Jim Bass Ambition

Chapter 281 Magic's Enmity
After slaughtering the Eagles, the Lakers started a consecutive road trip.

The first opponent is the New Orleans Hornets.

The new head coach of the Hornets is the famous Lakers Byron Scott. This season, due to the addition of the Bobcats, the Hornets were moved to the West. Mavericks, no accident suffered a three-game losing streak, but waiting for them in the fourth game is menacing Lakers, Hornets fans can only count the schedule to see when they can play the Hawks or Bobcats.

The team's leading small forward Jamal Mashburn will be absent for a long time due to injury. Scott has to send his old acquaintance George Lynch to start. On the defensive end, Lynch has long lost his courage. He's also one Maggette behind Mashburn.
In addition to these, it is also worth mentioning that the Hornets signed back former Lakers player Chris Anderson from the CBA on the other side of the ocean.
Without Mashburn's all-round firepower, the Hornets' frontcourt is seriously blue-collarized. Jamal Magloire, the hottest All-Star, and P.J. Brown, a generation of fighting superstars, are neither offensive masters nor scoring madmen. Relying on Baron Davis and David Wesley's random shots and birds on the outside to attack, the two made crazy shots and made a lot of steel. Among them, Baron Davis made 20 of 5 shots, and David Wesley made 14 of 4 shots. Leigh went 7-for-2 from the field, and with a 35.3-for-[-] P.J. Brown, the Hornets shot a brutal [-] percent from the field.
On the other hand, the Lakers hit 53.5% of their shots, matching the Hornets.
Except for J. R. Smith's super gliding two-handed dunk, the Hornets' performance was lackluster. The Lakers beat the Hornets 116 to 98. Kobe scored 30 points and 34 assists in 7 minutes of playing, playing with ease.
"I know what you are questioning. We have known each other for many years. We have a good relationship since he was still playing with the Lakers. Byron is a good person. He can lead the team to the finals, which shows his ability. For now For the Hornets, fighting for a good pick in next year's draft may be more important than winning some innocuous games this season. Maybe their best player in team history is hidden in the next rookie. Believe it During this process, Byron did a good job." Because of the four-game losing streak when he took office, Hornets coach Byron Scott has been questioned a lot. As an old friend, Jim will of course come out to support the famous Lakers.

You actually questioned the skills of our field control masters. When the Hornets select xxx next year, it is not you who will say that it is really fragrant.
Next, the Lakers challenged the Grizzlies back to back.

One of the failures of the Grizzlies offseason is that they failed to keep James Posey, which made their already strong perimeter suddenly full of loopholes, whether it was Jason Williams or Bunch Wells; Dov, Gasol, or Stoudemire Jr. are not defensive materials. Although the old coach Hubie Brown has brought this team into the playoffs, if he wants to go further, I am afraid that Jerry is still needed. ·West just needs a little more effort.

The Lakers did not repeat the mistakes of the preseason. Garnett covered the sky with one hand and scored 26 points and 17 rebounds. The Lakers' insiders were quite in place against the Grizzlies. Randolph and Stoudemire only scored 13 points each And 12 points, Gasol slightly better, 22 points and 7 rebounds.

And Bunch Wells, the Grizzlies' outside hot spot, was brutally blocked by Artest. His proud confrontation did not have an advantage in front of Artest, and his height was shorter, and he finally made 12 shots. 3's miserable answer sheet.

The Lakers beat the Grizzlies 110 to 87, giving their opponents a 5-game losing streak.

Since the start of the game, the Lakers have had a relatively easy schedule. Except for the Spurs, they have not met any real strong teams. This also makes Jim's 5 wins and 1 loss seem not so convincing. After all, they lost against the Spurs.

"With the Lakers lineup, even if a dog is on a leash on the coaching bench, they can still make it to the playoffs! Just watch, when they meet my home team, they will show up right away! After so many years, it's time for the league to change owners!"

The next opponent is the Orlando Magic.

In the off-season, the Magic's actions can be described as drastic. While sending away the head star Tracy McGrady, they also cleaned up the oil bottle Juwan Howard.

The team signed Turk Hedo Turkoglu, who did not renew his contract with the Spurs, plus Grant Hill, who returned from injury, Stephen Jackson, who was gradually reaching the peak, and the Rockets' two-gun Steve Jackson who was traded. With husband Francis and Cutino Mobley, plus No. 20 pick Dwight Howard and No. [-] pick Jamal Nelson, the Magic lineup is strong and strong. The only thing missing is running-in. The Hornets and Mavericks also demonstrated their strength and determination.

Before the game, Grant Hill came to the Lakers bench and exchanged greetings with Jim. After a season and a half of recuperation, the medical report showed that Hill could finally return to the court to enjoy basketball without worrying about his ankle. Well, compared to Steve Francis and Dwight Howard, Hill was the first one to enter the state of the team. In the first 5 games, he averaged 24.2 points, 5.4 rebounds and 6.8 assists per game. Jordan's successor in the first step.

Magic's starters are Francis, Jackson, Hill, Turkoglu and Howard.

Mobley may be one of the more depressed members of the team, relegated to sixth man due to Hill's return.

The young and strong Howard was full of energy and jumped to the ball. Francis dribbled the ball halfway, called Turkoglu for a screen, and he directly pulled up two points.

Apparently, Boss F also has his own little thoughts. Hill, a sick bastard, wants to be the boss, so he can pass me.

Fortunately, Francis felt good, and the goal was scored.

The Lakers attacked, Billups gave the ball to Kobe, and he ran to the weak side with the double screen of David West and Garnett. After receiving the ball from Kobe, he made a three-pointer.

I feel that I am in a hot state today. Francis has a ball in his hand. I have the world. Billups' three-pointer just now made him very embarrassed. He decided to teach the parallel importer on the opposite side an unforgettable lesson, telling him what talent is.

Waving rejected Turkoglu's pick-and-roll, Francis directly exposed Billups.

Billups knew that he couldn't beat the opponent's speed, so he just blocked a route and led the boss into Garnett's defense trap.

Garnett lived up to expectations, the dragon came into the world, the hot pot was served, and Artest squeezed Stephen Jackson away to grab a rebound.

The two had friction last season, coupled with the grievances between Jackson and the Lakers, Artest's actions were a bit big, Jackson immediately fought back and pushed Artest angrily.

Artest was unhappy at the time, dropped the ball, and was about to go back and start messing around.

West and Francis immediately geared up and prepared to show their talents. Fortunately, Hill and Kobe intervened in time to calm the turmoil in the bud.

Jackson got a technical foul and Kobe made a free throw.

Jim scratched his head, as if expecting something.

(End of this chapter)