NBA: Back to 97, to be the Jagged Bishop

On October 10, the preseason game started, and Kumbu did not let the two veteran players, Ao Pang and Hill, play. All the young players in the team participated in the preseason game.

Played five preseason games, the Bobcats won all of them, and averaged 23 points per game.

Among the four rookies who joined the team this year, Varejao's performance was jaw-dropping.

In all five preseason games, he played as the starting center, averaging 15 points, 14 rebounds, 3 assists and 1.5 blocks per game.

Strong rebounding ability is a bit unlike a rookie.

1.5 blocks per game is rare, but no one will underestimate Varejao's defensive ability on the field. He averages at least three offensive fouls per game.

You have to know that this is just a rookie who hasn't played a game. Given him a season of growth, how strong will he be?

The coaches of each team sighed secretly. Who would have thought that Kumbu, who was the bottom pick in the first round, would pick up such a treasure.

Dampier is the No. [-] center in the West, and his value is self-evident, but compared to Varejao, Dampier seems to be too inadequate.

Iguodala's performance is actually good, but he is not the kind of player who is stunning at a glance. There are no explosive dunks on the court, no sky-defying and precise three-pointers, and there is no scene where the opponent is completely locked. Highlight an unpretentious.

But as long as you look at his net rating on the court, you will know how much he has contributed to the Bobcats' backcourt.

The Bobcats were outscored by 27 points when he was on the court and only 16 points when he was not on the court.

Josh Smith is also attracting attention. His athletic ability is too outstanding. There are very few big men with a height of 206 cm who can have his impact and jumping ability.

In the preseason, he staged dunks with the ball and charged to the basket many times.

Although the overall offensive efficiency is not high due to the poor basket, the style of play is indeed gorgeous, and this alone can arouse the favor of many fans.

In these five preseason games, Kevin Martin has almost played well. The offensive end is quite satisfactory, and he averaged about 7 points per game as a substitute. The defensive end is a big colander, and opponents who are slightly stronger can suppress him.

But in general, it's not unacceptable for a rookie in the 20th pick to be able to play like this, at least it's not a loss.

Bobcats fans rejoiced, their home team's overall combat power has obviously improved a bit, this season's championship journey will not be as difficult as last season.

The preseason is over, and on October 10, the Bobcats, as the defending champion, will of course play the opening game of the new season.

The opponent is the old enemy the Lakers, needless to say, it is the Lakers' home court.

Another set of matchups is the Knicks against the Suns, which is naturally the Knicks' home court.

Seeing that he was going to play against the Lakers in the opening game, Ao Pang was gearing up and preparing to play a big game at the Lakers' home court.

When playing in the playoffs last season, O'Pang also had several blowouts with Kobe.

Now that Oban has won the championship, he will return to the Lakers home court as a winner.

At eight o'clock in the evening, players from both sides were about to debut, and Combe took a look at the Lakers' lineup.

This Lakers lineup is a little weaker than Comb expected.

The peak lineup after the Lakers OK combination is Kobe, Sister-in-Law, Odom, Bynum, Artest and others.

This Lakers team does not have Bynum or Artest, and the overall combat power is not that terrible.

"Coach, let me play openly tonight, I can at least score 60 points and 20 rebounds at their home court!"

"I'm not kidding, the Spaniard, I don't think he can last three rounds with me."

Ao Pang obviously didn't think much of his sister-in-law.

Speaking of it, my sister-in-law can't deal with Ao Pang alone. He is not a center in the traditional sense, but a power forward. His physical strength and tonnage are completely incomparable with Ao Pang.

The Lakers' starting lineup center Chris Mihm, power forward Jiasao, small forward Lamar Odom, shooting guard Kobe Bryant and point guard Lao Yu.

Bobcats starting lineup is Austrian fat, Bosh, Hill, Iguodala plus Hinrich.

In the jump ball link, Bosh jumped and won, and the Bobcats began to organize the offense.

Hinrich controlled the ball to the front court, gave the ball to Hill, and then began to run without the ball, pulling the old fisher Fisher to run.

Lao Yu claims to be a point guard ATM. In fact, his defense at certain moments is not to say that he has no defense at all. For example, he is somewhat effective in defending those point guards who have no shooting ability or slow speed.

But Hinrich is fast and accurate in shooting, which is simply the natural nemesis of Lao Yu.

In the first offensive round, Hill found Hinrich's position and passed the ball. Hinrich made a mid-range shot after receiving the ball and scored two points. The old fish Fisher looked helpless. When Hinrich shot , He still has two steps away, and he can't keep up with Hinrich's footsteps at all.

In the offensive round of the Lakers, the old fish did not control the ball. After reaching the frontcourt, he passed the ball to Odom.

Odom hit Hill with his back and entered the three-point line, then turned and jumped up, looking like he was going to make a mid-range shot, but he faked the shot and passed the ball to Kobe.

Kobe was running without the ball. After catching the ball, he drifted back and made a mid-range shot, scoring two points.

In the beginning, the two sides fought back and forth.

In the second round, the Bobcats began to play inside.

Hill still held the ball, and Hinrich's off-ball movement involved the opponent's defensive attention.

At this moment, the Lakers' inside line, Mim has been around in front of O'Pang, trying to cut off the path of Hill passing the ball to O'Pang as much as possible.

O'Pang has played for the Lakers for so many years, and Zen Master Jackson is too aware of O'Pang's lethality at the basket.

In particular, the Lakers don't have a decent center in their hands now. The starting center Mihm can only be regarded as a third-rate center at best. As long as O'Pang gets the ball, Mihm's whole body can't prevent O'Pang from dunking.

O'Pang had already made up his mind to wreak havoc on the Lakers' home court tonight. Seeing Mihm defending himself, he stepped forward and squeezed Mihm away with his strong body.

In the next second, Hill passed the ball accurately, and Ao Pang turned around after receiving the ball. Because he wanted to break through the front defense, he was already out of the three-second zone at this moment, and he couldn't just open his hand and dunk.

Ao Pang had no choice but to take another step forward and find a suitable position for jumping and dunking.

It was this forward step that gave Mihm a chance. He hugged Ao Pang with both arms, and the referee's whistle sounded immediately.

Kong Bu couldn't help laughing, when did the Zen master become so impatient, he was going to use shark-slashing tactics when he came up?

Looking at the Lakers' bench, it seems that when Zen Master built the lineup during the offseason, he had already made up his mind to use the shark-slashing tactic.

Because the Lakers are sitting neatly on the bench with three centers, all of whom are third-rate centers at the meme level, the combined value of these four centers may only be around 500 million US dollars.

It would be a pity to use a powerful center as the cannon fodder for the shark-killing tactics. After all, a player only has six foul opportunities.

And a third-rate center like Mihm will not feel it a pity to be cannon fodder. After he runs out of fouls, there are three brothers waiting to play in the follow-up.

The combined salary of these four people is only 500 million US dollars. In order to target the Bobcats, Zen Master obviously used his brains this offseason.

"Boom!"

With two strikes, Ao Pang missed two free throws.

After an offseason of letting himself go, it's no wonder that O'Pang can make free throws well at this time.

In the offensive round of the Lakers, Kobe missed a shot and Odom picked up the rebound, and then Hill succeeded in a single and scored two points.

Kumbu frowned more and more, and he realized that he had underestimated Odom's combat power a little bit.

In Comb's impression, Odom took too many drugs and broke his brain. He was distracted from time to time on the court, and he was hurt by love. He was tortured by Kohler Kardashian and wanted to die. The strength is not great.

Little do they know that this Odom has not yet fallen to that level. His strength has entered the peak period, and his life is extremely happy. He is proud of his love and court.

With a height of 208 cm, he can handle the ball, grab rebounds, shoot and pass, and his defense is not bad. After all, his height is there, his athletic ability is strong, and he naturally has an advantage in defending against opponents' shots.

Facing Hill, the number one small forward in the league tonight, Odom didn't have any disadvantages at all, but showed his advantages.

After playing for a few minutes, Combe called a timeout.

Ao Pang was a little impatient when he was cut on the field. In just a few minutes, he had already made 6 free throws and only hit [-].

It is equivalent to saying that O'Pang spent three offensive rounds and helped the team get back two points. This offensive efficiency is not as good as Stackhouse.

After Ao Pang was replaced, Varejao played.

"Coach, why did you replace me?"

Ao Pang was a little dissatisfied. He wanted to play an explosive performance in front of Kobe, but he was replaced not long after the game started.

"Shaq, look at those big guys on the Lakers bench."

Comb pointed to the Lakers bench and said.

Ao Pang looked in the direction of Kong Bu's finger. He didn't know any of those big guys.

"Coach, what's the matter with those big guys? I don't know any of them. Among them is a character as powerful as Yao Ming?" Ao Fat asked curiously.

Comb shook his head, "No, how could there be a player like Yao Ming? If there were such a player, the Lakers might be ashamed to use shark-slashing tactics against you."

"It's because you don't know those big guys that it's really fatal."

"The Lakers signed these people, I am afraid that during the offseason, they have already figured out how to target you."

"The combined salary of their four or five centers is not as good as a fraction of your annual salary. If they are all knocked out on the field, I don't feel bad."

"You know what I mean?"

Combe laughed.

Ao Pang's eyeballs were about to burst out. He never thought that the Zen master he had been with for several years could be so shameless.

It's fine for you to kill sharks, but you can actually sign a bunch of garbage centers just for this?Is this something that humans can do?

When O'Pang was on the court, because his efficiency was too low, the Lakers had a slight advantage.

Who would have thought that after Varejao came on the court, the advantage of the Lakers disappeared immediately, and the Bobcats chased back the point difference and overtook it.

Ao Pang's old face was flushed, and his role on the court was not as good as the new melon egg Varejao?

In the last 2 minutes of the first quarter, O'Pang replaced Konbu on the court. The league had issued rules restricting shark-slashing tactics before.

From the original game where no fouls were allowed on players without the ball in the last 2 minutes of the game, it has become the last 2 minutes of each game.

This does limit the hacking of sharks, but it cannot be eliminated.

Because the rules say that players without the ball cannot be fouled, if Ao Pang holds the ball, he can still be sent to the free throw line.

As soon as Ao Pang came on the court, the Lakers Death Squad immediately came up to send him to the free throw line. This game was extremely long and extremely lacking in viewing.

The key is that Ao Pang's free throws tonight feel very bad, and he often misses two free throws.

By the end of the first three quarters, Ao Pang had already made 30 free throws, but he only made 10 free throws, and his shooting percentage was 33%.

In terms of sports combat, Ao Pangyuan only made 3 shots in total. I don't know if it was because he was disgusted by his opponent, but he only hit one of these three shots.

30 free throws consume 15 offensive rounds, even if it is 15 shots, plus 3 sports shots, a total of 12 shots, Ao Pang scored a total of [-] points, this efficiency may be the most rubbish of Ao Pang's career in more than ten years once again.

In the last quarter, O'Pang didn't play at all. He knew that it would be difficult for him to find a place on the Lakers tonight.

In the current situation, the more time I play, the more I lose. It is better to let Varejao play to win, so that I at least have the fig leaf of winning.

Varejao's performance tonight is a bit speechless. When Ao Pang is not on the court, Zen Master will also replace the center forward and let his wife play the center forward.

My sister-in-law has a standard seven-foot height, and her rebounding ability is not bad. As long as she doesn't run into a monster like Ao Pang, she can play as a center.

But my sister-in-law still underestimated the shamelessness of Varejao, a brat. He was fouled twice by Varejao for a few rounds, and he suffered a lot. In the following time, he played on the offensive end. more cautious.

Fortunately, the combination of Kobe and Odom is strong enough, so that the Lakers can always stabilize the situation, otherwise the Lakers may lose faster.

Kobe and Odom made all the fans who watched the game think of Jordan and Pippen of the Bull Dynasty. They are really very similar. Under the training of the Zen master, they can't even play similarly.

In the blink of an eye, at the end of the fourth quarter, the Bobcats led by seven points.

Kobe made sudden shots, and in just one and a half minutes, helped the team recover to only two points left.

If it weren't for Hill's last-minute three-pointer, the final decision, maybe the Bobcats might be defeated by Kobe tonight.

"Dudududu!"

The referee blew the whistle for the end of the game, and the Bobcats narrowly beat the Lakers by three points 99:96 away.

In this game, Ao Pang hardly played any role, and the effect is also a side effect. Even in the case of giving up a Ao Pang, the Bobcats still won the Lakers who had been reinforced. This made the Lakers fans on the scene depressed. The fact that the Lakers can beat the Bobcats is almost meaningless. (end of this chapter)