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Chapter 579 Getting Better (3/3)

Stevens praised Tang Shuai very much, but Tang Shuai himself looked down on his performance. At the Lakers' post-match press conference, a reporter asked him how he felt about breaking his regular season scoring record. He said calmly: "What do you think? In fact, I don't feel much. I care more about the victory of the game than how many points I scored, and I have won higher scores in the playoffs, so in fact, it is indeed the case. Fortunately, we won the final victory of the game."

A very low-key but very real answer, this is also the true thoughts of Tang Shuai. He no longer cares how many points he scores, because no matter how many points he scores, he cannot break the historical record of the Lakers. On his head, Kobe's 82 points are like an insurmountable mountain, so he no longer cares about 40 points, 50 points, or even 60 points. He cares more about the team's victory, which is also the ultimate goal of pursuing as a basketball player, winning.

After playing against the Thunder and Celtics in a row, the Lakers' next opponents are relatively weak.

First, they have to play a game of Nets, then the Wizards, then the Bucks and Pelicans. Compared to before, this should be the sweetest schedule of their season.

After winning two opponents, the Thunder and Celtics, the atmosphere in the Lakers also reached a peak. The players performed more actively in the training field than before, and their teammates were more willing to communicate before. Even under the guidance of Tang Shuai, many players would come to train on their rest days.

The obvious reality is that winning has made the team more active and willing to work hard.

This is actually a very normal phenomenon. Just like what many coaches or players say when the team's locker room is unstable, winning will always make those negative things cover up.

On December 7, US time, the Lakers were visiting Brooklyn, New York and challenged the Nets.

Because of Billy King, the Nets became a big joke in the league and were destined to rise in a short period of time. It is a bit tragic to say that they offered Taylor Johnson of the Heat in the summer 4-year, 50 million contracts and Allen Crabb of the Trail Blazers of the four-year, 83 million contracts, without exception, because they were restricted free agents, they were all matched and left by the home team. They didn't get any favorite players. The only one with public opinion focus is probably that they won Jeremy Lin at an extremely low price in the free market.

Jeremy Lin’s core lineup is not very competitive in the East.

100-78, the Lakers easily won the opponent. Although Tang Shuai made 15 attempts in the game, they still easily won with the six players in double digits.

The only highlight of this game was that after the game, Tang Shuai and Jeremy Lin had a conversation on the sidelines, but they made people experience a different Chinese flavor.

After winning the Nets, the Lakers expanded their winning streak to 4 games, which has also become the focus of hot discussion among fans.

As the record continues to rise, the Lakers revival they are looking forward to seems to be coming at an unexpected but super fast speed.

After a day off in New York, the Lakers then boarded the plane to Washington.

Compared to the Nets, the Wizards' offseason situation is even worse. After they missed the playoffs last season, the team hired Scott Brooks, the former Thunder coach, who was also Durant's enlightenment coach. He originally wanted to use this to attract Durant to join, but Durant refused to even meet, which was a pain of the goddess giving up her spare tire status. In the end, she could only throw a maximum salary contract to Bill, keeping the core lineup.

However, the team's performance in the new season has improved a lot compared to last season. The main reason is that Woul is no longer troubled by injuries.

Tang Shuai was also challenged by Wal. Wal's 11 shots in the game, with 22 points, 8 rebounds and 11 assists showing the strength of a first-class point guard. However, compared with Tang Shuai's 38 points and 9 assists, he was still slightly inferior. In addition to Gasol's 22 points and 13 rebounds, the Lakers still won the game thrillingly and ushered in the longest five-game winning streak.

The only bad news is that the team's substitute center Azeri was troubled by a knee injury, and it is doubtful whether he can play in the next game.

After winning the game, the team flew back to Los Angeles early the next morning.

The players went to bed after getting on the plane. What they didn't pay much attention to was that the team won the five consecutive victories, which were the longest winning streak in the Lakers in the past three or four seasons. Fans and media in Los Angeles have fallen into madness.

After getting off the plane, the players were still a little sleepy, but after the plane, they were scared by the fans in the airport. The crowds of people were full of madness.

"Los Angeles! Los Angeles!"

The fans shouted loudly at the airport, and it was probably only when Kobe was on the team that he would have such a crazy scene.

Especially when Tang Shuai appeared in the fans' vision, the fans screamed, it was really like seeing Kobe.

In fact, this reaction is completely understandable. The team has been losing games in the past few years, and even losing pants and slits are almost gone. Last season, the team only won 17 games and ranked at the bottom of the West. It's like a thirsty person who hasn't met the opposite sex for several years. He's almost crazy. Now he's finally seeing Tang Shuai, a player who seems to have a higher limit than Kobe. How can he bear that kind of emotion that is being held back?

The fans' thoughts are like this, but Tang Shuai was still moved. This is not the case in China. The fans' obsession with basketball is far less strong. He and this new Lakers have been welcomed so much, which is absolutely unprecedented.

Especially when recalling the reactions of fans after the phone was lost, he was even more touched.

Things have two aspects: positive and negative. When positive things are connected together, they can form a virtuous cycle. Tang Shuai and Lakers fans are on this line.

The better the performance of Tang Shuai and the Lakers, the more excited the fans are, the more crazy they are. The more supportive the fans are, the better the performance of Tang Shuai and the Lakers will be.

I stayed at the airport for more than half an hour, but Tang Shuai and the Lakers players were not irritated at all. Instead, they enjoyed a rare time with the fans.

Everyone is interested, but it is not easy to stay excited after treating interest as a profession, not to mention that this profession may last for more than ten years, so when you really treat fans with a positive attitude, it becomes a rare moment of relaxation.

The Lakers' next two games were played at home. Because of the team's five consecutive wins, the attendance rate on the spot increased significantly at the beginning of the game season, basically more than 90%. Even on weekdays, many fans brought their families to watch the game on site.

The Bucks are still the same Bucks, a small city and small team. If it weren't for Kidd's joining, there would probably be few news about them in the league.

The team selected Thornemark at this year's draft, a rookie who looks average in talent and combat power, but showed great potential and is only lower than Simmons in the Eastern Conference rookie rankings.

But it is obvious that the Bucks' problem is definitely more than just a rookie. Although Kidd's tactical system is very complete, the biggest problem is that they lack the stars.

After the first half, they even tied with the Lakers, but when they returned in the second half, when Tang Shuai started scoring, they could not have much restrictions, nor could anyone stand up to compete. The final result was obvious. They were pulled out of the game in this quarter and were unable to turn over the part afterwards.

In fact, there were not many flashing stone carvings in this game. They only scored 12 points in the third quarter and scored 28 points in the end, but he led the team to win the final game. Speaking of which, the biggest highlight of this game was Bynum.

Azeri was troubled by a knee injury and did not play in this game, which gave Bynum a chance. Because he had been training with Tang Shuai, his physical fitness has recovered a lot. He successfully beat Henson on his back in the first round, allowing people to see the figure of the former little shark. In the end, he came on as a substitute and seized the opportunity and scored 8 points and 7 rebounds, which left a deep impression on Walton.

After the game, Bynum was so excited that he held Tang Shuai and shouted, as if he had won the championship.

Tang Shuai was also relieved when he saw Bynum's recovery. Although there have been a lot of negative news about him and there were vicious news about him harassing his coach's wife before, it seems that he has changed after several years of life training. Now it seems that this change is obviously a positive aspect.

After winning the Bucks, the team continued to take over and won another goal in the next game against the Pelicans.

With a 7-game winning streak, the team's record has reached 13 wins and 5 losses, rising from ninth in the West to third in the West.

Although it has a lot to do with the schedule, such performance has put the entire team in an absolutely excited state. For Tang Shuai and Lakers players, nothing is more worthy of happiness than such a result.

If a reporter now asks him if he is ready to revive the Lakers, they can say yes without hesitation.

The media and fans in Los Angeles were all excited, and their teammates were also happy, but Tang Shuai missed the team's daily training at this time.

It was not because of injuries or other things, but because of the promise he had been owed, an agreement related to Nash, and it was finally time to fulfill it. To be continued.
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