The Lakers' first opponent is very interesting. The Shanghai Men's Basketball Team is held at the Staples Center.
Yao Ming also appeared at the Staples Center in this game. In order to become the chairman of the Basketball Association, Yao Ming is really planning to sell off his team's shares.
Although the Lakers have not traveled to China to play preseason games, this game with the Shanghai Men's Basketball Team is another way to make up for the Chinese fans.
Luke Walton is also very good at it. The starting lineup is full of Chinese elements. Li Hao and Yi Jianlian both appear. Li Hao returns to the first position this season, Wade is the second, Ingram is the second overall pick this year, and Randle is the fourth. Yi Jianlian takes the fifth position.
Facing the Shanghai Men's Basketball Team, Yi Jianlian was more than enough to play the fifth position, and Li Hao and Yi Jianlian completed a wonderful cooperation at the beginning of the game.
After Li Hao crossed the half court with the ball, Yi Jianlian pulled out a pick-and-roll. After the pick-and-roll, Yi Jianlian passed down the ball. Li Hao saw this and threw a high ball, and Yi Jianlian jumped high.
Alley-oop, "so cheap" connection.
Almost half of the Staples Center stadium was filled with Chinese people today, so after Li Hao connected with Yi Jianlian, there was a huge cheer.
After giving an assist to Yi Jianlian, Li Hao completed a landmark performance in the next wave. After holding the ball for half the game, he directly fired the logo and the basketball went hollow into the net.
"Oh~~~ It seems that Li Hao feels very good today." How could the National Sports Network miss this preseason game that is full of Chinese elements.
Li Hao did feel very good today, but he did not take the right to shoot in his own hands. This is just a preseason game. Others in the team need to score more than himself.
For the next period of time, Li Hao focused on creating opportunities for his teammates, but even so, Li Hao still scored 16 points at the end of the game, making 6 of 6 shots in the game.
There is no way, Li Hao can't help but vote when there is a big space, isn't this looking down on others?
In the first preseason game, Li Hao played 24 minutes and scored 16 points, 10 assists and 3 rebounds.
Most players will get certain opportunities in the preseason, and whether they can seize them depends on themselves. People like Li Hao and Wade don't need to worry at all.
Yi Jianlian performed well, scoring 12 points, 8 rebounds, and 2 assists. This score ranked second in the team, second only to Li Hao's 16 points.
The five starting players on the Lakers side all scored in double figures, and ultimately beat the Shanghai Men's Basketball Team by nearly 40 points. Moreover, the Lakers held back, and it was impossible for the Shanghai Men's Basketball Team to score over 90 points without allowing the Shanghai Men's Basketball Team to score.
Although the opponent is weak, it is a joy to win, and this wave of Lakers' popularity in China has directly increased.
Not only does it have a Chinese player as the team's core boss, but it also signed another Chinese player. Although Yi Jianlian's strength is limited, he is indeed the best insider in China after Yao Ming, and once carried the banner of men's basketball.
However, in the United States, most people are not very optimistic about Yi Jianlian. In fact, this is normal. If Yi Jianlian was strong enough, he would not have returned to the CBA in the past few years.
"Although I am not optimistic about Yi's progress with the Lakers, I am optimistic about Lee's progress. I am very much looking forward to the new season. I want to see what kind of energy Lee will burst out without Kobe." TNT studio, Barkley said said.
Barkley is famous for his loud mouth and his straightforwardness. Barkley commented on the Lakers' signing this summer.
What Barkley sees most is Wade. In Barkley's view, Wade is still capable of fighting because he can become Li Hao's helper, and Wade also has rich playoff experience.
Regarding Howard, Barkley is more pertinent than O'Neal. Barkley said that if Howard is willing to do the dirty work, it will be of great help to the Lakers. After all, the Lakers have been notoriously weak inside in recent years.
"Last season, Li entered the top three in the regular season MVP. I don't know if he can go further in the new season." His outstanding performance in the first two seasons has made everyone look forward to Li Hao's third season.
"Kenny, what do you mean, Lee has a chance to win the regular season MVP?" Ernie Johnson said. Before O'Neal entered TNT, he, Kenny Smith and Barkley were the three giants of TNT.
"Of course, as long as the Lakers' record improves, Li Hao has every chance to compete for the regular season MVP." What Li Hao was worse than Curry and James last season was the team's record.
"I agree with that," Barkley and O'Neal nodded.
"But the question is whether the Lakers can improve their record. To be honest, the Lakers have too many young players in the team now." Starting with Li Hao, Randle, Russell, Nance Jr., Ingram, Caruso , Zubac, Brown, there are eight rookies in the past three years. You must know that NBA teams can only have a maximum of 15 official players.
"Too many young players is indeed a problem, but if Li can lead this young team to a good record, there should be more points." So this is a double-edged sword.
TNT does this every year before the start of the season, ranking the regular season MVP, guessing the playoff teams, and even the league championship.
Although most people think that the championship in the new season will not have much suspense, not everyone has this problem. Barkley said: "The Warriors are indeed strong on paper, but they must solve one thing, and that is The compatibility issue between Curry and Durant.”
This is also the biggest concern for Warriors fans. Durant is used to being the boss in the Thunder and needs to take a lot of shots, and the Warriors are Curry's team.
This should be the situation that other NBA teams most hope for. Super stars are incompatible, leading to the team falling apart.
Therefore, there are certain risks in signing Durant, but Li Hao, who has an eye in the sky, knows that this is a very successful signing, although the final ending is not perfect.
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It's too early to talk about mvp and championship. For each team, the most important thing now is to finish the preseason and prepare for the regular season.
Three days after the game against the Shanghai Men's Basketball Team, the Lakers faced their second opponent, the Sacramento Kings.
In this game, Zubac started as the center, and the young Zubac obviously couldn't stop Cousins, but Cousins played only ten minutes for the Kings.
Although Cousins originally had no chance of being with the Lakers, after acquiring Li Hao, Cousins probably no longer has any chance of being with the Lakers in the future.
Because the Lakers with Li Hao don't need Cousins, and Cousins will fall from the altar in a few years. When Li Hao's soul wears off, Cousins has long been without the ball.
What's more, the Lakers' future center Li Hao has already been selected. Coupled with the presence of Howard, the Lakers will have the minimum guarantee at the fifth position in the next few years.
