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Chapter 21 Los Angeles City Wars

Starting team, Russell, Clarkson, Luol Deng, Randall, Mozgov.

Substitutes, Zheng Long, Nick Young, Caruso, Ingram, Nance Jr.

This in-team training game has emptied almost all of the Lakers' assets.

There were two people sitting beside the court.

Once undrafted Tarek Black, and Brazilian veteran Marcelo Huertas.

Old water dispenser.

It can be seen from the height of the lineups of both sides.

At present, the Lakers only have Mozgov as a center with a height of more than 2 meters.

In this "small ball era", the traditional high center forward has become a hot commodity.

Timofey Mozgov from Russia.

Last season was the Cavaliers' second center.

The Lakers spent four years and $4 million to sign in the offseason.

This price is relative to other locations.

Not too cheap.

Zheng Long called his teammates to him.

Analyze the situation of the opposing players for them.

"Look, Nance Jr., I know you've been trying to compete for the starting spot, and if you can get the rebound off Mozgov today, the head coach will definitely start thinking about that."

"And you! Caruso, Luol Deng is already too old, show your vitality, I believe you will have the opportunity to usher in your NBA debut against the Clippers tomorrow."

"It's early in the season, and the rotation within the team hasn't been fixed yet."

"Today's training match is not their chance to take a break, but your own chance."

"understand?"

Zheng Long's preaching was very useful, and Xiao Nance and Caruso were gearing up to cheer themselves up.

Nick Young and Ingram next to him looked at Zheng Long eagerly.

Zheng Long naturally understood what the two of them were thinking.

What about the two of us?

"Nick Young, you are an old stick in the team, I can't control you."

"As for you, Ingram."

"If you can't prevent Randall, then don't train with me starting tomorrow, haven't I taught you enough!?"

Ingram made a bitter face.

Although his height is even 3 centimeters taller than Randall.

But the tonnage.

The difference is almost 30 kg.

Nick Young also felt that he was being snubbed by Zheng Long.

This kid must still be resenting the one-on-one match back then.

but.

Obviously he was blown up!
Beep----

The assistant coach blew the whistle to start the game.

At the same time, Wharton pressed the timer.

The countdown ends, 12 minutes.

Starting team 45-substitute team 54
The starting team must overtake the score within 12 minutes!

The starting team that took the lead in attacking realized something was wrong after only two rounds.

I don't know if the players on the substitute team took doping.

Extremely focused and tough.

"Damn, Ingram is crazy, he won't give me a chance to shoot at all."

Randall couldn't help complaining.

Originally, the players of the starting team thought that it would be enough to limit Zheng Long.

And they did.

Use the double teams of Russell and Clarkson.

To limit Zheng Long's shots.

But the teammate who received the pass from Zheng Long.

He rushed into the inside line neatly.

Seek confrontation.

The smell of gunpowder between the two sides is getting stronger and stronger.

Mutual exchange!

The foul whistle kept ringing.

"Thugs! He's a thug!!!"

Nance Jr., who scored the second time under the basket, patted his arm emotionally.

Signal Mozgov to foul.

Mozgov looked innocent.

Brother, it's just a training match, is it necessary to be so serious?
On the sidelines, Wharton, who saw this scene, was in a good mood.

"Did you see it? Xiao, this is how serious he looks!"

Brian Shaw is currently the chief assistant on the team.

Last season, he worked for the Philadelphia 76ers.

"I feel like they're going to fight."

Brian Xiao had a worried expression on his face.

"In the 76ers' team training game, there was no such strong smell of gunpowder."

"Best fight!"

Wharton's eyes became hot.

In the current Lakers team, there is too little competition.

"In our time."

"Fighting in the team is a common thing."

"In the past, whoever had the hardest fist and the toughest game had the most say."

"Now it has become a competition for the number of Instagram followers."

Brian Shaw: "Times have changed. After Silver replaced Mr. Stern, everything was different."

Wharton hesitated to speak, and did not continue this topic.

On the field, the game has passed 8 minutes.

The substitute team still maintained a 4-point lead.

Rabbits will bite when they are in a hurry.

The starting team, which was guarded by the substitute team, was on the side.

Anger was also ignited.

Russell dribbles upfield.

Facing Zheng Long.

For the first time, there was trash talking.

"Fake!"

"You're as annoying as a skunk!"

"I must bukkake you!"

With that said, Russell started to dribble wildly.

Look for opportunities to make a move.

Zheng Long strictly guards against death!

When 24 seconds approached, Russell made a sudden shot!

It's not shooting, it's passing!

Throw the basketball to the basket!

Randall's lob dunk!

Bang! ! !
2 points away!
"see it?"

"This is playing with your brain!"

This alley-oop scored made Russell shout excitedly!

The previous haze seems to have been swept away!

Zheng Long turned back blankly to catch the serve.

With confidence, Russell started to press in the backcourt.

Zheng Long passed the ball.

This aroused Russell's excitement even more.

"You're scared!"

"You're afraid I'm going to break your dribble!"

then!

Zheng Long suddenly accelerated and passed Russell's side.

at the same time!

The basketball was thrown into the air by Ingram.

Zheng Long, who rushed into the restricted area, leaped high!
The moon in the sky!

Slam the basketball into the hoop!

It's also an empty catch dunk!
Or do it yourself!

Give it back!

"You do have brains, but not many!"

With a smile on his face, Zheng Long came to Russell who was receiving the serve.

Russell gritted his teeth.

In the past, Russell had Zheng Long in his head.

It's more about awe.

But this time.

He wants to win the game too much.

Then he spouted trash talk in front of Zheng Longde.

This training match finally ushered in the end.

The time remaining for the last offensive round.

The starting team leads by 1 point.

Offensive opportunities for the substitute team.

Russell is here to lead the defense!Stare fixedly at Zheng Long!

now.

Obviously it was just a training match.

But it seemed like the last moment of a crucial game.

No one wants to lose!
Zheng Long received a pass from his teammate at the top of the arc.

Strike a triple threat pose.

drop ball.

The sudden fall accelerates, and the ball protector grabs Russell firmly.

Russell could only be pushed back by Zheng Long.

middle distance position.

Zheng Long suddenly took a step back!

Jump shot!

The basketball slipped through Russell's fingertips.

Draw an arc.

Fell into the net!
Beep--

The whistle blew for the end of the training match.

The players on the starting team looked at the scoreboard in despair.

The score was overtaken!

Zheng Long completed the lore!

The players of the substitute team cheered!
The most unacceptable thing for the players of the starting team is that.

I have tried my best.

It was still defeated by Zheng Long with four substitutes!
"Come here."

"Tell me, what do you think about this result?"

Walton looked at the players on the starting team.

Everyone bowed their heads in silence.

This feeling of trying your best, but losing the game.

It's so uncomfortable.

"Coach, it's not fair, we were down nine points when the game started."

It was Randall who took the initiative again.

"Really? You mean the game before the start, so you didn't play it yourself?"

"I see, it must not be you."

"Should it be a cousin or a cousin who looks a lot like you?"

Wharton responded to Randall with a sneer.

"If you keep treating scrims like you just did."

"Maybe before the start of the fight, the opponent is not the leader!"

"Your attitude determines the result."

These words made the players of the starting team even more speechless.

then.

Wharton returned to smiling.

"But I really appreciate your hard work just now."

"Russell, I have seen your fighting spirit. Even in the face of Zheng Long's defense, you still calmly completed the team connection."

"Randall, you also made my eyes shine, especially the alley-oop dunk."

"Of course, I'm just giving an example. Everyone used 100% concentration."

"If every game, you guys could do that."

"That won't be easy for any team to take the win away from us!"

"nobody!"

A typical slap, and another candy.

But such an old fashioned way.

will never go out of style.

The players of the starting team recovered their spirits.

They did feel more things in the few minutes just now.

"Your talent is far from being fully tapped."

"As long as you are willing to work hard."

"The coaching staff will give you all the help you need."

"Promise me, work harder, work harder, grit your teeth and keep going."

"When letting opposing fans talk about you."

"indeed."

"Fack, as soon as Russell made a move, I trembled nervously."

"Instead of, ouch, give the ball to Russell so he'll take a bad shot and give the ball away!"

The joke managed to lighten the mood.

But it also caused the players to think more.

Before joining the NBA.

Each of them is the pride of heaven in the college arena.

He is the absolute core of the team.

A star player who makes opponents fearful!
"Tomorrow's daytime schedule, you can arrange it yourself. Training or rest is fine."

At the end, Wharton left such a sentence calmly.

Today's training is over.

On the way out of the arena.

Players chirp about tomorrow's picks.

"Actually, I'm still pretty tired. I've had a good rest, and I can cope with the evening game more easily."

"I thought so too, will we play 2K together tomorrow?"

"Forget it, tomorrow I want to be alone and empty my mind."

Ingram walked beside Zheng Long.

muttered softly.

"The coach's words are inspiring. I thought everyone would choose to train tomorrow."

Zheng Long shrugged.

"There is an old saying in China, that is, seeing a mountain is not a mountain, and seeing water is not water."

"What do you mean?"

"Forget it, you Jiu Leyu, I don't bother to explain to you."

Ingram: .
The next day Ingram and Zheng Long came to the arena for training early.

After seeing teammates who came in after a while.

Finally, he understood the meaning of Zheng Long's words.

And every player that enters the arena.

They all blushed.

Blamed the teammates who had already started training.

"Good guy! We agreed to rest together, but you secretly train behind my back!"

"I didn't, I'll leave after practicing for a while."

"I'm just passing by, and I'll go to the pool later."

"You guys are the best!"

then.

No one wants to be the first to leave.

When you think about all the teammates training hard.

Where can I sit still and play 2K.

This scene also startled Magic Johnson passing by the arena.

Call Wharton.

Did these guys take the wrong medicine?

Isn't today a rest day?

Wharton's attitude towards this was unexpected and reasonable.

"The dose is strong enough, the faster the effect"

Evening, 5:30PM
Downtown Los Angeles is already stuck in a traffic jam.

8:00 tonight.

The Clippers will be with the Lakers.

At the Staples Center in the heart of the city, have a city battle.

For basketball fans in Los Angeles.

It's like a holiday.

Before the Clippers moved to Los Angeles.

The Lakers are the only seed in Los Angeles.

The glorious history of the team has made the Lakers one of the synonymous with Los Angeles.

Even after the Clippers moved to Los Angeles in 1984.

90.00% of basketball fans in Los Angeles.

Also belongs to the diehard Lakers.

After all, one is a downstream team that has been on the bottom all year round and can't even make it to the playoffs.

The other team is always on the road to competing for the championship.

If you lose, you can't accumulate fans.

Until the 2010-11 season, after Griffin joined the Clippers.

Everything changed subtly and silently.

Griffin, whose style of play exploded, instantly attracted a group of fans for the Clippers.

then.

In the 2011-12 season, the addition of "Queen Bee" Chris Paul greatly improved the overall strength of the Clippers.

Transform.

A team from the end of last season.

Entered the ranks of strong teams, if they hadn't met the strong team Spurs in the Western Conference semifinals, they might even hope to break into the Western Conference Finals directly.

In the past three seasons that the Lakers have not made the playoffs.

The Clippers completed the achievement of entering the Western Conference semifinals twice in 3 years!
Although I haven't touched the floor of the Western Conference Finals yet.

But it is undeniable that the title of "Lob City" has become synonymous with the Clippers.

Los Angeles also doesn't seem to be the Lakers' only city anymore.

and so.

Every Lakers-Clippers game.

It's enough to get all the fans in the city excited.

This is an absolute hot topic.

#The new king should be established, but the old king is dead?Tonight, the Clippers vs. the Lakers!

Local media reporters have already begun to build momentum.

TNT TV station in the United States will also broadcast the Los Angeles city war live.

Before the game, the "inside the NBA" column was launched.

Flying Pig Bagley and Big Mouth Kenny Smith appeared on the TV screen.

After a brief self-introduction, the two started their pre-match predictions.

"Kenny, what do you think about today's game?"

"Does this still need to be asked? Although it hurts to say this, but the Lakers face the Clippers, and their winning percentage is almost 0."

"Wait! Kenny, I know you just came back from a vacation abroad. I mean, the Lakers just beat the Rockets in the opening game!"

"Of course I do, and their rookie Dragon scored 51 points in the first game, and the news about him dominated the headlines for almost a whole week."

"So, are you going to revise your forecast?"

"No, no. I think every player in the NBA has the ability to score 50 points in the NBA, as long as he has enough shots and plays well."

Having said that, Kenny pressed the remote control in his hand.

The small screen at the rear shows the comparison of various data analysis of the Lakers and Clippers.

"Look, in the last season, the Clippers' statistics completely crushed the Lakers."

"Facing Chris Paul and Griffin."

"The Lakers, how should we deal with it?"

"They don't even have a decent center."

"DeAndre Jordan and Griffin, they're going to bomb their paint like crazy."

"As for Zheng Long?"

"Look at his stats, they all rely on mid-range shots and breakthroughs."

"No decent [-]s to space the floor."

"The Clippers will easily give him his first true league lesson!"

"Believe me, Bagley, the league is full of one-hit players."

"Match analysis, I am a professional!"

(End of this chapter)