my golden age

Chapter 12
Goofy is sitting on the team plane bound for Houston, regretting telling his teammates about the magazine cover with Candice Parker because they were so noisy.

Odom and Luke Wharton were talking vigorously, and suddenly remembered a question, and turned to Gao Fei who was sitting in the back row: "Gao, did you leave her phone number?" After waiting for a while, no one responded.

Gao Fei put the tape recorder on his lap, wore headphones, and was listening to English listening.He has made great progress, but sometimes he still gets stuck and needs to continue to study hard.

Odom tiptoed over, took off an earphone by surprise, put it on, and seemed to have discovered a new treasure.He returned the headphones to Goofy, ran back to Luke Walton and said, "Luke, guess what Goofy is listening to?"

"Pop music? Or classical music?" Listening to music to relax is a very common way, and Luke Wharton naturally thinks in this way.

"Wrong," Odom laughed. "He's listening to the English conversation!"

Vujacic and Kobe sat across from Odom and Luke Walton, one laughed and the other slightly surprised.

Vujacic, who laughed heartily, felt that Gao Fei was cute, and Kobe felt that Gao Fei's efforts had reached a level that he admired.

……

Yao Ming and Tracy McGrady are the core inside and outside of the Rockets. After getting the scouting report, they found that there was content about Gao Fei.

McGrady asked the head coach Jeff Van Gundy: "Coach, did Gao Cai have a special scouting report for the second game?"

The top of Jeff Van Gundy's head is gone, and his bald scalp reflects the lights from the top of the arena.He explained: "Although Gao's offensive efficiency in the last game was not good, the speed, jumping, ball control and strength he showed are all top-notch. Such a rookie can't be targeted."

"Where is Kobe?"

"It's still the first priority of defense," Jeff Van Gundy said. "As for Gao, you should try to understand his style of play and try to keep an eye on him at critical moments."

McGrady said: "During the team's training camp, Kobe and I texted. He said that the Lakers have selected a treasure this year. I always feel that Gao is not that simple."

Yao Ming and Gao Fei had trained together in the national team, and said: "Gao Fei's talent is indeed very good, maybe not inferior to yours."

Maddie pointed to himself: "Me?"

"Maybe there was a misjudgment, but he is really good." Yao Ming spoke highly of Gao Fei.

After hearing Yao Ming's words, Jeff Van Gundy became even more worried, but he didn't have any defensive fighters under his command, so he could only use the previous formation.

……

The Lakers passenger plane stopped at Houston Airport, and the players transferred to the bus and headed to the away hotel.

Odom still hadn't forgotten about the gossip, and asked, "Gao, did you leave that little old girl's phone number?"

"Stay." Gao Fei didn't want to hear this question again, and it was unavoidable, so he had to tell Odom.

"During the Christmas battle, you can invite her to the Staples Center to spend Christmas together." Odom hinted frantically.

Gao Fei looked helpless: "Lamar, she and I are friends, you think too much."

Kobe knew who Candice Parker was, and said with a smile: "Candice defeated four male players in the McDonald's High School Slam Dunk Contest last year and won the dunk title. I don't think you can control her."

After hearing what Kobe said, Gao Fei remembered where he had heard Candace Parker's name.But he didn't want to chase her, and he just appreciated it when he heard about it.

Zen Master sat not far from Gao Fei, turned around and asked, "You dunked Shaquille in the last game, will you dare to dunk Yao in the next game? He is 7 feet 4 inches tall."

Gao Fei was very glad that Phil Jackson interrupted the gossip of his teammates, and said with a smile: "There is no one in this league that I can't dunk. As long as the opportunity is right, I will find a way to dunk Dayao once."

The respect on the basketball court is to go all out. He has this ability, and Dayao is too conspicuous, so he has to challenge it no matter what.If it succeeds, it means that the people in the alliance are just doing it casually.

The most important thing is that Gao Fei has done it during the training of the national team, so he is very confident.

Since the Lakers came to Houston on the day of the game, they did not organize the whole team to practice together, and they rested in their respective rooms.

Phil Jackson called the coaching staff and Goofy into the room to watch the Rockets game video together.

"Gao, do you know Ralph Alston?"

Yao Ming's Rockets team is very popular in China, and almost every player is familiar with it. Gao Fei naturally knows streetball king Alston.

Phil Jackson saw Gao Fei nodded and said: "Love is the main point guard of the Rockets, and you are in the same position. His main task is to hang the ball to Yao inside, or pass the ball to Trey, the team's main offensive point. West."

Gao Fei is like a high school student listening to a teacher's lecture very carefully.

"Kobe and Tracy will face each other most of the time, and the probability is the same. Yao needs to go around the front limit, and the effect is unpredictable. Our advantage is you. As long as you can suppress Ralph Alston, you can take the initiative on the court. .” Phil Jackson analyzed the situation.

Gao Fei didn't expect to be so valued by the coaching staff, he was a little flattered and couldn't speak.

Brian Shaw is an assistant coach who gets along well with the players. He touched Gao Fei lightly: "Gao, don't be nervous, just do it as usual."

Gao Fei looked at Brian Shaw gratefully, and continued to listen to Phil Jackson's analysis of the Rockets' style of play.

"Jeff Van Gundy attaches great importance to defensive discipline. There will be fixed routines, and the changes are slightly insufficient. Finding the weaknesses of their system is what you need to prepare next." Phil Jackson assigned tasks to the assistant coaches.

Gao Fei thought he was asking him to look for it, and walked out of Phil Jackson's room, still recalling the video highlights he had just watched.

His room is on the right side of the corridor. It is small and usually belongs to role players.Since he was used to an ordinary life, he didn't think there was anything wrong with this room.

Kobe wanted to find Gao Fei, knocked on the door one by one, and finally found him: "Gao, why did you choose this room?"

"What's wrong?" Gao Fei didn't know why.

"Don't you think the space is small?"

Gao Fei observed carefully, but didn't feel that way, and said, "It's okay. What do you want from me?"

"I have reserved a western restaurant, and we will have extra meals together after the game."

Only then did Gao Fei remember what he promised earlier, and asked, "A western restaurant, or a table?"

"The whole team is going, of course the whole restaurant is booked."

"Wow! Wow!" Gao Fei knew he couldn't afford it without asking how much it cost.

Seeing Gao Fei's stunned expression, Kobe smiled and said, "Don't worry, I'll treat you to this meal."

"It's not appropriate." Gao Fei said politely.

"Then let you please?"

"No, it's up to you." Gao Fei hurriedly said, "I'll pay for the treat after I sign the endorsement contract."

Most of the teammates are very rich, especially the star players spend a lot of money, which made Gao Fei deeply feel the financial pressure.

(End of this chapter)