The convulsion superstar of basketball

Chapter 346. 345. In the opening game of the new season, the Lake Devils are right and wrong...

February 10.

As time came to the 26th, today, the opening game of the regular season of the NBA09-10 season officially started.

As for today's Magic VS Lakers season opener, it will be broadcast live across the United States.

It can be said that this game has been highly anticipated by the fans after the league arranged the schedule, and everyone is waiting for the arrival of this game.

For the fans, in addition to wanting to see the personal grievances of these two teams last season, the most important thing is that these two teams have many stars that fans like.

Among them, the Lakers, as a wealthy team in the league, can be said to have always been loved by people in the league, and it would not be an exaggeration to say that it is a team that grew up under the spotlight.

Compared with the Lakers, the magic team's history is not long, and it is definitely not a bright star.

But in the past two seasons, the Magic can definitely be called the hottest team in the league.

In addition to the fact that the Magic won the championship last season, it is also because the number of stars in the entire Magic team is simply tingling.

Even though Iverson has entered the twilight years of his career, for fans who like him, as long as Iverson can still play on the court, there are definitely many people who support him.

Before the start of the game, players from both sides were warming up in their respective halfs. As far as the eye could see, the entire Staples Arena was completely packed.

In addition to the densely packed fans in the stands, there are countless reporters on both sides of the stadium. Many people have been carrying cameras and continuously filming this scene on the field.

If it is said that the Magic has won the fans' love completely by virtue of their personal strength in the past two seasons.

Then, as one of the oldest teams in the history of the league, the support rate of the Lakers will always be so high because the Lakers will have some big-name stars joining in most periods.

In the past two seasons, Kobe's personal influence has gradually begun to expand, so for fans who like the Lakers, the word Kobe can already represent everything.

But what I have to say is that the Lakers this season can be said to have some twists and turns. During the offseason, the Lakers lost two generals, "Little Shark" Bynum and "Cobra" Ariza.

But in terms of reinforcement in the free market, the Lakers seem a little unsatisfactory.

It's not because the Lakers are reluctant to spend money, it's because there are no players particularly suitable for the Lakers in this year's free market.

In addition, the Lakers started relatively late, so in the later stage, there were very few players for the Lakers to choose from.

In fact, although the owner of the Lakers is not a particularly rich existence in the league, at least in terms of team building, the Lakers can be said to be unambiguous.

Coupled with being in the territory of Los Angeles and being able to play next to Kobe, these two points can greatly expose the player's personal presence.

Unfortunately, it is very easy to lose a champion puzzle, but it will be very difficult to bring in a champion puzzle.

Perhaps the best news for the Lakers this season is the signing of "The Beast" Artest in the free market.

Although Ariza was poached by the Rockets in the free market, the Lakers acted immediately and dug Artest from the Rockets.

In a sense, this can be regarded as an exchange of clubs, and it can even be said to be a reinforcement of the striker.

After all, Artest in this period is far better than Ariza, whether it is defensive or offensive.

Of course, this premise is that Artest's head is still awake.

But even so, the Lakers' lineup has been further weakened this season, and the most important point of this is the inside line.

Since Bynum had completely broken up with the Lakers in the finals of last season, it can be said that there is no place for Bynum in Los Angeles.

While Bynum joined the Kings as soon as possible during the offseason, the Lakers have not signed the next player who can replace Bynum in the free market.

Because no matter how you say it, although Bynum's personal character is very unpleasant, and his big mouth has offended many teammates, but his personal strength is placed there abruptly.

In addition, Bynum has been working with Kobe Gasol for several seasons, so after Bynum leaves, it is undoubtedly very difficult for the team to find someone who can replace him immediately.

In the end, before the free market closed, the Lakers were forced to sign Kenny Thomas, a 32-year-old interior veteran this year.

I plan to use Kenny Thomas' excellent inside experience to try to make up for the Lakers' lack of inside.

As for whether the Lakers will make some trades and reinforcements in the middle of the season, we don't know for the time being.

But if nothing else, the Lakers in the middle of the season want to continue to hit the championship, so there will definitely be changes to the insider transactions.

After all, Kenny Thomas is 32 years old and his athletic ability has declined greatly. His biggest flaw is that he is too short.

Although throughout his career, his height disadvantage has in most cases been compensated by his excellent weight and muscle.

But if he really meets the league's top centers like Yao Ming and Howard, then Kenny Thomas' disadvantage will become very huge.

As an inside center, Kenny Thomas is only 115 meters tall. Although he weighs [-] kilograms, he can guarantee that he can withstand the crushing of the opponent in most cases.

But players like Ben Wallace and Rodman are rare players in history after all. Being at a disadvantage in height is a disadvantage, and there is no way to make up for this anyway.

It can be said that in the regular season, Kenny Thomas can still use his strength and experience to fight as much as possible, but if he really wants to fight tough battles in the playoffs, then this point is definitely a defect.

As the game is about to start, the two sides announced the starting lineups respectively:

Magic:

Su Jiu, Iverson, Carter, Marion, and Howard.

Lakers:

Fisher, Kobe, Artest, Gasol, and Kenny Thomas.

Seeing the starting lineup that the Lakers sent after the opening, Warcraft coach Stan Van Gundy couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Because this lineup is really what he guessed before the game, in the position of center, Zen Master Jackson really uses Kenny Thomas.

So after learning this, Van Gundy obviously felt a little relieved, because no matter how strong Kenny Thomas was, he couldn't be more powerful than Howard.

What's more, Thomas is about 10 centimeters shorter than Howard! ! !

If there is no accident, then Howard may complete a runaway when facing Thomas. At worst, he can also take rebounds as a bag.

In fact, Jackson really can't be blamed for this, although Zen master Jackson knows that using Kenny Thomas to match Howard is basically the end of being blown up.

And maybe even throw away lots and lots of rebounds.

But the point is, if Jackson doesn't use Thomas to match up with Howard, then among the remaining players that the Lakers can use, whether it's Josh Powell or DJ Mbenga.

Their personal disadvantages can definitely be said to be more obvious. After all, Powell is too thin and Mbenga is too useless.

So besides pinning his hopes on Thomas, Jackson had no choice at all.

As for the matter of putting Odom on the starting lineup, Jackson also thought about it, because in this way, Gasol can be on the court to match up with Howard.

But let's not talk about how long Gasol can entangle with Howard in the low post, just say that if Odom is put on the starting lineup, what will the Lakers' bench lineup look like.

You know, the Lakers only strengthened three players in this offseason, namely Artest, Kenny Thomas and Morrison.

Among them, after Artest perfectly replaced Ariza's position, Kenny Thomas barely took the position of "Little Shark" Bynum.

Then there is only Morrison who is not useful. If there is no Odom, then the Lakers' bench lineup is basically useless.

Especially when facing a team with a very wide rotation lineup like the Magic, the time when the bench lineup is on the court will become very important.

Otherwise, once Kobe and other main players leave the court to rest, the Lakers will face the risk of being beaten by the Magic bench.

After the game started, Howard and Kenny Thomas stood in the middle circle and prepared to jump the ball.

In the jump ball stage, when these two people stand together, it seems a bit funny. Although Thomas is very strong physically, when he stands with Howard, he is more like a large water tank with horizontal development.

Coupled with his big bald head that reflects off the camera, it makes Thomas look a little funny when he stands in front of Howard.

As the referee blew the whistle to start the game, Howard won the first wave of possession for the Magic after the opening without any suspense.

Holding the ball through halftime, Su Jiu looked at Fisher who was defending him in front of him, and he didn't feel too much pressure.

What's more, after four consecutive matches in last year's finals, Su Jiu already knew Fisher's defensive ability well.

Holding the ball and standing in a high position, Su Jiu found that the Lakers were defending a man-to-man tactic after the opening, and did not put up a zone defense.

So after a little observation, Su Jiu immediately asked for a pick-and-roll from Howard on the inside.

As for why he didn't call the pick-and-roll like the faster-moving Marion, because compared to Pau Gasol, Thomas, who is already 32 years old this year, is undoubtedly an easier target.

After all, the only disadvantage of Thomas in his prime was his lack of height, but at this moment, in addition to Thomas' lack of height, the movement speed of his feet also began to slow down.

Seeing Howard came up to perform a pick-and-roll for Su Jiu, Fisher immediately stuck to Su Jiu's body.

After all, not only Su Jiu is familiar with Fisher since the match in last year's finals, but Fisher's offensive routine is also like a mirror to Su Jiu.

Of course, the most important thing is because Su Jiu's lethality outside the three-point line is too great.

So before the game, Zen master Jackson arranged to try not to let Su Jiu get an easy shot from outside the three-point line.

Even if you let him go inside, try to prevent his three-pointers.

It can be said that by virtue of his excellent three-pointer ability, Su Jiu has forcibly conquered Zen master Jackson's personal philosophy of letting go of the outside and not letting the inside go.

The Zen master Jackson didn't dare to let Su Jiu's outside shooting to his heart's content.

Because when faced with opportunities, Su Jiu dared to bet on his hand feeling all the time, but Zen Master Jackson did not dare to bet on Su Jiu's hand feel.

Seeing "Old Fish" Fisher's closeness to him, Su Jiu used Howard's pick-and-roll, and the whole person directly rose from the ground and went straight to the inside.

Faced with this situation, Zen master Jackson obviously had expected it long ago, so when Su Jiu broke into the inside line at the first time, Thomas, who had been defending Howard, immediately let go of his defense against Howard.

The whole person sticks to Su Jiu tightly from the flank, resolutely not giving Su Jiu the slightest chance to layup.

Since Howard has no threat of shooting at the mid-range position, once Howard mentions the high position to perform a pick-and-roll, Thomas can take two steps back.

In this case, the movement speed of Thomas' feet could barely keep up with Su Jiu.

At least in this position, if Su Jiu wanted to force a layup, he would inevitably encounter interference from Thomas.

Seeing how the Lakers defended him, Su Jiu, who had been tempered for a season, was not in a hurry.

The whole person glanced behind Howard's position, and then directly passed the ball from the armpit to Howard who followed behind.

But for this scene, Zen master Jackson seems to have already made arrangements.

When Howard received Su Jiu's pass, Gasol, who was originally in charge of facing Marion on the flank, immediately stepped up and stood in front of Howard.

Although Marion was in an open state at this time, Howard's ball speed was too slow.

He simply couldn't pass the ball to Marion's hands in the first place, and it's not even easy to say whether Howard saw Marion's vacancy.

And when Howard reacted, "Old Fish" Fisher was already standing in front of Marion.

Howard, who finally made an air cut, forced an attack on the frame when facing Gasol.

But the ball missed the basket under the positive interference of Pau Gasol, and the rebound was accepted by Thomas behind him.

Facing Thomas, who weighed 115 kilograms, Su Jiu was completely helpless.

Even though the height difference between the two was not very big, Su Jiu found that he couldn't squeeze him at all, and his big butt almost pushed him out of the three-second zone.

This situation made Su Jiu feel a little helpless.

Although many fans have dubbed Su Jiu as "Su center", Su Jiu is not a real center after all.

When facing the strong and strong Thomas, the whole person can only start to sigh.

During the retreat, facing the Lakers' defensive tactics this time, Su Jiu had already seen some tricks.

That is to resolutely not let go of his shots outside the three-point line, but to let himself get into the paint more.

And once he gets inside, Thomas will be able to assist in the defense as soon as possible.

Howard, who was missed in the end, will be topped by Gasol, and Fisher, who was passed by Su Jiu in the very beginning, will immediately switch to Marion in front of him, forming a fast rotation defense.

Use the speed of movement on the court to make up for the lack of personal defense.

It can be said that if this tactic is to be broken, Su Jiu thinks it is relatively easy.

But this key point is to appear on Howard. As long as Howard plays the ball fast enough after receiving Su Jiu's pass, then this defensive formation will naturally break down without attack.

But passing the ball is not Howard's strong point after all. If he can pass the ball to his teammates without making mistakes, he is already very popular.

If you want Howard to find the teammates who are in the open position at the first time, and pass the ball accurately, it is somewhat difficult for Warcraft.

It can be said that Zen Master Jackson made this rapid rotation defensive formation because he pinched Howard's lack of passing skills.

However, Su Jiu, who had already suffered a loss, nodded without any trace.

Because once you see through the opponent's defensive intentions on the court, the next offense will become a little easier.

In the next few offensive and defensive rounds, the Lakers' offense became much simpler.

Basically, Kobe played alone, Kobe played, Kobe played, and Kobe played Gasol.

Gasol hits, Gasol hits, Gasol hits Kobe Bryant! !

As for why there are five people on the field, but only two can attack independently.

Because in the original time, "Little Shark" Bynum could still take the ball and attack inside.

But as Bynum was replaced by Thomas, the Lakers' offensive points on the court were once again reduced.

After all, Thomas' offensive ability was originally a scumbag, and when he faced Howard on the offensive end, it was basically a joke.

As the Magic began to get familiar with the Lakers' defensive strategy, the Lakers' defensive efficiency obviously began to plummet.

Because after missing the first two offensive rounds, Su Jiu took the initiative to play off the ball and handed over the command of the field to Vince Carter.

In this way, the Lakers will focus more on the defensive end, and it will be easier for Su Jiu to infiltrate the Magic's offensive end, so as to avoid too much entanglement by Fisher.

No matter how you say it, instead of rising, the strength of the Lakers this season is still in a decline. This is definitely an indisputable fact.

So when faced with this magic that can bloom more, it is obviously at a disadvantage at the beginning.

At the beginning of the game, the Magic's offensive state has not yet come up. In this case, the Lakers can barely defend.

Once the Magic start to enter the state, the Lakers' troubles will become a bit huge.

You know, among the five players in the Magic's starting lineup at this moment, except for Marion, the other four have the ability to attack independently.

This also caused the Lakers to dare not easily double-team any of these four players when they held the ball, because the threat of the other three points is still extremely huge.

Finally, after the end of the first quarter, the Magic team played away with:

24:22

Leading the Lakers by two points, the contest between the two sides ended in the first quarter.

Throughout the first quarter, the Magic clearly had a huge overall advantage, but in the end they only led the Lakers by two points.

A large part of the reason is that the Magic team lost a lot of offensive opportunities in vain in the early stage because of the slow recovery of the state.

However, as the Magic players began to gradually enter the state, the Lakers obviously began to be overwhelmed.

Especially when Su Jiu came up with many shooting opportunities off the ball, this undoubtedly made the already battered Lakers even worse.

整个首节，苏久一共出场了10分46秒，个人在进攻端5投3中，其中三分线外2中1，罚球2中2，单节就贡献出了9分2篮板以及3次助攻的数据。

After a whole season of training, since the start of this season, fans can clearly see that Su Jiuzhao is much more stable than last season.

This feeling does not mean that Su Jiu's offensive methods have become more diversified, but that when Su Jiu shoots on the offensive end, the fans will always feel that the ball is sure.

It seemed that Su Jiu was supposed to make these shots, and it was abnormal if he failed to make the shots.

With the end of the first quarter, many fans on the Internet are beginning to feel a little emotional.

Because only a short offseason has passed, the two teams, the Lakers and Magic, who were able to face each other in the finals at this time, have begun to have a huge gap.

If no one thought the Magic could win the championship before the finals last year, then the Magic's final victory over the Lakers proved their strength to the outside world.

But during this offseason, there were still not many people who were optimistic about the Magic's ability to defend their title in the new season.

But with the start of the new season, the momentum displayed by the Magic at this time is completely an aura of god-blocking and killing.

This also led to when the Los Angeles Lakers faced the Magic again in the opener, the entire first quarter felt more like the Magic had been performing.

Even if the Los Angeles Lakers have the "Black Mamba" Kobe, they have the strength to lead the team to defeat the Magic.

But after the two teams played in the first quarter, there are already many fans discussing who can win from the very beginning, and finally discussing how much the Magic can win the Lakers.

There are even more exaggerated words here, saying that the Magic will definitely win the Lakers by more than 15 points, and bluntly, the Lakers and the Magic are not at the same level of team at all.

It has to be said that although only one summer has passed, when the two teams meet again, the public opinion generated is completely different...

(End of this chapter)