You should cross the mountains like a brave man

Chapter 353 The True Black Mamba
Chapter 356 The Real Black Mamba

The atmosphere of the Lakers' private training is not relaxed, but it is not tense either.

All the tense atmosphere was brought about by Phil Jackson, and the flames wiped out by Wei Xia and Kobe will not burn others.

Moreover, there was no overnight feud between them.

The contradictions of the previous day disappeared after a day.

After two days of rest, they ushered in the second game of the new season and the first home game of the season. Their opponent was the Phoenix Suns who were eliminated by them last season.

After Amare Stoudemire returned, the Suns' lineup finally became complete.

Compared with last season, they only have an extra bully, but the intensity of the offensive end has improved a lot.

The two sides fought fiercely for half a quarter, and the sun with fire in his eyes completely regarded the Lakers as an enemy, and he would never give up until he beat them hard.

The Suns really showed their ability to run and bombard the team, scoring 41 points in one quarter, vaguely allowing fans to see basketball 15 years later.

Three-pointers, or three-pointers, once all kinds of three-pointers come to the touch, the speed of scoring is extremely fast.

Even if the Lakers played normally, their performance of 26 points in a single quarter was still far behind the Suns' crazy 41 points.

"The Suns look like the Lakers in the 1984-85 season. In that season, the Lakers wanted to avenge the Celtics. They were a better team in every way, and they succeeded in defeating the Celtics. Complete self-salvation." Michael Thompson told an old story.

The fans weren't interested because the Suns beat the Lakers.

Looking at the first quarter alone, the combat power of both sides is not of the same order.

The Lakers seem to be no match for the Suns at all.

That night, there were several episodes.

Vanessa came to watch the game with Jaina in her arms, and by the way, asked Elaine Trovis for Wei Xia.

After the first quarter, Wei Xia passed the front row, and Vanessa complained: "Someone begged me to bring someone to the game, just to let us watch someone and his team being slaughtered at home?"

"You're that 'someone'?" Trovis asked with a smile.

Wei Xia categorically denied: "Of course not, who could the someone in Vanessa's mouth be? Of course it is Kobe!"

"Why does Kobe insist that I come to the scene?" Trovis asked suspiciously.

"Who knows?" Wei Xia pushed the responsibility away, and then discussed with Kobe how to chase points in the next three quarters.

Kobe scolded him, thinking that he had completely failed to fulfill his responsibilities as a "Nash Terminator" today.

Wei Xia felt wronged and wronged: "He is a two-time regular season MVP, isn't it normal to play like this?"

"I don't care, since you are facing him, you have to handle him submissively, just like in the first round of last season!" When you enter the state, you can't see your teammates and in most cases, you are unreasonable. These are the two most serious shortcomings of Kobe.

In terms of personal performance alone, Nash in the first quarter was not outstanding. He scored 5 points and 7 assists.

A lot of assists, but with the touch of his teammates, it is not surprising how many assists he gets.

Phil Jackson convinced his players: "Our offense and defense are fine. It is our opponent who is not normal. Keep it up and stick to it."

Sprewell asked, "What if they've been out of order?"

"Then accept defeat heartily, you wretches!" cried Tex Winter gruffly.

No one wants to accept failure.

In the second quarter, the Lakers' counterattack began.

Wei Xia once again proved that he is the Nash terminator.

In the whole second quarter, he let Nash make 3 of 1 shots in a single quarter. Moreover, the goal he made was an unusual 7-meter three-pointer. As for assists, compared with the 1 assists in the first quarter, he only had [-] assist in the second quarter. He was stiff and out of touch.

The running and bombing team who are keen on three-pointers have unparalleled offense because of running and bombing. Also because of running and bombing, they can't beat a tough team.

In the second quarter, the Suns, who seemed to have 80 points in the half, only scored 17 points.

The opposite Lakers quickly narrowed the point difference to 30 points with 2 points in a single quarter.

"The Lakers are still the Lakers, and we never underestimate them." Mike D'Antoni said in an interview.

Although the Lakers are on the rise, it is not a happy time, because their opponents are still not perfect.

Stoudemire, who had just come back, was strictly limited to playing time. In the second quarter when the Lakers started and Nash was blocked, they just let Stoudemire play for 2 minutes.

Little Overlord's playing time is strictly limited by the Suns team doctor, so it's hard for him to play.

The ability of the Suns team doctor is well-known in the industry. He can turn Stoudemire, who had suffered an ACL injury in high school, into a bully.

Now that they said it, Stoudemire must not break the time limit.

The Suns had to let go of their inside advantage and watch the Lakers press hard.

In the second half, especially in the third quarter, Ryan Hollins was called a second-degree flagrant foul for a rough foul.

Judging from his range of movements, a one-level sentence is enough.Giving it to level two can only mean that the referee wants the rookie to know who is the boss on the court.

The Suns persuaded Tim Thomas, who wanted to have a one-on-one man-to-man fight with Hollins, and Hollins glared at his opponent viciously like a poisonous snake, and then walked down from Changsha.

"I would like to call Ryan the real Black Mamba." Wei Xia said in Kobe's face.

"He even called his name Lion, why did you call him Black Mamba?" Kobe asked puzzled.

Wei Xia replied: "Because he is like you, he has a heart of snake and scorpion."

Probably inspired and inspired by Hollins, in the second quarter, after Bynum came on the court, he fundamentally changed the long-standing problem of the Lakers' weak inside.

"Andrew Bynum in the third quarter, let us see what we wanted to see."

If it is said that in the fifth and sixth games of the first round of the Western Conference last season, Bynum proved at some moments that he could bear the allegorical name of "Andrew"⑴, then today, at least let people see what a good player he will be after fulfilling his talents.

⑴Andrew means brave in Greek.

Against the Suns, he had 8 points and 9 rebounds in a single quarter, including 4 offensive rebounds.

Those 4 offensive rebounds helped the Lakers establish a double-digit lead.

Moreover, the Suns, who couldn't hold the defensive rebounds, were forced to fight the Lakers.

At the same time, because they couldn't hold the defensive rebounds, and the famous four-second lightning counterattack of running and bombing couldn't come out, the Suns were out of touch with the front and rear offense and defense, and the defeat was over.

In the fourth quarter, Wei Xia made Nash relive the suffering of last season.

Pressed from the first second.

And on the Lakers' home court, Wei Xia, who is no longer a rookie, is already a rising star in Los Angeles, and has his own privileges.

He added a lot of intensity and physicality to Nash that wasn't there last season.

His defense caused Nash to make 4 of 0 shots in the most critical fourth quarter. Fortunately, another Sun guard, Leandro Barbosa, broke out with amazing energy, scoring 16 points in a single quarter.

However, Stoudemire's playing time is fragmented and he is out of form. Nash is defended to death. Do you want to win with only one surprise soldier?

The answer is of course no.

The explosive Barbosa cannot change the implementation of the mediocre offensive performance of the rest of his teammates.

At the same time, the Lakers rarely have an absolute advantage inside.

Odom, who has entered the third position, is familiar with the road and seems to have come to the position he is best at. With Bynum and Radmanovich on the inside, Wei Xia and Kobe completely gave up offense and devoted themselves to defense and create opportunities for counterattacks.

In the end, the Suns lost the game by 15 points.

Looking at the statistics of the Lakers, it is difficult to see who is the best player.

Seven of them scored in double figures, and Wei Xia and Kobe could only rank No.3 and No.4 in scoring in the team.

奥多姆单场19分11篮板，拜纳姆17分13篮板，而科比和韦夏则以15分和12分紧随其后。

In the end, Odom was voted the best player of the game.

He not only has the team's most points and second most rebounds, but also the team's most assists - 7.

Playing as the third position, his footsteps are indeed slow against those serious small forwards, but his offensive diversity and wide and long vision have room and room to play.

"For the Suns, this is really an unacceptable loss."

"Yes, this time they are fully staffed!"

"Also, Kobe didn't even score more than 20 points."

"In the two games so far, Kobe has not scored more than 20 points. This is completely different from last season. Last season, the Lakers were a team that needed Kobe to average 35 points per game to barely make the playoffs. This season, they beat two teams without Kobe's strength."

Facing the reporter, Kobe made his position very clear: "We are like a rock band, with musicians, drummers, and guitarists. Everyone is important. We all perform our duties. Although I didn't score many points, we won two games easily. I enjoy such victories, but I hope you don't think I forgot how to attack. When the time comes, you will know."

Wei Xia, who scored a new career high in the last game, naturally became Mrs. Niu because he only scored 14 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists tonight.

The reporter would rather ask Odom how many pieces of candy he ate to be in such a hot state than ask him how he felt about winning two consecutive victories.

Coincidentally, Wei Xia didn't want to talk to them either.

He ran up to Vanessa and Trovis, "I take back what I said before—the person Vanessa said is me!"

(End of this chapter)