Jim Bass Ambition

Chapter 377
Soon, the time came to October, and the preseason of the new season started.

The Lakers, who sent away a few important rotations and only added Lamar Odom and a few rookies, were not favored by everyone, even if the coach was replaced by the well-known Don Nelson.

"Don Nelson has been a coach for nearly 30 years. Although the regular season is very lively, he has not won a championship so far. His reputation is entirely due to his seniority. The Lakers should invite Phil Jackson back. I Dare to say, Jim Buss will suffer another round of failures because of his stupid face and stubbornness."

"The Lakers did not learn the lessons of last season's failure, but continued to let their interior become more empty. No one can stop the Spurs defending champion."

In short, regardless of whether the Lakers are rising or sinking, there are a lot of eyes staring, ready to watch Jim's excitement.

Three coaches have been changed in three years. Although the main lineup has not changed much, the basketball concepts of the coaches are more or less different. Stevens and other assistant coaches have worked overtime during this period and have become the head coach and the players. The catalyst between them, the team urgently needs to play a chemical reaction. The competition in the West is very fierce. If you lose a few more games in the early stage, you may lose your favorable ranking in the later stage.Like last season, playing all the way from the bottom half is still quite unfavorable in the playoffs. Meeting strong opponents in the first two rounds will consume more energy and increase the possibility of injury.

In the first preseason game, the Lakers' opponent was the Portland Trail Blazers.

Trail Blazers general manager Kevin Pritchard's biggest move in the offseason was to poach head coach Nate McMillan from the Sonics, whose contract expired last season.As for other reinforcements, due to the poor signing luck of the Blazers, they only got the young swingman Martel Webster and the happy-looking guard Jarrett Jack in the draft.

In short, this Trail Blazers team is an out-and-out team. Jim and Don Nelson agreed that this game should be used to raise their swords, let the players play with confidence, and let the league re-recognize the Lakers. Terrible, if you can win 60 points, you will never win 58 points.

Lamar Odom was arranged by the team as a substitute, and the starting lineup was Billups, Wade, Kobe, Artest and Garnett.

For the Trail Blazers, point guard is Sebastian Telfair, shooting guard Juan Dixon, small forward Ruben Patterson, power forward Darius Miles, center Theo Larry Teliff, the average height is actually shorter than the Lakers.

The pace of the game is very fast. The Lakers are more blooming, fast but not chaotic, while the Blazers are brought into the rhythm and run around uncontrollably.

Kobe, Billups and Wade all like this rhythm of attacking quickly after receiving the ball. The first two are natural attacking monsters, but Billups is a sullen guy with a calm face and a thunder in his chest. .

Don Nelson gave them a lot of privileges, such as Billups, who was allowed to shoot three-pointers during the fast break, and he would never fall if he could not land.

And Kobe and Wade prefer to complete a wonderful dunk on the fast break.

After a few rounds, the Blazers fell in front of the Lakers without any resistance, and were ravaged by others. About 6 minutes later, Wade was replaced and new aid Lamar Odom made his debut.

Although the position is a power forward, Odom's ball-handling skills are not inferior to any guard. As soon as he went on the court, he grabbed the rebound and then gave it to Garnett who followed up with a no-look-pass. Field exclaimed.

The value of Odom is that his comprehensive skills can replace anyone in the starting lineup, allowing the Lakers to make various combinations according to the progress of the game.That's why Jim and Don Nelson wanted him.

The lineup put together by the Blazers is really too weak. Kevin Pritchard's goal in the past two years is obvious. He wants to compete for the No. [-] pick.

131 to 79, the Lakers swept the Blazers, giving supporters great confidence.

Wade, who was put on the starting lineup, remained unabated in efficiency, contributing 26 points, 25 rebounds and 4 assists in 7 minutes. Kobe made 11 of 10 shots and scored 22 points.As for Odom, he scored a quasi-triple-double with 10 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists. His play style is full of appreciation, and he frequently sent out tricks, which made the Lakers fans hooked.

After all, the vast majority of people still prefer to watch quicksilver attacks.

Two days later, the Lakers played against the Rockets.

After the disastrous defeat in the playoffs last season, the Rockets have worked hard, and the primary goal is to fully upgrade the three positions except Yao Mai.First of all, Stromile Swift, who was abandoned by the Blazers, was signed with a four-year $4 million contract on the grounds that he can bring vitality to the team. In fact, last season, Swift did Contributed a lot of wonderful dunks, especially against the Rockets, Yao Ming's bloody dunk was even selected as the top ten goals of the season.

Then, eight-year veteran and 8th overall shooting guard Derek Anderson was signed, hoping he could become a reliable third single RBI.

In the end, when point guard Bob Sura was seriously injured and may be reimbursed for the season, point guard Ralph Alston was reinforced and Mike James was sent to the Raptors.

In the eyes of some fans, the Rockets' lineup is already extremely strong and can even reach the finals.

But the progress of the game disappointed them.

Ralph Alston is good at handling the ball, and he is superb in changing directions with one hand, but he is not a defender and organizer above the level. Derek Anderson has long been smoothed by the years, and now he is just a mediocre player. Being able to play for a day is a day. As for Stromile Swift, his brain capacity can only hold the word dunk.

The result of the collision between the two teams was that the Rockets collapsed at the touch of a button. Under the open charge of the Lakers forcing the rhythm and speed, Alston, who was new to the team and was not familiar with Van Gundy's system, and others couldn't help running back and forth with the Lakers, X*** In terms of D, it's just that Yao Ming suffered because he was running back and forth on the court, and he was often targeted by the Lakers with pick-and-rolls.

112 to 86, the Lakers won another victory.

The surprise player in this game is Kyle Korver. After he played in the second quarter, he made 5 of 4 three-pointers and made 6 three-pointers in the game.Odom continued to have a good performance, 12 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists. Don Nelson used him as the core of the second team and gave him a lot of possessions.

而火箭的三大新援，德里克·安德森14投3中，狂砍9分；斯威夫特8投2中，7分6板5犯规；只有阿尔斯通9投5中拿下15分，还算令人满意。

The two big victories made the Lakers fans full of confidence, as if they saw the hope of avenging the Spurs this season and regaining the championship.

(End of this chapter)