Chapter 1896 Training And...'Training'

A familiar six-game winning streak. Since the 2007-2008 season to today, the Lakers have not lost in the first six games for five consecutive seasons. This directly reflects the dominance of the Lakers. The last time the league had such dominance was in five years. The strong team probably dates back to the ancient Green Kai era.

And the Lakers' winning streak has no intention of stopping yet.

On January 7th, a familiar back-to-back, the Lakers returned to Los Angeles from Portland. After a few hours of rest, they set foot on the court again. It is hard to imagine that just 12 days after the start of the season, the Lakers were already about to play their seventh game. , on average, a game is played in less than two days. This is definitely a devil's schedule within a devil's schedule.

The Heat next door will also play today, playing their fifth game. Compared with the Lakers' devilish schedule, their schedule is really comfortable. Everyone understands this wave in the league.

But such a cruel schedule is still difficult to stop the Lakers, because the Lakers' bench depth is really too exaggerated.

Kobe took a rest in the last game, and today it's Bynum's turn. Letting the main players take a rest in the regular season in sequence is a long-established strategy, and because the opening schedule is too intensive, they barely have enough rest time, so Zen Master They might as well start taking turns from the sixth game, which is unique in the league. Even the old man next door, Bobo, wouldn't dare to do this.

But facts have proven that the Lakers have a willful foundation. They still won the last game without Kobe. In this game, the Golden State Warriors, who are average in the inside, rested their main center. Isn't it normal?

Moreover, before the game, the Warriors' main point guard Curry was exempt from the game because he sprained his ankle in the previous game. Curry also greeted Ji Feng in advance. Curry was still very sorry that he could not meet Ji Feng in the game.

Curry has never thought about victory or anything like that. The Warriors are still rebuilding, and their lineup is average. With Kwame Brown and David Lee on the inside, it is difficult to enter the playoffs. Playing against the Lakers is mainly to gain experience.

The Warriors head coach thought the same way. Curry has gotten enough playing time this season, but since Curry couldn't play this time, he simply let Thompson replace Monta Ellis as the starter!

This is also the first time Thompson has started in his career.

Standing on the Staples Center, Thompson looked very excited. The first start of his career was to compete with his boss. This is simply a rare experience.

"Hey, boss, I won't hold back, I will work hard!" Thompson excitedly ran to Ji Feng and shouted before the game.

And Ji Feng also warmly encouraged: "Relax, buddy, this is your battlefield."

To be honest, the Warriors' choice is really good. Although Thompson is still a bit behind the current Warriors' main point guard Monta Ellis in terms of experience and scoring ability, in the long run, compared to being trapped in Compared with Ellis, whose height and physical fitness have already reached the ceiling of his career, Thompson's future is undoubtedly brighter and more valuable to cultivate.

James should have made this very clear to the Warriors management at the beginning, otherwise Thompson would not have been so smooth this season. He had a chance to start just after playing a few games. You must know that he is replacing the nominal boss of the Warriors. starting position.

And Thompson did not disappoint in this game. Although his first start was more like a false start, in 23 minutes of playing time, he contributed 14 points, 6 of 8 shots, 2 of 3 three-pointers, and a shooting percentage of Very good, he is also the only Warriors player with a positive plus-minus.

After all, the Lakers won at home by 21 points...

How to put it, this is not a close game. Although Bynum is rested, the Lakers are still too strong.

Gasol defeated David Lee in the first quarter. Although David Lee also performed well on the offensive end, scoring a double-double of 19 points and 10 rebounds. From the data point of view, there was no problem at all, but Gasol faced He scored 28 points and 10 rebounds, with a shooting percentage of over 60%. He also had 5 assists and 2 steals. This was Gasol's best game this season.

This directly stole the spotlight from the Lakers' outside shooters. Ji Feng only scored 19 points, but got 16 assists, most of which were given to Gasol.

This also exposed the Warriors' problem. There is really no defense inside, and they can easily be destroyed from the inside.

On this basis, it is not easy for Thompson to perform like this.

After the game, Ji Feng also praised Thompson's performance: "Klay played well. If Curry was here, they might have played better. This guy's touch is great. He is a very potential off-ball player. "

Ji Feng's words made Thompson feel better. The current Ji Feng is not the same as before. His evaluation is very weighty. It is estimated that Thompson will get more opportunities in the future.

After the game, Ji Feng took Thompson and Curry, who had been sitting on the sidelines for a long time, to have a big meal in Los Angeles and review the process of the game for a long time.

This can be considered part of Ji Feng's plan to train Thompson. Young people still need encouragement.

Of course, with some people, it’s not necessary…

On January 9th, the NBA will usher in a focus game, the Lakers will face off against the Memphis Grizzlies.

This game is not only a battle between Ji Feng and his old club, but also a civil war between the Gasol brothers. Gasol renewed his contract with the Grizzlies for 4 years and 65 million in the summer, becoming the second highest-paid man in the Grizzlies, better than Mayo. Be strong.

Oh, speaking of Mayo, he has been successfully placed on the bench, and Cunningham squeezed out his starting position. This sounds incredible, but it is true. Mayo's current strength is different from the prediction at the time of the draft. He also became a team outcast like Beasley. He played for three seasons and successfully transformed himself from a starter to a substitute. His words of praise for Ji Feng after the draft are still fresh in his mind. Now Looking at it again, it is really disappointing.

And the protagonist of this game is no longer him. Of course, it is not Guy either. He has already been beaten by Ji Feng and has lost his temper.

And the protagonist of this game turned out to be a character that no one had thought of before.

In fact, in addition to the highlights mentioned before, this game is still the Asian Derby among Asian fans. After all, the Grizzlies have an Iranian center, Haddadi, in the lineup.

Many Chinese fans should be familiar with this guy. After all, he is the best at talking nonsense, and he was educated during the Asian Championships.

But Chinese fans actually didn’t take it seriously. The third center averaged 3 and a half minutes per game in the first 7 games. Do you call this a derby?

But Haddadi succeeded in stealing the show. In the second half of the third quarter, because Ji Feng and Kobe Bryant broke through too sharply tonight, Grizzlies Randolph committed 4 fouls early and was unable to play. After substitute center Palko came up, he His eyebrow bone was opened and he had to go back to the locker room to deal with the wound. This gave Haddadi some playing time after a long absence.

Haddadi, who just came on the field, was very excited and unconsciously wanted to use trash talk to interfere with Ji Feng, who had already scored 27 points.

"Hey, your dribbling posture is really ugly!" Haddadi shouted...