Chapter 1444 Perfect Integration, the Season Begins

In the blink of an eye, October has just passed half a month since the Lakers gathered. The NBA regular season will officially start on the 27th of this month. However, even though the new season is only more than 20 days away, the NBA is still in trouble. calm.

Since the Lakers completed a series of amazing trades, there has been no surprising news in the NBA. Teams have gathered one after another and are preparing for the new season. Now all that can be seen in basketball newspapers is Some tidbits and the major media’s overall outlook on the teams and the league format in the new season.

Ji Feng, who frequently appeared in major newspapers during the offseason, has not appeared in the public eye for more than half a month. Since returning to the Lakers on September 15, Ji Feng's life has returned to the training ground - home. Between two points and one line, except for some necessary commercial endorsement activities, Ji Feng canceled all unnecessary schedules and basically spent the whole day training in the training hall.

However, although Ji Feng did not appear, the legend of Ji Feng still circulated in the world. The reason was naturally because of the newly joined Lakers players Artest, Shannon Brown and others who praised Ji Feng on various occasions.

After the Lakers assembled for the first time on the 15th, reporters waiting near Staples captured Artest walking out of the court with a serious expression. Shannon Brown and others who came out later also had ugly faces. This made many reporters and the Lakers Black was extremely excited.

In the next few days, there were a lot of news about 'the new Lakers players can't integrate into the team', 'Artest and Ji Feng compete for the main force', 'suspected discord within the Lakers team', etc.

It's just that because no one from the Lakers has responded and no evidence can be found, the voice gradually disappeared, but this suspicion has always existed.

It was not easy to wait until September 28, when the Lakers held their first media interview of the new season. The reporters were like sharks smelling blood, trying to dig out some exciting information.

However, the result surprised everyone...

Shannon Brown: “This is my home!”

Mbenga: “It feels so good to be home!”

Powell: "I will go through fire and water no matter how hard it is, to contribute to the Lakers!"

The most arrogant one is Artest.

Artest: "I love it here so much. To be honest, this is a great group. The players here are all excellent. I am very happy that I chose here!"

"Conflict? No, no, no. I get along very well with the people here. They trust me and I trust them. Ji Feng and I have become brothers. To be honest, I think Ji Feng is the number one small forward in the league. There is no doubt about his strength, his personality is very charming, and I enjoy playing with him!"

This set of remarks made the reporters who were preparing to dig out the conflict between Artest and Ji Feng be dumbfounded. Many reporters looked at Artest blankly, as if they wanted to see if the guy in front of them had been betrayed by someone.

Is Artest the person who can say such a thing? ? ?

This is not over yet. Artest and the Lakers worked well together in the subsequent public training sessions. His interactions with Ji Feng and even Kobe were very loving, making reporters think that they all took advantage of this time to go to Hollywood for further studies...

However, this is the fact. After being influenced by the Lakers' special corporate culture and the methods of old foxes such as Zen Master, Artest has been convinced and determined to contribute to the Lakers' dynasty plan.

And the relationship between Ji Feng and Artest has also improved a lot. Guys with Artest's personality are actually very simple and don't have so many thoughts. For such a tough person, you are tougher than him. Conquering him with strength is better than anything else. It works.

The 11-1 victory in that game undoubtedly played a big role. Ji Feng has been facing off against Artest every day for the past half month. Every time, Ji Feng went all out to beat Artest, and even Artest expressed dissatisfaction. Afterwards, they will also practice individually in private.

In this way, Artai is naturally convinced by Ji Feng.

I won’t talk about the others, strength is everything here.

"It seems that the Lakers are working together very well, but everything will have to be proven on the court." MG Sports Daily said.

Generally speaking, the atmosphere of the Lakers has disappointed the Lakers blacks, but they still have a glimmer of hope. After all, the game has not started yet, and what if there is a stretch on the court.

But they were soon disappointed. On October 8, the Lakers ushered in the first preseason game of the new season.

The Lakers are sitting at home, and their opponent is the Golden State Warriors, who have made many adjustments in the new season. Curry, Ji Feng's general, and Ji Feng finally meet in the NBA.

But this was just a preseason game. Although Ji Feng started the game, he only played for 6 minutes in one game. It was not even a warm-up. He only had one matchup with Curry. Ji Feng was merciless on his back. In singles, he abused Boku rookie.

7 points and 4 assists, Ji Feng's small test, the real protagonists are the new players who have just joined Ji Feng.

Artest came on for 32 minutes, showing his strong offensive and defensive abilities. Artest has become stronger this summer, and his muscle strength has reached the peak of his career. Although his movement has been affected, he is really a great threat on the defensive end, and offensively Duan also performed well, scoring 20 points and 7 rebounds.

Several other new players also performed stably. Shannon Brown also brought strong physical talent to the Lakers' bench. Although insiders Mbenga and Powell were not as good as Radmanovic in scoring, they are proper blue-collar players. The defensive effort and good rebounding ability undoubtedly make the Lakers' bench deeper.

110-90, the Lakers defeated the Warriors by 20 points.

Although he lost, Curry was still very happy after the game. He is a rookie after all, and his 18 points and 5 assists in the first game were already impressive.

The Lakers' performance in the first game undoubtedly proved that they did not lie, and the integration of the new players was really smooth.

Then, on the 10th, the Lakers visited Golden State again to face the Warriors. It was still the same script as the first game. The Lakers used sharp offense and abnormal defense to destroy the Warriors. 120-80, a 40-point victory. Kobe Bryant Scored 39 points, Ji Feng 28 points and 15 assists, Gasol 20 points, Bynum 16 points and 10 rebounds, Artest 16 points, the Lakers five tigers showed their power.

After defeating the Warriors back-to-back, the Lakers took a break and faced the Kings at home 6 days later. This time Ji Feng switched to point guard for the first time, starting at the same time as Artest.

This directly made the Kings surrender. The Lakers had a super score difference of 46-10 in the first quarter, and then there was no more play. The Lakers won three consecutive preseason games.

On the 18th and 19th, the Lakers did not let Kobe and Ji Feng play in back-to-back games, but they still defeated the Hornets 107-104 and the Clippers 100-95.

After a comfortable five-game winning streak, the Lakers' lineup was almost in sync. The Lakers also began to rest and let more substitutes play. After two games, they faced last season's Western Conference Finals opponent the Nuggets, one win and one loss.

With 6 wins and 1 loss, the Lakers also ended all eight preseason games. Although they did not win all, the outside world is very much looking forward to the Lakers' journey in the new season.

Finally, on October 27, the Lakers ushered in their first opponent in the opening game!