Although Rambis didn't say anything during the break, any fool could see that he was dissatisfied with Kwame. It seemed that he also felt this depressing atmosphere. Kwame Brown was very silent while sitting on the bench.
He lowered his head.
"Don't worry, Kwame, it's just a mistake. Although this mistake is a bit... but everyone makes mistakes sometimes." Adrian took the initiative to go to Kwame's side, and comforted him with a smile: "Don't let go.
In your mind, just remember not to make similar mistakes again in the future.”
"Um...thank you." After being comforted by Adrian, Kwame raised his head and smiled shyly, but the disappointment in his eyes could not be concealed no matter what.
To be honest, Kwame Brown is also a miserable child. More importantly, what makes him miserable is not his own fault, but because of the god of basketball, Michael Jordan.
He shouldn't have been selected with the No. 1 pick.
To be fair, Kwame is still very capable. Especially in terms of defense, you need to know that he can match up with O'Neal and Duncan in the penalty area. His beast-level physical fitness gives him such capital.
If he is given a relaxed and excellent growth environment so that he can fully grow, he may grow into the league's top defensive insider. Unfortunately, he is valued by the God of Basketball, so he will be miserable. Once he fails to perform
Well, the overwhelming pressure will come down like a mountain. It should be noted that when he entered the league, he had just turned eighteen and was still a child. He was very immature mentally, let alone strong.
Under such tremendous pressure, Kwame's little seedling, which had not yet grown up, was directly destroyed.
"Sure enough, it is not good to enter the NBA if you are too young. The league has introduced an age law that restricts high school students from directly participating in the draft, which can be regarded as protecting rookie players." Adrian sighed, completely forgetting that he was only nineteen years old.
Although Adrian comforted Kwame Brown, Kwame Brown was still put on the bench at the beginning of the second quarter, along with Adrian and Radmanovic.
Smash Parker and Luke Walton came on as substitutes.
Replacing Kwame Brown at the power forward position is the current number one star of the Lakers, Lamar. You read that right, he is the number one star. Now that Kobe is injured, Lamar is always unreliable.
Instead, I became the most reliable player on the Lakers team.
Playing as a power forward with Lamar's physical fitness is actually a bit of a disadvantage. Although his height of 208 centimeters meets the standards of a power forward, his thin body makes him somewhat deficient in confrontation. However, he can rely on his weakness in this area
To make up for it with his comprehensive skills, Lamar Odom, known as the "Left-Handed Magician", is one of the most comprehensive players in the league. He has good long-range shooting ability, can break through dribbling, and is flexible in the basket with his skilled footwork.
Action singles. There's a bit of a no-nonsense flavor in it.
In terms of technology and strength, Odom is top-notch...if he doesn't get distracted.
When Odom is highly concentrated, he can score 20 to 30 points in a game, grab eight rebounds, send out seven assists, and also block two shots, which is completely All-Star level.
But once he loses focus, you can always see him perform mistakes on the court that make you laugh out loud.
But you can't blame him too much. Odom's life is full of misfortunes. He was born in a single-parent family. When he was still young, his mother died of illness. Then on the eve of him joining the Heat, after his mother died,
The grandmother who had been taking care of him also passed away, and then in June this year, his youngest son Jordan suffocated and died in his sleep one night...
When a man has suffered so many blows, you can't blame him for not being strong enough. In the entire NBA, only Rockets star Tracy McGrady has more tragedy than Odom.
The player holds the record of losing a relative and friend every year since entering the NBA, not to mention that he has been suffering from spinal disease for a long time.
And now, Odom who appears on the court has either not recovered from this summer's tragedy, or he has not regained his feeling after a summer's rest, or it is both reasons. He seems to be more or less the same when he plays.
Somewhat lethargic, the offensive desire is not strong, and the defense also seems a bit perfunctory.
Taking advantage of this momentum, the Clippers took advantage of the momentum and launched a 10:2 shock wave after the start of the second quarter. If Chris Kaman hadn't missed a layup from the basket, the point difference would have been widened to double digits.
Rambis immediately called a 100-second long timeout.
"Hey, Lamar, what's wrong with you?" Rambis asked Odom with a frown.
"Oh." Odom responded, but his eyes were looking forward in a trance, not knowing where he was looking.
Although he was dissatisfied and wanted to catch Odom and scold him, but... Hey, Rambis sighed, thinking about what Odom has experienced this summer, he may not have come out of the shadow yet.
He needs more time to adjust his mentality.
Rambis thought about it and decided to replace Odom first. Now he has no intention of playing on the court. But after replacing Odom, who should he replace?
Kwame Brown raised his head and stared at head coach Rambis with bright eyes, almost writing "Substitute me" on his face.
Rambis hesitated for a moment and shook his head in his mind. Kwame Brown, who had just been replaced, obviously couldn't make a choice. This related to his authority as the interim head coach. And Chris Mihm also played for a long time.
It's time to make a substitution. But now the only person available inside is Turiaf.
The Lakers are currently short of people at the shooting guard position, and they are also short of people in the interior position. There are only four full-time interior players, Kwame Brown, Chris Mihm, Andrew Bynum and Ronny Turrie.
Yaf, Andrew Bynum is injured, and he is still recuperating. Chris Mihm is a good inside substitute, but if he is a starter, he will probably be classified as the weakest column in the league.
Kwame Brown has never been reassuring, and although Turiaf is active and serious in defense, he is destined not to achieve much in terms of offense due to his own shortcomings.
The purple and gold dynasty with a long history has never lacked strong inside players, but now they are taller than the short ones. Of course, this has a lot to do with the increasing lack of strong inside players in today's NBA. The struggles of the four major centers in the 1990s,
This is the center's last glory.
In the end, Rambis chose to replace Turiaf to let Mihm play more time. Anyway, he only came on the field in the second half of the first quarter.
After Turiaf came on the court, he really served the purpose of strengthening the Lakers' interior defense. Now the Lakers can only rely on Vujacic's inconsistent three-pointers and Luke Walton's breakthrough layups.
Live the score.
However, the Clippers also started to adjust after taking the lead. 'Captain' Brand was replaced. Although Chris Kaman was replaced at the same time, Kaman did not have as powerful an attack as Brand, which made the Lakers'
The defensive pressure in the penalty area dropped by one level. The alien Cassel took a walk on the court, shot two goals, 1 of 2, scored two points, and was subsequently replaced. Cassel is a veteran, and this year
His body is not very healthy, and he is still focusing on finding his condition at the moment.
Continuous substitutions disrupted the Clippers' game rhythm. Taking advantage of this opportunity, the Lakers took the opportunity to narrow the score gap. Vujacic first hit a three-pointer from a 45-degree angle, and then killed
It was a 2+1 after entering the paint. Luke Walton broke through and made a layup, and then assisted Chris Mihm to complete a layup. Continuous scoring narrowed the point difference between the two teams to five points.
The score on the court was 37:42.
But then, Chris Mihm suddenly fell to the ground after another normal rebound. He immediately covered his ankle and groaned in pain.
Rambis was startled and quickly called the team doctor to come on.
