On March 8, at 1 p.m., a tall, yellow-skinned man was standing at the exit of Los Angeles International Airport.
Since he is not well-known, not many people recognize him.
"Why haven't you come out yet? Hasn't the plane already shown arrival?" The man looked down at his watch and muttered something in a low voice.
After another ten minutes, a familiar figure appeared in front of him.
The yellow-skinned man waved his hand and said: "Here! Here!!!"
Coming out of the exit was an Asian woman. She had long hair, her upper body was in a long velvet-sleeved shirt, her lower body was in dark blue tight-fitting narrow-mouth jeans, and she was wearing a pair of colorful canvas sneakers. The oriental girl was sexy and lively, perfect.
The presentation is eye-catching. Yes, she is Zhou Zhiru, Zhou Zhiru from China.
"Hi~Tang Qian, long time no see, how are you?" After Zhou Zhiru saw Tang Qian, she came over and said hello openly.
"Well, I'm fine. Why did you suddenly come to Los Angeles? Is it really to study and further study?" Tang Qian asked the question in his heart.
"What's the point?" Zhou Zhiru handed the suitcase to Tang Qian and said, "Otherwise, what do you think I'm here for?"
"Oh, that's good, that's good." Tang Qian murmured a few words to himself and said, "I'll take you to downtown Los Angeles. It's convenient to stay there."
"No, please send me directly to school. I want to integrate into the campus immediately." Seeing the other party's insistence, Tang Qian had nothing to say and could only nod in agreement.
"Isn't it a bit late to enroll now? Most schools seem to have already..." Before Tang Qian could finish speaking, Zhou Zhiru opened her mouth and replied: "I have applied to come to this school a long time ago, but there was something delayed in the middle.
That’s all, so it doesn’t matter.”
Tang Qian said "Oh" and was walking outside the airport. He suddenly frowned and said, "Why does your face look so bad? Are you feeling unwell? If you feel uncomfortable, go directly to the hospital."
"It's okay, it's just a long-distance flight and I need to get over the jet lag. It doesn't matter if I take a night's rest." Zhou Zhiru replied.
"Well, if you need anything, call me."
After sending Zhou Zhiru to school, Tang Qian said: "These days are the All-Star Weekend. If you want to go to Orlando, I can..."
"No, I want to have a good rest." Zhou Zhiru rejected Tang Qian's suggestion and said: "You can just send me here, and I can handle the rest by myself."
"You can go back. Thank you very much for coming to pick up the plane today." After saying that, Zhou Zhiru left without looking back.
Judging from her complexion, she doesn't seem to be very good. Is it really just that she can't adapt to the jet lag and is too tired?
Forget it, she is in Los Angeles anyway, so I just need to help her when I have time.
These days are the NBA All-Star Weekend. For Kobe and the others, it is still a working day, but for Tang Qian, it is a rare time to relax. Using these three days, he can take a good rest, watch videos, and do targeted exercises at the same time.
Some intensive training. Other than that, what Tang Qian urgently needs to improve at the moment is his ability to score points. It doesn’t need to be too much. As long as he has a stable score of about 5+ in each game, it will no longer be difficult to completely suppress Troy Murphy. He understands very well.
The thing that makes Mike Brown hesitate the most now is that his scoring ability is not as good as Troy Murphy. If his scoring ability can be improved, then there is no need to think too much. Mike Brown will naturally know what to do for the best advantage.
During this period, Tang Qian began to receive contract signing intentions from some small domestic companies, but these were just small fights and he had no time to pay attention to them.
For three days, apart from watching the All-Star Weekend, Tang Qian only went out for one meal with Taylor. He spent the rest of the time practicing cutting and running attacks.
The results of the All-Star Weekend were the same as Tang Qian remembered. The shooting star championship was won by the New York team, the skills challenge championship was won by Tony Parker, and the three-point shooting contest champion was dark horse Kevin Le.
Fu, the champion of the slam dunk contest was Jeremy Evans. The result of the All-Star Game was 152-149. The Western All-Stars narrowly defeated the Eastern All-Stars. The All-Star MVP was won by Kevin Durant. He won the All-Star Game.
He scored 36 points in the game and deservedly won the title of MVP. By the way, Andrew Bynum, the starting All-Star center in the Western Conference, only played 5 minutes in this game. He was the only one in the starting lineup of both sides.
The starter who scored zero points. When was the last time this happened? It dates back to the 2007-08 season. The person who scored zero points was none other than Anzhu’s teammate, Kobe Bryant. But that was because of Kobe’s finger.
He was injured and only played a token appearance for 2 minutes and 52 seconds. His physical condition is obviously different from that of the nunnery master.
Ha, it looks like someone is going crazy again~
Tang Qian shook his head and said in his heart.
After the All-Star Game, the Lakers ended their two-game losing streak. After the setback, Anzhu became a lot more honest. Under the leadership of Kobe, the team first defeated the Timberwolves, then the Celtics and Grizzlies, and then the
They defeated the New Orleans Hornets and Timberwolves by big margins, a five-game winning streak, which directly stabilized the Lakers' record in the Western Conference. During this period, Kobe scored more than 30 points in every game, and his strong performance told some people who is this.
The boss of the team.
During this period, the Celtics were both absent with Garnett and Ray Allen, so the Lakers and Celtics did not fight fiercely. They only used 70% of their strength to easily win the game.
Tang Qian performed well in these five games, averaging 7.4 rebounds, 2.9 blocks and 5.9 points per game. In the game against New Orleans, he even scored 10 points, directly refreshing his own historical scoring record.
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Under such circumstances, the Lakers' trading operation began.
Mitch Kupchak acted "arbitrarily" and completed a deal with Cleveland. The details of the deal are as follows. The Lakers sent away Jason Kapono, Luke Walton and a 2012 first-round draft pick.
The rights were obtained by the Cavaliers' Ramon Sessions and Christian Ainga, as well as the rights to swap the first round in 2013. Ramon Sessions is a point guard with considerable offensive ability.
, coupled with the fact that he was born in 1986, he can greatly alleviate the weakness of the Los Angeles Lakers' point guard line.
The Lakers players thought that this would be the end, but Mitch Kupchak was not satisfied with this. He completed an "unexpected" deal before the trade deadline. That was to send away the Lakers.
Derek Fisher, who won the championship, was exchanged for 2009 rookie Jordan Hill from the Houston Rockets. It can be seen that this is "Mr. Library" clearing out older players for the Lakers, and the actual team lineup is getting younger.
.However, this kind of "good intention" was not praised by all the members of the Lakers team. Instead, it angered Kobe a little. After all, unlike Kapono Walton, Fisher had a deep friendship with him and had won 5 NBA championships together.
champion, so in his heart, Derek Fisher is a true Purple and Gold Laker.
But Kobe's complaints had no effect. The NBA is a business league, and what the general manager has to do is to "optimize the team's interests." Therefore, Derek Fisher's departure became inevitable.
Regarding this sudden transaction, Mitch Kupchak explained this at the press conference: "It is difficult for me to describe this transaction in words, because deep down in my heart, I never want this to happen.
But as everyone knows, I am the general manager of the Lakers. As the general manager of the team, I must separate personal feelings and work. In order to enhance the Lakers' chances of winning this season, I must
Rejuvenating the lineup can make the game more tense and impactful between offense and defense. Moreover, the team's salary cap has exceeded the league's salary cap for a long time. As the general manager, I should share Mr. Buss' worries and alleviate them.
Part of the luxury tax pressure. With 3 point guards, this is really too bloated for the Lakers' point guard line, so I have to make such a sad decision. But I can promise here that the Lakers are willing to retire in the future.
Derek's jersey to honor and show respect for his many years of service."
But from Tang Qian's point of view, these words are not highly enforceable, because in his previous life, until 2015, the Lakers had no intention of doing this.
Kobe was very decisive and skipped the press conference that day. As a star player, he should have been there, but he did not show up at all.
It can be seen that Kobe's relationship with Fisher was truly a "comradeship".
Tang Qian actually knew very well about the future career direction of "Old Fish". After he was traded, he did not report to Houston. In the end, Houston had no choice but to buy out his contract for next season for US$3.4 million.
But the "Old Fish" didn't get any points for this money, because in order to get rid of "Rocket City" as soon as possible, he directly gave up the contract and became a complete free agent in the market. And he will eventually join the Lakers' "big team"
"Enemy", Oklahoma City Thunder.
Ironically, it was the Thunder that eliminated the Lakers in the playoffs this season.
After the new lineup was established, in the first game against the Utah Jazz, the Lakers lost 103-99 by 4 points due to the team's lack of integration, ending their previous 5-game winning streak. Among them, "newcomer" Sessions
He made 1 of 7 shots. Fortunately, he also made 8 free throws, which saved his face after the transfer. Kobe Bryant was affected by his mood and played one of the toughest games of his career, making only 3 of 20 shots.
In the game, the field goal percentage was only a measly 15%. On the contrary, insider Andrew Bynum once again seized the opportunity and produced a beautiful number. He made 12 of 14 shots and made 9 free throws. He scored 33 points with a field goal percentage of 85.7%.
He scored 11 rebounds and 2 blocks, with a true shooting percentage of 91.9%, which makes people feel scary at first glance.
Tang Qian's performance continued to be stable, handing in 8 rebounds, 2 blocks and 6 points, including a field goal percentage of 3 of 4, 75%.
As for Troy Murphy, he has been completely marginalized. He only appeared for 2 minutes in this game, which is proof that he has gradually "fallen out of favor".
It seems that whether he can continue to stay with the Lakers in the future is a question.
On March 20, the Lakers will challenge the Houston Rockets away from home tonight. Before the game, Pau Gasol accidentally strained his groin during training, so he will be on the injured list for observation tonight. Lakers insider
, there are staff vacancies.
After Mike Brown thought about it for a while, he decided to let the Lakers start temporarily on the 29th to replace the Spaniard.
This was supposed to be a good thing, but something happened a few minutes later that made Tang Qian suddenly lose his happy thoughts.
"Coach Li, what did you say??? Are you telling the truth???" After Tang Qian received the call, a surge of anger burned through his mind.
PS: This is today’s updated chapter. Xiao Zi’s coding speed is limited, but it is finally completed. I still owe you 2 chapters. Xiao Zi will try her best to pay it off within the next few days. Thank you for your support~
The time of the All-Star Games and the time of Sessions' arrival in the book have been slightly modified, but not significantly, only about ten days. For the sake of the plot, I hope you understand~