NBA villain

Chapter 274 Tight schedule

The Warriors' schedule at the beginning of the season was relatively easy, but in the middle of the season, it gradually became more compact.

After the All-Star Game, the Warriors encountered consecutive back-to-back away games, and in this wave of back-to-back games, the Warriors lost to the Timberwolves, Grizzlies, Wizards and other teams, and their record fell to seventh in the West.

In March, the NCAA's March Madness began, becoming the most watched sports event before the NBA playoffs.

The Warriors are working hard for a place in the playoffs. After the Warriors, the Grizzlies, Timberwolves and other teams are all eyeing. No one wants to fall out of the top eight. Who would not want to have a better ranking?

To Yang Di's surprise, the Clippers' record this season is actually ranked No.11 in the Western Conference, sweeping away the demeanor of the deputy squad leader in the previous two seasons.

The key is that the record of the rivals in the same city, the Lakers, has declined sharply. This season, they are currently only 28 wins, just over 25% of their winning percentage, and they are very likely to be overtaken by the Clippers with 92 wins.If it exceeds, this is a major event in Los Angeles. Since the 93-[-] season, the Clippers have never had a better record than the Lakers.

The so-called spectators are not afraid of big things, and the heads of those involved are the most painful.

When the Lakers were still at their peak in the past two years, several mortal enemies, such as the Kings and Spurs, sat on the mountain and watched the battle, laughing at the joke of Kobe leading the team alone.

Kobe's face was black, O'Neal and Phil Jackson left, the Lakers had a bad record, and all the pressure and responsibility were shared on his head.

Experts, fans, and many people said that it turns out that he really can't do it. The key to the OK combination is O, not K.

This made Kobe even more uncomfortable. He was not happy to be selected as the All-Star starter. He began to score points and fight in a paranoid manner, and won some games because of this.

The Lakers may not be able to let Kobe bear such a big responsibility. It is the decision of everyone in the uniform team to keep Kobe and send the Sharks away. If Kobe is found to be wet, where will their faces be put?
At this time, the head coach Rudy Tomjanovich was unwell and proposed the idea of ​​delegating the coach. The Lakers management followed suit and put the blame on Tomjanovich. At the same time, they recruited assistant coach Frank Hamber. Len, led by an assistant coach the following season.

It has happened many times in the NBA that the assistant coach has been promoted because of this, but it is a pity that Frank does not have such ability, so Kobe played more happily because of this. In the second half of the season, his scoring rose wildly, often scoring 40+.

With the tighter schedule, Yang Di has less free time. In addition to training, there are competitions on weekdays.

In mid-March, the Warriors had another seven consecutive trips to the East. Yang Di did not let Tang Xinran go with him. After CCTV3 sent Liu Qiying, the two exchanged information, and sometimes they could borrow manuscripts from each other. The number of team reporters is limited. Although the sports newspaper is also a major newspaper, in terms of influence, it is still not as good as CCTV5.

Yang Di and the team came to Chicago.

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The Chicago River flows slowly, tall buildings and bright lights.

This was the first stop of the trip to the east. Yang Di returned to his old place with ups and downs in his heart. He tossed and turned on the hotel bed, unable to fall asleep.

"Hey!"

He sighed, opened the curtains, downstairs, the continuous flow of vehicles was like time passing by, that year, those things, always remembered, inexplicably melancholy.

He thought and thought, then called Finney.

The phone didn't get through, he wanted to find Uncle William, but thinking about it being so late, the uncle should be asleep, so he gave up this idea.

Yang Di put on a red camouflage sweater and went downstairs.

At the front desk, the sweet-looking Asian girl opened her mouth in surprise. She was on the evening shift and didn't see the whole Warriors team who checked into the hotel in the afternoon. Yang Di didn't wear sunglasses, she could tell at a glance that this was Today, he is a well-known successful person in the American Chinese circle.

"Can you sign me?" the Asian girl said in English.

"no problem."

"Can you sign in Chinese? I'm Chinese." She said shyly.

Yang Di was going to write Chinese characters. After hearing what she said, he smiled and nodded, then wrote his name in the girl's notebook, and attached a sentence: "To a dedicated and lovely person."

The girl's face was a little red, and she asked, "It's so late, where are you going?"

"Walk around, is there somewhere I can get something to eat nearby? I'm hungry."

"If you don't go to work, I can show you around." The girl felt a little pity, propped her chin, tilted her head to think about it, and then said, "You can take a taxi and go to the hot dog shop in Bordeauxti. It's the oldest hot dog shop in Chicago, and I think it's delicious."

"Really? Then I have to try it." Yang Di was kind, returned the notebook to the girl with a smile, and immediately praised: "The notebook is very beautiful."

"Thank you. At the same time, I would like to remind you not to go to Nancheng District. It is very dangerous there." The girl smiled and rolled her eyes.

Yang Di nodded his thanks and left the hotel.

After leaving the hotel, he stopped a taxi and was about to go to the Podezeti hot dog shop that the front desk said. The driver in the taxi was a dark, middle-aged black man with a fat body, and talked with him very talkatively. Yang Di strikes up a conversation.

"What's delicious in a hot dog shop? If you're in a hurry, you can go to a nightclub. That's a man's paradise." He showed an expression that any man could understand, and stared at the tall, burly, vicious-looking Yang Dee took a closer look.

Yang Di smiled and didn't answer his words.

The driver kept talking there, and drove Yang Di into the side road.

Yang Di was still just looking out the window. At this moment, the taxi driver who was driving suddenly received a call and started yelling.

"Sorry brother, I have something to do, come down here!"

Yang Di was taken aback, but when he saw the anxious expression of the black driver, he didn't object, and got off the taxi directly.

The taxi drove away, and Yang Di stood under the bus platform, looking at the strange surrounding environment speechlessly.

What's even more unreliable is that this place doesn't seem to be a bustling place, there are no pedestrians coming and going, a gust of cold wind blows, Yang Di's back feels cold, and he suddenly feels that he seems to have fallen into a bad situation.

There was a bright light on the corner of the street, and Yang Di walked to the corner while continuing to call Finney.

This time, Finney finally answered his call. Finney was in a noisy environment, and the loud heavy metal music around conveyed the information of Finney's bar to Yang Di through the phone.

"Hey, brother, why are you free to call me?"

Yang Di turned his head to look, and at some point, several black men with thinning hair and dark skin appeared in front of him, and some vicious-looking gangsters ran behind him.

"I'm in Chicago, and I'm having a little trouble, all I know is the name of the bus stop platform here, it's called..."

Just as Yang Di reported the name of the bus stop, several gangsters who surrounded him appeared in front of him in a foolish way, looking at Yang Di with disdainful eyes.

Yang Di looked at him without fear, and he knew in his heart that he might be robbed!
(End of this chapter)