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Chapter 177 Angry

On March 3, at 8 pm, a tall, yellow-skinned man was standing at the exit of Los Angeles International Airport.

Since the popularity is not too high, not many people recognize him.

"Why hasn't it come out yet? Didn't the plane show its arrival?" The man looked down at his watch and muttered in a low voice.

After another 10 minutes, a familiar figure appeared in front of his eyes.

The yellow-skinned man waved his hand and said, "Here! Here!!!"

Coming out of the exit was an Asian woman with loose long hair, a long-sleeved shirt on the upper body, dark blue skinny jeans on the lower body, and a pair of colorful canvas sneakers on her feet. The sexy and lively style of an oriental girl is perfect. Present, catch people's attention.That's right, she is Zhou Zhiru, Zhou Zhiru who came from China.

"Hi~ Tang Qian, long time no see, how are you?" Zhou Zhiru greeted Tang Qian generously after seeing Tang Qian.

"Well, I'm fine. Why did you come to Los Angeles suddenly? Is it really for studying and studying?" Tang Qian asked with a question in his heart.

"That's needless to say?" Zhou Zhiru handed the suitcase to Tang Qian and said, "Otherwise, what do you think I'm here for?"

"Oh, that's good, that's good." After Tang Qian muttered a few words to himself, he said, "I'll take you to downtown Los Angeles. It's convenient to stay there."

"No, send me directly to school, I want to integrate into the campus immediately." Seeing the other party's insistence, Tang Qian had nothing to say, and could only nod in agreement.

"Isn't it too late to enroll now? Most schools seem to have already..." Before Tang Qian finished speaking, Zhou Zhiru opened his mouth and replied, "I have applied to this school a long time ago, but something delayed me. It’s over, so it’s okay.”

Tang Qian said "Oh" and was walking outside the airport when he suddenly frowned and said, "Why is your complexion so bad? Are you feeling unwell? If you feel unwell, go to the hospital directly."

"It's okay, it's just a long-distance flight, and I need to beat the jet lag. It doesn't matter if I rest for a night." Zhou Zhiru replied.

"Well, call me if you need anything."

After sending Zhou Zhiru to school, Tang Qian said, "These days are the All-Star Weekend, if you want to go to Orlando, I can..."

"No need, I want to have a good rest." Zhou Zhiru rejected Tang Qian's proposal and said, "You can send me here, and I can take care of the rest myself."

"You go back, thank you very much for coming to pick up the plane today." After speaking, Zhou Zhiru left without looking back.

Judging by her complexion, she doesn't seem to be very well. Is it really just that she is too tired to adapt to the jet lag?

Forget it, anyway, she is in Los Angeles, so I can help her when I have time.

The past few days are the NBA All-Star Weekend. For Kobe and the others, it is still a working day, but for Tang Qian, it is a rare time to relax. Using these three days, he can take a good rest, watch videos, and at the same time do targeted exercises. Some intensive training.Fortunately, what Tang Qian urgently needs to improve at the moment is his ability to score points. It doesn't take too much. As long as he has a stable 3+ in each game, it will not be difficult to completely suppress Troy Murphy.He understands very well that what makes Mike Brown the most hesitant now is that his scoring ability is not as good as Troy Murphy's. If his scoring ability can be improved, then don't think too much about it. Mike Brown naturally knows what to do to be the most beneficial.

During this period, Tang Qian began to receive some signing intentions from small domestic companies, but these were trivial matters, and he had no time to pay attention to them.

For the whole 3 days, apart from watching the All-Star Weekend, Tang Qian only went out to have a meal with Taylor, and he spent the rest of the time practicing air cuts and running offense.

The results of the All-Star Weekend were the same as Tang Qian remembered. The shooting star champion was won by the New York group, the skill challenge champion was won by Tony Parker, and the three-point contest champion was dark horse Kevin Le Fu, the champion of the slam dunk contest is Jeremy Evans. The result of the All-Star Game was 152-149. The Western All-Stars narrowly beat the Eastern All-Stars. The All-Star MVP was won by Kevin Durant. Scored 36 points in the game and deservedly won the title of MVP.By the way, Andrew Bynum, the starting All-Star center in the Western Conference, only played 5 minutes in this game. He is the only starter in the starting lineups of both sides with zero points.And when was the last time this happened, it dates back to the 07-08 season, and the person who scored zero was Anzhu's teammate, Kobe Bryant.But that's because Kobe's finger was injured, and he only played for 2 minutes and 52 seconds symbolically, which is obviously different from An Zhu's physical condition.

Ha, it looks like someone is going crazy again~
Tang Qian shook his head and said in his heart.

After the All-Star Game, the Lakers ended their 2-game losing streak. After the setback, An Zhu was really honest. Under the leadership of Kobe, the team first defeated the Timberwolves, then the Celtics and the Grizzlies. A big victory over the New Orleans Hornets and Timberwolves, a wave of five consecutive victories, directly stabilized the record of the Lakers in the Western Conference. During this period, Kobe scored more than 30 points in each game, and told some people with a strong performance, who is this team? The boss of the team.

During the period, the Celtics were both absent due to Garnett and Ray Allen, so the Lakers and the Celtics did not fight fiercely. It took almost 7% of their strength to easily win the game.

Tang Qian performed well in these five games, averaging 7.4 rebounds, 2.9 blocks and 5.9 points per game. In the game against New Orleans, he even scored 10 points, directly breaking his own historical scoring record .

Under such circumstances, the Lakers' trading operation began.

Mitch Kupchak "does his own thing" and completes a deal with Cleveland, the details of which are as follows, the Lakers send away Jason Kapono and Luke Walton and a 2012 first-round pick Right, getting Ramon Sessions and Christian Ainga from the Cavaliers along with an additional 2013 first-round swap.Ramon Sessions is a point guard with considerable offensive ability, and he was born in 86, which can greatly alleviate the weakness of the Los Angeles Lakers point guard line.

The Lakers thought that this would be the end of the curtain, but Mitch Kupchak was not satisfied with this. He completed an "unexpected" deal before the trade deadline came.That is to send away the champion of the Lakers, Derek Fisher, in exchange for the Houston Rockets rookie Jordan Hill in 09. It can be seen that this is "Mr. Ku" cleaning up the older players for the Lakers , The actual team lineup is younger.However, this kind of "good intentions" was not praised by all the Lakers. Instead, it angered Kobe a little bit. After all, unlike Capo Novarton, Fisher and him have a deep friendship and once won 5 NBA championships together. , so in his heart, Derek Fisher is a true Zijin Laker.

But Kobe's complaints didn't have any effect. The NBA is a business league, and what the general manager has to do is to "optimize the interests of the team." Therefore, Derek Fisher's departure became inevitable.

For this sudden transaction, Mitch Kupchak explained at the press conference: "It is difficult for me to describe this transaction in words, because deep down in my heart, I never want this to happen. But everyone knows that I am the general manager of the Lakers. As the general manager of the team, I must separate my personal feelings and work. In order to enhance the chances of the Lakers winning this season, I must The lineup is rejuvenated, so that the game can be more tense and impactful between offense and defense. Moreover, the team's salary cap has exceeded the league's salary cap for a long time. As the general manager, I should share Mr. Bass' worries and alleviate Part of the luxury tax pressure. With 3 point guards, this is too bloated for the Lakers point guard line, so I have to make such a sad decision. But I can promise here that the Lakers are willing to retire in the future Derrick's jersey in recognition and respect for his many years of service."

But these words, in Tang Qian's view, are not highly enforceable, because in the space of his previous life, until 2015, the Lakers had no intention of doing this.

Kobe was very decisive and directly missed the press conference that day. As a star player, he should have been there, but he never showed up.

It can be seen that Kobe's relationship with Fisher is a real "combat friendship".

Regarding the future career direction of "Old Fish", Tang Qian actually knows it well. After he was traded, he did not go to Houston to report. In the end, Houston had no choice but to buy out his $340 million contract for next season. But "Old Fish" didn't get any of this money, because in order to get rid of "Rocket City" as soon as possible, he directly gave up the contract and became a completely free man in the market.And he will eventually join the Lakers' archenemy, the Oklahoma City Thunder.

Ironically, it was the Thunder that eliminated the Lakers in the playoffs this season.

After the new lineup was built, the first game was against the Utah Jazz. The Lakers lost 103-99 by 4 points due to the lack of team integration, ending their previous 5-game winning streak.Among them, the "rookie" Sessions made 7 of 1 shots. Fortunately, he also scored 8 free throws, which saved his face after the transfer.Kobe Bryant was affected by his mood and played one of the toughest battles of his career. He only made 20 of 3 shots and his shooting percentage was only 15%.On the contrary, insider Andrew Bynum once again seized the opportunity and hit a beautiful statistic. He made 14 of 12 shots and made 9 free throws. With a shooting percentage of 85.7%, he scored 33 points, 11 rebounds and 2 blocks. The true hit rate is scary even at a glance.

唐潜表现持续稳定，交出了8个篮板2次盖帽6分的数据，其中投篮命中率4投3中，75%。

As for Troy Murphy, he has been completely marginalized. He only showed his face for 2 minutes in this game, which is the proof that he is gradually "falling out of favor".

It seems that whether he can continue to stay with the Lakers in the future is a question.

On March 3th, the Lakers will challenge the Houston Rockets away tonight. Before the game, Paul Gasol accidentally strained his groin due to training, so he will be placed on the injured list tonight for observation. The insider of the Lakers , there is a staff vacancy.

After a little thought, Mike Brown decided to let the Lakers start temporarily on the 29th to replace the Spaniard.

This should have been a great thing, but something happened a few minutes later, which made Tang Qian suddenly lose the idea of ​​being happy.

"Coach Li, what did you say??? What you said is true???" After Tang Qian received the call, a surge of anger burned his brain.

PS: This is today's updated chapter. Xiaozi's codeword speed is limited, but it is finally completed.I still owe everyone 2 chapters, Xiaozi will try to pay it off within a few days, thank you for your support~
The All-Star holding time and Sessions’ arrival time in the book have been slightly modified, but the range is not large, only about ten days, for the needs of the plot, I hope everyone understands~
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