champion heart

Chapter 40 40. Opening Game

On October 10th, the opening game of the NBA regular season kicked off!

For the fans, a new visual feast is about to be staged.

On the night of October 10th, the Lakers faced the Clippers' challenge at home.

This is a city derby belonging to Los Angeles!

From the perspective of history, the Lakers are much better than the Clippers, but in recent years, the Clippers are much better than the Lakers!
In the new season, champion coach Rivers joined the Clippers, which is self-evident for the Clippers, a team with a mature lineup.

Everyone on the team is good at playing, what they lack is a good coach who can lead the team to win the game.

It is worth mentioning that Rivers will not only serve as the head coach of the team, but also serve as the deputy general manager of the Clippers' basketball affairs department!Become one of the managers of the team!

Since it is the Los Angeles Derby, the hype before the game must be inevitable.

All members of TNT were dispatched, and the game was broadcast live across the United States!

The big screen at the scene is constantly playing Tang De highlights. From this moment, starting from this season, the Lakers have planned to start packaging and promoting Tang De!
In Tang Dede, they saw the hope of the team's rise, and even saw the potential benefits that Tang De could bring.

Soon, the starting lineups of both sides tonight were announced on the big screen.

Lakers: Blake, Nick Young, Downe, Gasol, Whiteside!
Clippers: Paul, Redick, Barnes, Griffin, Jordan!
Yes, it's that exciting, the starting center D'Antoni directly used the white edge.

Although Jordan Hill was still quite fierce before the serious injury, the stubborn D'Antoni just didn't need it!

Is Hill not happy?

Of course a little!
But since the head coach has arranged this way, there is nothing he can do!
He can only serve as a substitute for this big man who has just joined the team in a down-to-earth manner!

People, sometimes luck is a very important factor.

After warming up before the game, Tang De took a deep breath. Although it wasn't his first time playing in the NBA, strictly speaking, this was his first official season!

He has always been a substitute before, and he can't even play as a substitute, but tonight he will be the starter.

The starting small forward for the Lakers!

Tang De was more or less nervous.

Paul, who was already standing in the middle circle waiting for the game to start, saw Tang De walking towards him. He even thought that Tang De was too nervous and didn't know where to stop.

Tang De stretched out his right hand.

"Oh, so I wanted to shake hands with myself."

Paul smiled and shook hands with Tang De!
"Chris, please teach me more, but I will beat you!"

Tang De said this very seriously, even though it might be a bit funny in Paul's eyes.

It's a bit ignorant for a Xiaobai who has only played a few good games to dare to say such a thing.

Paul secretly made up his mind to conquer this ignorant guy in front of him.

However, Paul still admired Tang De's character of not admitting defeat.

"I'll wait, rookie!"

Paul also responded with a serious face!
With the whistle of the referee, the game officially begins!
In front of the TV, Chinese fans and Lakers fans are looking forward to it...

In the middle circle, Baibian and Jordan jumped the ball.

Baibian's physical fitness is good, but it also depends on who he compares with. Compared with Jordan, he is almost meaningless now!
Jordan jumped to the first wave of possessions tonight!
Paul catches the ball and dribbles steadily forward.

Blake knows that his defense has been criticized by the fans, so when the game started tonight, he defended very seriously.

It's just that, in the initial matchup, he was defending against Paul.

As long as Paul thinks about others, there are really few people in the entire NBA who dare to say that they can guard him!

Paul breaks through.

Blake followed closely!
However, the effect seemed to be poor. A sudden rhythm change during the march easily passed Blake.

Under the basket, Jordan has long been eyeing the ball in Paul's hands.

the next moment.

Little Jordan ran over the white edge and took off on the spot!

Paul passed the ball accurately.

"Bang!"

Little Jordan successfully dunked the basket with both hands!
"Dunk from DeAndre, the city of lobs lives up to its name!"

Big Mouth Barkley is very excited. In his opinion, the Lakers will not be the opponent of the Clippers at all. He is a Clippers fan in this game!

Domestic Penguin Sports also broadcast the game. Originally, the Lakers were the most popular team in China. Now that they have Tang De, they can't wait to broadcast every game.

"Facing the Clippers in this game, especially when facing Paul, it will be a big test for Tang De. He can pass the ball, and Paul can do it even more!"

Wang Meng said worriedly.

Paul, who sent a wonderful pass as soon as he came up, gave Tang De a cold look, as if to say, "I heard that you are good at passing the ball?"

It was the Lakers' turn to attack. Although the Lakers had two guards, Nick Young and Blake, on the court, everyone knew from previous games that Tang De was the core organizer of the Lakers.

In other words, the real point guard on the field is Tang De.

D'Antoni has long planned to let Tang De control the ball. Now in the opening game of the regular season, D'Antoni began to implement this matter.

Tang De slowly dribbled forward, and after halftime, Barnes defended fiercely.

This guy Barnes can be regarded as a guy. His defensive enthusiasm is very strong. He may not be able to score too many points on the court, but on the defensive end he always tries his best to defend!

Tang De signaled Baibian to come out, trying to bring out Jordan from the basket.

Because Tang De knows very well that once Jordan leaves the basket, [-]% of his role will be cut off!

Baibian came out from the basket, but Jordan didn't respond!
After finding the rhythm, Tang De made a change to the left and passed Barnes and went straight to the basket!

Jordan has been waiting under the basket for a long time.

"Want to enter my restricted area? You have to ask me if I agree!"

Jordan is ready to jump and block shots at any time.

But Tang De is not that stupid.

There is no need for him to challenge Jordan's defense!

Tang De jumped up.

Pass back to Whiteside who pulls out to the basket.

Bai Bian catches the ball and makes a solid mid-range shot!

After the goal, Baibian was very excited. He knew why Tang De had been asking him to practice mid-range shooting.

Doesn't this come in handy?
It is said that you little Jordan bounces fast and is strong at the basket, but if I don't entangle you in the basket, what can you do?
In the future, big men who can't shoot are unwelcome!

"Can a Lakers big man still shoot like this?"

"Oh, Charles, did you know it until now? That big man's touch is so delicate, and his shooting touch is much better than mine!"

O'Neill looked excited, and even blackened himself.

Little Jordan was also dumbfounded: "This unknown guy still has such an operation?"

Paul: "FXXK, I also want a center like this, hey management, listen up, get me one quickly!"

Everyone didn't know that Whiteside could still shoot like this, including D'Antoni!
He only knew that Whiteside had excellent rebounding and shot-blocking abilities, but he had no idea that Whiteside had such a soft shot.

Of course, Tang De knew it for sure, and he was the only one who knew it.

During the offseason, he and Baibian practiced this kind of shooting, and he didn't know how many shots!

Whiteside hasn't shown his shooting ability in the preseason, and now it's time to show his real skills.

(End of this chapter)