Chapter 139: Three Days and Two Trainings

Zhao Wei was temporarily protected by Kupchak. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 Info And here the Lakers also ushered in the game against the Warriors.

This match against the Warriors was taken very seriously by Luke Wharton. The Golden State Warriors rose to win the NBA championship last season, and last season they were alone, winning the NBA's all-time record of 73-9 in the regular season. You know, what they broke was the record set by Jordan, the god of basketball, and the Bulls in their heyday. But it's a pity that when the Warriors faced the ruined Rockets team last season, Stephen Curry actually slipped bizarrely on the Rockets' home court and injured his knee. After his comeback, Curry's skills have been greatly reduced. Add to that the crucial suspension of Draymond Green at a pivotal moment in the Finals. In the end, the Warriors were defeated by the Cavaliers led by LeBron James after falling behind 3-1.

The Warriors missed out on a chance to defend their title. But this summer, when many big-name stars are free agents, the Warriors can be said to be in the wind and rain. Decisively abandoned his draft-trained all-round forward Harris Barnes and his own championship hero Andrew Bogut, as well as an important bench player, to win Kevin Durant, known as the league's second millennium.

Although the acquisition of Kevin Durant caused the Warriors to lose a lot, there was a veteran who wanted to win the championship. David West and Zaza Pachuria, among others.

All four of them were superstars of their playing years to form a team, which is something that has never been done in NBA history. All of a sudden, the Warriors became the public enemy of the entire league. The biggest reason is Kevin Durant. You know, it was the Warriors who eliminated them in the playoffs last season. This kind of defection is nothing short of a betrayal in the eyes of the older generation of stars. If you can't beat you, they won't understand it at all. You must know that in their time, they would rather not win the championship than go to their enemies. The best way for the enemy to defeat him is to retaliate next time, or even worse.

And then there's Kevin Durant's remarks. That goes back to the time when LeBron James abandoned the Cavaliers to go to the Heat and his two good brothers to form the Heat Big Three, Kevin Durant was extremely disdainful of LeBron James' thigh-hugging behavior.

But time flies, and it has only been a few years, and LeBron James returned to the Cavaliers and brought him the first championship trophy in the team's history. LeBron James completely redeemed his reputation and became a hero of Croatia, but Kevin Durant forgot his words and took the initiative to join the Golden State Warriors.

Although the Warriors are the league's public enemies, Lakers head coach Luke Walton is good friends with the Warriors' coach and players. In his opinion, playing against the Warriors is the best growth for his team.

The coaches of the two teams played each other in a tongue before this game. Cole declares that he wants to give up Draymond Green for the sake of friendship; And Luke Wharton was not far behind, replying that he was going to give way to Williams.

When the game actually started, Zhao Wei was surprised to find that the two really didn't let Draymond Green and Loue Williams play.

Zhao Wei has to admire the temperament of the two hot coaches, and even more admires Luke Wharton. The seemingly mild-mannered Luke Wharton is also a person who refuses to admit defeat easily.

The starting lineups sent by the two sides are: Warriors: Durant, Curry, Thompson, Looney, Pachuria; Lakers: Russell, Randle, Rohr Deng, Clarkson, Mozgov.

The Lakers, who have gone through the trials of the previous preseason games, can be described as winning with momentum, thinking that they can cause some problems for the Warriors, but the ideal is always good, and the reality is skinny.

The Warriors gave the Lakers a head start in the opening game. Klay Thompson was on fire, and there was no chance of holding back against his former best friend's team. In the first quarter, he shot 7-of-10 and 4-of-5 three-pointers to score 18 points and help the Warriors lead the Lakers by a large score. In the second quarter of the game, Klay Thompson was still in shape, playing steadily, scoring 24 points in just half time. And the Warriors also led the Lakers by as many as 27 points at this time.

The Lakers will walk to the locker room like frosted eggplant. Luke Wharton smiled and clapped his hands lightly.

"Hey, boys, good job." Luke Wharton encouraged. However, the Lakers' boys were clearly extremely unhappy with such a performance and did not react to Luke Walton's words.

"Huh." Luke Wharton chuckled and said, "They're one of the strongest teams in the league, and if we can play against them, it's the best opportunity for us to grow, and if we can play our game, that's the best performance." It's not about winning or losing. ”

"But we want to win." D'Angelo Russell, who had a poor first half, looked at Luke Wharton unwillingly.

"Then take the opportunity to grow quickly. The future will be yours. Luke Wharton didn't have much momentum, but his faint words completely drove the haze out of the Lakers' locker room.

Zhao Wei looked at Luke Wharton in admiration.

Cole is a good friend of Luke Wharton. In the second half, he took the initiative to put out a training lineup to help his good friends train his disciples. Instead of using Curry and Thompson in the second half, he replaced McCaw and Clarkson with Kevin Durant and the others.

The Lakers also took advantage of this opportunity to quickly narrow the score. In the end, they lost by only five points, 107-122.

However, the Lakers' players have gained more than enough experience. This kind of competition is a big harvest for them.

D'Angelo Russell is now constantly bullish because he can shoot three-pointers like Curry, and in this game, Curry also singled out D'Angelo Russell many times, and then made incredible three-pointers under his defense.

Klay Thompson showed Clarkson what it takes to be a great pitcher.

Brandon Ingram has been regarded as the second Kevin Durant since he became known to everyone. When the two faced off in the training camp of the American team, Kevin Durant also let out the feeling that the opposite Brandon Ingram was like looking in a mirror. In this game, Brandon Ingram improved his performance and scored 12 points. But against Kevin Durant, he knows better how to be an all-around player who can impact the game on both ends of the floor.

Although Zhao Wei did not play, he also observed the game off the court and saw how Curry existed as a Warriors team, although his statistics were not high.

After the game, Zhao Wei did not leave. Because he ran into Kylie Jenner. And behind Kylie Jenner was followed by a group of reporters.

Kylie Jenner pulled Zhao Wei to the reporter. Seeing so many reporters staring at him, as if he wanted to see himself, Zhao Wei was a little nervous, and at the same time he was also curious about what Kylie Jenner was going to do.

Soon, Kylie Jenner gave the answer. Kylie Jenner faced the reporter and recounted the dangerous scene that happened that night with a smile. Although she was smiling, everyone could hear the danger of the matter from her words, and cast approving glances at Zhao Wei, who had protected Kylie Jenner.

Zhao Wei scratched his head embarrassedly, because Kylie Jenner's words were not completely true, because Kylie Jenner changed Zhao Wei to Zhao Wei to Zhao Wei happened to be passing by. This highlights Zhao Wei's justice.

Immediately, the deeds of heroes saving the United States were transmitted back to the headquarters of major media in a timely manner through one reporter after another.

The same news also reached the ears of Bass Jr. Little Bas was annoyed and put the cup in his hand heavily on the table. Annoyed by missing a good opportunity to blow Kupchak.

In fact, Bass Jr.'s anger only came from Kupchak protecting Zhao Wei, and also from the pressure of ZG media. Because Yi Jianlian, who has attracted much attention in ZG in this game, did not get playing time, which made ZG fans very dissatisfied. But he is powerless, because when he recruited Luke Wharton, he promised that the team's affairs would be handled by Luke Wharton, and they had no right to interfere.

Therefore, although the Lakers are thriving, Buss Jr. is one head and two big.

The day after the game, Luke Wharton did not arrange for everyone to practice, but led everyone in the video studio to watch the game footage against the Warriors over and over again. Ask each player what problems have arisen with them and how they can correct them. As for training? Luke Wharton is aiming for his next game against the Warriors. I have to admit that Luke Wharton's innovation, using the game as training, even in the preseason, is something that many coaches dare not try.

On October 19, the Lakers welcomed the Warriors again, but this time the Lakers returned to the Staples Center from Las Vegas.

Facing thousands of Lakers fans, Zhao Wei was so excited that he couldn't wait to play immediately, but in the end, he was helpless to look at his right hand wrapped in a thick bandage. But the good news is that the doctor told Zhao Wei that he won't be out for too long and will definitely be able to make it in time for the opening game of the regular season this season.

Just when everyone's hearts were surging, Zhao Wei suddenly received a phone call. The cold and cruel voice on the other side of the phone made Zhao Wei have to leave the game scene in advance.

When Zhao Wei left, the game officially began.

This time, the Warriors and Lakers fielded their full lineups.

The Warriors' Super Big Four are all on the line: Curry, Thompson, Durant, Green, Pachuria.

The Lakers have changed their lineup and changed the appearance of this period, and the rejuvenated Nick Young has been put on the starting lineup: Russell, Clarkson, Nick Young, Randle and Mozgov.

In this game, the Lakers made a deep impression on everyone.

The Warriors are still the same Warriors, and after Green came on the court, the Warriors' passing was even more elusive. Last season, the Warriors were showing off their skills with all sorts of incredible three-pointers, and this season, with Kevin Durant, they're using the pass to show off. Their passing was fluid without pauses, and the Lakers' defense had to be able to afford to make any mistakes, but even so, they continued to use the pass to continuously transmit complete openings, and Durant easily scored consecutive points.

However, the biggest difference between the Lakers and the Lakers in the previous two days is not their desperate Saburo and more tacit defensive cooperation, but their spirit of not admitting defeat. Every time the Warriors pull the score away, these lads can bite and catch up. Unlike the previous game, the Warriors led by 27 points at halftime, and it was the help of good friends in the second half that saved some face.

Throughout the game, the Lakers clung to the Warriors, and finally forced into the fourth quarter, and the Warriors had to send their strongest lineup, the Big Four, to end the game.

And in the final moments, the Warriors showed why they are the best in the league.

Curry fired back-to-back shots from the outside and hit three difficult three-pointers in a row against the defense, killing the game in a wave. In the end, the Lakers lost the game 112-123. But they can be proud of the Lakers boys' progress.

After this game, the Lakers only have one last preseason game left, and that is the game against the Suns. However, on the day of the game and the training a few days ago, Zhao Wei did not appear.

Luke Wharton also gave an explanation for this, that is, Zhao Wei will miss the game for a period of time due to personal problems.

In the game against the Suns, the Lakers exposed another problem of young teams, which is that when they are strong, they are strong, and when they are weak, they are weak. The game was a tight game, but in the final minute, the Suns took their chances, and the Lakers made undeserved mistakes. Lost the game in the end. This is the end of the Lakers' preseason journey.

But now the problem has arisen. That's the issue of layoffs. The NBA rules that at the start of the regular season, each team can only have fifteen players on the roster.

In the previous two games, Yi Jianlian got the opportunity to appear and played, but compared to his rival Robinson, he lacked a hard fight.

So it's hard to say what the result is now.

Just when everyone was anxiously waiting, a piece of news shocked everyone's jaws and caused a huge loss to the Lakers.

Yi Jianlian took the initiative to leave the team and returned to the Guangdong team.

In the end, the Lakers cut off their staff, and it was Yi Jianlian and Anthony Brown who were cut.

The unexpected Robinson and world peace stayed.

At this time, Zhao Wei didn't know about these things, because he thought that he was likely to leave the Lakers. Because his time with the Lakers has not been restful at all. (To be continued.) )