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Chapter 329 The basket at the Staples Center is in danger

After a day of rest, the Lakers embarked on a three-game trip to the East.

Perhaps because of the regret of losing to the Heat, after the whole team boarded the plane, the atmosphere was relatively poor, and no one suggested playing poker games.

Bryant and other key players did not publicly express any views on Bynum's failure to keep his promise not to violate tactics.

But everyone could see that Kobe wanted to stay away from Bynum, and he was obviously a little angry.
As the head coach, Su Yang was too lazy to ask Bynum to apologize again, and he didn't even publicly say that if he did that again next time, he would be DNP. He just made a decision in his heart, but it seemed that nothing happened on the surface. movie of.

Bynum did not take the initiative to apologize, as if he was very reasonable, after all, he said before that he can shoot any open three-pointer.

The plane landed in Boston late at night, and the whole team checked in as usual. Nothing happened overnight, and they rushed to North Shore Garden the next day as usual.

In the video analysis meeting before the game, Su Yang officially emphasized that Bynum's three-pointer was a wrong operation, and he could not shoot like that again in the future.

Bynum hummed and spread his hands, seemingly aggrieved.

The game starts at seven o'clock. As an inherent repertoire of each season, the Hukai Yellow-Green Battle is attracted to ESPN's national live broadcast.

Local Boston stars such as Matt Damon and Ben Affleck were in attendance, and Tom Brady and his wife were also in special attendance.

Considering that Jermaine O'Neal is the inside line of the green card, Su Yang adheres to the principle of playing better and arranges the whole team to attack Bynum first without any prejudice. However, Bynum failed to succeed in two consecutive singles. Also got a foul.

Lu Kai scored a 7-2 lead with a backhand, and Su Yang had to slightly adjust his offensive focus to allow Gasol to participate more.

But Lukai's defensive continuity was particularly good. The Lakers trailed by five points, and after the first quarter, they were still behind by four points.

Bynum made 6 of 3 shots in the first quarter, and his performance was not bad, but he re-appeared in the second quarter and failed to find his form.

Gasol had to take over the important task of scoring inside again, and also tried his best to interfere with Garnett on the defensive end, which can be regarded as going all out.

After halftime, the Lakers trailed Green Kai 45 to 47. Kobe made 6 of 4 shots and scored 11 points with free throws.

Bynum, who had been relatively efficient before, made 11 of 4 shots, scored 9 points with free throws, and had 2 fouls.

After returning from the halftime break, Su Yang instructed the players to mainly attack from the outside and shoot more shots based on the performance of the players on the spot.

Bryant then took over the game, quickly led the team to overtake the score, and the entire third quarter did not pass a single pass to Bynum.

In the third quarter, Bynum only took one shot, and he still relied on grabbing offensive rebounds, but unfortunately he failed to make one, scoring 0 points and 3 rebounds.

The situation did not change in the fourth quarter. Kobe still refused to pass the ball to Bynum, and Bynum relied on himself to grab two offensive rebounds and barely drew a foul to get 4 points, but all other statistics were zero. Human head, very strange.

In the final moments of the game, Gasol blocked Garnett for a layup, helping the Lakers beat the Celtics 88-87.

Four of the team scored in double figures, and Kobe scored 4 points, but his assists were halved compared to before, and his efficiency dropped sharply.

ESPN invited guests to do analysis after the game. Stephen Smith said: "Idiots can see it! Kobe was also angry because of Bynum's three-pointer. against…"

Scottie Pippen said: "The Lakers won this game with great difficulty and consumed a lot of energy. It is worth celebrating, but I can see that the atmosphere in their team is very strange. If you watch the video, you will find that they all intend to stay away from Bayern. Nam..."

The ESPN analysis quickly sparked a lot of discussion. Many fans believed that with Kobe's temper, even if Su Yang didn't deal with Bynum, he would be upset for a long time until Bynum admitted his mistake and re-proved that he was willing to play to win the championship.

External discussions did not arouse the attention of the Lakers internally. The whole team flew to New York overnight, preparing to challenge the Knicks back to back.

Because there is a Taylor Swift concert in the Knicks home stadium at Madison Square at night, the game will officially start at 5 pm. The Lakers have not fully recovered from their sleepiness. They played for 4 minutes in the first quarter and only scored [-] points. point.

Seeing this, Su Yang removed Kobe and Gasol, and asked Bynum, who didn't play well in the last game, to play more, just to win the game.

I thought that when Bynum met Tyson Chandler, he couldn't take advantage of it at all. He either couldn't catch the ball or hit the iron with difficulty. When Kobe and Gasol returned to the court in the second quarter, Bynum A total of 8 shots were 1, and the scene was really embarrassing.

Fortunately, Gasol showed his power and bullied veteran Jarred Jeffries to chase points continuously, losing only 7 points after halftime.

But the Knicks team played aggressively. Anthony faced Kobe in the third quarter and firmly controlled the 7-point lead.

Kobe did not continue to be angry, and took the initiative to pass the ball to Bynum several times, but Bynum was always deflated and hit everything.

At the end of the game, the Lakers lost to the Knicks 85-92. Bynum made 13 of 1 shots from the field, which was quite embarrassing.

In the post-match press conference, talking about Bynum’s 13-for-1 shooting, Su Yang said calmly: “Even Michael Jordan only scored two points in the game. Bynum has been very efficient before, and this game also contributed. 13 rebounds and 3 blocked shots.

What's more, we are still fighting back to back in this game, which consumes a lot of energy. Even Kobe made 29 of 11 shots. "

Although he was unhappy with Bynum, as the head coach, Su Yang still didn't want to put too much pressure on Bynum and tried to excuse him.

However, the fans didn't think the same as him. Less than half an hour after the game, Bynum's related discussions were on the hot searches.

A total of more than 2 related tweets, almost all of which are mocking Bynum can only bully the flawed centers of weak teams. When encountering a tough guy like Tyson Chandler, it is useless to give him a chance. Dare to publicly say that too little possession of the ball needs more.

At the same time, the Lakers rested in New York for one night, and flew to Minnesota to challenge the Timberwolves the next day.

Timberwolves' absolute main force, Kevin Love, has not returned yet. Coach Rick Adelman continues to use Luke Crednour, and with Ricky Rubio's magical backcourt lineup, both offensive and defensive ends are fully suppressed, and the Lakers easily won another round. victory.

Bynum made 15 of 11 shots and scored 26 points with free throws. After the game, he was interviewed by TNT remotely.

Barkley asked a bit maliciously: "After more than half the season, what do you think is the biggest difference between Su Yang and Phil?"

Bynum didn't even think about it: "Coach Phil pays more attention to the overall strategy. The triangle offense is something conceptual and more flexible, while Su Yang pays more attention to the execution of details. The tactics are always drawn very clearly and he likes to shout on the spot. command…"

"So which one do you prefer?" Barkley asked.

Perhaps he finally realized that after Bynum pronounced 'Phil', he forcibly changed it to "All Like", saying that the style was different.

The interview soon became a hot topic on Twitter. Durant didn't think it was a big deal when he watched the excitement. He liked, commented and forwarded three combos.

When Su Yang saw those tweets, he was worried that Bynum was under too much pressure. He also retweeted and wrote: "I like Phil too, and that evaluation is completely correct. I am still in the early days of coaching the Thunder, and I deliberately learn from Phil's emphasis on overall strategy. way of coaching…”

On the flight back to Los Angeles, Su Yang deliberately told Bynum in public not to care, and all goals focused on the championship.

It's normal to have a little disagreement. Compared with the Lakers in 04, the disagreement between the main force and the coach is really nothing.

The plane landed in Los Angeles in the early morning, Su Yang slept until noon, received a call from Kupchak, and hurried to the training base.

When I entered the general manager's office, I was surprised to find that the boss, Jerry Bass, and Jenny and Jim were also there.

"Half an hour ago, we received a trade request from Andrew Bynum's agent. The Warriors also reached a formal negotiation intention with us. I called you here to hear your suggestion. What kind of chips should we use to do it? This deal..."

While Kupchak was introducing, Su Yang's mind turned rapidly: I never expected that Bynum would take the initiative to seek a deal. Since the Warriors also agreed to start negotiations, then the Zijin version of Curry will come true?The rim at Staples Center is in danger.

(End of this chapter)