Chapter 1891 These Guys Are Really Good at Shooting.

Staples…

The opening game of the new season is also the second Christmas game of this season and came to a successful conclusion.

The Los Angeles Lakers, sitting at home, easily defeated the Chicago Bulls 120-100, a 20-point advantage, and successfully got a good start to the new season.

In the venue, the Lakers players who had just won were very excited. They were celebrating with high-fives, being interviewed, or taking photos and signing autographs with the visiting fans. Ji Feng, Kobe, and Artest gathered together to discuss their Christmas plans tonight. Don't hold a bunch of parties. After all, it would be too boring to be alone at home during the Christmas season.

On the other hand, the Bulls...

Rose walked back to the tunnel with a look of dissatisfaction but helplessness on his face, while Boozer kept shaking his head, and Korver's eyes went straight, as if he hadn't completely recovered from the previous game.

Yes, this game greatly exceeded the expectations of all the Bulls players. Except for the first quarter, they did not expect that the game would go like this...

To be honest, the Bulls played well in this game, shooting 52.5% from the field, which is a very good shooting rate, and scored 42 points in the penalty area, 12 points more than the Lakers' 30 points. Foul The control was also very good. Only Boozer had 5 fouls in the game, and the overall number of fouls was one less than that of the Lakers.

The game progressed very smoothly. The Bulls had only 3 fewer assists and 2 fewer rebounds than the Lakers.

In terms of personal data, Rose had 22 points and 5 assists, Luol Deng had 16 points, Boozer had 14 points, Hamilton had 10 points, and substitutes Brewer and JJ Watson both had 6 points.

No matter how you look at it, it is an evenly matched battle.

However, the final result was a 20-point defeat...

The reason is also obvious, that is, the Lakers' three-pointer tonight was really accurate!

Seven Lakers players scored in double figures, with Ji Feng scoring a team-high 28 points, 14 assists, 8 rebounds, 3 steals and 2 blocks, including 4 of 5 three-pointers.

Kobe had 24 points and 5 rebounds, including 3 of 4 three-pointers. New aid Kapono had 12 points and 3 of 5 three-pointers. Artest had 7 points and 1 of 2 three-pointers. Farmar had 9 points and 2 of 3 three-pointers. , Blake had 11 points, 2 of 2 three-pointers, Fisher had 3 points, 1 of 1 three-pointers...

"In this game, the Bulls were beaten to death by the Lakers." Yu Jia said after the game.

Yes, look at this data. The Lakers made 16 of 22 three-pointers and scored 48 points based on three-pointers alone. Compared to the Bulls, who made 4 of 12 three-pointers and only scored 12 points. This gap is really big. It's too obvious.

This gap not only completely offset the difference in scoring between the two teams in the paint, but also completely established the victory. The Bulls' crazy breakthrough seemed so powerless in the face of the rain of three-pointers.

So some fans joked: "This game shows a truth that fans all over the world understand. Three points is really one more point than two points!"

The performance of the Lakers' shooters has also been praised by people. Su Qun said in his column: "Seven Lakers hit three-pointers in this game. This should be a record for the Lakers team, although this record is very small. , but it also shows that there are really too many people in the Lakers who can score from the outside. The Lakers have unknowingly formed their own group of shooters. Paired with an assist master like Ji Feng, it is very powerful. It is foreseeable that the Lakers' outside players will be better in the new season. It will be an important weapon. The Lakers have now become a very strong team both inside and outside. Teams in the future must be careful.”

However, although the Lakers made 16 three-pointers in only 22 shots in this game, this only gave the media one more piece of news to report, and did not attract the attention of most teams.

After all, although the NBA still mainly plays inside, there are also some weird games in history where three-pointers are mainly scored. For example, on March 5, 1996, the 20-37 Mavericks faced the 24-33 Basketball team at home. Net, the Mavericks shot a total of 49 three-pointers in that game, setting an NBA record for the number of three-pointers made in a single game, hitting 18 of them, of which George McLeod shot 20 alone. A three-pointer, almost breaking the NBA history record for the number of three-pointers made by a player in a single game.

On December 17, 2009, the 8-16 Knicks challenged the 8-15 Bulls away game. The Knicks threw 47 three-pointers in the game, almost breaking the NBA's historical record for three-pointers in a single game, hitting 16. Among them, Danilo Gallinari hit 6 three-pointers in 15 attempts. , Al Harrington made 4 three-pointers in 13 attempts, and Chris Duhon made 5 three-pointers in 10 three-point attempts; while the Bulls team only made a total of 9 three-pointers and hit three , the final outcome was that the Knicks lost to the Bulls 89:98.

This game is also considered the biggest reason why three-pointers are not taken seriously...

Although the Lakers got off to a good start with three-pointers, few teams thought the Lakers would continue playing like this. After all, playing like this really wastes the power of the twin towers inside. Gasol and Bynum were very efficient in this game. Very high. The two of them scored 26 points and 19 rebounds in just 10 shots. This efficiency is much higher than three-pointers.

However, things took an unexpected turn in the next two games...

Due to the schedule, the Lakers team, which finished the game at 5 p.m., held a Christmas dinner in a hurry, and then hurriedly flew to the next game venue, Sacramento, to prepare for their second game back-to-back.

When they got on the plane, the Christmas war wasn't quite over yet...

However, the other games did not disappoint the fans' expectations. Except for the Lakers' victory over the Bulls, the other games all fought to the last minute, with the difference between winning and losing being within 10 points.

For example, the Mavericks lost to the Heat 95-104 at home, the Thunder defeated the Magic 97-89 at home, and the Knicks accurately beat the Celtics in the last 3.4 seconds.

The Christmas game also gave the NBA, which was severely hit by the shutdown, a big sigh of relief.

The fans also paid more attention to the subsequent games.

On the 26th, the Lakers faced the Kings away from home. Although the schedule was somewhat devilish, fortunately the Kings were still not a strong team. Although Cousins ​​​​is playing better and better and has a vague tendency to become a superstar, Evans has also recovered from injuries. Although he returned in mid-season, the overall level of the Kings is still worrying.

In this game against the Lakers, the Lakers rested Fisher, but the victory was still easy. The score was fixed at 104-91, and the Lakers took away two consecutive victories with 13 points.

The Lakers made 19 of 28 three-pointers in the game, which was also talked about by fans. This is the second consecutive game for the Lakers to rely on accurate three-pointers to defeat their opponents.

Ji Feng dominated the field in this game, with 35 points, 8 assists and 9 rebounds. Although he still did not get the first triple-double of the new season, his 3-pointers made 7 of 7 shots and amazed everyone.

After the game, Evans, who scored 23 points, resonated with many people who watched the game: "To be honest, it's not surprising that we lost, because these guys are really good at shooting!"

Following the Bulls, the Kings became another victim of the Lakers' three-pointers.

And they wouldn't be alone. Just one day later, Jazz became their new partner.

On the 27th, the last game of the Devils' back-to-back schedule, the Lakers returned to Los Angeles overnight. When they stood on the court, they had woken up from sleep for less than 4 hours and had no time to prepare. This is the power of back-to-back.

The progress of the game was also lackluster. The Lakers overall felt poor, and the Jazz, who had just played back-to-back games, could not find their sights at all.

The Jazz only scored 71 points in the game, and their shooting percentage was 29%.

The Lakers' shooting percentage was only 46%, a season low. Gasol and Bynum only made 3 goals in 12 shots, which can be said to have penetrated the basket.

But the Lakers made 15 of 26 three-pointers to help them score 101 points, allowing them to start a three-game winning streak smoothly!