basketball talent system

Chapter 498 Preseason trip to China
In the second quarter, when Ye Xuan was on the court, he continued to help the team score points. Anyway, he didn't attack much. After playing for so long, except for the first three-pointer, Ye Xuan only scored two points. This is still the opponent. A free throw was scored after the foul.After 4 minutes of the second quarter, Ye Xuan was replaced. At this time, Ye Xuan's statistics had miraculously reached 5 points and 10 assists. Assists, the passing efficiency is second to none. Of course, I also want to thank my teammates for their relatively accurate three-pointers today. Only Speights and Ci Shiping wasted a pass by Ye Xuan, and the other passes were basically missed by teammates. It turned into scoring, so the Lakers' offensive efficiency today is also surprisingly high.

Since it was a preseason game, Ye Xuan didn't bother to go to the field to check the data. After all, he could only get 50% of the rewards if it wasn't an official game. There is no desire at all.So Ye Xuan didn't continue to play in this game, but the young people of the Lakers team were obviously happy, they were able to make all kinds of difficult shots, and even Nick Young followed Ye Xuan's example. He shot a super super super long three-pointer, because he still stepped on the logo of the court and made the shot, and he scored!
At the end of the game, the Lakers can say that the game went so smoothly today that they hit a total of 26 three-pointers. It was still the stats when Ye Xuan only played 143 minutes, Wade only played 9 minutes, and Gasol only played 15 minutes.

However, after this game, in the post-match summary, Walton Jr. and Corvo still pointed out some shortcomings of their team. First of all, the team's inside defense still needs to be improved. Gasol and Rand The inside offensive firepower formed by Gasol is very good, but the defense is still not enough. Originally, Gasol was a power forward body, and the position of him playing center was originally caused by the rampant small ball tactics, but as a Randall, a power forward, can't give good supplements in height and defense, so the Lakers' inside defense needs to be studied again to see whether they can get new aid through trade or use tactical changes to change. this situation.

In addition to the inside defense, Walton Jr. is still a little dissatisfied with the team's defensive rotation. This is because although the Warriors are relatively weak inside, their defensive efficiency has always been at the forefront of the league due to their large number of replacement defenses. However, the Lakers' defense is still at this stage of fighting each other. It is true that Ye Xuan's defense and Clarkson's defense are very good, and even Solomon Hill's defense is top in the league. However, people did not help teammates in other positions during the rotation, so this did not satisfy Walton Jr., and this is one of the areas where they will strengthen training in the future.

Not much else to say, this time the China game also let the other Lakers teammates see what real popularity is. The team's plane just arrived in Shenzhen, and the fans outside cheered in huge numbers. , seems to be even more popular than Corvette at the beginning. Gasol and Wade had seen Corvette's popularity in China when they were in the Beijing Olympics, but compared to the fact that Corvo is of Chinese blood, and he just led For Ye Xuan, who achieved zero medals in the Chinese team, even Corvo in 08 was not as popular as him.

But I have to say that apart from Ye Xuan, Corvo is still the most popular player on the Lakers team. Although he has retired, his popularity is still higher than that of players like Wade who are still playing.And another Clippers player who arrived almost at the same time as the Lakers was even more embarrassing. Not only was the popularity of the two teams in Los Angeles very different, but even after they arrived in China, the popularity gap was also very different. big.Although when they arrived, there were still some welcome banners and fans to greet them, but the enthusiasm was naturally much worse.

Soon the preseason confrontation between the two teams began. According to ESPN's forecast, the Lakers' combat power ranked third in the league, second only to the Warriors and Cavaliers, and even ranked behind the Pelicans. Before the Orcs and Pacers, the Clippers are ranked after the top five teams in the forecast. Of course, the Spurs are ahead of him, so the Clippers are temporarily ranked No. [-] in the league. Seventh position.

In fact, when it comes to the Clippers, if you want to use one word to describe the Clippers last season, it would be "unlucky".The strength of the Clippers is not bad at all. They rank 7th in the league in scoring and conceded points per game, and their game rhythm is 14th in the league, which is generally at a mid-level level.Therefore, the Clippers' offensive rating and defensive rating are also similar to their points per game, ranking 8th and 6th in the league, respectively.

Fortunately, the Clippers' defense can limit the opponent's shooting rate. The opponent's shooting rate is only 43.4%, ranking second in the league; the three-point shooting rate is only 2%, ranking fifth in the league; the two-point shooting rate is 33.8%. Ranked third in the league.But the Clippers' problems may surprise many people-their rebounds are not good, and they are averaged 5 rebounds per game, ranking second to last in the league.But overall, the Clippers played well in the regular season, and Griffin's absence did not cause them much trouble.But with Paul injured in the playoffs, the situation is completely different.The Clippers were finally eliminated by the Pelicans in the first round with an advantage.

The Clippers' lineup is very stable, because they have always locked the iron triangle of Paul, Griffin and Jordan, and Crawford has also stayed on the team.This allows the Clippers to maintain their strength at a high level every year, but it also makes their signings very difficult.They are unable to sign powerful big-name stars, so they can only use the middle-class terms and the basic salary of veterans to "grab prizes" every year.If they are unlucky, they can only rely on the starters to play. If they are lucky, the players they have acquired explode, and as a result, they will leave next season, and they will not be able to keep them—for example, Aldridge this year.

The same is true for this year's signings. In fact, the Clippers did not introduce anyone-Crawford, Johnson, the prince, and Mbah a Moute are all their own people, and among their own players, Aldridge, who has played effectively, has left. Jeff Green is gone too.This is a typical Clippers offseason.Originally, the Clippers were going to sign Raymond Felton and Speights of the Lakers this season, but they were all intervened by the Lakers halfway, and they were all snatched by the Lakers.

The game started soon, and the Lakers were warmly welcomed by the Chinese fans as soon as the game started. This is also a special benefit of Ye Xuan's team. As long as it is a preseason game in China, the Lakers should be able to enjoy it The treatment of going to home games.At the start of the game, Ye Xuan didn't sit on the bench to watch the show this time, but started directly. Of course, this is also to save face for the Chinese audience, so everyone can play less in this game, that is Ye Xuan Absolutely can not play too short.

And the Clippers are obviously not prepared to take the performance of the preseason seriously. Although the main players were all out at the beginning of the game, but after the two sides played against each other for only 5 minutes, the Clippers replaced all three of their main players. Down, replaced by the prince, Ke Liu and others.The Lakers also followed suit, replacing Wade and Gasol, while Ye Xuan became the only All-Star player on the court.

However, Ye Xuan did not disappoint everyone in this game. When it was time to play seriously, Ye Xuan showed no mercy, with all kinds of three-pointers, all kinds of ultra-long-range shots, including some ignorant passes. The ball made the fans who came to the scene very enjoyable to watch.Ye Xuan's playing time in the middle is basically arranged according to the rotation of the regular season level, so after the first three quarters, Ye Xuan has already played for a full 28 minutes.Due to the existence of such a big killer like Ye Xuan, the Lakers naturally took a big lead as it should.

In the fourth quarter, Ye Xuan finally got a lot of rest time. After playing for 3 minutes, he was replaced. After the whole game ended, it was just a preseason game, and the Lakers won again. With a super high score of 131 points, other teams in the league also had to pay attention to it, because they did not expect that the new Lakers' offensive firepower would be so explosive. Of course, Ye Xuan also had some credit for this. After sending out 9 points and 5 assists in 10 minutes, this time Ye Xuan played 31 minutes, scored 24 points and 21 assists, and got the double 100 data. This data also created the NBA preseason assist record, but these None of them are the most important thing. The most important thing is that Ye Xuan's pass success rate today is as high as 21%. In other words, Ye Xuan has [-] assists and no turnovers today. jaw.

After the game in Shenzhen, the Lakers and Clippers moved to Shanghai. As one of the most economically developed cities in China, Shanghai is no less prosperous than Los Angeles, and Shanghai is not where the protagonist was when he was in college. The city where he is located, so Ye Xuan naturally transformed himself into a guide for the players of the Lakers and Clippers, and started his foodie journey with a large number of stars, although no matter where the group went All kinds of crowds watched, but everyone enjoyed it. After all, the charm of Chinese food cannot be blocked by ordinary difficulties.

The preseason match in Shanghai was also held as scheduled. Since there was an interval of 3 days in between, the players of the two teams have also enjoyed a lot of food these days. The atmosphere between the two teams is also extremely harmonious, so wait until the preseason match starts Afterwards, the two teams played very harmoniously. Basically, you shot one and I shot the other. It looked a bit like a tacit understanding, but the alley-oops Ye Xuan and Paul sent from time to time still made the audience very impressed. enjoyable.

Of course, the game still has to be decided after all. The difference between the two teams and the previous game is that in this game they have reached the fourth quarter, and neither team has a clear advantage. In terms of score , the Lakers only lead by 3 points, and the Clippers own the ball, but the two teams who played three quarters of tacit balls did not consume a lot of energy, so they came to the last quarter During the competition, everyone still couldn't hold back their athletes, and the spirit of striving for victory began to exert their strength at the same time.

In the last quarter of the game, the two teams suddenly became a real match, just like the rhythm of the All-Stars. The sudden increase in defensive strength and the sudden start of running tactics made the atmosphere of the scene more than before. Much more tense.But I have to say that if we really want to fight, the Lakers are better than the main lineup. Although the Clippers have a certain advantage inside, Gasol has developed three He has the ability to divide the ball, so he can easily empty the Clippers' inside line, and when the Clippers want to rely on the advantage of the inside line to attack, they have to face multiple troubles such as cutting Jordan and quoting, so It is natural to judge.

In the end, the Lakers won the game by virtue of a sudden explosion in the fourth quarter. Although only 114 points were scored, they also limited the Clippers to 108 points, which is also the lowest in the preseason. .Ye Xuan played 24 minutes in the first three quarters of this game, but in the fourth quarter, he played as much as 9 minutes. Ye Xuan's contribution to the victory over the Clippers in the last quarter is also very great , he blocked Paul on the defensive end. Although Paul still sent 3 points and 4 assists in the last quarter, compared with Ye Xuan's 11 points and 2 assists, it was a little bit worse.

After this game ended, the Lakers also won three consecutive preseason games, while the Clippers were much more tragic. They lost to the Raptors in the first preseason game, but the one who went abroad They lost to the Lakers in two more games in a row in the preseason, and there is another game waiting for them on the road. I think they should be the legendary start of the season again, losing all four preseason games.

The last preseason game was held at the Wukesong Stadium, which was also the venue for the basketball finals during the Beijing Olympics. The two teams that participated at that time are also present and there are three people present, namely Gasol of the Lakers, Wade and Paul of the Clippers, but after eight years, when they stood in this stadium again, the atmosphere in the stadium remained the same as before.

The final battle of the preseason between the two teams also started. Both teams played more seriously in this game. In the end, it was not until the last 2 minutes that the Lakers relied on Ye Xuan's stealing three-pointer to widen the point difference again. Five points, and then won the game. So far, the preseason tour of the two teams has come to an end. They will return to Los Angeles, rest for a while, and then welcome the arrival of the new season.

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