The Godfather of Basketball

With a smile on his face, West turned his head and gave Oden a high five.

This is teaching him hand in hand.

Tang Tian was also very pleased to watch off the court, saying that a family with an old man is like a treasure, and that West, who was recruited by the Nets in the summer, really found a treasure.

Oden, with West on the court to guide him, got more exercise value than expected.

In the end, the Nets beat the 76ers 103-76 at home, extending their winning streak to five games.

Oden played the full 12 minutes of the last quarter, made 3 of 5 shots and 2 of 4 free throws, and finally scored 8 points, 6 rebounds and 2 blocks.

The progress is obvious to all. Not only is the offense more confident, but the defense is also better than before.

The number of blocked shots is not too many, but the defensive deterrence is obvious. In the end, Okafor was forced to shoot from the free throw line.

A very good start.

After the game with the 76ers, the Nets flew to Minnesota immediately.

In the next two days, they will play a back-to-back away game, first against the Timberwolves, and then against the Lakers.

The good news is that the strength of the opponents is not strong, and they have a great chance of expanding their winning streak.

The Timberwolves gave up matching Butler's contract in the summer. On the one hand, it was because Butler's ability to lead the team last season was not optimistic. On the other hand, it was also to give young players more opportunities to exercise.

The current Timberwolves are a team of young people such as Towns, Wiggins, Mohamed and Dieng.

Against such a team, the Nets are obviously more dominant.

However, the final result was a bit unexpected. The Timberwolves were in a hot state tonight. Not only did they hold on to the Nets in the first half, but they did not collapse in the third quarter. In the end, they relied on Muhammad to lead the team in the third and fourth quarters. After a climax, they finally narrowly defeated the Nets 97 to 94.

The Nets didn't feel good in the cold Minnesota, and the team shot less than 40%.

It's normal for the team to have ups and downs, and the Tigers also have naps, not to mention that the Nets are not really a strong team yet.

However, in addition to the Nets losing the game, in addition to their own poor feel, there is another point that they did not play well in the two transitions.

In the first and second quarters, Booker's two pass errors, and in the third and fourth quarters, Pralim's two consecutive butter hands made the opponent hit a wave of climax, and the Nets failed to turn the game around in the end. The key to getting back.

An undeserved loss, but because it was a back-to-back game, there was not much time left for them to sum up. The team boarded a plane to Los Angeles early the next morning.

The situation of the Lakers this season is a bit embarrassing. Kobe can still play, but the team's strength has declined too obviously. After Yao Ming retired, it is hard for them to win if they don't want to be bad.

Even for Lakers fans, Kobe's retirement tour is more interesting than the outcome.

Kobe suffered from injuries in the regular season last season. Before the start of this season, he had already stated that he would retire after the end of the season, so for the fans, his game has really reached the point of watching one game less.

During the warm-up training before the match, Kobe also came over to say hello to Tang Tian.

The two chatted happily.

During the days of Tang Tian and the Rockets, the Lakers were their main opponents. In the post-Kobe era, Kobe and the Lakers were overwhelmed by Tang Tian and the Rockets. They lost the best chance to win the championship.

Tang Tian also had the idea of ​​recruiting Kobe under his command, after all he knew Kobe could still play.

But this kind of thinking was quickly denied by himself. With Kobe's personality, he would not choose to join his team even if he didn't hug his thigh.

For Kobe, instead of winning the championship with himself as the core, it is better not to, this is the paranoid character.

After the two chatted, the game was about to start, and the starting players of both sides began to appear one after another.

The Nets have a regular lineup, with Deron and Gordon on the outside, Butler and Yi Jianlian on the front line, and center Jokic.

For the Lakers, Jordan Clarkson and Kobe on the perimeter, LaVine and Julius Randle on the front line, and Roy Hibbert at center.

The game is about to start, and there are thunderous cheers at the scene. The Staples Center is full of seats. Every game of Kobe this season is destined to be highly anticipated.

After the game started, the Nets quickly entered the state. On the offensive end, Jokic played Hibbert and couldn't find the north. Young players such as LaVine and Randall were also fascinated by the high-pressure defense of the Nets' forward group.

But maybe it was against Tang Tian again, Kobe played this game very excitedly, shooting suddenly and suddenly, not only forgot his injury, even almost forgot his age.

Also driven by him, the first quarter was almost over, and the Lakers were only 21 to 23 behind the Nets by two points.

The fans at the scene were also excited to see this, and Kobe's performance is the most climaxing.

There are about two minutes left before the end of the first quarter, and both sides have been on the bench one after another.

On the Lakers side, this year's No. 20 pick Deron Wright, Louis Williams, Nick Young, Bass and Nance Jr. all came off the bench.

For the Nets, Livingston, Booker, Butler, West and Pralim.

Both sides are normal rotation.

The Lakers' offense, Williams' breakthrough layup was blocked by Butler, the Nets counterattacked, and Booker's chasing three-pointer hit with one hand.

I felt bad last night, but I got it back today.

But looking back, Williams hit a three-pointer against Booker's defense from the outside and returned an answerball.

The Nets' bench strength is good, but the Lakers have Louis Williams who can play one-on-five.

Livingston's frontcourt organization, West attracted double-teams after receiving the ball, and directly passed the ball to Pralim, who was empty inside.

There is Nick Young under Pralim, and he puts the basket directly at close range.

But at the critical moment, his butter hand attribute was triggered again, and he slid out of the frame.

The rebound was taken by Bass who rushed back, and the Lakers failed to counterattack, but in the frontcourt, it was still Louis Williams, who rushed inside and caused Pralim's thug foul.

After two free throws, the Lakers have tied the score.

Booker found a chance to hit a high jumper in the frontcourt, but looking back, Williams found a chance to hit Pralim in a misplaced position, and also made a step-back jumper after continuous shaking.

With his goal, the first quarter of the game officially ended.

The score on the field was 28, and the two teams were tied.

This is acceptable to the Lakers, but it is a bit unacceptable to Tang Tian.

It's okay for Kobe to be in a good state a while ago, but the team lost too many opportunities just as a substitute for two minutes.

Especially Pralim, not only is still a buttery player, but also defended by Williams.

"Greg, you're ready to play." He considered it for a while, and finally walked to the end of the bench and called Oden up.