roccoschili Chapter 180 Fearless
Chapter 180 Fearless
Chapter 180 Fearless
In the last game before Christmas, the Lakers visited Golden State to challenge the Warriors.
Eric Musselman's roster tends to be complete as Warriors new signing Clifford Robinson returns from injury to fill Jamison's void.
The minds of the Lakers seem to have drifted to Christmas. There were frequent mistakes in the game. The Warriors scored nearly 30 points in just one fast break. After scoring 57 points, the basket was as wide as the sea in front of them.Although Kobe scored 30 points, he made 6 turnovers and made 5 of 0 three-pointers.
99 to 113, the Lakers swallowed their fourth defeat of the season.
Jim did not go to the Bay Area with the team, but joined Malone and Artest, who were unable to play due to injuries, to participate in Christmas activities in Los Angeles and sent the team's blessings to local welfare agencies.It's just that Artest's terrifying appearance of a golden retriever frightened many children.
Sometimes, in order to unite the team and enhance cohesion, Jim has to make some extra expenses. For example, this Christmas, he prepared gifts for all members of the team. Each piece has the Lakers Logo on the front and engraved on the back. A pocket watch with everyone's name on it.
"The championship ring is the league's reward for our achievements, and this is the team's thanks for everyone's blood and sweat. I am very happy to see that the team has been moving closer to our ultimate goal. Maybe you will not stay forever. Lakers, but I hope that wherever you are, when you're asked what the best team you've ever played for, the answer is 'Los Angeles Lakers.'" After the last practice before Christmas, Jim gave gifts to the players.
The players all went home, only Kobe stayed and continued to practice shooting, and the basketball kept hollowing into the net.
"Aren't you going to go home early for Christmas Eve?" Jim walked to the basket and passed to Kobe with trainer Zach Bullard.
"In the last game against the Warriors, I didn't play well. I want to find the feeling of shooting." Kobe kept his hands, and his shots were as precise as a machine.
"Is there any discomfort in your knee? Thomas is the best doctor. I know you plan to go to the hospital in Colorado for an examination, but according to the gossip, it is not reliable there." Jim tried to find a topic, since the last meeting Afterwards, Pelinka seemed to have disappeared, never mentioning Kobe’s contract renewal, and Kobe’s performance also fluctuated from time to time. He could score 30 points efficiently in the previous game, but he would hit the iron like crazy in the next game. Fortunately, the team has a high fault tolerance rate and the opponents are not very strong, so they only lost two games between the Mavericks and the Warriors.
"The knee is fine." Kobe seemed to feel that this topic was not nutritious, and continued to shoot from a different angle.
Jim cleared his throat.
"Regarding your contract extension, Rob has never given us a positive answer. What I want to say is that no matter who is on the team now, you will be the core of the team without a doubt. The Lakers hope that you can stay in the team for a long time. The team, like Jerry West and Magic Johnson. From my point of view, all the players signed, are for the Lakers to get more championship trophies, and it all needs yours Participate. I hope that if you have any doubts, you can directly raise them, which will facilitate everyone's communication and finally reach a consensus. I am not good at guessing other people's inner world."
Kobe continued to shoot his basket.
"Other teams will not sit back and watch us continue to win the championship. They will put together a super lineup to compete with us at all costs. They will use premium contracts to grab our players. At that time, it will be difficult for us to maintain the current lineup, so I need to plan as early as possible, you don't want the team two years from now, except for you and Kevin, everyone else is a minimum salary player who can't help. And I don't think Kobe Bryant, who I know well, will be able to because of a I was worried about my future in the team because of the existence of rookies. Your goal is to surpass Michael Jordan. Was he ever afraid that Scottie Pippen would take his locker room seat?" Jim told a basketball biography Gave it to Kobe.
The crisp sound of iron striking.
"I've never been afraid of anything."
For Christmas, the league arranged three games. The Eastern Conference matchup that ended first was the Orlando Magic and the Cleveland Cavaliers. The matchup between Tracy McGrady, who played bravely last season, and the new No. [-] pick LeBron James became the main attraction.
The white horse spear, the high-spirited McGrady and the talented James staged a wonderful duel in this game. The two sides finally decided the winner through overtime. James played 47 minutes and scored 34 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists. McGrady played 8 minutes and scored 50 points, 41 rebounds and 8 assists in a quasi-triple double, helping the Magic beat the Cavaliers.
It is worth mentioning that in the game, James leaped over the newly signed point guard Tyrone Lue of the Magic and completed a wonderful dunk.
In the second game, the Kings and the Mavericks had a head-to-head battle. The mad scientist Nelson simply resorted to a 6-man rotation to completely correct Josh Howard and abandon the inoffensive Danny Fortson and Nelson. Hula, with a frenzied shooting without any tricks, suppressed Adelman's delicate and complex Princeton. All six Mavericks scored in double figures. Antoine Walker, who was the core of the offense, scored 6 points and 24 rebounds. The quasi triple-double with 12 assists completely suppressed Stojakovic.
The final matchup is between the Houston Rockets and the defending champion Los Angeles Lakers. If the first matchup is between a rising star and the league's top swingman, the second matchup is a matchup between the league's top offensive teams. The arrangement for the third matchup can only be described as NBA Officials began to pay attention to the Chinese market.
The overall performance of the Rockets this season was lackluster. The backcourt duo of Steve Francis and Cutino Mobley had superstar aspirations but no matching strength. Under Rudy Tomjanovich's outdated tactical system , Swinging game after game, Yao Ming, the little giant inside, has made rapid progress, both in confrontation and finishing, and his English level is also very important for daily communication. Although Francis His performance can be called a cancer, but he did help Yao Ming a lot off the court.The Rockets have always hovered between No.7 and No.9.
Before the game, the "New Jersey Chronicle" reported a piece of news that the Lakers star Kobe Bryant and the team reached a seven-year $7 million contract extension, which can guarantee that the Lakers can keep Kobe until the end of the game. In 1.36, "New Jersey Chronicle" reporter Adrian Wojnarowski earned a lot of attention by breaking the news in advance.
Later, the news was officially confirmed, and the Los Angeles Daily News and TNT also reported on it.
The protagonist of the news is warming up on the sidelines, ready to face the challenge.
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