Chapter 330: The Los Angeles Boys

Staples Arena, Los Angeles.

As night falls, the arena is packed.

The Kings came to attack, triggering a chase among city fans.

Last season, the Kings stepped on the corpse of the Lakers and finally climbed to the top of the league and won the championship, and the old and new hatred between the two cities has become a mortal enemy.

The league also intended to create a new topic of conversation between the two teams, so when the Kings arrived, this game became the focus of the nation.

Of course, thanks to the strong market appeal of Los Angeles, the Lakers' home games are always able to attract attention.

A giant like the Lakers, every move is watched.

Kobe Bryant was in good shape in November, averaging 27.9 points and 5.6 assists per game, and at the age of 32, his state has not declined at all, just like Jordan when he came back for the second time, he is still the best scorer in the league, and his competitive condition is perfect.

Bryant is very disciplined and gets up early every day to train, so he has a quote that is a household name.

"Have you ever seen Los Angeles at four o'clock in the morning?"

Such a line is regarded as a classic by fans.

At 32 years old, he is on his way to a legend.

But over the years, Kobe has never been able to win the championship, there have been some critical voices in Los Angeles, this season, the Lakers still look like the favorites to win the championship, but because the Big Three are far away in the East, the Lakers seem to have a smaller chance of winning the championship.

Phil Jackson's handsome position is not too stable.

Although Kobe Bryant has not accused Phil Jackson in public, according to a Yahoo Sports reporter, Kobe Bryant has privately expressed his dissatisfaction with the team's operation, and the 32-year-old is qualified to find a more hopeful path to win the championship.

Staples Arena.

In the field, there was a lot of voice.

The Lakers and Kings meet, and the starters come on.

The Kings have a few injury lists, starting point guard Jason Kidd missed the game, the Lakers also have injuries, and Bynum injured his knee in his last game and is on his daily watch list.

So, the Lakers fielded starters: Derrick Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Trevor Ariza, Lamar Odom, Al Horford.

Because of Bynum's absence, Odom, who was originally the sixth man himself, entered the starting line and served as the No. 4 position, while Horford, who was originally in the No. 4 position, began to try to fight at the No. 5 position, which is no stranger to Horford.

Kings starters: Eric Bledsoe, DeMar DeRozan, Nicolas Batum, Al Jefferson, Tyson Chandler.

Wang tried to start Afflaro for two days tomorrow, and today he deliberately changed the lineup, with young Bledsoe coming into the starting lineup.

It was Bledsoe's first start of his career, and it was the most focused event in the United States.

Bledsoe was surprised when he heard Wang Ming's arrangement before the game.

Although Wang Ming has also lined up such a lineup in normal training, this is the first time that there has been such an arrangement in an official competition.

The referee appeared, a bald head and two dark-skinned brothers.

Tyson Chandler and Al Horford make mid-circle jumpers.

Horford jumped the ball to win, and the Lakers attacked.

The fans in the stadium shouted the Lakers' names, creating a huge momentum.

On the sidelines, Wang Tomorrow sat down.

Barkley smiled: "The Kings are still in the top four in the West this season, and I now have great admiration for Coach Wang's command and combat ability." ”

Kenny Smith laughed out loud and said, "Back then, didn't you still deny Coach Wang Mingming?" ”

"At this point in time, none of you guessed right about the Kings winning the championship last season, except for me." Barkley laughed, it turned out that it was because of his magical prediction last season, so he turned to passers-by, and passers-by turned fans again.

"I heard that more than a year ago, when Wang was thinking about where to coach tomorrow, the first thing that came to mind was to coach in Los Angeles, because his fiancée, Wonder Woman Gal Gadot, was working in Los Angeles, and he wanted to be closer to his family, but then for some reason, he went to the Kings anyway."

"Yes, but at the moment, the Lakers seem to have the intention of changing the head coach, and after the end of last season, there seems to be a rift between Phil Jackson and the team, and I heard that New York is very strongly inviting Phil Jackson to coach in New York."

"Why didn't New York invite Coach Wang tomorrow?"

"Yes, New York probably thinks Phil Jackson is a better fit, haha."

"Are the Los Angeles Lakers likely to emerge victorious in next year's Coach Battle?" Kenny Smith looked like a gossip fan and asked Barkley.

Barkley explained seriously: "I think it's OK, you look at Coach Wang Mingming, the Lakers have been pitted badly enough in the past few years, and now the Buss family should love and hate Coach Wang Mingming." ”

"Yes, there could be more love."

The two talked about some digressions, mainly about the ambiguous relationship between Wang Tomorrow and the Los Angeles Lakers, which was rumored to be very popular this summer, and some people even said that Wang Tomorrow is very likely to break the contract and leave the Kings and go to Los Angeles, and the Lakers have full authority to pay huge liquidated damages.

But in the end, this rumor proved to be unreliable, and the king remained in the king tomorrow, and coached with all his heart.

On the field, the camera once again cut to Wang Mingming, who stood up and made a gesture.

The Kings, who were down 2-7, suddenly changed their speed, and suddenly in the midst of a transition, all the players were running.

"Run?!" Phil Jackson certainly knows the moves that Wang Mingming relied on to become famous, and this run-and-gun tactic, Wang Mingming's development, was the housekeeping skill that he was able to gain a foothold in the 76ers back then.

Bledsoe controlled the ball and cut in, slammed into the interior like a small steel cannon, and then pushed Al Horford to miss a layup.

Chandler, who then followed up, made a two-handed dunk, and the Kings soared and fell behind 4-7.

Kobe Bryant asked for the ball in the half, and singled DeRozan in the low post.

DeRozan's defense is very standard, the center of gravity is very low, and to guard against Kobe's back turn, Kobe shook his shoulders for a while, and then suddenly exerted force, walked in the middle, dribbled twice, grabbed the ball with both hands and lifted up, and had a shooting posture.

DeRozan was subconsciously on the defensive at this time and immediately jumped up!

But Bryant turned on the spot, used his right foot as the axis, stepped on the floor and bounced, and threw a backward jumper!

Shake off your opponent on the spot and hit a 360-degree jumper!

9 to 4, the scene cheered.

Kobe Bryant has become more and more experienced, and his technical and tactical level can be called the first scoring guard.

Switching offense and defense, Kobe Bryant is eyeing DeRozan again, the 21-year-old DeRozan is the starting scoring guard of the Kings, and now the core of the house, the first scoring point.

DeRozan was being told, and Kobe Bryant's defense was very pressing.

Kobe Bryant never takes the initiative to pick up the ball, but every time, he can almost resist DeRozan, and constantly disrupt DeRozan's own offensive rhythm, allowing DeRozan to receive the ball, attack and even shoot in an uncomfortable position.

DeRozan took the ball twice and attacked, but finally found that it was still too inefficient, and in this round, he took the initiative to ask for Bledsoe to attack, and he ran on the wing to cover.

Bledsoe gets the ball and gets to Fisher.

Fisher has changed from a small fish to an old fish, and now he is 36 years old, and he belongs to the older players in the league, a real veteran.

Fisher has a lot of experience, but his lateral movement ability has really slipped too much, and he really feels a little powerless in the face of this kind of straight-line acceleration and sudden 20-year-old young man.

Bledsoe made an accelerated breakthrough and brushed past Fisher.

But the real test is still after the breakthrough, Bledsoe's overall vision and passing ability have not yet been practiced, and after the burst, he still chooses to impact the basket.

This time, he was faster, and Al Horford's diagonal block failed to interfere with Bledsoe, who was in the air, drifting to shoot, and hit a two-point shot.

9 to 6!

Both sides have their own means of scoring.

After halftime, Wang Tomorrow gave instructions in his hand, and the Kings began to wrap Kobe, Kobe Bryant passed the ball in the low post, Al Horford missed the jumper from mid-range, and Chandler rebounded.

For example, the rest of the Lakers' offensive form was very good, and Fisher hit a three-pointer at the top of the arc in the middle of the first quarter, giving the Lakers the advantage and leading the Kings by six points 19-13.

Wang made adjustments during the timeout tomorrow, replacing Batum with goalscorer Cosby.

Batum's characteristics are dominance of the ball, defense, and running and shooting skills are not as good as Cosby, Cosby is on the court, the Kings are advancing faster, and everyone is looking for opportunities to shoot three-pointers, and the Kings are starting to become a three-point jumper team again.

It's just that the shooting percentage is poor, and the Lakers further widen the difference, leading the Kings by nine points at 31-22 in the first quarter.

The Kings bench broke out in the second quarter, and Afralo took advantage of Kobe Bryant's break to shoot +3 points and score 5 points in a row to help the Kings close to only 1 point.

Phil Jackson takes a timeout, emphasizing defense.

After the timeout, Afralo scored a fast break and drew a foul on the Lakers substitute Walton, who didn't contribute much and received two fouls.

Luke Wharton signed a big contract and his on-court performance is getting worse and worse, especially so far this season, shooting only 21.8 percent from three-point range, which is too poor for a shooter.

And in addition to offense, Luke Wharton's defense is not good.

Today's live broadcast across the United States was like this, and Phil Jackson was going crazy, and immediately called a timeout again and replaced Luke Wharton.

"Reflect on it!"

Phil Jackson yelled at Luke Wharton in a rage.

Wharton shook his head helplessly and sat down.

Afflalo is in great shape, averaging 16.8 points and 3.2 rebounds in 27.5 minutes per game this season, and is the current best sixth man for the Kings and one of the hottest best sixth men in the league.

Avlaroga hit a free throw and has already scored eight points on the court.

Phil Jackson made a difficulty, and after another glance at the bench, Kobe Bryant couldn't sit still.

The Kings, led by Afralo, broke out as the whole team exploded, and Cosby hit another 3-pointer from the outside, and the Kings completely overtook the score.

The Kings scored 35 points in the second quarter, leading the Lakers 57-52 at halftime, and unexpectedly completed a wave of overtake, winning the Lakers by 14 points in a single quarter.

Bryant didn't score much in the half, just 10 points.

Avalalo's highlight moment, in the second half of the game, Wang replaced Afraro in the 5th minute of the third quarter tomorrow, Afraro and DeRozan, and the Lakers always have to keep an eye on one.

Phil Jackson finally motioned for Bryant to mark the Kings' backup guard.

DeRozan started to play again, found the right opportunity, and it was a sudden burst that caused Horford to receive his fourth foul.

Bryant didn't find particularly good form, and several jumpers in the final quarter were also missed by DeRozan's interference.

In the end, the Kings defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 113-100 away, sending the opponent a wave of three consecutive defeats.

Afflalo scored a game-high 25 points and was named the MVP of the game, among them, Afralo scored 14 points alone in the second quarter to help the Kings counterattack the Lakers and regain the advantage.

Bryant scored just 22 points in the game.

Kobe Bryant can still score, but the scoring explosiveness is not as fierce as in the previous two years, in the 08-09 season, Kobe Bryant's highest single game was 61 points, and last season, Kobe Bryant's highest single game was only 44 points.

Kobe Bryant's style of play is more reasonable, more intelligent, and the team's record is better, of course, it also lacks a part of the original scoring feast.

This game was originally seen as a tribute to the old-timers by DeRozan.

As a result, there was an Afralo who played better than DeRozan, who only scored 14 points, and it seems that Afraro is the scorer hidden in the Kings lineup, more like Kobe's successor.

After the game, Afflaro paid tribute to Kobe.

"I grew up watching him play, you know, I'm from Los Angeles, California, when I was very young, just got into middle school? Kobe Bryant was already playing in the league back then, he got the key to the slam dunk contest, he won three championships, he had a lot of incredible scoring performances, and I enjoyed playing with him and I loved going back to my hometown. ”

In mid-December, the league opened the all-star voting channel.

At present, DeMar DeRozan is averaging 22.9 points and 5.3 rebounds per game, which is not too outstanding in terms of statistics, but it is basically a star level, ranking third among Western All-Star backcourt players in online voting.

The first and second places are Kobe Bryant and Xu Yong.

That's right, Xu Yong's votes are very high.

This season, Xu Yong has become the Suns' outside firepower support point, averaging 20.7 points per game, although the Suns' record is average, and Xu Yong's play is mostly due to the Suns' run-and-shoot system and Nash's needle-threading lead, but the data is good to be attractive, and there are many Chinese fans, and they scored the first and second in minutes.

Like Chris Paul, who has been considered the top point guard in the league for many years, can only be ranked fourth.

This also makes New Orleans fans a little dissatisfied, this season, Chris Paul has played as consistently consistently, averaging 20+10 data per game so far, and is the only player in the league who can get 20 points + 10 assists.

Another potential All-Star for the Kings is Al Jefferson, who has averaged a double-double of 18.9 points and 10.5 rebounds per game so far this season, close to the league's 20+10 super interior level.