super small forward

Chapter 389

The game between the Lakers and the Kings finally came to an end with the Lakers beating the Kings. The Lakers did not give the Kings any chance. Kobe and Whiteside scored 75 points together, easily blasting the Kings inside and outside, allowing Cousin, who scored 45 points and 6 rebounds Si has become a cancer that can only score points.

But although the Lakers won, it once again aroused heated discussions among fans and the media.

The confrontation between Liu Ren and Kobe on the court is too obvious!
Liu Ren kept passing the ball inside, and Kobe kept passing the ball outside to add his own score.

The result of the game looked very good. Kobe scored 33 points and 10 assists, Liu Ren scored 17 points and 15 assists to help Whiteside score 42 points and 22 rebounds, but the opponent was the Kings, not a strong team, but a Western Conference team. It is not convincing for the bottom team to be able to play such a performance.

The performance of the Lakers seems to the outside world to confirm the rumors of their infighting.

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Players chat in the locker room after a Spurs practice session at the San Antonio ATT Center.

"Tim, it seems that the Lakers are going to play again, just like they were two years ago." Dior was happy when he saw that the Lakers were not going well.

Duncan didn't answer, but asked Leonard next to him: "Kawhi, do you think they really have a problem?"

Leonard still has that poker face: "I don't know, but Liu is very difficult to deal with. I think he is more difficult to deal with than James."

Leonard's answer was wrong, and everyone else could see it. Now he has always been worried about being beaten by Liu Ren last season, and now all he thinks about is how to fight Liu Ren.

Ginobili ended the conversation: "I think this is very likely to happen, Tony, Tim, we have played against Kobe for so many years, you all know his temper, no matter how old he is, he still has that virtue .”

Parker nodded: "Manu is right. Liu and Kobe began to have conflicts last season. It is also possible that Korver's arrival in the Lakers directly ignited their conflicts."

possible?Duncan didn't speak anymore. Although he felt that both of them were very reasonable in terms of theory and what actually happened. Everyone knows what kind of person Kobe is, and O'Neal, Payton, Malone, Howard It is normal for superstars to have conflicts and force them out one by one.

But Duncan still felt that something was wrong. The conflict between Liu Ren and Kobe before the Western Conference Finals last season Duncan felt something was wrong now.

Before the Western Conference Finals last season, there were rumors of conflicts between Kobe and Liu Ren, but after the Lakers were beaten by the Spurs, the two cooperated very hard on the court.

Although the inference from the coaching staff, teammates and the outside world is that the two put aside their prejudices and worked hard to win, so put aside the contradictions.

But Duncan was still surprised. Kobe, a veteran player, was able to overcome conflicts and strive for victory, just like when he worked together to defeat the Spurs in the Western Conference Finals in 04, but Liu Ren, a playoff rookie who played for the first time in the playoffs , can there be such a city?
If Liu Ren could have such a city, would he still have conflicts with Kobe at this stage?

The most unreasonable thing is that now the Lakers have played for more than a month and only lost one game. It should be the sweetest honeymoon period like the three consecutive years when the Lakers won the championship in 00-02. How could Kobe suddenly lose his composure? Fall out directly with Liu Ren?

Duncan thought a lot, but didn't say it.

The reason is simple, because many Spurs players are no longer aiming to compete for the championship.

What is the reason for the difficulty of consecutive NBA titles?
It's not that the strength is gone, but the motivation.

There are only 6 teams that can win consecutive championships in the entire NBA history. The Spurs are so strong and have won 20 championships in the past 5 years, but they have never won consecutive championships.

Because after winning the championship, there is no motivation!

Not everyone wants to win championships every year like James, Jordan, and Kobe. Many ordinary players, even All-Stars and some top stars, have a lifetime goal of winning a championship.

"Okay, okay, let's not discuss them anymore. By the way, Tim, how is the organization of our band's concert going?" Dio resolutely didn't want to hear the topic of basketball.

Dior is like this. Now that he has a big contract and a championship, he is not far away from retirement. What bicycles do he need?
Duncan sighed in his heart. He looked at Ginobili and Parker who didn't pay much attention to the Lakers, and could only shake his head in his heart.

"The two old partners have almost lost their enthusiasm for basketball!"

Duncan thought so, but said in his mouth: "My wine sponsor arranged an event for us to play at the ribbon cutting of their new store."

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At the San Antonio Airport, everyone from the Lakers team is taking a bus to the hotel where they are staying.

The Lakers came to San Antonio the next day after the game against the Kings, preparing for the game against the Spurs on the 13th tomorrow.

"Cool! Boss, look, in just two days, my number of fans has doubled!" McCollum said excitedly to Liu Ren.

"Mine has gone up too! It's only been two days since I've gone up more than half a year since I entered the NBA!" LaVine exclaimed.

"Mine didn't go up! Why does it feel like it's down! NO! It seems that I should also join the ranks of black bosses! I made a mistake!" Thackeray wailed.

"Huh? I also got a boost in the boss camp! You see, I gained more than 20 fans yesterday." Whiteside said, turning his tablet towards his teammates.

"You're different! You scored 40 points yesterday and beat Cousins!" McCollum said enviously, "But Cousins ​​is really good, Drummond and Hassan You two play together and he still gets 40-plus points, heck, that’s the first time I’ve ever seen anybody score 30-plus points on Hassan.”

"I really envy Hassan, but I'm not as good as him. If only I were in the ranks of Kobe, I can gain followers without doing anything." Thackeray was still very envious.

"Robert, why don't you turn to the light now? Come to our side? Nothing good happens with the boss!" LaVine teased.

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Seeing his teammates chattering non-stop, Liu Ren's veins popped out, this group of people is simply enough!What do you mean nothing good happens with him?
Kobe and Clarkson, who were sitting in the back row, saw their chattering teammates and said in unison: "Boring."

"Ok?"

Clarkson and Kobe looked at each other at the same time.

Seeing that it was Kobe, Clarkson hurriedly turned his head to look out the window, fearing that the boss would be unhappy if it got too hot.

Even though Kobe's personality has changed a lot now, in Clarkson's mind he is still the great god.

But Kobe looked at Clarkson with great interest. He felt that Clarkson was much cuter than Liu Ren in terms of personality!
(End of this chapter)