At 10 o'clock in the evening, the Kings' away game to challenge the Lakers finally began.

Today's game was broadcasted by ESPN, and Bill Walton and Albert sat on the sidelines early.

Staples Staples Staples can be considered a big scene! After all, Los Angeles is a big city second only to New York, and there are often many stars here, and Kobe is a superstar in the league. Combined with these factors, the game at Staples is always more attractive than in other places.

Moreover, the Lakers are also at the forefront recently. At the beginning of this season, Kobe is making a deal and quarrel with fans, making the Bulls panic. These things are all very controversial, second only to the Big Three, which gathered in Boston to attract attention.

Just a few days ago, the Lakers also made a big move, snatching Paul Gasol from the Grizzlies.

Until now, this transaction has been considered an unreasonable transaction, which has caused widespread controversy at the time. Many people think that this is simply unreasonable. How could the Lakers get Paul Gasol just by paying such a small price?

There are many club owners and fans of other teams are not satisfied.

However, if we look back and analyze this transaction carefully, we will find that there are many interesting things hidden under its water.

Let’s talk about the playoffs in 2007. In the finals of the Cavaliers vs. Spurs, LeBron was swept out by Old Duncan, and the game was not exciting at all. As a result, the ratings plummeted that year, and the NBA’s influence dropped significantly.

Stern was very dissatisfied with this result. In the past seven years, the Spurs have won three championships, but every time the Spurs win the championship, the NBA's ratings will hit a new low. From the perspective of basketball, the Spurs are a strong team, but he is simply poison to the NBA's ratings. From the perspective of the business development of the entire league, Stern is simply a disgusting Spurs' set.

And what's even more terrible is that the referee's betting incident broke out in the summer of 2007, which cast a thick shadow on the league.

When the league was questioned, the result of the game was not accepted, and the ratings dropped sharply. Stern came up with a trick, and he secretly promoted the gathering of the Big Three. The Big Three could get together, especially the deal between the Timberwolves and the Celtics. It was almost impossible to reach a deal without Stern's mediation.

After Stern promoted the Big Three, he used this wave of public opinion to cover up the referee's betting incident. Then he entered the regular season stage, Stern discovered that the Celtics were too strong and had to find an opponent for them. At this time, Kobe and the team were having a quarrel. For the popularity of the league and the stability of Kobe, he promoted Gasol to join the Lakers. In this way, the league formed a situation for the Celtics against the Lakers, and then hyped up the grudges of Hukai's wealthy family, so the main battle of the league came. The NBA's ratings also increased suddenly.

So the Lakers can get Gasol by snatching people, and there is the shadow of Stern.

It was Stern who created a wealthy era with his own hands. The popularity of the three giants began here, and the subsequent labor-management disputes also laid the groundwork from here.

The troubles that started the era of wealthy families will gradually expand in the future, but now the Lakers and Celtics are the Lakers and Celtics in the league.

At the beginning of the game, the starting lineup of the Kings changed a little. In the last game, Old Miller had a slight strain and could not play today.

In this way, Siames can only line up a small and short main lineup like point guard Yuduri, shooting guard Kevin Martin, small forward Salmons, power forward Garcia, and center Mickey Moore.

The starting lineup of the Lakers is point guard Derek Fisher, shooting guard Kobe Branent, small forward Ariza, power forward Paul Gasol, and center Bynum.

The Lakers' lineup has a super inside thickness, high and fast. Compared with the Kings' lineup, the players on the Kings' side can be called mini.

Under such circumstances, Albert also said in the commentary seat: "From the main players of the two teams, the King is not tall enough!"

"With the current lineup of the Lakers, few teams in the league can compete with them." Bill Walton's evaluation of the Lakers was a bit sharp. This is understandable. He is a person who keeps the Celtics' green blood, and it is natural to have some prejudice against the Lakers.

The referee whistle sounded and the game began. Bynum easily moved the basketball to his side in the middle circle.

The Lakers did not agree to exchange Bynum for Kidd before. At that time, Kobe had some opinions about Bynum. But now looking back, the Lakers still have vision. In the first half of this season, Kobe did not play well, and Bynum supported the Lakers' sky. His performance in this season was quite amazing. Although it was not as invincible as Howard, it also reflected the potential of an inside pillar player.

Both offensive and defensive, they are very balanced, have advantages in size and footsteps, but they are not as explosive as Howard. Such players are also a treasure in today's era of poor big men.

Mickey Moore was completely invisible in front of him. Derek Fisher took the ball to the Kings' half, but immediately threw the basketball to Paul Gasol in the inside.

Paul Gasol and Yao Ming entered the NBA in one year. When he entered the NBA, Paul Gasol had very fast steps, his movements were very flexible, and his playing ball was very elegant. He really seemed to be an active ballerina in the inside.

However, Gasol was injured when playing in the European competition and his pace was not so fast. At the same time, his days with the Grizzlies began to decline. Huby Brown's departure, the departure of white chocolate, and Bathir's departure all hit Gasol in a painful way, and also hit the Grizzlies in a painful way.

These changes made Gasol depressed and made the Grizzlies a bottom team. Just when Gasol was at the trough of his life, he was stolen from the Lakers.

At this time, the Lakers head coach was Phil Jackson. The team included Kobe, Odom, Bynum, and role players were all good. After changing into such an environment and starting to play in the triangle offense, Paul Gasol finally had his second spring.

The complex system of triangular offense was almost tailor-made for Gasol. He was integrated into the entire system as soon as he came. Not only did he integrate into it, but he also became an important part of this system.

Kobe is a sharp knife, he is the center, he is the CPU that operates in the triangle offense, and he is the real point guard of the Lakers. Gasol perfectly fits into the middle of the Lakers' lineup, which also brings great benefits to the Lakers.

In the past, the Lakers always seemed to be unable to open the somewhat dull triangle attack, but now when Gasol comes, it suddenly becomes smoother.

The Lakers began to enter a very mysterious and almost perfect state, and Gasol and the Lakers had a complete chemical reaction.

The reaction was quite successful and very intense, just like Rashid Wallace joining the Pistons. It almost changed the entire team in an instant, turning a strong team into a strong contender for the championship.

For the Lakers, Gasol is the last important puzzle for the championship. The importance is like Jordan found Pippen. When Gasol comes, the Lakers have a chemical reaction, and Kobe no longer makes a deal.

The Lakers are now entering a brilliant state from the dilemma. Gasol is so important and so powerful.

Now that he got the basketball, he immediately hanged it gently and sent the basketball to Bynum who had just run to the inside. Bynum dribbled the ball with both hands and used his hands to force Moore, and suddenly turned to the bottom line and easily wiped the basketball into the King's basket.

Bynum approached the basket, there were only a few people in the league who could stop him. Mickey Moore could not, even if Brad Miller was not injured, he could not do it.

The Lakers got points at the beginning, and Staples immediately burst into applause.

Staples' stadium is more like a show. It is very international and performative. The stars here are there! There are also many tourists! So the atmosphere of the die-hard fans has been reduced a lot, and it reflects more of the entertainment atmosphere.

The Lakers played so easily at the beginning, and it would be difficult when it was the Kings' turn to attack. The Lakers' inside advantage is too great. Basketball is called a sport that grows people, and this statement is correct.

The role of the big man on the court is reflected in that I can shoot on your head casually, you have no choice. I can grab rebounds on your head casually, you have no choice. I can block on your head casually, you have no choice.

And the other way around, this matter is that you can't shoot casually on my head, you can't easily grab the rebound, you can't defend me effectively.

Look at how much the difference is, as one goes, the Lakers will be as easy as the Kings will be, and the Kings will be as hard as the Lakers will be.

In the end, Agassi flew a kite outside the three-point line and shot a three-pointer, which was considered a safe move.

But Agassi is not a stable shooter. He missed a three-point shot and the Lakers got a rebound again.

It's Kobe's turn to perform again. Kobe's skills have become more perfect in recent years and have reached a point without flaws. By the Kings' half, he took Kevin Martin on his back. Martin and Kobe had a huge size gap. Kobe held Martin with his elbow and easily turned over and jumped to the left. The basketball fell into the Kings' basket cleanly!

Today, the King suffers losses in the inside, but still suffers losses in the outside. Such a game is simply desperate.

Siames watched it on the sidelines and shook his head. If the Lakers were serious in this game today, their team would not be able to play at all.

Bill Walton sighed and said with emotion: "Since Gasol joined the Lakers, their strength has increased greatly! In this situation, I think there is no team that can stop the Lakers except the Celtics."

Bill Walton even praises the Lakers and wants to take the Celtics. Albert smiled at his tricks and did not comment.

Bill Walton's praise for the Lakers was not aimless. The Lakers with Gasol were indeed as powerful and graceful as if they were reborn. They had almost no effort and just played so well.

By the third and forty seconds of the first quarter, the score had already been widened to 14:3. The Lakers scored extremely easily, and it was almost impossible for the Kings to be suppressed at the beginning to score into the Kings' inside line. Today, they also felt very poor at the three-point line.

So, the king was so much behind. Seeing this situation, Siames immediately replaced Martin and replaced Wang Kai. In the past 3 minutes, Martin was beaten into a sieve by Kobe, and his own touch was not good. So Siames decided to let Martin rest for a few minutes and ease it before letting him come back.

Wang Kai was replaced by Siames so early, but he was not excited. Because he had seen on the bench just now that the Lakers have an absolute inside advantage. The inside is the foundation of the team, and the Kings don’t even have a foundation in front of the Lakers, which shows how difficult this game is.

Wang Kai and Martin clapped their high fives, then walked into the stadium with big strides. When the fans on the sidelines saw that Wang Kai had come in, there was a burst of cheers and applause around them.

Wang Kai has been quite popular recently. His recent games have attracted attention, and there are many Chinese people in Los Angeles. Wang Kai's name is quite popular locally. As soon as he came up, he was like at home, and there were cheers around him.

Wang Kai waved to the fans who cheered at him, and then walked onto the stadium with big strides.

Seeing Wang Kai like this, Xu Cheng smiled slightly in a box at the highest point of Staples.

"This guy is quite sexy." Xu Cheng gently curled his lips, his posture was a bit unlady, but the box had been packaged by Xu Cheng, and she didn't care if she would be seen.

Xu Cheng made a special trip to see Wang Kai play. With Xu Cheng's personality, he was not interested in this kind of hormone-filled activity at all. However, after eating the dishes made by Wang Kai, Xu Cheng felt very comfortable from the stomach to the heart, and unconsciously wanted to see how Wang Kai would play on the court.

Thinking of this, Xu Cheng booked the most luxurious private room and prepared to appreciate Wang Kai's heroic posture.

But she didn't expect that Wang Kai would be so sexy as soon as he appeared, and there were so many fans of him in Los Angeles.

Seeing that Wang Kai has so many people support him, Xu Cheng is still a little jealous in his heart. In terms of ability and achievements, Xu Cheng feels that he is much better than Wang Kai, but he is very popular, but no one knows him. This makes Xu Cheng a little unhappy, so she curls her lips and rolls her eyes in the private room.

Xu Cheng was here to exert force at Wang Kai from the air, but she didn't expect that two people were paying close attention to Wang Kai next door.

These two people are Reggie Miller and David Stern. Since David Stern saw Yao Ming’s success in the NBA, he has been thinking about how to continue to expand the Chinese market. Now that he sees Wang Kai, he immediately knows that his opportunity has come.

If it is operated properly, Wang Kai may be worth more than Yao Ming. Yao Ming is an inside player and always has American paranoia, and more with Chinese humility. To put it nicely, such a player has a good personality, but to put it badly, he has no personality.

A star without a personality cannot be called a superstar, but Wang Kai is full of personality and is simply a good star-making guy.

The league sells stars, and Stern has the intention to use his invisible hand to build Wang Kai into a super star. At that time, the money from the Asian and Chinese markets will flow into the league's pockets.

With this kind of thought, he found Reggie Miller, who had some insights into Wang Kai, and discussed various issues about Wang Kai with Reggie Miller.

"Reggie, look at Wang Kai's appearance. In such a clear defeat, would you guess what Wang Kai will do?"

Stern looked at Miller with a smile. Miller looked at Stern carefully. He knew how powerful Stern's invisible hand was. However, Miller was confident in Wang Kai, and this confidence was even based on his never-being in contact with Wang Kai. He looked at the stadium and said: "Some players think they are smart and think fighting with fate is a meaningless battle. But they don't understand that all opportunities and miracles happen in desperate situations. Some people don't think about whether it's meaningless. Their path is only at their feet, and they only know how to move forward. Wang Kai is such a player. Today, he will do his best to fight the Lakers and will not retreat at all."

After Miller said this, Stern nodded. He needed this kind of player.

Why is NBA attractive? Because he has many individual people and individual players, and the combination of these people makes the league colorful.

When Wang Kai arrived on the court, he first received the sideline ball from Moore, and received the basketball Wang Kai slowly approached Kobe.

Kobe has excellent scoring ability and has been in defense for a while. He can be said to be a difficult opponent. Now that Wang Kai has faced Kobe, it is fake to say that he is not nervous. But no matter how nervous he is, Wang Kai is not timid. This is the court and it is also the battlefield. Not to mention that Kobe is in front of him, even Obama and Wang Kai have to go up and fight to the death.

Wang Kai took the safest way, activated the gravity muscles, and leaned towards Kobe's body by back eating.

Kobe was arrogant and competitive inside. When he saw Wang Kai carrying himself on his back, he saw that Wang Kai was not better than him. Kobe was a little careless. He thrust his chest and wanted to squeeze Wang Kai out.

But he thought that Wang Kai's push and hit the center's weight would not be easily followed.

Kobe was relaxed and was knocked away by Wang Kai. Wang Kai now had a step further in control of gravity muscles. He felt Kobe's relaxation at once. Wang Kai immediately turned subconsciously and directly rushed Kobe over and rushed towards the Lakers' inside.
Chapter completed!