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Chapter 142 Contradictions and transactions

Compared with Kobe's inefficiency, late arrival's statistics in this game are perfect.

He only played a total of 26 minutes, took 19 shots and hit 16 goals. He easily scored 48 points, 1 rebound and 3 assists, completely blowing Kobe in scoring.

In the post-match press conference, Kobe’s face was extremely dark, but when a media reporter asked him why he took so many shots, Kobe responded bluntly: “Why did I take so many shots? Because there are so many shots around me. I don’t have any trustworthy teammates. If I don’t shoot, I don’t even know who I should pass the ball to. Unfortunately, I didn’t find the shooting target myself today, but this is obviously not my true level. It’s just that I didn’t play well in a game , I don’t think I’m as good as late, this year’s scoring champion, I am determined to win.”

After briefly answering a few questions, Kobe left the table with a dark face, and he didn't even say hello to the latecomers when he left.

Late also knew that Kobe was short-sighted and didn't take it to heart. Media reporters asked him what he thought of today's game. Late didn't mention the Lakers' problems. He just praised his teammates, including Milicic and Stephen Jackson. affim.

Compared with the Lakers, the farce in the Warriors locker room broke out suddenly and ended faster. After there was no interference from internal factors, the speed at which the Warriors got on track exceeded everyone's expectations.

Now the Sonics have become one of the biggest jokes in the league. They wanted to take advantage of the fire when the Warriors were fighting in the locker room, earn a role center Foye for nothing, and exchanged their draft picks with the Warriors. Get a higher ranking.

As a result, the Warriors' record is rising rapidly, but the Sonics' record is at the bottom of the league due to injuries. They are expected to get the top three picks in the 07 draft.

The Supersonics contacted the Warriors many times, wanting to exchange this pick back, how could the Warriors agree.

In addition to the rise of the Warriors' record, the late scoring average also increased rapidly.

During the infighting period of the Warriors, Late basically only scored around 20+ points in each game. With the end of the internal strife, after the game against the Lakers, Late scored 14+ in 40 consecutive games. The score has increased to 32.1 points, only behind LeBron James, who averaged 32.6 points per game, ranking second in the scoring leaderboard.

Especially the Oakland media, very much hope that Late can win this season's scoring champion, because Oakland has not had a player who has won the league's stats champion for a long time.

After the late arrival is Wade. This year, Shaquille O'Neal's strength has declined again. He has become a quasi-first-class center with an average of 15+8 per game. He has completely lost his dominance at the basket. Wade has to carry the team After training with Late, his three-pointers have also become a regular scoring method, which makes him more difficult to be defended on the offensive end. His scoring average has increased to 31.7, which is in many years. It's enough for him to win a scoring title.

Kobe, who scored an average of 35+ per game last year, is only ranked No.5 in the scoring leaderboard this year. He is currently averaging 28.7 points per game, and he has obviously not yet exerted his full strength.

Ranked ahead of Kobe is Yao Ming, whose scoring average has increased to 29.1 points, coupled with an average of 10.5 rebounds per game, which makes him look almost incomprehensible.

However, after Tom Thibodeau became the head coach of the Rockets, in order to stabilize his position in the team, he used Yao Ming a bit ruthlessly. Yao Ming averaged only 31-33 minutes per game in the first two seasons. 38 minutes.

In any case, for the first time in the league's scoring leaderboard, two Chinese players rank in the top five. This is an unprecedented record.

Super center and super guard, this is the perfect lineup that the men's basketball team has never had before.

The enthusiasm of the domestic fans was high because of this, and they recalled the success of the 08 Olympic Games.

Just when the Warriors fans were guessing whether they could win this year's scoring champion lately, the chaos in the locker room of the Lakers escalated again.

The reason is that when Kobe participated in a program, he publicly said that Odom was not focused enough during the game. As the person involved, Odom was fine, but Davis, who was also beaten in the game that day, exploded on the spot. .

Kobe's original words are as follows: "It is not surprising that we lost to the Warriors. Their strength is actually not weak. Any team that gets a super scorer like late can't be a weak team. We lost The fundamental reason is that some players are sleepwalking on the court and have no way to help me, which has greatly affected my shooting percentage."

Well, it's true, Kobe really just wanted to say that Odom sleepwalked and made too many mistakes.As for Davis, Iron Man doesn't even bother to think about him.

As a result, Davis automatically took the seat, and immediately accepted the media interview to ridicule: "Hehe, a guy who hits 32 irons in a single game, what right does he have to blame his teammates? If it were me who took so many shots in a game, I can also win the game." Average 30+!"

This is a bit taken for granted. Even if Davis has the ball, he doesn't have the physical strength to swing 45 times in a single game.

The Lakers management couldn't stand this thorn who dared to contradict the team boss, and ordered Davis to stop speaking in front of the media.

The result is that Davis disobeyed the order of the management, and once again uttered nonsense in front of the media: "They (the Lakers management) want me to shut up, they only care about Kobe's image, because Kobe can bring them benefits. But I never I won’t compromise with evil forces, why don’t I say things that are unfair to me?”

Other areas and the media also did not want the Lakers to have a good time, and they immediately added fuel to the flames. Along with irresponsible words such as "suspected", "possible" and "guessing", various conspiracy theories were also concocted.

After all, in the entertainment society, the general public is more willing to believe those stories that are more twisted, bizarre, and absurd.

The media and fans made various suggestions and linked Davis to almost all teams. This made Davis feel bad?

Why should I go?

He obviously didn't play very well with Kobe.

So Davis spoke publicly: "Kobe's strength is seriously overestimated, and the Lakers will trade him."

So there is no lack of mental retardation in this league. Back then, the Lakers could give up O'Neal, a super center who must be among the top three in history, for Kobe. How could they give up Kobe for Davis?

Soon the Lakers coaching staff made adjustments to the team lineup. Andrew Bynum, who returned from injury, served as the team's starting center, with Kwame Brown as the power forward, Luke Walton as the small forward, Kobe Bryant as the shooting guard, and Smush Park.

The effect of such adjustments was immediate. Kobe brought victory to the Lakers with a crazy scoring performance. He played 42 minutes and scored 51 points, making him the Lakers player with the most points.

Andrew Bynum has great talent and potential, but he is still young and has more potential to be tapped.Because Kobe often breaks through to the inside and attracts the defense of the opponent's inside players, Andrew Bynum's statistics have improved recently, averaging 7.3 points and 5.8 rebounds per game.

The twin-tower combination of him and Kwame Brown provided the Lakers with a strong defense inside, allowing Kobe to fully display his offensive talents.

Odom returned to the bench, and his performance has also picked up. He and Davis can still play together, and can also bring depth to the Lakers' bench lineup.

Kobe scored more than 30 points in a row and led the Lakers to an excellent record of 1-11 in January. Strong teams such as the Spurs and Mavericks fell at Kobe's feet, which shows Kobe's ability to lead the team with a single core Not weak at all.

Their worst loss in January was to the Rockets.

Bynum is just a rookie, and he can't play any role in front of the evolved Yao Ming. Not only is the defensive end blown out, but the offensive end is also repeatedly suffocated.

Yao Ming alone blew up the twin towers that the Lakers are proud of in the paint.

Kobe also won the best player in the Western Conference by averaging 1 points, 32.5 rebounds and 7.3 assists in January.

This best player award has caused a lot of controversy, because the late average scored 34.1 points per game, and the team's record is also excellent 11-4.His scoring efficiency is significantly higher than that of Kobe. He averaged only 1 minutes per game in January. Under his leadership, the Warriors often beat opponents in just three quarters, and his average number of shots per game is only 31. The most efficient player in the league.

After practicing the breakthrough ability, the late breakthrough combined with three-point play is unpretentious, but it is recognized as the most difficult player by all perimeter defensive players in the league.

Entering February, the American media suddenly began to praise Bynum, saying that he has outstanding talent and potential, and that he is already the top center in the league. His future achievements may be even higher than Yao Ming.

Davis was also quickly blown up by the media. After joining the Lakers, his statistics dropped slightly, averaging 16.8 points and 8.7 assists per game, and he is still one of the top point guards in the league.

In a recent ranking of defenders by the American media, Davis is second only to Nash and Kidd, and the ranking is even higher than late.

If you say there is nothing tricky in it, no one will believe it!

It is estimated that the matter of Davis being traded is about to start.

Sure enough, on February 2, the Lakers officially announced the transaction information.

The Los Angeles Lakers used the team's "starter" point guard Baron Davis and the parallel import champion Kwame Brown to get Spanish center Pau Gasol from the Grizzlies.

As soon as the news came out, there was a big shock in the circle!

Is this damn robbery?
How stupid the Grizzlies management is to agree to this deal.

Pau Gasol averaged 20.4+8.9 per game last season, with solid and comprehensive skills, and a fairly accurate mid-range shooting ability. He is definitely capable of becoming a core player of a team.

Baron Davis' contract is comparable to that of Gasol, but his conflict with Kobe has long been known, otherwise the Lakers would not have traded him in the middle of the season. Helping the Lakers rise rapidly.

(End of this chapter)