The Lakers' second lineup didn't last long on the court because the offense was so bad.
Soon, Phil Jackson took advantage of a dead ball and replaced Powell with Artest and Farmar with Fisher.
The arrival of Artest is definitely an extremely important addition to the Lakers. He not only makes up for the defensive vacancy at the third position after Ariza left, but more importantly, his offensive ability is unmatched by Ariza.
He has the ability and experience to lead the second unit offense on his own.
After Artest came on the court, the Lakers' offense had a backbone. Artest received a pass from Shannon Brown and beat Davis in the low post. After turning over, he forced a layup and avoided Camby's block.
The score between the two sides reached 31:39, and the Lakers still led the Clippers by 8 points.
The Clippers called a timeout and Dunleavy replaced Ricky Davis with Gordon.
Ricky Davis didn't look too happy, coming off the bench to play more than three minutes and score a three-pointer.
The rest of the time was either running back and forth or defending, with few opportunities to touch the ball. It was obvious that he was being marginalized by Dunleavy.
With his ball-holding star style of play, when his personal ability is at its peak, he can be a third-rate star averaging 20+ per game on a weak team, and a third-string star or sixth man on a strong team.
Once their personal abilities begin to decline and they no longer have the ability to attack, they will be abandoned by the team due to insufficient functionality and go to carry in some low-intensity overseas leagues. There will be no tigers or monkeys in the mountains to be kings.
Davis is now in such a period of decline. In fact, he is only 31 years old this year, one year younger than Kobe.
Davis threw down the towel after sitting back on the bench. He felt that he could play longer, but Dunleavy would not give him a chance.
Gordon came on the scene and formed a younger backcourt combination with Curry. The two partners have a better understanding during the summer league, and the Clippers have a more reliable ball-holding point on the outside.
As soon as Gordon came on the court, he received a pass from Curry, dribbled the ball with his hips, went straight to the basket, screamed, and beat Mbenga for a layup!
Fisher's footsteps were obviously even worse in front of Gordon, and he missed everything as soon as he broke through.
The referee still gave the Lakers face with this ball and did not call Mbenga's defensive foul.
Gordon has to complain a lot, and it is now difficult for Ricky Davis to make such a ball.
On the sidelines, Min Congda's head started to hurt again.
"What on earth is this bald No. 2 guarding? Even the wooden stakes on the field are better than him, right? How can he be attacked by Gordon so casually?"
"If I were the general manager of the Lakers, I would directly lay off players like this! What's the use of keeping them all?"
Subsequently, Artest stormed to the basket and hit again. On the Clippers' side, Camby dunked under the basket after receiving a pass from Curry.
The two sides fought all the way to 36:42, and the Lakers' lead was reduced.
Halfway through the second quarter, the main players from both sides reappeared.
Curry was replaced by Baron Davis. His performance for five or six minutes on the court was remarkable, with 2 points, 2 assists, and 1 turnover.
The statistics are not great, but when he is on the court, he controls the team's offensive situation.
And the defensive end was so-so and not bad, and it didn't become a huge loophole.
Unfortunately, after Curry was replaced, Kobe came on the stage, and the face-to-face contest between the two seemed to be postponed.
After the main force reappeared, the Lakers did not immediately take the initiative on the court as the fans thought.
It was the Clippers who took the initiative, because no one in the Lakers could handle Randolph.
Randolph was in good condition tonight. Since the last time he was arrested for assaulting someone and causing a commotion, he had become much more restrained and silent when he came out of the police station.
On the sidelines, Randolph's mother sat in the audience watching her son's game. After her son's accident, she came from Marion, Indiana to visit her, and she directly greeted Randolph on the night he came home from the police station. Gave him a slap.
"You've grown up and stop messing around, Zach."
His mother only said this to him, and then ignored him. She just stayed with her son in Los Angeles until the start of the regular season. During this time, Randolph didn't go anywhere. He just trained, rested, trained, rested, and prepared for the new season. Get ready for the season.
Facing the Lakers Odom's defense, Randolph was not afraid at all. In the first quarter, he scored 8 points with free throws.
Reappearing in the second quarter, Randolph first received a pass from Davis from the outside and hit a mid-range jumper.
Then, he grabbed an offensive rebound in the offense, scored and caused a defensive foul on Odom.
It is really difficult for a third- and fourth-position swingman like Odom to defend a pure fourth-position player like Randolph, who is even bigger than many fifth-position players.
The extra free throw hit, Randolph was unmatched in the paint, and he was in great shape.
In fact, Randolph also averaged 20+ per game last season, and there is no problem with his competitive status.
The Clippers want to trade him away just because they want to select Griffin to make room for the No. 1 pick.
At the same time, they are not optimistic about Randolph's future development. This guy is indeed a bit toxic.
But people will always mature. As the saying goes, Randolph, who is 28 years old this year, wants to mature.
The difficult years in his childhood made him feel low self-esteem, so after he became famous and wealthy, he indulged himself wantonly, using alcohol and misbehavior to vent the bullying he suffered as a child.
His family was really poor at that time. His mother took care of four children by herself. While receiving relief funds from the government, she had to work several jobs to support them.
In order to reduce the burden on his mother, Randolph did not hesitate to steal things and sell them for money. As a result, he was caught and sent to a reformatory for more than a month.
That was an indelible stain in his life.
Fortunately, basketball saved him and gave him money and status, but these things made him lost.
Portland and New York are full of entertainment and entertainment. He wants to eat everything he has never eaten as a child, buy everything he wants but cannot buy, and play with all the women he can't reach. Only then will he be happy and willing.
He knows that his teammates don't like him and think that he is a poor and country bumpkin from rural Indiana. He also cannot integrate into big cities, such as Portland, New York, and Los Angeles. People here are hypocritical, exaggerated, flashy, and money-worshipping. .
When he learned that he might be traded, he didn't hold back at all. He was eager to change places, go to a small city, to the south, to a place with many black people. Memphis was a good place, and Chris Wallace had been in contact with him.
But everything changed with the arrival of that man, Smart Min, an interesting guy.
He is different from many NBA general managers. He has no airs at all and is always so cheerful and informal.
There are too many bitter and resentful people in the NBA. Those coaches, managers, and assistant coaches frown every day and analyze this and that, and they think over everything, making everyone very tired.
Smart is different, he is lively, independent, never hesitates to speak, always confident, always unexpected, and I feel very happy when hanging out with him.
After the beating incident in the nightclub, Randolph did not expect that Smart would be the first to come out to support them. In his impression, the management was always non-stick and would immediately condemn and abdicate responsibility when something went wrong.
On the side of the players? Unless it is absolutely beneficial to them.
Although several white people said racial slurs that day, their mouths were not clean either.
The situation was later turned around thanks to the timely arrival of Sloan and his agent. It is said that it was arranged by Smart.
Smart's strong support minimized the price they paid, and Randolph deeply felt that this could not continue.
It's time to play hard, realize your own value, and return to basketball.
"Zach Randolph received a pass from Davis, pushed away Odom, and hit a hook shot! Randolph scored seven points in a row! This guy has a soft touch, it's incredible, Odom Dom couldn't guard him at all."
The commentators at the scene all praised Randolph's delicate skills under his rough appearance. This guy is really capable of cutting through the needle, both rough and fine.
Min Congda looked at the scoreboard. The first half was almost over. The Lakers only led the Clippers by 2 points, 47:45!
"This fucking defending champion can't even beat our Clippers, you're kidding me!"
