The Celtics' Big Three attended the post-game press conference.
Reporters pressed the shutter one after another, trying to capture their frustrated looks.
"Kevin, before the game, did you think there would be such a result?"
the reporter asked.
"There are winners and losers in the game, which is normal. They just felt a little better today."
Garnett is still talking tough and refuses to admit defeat.
"Paul, how do you feel about your performance today?"
the reporter asked.
"I played very poorly today, and I will adjust my condition as soon as possible."
Pierce reluctantly admitted that he had defended his opponent for 55 points. It would be okay not to admit it.
"Allen, do you think you have an advantage when meeting the Lakers in the Finals?"
the reporter asked.
"Of course, the three of us have just come together, and our coordination has not yet reached perfection. We will continue to work together to achieve the best possible state."
Ray Allen said.
"However, Zhang Zhiyuan and Kobe Bryant have just gotten together, and their cooperation is not perfect."
the reporter asked back.
"No, no, no, they were teammates last season."
Garnett reminded, everyone was speechless for a while.
Last season Zhang Zhiyuan and Kobe Bryant only played a few games in total, does this count?
Obviously, Garnett has begun to use strong words to find reasons for losing.
"Kevin, do you ever regret it? If you hadn't fought with Zhang in the Timberwolves, you two might have won the championship together in the Timberwolves."
The reporter refused to mention the pot. Garnett suppressed his anger and said: "No, I am very happy with Paul and the others now. We will also win the championship with the Celtics."
"If the three of you fail to win the championship, will you choose to leave?"
the reporter asked.
"We certainly can."
Garnett.
The reporter asked again, but the Garnett people always talked about the situation and there was nothing explosive about it.
Not long after, the Lakers showed up.
"Phil, was it your tactic to let Zhang take the main attack today, or was it Zhang's temporary decision?"
the reporter asked.
"It's both a tactic and a temporary decision. After Zhang joined, our tactics are very flexible. We can play triangle offense, pick-and-roll, and sometimes we can rely on our personal ability to play unsolvable singles like today."
Jackson said.
"Kobe, who do you think is better, you or Zhang?"
the reporter asked.
"Today he is better than me."
Kobe said.
"Is there any competition between you?"
"There is healthy competition."
...
Kobe was not troubled by several questions, and the reporter turned to Zhang Zhiyuan.
"Zhang, do you have the ability to control yourself to explode at any time?"
Careful reporters have discovered that if Zhang Zhiyuan makes arrogant remarks before the game, he will basically play well in the subsequent games. But if he doesn't make arrogant remarks, he will most likely play average.
This makes people have to have a suspicion, although this suspicion is ridiculous.
"Originally I wanted to admit it, but I was afraid of scaring the Celtics fans, so I could only lie. No, it's just that I will be more excited when encountering high-profile games and it will be easier for me to perform wonderfully."
Zhang Zhiyuan said half-jokingly, making it difficult to tell the truth from the lie.
"In other words, you will definitely perform better in the finals than in the regular season?"
the reporter asked.
"Unless, of course, the league doesn't broadcast the Finals."
Zhang Zhiyuan said.
This statement has been suspected of intimidating Celtic fans.
"You scored 55 points today. Do you think you have hope of scoring 82 points in a certain game and surpassing Kobe?"
The reporter looked at Kobe and asked with a smile.
"No hope."
Zhang Zhiyuan's words surprised everyone. It was a bit surprising that crazy people are no longer crazy.
"Why, are you afraid that Kobe will be angry?"
The reporter joked, and the camera also showed Kobe, who smiled helplessly.
Zhang Zhiyuan explained: "If I play in that state, coupled with Kobe's scores, the opponent will definitely surrender before halftime."
Everyone: "......"
After the game, Zhang Zhiyuan was highly praised, and the Lakers' two-star combination was also recognized. The media unanimously determined that the two of them are the strongest combination in the league at present.
After seeing those flattering articles in the media, Anji felt unsure and summoned the uniform and coaching staff overnight to ask them to come up with a way to deal with it.
Anji cannot afford to lose, the Big Three must win, otherwise they will be a complete joke.
"Signing another scorer, we don't have enough firepower."
An assistant teacher said.
"Don't count too much on this. We no longer have the salary space to sign anyone else. As for the transaction, we don't have the leverage either."
Anji said helplessly.
In order to gather the Big Three, he has already given away his draft picks in the next few years, hollowing out his future.
"Try a new tactic?"
Angie's assistant said.
"The current tactics are the best. Even if new tactics are developed, it will be difficult to make qualitative changes."
Rivers said with a headache that he was under a lot of pressure now. If he still loses with the best cards, he, the coach, would definitely be the one to take the blame.
"If we can't make ourselves stronger, then we can only find ways to make our opponents weaker."
Assistant coach Thibodeau said.
This idea is quite new and has aroused everyone's curiosity.
Thibodeau continued: "We can start from the relationship between Kobe and Zhang Zhiyuan, find ways to provoke conflicts between them, and break up this pair."
"Is this possible?"
Rivers asked.
If Kobe and Zhang Zhiyuan can be separated, it will be done once and for all.
"Of course, I found that both of them were very controlling, and the relationship between them was definitely not that harmonious. I even found that Kobe was not happy when Zhang Zhiyuan scored high scores, and I also found out about their disputes on the court.
..."
Thibodeau shared his observation, and everyone recalled it for a while and found that it seemed to be true.
"But for the sake of the championship, they should be able to tolerate and compromise with each other."
Rivers said.
"It's certainly not easy to break them up, and it may not even be possible in one season. But we have to do it. Even if we can break them up next season, everything we do will be worth it. And even if we can't break them up, we can make them
The occurrence of conflicts and suspicions between them is also a kind of success, at least it will not make their cooperation so perfect."
Thibodeau's words directly convinced Angie.
As Thibodeau said, even if the pair cannot be broken up, as long as they can not work together, it will be a success.
Just like the OK group in 2004, although they are equally powerful, if they are not aligned, they will not be able to exert their strongest strength.
"How to do it exactly?"
Angie asked.
"First we need to bribe an influential media to praise Zhang Zhiyuan and make Kobe jealous. Then we will promote Zhang Zhiyuan to compete with Kobe for honors, such as MVP, FMVP, scoring champion, etc. Then create a view that Zhang Zhiyuan is talented
It is the future of the Lakers. Zhang Zhiyuan should be strengthened to be the core of the Lakers and Kobe Bryant should be traded..."
Thibodeau said a lot, and everyone became more and more excited as they listened, because it sounded really interesting.
There have been many similar dramas in the league before, such as the separation of O'Neal and Hardaway, the rebellion between Kobe and O'Neal, and the dissolution of the Mavericks' trio...
The media must bear some responsibility.
"I'll think about it again, let's break up the meeting."
Angie said.
In fact, he has already decided to do this, but there is no need to announce this disgraceful thing in public, he only needs to send his confidants to do it secretly.
It may cost tens of millions to bribe the media to tell lies, but if you can achieve results, it will be worth it.
On the 13th, the Lakers defeated the Warriors again, starting with their sixth consecutive victory.
Kobe recovered in this game and scored 31 points with a 50% shooting rate.
Zhang Zhiyuan's performance was not bad either, with a steady output of 25 points.
The Best of the Week was announced in the second week, and Eastern Monster Howard was selected without any suspense, averaging 23 points and 14.4 rebounds per game.
This season, Warcraft has officially entered its mature stage, and Magic is about to rise.
Compared with the east, the competition in the west is much fiercer.
Iverson averaged 27 points and 6.7 assists per game this week, and Yao Ming averaged 26 points and 12.7 rebounds per game.
However, the Rockets and Nuggets both have 2 wins and 1 loss, and their records suffer.
The Lakers won all three games, but Kobe failed to be re-elected as the best player. His averages of 27.3 points, 5.3 rebounds and 4.7 assists per game are gorgeous, but Zhang Zhiyuan's is even more eye-catching.
34 points, 3.3 rebounds and 5.3 assists.
What's more, Zhang Zhiyuan's 55 points in that game were too influential. Even if his statistics are not as good as Kobe's, he has a high probability of winning the best, and now there is no suspense.
This is Zhang Zhiyuan's first Weekly Award, and the system also awarded 10 honor points.
If he can win more Best of the Week and Best of the Month, maybe he can be promoted without having to wait for the All-Star Game.
Of course, this is difficult. There are always some stars who will break out occasionally, just like cheating.
Even better than Kobe, he only had 17 Best of the Month and 33 Best of the Week awards in his 20-year career.
After Zhang Zhiyuan won the best award of the week, an article also became a hot search topic.
[Shocked, Kobe’s biggest competitor is actually next to him. 】
This is the first time such a bizarre phenomenon has occurred in the league. The top and second scorers in the league are on the same team, the Lakers.
Kobe currently averages 28.5 points per game, ranking first in the league.
Zhang Zhiyuan averaged 28.3 points per game, and his total score of 170 was only one point less than Kobe Bryant.
If they keep winning and keep playing like this, then the MVP of this season will be born from the two of them. This is crazy. This has never happened in the league.
But it's also fun, isn't it?
Let us take a more detailed look at their data. In addition to 28.5 points, Kobe also had 6 rebounds and 4 assists. His performance was very comprehensive.
Zhang Zhiyuan is not bad either, with 3.5 rebounds and 5.6 assists.
Moreover, Zhang once scored 55 points in a single game and defeated the Timberwolves.
In terms of current performance, Zhang is as good as Kobe and can definitely compete for MVP.
........
This article caused a big sensation. Before that, not many fans would collect such detailed data.
They never expected that Zhang Zhiyuan's data would be so gorgeous.
Fans who read the article left comments of their own.
"It's terrible. Two MVPs are on the same team. How can others play?"
"The league must introduce a new rule. Two players in the top five in MVP votes are not allowed to be on the same team."
"When did Zhang become so powerful? It feels unreal."
In addition to these compliments, there are also some other strange and weird voices in the comments.
A suspected hardcore Komi left a message: "The season has just begun. Zhang's data will definitely drop, and Kobe's data will definitely rise. Zhang is indeed excellent, but please don't compare him with Kobe. He is not qualified yet."
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These words naturally made Zhang fans unhappy, and one Zhang fan immediately retorted: "Don't compare with Kobe. After all, one shot 45.2% and the other 51.2%."
"Comparing the shooting percentage of forwards with that of defenders, you are really smart."
"It's so funny, Zhang is the swingman, okay?"
"Kobe put more energy on the defensive end."
"Is Zhang's defense not good? Have you ever seen any player score high points on Zhang's head?"
"Kobe's role cannot be reflected by statistics."
"It seems as if Zhang's role is reflected in the data."
...
There is no disagreement between Zhang Zhiyuan and Kobe Bryant, but their fans started to quarrel first.
Upon seeing this, some Lakers fans tried to stop the fight, saying that both of them were excellent and there was no need to argue. Unfortunately, those who were so angry couldn't listen at all.
Moreover, there are some malicious black fans who are setting the pace and fueling the fire.
They pretended to be Kobe Bryant to attack Zhang Zhiyuan, or they pretended to be Zhang fans to mock Kobe Bryant.
Some media saw this and came out to join in the fun. Some media said that Zhang Zhiyuan should not choose to go to the Lakers, and could completely become a cornerstone of other teams.
Not to mention, many people agree with this view.
Whether there is a driving force behind this, no one knows.
It is certain that at least 29 teams in the league hope that the two-star combination will disintegrate.
On the 15th, the reporter went to camp outside the Lakers club and stayed there until the Lakers players came out from training.
Later, reporters surrounded Kobe and Zhang Zhiyuan and asked them what they thought about MVP.
This question is very difficult to answer.
Kobe has already regarded this season's MVP as his own, and regards Zhang Zhiyuan as his second-in-command. But he cannot say it out loud, which will affect his relationship with Zhang Zhiyuan.
After all, the championship is more important.
But he was unwilling to deny it against his will.
Kobe was still silent, and the reporter pointed the microphone at Zhang Zhiyuan again.
Zhang Zhiyuan was silent for a moment, and then sighed: "I think Kobe and I may be out of luck."
"Why?"
The reporter was very curious as to how Zhang Zhiyuan, who has always been arrogant and arrogant, could say such depressing words.
"Because we are too strong, our next games are likely to be completed within three quarters, so our data will definitely be greatly affected, and it will be difficult to compete for MVP."
Zhang Zhiyuan said that when the reporters heard this, they almost spat out blood.
Same recipe, same taste.
These reporters found themselves too naive and too stupid. How could Zhang Zhiyuan be depressed?
Seeing the speechless expressions of these reporters, Kobe couldn't help laughing.
A reporter was a little angry and said: "Zhang, are you disrespecting other teams in the league? To be honest, I don't think you have the strength to defeat your opponent in three quarters."
The Lakers have played 6 games, and although they have won all of them, except for the first game, they have not shown complete overwhelming strength in other games.
Therefore, what this reporter said is very confident.
"Kobe, how about we beat our opponent in the third quarter of the next game?"
Zhang Zhiyuan asked.
"Sounds fun, why not?"
Kobe readily accepted.
Although this kind of behavior is a bit impulsive, to be fair, the g thing is still quite exciting.
The two of them arranged the script for the next game as if no one else was watching, leaving the reporters stunned.
However, after coming back to their senses, they were also extremely excited. This was a good news and a gimmick.
"What if you can't do it?"
a reporter asked.
"If we can't do it, Kobe and I will each donate half a million to your company. If we do it, I want everyone in your company to hang an 'I'm an idiot' sign around their necks and walk around Staples Arena.
How about three rounds of parade?"
Zhang Zhiyuan said.
Kobe on the side couldn't wait to take off his socks and stuff them into Zhang Zhiyuan's mouth. It's just a bet, why would he bring himself with him?
Five hundred thousand is not a small amount of money. If you go to the highway and look for that kind of car girl with a thumbs up, you will come at least 20,000 times.
"are you serious?"
The reporter exclaimed that this was the first time in his life that he had encountered this kind of pie-in-the-sky thing.
If this deal is made, the boss will at least promote him to editor-in-chief.
"So, you accept it?"
Zhang Zhiyuan asked.
"Sure, why not?"
The reporter said.
Afterwards, Zhang Zhiyuan and Kobe left amidst the shock of everyone.
"Why would you make such an outrageous bet?"
Kobe asked.
"Are you scared?"
Zhang Zhiyuan asked.
I'm afraid of your sister.
Kobe held back his anger and said, "You can pay for my half a million."
Zhang Zhiyuan smiled and said: "No problem."
Zhang Zhiyuan generously and readily relieved Kobe's worries, but Kobe was not happy. He found that he seemed to be a head shorter than Zhang Zhiyuan, and he seemed to have no confidence.
"Forget it, I'll pay for it myself. Of course, I won't pay because we will definitely win."
Kobe said.
"You finally understand this. I will definitely not take advantage of those guys. We will win."
Zhang Zhiyuan.
Kobe laughed when he heard this. He found that apart from those annoying moments with Zhang Zhiyuan, he was quite happy to be with Zhang Zhiyuan at other times.
...
Before evening, the news had already been published on the Internet.
[Kobe Bryant, Zhang Zhiyuan and TS reporters reached a bet.]
today.......
There is no doubt that Kobe was led astray by Zhang. This behavior is unwise and Kobe will lose half a million.
Can they do it? This possibility is very, very small, because their next opponent is the Hornets with Chris Paul.
The Hornets currently have a record of 5 wins and 1 loss. They are no longer the Hornets last season.
As soon as the news came out, the basketball world was shocked.
It is not uncommon for players to bet in the league, and there are even many players who bet real money. However, this is the first time that the bet is as high as 500,000.
What's even more outrageous is that they paid 500,000 unilaterally, and there is no benefit to them if they win.
This kind of behavior is very Zhang's style.
In the entire league, he is the only one who can say that he will retire if he does not win the championship, and he will pay half a million if he does not defeat his opponent in three quarters.
Many people began to feel sorry for Kobe, feeling that he was being treated badly and was dragged into a pirate ship.
Of course, there are also many fans who are very excited.
They said that g's behavior is very cool.
Moreover, they also believe that Zhang Zhiyuan and Kobe Bryant will win the bet with a high probability. Because Zhang Zhiyuan said that the greater the pressure, the better he will play. This is called burning the boat.
There was a lot of noise online, and it's impossible for the Hornets players not to know about it.
After hearing the news, Paul and others were very angry.
It's so disrespectful.
Not only do we have to beat ourselves, we also have to beat them in three quarters.
Growing up, Paul had never met anyone who dared to say such cruel words to him.
"We can definitely last three quarters."
Small forward Maurice Peterson gritted his teeth and said that he had to face off against Zhang Zhiyuan, and the pressure was very high.
When everyone heard this, they glared at him fiercely. His words were really worthless.
Paul corrected: "We can definitely win."
"Of course, we can win."
"We're going to kill them."
"We're going to beat them in three quarters."
The people's comments became more and more outrageous, and Peterson could only tremble.
He really wanted to ask, can he be a substitute the day after tomorrow? If he wants to defeat Zhang Zhiyuan in three quarters, he might as well let himself fight Ultraman. That might be easier.
On the 16th, the Lakers faced the 5-1 Hornets at home.
This was originally a highlight, but now it has become even more eye-catching because of the bonus from Zhang Zhiyuan's bet.
The audience watching this game was no less than when the Celtics were played.
