Under overwhelming pressure, the Lakers faced the Clippers in the same city at home on November 3.
The little brother I once looked down on has transformed from a small broken ship into a city of alley-oops since Chris Paul took the helm last season.
Now the Clippers, with Paul, Griffin, and DeAndre Jordan as the core, are no longer Wu Xia Amon. Last season, they even broke into fifth place in the Western Conference.
There seems to be a problem with Big Brother this season. For the first time, the Clippers saw a great opportunity to "seek power and usurp power."
For both sides, this game is of great significance.
It's a pity that the Lakers, who lacked Steve Nash, had no structure in their offense. Kobe played very hard alone, but he couldn't connect the team.
Looking at the Clippers again, with the help of captain Paul's 15 assists, the team has a total of 5 scores in double figures.
The core of the rotation, Ke Laoliu, was even more impressive. He scored a team-high 21 points, plus 3 rebounds, 3 steals and 1 assist. It can be said that he single-handedly defeated the Lakers, who had an obviously deeper bench.
In this game, Kobe fought hard and played for 43 minutes. He made 14 of 23 three-pointers, 3 of 2, and 10 of 10 free throws. He scored 40 points efficiently with a 60% shooting rate comparable to that of a top inside line, but he still couldn't save it. Decline.
The Lakers lost three games in a row!
This time, the Lakers no longer faced yin and yang, but direct, undisguised, and naked ridicule!
The major mainstream media have launched special programs of similar nature one after another, and the titles are also very heart-wrenching.
"When will the Lakers win a win this season?" 》
None of this has much to do with the Trail Blazers. Everyone has been full for a while after eating melon for a night.
Tomorrow night, the team will go to Sacramento to challenge the Kings in the Pacific Division.
When it comes to the King, you have to admire the management's thinking.
Tyreke Evans, a fantastic rookie, was originally selected in the 2009 draft. He averaged 20+5+5 per game when he debuted, which is not inferior to the "Little Emperor" James who just debuted in 2003.
Moreover, Evans' playing style and characteristics have also earned him the nickname "Point Guard James".
With great physical fitness, arrogant style of play, strong impact, full of confidence, first-class passing, young and mature... coupled with the height of 1.9cm, he is a complete bug at the No. 1 position.
Anyone with a discerning eye knows that the Kings are extremely lucky and directly selected a cornerstone of the team. The next thing they have to do is to build a competitive lineup with Evans as the core, and the road to revival is Just around the corner.
However, the Kings management, who thought they were in the atmosphere, made some puzzling moves.
What kind of brain circuit makes a supernova, the fourth rookie in NBA history who averaged 20+5+5 per game in his season, move to shooting guard in his second year?
The third year was even more outrageous, swinging directly to the small forward position...
The King's miraculous operation personally destroyed a super genius who was not inferior to Big O, Jordan, and LeBron.
No matter which team in the league faces the leading point guard, Evans in his rookie year can perform as well as the opponent, and even outperform most of the time.
The most impressive thing was the first time he played against college senior Derrick Rose. Evans easily handed over 20 points and 4 rebounds, while his opponent Rose made 2 of 12 and relied on free throws to barely give up. The score broke double digits.
Unlike Milicic, the No. 2 pick in 2003, and Oden, the No. 1 pick in 2007, whom fans have always regretted, Evans has already played well and proved his dominance at the No. 1 position in the first year.
It is now the fourth year of Evans' career. Although he was still able to average 16.5 + 4.6 rebounds + 4.5 assists + 1.3 steals per game last season, everyone knows that this talented man has completely lost his career. All the spirituality that was once lost has been severely cut into the upper limit that was originally unknown.
At that time, the new core of the Kings was "cousin" DeMarcus Cousins, who was selected with the fifth overall pick in the 2010 draft.
In the original history, this famous test player became the new number one center in the league with his explosive performance after Howard stepped down due to injury.
Last season, Cousins was able to average 18 points and 11 rebounds per game in 30 minutes of playing time. Whether it is scoring, rebounds or shooting percentage, all aspects of the data have increased compared to his rookie year.
Only the average number of 4 fouls per game remains unchanged.
Cousins is now also known as the top seed of the new generation of centers, and Wang Zelin scored 18+11 in the first game of his career... Compared to the former's average data last season, this is a bit of a coincidence. .
After the Trail Blazers suffered two consecutive losses to the Lakers, Wang Zelin, as the starting center, still contributed about 18+11 when facing Howard, the league's number one center. This performance made many people talk about it.
Although Wang Zelin was also very popular before, it was more because of his status as a Chinese player, but now it is different from the past. This time he has gained recognition based on his own strength.
Before the game, the game between the Kings and the Trail Blazers was also hailed as a showdown between the new generation of potential centers.
Cousins is undoubtedly Wang Zelin’s strongest competitor to become the league’s number one center. For this battle, he has been preparing...
But when he came to the Sleep Train Arena, the home of the Kings, he suddenly discovered that he could actually ignore Cousins.
Because he can't play at all, Cousins' indefinite suspension hasn't ended yet!
This can be traced back to a preseason game. Cousins had a farce due to friction with members of the team's coaching staff, which led to the former being directly announced by the Kings as an indefinite suspension.
But, everyone knows that the so-called "indefinite suspension" is just talk. When Cousins, a big-headed kid, publicly apologizes, the King will announce the lifting of the ban.
During the warm-up, Wang Zelin looked at Cousins, who was wearing a suit and leather shoes and sitting at the end of the bench, and shook his head with some regret.
Cousins' physical talent and inside skills are unique among rookie centers in recent years.
Although I can't control my brain occasionally, as there are fewer and fewer traditional centers in the league, there is already some slack. The emergence of Cousins is undoubtedly a shot in the arm for traditional centers.
It's a pity that this guy's skills are a bit too good. In his previous life, he could be a crab in the interior steadily, but he preferred to play as a defender and always dribbled the ball from the outside.
With his tonnage and size, it's strange that this style of play wouldn't hurt him.
At 8:00 pm on the 4th, the game between the Trail Blazers and the Kings officially started.
The opponent was originally a rebuilt team, but the core of the team was still a giant baby. He successfully destroyed half of the team's martial arts. The result can be imagined...
The Kings were beaten the whole time, with no room for counterattack.
Lillard felt hot in this game, shooting 7 of 10 from the field, including 5 of 6 three-pointers and 3 of 4 free throws, scoring a team-high 22 points.
Adelaide performed generally today, shooting 6 of 14 and 4 of 4 free throws, scoring 16 points.
Wang Zelin scored 17 points and 10 rebounds, bringing his average per game to 18+10.
As for Evans, he only made 4 of 8 shots in this game and scored 10 points, 4 assists and 1 rebound.
The proud man who once rivaled rookie James is gone forever.
In the 4th quarter, the Kings were not interested in fighting, and the Trail Blazers maintained an advantage of about 15 points, and finally won 103:86.
