super small forward

Chapter 29 29. Cap Ariza?
Starting!

Green was a little flattered. He spent his rookie season with the Warriors last season and basically had no playing time, only playing in garbage time. This time D'Antoni actually let him start. He was very excited.

Although the starter is a center forward, this is a bit incomprehensible, but Green is still very happy and looks at Liu Ren gratefully.

People outside the team didn't know, but some people inside the team already knew that three of the new players were the helpers that Liu Ren needed by name.

This is Kupchak and D'Antoni deliberately leaking it in order to let Liu Ren have more say in the team. Otherwise, this guy who was still on the bench last year will become the first scoring point of Unlimited Fire this year, which will make many people dissatisfied.

Yes, although D'Antoni didn't say it directly, but in today's pre-match arrangement against the Warriors, Liu Ren was asked to choose the way to handle the ball according to his own judgment on the court, which made the ten new players look enviously look at him.

"Hey, Drummond, congratulations." Nick Young patted Green on the shoulder excitedly, as happy as if he had started himself.

Nick Young is a very cheerful guy. He established a good relationship with all his new teammates shortly after he came to the Lakers. His girlfriend is also a popular singer. When he holds a party, there are always many female stars to join him, which makes him very popular in the team. popular.

Nick Young is both right and left, Henry is cold and arrogant, Whiteside is taciturn, Green is joking and enlivening the atmosphere, Thackeray is thinking about what moves to cheer for the team in front of Chinese fans is more handsome, Kobe is arranging his suit, Gasol is Thinking about going to see Peking Opera or a stage play tomorrow...

The teammates all have their own characteristics. Liu Ren thinks the atmosphere is very good, which is very different from the oppressive atmosphere last year.

But... Liu Ren is very nervous now!
I didn't think it before, but now the closer to the exit of the player tunnel, the more nervous Liu Ren felt, playing basketball under the watchful eyes of tens of thousands of Chinese fans, and hundreds of millions of Chinese fans in front of the TV...

play basketball!
Thinking of this, Liu Ren suddenly felt relaxed, right!Let's play basketball!What are you thinking about so much, have this opportunity to play for basketball fans all over the country, don't be too excited about this kind of thing, okay?
Bryant truce injured, Gasol is the boss on the field, today's starting lineup is Bazemore, Wesley - Johnson, Liu Ren, Gasol, Green.

The Warriors started Curry, Thompson, Iguodala, David Lee, Bogut.

When Liu Ren played, there was loud cheers at the scene. Many fans wore Liu Ren's No. [-] jersey. The last six short games of last season made his popularity skyrocket, and his jersey sales soared.

Gasol and Nash, two popular superstars, and Farmer, an old member of the two consecutive championships, were all cheered loudly when they were introduced.

When it came to Kobe, the whole scene exploded, and the sound of Kobe's name was everywhere.

Warming up before the game, Liu Ren saw that as long as the big-screen camera was facing Kobe, the crowd cheered, and then Kobe showed a professional smile.

"You're so flamboyant, why are you pretending to be cool!" Liu Ren cursed in his heart. Well, he was jealous. As a Chinese player, he would be jealous when he saw that other players were more popular than himself.

One day I will be stronger than you!Liu Ren regards Kobe as his goal to surpass, and this goal will not change!

On the other hand, the Warriors, who thought they would be welcomed a lot, were confused. The fans were flat when they played, and even heard a lot of boos when Barnes played.

Obviously, many fans blame the Warriors for Kobe's injury, and most of them don't know them.

This makes the Warriors feel a big gap in their hearts. Last year, their popularity in the United States skyrocketed, but here, not many people know about them.

Today's Lakers game was broadcast live by the Court Sports Channel. The guest commentator was Yang Yi, a famous basketball commentator, and the host was Yang Jian.

"In the starting lineup of the Lakers this year, there are two substitutes for the Warriors who couldn't play last year. It can only be said that the Lakers really have no one. They can only pick up a few rags to use. I think it is difficult for the Lakers today. It is estimated that three quarters will be enough. I was beaten up." Yang Yi opened his mouth and came.

"Oh? Teacher Yang, would you like to analyze it?" Yang Jian asked in a teacher's tone of resolving my doubts.

"Look, Curry's three-pointer against the Nuggets in the playoffs last season was accurate. Thompson is also very good. None of the Lakers' outside lines can match. Kobe has not recovered from his injury. These two are on the outside. The Lakers can be shot to death, let alone Iguodala signed with a high salary. And the Lakers are all small reinforcements..."

"Ms. Yang, it's hard to say. The Lakers also have Liu Ren, who is strong outside. Last year, the Rockets and Spurs were not afraid of top outsiders like Harden and Ginobili." Yang Jian admired Liu Ren.

But Yang Yi said: "I have analyzed before that Liu Ren's strength is actually very average. Last season, the opponents didn't take him seriously, so they collected a few good statistics and signed a contract of 600 million this year. You see, Is his contract similar to that of Ariza back then? I think if he insists on using him as the core, it is estimated that the Lakers will struggle like the Rockets used Ariza in those years."

Yang Yi's remarks appeared on his scarf yesterday. The news about Chinese players in the NBA was naturally reposted by major sports portals. Of course Liu Ren saw it.

Yang Yi raved about the Warriors in last year's playoffs, saying that the Warriors were number one in the NBA. In order to maintain his previous remarks, he would pick out a few thorns against all the Warriors' opponents.

The more Yang Yi talked, the more excited he became: "In my opinion, Liu Ren is probably Ariza when he goes online!"

The Lakers are also a team with many flaws. This year, Kobe was injured again, and the players left in a hurry. Naturally, many people want to beat the dog in the water.

Liu Ren has only one thought about this, today he kicked over the beloved warrior of the commentator Yang Yi and smashed his face!
After the national anthems of China and the United States were played once, the competition began!
Bogut beat Gasol with a jump ball, the Warriors took the lead, and the first down went to David Lee.

David Lee singled Gasol, was interfered by Gasol's long arm, and missed a mid-range shot. Green and Bogut were not afraid of getting stuck in the paint and grabbed a defensive rebound.

The Warriors returned to defense very quickly. Mark Jackson emphasized defense. The offense depends on the individual performance of the players, but he attaches great importance to defense.

"With Iguodala and Thompson on the outside, Bogut on the inside, the Warriors' defensive combination, you can see that the Lakers have nothing to do with the Warriors' defense..."

Before Yang Yi could finish his words, on the TV screen, the Lakers' home running position attracted the Warriors' defense to Gasol, Green scored the ball from the high post, and Liu Ren accelerated to throw away Thompson and went inside to hit the ball on Bogut's head Dunk in the basket!
A familiar scene!Bogut is in the background again!
(End of this chapter)