NBA: Starting with Jokic template

Chapter 118 Back-to-back Battles (35)

Since the second game of the seven-game road trip was against the Lakers, the team did not need to move after playing against the Clippers, and the hotel was booked for two days from the beginning.

After the Thunder team finished their meal, they went to a nightclub.

However, the cost of the nightclub was paid by the wealthy team boss Kevin Durant.

To him, tens of thousands of dollars is just a drop in the bucket.

The next day, Lin Chuan woke up in the hotel.

After taking a few deep breaths, he finally woke up from his dream and became sober.

"Huh...huh..."

It seemed like I had a nightmare, in which I spent tens of thousands of dollars to treat people to a meal.

Lin Chuan sat up, rubbed his head, and picked up the phone beside him to check the time.

He picked up the phone, and there was a bill underneath it. Lin Chuan's gaze paused for a moment.

"what!!!"

A scream rang out from Lin Chuan's room.

"It turns out it wasn't a nightmare! It was all real!"

I've lost so much money, and my heart aches!
I won’t be able to vent my anger if I don’t win today!

Lin Chuan took a deep breath.

Yesterday, in order to fulfill the bet, I completed the system task.

Even when facing a double-team, he insisted on playing on his own.

Although the efficiency is still very high.

But I have to say that when Lin Chuan woke up early this morning, he felt pain all over his body.

I looked at my body and saw that it was covered with bruises.

There were also a few bloody marks from scratches by fingernails.

I don’t know who is so careless as to not cut his nails while playing basketball.

Lin Chuan's appearance was something that had to be mentioned.

It's like being attacked by a group of big men...

It's like being double-teamed.

But he was indeed double-teamed.

Lin Chuan decided to relax today.

Winning though.

But you don’t need to put in too much effort.

Yesterday, the two stars Durant and Westbrook hardly took any shots, and we just watched him play alone.

As the leader of the team, Durant was restrained and only took 8 shots yesterday.

Westbrook only took 10 shots.

The two people basically didn't fight.

It didn't consume much physical energy.

It’s called a back-to-back game, but yesterday’s game was more like watching the game from the sidelines.

Just warming up by the way.

Today, the two of them warmed up very well in the last game.

Just waiting to give full play to our strengths when playing against the Lakers.

After a brief rest in the hotel, the group went to the Staples Center in Los Angeles again.

After a long time, the Thunder played against the Lakers again.

This time, like last time, it was the second game of a back-to-back against the Lakers.

The last time they played against the Lakers, they were still a depleted team with a record of only 3 wins and 4 losses in seven games.

Even though Kobe averaged 27.3 points, 5.2 rebounds and 4.6 assists per game, it was still too difficult for him to lead the team alone.

After losing to them, they dropped to eleventh place, getting further and further away from the playoffs.

At that time, the Thunder was still the top team in the league and it was difficult to lose.

The gap between the two is very obvious.

But two months later, the two teams met again, and the Lakers performed completely differently from last time.

The Thunder still ranks first in the league, having lost only six games in more than half a season.

But the Lakers have a completely new look.

One month into the season, Nash finally returned from injury, and the team's strength was finally fully demonstrated.

Although in the first few games after returning, the Lakers had a record of 1 win and 4 losses as they were trying to adjust their lineup.

It is almost diving towards the bottom of the Western Conference.

But the Lakers acted decisively, fired Mike Brown who failed to lead the team, and chose "Little Mustache" D'Antoni to coach the team without hesitation.

D'Antoni is a coach who is good at using point guards.

Under the leadership of D'Antoni and with Nash who still has some gas in the tank, the aging Lakers played their own style.

In the following 20 games, the Lakers achieved 10 wins and losses, ranking fourth in the league during the same period, only behind the Thunder, Spurs and Knicks.

And the most surprising thing is that under such circumstances, this group of veterans did not suffer any injuries.

After many bumps along the way, halfway through the season, the team's record has reached 26 wins and 16 losses, successfully rising from th in the Western Conference to th in the Western Conference.

The impact on the upper half is just around the corner.

The bold words made before the start of the season were brought up again, and Lakers fans saw hope again.

Even if the opponent is the Thunder team that beat them last time.

The fans of the Lakers do not think that their team is weaker than others. The confidence comes from the excellent performance of the complete team! ——
This was his second time here in the past two days, but Lin Chuan felt that it was different from yesterday.

Obviously the two teams have the same home stadium.

But when I walked to the door, I always felt that the atmosphere was different.

Is it because there are too many player sculptures at the door to highlight the glorious history?
Or was it because of the fans wearing Lakers jerseys who kept passing by them to enter the stadium?

Lin Chuan doesn’t know either.

"Hmm... I feel a little pressure after a long time."

Lin Chuan took a deep breath.

But he is not the protagonist today.

It was Young Master Dewey who was eager to try.

"Lin, you had all the ball yesterday, so let us play today."

Westbrook said in a joking tone.

But Lin Chuan didn't think Westbrook was joking.

Even the best of brothers will feel dissatisfied and have conflicts if they play with the ball alone all day.

"Of course, we agreed on that yesterday."

Westbrook felt happier after getting Lin Chuan's promise.

With so much money on the table, you can't just watch and not play.

A group of people entered the stadium.

I immediately felt like I was in another space.

The same stadium conveys different temperaments.

Sixteen championship banners.

Several retired players' jerseys.

All are located above the stadium.

All of them highlight the glorious history of the Lakers.

The cheers from the fans at the scene were deafening.

It's completely different from the Clippers yesterday.

"beat!"

"Thunder!"

"Take it!"

"champion!"

The fans were roaring, and their momentum was almost materializing in front of Lin Chuan.

"Tsk tsk, this is a wealthy club, the fans are loyal and the momentum is strong."

Lin Chuan listened to the roar of the fans and felt that this was a good game.

Before the game, facing the interview with reporters, Kobe still firmly stated,
"We will definitely beat the Thunder. With a complete lineup, we are the strongest team in the league and we are not afraid of anyone!"

Howard put away his arrogant attitude when facing the interview with the reporter.

"In this game, I will not focus on individual performance or personal statistics. Now, our entire team is united and we all have only one goal, which is to win the championship this season."

"We don't want to look at the scenery along the way anymore. Now we just want to work hard towards the ultimate goal and win the damn championship!"

(End of this chapter)