The world of basketball

Chapter 19 Battle Spurs ([-])
In the fourth quarter, Mu Xiaobei was still on the regular time - he played with about 5 minutes left in the game. At this time, the lineup on the court was still the same as when he started.

In fact, Mu Xiaobei thinks that the most smooth lineup for the Lakers is Rondo-James Sr.-Ingram or Kuzma-Mu Xiaobei-McGee. Both are good, and can also open up space.

But the future star Ball Ingram must stay on the court, so basically there are not many opportunities to put on the lineup that Mu Xiaobei feels most comfortable.

In the first half, the two teams fought frequently. At this time, the Lakers still led the Spurs by 100 points at 95:5.
Mu Xiaobei's offensive tasks are not particularly tiring, because he doesn't have to run off the ball as often as Ingram or Kuzma, and is more about screen confrontation and corner positions.

Kuzma broke through Gay and made an emergency stop jumper. He is a bit similar to the Celtics' No. [-] pick Tatum last season in terms of technical characteristics. He can play the third position and the fourth position. The ability to jump is also good.

They are all the type of players that teammates want to cooperate with and coaches like very much.

In the Lakers team, the best relationship with Mu Xiaobei is Stephenson, McGee and Kuzma. Of course, the relationship between Rondo and James and Mu Xiaobei is also very close, but unlike the former, the latter is more inclined to the mentor. The character is more serious, while the former is more like a friend who skipped class and played games together.

Stephenson is very righteous and funny, McGee is a very warm person with high emotional intelligence, yes, some of his silly actions are just exaggerated by the media.

Kuzma is a very gentle and quiet person, but he is cold outside and hot inside. Now he has become Mu Xiaobei's big brother, and Feng Mu Xiaobei is his little follower.

Turning around, DeRozan also made a three-pointer. A few games this season can indeed change many people's views on him.

At first, when everyone thinks of DeRozan, they will think of his title of Tie Zan, because his shooting ability is really not strong, he can only break through dunks, and shoot mid-range shots, and many times his technical moves are very similar to Kobe Bryant's, but they don't have Kobe's shooting percentage.

But since last season, DeRozan has shot more three-pointers. Although the shooting rate is not high, it can be regarded as developed.

In these few games, DeRozan's three-point shooting percentage has actually reached 40.00%, which is a big improvement from last season's 30.00%.

James missed Gay's turnaround jumper in singles, and Mu Xiaobei grabbed an offensive rebound and scored with a throw.

The game between the two sides was very flat, and until the final stage of the game, the Lakers still led by 5 points. At the end of the game, the Lakers won the game at home with 105:100.

In the whole game, Mu Xiaobei continued his fiery state. In 27 minutes after leaving the factory, he scored 24 points, 11 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 blocks with a shooting percentage of more than [-]%.

During this time, Mr. Popovich didn't arrange many tactics. He just stared at Mu Xiaobei and Kuzma with burning eyes, which seemed to still have flames in his eyes.

Perhaps many people remember that Popovich had this look when he saw Leonard.

At the end of the game, Popovich went to Mu Xiaobei to give him a hug. The media could only capture Popovich embracing Mu Xiaobei, but they couldn't tell what he was saying.

Mu Xiaobei heard:

"Welcome to the San Antonio Spurs, if possible." Saying this, the grizzled Spurs strategist smiled wide, and then he hugged Kuzma.

During the interview after the game, Popovich praised Mu Xiaobei: "Yes, he is a big man with great potential. I don't even know why he fell to the 25th pick. I am on him. Seeing Yao's shadow, he is completely Yao's successor."

This time the Lakers won, Mu Xiaobei and Kuzma participated in the post-game interview.

"May I ask Woodbell, you have played well in these few games, do you think the coach gave you too little playing time?" A reporter smiled but asked an unkind question.

"I don't know what you're talking about," Mu Xiaobei shook his head and said, "I mean, have you seen many rookies who can play for 25 minutes in a regular season? Coach Luke understands it very well. Me, he knows when I'm on the court to make the most of it, that's what makes him great, and I respect him and appreciate him."

"As for my statistics, well, this is just a reflection of our offensive effect. Although my statistics look good, it is inseparable from the help of my teammates. Rajon's organization, Brother Kyle, Ingram's Space tearing and running off the ball and all that, I just threw the ball in as a finisher, that's all."

"Wood, we can see that you have integrated into the team very quickly. Do you have any tips?" This question is relatively calm. Seeing that they seem to be from the Los Angeles Times, it is not surprising that they are from their own.

"I am very excited and grateful to be a Laker. The team has a good atmosphere and no one bullies me." Mu Xiaobei joked: "Rajon and LeBron have helped me a lot. I have a very high basketball IQ. Coach Wharton is also very tolerant to me. Lance, Javier, and Ingram are all great teammates. They have taught me a lot. Of course, there is also my boss (big bro) Kyle Kuzma, he's great, taught me a lot of low post skills and lessons."

After talking about this question, Mu Xiaobei praised basically all the players on the team.

When he was young, Mu Xiaobei had low self-esteem in school, so he was cautious a lot of the time, which also caused him to be very careful when speaking, thinking for a long time whether his words would offend others.

"So Kyle, what kind of player do you think Wood is?" The questions this time didn't feel tit-for-tat, and the reporters were very conscientious.

"I think Wood is a great player. He is very humble, hardworking, and smart. He is my little brother, and I cover him hahaha——" Kuzma, who is like a jade-faced niche, also opened a joke.

"Last question, Wood, what are your goals for this season as a rookie?"

Mu Xiaobei thought for a while and said: "I think the primary goal is to help the Lakers achieve good results and go further. Of course, our goal is the championship, which is beyond doubt. LeBron, Rajon And Coach Luke, they both have championship blood."

"For myself, I hope to improve my offensive threat and defensive toughness. I am still a little thin, and my strength is still not enough. But this season I hope to be selected as an All-Star, to be selected as the best rookie, um and MVP hahaha—"

Speaking of the final MVP, Mu Xiaobei himself laughed. It is true that his current average playing time of 25 minutes per game is not very likely.

Mu Xiaobei, who was very happy to win just now, did not expect that in San Antonio, in the Office of the President of Basketball Operations, a shocking deal was brewing.

　Thank you for the two recommendation tickets of [Poor Monk Lingyu Dharma Name Huanxi Chan]. Thank you very much, and I am really grateful for the support along the way.

　　Thank you [Nani Dongdong] for the two recommended tickets.

　　The book is signed, and it is guaranteed that there will be no eunuchs. Please rest assured to watch.

　　good night, everyone.

　　


(End of this chapter)