Jim Bass Ambition

Chapter 26 Familiar Taste

As the defending champion, the Lakers' opening game was not as eye-catching as before. The only man who can steal the attention of fans all over the world is that man.

After selling his shares in the Wizards, healed the ribs broken by Artest, and decided to donate all his first-year annual salary as charity, the 38-year-old basketball god Michael Jordan announced his comeback again. Some people said He did it to save the Wizards, some said he did it to save the NBA, and others said he did it to reinvigorate the panicked hearts of the entire United States after the 9.11 incident.

The most lamentable, the end of the hero, the twilight of the beauty.

Qiao Gangzhu Xiaoao Tianji's wings have been permanently sealed in the years, and his invincible skills have also shown signs of rust.In the first game against his old rival New York Knicks, Jordan played 37 minutes, made 21 of 7 shots, scored 19 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists and 4 steals.If this data is contributed by another 3-year-old veteran who has not played for 38 years, everyone will marvel at his old age.

But judging by Jordan's standards, everyone can only sigh that the once invincible basketball god will never come back.

And the New York Double Guns, the madman Latrell Sprewell and the CIC king Alan Houston jointly contributed 50 points, messing up Jordan's comeback debut.

It is worth mentioning that Kwame Brown, the No. 12 pick picked by Jordan, played 2 minutes in the game, scored 3 points, 3 rebounds and [-] blocks, showing his explosive physical fitness and explosive golf quotient.

Here Jordan suffered Waterloo in his first show, and his old teammate Pippen did not feel well there.

The Blazers fired head coach Mike Dunleavy and hired former 76ers star Maurice Cheeks.And cleared away Rod Strickland, who had no performance on the court and was in constant trouble off the court.However, other players are not fuel-efficient, and the name of the Portland jailer has been resounding throughout the league.

Sabonis was plagued by injuries and announced that he would be reimbursed for the season. Dale Davis and Rasheed Wallace partnered for the Blazers inside. The point guard was Damon Stoudemire, a small flying mouse. The small forward position was played by a veteran. Pippen started and at shooting guard was old acquaintance Derek Anderson.

At the start of the game, O'Neal jumped to the ball without any suspense, and the ball fell into the hands of Anthony Mason.

Without handing the ball to the defender, Mason dribbled slowly across the half court to the wing with his butt pouted like this. His body thickness and strength determined that even Pippen would find it difficult to break the ball in his hands.

O'Neal asked for the ball in the low post as usual, and Dale Davis behind him tried his best to squeeze him out of the three-second zone.

Arenas responded at the top of the arc, forming a triangle position with O'Neal and Mason, with Ben Wallace and Kobe on the weak side.

Under Davis' top defense, O'Neal failed to get to the position smoothly, but Mason still waved his right hand and passed the ball with one hand.

Even with O'Neill's height, the pass was too high.The ball flew over the heads of both O'Neill and Davis, and flew directly to the baseline.

Rasheed Wallace on the weak side was only watching the ball that was about to be missed, but he didn't realize that a golden figure behind him had taken off.

Kobe's half body was behind the backboard, his right hand caught the ball in the air with one hand, and then he poured it into the basket!

The Staples Center exploded instantly!

The poor roaring Tianzun was solidly used as the background once.He knew that Ben was not good at attacking, so he put most of his attention on O'Neal, but he didn't notice that Ben made a solid off-ball screen for Kobe who slipped the baseline, shutting Derek Anderson in. The outside of the three-point line allowed Kobe to have enough space to cut to the basket, and Mason, who was in possession of the ball, arrived at the ball and completed this wonderful cooperation.

Jim is all too familiar with this scene, when Kobe, Gasol and Shannon Brown used to play this alley-oop through the back door.

When it was the Trail Blazers' turn to attack, Little Momonga stood at the top of the arc to control the ball, looking at the Sharks and Ben under the Lakers' basket, feeling a little embarrassed.His small body can't withstand the toss of these two evil stars.

After dribbling for 10 seconds, he opted to pass the ball to Rasheed Wallace in the low post.

Facing Daben's defense, Rashid made full use of his size advantage, created space after one step, and turned around with his iconic straight-arm jumper.The ball bounced twice on the rim and still scored.

Although Daben tried his best to interfere, but his short height still suffered a serious disadvantage when facing the low singles of a powerful insider.

The Lakers attacked. This time it was the rookie Arenas who was holding the ball. After he dribbled the ball for half the court, he found that Stoudemire, who was defending him, was not very close. After the interference that Meyer could cause, Arenas chose to step directly outside the three-point line.

The sound of a basketball hitting the net is always so sweet.

Arenas enjoyed the cheers from his hometown fans.

For the Blazers, it is unrealistic to hand over every offense to Rasheed Wallace.

Pi Erye is getting old, and his legs and feet are not as sharp as before. The only players in the Trail Blazers who have the ability to break through are Flying Squirrel and Anderson.

Anderson received a pass from Pi Erye, faced Kobe on the flank, and easily rushed past the baseline with just one cross step.

"How did Kobe's defense become so loose?"

Before Anderson finished expressing his feelings, an explosive head appeared in his field of vision.

Anderson only hated his small toss shot too quickly.

This small throw turned into a setter in a volleyball game, and was smashed by the main attacker Da Ben directly to the audience.

"Look at Mitch, this is our no-fly zone in Los Angeles. Ben's diligence can make up for Shaq's lack of range, and Shaq can tear anyone who dares to challenge him in the paint."

Kupchak is beginning to think that trading half the team for Wallace might not be such a bad choice, although it's too early to discuss.

The Lakers changed the opening routine of Kobe holding the ball and O'Neal ending in the previous seasons. Instead, Mason and Arenas took turns holding the ball to launch the offense.

As long as O'Neal stands in the low post, the Blazers' defensive center of gravity will be shifted, while Kobe's position on the court is more flexible, using the cover made by the two barriers of Big Ben and O'Neal, he can walk on the strong and weak side at any time The ball is released.

Halfway through the first quarter, the Lakers led 18-10, and the Blazers first called a timeout.

科比5投4中得到8分，效率很高。值得一提的是这4粒进球中有3粒来自于梅森的助攻。

Ben Wallace didn't score a point, but he had already grabbed 4 rebounds and contributed 3 blocked shots. He blocked Stoudemire and Anderson who were trying to break through to open the situation.

Trail Blazers coach Cheeks made adjustments to the lineup, replacing Anderson, who was out of his mind, and replaced backup guard Bunch Wells to share the pressure of Rasheed Wallace on the offensive end.

　The mentality of moving was exploding...the bookshelves and tables were smashed.Also hung some color...

　　
　
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