Thanos

Chapter 59 Los Angeles Tough Guy

Ye Heping, who saw the news, was terrified. Fortunately, he didn't fight with Xiao Si tonight, otherwise, at this sensitive time, he would definitely be overwhelmed.

The Palace of Auburn Hills incident had a great impact and changed the league's attitude towards conflicts.

During this period of time, the [-] to [-] players in the league were very honest, and no one dared to touch the brow of the league at this time.

Even the meddling media was surprisingly quiet rather than hyped.

……

11 month 21 day.

The Lakers are at home against the Chicago Bulls.

The strength of the Bulls is good.

Center: Eddie "Shark" Curry.

Forward: This year's No. 7 pick Luol Deng, Argentine blue-collar Andres Nosinho.

Guard: Kirk Hinrich, the No. 7 pick last year, and Ben Gordon, the No. 3 pick in several years.

The bench also has strong substitutes such as Osella Harnington, Tyson Chandler, Antonio Davis, and Pargo.

This Bulls team looks young and full of talent, but their immediate combat power is slightly weaker.

So far, they have 0 wins and 7 losses.

For the Lakers, this is actually an abuse, which is what the Lakers are best at.

But after the game started, the actual situation was completely different.

Bryant breaks through and passes to an open Odom.

Odom was actually distracted, and was very embarrassed when he was hit in the face by a basketball.

And that's just the epitome of the game.

Throughout the first quarter, Luol Deng, who was in charge of Odom's defense, scored 17 points.

Deng's scoring ability is good, but he is only a rookie after all.

The real reason is that Odom is out of shape, frequently distracted, and the defense is always belated.

End of first quarter, 30:26.

The other four positions of the Lakers played very well, but was dragged down by Odom alone.

Tang Shuai was furious.

In the second quarter, Odom was directly pressed on the bench, and Ye Heping was sent to defend Deng.

So, throughout the second quarter, Luol Deng made 1 of 0 shots and scored no points.

He couldn't get rid of Ye Ping's brown sugar defense at all.

However, the Lakers' own feel has declined, and the offense is not smooth.

At halftime, 50:49, the Lakers led by only 1 point.

In the third quarter, Odom re-entered the game and made 3 of 0 shots and made repeated mistakes, while Hinrich on the opposite side made 5 of 4 shots, including 3 of 3 three-pointers, and scored 11 points in a single quarter.

The problem of the Lakers' poor defense was exposed, and Atkins was regarded as nothing by Hinrich.

The score was 73:69, entering the fourth quarter.

Odom is still confused. Although he scored 4 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists, his defense is still a loophole.

Fortunately, the rest of them played their own roles and won the game relying on their overall strength.

102: 93.

The Lakers won.

But Tang Shuai was not satisfied, and Kobe was even more dissatisfied.

奥多姆8投3中，拿下7分6篮板5助攻3失误4犯规，整个人如同梦游。

科比29分10篮板7助攻，巴特勒21分7篮板3助攻，米姆18分10篮板，阿特金斯14分4篮板4助攻，叶和平10分7篮板3盖帽。

Bull here:

Hinrich 24 points and 12 assists, completely beat Atkins.

Eddy Curry had 14 points and 11 rebounds.

Ben Gordon had 15 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists.

罗尔·邓21分4篮板3助攻4抢断，数据很好看，第一节就狂砍17分。但是叶和平上场后，他三节只得4分。

However, Luol Deng was originally a tall defensive winger, and his offensive ability was only above average. This does not show how good Ye Heping's defense is, but only how badly Odom played tonight.

Ben Gordon was the No. 3 pick, Luol Deng was the No. 7 pick, and Ye Pingping was not drafted. The three rookies played very well tonight, and they are worthy of their pick.

After the game, the media commented: Ben Gordon was the best scorer in the 04 session, and Ye Heping was the best defender in the 04 session.

……

On November 11, the Lakers continued to play at home.

The challenger is the Milwaukee Bucks.

The Bucks just abandoned Ray Allen and built a team with Michael Reid as the core. It belongs to reconstruction.

But the Lakers still failed to win a big victory, 100:96, and the victory was confirmed in the last half minute.

Odom is naturally the one to blame. He scored 17 points tonight, but the defensive end still became a loophole.

Watching Drummond Mason and Mike James score layups in front of his eyes more than once.

Joe Smith and Marcus Fizer, who were facing him, made 13 of 10 shots and scored a total of 29 points including free throws, plus 15 rebounds, including 6 offensive rebounds.

Even marginal Zaza Pachulia had 6 points and 3 rebounds.

It is worth mentioning that Zaza is clean now, with a strong defense and full of wisdom. Occasionally there are some small moves, but they are definitely not to the extent of hurting people.

Maybe the environment changed people. The Bucks have always been very clean, and the boss Reed is also the kind of defense that is hard but never hurts.

But some teams, habitually hurt people, and every time it is not intentional.

Once Zaza got there, he was naturally dyed black.

After the game, Kobe was going to trouble Odom, but was stopped by Divac.

"He had a bit of difficulty playing the 4th position, and he can't be blamed entirely. I will have a good talk with him."

Divac is playing peacemaker.

Everyone can see that Odom is not a position problem, but a status problem, always sleepwalking.

Kobe gave the veteran face and temporarily turned off the fire.

In this period, the Lakers' schedule is relatively easy. They have won 5 consecutive victories, with a total record of 10 wins and 2 losses, leading the league.

In addition, the Sonics have 10 wins and 2 losses.

The Suns and Spurs have 9 wins and 3 losses.

The Heat are 9-4...

The two strong teams, the Pacers and Pistons, had their records plummeted due to the suspension.

The Lakers who lost O'Neal lead the league, which is something no one expected.

All of a sudden, Kobe and the Lakers were praised to the sky again.

"Kobe averaged 28.1 points, 6.9 rebounds, 5.8 assists, 1.3 steals and 1.3 blocks per game. He ranked first in scoring and was omnipotent. Without O'Neal's hindrance, Kobe would soar into the sky!"

"Kobe is strong, but you can't say that O'Neal hinders Kobe, it's too much!"

"Hehe, let's see for yourself. In the three-peat finals, O'Neal's data is better than Kobe's, but in the first three rounds of the playoffs, Kobe was the Lakers' best data, let the facts speak."

"Kobe is No.1 active in the league, the best shooting guard, second only to God in history."

……

When Ye Heping saw these comments, he even felt that there were 60 billion komi in this world.

The boss is amazing, but be sensible when praising the boss.

Kobe's numbers are good, but look at his shooting percentage, 40.6% from the field and 31.6% from the three-point range.

Without O'Neal's restraint, Kobe, who fought alone, received the highest standard treatment from each team, and Kobe's offensive choices were not very good, so the shooting rate was very low, which was terrible.

The reason why the Lakers can still win is because the opponents during this period are not strong.

If you study the game process carefully, you will find that the Lakers played ugly. Even the Bulls and Bucks, the big teams, have to wait until the last moment to decide the winner, and it is a narrow victory.

The Suns relied on Ye Heping's lore, and the Rockets relied on Rockets McGrady and Juwan Howard's absence...

Recently, Odom's poor state has cast a shadow over the Lakers.

Ye Heping is very worried that the Lakers may plummet if they encounter the devil's schedule next.

In fact, this season, the Lakers' record is only average, and they have been seventh and eighth barely able to enter the playoffs.

At the last moment, Tang Shuai resigned due to health problems, and Kobe missed the game due to injury. The Lakers' record plummeted and fell directly out of the playoffs.

I have to say that Ye Heping, who seems to have only 8.9 points, 5.3 rebounds, 1.2 assists, 1.6 steals and 3.2 blocks, is actually very important to the Lakers, and it can even be said that he has improved a lot.

It turns out that the Lakers' biggest problem is defense, and Ye Heping's presence largely makes up for this.

Ye Heping can often help Kobe defend the opponent's top scorer, relieve Kobe's pressure, and allow Kobe to focus more on offense.

In Los Angeles, although Ye Heping was silent, he also got a lot of attention.

Because of his tough defense, more and more people call Ye Heping "the tough guy in Los Angeles".

(End of this chapter)