NBA: James wants to team up with me

Chapter 83 Without O'Neal, Kobe and Malone can still win three consecutive games!

In the second meeting in the regular season, James still failed to win the game, and even lost the data to Wang Chong.

The most annoying thing is that this is the last time the two teams meet in the regular season. James may not have a chance to take revenge this season.

But there's good news: he's not alone.

Two days after the Cavaliers lost to the Lakers, also at home, the Lakers faced Anthony's Denver Nuggets.

In this game, the Lakers were missing three starting players, O'Neal, Kobe Bryant, and Malone. They managed to put together a starting lineup, including point guard Fisher, shooting guard Payton, and small forward. Devin George, power forward Wang Chong and center undrafted player Stanislav Medvedenko.

Although the Nuggets' lineup is very average, at least all members are the starting lineup, led by point guard Andre Miller and forward Anthony, with Nene Hilario and Marcus Camby on the inside as substitutes. Also present at the table was Boykins, the strongest 165 player on the planet.

No matter how you look at it, the Nuggets' current book strength is far better than that of the remaining Lakers.

However, this game was a huge slaughter for the Lakers.

97:71, the Lakers defeated the Nuggets at their home court, beating their opponents by 26 points!

佩顿13投9中，罚球4中3，得到21分6助攻。

Backup center Medvedenko scored 9 points on 4-of-12 shooting.

而王崇则是湖人队乃至全场比赛得分最高的球员，全场16投10中，三分球3中1，罚球6中6，得到27分9篮板2助攻！

Only three players from the Nuggets scored in double figures, namely Andre Miller with 15 points, Nene with 12 points and Anthony with 14 points.

In this game, Anthony completely experienced the feeling of James before.

Although during the game, Anthony, as a small forward, did not directly face off against Wang Chong, who replaced Wang Chong at the power forward position, but if possible, he would rather face off against Wang Chong.

Because his opponent, Devin George, was too difficult to deal with in this game, and he was very uncomfortable in the game due to various defensive deficiencies.

He couldn't even figure out why the opponent was just a substitute player, so how could he defend him so well?

Indeed, Devin George has always been a substitute player for the Lakers, including this season. Devin George, who was supposed to be the starting player next to the Lakers' F4, can only continue to serve as the team's substitute because of Wang Chong, and Playing time has been further compressed, not as good as in previous seasons.

But because of this, Devin George felt a strong sense of crisis. He knew that as Wang Chong continued to rise, his playing time with the Lakers would only be further compressed until he was kicked out without value.

In order to stay in the team, he had to work harder and more seriously in daily training and did not dare to neglect at all.

This time, Kobe's accidental injury gave him a rare starting opportunity. Naturally, he will do his best to express himself, so as to show his value to the management and strive to stay in the Lakers.

The result was that throughout the game, Devin George was biting Anthony like a mad dog. He did everything he could to defend the opponent. Before the fourth quarter, he was ejected for six fouls.

But his efforts are also valuable. Anthony made 17 of 4 shots in the whole game, and his shooting percentage was only 23.5%, which was worse than James in the last game. Thanks to 6 of 6 free throws, Anthony finally managed to score in double figures. But the data of 14 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist is quite dazzling compared to Wang Chong's 27+9+2.

Anthony was also speechless. Two days ago, when he learned that James had only 16+5+7 when facing Wang Chong, he laughed at the opponent severely.

He never expected that in less than two days, the retribution would happen to him, 14+4+1, and his performance was even worse than that of James.

<divclass="contentadv">No matter who he is playing against in the game, a bad performance is a bad performance.

In other words, Anthony being guarded by Devin George is even more embarrassing than being guarded by Wang Chong, because Wang Chong is now considered the number one figure in the league. So far in the regular season, he has averaged 18+ per game. The data of 6 is enough to prove Wang Chong's strength.

But who does Devin George count? A regular on the Lakers bench, he averaged only 5 points and 3 rebounds per game in the past few seasons.

Anthony was caught in a trap. Isn't that embarrassing enough?

After the two games, everyone who was waiting to see the Lakers' joke was dumbfounded. The Lakers, without O'Neal, Kobe, and Malone, actually defeated the Hawks, Cavaliers and Nuggets one after another, winning a three-game winning streak. .

In these three games, Wang Chong averaged 28.6 points per game, and his shooting percentage remained stable above 50%. His offensive efficiency was astonishingly high.

"Unexpectedly, the successive injuries of O'Neal, Kobe and others actually gave Wang Chong more stages to show off. With Wang Chong's outstanding performance, the Lakers won three consecutive victories, and the record did not suffer significantly due to the absence of O'Neal, Kobe and others. Decline.”

"Although the Lakers' opponents in these three games are not the league's top teams, they are definitely worthy of praise. It is hard to imagine how terrifying this team's strength will be if all the Lakers are healthy?"

Although Wang Chong and the Lakers have shown strong combat effectiveness in the past three games, the team's winning streak has stopped at three consecutive victories, because after defeating the Nuggets, the Lakers' next opponent is the Sacramento Kings, and it is Playing away from home.

In the past few years, the Kings, relying on head coach Adelman's Princeton system, have always been among the top teams in the Western Conference. They even almost defeated the Lakers in the Western Conference Finals and interrupted the Lakers' three consecutive championship dynasty.

The Kings, with a well-organized lineup, are definitely ranked among the top four in the Western Conference. Naturally, they cannot compete with the remaining Lakers.

At 103:83, the Lakers lost to the Kings in an away game, ending their three-game winning streak.

But Wang Chong's performance once again shocked the alliance.

整场比赛王崇22投11中，三分球6中2，罚球7中6，狂砍30分4篮板4助攻。

The Kings' small forward is All-Star player Peja Stojakovic.

Peja has outstanding shooting ability, especially three-pointers, which is on the same level as Ray Allen and Reggie Miller.

This game was no exception. Peja made 6 of 4 three-pointers and was more accurate than Wang Chong. His 25 points were the Kings' highest score.

But Peja, who has outstanding shooting ability, is not so good defensively.

Compared with black players, white players are naturally at a physical disadvantage in terms of strength, speed, jumping, explosive power... they are basically at a disadvantage in all aspects.

Normally, if white players want to make a difference on the defensive end, they need to combine tough play with various dirty moves like players like Bird and Laimbeer.

Peja is obviously not included in this list. His passivity and weakness on the defensive end are well-known in the league, and he can create almost zero defensive pressure on Wang Chong during the game.