NBA Building Cardinals

Chapter 66

The other two NBA openers also officially came to an end.

Even in the offseason, the team sent Divac away, but the Kings still relied on Princeton tactics at home and scored 117 points.

In the home opener, they defeated the Dallas Mavericks 117:102.

Prove to the outside world that he is still one of the strongest offensive teams in the league.

With the departure of the team's starting center Divac, the team mentioned Brad Miller to the starting position.

Brad Miller's excellent high-post support and his overall passing vision perfectly replaced Divac's role.

And he did a better job than Divac on the defensive end.

The Kings are on the bench, with Bobby Jackson and rookie Kevin Martin selected this year.

虽然全场比赛韦伯只得到了，14分7篮板4助攻的数据，被诺维斯基在1V1中将其打爆。

But still let the team have the last laugh.

For the Kings, Peja Stojakovic even scored 8 three-pointers! !Personally scored 32 points.

As for the Mavericks, due to the loss of Nash, Anthony Walker and others in the new season.

Plus the team introduced Terry, Dampier, and Stackhouse.

The overall style of the team has changed a lot.

So in the opening game of the new season, Saramento was finally defeated.

And Nowitzki made 24 of 13 shots and scored 32 points with high efficiency, blasting the elderly Webber in one-on-one.

But the team's defense still failed to withstand the King's offensive firepower.

Even if the team signed Dampier who claimed to be the second center in the league in the summer.

But it just so happened that they met the Kings, a team that didn't need to dig deep inside.

Brad Miller is the axis of the entire Kings, responsible for support in the high position in most cases.

Dampier, who played the self-proclaimed second center in the league, scored only 8 points and 8 rebounds, and became a joke after the game.

In another game between the Nuggets and the Lakers, Anthony finally had the last laugh, leading the Nuggets to slaughter the Lakers 103:87.

The Lakers can be regarded as a team with a big change this summer, and the operation of the entire management is very chaotic.

After losing to the Pistons 1:4 in the Finals last year, Jackson resigned as head coach.

The former Rockets coach, Tomjanovich became the 16th coach in the history of the Lakers this summer.

Now that the Lakers have lost O'Neal, they are also eager to prove themselves.

Kobe, who is competitive and competitive, played very tough in the face of double teams throughout the game.

But even if the team introduced Odom, Divac and others in the summer.

And there are Butler and Grant sitting off the court.

But as a coach, Tomjanovich prefers to give the team's top star ample opportunity to perform.

For example, when Olajuwon and Francis played under him, their personal abilities can be brought to the extreme.

Therefore, after he entered Los Angeles, Kobe got the opportunity to perform vividly.

But this also further weakened the role of Divac and Odom, and they have not been able to further knead the team together at the beginning of the new season.

During Tang Shuai's coaching period, he always required the team to balance offense and defense.

But the old Divac, although he can use his personal experience and offensive skills to play a role on the offensive end, and help newcomers grow well.

But I have to admit that because of his age, his movement on the defensive end is really too slow.

This is also the main reason why the Kings chose to give up him this season.

And in this game, facing the former best defensive player Camby, Divac did not take advantage of any offensive end.

Only 5 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists were scored in the game. Compared with O'Neal's inside line before, it was a nightmare performance.

Kobe played 39 minutes in the game, made 28 of 14 shots, and scored 41 points efficiently with free throws.

One person's scoring accounted for almost half of the team's score, but it was still difficult to win at home.

On the Nuggets side, Anthony also scored 28 points and 7 rebounds, and relying on the unity of his teammates, he won a good start to the new season.

Interview with this reporter after the game.

Reporter: "Kobe, Kobe, regarding the possession of the ball between you and O'Neal, you had a big conflict a few seasons ago."

"Then O'Neal left Miami this season, and you became Los Angeles' first offensive point, so do you think the Lakers will get better and better under your leadership?!"

Kobe: "The team will definitely get better and better under my leadership, and in the new season, our team has many new faces, so we need more games to run in."

"Including our head coach Tang Shuai, I always think he is an excellent coach, but facing a team we have just got together, we really need more tacit understanding."

Reporter: "In this game against the Nuggets, you alone scored almost half of the team's points. In this case, your teammates did not give you more help, which led to your loss in this game. What do you think about this?!"

Kobe: "It's hard for anyone to let go in a brand new environment, and the loss of this game can't blame them for all the mistakes. No matter what, I believe that in the future games, we will definitely get better and better, that's it."

After accepting the interview, Kobe wiped the sweat off his face expressionlessly, got up and walked to the player tunnel alone, leaving only a lonely back for the camera.

At the moment, Liu Rui, who was watching the replay of this interview on TV in the hospital, felt a bit of bitterness in his mouth.

Once upon a time, Kobe also led a generation of youth, for his hard work and strictness, in fact, Liu Rui always felt like Zhou Xingchi in his previous life.

Most of the people who have worked with him can't stand his harshness and criticism, and feel that making a fuss over a molehill is unnecessary.

But this is not a kind of spirit.

So Liu Rui couldn't be more clear about the fate of the Lakers this season.

During the offseason this summer, the Lakers officially announced the signing of a 7-year contract worth $1 million with Kobe.

The Lakers are equivalent to officially entering the Kobe era.

Not long after the news came out, the Lakers announced the formal hiring of the former Rockets coach, Tomjanovich as the head coach.

In addition, the team made signings this summer, signing Odom, Butler, Divac and other powerful players, which also made the fans full of expectations.

At the beginning of the first season, Tomjanovich did indeed hand over the leadership of the team to Kobe.

With him in charge of the team's offense and defense, Kobe is also trying to transform himself from a mere scorer to a comprehensive leader.

And the Lakers did start off fairly smoothly, and their tactics were basically formulated around Kobe.

In this situation, until the end of January 05, the Lakers still ranked in the top eight in the Western Conference with a winning rate of more than 50% in the Western Conference where there were many strong players at the time.

But in the game against the Cavaliers, this turning point happened. Kobe stepped on the foot of the Cavaliers player Bell during a breakthrough.

As a result, his right ankle was seriously injured and he had to withdraw from the game. The result given by the team doctor after the game was that Kobe would be sidelined for at least two months.

At that time, it was precisely the critical moment for the Lakers to let go of the playoffs...

(End of this chapter)