roccoschili Chapter 200 Kobe takes the initiative to take responsibility
Chapter 200 Kobe takes the initiative to take responsibility
Chapter 200 Kobe takes the initiative to take responsibility
"I played badly today and couldn't make those damn shots."
In the visiting team's locker room, Kobe shook his head while changing his shoes, his face full of frustration.
Tonight, he made 14 of 4 shots and only scored 10 points.
Nick Young and Howard suddenly opened their eyes wide, looking at Kobe in disbelief.
They have been teammates with Kobe for the longest time. In their eyes, Kobe never took the initiative to take the blame.
Even in front of the media, even if Kobe takes responsibility, he will bring the whole team with him.
Howard also stood up: "It is mainly my responsibility! I played too softly today."
Howard's performance tonight is also not qualified. He didn't have many shots today, 12 of 5 shots, 5 of 3 free throws, and scored 13 points.
On the defensive end, Howard spared no effort to limit Adams, but it was of little use, Adams basically had no possession of the ball.
The Lakers' best performance today is still Lin Tian!He made 28 of 14 shots, hit exactly 50 percent, and scored 38 points.
Scott clapped his hands: "Losing is not a matter of one person. Generally speaking, our performance tonight is very unsatisfactory. It seems that everyone has not yet entered the tense state of the playoffs!"
"It's understandable for some players to play in the playoffs for the first time, but I don't want to see such a state in the second game two days later. Fortunately, this game also let us know our own position! Understand our own shortcomings, and we can better address these shortcomings next time. Make changes! After returning to the hotel tonight, everyone has a good rest, and I will organize everyone to watch the video tomorrow..."
Lin Tian, Howard and Kobe came to the media room for an interview before taking a shower.
Today's Thunder media room is still very lively.
In the face of the reporters' questions, Kobe still took the responsibility on himself, and even said that he would try his best to help Lin Tian share the pressure in the next game.
These words were heard by Lin Tian, and the pressure doubled in an instant.
Although everyone knows that Lin Tian is already the leader of the Lakers on the court, some words that Kobe said personally have a very different meaning.
In the past, Kobe never said that he wanted to help Lin Tian share the pressure.
After the reporter finished interviewing Kobe, he quickly looked at Lin Tian again.
A reporter obviously wanted to make trouble, so he asked, "Lin! You were blown away by the Thunder tonight. What do you think of your teammates' performance?"
Lin Tian still asked more officially: "Overall, our performance tonight was not satisfactory, but we will adjust."
The reporter failed to pick things up, but he also felt a little anger from Lin Tian's tone, and sat down with his mouth curled.
The second reporter quickly asked: "Lin! This is the first time in your career to play in the playoffs. Is there any difference between this and the playoffs you imagined?"
Lin Tian shook his head: "Honestly speaking, this is the playoffs I imagined. The confrontation is fierce, and every ball possession is trying its best. This feeling is very good, but unfortunately, we lost tonight. We will find the reason and adjust in time."
The third question came one after another: "Russell scored 40 points today, do you think you let Russell play too comfortably today?"
Another question raised by Lin Tian's teammates, Lin Tian waved his hand: "We are already working hard to defend, but Russell is an offensive genius."
Lin Tian has learned how to deal with media reporters. When facing media questions, he must never answer yes or no easily.
After answering the reporters' questions, he secretly heaved a sigh of relief, these questions were too tricky.
This is why many star players refuse to be interviewed after losing.
……
When we got back to the hotel, it was already one o'clock in the morning.
Lin Tian didn't eat much of the nutritious meals the team prepared for the players.
As soon as he returned to the room, he took out his mobile phone to check the results of other teams.
In addition to the game between the Lakers and the Thunder tonight, there are three more games played almost simultaneously with them, and all of them have now been played.
The Warriors beat the Grizzlies 118:95.
The Cavaliers defeated the Pistons 105:101.
The Celtics beat the Eagles at 98:94.
This record was completely within Lin Tian's expectations. Including the Lakers, in today's four games, none of them were upset.
If nothing else, the Warriors, Cavaliers and Celtics will all successfully advance to the next round.
At this time, Sistine sent a message to Lin Tian.
Sistine: Lin, are you asleep?You're okay, winning or losing a game doesn't determine anything, you still have a chance.
Lin Tian: Thank you, I know.
Sistine: It's a pity that I can't go to Oklahoma. I can only watch the game at home after you return to Los Angeles.
Lin Tian: OK, I will wait for you at Staples.
He thought that after sending out this line of news, the chat with Sistine would be more or less the same today, but he didn't expect that Sistine would call again soon.
The two talked on the phone for half an hour before Lin Tiancai coaxed Sistine to sleep.
Sistine said she was trying to comfort him, but it was Lin Tian who made the phone call to comfort her.
After the phone call, Lin Tianqiang began to scan today's Penguin sports news despite his sleepiness:
[The Lakers G1 fiasco!Take the initiative to take responsibility after the game! 】
[The last round of Kobe's career series?Let's see and cherish! 】
[The Lakers are collectively lost!Except for Lin Tian, all players turned into ice shooters! 】
[The Warriors beat the Grizzlies!The most suspenseful round of the series! 】
Brushing and brushing, Lin Tian's eyelids began to fight, and he slowly fell asleep.
In the early morning of the next day, when Lin Tian walked out of the room after washing, he happened to see Kobe knocking on Nick Yang's door "bang bang bang".
Seeing Lin Tian, he said, "I'm calling them to get up for training."
Lin Tian recalled, and immediately joined the team knocking on the door.
An hour later, the players all came to the training hall.
Nick Young was still a little sleepy, and Howard was yawning too, but after starting training, they didn't let up for a moment.
Lin Tian also continued to practice his three-point shooting.
As for the ability to pass the ball, it is not so easy to practice it.
After the physical training was over, Scott arranged for the players to conduct targeted group confrontations.
Of course, the main target is the Thunder's starting lineup.
For this reason, Scott also rearranged a set of starters, wanting to see the effect on the group confrontation.
After finishing the group confrontation, Lin Tian and the others went back to the hotel to watch yesterday's game video.
The day is very full, but the playoff schedule is much easier than the regular season.
The time came to eight o'clock in the evening, and it was the free time for the players. Kobe once again organized everyone to watch the game between the Spurs and the Mavericks.
The winner between the Lakers and the Thunder will meet the winner between the Spurs and the Mavericks in the Western Conference semifinals.
(End of this chapter)