Kidd's first game with the Lakers was tepid, but the win allowed him to avoid some criticism, and Lakers fans decided to take a look first. Pen fun and pavilion www.biquge.info

On Thursday, the Lakers had no practice session today due to the back-to-back games, and Kidd's integration into the team was delayed by another day.

Dragonborn's "Dragonborn" officially spun off today, making headlines in the tech sections of many newspapers on Thursday.

"Dragonborn" was revamped after independence, and began to have some prototypes of later portals. In fact, in the past two years, some American websites have begun to change to the future portal model, and Dragonborn is only one of the many pioneers, and it is only by relying on the horror traffic of ICQ that it can catch up.

Separated from its parent company, Dragonborn will continue to serve its users with its three main businesses, while preparing for its listing.

"Dragonborn" currently mainly relies on its three major business operations: the first is to provide users with network news and content services, the revised Dragonborn Network will have news channels, military channels, sports channels, entertainment channels, science and technology channels, financial channels, car channels, real estate channels, game channels, travel channels, reading channels and other wonderful channels, to provide comprehensive and timely English information for global users, and will provide different language services for users in different regions in the future; The second business is to merge the Dragonborn Forum to provide users with various forms of online community services, including not only official classified channels, but also community-built channels (similar to Tieba); The third business is the combined free and paid mailbox, e-commerce and enterprise electronic solutions, and the upcoming big move - the blog business.

Obviously, even if "Dragonborn" is independent from Dragonborn, it is still a new technology company with unlimited potential, and relying on the ICQ, Dragonborn Browser, Dragonborn Forum, and industry-leading website layout, Dragonborn's daily traffic has surpassed similar websites before it was independently operated, including Yahoo, MSN and AOL.

These four websites are currently the four major portals in the United States, and it only took one year for Dragonborn to catch up, which made the traditional media giants in the United States begin to pay attention to the emerging Internet media, because now more and more users who are connected to the Internet are choosing to browse the news on the Internet, and no longer subscribe to traditional newspapers and magazines.

This is also the inevitable development of the times, Internet media has too many advantages that traditional media cannot match, and the huge advantages of global scope and timeliness alone are incomparable to traditional media.

Zhang Mo even plans to invest heavily in sports channels after the launch of the Dragonborn online and buy the online broadcast rights of the four major sports leagues in the United States, because in the future, live webcasts will definitely become an emerging way for viewers to watch sports events.

The next day, the Lakers met the Portland Trail Blazers, who were seventh in the West, at home.

This is a difficult opponent to deal with, although the Trail Blazers' record is much worse than the Lakers, but many of the games they have lost are within five points, and the opponents are basically Western Conference powerhouses. This shows that the strength of the Trail Blazers is not bad, but they do not have a real star who can make a final decision at a critical moment, so their ability to play key shots is much inferior to that of the Lakers, Clippers, Jazz and other teams.

The Trail Blazers' main point guard, Kenny Anderson, is one of the best players in the league at that position this year, and Kidd is clearly going to prove himself again, and if he can't beat Kenny Anderson, his impression in the eyes of Lakers fans will drop a lot.

Kidd had bad luck today as he was in time for Kenny Anderson's phenomenal form.

As a result, the small point guard scored 20 points in the first half, but Kidd only had 4 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists, which was a complete performance in anyone's eyes.

Zhang Yi looked at his performance of 15 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists, and decisively suggested that Kidd let go of the play on the offensive end, and he would definitely send him enough shells.

Kenny Anderson exploded on the outside today, and Kidby was definitely going to be blown up. However, his breakthrough is not at the second- or third-rate level, and at this time, Kidd's ability value in the breakthrough has reached 85, which is close to the first-class level.

Kidd's comprehensive ability dropped to a pitiful 82 after coming to the Lakers due to run-in problems, but last year's Kidd has reached 87's ability value, close to the real All-Star level, otherwise he would not be able to enter the dream team.

Kenny Anderson's strength on the offensive end is obvious to all, and his defensive ability is not bad, but this kind of guys from street ball are thorns, and free and loose is already a compliment for them, and this kind of player affects the locker room atmosphere the most.

Moreover, Kenny Anderson does not have a hard-working personality, he seems to prefer to squander his talents, and if he is suddenly willing to train hard, it must be in the contract year. But no matter what, Kenny Anderson, who is in his prime, can be called a star point guard, and if he can't crush him physically, it won't be easy to break him.

However, Kidd happens to have such a physical talent, Kidd's threat on the offensive end before the knee arrow is mainly through breakthroughs and back plays, although his speed and explosiveness are not top-notch, but he has the body and confrontation ability of the No. 2 position, and the ball is solid enough, it is not an exaggeration to say that he is a low-profile Zhang Mao in the No. 1 position, and against a diminutive point guard like Kenny Anderson, he can use his body to blow up opponents on the offensive end.

In the second half, Zhang Qi watched his assist count continue to grow, and for the first time found that Kidd's offense was not as bad as the legend, although his shooting was similar to human excrement, but the single short point guard was very powerful, especially the back-to-back hit that surprised Lakers fans. However, looking at his physique, which is much stronger than most opponents, this thing is actually a two-way guard body, even closer to the number two position.

The Lakers' outside line is basically an all-round player who can play two or three positions, Kidd's body is more suitable for the No. 2 position, Finley is more suitable for the No. 3 position, and Zhang Zhu is more suitable for the No. 4 position.

But they all downgraded their positions, in addition to Kidd's speed and agility at point guard, Finley is also a top athletic at the No. 2 position, and Zhang Ju can even surpass nine out of nine players in the same position in terms of flexibility and speed at the No. 3 position, which is why the Lakers' perimeter defense is airtight.

Kidd found his way back in the second half, but the Lakers' overall offense was still not smooth enough, and they would always fall into a passive positional battle, so that the opponent could easily settle down and set up a defensive formation, which is the biggest problem exposed by the current Lakers.

In the last minute of the fourth quarter, the Lakers still only led the Trail Blazers by 2 points, and the difference between the two teams did not exceed 5 points in the second half.

In the last 15 seconds, Zhang Zhu relied on the wonderful cooperation with Kidd and used his personal ability to complete a quasi-stunner.

This ball kept the cheers in the "Forum Arena" until the end of the game, Zhang received Kidd's pass with a clear amount of advance, connected the two of them, and easily completed a snakeskin move, scoring the most beautiful offense of the day, helping the Lakers lead the Trail Blazers by two points in the final stage of the game.

This is also the best attack of Kidd and Zhang Mao, the former passes too comfortably, so that the latter does not need to adjust after receiving the ball, and can complete the attack in one go.

Obviously, this has to require Zhang Fu's ball control ability to meet the standard, otherwise no matter how comfortable he is with the ball, it will be difficult for him to complete the snakeskin move when he is surrounded by defenders, and Zhang Fu will not be able to play such an attack last season.

So, is it because you can't play with Kidd because you don't have good ball control?

Of course not, but you have to be able to run, and you have to keep an eye on Kidd's position, don't run into an awkward position where the ball can't be passed, and you can't stand stupidly and wait for the ball to come through. To put it simply, you have to move around Kidd so that you can maximize Kidd's playmaking and passing ability.

But that would also explain why Kidd doesn't have easy chemistry with Lakers players, because they're used to waiting for Zhang to break through and get the ball out, and now it's so easy to move around Kidd.

Besides, Kidd is not qualified to make Lakers players willingly revolve around him!

If he doesn't give up some of the ball and increase movement without the ball to actively cooperate with Kidd, then other Lakers players will not, and dare not take the initiative to cooperate with Kidd, who knows if this will offend Zhang Mao?

Kenny Anderson was indeed in hot form today, and after Zhang scored this quasi-final shot, the Trail Blazers only had ten seconds left.

Lakers fans thought the game was over, but Kenny Anderson actually broke through Kidd to complete the stunner and equalize the score in the last attack, and the Lakers were going to play the fourth overtime game of the season.

Zhang Wei was not worried, he knew that if he played overtime, the Trail Blazers would lose.

In the fourth quarter, the Trail Blazers players are already at the end of the crossbow, although these guys are talented, but the nickname of "Portland Prison" is not specifically designed by the media to hack them, a team where players dare to scold the coach in training, can you expect them to train their physical fitness seriously?

"Physical fitness" is one of the few physical qualities that can be exercised the day after tomorrow, you can exercise in general, but your physical fitness is not good, then you can't blindly complain about poor talent. Admittedly, talented players still have an advantage, and they can have good fitness even if they don't train hard. But players with poor talent can train hard to develop better physical fitness than those who are talented but don't work hard.

The Trail Blazers players ran out of energy in regulation time, and when it came to overtime, they were no longer as brave as they were.

After the start of overtime, the Lakers directly overwhelmed the Trail Blazers with a wave of 9-0 offense.

The final score was 124:114, and the Lakers went on a 13-3 offensive run in overtime, with Mason and Zhang cooperating to contribute 12 of the 13 points. It can be clearly seen that Rashid Wallace, who still has a certain advantage in the regular time against Mason, came to overtime and completely stopped cooking, and his physical fitness was actually worse than Mason, who weighed 40 pounds more than himself.

Zhang Qi chipped in 38 points, 11 rebounds and 12 assists, and his stats were not affected by Kidd in the slightest, and another triple-double performance silenced the media who predicted that Kidd's arrival would affect his triple-double stats.

There's no doubt that Kidd's stats have been influenced by Zhang, but it seems that his stats this season have not been good, with a rare 26-point performance today, along with four rebounds and eight assists.

The Trail Blazers also had a few players who played really well, most notably Rasheed Wallace, who the Lakers had a chance to acquire.

This guy played an eye-catching level after coming to the Trail Blazers, and today he scored 29 points and 10 rebounds, and his performance in the whole game was better than Mason's, especially on the defensive end.

The Lakers are on a five-game winning streak after beating the Trail Blazers, and it looks like the trade hasn't stopped their winning streak.

But the Lakers know internally that although they won today, the process was too difficult.

The biggest problem here is that they can't play the explosive output of the past, and they still use the opponent's physical problems to play a wave in overtime, if this kind of performance is against teams like Jazz, Clippers, SuperSonics, and Rockets, I'm afraid that the Lakers will not even be able to play overtime and will be taken away.

The good news is that after playing the Trail Blazers, they will have a three-day break, which will give the Lakers time to sharpen their guns.

The bad news is that they are going to face the Chicago Bulls on the 17th, which is a stronger opponent than the four teams above, and the Lakers may not be able to beat the Bulls before the trade, and now they are afraid of being beaten up.

There is another piece of news that Van Exel still hasn't reported to the Mavericks.

This is the first time I've seen this kind of thing, and there are all kinds of comments in the media, but basically everyone thinks that Fan Maniac dislikes the Mavericks' record is too bad, and the team is a mess inside, and there is no hope to go there.

Everyone knows that the Mavericks will have to rot for at least three years after the 3J infighting before they have a chance to turn over, and any player who is in his prime is not willing to waste time there, which should be the reason why Van Exel refuses to report to the Mavericks.

Zhang Wei felt that the truth of the matter was not the case, Van Exel was definitely reluctant to go to the Mavericks, but the reason why he dared to risk the league punishment and refused to report was probably to use this opportunity to erase his super-value contract.

Van Exel's contract is "great value", but two words are "loss" for the team.

Zhang Yu guessed correctly, just when the Lakers used the three-day break to hurry up and run in the team, Van Exel's farce finally came to an end.

On December 16, the Mavericks waited for half a month and finally decided to give up and announced the buyout of Van Exel's contract, and the madman became a free agent.

The official announcement issued by Dallas was a little helpless, saying that the reason for buying out Van Exel's contract was that he could not pass the medical examination and was unwilling to integrate into the team, so after negotiation between the two parties, it was decided to buy out the contract.

But that's only half right, Van Exel really didn't want to integrate into the team, but he didn't even go for a medical checkup.

After this news came out, the NBA executives were naturally furious!

David Stern also recognized the seriousness of the matter, the league must no longer allow these players to continue to act arbitrarily, if other players are like Van Exel, then the future trade market will not only fight for money, but also for the city, fight for status, which is contrary to the idea of the league to expand its influence through expansion, and small teams will not have to play in the future.

In fact, the solution is not difficult, and David Stern is planning to add a special clause in the new version of the collective bargaining agreement - the president of the league has the right to impose financial penalties or bans on players who refuse to play for their new clubs after being traded.

Some people quipped: if this clause is successfully introduced, then I wonder if it will be named "Van Exel Clause"?

But one thing is certain, as soon as this clause comes out, the NBA's increasingly uncontrolled players will have to rein in their tempers.

Of course, it can also be expected that those big-name players will definitely write the "overlord clause" into their contracts when signing new contracts in the future, so that they have the power to veto the deal, otherwise it will not be the players who will be excessive, but the team owners.

But this new clause will definitely not be introduced this year, so fans saw that the Mavericks bought out Van Exel's contract the day before, and the Clippers signed the former main point guard with a one-year $660,000 base salary a day later.

Zhang Yi got the news that the Clippers had signed Van Exel on the flight to Chicago, which was unexpected news for the entire Lakers team, but he didn't expect the biggest winner to be the Clippers?

"Damn, this can't be fake news, right? And this kind of operation? ”

Zhang Wei knows that Van Exel's passing ability is just like that, but no matter what, it is much better than Darrick Martin, and the Clippers picked up a star point guard with an 86 ability value and is in peak condition with 660,000, which is really a big pie falling out of thin air!

Here's the question, how much did the Mavericks pay for Van Exel's contract?

Unfortunately, the details of the buyout agreement between the two sides have not been revealed, so fans do not know how much Van Exel took for nothing.

But soon, according to the news revealed within the Mavericks, this buyout fee may not even be half of Van Exel's annual salary, which means that Van Exel not only did not take money from the Mavericks in order to restore his free body, but also paid at least four million US dollars.

When you think about it, you can see why he did it.

Van Exel's contract does not expire until the summer of '99, and his annual salary is only $1.9 million, which is less than $6 million even if you add this year.

However, he has played a 20+6 performance this year, and there is absolutely no shortage of point guards of this level, not to mention that he is at the peak of his career, and if he signs a new contract, I am afraid it will cost tens of millions. So, despite losing his salary of four or five million dollars for the next three years, he can sign a big contract two years early, which is of course a big deal no matter what.

"This kid is not stupid, it turns out that this is his purpose!"

Zhang Wei has long thought about why Van Exel didn't go to the Mavericks to report, probably because he wanted to take the opportunity to get rid of the bad contract he signed before, even if he can't sign a contract of 10 million next year, at least a 5-year contract of 40 million will definitely be no problem, and there is still no loss.

What's more, the Clippers are no longer a fish belly, on the contrary, they now lack an excellent point guard to take off, and the addition of Van Exel can be regarded as making up for the shortcomings of the Clippers.

Now, Van Exel not only got rid of his bad contract, but also continued to stay in Los Angeles, joined the Clippers' Avengers, and worked with O'Neal, Eddie Jones, Kobe, and Baylor to find an opportunity to take revenge on the Lakers and Zhang Zhu, and let them know that abandoning/despising/humiliating themselves is definitely a big mistake!