NBA: I was the No. 1 pick at the beginning

After Chen Tian and the Lakers arrived in Atlanta, they went directly to the hotel.

After lunch, everyone also came to the meeting room arranged by the hotel to study the game against the Eagles tonight.

The Eagles at the beginning of the season are not that strong yet, so for everyone in the Lakers now, it still feels easy to deal with the Eagles.

Such a situation made Chen Tian frown slightly.

Others may not understand, but Chen Tian, ​​who has memories from his previous life, knows the Eagles team quite well.

Especially for the Hawks this season, four of them made it to the first five-man All-Star Game, and the only one who didn't make it was the team's 3D player Carroll.

But Chen Tian didn't mean to remind.

Because at this time, a failure is needed to refresh the cohesion of the team.

Sure enough, it did not meet Chen Tian's expectations.

In tonight's game, the Lakers completely lost their previous defense.

Facing the continuous outside fire from the five Eagles, everyone on the Lakers side was numb.

Only Chen Tian and Kobe are still in good condition.

But two fists are hard to beat four hands, and in the end the Lakers still ate the defeat.

Lost to the Atlanta Hawks 102:113.

Got the second loss of the opening season.

After the game, in the locker room, the Lakers did not have the happy entertainment scene before the game.

Instead, none of them said a word, and the whole environment fell into a moment of silence.

Chen Tian washed up, ignored anyone, and went directly to the post-match press conference.

This time it was Chen Tian and Kobe who came.

As soon as Chen Tian sat down, some reporters asked questions.

"Chen, what do you think of this defeat?"

"It doesn't matter how you look at it. If there is a victory, there will be a defeat. I hope that everyone else in the Lakers can cheer up. I am still very happy about this loss."

Chen Tian's answer made the reporters at the scene a little confused.

But Kobe on the side smiled mysteriously when he heard Chen Tian's words.

"To be honest, he doesn't like the experience of losing, but like this kid said, sometimes losing a game is more important than winning a game."

After finishing, Chen Tian and others returned to the hotel.

After entering the hotel, Chen Tian called everyone to the conference room for a meeting.

Entering the meeting room, everyone sat there a little sullen.

Chen Tian was very happy to see everyone's expressions, at least they were still obsessed with victory.

Chen Tian clapped his hands, making everyone's eyes focus on him.

"What's the matter, everyone, I'm not reconciled to losing. The Eagles, a team ranked fifth in the Eastern Conference, actually suppressed us all the way. Isn't it very sad?"

After Chen Tian finished speaking, everyone's eyes showed unwillingness.

Chen Tian continued.

"But I'm very happy now. I'm really sick. I lost all the games and I'm still happy."

Chen Tian's self-question and self-answer was exactly what other people wanted to ask.

But Chen Tian didn't care so much, and continued.

"Actually, I am also very unwilling, but after losing this game, I have gained something more important. Do you want to know what it is?"

Chen Tian's words aroused everyone's interest.

"It's that strong desire to win."

"No one sitting here, except for this classic car and Trevor, has experienced the finals. No one knows what a tragic battle it was."

"But we have what a championship team should have, and that is the desire to win. When no one cares about winning in a team, then the team is destined to not go far."

"So everyone cheer up and face our next opponent well. We can't win all 82 games in a season, but the goal in our hearts has never changed. The championship must be ours."

"come on."

After hearing Chen Tian's words, everyone was also infected.

They all stood up and shouted.

"come on……."

Everyone clapped their hands and dispersed.

Kobe and Monty, who left at the end, looked at each other, and they both saw the words "very satisfied" in each other's eyes.

For this game, Monty and Kobe are the ones who want to say the most clearly, but neither of them intend to stop them, they just want to see if Chen Tian has the ability to unite the team.

Sure enough, this guy did not disappoint them.

After a night of rest, the Lakers rushed to Houston early the next morning.

There was no way to play back-to-back games, so the Lakers all fell asleep on the plane.

And for tonight's game, Kobe will also rest.

So for Chen Tian, ​​tonight's game will be even more difficult.

After facing the Rockets in the opening game, the Rockets went straight to a seven-game winning streak, and they have only declined recently.

In the current pattern of the West, the Rockets, Lakers and Warriors have the same records, all of which are 9 wins and 2 losses. If the Lakers hadn't defeated these two teams, the Lakers would not be number one in the West now.

After arriving in Houston, everyone went to the hotel and didn't hold any more meetings. The most important thing is to recharge your batteries.

Chen Tian was in the room, standing at the window and looking at the scene outside, feeling a little emotional.

As far as the city of Houston is concerned, Chen Tian still has a lot of affection.

At that time, before college, when Yao Ming was still in Rockets, Chen Tian always went to Toyota Center to watch Yao Ming play.

"Times have changed, and now I have entered the NBA, and Brother Yao has also become the leader of the Central Plains men's basketball team."

Although I didn't get to know Brother Yao at the time, who knew that the two would get to know each other for Zhongyuan basketball many years later.

Soon it was night.

For this game, the Rockets came with the determination of revenge.

Especially Howard, Beverly, and Parsons gritted their teeth with hatred for the Lakers.

The opening game was like their nightmare, haunting them for a long time.

But tonight was destined to disappoint them.

The Lakers, who have just experienced a defeat, are at a time when the team's morale is high, and tonight they must bloodbath the Toyota Center.

Sure enough, after the opening game, the Lakers showed the intensity of a death defense, making Harden's offense miserable.

Harden was also puzzled.

"I'm sick, it's just a regular season."

But now the Lakers don't care, they really don't miss a chance.

Jokic and Howard even went straight to the point of hugging in the paint.

Jr and Beverly also scolded head to head.

From the beginning to the end of the game, Chen Tian didn't make a single shot, but dunked all of them to end the battle.

The Lakers' three-pointer tonight can be described as more than they want.

No matter how he shot, this made McHale on the sidelines angrily throw the tactical board to the ground.

Who would have thought that a defeat would force out the strongest Lakers.

In the final score, the Lakers beat the Rockets 121:109.

Chen Tian even handed over a terrifying triple-double of 31 points, 12 rebounds and 17 assists.

All of a sudden, he refreshed his assists in a single game.

This time, not only the three of Howard couldn't fall asleep, but even Harden and McHale also had insomnia.

After the game, the Lakers are preparing to go to Dallas, where they will face their last opponent in a three-game streak.

"Dallas Mavericks."

ps: I'm really sorry, the author made a mistake with the protagonist's contract before, and the author has already revised it.