When Li Liang rushed back to get his passport, the Los Angeles Lakers went to the Air Canada arena on the night of the 20th to play a game against the Toronto Raptors.

There is good news and bad news for the Lakers.

The good news is that Howard will be back for this game, and O'Neal Jr. is also in the team squad.

After experiencing roster turmoil caused by interior injuries, the Lakers are finally making a comeback on the inside.

The bad news is that Dwight Howard is back in shape, but he still doesn't look at his best.

Doctors evaluated his shoulder and lumbar spine injuries and concluded that Howard's herniated lumbar disc had not been completely healed.

This may have something to do with Howard's insistence on a large amount of exercise during his recovery from injury.

But no matter what, Howard didn't want to rest anymore.

If he rests any longer, his position as a center forward is probably going to be snatched away.

So Howard chose to make a comeback, but he may not be in too good shape.

Brown wanted Howard to simply rest until his injuries healed.

But he had already disobeyed Little Bass before, and he couldn't resist anymore.

Besides, Howard himself wants to play, and he said that he can fight, which means that there is no major problem.

There was still some time before the start of the game, and in the passage to the locker room, the reporters did not see Li Liang.

What's going on, I played well in the last game, I didn't say I was injured.

The Lakers staff explained that Li Liang's passport had fallen behind in Los Angeles and that he was rushing over as soon as possible.

At this moment, many fans in Toronto will be disappointed.

As Li Liang said, there are many Chinese in Toronto, and there are many international student fans who came to watch the game tonight, just to see Li Liang's demeanor.

As a result, he was not injured or sick, but he didn't come because of passport problems.

Before the game began, Brown called Li Liang and it turned off.

It shows that Li Liang is on the way, and it depends on his fate whether he can catch up.

The roads in Toronto may be a bit congested today.

In Li Liang's absence, Brown put Gasol back into the starting line-up.

Gasol was a little reluctant, playing well as a substitute, very comfortable, and he had to play the starter to fight hard.

After the opening ceremony, the two sides stood on the court.

The camera of the TV station swept over, and many fans wearing Lakers jerseys could be seen in the audience.

Among them, there are many people wearing No. 28, and some people were originally holding Li Liang's head, but when they found that Li Liang was not on the field, their disappointment was overflowing.

After the game opened, the Lakers were in a bit of trouble.

Actually, it's not a big deal, iron.

In the opening six minutes, two goals were scored?!

Are you still number one in the league? Or the Los Angeles Five Star Lakers?

Without Li Liang's strategy and three points, the Lakers wanted to play inside, but found that they couldn't play.

Howard had just made a comeback and had failed in both singles.

Gasol didn't seem to be very comfortable with the starter, shooting 1-of-3.

Kobe Bryant endured it at first and didn't make a move, but later found out that it didn't work, you are all iron, how can you miss me?

Angrily hit the three irons, causing the Lakers to be beaten 19-4 by the Raptors in the opening game.

When you get to the north, the whole team can't find the north, in fact, you don't have to look for it, this is the north.

Mike Brown watched his team not score goals, which was a headache.

What's the matter, you won't be able to play without a second-round show?

In fact, the Lakers have entered a period of fatigue, both psychological and physical fatigue.

Needless to say, they are all veterans, and after more than two months of continuous fighting, there will be a sense of fatigue.

The mental fatigue is that the Lakers are tired of the regular season.

They want to play the playoffs instead of running to cold Toronto to play away.

Any championship team will have such mental fatigue.

Although the Lakers have just formed a team, Kobe Bryant has already won five championships, and Gasol has two.

Nash is 38 years old, and he has already won all the honors he can win in the regular season, and what he is thinking about is the finals.

After playing the Heat, the veterans all have a feeling of "the next game is boring".

As for Howard, he is powerless, really powerless.

Not only was he powerless, but he was also incompetent and furious, and he received a technical foul at the end of the first quarter.

He misses the shot and thinks the opponent has fouled, but the referee doesn't give it.

Li Liang was not there tonight, no one reasoned with the referee, and the referee directly committed a technical offense.

Bryant was 1-of-8 in the first quarter, paying tribute to his 81 points against the Raptors.

In the second quarter, something even worse came.

Howard became more and more upset and clashed with Alan Anderson while grabbing rebounds.

As a result, both men received technical fouls, and Howard accumulated two technical fouls and was sent off.

When he left the game, Howard shot 1-of-3 from the field and 1-of-2 from the free throw line to score a total of three points.

Obviously, in the comeback battle, I want to prove my importance to the fans.

As a result, it turned out that his state was really not good.

After the last game against the Heat, some people said that "the Lakers will be more invincible after Howard returns", I don't know if I will feel distressed or hurt somewhere else after watching Howard's current performance.

After Howard was penalized, the Lakers slowly rebounded and began to keep hitting and shooting to chase points.

The Lakers dug themselves a big hole in the first quarter, slowly climbed up from the pit, and looked like they were about to climb out, and the first half of the game was over.

The Lakers trailed by three points, 50-53.

At halftime, in the Lakers' locker room, Howard was already lying in a physiotherapy chair with a thick ice pack tied around his waist.

A herniated disc in the lumbar spine is a fatal injury.

For athletes, a severe herniated disc often means the end of their career.

After all, no matter what kind of exercise, the waist is the most important force point.

If you just play Go, you have to sit with a good waist, and you can't play with a sore back.

Not to mention basketball, the waist is extremely important.

Mike Brown reassured Howard, "Dwight, if it doesn't work, you can rest a few more games until you're fully recovered." ”

Howard sighed, this kind of injury like a herniated disc in the lumbar spine, unlike muscle injuries and soft tissue injuries, will slowly ease over time.

It will only get worse and worse over time, and I have already had one surgery before, and I can't do it again for a short time.

Howard thought for a moment and said, "I'm going to get better, I'm going to adjust my style of play and give the team more help." ”

This is the first time Howard has said "I'm going to adjust my play" in front of Brown and the rest of the group, and he used to want to be the "king of the low post."

Now he still hasn't given up, but seeing that the team is in good shape, if it goes on like this, he will only become a side effect, so it has to change.

When he recovers from a back injury and a back injury one day, he will continue to be his king of the low position.

Whether this day will come or not, no one knows.

At halftime, in the third quarter, Mike Brown called Li Liang again before he came on the court.

Discovery is through!

Li Liang answered the phone and said that he was on his way here, the road was not congested, and he would arrive in 15 minutes.

Mike Brown immediately informed the Lakers players of the "good news."

"Bruce Lee is on his way, he'll be there right away and should be able to play in this game."

Brown wanted to encourage the players, but then it didn't feel right, he wasn't the boss, so he needed his encouragement.

And the Lakers players reacted strangely.

Everyone, you look at me, I look at you, looking at each other, and an inexplicable pressure envelops the locker room.

Kobe Bryant pouted disdainfully, "He's late, he should be deducted from his salary." ”

Nash, Jamison, and the others didn't speak.

Only the upright Ci Shiping said what everyone thought, "Play well in the second half, otherwise Bruce Lee will not know how to laugh at us when he sees us playing like this." ”

Now the Lakers players are talking about it, and it turns out that everyone wants to go together.

Do you think, as soon as Li Liang came and found that the Lakers were behind at halftime, what should he be arrogant about?

"You garbage one by one, you can't play without me?"

"Boss, what are you throwing a few blind shots?"

"If you don't know how to play, if you can't play, I'll teach you how to play."

"You can't beat the Raptors, what use are you?"

Everyone could imagine this scene, and goosebumps rose in an instant.

Howard hurriedly said to Viti: "Send me back to the hotel, just say I'm injured, ah, my lumbar spine hurts badly, I need to rest, send me back." ”

Howard got up from the physiotherapy chair suddenly, he had to go back first, otherwise Li Liang would go to the locker room first later, and it would be bad to see him.

The newcomer O'Neal Jr. expressed some incomprehension, Howard patted O'Neal Jr. on the shoulder, and said, "Brother, play well in the second half, I'm not in the time for you to perform, play well, come on, I'll go first." ”

Bryant was in the passage to the court, gritting his teeth, "Throw in, throw the ball in, throw the damn ball in!" “

He didn't want Li Liang to look at his data and ridicule him after he came.

This Nima is worse than losing.

As for the other players, they are secretly cheering themselves up in their hearts, and they have to play hard.

Mike Brown wiped his sweat on himself, this winter, the stadium is too well heated.

Hey, it seems that in the past three months, the Lakers players have been suffering for a long time.