godfather in black

Chapter 10 010: The first game against Cleveland
010: First game against Cleveland

On January 2005, 1, the Los Angeles Lakers played against the Cleveland Cavaliers at home.This game has received a lot of attention from all sides. ESPN broadcast the game live across the United States, and CCAV14 also sent the game back to China as soon as possible.

The American media and most fans (except for the loyal fans of the Lakers) are waiting to see how the little emperor turned against the guest and made a big fuss about Staples, making Los Angeles' new young coach usher in a five-game losing streak.Humans are such a strange animal. If someone else was sitting in the coach position of the Lakers, they wouldn't have any idea even if it was a young coach.But sitting in this position is a Chinese boy who fell from the sky, and it seems that this Chinese boy is not much stronger than himself.At this time, these people will have another emotion-jealousy.They were jealous of Qin Tao's good luck.

"Is he the bastard son of God?"

"Only he can be the head coach of the Lakers? Why can't I?"

How could someone with such emotions not want the Lakers to lose?Even if they like Kobe, they think that Qin Tao, who belongs to the top of the Lakers, can still lead Kobe, which makes them have an inexplicable hatred for Qin Tao.

The Chinese media and fans have an inexplicable expectation for the Lakers.Even the consistent "Kehei" hopes that the Lakers can win.Because this is the first time a Chinese has appeared on the NBA stage as a head coach.This is not just as simple as another Chinese entering the NBA.This means that Chinese basketball has reached the world level in the field of basketball coaching.

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"The players will enter the field next,..."

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"Welcome to our greatest players. Peter Pan, Kobe Bryant..."

In the roar of the live DJ, he finished introducing all the Lakers players.At this time, the on-site director cooperated to point the camera at the first position of the home team's bench, where the head coach of the Lakers was sitting.

"Now what we see is our new coach Tao Qin from China." DJ's voice was much lower than before, followed by boos from fans.

Qin Tao looked back at the fans booing all around him, and slowly narrowed his eyes, as if he wanted to remember everyone who booed him, "Wait! Your booing will soon become Cheers."

"Di" in the referee's whistle, the game started.Divac's aging body can't jump up at all. Although his jump ball opponent Ilgauskas can't jump up, he is younger than Divac. More importantly, the Lithuanian is seven feet tall. Three inches, a full two inches taller than Divac.The ball was transferred to James by Ilgauskas without any suspense.

James didn't pass the ball to Snow at all. He wanted to exploit the weakness of the Lakers center's slow speed and play a fast break.James opened his posture and rushed towards the Lakers half court.

Bryant stuck directly to James, limiting his speed.Butler took advantage of the opportunity of the fight between the two to rush to the three-second zone at the fastest speed, and stood still in front of the collision zone.Seeing this scene, the corner of Qin Tao's mouth raised an invisible arc.Everything is as he arranged before the game.The young James didn't notice Butler's position at all.Just when he thought he had successfully got rid of Kobe's defense and was about to speed up for a tomahawk dunk, he was surprised to find that there was a person standing in front of him.

slow down!But it was too late.James bumped into Butler without any suspense, and Butler fell back very cooperatively. "Di" 7 seconds after the game was blown, the referee's whistle sounded for the first time.

"The Cavaliers dribble, the Lakers drive off the sideline."

Taking advantage of the kick-off time, Qin Tao called Kobe and Butler aside, and said, "If possible, beat that kid to me first."

Both Kobe and Butler nodded thoughtfully. For Kobe, James is too young.Even though his potential is unlimited, let's not say whether he can develop his potential.Let's just say that he is still a sophomore who has just entered the league. Compared with Kobe, who has been in the league for almost ten years, his experience is like the gap between a beggar and a rich man.

The game was proceeding according to Qin Tao's plan. Kobe caused a defensive foul on James in the 6th minute of the first quarter. James had to go to the bench to rest early for two fouls in the first quarter.After James went off the court, Kobe put all his energy into the offense.

Even though the Cavaliers had the veteran Snow to organize the offense, they still couldn't resist Peter Pan's fierce offensive without the little emperor. 37 to 24, the Lakers ended the first quarter with a 13-point lead.

Although leading by 13 points, Qin Tao still loudly reminded the Lakers players not to relax.Although he already knew the result of the game in advance, Qin Tao was still worried, after all, this was reality.At the same time, Qin Tao is still thinking about whether the result of the game can be artificially changed in reality?Although Qin Tao doesn't believe in the nonsense that "man can conquer nature", the power of man should not be underestimated.

At the beginning of the second quarter, Qin Tao's expression became dark. 'I have already told these boys not to relax, and let me relax my defense, let them play a 12 to 2, ignore my words, and give me extra training tomorrow. '

"Shua!" Snow hit a mid-range shot without anyone defending, and the score was forced to close to only one point. "Pause, pause! What are you all doing?" Qin Tao roared angrily.

"The young coach of the Lakers called the first timeout of his coaching career, and the lead of 13 points was extended to 1 point. I don't know how the young coach of the Lakers will react. Just now, he looks very angry!" Kenny Smith, the game commentator, said lightly.

"How can there be a reaction?" Another commentator of the game, Kenny Smith's gold medal partner Charles Barkley opened his famous stinky mouth and said: "Angrily cursed, and then led the team He won the NBA's unprecedented losing streak and finally packed up and left. I'd like to see how long a young man with no basketball experience can sit as the head coach of the Lakers at his age."

"Look, the Lakers came back from a timeout for the first time. Ouch! God! Beautiful pick-and-roll, beautiful dunk, is this arranged by that kid?" Smith couldn't believe his eyes.

After returning from the timeout, the Lakers served from the sideline, but Butler handed the ball to Kobe.Kobe dribbled the ball and rushed to the inside, James followed him like a shadow, Odom appeared in Kobe's path like a ghost, Kobe accelerated beside Odom and rushed to the Cavaliers' basket, James was blocked by Odom , Kobe felt his whole body relax and accelerate with all his strength.

If AI is unstoppable in the league for the first time, then Kobe, who has increased his speed, is also undefendable.What happened next will be staged in the NBA almost every day, dunks every other person!Kobe's body was bent into a bow, his right hand was rolled into a half circle, and Lithuanian center Ilgauskas was completely a cup, being ridden by Kobe under him completely became a prop for Kobe's dunk.After landing, Peter Pan raised his head to the sky and roared angrily, as if venting the shame of his recent four-game losing streak.

"Kenny, look at that kid, how could this be a tactic he arranged? Look at what kind of eyes he is looking at Kobe. This is just a catharsis of Peter Pan's anger. Maybe it won't be long You will hear the news that the Los Angeles generals are at odds. Haha!" Barkley pouted and said disapprovingly.

In fact, this attack was completely arranged by Qin Tao. The reason why he watched Kobe's dunk in a daze was because this dunk made his blood boil. This feeling is much more shocking than watching it on the small screen of PSP or on TV. .Listening to the thunderous cheers from the Staples Center, I can vaguely feel the pain of the basket.Qin Tao even had a feeling—even if he was waived by the Lakers now, it was worth it.In the past, it was a luxury to watch such a shocking dunk of an idol at such a close distance. It was impossible for him to feel it in his whole life.

After Kobe made the extra free throw steadily, the Lakers widened the point difference to 4 points, which was regarded as a solid lead, but the next game was not as easy as it was at the beginning, and the game fell into a stalemate.

Bryant used his fadeaway jumper and windy speed to score crazy points.LeBron James relied on his body to wreak havoc on the Lakers' aging interior.Divac, Brian Cook, and Brian Grant took turns but couldn't withstand LeBron's violent impact.At halftime, the Lakers only led by three points 54 to 51.

(End of this chapter)