The Rose Garden battle came to an end in the fifth minute of the fourth quarter. When McMillan replaced all the main players, the score difference on the field was maintained at 25 points. In this case, the Blazers made a comeback with their strength.
It was hopeless. McMillan was also a bachelor and did not put up a desperate struggle.
The game is over, but the topic will not. Although Kobe scored 34 points, setting a new season scoring high, and winning the mvp of the game, it was not him who received the most attention after the game, but
It's Adrian.
In this rookie battle, both rookie players performed very well. Among them, Roy scored 22 points and 7 assists, a near-double-double. Both scoring and assists created his best rookie season.
Results. But he has received less attention because he is the loser in this game, whether it is the victory or defeat of the team or the victory or defeat of personal data.
18 points, 10 assists, 8 rebounds, another close to a triple-double. 18 points set a new season scoring high for Adrian. After developing the mid-range jump shot, Adrian has one more scoring weapon.
It is naturally easier to score points.
The victory in the 'Rookie Battle' further boosted Adrian's popularity. In the league's predicted rankings for the best rookie of the year, Adrian's name also skyrocketed like a rocket, and is now within the tenth place.
This is because Adrian's previous ranking was too low. As a player who entered the NBA as an undrafted player, his name was not even included in the best rookie prediction rankings at the beginning.
His good performance in several preseason games led some people to put him on the list, but it was still outside the fifty places, and most people would never see it. And now, after the first week of finals
After the Rookie of the Year and the away game against the Trail Blazers, Adrian's victory made his predicted ranking rise rapidly, and now he has entered the top ten, ranking seventh.
The seven people in front of Adrian are: first: Brandon Roy, second: Andrea Bargnani, third: Tyrus Thomas, fourth
As time goes by, this ranking will definitely change. No one can decide who will be elected as the best rookie in the end. Anything can happen in a season.
The media also praised Adrian and the Lakers, because after defeating the Trail Blazers, the Lakers have won six consecutive games, tying the best start in the history of the Lakers.
That was in the 2001-2002 season, when the ok team was unbeatable and invincible, sweeping all the way to the finals. But now, five years later, the ok team has parted ways, and no one is optimistic about it.
, the Los Angeles Lakers, who faced the enemy with a remnant lineup at the beginning of the season, once again had the best start. It is really hard not to be surprised!
However, the media also generally believe that the gold content of this six-game winning streak is actually not high. Looking at the opponents the Lakers have encountered since the new season, the Suns are still facing the enemy, the Warriors have just experienced the turmoil of the summer and are in poor condition, and the SuperSonics are terrible.
It's been several years. The Timberwolves didn't even make the playoffs last season, and they are even more interested in continuing to rush to the lottery this season. The Trail Blazers are also a bad team that has been in decline for a long time.
Although the six-game winning streak is indeed worthy of boasting, it is true that the Lakers have not withstood the test of strong teams in these six games. In comparison, the six-game winning streak created by the 2001 Lakers is just as valuable.
Much more. Of course, if this record can be broken, even if the gold content is insufficient, that will be another matter.
But then, the Lakers lost, losing to the Grizzlies without Gasol, and missed the best opportunity to break the record. The Lakers, who played three games a week and flew from east to west, were really tired. In the Memphis Grizzlies'
At home, the Lakers were very tired as a whole, and the first half was almost spent in the sound of iron.
In the second half, the Lakers' condition still did not improve, and they finally handed over the victory. The only normal performance in this game was Adrian, and because his teammates were not in good condition, he strengthened his personal offense, and,
The 'little flying squirrel' Damon Stoudemire, who is only 178 centimeters tall, defended him as if he was not guarding him at all. In this case, Adrian's score reached a new high, making 11 of 18 shots in the game, including free throws.
He made 7 of 10 free throws and scored 29 points, which broke his own record. He also became the highest-scoring player in a single game among this rookie class so far.
The game was lost and the six-game winning streak came to an abrupt end. For the Lakers and Lakers fans, this news was a bit disappointing. However, after the game against the Grizzlies, the Lakers will have three full days of rest before heading back to
Toronto challenges the Raptors. This is undoubtedly good news and can give the already exhausted Lakers a good rest.
Three days later, in Toronto, the Lakers did not let the losing streak happen. Although before the game, Raptors No. 1 pick Bargnani clamored in front of the media to let Adrian see why he is the No. 1 pick and Adrian is nothing.
.It attracted a lot of attention and stimulated the Toronto football market.
But on the playing field, Adrian and Bargnani did not have any intersection, because Bargnani almost became a transparent person. Bargnani, who came on as a substitute, was marked by Kwame Brown, who also came on the bench.
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Kwame Brown can be said to be the kind of defensive player that Bargnani is most afraid of. He is strong, fast, and has an animal-level physical fitness. Although his footwork skills are poor, Bargnani's footwork skills are not bad, but they are not bad.
Not much better. If Bargnani has been polishing in the NBA for a few more years, it may not be so easy for Kwame to guard him, but now, on the defensive end, Kwame can be said to have completely suppressed Bargnani.
Perhaps because he was also the No. 1 pick, something deep in Kwame Brown's heart was aroused, as if a small universe exploded. Adrian saw that Kwame was in good condition, and he was happy to be the most connected person on the Lakers team on the offensive end.
Good friends do more ball-playing, alley-oops after various pick-and-rolls, and frequently bombard the Raptors' basket, as if they want to smash Toronto's backboards.
On the outside, Kobe also had a special feel for playing against the Raptors. Don't forget that his career-high 81 points was scored over the Raptors' head.
Although Chris Bosh scored 20 plus 10 luxurious statistics, he could not save the team and ushered in a four-game losing streak. After the game, Kwame Brown was named the best of the game!
Yes, you read it right, Kwame Brown was named Man of the Match!
With the help of Adrian's selfless play, Kwame Brown had an explosion in this game. He had a huge double-double with 28 points, 15 rebounds and 4 blocks, which completely destroyed both offense and defense.
Bargnani was overshadowed by Kobe's 32 points, and he won the best of the game from his own team boss. Bargnani, who faced him, only made seven zero shots in the game.
In the game, he only scored two points with free throws.
After the game, Kwame Brown was so excited that he uttered a lot of words of thanks incoherently during an interview with the media. He thanked almost everyone except Michael Jordan.
The next day, the local media in Toronto reported on the game with the title "Parallel Imports Beat Parallel Imports." The article directly and bitterly satirized Bargnani as the number one parallel import draft pick and a hundred times worse than Kwame Brown.
His remarks before the game were also revealed by the media, and naturally they were ridiculed again.
