There were few bright spots in the first half. But in the third quarter, he suddenly found the feeling of the game, grabbed rebounds one after another, and made a certain contribution on the defensive end.

Chu Xuan felt that Noor's ability to adapt to the NBA was still very strong. Judging by his alignment with Cousins, it's hard to see any nervousness in him.

With just over a minute left in the third quarter, Noll grabbed an offensive rebound to bring his game's total to 10.

Witnessing this scene, the atmosphere in the Staples Center was quite enthusiastic. Many people began to think that Noel should actually be good, at least he is not a parallel import, which makes people feel a lot more comforted.

Noll, who got the offensive rebound, did not hesitate to make a strong basket, although he couldn't score the ball, but he got a foul from Cousins.

During the free throws, Phil Webber opted for substitutions, bringing on Nash and Gasol to bring on Whiteside and Blake.

One of the reasons for this is that the two are too old to protect them as much as possible. The second is because the Lakers have led the Kings by nearly 30 points by this time.

Considering that the game is almost entering the final quarter, the outcome of this game is almost certain.

After seeing Whiteside appear, Chu Xuan suddenly became interested. He was finally able to see how Knoll and Whiteside were playing when they were on the floor at the same time.

"With both free throws, Nolens had a good hand today." Chu Xuan smiled.

Kobe Bryant nodded: "That's right, especially for a big man, it's rare." ”

While the two were talking, Knoll's performance today appeared on the big screen.

"10 points, 10 rebounds, 1 steal, 2 blocks."

Seeing this, Chu Xuan nodded secretly. For an interior rookie to be able to get a double-double in less than three quarters, that's a really good performance.

"If Nolens can gain some weight, I think he'll definitely be a deterrent in the paint." Bryant couldn't help but express his opinion.

Chu Xuan turned his head to look at Kobe Bryant and said with a smile: "I said earlier that he would be a very good player, and he can provide you with great help." And, in the future, I will try my best to nurture him and make him a big man who can dominate. ”

Bryant suddenly laughed: "Although I lost the bet, I'm happy now." Chu, hearing you say that, I'm starting to look forward to it, and I'll wait for the day when I see them grow up. ”

Chu Xuan nodded and smiled: "Don't worry, buddy, I will definitely not let you wait too long." It doesn't matter what they do, but you have to have faith in me. ”

"Haha, yes, Chu, I've always had a lot of confidence in you. Especially when you beat me again, it's just that I really want to know what you said to Northens and why he was the one in the second half. ”

Chu Xuan shook his head, with mystery on his face: "Kobe, this is a secret." ”

******

With Noll and Whiteside on the floor at the same time, the Lakers' interior height is adequate. What's more, the two men have significantly increased the defensive intensity in the penalty area.

In the few minutes that the two men are on the floor, as long as the Kings players break through to the inside, they will almost always enjoy a wonderful spicy hot pot.

A neat cap will always stimulate the nerves of the spectators, and Chu Xuan will of course be affected as well.

However, for Chu Xuan, he was more looking at the shortcomings of the two of them when they were present. While they are always able to interfere with their opponents' shots, their good looks can't hide their flaws.

Knoll and Whiteside are both defensive centre-forwards, so there is some overlap in positions when the two are on the pitch at the same time. Therefore, on the defensive end, it is always possible to see two people who will appear in the same defensive point with great tacit understanding.

Obviously, this will greatly weaken the ability of the two and will not be able to achieve the effect of 1+1=2.

Therefore, for Chu Xuan, he needed to consider the compatibility of the two people, which made him think of the Rocket Twin Towers back then, Olajuwon and Sampson. If he wants to build the Lakers' twin towers, he can take inspiration from Olajuwon and Sampson.

Of course, it may be that Noll and Whiteside are different players from Olajuwon/Sampson, but Chu Xuan is confident that he will make Noel as good as possible.

*****

Because of the inside threat formed by the presence of Noll and Whiteside, the Kings' Cousins played very hard, and Thorton's shooting efficiency was not high, so the Kings were unable to close the score gap, and finally made the game lose suspense and enter garbage time.

Noll was replaced by Phil Webber as the starting centre-forward, with Thackeray coming in for him.

This end means that Knoll is going to clock out today.

Because the garbage time game lacks highlights, the cheers of the fans are not as dense and intense as in regular time.

However, when Knoll came off the field, the applause from the audience was very enthusiastic.

And on the big screen, Knoll's final performance also appeared.

"6-of-9, 2-of-3 free throws, 14 points, 13 rebounds, 2 steals and 4 blocks."

It was a center performance that made people feel ecstatic, and Lakers fans seemed to see the future in Knoll. For a while, no one mentioned the matter of giving away next year's first-round pick in order to get Knoll.

You know, in this day and age, a great big man is as precious as a giant panda. And now, the Lakers have hope of getting that one.

Knoll had a perfect debut, with Cousins contributing just 19 points and nine rebounds.

Of course, this is not the credit of Noll alone, but the effect of the Lakers' overall defense inside. However, Knoll who directly defended Cousins was definitely a great achievement.

Surprisingly, another person's stats suddenly appeared next to Knoll's debut stats, thus contrasting with him.

"Bennett, 0-of-10, 3-pointers, 2 rebounds."

That's the stats Bennett contributed in the 76ers' opener, which can be described as very bad.

Speaking of which, there are too few players like Bennett who can play, and even fewer who can become stars.

Like Millsap, he was able to play well, mainly because of his great shooting.

However, Bennett's shooting crosshairs are not good, which has made it difficult for him to play as a top pick. So far, Bennett has only averaged 10.2 points and 5.1 rebounds per game, shooting a measly little over 40% from the field.

Obviously, compared to Bennett, it seems that Knoll, who made a perfect debut, should be the player who was selected with the first pick. And, to a certain extent, the 76ers are likely to be the biggest losers in that three-way deal.