"What??? Why is he on the roster for this game again? Why is that???" Although Howard and Mitch Kupchak are thousands of miles apart, the voices in their hearts at this moment are,
But they are very similar.
Shocked and angry.
Damn it!!! That old guy Mitch Kupchak!!! How dare he play tricks on me!!! Damn it!!! I will make you look good!!!
This is Howard's follow-up voice.
And what about Mitch Kupchak who is far away in the Los Angeles office? What he is thinking now is...
"Laurie! Laurie! Call the scene immediately! Ask the staff who submitted the roster why they filled in the name of the Chinese perm??? Go right away!!!" Mitch Kupchak was also annoyed.
, because he was "played" time and time again, where is his dignity as a general manager? At the same time, in a luxury suite in Los Angeles, someone was slowly sipping red wine and said: "Mickey, Mickey, do you really think
If I lose the first round of the power battle, will everything collapse? You underestimate my decades of management of the Lakers. You know, compared to you, the general manager, and me, the boss's daughter, the power
The bigger it is, the easier it is to seduce the desires of the people below."
"Furthermore, you have a strong desire to control others, which is far less popular than Jerry West's."
"Wait, my father told me, he just gave Jim the opportunity first, it doesn't mean that I am completely out of the game." The woman said slowly while shaking the red wine glass in her hand: "I think these,
You don’t know, right? My father’s methods and macro-planning are really very precise and powerful, which is admirable.”
"Brother, brother, I look forward to your counterattack."
…
"What? The staff who handed over the lineup did it? How could he have such courage???" Mitch Kupchak shouted loudly in the office: "Contact Mr. Jim Buss immediately!"
Laurie Blank heard this and said: "But sir, Jim Bass is on vacation in Hawaii now. When he left, he told us not to disturb him if we are fine..."
"If I say contact you, contact me! In this situation, something is obviously wrong! Immediately! Immediately! Don't be stunned!!!" Mitch Kupchak is a "seasoned" after all, so he quickly noticed something was wrong. But it was enough.
It took half an hour for Mitch Kupchak to contact Jim Bass in Hawaii. After the latter connected to the video, he lay lazily on the beach chair and said: "Mitch, why did you contact me? I'm not
Did you say that I should have a good rest these two weeks and ignore any team affairs for the time being? The struggle for power some time ago really exhausted me."
In fact, Mitch Kupchak is not particularly optimistic about this famous "playboy" brother, but compared to Jenny Buss, he can give himself greater power. There is no way, he can only choose one of the two.
.He is an ambitious general manager, so he made a decisive choice.
"Mr. Bass, I have a very difficult problem right now, so I have to report it to you."
"What's the matter? Say? Well, don't stop, keep dancing, keep dancing!" Jim Bass said without even opening his eyes.
Mitch Kupchak briefly explained the matter. He thought Jim Buss would start a lawsuit, but unexpectedly...
"Oh? This person you are talking about, I know, he is an old classmate of Jenny's, he has been working for the Lakers for a long time, and he is not under the direct jurisdiction of my department now, he is from Jenny's area
." After hearing this, Mitch Kupchak immediately said: "Mr. Bass, that doesn't matter. You are the big boss now. You can directly skip Jenny Buss and fire that person through the power of the boss.
Yes, I think we can't delay, we must..." Before he could finish speaking, he heard Jim Bass on the other side of the screen say: "Mickey, don't be too decisive in doing things. After all, Jenny and I are brothers and sisters, and I have already
After winning the battle, it would seem that I am too narrow-minded if I continue to be aggressive. Let her keep her people. Anyway, her current jurisdiction is limited and she cannot cause any big troubles."
"But, Mr. Bass, I think..."
"I have already won, do I have to let Jenny and I go all out? What's the point? I still need her to manage the marketing department. I believe you also know her working ability, right? Besides, as the head of the family, I have to
With the arrogance of the head of the family, I even drove my family away. Outsiders thought that I, Jim, was extremely cold and unhuman." Jim Bass took on the airs of the head of the Bass family and said, "Besides, she used to treat you very badly.
Isn't it good? There is no need to kill them all like this."
"What? Mr. Bass, I..."
"Okay, okay, you don't need to take care of Jenny's people. Just do your job as general manager. I have something to do, so I'll hang up first." Jim Buss didn't give Mitch Kupchak an answer after he finished speaking.
opportunity, he unilaterally hung up the connection. "This... damn it!!! Do you really think you have become Jerry Buss? The whole political situation has not stabilized, okay! How did I choose... Oh,
Forget it, I can’t blame anyone for my choice, I’d better do my job well! Anyway, as long as I keep a close eye on it, that woman won’t be able to pull off any tricks!”
"It's just Howard's side... I have to find a way to appease him!"
…
Sleep Train Arena.
Tang Qian looked at Howard with an angry look on his face and couldn't help but grinned: "What's wrong? Did you see something that made you unhappy and surprised?" "You..." Howard became even more angry when he was told this, but
He didn't know what to say. Because after all, some things were still dishonorable and could not be seen in the light.
"You disappoint me so much." After the warm-up time was over, Tang Qianqian opened his mouth and said, "Have you lost the most basic competitiveness as a professional player? No wonder your future is getting worse and worse as you play. It's a mess.
, you can’t be the boss anywhere.”
Of course, Howard didn't understand the meaning of Tang Qian's words, so he thought the other party was mocking him, and immediately shouted: "What are you talking about? Do you think you are a master of astrology?"
"Tang Qian didn't explain much. He just said as he walked: "XJ(#￥%&*)B said, you will know later."
"Damn Chinaman! Pretending to be a ghost!" After Tang Qian walked away, Howard muttered to himself.
Before the game started, Tang Qian received the task of "Today in History". The target data was Chris Dudley's data against the Nets on March 30, 1995, which was 10 points, 14 rebounds and 3 blocks.
This is a relatively easy challenge. After Tang Qian took a look at it, he believed that he had a high chance of surpassing it tonight.
The Kings showed great aggression in the first quarter. Unlike the Lakers, they have been determined to miss the playoffs this season, so there is no pressure or baggage at all. They just need to try their best to show their talents and abilities.
Can.
And the more this happens, the easier it is to achieve an excellent game state.
In the first quarter, the Kings were in full bloom, beating the Lakers to the point where they almost fell apart. It wasn't that the Kings' tactics were so advanced, but that their players were in better shape than the Lakers. First of all, Cousins frequently succeeded in attacking the inside, making the "Warcraft" unable to do anything.
It didn't take long for him to receive two personal fouls, and then the outside players made 5 of 6 three-pointers. With a three-point shooting rate of more than 80%, the Lakers' outside defense was on the verge of collapse. This is not counting, the most important thing is the Lakers
The team itself had a very low shooting percentage, scoring three sports goals in the entire first quarter. If Kobe hadn't made 6 of 7 free throws, the Purple and Gold Army probably wouldn't have even scored 12 points in the first quarter.
DeMarcus Cousins is worthy of being the top three center in the future. Even in his third season, he has already shown strong independent offensive ability. It seems that he is not as strong as the peak "Warcraft" in scoring, but
In terms of the richness of technical means, it is at least more than one step ahead of the former, so in the future, he can enter the field of scoring close to 28+, while Howard has worked hard all his life and has never reached the scoring level of 23+.
Therefore, the average points per game is really a very hard data. Every increase of 1+ means that you need to develop stronger scoring ability. Therefore, Howard's limit, which is an average of 22.9 per game, cannot exceed 23+.
Mike D'Antoni immediately called a timeout and deployed new defensive tactics, but the Kings also changed their tactics, switching from hard hitting inside to mid-range jumpers inside.
It makes sense for the Kings' head coach to change like this, because both of the Kings' big men have the ability to shoot mid- and long-range jumpers.
Jason Thompson and DeMarcus Cousins, although both are 6 feet 11 inches tall, can hit from long range between 16-20 feet. This was true in the first decade of the 21st century and the 1990s.
, is of course the least favored means of attacking insiders, but now in 2013, the situation is very different.
Even against the traditional twin towers, such a weird combination can work wonders.
Because the two towers have very weak mobility and limited defensive range, the defensive power in the paint area is naturally terrible. But when it comes to high positions, wings and near the corners, the defensive power is greatly reduced. To put it exaggeratedly, every time after leaving the penalty area,
If it is one foot further away, the defensive effect will be reduced and reduced exponentially. Therefore, if the team has long-range strike capabilities inside, it will not be very effective against this traditional twin towers.
If you pull both of them apart, you can cast the twin towers. Desire. Immortality. Desire. Death. You can't stop.
Brush ~ brush ~ brush ~
Although the shooting rate is not too high, it still makes the Lakers' twin towers, no, to be precise, the Spaniard Gasol exhausted.
34-12, in the first quarter, the Kings led the Lakers by a full 22 points.
Could it be that the first quarter will be spent?
Since the Lakers' current record is poor, and the Kings are not a playoff team, T.N.T did not arrange a national live broadcast for this game. In this way, the people paying attention to this game are either Lakers fans or Kings.
of fans.
Kobe didn't say much after he came off the court, and he didn't even look at Howard. The same goes for Steve Nash. With Howard, the "ball rights terminator," on the court, his organizational skills were completely abolished and he turned into a fixed-point fort.
.
Unknowingly, Howard has become the most unpopular figure in the Lakers.
And there is no one.
From the main players to the substitutes, from the players to the coaches, everyone was very dissatisfied with Howard's performance.
Howard himself, on the other hand, didn't care at all and said: "Paul, what are you doing? Why didn't you help make up for that ball just now? Cousins obviously rushed in just to cause me a foul!" Gasol's face flashed.
After a moment of unhappiness, because he saved the ball just now and was completely passed by Cousins because of it. Now Howard doesn't reflect on it, but blames himself. No matter how you look at it, it's a bit "the evildoer complains first."
"the meaning of.
However, Gasol's temper prevented him from arguing.
This made Howard intensify his efforts and said to himself: "Fortunately, I reacted quickly and escaped the disaster, otherwise I would have been saddled with a third foul. Can you afford this responsibility? I think you'd better go to the bench, Jordan."
Erdu is better than you!" Hearing this, Kobe's eyes turned cold, and he was about to speak, but No. 29 stepped in first, and said: "You have beaten yourself into a mess, and you have the nerve to criticize Paul? What are your feet when you are defending?
Being pinned inside? Will you come out to defend? You must know that Cousins is your defender, understand?"
"Don't meddle in other people's business! You substitute!" Howard was having fun when Tang Qian interrupted, which immediately broke his pleasure, which made "Warcraft" very unhappy. "Are you worthy of scolding me like this?
" Tang Qian said directly: "If you have the ability, just turn the tide and save the team by yourself? If you can't do it, then just watch it honestly. I will tell you what is the correct way to play.
of."
"The correct way to play? Just you?" Howard couldn't help but sneered: "What can you do? Can you score? Can you score? I'm not laughing at you. Compared with your compatriot Yao, you are far behind!!!
"How could Tang Qian be provoked like this? He replied uprightly: "It's true that I'm not very good at scoring, and it's true that I'm not as good as Yao, but..."
"Do you think you can compare? Yao has a season in which he averages 25+ per game in both the regular season and the playoffs. Do you have one? 22+ and 25+ don't seem to be on the same level at all, right?" Tang Qian said: "Besides,
Okay, score, score, you talk all about scoring, can you win by just scoring? I just need to defend well, that's it. Our Lakers team has no shortage of people in terms of scoring."
"And you have to figure it out, Howard." Tang Qian said loudly: "What I want is victory, not data!"
"22+? Who is 22+? I obviously almost got 23+, okay? You bastard!" Howard was furious and was about to continue arguing, but was interrupted by head coach Mike D'Antoni: "
Why are you arguing? We are still competing now! Please show some restraint! Teammates are fighting among themselves. Do you think it will sound good if word gets out?"
"Humph!" Howard snorted dissatisfiedly and did not answer.
Tang Qian nodded respectfully and said, "Yes, I understand, sir."
Just this sentence made Howard's impression in D'Antoni's mind even less impressive, because as the head coach of the team, everyone hopes that their players can be obedient and follow instructions. At least... they have to pretend.
?
Howard's attitude really makes people feel uncomfortable.
"Hot, when you play in the second quarter, you must defend well first." Mike D'Antoni told Tang Qian before he came on the court, because if he wanted to catch up with the 22-point score difference, just attacking would be of little use, so he had to add extra time.
Strong defense is not possible.
"Don't worry, sir, I will do my best!" Tang Qian said.
"Well, come on." Mike D'Antoni said in a voice that only Tang Qian could hear.
It can be seen that in his heart, he still prefers Tang Qian.
PS: The update is complete. This plot should be regarded as the climax of the book. As for what it is, you will know later. You will definitely not be disappointed! The last 9 games of the 2012-2013 season.
Now, what will happen? Let’s wait and see~
After reading a book friend's question, Xiao Zi could only say, Oh, it's all clearly written in the book. It doesn't matter if you didn't pay attention, I'll mention it again later~