Just now they won a game, and just now people felt that the Lakers were on the right track. Then they lost again, shattering people's illusions about the Lakers again.
On November 7, 2012, U.S. time, the Los Angeles Lakers challenged the Utah Jazz away from home. In this game, 86-95, the Lakers lost to Salt Lake City by 9 points. In the first half, the Lakers were overwhelmed by the Jazz, and Kobe Bryant sent out
4 assists, still to no avail. There is no other reason. Except for the monster Howard, everyone else is "possessed by the Iron God". The shooting rate of more than 30% in the first two quarters is proof. The rest of the Lakers feel bad.
, Kobe couldn't help it anymore, and tried to take over the game by relying on his own personal ability. In the second half, Kobe made 6 of 13 shots, plus 10 free throws, and scored 45 points against the Lakers with a 46.2% shooting rate.
The 22 points inside and Randy Foye's consecutive three-pointers defeated the Lakers' possibility of a comeback, and the Purple and Gold Army suffered its fourth defeat of the season.
Kobe's shooting percentage is not bad anymore. Even except for Howard, every Lakers player's shooting percentage is worse than his. Because the Los Angeles Lakers' shooting percentage in the second half was even more "embarrassing", almost falling below 30%.
However, careful people discovered that Kobe returned to his "normal mode" in the second half. His game-high 29 points were a sign of the "Black Mamba" spitting out letters. And the most important thing was that he had no assists out of the 4 in the game.
The exceptions were all obtained in the first half. This means that in the entire second half, Kobe never sent out an assist.
why is that?
In addition to "nature dictates", perhaps there are other factors.
Steve Nash's specific examination report is out. Although there are no major problems with his ligaments, unfortunately, there are some problems with the knee cartilage, and this situation requires him to temporarily take a break. Mike Brown
After receiving this news, I felt like I was struck by lightning, because in his team's default setting, Steve Nash is an indispensable part. Otherwise, if he wants to configure and adjust the "other three kings", ordinary players
Not qualified at all.
This is not only a matter of personal ability, but also of personal qualifications. Although Steve Nash has never won the O'Brien Cup in his life, two MVP trophies are his greatest "qualification". After all, Kobe Bryant
+ Gasol + Howard, the combined number of MVPs of the three of them is not as much as that of him alone. In this case, it is perfect for him to play the role of "disposer". Otherwise, can you imagine
Did Steve Blake "direct" the scene with these three people?
But unexpected situations are unexpected situations, and when they occur, Mike Brown has no choice but to temporarily adjust the tactical settings, expecting to use Kobe as the "temporary glue." But that's what he thinks, and things can really be like this
Did it go well?
It's not that Kobe doesn't have the ability in this area. As long as you give him some time, it's not difficult to play a guest role at the No. 1 position.
But the key is that he still underestimated some "small problems" within the Lakers.
Let Gasol not talk about it for the time being, his temperament determines that he cannot be the main "source" of the problem.
So the trouble still lies with Kobe Bryant and Dwight Howard.
Howard seemed to feel that Kobe was trying to save his "face." He had just finished talking about the Lakers' "victory mode" that day, and Kobe had returned to his "monopoly" playing state. What does this mean? Deliberately giving yourself a
A show of force?
On some levels, Howard and Bynum are very similar.
Kobe, the Lakers, and Los Angeles fans all overestimated him.
On November 9th, the Los Angeles Lakers faced the Golden State Warriors at home. This night was a perfect "revenge game." Because in the first game of the preseason, it was the Golden State Warriors who gave the Lakers a "head start."
101-77, a big score victory, everything seemed to give Lakers fans hope again.
But to put it bluntly, the reason why the Lakers were able to win by a large score in this game was really a bit of "luck." Why do you say that? Because in this game of the Warriors, it was like forgetting the "shooting package", and the whole game was iron-clad.
Countless, the shooting percentage was only 33.7%. Under this situation, it is actually difficult for the Lakers to lose. Even in this game, they made 24 turnovers, that's the same.
Kobe was very efficient in this game. In 33 minutes, he scored 27 points, 9 rebounds, and 7 assists. He shot 55.6% from the field. He directly beat his opponent, Klay Thompson. But let’s look at it again.
Look at Dwight Howard. He sat off the court early due to foul problems. In the end, he only got 6 points and 8 rebounds. If Tang Qian had got these 6 points and 8 rebounds, the fans would have
It feels good, it feels okay. But if Howard gets it, it's a different situation.
The overwhelming voices of doubts and curses immediately filled Howard the Warcraft's ears.
Neither Kobe Bryant nor Mike Brown took it to heart, but Tang Qian knew that Howard was not the kind of person with a particularly tough mind, and the external disturbances were enough to affect him and cause "harm" to him.
e.on~Dwight Howard! Are you sleepwalking? He grabbed 8 rebounds in the whole game! Even less than the guard Kobe! Are you sure you are a center inside? Look at Gasol, 16 in the game
The rebounds are twice as much as yours. You get an annual salary of nearly 20 million. Don’t you feel guilty?
This is the mainstream argument in Los Angeles after this game. As I said before, one of the biggest personal characteristics of the Los Angeles media is that it does not distinguish between friend and foe. It is completely different from the tolerance here in Orlando. As long as you don’t play well in a game,
Okay, then all kinds of rumors will roar out and cover the ground.
However, it is slightly different from Tang Qian's memory. Mike Brown has played more than five games and has not been dismissed by the Lakers management. You must know that in the "last 2012", Mike Brown was dismissed in just 5 games.
The Lakers "dismissed" the team, which still set a "new record" in the NBA.
It seems that the so-called "butterfly effect" is not completely ineffective.
On November 11, the Lakers faced the Sacramento Kings at home, winning 103-90, another big victory. The Lakers celebrated their first two-game winning streak in the new season.
"We are gradually getting back on track!" Mike Brown said somewhat "cannot wait".
"Two consecutive wins! A new record is opening!" Dwight Howard said.
This illusion of winning streak has also rekindled the hopes and aspirations of Los Angeles fans.
They lost to the Spurs on the 13th, but the point difference was very small, only 2 points. If Kobe could hit the buzzer-beating shot, the Lakers would have had a chance to win. They defeated the Suns by a big score on the 16th and defeated Harden without Harden on the 18th.
The Rockets defeated the "fake strong team" Brooklyn Nets again on the 20th. A wave of three consecutive victories made Lakers fans raise their heads again. Everyone said that the Lakers will definitely defeat the Miami Heat this season.
Team.
However, this short "sweet period" did not last long. On the 21st, the Lakers suffered a disastrous defeat and were defeated by the Sacramento Kings 113-97. Kobe had another high-scoring game, with 38 points, allowing him to
Leading the league's scoring list in the new season. However, Howard's side continues to be sluggish. In this game, he had his "worst" performance since coming to the Lakers. He had 3 points, 5 rebounds and 1 assist. He was beaten by the Kings' young inside man.
, was ravaged severely.
And he was one of the main reasons why the Lakers lost this game.
3 points and 5 rebounds are completely unworthy of his superstar demeanor, not even as good as "the stupid young man" DeMarcus Cousins.
The continued poor performance made Los Angeles fans unable to sit still. Many people started a trend of "sarcasm and ridicule" on the Internet. These messages and news made Dwight Howard's face change.
The whole person is much duller than when he first came to the Lakers. I mentioned before that he is very similar to Bynum, and this is it. Both of them are mentally immature guys.
Maybe Howard is much better than Bynum, but that's not enough. Once Warcraft is in a bad mood, his condition and data will immediately plummet, and he will be almost "inhuman".
Playing based on mood is what the first and second centers in the league have in common.
This kind of mentality is obviously not in line with the need to win the championship.
But Lakers fans have not discovered this yet.
On November 23, the Lakers suffered two consecutive losses, losing to the Memphis Grizzlies in an away game. Howard continued his "shit" performance with 7 points and 4 rebounds. Kobe's shooting percentage was also very bad, and he returned to the ball-handling style.
, although he scored 30 points, his shooting percentage was only 30.4%. This is also the worst shooting performance of the efficient Kobe Bryant in the new season.
What made Mike Brown even more devastated was that Pau Gasol's foot injury recurred. Under such continuous high-intensity playing time, the Spaniard, who had just undergone surgery, had a yellow light on his body.
But now the Lakers have no way out. Their record of 6 wins and 7 losses at the start of the season has directly pushed Mike Brown to the edge of the storm.
So he made a "crazy" decision, which was to let the Spaniard go into battle injured.
Lost to the Mavericks again on the 24th.
On the 27th, they lost again to the Indiana Pacers.
The poor record caused a crazy wave of "Mike Brown fired" at the Lakers' home court.
This was a very strange scene. The fans in the audience did not cheer for the Lakers players, but they all shouted "Mike Brown dismissed". The voices were so neat that Tang Qian could clearly feel the anger of the Los Angeles fans.
That night, the Los Angeles Lakers management held an emergency meeting.
The leader is general manager Mitch Kupchak, who is waiting for the answer with a livid face.
What answer are you waiting for?
Waiting for the answer to tonight's meeting topic.
The answer to whether Mike Brown should stay as head coach of the Lakers.
The reason why the meeting was so urgent was entirely because Jerry Buss, the owner of the Lakers, had spoken. He asked Mitch Kupchak to give him a standard answer before 12 o'clock tonight.
Mitch Kupchak feels very frustrated now, because Mike Brown was the head coach he personally hired, and now he has ended up in this situation. This is undoubtedly a change of damage to his authority as general manager. But.
Old Buss gave instructions, and he had to follow them, because he knew the temper of the big boss of the Lakers very well, and usually would not interfere too much with the normal operation and management of the team. But as long as he spoke, then this
The matter is serious.
Without coming up with a standard plan, Jerry Buss will not let Mitch Kupchak off easily.
Who told Mitch Kupchak to make such a big lie before the season even started?
Guarantee that the Lakers will reach the Finals this season.
He said this to Old Bass himself, otherwise he would not be a fool to let others pay so much luxury tax, right?
Old Buss saw this promise and generously paid for it, because he had already faintly felt that his body was beginning to decline. In this situation where his life expectancy is limited, his only long-cherished wish for the Lakers is
Tiing Boston's number of championships. Obviously, this season is the best in recent years.
The Los Angeles Lakers currently have 16 championship trophies, while the old rival Boston Celtics have 17, which is only one more than the Lakers. So Buss has one final wish for the Lakers, and that is
Drawing with Boston, becoming the true "first giant" in NBA history.
But now the team's "shit record", let alone the finals, whether it can even enter the NBA playoffs has become a question mark. Under this situation, Bass finally decided to intervene.
Because he doesn't want to become one of the biggest jokes in NBA history.
Therefore, this is an order with a mandatory nature. Old Buss rarely talks to Mitch Kupchak like this, but tonight, he did so. And the consequences of doing so, Mitch Kupchak
I am very clear in my heart. If I am not satisfied with the proposed plan, let alone being the "new godfather" of the Lakers, whether I can still stay with the Lakers tomorrow is an "unsolved mystery."
Under this external pressure, Mitch Kupchak urgently convened this management meeting.
"Okay, everyone, stop watching and start voting directly." Mitch Kupchak said: "Raise your hands if you agree with Plan A."
The people below looked at me and I looked at you, but only a few people chose to raise their hands in agreement.
Mitch Kupchak continued: "Raise your hands if you agree with Plan B."
At this moment, most people raised their hands.
Seeing this, Mitch Kupchak knew that the situation was irreversible, so he was silent for a long time, opened his mouth and whispered: "Plan B is approved, Mike Brown will be dismissed immediately."
PS: Xiao Zi will go home tomorrow, so let’s start from tomorrow!!!