Thanos

Chapter 7 Lakers vs Cavaliers
I have to say that the alliance is very good.

The Lakers play the Cavaliers. In terms of strength, neither team is worth mentioning.

The Lakers were last year's overall runner-up, but the fantasy F4 fell apart, leaving only Kobe. It can be regarded as rebuilding the team, which is at most the level of the first round of the playoffs.

As for the Cavaliers, they didn't even make the playoffs last year, and went home to fish after the regular season.

Two weak chickens pecking at each other is meaningless.

Coupled with another unnoticed preseason, it is even more boring.

But in fact, this game has received unprecedented attention.

Kobe was the most accomplished player in the 96th draft and a three-time champion.

James is the best rookie in the 03 class. His rookie season was 20+5+5, and a rookie is the peak.

This is the epitome of a confrontation between the Mesozoic players and the new generation players in the league.

Moreover, Kobe is a player who was highly praised by the league before, Jordan's successor, and the signature of the league.

After the Eagle County incident, Kobe's reputation was somewhat affected, and it happened that James came out at the right time, and the management headed by Stern regarded James as the object of enthusiasm.It can be seen from the different treatment that James and Anthony received.

In short, these two people are likely to affect the pattern of the league in the next ten years, or even 15 years.

From a few days before the game, the Kojan battle had appeared on the covers of major newspapers.

Fans are also looking forward to it.

At 7 o'clock in the evening, Ye Heping walked onto the court with the team and started warm-up training.

There was an hour before the game started, and the Staples Center was already full, and the sidelines were even more star-studded.

Hanks, Tom Cruise, Jack Nicholson, "Little Plum" Leonardo, Avril Lavigne...

As the second largest city in the United States and the capital of Hollywood, Los Angeles has big stars walking all over the place, and there are even more unknown models and actors.

Ye Heping even saw Kohler Kardashian, but Kardashian was still not famous at this time, and her figure was not as exaggerated as later.

The jersey number Ye Heping chose is 24. As for why it is 24, it may be a temporary mischief.

Fans don't know anything about the new No. 24, but they don't care. There are always a few fringe players in the preseason, and most of them will be eliminated.

Their focus is Kobe, followed by Odom.

But soon, they became familiar, because Kobe was very kind to this No. 24, pulling him to his side from time to time, talking about something.

Ye Heping is the only Lakers player who can get this kind of treatment.

There is no other reason, but because Ye Heping trains hard and is always the first to arrive and the last to leave.

Kobe was strict with himself, and the same with his teammates.

"Ye, take a deep breath. Coach Rudy is an experienced coach. He will tell you what to do. It's actually very simple, just play to your strengths and help the team."

Kobe exhorted.

"It's true that I'm a little nervous, but my goal is to make my opponent more nervous than me!"

Ye Heping said with a smile.

Hahaha!
Kobe was amused: "You are much better than your fellow Yao Ming. When he played in the All-Star game for the first time, he didn't laugh the whole game. This is not good. Nervousness will make people feel uncomfortable!"

Near 8 o'clock, the player's appearance ceremony.

The visiting Cavaliers play first.

Center: "Big Z" Ilgauskas.

Power Forward: Drew Gooden.

Small Forward: LeBron James.

Shooting guard: Russinis Harris.

Point guard: Jeff McInnis.

The home team, the Lakers, played later.

Center: Chris Mihm.

Power Forward: Lamar Odom.

Small Forward: Caron Butler.

Shooting guard: Kobe Bryant.

Point guard: Chucky Atkins.

There were boos when the Cavaliers came out.

When the Lakers played, it was a call.Especially when Kobe played, the ceiling of the Staples Center was almost overturned, which is also a characteristic of the NBA.

beep!

With the whistle of the referee, the game officially began.

From the very beginning, Kobe showed the ability of a top shooting guard, scoring 4 points with sudden shots.

With Kobe's restraint, Odom, Mihm, Butler, and Atkins blossomed more, which can be described as a hundred flowers blooming.

This is where the Lakers' lineup is so powerful. All five players have offensive capabilities.

But the Cavaliers didn't give up too much. Under the tandem of James, the two insiders who are also good at scoring, Ilgauskas and Gooden, scored one after another, biting the score.

Both sides did not devote energy to defense. It can be described as a confrontational battle, in line with the intensity of the preseason, and it also feasted the eyes of the fans.

After half a quarter, it was tied at 15:15.

Tang Shuai called a timeout, asking for only one, and strengthening the defense.

It's time to get serious, otherwise how can it play the role of running the team and matching the lineup.

The Cavaliers head coach Paul Silas on the opposite side probably made the same request. The two teams played again, and their defensive strength was raised.

However, the situation on the field has not changed.

At this moment, the biggest problem of the Lakers this season was exposed, defense.

Except for Kobe, the Lakers' defense is poor.

Atkins is active defensively, but his height of 180 cm is a loophole everywhere.

Butler has excellent physical fitness, but he seems to put more energy on offense, and the defensive end often loses position.

Odom is not 3 or 4. Tonight, he played in the 4th position and was squeezed by Drew Gooden, who is also 208 centimeters on the opposite side but weighs 13 kilograms.

Mim is passable, but also has the problem of slow footwork.

No matter how good Kobe's defense alone is, he can't recover.

On the contrary, the Cavaliers, Ilgauskas and Gooden's defense are good, turning the inside into a no-fly zone, allowing the Lakers to shoot farther and farther.

James seized this opportunity and kept passing the ball to Gooden, letting him eat Odom alone.

In a short period of time, Odom scored 2 goals and fouled 2 times, so he had to rest.

(NBA practice, two fouls in the first quarter will result in a rest. Otherwise, if you get the third foul, you may not dare to play in the second quarter.)
Tang Shuai could only replace Medvedenko at the No. 4 position, but Medvedenko is a big European man with a soft style of play, good at shooting, and his defense is useless. He was beaten even worse by Gooden.

At the end of the first quarter, Gooden has scored 8 points, the highest in the game.

The Lakers fell behind by 25 points at 30:5.

Los Angeles fans were full of disappointment.

The Lakers were actually given the upper hand by a bad team like the Cavaliers.

Think about it before, when O'Neal was there, the Lakers were the only ones who plundered the interior, and the big men of other teams could only be pressed to the ground and rubbed.

But now, the Lakers' insiders have been blown up, and they are still blown up by a third-year student like Drew Gooden.

Los Angeles people began to miss the nimble fat man, although he was old, he was still the most dominant player.

At the same time, they are also questioning, can Kobe really do it?
In the second quarter, the two teams fought off the bench.

The Lakers are led by Atkins and Butler, and the Cavaliers are led by Gooden and McInnis.

At the power forward position, Tang Shuai asked Brian Cook to replace him.

Who knows, Brian Cook is not as good as Medvedenko. This guy likes to shoot three-pointers, has no defense or rebounds, and likes to wait for opportunities outside the three-point line after the pick-and-roll.

Gooden continued to show off his prowess and scored again and again.

Instead, Butler and Atkins, with Kobe around, scored easily.But let them score points alone, make mistakes again and again, and strike iron frequently.

After 2 minutes, the score became 27:36.

Tang Shuai couldn't bear it anymore, and replaced all the main players, so that Odom, who had committed two fouls, also stepped up.

How do you know, just 10 seconds into the game, the referee's whistle blew again, and it was Odom again, the referee seemed to be on the bar with Odom tonight.

Boos at Staples Center, but can't change referee's decision
3 fouls, Odom naturally wants to drink tea.

Tang Shuai felt uncomfortable. He looked at Medvedenko and Cook, and really didn't want them to play, so he continued to give Gudeng a head.

Seeing Ye Heping from the corner of the eye, Tang Shuai made a bold decision.

(End of this chapter)