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Chapter 290 Achilles' Heel

Chapter 290 Achilles' Heel
According to past practice, after ESPN publishes a feature article, it invites commentators such as Kevin Pelton, former coaches such as Jeff Van Gundy, and former players such as Scott Pippen to discuss and predict what may happen in the Clippers-Lakers series. .

Facing the camera, Kevin Pelton, a well-known Su fan, said confidently: "Honestly speaking, the Clippers and Lakers matchup, and even all the matchups in this year's playoffs, the team with the most pressure is not the Clippers, and the player with the most pressure is not Sue." Young, but the Lakers and Kobe. As described in the previous article, if the Lakers lose to the Clippers for two consecutive years, their fate is likely to be the New Jersey Nets after two consecutive losses in the Finals. They will inevitably face disintegration. The two-year contract expired, Sam Cassell's minimum salary contract expired, Luke Walton and his contract extension are very troublesome, and Kobe will be ridiculed by the fans for not being able to win the championship after leaving O'Neal."

Jeff Van Gundy then said: "So the Lakers will fight desperately in the game. They certainly don't want to miss the opportunity of Odom and Cassel's basic salary. The salary cap, the Clippers have the ability and salary space to sign All-Star players. For example, the Clippers have always wanted a strong point guard to help Su Yang share the pressure, so that Su Yang is more threatening without the ball, and they can pursue more competitive players this summer. Lupus can even re-sign Hill with a low salary. Considering that situation, the Lakers definitely don’t want to fight the Clippers again in the coming year, and they must work 100% this time.”

Scottie Pippen said: "According to my personal experience of two and three consecutive championships, the third year's division finals are the most difficult, because the opponent knows enough, and it is very difficult to overcome the laziness that has already succeeded. The cumulative physical problems, just like we played tiebreaker with the Pacers in 98, and lost to the Knicks first in 93, the Lakers have a great chance.

In addition, the Spurs provided a good case reference for the Lakers in the last round. They can adjust their defensive strategies based on the video footage of the Spurs' losses in the first three games. Fight violently. "

During the discussion, everyone also mentioned that the Lakers can exert their strength not only on the court, but also off the court. For example, the contract of Hill is about to expire, and Milicic and Kaman are very likely to let go to engage in psychological warfare. Including but not limited to declaring interest in Kaman.

Anyway, it is recommended that the Lakers fill up. If this opportunity is missed, the Clippers will be reinforced in the summer, and Los Angeles will completely replace the owner.

At the same time as ESPN was discussing, Barkley and others on TNT also held a roundtable discussion, and finally concluded that this round between the Clippers and the Lakers is very likely to be more classic than the Western Conference Finals in 02. The Clippers can afford to lose, and the Lakers If you can't afford to lose, you must fight hard.

According to the schedule, the two teams have three days to prepare for the battle.

The Clippers had a day off as usual. Su Yang arrived at the company early in the morning. After listening to various work reports from Lu Qi and others, he turned to discuss the new issue of "Youtube Sees the World" with Ivanka, preparing to complain about various presidential candidates. Especially Obama, who spends money on advertising.

The name is to complain, but in fact it implies praise, which is similar to criticizing the determination of the leader, saying that the leader is always too busy with work, always caring about his subordinates, but not paying attention to protecting his own body.Anyway, with private goods, I am happy to see Obama become the new president.

In the afternoon, the "Ghost Story" summary meeting was held in the company, and Anne Hathaway was specially invited to participate, and the entire filming, editing, publicity and maintenance process was reviewed.After the meeting was over, Hathaway happily said, "I saw a lot of fans on Youtube complimenting my natural performance in this movie, and several harsh film critics also started to praise me, saying that I admitted After not working hard enough to learn a British accent, I saw my attitude and pursuit of acting, which is all thanks to you guiding me to change."

"Small things, come to me if you have any problems."

Su Yang promised casually, and Hathaway's eyes widened and his pupils widened when he heard the words, thinking that he always kept what he said.

In the evening, Su Yang held a dinner party in his personal manor villa on the beach in Malibu to celebrate the box office of "Ghost Story" officially surpassed [-] million US dollars. In addition to representatives of major theaters and crews, friends such as Downey Jr., and many unemployed people film people.

As a leading actor who doesn't need acting skills at all, Su Yang brought the heroine Hathaway to toast to various people, deliberately ignoring the top management of 20th Century Fox, and finally went to raise a toast, ready to pretend to slap you in the face. Don't publish it for me.

Fox executives also played tricks and said loudly on purpose: "I was wrong! I thought that Su Yang made this movie to pursue Hathaway, and thought that no one would like to watch this movie. Now it seems that he is indeed pursuing Hathaway, but It was indeed a box office hit!"

Everyone at the scene burst into laughter, Hathaway quietly held Su Yang's left hand, and quickly let go, as if worried about being seen by everyone, while Ivanka, Alba, Irene, Yanxi, Scarlett, Aimee Bai and Lively, the seven daughters, immediately cast playful glances.

Hathaway's little operation vividly expressed her desire to get Su Yang, but was hindered by the eyes of the world.

Absolutely Oscar Best Actress!
The changes in the expressions of the eight women were serious one by one. Su Yang thought that this situation was difficult, and then he had a sudden inspiration, and planned to tailor a "Crossing the Sky: Beauty Trick" for the eight women. It happened that the eight of them had distinctive characteristics and could play different roles. .

Thinking about it, it's hard to say for the time being.

Su Yang broke the topic with a smile, and continued to chat with various filmmakers. Suddenly, he saw Jonathan Demme, the director of "The Silence of the Lambs". When the company sent out an invitation before, he learned that he has been in the cold in recent years, and none of his films have been popular. , has been abandoned by the capital side, maybe there is a chance to recruit Hathaway, who immediately pulls Hathaway up to talk, chat a few words and get down to business.

"Jonathan, are you interested in cooperating with me? I'm going to invest in a literary film, adding to our company's film studio's experience in making complex films. The leading actress has already taken her fancy, and the second and third women also have..." Su Yang sent directly At the same time, he raised his finger to Scarlett and Lively who were colluding, emphasizing that there was only one script and a strong director.

"Of course, of course, I am very happy to cooperate with you..." Jonathan Demme agreed with all his heart, and mentioned that he has a suitable script in his hand, and it can be done with an investment of up to 1500 million US dollars. Cheap.

Su Yang left a business card and said that we would talk about it later, and then continued to pay tribute with Hathaway who was slightly trembling with excitement.

Early the next morning, the Clippers team resumed joint training.

The first job is to watch the video of the Lakers defeating the Rockets and the Mavericks in the previous two rounds of the series, and study how the Lakers target their strong points inside and outside. Responsible for the pick-and-roll, and the Lakers played against the Mavericks. After the first two games were tied, Kobe began to use all his energy to defend Tracy McGrady in the third game.

Even so, the Mavericks did not dare to let Kobe go on defense. Garnett also tried his best to limit Nowitzki. The Lakers' offense was mainly supported by Artest, Cassel and Odom. The advantage of having a large number of players is difficult to deal with.

"That kind of strategy is a bit ruthless!"

Payton stared at the computer screen and sighed, "When Kobe and Garnett put all their physical energy and energy on the defensive end, they can very fiercely reduce the scoring efficiency of their opponents. This should be regarded as the Lakers' ultimate means against strong teams. How to play..."

Su Yang nodded slightly in agreement. The Lakers' strategy is to fight as many people as they can, and then force the duel to fight for half their lives. Considering that the Lakers didn't consume too much physical strength and energy in the first two chaos, it is estimated that the next matchup with the Clippers will be more vicious.

After watching the video, Spoelstra and Su Yang worked out strategies together, preparing a lot of off-ball involvement, against Kobe's excellent single defense, general technical characteristics of chasing screens and assisting defense, but it was also difficult to play, because the Lakers also had Garnett and Ariza has two defensive masters, and Odom can also defend first. It can be said that apart from the muscular center, the Lakers have all types of defensive resources, which is difficult.

Training ensues.

After training in the afternoon, he was interviewed, and the reporters tried to induce him frequently, so Su Yang was too lazy to speak harshly.The same is true for the Lakers. High-profile players such as Jim Buss just told reporters that they look forward to the next game, as if they are going to finish the game to avoid being slapped in the face.

On NO.20 the next day, the first game between the Clippers and the Lakers in the Western Conference finals started at the Inglewood YouTube Center.

In addition to the more than [-] fans in the arena, there are tens of thousands of fans outside the arena to watch the big screen. The big star Leonardo failed to get a VIP seat on the sidelines, so he took his friend and bully Maguire to book a seat. A movie theater watching ESPN live.

After the national anthem was played, the whistle sounded, the players of the two teams entered and took their positions, and then the game started, and the audience shouted wildly.

The Lakers won the jump ball, and Cassel intentionally kept the ball away from Su Yang. After the strength shifted, the triangle tactics started, and the audience opened up space.Garnett, who served as the center, singled out Milicic with the ball from the left waist, faced Varejao's defense, and assisted Odom to score.

Turning to the Clippers to attack, Su Yang was pasted by Cassel to block right and left just after crossing the center line.That defensive strategy clearly does not give easy shots, but please feel free to break through.Su Yang used his plan to hit the inside line, Garnett shrunk ahead of time to intercept and prevent the speed from being too fast, Odom shrank his defense at the same time, and together with Kobe and Artest controlled the passing route, intentionally let go of Varejao who was in the middle and long distance.

Su Yang saw that it was too difficult to rush to the basket and chose to split the ball, but Varejao still made a mid-range shot, and Garnett immediately got stuck.

Odom grabbed the rebound, the Lakers made a fast break, and after Kobe attracted the defense, he passed it to Cassell for a mid-range shot.

The 'Rational Section' appeared on the second offense. Su Yang felt a little surprised. He turned around and hit Cassel again. He rushed to the basket to confirm that the Lakers were still shrinking and intercepting. Garnett and Odom switched defenses ahead of time with their conscious speed, and Odom double-teamed very fiercely. The referee didn't call a foul, so he could only split the ball and watch.

Ray Allen got the ball and tried a little, but didn't single out Kobe, passed it to Iguodala in a hurry, but didn't single out Artest. After some tossing, the basketball returned to Su Yang's hands, and the attack time was running out. , simply rushed to the middle distance for an emergency stop, but hit the iron.

Garnett got stuck again, and Odom advanced one-stop after getting the rebound, and combined with Kobe to pass back and forth for a layup.

The Lakers started with a 6-0 lead, and their momentum was greatly boosted.

Su Yang turned around and began to run without the ball, Cassel couldn't keep up, but Artest and Odom immediately switched defenses, Kobe also participated in the defense, and never gave Su Yang an easy chance to catch the ball. Finally, Ray Allen found a screen and made an emergency stop to make a mid-range shot , Unfortunately, the basketball flew out of the basket.

The Lakers counterattacked and Garnett singled out Milicic. Varejao had a lesson learned from Lamar Odom and did not dare to help defend. Garnett turned to Milicic and scored at the basket. He raised his elbow a bit. But the referee showed no sign of calling the penalty.

After the first quarter, the Clippers trailed by 6 points.

In the second quarter, the game started immediately. Kobe followed Su Yang on the stage, teamed up with Lagabel and Ariza, and did not give Su Yang an easy shot, nor did he easily catch the ball with the help of running without the ball. Opportunities, the defense is full.

After halftime, the Clippers were still 6 points behind.

After returning to the locker room, the whole team made a brief analysis. Spoelstra pointed out that the Lakers were going all out to target Su Yang and needed others to stand up. Iguodala and Ray Allen immediately took over the task, although both were very efficient in the first half Generally, 15 of 6 total shots.

Spoelstra turned out a few inside tactics for Milicic, trying to beat Odom in a misplaced position to increase the inside threat.

In the third quarter, the game started immediately. On the offensive end of the Lakers, Garnett and Artest still mainly played in the low post. Almost like a one-on-one matchup.

After the Clippers were double-teamed several times and scored three-pointers and two-pointers, there was no efficient solution, so they simply defended alone.

Su Yang saw that the efficiency of Iguodala and Ray Allen was quite low, and he intentionally made more strong double-teams and extreme catches and shots, but the efficiency was average. Kobe didn't want to score, he just defended wildly, and the gap was 6 points Back and forth, still can not be smoothed.

At the end of the game, the Lakers set up a Kobe point guard, Ariza shooting guard, Artest small forward, Odom power forward, Garnett center, the ball presses the rhythm, the ball rushes inside, and resolutely does not give the Clippers Catch mistakes and hit counterattacks and long rebounds to get down quickly.

With Su Yang and Ray Allen grabbing three-pointers in a row, the Clippers lost their last hope and lost to the Lakers 92 to 97.

In the whole game, Su Yang played 43 minutes and made 27 of 10 shots. He only made 4 of 2 three-pointers and 6 of 5 free throws. He scored 27 points, 9 assists, 2 rebounds and 4 steals. Restricted by the Lakers' defense.

On the Lakers side, Kobe took only 12 shots, three of which were within 24 seconds of taking the pot, scoring only 17 points.

Kobe spent most of his strength and energy on defense.After the game, Odom participated in the press conference and said excitedly: "We can limit Su Yang. We have prepared four sets of defensive strategies for him. As long as his efficiency is lowered, the Clippers will be finished."

Such remarks blatantly look down on the other members of the Clippers. It seems to be said on purpose, but it is indeed true. Ray Allen scored 24 points for the Clippers. However, the efficiency of 19 of 8 shots was low. The key is that there were 7 turnovers. Give the Lakers a fast break counterattack.

Discussions erupted simultaneously after the game.

Many commentators and fans pointed out that it will be difficult for the Clippers to crack the Lakers' defense unless Ray Allen and Iguodala's efficiency soars.

The major casinos in Las Vegas have also made adjustments, and the odds of the Lakers beating the Clippers in the Western Conference Finals have dropped significantly.

Su Yang hurried back to the villa, packed up his mood, discussed with the director Jonathan Demme and the person in charge of the company's film work, and initially decided to shoot the script called "Rachel's Wedding", with an expected investment of 1250 million US dollars. Hathaway plays the role, and the second sister Rachel is played by Scarlett. The main line begins when the heroine discovers that her brother-in-law is also a drug addict...

The plan was confirmed, and Su Yang informed Scarlett and Hathaway, the two naturally agreed, and there were a few young supporting actresses left for Lively and Amber. As for the candidate for brother-in-law, Su Yang was going to try to invite Leonardo or Maguire cameo.

In the afternoon of the next day, the Clippers practiced together for a replay.

In the evening, Su Yang invited Hathaway, Scarlett, director Jonathan Demme, and the screenwriter to have dinner together to celebrate the establishment of the project. Then it rained in the middle of the night and sent Hathaway back to the apartment. Just as she was about to leave, Hathaway pretended to be drunk. Pull him back and watch silently.

After a moment of silence, Hathaway blushed and said, "I want to be your woman, even just this once, is that okay?"

Rejection is worse than a beast, Su Yang hugged him immediately.

It wasn't until one o'clock in the morning that Su Yang went out to leave, but she received a text message from Scarlett saying that she always met at the old place at noon.

The joint practice ended early in the morning, and Su Yang hadn't decided whether to go to the appointment. As a result, Scarlett drove directly outside the Clippers base, bit the bullet and got in the car and drove to the Beverly Winding Mountain Road. It was another big battle, and Scarlett Li's previous scandal was broken.

After the battle, I rushed back to the villa to rest for a while, and then hurriedly drove to the tubing center for pre-competition training.

At [-] pm, the first game between the Clippers and the Lakers in the Western Conference Finals continued at the Inglewood YouTube Center.

The strategies of the two teams have not changed. Kobe is still defending with all his strength. The Lakers' offense is still dominated by singles. On the Clippers side, Ray Allen and Iguodala's efficiency is still low. Su Yang started a strong attack in the third quarter. The basket is targeted as if it is covered.

After the whole game, the Clippers lost 91 to 96, fell behind 0 to 2 in the series, and lost both home games.

After losing two home games, the probability of the Clippers advancing is greatly reduced, because there are very few comebacks in similar situations in NBA history.

苏扬出战39分钟,投篮32中12,三分7中1,主要依靠强行冲筐的13罚11中,算是比较低效砍下36分6助攻9篮板,还有罕见的4个失误,防守效率更是只有109.
Just as the criticism was soaring like a tide, TMZ released a picture of Su Yang sending Hathaway back to the apartment at 10:1 and leaving at [-]:[-] on the official website, and a picture of Su Yang driving to the Panshan Highway with Scarlett at noon. The kiss was clear visible.

When the photos were posted, the number of criticisms soared exponentially.

Apart from the fans, many neutral people also joined in, accusing Su Yang of using his wealth and status to mess with the relationship between men and women.

Someone also posted the remarks made by 20th Century Fox executives at the "Ghost Story" celebration banquet, saying that Su Yang had invested 1500 million US dollars to make a movie in order to pursue Hathaway, and then continued to have fun in the early morning and at noon, resulting in poor physical strength and losing Contest.

Well-known Su Hei Chris Bunty wrote in his blog: "Obviously, Su Yang prefers hot women to cold rings. He is successful. He is a billionaire. He has three consecutive MVPs. He doesn't care about his teammates. and the feelings of the fans.

He said a long time ago that he doesn't play for fans and teammates, and now it seems that he didn't talk nonsense, he really did it. "

Well-known Su Hei Bill Simmons tweeted: "At this moment, I don't even want to criticize Su Yang, I just feel sorry for him, he is almost perfect, his only weakness is that he likes to pursue female stars too much, so he wastes a lot of energy and physical strength.

That was his Achilles heel. "

(End of this chapter)

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