Having Yao Ming replace someone early, while retaining Curry and Clay, plus Jimmy Butler, who did not play in the first quarter, and Paul Pierce, who joined in the summer.

　　To be fair.

　　If it weren't for the "Sleeping Dragon Mi" and "Young Phoenix Chu" and "Young Unicorn Ya" in the Lakers' second unit, Su Feng might have been a little panicked.

　　Of course, Kobe's 11-point lead for the Lakers in the first quarter was also the key reason why Coach Lu dared to leave Su Feng and Kobe on the bench to rest tonight.

　　In the second quarter, at Staples Center, the Warriors attacked first.

　　After Yao Ming moved up to the high post, on the wing, Pierce used his big butt to screen Curry for an open shot.

　　However, with the double deBuffs of "open shot" and "Staples Center," Curry tonight was even more trustworthy than Chris Paul at "crunch time."

　　In Su Feng's previous life, many fans who started watching basketball late felt that old fans were just joking when they discussed Curry's "Staples curse"...

　　But the younger fans might not believe it.

　　Before Su Feng's rebirth, Curry, who had a nearly 44% three-point shooting percentage in his career, might as well have never shot at Staples Center... Anyway, his three-point shooting percentage of barely 30% was quite amusing.

　　Also, fans who paid a little attention to Curry's peak years should know that Curry's peak years coincided with the Lakers' most dismal years.

　　Therefore, based on the defensive pressure that the Lakers players could create against Curry at that time, if reality wasn't often more mysterious than fiction...

　　Then how could the Lakers become one of the few NBA teams that defeated the Warriors in the regular season in the 2015/16 season, when the Warriors had a regular season record of 73 wins and 9 losses, sweeping the league?

　　Admittedly, Curry had some wonderful games at Staples Center.

　　But in this arena that even Curry himself considered his nightmare...

　　Interestingly, when Curry showed his power at Staples Center...

　　Most of the victims were the Clippers next door. (Note 1)

　　The damage was transferred, indeed.

　　On the court, Curry, who missed a great opportunity, seemed a little frustrated.

　　Back on the other end, the Lakers attacked.

　　As a result, what made Curry feel extremely wronged was...

　　Because the five players on the court for the Lakers at this time were Adams, Garnett, Bogdanovic, Middleton, and Livingston...

　　Wasn't this obviously bullying a little grade schooler?

　　Yes, after another summer of hard work, Curry at this moment could no longer be considered a defensive black hole for the Warriors.

　　But based on Curry's slender arms at this moment...

　　Given this group of strong men that the Lakers had prepared specifically for James...

　　Who could he guard?

　　Bogdanovic, 203 cm tall and weighing over 220 pounds.

　　Livingston, 201 cm tall and weighing nearly 195 pounds in reality.

　　Middleton, 201 cm tall and weighing nearly 220 pounds.

　　On the court, there was no need to deliberately look for mismatches.

　　At the high post, after noticing that it was Curry defending him, Livingston immediately held up four fingers.

　　On the sidelines, Van Gundy, noticing this scene, wanted to call the police for Curry.

　　And on CCTV, Zhang Zhidao complained: "Back then, Riley once said that in the future, the NBA would be ruled by a group of forward-guards over 2 meters tall.

　　Now it seems that Riley is indeed a brilliant strategist.

　　Because although the Lakers' substitutes are not as famous as the Warriors.

　　But because they can always find mismatches through height and wingspan advantages...

　　So this is equivalent to what we often say, 'avoiding the solid and attacking the weak.'

　　I can avoid your strengths and constantly attack your weaknesses."

　　Don't think that Zhang Zhidao's commentary is mostly just "huer" and "yo", but when it comes to being insightful, Zhang Zhidao's comments are definitely full of substance.

　　In the first half of the second quarter, after Curry was beaten up by the Lakers' forward group, and because the little grade schooler failed to achieve the effect that Van Gundy wanted on the outside, Van Gundy had to replace Curry with James.

　　Without a doubt.

　　On this night.

　　The little grade schooler once again ushered in his "darkest moment".

　　Online, the Curry haters, overjoyed, typed away on their keyboards, and no matter what, as long as it was a pot, they could pin it on Curry.

　　Is this it? Is this all there is?

　　Stephen Curry can also be ranked second on ESPN's player list (point guard)?

　　On the sidelines, on the Lakers' bench, Su Feng chuckled as he looked at his nephew Stephen, who looked depressed.

　　Because as someone who had been through it, Su Feng knew very well that no matter how well Curry played, after rising to fame, the path that Curry would take in the future was destined to be full of doubts and controversies.

　　Just like Kennedy, before his brain opened up, once said...

　　Success has many fathers.

　　But failure is an orphan.

　　As a "transformative player" in a certain sense, on that thorny road ahead, without a template to follow and constantly being called into meetings...

　　Whether in his previous life or this life.

　　Even if he shot through the sky countless times in games.

　　Stephen Curry's basketball journey could not be smooth.

　　At Staples Center, in the middle of the second quarter, Yao Ming and James' strong attacks gradually stabilized the situation for the Warriors.

　　But...

　　During the time that Su Feng and Kobe were resting, the Warriors missed the best opportunity to close the point difference between the two teams.

　　This season, just looking at the roster, the Warriors had indeed become stronger.

　　But if you look at the completeness of a team...

　　The Lakers were far above them.

　　Each performing their duties.

　　Clear division of labor.

　　In basketball, a successful team cannot be achieved simply by stacking stars.

　　At Staples Center, when Su Feng and Kobe returned to the court, some might say, what kind of team basketball is this Lakers team that relies on isolation plays?

　　But if these people really paid attention to the contributions that each Lakers player made on both ends of the court...

　　Then they would sigh.

　　At the team level.

　　The Lakers had already quietly surpassed the Miami Heat, which many experts recognized as the model of team play in NBA history.

　　On the court, the unscientific Kobe was still continuing his unscientific performance.

　　And at this moment, when someone could stand up and help him share the offensive pressure, Su Feng allowed James to fully experience the value of the title of "NBA's Strongest Wing Defender."

　　Yao Ming, who was about to turn 34, was still very strong in his limited playing time.

　　But if he wanted to maintain his dominance over Adams and Little Gasol, two meat shields with super thick health bars...

　　Yao Ming also had to exert a lot of energy.

　　In the second half of the second quarter, when the point difference between the two teams was at its smallest, the Warriors even managed to close the gap to only 4 points behind the Lakers.

　　However, after halftime, the third quarter was dominated by the Lakers.

　　In the game, Su Feng, who only scored 6 points in the first half, scored 22 of his 34 points in the third quarter.

　　Indeed, even as the God of Basketball, Su Feng could not guarantee that he would have a good touch every game.

　　But after Stern lifted the seal that had been placed on him all along...

　　This veteran, who would turn 36 next April, was clearly the league's number one demolisher.

　　Wing demolition.

　　Top of the arc demolition.

　　With Kobe and Middleton providing him with distractions, Su Feng did not have a single shot in the entire third quarter, all drives to the basket.

　　In front of the TV, many Lakers fans were sweating for Su Feng's unusually tough style of play tonight.

　　After all, even though Little Gasol could always contain Yao Ming on the outside at the first opportunity, this Middle Eastern-style breakthrough would still rapidly consume Su Feng's energy.

　　But when there was Kobe to cover for him...

　　Why did Su Feng need to worry about his energy?

　　On TNT, watching Su Feng tonight, O'Neal understood.

　　So.

　　The so-called "way of redemption" had always been in front of him.

　　"They are indeed the strongest duo in NBA history, bar none." At the end of the third quarter, O'Neal said with emotion.

　　In the end, after the Warriors' comeback in the final quarter failed, the Lakers, playing at home, won the first Earth Defense War of the 2013/14 season by a 13-point margin.

　　The final score of the game was 116 to 129.

　　Kobe, who performed well in the first quarter, made 17 of 26 shots, including 6 of 13 three-pointers, and 11 of 12 free throws, scoring 51 points, 7 rebounds, and 7 assists.

　　Also, after this game, Kobe became the fourth player in NBA history to score 50+ at the age of 35.

　　The other three were Jordan, English, and Su Feng.

　　And on the Warriors' side, although a total of 6 Warriors players scored in double figures...

　　With the Akron brothers only scoring 29 points combined...

　　Sigh!

　　Isn't it just being dragged to a meeting by James haters after the game?

　　"I wasn't decisive enough in this game.

　　Many times, I wanted to show people the results of my summer training too much.

　　In the next game, I will learn from the experience and continue to work hard." At the press conference, when asked how he viewed his performance in this game, James, who had already read the book "Stand Up and Take a Beating," said.

　　And what about Curry, who was ridiculed by Warriors fans as "Ku Hai"?

　　"I didn't seize many opportunities in the game.

　　I can't tolerate my poor performance.

　　Next, I will definitely use a better performance to win back people's respect for me." In the locker room after the game, when asked about the reason for the Warriors' loss, Curry took the blame on his own initiative.

　　To be fair.

　　In terms of mentality.

　　This pair of "Akron brothers" who grew up being beaten by Su Feng was indeed much better than someone in the current time and space where Su Feng was.

　　You know, a few days ago, because he led the Supersonics to a crushing defeat against the Bulls in the opening game...

　　So until now, someone is still opening a small account and arguing with the haters.

　　"Su, what do you think is the probability of you guys defending the title this season?"

　　In the Lakers' locker room, not long after the game against the Warriors, Su Feng also accepted an interview with reporters.

　　As a result, just when people thought that Su Feng would brag as usual, who would have thought that he, who had just "assisted" Kobe in defeating the Warriors, said with unusual modesty: "The Lakers are still a team that needs to be integrated.

　　I don't think now is the time to discuss the topic of defending the title."

　　That night, the reporters and fans who heard Su Feng's answer felt that Su Feng was being too conservative.

　　But a few weeks later...

　　As the Lakers lost to the Hawks, Bulls, Pacers, and Bucks during their road trip to the Eastern Conference at the end of November...

　　People found that...

　　Su Feng was simply a "great prophet"!

　　Online, people said that the Lakers were "always robbing the rich to help the poor" because of their high-to-low performance after the start of the 2013/14 season.

　　Because losing to the Hawks and Bulls was understandable...

　　After all, as a team that had reached the Finals for three consecutive years in the past...

　　Even if the Hawks were beaten to a pulp by the Lakers in the 2012/13 Finals, they were still one of the strongest teams in the East.

　　As for the Bulls...

　　Because Rose was recovering well with the help of Grover in the new season, and Harden, who joined the team, had become an All-Star guard in the East...

　　Therefore, in the long regular season, it was okay for the Lakers to lose to the Bulls.

　　But...

　　What was with losing to the Pacers and Bucks?

　　The former's star player, Granger, was still recovering from his injury in bed.

　　And the latter...

　　Wasn't it just the Eastern version of the Mosaic in recent years?

　　So...

　　Could it be that Su Feng had already predicted his teammates' mentality?

　　To be honest.

　　After successfully creating a new NBA regular season record last season...

　　This Lakers team had already lost interest in the regular season.

　　In simple terms...

　　If they were playing against opponents that the Lakers players deemed worthy of their seriousness, such as the Warriors and Celtics, then even without Su Feng's reminder, these guys would immediately switch to serious mode.

　　But for other teams...

　　Sorry.

　　Instead of playing seriously, the Lakers' goal this season had become for the whole team to happily...刷刷刷! (shuā shuā shuā: sound of swishing the net)

　　Last season, because all the main data had shrunk significantly, the task of helping Coach Long刷 (shuā: pad) his way back to the All-Star game had been put on the Lakers' agenda at the beginning of the regular season.

　　In addition to Coach Long, young Middleton also needed the ball to 刷 (shuā: pad) his reputation.

　　And Su Feng and Kobe, needless to say...

　　These two were old刷子 (shuā zi: padding experts) with a good reputation in the community.

　　So, after defeating the Warriors earlier, how could Su Feng装 (zhuāng: act) the kind of cup that was destined to be slapped in the face?

　　Because they wanted to pleasantly 刷刷刷 (shuā shuā shuā: pad) in the games, the Lakers had to lower their defensive intensity to further speed up the pace of the game.

　　Plus, in the regular season, the Lakers players would only not turn on Sage Mode when playing against those teams that they considered their rivals...

　　Therefore, before preparing to launch an assault on the standings...

　　As a leader who knew how to relax and tighten up...

　　Su Feng's only requirement for the Lakers was that they could have fun, but not be left too far behind by other teams in the standings.

　　Although as the most unwilling to lose presence in the current NBA...

　　Su Feng also wanted to win all the games that the Lakers could win.

　　But past experiences had already told Su Feng that as a team that had just finished the Finals, the Lakers also needed this wave of happiness to reduce their consumption and load in the regular season.

　　Therefore, before preparing to have it all...

　　Su Feng had already given people a heads-up.

　　The Lakers needed "integration."

　　Even though the Lakers had won the games against the Celtics, Nets, and Warriors in the early stages of the regular season.

　　But...

　　The Lakers still needed "integration."

　　Time flies.

　　At the end of November, the Lakers ended their first month with a losing streak.

　　And in early December...

　　Just when many Lakers fans were worried about the Lakers' recent form, the Lakers finally ushered in an opponent that they could take a little more seriously.

　　And interestingly...

　　Before the Lakers set off for Seattle.

　　Because of the unfavorable start to the new season, Rodman also regarded this game against the Lakers as a game that could make the team rebound.

　　"I believe we can win the game against the Lakers.

　　This will be the best opportunity for us to prove to people that our overall strength has not been damaged, but has been improved because of our hard training in the summer." Recently, Durant, who had been criticized because the little fatty next door was having a good time, said in an interview before the game.

　　"I think the Lakers' recent losing streak has given us an opportunity.

　　They are demoralized and their tactics are chaotic." On the other side, because his face was about to be slapped swollen by Harden, Fisher had to use his "rational and objective" analysis to boost the team's morale.

　　So now the question is.

　　Were the Lakers really demoralized and their tactics chaotic because of this recent "mysterious losing streak"?

　　Emmm.

　　I can't say whether the tactics were chaotic or not.

　　However, on the evening of the 2nd, on the bus heading to the Supersonics' home court...

　　Young Swaggy P, who had just joined the team in the summer, felt as if the Lakers were going to war.

　　This atmosphere!

　　This murderous aura!

　　Was this still the Lakers in my memory who lived on "Planet Happiness"?

　　……

　　ps: Well, well, it's the Chinese New Year, and I twisted my waist again... But, your beautiful emperor is still infinitely rampant! Play is play,闹 (nào - make noise) is 闹 (nào - make noise), but don't joke about the length of your beautiful emperor!