Wang Zelin easily defeated "Gao Yuanyuan" Hibbert in the jump ball, giving the Trail Blazers the first opportunity to attack.
In terms of jumping ability, even Hibbert at his peak cannot compare with Wang Zelin. What's more, his legs have long been damaged by injuries, and he lives up to his courage.
Before this game, the Lakers' record was 10 wins and 8 losses, ranking sixth in the Western Conference, which was slightly better than the Grizzlies and Mosaics.
In these 18 games, Hibbert played all of them, but he could only average 7 5 1.5 per game. Those 1.5 were assists, not blocks.
In other words, this guy has lost the ability to protect the frame that he relies on for survival!
This performance made Lakers fans more and more unhappy, and their expectations were really in vain. I thought that the Lakers would definitely make a lot of money by only exchanging a future second-round pick for Hibbert. Lakers general manager Kupchak once said
He vowed:
"I am very happy to have brought an experienced inside veteran to the team. Roy is an All-Star center who has proven his strength. He will enhance our frontcourt height!"
Kupchak's face is probably distorted now.
From the current point of view, Hibbert is most likely dead and will never be able to return to the top.
The only good thing is that Hibbert is in a contract year this season. If it really doesn't work out, we can bite the bullet and pay the 15 million yuan salary this season and then lay him off next season.
However, this will most likely delay the already aging Kobe for another year.
Kobe is currently averaging 23.2 points, 4.5 rebounds and 5.8 assists per game. These three statistics have improved compared to last season, and he is somewhat dreaming of returning to the top.
But when you think about Kobe's age, no one can tell when he will collapse instantly.
Looking back at the NBA superstars who were 37 years old, in this league that is changing very quickly, there are only three people in history who can maintain an output of more than 20 points per game at the age of 37.
They are Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Karl Malone and Jordan, and their average per game data in the season when they were 37 years old were 23.4 points, 6.1 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.6 blocks, 23.2 points, 8.3 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 22.9 points, 5.7 rebounds, 5.2 assists and 1.4 steals.
From the current point of view, even if Kobe's data drops in the future, his basic market can still be maintained at around 20 3 4, which is no less than the above three historical giants.
But again, as the best basketball league in the world,
The NBA updates and iterates faster than people imagine, and the requirements for players' ability and performance are extremely demanding.
The age of 30 is already a hurdle for most players, not to mention those who have passed the age of 35 and still maintain top-level scoring ability, all of them are truly super giants.
But if you are 37 years old, it is really hanging.
Never in the history of the NBA has a team won a championship around a 37-year-old star as its core!
Therefore, as the season progressed and the Lakers' record ranking gradually dropped from the top four to sixth, the outside world gradually gained a clear understanding of the Lakers. This Lakers team is not as strong as imagined. Maybe they are really just a playoff team.
A strong team, not a strong contender for the championship.
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Halftime is over.
At this time, the score between the two sides was 54:40, and the Trail Blazers led the Lakers by 14 points.
Wang Zelin, who played 18 minutes, made 10 of 16 in two quarters and 6 of 6 free throws, scoring 26 points, plus 13 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 blocks and 1 steal.
Although Patton failed to prevent Kobe tonight, he did a good job in controlling fouls and exhausting his opponent's energy.
Before coming to Los Angeles, Wang Zelin reminded Patton that in order to increase his offensive threat, Kobe's ability to draw fouls has not diminished but has increased. He averaged more than 8 free throws per game this season, compared with 14 and 13.
There has been improvement in the two seasons, almost catching up with the 9 per game average in the 2008 MVP season.
Although it is not as terrifying as Houston's bearded man who averages 10 per game, he is still among the top five in the rankings of active guards, so be careful of Kobe's fouls.
For the Lakers, Kobe made 8 of 14 shots and 4 of 5 free throws in the two quarters, scoring 21 points. Paul only took 5 shots and scored 6 points, but he also sent out 7 assists and contributed 2 steals.
Hibbert, who averaged 7.5 points per game this season, cried.
Because after two quarters of the game, he found that he had scored 1 point and 1 rebound...
It's impossible to get good statistics against Wang Zelin. Every player who has played against Wang Zelin in current service has been shut down. There are basically no players in the same position as him that he knows.
Of course, this is said as if Hibbert's poor performance is justified.
At the end of the halftime break, players from both sides took the stage.
In the third quarter, Wang Zelin continued to dominate the offensive end because he felt that the game had become boring.
After briefly experiencing the performance of what Lakers fans call "the strongest backcourt combination currently active" in the first half, there was no need to drag on the game.
If they were two or three years younger, maybe this Lakers team could really cause huge trouble to the Trail Blazers.
However, the fact is that Kobe Bryant is 37, Marc is 35, and Paul, the youngest of the Big Three, is also over 30.
The real Big Three!
When the Lakers were unable to output their ultimate firepower from the outside, and Wang Zelin's two-on-one opponents, Dajia and Hibbert, were severely pinned to the floor and rubbed against each other, it was surprising that the Lakers could win.
So in the third quarter of the game, the Lakers suffered a devastating blow under Wang Zelin's fierce attack.
When the first active player started to exert his strength, people found that the duel in the previous half instantly turned into a fight between children.
Wang Zelin is simply a kaleidoscope of inside offense. He has mastered all the offensive skills that can be used at the center position.
The key is that on the defensive end, he can also ensure that he is not stabbed by thousands of people...
Ahem, let’s get down to business.
It can be said that Hibbert did not work hard on defense, but there was no way, the gap in physical strength was really too big. Even if the Lakers later decided to double-team, Wang Zelin had already shown his touch, and it was useless to double-team.
Don’t forget, Sky Hook is known as a scoring method that cannot be restricted!
Once this move becomes ruthless, it's like Jordan and Kobe's fadeaway jump shot. There is no way to limit it. The only thing the defender can do is to hope that his touch will not be good.
But Wang Zelin had already voted.
Played 12 minutes in a single quarter, made 8 of 11 shots, 4 of 4 free throws, and scored 20 points!
After three quarters, the Trail Blazers led the Lakers by 25 points, which was almost the same as ending the game early!
During the break, the live camera gave a close-up of Kobe. The Black Mamba played 26 minutes tonight and scored 27 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists in three quarters. His condition was obviously better than in the previous games.
But today, people still saw an unwilling expression on the face of this legendary player.
I don’t know if he is unwilling to accept that the Lakers are about to lose, or if he is unwilling to just grow old and end.
