Chapter 512: Ascending to the top of the East
(In real history, although Kobe Bryant was one of the Lakers' key players when he was three in a row.) But his status with the Lakers has always been far lower than that of O'Fat. Until the 2002-2003 season, O'Fat was injured at the beginning of the season. Kobe Bryant won everyone's recognition with his consecutive 30+ and consecutive 40+. At the same time, it also put him and Ao Fat on the same footing, and also planted the strongest bane of the collapse of the Lakers dynasty. Of course, this season is also a season in which Kobe Bryant really rose to become the top star in the league)
Killing, extremely fierce killing, in fact, because of Ao Fat, Kobe has been forcibly suppressing his desires, and Boston Celtics Maddie has been hesitant about his future path, the Lakers' leading guard has always been very clear about what kind of player he is, and he is also very clear about what kind of path he should take, when he won the All-Star MVP more than two years ago, he knew what kind of road he should take, what he wanted to do the most, and what he wanted to do the most, It's about keeping the ball firmly in your hands. Just like Zhuang Fei said to him at the All-Star Game.
"On the court, only basketball is your friend, only basketball can make you change everything, and only when you hold the basketball in your own hands can you truly control your own destiny"
Kobe Bryant has always remembered what Zhuang Fei said to him, just because Phil Jackson never gave him the opportunity to realize this sentence when he was in the Lakers, because Phil Jackson kept telling him to let him hand over the ball to the fat man, and Kobe Bryant disagreed with Phil Jackson's approach. But because of the jealousy of the team's big fat man's strength, he also had to do what Phil Jackson said.
It's just that this long-suppressed goal and desire was finally liberated during the period of Ao Fat's injury, because without Ao Fat, the Lakers on the court can only rely on him, and Kobe Bryant finally has a day to achieve his goal at this time, although he is not very willing to be injured by the team boss, but for the boss's injury Kobe Bryant has a trace of joy and fierce desire from the bottom of his heart.
Because when the news of Ao Fat's injury came, he found that the shackles on his body seemed to be completely free. He also now finds himself with more than enough opportunities for everyone to see what he is capable of.
And his performance in the last few games is indeed like this, the Lakers' leading guard has become more and more aggressive, and every game is more and more crazy. In the end, the guard saved his craziest game for the Boston Celtics game, where he had so much to prove. He hoped that he could lead the team to beat the Chinese team, and he wanted to prove that he could do what Ao Fat couldn't do before.
It's just that in this game, the guard abandoned his team in the increasingly crazy individual offense, and the team was slaughtered by the Boston Celtics because of this, but the defender's desperate offense and shooting at the end still gave him a lot of things.
For example, at the end of this game, the guard finally broke through the shackles on his body, breaking through himself from an A-level player to an A+ player, and also made him one of the players who successfully stood at the top of the NBA
"This kid is too persistent in attacking" Zhuang Fei has been thinking about Kobe Bryant after receiving this reminder from the dynasty system after the game, compared to Kobe Bryant's simple breakthrough of his own shackles, Boston Celtics' Maddie is much more difficult, Kobe compared to Maddie is like a matter of course.
"I'm afraid this kid already knows exactly what his future path looks like, tsk. 17 of 47 shots, almost surpassing Iverson's 48-shot record against the Timberwolves three years ago" Zhuang Fei finally thought of the technical statistics after the end of this game was also amazed, the guard took 47 shots in this game and scored a game-high 41 points, and this game The Lakers also finally lost 88-104 to the Boston Celtics, it can be said that Kobe Bryant alone scored nearly half of the Lakers' points in this game. Of course, Kobe Bryant's number of shots is also more than half of the Lakers. The three leaders of the Boston Celtics, Maddy, Yao Ming and Xiao Ao, also made a total of 47 shots, but when they were different from Kobe, these three scored a total of 66 points, and the shooting rate was all over 50%.
It was a game that was watched in the spotlight. The contest between Coach Z and the Lakers and Phil Jackson, how can such a game not attract attention, but it is not satisfactory with the result and process of this game, because the Lakers lost this game too brittle, and there was no resistance at all.
And at the post-game press conference, Lakers head coach Phil Jackson also became the target of all reporters because of the rout of this game.
"We're a very strong team, I've always believed that, we have a lot of good players, Kobe and Wally are among the best players in the league, I believe they can lead the Lakers to victory, so I don't think there's anything special about the loss of this game, this game is just one of the regular season, and the best players on our team are not there, so we are not very demanding of this game, we have done our job, I'm proud of the performance of our players in this game, they were great."
"Can you make the playoffs? I never thought about it, now we're just playing 5 games, now we have a 2-3 record, yes, we've fallen into the Western Lotto zone, but you're a little too surprised about this result, it's just the beginning of the season, we've only played games, and if we win the next game, we'll be in the playoff zone, so it's not a problem at all, the Lakers can't miss the playoffs, not now, and not in the future."
"What do you think of the Boston Celtics? I don't have anything to say, I think you've already watched this game, they've played well, they've been doing well this season, they're the only three undefeated teams in the NBA at the moment, and if they keep playing like that, I think we'll meet again in the finals."
"yes, you heard me right, I'm not talking about the Christmas game, I'm talking about the Finals, the Lakers will go to the Finals, that's for sure, because at the end of this month I think Shaq will be back, and then we'll get back to normal, we'll be the best team in the league again, and then we'll get to the Finals like we did last season."
Phil Jackson's performance at the post-game press conference was very exciting, at least for Zhuang Fei, the Lakers head coach has been trying his best to show a sense of calmness when answering any questions, and it seems that he wants everyone to believe his words, and it seems to want everyone to believe that the Lakers are not facing any difficulties now, and it is normal for the current Lakers to have such a performance.
It's just that for this Lakers head coach Zhuang Fei, who is making up the pot everywhere, he has been snickering on the side, the head coach who has been crushing others with the strength of the team in the past ten years is estimated to be the first time in the past ten years that he has not had the strength to crush others' advantages for such a long time, which is definitely a different test for Phil Jackson, and the head coach is also extremely flustered and bottomless at this time. When a person is uncertain about his future, he can say anything and make any promises, which can be regarded as cheering himself up.
Of course, although he disdains some of the big things that Phil Jackson said at this time, Zhuang Fei is also very supportive of what the head coach said, such as saying that after Fat comes back, the Lakers will return to normal, for example, the Lakers will definitely not miss the playoffs, because in Zhuang Fei's previous life, the combination of Fat and Kobe Bryant really did not miss a playoff.
It's just that at this time, although Zhuang Fei is willing to believe some of Phil Jackson's words, these reporters on the scene will not think so, even if Phil Jackson gives any kind of promise, these reporters have no intention of letting him go, especially those reporters from Los Angeles, it is obvious that they are extremely uncomfortable with such a situation for the team that has been almost invincible in the regular season in recent years.
And Phil Jackson, who was looking more and more embarrassed on the side, also showed some sympathetic expressions on his face, but in his heart, he was not like this
The Lakers and the Celtics game was completely defeated by the Celtics, and the day after this game, almost all the media in the United States focused on this game, it can be said that it is extremely difficult for the media to refocus on the game between the Celtics and the Lakers, because after the recent Bulls' rookie fire, almost all the United States are focusing on Jordan's old club, but this time the Lakers fell into the lottery after losing to the Celtics. Because in memory, after Ao Fat came to the Lakers, the team really didn't fall into this situation after five rounds.
"The Los Angeles Lakers collapsed in the fourth quarter, and Kobe Bryant kept hitting the iron to bury the Lakers' final victory"
"Phil Jackson loses to Coach Z again, Boston Celtics celebrate five-game winning streak"
"Phil Jackson: We're going to make it to the Finals, who believes?"
On the second day, the Lakers and their head coach Phil Jackson were the targets of almost everyone's criticism.
It's just that for Zhuang Fei, after this game, he received a good news, the Vancouver Grizzlies, who have been on a winning streak like the Celtics, lost the game against the Timberwolves on the road, and in this game, Rasheed Wallace and Artest of the Grizzlies were all sent out with 10 minutes left in the game for beating Garnett, which is why the Grizzlies lost to the Timberwolves at the last moment.
And when the Grizzlies lost, the only team left the Celtics and the Kings in the league, and the Celtics also successfully reached the top of the East. (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation and monthly passes, and your support is my biggest motivation. )