Under normal history, the Lakers actually traded Fan Maniac in the trade with Green Kai and Nuggets for Tyronn Lue and other corner players, and Green Kai got Tony Barty of the Nuggets.

And now Tyronn Lue was selected by the Philadelphia 76ers, not the Nuggets, so the three-way deal was not reached, but a two-way deal between the Lakers and the Nuggets.

Richard also couldn't understand what the Lakers were going to do, because Fan Maniac was in his playing year right now, an All-Star level point guard, and the Lakers almost sent Fan Maniac to the Nuggets for nothing......

It is worth mentioning that the Nuggets' rookie head coach D'Antoni began to take over this season and started his coaching career.

Although he is a rookie manager, D'Antoni is also approaching the age of 50......

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At eight o'clock in the evening, the starters of both sides began to appear at the referee's whistle.

Because the Glen Les deal has not yet been reached, the Lakers' lineup, except for the point of Fan Maniac, has not changed much.

O'Neal, Campbell, Eddie Jones, Kidders, and Fisher Jr.

Kidders' growth trajectory is similar to Kobe Bryant's growth trajectory under normal circumstances, after all, the two are still very similar in other aspects except for the difference in age.

In the first two seasons, Kidders appeared mainly as a bench with the Lakers, which also saved him from injury.

The season has finally come to an end, and Coach Harris feels that Fox, who was traded by Green Kai, is not a good fit for the starting lineup, so he let Kidles enter the starting lineup.

Kidders' strength itself is quite good, that is, because he was plagued by injuries, so he didn't play.

Now that I don't have any injuries, I can have a different and perfect career.

Small, Big Ben, Rashid, Robinson and Kobe, the Trail Blazers' No. 1 starting lineup, has not changed much from last season.

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The Lakers are old rivals, so Richard didn't say much before he came on the court, both sides know the roots, and the players know exactly what they should be doing on the court.

Xiao Ao won the ball for the Trail Blazers, and the 1999 season officially sounded the horn of attack!

Kobe Bryant, under the defense of fellow rookie Fisher Fisher, didn't make much effort to control the ball to the frontcourt.

After Rashid came over to make a pick-and-roll, Kobe Bryant went straight down and hit the middle of the basket.

After entering the paint field, he hit the first goal of the night with a straight shot.

Fisher was quite helpless, his speed was not thrown away by Kobe, mainly because his size was too bad when defending Kobe.

Fisher is pretty much the most appropriate adjective to describe Fisher.

Fisher can do a good job of defending the opponent's point guard's back, but he has nothing to do about it to prevent the high and large point guard's dry pull......

Counting on him to block Kobe Bryant might as well expect O'Neal to shoot 100% from the free throw line in this game.

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On the Lakers' offensive round, Fisher controlled the ball to the front court and passed the ball to Eddie Jones.

Richard can now almost guess why Lakers head coach Harris is selling Fan Maniac......

There is an eighty percent chance that Harris is disgusted with the fact that Fan Maniac is too sticky to the ball, his state is up and down, and he feels the nerve knife, and sometimes because of his sticky ball, O'Neal will lose a lot of opportunities to shoot under the basket.

It's better to use Fisher, a fairly traditional point guard, to play the main control, not too sticky to the ball, active running, and high grasp of open shots.

After receiving the pass, Jones made a burst and passed the ball to O'Neal......

O'Neal received the ball, pushed through Xiao Ao's single defense, and directly turned around and hit a small hook.

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O'Neill is still so incomprehensible, even if Xiao Ao's growth has been quite rapid now, but it is still not enough to see in front of O'Neal.

Big Ben stretched out his index finger at Xiao Ao, signaling that he was not in place to help defend himself, and this pot would be carried by himself......

The strategy of the Trail Blazers' interior line has always been the combination of Auburn to defend O'Neal, and if it is a single defense, whether it is Xiao Ao or Big Ben, it is not O'Neal's opponent.

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It's time for the Trail Blazers' offensive possession again, and this time it's still Kobe Bryant, who hit an accurate three-pointer from the outside and hit it again.

And the Lakers' offensive round was not so lucky, Jones's three-point shot from the outside was iron, and after Big Ben grabbed the defensive rebound, it directly made the Trail Blazers fight back.

Rashid scores ...... mid-range shot

In the first three rounds, the Trailblazers scored all neatly and scored seven points in a row!

The entire Staples Arena was silent......

They must be well aware of the strength of the Trail Blazers, but they didn't expect the Trail Blazers to give the Lakers a disadvantage.

The next few offensive rounds overwhelmed Lakers fans.

The Trail Blazers certainly couldn't continue to shoot 100 per cent, and in the next five offensive rounds, they hit three more goals and scored seven points!

In just four minutes of the opening game, the Trail Blazers had already scored 14 points!

On the other hand, on the Lakers' side, the outside line is collectively dumb, just relying on one O'Neal's difficult pursuit of points.

At present, O'Neal wants to score points under the basket, and it is not so easy, the joint defense of Big Ben and Xiao Ao makes him need to consume considerable physical energy every time he attacks, and the key shooting rate is also reduced!

He can actually share the ball with Campbell, but considering Campbell's rush shooting percentage, O'Neal feels that it is more reliable to do it himself......

Richard sat on the sidelines, watching the situation on the field, and his heart was still quite relaxed.

Looking at the current situation of the Lakers, it should be imperative for them to bring in Glen Rice, and they must optimize the lineup, otherwise, it will be difficult to be the opponent of the Trail Blazers.

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The entire western region is currently taking the pioneers as its imaginary enemy.

This is also normal, when the Bulls are there, those teams that aspire to compete for the championship use the Bulls as an imaginary enemy, and follow the Bulls' lineup to create a competitive lineup that can restrain the Bulls......

And now, with the disintegration of the Bulls, the Trail Blazers, who can undoubtedly fight the Bulls for seven games, have become imaginary enemies of various powerful teams, and they will build a team that can compete with the Trail Blazers according to the situation.

On the western side, the Jazz are definitely out of play, and their foundation is not good, lacking a top center.

The Spurs and Lakers, on the other hand, have such a foundation to build a roster that can compete with the Trail Blazers......

The interior of the Trail Blazers has a strong defense, but the offensive ability is not strong, which makes a player like Campbell completely useless.

Campbell doesn't have much offensive ability, and although he is good on the defensive end, who is he going to defend? Can Ben use him to defend himself......

In this case, for the Lakers, the value of Campbell's stay is almost equal to about zero, and it is better to sell it in exchange for some chips.