Jim Bass Ambition

Chapter 166 Basketball is a Kind of Enjoyment

Garnett jumped to the ball and the game started.

Billups dribbles the ball across half court to Garnett in the high post.

Fortson was afraid of Garnett's mid-range shooting ability and stepped on the free throw line to defend. Malone sank in the low position on the left side he was most used to, stuck Nowitzki, and waved for the ball.

Garnett lobbed the ball to Malone, and Kobe in the bottom corner suddenly started, making an arc from 45 degrees to the basket for an air cut.

Malone handed the ball to Kobe, took advantage of the opportunity to block the chasing Finley behind, the Mavericks basket was empty, Kobe took off, and won the Lakers' first two games of the new season with a picturesque one-handed dunk. point.

Cuban followed the team to the away game, his mouth twitched a little. The basket was empty just now. Nowitzki and Fortson were pulled out by the Lakers' excellent shooting ability. Walker, who was supposed to fill in, just stood there and watched Kobe. Dunk, it seems that there is no awareness of desperately wanting to win this game.

It was the Mavericks' turn to attack. Generally speaking, the first attack would be handed over to Finley or Nowitzki. As soon as the ball was passed to Walker, Fat Toutuo made a decisive decision to play by himself and eat Ron. Artest.

Walker ignored Nash, who was stunned, and Nowitzki, who was trying to get in a position with Malone, bowed his waist and raised his hips, and began to advance inside.A gorgeous turn, leaving Artest behind.

It's just that Artest has already stolen the ball and launched a fast break.

Walker is still swearing here, and Billups has scored a layup over there, 4-0.

Nowitzki finally touched the ball. He felt the horror of the iron elbow in the box just now. He thought it was not a wise choice to go inside the Lakers, but Nowitzki, who had his hair cut, obviously lost the silver horn king Mysterious power bonus, the first shot missed a three-pointer.

Garnett grabbed the rebound, dribbled the ball across the halfcourt, and saw that there was no chance, so he handed it to Billups.

Malone came up to pick and roll, poor Nash seemed to hit the city wall and couldn't get around at all, Nowitzki hurried up to defend, Billups lightly hit the ground and passed the ball, and found Malone who was going down.

This time, Fortson's frame protection was in place and blocked Malone's path in time, but the postman swiped the ball with one hand and gave the ball to Garnett, who followed up from the middle.

It was too late for Fortson to turn around, and Garnett took off and dunked with one hand.

Last season, Garnett spent most of his time feeding cakes to Ben Wallace and others. It has been a long time since he ate cakes so happily.

As soon as he came up, he was beaten 6-0, and the old Nelson directly called a timeout.

But after returning from the timeout, the Mavericks still did not improve. Walker's existence seemed out of place. Every time the ball was passed to him, it would stagnate for a while, and then his singles would re-initiate the attack. Nash's existence seemed embarrassing.

It wasn't until nearly 3 minutes into the first quarter that the Mavericks broke the scoring drought through free throws by Nowitzki.

After Malone sent 3 assists, he tried his first shot. This time the pass was not from Stockton. It seemed that he was not used to it. The ball popped out, but Garnett vacated directly. And then, make up points.

Although he played at the center position, Garnett did not stand on the inside at all. Instead, he gave full play to his athletic ability and wandered around, exhausting Fortson on the opposite side.

Kobe's time with the ball decreased. Although he moved closer to a small forward after getting bigger, his job was more like a traditional shooting guard: running, receiving passes from his teammates, scoring, and extremely efficient.

Halfway through the first quarter, the Lakers took a 16-5 lead. A combination punch hammered the Mavericks into a dizzy state. Among them, Kobe made 5 of 4 shots and scored 8 points.

Nowitzki scored all the Mavericks' 5 points. Antoine Walker, who was highly expected, made 3 of 0 shots, did not score, and contributed 2 turnovers.

The old Nelson replaced Walker, who performed poorly, and replaced another new aid, Jamison.

As soon as he came up, Jamison used a strike to prove to everyone that no one is easy to use.

The morale of the Lakers here is high. Malone made his first goal in the Lakers career, which attracted cheers from the audience.

At the end of the first quarter with 3 minutes left, Malone was replaced, with 2 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal and 1 block. The performance that filled the data column tells everyone that even at the age of 40, he is still capable of fighting.

It was not any inside player who was replaced, but the new pick of the Lakers, Dwyane Wade.

In the preseason, Wade didn't have much playing time, and the statistics were not bright.

Artest was pushed to the power forward position. He had defended Nowitzki in the playoffs last season, and the effect was good. Bryant faced Jamison.

The Mavericks immediately found the fighter, Jamison is tall enough to be qualified for the fourth position, and has a huge advantage against Kobe.

Nash lobbed the ball to Jamison, who wanted the ball behind his back, intending to force Kobe.

The wish is beautiful, but the reality is cruel. Jamison, who is not known for his strength, sadly found that he couldn't stand Kobe who lowered his center of gravity when he pushed his back.

Jamison could only choose to turn over and shoot a jumper, but his speed was obviously a little slow in Kobe's eyes. The moment the ball was exposed, he was cut off by Kobe.

Kobe flicked the basketball forward with one hand. Over there, a golden light flashed across the half court, caught up with the basketball, took off directly, and scored 1-on-0 dunks with one hand.

The Mavericks didn't even realize it. When Wade finished celebrating and retreated to the half court defense, Finley suddenly woke up and remembered that it was time to serve the baseline.

The score at the end of the first quarter undoubtedly disappointed Mark Cuban. The Galaxy Battleship he built with a lot of money scored only 13 points in a single quarter, of which 11 points came from Nowitzki, 2 points from Nash, and two new aids. Jamison and Walker combined 5 for 0, 3 turnovers and 3 fouls.

Leading by 20 points, the Lakers directly turned the remaining 36 minutes into a practice match. At the beginning of the third quarter, the Mavericks tried to counterattack, but Kobe and Billups jointly hit 4 three-pointers, extinguishing the Mavericks' hopes. Completely doused.

113 to 82, the Lakers slaughtered the Mavericks at home and got a good start to the new season.

Kobe scored a game-high 17 points with an efficient performance of 12 of 31 shots, but played only 28 minutes; Garnett performed comprehensively with 18 points, 12 rebounds and 7 assists, and Malone even scored 12 points, 10 rebounds and 9 assists The performance of the two almost took away the job of the point guard. Six of the Lakers scored in double figures. In addition to the starting five, rookie Wade also contributed 6 points. His fast break dunks several times Detonate the Staples Center.

Some were happy and some were sad, but the performance of the Mavericks' new aid was relatively dismal. Jamison made 10 of 4 shots and barely scored in double figures. Walker only made 17 of 5 shots. He was willing to play the role of a point forward and contributed 5 assists at the same time. with 7 turnovers.

"The Lakers have always believed in a principle that basketball is a kind of enjoyment. We not only want to win, but also win beautifully." Jim made a brief summary at the post-match press conference.

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