lakers championship

Chapter 313
According to the usual practice, the training camp for the new season will start at the end of September every year, and the Lakers chose to do it ahead of schedule. Although they did not make much publicity, they still caught TMZ reporters.

There is no way, so many luxury cars are parked in the training base, it is not a day or two, even a fool can see the clues.

After the TMZ report, I don't know if it was a coincidence that LeBron also called his teammates and went to Southern California for joint training. The Rockets also went to the Bahamas to practice under the leadership of Paul and Harden.

Even the defending champion Warriors, under the leadership of Curry, held a blurred training camp.

Subsequently, there was a wave of "pre-training" in the entire league. It seemed that all the teams were secretly competing to find out who was the most diligent team.

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Adhering to the principle of combining work and rest, the Lakers practiced for three days and took one day off, but on the rest day, they only lowered the training intensity, shot more shots and looked at tactical analysis, and this cycle continued until the end of September.

On October 10st, the preseason of the NBA 1-2017 season officially started. The teams are busy training newcomers, observing newcomers, experimenting with playing styles and running in lineups.

But for the Lakers, Walton sent a starting player to play completely as a game.

Of course, this is also for the purpose of experimenting with the play style and running the lineup, but the Lakers' new season's basic strategy of "moving the offensive" tactical position and "playing according to the situation" as a supplement requires more experiments than other teams.

They first played against the Timberwolves, then played two games against the Nuggets, and then played against the Kings and Jazz. Not only did they win all five games, but they also won more than 20 points in each game, which can be said to be very bullying!

After five preseason games, the Lakers lineup and tactical proficiency have reached a new level.

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On the second day after the preseason ended, the Lakers held a new season conference at the training base.

Dozens of media interviewed at the scene, from ESPN to unknown small radio stations, still asked questions around the three aspects of "Kobe's positioning", "season goals", and "rookie training".

Regarding Kobe's positioning, Walton said: Kobe will play off the bench in regular time, but if the game reaches a critical moment, he must be one of the five people present.

Regarding the goals for the new season, Tianyang said: he will win all the games that should be won, and will not force himself to be the first, but will strive to seek the top four positions in the Western Conference.

Regarding rookie training, Walton said: Because rookies occupy half of the Lakers lineup, they will not focus on whom to take care of, nor will they deliberately suppress anyone, and they will fight for playing time based on the team's needs and abilities.

After the press conference, the Lakers began to sell tickets for the first game in addition to season tickets and reservation tickets.

Because the Lakers had an astonishing record last season, and Kobe Bryant came back, and he is not the kind who has been sitting on the bench and it is difficult to play. The ticket price for the first game, the lowest one is 350 dollars.

Even for $350, it was sold out in an instant, and Lakers fans are eagerly looking forward to the game.

Because, the Lakers' opponent in the first game is the Clippers, the city's rivals.

Although Chris Paul has left and the strength of the Clippers has been greatly reduced, defeating the Clippers will also make Lakers fans excited.After all, when the Lakers fell, the Clippers did not give in at all. The scene where they could win by 40 points and never win by 39 points was vividly remembered, and they were clamoring to replace the Lakers as the master of Los Angeles.

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On October 10, at 19:7 pm, the Lakers locker room.

Seeing that everyone was fully dressed, Wharton clapped his hands to signify assembly.

"Guys, the new season is about to start, and I am personally very honored to embark on this journey with you again. This time, we have many newcomers, but we have been practicing together for more than a month. I believe that everyone has formed a tacit understanding. So , I hope that when you are on the court, everyone will play to their heart's content, don't have any scruples, and use your strongest strength to tell the Clippers who is the master of Los Angeles!"

After Wharton finished speaking, he looked at Kobe and asked if he wanted to speak.

Kobe didn't intend to, and turned his head to look at Tianyang.

Tianyang walked up to the crowd, thought for a while and said, "I think everyone has heard the words of encouragement hundreds of times, and most of them are general/flashy/impossible to implement. In order to solve this problem, Jim and I made an agreement , starting today, he will set very specific goals for everyone before each game. Our goal today is very simple, the team has more than 26 assists!"

26 assists, it is not difficult to say, it is not difficult to say it is not difficult.

Last season, the Lakers averaged 21.7 assists per game, most of which were sent by the sky.

With Rondo joining this season and 26 assists, it seems that the pressure is not great.

But compared to the Warriors averaging 20 assists per game last season, it is still a lot worse.

Tianyang proposed 26 assists, not on a temporary basis, but considering that the Clippers are not as good as before, and the Lakers can have more passes and more tactical moves.

"What do you think?" Wharton asked in agreement.

"No problem!", "We can definitely do it!", "It's totally doable!"

The Lakers players agreed with each other, and Rondo looked at Tianyang with a smile, as if saying, 'You understand me! '

Seeing that everyone agreed, Tianyang added: "There are 41 home games in this season, that is, 41 goals. Whenever we achieve a goal, Jim will put 1% of the ticket revenue of that game into a special fund , after the season is over, in the name of all of us, we will donate this money to those in need!"

Even though they don't know how much 1% is, the Lakers players are still excited.

Generally speaking, as long as you achieve your goal, you can win and do charity by the way. Is there anything better than this?
After the speech was over, Kobe led the team, and the Lakers players got up and left the locker room, and walked to the court in a mighty way.

At the end of the team, Ingram and Rose grabbed Wharton at the same time, which directly stunned Wharton.

"What are you two doing?"

Ingram whispered: "Coach, this game, I want to give up the starting position to Kobe."

"No!" Rose waved his hand, "I should let Tianyang play point guard, which is just right."

It turned out to be this matter, Wharton shook his head and smiled, "Since you all want to be beautiful as adults, it's hard for me to make a decision, so let's play a game of guessing, who wins and who loses, how about it?"

Rose and Ingram didn't answer, but just stretched out their hands silently.

In the end, Ross won.

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At the Staples Center, all 2 seats were filled, and the sidelines were full of stars, not only regulars like Mark Wahlberg, but also newcomers like Meryl Streep who just turned fans.

Seeing the lights focus on the player channel, the DJ shouted: "Ladies and gentlemen, please use all your shouts to welcome the Los Angeles Lakers players. They are Kobe Bryant, Li Tianyang, Ingram..."

When Kobe's name was called, Kobe raised his right hand and slowly ran out of the player channel.

The audience stood up to welcome, screams, cheers, and applause.

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The pre-game ceremony ended in a blink of an eye, and the time came to 8 o'clock sharp, and the game between the Lakers and the Clippers officially started.

Walton walked to the sidelines, patted Kobe who was about to put on his training jacket, and then said with a smile: "Don't wear it, it's time for you to play soon, you play shooting guard."

Kobe turned around with puzzled eyes, as if to say, "Are you kidding me?"

"Both Rose and Ingram are going to give you the start of this game." Walton explained, "I also think you should start this game, don't you think?"

All the Lakers players nodded, and Kobe smiled: "That's good! I will start again, and I will seize this opportunity and play an outstanding performance!"

(End of this chapter)