Chapter 17 The Initial Application of the Rebirth Advantage
Lamar had possession and he had plenty of options, with Lamar breaking through with the ball, either to Shaq under the basket or to Murray and Haber, who had already run out of space. www.biquge.info The main reason why he came to control the ball was to save Chauncey's physical strength, after all, Kobe's serious injury made Chauncy not only defend his own players, but also help Haber from time to time.
Finley didn't find himself falling into the trap set by the Lakers, he still firmly controlled the team's shots, and rarely gave the ball to his teammates after breaking through, unless he really didn't have a chance!
Looking at the triumphant Finley on the side, Lamar shook his head, no wonder this guy was bought out by the Mavericks in the future, had to wander again in the NBA, and never returned to the level of a star, now it seems that there is a reason, after all, a player who can't keep calm all the time can't become a superstar! Finley's brain is still missing a tendon.
Nelson Sr. also discovered the trap of the Lakers, but he didn't pause to play Finley on demand, maybe he hoped that Finley could find something wrong by himself, you must know that he still has high hopes for Finley!
However, the old Nelson still looked up to Finley, knowing that at the end of the first quarter, this guy didn't find that Haber's defense had a lot of wrong, Finley always thought that his ability to break through Haber was the reason why he was stronger, the team did not lag behind the Lakers too much in the first quarter, and he also helped the team, who called himself to score most of the team's points!
At the beginning of the second quarter, the Lakers began to rotate, so that Shaq, who had consumed a lot of physical strength, could take a breath, replaced Shaw, Holly and Lu, and began to experiment with a small lineup that had a good effect in the last game.
Now Finley played well in the whole first half, he felt like Michael Jordan possessed, the Lakers no one could defend themselves, breakthrough jump shots, breakthrough layups, pull-up jump shots, he could play how he wanted! In fact, not only Finley played well, the Lakers were also very happy, the rest of the Mavericks basically did not get the opportunity to shoot, the Lakers' defensive pressure was greatly reduced, and Lamar was also very happy, this thing made up for the defense from time to time, making this guy brush three blocks in the second quarter. As Finley's physical strength declined, the shooting percentage also plummeted, which led to the Lakers leading the Mavericks by a full 12 points at 58:46 at the end of the first half, and the Lakers used Lamar's three blocks to play three fast breaks!
Seeing this situation, the old Nelson really couldn't stand it, he saw that Finley was not a piece of material that could become the leader of the team at all, and after returning to the locker room at home, the old Nelson reprimanded Finley is head and face, which was not only dissatisfied with the team's lead by so many points in the first half, but also disappointed in Finley's uncalmness, and felt that this guy had failed his hard work!
In the second half, the Mavericks finally began to play their own tactics, and Dirk began to get a lot of opportunities, facing Lamar, who was not inferior to himself, Dirk was also extremely serious and took out all his strength, relying on his height advantage, and continuously pulled out the outside line to hit long shots!
"Finley's life last night is probably not going to be too easy!" The next day back in Los Angeles, taking advantage of the free time from training, Hawley asked with a pleasant smile, and he asked Haber: "You did a great job last night, Oscar should consider giving you a trophy!"
Listening to Hawley's words, Harbour also laughed, recalled last night's events with some pride, and then looked at Brian Shaw, who was still shooting: "Last night was not my credit alone, Shaw at least got the best supporting role!"
Last night's game was no accident, in the end it was the Lakers who won, although the Mavericks began to play tactics in the second half, but that and the strength was not as good as the Lakers, coupled with the big hole dug by Finley in the first half, in the end there was no recovery!
Shaq once again showed his dominance to the world fans, scoring 32 points, 11 rebounds and 6 blocks when he only played 28 minutes in the game, and Lamar also had the last laugh in the confrontation with Nowitzki, scoring 22 points, 12 rebounds, 8 assists and 5 blocks (basically contributed by Finley, and Finley was covered with a total of 6 big caps in the whole game)!
Chauncey was as stable as ever, with 13 points, 5 assists and 2 steals, and this performance also made Phil value him more and more, Harber and Shaw didn't score many points, and they focused on defending Finley throughout the game!
The Dallas media attributed the team's defeat to Finley's lack of coolness and a one-on-one first-half fight. I didn't see the Lakers' advantage in rebounding at all.
Bradley and Dirk grabbed just 11 rebounds in the game, and the Lakers rebounded as a team
18 more than the Mavericks, 22 frontcourt rebounds for the Lakers, and only 7 for the Mavericks. Either way, in the end, the Lakers won!
Due to the game last night, the Lakers' training today was only one morning, and the players went back to rest in the afternoon and evening, Lamar refused the invitation of Shaq and others to go out happily, and resolutely went back to start his own dad job!
Back at his apartment, Lamar began to wait for Jeff's arrival, and Lamar and Jeff made an appointment to meet today to discuss some of Lamar's business investments. The wait was short and Jeff arrived.
(In fact, the time is still long, Lamar is completely immersed in the happy life of his father, and the time to play with Nini always passes quickly!Lisa has recently begun to put most of her time and energy at home, Lamar and Lisa have also discussed it a long time ago, the two are no longer lovers now, but in order not to affect Nini's growth, not to let Nini become a child of a single-parent family like them, the two take turns to take care of Nini according to the situation!) Lamar is often away from home because the season has already begun, and Lisa has to sacrifice, and when Lamar starts the offseason, then it is Lamar's turn to sacrifice, and Lamar has to fully support Lisa's career at this time! After all, June to December is the busiest time in Hollywood. )
"It's really fast, Jeff! I heard you've been busy lately, how many players have you signed?" Lamar hugged when he saw Jeff.
"Lamar, thank you! The players you proposed last time are not bad, although they are not valued in the NBA now, but with their strength, it is still possible to become a star! Especially Ben, who has the potential to become a top defensive player!" Jeff has been busy lately, and his economic team has recently signed three NBA players, Ben Wallace, James Posey, and Morris Taylor.
"No thanks, who called us brothers?" Lamar was happy: "By the way, Jeff, how much money do I have at my disposal now?"
"Lamar, do you say it all? If it is a fund, I still know very well that the amount of your three endorsements has reached the fund's account, with a total of 15.6 million US dollars, and it may only increase a little, but it will not increase much!" (Lamar and Nike's final signing amount is 62 million US dollars for 5 years, almost 12.4 million per year, of course, Nike also gave a lot of bonuses, 200,000 for the best rookie of the month, 500,000 for the All-Star Game, and 300,000 for the best player of the month.) The best rookie of the season is 500,000 and so on, and the final signing amount of Coca-Cola is 9.6 million US dollars for 3 years. )
"Of course, Lamar, you still have a lot of private money, but now it's not my business!" Jeff joked.
"Well, you don't have to worry about my private money, I still have to pay taxes, and I have to be chic and chic!" Lamar didn't mind Jeff's joke, shrugged his shoulders and said: "The money is still a little less, forget it! Jeff, I have seen the news recently that I am not optimistic about the Internet industry, it seems that the Internet industry has entered a depression?"
"That's right, Lamar! Now the vampires on Wall Street are avoiding the Internet industry! Especially since the start of the monopoly lawsuit against Microsoft!" Jeff still knows a lot about this.
"Jeff, I'm personally more optimistic about this industry!" Lamar said seriously.
"This industry is good, Lamar! But the investment is too big, and it may not be rewarding, after all, there are too many people engaged in this now, and many small businesses close down every year!" Jeff is still quite cautious.
"I've done some research too, I'm more bullish on this company, Jeff, can you help me get in touch?" Lamar took out a Google profile and handed it to Jeff.
"Yes, how much are you going to invest? You are the boss, you have the final say!"
"10 million, I can do without the rights of the company's directors, just pay dividends every year, of course, financial supervision is still necessary!" Lamar stared at Jeff, and then took out a company's profile: "I am also ready to invest in this company, and the amount is 5 million US dollars!"
"Victoria's Secret?" Jeff stared at the company profile Lamar handed over, "You're too nice to Lisa, aren't you?"
"Jeff, it's none of Lisa's business! I'm purely optimistic about the future of these two companies. Trust my eyes!" Lamar was still a little embarrassed.
"Okay!Lamar, I believe you ~~~ have a ghost !!hahaha。。。。。。。 With that, Jeff laughs and runs away from Lamar's apartment, Jeff is actually a workaholic.