Chapter 298: It's coming
In the 48-minute battle, the 76ers faced the powerful Lakers away and resisted stubbornly for 45 minutes.
Even when Kobe Bryant exploded infinitely and hit almost all the incredible shots with 100 shots, due to Chen Mu's existence, the 76ers were able to grit their teeth and keep up with it, so as not to let the point difference widen too much.
However, in the last three minutes, Bynum, who had five fouls, came on the court, and the calm little shark covered Lowry's layup once to make up for the defense, and once the basket took advantage of Chen Mu's defense Kobe Bryant to dunk after receiving the pass, stretching the difference to 10 points.
Although the Staples Center Arena was jubilant, although he knew that the hard power of the 76ers was far inferior to the Lakers, and the two teams were not opponents on the same level, it was still a very encouraging thing to be able to defeat the momentum of the Eastern No. 1 at home, and to shorten the gap with the No. 1 Suns in the West.
At the end of 48 minutes, the 76ers lost to the Lakers 104-112.
"Chen."
In the cheers and worship of the fans, Kobe Bryant was in a good mood, and the last wave of outbreaks was so fast and fierce that it directly led to the 76ers' defeat of Los Angeles. At this time, the game is over, as the captain, he naturally has to step forward to talk to Chen Mu, the core of the 76ers.
"Kobe."
Although Chen Mu lost, he did not lose his demeanor, stepped forward and nodded with a smile: "Congratulations, you played very well." ”
"You too, it's a pity ......"
Kobe smiled, high-fived Chen Mu and then hugged, and said in Chen Mu's ear: "It's a pity that the helper can't work." ”
"I believe in them." Chen Mu smiled and was noncommittal.
"It's a pity." Kobe knew that the yellow-skinned big man from the other side of the ocean in front of him, although he seemed to be more humble and kind on weekdays, but in his bones, he was the same as himself, he was a victory maniac who could give everything for victory, and naturally understood the meaning of Chen Mu's words, but he still continued along his own lines: "It's a pity that you didn't come here." ”
Here's what Kobe Bryant said. Naturally, it's Los Angeles. After last season's All-Star break, in the offseason before the start of this season, the Lakers threw an olive branch to Chen Mu.
Although at the moment, Gasol's ability and role are not inferior to Chen Mu at all, and even better in many aspects, but everyone knows that competitive sports eat youth, and the younger the player, the greater the value contained in the body.
Gasol has reached the prime of his career. The strength may still be improved, but the upper limit is there, and if you jump slightly, you will hit your head.
Chen Mu is not.
Chen Mu's current strength is certainly eye-catching, but the infinite possibilities contained in him are the real reason why the strong teams covet him.
Kobe Bryant is getting older and is still in his prime, and if there are no major surprises, it will not be a problem for Kobe to maintain an absolute peak for another three years or so. But this peak will pass sooner or later.
After Kobe. What about the Lakers?
Don't talk about the Lakers at that time, even now, if you look at the Lakers team in the timeline you and I are in now, they don't seem to have really found the answer.
If it wasn't Gasol who came then. It's Chen Mu's words......
Integration, with Chen Mu's basketball IQ, it is naturally not a problem, and the Lakers can definitely become a top powerhouse overnight. The point is, a few years after that. As Kobe Bryant gradually ages, the banner of the Lakers will be fully supported by Chen Mu and Bynum, a pair of interior superstars, and the glory of the Lakers. And so it will continue for a long, long time.
The 76ers did not let go, this is a very wise decision, although he can't say anything if he doesn't agree with Billykin, but Chen Mu still has nothing to say about the vision of this shrewd manager.
Even though the chips given by the Lakers are quite moving, Billy King still did not waver, and the golden combination of Kobe and Chen Mu can only be seen in dreams or in the player's game.
But now, with Gasol, Lakers fans are satisfied.
Believe it or not, the cheers of the fans at the scene, in addition to Kobe, also gave a considerable part of it, and also gave Gasol, who scored 18 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 blocks!
And the 76ers, despite Chen Mu's fierce performance of 25 points, 15 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 block and 1 steal, still lost the game, which is the best praise for the Lakers management's final trade decision.
"In the future, you won't have a chance."
Kobe's words are always so domineering and tough.
"It's hard to say, we're going to beat you." Chen Mu smiled: "Before you declined. ”
"Haha, is it a three-year appointment with Aaron?" Kobe Bryant smiled, Chen Mu and Iverson's three-year contract is now a well-known brother agreement in the circle, and it is not a secret: "Okay, then I'll wait for you and Allen here, don't say three years, five years, ten years, I will still wait for you at the top of the alliance!" ”
"Don't cry when you lose." Chen Mu responded with a smile.
The two high-fived again, then turned back and said goodbye.
After the game, press conference.
"Alas, there must be a lot of nasty problems in a mess."
Along with the main players to participate in the press conference is Louis Williams, this player has played in the 76ers for several seasons, from no defense, no passing, all the way to the fierce attack and no looking back, to still no defense, no passing, all the way to the fierce attack without looking back, but the attack power is rising, to say that Louis Williams does not covet the position of the starting point guard, that is to be self-deception.
Previously, the team's starting point guard was Snow, then Iverson switched to point guard, then Iverson left, then Miller, and then before the start of this season, the 76ers made a trade to send Miller away and ushered in the young and calm Lowry.
Williams has always suppressed the shadow in front of him, or a calm veteran like Miller, even Lowry, the current starting point guard, is also taking a calm route, which is naturally more suitable for setting the tone of the game in regular time than Louis Williams's deadly offensive style.
Either Iverson, the most terrible short scoring god in history, has a somewhat similar style to Louis Williams, but the gap in strength is too big, and Williams naturally doesn't dare to want to replace him.
What level of strength has Williams reached? With his style of play, many commentators believe that it is the most suitable to be a super sixth man in the future, in a team like the 76ers. With firepower off the bench and a bunch of inside rebounders, Louis Williams' style of play can be maximized.
But in his heart, is there really no yearning for other teams?
No one knows the answer.
"Don't think too much, we're doing well enough, if we lose, we lose, and then we win back." Cheeks is rather calm.
At the beginning of the press conference, a group of Muhei who had been waiting for a long time to be slapped in the face did not seem too excited because of Philadelphia's loss.
The Philadelphia 76ers are also a challenger for the first round of the playoffs in everyone's eyes. Now 11-1 at the start of the season, still ranked first in the East, such a performance, even if it is an away loss to the Lakers, one of the strongest teams in the league, how can it be called a failure?
At the press conference, the reporters' questions were quite decent, and most of them were making a fuss about the details of this game. The Mukus are aiming at the strong outburst of Kobe Bryant, the team has no excellent strategy to restrict, and the Chinese kid has not returned every goal.
Cheeks is a soldier who will block the water and cover the earth. In line with Chen Mu's answer, the purpose is one sentence:
We can't prevent Kobe, but they can't prevent Chen and Bynum from playing. is the key to changing the situation.
This answer is watertight, acknowledging Kobe's strength and Bynum's invisible role to the Lakers, while not showing weakness. Tell you generously, we just have Chen Mu, you have money, you can buy it!
Moreover. In this way, Justin's group of pro-Chen Mu and pro-76ers have a chance to be active.
In terms of strength, the 76ers were not the Lakers' opponents, but the reason why the game could be played so fiercely and did not collapse until the final stage was precisely because the 76ers' shark hunting strategy against the Lakers was quite successful, which once allowed the team to gain a considerable degree of initiative.
The questions of Justin and others revolved around this question, asking in detail about the origin and causes of the shark hunting strategy, Chen Mu and others coincided, and the players attributed the credit to Cheeks' scheduling.
And Cheeks divided the credit equally, Chen Mu's continuous fouls, Lowry's wit to create a covering foul, those are the shining points of the players. Cheeks gives strategy and direction, and in terms of execution, it would not have been possible without the efforts of the players.
The overall uneventful press conference was coming to an end, and the conversation was finally led to the 76ers' ending streak.
"With an 11-game winning streak coming to an end, what's next for the team? Will there be some adjustments, or will there be follow-up deals? A reporter asked.
Players, look at me, I look at you, and finally looked at Cheeks, who opened his mouth and said a few words briefly, and then handed the conversation to Chen Mu.
"It's an end, but it's also a new beginning." Chen Mu said confidently: "Set the right mentality, work hard to win, and the winning streak will come." ”
The winning streak will come.
As soon as Chen Mu's words came out, the reporters all looked at each other, and many people even began to look at the schedule of the next 76ers.
Next, the 76ers' opening bonus will be used up, and the schedule will not be easy for at least a month. Will the streak come? How? By what? Do you rely on YY?
In the end, no one dwells on this issue, you say you will come, then you will come! Anyway, if we can't come by then, it's not us who will lose face!
The last question was given to Chen Mu personally.
"Before the start of the season, you claimed to be entering the season for a while, and now that most of the month has passed, it seems that the best of the week does not have your share, have you adjusted your goals?" A hermitage asked.
"No adjustments, for a while." Chen Mu said with a smile: "I have taken everything from the best of the week, and if it is the best of the month for a while, the best of the month is the goal." (To be continued......)
PS: Some brothers say that the keel porridge is in the black god, the conscience of heaven and earth is really wood, I love the god, heaven and earth can be learned, um!
Keel porridge only blacks the players he likes very much, such as Qu Bufang, such as Ji Zhongyi, such as Da Yan Zhi, such as a certain fourth quarter who does not play a game and always leaves early to sell cuteness on the bench and can't grab the BT quasi-of teammates FMVP, etc.......