Pick Westbrook

Chapter 433 Cavaliers and Clippers

A tentative step, a sudden stop and a quick start after dribbling and withdrawing.

Kobe did not expect Leonard's defense to be so good, and the continuous fake moves failed to deceive the opponent's defensive focus.

He changed his style of play immediately, turning back from the free throw line.

A step-back jumper with a lateral move after turning left and right.

Kobe's back-up singles have many big back-up skills. Coupled with his agile footsteps, he formed a very elegant singles action on the outside.

Swish!
Kobe Bryant hit a fadeaway jumper.

Kobe, who made the shot, still held his shooting hand high, then lowered his head and returned to the defense calmly.

Leonard lowered his head dumbly and switched offense.

Seeing that the other party didn't even show signs of cheering, Kobe couldn't help but smile awkwardly.

"He really is an emotionless robot."

In the next round, Jimmy Butler also couldn't help but itch for singles.

His physical talent is not as good as Leonard, so he has to use difficult postures like Kobe after singles.

Swish!
Jimmy Butler also hit from the mid-range baseline.

But this ball was almost completely covered by Kobe's face, and it was luck to be able to score.

Kobe smiled and said, "Go ahead and play your pick-and-roll. You can ask LeBron to teach you the pick-and-roll dislocation singles skills. I'm not suitable to teach you."

Jimmy Butler took off his braces and said: "His singles posture is not good-looking at all, and he will not learn from him if he is killed."

This sentence happened to be heard by Antetokounmpo on the bench. He rubbed his hands vigorously and said, "I'm not afraid of being ugly. As long as I can score goals, it doesn't matter how ugly my posture is."

There was no suspense in this game from the very beginning.

When the likes of Steve Blake, rookies Ryan Kelly and Wesley Johnson can be the starting lineup for the Lakers, one can imagine how bad their bench lineup is.

Legendary point guard Steve Nash also announced an indefinite truce in November, because at that time the Lakers' record had already ranked fourth from the bottom in the league, and the playoffs were already hopeless.

This is also the picture that everyone has expected before the start of the season.

Coupled with the fact that Nash's back injury has been repeated, the Lakers' Bass Jr. also hopes that the legendary veteran will not continue to suffer from injuries in the final season.

That's right, Nash has announced that he will officially retire after executing the last contract of the Lakers this season.

There will be no more legends about the Son of the Wind in the alliance.

Of course, some media have speculated that Nash has the idea of ​​entering the management or coaching staff of an NBA team.

In the end, the whole game became Kobe's singles teaching, and he also enjoyed the game on the court so much for the first time in his career.

科比23投10中，拿下了24分5篮板4助攻。

After the game, Kobe smiled and raised his hand, waving to the fans who loved him for 18 seasons.

Even though the Lakers lost the game 96:108, Kobe was very happy to hug his opponents Leonard and Jimmy Butler.

His wife Vanessa and 8-year-old daughter Gianna Maria Honor Bryant are happily waving at Kobe from the sidelines of the court.

Vanessa waved, and Gianna danced happily on the sidelines. She squeezed into Kobe's arms and said: "This is a perfect comeback night, Dad."

Kobe kissed Vanessa and Gianna, smiled and nodded, "Of course."

Then Kobe walked up to Li Lai with his daughter and said, "Gigi is a fan of the Pelicans, which bothers me too much. A few years ago she was a fan of the Lakers, but now she has rebelled."

"She said she likes the toughness and defense of the Pelicans."

"Coach Li Lai, can you take a picture with her, she likes you very much."

Seeing that Gianna, who looks like Kobe Bryant, looks a little more handsome, Li Lai waved, and the other party immediately came to his side.

The two were next to each other, and Kobe took the mobile phone from Vanessa and acted as a photographer for the two.

Li Lai rubbed Jaina's head and said with a smile, "Gigi, I have to give you a welcome gift. From now on, there will always be a seat for you in the VIP seats of the New Orleans Arena. You can come to the game whenever you want."

"Pelicans training camp, locker room, my office, you can go anywhere."

"However, I suggest that you better not go to the locker room, the smell is too strong."

Kobe on the side laughed out loud and couldn't help punching Li Lai in the chest. Jaina jumped happily when she heard the news. She happily shared the incident with her mother wearing a knitted hat.

After this game, Kobe in the All-Star game also took Vanessa, Jaina and his eldest daughter Natalia to participate.

Kobe has also ushered in a very big change this season. He likes his family to appear on the court and share everything and his story with him.

All-Star game.

Four of the Pelicans were successfully selected.

其中克里斯保罗以场均17分3篮板10助攻2抢断的数据，伦纳德以场均22分6篮板2助攻的数据，入选为了西部全明星首发阵容。

吉米巴特勒以场均20分5篮板4助攻的数据，安东尼戴维斯以场均18分13篮板的数据，入选为了西部全明星替补阵容。

This is the fifth team since the founding of the NBA to have four players participate in the NBA All-Star Game at the same time.

The first was the Celtics in 1962. The All-Stars of the season included Bob Cousy, Russell, Heinsohn and Sam Jones.

The second team was the Celtics in 1975. The All-Stars of the season included Havlicek, Cowens, Jojo White and Paul Silas.

The third team was the 1983ers in 76. The All-Stars of the season included Dr. J, Moses Malone, Cheeks and Tony.

The fourth team was the Pistons in 2006. The All-Stars of the season included Billups, Hamilton, Ben Wallace and Rasheed Wallace.

The Pelicans who achieved this achievement directly ignited the emotions of fans across the United States and the world.

However, the other teams in the league can't bring up any happy emotions at all, because the Pelicans' lineup is so strong that the management of any team can't help but drool.

Most importantly, Antetokounmpo, the No. 6 pick selected by the Pelicans this season, has improved significantly. From averaging 5 points and 9 rebounds per game at the beginning of the season, he now has an average of 7 points and [-] rebounds per game.

More importantly, no player on the Pelicans averaged more than 33 minutes per game.

This is among the starting lineups of all teams in the league, and the overall average playing time per game is the lowest.

For example, Tyronn Lue of the Bucks, under his coaching, Westbrook's average playing time has reached 39 minutes per game, the highest in the league.

The All-Star Game is on.

Under Paul's desperate feeding, Anthony Davis made a terrifying finishing ability of 18 of 16 shots, and was successfully elected as the MVP of this All-Star Game with 32 points and 10 rebounds.

3 month 1 day.

Xiao Hua successfully negotiated the play-offs with the owners of each team, but it has to start from next season.

The management of each team has already planned for this season and the direction of future construction. If it is forced to start from this season, it will only disrupt the management policy and rhythm of many teams.

Therefore, we can only start from next season.

Li Lai, who heard the news, couldn't help heaving a long sigh. He could only do this.

4 month 1 day.

Quanmei suddenly discovered something.

The Pelicans ranked first in the league with a record of 66 wins and 8 losses, and the Warriors ranked second with a record of 65 wins and 9 losses.

The terrifying strength of the two teams made the entire league feel terrified.

Even the Heat, which is also a super strong team in the championship, only has a record of 60 wins and 14 losses, which is far behind the two teams.

More importantly, in this way, both teams have a very small probability of breaking the Bulls' 1996 wins and 72 losses created in 10. Horror record.

4 month 2 day.

All Pelicans games are visited by reporters from around the world.

They scrambled to witness this miracle with their own eyes, and Li Lai did not disappoint all the fans.

"We've worked hard throughout the regular season to keep our players healthy, whether it's Anthony Davis or Chris Paul or whatever."

"As long as they feel unwell in a certain part of the body, we will treat them with special caution, and judge whether they need to take turns through the examination of the team doctor."

"We have been cautious all season, and now we have the opportunity to break this record at the last moment, and it is certainly worth a try."

June 4.

整个赛季都在进步的阿德托昆博，终于在对阵骑士队的比赛上大爆发16投9中，三分球4投3中，拿到了21分11篮板数据。

The flag of Barkley eating upside down was turned over by enthusiastic fans.

The public opinion of all fans is stimulating Barkley to stand up and fulfill this promise.

The Barkley Show was once on the top searches in the United States and became a hit.

And the most popular eating and broadcasting program in the United States, the 19-year-old Kendall Jenner of the Kardashian family is willing to contribute materials to Barkley.

This also allowed this sweet-looking girl nicknamed Kendou to successfully get out of the circle, attracting a large number of fans for a while.

All hope that Barkley can deliver on his promise.

4 month 11 day.

The Barkley Show starts on time.

Barkley fulfilled his promise and ate Xiang on the table.

"Is this really Kendall Jenner's poo?" O'Neal asked curiously.

Barkley licked his lips and nodded affirmatively, "Of course, could it be that I'm still lying to you?"

O'Neill immediately poked it with his finger, put it in his mouth, and then his eyes widened with irritation.

"This is ice cream that looks like poop!"

Barkley, who was exposed by O'Neill face to face, smiled helplessly and said, "That's right, what Jenna offered me was indeed ice cream."

"She was approved by coach Li Lai, and also obtained the approval of Antetokounmpo."

"So this matter has turned over, and I have obtained the forgiveness of the person involved."

"I also completely admit defeat."

"Listen, Antetokounmpo, I heard how hard you worked this season and how hard you trained."

"I believe you will keep this training going on, you will grow into a very good player, you deserve this No. [-] pick."

4 month 18 day.

The Warriors broke the record of 73 wins and 9 created by the Bulls with a record of 72 wins and 10 losses, and the fans in the Bay Area were boiling.

In the next hour, the Pelicans defeated the Bucks and achieved a record of 74 wins and 8 losses, which became a new regular season record.

In the entire history of the NBA, only one team has won at least 70 wins, and that is the Bulls in the 1995-96 season. At that time, they had a record of 72 wins and 10 losses, and finally succeeded in winning the championship. .

And this season, the league has added two teams with more than 70 wins at the same time. Everyone is wondering who the team that can win the championship is.

New Orleans Arena.

Westbrook looked at the celebrating Pelicans players with mixed feelings in his eyes.

The Pelicans scored 74 wins and 8 losses, breaking the NBA's long-standing record.

The Bucks ranked ninth in the East with 33 wins and 49 losses and missed the playoffs.

There was a time when the Bucks players were as happy on the court as the Pelicans were, and there was a time when Westbrook enjoyed basketball as much as they did.

But now. Curry is gone, Yi Jianlian is gone, Danny Green is gone, Dragic is gone, Jeremy Lin is gone, Villanueva is not gone, but his current big contract has become the team As a burden, Artest announced his retirement, George Hill left for the Pacers, and Cousins ​​was reimbursed for the season with a groin strain in the middle of the season.

This Bucks team is no longer the Bucks team of the year, and the team's strength is no longer what it used to be.

Technical front.

Li Lai and Tai Lunlu hugged each other tightly, and the feelings between the two no longer needed other words to set off.

Li Lai saw Westbrook walking to the locker room alone. From almost becoming a dynasty team to missing the playoffs, it must have been a torment for him.

Tyronn Lu noticed Li Lai's emotions, but he had no experience to deal with Westbrook's emotions at this time.

"Because this season missed the playoffs, the Bucks' management also intends to conduct a major cleanup. Except for Westbrook, this team has no non-sale items."

"Including me."

Although Tai Lunlu spoke very cryptically, Li Lai understood the meaning of his words.

"The current management of the Bucks is planning to fire you?"

Tyronn Lue nodded and said: "That's true. The current Bucks owner Wesley Edens has confirmed that the team will make big moves in the off-season."

"The management headed by him has begun to look for players who are about to enter the free market, and those head coaches who are unemployed or whose contracts are about to expire are also in their scope of investigation."

"Of course, their remarks have been very euphemistic. I have predicted that I will definitely pack up and leave during the off-season."

Hearing this, Li Lai couldn't help heaving a long sigh, lamenting that Tyronn Lue's coaching was not going well, and he was about to say something, but Tyronn Lue patted his arm and said.

"What do you think?"

"Anyway, I also studied with you in your coaching staff. I come from the Li Lai system, and I have a bowl of food wherever I go."

Tai Lunlu looked around at this time, and after finding that no one had noticed this place, he approached Li Lai and whispered in his ear.

"Both the Cavaliers and the Clippers have the intention to join me. Although these two teams are rebuilding teams, they have amazing potential."

"The Cavaliers have Kyrie Irving, and the Clippers have the white monster Griffin. Coaching them may also be a good choice."

"Coach, don't worry about me, I will talk to you when I have difficulties."

Li Lai pursed his lips and patted Tai Lunlu to bless each other, and the two were silent for a while.

4 month 19 day.

The league released the list of playoff matches, and the major awards have also been released one after another.

(End of this chapter)