The meeting on the first day was not pleasant. Under the arrangement of new head coach Byron Scott, Zhao Feiyang only played for half an hour in training. In this few half an hour, Byron Scott continued to shout and reprimand off the court.
The training day is over.
The Los Angeles Lakers will soon face their next opponent. This time, they take a plane to an away game against the Utah Jazz.
The Utah Jazz have an average record this season and have won fewer games than the Lakers in the beginning. Such a team is naturally at the bottom of the league.
Against such a bottom team, there is naturally no pressure on the Lakers.
The game started in the evening. After the previous training, head coach Byron Scott also arranged the starting lineup in his mind.
The No. 1 position is held by Jody Meeks. As before, he serves as the team's starting point guard and organizes the team's offense.
The third position was given to Jordan Hill, and Chris Kaman and Wesley Johnson were in charge of the inside position.
As for the most important No. 2 position, head coach Byron Scott’s choice was not surprising at all. He directly gave it to his nephew Steven Scott, who even ranked among the top three on the volleyball team in points per game. Nick Young was forced to serve as a substitute for Steven Scott.
As for Zhao Feiyang, not only did he lose his previous team status, but he was also arranged to sit on the bench near the water fountain. This time he truly became the water fountain manager.
"Why?"
"Byron, is your brain burned out? I am the main player of the team, why should I serve as a substitute for a newcomer?"
"Your nephew is not LeBron. Do you think you have to serve as a substitute for Kobe even after he returns from injury?"
Nick Young's impulsiveness caused head coach Baron Davis' face to darken quickly. Although Zhao Feiyang couldn't see clearly how dark his face was, Zhao Feiyang could see from the fierce eyes of the opponent that Byron Davis .Scott has developed a dislike for Nick Young.
"Get off!"
"jerk!"
"It's not your turn to make the decision here. If you don't want to obey my command, then you can choose to leave..."
Baron Davis' words made Nick Young also fall silent.
He hesitated for a moment, but finally did not dare to continue arguing with Baron Davis. He returned to the bench alone and sat there with a lonely face.
Head coach Baron Davis did not give up because of this. Instead, he pointed at another player Kent Batesmore and deliberately said to him in front of everyone, "Kent, you go to the second position and be the first substitute." !”
The players looked at each other.
New coach Byron Scott has only been with the team for just two days, but he has already made them feel how ruthless the opponent is.
The game begins on the field.
There were also many Chinese fans in the arena, and without exception, they all came for Zhao Feiyang.
After all, the Utah Jazz have no stars and their record is so bad, and the Los Angeles Lakers don't even have Kobe Bryant. The battle between the two weak teams is really not that exciting. Only Zhao Feiyang's performance is the only thing they are looking forward to.
Because of this, when Zhao Feiyang did not appear in the starting lineup, the Chinese fans on the sidelines were undoubtedly a little disappointed.
The first half of the game was not very intense. Neither side had the desire to win, let alone the will to fight.
If Kobe Bryant was still there in the past, the Lakers might still try to win this game, but this time, the players didn't even think about whether the team could win, they just kept refreshing their own statistics on the court.
Rookie Steven Scott, who was serving as the second starting position for the first time, had a really bad performance at the beginning. After coming on the court, he made a dribbling error. He originally planned to turn around and throw away the opponent player, but in the process of turning, the basketball But it flew out of bounds.
Such an outrageous operation quickly drew boos from the crowd.
Nick Young, who was sitting on the bench, almost stood up and booed along with him. If Zhao Feiyang hadn't stopped him in time, this scene might have been captured by the live camera.
"Nick, are you crazy?"
"Be careful if the camera captures your actions... If so, you will be fined by the team..."
Zhao Feiyang grabbed Nick Yang and said.
Nick Yang was also awakened by these words. When he reacted, he quickly calmed down his expression and expressed his gratitude to Zhao Feiyang for his actions.
"Man, thank you!"
"If it weren't for you, I might have lost $10,000..."
Nick Young said.
"Actually...I don't mind if you use some of it to treat me to a drink..."
Zhao Feiyang was just joking at first, but Nick Yang looked at him seriously and said, "Man, you're right! I think we should talk together."
"From the time you entered the team to now, we basically haven't spoken... Frankly speaking, I have never been teammates with yellow-skinned players, especially Chinese players, so I didn't like you at first... ..."
"But now...I think those are all my stereotypes. You are not what I imagined..."
Perhaps because both of them were suppressed, Zhao Feiyang and Nick Young gradually started chatting on the bench.
Unexpectedly, during this chat, the two found each other very interesting and had similar ideas, so they became familiar with each other.
The game on the court is still going on. After experiencing low-level mistakes in the first quarter, rookie player Steven Scott finally found his form. Facing the Utah Jazz, who are also a group of role players, Steven Scott Te continued to break through and score at the basket.
At the end of the second quarter, Steven Scott, who played almost the entire first half, scored 17 points.
Of course it looks good on paper, but all this is based on a large number of shots.
Head coach Byron Scott was very busy. After his nephew came on the field, he kept beckoning others to help him cover. Everyone could see that he was deliberately paving the way for Steven Scott, even the tactics in the second half. The core of the offense has become Steven Scott.
It seems a little darkly humorous for the Lakers players to arrange tactics around a rookie, but it was also a mistake that allowed the previously scattered Lakers to gather together in a short time and create a small climax to open the score.
Soon came the second half.
Neither Nick Young nor Zhao Feiyang was able to play, and the player who replaced Steven Scott was Kent Bazemore.
With the Lakers leading by double digits, Kent Bazemore only played 8 minutes before being replaced. Steven Scott, who had had enough rest, appeared again.
Under the command of Byron Scott, his nephew once again scored 13 points in the final game.
After the game ended, Steven Scott's 30 points became the highest score in the game.
