Jim Bass Ambition

Chapter 379
As the saying goes, Kanglong has regrets, but it will not last long.

During the chat with Don Nelson, Jim vaguely revealed some worries. Don Nelson's team has never lacked momentum over the years. A seemingly impossible game, but in the playoffs, once targeted, it is easy to overturn.

Jim believes that it is better to save some strength in the preseason. In the previous life, Yu Yuyong, under the leadership of Wharton Jr., used the five small moves that were the ultimate move at that time. At the beginning of the season, he won a wave of 24 consecutive victories, and finally won It is the best in history with 73 wins, but the weaknesses of the five minors have also been seen by the opponents one by one. If it weren't for the enlightenment of Klay Thompson, the Warriors would have overturned under the Thunder's hands as early as in the Western Conference Finals. In the finals, Lu The guidance straightened Jefferson and filled Love's defensive loopholes, while Bogut, who was exhausted in the Western Conference Finals, was injured and fell down, causing the Warriors' defensive system to completely collapse.In the end, Cleveland's 3% miracle was achieved, and the best record in history also became the background.

Bloody lessons are everywhere, and if you don't win a championship, nothing else matters.

Don Nelson is also very face-saving, in the next Lakers game against the Hornets, only let the starting lineup and Odom play less than 20 minutes, most of the time is Steve Blake, Kyle Korver, etc. People are on the field.

With rookie Chris Paul as the core, the Hornets successfully defeated the Lakers in the away game. Paul scored 14 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists, and performed well.

In 6 preseason games, the Lakers had 4 wins and 2 losses.Such a roller coaster-like performance can not only beat the Rockets in the playoffs, but also overturn in front of the Hornets, the deputy squad leader of last season, so that the Lakers fans have prepared their heart-saving pills in advance for a more exciting regular season.

But the only thing that is certain is that, no matter what the record is, the Lakers' ball is one of the best in the league.

"We can't wait to play the regular season, now it's time for people to see our determination, no one sits idle this summer, the images of failure are replaying in my head over and over again, when you can only sit on the court, Watching the team lose and not being able to do anything, that feeling is just torture, I don't want to do it again, my teammates are the same, they play with anger, it makes us stronger." The last game of the preseason After the end, Lakers star Kevin Garnett said so in an interview.

The Lakers failed to win the championship last season, and the Lakers' opening game was also placed on the second day of the season. The focus of the first day was the duel between the league's upstart Phoenix Suns and the traditional powerhouse Dallas Mavericks. The Mavericks let them go Michael Finley, the iconic figure for many years, signed former Kings Titans Doug Christie.The intention is to support Devin Harris, Josh Howard and Marquese Daniels. After all, Finley is getting older, his offense is not as sharp as before, his defense has degraded seriously, and his style of play is more dominant , From various perspectives, there is no reason to continue to stay in the team.

The Suns lost Joe Johnson, and all the burdens were on Steve Nash. The two sides fought hard for two overtimes. The Suns played more than 50 minutes. Nash scored 30 points and 9 assists, but the Mavericks Seven players scored in double figures, and in the unfavorable situation that Nowitzki had 7 fouls and left the field, Keith Van Horn grabbed a key rebound, caused a foul, and made a free throw to kill the Suns.

"D'Antoni's routine may be very strong in the regular season, because the weak team can't limit the MVP-level Steve Nash, but in the playoffs, this style of play is suicide. We should pay more attention to the Spurs And the Mavericks. As for the East, LeBron James wants to reach the Finals from the Pistons and Pacers, at least not this year... Are we talking too far, let's win the first month of the game first Next 10 games. Mitch, you have to keep watching the market to see the trade value of Kyle Korver, Andris Nocioni and Anderson Varejao. After thinking about it, I decided that we should make a big one. He is tall, at least he can carry people, and it seems that David Lee can’t do this job in the preseason.” In the office, Jim and Kupchak were chatting, Varejao’s progress was disappointing, and Korvo Hall and Nocioni have entered the contract year, and it is unlikely that they will stay next season.

"I have received some trade proposals, but they don't look serious. There are a few teams that have expressed interest in Artest, but their bargaining chips are not good, such as the Bucks and Eagles. I'm not optimistic about people like Desmond Mason or Josh Childress, so I didn't continue to talk to them." Kupchak summarized the developments in the past month.

"The Celtics have a young insider, Kendrick Perkins, let's see if we can manage to get him over. But it's not easy to trade Danny Ainge, we have to find other ways, first with Keep in touch with other teams." Jim looked through the roster and found a name that was now obscure, but still familiar.

After the exchange for Odom, the team's salary has approached the luxury tax line, and Jim, who has always been "thrifty and housekeeping", also felt the pressure. Lord, similar to Kwame Brown, basically scrapped lottery tickets, but still want a contract above the middle class, the Lakers said they couldn't afford it.In the end, Kwame Brown went to the Utah Jazz.

In the first game of the season, the Lakers were a guest at Colorado to challenge the Denver Nuggets.

Retaining all the main players from last season and selecting potential insider Sean May, Kiki Vandeweghe is full of confidence and believes that the Nuggets will become a force that cannot be ignored in the West as Carmelo Anthony matures.

But the Lakers only spent halftime, making many Nuggets fans doubt their lives and think whether they should reposition their goals for this season.

On the defensive end, the Lakers resorted to a one-on-four tactic. Artest successfully froze Carmelo Anthony. Melon made 9 of 2 shots in the first half and only scored 6 points.

On the other hand, Wade, under the defense of Voshan Leonard, Wade got whatever he wanted, made 8 of 7 shots, scored 18 points easily, and completely released his powerful offensive firepower.

At halftime, the Lakers took a 66-45 lead.

In the second half, they changed sides and fought again. Odom got more playing time, but his hand feeling was not good, and the point difference remained stable at around 15 points. In the end, the Lakers won the away game 112 to 97.Wade scored a game-high 31 points, Kobe Bryant 28 points, and Odom made 10 of 2 shots, 5 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists in his first regular season game on behalf of the Lakers.

掘金方面，安东尼22投6中，得到18分，肯扬·马丁17分11篮板。全队命中率只有38%。

(End of this chapter)