Chapter 348 This is so damn good, why am I the top vote-getter again?
In the end, the Trail Blazers defeated the Lakers by 120:102 by 18 points.
The bitter fruit of five consecutive losses will probably make them sad for a long time for Lakers fans. If things continue like this, it will only waste Kobe's final peak. It is better to rebuild early.
In fact, they were not the only ones who thought so. Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak also had such thoughts after watching the entire game at home.
Now Kobe is not like in the original time and space. Due to the rupture of his Achilles tendon, his strength has directly declined from the league's super giant to a serious level that may not even be as good as an All-Star. Even if he is no longer the strongest player in the league, his strength is still ranked first.
In the top 10 list.
At least as far as his current performance is concerned, he averages 26 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists and 1.2 steals per game. His average per game is stable at around 25 5 5. There are only a handful of players in the league who can achieve this.
Perhaps it's time for the team to make changes, and where will the bargaining chips come from?
Kupchak looked at the list of players on the table and finally settled on Lakers player No. 16.
Kobe is undoubtedly not for sale!
As long as the Buss family is still in charge of the Los Angeles Lakers, Kobe will never be put on the trade list.
When it comes to treating the stars he has cultivated, the head of the Buss family, Sr. Buss, is indeed very capable.
From Magic Johnson to the current Black Mamba Kobe, Buss has indeed given great respect and high treatment to these two NBA superstars who started playing for the Lakers during their rookie season and grew up in the future.
Take Magic Johnson for example.
As soon as the news came out that he was found to be HIV-positive during a physical examination by an insurance company during the 1991-92 season, it caused shock and huge panic throughout the United States.
At that time, the doctor told the magician face to face: You are infected with HIV and you are going to die.
Yes, according to the medical conditions at the time, being infected with HIV = receiving an invitation from the god of death.
The magician's manager, Luo Sheng, was completely stunned because this was the most outrageous thing he had ever heard in his life.
Are you talking human language?
My employer, my friend, the strongest point guard in the basketball world, who fought against Jordan in the Finals a few months ago, and now looks like a lively magician in front of me...
dying?
Is today April Fool's Day?
At the same time, all the Lakers players who received the news were shocked. They all felt that the world was crazy?
Until November 7, 1991.
The Lakers' training was stopped, and the entire team was called to attend a sudden press conference. The venue was filled with league executives. At this time, the Lakers players finally panicked: Could such a ridiculous rumor be true?
of?
Immediately afterwards, Magic appeared in front of the global media and glanced at his teammates who played alongside him last season: "Brothers, I am infected with HIV and can no longer play with you."
Before his teammates could recover from the shock, a few minutes later, Magic announced at a press conference in front of media from all over the world:
"Due to being infected with HIV, I had to announce my retirement from the Lakers!"
This was the most shocking news on the planet at the time.
Because this is not a certain star announcing his retirement at the end of his career, this is the face of the league, a generation of superstars who just saved the NBA in the last decade.
However, at the peak of his career, he suddenly announced to the world that he was going to die!
Everyone knows the last thing. When the whole world, including the sports doctor from the insurance company, believed that Magic would definitely die, Magic spent four years fighting the disease arduously and finally controlled the disease in his body.
The HIV virus spread and officially came back in 1996.
To be honest, Magic's road to comeback in 1996 was destined to be bumpy, because no player in the league wanted to fight a terminally ill HIV-infected carrier, and no one could tell whether they would be infected through a simple contact.
HIV.
At that time, not only the active players, but also many people at the top of the league were strongly opposed to it. In the end, it was the old Buss who came forward and used his influence and credibility as a guarantee. With the help of Magic's former friends, he finally made a short-lived appearance in the 1996 season.
Returned for half a season.
In the first game back, the Magic got a near triple-double with 19 points, 10 assists and 19 points. He once again proved that he is still the strongest passer in human history.
The difference is that in order to treat his illness, Magic has been taking cholesterol and insisting on training. Finally, when he came back, he weighed more than 230 kilograms, nearly 40 kilograms heavier than when he retired, and his position became a power forward.
However, even the power forward version of Magic is still so cool.
As for Kobe, there is no need to say more.
From the Eagle County incident to later forcing O'Neal to leave, and then insisting on leaving in a Bulls jersey during a certain offseason...the years of difficult transition from Peter Pan to the Black Mamba can be called the darkest period of life.
It was Buss who called Kobe to his home, who was determined to run away at that time, and persuaded him to stay.
Otherwise, there would not have been the joining of Pau Gasol and a group of powerful players, let alone the subsequent two consecutive Lakers championships.
The word human touch is particularly precious in the league, but it was vividly reflected in Buss. This is an invisible wealth he left for the Lakers.
This is why, of the two giants in the NBA, the Los Angeles Lakers and the Boston Celtics, the former is always the one that rises faster. Even if it experiences a short downturn, it can always attract current superstars to join and eventually return to the championship quickly.
The ranks of favorable contenders.
It is not only due to the geographical location of Angel City, but also the impression left by the management of both parties on the players and fans in history.
Kupchak tapped his index finger on the portrait of Lakers player No. 16 for a long time, and slowly had a rough trading plan in his mind.
If the plan succeeds, the Lakers will have the strongest defensive line combination in the league in the near future.
But before that, he needs to discuss it with the Lakers' current new owner, Jim Buss.
This time, Kupchak is planning to involve a few more teams in making deals, and he also wants to prove to the outside world that he is no worse than Green Army general manager Danny Ainge.
Wherever there are people, there is competition.
Not only the players on the court, but also the swords and swords behind the court, between coaches and organizations, and between managers.
Therefore, the successful rise of a team is inseparable from all aspects of planning.
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The Lakers are undergoing drastic changes, and Pau Gasol may become an important bargaining chip in this drastic change, just like Shaquille O'Neal, who was given up in 2004.
Of course, this is something for another time. At this time, Wang Zelin received a new surprise.
At 10 a.m. on December 14, 2013, the first round results of this year’s NBA All-Star voting were released!
In the East, LeBron James of the Heat leads the Eastern Conference with 1 vote, narrowly surpassing Kevin Durant who received 1 vote.
But even though the first-round votes have exceeded 600,000, James is still not the top vote-getter in the first round.
Because there is another person who is the king of votes!
After the first round of voting, Wang Zelin undoubtedly occupied the top spot with just one vote, leading James and Durant in second and third place by a full 400,000 votes.
You must know that Kobe Bryant, who is ranked 4th, currently only has 10 votes, which is less than half of Wang Zelin's.
As soon as this news came out, it immediately detonated the basketball world!
In fact, during the first round of voting, people could already predict that Wang Zelin would win the vote again.
After all, in his rookie season last year, he was able to steadily outperform all the league's superstars with his 20-10 performance. Not to mention that his performance this year has been even better, with 25 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 blocks, which is comprehensive and terrifying!
No big man in the league can suppress this dragon from the east!
But predictions are just predictions after all, and reality is reality!
Fans of other teams could not suppress their inner envy and hatred after seeing their favorite players lagging behind Wang Zelin in the All-Star votes. They turned into network warriors one by one and staged a "Top of Keys, I'm Here"
There is a fairy behind the keyboard!”
However, they seem to have forgotten that when it comes to combat capabilities in the online world, no country in the world can surpass the Chinese netizens on the other side of the ocean.
When the fans of the Chinese dynasty saw the local Americans trolling Wang Zelin, under the leadership of some big bosses, countless netizens went over the wall overnight and began to explain to foreign netizens what a real "Chinese dynasty king" is!
Wang Zelin probably didn't expect that just because he won the first-round vote after his rookie season, it would trigger an online scolding war that spanned half of the world.
It seems wrong to say this. Since the advent of the Internet age, the concept of distance between time and space has been infinitely shorter than in ancient times. Nowadays, the theory of "global village" is popular.
However, when he hung up his trumpet and participated in the online scolding war, he saw some dirty words and the anger in his heart was ignited.
I won the most votes based on my strength, why are you dissatisfied?
Why, do you still want to overturn the world?
Therefore, that night, Wang Zelin pushed away his girlfriend Reina who was sitting on her and picked up the keyboard, becoming one of the thousands of keyboard immortals.
Needless to say, after venting hard, the whole person suddenly felt extremely relaxed, and his fighting power was off the charts. He added a few more hours to compensate for Lena.
At this moment, he finally understood Du Xiaoshuai's behavior of using a trumpet and swearing at others, which fans would later criticize.
Some people just can’t stop spraying!
Of course, he is not as careless as Du Xiaoshuai. Things like forgetting to change his trumpet when trolling people will never happen to him, absolutely impossible!
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After playing the Lakers, the Trail Blazers had two home games in succession, playing the Grizzlies on the 15th and back-to-back games against the 75ers at home on the 16th.
In the next two games, the Trail Blazers only need to focus on the Lakers. As for the 75ers, let them continue to mess up.
Speaking of which, the 75-man management should really learn from the Jazz management. They ended up at the bottom of the Western Conference after just one disagreement...
Look, this is called professional!
Ahem, let’s get down to business.
In the past few seasons, the Grizzlies have been a strong team in the Western Conference. Although the upper limit is there and they have little hope of winning the championship, they have become a quality inspector for the league's strong teams.
If there are several current strong teams that are determined to compete for the championship, if they have not defeated the Grizzlies in the regular season, their fans may not be embarrassed to say that their home team is one of the favorites for the championship.
The above is a statement of high emotional intelligence.
That’s a term for low emotional intelligence!
One sentence can sum up the Grizzlies' position in the league - a troublemaker!
A team that is more capable than them will make themselves dirty no matter what the result is. The disgusting routines alone are enough to eat a pot. This is the best explanation for the current Grizzlies team.
The Grizzlies started the season in relatively average shape this year, winning only 3 of the first 8 games. Their performance was not as scary as the 1 loss and 9 consecutive wins at the beginning of last season.
But under the leadership of the Black and White Bears and a group of defensive heroes on the outside, the Grizzlies quickly regained their form and ushered in a wave of 4 consecutive victories. The current record is 10 wins and 12 losses, ranking tenth in the Western Conference.
But everyone knows that the resilience of this Grizzlies team is far beyond that of ordinary teams. They can lose to the Nets or win against the Clippers.
The reason why the current record is so poor is not only because Zach Randolph, one of the black and white heroes, can't keep his mouth shut during the summer, and now his figure has become rounder, resulting in a decline in competitive status, but also because of the severe schedule at the beginning of the season.
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At the beginning of the season, we encountered the Spurs twice, the Lakers twice, the Clippers twice, the Mavericks once, the Mosaics once, and the Pacers once...
Good guy, in addition to the Heat and Trail Blazers, the Grizzlies have almost come up against the strong playoff teams in the East and West. There are also several encounters in back-to-back games, and the stars in charge are in average condition. The record is only good.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Take the last game between the Grizzlies and the Pelicans as an example. As the star player, Zach Randolph only contributed 13 points and 10 rebounds, but Anthony David was missing.
What a pelican!
As a result, the Grizzlies still lost 94:104 in the away game by 6 points.
Obviously, although Zach Randolph's figure is smaller than at the beginning of the game, his weight loss journey is not over yet, and the Bear King's condition is still slowly improving.
Unless he can explode in the Rose Garden tonight, it will still be very difficult for the Grizzlies to win. So it can be said that the Blazers currently attach great importance to the Grizzlies, but they do not fully attach importance to them.
That night, the result of the game between the Trail Blazers and the Grizzlies did not exceed most people's expectations.
Zach Randolph made 11 of 22 shots and 1 of 1 free throws, finishing with a double-double of 23 points and 10 rebounds.
Sure enough, whenever he faces the Portland Trail Blazers, no matter what happened before, he is always as brave as ever.
Marc Gasol, who rested in the last game, also returned tonight. He scored 15 points and 8 rebounds on 7 of 13 shots tonight, a near-double-double.
The two Bear Kings played very well, but they still couldn't match the better performance of the Trail Blazers' interior duo.
Facing the big brother Zach, Aldridge showed no mercy at all. So what if he couldn't guard against the black bear, the black bear also couldn't guard against him.
At the end of the game, Aldridge played 39 minutes, making 11 of 23 shots and 5 of 7 free throws. He scored a double-double with 27 points and 16 rebounds, which was better than Zach's performance.
Wang Zelin didn't have much desire to take action tonight, and he didn't have many assists. He could only score 20 points. However, his assists were soaring. He gave out 8 assists in one game, 3 of which were given to Aldridge.
20 points, 12 rebounds, 8 assists and 2 blocks. Although he was a little dissatisfied on the offensive end, for the sake of 8 assists, Coach Terry did not pursue it further.
That night, the Trail Blazers had a defensive battle with the Grizzlies at home. Although the overall shooting percentages of both sides were average, the Trail Blazers still had the last laugh, defeating the Grizzlies 93:81 and ushering in a 6-game winning streak.