NBA bench saves national team

at this time.

Players from both sides are conducting pre-match interviews.

Lakers interview room.

"Qin, what do you think is the biggest change for the Lakers this season?"

a reporter asked.

"Our whole team is one year older!"

Qin Feng joked.

The reporters also laughed.

Sudden.

Qin Feng put away his smile and said seriously:

"Our biggest change in the lineup this season is the return of Jokic, which is an exciting thing for the team."

"Qin, you seem to value this European player very much, but he is only a second-round pick. Do you think Jokic can help the team in the new season?"

a reporter asked.

"Of course! I think Jokic has great potential and can become a superstar in the league in the future. This is one of the reasons why I am confident to continue to defend the championship!"

Qin Feng said, without hesitation in admiring Jokic.

When he entered the Qin Feng training camp that year, Jokic was completely attracted by Chinese food, and he ate himself into a big fat man.

This led to his talent not being able to show in the training camp, and finally returned to Europe sadly, making him still selected in the second round of last year's draft.

But Qin Feng knows how powerful Mr. Yue is.

Don't look at Mr. Yue's streaky body, but his basketball IQ is rare in the world.

The reporters were surprised when they heard this.

This is not the first time Qin Feng has praised Jokic in an interview.

This made them full of curiosity and expectations for this fat European center.

You must know that Qin Feng's vision is very vicious. After entering the alliance, all the juniors he encouraged have become the superstars of the alliance.

People like Paul George, Derrick Rose, Curry and others were more or less encouraged by Qin Feng.

"Kobe, this season is the 20th season of your career, how do you feel now?"

a reporter asked.

"Unbelievable! I'm already one of the oldest guys in the league! 20 years is too long for me, and it goes too fast."

"Looking at the history of the NBA, how many players can play in this league for 20 years?"

"I'm honored for that."

Kobe said with a smile, with a hint of fatigue on his face.

He became more relaxed.

The reporters asked a few more questions and ended the interview.

soon.

The whole team came to the court and started warm-up training.

beep.

A whistle sounded.

The pre-match warm-up is over.

The starters of both sides came on stage.

The starting lineup of the Lakers is Jokic, Antetokounmpo, Qin Feng, Kobe, Lowry;

The audience exclaimed.

Unexpectedly, the starting center was replaced by a second-round rookie.

It's unbelievable that Gasol, an All-Star player, was put on the bench.

The Timberwolves' starting lineup is Howard, Reed, Wiggins, Harden, Rubio;

The lineup is equally strong on paper.

Jokic and Howard jumped the ball, the latter took the basketball out, and the Timberwolves took the lead in attacking.

After the Olympic ball passed halftime, Ruby passed the basketball to Harden.

As the star of the team, Harden is now a well-deserved offensive core.

He played the best season of his career last season, averaging 28.4 points, 6.5 rebounds, 8.6 assists and 1.5 steals per game.

This season Harden is expected to continue to improve his dominance on the court.

Facing Kobe's defense, Harden broke through from the left after consecutive disguises.

Kobe's lateral movement speed dropped significantly, and he was directly left behind by Harden.

After breaking through to the restricted area.

Antetokounmpo came up in time to defend.

Seeing this, Harden used his stunt, holding the basketball in both hands, and raised it from the waist position, which directly caused a foul by Antetokounmpo.

Brother Antetokounmpo is also extremely helpless, he doesn't know how he fouled...

Harden got to the free throw line and made two solid free throws.

Lakers offense.

After Lowry dribbled the ball for halftime, he passed the basketball to Qin Feng, who then waved his hand to signal Jokic to move up to the high position to pick and roll.

With the cover of the little fat man, Qin Feng broke through the restricted area from the right.

After being double-teamed, he flicked his wrist and passed the basketball back to Jokic.

Howard didn't make up the defense, and there was still disdain on his face, obviously looking down on Jokic, a second-round pick.

See here.

Jokic made a direct mid-range shot.

The basketball arced high.

Swish.

Hollow into the network!

Cheers.

The fans welcomed Jokic in this way.

"Good job, dude."

Qin Feng patted Jokic on the shoulder and said with a smile.

"Thank you for your encouragement!"

Jokic said naively.

There was no nervousness on his face, but he was calm and composed, as if his status as a basketball player was just a job for him.

"Give full play to your talents! I am optimistic about your future in the NBA."

"Go beat Howard for me."

Qin Feng said.

Jokic nodded, turned and returned to defense.

Timberwolves offense.

After Harden dribbled the ball for halftime, he lobbed the basketball to Howard in the penalty area, wanting him to teach Jokic a lesson.

After Howard contradicted Jokic continuously, he turned around and jumped up high, completing a two-handed dunk on Jokic's head.

The latter also shook his head helplessly, indeed he couldn't stop Howard's impact.

Howard at this stage is still at the end of his career peak, and his state has not declined too much.

Still has a strong dominance in the restricted area.

The Lakers offensive round.

After Qin Feng dribbled the ball for halftime, he passed the basketball to Jokic again. The latter hit Howard with his back, but he didn't have any obvious offensive intentions. Instead, he observed the running positions of his teammates.

Seeing Antetokounmpo cut to the basket, Jokic flicked his wrist, and passed the basketball from the back of his head to Howard's eyes.

Antetokounmpo froze for a moment when he received the basketball.

He didn't expect the basketball to run into his hands. Originally, he was going to rush to the penalty area to grab rebounds.

After reacting.

Antetokounmpo jumped up lightly and easily completed a two-handed dunk.

"Good pass, man!"

Antetokounmpo said excitedly.

Although Antetokounmpo and Jokic have both participated in Qin Feng's training camp, they do not belong to the same class, so they don't know each other well.

Timberwolves offense.

After Harden dribbled the ball for halftime, he and Howard completed a pick-and-roll. After breaking through the penalty area, he threw the basketball high into the sky, and then turned around and returned to defense.

Howard, who followed up, jumped high, trying to catch the basketball in the air to complete the alley-oop.

But at this moment, Qin Feng rushed over, jumped up high, and shot the basketball directly before Howard caught it.

Howard found nothing in the air, and fell to the ground in a daze.

"You still want to bully our little fat man? I don't agree!"

Qin Feng grinned and said, his voice was full of hostility.

Although Jokic's defense is not good, he can't be bullied like this!