The next day, the Lakers lost the last regular season game of the NBA season without any surprise.
And they lost by a full 20 points.
It was really disappointing for Lakers fans.
They are even doubting that when Kobe and Iverson come out again, it will be a question of whether this group of scum can be a good supporting role again.
If you don’t believe it, look!
Even after losing the game, these scumbags still had relaxed smiles on their faces!
Damn it!
The playoffs haven't even started yet, have you already thought of where to go for vacation
Have you ever thought about the efforts of 38-year-old Kobe and 40-year-old Iverson!
No, it's not just the players.
Head coach Byron Scott and general manager Kupchak were all talking and laughing.
The fans were simply heartbroken.
The first playoff game will be in three days. Is there anything to watch in this playoff game
The opponent in the first round of the playoffs was the Trail Blazers who ended the game at the same time.
The Portland Trail Blazers have been in a period of restructuring over the past few seasons.
They are currently playing a youth lineup, and the overall average age is only 25 years old.
The team's leading stars in the past two years are 25-year-old Damian Lillard and 24-year-old CJ McCrum.
This year they played well in the regular season. One averaged 25 points, 4 rebounds and 6.8 assists per game, and the other averaged 20.8 points, 3.2 rebounds and 4.3 assists per game.
The combined total is at most similar to the combination of Kobe and Iverson.
But the players below them are very average.
Starting center Plumlee averaged 9.1 points and 7 rebounds, while power forward El Aminu averaged 10.2 points and 6 rebounds per game.
Another starting guard, Allen Crabbe, had 10.3 points and 2.7 rebounds.
Such a comprehensive result, ranking sixth in the Western Conference this year, really shows that the strength of the Western Conference is now too great.
Originally, the Lakers thought that with the playoff experience of their two veteran superstars, they could defeat the Portland Trail Blazers in a rush.
But now I see that the rest of the main players are so weak, even inferior to the other main players of the Trail Blazers, and I don't know what to say for a while.
As for the following press conference, general manager Kupchak announced that a very important member of the team, No. 66 player Shen Huan from China, returned to the team and would bring significant help to the team. Naturally, It was treated as a joke.
Not only the fans, but also the professional reporters looked with contempt on their faces.
Compared with ordinary fans, professional reporters have already got the news that Kobe and Iverson went to pick up Shen Huan.
They also found Shen Huan's information and got acquainted with this young Chinese man who performed amazingly in last year's preseason.
Although it was in the preseason, Shen Huan, together with Kobe and Iverson, swept the Rockets and Golden State Warriors, but that was also the running-in period before the season.
It was normal for everyone to be in a bad state at that time.
Shen Huan is also suspected of trying to improve his performance.
Why don't you go and play the Golden State Warriors now
With 73 wins and 9 losses, they have broken the Bulls' record of 72 wins and 10 losses, setting a historical record!
Moreover, someone soon broke the news that Shen Huan had not played systematically in the past half a year or so, and even the training was irregular.
In the past six months or so, what he has done the most is actually the work of a teacher.
All right.
17 year old teacher.
He is also a world-famous mathematician, 17 years old.
So there is nothing wrong with being a teacher. There is nothing to blame for helping students make up lessons so they can take exams.
But the problem is, you go to class all day long, where do you have time to practice
The NBA is not a joke. Without regular and consistent training, how can one have good physical fitness and good technical skills
Do you really think you can practice in a dream
Therefore, when the Lakers announced Shen Huan's arrival, they were met with all doubts and ridicule.
"Chen Huan? Oh, this is the first time I heard this person's name. I know he is a Chinese and Yao's hometown, but so what? Yao is the only one in China who can play basketball well! He Such a young man should study his mathematics!" - Buckley.
"I carefully studied Shen Huan's performance in the preseason. If he practices in the NBA for a season according to his condition at that time, maybe he will be the best rookie this year! But he seems to have no ambition. Therefore, suddenly appearing in the NBA arena now makes people a little confused." - Van Gundy Jr.
"Wow, I don't think Shen Huan can succeed. Kobe's desire for a championship has made him crazy. I'm sure he will never succeed! Shen Huan will definitely return to China in despair." -Shaquille O'Neal.
"Hahahaha, is this the Lakers' secret weapon? How crazy must they be? Our Trail Blazers hope to enter the Western Conference semifinals this time!"
"I'm not blaming the Lakers. Their regular season this season is good enough, but why is such a Chinese guy here? Isn't it a gimmick for the Chinese market?"
"Haha, I originally expected Kobe and Iverson to show off again in the playoffs, but now if such a delay is added, it will really become a joke!"
"It's ridiculous and sad! The curtain call of two veterans is so dramatic!"
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Whether online or in real life, there are a lot of criticism.
The strange thing is that the Lakers originally had a lot of big mouths, but when faced with such a severe storm of criticism, no one spoke out.
Obviously this was the order given by Bass Jr.
Everyone was even more ridiculed when they saw this.
Before a war, you must boost your morale and not let others vent your frustration.
But you are obviously unable to support the wall with mud.
Not only is Shen Huan unreliable at all, but besides Kobe and Iverson, how many of the main players are reliable
Kobe and Iverson didn't play in 6 games, and as a result, they lost six games in a row. Is this what a good team can do
But you will only be deceiving yourself for three more days at most.
When the playoffs against the Portland Trail Blazers begin, that's when your Lakers team will be beaten back to their original shape, even beaten to pieces!
This kind of thinking is not only shared by enemies, but also by the Lakers' own fans.
Some of them are even considering whether to go to the arena to watch the game for the first time.
It would be so sad to see Kobe and Iverson working so hard, only to be swept by the Portland Trail Blazers.
After all, this is the last year of Kobe's contract, and subsequent contracts have not been mentioned. I am afraid that if there is no progress, this will be Kobe's last season.
It is really sad that a superstar who has dedicated his entire career to the Lakers has such a regrettable ending!