the rest, only noise

Chapter 1243
April 11

The Lakers ushered in a three-game streak in the East.

The first away game is Cleveland, Louis' second hometown.

Cleveland basketball fans don't like Louie, they've never been proud that Louie is half-Clevelander, and they have good reason.

In the 1985 draft, the Cavaliers made a notorious deal with the Knicks in order to get the Knicks' powerful center Bill Cartwright.

They sent the No. [-] pick (Oakley) and a two-year first-round pick swap in that deal -- Cavaliers fans tend to selectively forget that they also got the Knicks' two-year first-round pick swap -- and it was a gamble on franchise history, and the Cavaliers lost.

And in the next two seasons, they used their first round to send the Knicks a No. [-] pick and a No. [-] pick.

These two picks brought Benjamin Wilson and Reggie Miller to the Knicks.

It can be said with certainty that without Wilson and Miller, there would be no Knicks dynasty that won seven consecutive championships.

Now, Cartwright has retired two years ago, and the Cavaliers have gradually recovered from that disastrous trade.

This summer, after they signed Alonzo Mourning with a team history-level contract, they officially formed an extremely solid lineup.

That night, GundArena.

For Louie, there is nothing he misses about this Cavaliers team anymore.

The Cavaliers that Louis was familiar with played in the Ridgefield Stadium. Their jerseys were made of wine red as the background color, with bright Cavaliers color blocks.

After that, they first replaced the jersey with the famous "V-shaped basket" in 1984, featuring orange and blue color schemes.

They moved out of Ridgefield Coliseum two years ago.

Besides being called the Cavaliers, they were foreign to Louie.

At present, the Lakers are in excellent condition, leading the league with a record of 10 wins and 9 loss in the first 1 games.

The Cavaliers, as the new star in the East, also finished second in the East with a record of 7 wins and 3 losses, second only to the Orlando Magic with 8 wins and 2 losses.

If you ask where the defending champion Knicks are. They only played 9 games, 5 wins and 4 losses, ranking sixth in the Eastern Conference.

The aftermath of James Dolan and the 3 million luxury tax he brewed is still lingering, and it seems that the great Knicks dynasty is going to deal a devastating blow in all directions without dead ends.

The Lakers also have a situation tonight.

Regular starting No. [-] Dale Ellis was placed on the DNP list by Louis because of tight hips and sore knees.

According to the general rule, Liu Yuqing, Alice's number one substitute, should start first.

However, according to the research of the Lakers coaching staff, Liu Yuqing seems to be a natural bench bandit.

When he starts, his performance is often below the average line, and when he observes the game and replaces him in the transition period, he can often bring positive feedback quickly.

For this reason, Louis communicated with Liu Yuqing.

Liu Yuqing also said that he really likes to observe the opponent's style of play and defensive loopholes off the court.

He has no opinion on the matter of starting.

Ever since, Louie made a decision that even he murmured badly—let Kobe start.

"Is that kid okay?" Nelson suggested, "Jiang Duo might be more suitable."

Carlisle also felt wrong. The Cavaliers have many strong second positions, which is too heavy for Kobe.

Louie looks to Alex Stevens, Bryant's supervisory coach.

"Alex, do you think Bean can start today?" Louie asked.

In this way, not only Stevens could hear it, but Kobe could hear it too.

He looked eagerly at Stevens, hoping he would vouch for him.

As a result, Stevens was very pragmatic: "If we want to start him, we have to be prepared to be penetrated from the outside."

"What??!" Kobe exclaimed angrily, "Don't even you believe in my strength?"

"Charles Smith, Jim Jackson, Isiah Ryder." Stevens said bluntly, "I don't think you can compete with any of them at this stage."

Just when Kobe thought his first experience as a starter would be postponed, Louie overcame all arguments and let Kobe enter the starting roster.

Moreover, he patted Kobe and said: "I am the only one in this team who is still willing to believe in you, don't let me down."

"Sir, this is definitely a calm and correct decision!" Kobe said excitedly.

"Go."

In this way, the Lakers' starting lineup is set.

Others still couldn't understand, Nelson said: "It's too early for Kobe to start now, Louie, what are you thinking?"

"With his talent, he will become our starting lineup sooner or later. I just want to see how far he is from the starting lineup now." Louis paused, and said in a very light tone, "Dell is no longer young."

"Did it ever occur to you that his self-confidence might take a hit?" Nelson asked.

Bryant's self-confidence will be hit?
Louie watched Kobe walk up to the court and greet each other pretending to be a veteran.

When he walked in front of Kang Chengbiao, the "zero position" of the Cavaliers, the other party actually said: "Did the Lakers even send out an 18-year-old kid? Is this looking down on us or is there really no one?"

Kobe said with a serious face: "Let me start, which shows that Coach Lu attaches great importance to you. Oh, I am Kobe, remember my name, I will rule this stage!"

Kang Chengbiao said with a smirk: "It's so powerful, I call you Daddy, you can call me Daddy."

"Okay, Die." Kobe wondered why this Chinese name was so unlucky.

Kang Chengbiao laughed unceasingly, and said directly to the team's starting No. [-]: "Chicken (Jim), for the sake of your good performance recently, Dad is here to help you try the depth of this kid!"

Jim Jackson said flatly: "No problem, son."

Kobe commented on this: "Your relationship is really complicated."

"Hey, do you know how bad it is to have such an unfilial son?" Kang Chengbiao asked irritably.

The two were chatting happily, and Dana Barros gave Kobe the first yell of the night: "Rookie, don't talk nonsense to him!"

Seeing that Kang Chengbiao took the initiative to face Kobe, Louis paid more attention.

Kang Chengbiao may have the most anecdotes about all Chinese players playing in the NBA.

That's all the more rare considering he plays for the Cavaliers.

The anecdote of Kang Chengbiao is closely related to his mouth.

He claims to be the father of everyone in the Cavaliers, because he wipes their ass on the defensive end at least once every game.For these traitors, he must live at least ten years less.

Later, Mourning came, and he thought he didn't need Kang Chengbiao to wipe his ass.Therefore, like Kang Chengbiao, he should belong to the father's generation.As a result, since Kang Chengbiao is actually a space point and one of the main organizers of the Cavaliers, Mourning has to look at his face if he wants to get the ball.

Considering that he is the core of the team and has an annual salary of tens of millions, Kang Chengbiao felt that if his son was too capable, he would have a hard time being a father, so he gave Mourning a promotion.Mourning lost a foreign father of different blood and skin color, and gained a cheap brother.

Everyone who confronted Kang Chengbiao said that his mouth was so cheap that it could bleed, but Kobe didn't know what strange thing he had encountered.

However, although Kang Chengbiao is cheap, he also accepts others talking about himself, and his strength is beyond doubt.

This year is his third season. He currently averages 14 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists per game. He believes that there is no position on the basketball court that suits him. He can play any position he wants, calling himself the zero position.

In addition to Kang Chengbiao, Jackson, and Mourning, the other two Cavaliers starters are Isiah Ryder and Nick Van Nixel.

From the lineup point of view, Kang Chengbiao is the fourth position?
This caused a lot of trouble for the Lakers' defensive matchup.

If Barkley is allowed to defend, Kang Chengbiao will definitely use him as a stake.But Kang Chengbiao may be the only wing player Barkley can match up on the field.

Louis glanced at his lineup, and then made an idea.

However, we still have to look at the result of the jump ball first.

Garnett beat Mourning to win the opening ball for the Lakers.

Wilson got the ball, saw Kobe who was about to play, and wanted to make a quick break.

However, his passing intention was understood by Kang Chengbiao.

The ball was intercepted by Kang Chengbiao halfway.

Even in the face of a conqueror whom few dared to provoke, Young Master Kang still couldn't keep his mouth shut: "Hey, Benj, why did you pass the ball to me?"

Louis sighed, everyone said that the players produced by the Road Academy are humble and polite, even if they are in a foreign land, they can get out of the mud without being stained.

However, this Kang Chengbiao is just another pool of mud that has been separated from the mud for many years.

(End of this chapter)