What is the nature of the pre-season? Because they don't count toward the regular season record, preseason games have always been a place for coaches to test their players' abilities, especially those who don't usually get much playing time.

So before the first quarter was completely played, the main players on both sides were basically replaced. Those who continued the game on the field were replaced by substitutes for both teams.

Judging from the bench lineup, the Clippers seem to be slightly better. Williams, who was put on the bench early due to poor performance, is now back on the field.

If it was the former Lakers, they should have had an advantage in terms of benches, because the Lakers have the best sixth man, Odom, and Barnes and other strong players.

However, Odom was traded to the Mavericks, and the Lakers' bench strength dropped a lot, and Fisher's departure put pressure on the Lakers' point guard position.

Mo. As soon as Williams came on the court, he immediately hit a three-pointer from the outside, and then broke into the interior twice in a row, scoring on his own layup the first time, and successfully causing the opponent's defensive foul and hitting two free throws the second time.

Scoring 7 points in a row proves that Mo. Williams still has two brushes for this nerve knife, and the key is to see how to use him.

"There's a bit of a conflict in the position." Negro frowned, he could tell that Mo. Williams and Paul are in conflict over position. Williams' offense needs the ball, so he and Paul basically can't show their strength on the court.

If you will Mo. Williams' position as the Clippers' best sixth man could have a good effect, but the key is that.

"Will this guy be willing to give up his starting position to play as a substitute?" Although and Mo. Williams didn't have much contact, but he didn't think the guy would be willing to play on the bench.

Mo. The main reason why Williams is known for not passing is because his own desire is too strong and he doesn't want the ball to pass out of his hands.

It is basically impossible for such a person to be a substitute. Unless he understands that he doesn't have the quality to start.

Mo. Williams has the quality to start, so playing the sixth man is basically unlikely.

Regardless of the odds, Negro has already made up his mind to let Mo. Williams played the sixth man up if Mo. Williams is making a fuss, then trade him out. If he can have some good performance in the sixth man position, he should be able to increase his price and trade him to some players that Nigro likes.

As mentioned before, pre-season is not a big game, but there are times when it is time-sharing, and for McBrown, as a new manager, he has to prove his quality with a win. Even in the pre-season, it was the same, after all, his name was too big.

Phil Jackson, who is basically the flaunt of all the coaches in the league, is the most successful head coach. Since joining the Lakers, there have been people who have been comparing McBrown to Phil Jackson before him.

McBrown was very disgusted by this, but he was helpless, and he knew that he wanted to make the fans in Los Angeles forget about Phil Jackson. That would have to bring a game of victory, under their own leadership of the Lakers.

Victory is something that can make people forget a lot of unpleasant things. As long as you can win, then everything is okay.

So when you see Mo. After Williams single-handedly broke through the entire defense of the Lakers' bench, McBrown couldn't sit still, he hesitated for a moment, and then replaced power forward Pau Gasol early.

McBrown's initiative to replace the main player in advance caused dissatisfaction among the Clippers fans on the court. Everyone knows what preseason is like, and it's a bit too unorthodox for McBrown to do that.

It's just that the Clippers fans are not so conspicuous in the Lakers' home court, and the boos are completely covered by the cheers of the Lakers fans.

As soon as Gasol came on the court, the quality of the entire Lakers team immediately improved.

Seeing this, Negro was not in a hurry. It's just a smile, but it doesn't mean anything concrete.

Unlike McBrown, Negro doesn't care about the wins and losses of these two preseason games against the Lakers.

Although the media in Los Angeles was very hyped before, saying that these two preseason games were the battle between the Clippers and the Lakers for the king of Los Angeles, Nigro knew very well that the real king of Los Angeles could not be separated by a two-game victory.

Think about when the Clippers reached the second round of the playoffs, and the Lakers didn't make it to the playoffs, were the Lakers not the rightful king of Los Angeles?

Negro, who has been the head coach of the Bulls for a few years and has been swept away, has long seen through it, no matter how beautiful one or two games are, they are just innocious little troubles, and there is only one thing that can really change a thing, and that is the O'Brien Cup! That is, the NBA championship!

In the entire NBA, 30 teams, every season and every year, but there is only one winner, and only those who can win this honor can be called the real winner, the real king!

The winner takes all!

As long as they can win the championship, even if the Clippers and Lakers lose all four games in the regular season this season, and they all lose very badly, no one will say anything.

Therefore, for Negro, it is more important to scout the condition of the Clippers players, identify the team's shortcomings as early as possible in the preseason, and make up for them in time to make the team more stable in the regular season, rather than competing for two meaningless preseason wins.

With this in mind, Negro did not change the main team with the replacement of McBrown, but continued to use the lineup of substitutes.

The Clippers' bench lineup is complete, with more suitable bench players at all five positions, from point guard to center.

For example, Bledsoe at point guard, Randy at point guard. Foye, etc., is also a relatively good player among the substitutes.

It can be said that the current Clippers, except for a slight problem with the position of the shooting guard, there is nothing particularly bad, and such a team needs a tactical system suitable for these players.

Nigro is confident about the Clippers' performance this season, and with the Bulls experiencing defeats, Nigro is not prepared to repeat it with the Clippers.

In this way, because Negro did not play all the main forces and the Lakers, the Clippers finally lost to the Lakers on the Lakers' home court.

91:98 is not a very large number, but for journalists, it is enough to hype up the topic.

For journalists, it doesn't matter if it's a preseason or a finals, the ultimate goal is to be able to submit a manuscript that will appeal to the audience and earn enough living expenses.

As a result, in their mouths, the Clippers who lost the game have become the loser image of the Lakers even if they have the Big Three, they can't complete the overtaking of the Lakers.

In the post-match press conference, the questions from reporters were filled with similar meanings.

"Coach Negro, the new Clippers don't seem to have any problems with the lineup, with Paul and Griffin on offense, and Wang Cannon and Jordan Jr. on the defensive end, but even so, the Clippers are still not the Lakers' opponents in the game, what do you think is the reason for this?"

The reporter's question made Nigro's eyebrows raise slightly, but Nigro also knew that these guys were just stirring up trouble, and as a head coach, he was naturally familiar with dealing with the rhetoric.

"Now our team is still in the run-in period, and the cooperation between the players is not very skilled, which is an acceptable result, besides, this is a basketball game, it is a sport, there will definitely be losses if you win, even if you win 72-10 Bulls, is it not the same as 10 losses? Losing one or two games doesn't mean anything at all. Negro said lightly, leaving no handle for the reporters at all, "I believe that with the passage of time, the run-in of the players of our team will get better and better, and the tacit understanding between the players will gradually be established, and the Clippers will be a very strong team at that time!" ”

That's what Nigro said, and as the team's stars, Paul and Griffin also expressed similar opinions in interviews.

"More than half of the current clippers are new, we all need to adapt slowly, this kind of thing can't be rushed, you should also understand, it's like chasing girls, you need to take it step by step, and suddenly you may blow it." Griffin looked very calm, but the reporter's next sentence made him a little calm.

"Mr. Griffin, I heard that you and your girlfriend have recently broken up and have a new love, what is the name of your new girlfriend? What kind of industry are you engaged in? When are you two going to break up? ”

Griffin: ""

Of course, compared with Paul, Griffin and other well-spoken players, reporters prefer Wang Cannon, who has a big mouth and speaks without scruples.

Therefore, when the reporter was interviewed, there were obviously a lot more people around Wang Cannon than Paul and Griffin.

"Mr. Wang Dacang, you performed well today, but the team was not able to win, why do you think this is?"

Wang had a good performance today, although he didn't play much time, but he scored 18 points, in addition to 12 rebounds, 3 blocks and 2 steals, which should not be questioned by anyone as his first appearance for the Clippers.

But compared with Wang Cannon's score, what reporters care more about is whether Wang Dacang will say something explosive.

"Lakers win?" Wang Cannon shrugged his shoulders and said, "This is normal, who doesn't eat dumplings during the New Year?" (To be continued......)