Oct. 16, 8 p.m.

The Cavaliers' game against the Lakers has officially begun.

Ye Feng and Darius sat on the bench in suits, acting as spectators.

Paul fielded a regular five starters: Il Goskas, Boozer, James, Davis, McGinnis.

"Zen Master" Phil Jackson sent a starting lineup of two point guards to make up for Kobe's absence.

O'Neal, Malone, Devin George, Peyton, and Fisher.

The characteristics of both sides are very obvious, newcomers against veterans.

The ages of the five knights are 18, 24, 25, 28, and 31, with an average age of just over 25.

The Lakers are: 27, 30, 32, 36, 39, with an average age of nearly 33.

The average age difference between the two teams is as high as 8 years.

"This is a PK of newcomer impact and veteran experience!"

Before the game, the on-site commentators made accurate judgments.

But judging by the match, experience prevailed over impact, and it was a landslide victory.

Payton Sr. is 193 centimeters, physically strong, and has a kaleidoscope of scoring methods, so it is not a big problem to act as a scoring guard temporarily.

As for defense, the best defensive playmaker in NBA history, that's not blowing out.

Although Ricky Davis has the advantage of being young, has an advantage of 8 centimeters in height, and can run and jump, he was severely restricted throughout the game and never played his own rhythm.

Throughout the game, Davis felt like he was frozen, shooting 3-of-15, shooting 20 percent, and committing as many as five turnovers.

McGinnis is in the same position as Fisher, as the team's playmaker, but their task is to dribble past half the court and then start playing as a spot-shooter.

Relying on the height advantage, McGinnis performed slightly better than Fisher, scoring 15 points in the game, compared to Fisher's 11 points.

In the small forward position, James beat George, and George couldn't guard James.

However, the Lakers restricted area with O'Neal and Malone can not be entered and exited by James at will, although he can easily enter the Lakers' paint area, but James' scoring efficiency is not high.

James shot 5-of-13 from the field and 4-of-6 from the free-throw line, and James finished with 14 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists, his worst stats since the start of the preseason.

In the center forward position, Ilgoskas was directly blown up by O'Neal.

The big shark is a slacker and often misses training sessions, let alone preseason games. But as long as he was serious for a short while, Big Z was blown up, with a weight difference of 60 pounds, Big Z's defense was like a piece of paper.

Paul had no choice but to switch to a larger tonnage meme, but there was still nothing he could do about O'Neal.

The most interesting thing is the duel of the big forwards.

Marlon is the black demon of the old Utah Twins, and if Boozer's life trajectory does not change, he will become a member of the new version of the Utah Twins next year and inherit Malone's position.

In Ye Feng's view, this is a bit like a fateful duel.

Two strong big forwards engaged in fierce hand-to-hand combat. In the end, Malone's toughness (dirty) earned him the victory.

You must know that the name "Iron Elbow" Malone is much stronger than "Postman" Malone, and in Ma Long's 19-year career, I don't know how many opponents I have elbowed.

In the first quarter, the Lakers led by 11 points, 27:16.

At half-time, the two sides were already 20 points apart.

Paul continued to deploy troops and arrange troops, but he still could not prevent the defeat of the army.

On the other hand, Phil Jackson sat on the side, his hands on his chest, steady as Tarzan, and the wind was calm, and he didn't even call a timeout for the whole game (except for the official timeout).

Comparing the two, everyone will naturally feel that the realm of the Zen master is not something that Paul can compare.

Ye Feng suddenly had a thought, no wonder so many people called Zen masters to force the king in his previous life, this is really a pretending player who was delayed by basketball!

Phil Jackson is such a style, he doesn't call a timeout when the team is dominant, and he doesn't call a timeout when he's down, which makes everyone confused about his thoughts.

But if you think about it from the perspective of pretending, it is natural that the advantage is not called a timeout. When I fall behind, I don't call a timeout, which means that I am calm, trust the players on the field, and arrange it well before the game, and I don't need to arrange it again in the game.

But the Zen master does have this qualification, three dynasties, nine championships, who dares to say that he is not?

In any case, when the Lakers' three main players played no more than 20 minutes, the Lakers won a big victory and beat the Cavaliers.

The Cleveland fans played to the end, and they couldn't even boo, and they really couldn't see any hope of winning the game, and the gap was too big.

By the end of the game, the stadium was half empty, and many fans had left early.

On the Cavaliers' side, Ilgoskas had 9 points and 4 rebounds, almost invisible. Davis had 7 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists, and his stats are like role players. James had 14 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists, and Boozer had 15 points, 11 rebounds and 2 assists. McGinnis had 15 points, 1 rebound and 4 assists, which was the highest score on the team.

For the Lakers, O'Neal, Malone, and Payton all played less than 20 minutes, scoring 19 points, 8 boards and 3 blocks, 12 points and 6 boards, 16 points, 4 boards and 6 assists, respectively. Plus Fisher's 11 points and 4 assists, Devin George's 10 points and 6 boards. All five starters scored in double figures.

The Lakers beat the Cavaliers 101-80.

After the game, the two teams held a press conference.

The opportunity was rare, and Zhang Weiping also asked two assistants to go to a press conference to interview "Zen Master" Phil Jackson.

Luckily, Less Than really got the chance to be asked.

(Perhaps in the past two years, the NBA league has become more and more aware of the potential of the Chinese market, so it often takes special care of Chinese people.)

Of course, with good care, there will naturally be bad care. ）

"May I ask Mr. Jackson, what do you think of Ye Feng and what kind of achievements do you think he will have?"

Xiao asked respectfully, after all, the Zen master is also a meritorious leader.

"Leaf ...... Points?"

Phil Jackson thought in silence for three seconds before answering.

"I'm sorry, this Huaxia friend, I don't know the person you are talking about. Is he a Hollywood actor, or a singer? ”

Before Phil Jackson could finish his sentence, there was already a malicious laughter around him.

Naturally, this laughter was not given to the Zen master, but to the younger one.

No matter why the Zen master doesn't know Ye Feng, but these reporters know Ye Feng!

A few days ago, this Chinese player had a "shocking battle" at the Quick Loan Arena and almost "famous" the entire North America.

"So you Chinese reporters think that the Zen master will know Ye Feng?"

"Thinking too much, who is the Zen master, the head of the NBA meritorious coach, how can he specifically know a nobody?"

"I don't know what to say, if you lose the draft, you dare to ask at the press conference, hurry up and leave, don't delay other people's time."

......

is less than a sudden red face and red ears, and Xiao Yang is also self-ashamed.

The Zen master was so clever that he could understand what was going on by listening to the whispers of others.

He's wronged!

The Zen master really didn't know who Ye Feng was, let alone that Ye Feng was the undrafted pick he had seen at the draft conference.

He has been troubled by Kobe's affairs recently, and the son and daughter of Lakers owner Buss are also infighting, and the Zen master is deeply involved in it, and he doesn't have time to care too much.

The team's tactical lessons are handed over to several assistant coaches, and he doesn't have time to do it himself.

In the face of the weak team of the Cavaliers, several assistant coaches didn't take it seriously, let alone one who lost the draft, and they didn't even prepare Ye Feng's materials.

"That, what...... Let's next question! ”

The Zen master can't explain it on such an occasion, so he can only swallow it in his stomach.

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At the end of the press conference, Xiao Xiao and Xiao Yang went back, met Zhang Weiping and Ye Feng, and told everything about the incident.

Director Zhang was silent for a long time, and a complicated expression appeared on his face, angry, helpless, dissatisfied, and ashamed......

"Alas, no wonder others, who made us too weak in Chinese basketball! It is also natural that others look down on us. Without decades and generations, this situation is also very difficult to change! ”

Director Zhang was excited, lowered his head and sighed, as if he had aged ten years all of a sudden, and the gray hair between his temples became more and more.

Ye Feng clenched his fists and suddenly said, "Coach Zhang, tomorrow, we have another away game with the Lakers!" ”