Chapter 141: Ups and downs

The Lakers' first game of blood-inflicted on the Jazz did not surprise everyone, after all, the Jazz lacked Stockton, and this new Laker is unfamiliar to everyone, the first contact, will definitely suffer, and the Lakers have the existence of Liu Han, which means that the Jazz need to invest heavily in defense on the outside, which will inevitably cause other positions to lose position.

After the opening game, the Lakers' performance was praised by most commentators, who called the Lakers' anti-trend offense, a joint victory for young players and young coaches. However, the media and commentators in Chicago still look down on the Lakers, reporting that the Lakers' anti-trend tactics are only suitable for use in the regular season, and once they enter the playoffs, the Lakers will definitely collapse.

The league is supportive of the Lakers' changes, as the league has encouraged offense in recent years, but the claim that defense has won a championship has made many teams in the league more focused on defense.

At the end of the first game, the strong teams won one after another, but the Bulls unexpectedly lost to the Celtics, and although Jordan scored 30 points, he shot 7-of-23 from the field. And Anthony Walker, the star of the Celtics, also scored 30 points, shooting 13 percent of 26 from the field. The Timberwolves defeated the Golden State Warriors 129-113 in an offensive battle, and the Warriors' "madman" Sprewell scored 45 points, but the Timberwolves scored 20 points from 4 players, and Timberwolves point guard Marbury also brushed up 14 assists.

After a three-day break, the Lakers traveled to Sacramento to take on the Kings on the road. In this game, the Lakers still played an amazing offensive efficiency, and there were only 7 turnovers in the game, Liu Han scored a game-high 27 points, O'Neal also scored 24 points, Nash brushed a double-double again, and the score was still not much, but the data of 16 assists once again set a new career high. The Lakers beat the Kings by 25 points, 114-89.

Steve Nash brushed up 30 assists in two games, which shocked the league, this rookie of 96 who was not physically gifted has undergone earth-shaking changes after coming to the Lakers, which made the Phoenix Suns regret it very much, they had to trade Jason Kidd from the Mavericks for point guard reasons, but what they didn't expect was that there were such talented players in their team before.

After two wins, the Lakers showed their own huge changes, this change made the other teams in the league a little overwhelmed, I have never seen this kind of team, the outside four have strong projection and breakthrough ability, which makes the Lakers' outside line extremely difficult to defend, and the Lakers also have a big killer like O'Neal inside, everything makes the Lakers look invulnerable.

On November 7, local time, the Lakers, who returned to their home court, defeated the New York Knicks by 23 points 115-92, and all seven Lakers scored double-doubles, and Steve Nash brushed up 13 assists again. Liu Han also scored 22 points, plus eight rebounds, and O'Neal was slightly weaker against the veteran Ewing, only 17 points and eight rebounds, but it was also related to the Lakers' tactics. Jeff Van Gundy's New York Knicks have always been known for their tough defense, but this game the Lakers' outside offense tore the Knicks' outside defense to pieces, and the New York Knicks, who averaged only 91.2 points per game last season, let the Lakers score 115 points today. Jeff Van Gundy was helpless in the face of the Lakers' fickle offensive routine.

After three consecutive wins, the Lakers have reached a level of momentum, with most of the players in their early twenties who have only been in the NBA for one or two seasons and don't have a deep understanding of many teams, and now they are starting to feel that these teams are nothing more than that, just playing and winning games.

The change in mentality caused the Lakers to play dysfunctionally in Game 4 against the Golden State Warriors.

The Golden State Warriors have been in a rebuilding period after losing their legendary coach Nelson Sr., and the core players of the team are Joe Smith and "Madman" Sprewell.

In the face of such a weak team, the Lakers played a chaotic game, except for Liu Han and O'Neal who still played steadily, the other players were like a different person. Steve Nash made just 1 of 7 shots and had just six assists, but he had eight turnovers. Ray Allen scored just eight points on 3-of-9 shooting.

On the other side, the Golden State Warriors played a surprising offensive climax, with Sprewell scoring 48 points on 19-of-30 shooting from the field, and Joe Smith also scoring 29 points and 13 rebounds.

In the end, the Lakers defeated the Golden State Warriors by 35 points 97-132.

The loss of the game left the Lakers players a little silent, but Coach George did not appear to be angry, but always kept his composure. George felt that such a fiasco was not a bad thing, it would allow the players to see their own situation, and it would also allow some complacent players to understand that in the NBA, no team can be considered a weak team, and any team can win if they play in form.

Liu Han also met Tony Decker who deliberately injured himself in the NCAA finals in this game, and he is now traded from the Pistons to the Warriors, and Tony Deck, who was previously well-known in the NCAA, is now unknown, playing 24 minutes and only scoring 7 points and 2 assists.

After a day off, the Lakers came to Dallas to take on the Dallas Mavericks on the road.

In this game, the Lakers regained their form again, and the whole team exhausted the Mavericks with sharp offense and fast offensive and defensive transitions. Van Exel has been back in the starting lineup since coming to the Mavericks and he was in good form today, scoring 28 points and 10 assists, but shooting 12-of-28 from the field wasn't high, but he made five three-pointers today.

Liu Han unexpectedly received a lot of applause in Dallas and was cheered by many audiences, which is actually because there are many darts lovers in Dallas, and Liu Han is now a god in the hearts of darts lovers. There are a lot of cowboys in Dallas, and the cowboy's daily routine is herding, going to bars, and playing darts. Liu Han scored 32 points to the cheers of the away fans, and Steve Nash recovered his form, picking up 14 points and nine assists.

In the end, the Lakers won the game 120-98.

Just when all Lakers fans thought the Lakers would continue to win, the Lakers lost the next game again.

On November 13, the Lakers challenged the San Antonio Spurs away, and in the face of the weak Spurs, the Lakers made another massive turnover in this game, with the team scoring a total of 24 turnovers in the game, which almost broke the NBA's all-time record.

Tim Duncan, the top pick selected by the Spurs in this year's draft, has played extremely consistent and outstanding, his fundamentals are very solid, and his physical talent is not too weak, and his stable mentality makes Duncan not be afraid when facing any team.

In the whole game, the interior twin towers composed of David Robinson and Tim Duncan finished the Lakers' interior, and O'Neal only got 16 points and 8 rebounds.

Liu Han began to take over the game in the second half of the game, and he frequently hit three-pointers from the outside, but his teammates sleepwalked collectively today, and the 39 points he scored in the whole game were useless.

In the end, the Lakers lost 109-101 to the Spurs.

The Lakers went 4-2 in the first 6 games, which is not a qualified statistic, and such a statistic also makes George Krent, who has always been favored before, the focus of criticism from commentators again. (To be continued.) )