Bryant sat on the sidelines watching the game, unfazed by the bleak situation the Lakers were in.

At his age, if his ambition remains the same, the things he considers are no longer as frivolous as when he was young.

He also knows that the current players are no longer interested in the way they play. Look at Lin Shaojie, who can gain a foothold in the league just by relying on three-pointers. Compared with 2 points, the efficiency value dropped by 3%.

Therefore, the players of the new era have also begun to learn the skills. Under the generations of gods, this group of so-called new era players will inevitably be forced to go out, and even the big men on the inside have begun to demand shooting ability.

In the past, the "driver" was a softie, but now, everyone began to admire that guy, which is not what a champion can bring.

After the halftime game, the Pacers, who took the lead in an all-round way, never gave the Lakers any chance.

After such a game, there are quite a lot to watch. For example, Marshall of the Lakers can be regarded as an outstanding player, but it is a pity that he can't play his due strength in front of a strong team like the Pacers.

In the second half, Lin Shaojie was still standing on the field. The overall advantage of the Pacers over the Lakers was too great, and the point difference went straight to [-] points. In the end, Frank took the initiative to withdraw Lin Shaojie and other main players, so as to leave enough face for each other .

Fans who watched the game at the scene began to know at that time that the game officially entered garbage time.

In the loss to the Nuggets, Lin Shaojie "survived" on the court for less than 10 minutes, but under his leadership, the Pacers won a crushing victory.

After two consecutive games, everyone finally saw the gap between Lin Shaojie and others, especially the gap between Stephenson and him.

Stephenson, who is currently favored by the transfer market, has become the focus of investigation. After his cost performance, he has a dislocation advantage in the back line.

He can shoot and pass, almost everything. In general, his strength can be regarded as a player with an annual salary of nearly "tens of millions". Even compared with those defenders who dominate the league, he is only slightly inferior.

But after these two games, Stephenson's market is a bit bearish. His comprehensiveness on the court does not mean his real comprehensiveness.

After being biased in the direction of emphasis, it is bound to be owed in other aspects.

Against the backdrop of Lin Shaojie's offensive and defensive ends, Stephenson appears to be full of loopholes.

And Paul George, the highly anticipated Pacers "second leader" with extremely high growth attributes, also has many problems. Poor shooting stability is an important factor.

In the Pacers' victory over the Lakers, Paul George scored only 13 points, even less than Stephenson's 15 points. The team scored the most points with David West at 25 points, followed by Lin Shaojie's 21 points. But Lin Shaojie still had 16 assists.

Paul George has taken 21 shots, the most in the team, but he only hit 4 goals. If it weren't for him, the Pacers would have crushed the Lakers from the beginning.

On the other hand, for the Lakers, Marshall didn't score many points, only 8 points were recorded, but he got 10 assists, more assists than points, making many people believe that he is the passer the Lakers need.

But those who watched the game were a little worried, what should "Marshal Ma" do if he encounters a defender like Lin Shaojie next time.

After all, it seems that only one of the assist data that Marshall can get was completed in front of Lin Shaojie, and all subsequent assists were completed when Lin Shaojie was off the court.

This is not a good phenomenon.

As for Gasol, he is still the unshakable core of the Lakers. With 21 points and 13 rebounds, he supports the Lakers to move forward. After losing the game and winning the statistics, it is a matter of time before he leaves the Lakers. Judging from the market, Gasol is still the big man pursued by both the East and West.

Nick Young, who came to the Lakers from the 76ers, thought he was the savior, but he never thought that his first season with the Lakers was not very good.

The statistics don't look bad, and may even hit a record high, but as the "best sixth man", he is purely a scoring machine. The coach's requirement for him is to play and score.

The current lineup of the Lakers hardly takes care of him too much. He looks a bit thin and does not have Lin Shaojie's strength advantage.

As a very talented swingman, Nick Young needs a passer to help him, but unfortunately, from the current point of view, Marshall does not seem to be the player who suits him.

After the game, Kobe could only watch the Pacers drift away. He was comforting his teammates.

The years took away Kobe's health, but also left him with the world.

He has grown up too!

As the Pacers completed their last game away from home, they are about to return home. As the next opponent, it is the Suns who just defeated them at home.

Everyone is guessing that in the last home game before, the Pacers lost the Dzogchen, and as the first game of their "return" home, the Pacers should win the opponent, whether it is the team's record or the two sides Due to the grievances between the Pacers, it is impossible for the Pacers to lose to the same opponent twice in one season.

Even if they lose two games in five away games, the Pacers have lost a total of three games so far, but this does not affect their still occupying the league's first strength.

Of course, in the latest team strength rankings, the Pacers are still firmly in the No. [-] position, even though they have a record of two defeats.

Ranked second is the Trail Blazers. Their offense ranks first in the league, but their defense has always had problems, unlike the Pacers' offensive and defensive balance.

The third is the Spurs. The Spurs rotation this season is not as crazy as last season, which also caused their starting lineup to suffer from injuries.

As for the fourth Thunder, their strength is nothing to say. They are still a spoiler in the West. If you sit on the sidelines, no one is afraid of playing against them. After all, there is an unpredictable Durant in the team.

However, the ups and downs of the Thunder, and the loss of some inexplicable games also made people doubt their stability.

As for the more popular Heat and Rockets, they are behind.

As the No.1 team in the league, the Heat's fifth ranking is not enough, but the Big Three said in unison that this season is to regain the championship from the Pacers. Put it in their eyes.

The Rockets...their problem is exactly the same as that of the Blazers. The offense is strong and the defense is weak. Except for Beverly, who is more reliable in the team, everyone else spends more energy on offense.

Just when the Pacers spun back to the East, the NBA officially announced the All-Star lineup of the East and West.

Lin Shaojie became the starting lineup of the Eastern Conference with an absolute advantage. This is also his second All-Star tour in the league. Paul George was also selected at the same time as him.

For Lin Shaojie's selection, it is self-evident that the praise made him match the title of the All-Star vote king. Even in the era of Little Giants, most of the votes came from Huaguo. Lin Shaojie had at least one-third of the votes. The votes came from Europe, and they were still dominated by female fans.

This makes the NBA proud up and down.

Among the sales volume of Nike's "Commander" second-generation women's sneakers, the European market is also the second largest market after the North American market. rate hit a new high.

This is also the reason why Jordan was able to take a high look at Lin Shaojie, and then take another high look.

Whether it's LeBron or Kobe, their appeal in the men's market is self-evident. Lin Shaojie's sudden emergence has broken the rankings between the new and old kings, but in the North American men's market, Lin Shaojie can't overthrow the local LeBron for the time being.

But in the women's sneaker market, Lin Shaojie's "Commander" series is unique, whether in North America or Europe.

Some experts analyzed that if Nike wants to continue signing the next contract with Lin Shaojie, the price they need to pay may be far greater than the price that Coca-Cola bought BodyArmor at the beginning. You must know that the investment is only a small amount from the perspective of time and income. Next to the cooperation between Nike and Jordan, it is a model of the commercial success of NBA professional players.

Now Kobe and Lin Shaojie are still benefiting from it.

As for being able to win the female market, Lin Shaojie is unique.

So for Lin Shaojie who won the final All-Star vote, LeBron sent his blessings on Twitter, saying that he deserved it.

Is this LeBron's generosity?

Or did he get the hang of it?

No, it's a token of their "firm" friendship!

It is a compromise under the market economy. Lin Shaojie is the hero who opened up the territory, and the alliance has benefited a lot from it.

Now that it's Nike's papa who comes off the field to give blessings in person, should the stars of the same camp still be reserved?If you do it in the opposite direction, the sponsor's father will let you know why the flowers are so popular.

In addition to Lin Shaojie gaining more attention, Paul George's successful selection has caused a lot of controversy.

Perhaps the controversy was not big at the beginning, after all, he is the Pacers' second-in-command, and he is equivalent to Pippen next to Joe's gang leader, and the face he should give is indispensable.

It's a pity that Paul George's ups and downs in these recent games have caused him to be devastated by the media.

Since Paul George was born unprofessional, he began to criticize him as a "non" team basketball background. According to some media, apart from one-on-one, Pickle Pepper is a player who relies on talent to play.

Even if he entered college, he was only showing off his talent to his heart's content, and he didn't do much in team basketball.

Faced with these trumped-up criticisms, Lin Shaojie sternly refuted them before boarding the plane.

"It's easy to pick thorns. You can say that he has many faults, but don't forget that when he faced the Heat in the playoffs last year, 'Pickled Pepper' could consume LeBron non-stop for 10 minutes. other than that, no one can do it, including me."

Lin Shaojie's self-effacing reply and praise made the gloomy Paul George feel much better. Frank also patted Lin Shaojie gratefully.

At this time, the pressure on the Pacers, who have lost three games, is not high, but for Paul George himself, the pressure is actually very high. The second master wants to prove that he has the ability to stand on the court and become an indispensable core missing member.

However, the operation with too much force and a somewhat unbalanced mentality made him take greater responsibility in the two away games. After all, Lin Shaojie was suppressed by Frank. It was Paul George's turn to contribute, but the result was a failure. end.

Lin Shaojie was able to support his teammates, which made the atmosphere in the Pacers team self-evident. When Bynum, who was far away in Indianapolis, saw such news, he couldn't stop nodding to Larry Bird.

"Lynn is such a good leader, he is helping Paul decompress!"

When the Pacers were fighting outside, Larry Bird was not idle. They considered many angles and finally decided to sign Andrew Bynum.

This is not just to add obstacles to the Heat. The Pacers, who have no problems with their regular season record, have long begun to consider the issue of the playoffs.

Except for the old opponent of the Heat, the Pacers are invincible in the East, so they must consider how to face those Western powers and how the Pacers can defeat those potential opponents.

With Lin Shaojie on the back line, plus Stephenson and others as substitutes, the Pacers are "excess energy," but on the inside line, outsiders see a strong team, and the team's uniform team knows it well.

It would definitely be crushing against the Pacers, but if they encountered a tough opponent like the Grizzlies, the Pacers would have no advantage.

Roy Hibbert's instability is a time bomb. David West's age is here, and Scola is only a substitute. He has occasional opportunities to start, but he cannot replace West's position.

Gobert is still young, and no one knows how he will perform in the playoffs.

As for Mahinmi and others, no matter how you look at it, there are some shortcomings, not enough to achieve satisfactory results in the playoffs.

With rich experience like Bynum, as long as he can exert more than [-]% of his strength, he can fill the Pacers' vacancy inside.

10 minutes, even 10 minutes is enough.

After the Pacers returned from Los Angeles, the teammates saw Bynum appearing in front of everyone for the first time.

"Welcome, Andrew!"

As the boss of the team, Lin Shaojie expressed his attitude, while Bynum looked at the number 13 on the opposite side in a daze!

Since deciding to join the Pacers, the two teams have actually discussed for a long time.

The Pacers' record is on the one hand, and on the other hand, it is a good team atmosphere, which Bynum has begun to feel.

As for Lin Shaojie's understanding, Bynum only knew about Kobe Bryant's related news at the beginning. After all, as Kobe's friend, the oriental man appeared in the league, and he must have received many curious eyes.

Bynum is no exception.

At that time, Bynum did not consider joining the Pacers. On the contrary, he thought that being able to become friends with Kobe's obsessive-compulsive disorder must also be an obsessive-compulsive disorder. At first, he was somewhat resistant.

When he first entered the league when he was young, the nightmare of being reprimanded by a player who changed from No. 24 to No. [-] has always stayed in the back of his mind, and he doesn't want to do it again.

But when the Pacers' 38-game winning streak was announced to the public, Bynum knew that he wanted to regain his dream of being a champion. This was the only option. At least he was still "young" and hadn't retired yet.

"Thank you, Lynn."

Bynum said a little bluntly. In fact, he wanted to say hello, but his voice was a little cold, and he was worried about the misunderstanding on the other side. Bynum said quickly.

"I want to play, I really want to play."

Bynum's tone of gestures was a little hasty, perhaps no one knew better than him the consequences of offending the team boss.

Larry Bird made it clear before he joined the team that the Pacers belonged to Lynn's team, and no one could challenge the Huaguo's status.

You, a newcomer, certainly can't.

On the next day's team training match, Bynum's appearance was formally and warmly welcomed by the players.

Bynum, who has not played for some days, has adjusted his diet and routine for this appearance.

"Man, for me, I've been out of the game for a while, but trust me, it's not the end of the world for me, I still have gas in the tank."

Lin Shaojie was quietly doing warm-up training on the sidelines. He had already expressed his attitude yesterday. "Welcome" is not just words, it needs to be expressed with practical actions.

Frank is obviously a young coach, but the current state and lineup of the Pacers are impeccable. It is impossible for him to take the risk of making adjustments, and there is Gobert on the bench. This young man who represents the future of the Pacers has already Showed his own value, so many people on and off the team are waiting for another big man to grow.

As for Bynum, everyone understands that his role is to exhaust his energy in the playoffs and help the team go further, nothing more.

As for playing, Bynum has also prepared to sit on the bench for a long time. The head coach has made it clear that he is most likely to play after the All-Star Game, and now he can only train with the team to recover.

When the game training officially started, Bynum, as a substitute, was a little lost.

"Lynn is on the same team as us?"

Scola looked at the big man beside him. This was also his old opponent. It was obviously unexpected to see Lin Shaojie wearing the substitute color clothes to fight with them.

"Do you think that with Lynn's strength, if he is on the home team, would we still be able to play?"

Scola said empathetically, and Bynum seemed a little unconvinced: "Are all those legends true?"

"Well, big guy, his strength is really outstanding. If you want to live comfortably in the Pacers, you must listen to the coach off the court and listen to him on the court."

After the game officially started, Bynum certainly received a lot of preferential treatment as a rookie. For example, the No. 13 gave him a lot of good-looking passes.

Although he hasn't played face-to-face with a strong team like the Pacers for a while, Bynum at this moment has more or less found the feeling of the past.

No matter how the inside line looks like, the basketball from No. 13 will always give him a wonderful feeling, that kind of "silky smooth" feeling, which Kobe and Fisher did not give him back then. of.

Kobe likes to come by himself, Fisher is past his prime.

It can be said that Bynum, who has been in the league for many years, felt for the first time what it would be like to have an excellent passer by his side.

As long as his position is occupied, the basketball will always pass over in the first time, and the dunk when he turns around makes Bynum can't help shouting.

"Fuck, this feels so good!"

After a few shots, Lin Shaojie ran over and patted his ass: "Be quiet, big guy, your style of play is too strong, you can try to shoot more."

Regarding Lin Shaojie's intimacy, even if it was only the first training match, Bynum said with some emotion.

"Oh my god Lynn, you are better than that number 24 and talk too much, I like you!"

As soon as the words came out, the Pacers laughed up and down.

No matter what the future holds, this guy with flashy hair and clothing, even similar to Granger's outfit before parting, at least performed well in private training, even if it was only 10 minutes, but for the Pacers, signing him is not enough. deficit!

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