king of los angeles

Chapter 177 178. "Give me that damn basketball!"

Back on the court, the Lakers' starting lineup continued to be sluggish. It seemed that they were more like the team that just finished the game the day before yesterday.

Portland's starting five were in full swing, with Nurkic dunking one after another, the inside killer Nurkic dunking one after another, the backcourt with two shots and outside shots, and even Aminu seemed to have activated his shooting bag.

Wharton was rarely hoarse, but the players just couldn't throw the ball into the basket, and Big McGee even failed to score from the sky.

It's not how good the Blazers' defense is, but that the Lakers performed too poorly, relying only on James' several strong fouls to control the point difference.

As long as Lao Zhan has the ball, he is double-teamed by two people. Aminu is the main defense and McCollum is the assistant defense. Lao Zhan, who is as strong as a bull, can do nothing.

In a quick counterattack, Lao Zhan quickly got off the ball without the ball, and Kuzma, who took off the rebound, threw a long pass. The big center Nurkic actually directly gave Lao Zhan a big cap.

After landing, Lao Zhan raised his hands and asked the referee for a foul, but the referee shook his head again and again, indicating that it was a good shot.

In the counterattack, McCollum made a layup with a big European stride.

One offense and one defense are the status quo of the two teams. The epitome of the opening game, the Lakers' starting performance is like a nightmare.

Lin Feng saw it, and believed that if the head coach was Popovich, he would have stood on the sidelines and scolded him, and he would replace all the starters except James, and then loudly told them to leave if they couldn't play well.

Lillard controlled the rhythm of the field, intending to pass smoothly in the last 4 minutes, and continue to exert force in the second quarter.

Seeing that the first quarter was about to pass in a muddle, the team trailed by 10 points 28-18 in a single quarter.

Facts have proved that rabbits will bite people when they are in a hurry. Wharton replaced all four starters in a rage.

Lin Feng, Rondo, Zubac, and Hart surprised Lin Feng by their early appearance, because there are still 4 minutes before the end of the first quarter, which is earlier than the previous games.

The on-site commentary expressed incomprehension one after another, which was undoubtedly a devastating blow to the self-confidence of the starting players.

Going up and down means that Walton completely negates the starting performance, which means that all tactics are overthrown and restarted.Young players like Ingram, Kuzma, and Ball will be under tremendous psychological pressure.

Wharton got angry very rarely. He has always been known as a "handsome man". Now he can't suppress the depression in his heart. He took off his coat and threw it on the chair.

Since the Lakers frequently hit the iron outside, then the defensive strategy of the Blazers coach Stotts is very simple.

As long as Lao Zhan gets the ball, he will double-team, and European center Nurkic stands firmly under the basket, ready to offer hot pot service at any time.

18 points behind in a single quarter?Lin Feng vaguely saw a big defeat.It stands to reason that the team was in a good state during the warm-up today, and it can be said that they are united, but they were beaten into a sieve on the court.

In the previous life, the Lakers were [-]-[-] against everyone, but in this world, they are [-]-[-]. Except for the Timberwolves and the Mavericks, every game is a fierce battle.

The starter who was replaced didn't say a word, and now he really didn't need to say anything. His sleepwalking performance on the field explained everything.

Only Kuzma patted Lin Feng in frustration, Wharton didn't talk to anyone, and there was only anger on his face.

The four starters who were replaced were more like going to the bench to face the wall and think about it. The atmosphere was extremely cold, and the enthusiastic guy Wagner distributed towels to everyone, and there was still a little warmth.

Use the bench lineup to face the No. [-] starter in the West?Stotts didn't need to change his tactics and continued to double-team James.

Obviously, the Blazers' power forward Aminu has done special training against James' "tank impact", and he did not hesitate to defend close to his body, which made Lao Zhan feel uncomfortable after receiving the ball.

Director Long is at a disadvantage in the face of combo guard Damian Lillard.The Blazers focused on cutting off the connection between Rondo and his teammates. When he got the ball, he often formed a dead ball. The result of a hasty shot can be imagined.

James' face was expressionless, this is how he looks dissatisfied, and he played very hard tonight.As soon as Stotts' old fritter came up, he set up a long-term formation for the young Wharton.

What else can the team do after a terrible start?The Los Angeles fans at the scene hugged their heads. Some of them flew from Los Angeles to Portland on a special trip, hoping to see a Lakers revenge battle, so that they could spend a happy weekend.

As a result, those present were fortunate enough to see the biggest point difference in the first quarter since the start of the game.

12-32, the Lakers trailed by a full 20 points.A young female Lakers fan covered her face and cried bitterly, compared with the MVP's voice from the Moda Center.

Of course, this is dedicated to Lillard, who scored 12 points in a single quarter and led the team to a big lead.

After the break in the first quarter, the Lakers seemed to be disarming and surrendering. Almost no one on the bench spoke, only Walton was sparing no effort in arranging tactics.

The key problem is that the hand feels cold, so what if you run out of tactics?A breakthrough as strong as James also got a big hat from Nurkic, not to mention others.

"MVP! MVP! MVP!"

The shouts from the Moda Center arena were deafening, and even the Warriors would be afraid of this kind of shouting.

"Don't give up, we still have a chance, throw away those goddamn psychological baggage, and throw the ball in the basket!"

Rondo stood next to Walton and tried to inspire people. Players who have experienced big scenes never give up.

LeBron stood up, "Rajon is right, the game is not over, we still have 36 minutes to change everything. They can't defend us all night, you are young, kill them with tireless energy."

Lao Zhan's words boosted morale, and everyone gathered together to high-five and shout slogans.

Although they shouted not to give up, in fact this game was very difficult for them.

[-] points behind in the first quarter, of course there is plenty of time, but the right time and place are on the opponent's side, and it is very likely that it will be a fiasco that creates the biggest point difference in the new season.

What's even more uncomfortable is that they have to rush back to Los Angeles overnight with such emotions to meet the challenge of the Raptors led by Leonard.

The three young starters who were pushed to the bench in advance looked ugly, because in Los Angeles, they often have to bear more accusations than others, especially when they lose.

Those media will not let go of the fiasco in the first quarter.

Feeling cold?Young people need time to get back the feeling of the game, but the Blazers will not give them too many opportunities.Every time the Lakers make a goal, Lillard makes two in the same way.

Someone has to stand up and change everything and get the Lakers back into it.Forget that they're behind by [-] points, drop all the pressure and play as much as you want, just like in scrims.

So who would this person be?Lin Feng never flinched, he held his breath to face McCollum and even Lillard.

Before the game, he planned to silence all Portlanders, use his own score to break down the opponent's psychological defense, and then walk out of the devilish Moda Center with his head held high.

In fact, his team got off to a hellish start, scoring only 12 points in the first quarter, and it became difficult to come back.

But he is the chosen one and must stand up, even if he becomes a joke among people tonight!
"Give me that damn basketball."

Everyone looked at him, and Lin Feng looked at everyone with firm eyes.

(End of this chapter)