The Fifth Point Guard

Chapter 63 The first start

On the afternoon of November 5th, the Staples Center was very lively.

Outside Staples Field in downtown Los Angeles, California, the bustling crowd of fans wearing various Los Angeles Lakers jerseys and holding banners and posters began to enter.

The Staples Center, which was awarded the "Arena of the Year" twice in 1999 and 2000, has the most fanatical home fans in the entire league.

Before the game, under the leadership of coach Scott and captain Kidd, the Nets watched the video highlights of the first three games of the Lakers this season.

O'Neal was crushed at the basket.

Kobe broke through with the ball as if no one was in the land.

The more everyone looked at it, the deeper their hearts sank.

On TV, O'Neill dunks the defender and pushes the opponent to the ground, full of arrogance!

Scott freezes the screen.

He turned his head to look at the team members with heavy faces.

"Guys, do you have anything to say?"

Van Horn said timidly, "Damn it, the OK combination is really amazing."

Kidders also said: "Kobe is almost unstoppable."

Kidd glanced at Shen Tong inadvertently.

Shen Tong's vision is so sharp and his mind is so flexible.

"Although the OK combination is very powerful, they lost the original third scoring point Grant, so they can curb the overall performance of the Lakers by limiting other players."

There was a hint of surprise on Kidd's face, but appreciation was revealed in his eyes.

Shen Tong quickly pushed Jefferson up.

Jefferson seemed to be awakened, and said quickly: "Yes, let OK get the points they should get, and then do our best to cut off the connection between OK and other people, maybe it will have a good effect."

Collins also said: "Although I am afraid I am not O'Neal's opponent, at least I can guarantee that he will not get 2+1, so at least, I have 6 chances to send him to the free throw line. Everyone knows that O'Neal is at the free throw line. The performance was disastrous."

The words of the three rookies seemed to touch everyone's nerves.

Newborn calves are not afraid of tigers.

Before facing a strong opponent, if you have stage fright first, then half of the game has already been lost.

Both Scott and Kidd believe that the Nets, which have experienced two consecutive victories, are currently very energetic, but before the game, they must overcome the level of psychological fear.

Martin rose from his chair and said, "We're not good food anyway! They'll have to pay to eat us!"

Kidd's voice was high-pitched, and the interface said: "Yes, at least, we must earn the respect we deserve!"

Everyone's tone became more and more excited.

Under the leadership of the rookies headed by Shentong and the core players of Kidd and Martin, the mood in the locker room began to turn from depression to excitement!

"Kick O'Neill's balls!"

"I'm going to pluck Kobe's beard."

"Eat small fish without spitting spines!"

The temperature in the locker room is getting higher and higher.

Scott added fuel to the fire.

"Beat the Lakers, tonight will be the night of Los Angeles Liberty!"

Everyone fell silent at once.

Then the sound of the explosion passed through the walls of the locker room and spread far, far away!

Los Angeles nightlife.

It can satisfy all the imagination of a man.

This is a huge sweet cake.

Before the game, the media in the United States had surprisingly unanimous opinions, and the Lakers would bloody the Nets.

Even if the Nets have won two consecutive victories and just defeated the Wizards led by Jordan.

Clutchpoints, a well-known black media in the United States, even made some inappropriate remarks about Shentong's yellow skin status, which became a hot topic of discussion on basketball forums at home and abroad.

Barkley once expressed his opinion when talking about this game: the young Kobe is not the old Jordan, the Lakers will definitely repair the Nets severely, and New Jersey has no chance.

In this game, the double-level combination made another appearance.

Sun Zhengping: "There are many first-rate scorers in the NBA, like Francis, Kobe, and Bryant."

Zhang Weiping: "That's right."

Sun Zhengping: "Let's take a look at the starting lineups of both sides. For the Nets, Mark Lodge, Martin, Van Horn, Shentong, Kidd, the Chinese player Shentong has entered the starting lineup, which makes all Chinese fans excited. According to the news, Shentong will also directly face Kobe in this game, which will be a highlight of this game. What does Director Zhang think of Shentong starting?"

Zhang Weiping: "In the first two games of the Nets, Shen Tong served as a substitute, but he played very well on the court. This is one of them. In this game, the original starting shooting guard Corey Kidd The second reason is that Si was on the injury watch list due to an old ankle injury and was unable to play. Combining these two aspects, it is very reasonable for Shentong to be mentioned by Scott as the starter."

Sun Zhengping: "Does Director Zhang know about clutchpoints, an American media? This media recently made some inappropriate remarks, which also caused an uproar."

Zhang Weiping nodded and said: "I know this media has a bad reputation, and they like to use hype to attract attention. I think Shentong, as an NBA player, doesn't need to care about those bad remarks. But at the same time, some people If you don’t give some lessons, you won’t know what is good or bad, so Shentong’s good performance on the court is the best response.”

The Lakers continued the starting lineup of the previous games: O'Neal, Walker, Fox, Kobe, Fisher.

The game was about to start, and Shen Tong followed Kidd and others onto the court.

This is the first time in Shentong's life since entering university!

Whether it's at Peking University, the Arizona Wildcats or the New Jersey Nets.

Shen Tong looked at Jefferson on the bench.

The other party was staring at him with squinted eyes.

There was desire in his eyes.

Shen Tong smiled and stretched out five fingers.

Jefferson rolled his eyes.

Honor or no honor is unimportant.

What matters is that $500 bet.

As soon as the Nets players came on the court, they felt the hospitality of the Lakers fans.