Eight o'clock in the evening, target the center arena.

The arena, which can accommodate about 20,000 people, is now full, and as far as the eye can see, about two-thirds of the green waves, and the rest are mostly Lakers fans wearing No. 8 or No. 24 jerseys.

It is worth mentioning that several rookies of the Lakers have also won their own fans with their recent excellent performances.

For example, the bald uncle who wore Kuzma's No. 0 fan, and the middle-aged aunt who wore the No. 2 jersey of the football brother... There are even Lakers fans wearing the number 10 jersey.

That's right, the number Wang Cheng wore in the first preseason was No. 10.

He asked for this number on his own initiative.

The reason why Wang Cheng wanted this number is also very simple, it is the number that Kobe Bryant wore when he was in the national team.

In his previous life, on the morning of 2020, Wang Cheng woke up from his sleep and saw the news on his mobile phone that Kobe Bryant had died in a helicopter accident. This news was like a thunderbolt in the clear sky, and it took him a long time to recover. From disbelief at the beginning, to shock, to dazed...

It wasn't until that night that when Wang Cheng looked at a highlight from Kobe's life, that his sadness finally exploded.

That night, he cried for a long time...

Later, Wang Cheng changed his lock screen password to 081024 - the number that the three Kobe Bryant wore through.

Now that he has become a real Lakers player, the No. 8 and No. 24 jerseys have been retired, and he naturally chose No. 10 as his number

Wang Cheng doesn't know if he will change his number in the future, but the current No. 10 is his goal of Kobe Bryant, encouraging himself, and also reminding himself that he must prevent that tragedy from happening.

After a brief warm-up, Wang Cheng walked back to the bench and waited for the game to begin.

According to the pre-game arrangement, he will be the starting point guard, and on the defensive end will be the opposing main player Butler - a real All-Star in his prime, and one of the five big forwards in the current small forward boom.

The other four are James, Durant, Leonard, and Paul George, and being on par with them can also indirectly illustrate Butler's strength.

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"Hello everyone! Welcome to the NBA Preseason Match: Lakers vs. Timberwolves brought to you by Tengxun Sports. I'm the host of this game: Ke Fan. Sitting next to me was the commentator: Yang Yi - Director Yang. ”

"Hello everyone." Yang Yi greeted.

"Coach Yang, this game is highly anticipated in China. Not only did there be a confrontation between the two Young Guards, the double champion and the double leader, but also our own player, Wang Cheng. I believe that many fans now, like me, are looking forward to Wangcheng being able to regain the glory of Yao Ming, and even better than the blue.

And I just got the starting lineup for this game with the Lakers, and I have exciting good news to share with the audience in front of the screen, Wang Cheng will start this game! Ke Fan said excitedly.

"This is indeed some surprising good news. In yesterday's 'Bing with the ball' column, I also analyzed the possibility of Wang Cheng getting a starting position. At that time, Wang Meng and I were the only ones who thought that Wang Cheng had a chance to be the starter, but we didn't expect him to gain the trust of the coaching staff so quickly. Yang Yi said in surprise.

"It may be that our brother Cheng conquered Wharton with his outstanding performance in training. However, Wang Cheng is playing as a scoring guard this time, so he will face a lot of challenges. Because the starting lineup on the Timberwolves' side also came out, they sent the strongest lineup: point guard Teague, scoring guard Wiggins, Butler and Tay Gibson form the front line, and the center is the top Towns. Ke Fan looked down at the starting list that had just come and said.

"Yes, the Kings are going to face a huge challenge on both the offensive and defensive ends of the game, and Butler and Wiggins are tough stubble." Yang Yi's voice was slightly worried.

"Okay, the broadcast signal in front has come, the game is about to start, let's wait and see!"

As the camera switched, the eyes returned to the "Target Center" arena, at which time the DJ on the scene was announcing the list of starters.

"No. 10, a point guard from Huaxia, Wang ~ Cheng ~" DJ called out Wang Cheng's name in a frustrated voice.

Wang Cheng smiled and raised his right hand to greet the fans.

“woo~”

"Come on, Wangcheng!"

At the same time, there was a bustling cheer at the scene, including Lakers fans and some overseas Chinese who came to help Wangcheng.

The Lakers' starters in this game are: Brother Qiu, Wang Cheng, Yingge, Randle, Lopez, and they are also the strongest lineup.

After a short debut ceremony, the competition officially begins!

Towns won in a scrum with Lopez, with the Timberwolves attacking first.

Wang Cheng quickly settled in front of Butler and opened the [Defensive Pillar] at the same time.

The other four Lakers players on the court were suddenly shocked, and an inexplicable energy poured into their bodies.

"Defend!" They all felt a sense of conviction.

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Teague is an experienced point guard, and he was also a ruthless character who had fought against the peak Rose back then. He has a characteristic, there are many dribbling thieves, and it is common for him to dribble for more than ten seconds at a time. But even if he dribbles so much, there are only a handful of players who can make tackles under him.

Now in front of him is Brother Qiu.

In Teague's eyes, Brother Ball is a tall point guard, although he is the star of the draft, but now he is a rookie.

"It's interesting to be so guarded as soon as you come up? Is a rookie still trying to steal from me? Teague spewed trash talk as he dribbled.

He briefly watched the video of the Lakers' last game, but several rookies of the Lakers surprised him a little, especially the Chinese kid, who is a ruthless character and has a very good defense.

"But this one... That's it. Teague thought.

"Smack!"

Just when Teague was a little stunned, Brother Qiu moved!

He reached out with his left hand to get the ball out of Teague's grasp, and then another hungry tiger pounced on the ball and tucked it firmly into his arms.

"What?" The Timberwolves players were shocked by the steal that opened less than ten seconds into the game.

"Lonzo!"

Wang Cheng reacted quickly, raising his right hand to signal, and at the same time he went down at high speed.

Teague, who was stealed, also reacted and immediately rushed to the ball brother who fell to the ground.

But the ball brother was quick and completed a long pass before Teague pounced.

Wang Cheng comfortably received the ball in the front court and scored two points easily.

"I have to sigh at Brother Qiu's passing skills, he actually passed such an accurate long pass while sitting on the ground." Director Yang excitedly said that at this time he has completely assumed the role of a Lakers fan.