That day at Staples Arena, the Lakers defeated the Heat, who came from afar, 108:105.
Seeing the victorious smile on Kobe's face, Dwayne Wade felt helpless and envious. Since the addition of Pau Gasol, the Lakers have finally made up for the last shortcoming.
The Lakers this season have achieved a record of 30 wins and 6 losses. This season the Lakers seem to be announcing to the entire league: The Purple and Gold Dynasty is about to return!
Wade is very envious of Kobe's ability to find a partner that suits him, and this season the Lakers also need to compete for the championship.
But now it is extremely difficult for the Heat to even enter the playoffs!
Since winning the O'Brien Cup in the 2006 season, that indescribable feeling has been lingering in his mind. He also wants to stand on top of the world again and win the O'Brien Cup again!
But with the Heat's current lineup, if it's not impossible, it's simply not relevant!
After the two people hugged, they walked to the players' tunnel respectively.
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After attending the press conference, Kobe Bryant and Jackson Phil Jackson returned to the locker room.
The locker room was very lively, everyone was chatting with each other and waiting to go to the bar to relax.
Winning is justice, not to mention the results this season are really good.
Although Master Zen didn't like the players lingering in the nightclub at this time, he wouldn't ask for too much. He just asked the players to pay attention and not to affect the next day's training.
"Hey, Kobe, there's a kid from the USC Trojans with basketball skills very similar to yours. There's a game between them and UCLA tomorrow. Do you want to go and see it?"
When Lamar Odom saw Kobe coming, he quickly moved to where Kobe was sitting and spoke to Kobe with a mysterious look on his face.
"When did you pay so much attention to the NCAA?" Kobe changed his clothes, turned his head and looked at Odom, who had dark circles under his eyes due to excessive indulgence, and was very confused.
Isn’t this guy most interested in which nightclub has a girl with a big butt? Why did he start paying attention to the NCAA?
Odom's talent is very outstanding. He is 2.08 meters tall, the height of a power forward, has the ability to shoot from long distances (3 points are worse), can dribble and break through, and can use flexible footsteps to score in isolation at the basket. , No. 4 position can be flexibly changed.
But this guy just doesn't want to make progress, attracts fans, and is addicted to nightclubs and can't extricate himself.
Kobe loved and hated this guy at the same time. What he loved was his outstanding basketball talent, but what he hated was that he clearly had top talent but didn't want to make progress.
Kobe often thought that if his hands were bigger, his wingspan was longer, his bounce was higher, and his body was stronger, he would definitely surpass the legendary Chicago braised egg.
Some people want to work hard but are limited by their talent, and some people have talent but squander it in nightclubs.
That's right, that young man who was spending money was Odom.
If this guy told him that there was a new nightclub there and invited him to go, Kobe could still believe it, but he invited himself to an NCAA game, which puzzled Kobe.
Is this guy going to turn around?
"Don't you think this guy's playing style is very similar to yours? I'm also curious, so let's go and have a look! By the way, can you give me a signed photo of you? A friend of mine from the University of Southern California has been asking me for help. !" Odom said, feeling a little embarrassed. He couldn't help it, but the girl he just picked up actually liked this "snake."
Hearing what Odom said, Kobe immediately understood that this guy must have dated a girl from the University of Southern California. The key is that she is his fan.
He just thought that this guy was going to turn around and prepare for the finals.
Although he felt ashamed of Odom using his own name to pick up girls, he didn't say anything else. He is no longer a young boy who just joined the league and will no longer let his emotions control him.
But Odom sounded very much like his own boy, which made Kobe interested.
When it comes to Kobe Bryant's successors in the league, there are many, but most of them are not recognized by Kobe. The only player who makes him feel more like himself is Brandon Luo Yin, but this guy plays non-stop, and in terms of endurance,
It's really far behind compared to myself.
"Successor, I hope it's not an embroidered pillow!"
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On January 11, USC played against UCLA at the Galen Center, home of USC.
The 18,000-seat Galen Center was filled with spectators, most of whom were USC fans wearing red jerseys, but there were also a small number of UCLA spectators wearing blue jerseys.
The two schools belong to the same Southern California and are not very far apart.
But the two schools have a feud, and each wants to kill the other.
In some college sports league honors, UCLA is better than USC, but in terms of Olympic medals, USC leads the way among American universities.
There is no way to compare these two honors with each other, which has resulted in the two universities being dissatisfied with each other. Especially after the "Victory Bell" incident, the situation of the two universities was like fire and water.
This confrontation has also caused antagonism between the fans of the two universities, especially since USC has achieved a complete victory record at the beginning of this season.
This gave USC fans hope of overtaking UCLA, so USC fans were also unprecedentedly crazy in the competition for game tickets.
But what I didn't expect was that UCLA fans actually grabbed a small number of game tickets from USC fans.
But the grains of rice were not enough to compete with the bright moon, so they were drowned in a sea of red.
This game was broadcast live on ESPN.
This game also sent out Mike Breen and Jeff Van Gundy for game commentary.
The two of them discussed which team they were more optimistic about before the game started.
"Oh, I am more optimistic about USC. Although many commentators believe that the Trojans do not have championship genes, judging from this season, USC's lineup is more reasonable, and they have DeRozan and Sickle on the outside.
These two twin stars." Van Gundy had watched previous USC game videos before, and he admired Lian Dao and DeRozan, the two outside twin stars.
Mike Breen originally wanted to support the University of Southern California, but he didn't expect to be beaten to the punch by his partner, so he could only support UCLA instead.
"I think UCLA can win. The two-guard combination of Dason and Zhu works more smoothly, and they also have Josh. As a senior, Josh's game experience and scoring ability are not what he can do as a freshman.
On par." Mike Breen analyzed UCLA's strength.
"Also, Jeff, don't you feel that Sickle's speed is too slow? I don't think he is a good choice at the third position. I think he is more suitable for the fourth position." Mike Breen posted
own point of view.
"Oh, no, I don't completely agree with your point of view. Although sickle's speed is a shortcoming, his defensive pace is not slow. The most important thing is that he can provide strong firepower support for USC on the outside."
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Jason, a Grizzlies scout wearing gold-rimmed glasses, also came to the scene. He came to inspect Lian Dao. Through the previous games, Jason felt more and more that Lian Dao was the player the Grizzlies needed most at the moment. Even with the current situation,
Lian Dao's speed is somewhat disadvantageous in the third position, but he is definitely capable in the fourth position.
The feasibility of a space-based power forward has been proven in the Mavericks, and Nowitzki is really good in the league.
As for inside skills, in Jason's opinion, as long as there is a strength advantage, inside skills can be cultivated.
At the same time, the bald man not far away from him was a scout from Menglong.