Chapter 384: You're Disappointed
The NBA focused on a derby that focused on a derby that moved the story faster in the age of the internet. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
It's only been less than two months since Stern decided to introduce the Southern California derby to the world as the biggest gimmick of the NBA this year, but the NBA's packaging of the Southern California derby has managed to attract the attention of the vast majority of fans.
How much attention has this been?
On January 5, the NBA's 2012 Orlando All-Star Game voting was only a flash on social media, and all the attention was on the Southern California derby.
"There's no doubt that this is a rare event in the NBA in recent years. Answering a fan question on a social networking site, one basketball commentator said, "Two teams that don't have much in history to have a grudge or relationship, because their games get so much attention. It's a win for the internet and a win for the NBA. ā
Everyone knows it's an NBA marketing strategy, and the so-called Southern California derby is behind their operations team, but it's been a success.
"Although I know that this is the alliance feeding, but this bowl of, I will do it first as a respect. ā
"I've never seen such a shameless package of a game, but I want to say ...... I like Stern's shameless approach. ā
"Chen Mo, Curry, Kobe, Paul, I have porridge for these four people! ā
This is the comment of Chinese fans on the scarf about the Southern California derby, and they can have such a reaction, in the NBA home base, although the reaction is different from China's one-sided support and praise, but the majority of people hold this opinion.
Only because of the rise of these two teams, the die-hard fans of the Los Angeles Clippers, who can only live between these two powerful teams, are quite resentful. Because, they would rather see a Los Angeles derby, and a close city derby, but it is not possible.
Before the Southern California derby began, the opening of All-Star voting did not receive as much attention as in previous years. Only someone took a slight look and found that Chen Mo's votes were unbeatable, and Curry also got a lot of votes because of Chen Mo.
The Warriors' backcourt combination is unrivaled among Western defenders, and Kobe Bryant reported the position of forward this time in order to avoid the Warriors' backcourt duo. Poor for Chris Paul, who may not be able to make an All-Star start this year.
Because of Orlando's proximity to Los Angeles, the Warriors did not arrive in Los Angeles on the evening of the 5th, and they will take the bus directly to the Staples Center on the morning of the 6th.
'Yes, it's the team's arrangement, so it's probably hard for us to meet before the game. Chen Mo was talking to Jessie on the phone.
Jessica took advantage of Chen Mo's east wind, coupled with her own excellent conditions and efforts, and now she is a well-deserved sister in the American game live broadcast industry.
In this era when it is extremely common for female anchors to sell meat for popularity, Jessica has become a well-deserved number one in the live broadcast circle by virtue of her appearance and strength without revealing her career line.
Jessica is frustrated, but she still says that she doesn't care, in fact, she is gradually moving the focus of her career towards pure commentary and live streaming. "Actually, it doesn't matter! Maybe I'll be able to take a break from the frequent offline events in the second half of this year, and I'll go to Auckland to find you. ā
Jessica is a very ambitious person, but she is also a woman, and she expects to spend more time with Chen Mo.
Last year, Chen Mo was far away in Charlotte, and the distance was too far for her to have so many thoughts in her heart. But now that Chen Mo is in Auckland, the geographical location is closer, but he can't stay together for a long time, which makes this feeling even more uncomfortable.
So, Jessica decided to shift the focus of her career, and her fame is now big enough. In the live broadcast industry, it is extremely difficult for anyone to surpass her.
She is fully engaged in the game and has an extremely unrestrained commentary that no one can imitate.
Chen Mo was very happy that Jessica could have such an awareness, "This is very good, in fact, you can develop in other aspects! For example, singing at the end of the live broadcast, or I will introduce you to participate in the performance of the movie, there is no problem! Isn't Chris always thinking about expanding more business! When the time comes, we will set up an entertainment company by ourselves, release records for you, and ask you to endorse, these are all fine!"
"But, I don't want people to say that I got up because of you!" Jessica seemed to be aggrieved.
Chen Mo said: "Let others say go! As long as you really have fans who support you and like you, you care so much!"
"Well, I'll come to see you play tomorrow. Jessica said.
Chen Mo nodded with a smile and said, "I've already asked Kobe Bryant for the ticket for the best position in the front row." ā
"But I bought the ticket...... "Jessica said, "and it's a front-row position." ā
"You can give it away when you enter the venue!" Chen Mo said: "Ajiali won't come either, this ticket is useless." ā
Chen Mo hung up the phone, prepared and drove to the Oracle Arena for training. I have to say that Chris is very efficient, except for the helicopter matter has not been solved, his new car and the mansion in Beverly Hills, the famous wealthy district of Los Angeles, have been completed.
Now Chen Mo has driven his new car, Range Rover V8SC.
As for the mansion in Beverly Hills, Chen Mo stopped planning to continue the renovation. Anyway, Jessica is coming to Auckland in the second half of the year, and the house there is considered an investment. Anyway, the house is there, and it is definitely not a loss.
The Lakers' style of play is definitely going to change compared to the preseason, in fact, judging from the Lakers' performance in recent games, Kobe Bryant has indeed significantly increased the proportion of his off-ball offense, the team's operation seems to be more fluid, and Paul's integration is much faster than expected.
"Mike Brown's team isn't going to be too bad defensively and they're going to find a way to keep us from getting up. Especially when their backcourt combination doesn't hurt us at all. Chen Mo discussed tactics with Timothy Glenn after training.
The team's training has not started yet, and Chen Mo's training has never stopped.
"I also don't think we can go for it like we did with San Antonio. Timothy Glenn said: "Even against the San Antonio Spurs, our pursuit of speed is unsuccessful. ā
Chen Mo heard Timothy Glenn question himself, and such a vague questioning is rare for Timothy Glenn, who is gradually finding his sense of being in the head coach position.
This is also an improvement for Timothy Glenn, when Timothy Glenn can question Chen Mo, for others, this guy who is used to being a good old man may be stronger.
Chen Mo smiled: "Yes, it was I who thought of Greg (Po-Povich) simply. ā
After a pause, Chen Mo said again: "For the Los Angeles Lakers, we play our own rhythm and want to be free to retract and release, you know what I mean, right?"
Timothy Glenn nodded, "When we need to pick up the speed, we can get up to speed right away." And when we fall into position, we can't afford to lose. ā
"Yes, so I'm going to have David (Lee) in place of Andrei (Kirilenko) in the starting lineup, and the two of them can protect the basket together, which can solve the threat of Andrew (Bynum) and at the same time put up a barrier for Chris (Paul's) breakthrough. ā
"What about the counterattack?" said Timothy Glenn.
Chen Mo said: "I also have Stephen (Curry) and Paul (Millsap), and the three of them fight back. Stephen is responsible for opening up the space, and Paul is responsible for completing the impact on the basket. ā
'If we don't get the first chance to counter-attack, we have to take the second chance to counter-attack as well. Andris (Biedrins) had to cut in from behind to get the second chance. ā
The Warriors now rank first in the league in counter-attack scoring, and they are a team that relies heavily on counter-attacks. So when facing a strong opponent like the Lakers, they must make the most of their advantages.
What's more, the overall age of the Lakers is there, and the speed of retreat must be their shortcoming.
"As for the positional offensive, there is no particularly good solution for the time being. Chen Mo said, his voice a little heavy.
Paul has integrated into the Lakers faster than anyone thinks, and Paul has now begun to reach the peak of his career with his personal abilities and experience, and if it weren't for the impact of his previous major injuries, he would be even more terrifying than he is now. But in terms of understanding the game, with Paul's basketball IQ and the experience he has accumulated, with Kobe's active cooperation, there will certainly be no obstacles to his integration.
But on the other hand, Curry has been slow to find the feeling of the second core of the Warriors, and perhaps he has no problem as a pitcher, just like he did in the last minute of the last game.
However, as the second playmaker, Curry still hasn't found that feeling of organizing games, and what he lacks in this area is experience.
The Warriors have beaten the Lakers in the preseason, but everyone knows that can't be counted. Since the start of the regular season, the Lakers have played better and better, and the team's offense has become more and more fluid.
They have improved dramatically from narrowly beating the Bulls in the opening game of the season to recent big wins over the Nuggets and Rockets.
"Perhaps the only good news for us is that they're in the second game of a back-to-back and they're going to play the Trail Blazers tonight. Timothy Glenn said.
Chen Mo sighed and said, "Do what we can!"
On the morning of Jan. 6, the Warriors took a bus to Los Angeles, where they arrived at Staples Arena in the afternoon, and Chen's teammates went to the locker room. The locker room is not only used for the players to change their clothes and wait for the start of the game, but also has facilities such as lounges and physiotherapy rooms. It's just that the equipment in the away team's dressing room is much behind that of the home team.
Chen Mo threw his bag to Thompson and went to an apartment on the top floor of the Sri-Carlton Hotel next to Staples.
Chen Mo definitely didn't want to fight a woman before the game, so that his male hormones and adrenaline would be stimulated before the game. He went there to find Kobe, and it was Kobe who called Chen Mo and asked him to go there to find him after Staples.
"Why buy an apartment here when you have the conditions to fly non-stop to Staples before the game. As soon as Chen Mo entered the door, he joked with Kobe, "You are a waste of resources!"
Bryant smiled: "It's nothing to waste, it's all about giving me a better rest and playing better during the game." ā
"What are you looking for me for? Wouldn't you want to give me some sweat pills or something, so that you can win easily tonight?" Chen Mo opened the refrigerator and took out a tube of salt soda and drank it, not at all like he was afraid of being sweated with sweat pills.
"You like this too?"
Kobe Bryant said: "You like it, so I have it." ā
Chen Mo said: "There is an ancient Chinese saying that 'nothing to be courteous is either a traitor or a thief.'" 'Surely you're looking for something with me. ā
Bryant said, "There's something, you can rest for a while, and we'll go to the training gym later." ā
Chen Mo slept in Kobe's apartment to replenish his energy due to the bumps along the way. Then he went with Kobe Bryant to the Staples training gym.
Bryant took Chen Mo to a small basketball court, which was only half a court, a half of the court separated from the main court of the training hall.
After arriving at the court, Kobe's face became serious, "I have studied your back, and your back is very different from the conventional back we talk about." ā
Kobe Bryant is already the best back-to-back guard in the league right now, but his back-to-back is still much worse than Jordan's. The reason why Kobe Bryant's shooting percentage dropped as he got older, his shooting height and speed declined.
Kobe Bryant's back has learned all the technical essence of Jordan, and it may be said that in terms of technology, he is almost no gap to Jordan. However, the lethality of Kobe's back, as he gets older, is much worse than Jordan in the same period.
Because, in addition to technology, the core of the back body also has strength and confrontation.
Bryant suffered in terms of power and confrontation, and after he couldn't use his speed and jump height to dodge his opponent's block, he had to choose to increase the arc of his shot. So, Kobe Bryant developed Nowitzki's Golden Rooster free-standing shot. However, after all, Kobe Bryant is inferior to Nowitzki in height, and the effect is not good.
Kobe Bryant seemed to have found a new world after looking at Chen Mo's back, and he had to ask Chen Mo for advice. And this is also the reason why he invited Chen Mo to his apartment before the game, and patiently waited for Chen Mo to rest before bringing Chen Mo here.
Chen Mo admired Kobe's constant pursuit of basketball, but he had to tell Kobe, "I'm afraid the result will disappoint you." You can't learn this technique. ā