Jim Bass Ambition

Chapter 167 Face Slapping and Self Slapping

As the most eye-catching team in the offseason, the Mavericks, who are aiming for the championship after a big change,'s performance in the opening game is undoubtedly surprising.

Combined with Mark Cuban's wild words before the game, the score after the game is undoubtedly more ironic.

"Mark said that the Mavericks have the deepest lineup in the league? This is not wrong. Their lineup needs five basketballs on the field to satisfy everyone's shots. As a good friend of Mark, in order to prevent him from going further and further down the crooked road, I have to remind him that not all weak teams are suitable for championship teams.” Jim commented on the Mavericks’ summer signings in an interview.

Cuban uncharacteristically chose to swallow his anger. Who made the team lose face?He just made a decision. The silver-gray jersey used for the first time in the opening game of this season will never be used again.

And Jamison and Walker also lay down guns in Jim's saliva shooting. Jamison is relatively low-key and doesn't like to cause trouble, but Walker can't bear it. After learning of Jim's interview, he made a bold statement that he will meet the Lakers once in the future. abuse once.

After the opening game, the Lakers have 3 days to rest and adjust their status.

Kobe's knees were sore. After inspection, the problem was not serious. It was because he was not used to the style of play after gaining weight, or because he used the previous sharp change of direction and rapid breakthrough. He needed to adjust slowly in the middle of the season.

Kobe's agent, Pelinka, received a call from Jim and was told that Kobe could not be allowed to go to the hospital in Colorado for a physical examination under any circumstances. Pelinka was a little puzzled. Why did Jim repeatedly emphasize this issue after winning the championship in June?Does Colorado have any dark secrets?

After getting Pelinka's answer, Jim felt a little relieved.

The Lakers' second opponent will be the first-round opponent of last season's playoffs, the Phoenix Suns.

After the introduction of former Lakers potential forward Carlos Boozer, the Suns formed a good starting lineup. Last season, the Lakers were frustrated. Boozer finally got a chance to perform in the preseason. With good offensive ability and strong offensive rebounding ability, his pick-and-roll cooperation with Marbury has become a big killer for the Suns.

In the first two regular season games of the Suns, Boozer contributed a double-double performance, especially in the away game against the Kings, Boozer scored 25 points and 14 rebounds, and played well with Chris Webber Go back and help the sun beat the king.

According to experience, Reed, Arenas and other Lakers abandoned generals have played at a high level, and the league immediately became popular with the saying that "a product produced by the Lakers must be a high-quality product".

"My Lakers career? It was a disaster. I didn't get the attention I deserved at all in the Lakers. I didn't deserve to be on the bench for a season at all. Thank God, I finally escaped from there. Now this team is very suitable. Me, we will let the Lakers understand what a serious mistake it is to ignore me." About to face his old club, Boozer was not polite at all, and complained to the media.

"It seems that Carlos has a serious resentment towards me. He even forgot who selected him. Anyway, we don't need to be polite to him." On the sidelines of the training field, Jim and the coaching staff watched the group confrontation small talk.

"Carlos has no problem with his offensive talent, but he seems unwilling to defend, it is difficult to focus on the opponent's players, and he is unwilling to try his best to defend his territory." The old assistant in charge of training defense Johnny Bach commented. "David is much better. Although the offensive methods are not as rich as Carlos, he is never afraid of confrontation, even if the opponent is Karl."

On the court, facing Malone's iron elbow, David West still stretched out his hands to block it without fear, and made an offensive foul. His teammates quickly pulled him up from the ground. Fortunately, Malone stopped at the last moment. Otherwise, if this hit hits, the Lakers' first injury of the new season will appear.

"Boy, if this is an official game, you may be carried out." Malone said to West while returning to defense.

"That's right, but you will also be punished, and I'm not at a disadvantage."

"Is our training so intense? Everyone, I don't want to reduce staff because of training..." Jim smiled helplessly, but seeing the motivated players, especially the main players, there was no reason for taking Jim is very relieved to slack off after reaching the championship.

The Suns, who sit at home, under the leadership of Marbury, intend to get rid of the shame of being eliminated in the playoffs.

Marbury is not the only one who wants to get rid of the shame. Last season, in the Lakers game against the Jazz, Garnett was injured by Malone's elbow, and the rookie Boozer was at the top of the power forward position. He originally planned to make a name for himself. Things backfired, but they were taught to be a man by the old postman. Now the two have changed their new jerseys. Boozer intends to prove to the Lakers that he is 50 times stronger than last year.

The Lakers' response to this was a wave of 4-9 greetings in the opening 2 minutes, while Boozer made 4 of 3 shots and 0 fouls in the first 2 minutes, and returned to the bench early.

In this game, the Suns center Jack Voskull basically could not count on both offensive and defensive ends, and Boozer's frizzy foul left the field, which completely paralyzed the Suns' inside offense.

In the system where Marbury controlled the ball for 18 seconds, and then either shot or passed, Joe Johnson played with no hands. It's fairly comfortable.

But relying on Marion's performance alone cannot stop the Lakers. Voskull has no sense of presence except for playing time and collision volume. After the first half, he scored 3 points and picked 2 rebounds. There is indeed no one available inside. Tom Gugliotta is on the verge of being scrapped due to years of injuries, and he is no longer the All-Star skill of the year, and the rookie Zako Kabakapa fully proves Zack's ability with his name. Terrible, the picture of being ruthlessly dunked by Kobe has already reserved a top ten seat.

In the half game, Garnett had 14 points and 6 rebounds, and Malone had 11 points and 7 rebounds, basically stealing the inside of the Suns. The Suns only grabbed 14 rebounds in total.

赛前口出狂言的布泽尔，5投1中，2分2板3失误3犯规，表现甚至还不如沃斯库尔。

The Lakers' starters clocked out after three quarters, but they all scored in double figures.

In the fourth quarter, under the leadership of Wade and Barbosa in the backcourt, the two sides played back and forth on the court. Comparing speed with youth is really not a happy thing. All Suns players have only one thought in their hearts, "Let the game end sooner."

117 to 102, the Lakers took the Suns lightly.Boozer had 8 points and 5 rebounds, and only made 13 of 3 shots. His performance was sluggish and he slapped himself in the face severely.

(End of this chapter)