Chapter Seventy-Eight: Grudges Deepen

Although there is nothing wrong with his answers, Zhang Feng just feels that he is going to be cheated by this ESPN's Julie, even if she may be unintentional.

It didn't take long for the game to start, Zhang Feng symbolically applied for being replaced after two minutes, Mason got the playing time, and hugged Zhang Feng gratefully. Papayannis didn't play much either, and the opportunity was left to the newcomer.

Originally, the two sides were the main lineup matchup of half the team, but now it has become a team rotation to lead the people who can't play against each other, just like the All-Star Game has become street basketball.

Zhang Feng also thought about the endorsement, the offer was made by a local furniture company in Saramento, the other party thought that Zhang Feng would play in Saramento for at least three years, no matter how to have a fixed residence, he wanted to give him a set of furniture for free and gave a million endorsement fees, and the contract period was 3 years.

This contract is naturally not comparable, the sky-high contracts of Durant, James and NIKE, firstly, the other party is a small business, and secondly, Zhang Feng needs to do very little.

After being in the United States for so long, Zhang Feng made a fortune by relying on Jennifer's affairs, but this money was counted in the name of Dongsheng Hall, and the king's signing salary would not be paid until the new season.

After receiving the receipt to Wang Wanlu, Zhang Feng glanced at the score on the field.

At this moment, the Kings and Lakers are inseparable, and it can be described as a real rookie pecking at each other. Frank Mason, who came off the bench on the Kings' side, performed well, organized the team's offense well, and scored 3 assists in the first quarter.

On the Lakers' side, Zubac, who had high expectations, did not perform well, handing over 0 rebounds and 3 turnovers at the end of the first quarter, but it was unknown players such as Caruso, Nwaba and Bryant who played well.

Zhang Feng was very happy to see Mason seize the opportunity to play an excellent performance, although only 15 people could be left in the end, but as long as everyone played a performance, maybe they could get other opportunities.

TNT, Studio, O'Neill, Barkley, and Kenny all watched the game with blank faces, chatting without a word, and it was obvious that they were bored, but as commentators, they were still seriously analyzing the game.

"To be honest, it's a shame not to see Lonzo play against Zhang Feng, so their meeting may have to be postponed until the 13th, and there will be a long wait" O'Neill is full of anticipation for this belated confrontation.

"Fultz is injured, Josh Jackson has more scoring spots, so he can't match Tatum, and the matchup between Zhang Feng and Lonzo may be the strongest matchup in the Las Vegas Summer League, and it's definitely worth looking forward to," Barkley added.

"When you say that, I'm very interested in winning the Summer League," Kenny quipped.

"I always felt that the clash between Lonzo and Zhang Feng would be the most talked-about rookie matchup, Kenny, Charles, do you agree with me?"

"As you mentioned, Zhang Feng and Lonzo are both rare high-pick rookies in the same position, and both are big mouths," Barkley pointed out the key to O'Neal's remark.

"No, you're not right, it's not Lonzo who has a big mouth, it's Lonzo's father, as for Zhang Feng, he is indeed much more extroverted than his predecessors Yao Ming and Yi Jianlian, and every time a reporter interviews, he expresses his most formal views in his heart," Kenny said.

The duel between Zhang Feng and Lonzo began when Zhang Feng advertised that he wanted to dominate the NBA during the Knicks tryout, because Lonzo's father also said how hung his son was; Lonzo launched his own sneaker brand before entering the league, and Zhang Feng opened a store with Kobe Bryant before he participated in the draft; Zhang Feng's draft night photo did not give Lonzo face, Lonzo's father said that Zhang Feng was vain, and Zhang Feng responded to see him on the field.

Together, these things made the crowd of onlookers have a mentality that they must distinguish between winners and losers, even if both parties do not think so. The onlookers are psychologically complicated, some hope that Zhang Feng will be slapped in the face, some hope that the ball father will be slapped in the face, Chinese fans hope that Zhang Feng wins, American fans hope that Lonzo wins, Kings fans hope that Feng will finish abusing Lonzo, and Lakers fans feel that Zhang Feng is not worthy of being Lonzo's lifelong enemy.

But Zhang Feng, who was watching the game on the sidelines at the moment, didn't think about these things at all, the king was a lot behind at this time, the opponent's Caruso, Nwaba and Bryant played very well, and they played a wave of 25-8, and the king's side could not support it only by Buddy and Mason, and the Lakers led 58-40 at halftime.

After a halftime pause, Turner quietly asked Zhang Feng if he wanted to go up and play back into the situation, and Zhang Feng shook his head and said that he needed to give Mason's people a chance to exercise.

Yibian fought again, the Lakers' momentum continued unabated, and they gradually expanded the difference to 28 points, Turner glanced at Zhang Feng again at this time, and Zhang Feng said that he didn't need to go on himself.

During the timeout, Zhang Feng specially encouraged Mason and Buddy, telling the two to fight with all their might without any burden. Back on the court, Zhang Feng's encouragement was immediate, Mason led the Kings players to play a wave of counterattacks, and the Lakers suddenly lost fire, and the Kings only trailed by 9 points after the third quarter.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, the Kings continued to chase the score, with Buddy, Mason, and Justin taking turns to attack and tie the score with 5 minutes left in the game.

In the last 5 minutes, the two teams played very anxiously, and it was difficult for both sides to score, Mason offered to let Zhang Feng go up to win the game, but Zhang Feng still encouraged Mason, Buddy, and Justin to win the game, and Turner also agreed with Zhang Feng's opinion.

At the end of the fourth quarter, Mason scored a difficult two-point lead to the Lakers, but then the Lakers' Brusso hit a three-pointer to regain a one-point lead and with only 20 seconds left in the game, the Kings opted for a tactical foul, but Thomas Bryant hit two free throws with 10 seconds left to give the Lakers a 95-92 lead.

The king's last attack, choosing everyone to cover Buddy's strong three-point shot, the tactical execution was very good, but Buddy did not hit a very difficult ultra-long three-pointer, and the king finally lost 92-95.

This game is the first time Zhang Feng has lost a game since he came into contact with the NBA, although Zhang Feng played for a few minutes, winning or losing basically has nothing to do with him, in the face of Buddy and others' apologies, Zhang Feng gave an encouraging hug.

However, what made Zhang Feng unhappy was that Lang Zuo began to appear on Twitter that Lang Zuo would beat Zhang Feng, and Zhang Feng took a look on Twitter and found that he was really cheated by Julie.

Julie also saw that Lang Zuo and Zhang Feng would have a rookie showdown of the century, so she took Zhang Feng's last question before the game and answered the interview with Lang Zuo's father. Lang Zuo's father said that his son is far better than Zhang Feng, and Zhang Feng's remarks that he does not lose to players in the same position are completely a joke, especially when the Lakers have not played against the Kings in the fourth-level lineup, and the result of the showdown between Lang Zuo and Zhang Feng in the future will be that Lang Zuo crushes Zhang Feng.

Knowing that Zhang Feng was discussed, Mason, who knew the truth, decided to help Zhang Feng clear his grievances. He tweeted about Lonzo's father, saying that Zhang Feng is just giving other players more opportunities, and if Zhang Feng plays, the Lakers' four generals may not be able to win, Lonzo can't cause any trouble to the Kings, and only Ingram may have a certain impact on the King's interior line.

This remark made the ball father very unhappy, and directly replied viciously to Mason:

"You're far worse than my son, maybe you don't know how to play a point guard at all, you shouldn't have a point guard instinct"