call out.
When Zhao Feiyang reached the 8th minute and 30 seconds of the game, a whistle sounded, and the fans in the audience were shocked to find that the Lakers had made a substitution. What made people feel incomprehensible was that the person substituted It is Zhao Feiyang who is the most stable on the court.
"What are you doing?"
"Why did you replace him?"
"I can't understand..."
Zhao Feiyang didn't expect that he would be replaced.
The person who replaced him was Nick Young. When the opponent walked onto the court, he took the initiative to high-five him as a sign of goodwill. Zhao Feiyang was not a narrow-minded person and also smiled at Nick Young.
However, after sitting down, Zhao Feiyang's mood gradually became depressed.
He can understand if he is substituted if he does not play well, but he really does not understand if he is substituted if he performs normally.
He did not continue to worry about his doubts, but quickly came to the head coach Mike D'Antoni.
At this time, Mike D'Antoni was sitting on a chair to rest. Compared to the first half when he always stood in front of the team bench with his hands on his hips and kept walking around to direct, he now looks much calmer, but he is becoming more and more arrogant. look.
Zhao Feiyang did not intend to be tactful and directly asked Mike D'Antoni, "Coach Mike, why did you replace me?"
"I mean...I'm not doing bad..."
"If I can't make a shot and replace me, then I have nothing to say, but I can continue to shoot three-pointers and help the team reverse the score..."
Coach Mike D'Antoni was amused by Zhao Feiyang's seriousness. He stretched out his hand and motioned for Zhao Feiyang to sit next to him, and then patted him on the shoulder.
"Take it easy."
"Yes, your performance is not bad, it can even be said to be very stable!"
"However, Nick is Kobe's first substitute, and he is an important member of the team's second team... If the team wants to make the playoffs, then a stable substitute lineup is also very important... ....”
"If you want to get more playing time, you have to beat Nick first..."
Zhao Feiyang sat back on the bench thoughtfully.
Coach Mike D'Antoni's words made him understand the reason why he was replaced, and also gave him an immediate goal to catch up.
The game continues on the court.
Without Zhao Feiyang, the Lakers once again fell into an offensive drought. Although Nick Young scored two offenses with his super singles ability, the score difference that had previously been narrowed to single digits was once again stretched by the Miami Heat. open.
The third quarter ended quickly.
When the last quarter came, the core lineups of both sides came out again. Kobe, who had been angry with head coach Mike D'Antoni, temporarily put aside his grudges and brought out the core lineups such as Pau Gasol.
On the Miami Heat side, LeBron James, who had had enough rest, also took the other two giants onto the court.
The battle between the two sides has once again become fierce.
It's a pity that only Kobe Bryant can maintain a stable output of points on the Lakers' side, while the shooting percentages of others have been strangely declining.
On the other hand, the Heat's Big Three were in excellent form and kept attacking the Lakers' basket. Especially Dwyane Wade scored two consecutive dunks under the Lakers' basket, which once defeated the Lakers inside.
The balance of victory gradually tilted towards the Heat. It was not until the end of the game with 3 minutes left that the Lakers finally gave up resistance.
After a timeout, Kobe Bryant sat directly on the bench and did not appear again.
His departure also demoralized the team. In the end, the Lakers lost to the Heat 97-113. The 16-point difference also made this opening game full of drama.
Beep.
The sound of the timer stopping sounded, the fans at the scene walked out one after another, and the players also left towards their respective channels.
Kobe Bryant looked quite angry, said nothing with a cold face, and left without saying hello to anyone.
The other Lakers players didn't dare to provoke him, so they had to walk behind and return to the locker room one after another.
On the night after the game ended, news about Zhao Feiyang in China also became a hot topic on TV. Even CCTV Sports specially broadcast the news about Zhao Feiyang in the prime time news.
"my country's famous basketball player Zhao Feiyang played for 7 minutes in today's game between the Lakers and the Heat... He scored 16 points smoothly and performed well throughout the game, especially hitting consecutive three-pointers. ..."
There have been many discussions on Zhao Feiyang's performance on major sports forums.
There are many more people supporting him than before.
"Zhao Feiyang's three-pointer is really good! 16 points is already the Lakers' third-highest score. I think Zhao Feiyang could have scored more points if he hadn't been replaced suddenly... "
"The efficiency of 16 points in 7 minutes is already very good!"
"Why didn't he go to the Heat? With the ability to shoot three-pointers and Ray Allen, wouldn't the Heat be a proper championship this season?"
Where there is support, there is opposition. Although Zhao Feiyang's performance is considered passable, there are still a considerable number of fans who are not optimistic about him.
"16 points is okay! But the problem is that you can't always rely on luck when playing. In this game, his three-pointer feels good. What about the next game? Can he just rely on luck in the future?"
"What do you think is so great about these 16 points? You got it with a group of substitutes! I think most NBA players have the ability to score 16 points in a game..."
"Sixteen points is nothing! Yi Jianlian's highest score in a single game is still 31 points! But what about others now? Have they returned to China yet? So don't brag, wait until Zhao Feiyang can average 16 points per game!"
There is such a debate at home, but there is not much attention abroad because of Zhao Feiyang's performance. The local media in Los Angeles did not specifically report on Zhao Feiyang's scoring situation, but only attached a player scoring table to the news, which happened to have Zhao Feiyang's name on it. That’s all.
Compared to his scoring, what Los Angeles locals are really concerned about is the internal conflicts of the Lakers!
The quarrel between Kobe and coach Mike D'Antoni undoubtedly revealed the true colors of this seemingly united team.
The media has always liked to catch rumors. Even if some things have not happened at all, the media always want to make big news.
As a result, the news pages in Los Angeles the next day were almost full of various gossips about the Lakers.
"According to Lakers insiders, Kobe Bryant and head coach Mike D'Antoni had a heated argument in the locker room, and the two officially broke off..."
"It is reported that the Lakers management intends to trade Kobe to help the team enter the rebuilding period..."
"Coach Mike D'Antoni may be fired by the Lakers' senior management, and it is rumored that Byron Scott may become the new coach of the Lakers..."
