After the start of the preseason, the Lakers struggled to find a win.

Whether it is the United States or China on the other side of the ocean, the fans are arguing into a pot of porridge.

Ordinary Lakers fans still firmly believe that this is just a preseason game, and it is normal to lose, and they have not played well at all.

In fact, these people didn't watch the game at all, and after the game, they flipped through the data and felt that the Lakers scored so low, they must not have used their strength.

Some of the more senior Lakers fans expressed concern about the team's state after watching the game.

And the vast majority of non-Lakers fans are ready to play gongs and drums and watch Lakers jokes.

After all, when it comes to making enemies in the league, whether in the United States or in other countries, the Lakers have always been the only one, and there is an empty one in the middle.

Of course, the Lakers still have the most lifeline, and that is Dwight Howard, who has not yet returned.

On the 18th, the entire Lakers arrived in Vegas by plane.

They will start the fifth game of the preseason on the 19th.

After getting off the plane and checking into the hotel, the Lakers threw a big party in the evening.

Stu Lanterz of management presided over the party, and the Lakers players brought their families and friends to the party.

The party took place in the gardens of the luxurious Wynn Place Hotel in Vegas, surrounded by signature basketballs by Lakers stars, and centered on a large swimming pool.

Many NBA workers and media personalities were invited to the party.

Wine, beauty, food, party elements, there is no shortage of them here.

Howard took the microphone and started DJ, and Greg Saumoji danced on stage at Howard's instigation.

The atmosphere is very relaxed, anesthetic, and you can forget the troubles caused by failure.

That's right, even if you play badly, it doesn't affect the lives of the players in the slightest.

Drunk gold fans, this is the real face of the NBA duel arena.

Li Liang was tired of these things, and he saw that Kobe had already left and returned to the room first.

Li Liang drank a glass of gin, ate something, felt full and wanted to leave.

At this time, Mike Brown walked up to Li Liang and said, "Bruce, I'll let you play tomorrow's game." ”

Li Liang's expression moved, and he said, "You can let me play at any time, you are the coach." ”

Brown said, "I've talked to Jim about it, and he's forgiven you and doesn't care about it anymore." ”

Brown wants to be a good person, and as a coach caught between the players and the management, it is inevitable to be angry.

It's not easy to be a coach in the Lakers.

Halfway through last season, the Lakers traded Odom, an important member of the team.

Mike Brown, as head coach, only learned the news after the trade was completed.

Mike Brown was going crazy at the time, and a very important rotation was just leaving, and he didn't get anything.

Kupchak's response to him was to spread his hands and explain nothing.

This season, the pressure on Brown is undoubtedly even greater.

With five All-Stars in hand, if you don't play well, who will take the blame if you don't take the blame?

Li Liang is not a high school student who entered the league at the age of 18, he is already 22 years old.

He is still clear about these NBA teams, and since Brown asked him to play, it means that there is a lot of pressure.

Can that stingy guy Jim Bass forgive him?

I believe you're a ghost!

But it doesn't matter, if he gets a chance to play, he has to play hard.

At six o'clock the next night, the game was played at the Thomas Mark Center.

Compared to the summer league, there were a lot more spectators.

Needless to say, they all came to see the Lakers.

No matter how rubbish the Lakers are, that's the Lakers.

Tens of billions of fans are no joke.

What was supposed to be a game on a neutral court turned into the Lakers' home arena again.

Mike Brown continued to use his previous starting line-up, with Thackeray playing center.

Li Liang sat back on the stool this time, which means that he will get a chance to play this time.

The game starts right away.

On the Kings' side, center Cousins and big forward Thomas Robinson, small forward James Johnson, guards Thomas Jr. and Marcus Thornton.

Truth be told, several of the Lakers' preseason opponents are really not strong at all.

Looking through the preseason schedule, the only stronger opponent is the Clippers in the same city.

And in the preseason, everyone is training, but what are the Lakers training?

This game against the king, as soon as it opened, the Lakers fell into a scoring drought again.

The ball was passed around outside, and Gasol, who had the ability to play low, was pulled up to the high post.

Kobe Bryant and Nash, two super-strong ball-handling playmakers, are playing without the ball.

Nash crouched in the bottom corner, and Bryant kept running back to drill in.

Ci Shiping instead became a player with more ball-holding attacks.

As for Thackeray, the ball reached him like a grenade, and he was eager to throw it immediately.

Five minutes were played in the first quarter, and the Lakers scored only 10 points.

The ball was whipped around in the half, and instead of tearing through the Kings' defense, it caused several turnovers.

Also, the Lakers, who lack athleticism, have a poor ability to push quick counterattacks.

In a low-intensity game like the preseason, a fast break is the best way to score points.

Mike Brown finally couldn't take it anymore and called a timeout.

Kobe Bryant's face was full of gloom, and he sat back on the bench and looked up at the scoreboard.

Five minutes and 10 minutes? Damn, Lao Tzu doesn't necessarily only score 10 points for 5 minutes alone.

Mike Brown didn't set up any tactics, but made substitutions.

Because it was a preseason, the main player played five minutes and left the game and came on as a substitute.

In this way, even if you lose, you can say, "We have less main players!" ”

In fact, with the scoring efficiency of the main players, you can only rely on your individual ability to win.

Brown set his sights on Li Liang and was finally going to let this guy play.

In the first four games, Li Liang was the only player who did not appear.

Brown suddenly felt very sad that he was pinning his hopes of winning on a second-round rookie?

"Bruce, get ready to play."

Li Liang jumped up from the bench, Lao Tzu's debut opportunity finally came!

After holding back for four full games, watching his teammates play like that bird, Li Liang couldn't help it for a long time.

No matter how much I wish I could hit Jim Buss in the face, the ball still has to win!

Otherwise, looking at Kobe's stinky face in training every day, everyone will feel uncomfortable.

Li Liang took off his sports jacket and appeared on the 28th!

The Lakers started with Thackeray and Gasol on the inside.

Li Liang replaced Ci Shiping, and Bryant and Nash were rested and replaced by Blake and Ibanks.

On the Kings' side, Cousins and Thomas Robinson are still on the court.

The moment Li Liang walked on the court, the subtitles flashed in front of him:

[Mission, Counterattack Second Round Show 1a: Score more than 15 points in your first NBA preseason game.] Rewards: 1 rune, 1 rune slot. 】

The achievement system is automatically activated again, and Li Liang has to score 15 points.

Li Liang was quite disdainful, thinking, 15 points, how much do you look down on me in the system?

As soon as I finished thinking about it, there was another line of words:

[Mission upgrade, counterattack second round show 1b, in your first NBA preseason game, score at least 20 points, task reward: two runes, one rune slot.] 】

it!

System, I'm just talking about it!

Why did you take it seriously and give me a whole upgrade?

20 points?

In the preseason, everyone can only get a dozen to twenty minutes of playing time, so how easy is it to score 20 points?

Li Liang made it difficult for himself, but there was no way, let's fight!

Serving on the sidelines, Blake held the ball across the half court and began another positional attack by the Lakers.

Needless to say, it was still Princeton, 1-4 standing, clearing the three-second zone, and Gasol was at the top of the arc.

This position makes it difficult for Gasol to play, and the high post cannot be used to his full potential.

Li Liang played very clearly, standing at the three-point line!

Then I watched my teammates run around, running back and forth a few times, and didn't get any chances.

Finally, Ibanks received the ball from the outside, held the ball and scored a layup inside.

What kind of fight is this Princeton?

At 12:18, halfway through the first quarter, it was harder for the Lakers to score points than to eat.

The Kings, who were once the pioneers of Princeton's tactics, have long since stopped playing this system.

Cousins received the ball in the low post and went straight inside to eat Thackeray.

Thackeray didn't hold up, Cousins wiped inside and scored a layup.

Li Liang walked up to Thackeray and said, "Remember to call for help, don't go it alone." ”

Thackeray nodded, he had been ducking on the shelves in the first place.

Playing with four All-Stars, he didn't dare to put a fart when he was defending, and he called for help?

But after Li Liang came on the court, it was different, and they had a good relationship.

In the summer league, Li Liang's defense was impressive.

Soon, Ibanks hit another goal in attack and he was in good form.

Looking back, Cousins still wanted to fight again, and Li Liang's co-defense came up.

Cousins could only play the ball, and Li Liang immediately pounced on the outside line, not giving the opponent a chance.

The king went back and forth a few times, but he didn't find a good shot, and it took 24 seconds.

The Lakers can defend their opponents for 24 seconds!

It's really Pangu that opened the sky.

In the first four games, the Lakers were thankful that the defense was leaky for 15 seconds.

The change comes from Li Liang's aggressive outside defense and good lateral movement.

Defensively, he's like a universal patch, filling holes where there's a hole.

Off the court, Mike Brown must have thought that this kid really had two hits.

As a rookie, he was very calm when he came on the court and didn't panic at all.

I don't feel like a rookie at all, which is really rare.

Li Liang, on the other hand, was not satisfied with his performance.

Because he's going to score!

20 points!

Let you be cheap, let you pretend to be forced!