I really just want to be a role player

After losing to the Heat, the Lakers' record became 30 wins and 9 losses. Relying on their opponents, they temporarily ranked second in the regular season list.

The Spurs lost a lot of games due to Leonard's injury absence. Like the Heat, they lost 11 games and ranked third and fourth respectively.

The Thunder are the worst, having only lost 8 games so far, and are firmly at the top of the list.

After two days of rest, the Lakers started a new round of road trip.

The first battle came to the northern border and challenged the Menglong Team.

The third-year core DeRozan has improved rapidly. He averaged 18 points and 4 rebounds per game this season, and his combat effectiveness is not bad. It is a pity that the Lakers' wing defense is the best in the league.

Under Su Bei's guard, DeRozan was lost.

Even if he travels on the wrong front and meets Artest, with his current strength, he still can't beat him. He only made 11 of 4 shots and scored 8 points, which is nothing.

At this time, the Raptors already have a combination of garbage brothers in the lineup.

It's a pity that the starting point guard at this time is still Calderon.

To be fair, Lowry's statistics are better and more comprehensive than Calderon's, but if Lowry wants to take over, Calderon has to give way.

As a result, the Raptors' two most threatening guns failed to function.

The Lakers basically had no defense and fought against the Raptors. The score was 125 to 108, and they achieved a 17-point victory.

In the second stop, the Lakers came to the United Center to challenge the Bulls.

Hong Kong True, the Bulls with Rose, are definitely a championship-level team.

With the Lakers' ability to bully the weak and fear the strong, it may not be easy to take down the Bulls.

Not even possible, but sure.

It's a pity that Rose was reimbursed and is recovering from injury this season.

Although the Bulls have a good lineup, without Rose, they can still put together an elite lineup of Noah, Boozer, Gil Butler, Hamilton and Hinrich.

However, the Bulls' lineup is also unable to fight a tough battle.

Butler is only a second-year rookie and has no cards in front of Su Bei.

Hamilton does not have the passing ability of Billups, does not have the support of the system as a troublemaker, and the threat is much weaker. In addition, he is not a serious basketball player, but a track and field athlete. He was really good at running when he was young, and now he has He is almost 34 years old, how can he still run?

Boozer is not in the pick-and-roll system, he is just an ordinary quasi-All-Star center. Noah has a high demand for being selected as an All-Star this season, but the defensive insider with 11 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists cannot determine the outcome of the game. towards.

As for Hinrich, he was just Rose's substitute, but his performance tonight was very impressive. He made 11 of 9 shots, 4 of 3 three-pointers, and scored 22 points, 8 assists, and 7 rebounds.

It's a pity that Paul fought back with an all-around performance of 19 points, 13 assists, 4 rebounds and 4 steals, leading the Lakers to defeat the Bulls with a score of 101-95, a 6-point advantage, and achieved two consecutive victories.

January 1, FedEx Arena.

The Lakers lost another championship-winning team, being defeated by the Grizzlies with a score of 108 to 104.

The protagonist tonight is not the stars of both sides, but the mediocre role player Darrell Arthur. This walk-on who averages 6 points and 3 rebounds per game actually made 16 of 10 shots and 2 of 2 free throws. He scored 22 points, 10 rebounds and 3 assists, acting as a super surprise player, which instantly broke the balance of an originally anxious situation.

Everyone eats dumplings one day. The Lakers' performance is not bad, but it is a pity that they still missed the 10th game of the season by a little bit of luck.

On the 25th, after finishing their three-game road trip, the Lakers returned to the Staples Center Arena and vented their anger on the Jazz who came to challenge.

The score was 112 to 84. The Lakers slaughtered the Jazz by 28 points and let out a sigh of relief.

It can only be regarded as the Jazz's misfortune that starting point guard Mo William was injured and reimbursed.

The Jazz's main tactic is the pick-and-roll tactic. Without a reliable top point guard, they can't play this simple tactic at all. The offense is ruined. After losing, the Lakers become ruthless. What can you use to defend?
January 1, Staples Center Arena.

The Lakers unexpectedly got the opportunity to compete for the top spot in the regular season and faced off against the Thunder.

At this time, the records of both sides were 34 wins and 10 losses. The Thunder ranked in front of the Lakers by virtue of their half-game advantage over the Lakers in the battle.

However, as the schedule progressed, the Thunder gradually realized the pain of losing Harden.

In the last four games, the Thunder did not face any strong teams, but only achieved a record of 4 wins and 2 losses.

They were lost to the Nuggets and Warriors respectively, and they were originally the same.

Westbrook transformed into a super iron man. As the Thunder's No. 6, he held the Thunder back.

Coupled with Durant's occasional instability, the Thunder's offense will explode when encountering Westbrook's back stab, especially the Warriors and Nuggets, which are both run-and-gun teams. When the state comes, they shoot. That's right, the defense can't prevent it at all. If there is another problem with the offense, it will be very reasonable to lose.Tonight's game is not the first time the two sides have met. After a simple ceremony, the game started.

The Thunder had the right to attack the ball. Westbrook controlled the ball to the frontcourt and chose to distribute the ball to Durant.

"Under Su Bei's close pressure, Durant dribbled the ball to open up space. He pulled up the ball and shot a three-point jumper..."

This unreasonable style of play, no matter how good the Subei defense is, is of no use and can only listen to the sound of gunshots.

Fortunately, Su Bei did not panic.

If Durant took a long two-point shot, Su Bei would be a little worried, but for a three-point shot, he didn't regard Durant's three-pointer as alive at all.

At least, Su Bei doesn't care even if Durant scores a goal, because he doesn't score as many three-pointers as him.

Bang-dang-!
“I pulled it out and ejaculated the first time, which was a bit raw.

Durant's shot was sent..."

……

“Thunder attack!

Westbrook controlled the ball to the frontcourt, and Durant just missed a three-pointer.

Next, it was Westbrook's turn to take a swing, and Paul's defense was seen to be somewhat withdrawn.

My goodness!

Westbrook did it too!
He also pulled it out and continued to test the Lakers' defense with three-point shots..."

Bang-dang-!
Although Paul is a natural defeat at 183, who can't withstand the three-point test of the Turtles?

And this is just Westbrook's opening warm-up performance.

Next, in the first quarter of the game, Westbrook used his 6-for-0 shooting performance to compete with Kobe.

than what?
More miserable!

Whose shot is worse!

Westbrook made 6 of 0 shots, which was simply inhumane.

Kobe could only grit his teeth and shouted: "You're in trouble!

you win……"

Kobe's 4-for-2 shooting, a [-]-[-] hit, is indeed not as bad as Westbrook's.

In the next three quarters of the game, Westbrook was not satisfied and yelled: "Who can be worse than me!

I even smashed the basket crookedly, come on!
Hurt each other..."

Good guy!
He made 24 of 6 shots and 6 of 1 three-pointers. Excluding the dunk in the counterattack, Westbrook hit at least one mid-range two-pointer and a lucky three-pointer. It was really a tragedy.

With 6 of 4 free throws, Westbrook actually scored 17 points, 24 points on 17 shots. Looking only at the data and not efficiency, it seems to be okay.

After all, Durant was not much better. He made 26 of 10 shots, 5 of 2 three-pointers, and 14 of 13 free throws. He actually scored 35 points, 4 assists, and 2 rebounds. No wonder the scoring leader is so competitive. With this number of shots Many people really can’t compare!
With Westbrook's self-destruction, the Lakers finally defeated the championship contending team. With a score of 115 to 96, they beat the Thunder by 19 points and kicked the Thunder out of the top spot. , the Lakers sat back up.

Kobe became the most handsome boy on the court. As the Lakers played a bully and afraid of the strong that the strong team had never won and the weak team had never lost. In this game, Kobe changed his style of play. He chose to share the ball and only took 12 shots. Hitting 8 of them, plus making 6 of 5 free throws, Kobe scored only 21 points but sent out a triple-double of 10 assists and 10 rebounds, leading the Lakers to a wave of everyone's performance.

Su Bei made 16 of 9 shots, 11 of 6 three-pointers, and 5 of 5 free throws. He scored 29 points, 4 assists, and 5 rebounds. His performance was acceptable, and his presence was not high.

In this campaign, the Lakers won based on efficiency and did not enter the miserable stage of Westbrook's competition. It is not surprising to win the game.

After defeating the Thunder, the Lakers still need to play two games in the January schedule.

It was also very easy. Against the Hornets led by No. 116 pick Mei Mei, the Lakers easily defeated their opponents by 100 points with a score of 16 to [-].

At the end of the month, they encountered the Suns, who had lost 34 games and were in a state of decline. The Lakers showed no mercy and defeated the Suns with a score of 120 to 98. They easily defeated their opponents with an 18-point advantage and ended with a 4-game winning streak. January schedule and consolidated his position as the top brother on the list.

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(End of this chapter)