Chapter 201 loses to Downs for the first time
After the last game against the Sacramento Kings, this game came to New Orleans, facing the Pelicans, who had just won for the first time of the season, and the Lakers brought the Pelicans back to square one with a game-leading victory.
In this game, the Lakers played 11 players, and no player except Howard played more than 30 minutes. In such a team where everyone is a soldier, the enthusiasm of the players is stimulated to the greatest extent. Among them, Louis Williams and Nick Young scored high points for the team as substitutes, which fully shows how well Scott has developed the scoring potential of the bench.
After winning this game, the Lakers' record has come to 9-10, ranking in the top 1 in the West. This is unimaginable in the past two years, the team that has been at the bottom of the West for two consecutive years, only brought in Howard and Yi Jianlian this summer, and also lost the only superstar Kobe, just with the selected Lei Lei and last year's coach Scott, the Lakers have changed so drastically.
This reminds us of the Lakers led by Scott in the past, as the coach who led the Nets to the Finals and led Paul to the second place in the West, he led the Lakers to the bottom of the West for two consecutive years, losing all the tradition and glory of the Lakers, and even losing the underwear. And he also has a very bad deal with the young players in the team, Russell, Nick Young, Williams and others are very unhappy with Coach Scott and have a very bad performance.
Now, these young players are starting to find their niche and find the joy of playing with the Lakers. I believe that as the season progresses, the Lakers will definitely bring us more and bigger surprises.
But this year Kobe Bryant left, he found his proud disciple, he handled the relationship between the players very well, he didn't want to be so stubborn, he now believes in the bench players very much, he knows that the Lakers' goal is now more than that, and Lei Lei's arrival is also his chance to prove himself again.
He also knew that the Lakers found Watton this summer to let the other party replace him, but because of Lei Lei, the Lakers were still willing to believe him again, and he didn't want to disappoint his beloved!
So far this season, Nick Young has averaged 14.7 points per game, shooting 47.6% from the field, 40.3% from 3-pointers, and 22 free throws without conceding a single shot in the season.
Career-best shooting, surpassing the 44.4 percent in '08-09;
The second-highest 3-point shooting percentage of his career, behind only the 40.6% in the '09-10 season;
He averaged 14.7 points per game, the third-highest in his career, behind 17.9 points in '13-14 and 17.4 points in '10-11.
Nick Young is in such good form this year, and a large part of the credit goes to Lei Lei!
The Lakers' bench, also under the tutelage of him and Scott, has become one of the best offensive and defensive players in the league.
Lakers legend Magic Johnson tweeted today that the Lakers and Clippers off the bench were among the best in the league.
"NBA fans: Two of the league's best bench sets belong to the Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Clippers," Magic wrote.
So far this season, the Lakers have averaged 48.8 points per game off the bench, ranking first in the league, and the Clippers are among the best in the league in bench efficiency.
"Lakers Nation: Jordan Clarkson and Louis Williams are playing right now that would pose a threat to Jamal Crawford's position as the best sixth man," the Magic continued.
So far this season, Clarkson is averaging 15.1 points, 2.5 rebounds and 2 assists per game, while Louis Williams is averaging 16.4 points, 1.9 rebounds and 3.7 assists per game.
The Lakers have back-to-back away games against the Timberwolves.
In yesterday's game against the Pelicans, Lei Lei sprained his ankle, and before today's game, the Lakers officially confirmed that although Lei Lei's ankle is a little swollen, he can still play in today's game.
But Lei Lei played five minutes and went off the field due to ankle discomfort.
Lei Lei also wanted to play, but for the sake of his future career, he asked Scott to replace him and go directly to the locker room.
When he came to the locker room, Situ Minyi pressed his ankle and asked, "Here?" ”
"Ahh
"No, you stinky boy, I know you're afraid of pain, but you're not like that, are you? I'll just touch it lightly. ”
"Sister, I'm afraid of pain, I'm afraid of pain when I prick a needle, you tap, really, ahhhh
Lei Lei's voice came from the next physiotherapy room, which was undoubtedly shouting.
"Sister, tap!"
"Hey, hey! Hurt!
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"Ahhh
"It hurts!
Yes!
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"I'm grassy!
! Sister, please, tap!
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"Holy!
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"Ahh
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Situ Minyi has been doing physiotherapy for Lei Lei, and people who don't know think that the other party has done something to Lei Lei, and they have been yelling here.
But after Lei Lei left the game, the Lakers immediately became decadent, because the backbone was gone, and the forest immediately began to counterattack when they saw this.
During the pre-game player introduction, Lakers player Clarkson danced alone on the court, but this spirit was not reflected in the team's game.
At present, the first half is about to end, and the Lakers are falling behind by a large margin due to too many mistakes and offensive stoppages.
Speaking to reporters ahead of the Timberwolves game, Brown, who has been performing well this season, said: "We've got two wins on this road trip and we hope to win the last one, losing to the Timberwolves is unacceptable." ”
However, due to too many turnovers, the Lakers trailed the Timberwolves by 23 points at 46-69 in the first half.
Could it be that the Lakers wouldn't play without Lei Lei?
After the game, Lakers player Nick Young was interviewed by Blaline and said that this was his year of redemption.
"It's definitely been a year of redemption for me," Nick Young said. "That's why I've been working so hard. I believe in myself and in my talent. It's just that something in the past has set me back. ”
The Lakers made the last stop of the three-game trip, challenging the Timberwolves back-to-back.
The travel-tired Lakers started the game with too many turnovers and stagnant offense, trailing by as many as 23 points in the first half. In the second half, although the team's state improved, the score difference was too large, and the Timberwolves were repeatedly sent to the free throw line due to too many fouls, and the team lost to the Timberwolves 99-125 and missed three consecutive wins.
Domestic and international media and fans are talking about the Timberwolves' home whistle and Wiggins' star whistle for this game, but Scott's focus is always on the team itself. After the game, he said: "I'm happy with the team's performance today, we couldn't keep up with the pace of the Timberwolves, they were very energetic. “
Howard: "The team didn't deserve to win today's game, we lacked the transfer of the ball on the court. “
Brown: "It's a terrible feeling to lose, but we have to learn to look forward and not stay in this losing atmosphere. “
Lei Lei also limped back to the locker room after the game and scolded: "MLGB, I won't play if you TM is gone?" TMD, the first time I lost to Towns in the NBA, I'm really convinced, you guys!
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Lei Lei is angry and doesn't fight in one place!
All Lakers players will keep their heads down, how low and how low!