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Chapter 627: Turnaround?

This scene is so similar, because the first time Tang Qian met Kobe, it was a one-on-one bullfight.

But there is a little difference. Now the situation of the two is completely reversed.

How serious the Achilles tendon tear is, Tang Qian has now seen it with his own eyes. In fact, in the original time and space, Kobe also postponed his comeback until December 2013, 12 against the Raptors.This is enough to show that Kobe's recovery state is not as good as he expected.

And there is another point, he is very uncomfortable with his body now.

No matter how much he recovers, no matter how much he recovers, he didn't play high-intensity games, Kobe's body is obviously a lot fatter than last season. According to Gary Vitti, this is because Kobe will "thump" during the season. Lose the excess "fat".For athletes, muscle gain has an impact, not to mention the increase in "fat"?When Kobe was the thinnest last season, he fell below the 200-pound mark. What about now?A full 224.87 pounds!Rounding up, that's about 225 lbs.Kobe had this kind of weight when he was young. For example, during the "Little Marlon" period, he once exceeded 230 pounds. However, Kobe felt that the consumption of such a body was too great, so he lost it next season.But to be clear, it was real muscle back then, what about now?
Moreover, after the Achilles tendon was torn, Kobe's speed, elasticity and explosive power were crazily weakened, which directly caused his take-off height to become a "matchbox".In this way, he had to readjust his shooting rhythm and shooting arc, otherwise the "fallback jumper" that No. 24 was proud of would completely lose its threat.

But as I said before, Kobe now still thinks he is the peak Kobe, and he still thinks he is the deadly black mamba, so from Tang Qian's point of view, all technical movements have not changed significantly.

Including his state of mind.

One-on-one with the current Tang Qian in this way, the outcome can be imagined.

Kobe's scoring ability this season is only 13+, you let him compete with the current Tang Qian...

Kobe lost 5-10 in the first set, because Tang Qian still hadn't adapted to it, and there was still a little deterrence from the peak Kobe in his mind.From the second set, Kobe never scored more than 2 goals. The two fought 5 sets in a row, all of which ended with Tang Qian winning.Especially in the last game, Kobe "swallowed zero" and lost the bullfight 0-10.

"Damn it! Come again!" Kobe has the same paranoid personality as Jordan on the basketball court. If he doesn't beat you, he won't let you go easily.

Of course, I will not let myself go easily.

Tang Qian didn't speak, just nodded and continued.

After another 3 innings, it was still the same situation. Even because of Kobe's continuous consumption of physical energy, he only scored one goal in the total of 3 innings. 1-30, Kobe lost miserably again.

Kobe supported his knees with his hands, gasping for breath. It could be seen that because there had been no systematic training for more than 200 days, the physical fitness that Kobe was proud of was shrinking rapidly and became vulnerable.Tang Qian's physical fitness is not good among NBA players, but he doesn't feel too out of breath now.

From this, it can be seen.

"Damn it! Come again! Come again!!!" Kobe was not convinced and demanded to fight again. Tang Qian knew the temper of the man in front of him, so he didn't say anything, and continued to fight.But throughout the whole process, Tang Qian didn't let go of the water, because it would be a greater humiliation for someone like Kobe to let go of the water.

0-20, Kobe was even more tired, so the technical moves lost their threat, without scoring a point, he was directly defeated by Tang Qian.

"Damn! Damn!!! Come again!!! Come again!!!" Tang Qian did not remain silent this time, and said in a low voice: "Kobe, you are already very tired, there is no need to continue." Tang Qian did not say After finishing this sentence, but the meaning is very simple, the next sentence is... It's the same if you continue, the result can't be changed.

When Kobe heard this, a flash of anger flashed in his eyes, but soon his expression darkened again. Without saying a word, he packed his luggage and walked out of the Toyota Sports Center alone.The moment the door closed, Tang Qian seemed to see the back of an old king, the end of the hero, and the withering of the veteran.

And what No. 24 couldn't accept the most was that he was not caused by natural aging, but was knocked down by injuries.

Fighting with a lifetime of injuries, but in the end it fell on the injuries.

I can't afford to be sick.

This is more ironic than natural aging.

Coupled with ESPN's pessimistic remarks, Kobe's heart turned upside down for the first time.

In this way, on the 6th, this is the day when the preseason begins. The Lakers will face their opponents in the same continent, the Golden State Warriors, tonight.

In this game, the Lakers were blown up. Although the "Splash Brothers" have not officially entered the "Western Domination Era", their offensive ability has already exploded.Curry and Thompson each hit 5 three-pointers, and the rest of the bench felt good. They scored a total of 16 three-pointers in the game. The Los Angeles Lakers had no power to parry and were slaughtered in an instant.Curry scored 24 points in 29 minutes, and he has faintly seen the ability of "high-speed basketball".

The era of alliance data explosion is about to start slowly.

Kobe's hard-charging style of play is not only unattractive in terms of statistics and efficiency, but also trapped in his body. He has completely fallen into a situation where he is "exploded" on both offensive and defensive ends.He made 16 of 2 shots from the field and a 12.5% ​​shooting rate, allowing opponent Klay Thompson to score 23 points, and the latter only took 13 shots.

With high-speed operation and increased offensive and defensive rounds, the league has entered the era of efficiency in an all-round way, and this is also the favorite rhythm of the "Splash Brothers".Making use of their strengths and avoiding their weaknesses, the combined power of the two will soon overwhelm the entire alliance.

The second preseason game was on the 7th. It was a back-to-back game. Although it was at home, the Lakers, who had no changes in the lineup, were once again beaten by the "Track and Field Nuggets" and lost 31 points in the entire game. .Kobe took 15 shots in the game and only hit one poor goal. If he didn't rely on breakthrough kills and scored 8 points from the free throw line, Kobe might not even reach 10 points in this game.

But 10 points?Still such a laborious 10 points?For a former scoring superman like Kobe, what is it?
In the third preseason game, the Nuggets moved to the home court. This time it was about the same, and they continued to be blown up. The Lakers' defensive loopholes and fatigue made them completely unable to withstand the "track and field style" of the Nuggets. Therefore, 77-100, 23 points bitterly swallowed a 3-game losing streak in the preseason.Kobe made 21 of 4 shots in this game and scored 14 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists. His shooting percentage was less than 20% again.

In the fourth game, Kobe fell into a self-competition, and faced the Kings with 30 crazy shots. You must know that few leading stars shot so many times in the preseason.But in the end, he only hit 5 goals, made 25 crazy strikes, and also had "wonderful shots" of being blocked by young people 4 times.Another night of shooting less than 20 percent from the field.

At the beginning of this game, some "disharmonious" voices began to appear within the Lakers, such as accusing some members of the team of taking too many shots and too many singles, such as dissatisfaction with the lack of offensive opportunities, such as... In short, these The spearhead, without exception, was aimed at No. 24 Kobe Bryant of the Lakers.

ESPN is even more hyped, look, I'm right, I ranked Kobe Bryant 25th, it's really not low!

The famous Kohei Lake Hei Henry Abbott also wrote: ESPN ranked Kobe Bryant 25?In fact, I now think that the Lakers can't make it to the top 24 on the 100th!Well, if you say "was", then I have nothing to say.But now Kobe has the highest total number of shots in the 4 preseason games in the league, but his shooting percentage is less than 20%. Where do you think he can rank?
Of course, Kobe also saw these remarks. If it was before, he must have tried his best to explode in the next game and slap Henry Abbott several big mouths.But now, it's not that he didn't do so, it's just that he "has more than enough heart but not enough energy".

The Lakers lost again in the fifth game. Kobe made 16 of 0 shots, was replaced by the head coach halfway, and never played again.

Seeing this, the hearts of the Lakers fans became cold, and they asked whether Kobe's injury had not recovered.

The official answer is that Kobe did come back early forcibly. The preseason was just to test his status. He will not return to the Lakers at the beginning of the regular season.

As soon as the news came out, it is said that Kobe broke into Mitch Kupchak's office once, and according to gossip, the two had a heated argument.And then... Kobe didn't appear in the remaining 3 preseason games.

The explanation of the Lakers is that Bryant needs to fully devote himself to his rehabilitation work, and the return date is undecided.

All of a sudden, the problems of the Lakers suddenly became apparent. Los Angeles, which was originally old, weak, and sick, has even left the substitute general Antawn Jamison this season.The latter went directly to the Clippers in the same city with the veteran's basic salary.In this way, plus Nash has not yet recovered from injury, the Lakers' starting lineup is extremely weak offensively, leaving only Tang Qian, Gasol, Steve Blake, Jody Meeks, and their newcomers The five of them were Nick Keyan.And among these five players, none of them can score 20+ points. When encountering a difficult position, except for Gasol, there is only...Ni Keyang.

The bench area is even weaker, because "Warcraft" just "waved his sleeves and left" before the start of the preseason game, so the Lakers did not do much to sign up.The original Kaman and Kent Bazemore's two 10+ scoring points did not join the Zijin Army as scheduled, but were robbed by other teams in advance.As a result, almost no one is available on the Lakers' bench.

Both the starting lineup and the bench lineup were weak offensively, which caused the Lakers to lose all the remaining 3 preseason games.

The preseason was exactly the same as last season, ending with 0 wins and 8 losses.

唐潜倒是打出了十分惊人的数据出来，29分钟场均3.5分15.9个篮板4.7次盖帽2次助攻0.6次抢断。不过因为湖人队的凄凉战绩和季前赛强度，这组数据并没有被任何人关注到。

It was also a complete defeat in the preseason. Last season, everyone was still full of confidence and ambition. This season suddenly seemed to have fallen into hell on earth. From the management to the fans, everyone lost their thoughts on this season.

The Lakers... guess it's over.

It is estimated that it will be rebuilt.

At this moment, Tang Qian suddenly received a call. When he saw the number, he was slightly surprised.

It was actually a call from "Black Mamba" Kobe Bryant, No. 24 of the Lakers.

Kobe?What is he looking for from me?

Tang Qian pressed the connect button on the screen full of doubts, and after the call was connected, about 2~3 seconds later, the other end of the phone said: "Hot, can you help me? "

Tang Qian was taken aback when he heard the words, and then said in a daze for a long time, "Help you? What can I help you with?"

It was another few seconds before Kobe said: "Help me get back to shape and restore my Achilles tendon."

"What? But I..." Tang Qian said in surprise, "But I'm not a doctor, so I can't do it."

Kobe's unique deep voice came out, but it was a little more irritable than usual, and said: "I know you are not a doctor, but Matt told me that you are amazing, if there is really no other way, he asked me to find you You try." Tang Qian was slightly startled again, and said, "Matt told you?" Tang Qian thought that Barnes had told him about "catching bullets empty-handed", but Kobe said, "Matt didn't Talk to me in detail, he just repeatedly emphasized that if there is really no other way, let me put down my posture and come to you."

"Really?" Tang Qian was a little relieved when he heard this answer, but then he gave an answer that disappointed Kobe, saying: "I'm sorry, Bryant, I also want to help you, but right now There is no way, sorry." "Really?" Kobe's voice reappeared after a while: "Is there really no way?"

After Kobe said this, he felt ridiculous. Instead of asking professionals such as Gary Vitti or Judy Seto, he ran over to ask a player "Is there any way?"This is not ridiculous, not absurd, what is it?
Tang Qian sighed slightly on the phone, and then opened his mouth and said, "Bryant, I really have no choice. If there is, I am willing to pay a high price. After all, you are my idol all the time." "Okay, I Understood, sorry to bother you, let’s prepare for the Lakers’ next game.” Hearing this, Kobe chose to hang up the phone, because he was afraid that his emotions would fluctuate if he continued.

And it's the kind of uncontrollable negative emotional fluctuations.

Achilles!The damn Achilles!Why did it make me fall so much in one breath? ? ?
I was a team player last season!I was still in the first place last season!Why did it suddenly decline into this appearance? ? ?Can't even get 20 points? ? ?
The reason why Kobe was so annoyed and frustrated was not only dissatisfaction with his recovery, but also external pressure, and... the fear of the end of his career.His original idea was that when his scoring average could not reach 20+, he would decisively choose to retire and leave the league he had played for half his life.But... Is it 35 years old? ? ?Is it now? ? ?

This kind of psychological preparation has never been done by the Lakers on the 24th.

According to Kobe's original plan, he should be able to maintain an average of 36+ points per game until he is 25 years old, and he should be able to maintain an average of 40-22+ points per game around the age of 23.But this sudden "Achilles tendon tear" broke the plan at once.

Retirement matters seem to be just around the corner.

Shoot less than 5 percent in 20 games?Averaging no more than 10 points per game?Is this... still me Kobe Bryant?
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The "ugliness" of his comeback, the ridicule from the outside world, and his own gap made No. 24, who had always been proud, burst out. He sat on the sofa and shouted loudly: "If I can recover! If I can recover! I am willing Make a deal with Satan! I am willing to make an exchange with the devil!!!”

Suddenly, Tang Qian, who put down his phone and was shaking his head, suddenly seemed to hear something.

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