I'm teammates with Kobe

Chapter 97 Good News and Bad News

Facing the Lakers' average shooting percentage of more than [-]% inside, it is useless for the Nuggets to play well.

Chu Xiao perfectly executed the quick-to-quick tactic, and launched a 20-8 attack wave in the first quarter. Although the opponent recovered part of it, they still led by 34 points 27-7 at the end of this quarter.

The second quarter was even more exaggerated. The Lakers scored 37 points in a single quarter. Chu Xiao and Jamison scored three-pointers one after another.

So at the end of the first half, the Lakers took a 71-57 lead.There is also a little tidbit here, that is, the Lakers scored 70 points in the first half of this game. The last time they achieved 70+ points in the first half, it dates back to the season when they won the championship in 2010. This made the fans very excited. It seems to see the hope of rising.

In the third quarter, the offensive efficiency of the two teams all declined, but the Nuggets, whose inside line became the focus of breakthroughs, undoubtedly struggled more on the defensive end. The Lakers once opened the point difference to 23 points. The Nuggets' substitutes are still trying to chase points, playing a wave of 8-2 spurts, and the Lakers are afraid that they will enter garbage time after three quarters.

In the final quarter, the Lakers continued to firmly control the situation on the court. Kobe made a layup, Gasol made a mid-range shot, Artest made a one-handed empty catch, and then Chu Xiao hit a three-pointer. A 10-2 climax, once again Widen the point difference to 23 points.

With 3 minutes before the end of the game, Chu Xiao hit the last three-pointer of the game, fixing the score at 21 points, and at the same time completed the first "double 20" of his career - 21 points and 22 points assists.

Although the Nuggets can narrow some of the points difference, they have been unable to recover.

In the end, the Lakers defeated the Nuggets 122-103 at home and achieved a crucial three-game winning streak.

It can be said that the key to the outcome of this game lies in McGee.

In this period, McGee said that "below the neck, the talents are all top-notch".He is a seven-foot center with abnormal athletic ability. He has both height, wingspan, speed and jumping. He is top in the NBA.

Once targeted, the most troublesome thing is Nuggets coach George Karl, because he said a very famous saying, "McGee's performance can sometimes be described as magical, but sometimes it is unimaginably bad."

In particular, the blocks he is proud of have always been difficult to link with defense.

Take a look at Ben Wallace, the four-time Best Defensive Player winner in the early 21st century. He is nicknamed Big Ben. What is one thing, blocking is another matter.

Daben said, "Most blocks usually come from the side of the defense. If you have teammates on the court who force the opponent to blindly rush to the basket and shoot difficult shots, you can go to block the shot, otherwise, don't go to the block easily. "

In the 2004 Finals, Ben, who was the main center of the Pistons at the time, showed everyone how a top inside defender treats blocks like dirt, but how to complete defensive tasks beautifully.

In that series, Big Ben was facing off against Shaquille O'Neal. He nailed himself to the floor and never lost his position easily, forcing O'Neal to do his best every time he scored.As a result, O'Neal took the points that should be taken, but the Lakers still lost to the Pistons 1-4, breaking the biggest upset in the finals since the beginning of this century.

In the regular season of that season, Da Ben averaged 3 blocks per game, and in the 5 finals, he blocked a total of 5 blocks.But his defense against O'Neal is still a classic in the minds of the coaches.

After playing the Nuggets, the entire month of November was over for the Lakers.

On December 12st, during normal training in the morning, Zen master called up McGee's defensive video to preach to the insiders, and cited the above example of Ben Wallace defending O'Neal in the finals to teach everyone how to defend smartly. Throw away your caps when you treat them like shit.

At the end of the training, Zen Master did not forget to tease Warcraft Howard, who is about to come back for a 5-on-5 confrontation, because this guy was also ranked in the top ten in blocked shots for a long time before he was injured, and he won the best defensive player for three consecutive seasons. Ben Wallace kind of looks the part.

The Zen master said, "Howard, you haven't played much this season, so you haven't blocked many shots, which means that you have reached the level that Bill Russell said-the opponents are avoiding you when they shoot!"

Amidst the laughter of everyone, the first group training in December came to an end.

Next, after lunch, everyone will take a plane to Orlando to challenge the Magic.

Before going out, Dai Daier ordered food for Chu Xiao for 6 days, filled two incubators full, and took it to the plane in a special car for storage.

This trip requires traveling to 4 places to play away games against the Orlando Magic, Houston Rockets, New Orleans Hornets (renamed to the Pelicans in January 2013) and the Oklahoma City Thunder. It took 1 days, and it was very busy and hard work. Therefore, except for the team members, the private team of the stars could not travel with them.

Dai Daier did not forget to tell Chu Xiao and Tracy when she sent them out, "You guys have a good game outside, and I will watch at home, so don't worry!"

"Don't steal my mask." After a few days of getting along, Tracy and her have become good sisters who talk about everything. They often fight and joke.

Dai Daier retorted, "I know that Chu Xiao bought those masks for you. Although they are expensive, they are useless to me. Look at my sister's healthy and smooth skin, why do I need a mask! "

She then touched her chest with a smirk and said, "However, I can help you stretch those beautiful bras, so that you won't feel too tight when you wear them next time."

"No!" Tracy's expression changed upon hearing that.

"I'll go!" Chu Xiao turned around and got into the car. He couldn't hear Dai Daier talking about her breasts. He still had lingering fears when he saw her coconut-sized breasts and spurted blood when he was practicing yoga last time. I kept my head down during training, and didn't dare to look at her upper body anymore. I found that I couldn't see her buttocks, so I just looked down at her feet, so I was teased by her, "You look like a little girl when you bow your head and shyly Ma'am, are you still worried that I will eat you?"

I am determined to know that Chu Xiao is too lazy to talk to her, but when I got in the car, I remembered something and leaned out the window and shouted, "Don't come into our bedroom!"

"What's so shameful inside?" Dai Dai'er was not afraid of his threats, she made a grimace on purpose and said, "I want to go in and sleep inside, baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!"

"I'm so mad!" Chu Xiao leaned back on the back of the chair and muttered to himself after being frustrated.

After boarding the plane, Chu Xiao brought his own food, but Kobe gave him his own meal, so he gave it to Thackeray, "Old Sa, eat more!"

"Okay, thank you, Old Chu!" Thackeray accepted it unceremoniously.

The first destination of the Lakers' four-linker is Orlando. While waiting for the plane to take off, everyone is looking down on their mobile phones to search for good food, fun and good-looking places in Orlando.

Orlando, where the Magic is located, is a city in the middle of Florida, USA. It is located in a swamp and has a population of more than 22.

"There are more than 100 world-class tourist attractions here. If you play hard for 8 hours a day, it will take 67 days to play them all." Warcraft Howard was selected by the Magic as the No. 2004 pick in the 2012 NBA Draft, although He was traded to the Lakers on August 8, 10, but his home is still there, and his foundation is still in Orlando, so he is familiar with this place.

"Orlando has the largest Disneyland in the world. Its scale is 100 times that of Hong Kong Disneyland! Attention guys, it is 100 times! It covers an area of ​​one-fifth of the land area of ​​Singapore. It is as big as you can imagine Are you there? In addition, there are the wizarding world of Harry Potter, the future world, the space center, etc., but unfortunately we only stay there for one day, otherwise I really want to take you for a stroll!" Warcraft took the initiative to act After meeting the tour guide, he began to introduce him happily. Apart from two dimples on his smiling face, he also showed a mouthful of big white teeth.

To be honest, it is very difficult for Chu Xiao to compare this "big boy" who loves to laugh, amiable, and funny outside the arena with the one on the arena who has superhuman physical fitness, can kiss the basket, and has the strength to run rampant in the penalty area. With super long wingspan and gas explosion-like explosive power, the guy who is called "Warcraft" is confused.

However, this is indeed the same person. He stood up from his seat while he was talking, gesticulating with his hands to describe the fun and beautiful places in Orlando, exaggerated body movements, and rich facial expressions, which made everyone laugh from time to time.

In particular, Duhon, Clark, Jordan Hill, Thackeray and others laughed and laughed around the monster, and they were very supportive.Nash, Arenas, McGrady and others smiled politely without speaking.

At this time, only Kobe didn't listen to him, but sat in his seat and watched the Magic's game video with headphones on, thinking about how to beat the opponent.

Just as the plane was about to take off, Jamison, who had been swiping his phone silently with his head down, suddenly interrupted Warcraft's speech, "Brothers, I got two explosive news, one good and one bad, which one do you want to hear first?"

"What, what? Let's talk about the bad first?" Everyone immediately pricked up their ears, except Kobe.

"Jenny just held a press conference at the Lakers headquarters and announced two news. I don't know if it's good or bad, so I think it's bad news, because the Lakers have really changed!" Jamison hugged his phone excitedly Read, "On December 12, the new owner of the Lakers, Jenny Buss, announced that the team has indeed suspended general manager Kupchak and vice president of basketball operations Jim Buss. She herself will lead the Lakers for the next two years. Aim for the championship, win or lose.”

"For this reason, the team reached an agreement with the head coach Phil Jackson, who will temporarily serve as the general manager of the team, responsible for the team's trade and reinforcement, and hire "Magic" Johnson as a consultant for the Lakers. Zen master is in charge of the team's basketball operation and reports directly to her. The team will also hire retired celebrities such as Skyhook Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Shark O'Neal to help train young players. In addition, the Lakers also fired the team's public John Black, vice president of relations, and Tim Harris, chief operating officer, will also leave, and she will find a new replacement."

For this series of changes, Jenny’s explanation is, “I made a series of decisions today. I believe these decisions can allow the Lakers to meet the requirements of Jerry Buss and the expectations of Lakers fans. These The decision will take effect immediately and will lay a solid foundation for the team to return to greatness. The Lakers will work hard to compete for the championship again.

Also, in case my second brother, Jim, and older brother, Johnny, try to keep me from being the actual owner of the team by reconvening the board of directors, my lawyers have petitioned the court for a temporary injunction preventing Jim and Johnny from meeting to choose a new director. s meeting.

At present, I have obtained a temporary restraining order, and the meeting requested by Jim and Johnny has also been cancelled. I hereby inform the media that I hope all the previous rumors will be self-defeating. Starting today, the Lakers will wholeheartedly move towards the championship! "

Jenny also emphasized at the end, "Jim loves the Lakers. Although he is no longer responsible for making decisions for the team, he is still one of the team owners. We all have the same goal, which is to lead the Lakers and return to our father. level of the times."

(End of this chapter)