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Chapter 499 The 9th Last Game

"What??? Why did he appear on the roster for this game again??? Why???" Although Howard and Mitch Kupchak were thousands of miles apart, the voice in their hearts at this moment, But it is much the same.

Surprised.

damn it! ! !That old Mitch Kupchak thing! ! !How dare he play me! ! !damn it! ! !I will make you look good! ! !
This is Howard's follow-up voice.

And what about Mitch Kupchak in the Los Angeles office?His thoughts now are...

"Laurie! Laurie! Call and go to the scene right away! Ask the staff who handed in the big list, why did you fill in the name of China Hot??? Go right away!!!" Mitch Kupchak was also annoyed , because he was "tricked" again and again, where is the dignity of his general manager?And at the same time, in a luxurious suite in Los Angeles, someone was slowly sipping red wine, and said, "Mickey, Mickey, do you really think that I will completely collapse after losing the first round of the battle for power? You are too I underestimated my management of the Lakers for decades. You know, compared to you, the general manager, or my boss' daughter, you have more power and are easier to seduce the desires of the people below."

"Besides, your desire to control others is too strong, which is far less popular than Jerry West."

"Wait, my father told me that he just gave Jim the opportunity first, and it's not that I'm completely out of the game." The woman said slowly while shaking the red wine glass in her hand: "I think about this, You all don’t know, do you? Father’s methods and macro layout are really very precise and powerful, which is admirable.”

"Brother, brother, I look forward to your counterattack."

……

"What? The staff who handed over the squad list did it? How could he have such courage???" Mitch Kupchak shouted loudly in the office: "Contact Mr. Jim Bass immediately!" Laurie Blank heard the words: "But sir, Jim Bass is currently on vacation in Hawaii. When he left, he told us not to disturb him if we have nothing to do..."

"I said get in touch, so I got in touch! In this situation, something is obviously wrong! Immediately! Immediately! Don't be dazed!!!" Mitch Kupchak is an "old fritter" after all, so he quickly noticed something was wrong.But half an hour later, Mitch Kupchak contacted Jim Bass in Hawaii. After the latter connected the video, he lay lazily on the beach chair and said, "Mitch, why did you contact me? Didn’t I say that I should take 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 more 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 now, so I have to report it to you."

"What's the matter? Say? Well, don't stop, keep dancing, keep dancing!" Jim Buss said without opening his eyes.

Mitch Kupchak briefly explained the matter, thinking that Jim Bass would make a fuss, but unexpectedly...

"Oh? The person you are talking about, I know, he is an old classmate of Jenny, he has worked for the Lakers for a long time, and he is not under the direct control of my department now, he is from Jenny's side After hearing this, Mitch Kupchak immediately said: "Mr. Bass, that doesn't matter. Now that you are the big boss, you can use the power of the boss to directly skip Jenny Bass and fire that person." Yes, I don't think we can delay, we must..." Before he finished speaking, he heard Jim Bass on the other side of the screen say: "Mitch, don't be too extreme in doing things. After all, Jenny and I are brothers and sisters. After winning the battle, no matter how aggressive I am, it will appear that I am too narrow-minded, right? Let her keep her people, anyway, her current jurisdiction is limited, and she can't make any big waves."

"But, Mr. Bath, I think-"

"I've 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 know her working ability, right? Besides, as the head of the family, I have to With the bearing of the patriarch, I drove the family away, and outsiders thought I, Jim, was extremely cold and unreasonable." Jim Bass raised the airs of the patriarch of the Bass family, and said: "Besides, she used to treat you Isn't it good? There is no need to kill them all like this."

"What? Mr. Bass, I..."

"Okay, okay, you don't have to worry about Jenny's people, just do your job as the general manager. I have something to do, so I'll hang up first." Jim Buss didn't answer Mitch Kupchak after finishing speaking. Given the opportunity, he unilaterally hung up the connection. "This...Damn it!!! Do you really think that you have become Jerry Bass? The whole political situation has not stabilized, okay! Why did I choose... Oh, forget it, I can’t blame anyone for my choice, I still Do your job well! Anyway, as long as you keep an eye on it, that woman won't be able to play tricks!"

"It's just Howard... I have to find a way to appease him!"

……

Sleep Train Arena.

Tang Qian looked at Howard with an angry face, and couldn't help grinning: "What's the matter? Did you see something that made you feel uncomfortable and surprised?" "You..." Howard became even more angry when he was said this, but He didn't know what to say.Because some things, after all, are still disgraceful, after all, they are still not visible.

"You let me down so much." After the warm-up time was over, Tang Qian opened his mouth and said, "Don't you even have the most basic competitive spirit as a professional player? No wonder your future is getting worse and worse. , can’t be the boss anywhere.”

Of course, Howard didn't understand the meaning of Tang Qian's words, so he thought that 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, just said as he walked: "Did XJ(#￥%&*)B say that you will know later."

"Damn Chinese guy! Pretending to be a ghost!" After Tang Qian walked away, Howard chewed his tongue to himself.

Before the start of the game, Tang Qian received the task of "Today in History". The target data was Chris Dudley's data against the Nets on March 1995, 3, with 30 points, 10 rebounds and 14 blocks.This is a relatively easy challenge data. After Tang Qian took a look, he thought that he had a great possibility of surpassing it tonight.

In the first quarter, the Kings showed a strong aggressiveness. Unlike the Lakers, they have already confirmed that they will miss the playoffs this season, so they fight without pressure or burden at all.Just do your best to showcase your talents and abilities.

And the more this is the case, the easier it is to play an excellent game state.

In the first quarter, the Kings were in full bloom, and the Lakers almost fell apart. It didn't mean that the Kings' tactics were so advanced, or that their player status was higher than that of the Lakers.First of all, Cousins ​​succeeded in forcing the inside line frequently, and it didn't take long for "Warcraft" to commit two personal fouls. Then the outside players made three-pointers, 2 of 6 shots, and used more than 5% of the three-pointers. The Lakers' perimeter defense was on the verge of collapse.This is not counted, the most important thing is the Lakers themselves, the shooting percentage is extremely low, and they scored 80 sports goals in the entire first quarter.If it weren't for Kobe's 3 free throws and 7 free throws, it is estimated that the Zijin Army would not even get 6 points in one quarter.

DeMarcus Cousins ​​deserves to be the top three center in the future. Even in his third season, he has already shown a strong ability to attack independently.It seems that the score is not as strong as the peak "Warcraft" at present, but in terms of the richness of technical means, it surpasses the former by at least one block, so in the future, he can enter the field with a score close to 28+, and Howard has worked hard all his life, but he has not yet reached 23 + Score levels too.

So the average score per game is really a very hard statistic. Every increase of 1+ means that you need to develop a 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 arranged a new defensive tactic, but the Kings also took advantage of the situation and changed their tactics from hard inside to mid-range jumpers inside.

It makes sense for the head coach of the Kings to make such a change, because the two insiders of the Kings both have the ability to shoot mid-range and long-range jumpers.

Jason Thompson and DeMarcus Cousins, both 6-foot-11, can hit from 16-20 feet.In the first decade of the 21st century and the 8090s, this was of course the most underestimated means of attacking insiders, but now in 2013, the situation is very different.

Even against the traditional twin towers, such a weird combination can have a miraculous effect.

Because the two towers have weak mobility and limited defensive range, the paint area is naturally terrific defensively, but when it comes to high positions, flanks, and corners, the defensive power is greatly reduced.To put it an exaggeration, every foot away from the penalty area will double the defensive effect and reduce it exponentially.So if the team has long-range attack capabilities inside, then dealing with this kind of traditional twin towers is simply not very effective.

When the two are pulled apart, you can cast the twin towers, and you can't stop wanting to be immortal.

brush~ brush~ brush~
Although the hit rate is not too high, it also makes the Lakers' twin towers, no, to be precise, the Spaniard Gasol is exhausted.

34-12, in the first quarter, the Kings led the Lakers by 22 points.

Could it be that the first quarter will be spent?

Due to the poor record of the Lakers and the fact that the Kings are not a playoff team, TNT did not arrange a national live broadcast for this game.In this way, people who pay attention to this game are either Lakers fans or Kings fans.

Kobe didn't say much after he left the court, and he didn't even look at Howard. The same is true for Steve Nash. With Howard, the "ball stopper", on the court, his organizational skills were completely abolished, and he became a fixed-point fort. .

Unknowingly, Howard has become the most unpopular figure in the Lakers.

And not one.

From the main players to the substitutes, from the players to the coaches, everyone is very dissatisfied with Howard's performance.

It was Howard himself, who 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 to cause my foul!" Gasol's face flashed After a little bit of unhappiness, because of the ball just now, he was passed by Cousins ​​because he threw it out. Now Howard doesn't reflect on it, but blames himself. "the meaning of.

However, Gasol's temperament so that he did not open his mouth to argue.

This made Howard intensify and said to himself: "Fortunately, I reacted quickly and escaped a catastrophe, otherwise I would bear the third foul. Can you afford this responsibility? I think you'd better go to the bench lineup, Jordan Xi Erdo is better than you!" Hearing this, Kobe's eyes turned cold, and he was about to speak, but No. 29 took the lead and said, "You played a mess yourself, so you have the nerve to scold Paul? Are you using your feet when defending? Pinned inside? Will you come out and follow the defense? You know Cousins ​​is your defender, understand?"

"Don't meddle in your own business! You are a substitute!" Howard was having a good time, but Tang Qian interrupted his pleasure immediately, which made "Warcraft" very unhappy. "You are worthy of scolding me like this?" Tang Qian said directly: "If you have the ability, you can turn the tide and save the team by yourself? If you can't do it, then just watch it honestly. I will tell You, how can you call it the correct way to play."

"The right 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 by this kind of provocation, Lei Luo replied: "It is true that I am not very good at scoring, and it is true that I am not as good as Yao, but..."

"Do you think you can match? Yao, no matter the regular season or the playoffs, has a season with an average of 25+ per game. Do you have one? 22+ and 25+ don't seem to be on the same level at all, right?" Tang Qian said: "Besides Score, score, you are full of score, can you win the game by scoring alone? I just need to do a good job of defense, and that's it. In terms of scoring, our Lakers team has no shortage of people."

"And you have to figure it out, Howard." Tang Qian said loudly: "What I want is victory, not statistics!"

"22+? Who is 22+? I was almost 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! You are still playing! Please restrain yourself! Teammates are fighting among themselves, do you think it will sound good if it gets out?"

"Hmph!" Howard snorted dissatisfiedly, but did not answer.

Tang Qian nodded respectfully and said, "Yes, I understand, sir."

Just this one sentence made Howard's impression in D'Antoni's heart even less, because as the head coach of the team, everyone hopes that his players can be obedient and follow orders.At least... you have to put on a show, right?

Howard's attitude is really hard to feel comfortable.

"Hot, come on in the second quarter, you must do a good job of defense first." Mike D'Antoni told Tang Qian before going on the court, because if he wants to catch up with the 22-point score difference, the offense alone is of little use, so he has to increase his strength. Strong defense is not enough.

"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 his heart is still biased towards Tang Qian.

PS: After adding the update, this episode should be regarded as the climax of the book. As for the specifics, you will know later, and you will never be disappointed! The 2012-2013 season, the last 9 games, what will happen?Let's wait and see~
After reading a book friend’s question, Xiao Zi can only say, it’s all clearly written in the book, it doesn’t matter if you don’t pay attention, and I will mention it again later~
(End of this chapter)