Nine Hundred and Twenty: [I Am the Steve You Will Never Get]

After a long game, the Bulls finally defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder with great effort. This game was played neatly, and the Bulls relied on their solid lineup foundation to win this victory head-on.

This game fully reflects Tom Thibodeau's coaching style. He tends to unfailingly open up the formation and engage in close-to-bayonet combat with his opponents.

There is no such agility as Snoopy had when he was still in Chicago, nor the sharpness to seize the advantage and instantly start the momentum, widen the gap and directly put the opponent to death.

In this game, Dwight Howard did not integrate well into the lineup. Although he played as a starter, his playing time was far less than that of Pau Gasol who came on the bench.

Pau Gasol seamlessly filled the void left by Carlos Boozer and became the central nerve inside, and his support ability made Rose more closely connected to the wings.

It is worth mentioning that the cooperation between Dwight Howard and Rose is not very good. Because Howard doesn't like to play pick-and-rolls, Rose is good at attacking and needs people to cover.

That's why Howard spent more time on the bench.

Interestingly, Howard actually complemented Jimmy Butler on the second unit. These two men of steel collided with each other and created fierce sparks. Both of them have a brave style of play. The Thunder's second team cried for their parents. In the end, the Bulls won by 5 points, and their second team won by at least ten points.

"There will be conflicts in the future."

Steve Nash said as someone who has been through it.

The two veterans around them also nodded repeatedly. Davis and Jamison are veterans who have been in the league for many years. They know that a team cannot have two sets of play, let alone two sets of lineups. If it is not handled properly, it can easily lead to civil strife.

Bryant didn't say anything. He didn't have much interest in the separation and reunification of other teams. Just to highlight: Look at the results of the Miami-Spurs game.

The competition between Miami and San Antonio is even more anxious. They obviously started the game first, but it is not over yet because it has entered double overtime.

This is a feast for the eyes of countless fans.

The Heat have strengthened their lineup this season. They have introduced two wing three-point shooters, Ray Allen and Rashard Lewis, to maximize their offensive energy.

However, the Spurs remain sophisticated. Tim Duncan seems to have become a different person after losing weight during the offseason. He has become more agile. The commentator even began to joke about the Spurs' No. 21 rookie's performance. In addition, Ginobili and Tony Parker also played in a fully healthy state. Although their strength is no longer comparable to that of five years ago, with Leonard's rapid growth, they have greater capabilities on the outside. support.

In addition, the newly joined Diaw has seamlessly integrated into the Spurs system. When he was young, this guy was a tall point guard known as the French Magician. He was a rebounding forward in his peak period. Now that he is old, he has turned into a nimble fat man. His backhand in the paint area made the Heat unable to parry.

And in the last five seconds of the second overtime, he grabbed that damn offensive rebound. Then he hit two free throws to end the Heat's first win of the season.

"call!"

The bearded man let out a long sigh, frowned and said, "It turns out that the Spurs didn't play seriously in the preseason."

Nash also shook his head. He had a headache for the Spurs, an old rival.

Except for Snoopy, actually. The four veterans sitting here have all suffered losses from the Spurs.

The Spurs have been the occasional hegemon in the Western Conference for more than ten years. Although they have not won consecutive championships, they have also won four championships. The combination of GDP and **Veach has made up for it, three years after another. Always at the top of the West.

"When Darko and Whiteside find their form, we won't be without our best efforts."

Doug said seriously, he was full of confidence.

The whole world is saying that the Lakers' lineup is not very good, but he has always believed that this lineup is already very strong. You need experience, you need talent, you need talent, you need terminator. As long as we get along well, there's no reason not to win a championship.

The Houston Rockets arrived in Los Angeles the next day. They were the Lakers' first opponent of the new season.

The Rockets made a major signing in the offseason when they traded James Harden from the Oklahoma City Thunder, which was facing salary pressure. James Harden has gone from being the best sixth man in the league to becoming the absolute core of a team. In addition, Morey also gave Jeremy Lin, who caused Lin's whirlwind in New York last year, a bad contract: the bad thing about this contract is that the annual salary gradually decreases.

This season, the Rockets' goal is very clear, which is to enter the playoffs.

In ESPN's team rankings for the new season, the Lakers ranked ninth in the league and fifth in the Western Conference, followed closely by the Rockets.

When the veterans of the Lakers saw this ranking, they were so angry that they wanted to hit someone.

Are you comparing us to the Rockets? We have Dugger ranked first on the player list and Kobe Bryant ranked 15th. Who is the Rockets?

When it comes to ESPN ranking Kobe 15th in the league, the Black Mamba is furious. This narrow-minded man even went to Doug to practice one-on-one for half the night on the night when the rankings were announced. While playing, he kept chanting: Fifteen! fifteen! fifteen! fifteen!

This makes it difficult for Du Ge not to think of Guo Donglin's Spring Festival Gala skit that year, the big hammer is eighty, the small hammer is forty!

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ESPN conducted a national live broadcast of the Lakers' opening game.

The most important ritual before the game starts is to pan the camera to the VIP seats on the sidelines. Take a look at which duchess are dressed up to attend, and which potential female stars will become court ladies at the duke's palace.

The Lakers marketing department has indeed received a lot of calls from Hollywood recently. Many female celebrities who are currently releasing movies or have movies ready to be released hope to get a front-row ticket to Staples. Everyone knows that as long as they are involved with the little Duke, There are countless topics. In this era of eyeball economy, if there is a topic, there will be traffic, and if there is traffic, there will be income.

So, who wouldn’t want to rub off on the Duke’s popularity?

What's interesting is that although ESPN's cameras found Twilight, they found Amanda, they found Britney. But not one of the duchess entered the country, and in the paparazzi reports, they did find footage of the duchess entering.

But what about them?

All right.

Are they drinking champagne in the VIP box?

Scarlett showed off her big sister vibes when she played beach volleyball with Snoopy last night. There are also two little Disney princesses, plus Taylor Swift and Heard.

Everyone is very satisfied with the current situation, because this investment not only allows them to find a habitat, but also allows them to build a team at any time. It also brought good profits. Yes, the Lakers' market value has soared like a rocket after acquiring Snoopy, and this year's financial statements have become very, very good-looking, and the equity dividends will be astronomical.

"We really make a lot of money with Snoopy." Selena sighed sincerely.

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The Black Mamba showed amazing aggression from the beginning. When Whiteside slapped the basketball to Duke, Duke quickly reached the frontcourt with the ball and then handed it to the Black Mamba.

The Black Mamba immediately showed amazing offensive skills. He used a precise change of direction to pass James Harden's defense, and then made a quick jump shot. He couldn't wait to vent his dissatisfaction with ESPN with a goal.

But…bang!

After all, he still failed to hit the Lakers' first goal of the season.

At this moment, the little Duke who entered the paint area fell from the sky. He forcefully pulled the basketball away from the head of his former teammate Asik, and then slammed it into the basket... Boom!

When the basketball entered the basket, the entire Staples team was excited for this tip-in.

At the same time, the little Duke on the ESPN screen chuckled, and turned his head: "Hey, guy who is ranked fifteenth in the league, don't be too pushy!"

He deliberately provoked the Black Mamba.

This made Black Mamba's cold expression even stiffer.

Stephen Nash on the side was laughing.

It's just a shame for Boozer and Whiteside that they don't know what happened, and they don't dare to ask!

Looking back, James set a screen through Parsons Chandler and caught the basketball from Jeremy Lin. This created a mismatch, and Doug followed up.

James Harden faced Duke's defense and he cautiously made tentative steps.

But when he saw the opportunity and stepped forward, Bryant suddenly came from behind. He pressed aggressively from the moment he came up. At the same time, Dugger also quickly stepped forward as a barrier.

Before poor Harden had time to collect the ball and call a foul, the wolf-like Black Mamba violently snatched the basketball from his hands.

Then it was passed to Stephen Nash who was going down quickly, and the old Son of the Wind completed a layup in the frontcourt.

Black Mamba suddenly turned his head and said: "He is the best in the league, but his defensive level is only like this!"

Dougal immediately laughed and punched him. "Without me, it's a foul on your part."

James Harden looked stunned, his thick beard concealing his expression, but it was not difficult to see from his eyes that he was suffering a critical attack.

His heart was roaring: Hey, would you please pay attention to the victim's emotions? I've been cut off by you, and you still want to flirt in front of me, is that okay? Is this really a manly thing?

If I had known I would have fallen to the ground, I might have gotten a foul.

Harden thought angrily.

Soon, the Rockets showed a new offensive after returning to the frontcourt. James Harden passed the ball to Parsons during the breakthrough, and Parsons took a quick shot.

But just as he threw the basketball, the little Duke jumped up and grabbed the basketball like a roc spreading its wings.

This amazing instant jumping ability made the whole scene scream in surprise.

Also... too scary, right?

At the same time, the Duke had already thrown the basketball forward, and the Black Mamba rushed over. After going deep into the penalty area to attract the defense, he threw the basketball high.

Steve Nash, who drove straight through the middle, jumped up.

This time, he did not overestimate his ability and challenge the tomahawk dunk. Instead, go with the flow and put the basketball in the hoop.

"The Lakers' three perimeter players are so coordinated, it's a bit bullying."

McBreen was sitting in the commentary box, and he said very depressedly: "Who would have thought that the three of them would be so in sync with each other? The smoothness of this kind of defensive counterattack can be compared to that of Miami's James Wade connection!!!"

Reggie Miller was also shocked. In the preseason, the cooperation between these three people was not very good, but I didn't expect... in the regular season, they were so fluent and fluent. It was like a quick offensive like mercury!

Although the Rockets' perimeter defense is terrible, the only one who can reach this level is James Wade from the South Coast.

After changing sides and fighting again, the Rockets finally stabilized their position with Asik's scoring in the paint.

But looking back, they still couldn't defend Kobe Bryant's post-up play on the strong side: The Black Mamba was as tough as a grandson in the preseason, but in the regular season, he immediately came up with "Is it you?" The posture of an uncle.

This is so crazy!

What makes Rockets head coach McHale most depressed is that he cannot double-team Kobe.

Once Kobe was offered, Snoopy was left empty-handed.

If Snoopy is empty, doesn’t that mean he’s giving away points?

In addition, there is a two-time regular season MVP Steve wandering around the top of the arc doing nothing, and you can't let your guard down.

As the game progresses like this, the Rockets, who are ranked second only to the Lakers on ESPN, are gradually being hammered into pig heads.

When there were 2 minutes left in the first quarter, they finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Because the Lakers replaced Stephen Nash and Kobe Bryant.

Mike Brown is a very good executive coach. He quickly made a four-up and four-down lineup adjustment. Milicic, Jordan Hill, Kyle Korver and Baron Davis followed Duke on the court.

The tactical fluency of this lineup is obviously not as good as the starting lineup.

Milicic is still having a hard time getting back into shape, and Baron Davis is not in very good physical condition either. Jordan Hill has never played with Dugger before, leaving only Korver. He has won two championships with Duke, but as a shooter, he is only a functional player!

The Rockets seized some opportunities with this lineup. Throughout the second quarter, they recovered the point difference from 13 points to 6 points.

James Harden and Jeremy Lin played good score chasers in the second quarter.

"The Lakers must face the fact that their second team is far inferior to the first team. If Kobe was 2 years younger and Nash was three years younger, I believe that none of this would be a problem, and they could even easily join the championship contending camp. . but now……"

McBrin was speechless and said, "They may need to make further transactions."

Bill Walton agreed with McBrin.

Only Reggie Miller felt: "This is only the first game, and they have actually played very well. Give the Lakers some time, and I believe they will get better and better."

In fact, Dugger said the same thing in the locker room.

He praised Milicic's feat of blocking Harden in the second quarter, and praised Jordan Hill's dunk after picking and rolling with him. He also named Baron Davis and Jamison for the experience they brought to the team.

The Duke and the Black Mamba have completely different leadership styles. Kobe likes to seize the loopholes of his teammates and scold them until they collapse.

As for the Duke, he always praises more than criticizes.

Therefore, everyone likes to play with him.

This made Kobe very happy. He felt that Duke, who got along well with his teammates, was a man who was quick and easy.

Why can't you just be warm to one person like me?

He looked at Nash next to him. Nash was smiling. He liked the current atmosphere of the Lakers very much. Snoopy has turned the team into a big family. Although some players have not been able to keep up with the overall pace, he believes that under Snoopy's patient guidance, everything will be fine.

Tonight is just a small test.

As for the sour taste of Black Mamba, let it go.

Anyway, I am the Steve you will never get!

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