Li Chen, sitting on the bench, looked at his statistics, with 18 points, 8 assists and 2 rebounds. For a rookie's debut, this should be considered a very amazing data, but Li Chen felt that it was not safe. He felt that he needed more points and assists to ensure that he won the bet with Kobe.

Seeing Kobe on the court leading the team to further open the score, Li Chen knew that the game would soon enter garbage time. If nothing unexpected happens, the old monk would not arrange for himself to play.

"Coach, I hope I can play in garbage time later. Do you think it's OK?" Li Chen looked at the old monk with expectation.

"Uh, you know, this is against the rules. Generally, the substitutes are on the bench for training. You are the starting lineup now." The old monk wanted to tell his disciples that it is better to stay at the front line in life.

"That's right, coach." Li Chen told the old monk about his bet with Kobe. "So, if I can win the bet, it will be a good thing for me and the team. Once my offensive skills are more perfect, coach your tactics will be more free."

The old monk thought it was this, so he waved his hand and Kobe, Gasol and Fisher were all replaced, while Li Chen was arranged to be the shooting guard position.

The Lakers' team on the field are now Radjanovic, Josh Powell, Walton, Li Chen and Famal, with poor attack power, so the burden of scoring has also come to Li Chen.

"Jordan, please pass more balls later. I'll help you. Although you lost 50,000 US dollars, I believe you won't mind, right?" Li Chen began to instigate his teammates to feed him the ball.

Famal shrugged, "If you have a seat, I will pass it over. Of course, I can only try my best, after all, I am not Steve Nash."

Only 8 minutes before the end of the game, the score difference between the two teams still jumped back and forth around 20 points. Because of the lack of main players such as Kobe and Gasol, Li Chen could no longer get the opportunity easily. He needed to strive for an open opportunity through his own running position.

At this time, the defender of Li Chen was Rudy Fernandez, a newcomer who had just joined the Trail Blazers. The Espanyol, who had just dunked Howard at the Beijing Olympics and won a foul, has become a very important piece for the team. Facing Li Chen who performed well in this game, Fernandez dared not relax at all. Batum's experience has told him not to leave a shot opportunity for the opponent, otherwise the cold bench will definitely be waiting for him. Both this year's rookie, Li Chen seems to be one level higher than him.

Faced with Fernandez's concentrating defense, Li Chen felt that it was impossible to fight with his offensive skills. Fortunately, he had never thought about this. He knew that all he could do was to try to get rid of the defenders through running positions.

Suddenly, Li Chen accelerated to run to the inside, and Fernandez had no choice but to follow him to the inside. Li Chen's subsequent counter-run allowed him to get close to Fernandez.

Famar, who had been paying attention to Li Chen, immediately passed the ball over. Famar realized from Kobe and others that it seemed that the most profitable thing to pass Li Chen was, because in most cases he would catch the ball and shoot at all, and he also shot very accurately. But this time Famar was wrong. Li Chen took the ball horizontally to the left and avoided Fernandez who was trying to jump up and block him. Before Bayless rushed over to make up for defense, he passed the ball back to Famar.

Famal, who was already open, even had time to adjust, and the basketball flew into the basket with a beautiful arc.

"It was pretty." Famal and Li Chen slapped, "I thought my assist was invalid, but I didn't expect it to be exchanged for a three-pointer."

"Haha, isn't it better to score points in person than assists? I've forgotten the 50,000 US dollars." Li Chen scored an assist, and he was in double digits after another.

"You have to pass a few more good goals to me, and I will lose 50,000 to you another day." Famal originally came from a wealthy family, and money is not important to him. In the past, it was just because he felt that he had lost face in front of Li Chen, so he had no good feelings for him. Now, the situation of the old monk's love for Li Chen is very clear. As a substitute, Famal is also willing to repair his relationship with Li Chen.

Because of the big score lead, Lakers players play very casually, and they all seize the opportunity and shoot. Whether he plays or not, it is the top priority to brush up the data first. Li Chen also joined the scoring army, but his efficiency is a bit low, because they basically forcefully shot. He made one 3 shots, and Li Chen increased his score to 20 with one two points. At the same time, he was lucky to pick up two rebounds during this period, but also made a pass mistake.

The Trail Blazers have decided to give up. McMillan replaced the substitute lineup. Batum, who made a mistake, finally returned to the court. Naturally, he found Li Chen.

Looking at Batum who was glaring at him, Li Chen was helpless, "Didn't he just shoot a three-pointer in front of you? Didn't he shoot your horse? As for how bitter and grudges are so deep?" As soon as he joined the team, he was promoted to the main force, he had no idea how hard the rookies were on the bench. They needed to show the greatest value in the minimum time to win the trust of the head coach. The defensive mistake just now was like a bad review among many good reviews. Batum had to accumulate more credibility in the coach. Only in this way could he regain the bad impression he left on the coach.

However, Li Chen would not break his hands and let Batum deal with it because of the hardships of the substitutes. With a very delicate crotch, he finally got the last assist for himself.

"Oh, Batum, you're naughty again!" Big Mould looked merciless and tried his best to show his talent in commentary. And Batum's classmate soon came back again, and what was waiting for him was a bench with unknown lengths of time.

"You can't blame me. Who told him to step his legs so wide? You have to know that my passing level is not as high as Marl." Li Chen helpedlessly explain his innocence to his teammates, but his teammate's distrustful eyes made him very sad.

In addition to being sad, Li Chen even grabbed an offensive rebound and made a tip-in when Ariza missed the shot. For the sake of the little guy's future reputation, the old monk ignored the disciple's pitiful eyes and decisively replaced Li Chen with Vujasic.

"Boss, your performance was so beautiful, especially the one who was wearing a crotch, how did you think of it?" Vujasic and Li Chen slapped the boss. The boss's excellent performance made the younger brother very honored.

"Haha," Li Chen smiled, "You should work hard, take advantage of the time to make more data." He walked to the sidelines and hugged Aimee, "Dear, how did I perform today?"

Amy looked excited, "It's great, especially the passing just now, Julie and I were both laughing crazy, haha, you're so bad!"

"That's certainly, but if you weren't on the sidelines, I wouldn't have performed so well. Thank God for letting me meet the cutest Amy." Li Chen once again developed the sweet and lifeless method, which made Amy giggle.

"Oh, you two are so disgusting." Julie next to her couldn't stand it anymore, "I didn't think about the feelings of the people next to me at all. I just broke up, and you two are still showing their love in front of me."

"What's wrong? If you want to be thirsty, there are many tough guys in our team. Why don't you introduce them to you?"

"Bah, just those in your team, what I want is a handsome guy, OK?" Julie was very dissatisfied. In his opinion, Li Chen belittled his taste.

"Well, okay, if Amy doesn't mind, I don't mind giving you some energy." Li Chen started to be mean again, and then Julie's words made him understand that fierce girls are not easy to mess with.

"Tsk, you think I don't know that Emmy is a Puritan and her premarital sex is contrary to the doctrine. I think you should keep that energy to beat the machine." A stone stirred up a thousand waves, and Li Chen almost covered his face and cried in one sentence.

The game was finally over with constant iron shots. Judging from the sound, the substitutes on both sides were very happy. 124 to 112, the Trail Blazers made a few more points on the bench.

The MVP gave Kobe 29 points, 6 assists, 6 rebounds and 2 steals to the whole game. If the old monk kept leaving Li Chen on the court, the MVP would probably be Li Chen's, but Li Chen didn't mind. There are many MVPs in the future, and even if he got it now, he might even make the boss unhappy. Our male lead is still very satisfied with his 22 points, 10 assists and 5 rebounds.

In addition, Gasol on the Lakers scored 18 points and 11 rebounds, Bynum scored 13 points and 13 rebounds, and the performance of the double towers was satisfactory. Odom and Ariza, who came on the bench, also scored more than ten points. Overall, a total of 6 players on the Lakers scored in double points, and the performance in the opening game was perfect.

On the Trail Blazers, except for Roy's 32 points, only Aldridge's 19 points and 9 rebounds were quite satisfactory. The Emperor, who was highly anticipated, only scored Geely's data of 8 points and 8 rebounds. Oden, who combines the four centers, was defeated by Bynum in the data.

After the game, Li Chen and Kobe were pulled to the post-match press conference by the old monk. Although most people focused on Kobe and the old monk because it was the opening game, the media will still not forget Li Chen, a rookie with amazing performance.

"Hello, Lee, I am a reporter from the Chicago Sun. The news came from Chicago just now. No. 1 pick Derek Ross scored 11 points and 9 assists in his debut game. It seems that his data has completely lost to you. Do you think you are better than Ross in scoring?" A reporter asked treacherously. In his opinion, rookies are always easy to be fooled, especially this rookie performed well today.

"Well, who is so ignorant? Do you think I am a fool? Come and ask about such offensive things!" Li Chen cursed in his heart, but he still had to smile on his face.

"Ross can create scoring opportunities himself, and in most cases I need Kobe, Paul and others to attract defense. I am not as good as Ross. Of course, this shows that my technical characteristics are very suitable for the Lakers' system. As for the others, I think I'd better talk about it later. After all, this is just the first game, isn't it, Mr. Reporter?"

The impeccable answer made the reporter lose his mind, and even the old monk thought Li Chen's answer was very smart.

"Hello," another unwilling reporter raised his hand and asked, "Many people saw you still staying on the field during garbage time. I wonder if you would be considered suspected of flashing data." Everyone's eyes instantly focused on Li Chen. This is a matter of professional ethics and there is a chance.

Li Chen shrugged helplessly, "Mr. Reporter, I think you don't forget that this is just my first game. I haven't joined the Lakers for a few days. I stayed on the court because the coach wants to understand my technical characteristics more comprehensively, and at the same time I can learn more experience on the court. As for data swiping, I think it's because you misunderstood. I'm just a rookie."

Li Chen irresponsibly threw the responsibility to the old monk, as if he had completely forgotten that he had begged to play before.

Although he was not satisfied with Li Chen's answer, fortunately, it did not cause unnecessary trouble. The old monk patiently argued with the reporter.

After the meeting, Li Chen found Kobe, "Hey, old bird, it seems that I won. Does your bet count?"

Kobe said treacherously, "Of course, you won. Go to the team training room two hours in advance tomorrow morning. If you are late, I will regard it as if you give up this opportunity yourself."

"Ah", Li Chen didn't expect to shoot himself in the foot. Looking at Kobe's departure, he had a headache. He knew that what Kobe said was true. If he didn't go, he would not only have no chance to study, but also leave a disgust for the boss.

"Oh, bear it, and only by enduring hardships can one become the best man. Therefore, when God is about to give a great responsibility to this man, one must first suffer his mind and mind, exhaust his muscles and bones, starve his body, and be empty..." Li Chen even pulled up the ancient text, "What is the next sentence?"

"Cruze, what's wrong?" Amy was very curious when she looked at her boyfriend thinking hard.

"It's nothing, I'm practicing Chinese," Li Chen shook his head, "You guys are waiting here and I can do it. I'll get the car and take you back to school."
Chapter completed!