Originally, the opening game between the Trail Blazers and the Cavaliers was highly praised. After all, they were the division champions of their respective divisions last season. Even though the Cavaliers were swept by the Gentlemen 1-4 in the finals, many media still predicted that the Cavaliers would win.
It is the only team in the league that can leverage the Trail Blazers' dominance.
But the game was shocking. It wasn't that the Trail Blazers wanted to massacre the Cavaliers, but none of the main players played more than 30 minutes. Even the top player, Wang Zelin, only played 28 minutes.
In this way, the Cavaliers were still beaten by the Trail Blazers and were unable to fight back. They completely failed to be ranked as the second seeded championship team in the new season as predicted before the game.
At this time, two theories emerged, one is that the Trail Blazers are too strong, and the other is that the Cavaliers' Big Three may not be as strong as imagined.
Support for both approaches is high.
In addition to this, there is another more popular thing. Curry beat the Mosaic team with a super long three-pointer and won the opening game.
This is the first time in Curry's career that he has defeated his opponent in the opening game. Wang Zelin couldn't help but wonder in his heart, could the elementary school student really be the bearded nemesis?
In the original time and space, the entire peak period of the bearded golfer's career could be said to be completely suppressed by the elementary school students of the same class. In this time and space, the two sides were arranged for an opening that had never happened in Wang Zelin's memory.
The battle ended with the bearded man being brutally killed.
Should I say this is all fate? Or fate!
This year, the Trail Blazers started with a three-game winning streak. On the second day after playing against the Cavaliers, the team had a day off. This day was scheduled for the popular opener between the Lakers and Clippers.
Wang Zelin was very interested in this game. Since the team had no training scheduled today, Wang Zelin watched the live broadcast in front of the TV in the evening after finishing extra practice in the afternoon.
The scene was so intense...ahem, a unilateral massacre by the Lakers!
In the same arena, Paul, who had changed into a purple and gold uniform, had no reservations about his old club. It would not be an exaggeration to say that he was the most ruthless player in the game.
In less than three quarters, the Lakers led the Clippers by 31 points.
Appeared, the magical "58" appeared again.
Perhaps due to the reappearance of 58, Paul had no intention of leaving the game early in the garbage time of the final quarter. He went up with a lineup of rookies and veterans and played for 5 minutes. After scoring 6 points, 3 assists and 1 steal, he left the game with satisfaction.
In the end, at home, the Lakers... slaughtered the Clippers by 34 points!
Emmm, I took a closer look at the schedule. The league has indeed arranged a home game for the Lakers, so there's nothing wrong with it.
For the Lakers, Paul got 4x5 data of assists, 5 rebounds and 5 steals, and was named the best of the game after the game.
Then Kobe had 28 points, Gasol had rebounds and 3 assists...
For the Clippers, Griffin basically has unlimited firing rights in a single game.
In the end, it was worthy of the Clippers fans, scoring the highest rebounding double-double in the game. Unfortunately, the overall strength of the team was not as good as the opponent's, so it was a pity that they lost.
DeAndre Jordan got the rebound, one of the only two double-doubles for the Clippers in this game.
After watching the whole game, Wang Zelin felt quite a bit in his heart. No wonder David Stern came up with so-called basketball reasons to prevent Paul and Kobe, two top superstars, from joining forces.
Judging from the two men's joint debut in this game, it was undoubtedly a success.
Paul made 2 of 4 three-pointers, 3 of 4 free throws, and scored 29 points. The efficiency is already high enough.
But Kobe's efficiency is even higher than Paul's. He only took 15 shots and hit 11 goals. If it weren't for the three-point shooting tonight, which was only 3 of 8, the old guy would definitely be able to score easily tonight.
On 30.
It would be easy to say that this was just an accident, but what Wang Zelin is more worried about is that if the Lakers can prove through a large number of games that this game will be the norm, it will be great fun.
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"Kobe Paul, how can he be so good!?"
On the night of the 30th, this topic quickly became a hot search topic across the country.
There is no way, because in the Lakers' opening game, the efficiency of these two players was too terrifying.
If it's just efficiency, it's nothing, but their output is also amazing, the two of them scored 57 points together!
If Pau Gasol is added to the mix, it will be the first time that the Big Three of the Lakers combined to score 76 points, almost catching up with the Clippers' entire team's score.
"Please everyone shout with me: Lakers championship!"
"Kupchak, I love you so much!"
"Who said Mamba is old? He clearly still has a lot of gas in the tank!"
"Suddenly I can understand what Mr. Stern said about basketball back then."
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If the Trail Blazers are the happiest fans in the league after the game on the 29th, then when the game on the 30th is over, the most excited fans are undoubtedly the purple and gold fans in Angel City.
In just one game, everyone saw the perfect chemistry between Kobe and Paul after they switched to playing off the ball. It could be said that they fit together seamlessly.
Moreover, Paul is not like Rondo who has shortcomings on the offensive end. As long as Paul can be ruthless, he is capable of scoring two or thirty points in a single game in the playoffs.
Coupled with the old and strong Pau Gasol, who could not love these new Big Three?
Even the long-lost slogan "Lakers Championship" has once again spread throughout the league from Zijin fans.
Overnight, Zijin fans who had been silent for several seasons stood up again.
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As time passed, the Trail Blazers ushered in their second opponent in the regular season-the New Orleans Pelicans.
Not long ago, under the pressure of Davis, the Pelicans management had to reach a deal with the Bulls, letting Davis pursue his playoff dream.
But fortunately, in their view, Jimmy Butler and Josh Smith are plug-and-play all-around players, and they quickly integrated into the team's tactical system as soon as they arrived at the Pelicans.
Throughout the preseason, under the leadership of Jimmy Butler, the Pelicans achieved a record of 3 wins and 1 loss. Looking at the league, they are only second to a few teams such as the Trail Blazers.
Of course, if the preseason is just a simple test, then in the regular season opener, when the Pelicans defeated the Mavericks, the traditional powerhouse in the Western Conference, with Jimmy Butler's 25 6 4 all-around performance, people finally began to take the Pelicans seriously.
licans.
Today, the Pelicans have formed a lineup consisting of Jrue Holiday, Eric Gordon, Jimmy Butler, Josh Smith, and Kendrick Perkins.
It is definitely impossible to win the championship with this lineup, but if the requirement is only reduced to making the playoffs, maybe the Pelicans really have a chance.
At least as far as the performance of the Pelicans in the opening game is concerned, the local New Orleans fans are undoubtedly very satisfied. After all, they are from a small place, and their vision and ambition are not as big as those of the Angel City fans.
But the next game against the defending champion is the real test for the Pelicans.