The game with the Raptors is very interesting, because the head coach of this team, Sam Mitchell, was Zhuang Fei's disciple when he was in the Timberwolves, a player who gave Zhuang Fei two years that year, and was also the most important team veteran of Zhuang Fei in the Timberwolves that year. But the former assistant coach of Zhuang Fei played well in his first season with the Raptors.

What were two of the best young or upstart teams in the NBA last season? Everyone will say that the Raptors in the West and the Hawks in the East, these two teams all made the top four in the division, although the Hawks in the East lost a little miserably when they met the Boston Celtics, but the Raptors in the West played extremely well against the Lakers, and this team even once forced the Lakers into a desperate situation, if it weren't for the team's core player Anthony's lack of experience, and was reversed by the Lakers 4-2 in a good situation of leading 2-1, this team is likely to create a greater miracle, It's a very young and very motivated team, and it's also a very united team, and it's the kind of team that is the hardest to play.

And in the same way, the stability of this team is also excellent, they have not fallen apart this season like the Hawks who were as crazy as them last season, the core of this team has been preserved, and the head coach of the team has not changed, in this case, in the first few games of the season, although it did not rank first in the West with five consecutive wins like the Lakers, but the team's current record is 4-1, only ranked fourth in the West after the Spurs, who are on a five-game winning streak with the Lakers, At present, there are only three teams in the league that have won all, the Pacific Lakers, the Spurs in the Southwest Division and the Timberwolves in the Northwest Division, which is also the first year that the four major regions of the NBA have become six divisions.

Therefore, before this game, public opinion outside was not optimistic that the Lakers could easily pass in Memphis. And in fact at the pre-match press conference. Raptors head coach Sam Mitchell is modest. Compared with the head coaches of the Lakers' previous opponents, the head coach of the team, who is only considered the strongest opponent the Lakers have encountered so far, has no intention of challenging Zhuang Fei at all, of course, this is more because of his special identity with Zhuang Fei, and he can't be like Jazz head coach Sloan, seeing Zhuang Fei will say that he wants to kill the Chinese.

However, unlike Sam Mitchell's scruples, Zhuang Fei doesn't have too many such scruples, especially at this time when the Lakers are still on the cusp because of their five-game winning streak.

"We are number one in the West. The Raptors are fourth in the West, which is a game at the same level, but in terms of standings, we should win this game."

"Sam did a great job with the Raptors, he was the best head coach in the league last season, he's one of the most promising head coaches in the NBA now, we all know what he's capable of, it's going to be a really interesting game and maybe he can give us a little bit of trouble."

Of course, in the face of the ridicule of his own teacher. The Raptors' head coach could only sit on the side and smile wryly, while the reporters in the audience found it funny.

The United States is an interesting society. There has always been a contradictory value in this society, many people think that this country is very open, in fact, this country is also very conservative, and some people think that this country will say equality in everything it does, and the relationship between people is equal, teachers, parents, children, etc., but in the same way, under this equality, this society is a country that respects the hierarchy very much, and even to some extent more stringent than China.

However, the relationship between Zhuang Fei and Sam Mitchell will naturally make many people think of Green, who is known as the first assistant coach in the United States who has been with Zhuang Fei for almost ten years, and at this time, almost half of the NBA teams hope to poach the Green who is almost destined to become a famous coach from Zhuang Fei, but it is a pity that this assistant coach of Zhuang Fei has no intention of flying solo.

"Who is better Green or Sam? It's very simple, and in ten years I'm sure you'll all know."

In the face of Green's question, Zhuang Fei has never liked to answer positively, because he can't guess Green's thoughts, in fact, he also persuaded Green to try whether he can choose an NBA team, but Zhuang Fei's most important disciple refused without any hesitation.

The game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Memphis Raptors, this is a game that many people have been looking forward to for a long time, it can be said that after the Lakers beat the Kings by a large score, everyone in the world is staring at the game between the Lakers and the Raptors, for now, this is the first time that the Lakers have faced such a strong opponent this season, although the Raptors are now compared to the Spurs and Timberwolves, many people think that they are still a little worse, but there is no doubt that as a litmus test team for the Lakers, this Raptors is completely qualified, and there are even left.

If the Lakers can beat this team, then at least it proves that the Lakers do have the strength of the Western Conference Final Four, at least the Raptors are a Western Conference Final Four team, of course, if the Lakers want to win, it must also be a victory with obvious advantages to make people recognize, and if they lose, it is estimated that it is really difficult for the Lakers to get rid of the title of the abusive team or the regular season team, unless the next game after losing to the Raptors abuses the Spurs, however, even the Grizzlies can't win the team can win the Spurs? It's impossible, and in this case, it's important that this game is a game for the Lakers' positioning this season, and it's also a game where a lot of bookmakers adjust the Lakers' playoff odds and championship odds this season.

In the last game, the Los Angeles Lakers changed to a completely different starting lineup because of back-to-back reasons in the face of the Hornets, and in this game, Zhuang Fei did not send the starters of the previous game, but maintained his lineup for the first few games of the season, Webb, Hill and Szebiak on the front line, and Hardaway and Kobe Bryant on the guard line, this lineup is also considered by many to be the strongest lineup of the Lakers.

The Raptors on the other side have changed a lot, it is completely the starting lineup of the previous game, the center is currently one of the banner bearers of the new generation of centers in the league, Kwame Brown, the best defensive player last season, known as the only center who can defend O'Neal at present, although the offensive ability is lacking, but the rebounding ability and defense are very powerful, so the basket of the Los Angeles Lakers in this game will be very dangerous, as for the big forward position is Don Yell Marshall, a powerful veteran, Last season, he was able to contribute an average of 14 points and 10 rebounds per game, and the interior combination with Kwame Brown is the top in the league, and compared with Kwame Brown, the 31-year-old interior offensive ability is much stronger, and last season the three-point court was able to throw nearly two, and the shooting rate can reach 40%, after all, it is a player from Connectn, and the seniors of Ray Allen and Hamilton naturally have no problem in shooting.

Of course, in addition to the interior of the first line of these two leagues, on the periphery, the starting small forward is Anthony, the best rookie last season, and the boss of this team, although his average points per game in the first few games of this season have not increased much compared to last season, but the ability of this small forward is still considered to be the top in the league, in addition to Anthony, the team's scoring guard is Zhuang Fei's former player in the Timberwolves Mobley, and the organizational guard is Alston, the street ball king signed for 5 years and 22 million this year, The playmaker has averaged 13 points and six assists per game for the Raptors this season, which is arguably the best for the Raptors, making them one of the few teams in the league where all starters are averaging double-doubles per game.

"It's not a good game."

Looking at the five Raptors players on the court, Zhuang Fei also shook his head a little and said, this Raptors are stronger than last season. And the configuration of each location is not bad. Of course. Although the outside of this team looks like a tofu scum project, except for Mobley's defense is first-class, everyone else basically counts on the league's best defensive player in the restricted area, and in fact, this configuration reminds Zhuang Fei of the Magic who reached the finals in his previous life in 2010, and the defense of the Magic in that team basically counts on Howard alone, and everyone else outside is all offensive, of course, the Raptors are much stronger on the outside than the Magic. As for who is stronger Kwame Brown or Howard? It's hard to say, the only thing Zhuang Fei can be sure of is that the two should be about the same on the defensive end, and more importantly, because the head coach of the Raptors is Sam Mitchell, this team is now playing a bombardment tactic, and it is not bad at all in terms of speed.

"This is indeed a very good team, it is not without reason to be able to rank second in the Southwest Division, and it is not for nothing that the Mavericks and other strong teams in the West are pressed below" After Zhuang Fei sighed, Green next to Zhuang Fei also pondered and said, in the first five games, the Lakers' invincible full-court pressing effect in this game may not be very large, and the three players on the outside of this team, whether it is Anthony or Mobley or Alston, have strong ball control ability. And it's also very fast, and it's very attacking. Especially in one-on-one singles, these three are definitely the top in the league, and in this case, it is basically impossible for the Lakers to slap this team to death like they do against other teams. It's going to be a tough game indeed.

And this is also the reason why many people in the outside world drove the Lakers away to challenge the Raptors will be tragic

"The game started, this time it wasn't Grant Hill who jumped the ball, the Lakers were replaced by Chris Webber, and the Raptors were still Kwame Brown, it looks like the Lakers are very jealous of Kwame Brown."

As soon as Kenny Smith finished speaking in the commentary box, the referee Bavita threw the basketball into the air, and at this time, Webb and Kwame Brown, the jump players on both sides, swiped and jumped up.

"These two people are so fast" Barkley on the side was also shocked when he saw Webb and Kwame Brown's jump ball, Kwame Brown He knew that this is one of the few players in the league who stands at the top of the jump ball, as long as he doesn't meet a few people such as Duncan, Garnett and Xiao O, no one can compare to him in jump ball, but Webb is too rebellious, this guy's knee healing is not so perfect, right?

Although Webb is not inferior to Kwame Brown in terms of bounce speed, it is a pity that the Lakers still lost, and the Raptors got the first wave of possession.

And the Raptors, who got the first wave of the ball, played a jump-ball fast-break tactic that Zhuang Fei is most familiar with under Zhuang Fei's nose, and Zhuang Fei invented Minnesota fast under Zhuang Fei's eyes.

It's just that unlike in the Timberwolves, the Timberwolves are often replaced by Pierce, and in the Raptors, it is replaced by Anthony.

Looking at this young striker who took the lead, Zhuang Fei really saw the shadow of Pierce in him.

The Lakers' retreat is not slow, when the Raptors began to fall fast like a tide, the Lakers also flew back, and when Anthony appeared outside the 45-degree three-point line on the right side, Hardaway was also in place, it can be said that if Zhuang Fei criticizes, in the Timberwolves, this time Minnesota is a failure, at this time Pierce will return the ball to Nash to reorganize the offense.

It's just that unlike the Timberwolves, Anthony basically didn't look at Hardaway, and pulled it up directly in front of Hardaway, the former first person in the ACC League, is not a little decisive in offensive selection compared to Pierce, looking at Hardaway who defended himself in front of him shorter than himself, he didn't hesitate at all, and at this time it was obvious that Hardaway was also stunned by Anthony's offense, and he didn't think that this young small forward would attack directly like this.

And just when everyone in the audience focused on the basketball thrown by Anthony, there was a brush, and the basketball hollowed into the net and hit a three-point shot.

And Anthony, who fell from the air, saw the three-point shot, and also won his right hand raised high, at this time, the Federal Express Arena, the newly built arena this year, was boiling and shouting MVP, and at this time the Lakers players on the court were a little helpless to look at this extremely coquettish young forward, especially Hardaway.

Although his current age shouldn't be concerned with such a junior, it is not a pleasant thing to be bukkake like this.

At this time, Zhuang Fei on the sidelines also shook his head with a wry smile, although Sam Mitchell copied the Timberwolves, but it was also different from the Timberwolves, and Zhuang Fei was also a little surprised that he was not a disciple who did not attach much importance to him.

"In a way, he's more like Jordan's successor than Hill, Hardaway or Kobe," Barkley said with a smile on the commentary bench, looking at the young small forward. Kenny Smith on the side also nodded.

The Lakers are really in trouble. (To be continued.) )