Under overwhelming pressure, the Lakers faced the Clippers from the same city at home on November 3.
The little brother I once looked down on has transformed from a small broken ship into a city of alley-oops since Chris Paul took the helm last season.
Now the Clippers, with Paul, Griffin, and DeAndre Jordan as the core, are no longer Wu Xia Amon. Last season, they even reached fifth place in the Western Conference.
There seems to be a problem with Big Brother this season, and for the first time the Clippers saw a great opportunity to "seek power and usurp power."
For both sides, this game is of great significance.
It's a pity that the Lakers, who lacked Steve Nash, had no structure in their offense. Kobe played very hard, but he couldn't connect the team.
Looking at the Clippers again, with captain Paul's 15 assists, the team had a total of 5 points in double figures.
The core of the rotation, Ke Laoliu, was even more impressive. He scored a team-high 21 points, plus 3 rebounds, 3 steals and 1 assist. It can be said that he single-handedly defeated the Lakers, who had an obviously deeper bench.
In this game, Kobe fought hard and played for 43 minutes. He made 14 of 23 three-pointers, 3 of 2, and 10 of 10 free throws. He scored 40 points efficiently with a 60% shooting rate comparable to top insiders, but he still couldn't save it.
Decline.
The Lakers lost three games in a row!
This time, what the Lakers faced was no longer yin and yang, but direct, undisguised, and naked ridicule!
The major mainstream media have launched special programs of similar nature one after another, and the titles are also very heart-wrenching.
"When will the Lakers win a win this season?"
None of this has much to do with the Trail Blazers. Everyone has been full for a while after eating melon for a night.
Tomorrow night, the team will go to Sacramento to challenge the Kings in the Pacific Division.
When it comes to the King, you have to admire the thinking of its management.
In the 2009 draft, Tyreke Evans, a legendary rookie, was already selected. He averaged 20 5 5 per game in his debut, which was not inferior to the "Little Emperor" James who just debuted in 2003.
Moreover, Evans' playing style and characteristics have also earned him the nickname "Point Guard James".
His physical fitness is superb, his style of play is brutal, his impact is strong, he is full of confidence, his passing is top-notch, he is young and mature... Coupled with his height of 1.9cm, he is a perfect bug at the No. 1 position.
Anyone with a discerning eye knows that the Kings are extremely lucky and have directly selected a cornerstone of the team. The next thing they have to do is to build a competitive lineup with Evans as the core, and the road to revival is
Just around the corner.
However, the Kings management, who thought they were in the atmosphere, made some puzzling moves.
What kind of brain circuit makes a supernova, the fourth rookie in NBA history who averaged 20 5 5 per game in his season, move to shooting guard in his second year?
The third year was even more outrageous, swinging directly to the small forward position...
The King's miraculous operation personally destroyed a super genius who was not inferior to Big O, Jordan, and LeBron.
No matter which team in the league he faces the leading point guard, Evans can perform as well as the opponent in his rookie year, and even outperform him most of the time.
The most impressive thing was the first time he played against college senior Derrick Rose. Evans easily handed over 20 points and 4 rebounds, while his opponent Rose made 2 of 12 and relied on free throws to barely give up.
The score broke double digits.
Unlike Milicic, the No. 2 pick in 2003, and Oden, the No. 1 pick in 2007, who fans have always regretted, Evans has already played well and proved his dominance at the No. 1 position in the first year.
It is now the fourth year of Evans' career. Although he was still able to average 16.5, 4.6 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 1.3 steals per game last season, everyone knows that this talented man has completely lost his former glory.
The originally unknown upper limit of all spirituality has been severely cut.
The new core of the Kings at that time was DeMarcus Cousins, the "cousin" selected with the fifth overall pick in the 2010 draft.
In the original history, this famous test player became the new No. 1 center in the league with his explosive performance after Howard stepped down due to injury.
Last season, Cousins was able to average 18 points and 11 rebounds per game in 30 minutes of playing time. Whether it is points, rebounds or shooting percentage, all aspects of the data have increased compared to his rookie year.
Only the average number of 4 fouls per game remains unchanged.
Cousins is now also known as the top seed of the new generation of centers, and Wang Zelin scored 18-11 in the first game of his career... which is a bit of a coincidence compared to the former's average data last season.
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After the Trail Blazers suffered two consecutive losses to the Lakers, Wang Zelin, as a center, still contributed about 18 to 11 when facing Howard, the league's number one center. This performance made many people talk about it.
Although Wang Zelin was also very popular before, it was more because of his status as a Chinese player, but now it is different from the past. This time he has gained recognition based on his own strength.
Before the game, the game between the Kings and Trail Blazers was also hailed as a showdown between the new generation of potential centers.
Cousins is undoubtedly Wang Zelin's strongest competitor to become the league's number one center. For this battle, he has been preparing...
But when he arrived at Sleep Train Arena, the home of the Kings, he suddenly discovered that he could actually ignore Cousins.
Because he can't play at all, Cousins' indefinite suspension hasn't ended yet!
This can be traced back to a preseason game. Cousins had a farce due to friction with members of the team's coaching staff, which resulted in the former being directly suspended indefinitely by the Kings.
But, everyone knows that the so-called "indefinite suspension" is just talk. Once Cousins, a big-headed kid, publicly apologizes, the King will announce the lifting of the ban.
During the warm-up, Wang Zelin looked at Cousins, who was wearing a suit and leather shoes and sitting at the end of the bench, and shook his head with some regret.
Cousins' physical talent and inside skills are unique among rookie centers in recent years.
Although I can't control my brain occasionally, as there are fewer and fewer traditional centers in the league, there is already some slack. The emergence of Cousins is undoubtedly a shot in the arm for traditional centers.
It's a pity that this guy's skills are a bit too good. In his previous life, he could be a crab in the interior steadily, but he preferred to play as a defender and always dribbled the ball from the outside.
With his size and size, it's surprising that he wouldn't be injured in this style of play.
At 8:00 pm on the 4th, the game between the Trail Blazers and Kings officially started.
The opponent was originally a rebuilt team, but the core of the team was still a giant baby. He successfully destroyed half of the team's martial arts. The result can be imagined...
The Kings were beaten the entire time, with no room for counterattack.
Lillard felt hot in this game, shooting 7 of 10 from the field, including 5 of 6 three-pointers, and 3 of 4 free throws, scoring a team-high 22 points.
Ade performed generally today, shooting 6 of 14 and 4 of 4 free throws, scoring 16 points.
Wang Zelin scored 17 points and 10 rebounds, bringing his average per game to 18.10.
As for Evans, he only made 4 of 8 shots in this game and scored 10 points, 4 assists and 1 rebound.
The proud man who once rivaled rookie James is gone forever.
In the fourth quarter, the Kings had no intention of fighting, and the Trail Blazers maintained an advantage of about 15 points, and finally won 103:86.