One Thousand and Sixty Three: Lu Wei Suddenly Appeared

This year's Staples Center is somewhat lackluster.

Although since the 12-13 season, the Los Angeles Lakers have begun their long road to reconstruction.

In the past three seasons, the Lakers have not won more than 30 games in a single season.

But even in bad days, Kobe Bryant, the soul of the Lakers, has always been with their fans.

In those seasons, as long as they could see Kobe playing healthy and healthy on the court, even if they couldn't win the game, Lakers fans would be satisfied.

Especially last season, the entire Lakers were almost playing for Kobe's retirement tour.

But now, that No. 24 has left, and his legend will never be played again in the Staples Center.

Therefore, the Lakers' road to failure looks a little more embarrassing. The games at Staples Center are no longer so exciting.

Currently, the Lakers' record is 10 wins and 11 losses. In the West, this is not a record worth cheering for.

Young Lakers players such as Ingram, Russell and Randall still need more time to rebuild the glory of the Purple and Gold Army.

Therefore, this game between the Grizzlies and the Lakers did not attract too many people's attention.

The purpose of most people paying attention to this game is not to watch the game itself, but to witness with their own eyes the process of the Grizzlies tying their opening 24-game winning streak.

Link returned to Staples again, but could not see Kobe, and was very sad.

Think about it carefully, the last time I met Kobe was when I got married to Rachel this summer.

Although he has become the spokesperson for Kobe Bryant's beverage brand, he and the big boss behind the scenes have not seen each other for a long time.

Without the stubborn No. 24, games against the Lakers wouldn't be that interesting.

Before the game started, Ingram, the second overall pick who had high hopes from Lakers fans, gave Link a friendly hug.

I thought this would be a warm showdown between old and new, and Link would impart some experience to this talented second place player on the basketball court.

However, as soon as the game started, Link "turned against anyone else".

Ingram's first offense in the first round after the game started, his breakthrough layup was directly pressed on the backboard by Link.

Ingram is tall, long-armed, and has comprehensive skills. It is considered that he may develop in the direction of Durant.

With his height and wingspan, it stands to reason that it would be difficult for him to be blocked by players at the same position.

But Link is not only a cover, he is also a ruthless nail-board hater...

At the game, local commentators in Los Angeles couldn't help but shake their heads, "No way, this is Link's way of welcoming newcomers to the NBA. Welcome to the league ruled by Link, Brandon Ingram."

Ingram was also speechless. He didn't expect Link, a superstar, to compete so hard with himself, a first-year rookie.

However, Ingram soon discovered that it was not only Link who was competing with him, but also Wade.

On the offensive end, Wade held the ball and used his superb and changeable rhythm to shake Ingram's center of gravity and go straight to the basket!

As a result, Wade suddenly stopped after entering the three-second zone, pulled his hips back, and took a step-back jumper.

Ingram, who was unable to react in time, stumbled back two steps although he was not knocked down.

The Staples Center let out a cry of exclamation. Which rookie could withstand the combination of Wade and Link?

Ingram was very depressed. When he met these two stern veterans, he could only admit that he was unlucky.

In addition to Ingram, D'Angelo Russell's performance is also difficult to satisfy.

Under the Grizzlies' iron-clad defense, Russell could neither effectively organize the offense nor score independently.

As for the No. 7 pick in 2014, Julius Randle, he was even more at a loss when faced with the "pork belly" of Jokic.

Since the game with the Warriors, Joger has turned Gasol and Jokic's twin-tower lineup into a common starter.

In these games, the Grizzlies have played this way. So today, Randall, the low-level fourth position, must face off against Jokic, the center.

Randall's current style of play is still focused on attacking the basket. He can always rely on his abnormal strength to force layups and score.

But when it comes to someone like Jokic who can withstand the collision, Randall has absolutely no choice.

Indeed, Randle is faster on his feet than Jokic. But Jokic only needs to squat and defend to completely contain Randall.

Randle's shot? Well...basically I can only look at the sky. He does dare to shoot, but whether he can score or not is another matter.

After all three of the Lakers were restrained, the Grizzlies quickly opened up the score.

The Lakers' offense is poor, and their defense is even worse.

After the first quarter, the Grizzlies led by 13 points.

In the second quarter, the situation hardly changed. Link played happily and walked into the locker room with a 22-point advantage.

At this time, everyone felt that the Lakers were finished. It's only a matter of time before the Grizzlies tie the Warriors' 24-game winning streak.

After a few more minutes of play in the third quarter, the Lakers still had no hope. Jogel replaced Link early. In his opinion, garbage time has arrived early.

At this time, coach Luke Walton, who had assisted Cole with a 73-win record last season, suspended the game.

In addition to the three young players of the Lakers, the young coach Luke Walton is also one of the high-profile potential stocks.

You know, last season when Cole was unable to compete due to illness, Walton was always leading the team.

It was under Walton's leadership that the Warriors started with a 24-game winning streak.

With this resume and Walton's good relationship with the Lakers, the two sides reached an agreement to cooperate this summer.

People believe that when this young coach and young players grow up together, the Purple and Gold Army will regain its glory.

At this time, behind by 26 points, Walton waved his hand and found two people.

One is Jordan Clarkson, a second-round pick in 2014 who is 1.96 meters tall.

The other is Lou Williams, who is 1.88 meters tall and has already gained a reputation in the league. He just won the Best Sixth Man award in the 2014-15 season.

The popularity of these two small guards cannot be compared with Russell and Ingram, but everyone knows that in terms of immediate combat power, they are stronger than Russell and Ingram at this stage. !

But Link didn't take it too seriously. It's unlikely that just Clarkson and Lu Wei could equalize 26 points in just over a quarter and a half.

Most people thought the same as Link, they were just waiting for the end of the game to remember the moment when the Grizzlies started their 24th consecutive victory.

But on the first goal after returning from the timeout, Lou Williams scored a difficult three-pointer!

With this ball, Lu Wei passed the half court and handed the ball to Randall.

Randall made a blind move and found that Jokic was not moved at all, so he returned the ball to Lu Wei in the last few seconds.

Facing Dinwiddie, who also came off the bench, Lu Wei made several triple threat moves.

Then, he made a direct pull without getting rid of the defense!

Seeing Lu Wei actually shoot directly, Harrell turned around and prepared to collect the rebound.

As a result, this kind of magic ball that only superstars would try, he suddenly scored! Moreover, it is still a hollow!

"Fuck, no way..." Link, who was sitting on the bench, straightened his back and suddenly became serious.

Lu Wei looked at the big screen and then opened his arms!

There are still 23 points left, we can do it! !

On a street in Los Angeles, ask who is the father!

The Grizzlies' 24-game winning streak started to hit a wall.