The final score was 107:100, and the Lakers won the first game of the regular season with some difficulty. Such a strong dialogue between the Western Conference teams naturally attracted the attention of many media. After the game, each team
All kinds of arguments are even more noisy.
"Conflict of roles, Adrian and Gasol may have difficulty integrating."
After the game, a local media in Los Angeles wrote an article on the front page directly pointing out that Adrian's performance was weird. In the first regular season game of the new season, Adrian only got three assists, and there was no assist in the preseason. This is different from
Adrian's performance last season, when he averaged more than 11 assists per game and won the assist title, naturally seemed very weird in comparison, especially when Adrian scored 32 points, grabbed 8 rebounds, and blocked three shots.
There was also a steal recorded, which cannot be said to be in poor condition in any way. It is obviously due to the conflict between Adrian's role in the Lakers last season and Pau Gasol's function. As a result, Adrian's assists number
A serious decline. He also said that if the Lakers cannot solve this problem, it is very likely that it will eventually lead to serious conflicts.
"Lost in the first battle, Princeton was nowhere to be seen"
Another neutral media focused on the performance of the Rockets. The impact of Adelman's Princeton system on the Rockets has not yet been traced. However, based on the Rockets' lineup, especially with Yao Ming as the core, Adel
Whether Mann can establish the Princeton system in the Rockets is really a head-scratching topic.
"The Rockets still need to get used to it, the Beast's defense is tough"
The local media in Houston mainly reported on Artest's performance, as the Rockets' biggest signing this summer. Artest's performance is naturally the focus of Rockets fans. And the defensive efficiency he showed on Kobe Bryant
.It also made many people feel relieved.
No matter what the media says, time still has to move forward.
In the other two regular season games held on the same day, the Utah Jazz defeated the Golden State Warriors with a score of 117-96. Carlos Boozer made 12 of 21 shots, 8 of 9 free throws, and scored 32
He scored 15 rebounds and became the first player to obtain 30+10 luxurious statistics in the new season.
The best performer for the Golden State Warriors was their core player Baron Davis, who scored 25 points and 10 assists.
Another game is between the Portland Trail Blazers, who received the No. 1 pick this summer, and the San Antonio Spurs, a veteran team.
Just like history, Greg Oden, who had given the Portlanders immense confidence before the start of the season, announced that he would be out for the season after knee surgery. The Portlanders, who were still immersed in the joy of the summer, were unprepared for what happened.
One strike from the Nine Heavens Divine Thunder. The Portlanders, who were struck by the Divine Thunder, lost to the San Antonio Spurs as expected. However, LaMarcus Aldridge scored 27 points. The performance of this big man may make it possible.
Portlanders took some comfort from the pain of losing Oden.
On November 3, the Lakers went to the American Airlines Center (American Airlines Center, the Heat's is the American Airlines Center, both are American Airlines Center) to challenge the Phoenix Suns, who had deep grievances last season.
The grievances between the Lakers and Phoenix have been quite deep in the past two or three seasons. The first time Kobe led the team into the playoffs independently, he was successfully reversed by the Suns with a 3:1 advantage. Last season, the Lakers
There was a series of battles with the Suns, with Bell performing various tricks including chokeholds and even tiptoes, and they met in the playoffs for two consecutive seasons. It can be said that the gap between the two teams has been forged.
However, in such a game, the Lakers clearly have the advantage.
Yesterday, the Suns just flew to Seattle to play a game with the Seattle SuperSonics, which made a big deal this summer and started rebuilding. Although they won in the end, the winner was not decided until the second half of the fourth quarter.
Today we have to return home to face the Lakers. Even if it is at the Suns' home court, it will still be a huge test for the physical strength of the Suns players.
Sure enough, as soon as the game started, the Suns generals showed obvious fatigue. In less than three minutes, they were beaten 10:0 by the Lakers. D'Antoni quickly called a timeout for adjustments. After the adjustments, the Suns' condition was slightly better.
Stoudemire hit the first goal of the day for the Suns with a mid-range shot. Shawn Marion followed up with the icing on the cake and hit a three-pointer.
However, Kobe quickly retaliated. After getting the ball, he rushed inside and caused a defensive foul on Stoudemire. After making two free throws, Adrian seized the opportunity of Nash's passing error and completed a steal. Kobe immediately
At the end of the game, Adrian threw the basketball forward. Kobe, who was unguarded, easily caught the pass and threw an elegant dunk for another two points.
Then Nash missed a three-pointer and Bynum grabbed the basketball. Fisher controlled the ball and found that there was no chance for a fast break. The game entered a positional battle. Fisher passed the ball to Gasol, who held the ball.
Posting up to Shawn Marion, he used his all-round advantage of height and weight to turn around and press Shawn Marion for a jumper, scoring two points again.
At 58:43, the Suns lost all their offensive firepower, and the Lakers entered the second half with a 15-point lead. After the start of the third quarter, the Suns' physical problems became more serious. They were already unstoppable in the first half, and even more critical at the beginning of the second half.
Collapse, when the third quarter ended, the Lakers had already taken a 30-point lead at 98:68, scoring 40 points in a single quarter and beating the Suns by 15 points. The Suns had no resistance at all, and the game entered
Garbage time.
In the fourth quarter, the Suns were still trying to counterattack. Grand Hill's mid-range shot opened the counterattack horn. Stoudemire also dunked and scored. Then Nash continuously assisted his teammates to score, and he also went inside to create.
got a 2+1 opportunity, but unfortunately failed to hit a free throw. However, Adrian followed up and hit Grant Hill in the low post continuously. He first hit two turnaround jumpers, and then caused Marion's defensive foul.
, made two free throws and just closed the 30-point gap.
Seeing that there was only about half a quarter left in the game, it was already a wishful thinking to close the 30-point gap. The Suns chose to give up. D'Antoni replaced the entire main lineup and sent substitutes to waste the remaining time. The Lakers
He couldn't do too much. After two rounds, he replaced the entire main lineup with five ups and five downs.
120:98. In the end, the Lakers defeated the Suns by 22 points, which was considered revenge for last season.
Next, the Lakers returned to their home court, Staples, where they took a day's rest and faced the challenge of the Utah Jazz. In the last game, the Lakers easily won, but this time, the Lakers inevitably suffered a fierce battle. The Utah Jazz
The team has always been a well-known tough nut in the NBA, and it has never been easy to get rid of them.
At the Staples Center, both sides were a little constrained at the beginning. The game was very slow and cautious, and they always failed to score. It was not until the third minute that Kirilenko made a Bynum goal.
After a foul and one of two free throws, the first shot was given to both sides.
If Kirilenko could predict the future, he would have deliberately missed the free throw he hit. Kirilenko's free throw went into the frame, opening the door to scoring. Unfortunately, it was not the Jazz's scoring door, but the Jazz's.
The Lakers. As if Kirilenko's free throw instantly activated the Lakers' touch, veteran Fisher became the first candidate to open the game for the Lakers this time. He received Gasol's shot from the bottom corner of the three-point line.
After passing the ball back, he made a cold three-pointer to open up the Lakers' offensive wave.
Deron Williams chose to take his own shot after using the pick-and-roll to break through. As a result, the shot missed the basket and was caught by Adrian on the rebound. He passed the ball to Kobe. Kobe immediately got the ball and went down quickly. Kirilenko quickly entangled him.
, seeing that he could not get rid of Kirilenko's defense, and the Jazz's defense was also keeping up, Kobe immediately gave the ball to Adrian who quickly came in from the other side. Adrian received the basketball and stepped into the free throw.
After half a step from the line, he immediately took off fiercely, held the ball in both hands and slid it around on the right side of his body, and then smashed it into the basket!
"Clang!"
This windmill dunk immediately lifted the atmosphere at Staples. Adrian's physical fitness is excellent, but he has rarely seen such explosive dunks. Although he has also appeared in dunk highlights such as Today's Top Five, but
After all, such times are very few.
Adrian was once disgusted with using dunks to score. He thought that although such scoring looked beautiful and powerful, it was too fancy, too energy-consuming, and far less efficient than a simple layup. However,
Now he has changed a lot. After a year of training in this league, he has understood that in order to rise in the league, in addition to having sufficient strength, he must also know how to package himself. A beautiful dunk is undoubtedly
This is a relatively simple method, because most young fans like to watch beautiful and explosive dunks.
Deron Williams once again cooperated with Boozer in a pick-and-roll. This time he broke through and handed the ball to Carlos Boozer. Carlos Boozer caught the ball near the free throw line and immediately jumped up and hit the ball.
After a shot, Pau Gasol tried to block the shot from behind, but was instead called for a defensive foul by Carlos Boozer.
Boozer made one of two free throws and Adrian grabbed the rebound.
In the frontcourt, Gasol held the ball and continued to play Carlos Boozer in isolation. After arching inward twice, Gasol suddenly turned around and hit a fadeaway jumper.
Okur sent a baseline kick, but Fisher suddenly made a diagonal stab and cut off the basketball before Deron. Deron and Kirilenko quickly pressed forward. After a chaotic battle, the basketball went out of bounds. The referee watched.
After video replay, it was concluded that the basketball hit Deron's foot and went out of bounds, a Lakers sideline ball. (To be continued...)
