Staples Center Arena.
The Los Angeles Lakers have maintained a losing streak recently, not only losing to teams that are significantly stronger than them, but even teams ranked two places behind them can beat them.
In this regard, Lakers head coach Byron Scott is very calm. No matter how the outside world questions the team's record, he has never made a reply.
But when it comes to his nephew Steven Scott, Byron Scott will always show an aggressive side, especially when facing media interviews, he will always use various words of praise to praise himself. nephew.
"Steven is an absolute genius!"
"All Lakers fans should be thankful that you will witness the rise of a future superstar..."
"He is the hope for the future of the Lakers..."
Byron Scott's attitude naturally aroused opposition and ridicule from some fans. Many of them cited Zhao Feiyang's recent performance in order to prove Byron Scott's incompetence.
"Oh! What's so great about it?"
"Are you proud of holding your thigh? He only scored 9 points!"
"It's a pity that he didn't come to Los Angeles, otherwise Steven and I would have let him know what the real gap is..."
Despite Byron Scott's constant rhetoric, the continuous decline in record cannot cover up the problems of the team itself.
Even if his nephew Steven Scott can average 20+ per game in every game, he still cannot satisfy the local fans in Los Angeles.
Today is another game day.
The Los Angeles Lakers met the Portland Trail Blazers, a powerful team in the Western Conference.
The two sides were locked in a fierce battle from the first half.
In the first quarter, the Lakers could barely withstand the opponent's attack, but as soon as they entered the second quarter, the Lakers' defense collapsed. No matter how head coach Byron Scott scolded his players on the sidelines, they were always The defensive intensity cannot be restored to its original state.
Not only that, in the second quarter of the confrontation, Steven Scott, who has always relied on taking more shots to gain points, finally encountered a tough challenge.
He faced off against Damian Lillard many times at the top of the key, and in most cases the opponent scored in front of him in a crushing manner.
On the other hand, Steven Scott made constant mistakes in many shots, and occasionally failed to score a goal. In the end, he was angered by Damian Lillard!
Steven Scott tried to fight with Damian Lillard, but the Trail Blazers players swarmed forward and directly blocked Steven Scott in the middle, as if they wanted to The way the group beat him up.
It's not that the other Lakers players didn't see this scene, they all chose to ignore it.
Steven Scott's "ball domination" behavior in the team has become more and more unscrupulous, which has long made many people dissatisfied. Now he is being beaten, especially when he takes the initiative to provoke the opponent. Of course, these players No idea of going up to help.
When the head coach Byron Scott saw that he was about to be beaten by a group of people, he immediately ordered a group of substitutes to go up and start a fight.
"What are you idiots doing?"
"That's your teammate! Are you just going to watch him get beaten?"
Byron Scott yelled angrily.
However, the substitute players had no intention of moving until Byron Scott called out the names of several of the players. Now they could no longer sit idly by and ignored them, so they all went over to start a fight.
The two sides were finally pulled apart.
The referee also gave Steven Scott a technical foul.
Steven Scott was still very dissatisfied and went up to argue with the referee. This time, there was no teammate to hold him back. After being slapped in the face by Steven Scott, the referee didn't get used to his idea at all and directly made an ejection in front of all the fans.
The whole audience exclaimed.
Now Steven Scott can't go out even if he doesn't want to.
Byron Scott was helpless and cursed at him, then asked the staff to take him to the locker room first.
There was no suspense in the subsequent game. The Portland Trail Blazers defeated the Los Angeles Lakers with a score of 110-90.
The 20-point difference was beyond everyone's expectation.
Damian Lillard even scored a game-high 39 points to express his dissatisfaction with Steven Scott.
As soon as the game ended, all the Lakers fans at the scene walked out of the court without any souvenirs. They talked about the game as they walked, and many of them cursed.
"Steven is a stupid pig!"
"If he is allowed to be Kobe's successor, I think we will never win the championship! No, it is impossible to make it to the playoffs!"
"Bad lineup, bad players, why should I waste my money to watch this game?"
When fans get angry, it's easy to reminisce about the past. Some people miss the days when Kobe led the team to win the championship, while others don't think that far ahead and only miss the time before Zhao Feiyang left and when head coach Mike D'Antoni was here.
At that time, the Lakers were able to win consecutive games. At least according to the situation at that time, the Lakers should not have a big problem in reaching the first round of the playoffs.
Perhaps because of the resonance among fans, Zhao Feiyang's name was mentioned by more and more people, especially after the local media in Los Angeles reported the game that night, all the comments on the Lakers' official website were about Zhao Feiyang. .
Therefore, unknowingly, the two rookie players, Steven Scott and Zhao Feiyang, were pushed against each other.
There are many fans supporting both of them, and they all want to see the two play against each other on the court, because only in this way can the fans truly judge who is more powerful!
Coincidentally, the Lakers and Heat are not without opportunities to compete. After three more games, according to the schedule, the Heat will come to Los Angeles to challenge the Lakers again.
This also means that the showdown between Zhao Feiyang and Steven Scott is inevitable.
Steven Scott also saw the comments online. From the moment he was kicked off the field, many fans mocked him crazily on his social media account.
Because of his personality, Steven Scott did not respond to the fans' ridicule and insults, but he put all the blame for it on Zhao Feiyang.
Faced with overwhelming doubts, Steven Scott also took the initiative to post a message to express his attitude.
“I’m looking forward to this game!”
"Some people just look powerful...and I, Steven, will personally destroy such a guy who looks powerful but is actually vulnerable..."
