Thanos

Chapter 29 Opener

The Bryant team got together.

Ye Heping thanked: "Boss, thank you!"

Ye Heping scored four goals, three of which were Kobe's passes.

Kobe smiled: "You made it yourself, why thank me?"

Kobe is a paranoid person, many people think he does not pass, this is absolutely wrong.

If his teammates have a good opportunity, Kobe is also willing to pass the ball.

But you have to be able to make shots. If you keep wasting opportunities, of course Kobe will not pass them to you.

What Kobe is really paranoid about is victory, not statistics.

The next game almost became a one-sided trend.

Although Cook is weak, his career 38.2% three-point shooting rate is still impressive.

Coupled with Ye Heping's sudden burst of mid-range shots, it is equivalent to having two people to help Kobe open up space.

The Odom team can no longer double-team Kobe with three people, and double-teaming is normal strength for Kobe, even a little weak.

13: 20.

Team Kobe wins easily.

Kobe scored 11 goals, Ye Heping 6 goals, Cook 3 goals, and the three scored 20 goals.

Especially Ye Heping's performance surprised the coaching staff.

Not only the accurate mid-range shot, but also the brilliant ball control.

Tang Shuai couldn't help asking: "Veratti, when did Ye learn how to handle the ball?"

Divac smiled: "Coach, you forgot that Ye used to play fancy basketball. In terms of dribbling, Atkins is not as good as him."

Only then did Tang Shuai realize that he had forgotten about it.

Divac strikes while the iron is hot: "Atkins is injured, Brown can't stand up, so it's better to consider Ye Heping as the No. 1 position."

In Divac's view, the plan is entirely feasible.

Ye Heping has stable ball control, good defense, and solved the problem on the offensive end, but his organizational ability has not yet been tapped, but playing the No. 1 position is enough.

After all, the Lakers have Kobe and Odom, so they don't need the No. 1 position to organize the offense.

What's more, Ye Heping is 206 centimeters, and Magician is also 206 centimeters. This is a very magical figure for the Lakers.

"no!"

Who knows, Tang Shuai refused without even thinking about it.

"Ye is too young, under 19 years old, almost the youngest player in this league, he still needs to practice for a few more years!"

For an old-school coach like Tang Shuai, it's not just a few words to start a newcomer.

Yao Minggui landed in the NBA as the No. [-] pick, but under Tang Shuai, he also played as a substitute first, and only after he achieved results did he become the starter.

Divac smiled wryly and didn't force it, that's all he could do.

……

On November 11, the NBA2-2004 season officially kicked off and entered the regular season.

On the first match day, the league arranged three openers.

Kings vs Mavericks, Rockets vs Pistons, Nuggets vs Lakers.

As a powerhouse in the league and located in the second largest city in the United States, even though the Lakers are much weaker, they can still play on important festivals, such as the opening game and the Christmas game.

Half an hour before the game, the Staples Center was already full, with all kinds of singers, models, and actors star-studded.

The rival Nuggets are also considered a strong team. After selecting "Little Melon" Anthony last season, they gradually got on the right track.

Last season, they won 43 and entered the playoffs with the eighth place in the Western Conference.

The introduction of Kenyon Martin this season has further improved his strength, at least the book strength is much stronger than the Lakers.

Center: Marcus Camby.

Power Forward: Kenyon Martin.

Small forward: Carmelo Anthony.

Shooting guard: Voshan Leonard.

Point guard: Andre Miller.

Main rotation: Boykins, Nene, DeMar Johnson, Greg Buckner.

It is really a talent visible to the naked eye. Camby, Martin, and Nene, including the third graders, are all jumpers. Needless to say, Anthony's talent is the 03 platinum generation.

Lakers here:

Mihm, Grant, Odom, Butler, Kobe.

Kobe replaced No. 1, Butler No. 2, and Odom No. 3. They are not weak.

beep!

As the referee blew his whistle, the game officially began.

Camby took advantage of the jump ball and put the ball into Miller's hands.

Miller advanced steadily, seeing that Kobe was defending him, and he didn't stick to the ball, so he handed it over to Anthony in the frontcourt.

Anthony singles Odom.

Relying on the advantage of speed, Anthony easily broke through Odom and scored a jumper.

2: 0.

As I said earlier, Odom is not 3 or 4.

Playing small forwards suffers from speed, and playing power forwards suffers from strength.

The Lakers attack.

The Nuggets did not dare to let Miller defend Kobe, but sent Leonard at No. 2.

Kobe made two hard chisels with his back, and turned his back directly for a jumper.

boom!
Did not enter, Kobe felt a little cold at the beginning.

The game lasted 6 minutes, 12:6, and the Nuggets led by 6 points.

The main thing is that Odom is facing Anthony, and he has no advantages on both offense and defense.

Grant showed his old age, his condition declined seriously, and he was beaten up by the violent man Martin.

Kobe felt cold, and he made 3 of 0 shots in the opening game, and only scored 2 points with free throws.

On the contrary, Anthony has scored 6 points, and his personal score tops the Lakers team.

Tang Shuai directly called a timeout and replaced Grant with Ye Heping.

Ye Heping played the 3rd position, and Odom played the 4th position.

The Lakers attack.

Kobe held the ball, Anthony directly emptied Ye Heping, and Leonard double-teamed Kobe.

It seems that Nuggets coach Jeff Bzdelik has done enough homework to make this arrangement knowing that Ye Heping has no offensive ability.

But Bzdelik didn't know that the information he got was outdated.

At this moment, Tang Shuai showed a smile on his face, and the surprise he left for the Nuggets seemed to be not bad.

Ye Heping had an excellent opening, and Kobe passed the ball in an instant.

Ye Heping took aim at the basket, whoosh!
12: 8.

This is Ye Heping's first goal in an official game.

Within 10 seconds of playing, Ye Heping broke the title of "Mr. Duck Egg".

"It seems that Mr. Duck Egg is lucky tonight."

The on-site commentator joked that the ball was regarded as luck, not Ye Heping's strength.

"You can't call him Mr. Duck Egg anymore."

The commentator also laughed.

The game continues.

Nuggets offense.

Anthony felt hot and asked for the ball directly.

He heard from his good friend James that Ye Heping's defense is good. After all, the Lakers double-killed James' Cavaliers in the preseason.

But Anthony didn't care.

He is the scoring leader of the 03 rookie, averaging 21 points, 6.1 rebounds and 2.8 assists in his rookie season.

In terms of scoring ability, the "Little Emperor" James, who can only break through, is far worse than Anthony.

Anthony didn't take James' words seriously at all. He thought that it was not because Ye Heping defended well, but because James scored in a single way that he was defended.

As for myself, I was known as an offensive kaleidoscope when I was in college, with comprehensive skills, and three threats are even better. How could Ye Heping, an unknown person, defend himself?

Anthony made a false shot and made a direct breakthrough.

But what surprised him was that this stupid big guy had already blocked his breakthrough route.

Change direction under the crotch, switch to the other side and continue to protrude.

However, Ye Heping stood in the way again.

"What a fast traverse speed!"

Anthony frowned slightly, but that was all, he was not only good at breaking through.

With a sudden step back, Anthony shot a jumper directly.

Snapped!
However, before Anthony jumped to the highest point, the basketball in his hand was slapped and flew out.

"This... so fast bullet speed! Jumping back, but reaching the highest point before myself."

Anthony was a little dazed, but he finally heeded the reminder from his friend James.

This big man with yellow skin is really not simple!

"Holy shit, what a block!"

The Staples home DJ couldn't help but swear.

This Ye Heping has a sense of presence, and made contributions on both offense and defense as soon as he played.

Lakers fans are even more excited, this rookie has something.

Some fans who have watched the preseason game are very calm. Ye Heping is very tough on the defensive end. This is already a consensus.

But they love it.

(End of this chapter)