Chapter 159: : [Two Los Angeles Magicians]

After the game, Randy Foye was as quiet as a that could not sing. After being stripped of all the beautiful feathers, he left Los Angeles quietly.
To be honest, he should thank Lindsay Lohan. If it weren't for Lindsay Luohan who suddenly ran to the underground parking lot like crazy, he would never have spent so easily. The Los Angeles media will definitely use the most space to ridicule the 15th draft rookie who knows nothing.
On the second night when the Bruce shoes officially announced the channel, Li Zhen returned to the Staples Arena again.
The Lakers' last preseason opponent this season was the Los Angeles Clippers.
The highlight of this game is the Clippers coach Mike Dunleavy declared before the game that there is only one magician successor in Los Angeles, his name is Sean Livingston.
Livingston was the fourth-highest point guard the Clippers selected in 2004. He has a height of 201, a wingspan of 211, super fast speed, excellent passing vision and a defensive area that makes the attacker fresh and terrifying.
So, two months before his 19th birthday, he entered the NBA with ambition under the title of "Mr. Illinois Basketball" and "The First Team of the All-American First Team."
Basketball experts also have high expectations for him, although he is as thin as Bruce, and his ability to fight is almost the same. However, everyone predicts that he will become the next penny Hardaway, or the new-generation triple-double King Oscar Robertson. And because he is in Los Angeles, more people are regarded as the next magician, because their height and position are exactly the same, they are all tall point guards.
Now, however, as Bruce played the Lakers classic show-time in the last game, the media close to the Lakers began to call Li Zhen a new-generation magician. Even Elvin Johnson himself made a "compliment" voice in front of the media: "The times are different. Now is the Internet age, young people's thinking is far more active than us. I watched many games in Bruce, many passes are indeed It ’s beyond my imagination. So, of course, he is the Lakers new generation magician. This is beyond doubt! "
The magician's endorsement makes the title more justifiable.
But the Clippers are a bit unhappy.
After all, before this, Sean Livingston inherited this name. Moreover, after adapting to the previous two seasons, Livingston's body has gradually thickened this season, and his increased ability to fight has made him play better and better on the court.
Therefore, coach Mike Dunleavy said Bruce in the media. First, to maintain his status as a love general. Second, it also shot at the Lakers' dominance in Los Angeles. Last season's Clippers finally overwhelmed the Lakers in the record, this year they are strong and want to surpass the Lakers in one fell swoop.
However, in this game, Bruce did not have any direct dialogue with Sean Livingston.
When Dunleavy struggled to put Livingston in position, the Lakers player was Smash Parker.
Shaun Livingston faced Smash Parker, and indeed showed his amazing vision and beautiful and skilled mid-range shooting ability. Although his confrontation is not as good as Parker's, his height advantage makes him almost want to be above Parker's head.
Under the cover-up passports of Maggette and Brand. Livingston scored 9 points and 3 assists in a single quarter. There is also a beautiful pass behind the head, assisting Captain Brand dunks in the penalty area.
This made the handful of Clippers fans in the Staples Arena quite happy and gave a very harsh cheer.
The Lakers fans are relatively depressed.
Even if Black Mamba had a big kill in the first quarter, he led the team to take the lead. They still felt empty.
Just when some impatient fans were about to shout ‘we-need-brue’, Li Zhen played in the second quarter.
But what regrets the Lakers fans is that the Clippers replaced Sean Livingston at this time, using veteran Sam Cassell to lead the second team for tactical training.
When Bruce stood with Sam Cassell, the picture was very strong: an old man so ugly stood with a little fresh meat so handsome and handsome, it was ... violation.
The style of play between the two is also very different. Kassel is known for his veteran calmness. Moreover, he is very good at back singles. Although his strength and strength are not outstanding, his single-handed skills make Li Zhen stubborn and difficult to parry.
Fortunately, Sam Kassel couldn't resist Bruce's quick and quick offensive.
Li Zhen led the fierce attacks by Radmanovic, Vujacic, Eddie Griffin and Kwame Brown, making the Clippers overwhelmed.
In addition, Bruce has made great passes in the fast offensive and defensive, and all kinds of incredible passes have made the Lakers fans of Staples open their eyes and exclaimed. Instantly beat the arrogance of a handful of Clippers fans before.
All Lakers fans are proud of themselves, with a gesture of ‘what is the successor of an orthodox magician’ on his face.
Bruce led the team to play for 5 minutes, within these 5 minutes. Although he let Kassel get 7 points on him. However, he led the team to a total of 19 points, and the efficiency of the coaching teams of both sides was very surprised: because of the comprehensive conversion, the score per 100 rounds even exceeded the Phoenix Suns and Golden State Warriors.
Li Zhenju is a master. His 2 points and 6 assists let everyone see his organizational talent.
At least in Los Angeles, no one doubts his legitimacy as the third overall pick.
Many fans have even begun to think of Bruce as the future of the Lakers alongside Andrew Bynum.
Five minutes later, Phil Jackson decisively replaced Li Zhen.
He didn't really want Li Zhen to stay on the court for too long, he had enough patience to wait for Bruce to grow.
At this time, the Clippers coach Dunleavy replaced Livingston.
Unlike Phil Jackson, Dunleavy now desperately needs Livingston to take the Clippers 1 flag. He believes that after two years of nba professional training, Livingston is enough to cope with the strength of the nba level, and even encourages Livingston to go inside to kill more. Because neither Mobley nor Kassel are too old, and they do not have the ability to break into the penalty area to tear the defense.
To be honest, he has a tendency to ‘pull seedlings to help’.
Livingston finished the second quarter and then played the third quarter.
His playing time has skyrocketed compared to last season.
The Clippers uniform team can't wait to praise him as the team's outside star, especially when the Lakers have dug another gorgeous point guard this season.
They deeply know that only a top guard can be trained. In order to compete with the Lakers in influence and box office.
The Lakers have Kobe, and Bruce is now showing this ability.
They didn't want to be marginalized, so they thought of bringing Livingston to the top.
Livingston is indeed a promising newcomer. He performed very well and even showed the star's temperament.
He currently has an advantage over Bruce. Although Bruce is faster, the style is more gorgeous and the pass is more agile. But height is an insurmountable gap after all, and Livingston has a stable mid-range jumper, has a good ability to penetrate the penalty area, and protects the backcourt rebounds more than Bruce. Even the physical deficiencies that both of them lacked are also dominated by Livingston.
Therefore, the Time Warner TV commentator said firmly on the TV: "After five years, Bruce may become a better box office star, but the player in charge of the game must be Sean Livingston."
But what is interesting is that the Lakers won the final victory.
Bruce played another 4 minutes in the fourth quarter, when Sean Livingston was tired and had cramps and sat off the court. Although his physical fitness has improved a lot after two seasons, it is still below the nba average. He has played so long in this game, he has already exceeded the limit.
Therefore, he failed to compete with Li Zhen again.
Bruce and Bryant Bryant joined forces at this time. He assisted Black Mamba in a more efficient attack, which destroyed the Clippers' final resistance.
The final game ended at 123: 109.
Livingston scored 21 points, 7 assists, 6 rebounds and 1 block in the game. It was extremely comprehensive. His characteristics were fully displayed, which is completely the level of a top guard.
Li Zhen contributed 5 points, 8 assists, 1 steal and 1 rebound in this game.
Although the data is not as good as Livingston, but he has only 9 minutes playing time, the efficiency is quite amazing, the Lakers fans have been very satisfied with this.
In a sense, this is a joyous game.
The Clippers fans saw everything they wanted to see.
The Lakers fans also saw what they wanted to see.
Although the two magician successors did not really meet one-on-one, they both believed that the next time they met the one they supported would definitely prevail.
The confrontation between the two magicians is far from over, this is just a prelude.
Interestingly, Bruce ran over and talked to Livingston after the game.
He told Livingston: "You don't need to overdraw your physical fitness every game, you still have a long career. Rest and training are the most important things you should do now."
Li Zhen is definitely out of good intentions.
Because when the game was going, Zheng Energy muttered a word in his head: This guy is very easy to get hurt by playing this way.
Therefore, he ran over to speak to Livingston.
Li Zhen is a very upright person, he hopes every player is good.
Livingston nodded, but did not know whether he really understood.
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