Chapter 185 As long as the heart is determined
"Apart from Kobe, the performance of others is not worthy of victory!"
What Phil Jackson said in an interview became the headline of the next sports version of the Los Angeles Daily News.
This is not fair to Wei Xia, who scored 14 points. He is the only person outside Kobe who scored in double digits. He is still a substitute, but the boss played so well but failed to win the game. Losing to a team full of young people is unacceptable from any perspective.
Los Angeles has set off a wave of criticizing the Lakers, and they hope that the team will use this as a warning to prevent the same thing from happening again.
What they didn't expect was that things would not only happen again, but also happen one after another.
Two days after losing to the Bulls.
Still home court.
The visiting guest was Seattle Supersonic.
The Supersonics are currently in an awkward situation and are about to achieve results. The lineup is not very good. The team's biggest stars are well-known premium players Rashad Lewis and Ray Allen.
Lewis is a star between the second and third leaders of the strong team. It is more difficult for him to take the team than if the team with Ben Simmons wants Simmons to open up space outside.
Ray Allen was pretty good. In the early years, in the Bucks and Sam Cassel, the big dog Robinson formed the musketeer in the East to enter the peak of the Eastern Conference defeat. Later, he was traded to the Supersonics and no longer had the majesty he had before.
Although he is the same generation as Kobe, because the two are apart in age, Kobe is about to reach the peak, and Allen is about to start to decline.
The Lakers' game against the Supersonics once again exposed their weak inside depth.
Just because of the offensive, Kobe beat Allen to a bad temper.
Ray Allen scored 19 points with a shooting percentage of just over 40% in the entire match against Kobe.
Kobe, who faced him, scored 34 points mercilessly, with a shooting percentage of 47%.
Judging from the performance of others, the Lakers should not lose, but the Lakers still lost.
They lost nothing to say.
Lewis scored 35 points, smashing Odom and Mim's defense.
In addition to Lewis and Allen, the Supersonics also scored in double digits and scored 7 points.
Although five Lakers scored in double digits and Odom scored as high as 23 points, the other three, including Wei Xia, scored only over 10 points. Apart from them, the others made no achievements. Bynum even scored 1 point and 3 fouls after appearing.
The main lineup performed the same as the opponent, and Kobe even beat Ray Allen one-on-one, but still lost to the Supersonics by 10 points.
This is the gap in role players.
The Lakers suffered a straight defeat at home, with only the last one left for five consecutive home games.
Two days later, on Thanksgiving night, they will face the New Jersey Nets.
On the night of losing to the Supersonics, Kobe said angrily: "It seems that I still don't score enough!"
Jackson pointed out some issues: "Our inside is a weak point, some young players lack responsibility and cannot seize the opportunity to shoot from the outside."
This sentence DISSES Bynum and Wei Xia at the same time.
Bynum made 1 rebound and 3 fouls in a few minutes, and Wei Xia missed all long shots against the Supersonics.
"Young people should learn from their lessons," Jim Buss was also on the scene. He couldn't let Jackson pour dirty water on his people. He said in an interview with the Los Angeles Daily News. "Losing is a problem for everyone. If we lose a game and find fault with the young people, others will lose their sense of responsibility. Besides, the performance of young people is not that bad, and they should not be the target of public criticism."
The Lakers' internal conflicts are not a secret, and this is just one of the many confrontations between Bus Jr. and Zen Master in the future.
The most amazing thing is not the Lakers' losing streak, nor is it what Bus Jr. and Zen Master said in an interview, but the supersonics' outside core Ray Allen suddenly hangs Kobe out and frames it.
"If Kobe Ken passes a few more goals, the Lakers may win. He doesn't believe his teammates, just like he doesn't trust Shaq. Have the Lakers changed any changes? No, no, they have no changes. Kobe is still the Kobe, and the Lakers are still the Lakers, but they have lost Shaq, so they are no longer strong and are destined to be unable to regain the glory of the past. This is not their fault, this is just the gap between Kobe and Shaq. If it were me, I would never have had a falling out with Shaq, we would have a happy cooperation." Why did he say that?
Kobe and Ray Allen have no grudges or grudges.
They are all from the 1996 class, and they look up and see each other. Why did he suddenly attack Kobe?
Some gossip reporters revealed to the public: "Lei has serious obsessive-compulsive disorder. He implements strict plans for himself every day. His obsessive-compulsive disorder penetrates into his life. His parking space is fixed. If someone takes his parking space, he will be furious. Last season, Kobe accidentally occupied Lei's parking space when he played in Seattle, so he holds a grudge. "1
1 In reality, Ray Allen did criticize Kobe for being too independent. Of course, what he said was not as excessive as I wrote, but it was enough to make Kobe hold a grudge and responded as follows.
Kobe was furious when he heard this and squirted to the reporter beside him: "Don't compare that Luther with me!"
Kobe's anger spread to the locker room. Before he left, he yelled at everyone: "The next game will be the result of this, I will kill all of you!"
Everyone looked at each other, Odom was so scared that he shivered. When Kobe left, he reminded his teammates: "Brothers, you better not doubt Kobe, he can do it!"
Thanksgiving, November 24, 2005.
The worst thing about becoming an NBA player is that you cannot be with your family on Thanksgiving. If the team you are in is a strong team, you will also be deprived of Christmas.
On that day, Wei Xia's brother and sister returned to Philadelphia to reunite with their parents. Wei Xia could only listen to their blessings by calling.
"We will watch your game, but don't lose." Wei Mingliang said on the phone.
Wei Xia asked unexpectedly: "Can you watch KLAC TV (a TV station that specializes in live broadcasting Lakers games) at home?"
"It was not possible, because you, you have to do it even if you don't." Wei Mingliang was very helpless.
As a loyal Celtic fan, he actually booked a cable TV show for the Lakers. He thought it was a serious sin.
But he remembered that when he was watching football, some people bet that if the Pistons could eliminate the Celtics with Bird in the playoffs, they would name their son Isaiah... It wouldn't be that miserable.
Wei Xia naturally feels stressed about her family’s expectations.
At night, game time.
The Nets are coming in full force. When the star Jason Kidd saw Kobe's first face, he said: "I heard you have lost a row recently?"
Kobe has bad eyes.
What do you want to express? He didn't say anything, but that's what he meant on his face.
"Then we must help the game, so that you won't increase your defeat even by one. I'm sorry for the champion you stolen a few years ago." Kidd said.
"How can you say that the champion is stealing?" Wei Xia interrupted in a daze.
Kidd asked with a smile: "Are you the famous 'Wish' recently?"
"It's him!" Kobe replied in front of Wei Xia, "He will guard you to death. Just tonight, with your attack, don't try to get even 1 point under his command!"
Kid stared at Wei Xia carefully, as if he wanted to remember everything about his appearance, body shape, etc.
"Let's see." Kidd left.
Wei Xia looked at Kobe unhappily, "What are you doing?"
Don't reason with Kobe, he is the truth in this world.
He said to Wei Xia rudely: "If you don't give me any pressure, you will be fucking lost again later!"
"There must be pressure, but what you said is too exaggerated. Don't let Kid score?" Wei Xia didn't dare to think about it, "I'm not God!"
Wei Xia, who tried to reason with Kobe, rolled her eyes when she was angry at the other party's reply: "I said yes, you are, as long as you have a firm heart!"
Kobe was fired, but Wei Xia was not the starter. Therefore, it was not him who would endure Kidd's first wave of anger, but not afraid of the world. Kobe's words were nonsense, and the Zen master pretended to be mute when scolded him. Looking at the whole team, everyone would dislike him. Everyone would joke around in Luocheng. After leaving the Lakers, there was no team that allowed him to play the starting Smash Parker without any brains.
In the era of big balls, Kidd's flaws were not that obvious.
As Lonzo Ball's senior brother, he mastered the skills of being completely invisible on the court 20 years before this junior brother entered the league.
But, apart from shooting, Kidd is a perfect point guard.
If you don't eat the system, you can be compatible with any coach. Otherwise, the Zen master would not have suggested that the Lakers trade Kobe for him.
A clear mind and steady mind are BUFF providers who can improve teammates' performance.
Having his team is equivalent to having one more coach on the court.
The inside lineman who was teammate with him was exempt from the step of grabbing rebounds. They just needed to get the position card so that Kidd could pick up the rebounds, which was convenient and labor-saving.
The role players who were his teammates later signed premium contracts.
Almost all those who signed the premium contract became parallel products without exception.
The league's first point guard from 1998 to 2003.
Both offense and defense.
Parker, who endured his anger, undoubtedly also held the title of No. 1.
He should be the last place among all starting point guards in the league. In the first five minutes of facing Kidd, he made 4 shots from the outside, 0 and 2 freehand mistakes. Seeing Kobe one of the first two, Jackson waved at Wei Xia, "Get ready, Wish."
Wei Xia took a deep breath, as solemn and tragic as if he was on the execution ground.
Weaver and Bynum behind him clenched their fists at the same time, indicating that they would provide him with their minds to fight against Kidd off the court.
Wei Xia understood their beauty.
Wei Xia hopes that some of them can stand up and tell Jackson, "Don't let Wish go, I'll get Kidd!" so that he doesn't have to face the crazy Kidd.
Chapter completed!