On December 28, Shay led his team to defeat the Bulls and Clippers during the Christmas break.

The Lakers face another tough opponent at home - the Portland Trail Blazers, currently No. 1 in the Western Conference!

As a team that has reached the Finals for two consecutive years, the Trail Blazers are undoubtedly the strongest team in the Western Conference at this stage.

The iron triangle of Adelman, Drexler and Terry Porter has brought the Blazers as close to the championship as they have since Bill Walton.

Although they have lost in the finals for two consecutive years, although A Hua is already attacking Baylor's record of three consecutive championships.

But the Trailblazer is like a B-class car light, more than the upper, less than the lower.

There is still a lot of energy in the West.

And this showdown between the old king of the West and the current king of the West has undoubtedly become extremely heated.

Fans are expecting Shai to follow the Bulls and overthrow the Blazers, the strongest player in the Western Conference.

In this way, everyone can say Mr. Lu Xun's famous saying: "The Lakers championship!"

It's just a pity that the Lakers' magical performance could not continue.

Not only did they fail to win, they also lost to the Trail Blazers by 10 points.

But the way the Lakers lost was different from what most people imagined. Drexler did not unilaterally defeat Shay.

On the contrary, Shea did not let Ah Hua have an easy time today either, allowing Ah Hua to score 22 points with a 40% shooting rate.

However, the Trail Blazers had 7 players score in double figures today, using their extremely deep bench and exquisite rotation to hold the Lakers to death.

Adelman during the Trail Blazers era has not yet played against Princeton like he did during the Kings era, but one of his core views in coaching games remains unchanged, that is, the rain and dew will come equally.

During the Kings era, Adelman made basketball accessible to everyone.

During the Trail Blazers era, Adelman allowed playing time to fall equally on everyone.

Strive to make everyone feel favored.

Moreover, Adelman is very good at matching a mixed lineup of starters and substitutes.

During this period, he was a coach who was very obsessed with studying the lineup.

Of course, he was later abandoned by the Pioneers because his research went too far and strange formations appeared frequently.

But at least now, Adelman has fully utilized the team's bench depth.

What the Lakers lack most is bench depth, especially without a replacement for Shea. The entire team will be confused when Shea comes off the court.

Everyone in the Lakers' current lineup is highly dependent on Shea.

If you take a look at the Lakers' lineup, you will find that there is not even anyone with strong independent offensive ability.

Don't look at old Curry, Perkins and Jumpman all averaging more than 15 points per game this season.

But without Shay, their ability to attack independently is simply not possible.

The old Curry is a shooter without the ball, but Perkins is not good with the ball.

ac. Green can only eat cakes. He never feeds others, he can only be fed by others.

McMillan can hold the ball, but has almost no personal offensive ability.

The Trail Blazers are different. Both Drexler and Terry Porter can lead the team separately to ensure that the team's firepower is constant.

And when the two of them combine, it's even more difficult for the Blazers to defend.

In this way, the Lakers were defeated by the Trail Blazers after two consecutive victories during the Christmas break.

Drexler was very happy after the game:

"I think I proved that I am still the only guard in the Western Conference. To be honest, you always make a rookie seem to be on the same level as me, which makes me very angry."

Drexler has always spoken outright and never concealed his true thoughts.

When the magician retired due to illness six months ago, a reporter asked Glider what he thought of this matter.

Glider's first reaction was not blessing, but cheering: "So I'm going to be selected for the dream team? I'm selected!"

The situation at that time was that the Dream Team had already finalized 10 candidates, and there were still two spots that would not be announced until the middle of the 1991-92 season.

Drexler was not among the confirmed 10-man roster, which made him worried that he would not be selected.

But Magician's retirement made Ah Hua believe that it was certain that he would be selected.

Therefore, when he heard that the magician was ill and retired, he was so happy that he couldn't help himself.

Not even a false blessing.

This shows that Ah Hua is really straight.

In other words, emotional intelligence is really low.

Ah Hua, who was so rude to the magician, would naturally not be polite to the magician's successor.

"Me and Michael Dun should be compared together, so please don't discuss me and a rookie together.

It was easy for us to win against the Lakers, because Shay and I are not on the same level as players, that's it.

Maybe he can make it to the All-Stars, but that doesn't prove that he and I are on the same level."

After the Lakers won the game at home, Ah Hua was rude and emphasized again and again that Shay was not worthy of being compared with him.

This naturally makes Lakers fans very upset.

Shay was also unwilling to give up. He scored a double-double today with 16 points and 10 assists. He also made Ah Hua uncomfortable on the defensive end and tried his best.

But as soon as he takes a break, the score he managed to hold on to will be instantly opened.

If you play against a team like the Bulls that also relies heavily on their starting lineup, you might still be able to win.

But it's really uncomfortable to play against a team like the Trail Blazers with a terrible roster depth.

After the game, a reporter also asked Shea: "Drexler said that you and he are not players of the same level. What do you think of this?"

Of course Shay was very unhappy, so he stepped on Ah Hua’s painful foot:

"Neither of us has a championship, so in my opinion there is no essential difference between us. Of course, if the overall runner-up is also considered an honor, then I am indeed not as good as Drexler.

If the overall runner-up was considered an honor, Drexler could even compete for second place in history."

Shay's words made Drexler very angry, but A Hua did not respond to Shay.

How can a noble guard like me, the number one guard in the Western Conference, be as knowledgeable as a rookie?

Shea was exchanging insults with Drexler from afar, while Jerry West had to watch the two coaches exchange insults in his office.

"Did you see it too? In yesterday's game, Divac performed a hundred times better than Clifford!

Divac relied on his low post skills to score 17 points and 11 rebounds.

Clifford of the Trail Blazers only scored 9 points, and his shooting percentage was as low as that of a defender.

It's a good thing we didn't make that deal, otherwise we would regret it to death!

Trade our starting center for someone else's backup big man?

Crazy!

Moreover, Divac is one of the few players who has the ability to play alone after Shea comes off the court.

If we trade him away, our rotation will be even more stretched."

Dunleavy was very excited in the office because in the last game against the Trail Blazers, Divac and Clifford Robinson went head-to-head and had a close match.

Carlisle smiled, his mood much calmer:

"I said, I don't think Divac has no strength. I just think Clifford is more suitable for this system than him.

He can shoot, run and jump, and the defensive end is actually not bad either."

West felt his head hurt when he saw the two coaches arguing more and more frequently.

And how do you two manage to be calm when working together, but how do you get into a heated argument whenever the lineup comes up?

At this moment, old Bass wearing sunglasses pushed open the door and entered.

The playboy came in with a powerful blonde sister in his arms.

Although my sister was wearing a coat, through the gaps in the coat, she could vaguely see that she was wearing a white shirt, a short skirt and torn socks underneath.

It seems that he specially prepared some tips for meeting old Bass.

"Hello, gentlemen, I'm sorry I'm late for today's meeting. Let me introduce, this is Lucy." Old Bass said, slapping the blonde girl on the butt.

The blonde girl smiled bitterly: "I am Laura."

“Oh, yes, yes, look at my memory, there are too many people and I can’t remember their names, hahahaha.

Please wait for me for a moment, I have something to discuss with these successful people."

Seeing Old Bass's appearance, West shook his head in disgust.

I'm sorry for being late for the meeting. Is this a problem with being late? You've been absent for a month!

"Dr. Bass, your husband is here today just to introduce Lucy... to introduce Laura to us, right? At least you should know her name before introducing her." West mocked deliberately.
To be continued...