super small forward

Chapter 602 602. I don't want to lose to this team again!
This year's 76ers are undoubtedly much better than last year. The D'Angelo Russell of this world does not have the extremely old Kobe around him, but has a scoring champion candidate with explosive combat effectiveness, and he is very good at making bags. Clipping and passing the ball, he released his open shooting ability to a great extent.

Although Russell was a point guard in the draft, in fact he has always been a shooting guard, and his height is also the height of a big shooting guard, but there is an obvious thing in recent years, that is, point guards are more comfortable than shooting guards. bit high!
Even shooting guards have the lowest probability of being selected in recent years. With the same talent, the same data, and the same physical fitness, you may be the No. [-] pick if you are a point guard, and you may be the top three if you are a small forward. But shooting guards basically can't make the top five. This is the reality. Who calls this the golden age of point guards?

Russell forcibly transformed himself into a combo guard when he was in college, and he played well. He must have talent, but he was originally on a team with an extremely poor environment like the Lakers. The team also believes that Clarkson, a determined guy, can go against the trend and get a contract of tens of millions from the second-round pick.

And Russell is not a very mature player, and he was actually delayed in such an environment. Similarly, if he was placed on a top team, he might not be delayed like Milicic, the second pick in 03, but in The 76ers, a team that is rising, full of vigor and all-round progress, is just the most suitable for Russell.

Among this year's rookies, Russell averaged 18 points per game, second only to Orlando's Okafor's 19 points per game and Timberwolves' Towns' 20 points per game, fully demonstrating the talent of future superstars .

Isaiah Thomas and Russell form a very powerful combination. The defense is a bit weak, but the firepower is strong.

At the small forward position, Covington of the 76ers has only one word-steady!

Covington doesn't have any special strengths, just stability, shooting, defense, body, and a very average player. If you want to talk about a template, it is Ivan Turner.

To be honest, Ivan Turner is not as good as Covington. Covington has averaged 13 points and 6 rebounds per game this year, while Ivan Turner only has 8 points and 4 rebounds. Nazhen is not as good as Covington.

What makes other teams most envious is that Covington's contract is lower than that of Whiteside on the Lakers side! 4 million in 480 years, it can be said to be a robbery for a player who averaged 13 points and 6 rebounds per game!

The 76ers suddenly formed an enviable outside trio. Their starting outside three shots averaged more than 60 points per game. Compared with the outside, their inside is a little mediocre, which is what people are looking forward to The reason for Embiid's comeback.

However, compared to many teams in the East, the 76ers' inside line is actually not bad.

Akagi Noel and Jordan Hill are both defensive insiders. Jordan Hill is okay. He developed a certain mid-range shooting ability during the Lakers years, while Noel really has no offensive talent at all. Catch and catch dunks are pure defensive players.

However, Noel's shot-blocking talent is really outstanding. This year is his second season. Relying on his jumping and wingspan advantages, he has a strong defensive deterrence in the interior. Together with Jordan Hill, he formed one of the best interior barriers in the East. It is also the envy of many teams in the East.

Now the 76ers are temporarily ranked fifth in the East, and their actual record should be fourth in the East.

However, the 76ers and the Celtics are a bit sad. The Wizards are the No.1 in the Southeast Division. There are four teams in the Atlantic Division in the playoffs. The Raptors and Knicks are ranked second and third, and the 76ers and Celtics can only compete for fifth and sixth...

Counting from the penultimate in the Eastern Conference to becoming a strong contender for the playoffs, the 76ers have been reborn.

But no matter how reborn, theoretically speaking, the 76ers have little chance of winning the Lakers. Logically speaking, there should not be too many people paying attention to this game.

However, the attention of this game is no less than the attention of the Lakers' previous game with the Warriors...

Will the Lakers end their losing streak against the 76ers?

Or will the Lakers continue to trigger the spell?
The Lakers have always had a curse, that is, when facing the weakest team when they are the strongest, they will always lose.

For example, Kobe and Gasol reached the finals for three consecutive years, and then lost to the Bobcats every year...

But what is surprising is that after the Bobcats rose to the playoffs, the Lakers began to win the Bobcats.

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On December 12, the Lakers played their first game in December, and they came to the Wachovia Center, home of the 2ers.

The Wachovia Center ushered in the 20th year of service in the NBA this year. The owner of the 76ers, Ed Schneider, invested a lot of money in the offseason to renovate the arena. It's been a lot different from last season.

Every time he met the 76ers, D'Antoni felt his head was getting bigger. After he came to the Lakers, he seemed to have won the 76ers once, with a total of 1 win and 5 losses. It was the second game against the 12ers in the 13-76 season. Win, all else loses.

D'Antoni is very anxious, is the main force playing?Or continue to take turns?

Let's play with all the main players. It seems that there is a bit of a fuss. Facing a team that is only fifth in the East, it is not possible to play with all the main players, because even if the 76ers are fifth in the East, their record is placed in the West. Fight for eighth in the West.

But let's not play with all the main players, what if we lose?

D'Antoni feels like a real headache. If he loses today, he will probably be sprayed to death by the fans. The picky Lakers fans are really hard to serve!
After hesitating again and again, D'Antoni still gritted his teeth and let Kobe wear training clothes to sit behind the bench and take turns!
Today the Lakers sent Clarkson, McCollum, Liu Ren, Green, and Monroe, a very normal lineup, and today it happened to be the turn of Kobe, Gasol, and Whiteside to rest.

As for Antetokounmpo, there is no rest, but the opponent Isaiah Thomas, let him go up to defend against the little assassin... It is estimated that he will be suddenly suspicious of his life, and a cat waist slipped in under his arm.

The 76ers are their starting five players this year, Isaiah Thomas, Russell, Covington, Noel, and Jordan Hill.

Seeing the proud Isaiah Thomas this year, Liu Ren felt that this little guy is really powerful, and he can really bring a team into the playoffs in the Eastern Conference.

Due to Isaiah Thomas' outstanding performance, people called him Little Iverson in addition to habitually calling him the little assassin.

When mentioning Iverson, one thinks of Kobe, and when mentioning Kobe, one thinks of the Lakers, and Liu Ren is now the successor of the Lakers, so when mentioning Isaiah Thomas, Liu Ren comes to mind.

People have the impression that Isaiah Thomas defeated Liu Ren twice in a row...

Liu Ren is very motivated today!He doesn't want to lose to the 76ers again!

(End of this chapter)