After defeating the Cavaliers, the Lakers returned home to face the challenge of the New York Knicks again.
Adrian, who recently scored 61 points in Madison, did not leave any face for the New Yorkers in this game. He scored a game-high 33 points and grabbed six rebounds. Although Kobe Bryant
He only scored 27 points, but today he obviously did Adrian's organizational work, almost focusing on breakthroughs and passing the ball.
Kobe has proven that if he wants to organize the team's offense, he can also do a good job. The main reason is that his breakthrough threat is too great and his scoring ability is very strong. This means that once he succeeds in breaking through, he can compress the opponent's defensive space and create a better future for him.
Teammates create open shooting opportunities. At this time, as long as the ball is distributed, it is easy to get assists. It is not an orthodox team organization, but it is indeed very effective.
Two days later, the Cavaliers came. After a game, the two teams played again. This time the Lakers lost. Adrian was still assigned to guard LeBron James. This time James changed his attack style from the previous game.
The attitude changed into a style of play focused on organizing the team, but it received excellent results.
Because Larry Hughes broke out!
Larry Hughes, who has been troubled by injuries and performed poorly, played his best performance of the season in the second half. In the entire first half, he made zero three-pointers and only scored four points on free throws.
Lee Hughes was like a god, as if possessed by the souls of Jordan, Tracy McGrady, and Carter. He continuously singled out the entire Lakers defense. He scored 17 points in the third quarter and scored 11 points in the last two minutes of the fourth quarter, becoming the biggest contributor to the Cavaliers' victory.
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The Lakers had to face a defeat at their home court before the start of the All-Star Game.
It was quite depressing for the Lakers to lose in this game. As mentioned before, even the most benched bench players always have a few opportunities to break out every season, and they will score astonishing statistics and play
Stunning performance. Although most of them will later return to ordinary, such explosions do exist.
Obviously, they encountered Larry Hughes, who had been performing poorly this season, when he broke out. He played his most beautiful game of the season, but was hit by the Lakers. The Lakers only
I can blame myself for my bad luck, just in time to catch up with Larry Hughes's explosion. You must know that even in the Cavaliers' last game against the Jazz, Larry Hughes' performance seemed to be going into hibernation.
He looked the same, showing no energy at all. Who would have thought that he would break out in the next game?
This also made the Lakers generals, who were originally preparing to spend the weekend happily, feel a little depressed before the arrival of the All-Star Weekend.
A total of four Lakers players will participate in this All-Star Weekend, namely Adrian, Kobe Bryant, Jordan Farmar and Andrew Bynum. In addition to the All-Star Game, Kobe will also participate
Skills Challenge.
There are also some staff accompanying him to organize some activities. Moreover, Kobe will also bring his wife and daughters with him, so everyone’s itinerary is not unified. Adrian has already met Kobe’s wife Vanessa and
A pair of daughters, the eldest daughter Natalia is four years old this year, and the youngest daughter Gianna has just turned one year old.
The All-Star Game is like a grand party and show, especially when it is held in Las Vegas, an entertainment city without any NBA team, it is naturally full of entertainment elements, and the itinerary requirements
It's not strict. When Adrian settled in the hotel, there were still many players who hadn't arrived here, and many people came with their families. They would definitely not stay in the hotel arranged by the league but choose to live outside, so
Adrian was assigned a separate room.
This is also the first time Adrian has enjoyed this treatment. When playing away games with the team, the usual arrangement is for two people to share a room. Among the Lakers, only Kobe Bryant and coach Philly can enjoy the privilege of separate rooms.
Er-Jackson didn't expect that Adrian would be able to enjoy the treatment of a separate room during the All-Star Game. This can be regarded as an unexpected surprise.
"Ding ding ding ding..." He had just made a phone call with Turiaf and Kwame Brown, two brothers who had missed the All-Star Game, and was about to take a bath to relieve fatigue when Adrian's cell phone rang.
. He was quite surprised who would call him at this time, but when he heard the rich and heroic voice and the familiar accent, Adrian immediately knew who the caller was.
"What a mess, Brother Yao." Adrian said directly in Chinese with a smile: "Your call came before my ass even touched the bed."
"Oh, I really have to apologize for this." Yao Ming laughed loudly over there.
"Come on, who of the two of us is following whom? By the way, I just arrived at the hotel, how did you know I was coming?"
Since the first time he played against Yao Ming, when Adrian revealed that he could speak Chinese and was very smooth, he and Yao Ming exchanged phone numbers. The two chatted on the phone many times, and occasionally
We would get together when we bumped into each other.
It is a wonderful thing to get along with other people. If you see each other right, you can become close friends after just chatting for a few words. If you don't see eye to eye, you will remain a casual acquaintance for the rest of your life.
Adrian and Yao Ming are quite fond of each other. On the one hand, it is because Adrian is...so he naturally has respect for Yao Ming, the number one player in basketball. Now, even though he has changed his body, this feeling still remains.
It has not faded away. After Yao Ming got along with Adrian several times, he also felt that Adrian was quite talkative. Not only could he speak Chinese, but he was also a China expert. He could talk about many topics with Adrian that he could not discuss with other people.
An is actually quite lively in conversation.
The relationship between the two naturally became better.
Speaking of which, he and Yao Ming were once photographed by reporters when they went out to eat together. The reporters even vowed to state in the media that Los Angeles intended to trade Yao Ming, which caused quite a stir. In the end, the management of both parties came out to refute the rumor.
, only then can this matter be settled.
However, everyone knows that Adrian and Yao Ming have a very good relationship in private. Yao Ming also said some things about Adrian in interviews with domestic media, which caused his popularity in China to skyrocket. Although it is still
We can't say that he is better than Zhan Chaike, but his popularity has indeed increased a lot.
The most obvious manifestation is that among the contract quotations Leon received, there were some companies from China, which made Leon very excited!
China is a huge market, and any American who is interested in making big money knows that there are countless interests in that market, and just cutting off a piece of it is enough to kill someone. Adrian is also committed to the idea of developing the Chinese market.
Supportive, but at the same time, Adrian also seriously expressed his thoughts to Leon.
We will not sign any endorsements that have anything to do with food.
Leon expressed surprise and unacceptable to Adrian's request. You must know that among the Chinese contracts he is negotiating at this stage, the one with the highest investment is exactly a food company 'Mengniu Ru Industry', and Adrian knew this.
Negotiations were immediately called off.
Just kidding, in his last life, Adrian was a Chinese, but he knew very well how deceptive the food problem there was, especially the beef nai. Adrian didn't want to risk his personal image for such a sum of money. It was really
Not worth it!
"I've said hello to the hotel. If you come, they will notify me. I'll treat you to dinner tonight, and we'll all get together. You wait for me at the hotel, and I'll drive to pick you up later.
you."
"Okay." Adrian paused and suddenly said: "By the way, can I call a friend."
"Who is not my girlfriend?"
"Come on, Brother Yao, my teammate Jordan played in the rookie game with me. He came just now and sent me a message."
"Okay, then let's all call together. It will be lively if there are more people."
Adrian then notified Jordan Farmar, who was obviously very excited to get together with stars of Yao Ming's level. In the NBA, not only ability is important, but connections are also important, especially for players.
Some players are of lower quality and find it difficult to get a stable long-term contract.
For example, a certain team in the league needs a backup point guard, but there is no way to trade it or they don't want to trade it. They can only sign one of the zi you players, and the two players apply together. They are about the same age, have similar levels, and have similar characteristics.
, the status is similar, why do you ask others to choose you?
Connections~~~~
If you have a friend on this team, maybe you only need one word from him to decide the coaching staff's thoughts at this time.
Networks are ubiquitous and used in everything. No matter in any place or country in the world, a huge network of people is a valuable asset.
