The Warriors' schedule was relatively easy at the beginning of the season, but by the middle of the season, it gradually became tighter. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

After the All-Star break, the Warriors suffered back-to-back away games in a row, and in this wave of back-to-back games, the Warriors lost to the Timberwolves, Grizzlies, Wizards and other teams, and their record slipped to seventh in the West.

In March, the NCAA's March Madness kicked off and became the most watched sporting event in the run-up to the NBA playoffs.

The Warriors are working hard for a playoff spot, and after the Warriors, the Grizzlies, Timberwolves and other teams are all eyeing each other, and no one wants to fall out of the top eight, who wouldn't want to have a better standing?

To Yang Di's surprise, this season's Clippers record actually ranked 11th and 11th in the West, sweeping away the demeanor of the deputy squad leader who was the last two seasons in the previous two seasons.

The key is that the Lakers, the city's sworn rival, have declined sharply, and their current position this season is only 28 wins, just over a 50% win rate, and it is very likely to be surpassed by the Clippers who have 25 wins behind. If it does, it's a big deal for Los Angeles, and the Clippers have never had a better record than the Lakers since the '92-93 season.

The so-called people who watch the excitement are not afraid of big things, and the heads of the parties hurt the most.

In the first two years, when the Lakers were still in their prime, several sworn enemies who were competing in court, such as the Kings and Spurs, all sat on the mountain and watched the jokes after Kobe Bryant led the team alone.

Kobe Bryant's face is black, O'Neal and Phil Jackson are gone, the Lakers have a bad record, and all the pressure and responsibility is spread over him.

Experts, fans, and many people say that he really can't do it, and the key to the OK combination is O, not K.

This made Kobe Bryant even more uncomfortable, and he was not a little happy to be selected as an All-Star starter, and began to be paranoid to cut points and fight, and won some games because of it.

The Lakers may not be able to let Kobe Bryant take on that much responsibility, leaving Kobe Bryant to send the Sharks away is the decision of everyone in the uniform team, if Kobe Bryant is confirmed to be watery, where will their faces go?

At this time, head coach Rudy Tomjanovic was unwell and proposed the idea of delegating the coaching whip, and the Lakers management pushed the boat and pushed the pot to Tomjanovic's head, and at the same time brought in assistant coach Frank Humberland, who will lead the team in the following season.

The situation of assistant coaches rising to the top has happened many times in the NBA, but unfortunately, Frank does not have such ability, so Kobe Bryant played more happily, and in the second half of the season, the score rose wildly, often cutting 40+.

When the schedule is getting tighter and tighter, Yang Di has less free time, and he is competing in addition to training on weekdays.

In mid-March, the Warriors had another wave of seven-in-a-row trips to the East, Yang Di did not let Tang Xinran follow, CCTV5 sent Liu Qiying, the two exchanged ideas, and the manuscripts can sometimes be borrowed from each other, and the number of reporters with the Warriors is limited, although the sports newspaper is also a big newspaper, but in terms of influence, it is still not as good as CCTV5.

Yang Di and the team came to Chicago.

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The Chicago River flows slowly, with tall buildings and brilliant lights.

This is the first stop of the eastern tour, Yang Di returned to his hometown, and his heart was also ups and downs, tossing and turning on the hotel bed, and it was difficult to sleep.

"Hey!"

He sighed, opened the curtains, downstairs, the endless stream of vehicles is like a rushing time, that year, those things, always remember, inexplicably melancholy.

He thought about it and thought about it, and then called Finney.

The phone didn't get through, and he wanted to find Uncle William, thinking that it was already so late, and Uncle William should be asleep, so he gave up the idea.

Yang Di changed into a red camouflage sweatshirt and walked downstairs.

At the front desk, the sweet-looking Asian girl grew her mouth in surprise, she worked the night shift, and did not see the whole team of warriors who stayed in the hotel in the afternoon, Yang Di did not wear sunglasses, she could see at a glance that this is now a well-known successful person in the Chinese circle in the United States.

"Can you sign me?" The Asian girl said in English.

"No problem."

"Is it okay to sign Chinese, I am Chinese." She said with some embarrassment.

Yang Di was about to write Chinese characters, but after hearing her say this, he nodded with a smile, and then wrote his name in the girl's notebook with a sentence: "Give it to a dedicated and lovely person." ”

The girl's face was slightly red and she asked, "Where are you going so late?" ”

"Just take a walk, is there any place nearby where I can eat? I'm hungry. ”

"If you don't have work, I can show you around." The girl was a little sorry, propped her chin, tilted her head to think about it, and then said, "You can take a taxi and go to the hot dog shop in Bodireti, this is the oldest hot dog shop in Chicago, I think it's delicious." ”

"Really? Then I'll have to try. Yang Di was as good as a stream, smiled and returned the notebook to the girl, and instantly praised: "The book is very beautiful." ”

"Thank you, and at the same time advise, don't go to Nancheng District, it's dangerous over there." The girl curled her eyes with a smile.

Yang Di nodded in thanks, and then left the hotel.

After leaving the hotel, he stopped a taxi, ready to go to the front desk said that the hot dog shop in Bodigeti had a look, the taxi was driven by a dark middle-aged black man, with a fat figure, and he chatted with Yang Di very talkatively.

"What's good to eat in a hot dog shop, if you're in a hurry, you can go to a nightclub, it's a man's paradise." He showed an expression that all men understood, and stared at the tall, burly, and fierce-looking Yang Di carefully for a few times.

Yang Di smiled and did not answer his words.

The driver still kept talking over there and drove Yang Di into the auxiliary road.

Yang Di was still just looking out the window, and at this moment, the taxi driver who was driving suddenly received a phone call and scolded.

"I'm sorry brother, I have something to do, come down here!"

Yang Di was stunned for a moment, but when he saw the black driver's anxious expression that did not seem to be fake, he did not object, and then got off the taxi directly.

As the taxi drove away, Yang Di stood under the bus stop, speechless and looking at the unfamiliar surroundings.

What's even more unreliable is that this place doesn't seem to be a prosperous place, there are no pedestrians coming and going, a cold wind blows, Yang Di's back is cold, and he suddenly feels that he seems to have fallen into a bad situation.

There was a bright light at the corner of the street, and Yang Di walked around the corner while continuing to call Finney.

This time, Finney finally answered his call, and Finney was in a noisy environment, and the noisy heavy metal music around him passed the message of Finney's bar to Yang Di on the phone.

"Hey, brother, why are you free to call me?"

Yang Di turned his head to look, and at some point, several black men with sparse hair and dark skin appeared in front of him, and some vicious-looking gangsters with dragons and tigers also ran behind him.

"I'm in Chicago, I'm in a bit of trouble, I just know the name of the bus stop here, it's called ......."

As soon as Yang Di reported the name of the bus stop, several thugs who surrounded him appeared in front of him, looking at Yang Di with a look of disdain.

Yang Di looked at him fearlessly, he knew in his heart that he was afraid that he had been robbed!