NBA opening draw to twilight Shaquille O'Neal

Chapter 345 I ~ Will Be Great!

After two days of rest after playing the Jazz, on the 13th, the Blazers ushered in a challenge from the Los Angeles Lakers at home.

What about the Zijin Legion now?

Visible recession!
After Dwight Howard fled Los Angeles, the old Big Three composed of Nash, Kobe, and Gasol did play a few good games at the beginning.

When Nash was in charge, Kobe chose to change his style of play and became an off-ball master, playing extremely efficiently for a time.

Firstly, it is to reduce the possibility of injury; secondly, Kobe is still old after all, although he has not suffered a ruptured Achilles tendon, but his body is not as good as before after all, so why not do it if he can play more easily?
Speaking of which, if it weren't for the unstoppable Trail Blazers at the beginning of the season, Kobe might have won the best of the week in the Western Conference once or twice.

But thinking about it, the Black Mamba probably doesn't care too much about these honors. What people want most now is always the championship.

It's a pity that fate always loves to play tricks on him.

At the end of the November game, the Lakers have achieved a cumulative record of 11 wins and 11 losses, which is not bad, and they have successfully squeezed into the top eight in the Western Conference. If this continues, it is almost hopeful now.

However, in the game against the Kings on December 12, Nash suffered a back injury and withdrew from the game early. According to the official reply from the Lakers, Nash may only miss all the next games.

That's the season reimbursement!

There is no doubt that after this news came out, it was definitely a thunderbolt for the Lakers fans, and it was also an unbearable trauma for the Lakers, who are playing on the rise.

After more than a month, the Lakers have become accustomed to being dominated by Nash. At this time, Nash was suddenly injured and reimbursed for the season. The Lakers' next schedule is destined to be bumpy.

Sure enough, in the first game on December 12, although Kobe saw 1 points in the game, the team could not avoid the team's disastrous defeat, and finally lost to the Kings 28:113.

Our Mr. "Unhappy" was successful, scoring 33 points, 16 rebounds, a large double-double, and gave Kobe a big hat. There was a lot of discussion outside, and even the number of votes in the first round of voting for the All-Stars began to rise.

On the 10th, facing the Pistons, Raptors and Suns, the Lakers lost all three games, and their record instantly became 11 wins and 11 losses, from seventh in the West to tenth in the West.

This shows the horror of the West.

Wang Zelin remembers very clearly that the situation in the Western Conference in the 2013~2014 season was particularly severe. The Spurs won 62 wins and ran the league to become the regular season champion. The Thunder with 59 wins was not only the second in the Western Conference, but also the second in the league.

When ranked fourth in the league, it was the turn of the Indiana Pacers, who were No. 56 in the East and won [-] wins.

As for last year's defending champion, the Miami Heat, this season has only 54 wins...

After some comparison, even the Memphis Grizzlies, which are seventh in the West, have a record of 50 wins in the final season, ranking third in the East.

No way, who made the East only have two 50+ teams, the third-ranked Toronto Raptors, won only 48 games.

Therefore, in such a frenzied Western Conference, it is impossible to remember the playoffs with a 50-48 record. Even [-] wins may not be guaranteed. The Suns with [-] wins in the original history can only be ranked ninth in the Western Conference and missed the playoffs.

From the original score!

During the 4 consecutive kneelings, Kobe was not without anger. In the game with the Raptors teammates, Kobe regained the familiar feeling and became more and more handy.

全场31投17中，三分球7中3，狂砍44分……

However, the Lakers are no longer the Lakers of previous seasons, and the Raptors are no longer the cute dragons of the past.With the good brothers DeRozan and Lowry, the Raptors are no longer just cute, but they will bite.

It's different now!

Throughout the night, no one from the Lakers stood up to support Kobe, even Pau Gasol was no exception. He made 11 of 3 shots and scored 7 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists.

In this situation, the ESPN experts and reporters who had been lurking for a long time couldn't help jumping out, and began to report "The Lakers are getting old!"

No way, no matter how badly the Los Angeles Lakers play, as long as the Black Mamba is not officially announced, it will always be one of the most popular teams in the NBA, and there will never be a lack of topics and traffic.

The high popularity traffic, when the Lakers were in decline, became the first sharp blade to bite them back.

The Los Angeles Lakers are being shrouded in a large cloud, and they don't know when they will see the sun.

……

The first contest between the declining giants Los Angeles Lakers and the strongest youth team Portland Trail Blazers in the new season is full of countless highlights and endless topics. Naturally, it is a full-meter live broadcast specification.

A coffee shop near the Rose Garden arena.

After receiving Zhou Yang's call, a reporter from "Sports Illustrated" will come for an exclusive interview.

Although it is not as popular as the previous "Time Magazine", "Sports Illustrated" is also popular in North America, but it is slightly inferior to "Time Magazine" globally.

How many people are begging for a chance!
More than ten minutes later, accompanied by Zhou Yang, Wang Zelin waited for a reporter from Sports Illustrated.

A familiar cough cough about 30, a female reporter, fair skin, beautiful, long hair curly, just don't know if it's voluptuous or not.

Forget it, European and American people who are 18 look like 28 anyway, so I don’t know their age anymore

"Hello, Wang, I'm Sophie Marceau, you can call me Sophie, nice to meet you!"

As soon as we met, the woman remembered me, oh no, Sophie Marceau greeted warmly.

"Nice to meet you too, Sophie."

Wang Zelin stretched out his hand and shook it lightly, then let it go quickly.

This move made Sophie Marceau look at Wang Zelin with a hint of approval: Sure enough, men in the Celestial Dynasty are so shy and gentlemen.

Sophie Marceau, who knows her career line is unfathomable, has long been used to the strange eyes of other men, but it doesn't mean she is willing to accept it.

After sitting down, Sophie Marceau immediately winked at the photographer and began to direct the purpose of the trip.

"Wang, first of all, as usual, I would like to ask a question that fans are very concerned about. What is the final goal of the Trail Blazers this season?"

Without hesitation, Wang Zelin replied: "First of all, the regular season champion. You know, we have great hopes this year. I don't want to miss this great opportunity."

Sophie Marceau nodded slightly and continued to act as a quiet listener.

"The next step, of course, is to win the first championship in my career! I don't think any professional basketball player can refuse the temptation of the O'Brien Cup, right?"

Sophie Marceau continued to ask: "If you think about it, you must have seen the fans' high praise for you. Nowadays, many media have re-adjusted your draft template. Do you want to know who you have become?"

How could Wang Zelin, who has been surfing a lot in private, not know about it, but he still cooperated and said, "Oh, really?"

Looking at the other party's expression, Sophie Marceau knew that the other party knew it well, and realized that the sense of mystery she had created was gone: "Now some people say you are the next Chris Webber, and others say you will become Tim in the future." What do you think of Duncan's great player?"

It is clear that the next answer will probably be seen by countless people, and may even cause some turmoil.Wang Zelin stopped to think for a few seconds, and asked half-jokingly: "Sophie, do you want to hear the truth or a lie?"

"what?"

Sophie Marceau did not expect that she would be asked a wave of rhetorical questions. Obviously, this kind of pulling routine used by Chinese people made her confused for a while.

Without waiting for the other party to say anything, he replied: "The lie is that whether it is Chris or Tim, they are both great players. Letting them be my future template is undoubtedly the greatest recognition for me."

Sophie Marceau asked weakly: "Then, what about the truth?"

"The truth," Wang Zelin put away his smile and began to express: "In my opinion, this is an extremely stupid question! Because I am who I am, I don't need to be the next one... Yes, Tim and Chris are indeed great and respectable players, but so what?"

"I am me! I~Wang Zelin will surely go to greatness, become great, and even surpass greatness!"

　Cough cough, what, the last chapter missed a person, Wolf King Garnett has also been 20+10+5 for several consecutive seasons, and he was actually missed, I am also drunk... It has been changed!
　　good night, everyone!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)