Legend of Tomorrow

The Lakers' opponent in the second game was the Kings. They lost to the Pelicans 94-117 in their first away game.

Although the overall strength of the Kings is not strong, this game is the focus of the game and is once again broadcast live across the United States because they have stars.

It doesn't matter if the Kings waive Bynum and let go of Kemba Walker, as long as Harden is still there, they can attract fans. He is the representative figure of the league's outside stars. Last season, he averaged 28.6 points, 5.8 rebounds, 7.5 assists and 1.7 steals per game. He made 3.5 three-pointers per game and shot 36.6% from the field.

Harden is a person whose destiny was changed by the butterfly effect. He is a star of the Kings and is very popular in China. He is also known as the Uchiha Night Club in Sacramento.

He didn't have the opportunity to meet Khloe Kardashian, he wasn't stimulated to witness Paul George's broken leg, and he wasn't hit in the head by Artest's elbow, but none of these affected him from opening his Sharingan.

On the offensive end last season, he still often broke through and dunked and was selected into the top five players. He is a flying defender. In order to maintain the status longer? Change to floor flow? Harden didn't even think about it.

Harden is braver than the parallel world, but his record is very poor. He has not led the team past the first round of the playoffs and has failed to make the playoffs many times.

The Kings lineup is not strong, and it will be difficult to reach the playoffs this season. The signings are unreasonable, and no big-name stars are willing to join. In addition to Harden, the Kings mainly rely on the singing and dancing of Ajali Ranadive, the daughter of the Indian owner, to attract fans.

The second in command of the team is Rajon Rondo, who has never been able to practice shooting well.

Rondo's tactical role is definitely not comparable to that of Walker. He looks down on the Kings and only signed a one-year contract worth 10 million. The plan is to play good data with the Kings and pursue a high-paying long-term contract next year.

Both teams have obvious flaws in their lineups and rely on the performance of their stars to win. Experts predict that this is likely to be a high-scoring battle.

The fans are looking forward to this game. Everyone believes that Guo Xu, whose girlfriend is pregnant, is the strongest. As long as he doesn't go out and mess around, his energy and energy will definitely be at his best.

This year no one will say Rondo is the defender best suited to defend Guo Xu anymore.

Most people have seen through Rondo's true nature. In 2014, the Celtics wanted to renew his contract and offered him a five-year, $70 million contract, but Rondo ultimately rejected it. However, that was the maximum offer Rondo deserved, and no team was interested in him.

Rondo's shooting is impossible to practice. For a shooter, confidence at the moment of shooting is very important.

However, Rondo has already taken shape in his first season in the NBA.

Everyone knows that his shooting ability is very poor, and he is left open to shoot every game. Although he occasionally scored one or two goals, it was just an accident. League teams have been adopting such tactics, causing him to become less and less confident in taking shots.

In addition to lack of confidence, pure point guard Rondo is not working hard. There has never been any news that he practiced shooting during the offseason.

If many players cannot shoot well, they will strengthen their shooting training in the offseason. Rondo is not like this. He likes to use luck to determine his shooting percentage. He puts a lipstick in his sock and takes time to apply lipstick during the game to increase his luck. In fact, wearing lipstick will only make him look more like Black Panther's sister in the Marvel movie...

This game was also broadcast live on CCTV5. There are no Chinese players playing in the NBA anymore. Fans are most concerned about the Lakers game. China has the most scandals in the world, and the number is staggering. Guo Xu did not go to China to do any activities this summer while filming a movie. If he had gone, it would have been a grand event with a packed house.

When the players came out, Kings fans gave Guo Xu warm applause. No one doesn't like to watch stars score soaring points, even the opponents' stars. Because of Guo Xu, the Kings home court was full tonight, and the attendance rate increased significantly.

Yu Jia said: Guo Xu scored 58 points against Paul in the opening game. Today he faced off against Rondo. He is another point guard who is often selected for the best defensive team. I think he will play seriously today.

Zhang Lili said with a smile: I have a hunch that Guo Xu can average 40+ points per game this season. The Lakers only have one super scorer. The team needs him to take more shots. It makes perfect sense to leave the ball to him.

During the warm-up, Guo Xu could feel that Harden had changed. In the past, Harden was one of Guo Xu's fans. He was a die-hard fan and would go to the Suns' home court to watch football games. This time when the two teams competed, Harden didn't even come up to him to say hello.

Harden plays very happily. He is satisfied with just racking up statistics and getting a big contract with the Kings. His desire to win is not that strong at all. It doesn't matter whether he wins or not, as long as he has money.

In the parallel world, Harden's pursuit of material enjoyment and beauty has never stopped, and he has always been criticized.

There are different opinions about the reason why the Thunder traded Harden. The main reason is of course salary. However, according to Basketball Insider senior reporter Steve Keller, the Thunder decided to trade Harden for another reason, and that is because he liked to go out and party too much during the 2012 Finals, which affected his game state.

In the 2012 Finals, Harden was like a ghost on the court, and there were rumors in Miami that he played late in South Beach.

In the Thunder, Harden is only the team's third-leading player and he can go to nightclubs during the Finals. In the Kings, he is the boss and a franchise player. In order to attract fans, the management will not trade him. The coaching staff has to get used to him and he has more fun.

After being eliminated by the Grizzlies in the first round of the playoffs last season, Harden did not stay on the court and returned directly to the locker room. Other Kings players were on the court shaking hands with the Grizzlies players to congratulate him.

According to normal practice, after the end of the series, players and coaches from the two teams will greet each other. Saying hello is a must, but Harden's practice of leaving without shaking hands was criticized on the Internet. Because Harden went straight to the nightclub after the press conference, many people said that all he could think about was going to the nightclub to pick up girls and forgot about shaking hands.

Harden, who played for the Rockets, was once wide and fat, while Harden of the Kings was much thinner. Many fans speculated that he did not stay in shape through fitness, but spent too much energy in nightclubs.

If Harden doesn't come to say hello, Guo Xu won't take the initiative to greet him, and he won't praise Harden in future interviews. He thinks this person is useless. Or maybe the Kings are the team that suits him best. Anyway, he tried hard with the Rockets and failed to win the championship.

Players from both sides played, and the Lakers started: Guo Xu, Booker, Carter, Horford, Nurkic.

Kings starting lineup: Rondo, Harden, Solomon Hill, Willie Cauley-Stein, Roy Hibbert.

In order to strengthen the center position and strengthen the defense of the penalty area, the Kings hired Gao Yuanyuan from the Pacers this summer. The price of 5 million a year is not high, and of course he can't do much.

Hibbert's fate changed drastically. Without his outstanding outside teammates, he only played in the playoffs once, and he still played a few minutes as O'Neal's substitute. After that, he hung out with the Pacers, averaging 12.4 points and 8.5 rebounds per game at his peak, and shooting 47.6% from the field.

Hibbert, who does not have a good record to support him, of course has not been selected for the All-Star Game or the All-Defensive Team. There is no media touting him at all, he is just an ordinary role player.

In a parallel world, this guy was so crazy that he thought he should win the best defensive player award in 2014, even though he could only defend the penalty area and couldn't grab rebounds. How can any good defensive player be like this?

Nurkic won the jump ball and the Lakers attacked first.

Guo Xu found Nurkic for a screen one meter outside the three-point line, moved to the left side to get rid of Rondo, and made a sudden jumper in one step.

There was a loophole in the Kings defense just after the opening game. Hibbert retreated to the free throw line. Guo Xu made an easy shot and the ball went hollow into the net, 3-0.

Zhang Lili sighed: He scored a three-pointer in the opening game, and Guo Xu is going to hit the ground running again!