Chapter 85 [Enemies Meet Each Other, Exceptionally Slowly]

After checking into the hotel, the Lakers coaching staff reminded the new players not to go out casually, in addition to adapting to the court together, it is best to stay in the hotel, and do not wear Lakers sportswear when going out, so as not to be provoked by fans.

Of the four major sports leagues in the United States, there is only one NBA team in Portland, the Trailblazers, and this is the only child!

With the support of their fathers and fellow villagers, the Trail Blazers enjoy supreme love. Whenever they play at home, the villagers will always cheer for the home team with great enthusiasm, and their way of cheering is to blow and humiliate the opponent. Because the atmosphere was so enthusiastic, the name "Portland Jail" gradually spread.

The Lakers have now become the number one enemy of the Trail Blazers, and in Guo Xu's previous life, until 2012, Portland fans hated the Lakers, believing that in 2000 the Lakers ruined the Trail Blazers' best chance to win the championship.

In 12 years, the famous Glass Man star Brandon Roy was coming back, and fans said that in addition to the Lakers, no matter what team uniform Roy wears, Portland will always welcome him and will never boo.

Guo Xu didn't go anywhere, stayed in the hotel and called his family.

Kaye said: "You have to be careful in this game, I heard the fans who came to eat say that the two teams have a grudge, and the defensive action may be very big, it doesn't matter if you don't play well, don't get hurt." ”

"The coach said it would increase my playing time and I wouldn't just play a few minutes like I did in pre-season."

Kaye exclaimed, "Huh? Didn't he harm you? ”

"Huh?" Guo Xu was quite speechless about his mother's argument.

Kaye said: "Your salary is very high now, and in the future, you will strive to mix a middle-class contract, and we will buy financial products with that money, and the interest will be enough for you to eat at ordinary times......"

Guo Xu only chatted for a while before hanging up the phone, he and the blind mother of the ball are not the same channel at all. Probably because he is an only child, his parents always think about "safety first", not whether he can become a superstar in the future.

On the evening of the 31st, the opening game of the new NBA season began.

With a single-game roster of 12 in the regular season and the Lakers only 13 players to play, guard Pan Persi was left out.

In the locker room, Jackson didn't speak to boost morale, the players were more relaxed, and the veterans' strength was their ability to adjust, they had all seen too much of the storm and a opening game wouldn't thrill them.

O'Neill smiled and patted Guo Xu from behind. "Jason, nervous?"

"A little." Guo Xu replied truthfully: "But I will definitely be able to overcome the emotional impact." ”

"The Trail Blazers fans will boo us when we play, don't be afraid." O'Neill laughed.

"Don't underestimate me, the last thing I'm afraid of is boos." Guo Xu was very weak when he was first reborn, and he was booed on tennis courts, boxing clubs, and nightclubs, and this little thing did not stimulate him.

Seeing that he was not nervous, O'Neill took the topic away. "Hey, have you ever seen the movie "One Head Two Big"? I watched it last night and highly recommend it to you. ”

"Didn't you, you only watched it yesterday? I've watched this film several times......"

After knowing each other for less than a month, Guo Xu and O'Neill became very good friends, and they talked too much.

O'Neal's personality is lively and cheerful, even grinning, and he is one of the few pistachios among NBA players, Guo Xu is also an idle character, he can play and make trouble, and he pays attention to a lot of entertainment items.

They all like the entertainment industry and are willing to try to be actors; They are all jokers, love to tell jokes, and have no way to deal with people; They are all interested in martial arts, kung fu; The biggest thing they have in common is that they both like to dance awkwardly, anytime, anywhere, and together with Harpy.

The players played on time, and the Trail Blazers fans gave the Lakers players a tsunami of boos, even if they were just rookies who hadn't experienced the last playoffs.

The Trail Blazers players came out to a round of applause. However, no matter how hard they pour, the Trail Blazers are at a disadvantage today, and veteran center Sabonis is out due to injury, and they lack a meat shield against O'Neal.

ESPN broadcast the game live, and commentator Mark Woodson made it clear that he was not optimistic about the Trail Blazers. "How the Trail Blazers defend against O'Neal today is a big problem, and I don't think they can prevent it at all."

Partner Tom Horvath laughed: "It's still possible for the Trail Blazers to get off to a good start, and their advantage is to score more points. Stoudamire's play is crucial, and after Fisher's injury, the Lakers are only veterans and newcomers, and the weakness of the No. 1 position is obvious. ”

Lakers starting five: Harper, Kobe, Rick Fox, Hores Grant, O'Neal.

Trail Blazers starters: Damon Stoudeyer, Steve Smith, Scott Pippen, Rashid Wallace, Dale Davis.

DAVIS, WHO IS 211CM TALL AND WEIGHS 104 KG, WON THE JUMP BALL AND THE GAME BEGAN.

Pippen received the ball in the middle, the players pulled away, and Stadameyer went to the bottom right corner. After joining the Trail Blazers, Stoudeyere is a bit less like a point guard, and the team doesn't need him to organize.

Bryant's main guard was a brilliant move last season, and he followed closely enough to make it difficult for Stoudamire to catch the ball. Fox is also an excellent defensive player, Pippen couldn't get rid of the ball with the ball, passed to Smith who was running, Harper chased the defense in time, forced Smith to turn hard, and had to pass the ball again.

Jackson started Harper to strengthen the defense, and he was not afraid of misplacement in all positions on the court.

The ball was passed to Rashid a few times, and he turned and scored in front of Grant with a straight-arm jumper. This is Rashid's trick, which is perfectly used and has a super high shot point, which is difficult for opponents to block. 0 to 2.

The Lakers attacked, and Harper slowly dribbled across the halfcourt, really slowly, almost 9 seconds off, and he had to rely on the width of the court and his physical advantage to avoid Stadamyre's steal.

The Lakers formed apart, Harper passed to Kobe, Kobe was close to Pippen, looking for cover to get rid of, Rashid changed the defense, Kobe failed to break through, passed to the middle, Grant didn't have a chance to shoot directly, and passed the ball again in the face of Pippen.

O'Neal asked for the ball in the low post, Davis used to defend around the front, and it was not until the 24 seconds were almost exhausted that Fox made a reverse pass to O'Neal, and the fat man received the ball and caused Davis to foul, and he also threw the ball with one hand and hit the board.

O'Nealga made a free throw that missed the basket, 2-2.

The Trail Blazers offense, again passing back and forth, and 15 seconds later, Smith got rid of Harper with Rashid covering and missed a three-point jumper after receiving the ball. Fox grabbed the rebound in the backcourt and handed it to Harper to transport to the frontcourt, and Harper made a mistake with Kobe Bryant, and Pippen grabbed the first step and made a steal.

Pippen dribbled to the frontcourt and passed to Smith, who singled out Fox to force a layup and missed the interference, and Rashid quickly grabbed the rebound and scored on the board again. 2 to 4.

The Lakers attacked, Harper's rhythm was terrible, it took 15 seconds to only pass twice, Kobe Bryant singled out Pippen and missed the jumper, the ball was dialed out of the penalty area by O'Neal, Kobe picked up the ball and jumped again, but still missed under Pippen's interference.

O'Neal showed the strength of a superstar, squeezed away defenders with his huge body, grabbed a rebound in the front court, and scored a dunk, but Davis didn't dare to foul again. 4 to 4.

The Trail Blazers continued to settle their positions, passing back and forth, without stopping for 20 seconds, and the Lakers grabbed defensive rebounds after the players hit the iron This is also the way. O'Neal didn't score every time either, with a one-handed throw wide under Davis' defense.

The three minutes passed quickly, and the enemies met each other, which was extremely slow, and the two teams did not play a few rounds in total......