the market now, Phil still shook his head, nerve-wracking!
The Lakers' next game will be the Western Conference powerhouse Portland Trail Blazers. The Trail Blazers reached the Western Conference Finals last season, and this season they acquired superstar Scott Pippen and Hawks sharpshooter Steve Smith in an offseason trade.
Thinking about the Trail Blazers' lineup, Phil is a headache!
On November 1, the Los Angeles Lakers and Bottalan Trail Blazers game officially kicked off.
The Lakers continued their starting lineup for the first two games. The Portland Trail Blazers' starters are still strong!
Starting center Avidas Sabonis (born December 19, 1964 in Kaunas, Lithuania) is a former Lithuanian professional basketball player who played as a center, Sabonis won the 1988 Olympic championship with the former Soviet Union and then led Lithuania to bronze medals in the 1992 and 1996 Olympic Games. Standing at 2.21 meters tall, Sabonis was one of the best centers in the world and won the All-Star Weekend in 1996. The 31-year-old Sabonis competed in the All-Star Rookie Game, becoming the oldest All-Star Rookie Game member in history. Compared to the McDyce and Stackhouse around him, he is like an unearthed artifact. But the Trailblazers saw the energy in this Lithuanian, and at the age of 31, he could still defend Big Dream against Big Dream in the game. With him, the Trail Blazers entered the spring with a 38-22 record. His most terrifying moment was when he got the ball at a 45-degree waist position and swung it with one hand like an apple. At this moment, you can't blink. Because in the next moment, the ball may be silently passed to some strange corner. Sabonis is one of the best players in the history of the planet when it comes to covering with his body and making a wrap-around pass for a smaller defender. And the use of passing feints to do homeopathic offense is even more unguardable. So, even at 223 centimeters and weighing 132 kilograms, he is not very agile, but he can still play a role in the pick-and-roll from up to 6 meters away. If you look at his old videos in Europe, you can see how fearful his opponents were of him. );
Power forward Rasheed Wallace (born September 17, 1974 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is a former American professional basketball player who plays as a power forward/center. He was drafted by the Washington Bullets in the first round of the 1995 NBA Draft and was traded to the Trail Blazers in 1996. There is no doubt about the attack power of the roaring Tianzun at the peak, familiar with all the inside offensive means, low back play, high breakthrough, bottom line dunk, empty three points, etc., the entire three-point line is his offensive range, Tianzun is best at the left and right side of the bottom line of the straight arm turn over and back to jump shot, due to the large elevation angle, high shooting point, so the anti-interference is very good, and the hit rate is also high. He is a talented power forward, versatile, balanced in attack and defense, outstanding team awareness, high tactical literacy, typical academic style of play, valuing winning more than personal data, and an excellent teamplayer. The running and jumping ability is good, the height and arm span have a certain advantage in the big forward position, the relative strength is average, and the tonnage is small. );
Small forward Scott Pippen (Scottie Pippen, born September 25, 1965 in Hamburg, Arkansas, USA), is a former American professional basketball player who plays as a small forward, nicknamed "Batman". In the 1987 NBA Draft, Pippen was selected by the Seattle SuperSonics with the fifth pick in the first round and was subsequently traded to the Chicago Bulls. Pippen was traded to the Trail Blazers in the 1999-00 season. In 17 NBA seasons, Pippen scored 18,940 points, which ranked 51st all-time, 6,135 assists, 28th all-time, and 2,307 steals. He played 41,069 minutes and made 978 3-pointers. He has 20 triple-doubles in his career, including four in the playoffs. In 17 NBA seasons, Pippen failed to make the playoffs in only the last season, and in the first 16 seasons, Pippen led the team to the playoffs. Pippen, meanwhile, also holds the record for most 3-pointers made in a playoff tournament with 660. Pippen won six championship rings with Michael Jordan in his career (1991-1993, 1996-1998), was named to the NBA All-Star Game seven times, was named MVP of the NBA All-Star Game in 1994, and was named one of the NBA's Top 50 Superstars in 1996. );
Shooting guard Steve Smith (born March 31, 1969 in Highland Park, Michigan, USA) is a former American professional basketball player who plays as a shooting guard. Steve Smith entered the NBA in 1991 and was named to the 1992 All-Rookie Team, participated in the 1998 All-Star Game, and won the NBA's Sportsmanship Award in 2002. He retired in 2005 and is a member of the "Dream II Team" and "Dream Four Team" of American basketball. During his career, Smith was known for his excellent jump shots, shooting 44 percent from the field and 84.5 percent from the free throw line in 942 games throughout his career. );
Point guard Damon Stoudemire (born September 3, 1973 in Portland, Oregon, USA), is a former American professional basketball player who plays point guard and is nicknamed "Flying Squirrel". Damon Stoudemire was selected by the Toronto Raptors at the 1995 NBA Draft with the No. 7 pick in the first round. In the 1995-96 season, he won the league's "Rookie of the Month" award twice in November 1995 and January 1996, and then was not only named to the NBA Rookie of the Year team at the end of the season, but also won the NBA 1996 "Rookie of the Year" award. Joining the Trail Blazers in 1997, Damon Stoudemire plays with agility and confidence on his left hand, with a wide field of vision and control, and is a ruthless character that will be loved by his teammates and a headache for opponents. );
Substitute sixth man Bryan Grant (born March 5, 1972 in Columbus, Ohio, USA) is a former NBA basketball player who plays at the center/power forward position. Brian Grant is the best example of a hard-working sapper-type player in the NBA, with scores, rebounds and fouls always around him. In the 1998-99 season, he averaged 9.8 rebounds per game, ranking first with the Trail Blazers and 12th in the NBA, and won 17 "double-doubles". )。
Unsurprisingly, the Trail Blazers players were booed by Lakers fans as they entered the tunnel. Lamar heard the boos and looked back at the players' tunnel, staring earnestly at each of the Trail Blazers' players.
Today's Lakers' home court can be said to be star-studded, and many Hollywood movie stars have come to the scene, and it can be said that they are as beautiful as a cloud: Angelina Jolie, Julia Roberts, Britney Spears, and so on! A bunch of beasts on the Lakers' bench are also looking at these actresses! Lamar is no exception, looking at those actresses one by one, but unfortunately there is no food of his own, so Lamar sat down and lowered his head and began to ponder.
"What's wrong, Lamar?" asked Shaq with concern, he could see that Lamar was a little nervous today, but come to think of it, the Trail Blazers are arguably the strongest opponents the Lakers have faced since the start of the season!
Lamar looked up and smiled, "It's nothing, Shaq! I'm just thinking about how I can get Wallace's irritable puppy out early! Let's go and see what Phil's tactics are!"
Shaq laughed when he heard this, and he felt that Lamar's description of Wallace was too funny. The more I think about it, the more this happens, and with Wallace's explosive character, maybe he will be punished for a technical foul at some point.
Seeing Shaq and Lamar coming over side by side, Phil smiled and said, "Shaq, Lamar, you two have finished talking about their feelings in the corner!