Chapter 473 [Riding a Rocket, Fighting a Wizard]

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Nina was knocked down by Yang Rui's bodyguards and did not make the news, fortunately there was no paparazzi to follow at that time, otherwise I don't know what the news would say and how much of a joke would be made on the Internet.

The next day, the media mainly talked about the Lakers players.

Kobe Bryant's popularity completely overwhelmed Carter, and he was far ahead in the All-Star voting that had already begun, second only to Yao Ming in terms of votes.

After Kobe Bryant and Yao Ming became partners, he won the support of Chinese fans, and he is expected to continue to win the scoring title, the style of play is most like Jordan, and with the high exposure of Los Angeles, Kobe has become the league's number one star on the outside.

Nike signed Kobe Bryant at a low price, and the new sneakers sold well and made a lot of money. The CEO of Adidas went berserk at the meeting and wanted to get rid of the person in charge who had proposed to terminate the contract with Kobe.

Yao's popularity is famous, and his evaluation is rising like a rocket, and he couldn't even receive a good advertising endorsement last season, and now advertisers are squeezing their heads. He almost locked up the All-Star vote king, and Chinese fans voted for him.

Even the North American media, which used to be famous for Yao, now began to say good things, believing that he was the No. 1 center in the West and could rank among the top three centers in the league. The other two are O'Neill and O'Neill Jr.

After that, the Lakers easily won a few games in a row, only on the 8th at home by the Suns strong challenge, the Lakers reversed the 15-point gap in the final quarter and won again 120-113.

The Suns played to their strengths this time, shooting 16 of 34 three-pointers and shooting a whopping 47.1%, but even so, they still lost because they couldn't prevent the Lakers' offense.

The Lakers scored in the low post and won in rebounding, with a total rebound of 53 to 41 and a rebound of 21 to 11 in the frontcourt.

After analyzing the last game, Yang Rui increased air cuts and breakthroughs, striving to shoot close to the basket, and all three interior rebounds were double-doubled.

Yao Ming had 16 points and 14 rebounds, Odom had 19 points and 12 rebounds, and Rashid had 17 points and 10 rebounds.

Bryant had a double-double, 20 points, 3 rebounds and 11 assists.

Off the bench, Mo Williams also had 16 points and two rebounds, hitting four three-pointers, and as a point guard, he had no assists.

Both of the Lakers' point guards had very few assists and became an outlier in the league. People know why Yang Rui doesn't want Nash anymore, his team has never been a guard organization, but swingmen and interior playmakers, and the offense is very fluid, but no player has a particularly beautiful assist stats.

A player's ability to assist is often directly proportional to the possession of the ball, and Mo Williams has changed from "no passing" to "no passing", just transferring the ball and not being able to assist. However, Mo Williams is very efficient, shooting 41.3% from three-point range, and his style of play is similar to that of his previous life with the Cavaliers.

The Lakers played the SuperSonics, Kings and other teams were easy wins. On December 17, the Lakers VS the Wizards at home, full of gimmicks.

The Wizards started the game with a 14-6 record and the second record in the East, with Arenas, Jamison, and Stoudeyer's trident offense being strong and all expected to be selected for the All-Star Game, with Starkerhouse leading the scoring off the bench and Gerald Wallace defending, who averaged 104.8 points per game, but also conceded 103.3 points per game.

After the day's training, the reporter interviewed Yang Rui and asked him to predict the outcome of the game.

Yang Rui smiled: "It's going to be a good game, both teams have strong offensive power, and the Lakers will win because we have a stronger offense." ā€

Eddie Jordan was interviewed, and he was still a little confident. "The Wizards have a chance to win, and we have some advantages. Amare is the Rookie of the Year of 2002, and he is better than Yao Ming, and Arenas is better than the Lakers point guard. ā€

Arenas was full of fighting spirit, and Yang Rui's evaluation of him last season was not good, which made him very unhappy. There are many people on the Internet who say that Yang Rui disdains coaching Arenas and is disgusted that the Wizards fell out when they poached him in the summer.

Now, he wants to prove with a win that he's a qualified boss, better than Stoudamire.

Many radio stations broadcast live, and fans are waiting to see the Wizards come to the stadium to play, and the stars are soaring. Staples Arena may be another basketball mecca after Madison, giving the game a special meaning.

Kobe Bryant also wanted to perform, and practiced shooting in the morning to find his touch. Yang Rui informed him in advance and gave him unlimited shooting rights, the Wizards' defensive ability at the No. 2 position was average, the starter was DeSean Stevenson, and the substitute Starkerhouse defense Kobe Bryant was even worse, the two were old rivals, and the game was too high before.

The Wizards' marginal shooting guard is Anthony Piller, who played the preseason for the Lakers, and his form has declined greatly, let alone good.

In this game, Bryant was confident to break out.

When he played, Arenas was not afraid of the away boos, walking posture and expression were very draggy, and he hit consecutive three-pointers in the warm-up, feeling hot.

On the Lakers' side, Yao Ming, Rashid, and Odom are three big men practicing three-point shooting.

Yao Ming also felt good today, scoring two goals in the middle, which made everyone feel bright.

Yao Ming also wants to perform, because the opponent is Stoudamire, the two entered the NBA at the same time, Xiao Si was only the eighth in the first round, and finally won the best rookie award when he was not favored.

In the first two seasons, while the media praised Xiao Si, they often used Yao Ming as a negative teaching material, which annoyed him even more.

Lakers five: Damon Jones, Kobe, Iguodala, Rashid, Yao Ming.

Wizards Five: Arenas, DeSean Stevenson, Jamison, Stoudamire, Jarred Jeffries.

JEFFRIES IS AN INTERIOR PLAYER WHO THE WIZARDS TRADED IN THE SUMMER, IS 211CM TALL, WEIGHS 104 KILOGRAMS, HAS A GOOD ARM SPAN, AND IS ACTIVE DEFENSIVELY. However, Jeffries did not play well on the offensive end, he was inside height, small forward play, had shooting ability, and poor skills under the basket. To put it simply, you can do anything, and you can't do anything.

In 2002, he was selected by the Bucks in the first round 11th, and his performance in the first two years was terrible, averaging 15 minutes per game last season, 4 points, 3 rebounds and 0.8 assists.

Wizards management doesn't appreciate Jeffries much, in exchange for betting on his talent and making up for the void left by Boozer's departure, and the strength certainly can't be compared to Boozer.

Yao Ming jumped the ball to defeat Xiao Si, and the game began.

Jones passed to Kobe, and the three pulled away, and Kobe and Yao Ming played a block and dismantle in the middle and burst to the right side. Xiao Si did not change the defense in time, let Stevenson chase after him, and there was a defensive hole in the opening game.

Since entering the league, Xiao Si has always been offensive-oriented, relying on his body on the defensive end, making up for work on the inside line with a single defense, and poor defense and dismantling. In the 2003 playoffs, Maddy's super performance against the Wizards was related to Xiaosi's poor defense.

Kobe Bryant's one-step pull-up jump shot inside the three-point line, without interference, was easily shot. 2 to 0.

The Wizards attacked, and the Lakers adopted a man-to-man tactic. Yao Ming was in charge of defending Jeffries and Jones was targeting Stevenson, and Yang Rui assigned them simple tasks.

Bryant and Arenas are in the opposite position, and the defensive end has a heavier task. This is a must, and if there is no defensive expert to focus on taking care of the "big general", he could have scored high points and led the team to victory.

Bryant is experienced and keeps his distance from Arenas. Arenas knew that Kobe Bryant was not easy to deal with, so he played blocking and dismantling with Xiao Si, Rashid changed defenses, and Kobe Bryant took a detour to Xiao Si, making it difficult for Arenas to pass back.

Arenas forced a breakthrough to the basket and attracted Yao Mingbao, and the two big men completely blocked the low post, leaving him with no room to shoot, and could only pass the ball to his teammates.

When the Lakers use man-to-man tactics, the defense is not weak!