Fast forward to April, and the NBA regular season is already over.

The Lakers endured a heartbreaking three-game losing streak.

Now their playoff ticket status is in jeopardy.

The Jazz are on par with the Lakers in terms of record.

The Rockets had a one-game lead over the Lakers.

The ninth-ranked Lakers can't afford to lose in their upcoming games.

However, the schedule of the last four games of the Lakers is not easy.

Three in a row to challenge the Pelicans, Rockets, Thunder and Jazz.

Among them, the battles with the Rockets and Jazz are all card battles.

And the Thunder are also the top powerhouses in the West.

The outside world is now generally not optimistic about the Lakers' performance.

Kobe Bryant has been in a slump lately.

Wang Shuang's magic is no longer there.

Veterans like Randolph and Tony Allen.

In the regular season, he also showed fatigue.

That winning streak in March is gone.

There are all kinds of misfortunes in the media and forums.

In this unfavorable situation.

On the night of April 7, the Lakers flew to New Orleans overnight.

On April 8, the Lakers played the Pelicans on the road.

Before the start of the game, the Lakers locker room was gloomy.

The regular season in the NBA is so long.

It's very difficult to keep the passion going all season.

It is not easy for the Lakers to maintain their chicken blood for more than a month.

Now the old team has a feeling of dissipation of passion and malaise.

The dressing room, which was full of laughter and laughter, has become much duller because of this.

Especially Kobe.

The little bit of vitality that the victory brought him.

Afflicted by injuries and pain, only twilight remains.

Scott had hoped that Bryant would be able to rest.

But Bryant still insisted on playing.

He fears this will be his last few games in the NBA.

There will be a lot of fans watching him away from home.

Even if he performs badly.

Also play to be worthy of the fans' affection.

He put layers of bandages on his feet.

It's the same on the shoulders, and it's also lined in the jersey.

There is not a single part of his body that is free of injuries.

The Pelicans have no playoff hopes this season.

So for the Lakers, the Pelicans are not a tough bone to gnaw.

Moreover, the core player of the bench, Anthony Davis, is unavailable due to injury.

Jrue Holiday is also lying on the injury list.

The Pelicans' overall strength has declined significantly.

At the beginning of the first quarter, the Lakers established an early lead.

And the most outstanding performance is none other than Wang Shuang.

He dished out a staggering seven assists in the first quarter.

He set his own record for assists in a single quarter.

The Lakers built an 11-point lead in the first quarter.

40:29 lead.

The 40-point single-quarter score also shows that the Lakers are hot tonight.

And Bryant took three shots in the first quarter and hit one.

The state is still not good.

After the start of the second session.

Scott pinned Bryant to the bench.

Wang Shuang began to gallop with his shooters.

Wang Shuang, Lu Wei, Clarkson, Nick Young, Jeff Green.

A combination of the Crazy Five.

The logic of this combination is extremely simple.

On the offensive end, the outside line is a shot.

A king on the inside doubles to grab the rebounds in the frontcourt.

Wang Shuang's frontcourt rebounding ability under the basket is getting stronger and stronger.

In the case that the card slot is not dominant.

He always grabs rebounds under the basket.

Offensive rebounding.

On the one hand, it is due to Wang Shuang's superb rebounding skills.

and agile skills.

Another aspect is, of course, his luck.

The ball will never fall into his hands.

Wang Shuang himself is difficult to explain.

He's already accepted the premise anyway.

This makes it easy for the Lakers to play off the bench.

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Yes, don't worry about bold casting.

Such a pattern, once the feeling is cast.

It's simply invincible.

Three consecutive defeats of the previous defeat.

The Lakers' bench play has been terrible.

Lu Wei, Nick Young and others have all experienced a drop in hand.

But tonight the Pelicans, back, all back.

In the second quarter, the Lakers' second team played a wave of 15-1 offensive shockwaves.

Extended the lead all the way to more than 20 points.

The game lost some suspense in the first half.

When the pelicans called a timeout.

When Wang Shuang returned to the bench.

His stats have turned into an economic triple-double of 10 points, 11 rebounds, and 10 assists.

And the first half wasn't over yet.

"Kobe, you can sit on the bench and get some rest."

Wang Shuang threw a bottle of water to Kobe.

Bryant took the water and took a sip.

"Thank you." Kobe Bryant said lightly.

For Kobe, the team's big lead is a happy thing.

But he was still sullen overall.

Because the team's big lead has nothing to do with him at all.

If I had to say it had to be related.

Then the fewer shots he makes, the more the team leads.

Wang Shuang sat next to Kobe.

He Kobe felt that Wang Shuang was gradually replacing him.

Even, Kobe Bryant feels that Wang Shuang is doing better than himself?

Kobe Bryant was not a natural leader.

He doesn't communicate as much with his teammates.

If there is to communicate, it is more of a spur.

Therefore, everyone respects Kobe and fears Kobe.

But a lot of young players are scared of him.

Wang Shuang is different.

He is more cheerful and lively.

Off the pitch he was quiet and polite.

On the field he was crazy and passionate.

And Bryant's style of play is that other people surround him and serve him.

Wang Shuang is the opposite, he can serve his teammates on the field.

At the same time, his own performance is not left behind.

His frontcourt rebounds, his assists, they're all outstanding.

Of course, it's not that Kobe Bryant is the kind of person who squeezes the performance of his teammates to support himself.

On the contrary, Kobe Bryant is also the kind of person who can make his teammates better.

Gasol, Vujasic, Bynum, and Odom have all done their best beside Kobe.

It's just that Kobe Bryant knows that it was his peak state.

And Wang Shuang, his career has just begun.

The amazing potential he has in him.

It's just a little revealed.

How strong he will grow in the future.

No one can know.

Kobe Bryant's eyes were a little complicated when he looked at Wang Shuang.

It's good to be young.

By the second half of the second quarter.

Kobe Bryant is back on the field.

He went off the break midway through the first quarter.

It wasn't until the second half of the second quarter that it reappeared.

There was a long, long break in between.

When he reappeared.

There was warm applause at the scene.

Looking at the score, the Lakers are already 20 points ahead of the Pelicans.

The suspense of the game is not great.

The fans in the stadium weren't here to see the Pelicans win.

It doesn't matter if they win or not.

The key is to start looking at Kobe.

Kobe Bryant didn't disappoint the fans either.

As soon as he appeared on the court, he caught the ball and shot three-point shots.

Gave the fans an iconic show.

However, under the basket, Wang Shuang grabbed the frontcourt rebound again.

The ball collapsed far away, and Wang Shuang was able to catch it.

After grabbing the rebound, Wang Shuang dribbled out by himself.

Then suddenly a through pass to the basket.

No-look-pass！

Randolph catches the ball and makes an easy layup!

The Lakers already led by 27 points at halftime!

The players feel like they're all back.

(End of chapter)