The referee threw the ball up, and the home fans saw that Wang Zelin was at a rare disadvantage during the jump ball.
However, considering that the other party was Howard, nicknamed "Superman", I felt relieved.
Faced with the shortcomings of their children, it is always easy for parents to find reasons to forgive them.
From the very beginning, Kobe showed off his explosive scoring instincts as the league's No. 1 shooting guard!
Facing France's Pippen's rough defense, he forced the opponent to hit a two-pointer and almost caused a foul on the former.
It starts with shrimp and pork heart.
"Fuck!" Wang Zelin took a breath, he dared to vote, he really could score.
Really, one person's defense is like air.
As the Blazers' best perimeter defender, Batum's perimeter defense reached the league's first-class level of 83. Naturally, Coach Terry appointed him to defend Kobe Bryant in this game.
If Basius, who is 1.93 meters tall, is really allowed to defend him, you don't have to think about it, he will be blown to pieces by Kobe.
Unexpectedly, Coach Terry was met with the venom of Mamba as soon as the game started.
Easily, the Lakers took a 2-0 lead at the start.
After the Trail Blazers beat him, Nash struggled on the defensive end facing the young and strong Lillard.
After Wang Zelin stepped forward to cover, Lillard quickly circled to the right and cut inward.
The Lakers hurriedly shrunk their lineup, and Aldridge was left open. Surrounded by Dajia and Nash, Lillard successfully passed the ball to Aldridge at the two-point position on the left at the moment he took off.
Lillard has always memorized his boss's favorite shooting spots in the low post and long two-point position on the left side.
Catch the ball, aim, and shoot softly.
The muscle memory formed over the years made Aldridge's series of actions like a ruthless machine that strictly followed instructions. The basketball accurately flew into the basket under the attention of everyone in the field.
2:2!
After the goal, Aldridge suddenly glanced at Kobe, seemingly conveying a message.
This is my horse!
"We saw a wonderful showdown between the team bosses at the beginning. LaMarcus gradually learned how to become an excellent leader!" the home commentator shouted excitedly.
Although the two players are not in the same position, this does not prevent them from fighting against each other from a distance.
It's a pity that the home fans didn't seem to buy the team boss's face, and there was a sparse and brief round of applause in the arena.
Kobe smiled and didn't respond, silently taking his position in the frontcourt.
As a well-known master of court control in the NBA, Nash controlled the rhythm unhurriedly, hoping to find flaws in the opponent's defensive line.
After passing the ball several times, Kobe successfully ran out of the open space and hit a three-pointer from the bottom corner.
After the Lakers formed F4, we haven't seen any changes on the inside yet, but the changes on the outside are extremely obvious.
Especially the core of the team, Kobe Bryant, has consciously changed his style of play and begun to increase a lot of off-ball movements and cuts under the basket.
Facts have also proved that Kobe can really play without the ball. He has the right to shoot rather than hold the ball.
And after teaming up with Nash, Kobe's offensive efficiency in off-ball mode was astonishingly high.
After the first quarter, the two sides tied at 30:26.
The Lakers played well. Kobe was 2-for-3, Howard was 2-for-4, Marc was 3-for-5, and Nash was 1-for-1. All four of them clearly demonstrated their personal abilities and were extremely efficient.
But it turns out that the Trail Blazers are the one in the lead.
This is amazing!
Although this was due to the boss Aldridge's 12 points in a single quarter, Wang Zelin always felt that the opponent played very strangely.
It's an NBA-level team, and it's a top team that aspires to win the championship. It actually didn't show a few coordinations in one quarter. It all relied on its stars to carry like crazy. How far can this kind of team go?
Far?
After the start of the second quarter, the Lakers' performance became even worse after both sides switched to rotating lineups.
You must know that on their bench, they have Jamison, a super sixth man who has averaged more than 20 points per game in many seasons in his career. He has been selected to the All-Star bench twice and scored 17 points last season. In addition,
Enter Judy Meeks, the 76ers' main player last season.
But even so, he still played a very weak attack.
If the Lakers could still rely on f4's personal ability in the first quarter to cover up the lack of lineup training and lack of tactics, then in the second quarter the rotation of the lineup was fighting on their own and making frequent mistakes, leaving the Blazers coaching staff speechless: they have worked hard on their own.
My opponent is actually this~~~
Forced to have no choice, at 7 minutes and 21 seconds of the second quarter, Mike Brown hurriedly called a timeout and prepared to replace the main force again.
At this time, the battle between the two sides was 47:33, with the Trail Blazers leading by a full 14 points.
"Wang, is the team in front of us really a championship favorite?"
Aldridge, who scored a game-high 17 points and 3 rebounds, had incredible expression written all over his face.
This is the favorite to win this year!
"I don't know, Damien, what about you?"
Wang Zelin shook his head, his eyes full of surprise.
In my impression, although the Lakers performed very poorly at the beginning of this season, he really didn't expect it to be this bad.
Moreover, Wang Zelin clearly saw in the system that Howard's internal defense attribute was as high as 95 and his shot blocking was 92, but he always felt that it would be good if the opponent's ability could reach 80.
But the system cannot make mistakes, otherwise where would his current abilities come from.
Then, there is only one possibility: Howard has changed and no longer wants to do the hard work of defense, but wants to use offense to prove himself.
Looking at the league's number one centers before Howard, none of them had explosive offensive power. They were basically the team's offensive axis.
Howard may also want to be like his predecessors, at least to prove to the big shark who never wants to see him, that he is not without offensive ability, but that his previous defensive ability was too strong to cover up his offensive talent.
…
"Ah, what did you ask just now?"
Well, Coach Lee was so frightened by the Lakers' performance that his brain was short-circuited.
After only two minutes of play, the Lakers received a wake-up call.
The team's point guard, Steve Nash, one of the f4s, hit his knee during a cover-up and fell to the Rose Garden on the spot, rolling around in pain.
House seemingly endless rain!
In just the second game of the new season, one of the main starters was injured. In addition, Dajia, who had just returned from surgery and was not suitable for playing more, made Lakers head coach Mike Brown completely confused.
How can this be fixed?
Without Nash, the Lakers' only decent outside coordination was completely gone, and the entire team fell into a state of anxiety.
Fortunately, Kobe stepped forward in time and used a large number of singles to score 11 points, which was able to stabilize the Lakers' situation.
At the end of the game, the two sides tied at 51:43, with the Lakers trailing by 8 points entering the second half.
During halftime, everyone in the Lakers locker room was silent, waiting for Steve Nash's injury report.
Finally, the accompanying doctor came out.
Kobe stood up hurriedly and asked: "Gary, how is Steve's injury? Will it affect the next game?"
"For now, no major problems have been found, but to be on the safe side, Nash can no longer play in this game. After all, he is a nearly 40-year-old veteran. We will have to wait until tomorrow for an MRI to get accurate results.
."
Gary Widdie, a veteran team doctor who has served the Lakers for more than 20 years, has a very high reputation in the team. He was the first to detect the HIV virus in Magic Johnson.
Therefore, Gary Weedy's words carried so much weight that even Kobe had to think carefully: "Well, I understand, let Steve have a good rest."
When Gary Weedy left, everyone vaguely felt that the temperature of the entire locker room was dropping.
The source of all this is the Black Mamba, who is sitting silently in his seat.
