Staples Center Arena.
A game is being held here. The Los Angeles Lakers are playing against the away Brooklyn Nets. The opponent is not too strong. Their record after the start of the season is only stable at sixth and seventh in the Eastern Conference. Overall, it is not a problem. defeated opponent.
But for the Lakers, this game was quite depressing. From the beginning of the game to the second half, the Lakers had absolutely no dominance on both offense and defense. The team couldn't even find a way to limit the opponent.
Whether inside or outside, the Lakers' performance can be said to be a mess.
Especially Steven Scott, the nephew who was reused by head coach Byron Scott, only scored 6 points in the 30th minute of the game, but he had the highest number of shots in the team and made 100 mistakes. It is also the highest on the team.
This rookie's performance also made many fans discover that he can play well against weak teams. Whenever he encounters a strong team with such stars, he has no ability to fight back.
Opposite Steven Scott was Joe Johnson. The opponent was tracking him from beginning to end. However, Joe Johnson played more than 20 minutes and scored 21 points. Steven Scott not only had He scored in single digits and was given two big blocks by Joe Johnson.
When the game entered the final quarter, the point difference between the two sides widened to 20 points, which can be said to have completely sealed the defeat of the Los Angeles Lakers.
Head coach Byron Scott also stood in front of the team and roared from beginning to end. He had never been angry with his nephew in the past, but today he also rarely scolded Steven Scott in this situation. .
Perhaps considering that Steven Scott's performance was too ugly, Byron Scott chose to replace Nick Young at the last moment and gave him "unlimited firing rights."
"Nick, I know you have a strong scoring ability! That's why I left you for the last one... Go up! Use all your abilities, I believe in you..."
Byron Scott patted Nick Young on the shoulder and encouraged him.
Nick Young reacted indifferently, just nodded, and did not respond to any of Byron Scott's words.
Ever since Zhao Feiyang was released by the Lakers, his life has been very difficult.
Nick Young originally thought that he would get a chance to reverse the situation by swallowing his anger, but he didn't expect that Byron Scott was a small-minded guy. He deliberately changed him from the main lineup to the substitute lineup, and even reduced his playing time to number of digits.
Especially when the team performs well, Nick Young has less chance to appear and becomes the team's most pitiful transparent person.
Those substitutes who were far less powerful than him climbed up on his shoulders and became Byron Scott's "right-hand assistants".
"Bastard Byron, he didn't let me play when we were playing against a weak team, but now I'm playing against a strong team... It's already fucking time, what on earth is he thinking?"
"Zhao is right. This old guy Byron is not a good person. If he smiles at you, he is definitely planning to trick you..."
Because of Zhao Feiyang's previous reminder, Nick Young was very cautious. Originally he was the "little singles prince" of the team, but this time, he was not in a hurry to take action after coming on the court, but continued to cooperate with his teammates.
Byron Scott was a little anxious off the court, especially when he saw Nick Young passing the ball instead of taking a shot. Byron Scott stood up from the team bench excitedly.
"Nick, don't be timid, use the method you are good at to break in, and use your shooting to solve them..."
At first glance, this scene seemed to be the head coach encouraging his players. It seemed very warm and harmonious, but in fact, these words had already changed into another meaning when Nick Young heard them.
"WTF?"
"This old bastard is so anxious to let me fight? Does he want me to take the blame for this game?"
"I can't be fooled by him..."
The clever Nick Young did not choose to take action no matter what, but kept feeding the ball to his teammates. His style of play really surprised the fans at the scene, and even the host and guests responsible for the broadcast and commentary were quite surprised.
"Oh! What happened to Nick today? This is not his style!"
"God! Maybe aliens have captured the real Nick. The guy in front of us is fake. Who knows how to pass the ball to his teammates..."
Off the court, Byron Scott was so angry that he almost yelled. If the camera hadn't been pointed at him from time to time, he might have started scolding him on the sidelines.
Nick Young's move certainly did not help the team's pursuit of points. The Lakers' situation is still very bad. Lakers fans in the arena also became increasingly disappointed, with many leaving before even seeing the fourth quarter.
It was precisely because the Lakers' performance was so poor that some fans at the scene began to miss that familiar figure.
"Damn it! Why isn't Zhao here? Although he is only a substitute, his three-point shooting is very good!"
"If Kobe had not been injured, Zhao had not been delegated, and Paul and Steve had not been traded... maybe our lineup could have made it to the Western Conference Finals, but the current lineup has no hope at all... ..”
"It is the stupidest act to send a player who scored 40+ statistics to the G League. I don't know why the team would support this guy Byron. What else can he do besides using his nephew? The Lakers will be He ruined it!”
"Wait! Zhao just scored 44 points for the South Bay Lakers yesterday. Maybe it won't be long before he is poached by other teams. They are not blind..."
Some fans' longing for Zhao Feiyang also quickly affected others. As a result, after the game ended that day, many fans did not leave the arena. They held up signs in front of the reporters and took the initiative to accept interviews with them.
"We hope Zhao can return to his home team! He is a guy worth looking forward to! Look! What kind of opponents have we defeated because of his three-pointers before? What about now? The Nets have already beaten us. To fight back, I don’t think this Lakers team can enter the playoffs..."
"I hope the Lakers management can see our interview. If someone can make a decision, let Zhao come back quickly! That Chinese player is the player we really need..."
"Damn it! Let that guy Byron go away! If he can coach the Lakers, then I can go there too! Anyway, we are losing and being beaten by the opponent. It has nothing to do with him being the head coach and me being the head coach. The difference...but what I am better than him is that I won't mess around and send a 40+ player to the Development League..."
