NBA: Trading Westbrook at the beginning shocked Lao Zhan

As soon as Vogel's words came out, the teaching assistants present were all dumbfounded.

They didn't expect that Vogel would actually adopt the general manager's suggestion. After all, in their view, the general manager Lin Fei is just a layman who knows little about basketball tactics!

"Mr. Vogel, you"

An assistant coach in charge of defense, Jack, stood up and wanted to speak, but was interrupted by Vogel reaching out halfway.

"Okay, Jack, you don't need to say anything, the defensive strategy Mr. Lin Fei said is the same as what I thought!"

"Our defensive tone this time is to cut off the connection between Jokic and his teammates, let Jokic play alone, basketball is a team sport, and Jokic can't kill us alone!"

After saying this, the assistant coaches present saw that Vogel had made up his mind, so it was hard to say anything else.

The defensive tone was set in this way, and Vogel led the assistants to start working out the specific details of the defense.

After a while, the plane of the Los Angeles Lakers landed at the Denver Highlands Airport. The management of the Lakers team had already arranged a hotel, and they were taken to the hotel by a special car as soon as they got off the plane.

It was already noon at this time, and the training meal was prepared early in the hotel. After eating a little, the players went to the arena to start warm-up training.

There are still 2 hours before the game starts, and the fans have not yet entered the stadium. At this time, Denver's home court is empty, and only the Lakers players are here to warm up.

After warming up, Vogel called all the players together and explained the defensive strategy carefully.

It took a long time to finish talking, and at this time Denver's home fans have also entered the arena one after another.

As the general manager of the Lakers, Lin Fei was naturally assigned to the VIP box by the Nuggets.

The game is about to start, and the Denver Nuggets players also entered the court to start shooting warm-up training.

Seeing the Nuggets players, the fans shouted loudly, and some fans even raised Jokic's big portrait to cheer for Jokic.

Obviously, Jokic is the absolute core of the Nuggets today. His arrival has given the Nuggets hope for the future, and the attendance of the Nuggets at home is getting higher and higher.

Coupled with the fact that the opponent is the Los Angeles Lakers, the enthusiasm of the Nuggets fans is even higher, and the entire Denver home court is packed!
It has to be said that the momentum of the Denver home fans was so strong that even Lin Fei, who was sitting in the box, felt a little dizzy at this moment!
As if they had never experienced this kind of scene before, several young people in the Lakers team were a little flustered, and even Gary Clark's shooting movements were a little deformed.

As an old gun, James noticed this keenly. He walked behind Gary Clark and squeezed Clark's shoulder with his hand.

"Hey man, take it easy, take it easy, you've got a long career ahead, there's a lot more to this little scene!"

Gary Clark was comforted, stabilized a little, and nodded shyly.

James grinned, patted Gary Clark on the shoulder hard again, and ran to the side to shoot.

Twenty minutes later, the game officially began!
The live DJ began to play dynamic music to mobilize the atmosphere of the home court.

At the same time, the two live commentators O'Neill and Barkley in front of the technical stage have also taken their seats.

"Yo! Guys, welcome to the Nuggets home court!"

"Today the Nuggets will face the challenge of the Los Angeles Lakers at home. The previous Nuggets have won three consecutive victories, and the Los Angeles Lakers have just escaped the quagmire of losing streak. Let's see if the Nuggets will continue today." Streak or the Lakers picking it up?"

O'Neill introduced the two teams in the match as usual.

"To be honest, although the Los Angeles Lakers played well in the last game, I am more optimistic about the Nuggets in this game! Barkley, what do you think?"

Hearing O'Neal's question, Barkley smiled, and then said: "Oh, I am different from you. I am more optimistic about the Los Angeles Lakers. You know, the Lakers have the Big Three, while the Nuggets only have Jokic. Hard support!"

While talking, a whistle sounded on the field, the game officially started, and the starting players of both sides entered the field.

O'Neal quickly brought the topic to the game.

"Well, Barkley, what you said makes sense, let's wait and see!"

"Now let's see the starting lineups of both sides!"

"The Nuggets' starting lineup is led by Jokic, with Monta Morris and Button in the backcourt, and Aaron Gordon and Jeff Green on the inside!"

"The Lakers sent a starting lineup consisting of Westbrook, Monk, Johnson, Thick Eyebrows and James. I have to say that this lineup is really star-studded!"

"The game is ready to start, both sides start to jump the ball!"

The two sides were about to jump the ball. Big Eyebrow and Jokic stood on the center line. After a whistle, the referee threw the ball high into the sky.

Jokic jumped high, and he was about to dial the basketball, but he didn't expect that Brother Nongmei was better, bounced faster, and flew the racket with his right hand.

The basketball fell firmly into Johnson's hands, Johnson handed the ball to Westbrook, and the Lakers' offensive round officially began.

Westbrook held the ball and pushed it to the frontcourt. At this time, the Nuggets lined up a 2-3 zone defense!

Westbrook made a "3" to signal his teammates to hit a three-pointer, and the Lakers players quickly ran down.

Three Lakers players stood on the line to widen the space, and the two on the line of the Nuggets couldn't defend at all.

After simply passing the ball, the Lakers had an open three-point opportunity. Brother Nongmei received the ball openly and made a shot. Unfortunately, he didn't feel good and hit the outside iron.

The Nuggets took the rebound and Monta Morris advanced with the ball to Jokic.

The Lakers have Johnson facing Jokic, and the others keep their eyes on the rest of the Nuggets.

Seeing that his teammates had no chance to run, Jokic decisively chose singles and signaled Monta Morris to go up and catch the ball.

After Monta Morris got the ball, Jokic went to the bottom line and made a low post.

After receiving the ball steadily, Jokic made two hard chisels towards the inside.

Jokic is wide and fat, and Johnson couldn't stand it at all. He was knocked out of position after two or three hits. Jokic turned around and made a small hook.

No entry!The basketball hit the front iron, but the offensive rebound was still held by Jokic, the second offense was completed, and Jokic scored 2 points!
"Oh, it's beautiful, a very resolute attack!"

O'Neill nodded repeatedly and praised.

Barkley also smiled: "Well, it's really beautiful. It's too easy for Jokic to beat Johnson. Johnson still needs to practice more!"

O'Neal nodded in agreement: "You're right. I don't know why the Lakers chose to let Johnson play the matchup? Obviously he can't stand it at all!"

The two were talking, and the Lakers passed on another three-point opportunity. Westbrook was completely emptied at the top of the arc and raised his hand to shoot, but he still didn't score!

Lin Fei, who was sitting in the VIP box, frowned after seeing this scene.

Lin Fei could see that the Nuggets were sure of the weakness of the Lakers' lineup that they didn't have three-pointers, so they resolutely released three-pointers.

As the Nuggets expected, Westbrook, Johnson and Big Eyebrows in this lineup are not very capable of three-pointers this season, and the Lakers' offense has stagnated.

Vogel also saw this, but he has not made adjustments yet, just watching the game intently from the sidelines.