Chapter 90: Victory in the first battle
In the last quarter, even Lowry relied on his body to defeat Curry, who was new to the league.
There is no way to restore the situation that has already failed.
McGrady had just recovered from his injury and played nearly 30 minutes in a row. He was already rubbing his back with 2 minutes left in the fourth quarter.
But Adelman didn't call a timeout.
Finally, the whistle sounded as the game ended.
Lakers beat Rockets 94-83!
McGrady came down with some heavy steps, ignored the head coach Adelman who greeted him, and left the arena alone.
In this game, McGrady scored a Rockets-high 25 points. Lowry exploded and scored 7 points in a row at the last moment. He scored 15 points in total with a shooting percentage of 60%, becoming the Rockets' second-highest score.
Obviously at this time, Kyle Lowry has begun to show the edge he had during the Raptors period.
The only difference is the position of a tactical core.
For the Lakers, Kobe Bryant scored a game-high 33 points, and Yao Ming scored a near-triple-double with 24 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists!
The Lakers won their first game, defeating the invading Rockets.
Post-game interview.
Wang Jiexi sat on the left with Yao Ming and Kobe Bryant, while Adelman of the Rockets sat on the right with Gasol and Kyle Lowry, who played well this time.
A female reporter stood up and asked: "Coach Adelman, last season's question about who was the main contributor between you and Wang in leading the Rockets to the championship, was it because of today's game?"
Adelman's face turned green when he heard this question.
I can only say bluntly: "Today's game is just because the Lakers have better luck, and my players' performance is not bad."
"As for what happened last season, it is a fact that I led the Rockets to the playoffs, and it is also a fact that Wang led the Rockets to win the championship. It does not mean that one of us is worse than the other."
Adelman's sudden high EQ answer impressed Wang Jiexi. He was worthy of being a head coach.
No one is a fool! This is the answer to the media.
But the female reporter was obviously unwilling to be deceived like this. She turned around and immediately asked Wang Jiexi: "Coach Wang, I would like to ask you what you think of Coach Adelman's answer? Do you admit that your championship has a share of the other party's contribution?"
This female reporter obviously had a hint of something else.
Wang Jiexi was not fooled.
"Journalist friend, you have obviously processed Coach Adelman's answer just now, so I refuse to answer your question. I will also express my answer to all media about last season."
"I led the team to win this championship. There is no doubt about it. Yao and the others have made it very clear on many things. If there are any more rumors, I will consider issuing a lawyer's letter to warn you."
"I think fellow reporters would like to ask Yao and Kobe what they think of the good data they scored today."
The media interviewed are all smart people, and the news they got today is enough for tomorrow's page, so they all tacitly started interviewing the stars.
Especially around Kobe and Yao Ming, there are a lot of media. Lowry also started to stand out in the media's sight because of today's good data.
After the interview, Lori stopped Wang Jiexi in the passage.
Wang Jiexi looked back at him, smiled and said, "Kyle, you played well today."
Lowry scratched his head and said with a smile: "This is all thanks to you, coach. Without your guidance and trust, I don't think I would have been in the starting lineup so quickly, nor would I have improved so quickly!"
Wang Jiexi patted him on the shoulder and said, "This is all due to your hard work, come on! I'm optimistic about you."
After saying that, Wang Jiexi left.
Lowry looked at Wang Jiexi's back and said firmly: "Coach, see you in the Western Conference Finals!"
He believes that this year's Rockets are no weaker than last year, and the combination of Gasol and Bynum is exciting enough.
McGrady scored 25 points in three quarters in today's first game, which also shows that his strength is still there.
Together with himself and Battier now, Lowry wants to win another championship!
Just coming out of Staples, the night lights have already illuminated the entire Figueroa Street.
Wang Jiexi received a call from Zhou Yanan across the ocean.
"Hey! Boy, why did you remember to call me?"
Zhou Yanan's crisp and cute voice came from the phone.
"Well, I just saw your match ended, so I called here to wish you a victory in your first match!"
When Wang Jiexi heard that Zhou Yanan was so thoughtful, he smiled happily and said, "It's a good thing that I think of you all the time. I think it's worth it at this moment."
"Really! Are you thinking about me all the time?"
Zhou Yanan said in a delighted voice.
Wang Jiexi nodded solemnly: "Yes! Of course. And I want to give you a gift."
"What gift?"
"You take your time and guess, anyway, I will send it to you during the day tomorrow."
"Well~ you said that, actually I also have a gift to give you, but I plan to tell you now, you can tell whether you are happy or not."
Wang Jiexi nodded and said: "I'm happy, of course I'm happy, I'm extremely happy! Just tell me quickly."
Zhou Yanan was silent for a moment and said: "I resigned and decided to come to work in country M."
"Be happy!"
When Wang Jiexi heard it, he felt filled with happiness and surprise.
Laughed happily for a while.
Then he slowly said: "Then when will you come over, I will pick you up."
Zhou Yanan said on the phone.
"Just tomorrow."
Hang up the phone.
Wang Jiexi felt like he was walking lightly. If Zhou Yanan came to Country M, his relationship with her would be further developed.
You must know that the two have been dating for more than 4 months, and they haven't even had a kiss.
It is simply an insult to the majority of male compatriots.
As usual, go to the cake shop on the street and buy a small piece of chocolate cake.
There was no game the next day, and the nearest game was the city derby on the 29th.
Wang Jiexi, who slept until noon, dressed up narcissistically in front of the floor-length mirror before going out.
Chapter completed!