Jim Bass Ambition

Chapter 78 Welcome Party for Manu

With the arrival of the last piece of the puzzle, the Beetle Tim Hardaway, the Lakers' 15-man lineup for the new season has officially come together.

Ben Wallace, Kevin Garnett, Ron Artest, Kobe Bryant and Chauncey Billups are expected to start.

Brad Miller, Stephen Jackson, Derek Fisher, Tim Hardaway, Gerard Wallace, Carlos Boozer, Matt Barnes, Chris Anderson , Desagaina Diop and Udonis Haslem are the rest of the squad.

As for Luis Scola, he was left free-range in the Spanish League, and the Lakers retained his signing rights.

The preseason is the last chance for the team to run in before the regular season, especially the few teams that have undergone big deals, are eager to try.

In addition to the Pacers, O'Neal underwent toe surgery in the offseason and will be out for about 6 months, which means that the Pacers can't wait for the Sharks to appear before the All-Star Game.But in order for O'Neal to stay healthy and maintain the competitiveness of the team, Bird also accepted this reality. He only expected the new head coach Rick Carlisle to lead the team to stabilize the record before O'Neal came back.

In the preseason, the main players of the Lakers played about 20 minutes on the court, mainly practicing routines. In the second half, they were basically playing off the bench, regardless of whether they won or lost.

The record of four wins and four losses obviously cannot satisfy all fans, they are used to winning.

Amidst the voices of doubt, the Lakers finally ushered in their first opponent in the regular season of the new season.San Antonio Spurs.

Compared with the Lakers, the Spurs' reinforcements are much lower-key. They welcomed back the old shooter Steve Kerr, signed the veteran center Kevin Willis, the young point guard Craig Clarkston, and the rookie Jr. Forward Tyshawn Prince, and the Argentine guard Immanuel Ginobili, who has been stocked for three years from the Europa League, brought back.

Popovich knew how powerful this long-haired Argentine kid was, so he rejected the Lakers' trade proposal early on. Although Boozer's performance once made Popovich drool, after all, the general is old, and Duncan needs a Reliable insider partner.

It's a pity that Popovich's abacus is destined to fail. Thanks to Jim, the Lakers know everything about the Spurs. Relevant materials on Ginobili, Prince and others have long been placed on Zen Master's desk.This material, which was dictated by Jim and supported by video intercepted by the scouting department led by Laughlin, details the playing style, technical characteristics, strengths and weaknesses of Ginobili and Prince.

As a result, Popovich planned to let Manu Ginobili surprise the Lakers, but he kicked it on the iron board.

The Lakers' tactics were unexpected. Instead of Kobe or Garnett holding the ball to launch an offense, Artest and Kobe performed a pick-and-roll to replace Ginobili in front of Artest.

Next, Kobe lobbed the ball to Artest, who was asking for the ball behind his back.

An eagle can only show agility and swiftness in the sky, but it is not his forte when he falls to the ground and fights with wild beasts.

Artest didn't make too much sense, using his generous body to protect the ball, and carrying Ginobi directly to the inside with a stiff and ugly posture.

So Ginobili's first foul in the NBA came as scheduled.

Garnett reduced the number of times he held the ball with his back in the low post, and usually pulled it to the high post to support, forcing Duncan to defend outside and providing a lot of space for Artest to attack the inside.

The Spurs have only one general at the basket. Although the old man's defense skills are still there, once he assists in the defense, Ben will immediately occupy a favorable position for rebounding.

Helpless, Ginobili could only face Artest's savage singles alone, and soon received a second foul and returned to the bench.

As soon as Ginobili came off the court, the Lakers' offensive routine returned to normal.

Losing the outside sharp knife, the Spurs returned to Duncan's singles routine, while the Lakers did not hesitate. As long as Duncan got the ball, Garnett would be the main defense. Artest, Billups or Kobe, whoever was closer, It was a crazy attack.

And Parker became the point where the Spurs were emptied outside, and the sports car's miserable three-point ability was not enough to form a containment.

The see-saw between the two sides came and went, and the Lakers' advantage of scoring more points gradually emerged.

Although Billups doesn't have the scoring explosiveness of Arenas, but the occasional three-pointer with a cold arrow, or a back-up shot in the middle of the gap, makes Parker extremely uncomfortable.

As for the rotation lineup, the inside line of Brad Miller and Carlos Boozer has both shooting range and rebounding ability, combined with Stephen Jackson and Gerald Wallace's two powerful wings, led by Jackie Fisher I took control and smashed the Spurs boss' bench lineup to pieces.

In the second quarter, the Lakers completely widened the point difference with a wave of 33-16 attacks.The Spurs failed to form an effective counterattack in the remaining two quarters, and the Lakers finally got off to a good start 109 to 94.

科比仅得21分，加内特18分14篮板7助攻，阿泰斯特和比卢普斯各得15分。但全面开花的湖人共有6人得分上双。

而马刺方面，吉诺比利上场仅18分钟便身背5次犯规，7投3中得到8分。帕克三分球5投1中，全场17投7中得到19分，唯有邓肯依然坚挺，在湖人全场无尽的包夹下依然取下26分12篮板。

"Welcome to the NBA!" The "Los Angeles Daily News" for fear that the world will not be chaotic, accompanied the game with a picture of Ginobili pulling and dragging, but unable to stop Artest from scoring a layup.

In the next game, the Lakers played triumphant songs all the way, home and away double-killed the poor Portland Trail Blazers, defeated the same city rival Los Angeles Clippers by a big score, and slaughtered the Cleveland Cavaliers in an away game.Started the new season with a wave of five consecutive victories.

It is worth mentioning that in the away game against the Trail Blazers, facing the self-proclaimed "Kobe Terminator" Ruben Patterson, Kobe went on a killing spree, making 12 of 9 three-pointers and scoring 56 points. Silence the Rose Garden.

Although the positional offense still needs to be adjusted, especially Artest is still free from the system, but Garnett and Ben Wallace swept the defense of the audience, becoming a nightmare for any player who dares to challenge the Lakers penalty area. They can break through the iron walls of Billups, Kobe and Artest on the perimeter.Once the opponent's offense is blocked, the Lakers will counterattack with a stormy fast break, setting off waves of offensive climax.Kobe's "shh, be quiet" and Garnett beating his chest and roaring became a new landscape for the Lakers.

"We are the Los Angeles Lakers, the most successful team in the entire league. I told everyone that the Lakers' game in the new season will be a kind of enjoyment. We will never be like some teams, waiting to grind every round on the court. Full 24 seconds, or dirty for tough. We don't use soaked floors, visiting locker rooms with no hot water, or broken home air conditioners to help our team win!"

The team has made a good start, and of course Jim has to blow a wave in front of the media, but this time point seems to be more subtle.

In the sixth game of the new season, the Lakers will go to Boston's North Shore Garden Arena to challenge their old rival Boston Celtics.

　Thank you for your support and recommendations~ Real time flies a bit slowly, and it’s boring to watch without the ball.Speaking of which, the Lakers in the current novel only have 2 All-Stars, not 5 All-Stars, 2MVP and 2FMVP. . .

　　


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