You should cross the mountains like a brave man

Chapter 792 Go and Be the Best Rookie of the Year
I don't know if it's a coincidence, the 76ers returned to the home court for the coronation game, and their opponent was the Lakers from LA.

Wesha, the Lakers, Kobe, Jabari Parker-these names and places mean a lot.

Wei Xia was once a supernova that Angel City placed high hopes on. The ACL tear disrupted everyone's plans. The Lakers did not believe that he could recover 100%. For the health of the salary space, Wei Xia was released.For this reason, the Bynum and Gasol brothers left behind are the cornerstones of the Lakers.

But now, Bynum has disappeared in the NBA, and Gasol is still in the Lakers, and has become stronger and stronger. His brother chose to leave the team after his contract expired.

The fans in Los Angeles laughed at themselves: We didn't want Wish at the beginning, but now it's okay, our future depends on Marc Gasol!
Recalling the point that the Bass family questioned Weixia back then, it has now been broken by reality. The Lakers did not find an ideal successor to Kobe, and then Parker came.

Fans' doubts and worries about him now are similar to those of Grant Hill who made his debut in the Motor City back then.

He is too elegant and modest. Although he looks astrological, he may not be suitable for the city of Los Angeles.

"At least you can watch us raise the flag today, especially you, Kobe." Wei Xia pointed to the staff who were preparing, "Raising a proud flag for your hometown is something you can't do in your lifetime."

"Listen, I have five rings, and I don't care where the hell I am from, these bastards already doomed me to cut this place off when they booed me!" Kobe said fiercely.

But when the DJ reported the 76ers and the Lakers to start, Kobe was the only player from the visiting team who was cheered.

Wei Xia and Kobe simultaneously remembered what happened when they first came to Philadelphia to play nearly ten years ago.

At that time, Kobe had not yet come out of the shadow of the Eagle County incident, and his hometown fans were ashamed of him.

Now, he has used practical actions to restore his reputation.

Although Kobe was still full of murderous looks at the time of the incident, Wei Xia could see that he was enjoying it.

Who doesn't want to return to their hometown in good clothes and glory?Who doesn't want to make the people in his hometown proud of him and cheer for his return?
Saying you don't like it is a lie.

When the 76ers raised the third championship flag in team history in front of the Lakers at home, Wei Xia completed his revenge.

From now on, he no longer needs to be burdened with doubts, what he has to do is to fight for his posthumous reputation.

This is the fate of every superstar.

Historical status is a nihilistic concept, just like the sentence in "Naruto", only those who are recognized by everyone can become Hokage.

In the same way, you are only really there when most people think you are there.

Until that day comes, you have to go all out to win the seat in history.

This is the fate of superstars, this is the fate of all the top ten players in history, and the players who want to break into the top ten in history.

The Lakers are a strange team.

Their current absolute core is not Gasol Jr. who is the most powerful, nor Parker who needs the ball, but Kobe who has just recovered from consecutive serious injuries.

At the beginning of the game, the ball was heavily concentrated in Kobe's hands.

Kobe didn't want to be too egotistical, he played very flexibly, but his condition was not so good.

The main problem for the Lakers is not Kobe, they didn't give the ball where it should be given.

After the start of the game, the Lakers focused on 1-2-2 positioning, and then the wing players walked to the free throw line to receive a pass from the inside, and then followed up.The main problem with their offense is that they often don't have a chance to run in 24 seconds.

Because apart from the duo of Kobe, Parker, Boozer and Jordan Hill, the others were basically out of touch.

This is not the Lakers' own problem. The 76ers' defense has maintained the power of last season.

Even, because the young people in the team have improved more than last season, Wei Xia deliberately reduced his shots and put the saved energy into defense.

Moreover, Wei Xia did something that annoyed Kobe.

He went to match up with Parker!
He went to match up with Parker!
He actually went to face Parker!
"Get over here and guard me!" Kobe yelled impatiently with the ball after being "neglected".

"Let's talk after you score a goal."

After the opening, Bryant 3 for 0 shots.

This is definitely not his normal level, and it seems difficult for him to treat the 76ers with a normal heart.

"Aren't you and Kobe good friends?" Parker asked Wei Xia.

"That's why I don't embarrass him. Do you think his current state is worth my hand?" Wei Xia said confidently, "Others are enough."

As soon as Wei Xia finished speaking, Kobe made a strong three-pointer.

He was really angry, Wei Xia was fascinated by Parker, like an old pervert who liked young flesh, and had no idea about him, a yellow-faced woman who was not in her prime.

Kobe worked hard, but Wei Xia wanted to play against Parker more.

Because it is more interesting to play against Parker, no matter how noisy Kobe is, his current physical condition is like that, and there is no freshness.

Wesha allowed Parker to see the defensive pressure he had never heard or seen since he was a child.

In the first quarter, the Lakers let Parker play for 7 minutes.

He only touched the ball once, and then he was like a little virgin who was eager to sacrifice his first time. He hurriedly went into battle to kill the enemy, or because of nervousness, or because he was immature, he surrendered his gun early, and there was no way to continue fighting.

That shot was his only chance to attack.

Moreover, the core of the Lakers' offense is not on his side.

When Wesha saw that Parker ran out of opportunities patiently, and then the ball was played in other people's hands. As the head coach, Byron Scott had no objection to this situation, he couldn't help laughing: "Jabari, seeing what happened to you, I feel relieved."

Parker didn't understand Wei Xia's meaning.

What Wei Xia relieved was that it wasn't Zen Master who deliberately punished him because of factions. It was the traditional art of the Lakers to make potential rookies uncomfortable.

Not to mention the LOGO and Baylor in ancient times, these two were very strong as soon as they entered the league. The tradition of the Lakers to abuse potential rookies began with the magician.

Anyone who knows basketball knows that letting the magician have the ball can change the ecology of the court, but the Lakers insist on getting an all-star point guard to share the ball; as for the difficulty of Kobe's starting from the bench, it can be called Shura's level-and then Wechat's experience, and Parker's current team status.

It is undeniable that the Lakers have been able to abuse potential rookies since ancient times.

And a good, selfless kid like Parker might take it for granted.

After the matchup in the first quarter, Wei Xia made Parker 1 for 0.

Only 1 shot, which is very rare for Parker.

Wei Xia's defense is indeed very strong, but has it reached this point?The tactical status the Lakers gave Parker was the key to his inability to touch the ball.

After the first quarter, the 76ers established a 12-point lead.

Wei Xia has only regrets for Parker. There are many blue-collar players who can do everything in the NBA, but not every class will have an all-around attacker like Parker, and not every class will have a player who has a full set of face baskets, back baskets, 3 positions, 4 positions, off-ball, ball-handling, and various distance attack methods.

Parker will have a hard time playing in the Lakers, because there is no decent point guard on the team, the big brother is easy to burn his brain, and the second in charge may take care of him, but he has to make a living, and the people around him are young. It seems that he has no other way out except sacrificing his possession of the ball.

The most exciting matchup in this game did not happen between Wei Xia and Kobe, but between Wei Xia and Parker.

In the second half, the 76ers firmly held a 14-point lead. Parker faced Wesha at the top of the arc. He held the ball significantly, changed direction, and took off with one foot.

"Wish will definitely call back!"

That's right, Wei Xia is going to call back.

It's just not as rough as Parker. His approach is to hold the ball in a high position and focus on rhythm control.

"Shh!"

"Stay healthy, your career will be long." Wei Xia is an old man from the Lakers. Some suggestions he had to say, "Don't change yourself because of the status quo, don't think about making wedding dresses for others, you haven't reached that time yet. No matter who is standing next to you, you should seize every opportunity to shoot. Don't care about Kobe, Mark, and the coach. You will be the future of the Lakers. These guys will be washed away by history sooner or later. Don't think too much, please concentrate on being a pure scorer, and then win the rookie of the year."

"He was right."

Bryant cut in suddenly to say something.

Wei Xia turned around and left. Kobe came here like this back then, and he also saw Wei Xia coming like this with his own eyes.However, does it mean that the way they came here is the right way?Why take the risky road when there is a shortcut?Look at LBJ, as long as the results are good, who cares how you succeed?
On the contrary, if the result is not good, then they will only be blamed for a lifetime like Barkley, Miller and others.

"If you want the ball, just shout it out loud. If you don't say it, no one knows what you're thinking." Kobe told Parker, "The Lakers need you to score. Be a scorer, Jabari."

About a few minutes after that, Parker suddenly raised his hand for the ball.

"Louder!" Kobe yelled.

So Parker raised his voice, wanted to get the ball like a ball bully, and took the initiative to attack.

He shot just a little over 42 percent, but let's not forget that this was his first NBA game of his career.Wouldn't it be more valuable to have him take 42 shots at a 20 percent clip than to let someone else mess with those shots at will?

At least in him, fans can see the future.

Of course, the victory of this game was still accepted by the 76ers.

113 is better than 98
The 76ers won without any suspense.

Before parting that night, Wei Xia gave Parker another suggestion: "If you want to stay healthy, you'd better change the current way of taking off and landing. Of course, you played well tonight."

(End of this chapter)