Chapter 8 The Lakers lost in the preseason
In the next game, the two sides frequently played iron, and the Jazz is not a strong team in the West now, but also a weak team, although there is no weak team in the NBA, but the shooting rate of the two teams is not high
More than halfway through the first quarter
14:9
Jazz in front.
At this time, Scott called a timeout and replaced Lei Lei and Russell, and replaced them with Lowe and Kobe.
Lei Lei scored two points in this half quarter, 1 of 4, and Russell was not good, 1 of 5, and scored 3 points.
When Lei Lei passed by Kobe, Kobe touched Lei Lei's head and said, "Take it easy." ”
Lei Lei nodded when he heard Kobe's words, but his expression was still very sad.
Russell and Lei Lei sat sullenly on the bench, looking at the field with dull eyes.
When Bryant came on the court, there was a round of applause from the sidelines, and the fans shouted: Kobe, Kobe, Kobe.
There are a lot of fans who came to see Kobe Bryant today.
Suddenly, a voice that made Lei Lei feel more cordial came over and said: "Lei Lei, come on!" Believe in yourself! ”
After Lei Lei heard the familiar voice, he looked back and saw that it was his compatriot.
Lei Lei hugged his fist at the fans.
In the studio of Yang Ma, Yu Jia said: "Lei Lei and Russell were replaced by the coach, and Kobe and Williams played. ”
Xu Jicheng explained a little worriedly: "Lei Lei should not have adapted to the intensity of the game. ”
Yu Jia also said: "Well, not only Lei Lei, but also Russell has not adapted to the intensity of the game, the two rookies have made hasty shots these times, although Lei Lei is stronger than in the draft, but his strength may still be poor." ”
on social media in the country
Some fans said: "This Lei Lei is not as powerful as you say, what is he fighting?" ”
"Just throw blindly, throw it indiscriminately, and fly when you are hit by a player."
"Some of the Jazz's main players are not on it."
Some fans explained to Lei Lei: "Rookie, it's only half a quarter of the preseason, what can it mean?" ”
Lei Lei didn't know what was going on in China, he only saw Kobe Bryant hit the inside line after receiving the ball and made a kill.
Bryant threw the ball out when the referee's whistle blew.
Two free throws.
Bryant received the ball from the referee, adjusted, and took a deep breath.
'Brush-'
'Brush-'
Both penalties go in.
14:11
It was also Bryant's first point after recovering from injury.
Next, the Jazz offense did not score, and after receiving the ball, Lu Wei quickly rushed to the frontcourt, there was no good opportunity, and he dribbled on the spot and waited for his teammates.
Lowe saw Kobe Bryant in the bottom right corner and passed the ball over.
Kobe Bryant received a pass from Lowe in the bottom corner and hit his first sports goal of the game with a three-point shot! Shoot directly with Hayward!
'Brush-'
The ball goes in
14:14
The score is tied
Lei Lei saw the ball and shouted: "Good ball!" ”
After Kobe Bryant heard Lei Lei's shout, he pointed at Lei Lei.
Under the contact these days, Kobe Bryant also knows that Lei Lei is his fan, although he has a bad mouth, but his learning ability is very good, I heard that he only came into contact with basketball in his senior year.
Nick Young put his arm around Russell and waved his towel.
It was Bryant's first athletic goal since his comeback.
The next game in the second half of the first quarter was Kobe Bryant's solo performance, crazy shots.
Super difficult goal, back single, but the hit rate is not high.
The Jazz found their shooting touch and scored consecutive goals in the course of Kobe Bryant's singles.
At the end of the first quarter, the score came:
21:18
When Kobe Bryant got off the break, Lei Lei immediately gave up his position and diligently handed over a towel.
When Kobe Bryant received Lei Lei's towel, he pointed at Lei Lei and smiled.
Russell was also very diligent and handed towels to the big brothers.
When Lei Lei and Russell were training, they gave these people backpacks, food, and drinks every day, NBA culture, Lei Lei did not feel a trace of discomfort, but enjoyed it, as long as he could learn something.
After a short break, Lei Lei didn't start in the second quarter, but Russell and Clarkson and Nick Young came out with Brandon Buss and Ryan Kelly.
Kobe Bryant has been analyzing the situation on the court for Lei Lei on the bench, teaching Lei Lei experience, how to deal with this ball appropriately, and how to deal with that ball appropriately.
While listening to Kobe's explanation, Lei Lei saw what it is: You are strong, you are strong, Lao Tzu Nick Yang.
This Nick Young is really poisonous, when Russell and Clarkson were directing their teammates to run, the ball passed into Nick Young's hands and didn't come back at all, and Nick Young played directly.
Not to mention, Nick Young scored several goals, and the performance of the nerve knife was incisive.
Just three minutes into the second quarter, the Jazz called Nick Young a stoppage.
25:26
The Lakers also overtook by one point.
When Nick Young returned to the bench, he patted Lei Lei and said, "How is it, brother, right?" ”
Lei Lei pretended to be a grandson and said: "Awesome, awesome, awesome!" That's amazing! ”
Nick Yang said arrogantly: "Look good off the field, study hard, little brother." ”
Lei Lei nodded vigorously.
Kobe Bryant was speechless when he saw this scene, this is really perfunctory, but it is very good for Nick Young, and Nick Young likes to be held by others.
After the timeout, Nick Young's performance just now was gone, and he was called out by the Jazz for a timeout.
With three minutes left, the score came
45:32
The score was pulled to 13 points.
The strength of the Lakers team is still too weak, and when Clarkson executes free throws, Lei Lei replaced Nick Young and Randle replaced Brydon.
Kobe Bryant didn't play next, so he sat on the sidelines with his coat on.
When Clarkson scored the second goal
The score came
45:33
This time, it was not Hayward who defended Lei Lei, it was Paul Millsap's younger brother, Elijah Millsap.
The Jazz didn't go on this offense.
Randle protects the rebound.
Russell pushes forward with the ball.
Lei Lei reached out directly for the ball after Russell passed half court.
Russell didn't hesitate and passed the ball over.
Lei Lei called a pick-and-roll, and Randle stepped forward to block it for him.
Lei Lei accelerated past the defender, and Randle blocked Millsap and quickly went down.
Trevor Booker made up the defense, and Lei Lei threw the ball into the air.
Randle received a pass from Lei Lei in the air and dunked the ball to the basket.
Relay goal in the air.
'Bang-'
45:35
Nick Young, who was on the sidelines, became the leader of the atmosphere group again.
Kobe frowned at the sight of the ball, and Tzu Shiping clapped and cheered for Randle.
When Randall returned to the defense, when he passed by Lei Lei, the two of them gave a high-five.
In the following time, the Lakers players implemented tactics according to Scott's tactical requirements, and several people on the court did not stick to the ball.
They all know exactly what they want to do.
It's just that except for Lei Lei on the field, the defense is not good, but the offense is very strong.
Ryan Kelly also has the ability to shoot and open up interior space for outside players, and Lei Lei and his team often cut into the interior to score.
At the end of the first half.
The scores of both sides came
50:43
The score difference is in the single digits.
Lei Lei handed over 3 of 6 in the half and got 7 points, 1 rebound and 2 assists, one of which was 2+1.
Lei Lei took two shots in the last three minutes of the second quarter, hitting all of them.
When he returned to the locker room at halftime, Scott deliberately emphasized the tactics again, winning or losing doesn't matter, no one will look at how many points you win in the preseason, the tactics can be executed.
The next game was miserable, in order to train the newcomers, Scola did not send veterans at all, and the Jazz easily won the Lakers.
105:88
Lei Lei was 8-of-15 from the field, 1-of-2 from three-point range, and 5-of-6 from the free-throw line, finishing with 22 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals.
The news of Lei Lei's recovery in the second half also quickly became a hot search in China.
Those fans who said Lei Lei slapped their faces.
Kobe Bryant also rubbed Lei Lei's head after the game.