On the eve of Game 4, a "hot topic" suddenly appeared on Twitter. It was called "NFL players angrily called NBA players dogs. Shit!". The general meaning of the original text is as follows: The Lakers are hot in China and are the most popular he has ever seen.
A garbage player. If such a person comes to the NFL, he will be disabled! Only the NBA can tolerate such a "weak" man to survive! When he comes to the football field, he can't hold on for half the game.
!!!
The person who posted this tweet, whose name is Gray Jones, is an active player for the Houston Texans of the NFL. He is known as one of the strongest running backs in the NBL and is quite famous in the professional sports circle.
"Hot? Have you looked at the Internet? Who is that guy? Have you offended him?" Matt Barnes asked Tang Qian.
Tang Qian took the phone and looked at it. He immediately smiled and said, "Oh, it's him. I know him. I beat him to the ground some time ago."
"Beat? Beat him down?" After hearing this, Matt Barnes couldn't help but swallowed his saliva and said: "Hot, he is a 265-pound muscle monster!"
"Yeah, I think so too." Tang Qian nodded seriously and said with a thoughtful expression: "I don't know what the players in the NFL eat to grow, so why do they all look like the Hulk?
, it’s really scary.”
Hearing this, Matt Barnes secretly cursed: They are scary? How dare you say this? Aren't you scary?
Matt Barnes clearly remembers certain things clearly and is deeply impressed by them.
On May 6, two hours before the start of the series, the Lakers were doing final training and adjustments.
For Kobe, his goal is to win the championship. If he can't beat a "mercenary", then what's the point of talking about the O'Brien Cup? Therefore, in this game, Kobe's face was full of fighting spirit. In the pre-game training session
After the game, Kobe stopped Tang Qian for the first time and asked, "Hot, what's going on online? Don't be disturbed by off-court factors before the game. Do you understand?"
"Well, don't worry, Mr. Bryant, that won't affect me at all." Seeing that Kobe actually took the initiative to "care" for him, Tang Qian said a little "flattered".
Unexpectedly, this matter did not just go away, but became more and more intense.
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Before the game, Tang Qian received a "challenge mission" released by a different space. On this day in history, the challenge object was Atlanta Hawks VS Boston Celtics on May 6, 1986. Robert Parish had 15 points, 13 rebounds and 2 rebounds.
2 assists and 2 blocks.
At the same time, the "Inner Demon" takes effect, and the competitive status of this game is reduced by 9%.
Without Ci Shiping, Kobe must shoulder a heavier offensive burden on the wing, otherwise Matt Barnes alone cannot make up for Ci Shiping's firepower gap. Today, Kobe's physical condition is still average, but there is no
What can I say? He still plays, even if Mike Brown stops him, it will be useless. Of course, Mike Brown will not "stop" him from playing, otherwise how can he win this series?
What he thinks about most now is not the victory of the Lakers, not the future of the Lakers, but whether his head coaching position is stable or not. This is no wonder Mike Brown, after all, a "rich man" like the Lakers
", he had nowhere to look for it. He had no choice but to stop being unemployed.
After winning this series, let Kobe have a good rest. This is the truest thought in Mike Brown's heart.
3-for-9 shooting, which was Kobe's shooting percentage in the first quarter, was not good-looking. Many opportunities were missed.
But Mike Brown didn't take it too seriously, because Kobe is the kind of player who "scores explosively". If he doesn't feel good in one, two or even three quarters of a game, he can explode in the fourth quarter and kill all the shots in the entire game.
The shooting percentage was "swiped" back. Besides, didn't this mean they scored 3 goals? Anyway, the Lakers were only two points behind, so there was no need to be too anxious.
Mike Brown thought this after the first quarter.
26-28, this is the score of the two teams in the first quarter.
But starting from the second quarter, the style suddenly changed, and the Lakers instantly fell into a "scoring drought", and the Nuggets took the opportunity to widen the score gap. Tang Qian played 2 minutes and 21 seconds in this quarter and got 2 rebounds 1
Assist data.
45-51, trailing by 6 points at halftime, the Lakers players returned to the locker room one after another.
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"Mr. Brown, I strongly recommend that Kobe be banned from playing in the next games. His body muscles are obviously stiff. If this continues, injuries will easily occur!" Gary Vitti and a female doctor behind him
After chatting, he said to Mike Brown.
The name of this female doctor is Judy Seto. She is Chinese and is the chief physical therapist of the Lakers. She has been working for the Lakers since 1990, which is nearly 22 years since Kobe Bryant joined the league.
She was one of Judy Seto's primary care recipients. Of course, later on, this "one" was also removed. All in all, there was extreme trust between her and Kobe, and 16 years of "day and night companionship" made Zhu
Di Certo has long been aware of Kobe's physical indicators. What she says now may be more authoritative than anyone else in this locker room.
"But now at a critical juncture, how can we replace the core players of the team? We will lose!" Mike Brown said with obvious reluctance.
"Mr. Brown, winning is your business, and protecting the health of the players is my business. So now, I solemnly tell you, Kobe Bryant, it is best to rest temporarily, otherwise it will cause injuries.
No one can afford this responsibility!" Facing Mike Brown, Gary Vitti refused to give in, because for the Lakers, the latter is their "relative" and has decades of high working experience, not Mike.
.Can be compared to a "newcomer" like Brown.
In a country like the United States with a "lack" of history, the most important thing is precisely "history". For the Lakers, it is clear who is "history" without even thinking about it.
"Ms. Seto, Bryant is really..." Mike Brown was a little unwilling to give up. He skipped Gary Vitti and turned to Judy Seto and asked.
"Yes, sir." Judy Seto nodded and said, "Bryant's physical condition is not good, and his muscles have obvious weakness. If this continues, it is very easy to cause sports injuries. In this regard,
You should also understand."
As the head coach of an NBA team, Mike Brown certainly understands what she means. In any competitive sport, once the muscles are weak, it means that the "physical protective layer" has been lost. A collision that would not cause injury at all would be
It may bring disastrous consequences, and this is definitely not "alarmism" by Judy Seto.
"Can't we shorten the next playing time?" Mike Brown hesitated for a while and asked Gary Vitti.
"It's best not to." Gary Vitti said "unceremoniously": "In the last game, Mr. Brown said 'shortening the playing time', but the result was that Kobe Bryant played nearly 39 minutes, so tonight, it's best to
Just don’t show up again.”
"But the game..." Before Mike Brown could finish speaking, Gary Vitti interrupted: "Mr. Brown, I understand your mood, but you don't understand the principle of 'losing a big deal for a small gain', right?"
Judy has just made it very clear that as long as you calmly adjust for a few days, you can fully recover from this state. But if you insist on going your own way and don't listen to the advice of our medical team, what will be the consequences? We
But there is no way to predict it! Mr. Brown, please think carefully before making a decision!"
"Don't think about it, I will continue to play later." Just when everyone was "in deadlock", the person involved, "Black Mamba" took the initiative to speak.
Hearing this, Mike Brown was overjoyed, while Gary Vitti frowned.
"Bryant, you have to think clearly, this is no joke." Gary Vitti said: "You should know Judy's judgment very well, she will not lie."
"I understand." Kobe said: "But this kind of situation has happened before, so you don't need to pay more attention to it."
PS: In reality, Ci Shiping did miss 6 games of this series and only made a forced comeback in the last game.
As for Kobe, his face was not only tired but also tired that season. Although it was cruel, there was no way around it. He had gradually lost the "superhuman physical fitness" that he was proud of in the past.