basketball purple front

Chapter 103
"What? Asian center? Mitch, are you serious?" Kobe Bryant asked loudly while standing in the general manager's office.

"Well, Bonnie said he is very good, and he is the most suitable inside player for our Lakers in the NBDL." Mitch Kupchak naturally would not tell others about the fact that he was put together by Bonnie Laughlin After all, the signature on the signing contract was his own.

"What? Are you kidding me? This is what you told me to reinforce??? Find an Asian to reinforce???" Kobe also felt that he was getting older, so he was imminent about winning the championship again. , there is not much time left.

"Kobe, NBDL is not an NBA draft after all. It's normal for players to be limited. However, this person's NBDL statistics are very good. So far, he has been the NBDL leader in rebounds and blocks." Mitch Kupchak said.

"The rebounding and blocking champions of NBDL?" Kobe snorted coldly, and said, "Don't tell me these useless words, I'm not a rookie in the NBA anymore, I can't be fooled by such fluffy words! Bring over his player information Show me, I need to know how much of what you said is true!"

After receiving the player data sheet from Mitch Kupchak, Kobe was taken aback for a moment, thinking to himself: Why is it him?

……

"Hey, boy, what size are you going to wear tomorrow?" Ci Shiping seemed to be very interested in Tang Qian, so did he come over to talk to Tang Qian?

"Well, I don't know, I might choose number 14." Tang Qian said.

"No. 14? That's a pity, because this number has already been taken up this year. The person who used him is Troy Murphy. Of course, he was injured two weeks ago, so you can't see him today." Mercy Ping gave Tang Qian "popularization" Taoism.

"Has it been used by someone? Well, it's number 29, right?" Tang Qian said after thinking about it.

"No. 29? Does it have any special meaning?" Ci Shiping asked curiously, because in the NBA, many people choose their numbers carefully.

"No, because tomorrow is my first NBA game, so it will be the 29th." Tang Qian replied.

"Ah? Just because tomorrow is February 2th?" Ci Shiping said with a look of disappointment: "You are too casual."

"What? Mr. Pease, must there be some meaning?" Tang Qian asked.

"That's not true, it's just that generally it has some meaning, such as wearing a large number from childhood, such as paying tribute to one's idol, such as... In short, this is the first time I have met someone who chooses a back number like you, Is this an Eastern way of thinking?" Ci Shiping asked.

"maybe."

While the two were chatting with each other, the door of the training facility was pushed open again, and this time the person who walked in was the Black Mamba, Kobe Bryant, the leader of the Purple and Gold Corps.

Kobe walked in and glanced at Tang Qian, and then said loudly: "Tomorrow's opponent, I think you all know it, I can tolerate losing to the 6ers on the 76th, but Boston... must win!"

After a whole day of training, Tang Qian felt that the man was a little indifferent to him. Just when he didn't know why, Ci Shiping ran over and said, "Seeing that you have been looking at Kobe today, you think he is very strict, right?"

"Mr. Pease, it's okay for me to be strict, but why do I feel that he seems a little cold to me? It's completely different from the last time we met. Did I offend him somewhere?" Tang Qian saw that it was Mercy Ping immediately asked the question in his heart, because in the entire Lakers team, except for him, no one took the initiative to talk to him for the time being.

"Hey~ What did I think it was, so it was this? Haha, what's the matter, China is hot, it feels strange, right?"

"Well, can I ask Mr. Pease to clarify my doubts."

"Confusion? Haha, okay, I, Ci Shiping, like to be a teacher to help people solve doubts." Ci Shiping smiled happily when he heard this, and said, "China is hot. In fact, he has no hostility towards you."

"Then why..."

"That's because you were not a member of the Lakers before, so he naturally has no requirements for you. It's okay to be friendly and smile. But it's different now. Once you put on the Lakers jersey, your identity will be changed." Became a member of the Lakers, and he's always been that way with the Lakers."

"But I see him and you..."

"I'm different from you. I won the championship with him, and I have already gained his approval."

Hearing this, Tang Qian seemed to understand, and said, "Mr. Pease, that is to say, he doesn't agree with me now, does he?"

"I don't agree with you as a member of the Lakers." Ci Shiping thought for a while and said, "Do you know Smush Parker?"

Tang Qian nodded.

"Kobe once said a famous sentence to him. Your level is not qualified to talk to me. Before you can talk to me, you need to achieve more honors and achievements. I didn't understand why he said that at the time. It hurt so much. The relationship with my teammates, but after I won the NBA championship with him, I suddenly understood that he is such a person. Once he steps on the basketball court, he will be desperate, even a little bit. The six relatives don't recognize it."

"Mr. Pease, can you understand him?" Tang Qian naturally heard about this matter, after all, "Reaper" Parker also came to CBA to pan for gold.

"Of course I couldn't understand it before, but all of this, the moment you put on the championship ring, you will immediately wake up. This is how this man leads the team forward. The reason why he is very harsh on you is that he hopes you will be more serious. Strong, I hope the Lakers are stronger, I hope to win more Larry O'Brien Cups, that's all." Metta Shiping finished speaking, and slightly mocked Smush Parker: "So in the end you See also, Smush Parker has nothing, can't even hit the ball in the NBA, and I got a championship ring."

"Well, that's the way it is. I understand. Thank you, Mr. Pease, for your patient answer." After getting the answer, Tang Qian's body and mind instantly relaxed a lot.

"So, China Hot, if you want to gain Kobe's approval, then work hard and train hard. He also hates lazy people when training." Ci Shiping said.

"Well, I will, Mr. Pease." Tang Qian replied.

On February 2, US time, the Los Angeles Lakers played against the Boston Celtics at home.

There is no need to say much about the grievances between these two teams. Both the United States and China are well known. The gimmick of the "Yellow-Green War" can be said to be one of the famous grievances in the NBA.In recent years, the fierce battles between the Zijin Army and the Green Shirt Army have almost become popular and very interesting.Unlike Tang Qian's 2015, in 2012, the "Big Three" of the Celtics were all on the team. Even if it weren't for the "New Big Three" in Miami to block the Eastern Conference Finals, then the championship in 2012 would probably have to be won. The Celtics took it down.Judging from the current situation, the Lakers are different from the two consecutive championships. The overall strength has declined sharply, but the Celtics are still "old and strong". After the introduction of former All-Star power forward Jermaine After O'Neal, the inside strength of the bench has once again increased, and the thickness of the bench is extremely terrifying.

However, the Celtics have an old problem, that is, the regular season is "slowly warming up", and it takes a long time to gradually enter the state.

No, don't look at the 2012 Celtics reaching the Eastern Conference finals, and the fierce battle with Miami did not end until the tiebreaker, but the record on February 2 was not much better than the Lakers.The Lakers are 9 wins and 14 losses, and the Celtics are 11 wins and 14 losses, only one win away.

However, the main players of the two teams are all old acquaintances, and it can be said that "enemies are extremely jealous when they meet", so as soon as the two sides set foot on the court, the whole atmosphere became tense.

"Kobe, your team looks average right now!" he joked when he met Kevin Garnett.

"Kevin, I don't think you guys are much better. You're so slow, you won't even make it to the playoffs!" Kobe Bryant also spoke up and pushed back. Although the relationship between the two people is quite good off the court, but a On the field, he instantly became "incompatible" and "the tip of the needle pointed at the wheat awn".

"You don't need to worry about this, because we can improve our state by killing your Lakers tonight!" Kevin Garnett said.

"Really? That's what I mean too. Is there anything more exciting than stepping over the dead body of the Celtics?" Emptiness.

But all of the above has nothing to do with Tang Qian. He is just a "water dispenser guardian" at the bottom of the bench.

Is this the real NBA game scene?
The atmosphere, the number of people, the lights...it doesn't seem like you're playing basketball!
At the beginning of the game, the two teams hit the iron in a row at the beginning, and no one scored for nearly 2 minutes. However, in the end, the Celtics broke the deadlock first, relying on Ray Allen's 2+1 to score the first three points.The head coach of the Lakers, Mike Brown, immediately adjusted his style of play and switched to attacking inside. This approach immediately paid off. Under the joint attack of Gasol and Bynum, the Celtics' inside line slowly revealed. Tired, began to lose again and again.Under such circumstances, how can Boston's MVP sit still? Pierce stood up and scored five points in a row to help the Celtics stabilize their lead.

With a score of 12-17, the Lakers trailed by 5 points.

"For the remaining 2 minutes, Bryant, it's up to you to attack. Their defense on the inside has become tighter now. We need fire support from the outside." Mike Brown called a short pause.

"I see." Kobe replied succinctly as always.

The rest of the first quarter turned into Kobe's offensive performance. He first made a mid-range shot, and then shot from outside the three-point line and was violated by Ray Allen. He made all three free throws.This is not over yet, followed by another breakthrough layup, scoring 7 points on his own.In the last 3 seconds, it was still Kobe who assisted Steve Blake in the bottom corner. Steve Blake fulfilled his mission and hit a three-pointer at the buzzer.

At the end of the first quarter, the Lakers temporarily trailed the Celtics by 22 points 26-4.

Throughout the first quarter, Tang Qian didn't get a chance to play for half a second.

This is normal. In the yellow-green battle, under normal circumstances, these "ten-day laborers" do not have the possibility to play.

That's pretty much the case unless garbage time comes early.

But judging from today's posture, it should be impossible to enter garbage time.

Tang Qian is not in a hurry. He has watched many NBA games. Players like him usually have no chance to play in the first half.And sitting below is just right for Tang Qian to observe the NBA's game style and rhythm.

The level of fighting is really fierce, it is completely incomparable with NBDL, one is in the sky and the other is in the ground.

In this level of confrontation, what level can I play?
Tang Qian's heart beat a little.

In the second quarter, the Lakers made a "surprise soldier" at the beginning, and he was Matt Barnes.With the Celtics' defense slightly underestimated, he made 4 of 4 shots and directly scored 8 points, which caught the Celtics a little off guard.Fortunately, someone from the "Big Three" of the Celtics stood up again, and he was Ray Allen.Two three-pointers, with a knife and a knife, also won two free throw opportunities, but unfortunately there was one ball "Gentleman Lei" used too much force, and the basketball collapsed out of the basket.

Seeing that the Celtics blocked the outside line more tightly, Pau Gasol took the opportunity to attack singles under the basket, hit 4 goals in 3 shots, and once again "beat" his opponent with 6 points.Seeing the opponent's players shine, Kevin Garnett was unwilling. He made consecutive post-up shots. Although he missed a few baskets, he also scored 6 points and filled Pau Gasol's offense. end score.

One minute before halftime, Kobe stepped forward again, making 1 of 4 shots, and helped the Lakers solve the "urgent problem" with two difficult mid-range shots.

With Anzhu's hook hit, halftime ended, 45-47, and the Lakers were only two points away from tying.

Unsurprisingly, Tang Qian spent the entire first half on the bench, and Mike Brown had no intention of telling him to get up.

In the Lakers locker room, head coach Mike Brown was speaking.

"We played well in the first half, combining inside and outside, but there were too many loopholes on the defensive end. Bryant, Ray Allen, who played against you, scored 12 points in the first half, even more than you One more point, you try to stare at him in the second half."

"One more point than me?" A light flashed in Kobe's eyes, and he said in a deep voice, "Coach, don't worry, I know what to do in the second half."

"Well, very good. Our rebound protection in the first half was okay, with 4 more than the opponent, but the assists were a little bit worse. I hope everyone will play more selflessly in the second half and let the basketball work."

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At the beginning of the second half, I don't know if Mike Brown "lost his character" in the locker room. The internal and external combination that had been playing well in the first half was suddenly disconnected.Bynum missed two goals in a row, Metta Shiping made a three-pointer, and even Kobe, who has always been stable, seemed to be infected. He missed all his first 4 shots. If it wasn't for Gasol's hard support inside, maybe The Lakers are about to "spend" this quarter of the game.

"Damn it!" Kobe cursed secretly as soon as he paused after shouting.

To be honest, Boston didn't feel very good in this quarter, but they couldn't hold back the Lakers who only scored 5 points in the entire half of the quarter.The score gap was widened by a lot at once.

Mike Brown also has a bit of background. After all, he is a man who has won the best coach. He cannot be so useless. He carefully analyzed the game situation and off-court data, and concluded: The Lakers' inside line is too weak.

It was a far cry from the first half.

A full half of the quarter has passed, and the entire Lakers only scored a poor 3 rebounds. How to say this is a bit unreasonable.

It may be that Andrew Bynum has already fouled 4 times, so he was a little hesitant in his actions.

Then let Bynum take a break first. After all, the fourth quarter of the decisive victory has not yet arrived. If there are really 5 fouls, the situation will be even more troublesome.

However, the Lakers have a shortage of inside personnel, and Troy Murphy is missing the game due to injury. How can this be... huh?By the way, didn't the team sign a 214CM big man a few days ago?Although you are Asian, you always have a height, don't you?
Well, then let him play to try.

"Hot, come here."

Mike Brown suddenly turned his head and shouted towards the end of the bench.

PS: Come back late again, everyone please forgive me! ! !

(End of this chapter)