Once you have the No. 8 pick, it will be the Nuggets who are dumbfounded.

If you don’t work hard enough, this is actually quite accurate.

The two chatted for a while.

Lin Ying suddenly remembered the last time Kobe pulled him into training in the middle of the night.

Just like he would eventually ask Durant who Rachel was, his curiosity was still quite strong.

So taking this opportunity, he asked anyway.

"Is that important?"

Kobe did not answer directly, but asked Lin Ying a question.

"It doesn't seem to be very important."

Lin Ying thought for a while and nodded.

"You don't have much time, so don't think about unimportant things."

Kobe said and motioned to Lin Ying to get up and continue the duel.

It was impossible for him to say that it was because all his teammates had been harassed by him and they all consciously turned off their phones.

…

Game day.

The Nuggets conducted closed tactical training in the morning.

After the training, Karl also announced the first game.

Iverson, JR Smith, Anthony, Martin, Nene.

The purpose of Karl's arrangement of Smith was to prevent Kobe Bryant.

Originally, veteran Adrian Griffin was brought in from the Bulls to serve as a defensive point guard for the opponent.

Griffin was a defensive champion throughout his career. He once reached the Finals with the Mavericks and performed well on the defensive end.

Unfortunately, he was injured during the training camp, and he had no choice but to use Smith.

He can't let old Carter play against Kobe, or let Anthony take care of offense while also guarding Kobe, right?

Returning to the locker room after training, Smith looked a little excited.

He only came to the Nuggets last season and was stable when he first came here.

But not long after Iverson arrived, he became a substitute, and he couldn't go back after he became a substitute.

There is a big difference between NBA and substitute, especially since this is still his contract year.

If he seizes the opportunity today, maybe it will be the same in the future!

"JR, originally I was ready to compete offensively and defensively with Kobe, but if the coach arranges for you, you have to work hard."

Anthony said, patting Smith on the shoulder.

Only by playing against Kobe many times can you realize how terrifying Kobe is.

Although Smith is with him, he still needs to be reminded of what needs to be done.

"Don't worry Melo, Kobe and I are 50-50."

Smith looked confident.

Anthony rubbed his head.

Smith is good at everything, but his brain is not very good.

"I can do everything he can do, and I can do better dunks than him. He is just Kobe, not the real Michael. I can handle him quickly."

When Smith saw Anthony's reaction, he thought Anthony didn't believe him, so he immediately followed up.

"I'm going to take a shower first."

Anthony didn't say anything, got up and went directly to the shower room.

Lin Ying couldn't help but take another look at Smith.

JR, as expected of you.

And just now, he unconsciously translated the content of Smith's words, which can be roughly summarized into this sentence:

It's just Kobe, he can come back as soon as he goes!

…

On game day, the attendance rate at Staples Center exceeded 80%.

Although the Lakers' record in the past two years has not been good, first of all, Los Angeles is a metropolis, and secondly, having Kobe is enough!

In addition, tonight's match is against the Golden Double Gun, with three extremely popular players gathered together. It's hard to imagine whether the popularity will be high.

Of course, because of Lin Ying's relationship, quite a few Chinese fans came tonight, including many female fans.

The number of Chinese in Los Angeles is not comparable to that in Austin.

They held Lin Ying's poster high. Don't ask why it wasn't a big-headed KT poster. They felt that it was not worthy of Lin Ying's appearance.

At the end of the warm-up, the photographer on site also gave Lin Ying several shots.

Lin Ying's popularity in Los Angeles is a little high.

And because there were so many shots, some fans noticed that Lin Ying was wearing Adidas Tma-3 on his feet in his debut.

When the warm-up is over, the lineups for both sides will be announced.

The Nuggets are the same as what Karl announced before.

As for the Lakers, the old pairing of Fisher and Kobe are on the outside, Luke Walton and Odom are on the forward line, and Bynum is the center.

The game started immediately, with Bynum and Nene jumping the ball in the middle circle.

Lin Ying was sitting on the bench wearing training clothes.

NBA bench seating is very particular.

Generally speaking, the head coach and assistant coaches sit closest to the technical table, making it easier to quarrel or, oh no, protest.

Then the coach moves to the five-man group, and then moves to the side in order of rotation.

Those on the fringe basically sit at the position closest to the basket, and sometimes they even have to sit on the ground when there is not enough space to sit.

Lin Ying was sitting at the closest position at this time.

This represents Karl's trust in Lin Ying.

Although you can't fight, you are now the sixth man.

"beep!"

The whistle sounded on the court.

Lin Ying also looked at the field.

This is his first time to watch a game live in the NBA. The location and the viewing angle are perfect, and it is indeed VIP enough.

No, as soon as the Lakers got the ball, Fisher advanced to the frontcourt to play a triangle offense, Walton pulled the corner, and Kobe was in a better position.

Then he looked up and saw Kobe beating Smith on the back, with details of his movements and even facial expressions visible.

Smith's defense is actually not bad, especially at this stage of his career.

Although his defensive awareness is not particularly good, his physical condition is good, and his wingspan is not slow in confrontation.

However, he was facing Kobe.

Anthony wanted to double-team, but Kobe faked a pass to the corner and forced Anthony back. He then turned to look at Iverson, who was a little far away from him at the three-point line, and turned around to break through.

It turned so fast that Smith stumbled a little.

But at any rate, I followed.

However, just when he thought he was following, Kobe made a pull-up jumper.

Beautiful as picturesque.

"Whoosh!"

Basketball hollow bag.

There are a hundred million points of cruelty.

Lin Ying was not idle either. As he watched, he thought about how he could make Kobe Bryant's shot less comfortable in this round.

Playing as a substitute has the advantage of being fully prepared before going on the field.

Kobe scored first here, but Anthony from the Nuggets quickly responded, facing a triple threat from Walton and scoring a goal.

Then, the second round of Kobe VS Smith.

This time Smith turned around to the free throw line while preventing Kobe Bryant.
To be continued...