Pick Westbrook

Chapter 391 Three-game losing streak

Facing Leonard's defense, Kobe raised his hand and dribbled the ball to lower his center of gravity.

Leonard's defense is very clean, always sticking close to Kobe and only giving the opponent half-step space. This defensive choice can not only interfere with Kobe's shooting, but also try to keep up with his footsteps.

Kobe took a step sideways and pretended to enter the penalty area. At the same time, he caught Leonard with his right shoulder. While actively shortening the distance between the two, Kobe immediately dribbled the ball behind his back and pulled the ball to the left.

In this way, Leonard passively becomes a close defense, and it is easy for Kobe to pass by with his feet.

call!
really!

Kobe turned back at the top of the arc, and made a large step back to the left to open up the space with Leonard. At the same time, he came to the most familiar free throw line position.

In this position, Kobe can make shots even with his eyes closed.

Swish!
The basketball hits steadily.

The fans at the Staples Arena burst into applause immediately and shouted Kobe, Kobe.

Kobe shook his head easily, and shook his jersey at the fans at Staples Arena.

Howard looked at what Kobe enjoyed in Los Angeles, and he was very puzzled.

"Since when can a single play of no value on the court receive so much applause?"

"Why don't you play more outside pick-and-rolls, why don't you play in and out to destroy the opponent's defensive system?"

The coach of the Pelicans.

Stevens couldn't help sighing and said: "Kobe is indeed a master of singles. This offensive footwork and singles skills are rarely seen from other players."

Du Feng also said in admiration: "Leonard's defense is already very good, and he also played against Kobe in defense to a great extent, consuming the opponent's physical strength."

"But Kobe was able to make shots. This kind of singles torture really made the players and teams defending Kobe feel like dying."

Li Lai shook his head and said, "At least I won't."

"If other players are defending Kobe, I will definitely find a way to double-team him. If it is a younger Kobe, I am afraid I will also choose to double-team him."

"But for Kobe now, Leonard is still guarding him."

"Let him fight!"

Switch offense.

After Chris Paul dribbled the ball for halftime, he turned his back to Nash at the top of the arc, and then signaled his teammates to start running.

Nash is Paul's predecessor. In fact, for a long time, the league has been discussing whether Paul will become the next Nash.

Therefore, Paul will not easily give up the opportunity to play against the opponent, and he is also ready to fully demonstrate his abilities to the opponent.

Jordan put up the pick-and-roll, and Paul used the pick-and-roll to speed up the dribble to attract Howard's defense.

Because of Howard's defensive ability, Paul did not dare to make an alley-oop at this time, but took the initiative to pull Howard out, and then signaled his teammates to settle down again.

Jordan suddenly made an off-ball screen on the inside, and Anthony Davis went around the screen to the left side of the court.

Paul hits the pass.

"At this time, Anthony Davis appeared on the inside very close to the penalty area, and it was Nash who was defending him."

"If the Lakers don't go to double-team, then this is no different from sending points."

Duang!

Davis Yiku singles back, and when he was about to turn around, Gasol decisively took a step laterally to double-team.

Davis passed the ball inside with a master pass, and Jordan received a dunk in the air!

boom!
"The City of Empty Pickup is here!"

"This inside teamwork is really good, which is equivalent to putting two cups of poison in front of Gasol."

"One cup is expired poison, and one cup is fresh poison. It depends on which cup you drink."

After seeing the Pelicans' offense this round, Mike Brown, who was off the court, walked to the center line in a hurry and put his hands next to his mouth and shouted.

"The Pelicans will play the pick-and-roll in the next round, and the players on the weak side will have to help defend. Howard, you have to stay inside."

On-site commentary desk.

Big Mouth Barkley heard Mike Brown's tactical arrangement, nodded repeatedly and said: "Coach Mike Brown is indeed very knowledgeable on the defensive end."

"If Howard defended the ball just now, it would not be so easy for the Pelicans to play such an easy internal pass."

Kenny Smith also felt that the Lakers' defense just now was too paper-like, and they should have played better.

next round.

Nash held the ball and pushed forward to play tactics. Howard once again put on the pick-and-roll. He thought to himself: There should be no problem this time.

But at the same time, Gasol mentioned receiving the ball at the free throw line, which is the Lakers' triangle offensive tactic.

Nash passed the ball to Gasol, and he quickly cut inside to take away the defensive attention.

Gasol looked back and Chris Paul has been standing between Nash and Gasol, ready to block the passing route.

Gasol gave up the high and low passes and turned to post-up singles.

Howard is standing at a 45° angle to the free throw line. At this time, he doesn't know whether he should roll down or bounce out.

Going down is easy to block Gasol's low-post offense in advance, and Howard, who is outside the ball, has no attack power, and it is also easy for Gasol to double-team.

On the CCTV commentary stand, Yu Jia frowned in confusion after seeing this scene.

"Howard is not Garnett. He doesn't have the latter's stable mid-range shooting ability. If Howard is allowed to drive Gasol singles, wouldn't it be self-defeating and give the Pelicans a chance to double-team?"

On the court, even though Howard didn't choose to play outside, Jordan Jr. decisively chose to double-team. At this time, Howard vigilantly chose to go down to ask for the ball, and pointed his hand to the sky.

Jordan immediately returned to defense.

In this way, the inside line is crowded, and Gasol has no chance to reach the inside line at all. He has only the only offensive option, mid-range shooting.

boom!
"Oh my god! Anthony Davis leaps high and blocks Pau Gasol's shot with a spider arm!"

Jimmy Butler grabbed a rebound and the Pelicans made a two-line fast break.

Bryant and Ariza fought back, but Jimmy Butler made a very decisive pass to Leonard in the process.

The latter scored with a one-handed dunk.

Barkley shook his head and said: "The Lakers can't let the Pelicans play like this. They were already a very good counterattack team last season."

"This season, Vince Carter has moved down to the bench, and Jimmy Butler, who has more impact and vitality, has been brought up. Their counterattack and fast break will only be more terrifying."

At this time, Kobe has clearly felt the defense of the Pelicans. They are reducing the passing of the Lakers and trying to let the Lakers use more singles to solve problems.

Kobe raised his hand to signal that he would use singles to pierce the Pelicans' defense.

With a low hand dribble, Howard put on the pick-and-roll again. Kobe shook his head and signaled that he didn't need the pick-and-roll. Howard could only back away resentfully.

"Pull away!"

Bryant shook his finger and pointed at Howard, motioning him to leave the restricted area.

If the ball just now hadn't been for Howard returning to the basket, how could Gasol have to choose a mid-range shot and got a solid cap from Anthony Davis.

Howard frowned and stepped back to the waist on the right side of the free throw line.

Kobe dribbled the ball in singles, stepped back horizontally, turned around at the free throw line and hit with a low back, swayed left and right and then turned around, and shot backwards from mid-range.

beep!beep!
Leonard tried his best to pounce on Kobe's wrist, and the referee immediately blew his whistle.

Kobe goes to the free throw line.

Swish!
Made both free throws.

Li Lai gave Leonard and Jimmy Butler a look, and the two immediately understood.

Kenny Smith saw the details of what happened on the court and guessed: "Leonard's defense is indeed very good, but that is Kobe after all."

"He has too many ways and choices to cause damage on the court. Even Leonard, who was called the octopus monster last season, had difficulty defending the opponent."

"So, the Pelicans are going to double-team Kobe next."

Barkley shook his head in denial and said: "Because Leonard has already committed a foul, if he commits another foul, he will have to be replaced early."

"So Jimmy Butler and Leonard will switch on Kobe next."

On the court, Jimmy Butler took the initiative to find Kobe to match up. Kenny Smith was very surprised why the old man said so accurately at this time.

Barkley pointed to the scoreboard and said, "Because the Pelicans are leading now."

The first quarter is over.

Kobe made 10 of 4 shots in a single quarter, made 4 of 4 free throws, and scored 12 points and 2 rebounds. Even though he is almost 35 years old, Kobe's personal offensive power is still very threatening.

霍华德1投1中，罚球2罚1中，拿下了3分3篮板1盖帽，他唯一的进攻机会来自于和小乔丹拼抢后的进攻篮板。

而鹈鹕队多点开花，伦纳德5分2篮板，吉米巴特勒7分1篮板1助攻，安东尼戴维斯5分2篮板1助攻，小乔丹6分2篮板1盖帽，保罗单节5分5助攻。

The Pelicans led the Lakers 28:23 in the first quarter.

In the second quarter, the Pelicans went up and down.

The rotation lineup is: Beverly, JR Smith, Vince Carter, Diaw and Oden.

Mike Brown wanted to chase points during this time period, so he continued to take Howard and Nash.

The Lakers' rotation is: Nash, Jody Meeks, Antawn Jamison, Jordan Hill and Howard.

Pelicans offense.

After Beverly passed the ball to Diaw at the top of the arc, he immediately went down to attract the defensive attention, and at the same time played a pick-and-roll with Oden inside.

Nash is very experienced and decisively did not choose to switch defenses at this time, but came out around the screen and continued to defend Beverly.

But in this way, the latter has a three-point shooting opportunity.

Diaw passed the ball, and Beverly caught the ball and immediately attracted the attention of the defense, diverting the ball to the wide open corner.

Just when everyone was wondering that there was no Pelicans player in that position, this offensive coordination was going to be a mistake.

Because Nash did not switch defenses, Howard, who was defending Oden, could only defend Oden again with the screen, but at the same time JR Smith slipped the baseline and then played the screen.

Howard, who has already lost his defensive position on the first screen, is even less likely to lose Oden at this time. In that case, Diaw will immediately make high and low passes.

Because Dior mentioned that Jordan Hill was taken away from the three-point line, there are no Lakers players inside at this time who can defend Howard.

As a result, the inside line is too crowded, and Jody Meeks is completely blocked by Oden.

JR Smith took the opportunity to slip the bottom line and get out of the opportunity.

People arrive at the ball.

JR Smith received the pass from Beverly and made a steady shot.

Swish!
Three point hit!

"Not to mention, the Pelicans' rotation lineup has better offense and space than the starting lineup."

"The starting lineup of the Pelicans is full of confrontation, defense and conversion, and rarely arranges such three-pointers."

Of course, Yu Jia is not expressing the meaning that the Pelicans' rotation lineup is stronger than the starting lineup, but when a team has such a sharp contrast between the offensive and defensive ends, it really can't help but make people's eyes shine.

Su Qun couldn't help but sighed and said, "This is a very targeted style of play."

"It's an indisputable fact that the starting lineup defense of every team in the league is always better than the rotation defense."

"So the Pelicans deliberately put Diaw, who can open up space, and JR Smith, who is very accurate in three-pointers, in the rotation lineup because the opponent's defense is not strong during this time period."

"In the starting lineup, because the opponent's offense and defense are stronger and there are more players who cannot solve a single point, the Pelicans play more defense during this period of time, making the offense an easier counterattack fast break."

"In this way, whether in the starting stage or the rotation stage, the Pelicans can maintain a great lineup advantage."

"The strength of the Pelicans is not only in their offensive and defensive tactics, but also very reasonable and perfect in lineup configuration."

Yu Jia had seen with his own eyes Li Lai's ability to turn decay into magic at this year's Olympic Games, but he did not expect that the opponent could also do so well in terms of player allocation.

As we all know, Li Lai is the decision maker of the Pelicans, and he plays a very important role in team building.

Yu Jia and Su Qun couldn't help but glanced at each other at this moment, and the latter nodded and admitted, "So the Chinese men's basketball team should seriously consider Coach Li Lai's suggestion."

"If the Chinese men's basketball team wants to become a world-class team, the players in the back position must be excellent and strong."

Switch offense.

Nash encountered a double-team defense from Anthony Davis and Beverley in the breakthrough.

The outside line is single-handedly defending, and breaking through the inside line is the defense of Anthony Davis and Jordan Jr.

The overall defensive rotation and thinking of the Pelicans are extremely clear, and Nash made a very difficult foul and went to the free throw line.

Nash licked his fingers and made two free throws.

Howard was then replaced by Mike Brown.

Reasons for such a substitution: First, Howard has been playing for a long time, and second, it is really difficult for him to get opportunities on the court, except for defense, only rebounds are left.

boom!
Howard, who was substituted, patted his cushion angrily.

Mike Brown replaced Kobe and Gasol at the same time, followed by Nash.

At this time, the Lakers returned to their most accustomed mode, the combination of Kobe and Gasol, without Nash and Howard.

The Lakers are back to the way they played in the Western Conference Finals last season.

At the same time, in order to initiate the point-chasing mode at this time, Mike Brown also pushed Gasol to the center position, allowing Jordan Hill, who is more athletic, to play power forward.

Barkley suddenly frowned and looked at the court and said, "Wait, what lineup is the Pelicans taking at this time?!"

Kenny Smith on the side said silently: "Paul, Beverly, Leonard, Jimmy Butler and Anthony Davis."

"Rookie Anthony Davis pushed to center!"

on the field.

Thick eyebrows took a deep breath.

Long before the start of the regular season opener, Li Lai had a good chat with Nongmei, and he would be pushed to the center position at some point.

This is also the reason why Li Lai has been asking Du Feng to supervise the thick eyebrows to gradually gain weight, just to better play the big center position.

Nongmei doesn't like to play center, because he has been playing point guard until the third year of high school, and it was not until his height suddenly increased that he changed to power forward.

Nongmei has never played a center forward, and the center position also means stronger confrontation and injury risk.

He knows his body is very easy to be injured in the confrontation, so the thick eyebrow resolutely refused after the coach proposed such an idea.

However, Li Lai's last sentence directly made Nongmei change his mind, and he was willing to be promoted to the center forward position.

"Thick eyebrows, do as I say, and I will make you a player with the same terrifying court dominance as O'Neal within three years."

The coach of the Pelicans.

Du Feng was a little worried and said: "Amei's weight gain plan has just started, isn't it too urgent to push him to the center position at this time?"

Although Du Feng scolded Davis the worst during normal training, when Davis was stripped of his clothes and pants by Jimmy Butler and Vince Carter that day, it was Du Feng who stood up and held back his love. Jimmy Butler posing as a veteran to bully a rookie.

Jimmy Butler originally proposed to push Davis to the bathing pool to take a bath, but Du Feng arrived in time.

Therefore, the entire Pelicans team knows Du Feng's love for Davis.

Stevens smiled and explained: "If Howard continues to be on the court, the coach will naturally not arrange for Anthony Davis to play the center position."

"But Howard is off at this time, Gasol?"

"Fist is afraid of being young. Even if Gasol's size and strength are better than Anthony Davis, it should not be too difficult to limit him."

Li Lai smiled and did not explain.

He really wanted to say, this is Anthony Davis with thick eyebrows. If even the old Gasol is scared to death, how can he dominate the inside line in the future?

Even if he can't beat Pau Gasol at this time, Li Lai will make Nongmei dare to fight.

What's more, the Pelicans still have Beverly, Leonard and Jimmy Butler on the court at this time. Even if the thick eyebrows can't restrain Gasol alone, there are still three people to help defend.

The game continues.

Kobe and Gasol played a triangle offensive tactic.

Because of the flexible lineup of the Pelicans, Beverly's stalking defense gave Kobe a lot of restrictions, and even connecting the ball made Kobe uncomfortable.

Unlike most players in the later period, Kobe will not easily compromise in the face of difficult to catch the ball and extremely strong defense.

He circled the baseline continuously, raised his elbow, and ran backwards, just to break free from Beverly's defense.

Ariza cleverly blocked Beverly when Kobe ran back, and finally let Kobe get rid of it successfully, but only received the ball.

The moment Kobe received the ball, Beverly immediately pounced on him and gave trash talk.

"The first ten years of the NBA belonged to Kobe, and the next ten years belonged to me, Patrick Beverley."

"I'm a Pelicans legend!"

Ariza at the side couldn't stand listening any longer, and said, "I've never seen such a brazen person in my life."

Kobe didn't respond to Beverly's trash talk, and bent down to find Beverly's center of gravity.

This is Kobe and Melo Anthony's favorite detail of offense with the ball, both of whom are also masters of three-threat singles.

The only difference is that Kobe likes defensive players to move their center of gravity forward when defending, so that it is easier to break through to the basket.

And Melon prefers to move the defensive player's center of gravity back while holding the ball, so that he can shoot directly.

So Kobe can still complete the offense by changing his footsteps after the breakthrough.

But this time, Kobe was really speechless looking at Beverly who was defending him.

Beverly clenched his fists as if he was driving a motorcycle, then squatted and grinned, and cursed Kobe.

"You are no longer 25-year-old Kobe, and you thought you were No. 1 in the league?"

"The current No.1 in the league is LeBron James. Have you forgotten how he was eliminated by the Heat in the Finals last season?"

"By the way, the second player in the league is Patrick Beverley."

Maddow, what a mad dog!
Even though he has encountered countless trash talks in his career, and even sparred with trash talk masters like Reggie Miller and Payton, but this time Beverly's trash talk really caused some ripples in Kobe's heart.

It's like if a person sees a beautiful woman and calls her ugly, the other party will definitely laugh it off.

But if you call an ugly monster an ugly monster, the other party will definitely rush over angrily and make you responsible.

Because you told the truth.

Bryant knew very well that Beverly was also telling the truth.

In the last season, Irving, the Cavaliers kid, sprayed Kobe: The era of your lonely seeking defeat is over.

This season, Beverley said the same thing as Irving.

Kobe's eyes were full of anger, and he said to Beverly for the first time: "Mamba! NO! Out!"

call!
Kobe took the ball to the inside and retreated repeatedly against Beverly. At the free throw line, Kobe made a difficult fadeaway shot.

But at the same time, Leonard on the weak side came over, and the opponent's big hand directly blocked Kobe's head.

Knowing that the ball was going to be blocked, Kobe pulled the ball into his arms, and then took the ball for the second time.

boom!
Kobe, who was forced into the air, fell to the ground, and the basketball flew out at the same time.

Duang!

It's hard.

The basketball bounced in the direction of Kobe, and Kobe struggled to get up from the court, and rushed towards the basketball without thinking about himself.

Snapped!
Kobe jumped off the court, and the basketball was knocked farther.

"Peter Pan doesn't jump as high as before."

Barkley is very qualified to say this because he played against Kobe during the Peter Pan period.

Kenny Smith agreed: "Not only the bounce, but also the time spent in the air and the stability of shooting after confrontation have dropped significantly."

"Seriously, Kobe, really old."

Pelicans offense.

Paul and Anthony Davis played a pick-and-roll, because without Howard, Gasol couldn't switch back to the inside smoothly after the pick-and-roll.

Paul threw the ball with a master pass, Anthony Davis hit the inside for an alley-oop dunk, and Gasol took a step behind to follow.

Anthony Davis dunks on a rider!

boom! !

"Nice job, Ami!"

At halftime, the Pelicans led 61:52.

Second half of the game.

The two teams then took the full lineup.

Anthony Davis, who has already played his form, picks and rolls with Paul again, and the latter hits the ground to pass the ball.

Anthony Davis vacated immediately after receiving the ball.

boom!
The audience at the Staples Center was silent.

Even Barkley and Kenny Smith at the live commentary stand couldn't help but stood up in shock.

CCTV commentary desk.

Yu Jia said with dull eyes, "This dunk will be recorded in the history of NBA dunks."

The Pelicans bench, Carter and other players stood up excitedly and waved towels. Lewis stopped everyone but looked at Anthony Davis as if he saw a devil.

For the ball just now, thick eyebrows received a pass from Paul and flew high into the air, and Gasol had already qualified ahead of time and was in a defensive position.

But the thick eyebrows were not afraid of the challenge, and he just forced to take off, put his left arm around Gasol's head and put it under his crotch, and dunk the ball directly into the basket with the long arm of his right hand from a long distance.

The scenes on the scene were extremely explosive, and even Staples fans couldn't help but want to applaud.

"What is the city of empty pick-ups!"

"This is the city of free pick-ups."

on the field.

Little Jordan pushed his thick eyebrows excitedly, and shouted: "Dude, you are so tough!"

Thick eyebrows seemed to have remembered something, looked at his coach's bench, clenched his hands and shouted arrogantly: "I'm so hard."

Du Feng couldn't help but covered his face and said, "Yes, yes, you are the best."

Jimmy Butler on the court looked back at Du Feng and said, "Coach, are you calling me?"

The third quarter is over.

The Pelicans already lead 90-75.

Compared with the big score behind in the score, what makes the Lakers feel even more desperate is that Warcraft Howard no longer works hard to defend on the court.

This made the Pelicans' offense easier.

This game, which was the focus of the opening game, attracted the attention of fans all over the world long before the game, but these fans must have never imagined that the Lakers, who are the most popular to win the championship, have been beaten by the Pelicans throughout the game. suppress.

In the last 3 minutes, the Pelicans withdrew early, and all the main players were off the field.

The game has also officially entered garbage time.

118: 100.

Big win for the Pelicans!
Post-match interview.

"If you count the 7 games in the preseason, the Lakers have suffered an eight-game losing streak tonight. When will the team win a game?"

Listening to a reporter's question, Mike Brown said with a deep headache: "We will come out. This is the painful period that must be experienced in running the lineup."

"Kobe played well tonight, scoring 28 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists. We just fell short and didn't do better in other places."

Some media immediately said: "Is it Howard? He only had 11 points, 15 rebounds and 2 blocks tonight, and he didn't show his strength at all."

"Before that, Howard and Yao Ming shared the title of the league's top center, one was an offensive center and the other was a defensive center."

"But judging from tonight's game, Yao Ming is the only No. [-] center forward in the league."

Howard did not attend the press conference, and Mike Brown naturally knew why.

There were only 7 shots in the whole game, 3 of which were obtained by fighting for offensive rebounds by himself. Howard was very frustrated.

Of course, some media reporters also asked about Kobe's shooting efficiency of 23 of 9 shots. He seemed to be deeply involved in infinite singles with Leonard, Jimmy Butler and Beverly of the Pelicans.

Although Kobe scored the highest score in the game, the Lakers lost the game.

The other side of the interview.

Anthony Davis and Chris Paul were in attendance.

A reporter asked: "AD, how does the first NBA game feel?"

"We saw your amazing dunk, and your teammates were so happy."

Nong Mei raised the microphone and couldn't help but glance at Li Lai.

Li Lai raised his hand to signal that he could say whatever he wanted.

Nong Mei finally breathed a sigh of relief, and said with a smile: "Don't be fooled by them, those guys like to bully me the most, and even set up a rookie time for me."

The reporter asked curiously, "What is rookie time?"

Thick eyebrows puffed and said: "It's the time when the old player ordered you to do that, and asked you to buy him some messy things in the middle of the night."

After taking a shower, Jimmy Butler suddenly appeared at the venue. He nodded frequently, glanced at his thick eyebrows, and said, "Hey, rookie, dare to talk nonsense at the press conference. You will be welcome when you come back."

The thick eyebrows immediately said with a sad face: "I was joking with everyone just now. I feel good. I feel very comfortable playing in the team. My teammates and coaches take special care of me."

"They are very loving."

Before the thick eyebrow could finish speaking, Jimmy Butler led Vince Carter and a group of teammates to the podium and dragged the thick eyebrow away.

Li Lai immediately explained: "I'm sorry to let everyone see such a loving picture of the Pelicans. This is the end of this post-match interview."

Immediately after the press conference, there was a ghostly scream with thick eyebrows.

The Pelicans then returned to New Orleans for their first game at home under the new name.

Against the Mavericks.

The Mavericks did little in the off-season. Originally, after the Thunder announced that Durant would be put on the trading shelf, the Mavericks' management was actively operating.

It is planned to use the powerful veteran Sean Marion + potential rookies Darren Collison and Jae Crowder, as well as two future first-round picks of the Mavericks to get the opponent.

But the Thunder chose the Warriors with better bargaining chips.

At the same time, the Lone Ranger team also failed in the trade negotiations of Danny Green, Jeremy Lin and Yi Jianlian.

Last season's Lone Ranger team was still good enough to make it to the playoffs, but lost the first round against the Rockets.

That round of the series also made Cuban firmly believe that the team has gradually entered the aging process, and it may be very difficult to continue to perform in the Western Conference where the pressure of competition is huge.

That's why he actively introduced young potential players during the off-season, but unfortunately he failed to do so.

before the game starts.

Cuban and Li Lai made an appointment to meet and said: "If the Mavericks' record is not good before the All-Star Game, I plan to push it to rebuild in advance."

"At that time, you can come and trade with us with a first-round pick."

Li Lai did not have the idea of ​​​​moving the lineup at this time, because the current state of the Pelicans is very good, and he does not want to lower the morale of the team because of trading players.

"I'll consider it, but the Pelicans' first-round pick isn't worth much, you can go to the Timberwolves."

Cuban nodded and said: "The Timberwolves' draft picks are very stable, and they can make money without losing money."

Li Lai reminded: "The Timberwolves are not stupid. It is not easy to earn their guaranteed money. You can deliberately lose to them in the regular season to create an illusion that they are strong, which will push them Reinforcement deal."

"The first-round pick will come naturally."

Hearing this, Cuban couldn't help laughing and said: "I really don't know what your head is doing. I said that coaching the NBA really delayed you. Wouldn't it be better to focus all your energy on business?"

Li Lai spread his hands to indicate that this is his interest, and at the same time sighed: "So, Nowitzki's career is coming to an end?"

Cuban nodded, admitted and sighed: "It's a pity that we didn't work hard to win a championship trophy for the team. We missed a little bit twice."

"Once with the Heat led by Wade, and once with the Bucks you coached."

"Wait, too? Who else do you think?"

Li Lai said without concealment: "Kobe."

Cuban frowned and said, "How come, Kobe is in better shape than Nowitzki, and he should be able to continue playing for a few more years."

Li Lai shook his head and said: "The world is unpredictable, but in the game against the Lakers, I really found that Kobe is old."

"His skills and skills are still there, but his aging body can hardly support him to play like he did when he was young."

"I also think of McGrady, Iverson and O'Neal."

Cuban knew that Li Lai had coached McGrady, Iverson and O'Neal, so he knew how the opponent felt when he saw a player getting old.

Whether it is McGrady, Iverson or O'Neal, they all have to go through a very difficult cognition when they reach the twilight of their careers, that is to admit that they are getting old.

McGrady was swept out by the Rockets, Iverson was forced to the bench by the Pistons, and O'Neal was traded eastward by the Lakers.

Cuban is sure that he will let Nowitzki stay with the Mavericks and enjoy all the praise that a legend deserves.

As for what the Lakers management will do, he doesn't know.

But what Cuban can be sure of is that the Lakers are still the biggest favorites to win the championship this season. Even if they suffered a 7-game losing streak in the preseason and lost the opening game, this has never changed.

on the subsequent game.

诺维斯基在进攻端狠狠的教育了年轻的浓眉一把，打出了单场16投9中，22分8篮板3助攻的数据表现。

Facing Nowitzki, who is a seasoned old fritter, his thick eyebrows are obviously not experienced enough.

On the Pelicans side, Leonard suddenly broke out. Facing the old lineup of the Mavericks, he played the best performance of his career.

20投12中，三分球4投3中，罚球6罚5中，砍下了32分10篮板2助攻1抢断1盖帽的大号两双。

The Pelicans won 110:102.

at the same time.

The Lakers lost to the Eagles again.

Kobe continued to score 29 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists, but the Lakers only scored 95 points.

The Eagles used the same defensive strategy as the Pelicans, allowing Kobe to play to his heart's content, but they defended the other Lakers players to death.

7 consecutive losses in the preseason and 2 consecutive losses in the regular season.

Such a record not only did not greatly reduce the popularity of the Lakers, but instead received a lot of attention from all over the world.

It's just such attention, it's like watching a joke.

"How many games are the Lakers going to lose?"

Los Angeles.

Jenny Buss is holding red wine and looking forward to the next scene.

"The Lakers continue to lose, preferably with a [-]-game losing streak, so that I can take over this team."

Jenny Buss' good friend Linda Rambis gloated: "I will continue to fan the flames on the media side to make the situation worse."

"Los Angeles is already a place of traffic. Any player or head coach is under great pressure here. This situation will only make them more embarrassing."

Then, all the mainstream media in Los Angeles made headlines.

——What more do you want a 35-year-old veteran to do?
The article praised Kobe's statistical performance in the first two games of the regular season, and praised Kobe as the old black mamba, who can still score nearly 30 points in a game.

But compared to Howard, who is known as the league's No. [-] center, although he can score double-doubles in every game, his scoring is completely inconsistent with his previous dominant performance in the Magic.

More importantly, the Lakers allow their opponents to score more than 110 points in every game, which fully shows that Howard does not work hard on the defensive end. He is a DPOY player.

Garnett can make the Lakers' defense better, why is Howard worse when he comes?
At the same time, Nash was even more invincible by the Los Angeles media, bluntly saying that the Lakers management's signing of the 38-year-old veteran is really a joke.

Mike Brown was sprayed as before.

10 month 26 day.

The Pelicans have won three straight.

In this game against the Wizards, Jimmy Butler and Leonard contributed 3 steals and 2 blocks and 2 steals and 3 blocks respectively, completely supporting the team's perimeter defense.

Make John Wall of the Wizards clear.

At this time, Du Feng suddenly rushed to Li Lai with his mobile phone and said, "The Lakers have lost three games in a row!"

(End of this chapter)