The Legend of the Hungry Wolf in Basketball

Chapter 409 [Desired to be exciting, Derby battle! 】

If someone said before the game that the Clippers rookie Isiah Thomas could blow up the king's core Tyreke Evans, people would definitely think he was crazy and scoff.One is the last rookie in the second round, and the other is the best rookie who won 20+5+5 that year. The gap between the two seems unattainable.

The result surprised everyone. The star of the Kings was dwarfed by the marginal players of the Clippers. He only scored 13 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists, but Isiah Thomas had 25 points and 4 assists. Performance.

Evans moves slowly laterally and cannot prevent Thomas' breakthrough. If he wants to break through, Gasol and Love block him in the low post. If he can hit a stable jumper, Thomas will become a defensive hole, but Evans shoots No, in two years, not only has he not been able to practice three-pointers, but even his mid-range shots are worse than before. This season, his shooting percentage has just reached 4%.

The king's insider Cousins ​​scored 22 points and 12 rebounds. It seems to be the hope of the king's revival, but his shooting percentage is only 5%. All the top insiders in the league can reach [-]%. Sol won the data, but the efficiency was completely lost.

Ye Feng sent out a double-double again, with 14 points, 6 rebounds and 13 assists. His scoring hit a new low in the season. However, he only played 30 minutes and played fast breaks and air cuts with Thomas many times. Thomas had 6 shots from his assists.

After the game, Thomas became the focus of media pursuit.He was very low-key and said: "I just want to win and do my best. I want everyone to know that I belong to this league and I can fight with the best players in the league. I am very lucky to be able to join the Clippers. The coach sees It's to my advantage."

Thomas made an impressive first start, but he still knows his shortcomings and wants to get better.He said: "I'm a bit poor at the timing of passing the ball. As a point guard, I have to know when to attack by myself and when to pass the ball. Fortunately, Ye Feng is here. He is the coach on the field. He learned a lot from him.”

Ye Feng also praised his new little brother without hesitation. "In a league dominated by size, Thomas used his size as an advantage rather than a hindrance. What he lacked in size, he made up for with a desire to win. His short stature made him quicker, quicker and more determined. Firm. When he stepped on the field, I didn't think he was the shortest guy."

These words were a great encouragement to Thomas.

The Clippers will still play away in the next game against the New Orleans Hornets.

The Hornets have been dealt with very badly by the Clippers in the past few years. They made a big deal and sent Chris Paul.

The Hornets' best player on the perimeter is Mike Conley, and only Okafor on the inside. Although some young players with potential have been introduced in the summer, it will take time to adapt.The Clippers won 136 to 92 away.

After the game, when the experts evaluated the failure of the Hornets to rebuild, they also talked about the Lakers. They believed that the Hornets and the Lakers had a trade with no winners.

Lamar Odom failed to bring any good changes to the Hornets. Conley is a pure point guard and cannot use scoring to dominate the game. The Hornets lack super scorers and they have become bullying this season.

After Chris Paul arrived at the Lakers, his statistics dropped to 16.4 points and 8.1 assists. His scoring was a bit higher than last season, but his assists hit a new low since his rookie season.Paul averaged 7.8 assists per game that year.His statistics this year are not as good as Derrick Rose of the Thunder, Russell Westbrook of the Grizzlies, and Deron Williams in the same period. The Lakers lost the crown of the league's No. 6 guard.The record of the Lakers is only 4 wins and [-] losses.

People also found that Paul, like Gasol, Randolph, Conley and others, was unable to stand up to help the team in the fourth quarter. The Lakers still had to rely on Kobe for singles. Fearing, forcing a shot under the double-team cannot guarantee the hit rate, and it is a pity to lose in the end...

Kobe currently ranks first in the league in shots taken, averages 29 points per game, and shoots only 43%. The team's record is even worse than last season, hovering on the edge of the playoffs.No matter how stupid people are, they should see some rules.

The Lakers are in a situation of internal and external troubles. The head coach Mike Brown can hardly convince the crowd, let alone have a long talk with Kobe like Jackson did to make him realize his mistakes.Paul is the point guard, but Kobe is the one holding the ball most of the time. The Lakers have a super guard, but they still rely on the star for singles.

Brown expressed his opinion, saying that the team's recent downturn was caused by lack of sufficient training. He did not mention Kobe's name, but he didn't know which nerve he had inadvertently touched Kobe.Kobe said without holding back: "We used to stop practicing for a few days and still beat the opponent, so I don't buy any bullshit from Brown."

The conflict between Kobe and Brown has already been made public. Some people say that the coach of the Lakers is Kobe, and many tactics are arranged by Kobe.

And this is not the only problem for the Lakers. Bynum has become more and more dissatisfied with Kobe and directly expressed it to the media."Right now the Lakers play is 'Kobe-play,' and that's what we're doing. Give Kobe the ball and we'll just stand there and watch," Bynum said.

In the last 4 games, Bryant has shot 87 times and assisted only 9 times.Kobe, who only thinks about his own offense, is like a different person. With his crazy shots, Bynum can't get a chance. In the last two games, Bynum can only shoot 2 times per game. Only scored 7 points, which made the "Little Shark" complain.Kobe Bryant's crazy shots have not only affected Bynum, but All-Star guard Chris Paul has shot 8 times in the last 4 games, which is just half of Kobe's!Without the ball, Paul's offensive role cannot be fully exerted.

There is also news that Bynum does not want to stay with the Lakers. Bynum can be said to be the most daring player on the Lakers to tell the truth in front of the media.He wants to get out of Kobe's shadow and officially become the boss of a team, even though that team may not be a giant.With Paul here, he can only be regarded as the Lakers' No. [-] player at best.

However, Dwight Howard has already moved to the Nets. Even if the Lakers put Bynum on the trading platform, it will be difficult to find a suitable trading partner.According to informed sources, if Bynum was traded, he would be happy no matter where he went.

This season, Bynum averaged 17 points and 12 rebounds per game. He is no longer willing to be a supporting role, but hopes to be the center of the spotlight.Last season, there were many scenes where Bynum challenged Kobe's leadership.If the Lakers are allowed to develop, this kind of internal friction will affect the Lakers' combat effectiveness.Of course, this kind of internal friction is not the first time for the Lakers.

Victory on the basketball court can cover up some things. After all, no one can resist the magic of the ring. Magical statistics, contradictions, and unhappiness. There are always clouds in front of the championship, so the Clippers are always very harmonious inside.

On the other hand, if you lose consecutively, it will intensify some things. Tactical flaws, enthusiasm, locker room atmosphere, and training attitude will all be taken out to "whip the corpse". Even the relationship between the Lakers' wives can become the one that the Lakers were swept away in the playoffs last season. reason.

It takes almost ten years to build a dynasty, but only four games to destroy it!The playoffs have been swept for two consecutive years, and the Lakers have lost the will to compete for the championship. The magnificent "F2004" of the 4 finals was ravaged by the grassroots Pistons. The Lakers sent O'Neal away, which directly led to the disintegration of the dynasty.Last season, the Lakers lost to the Mavericks cleanly, and they suffered no less humiliation than they did in 2004. Under this depressing atmosphere, any sign of trouble will cause great disturbance.
The official NBA forum conducted a survey on the 14th: Who should the Lakers choose as the core for rebuilding?

Several options are, A trust Kobe; B gamble Bynum; C Paul up; D recruit other stars.A total of 57892 people participated in this vote, and Paul received the most votes. Among those who chose to vote, 30112 chose Paul, accounting for about 52% of the total votes. It seems that many people think that Paul is better than the current Kobe; No.2 is Bynum with 12355 votes. Many fans also believe that "the insider wins the world", although his age and knees are not reassuring.Only more than 3600 people believe that Kobe can lead the Lakers to success...

In this comparison, the Lakers have already lost before the game between the two sides started in the new season.

If Ye Feng hadn't been an example, Bynum wouldn't have been eager to usurp power, and Kobe wouldn't have wanted to be the scoring champion and have luxurious statistics. Everything started because of Ye Feng.

Everyone has jealousy, and some people are very strong.As soon as Paul arrived at the Lakers, there was a lot of news in the media that Paul should be the new core of the Lakers. How could Kobe tolerate such a thing?Bynum wants to be the boss, but he has no idea. Even if Howard came to the Lakers, he is still his younger brother, so he can only grab rebounds for him!There is only one possibility for the Lakers to change the boss, that is, Kobe retires, and he is such a person.

Maybe the media wanted to make this derby more intense, and began to write articles comparing the Gasol brothers with Chris Paul. The two brothers left the Lakers and were reborn in the Clippers, but Paul’s data declined in the Lakers. Obviously, it is between the core players of the two teams. The gap, these news made Kobe look crazy.

On January 1, the two sides will compete in the Four Puss Arena.

Kobe vowed to defeat Ye Feng in the way he likes.What Ye Feng was thinking about was how to let the Gasol brothers dominate the game. He would focus on passing the ball. He thought it would be more interesting for the former Lakers to beat the opponent.

Thibodeau also had the same idea, so he continued to let Vujacic enter the squad for this game, and he was going to give him a little more playing time, Wright and Thomas rested.

This derby is destined to be very exciting.

(End of this chapter)