Chapter 171: Killing the Quartet
Howard rushed over like this, and the Lakers had a deep grudge against him, so how could they just let him go. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
The security personnel quickly rushed over, and Zhao Wei stretched out his hand to stop it.
Howard glared at Zhao Wei angrily.
"Is there something wrong?" Zhao Wei glanced at Howard lightly.
"Who the hell are you?" Howard asked gloomily.
"Can't you see my jersey?" Zhao Wei pointed to his jersey lightly.
"Impossible." Howard yelled, shaking his head in disbelief.
"Nothing is impossible. If you want to take revenge, wait until next year. Zhao Wei turned around handsomely and left.
Without Zhao Wei's obstruction, several security personnel with five big and three thick guards went up and blew Howard away.
News reports were pouring in.
"Wonder Boy snips Howard for revenge."
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After this game, the Lakers immediately left for New Orleans to prepare for the game against the Pelicans.
At this time, what Zhao Wei didn't know was that the management of the Lakers was about to be blown up because of Zhao Wei's outstanding performance in the game against the Hawks.
Many media outlets that abandoned the Lakers' broadcast rights because of Yi Jianlian before the season have begun to throw olive branches to the Lakers again.
At this time, although Jim Bass was busy, his face was full of joy.
Luke Walton and the Lakers boys are all on their way to the Pelicans' home court.
"Hey guys, the Hawks played really well, but we're going to start a four-game game in a row on the road. The Pelicans are the first opponent we're about to start upon. The Pelicans, while not particularly well off the season, are on track with the return of their Jruholloday. Their strength should not be underestimated. As weaker of us, we have to have the mentality of giving everything in order to win. Luke Wharton said passionately as he stood in front.
"Who says we're weak? We beat the Eagles by 20 points in the last game. Russell sat there and shouted, and the other young men didn't say anything, but their expressions showed what they were thinking.
"Hey, we're going to be high against the Eagles, that's right, but we should also be more aware of ourselves. Do you think Zhao Wei can still maintain a 100% shooting rate in this game? Luke Wharton said solemnly.
"Ugh." Everyone was stunned for a moment and shook their heads.
Zhao Wei leaned back in his chair and watched Luke Wharton give a passionate speech.
"Hey, do you look like a player now?" Lucy, who was sitting on the side, accused dissatisfiedly.
"Ugh." Zhao Wei was stunned, and forgot for a moment that there was a bad star beside him.
It's normal for Lucy to travel with the team as the team's strength and conditioning coach, but these staff members usually don't sit together with the players. But Lucy had to sit next to Zhao Wei, and Luke Wharton and the others not only didn't stop him, but even complained about why Zhao Wei couldn't let Lucy sit there.
Everyone gathered firewood and the flame was high, and Zhao Wei had to obey.
"I agree with the coach." Zhao Wei said lightly.
"Cut, I think you just don't respect your elders." Lucy pouted.
"Don't confuse it, besides, you're not my elder." Zhao Wei hurriedly said, but after saying that, he realized that something was wrong.
Before Lucy spoke again, Zhao Wei simply pulled his hat, covered his head and pretended to sleep.
"You... I didn't plant. Lucy pointed at Zhao Wei angrily and cursed.
But Zhao Wei still lay there pretending to be dead, motionless.
Lucy was helpless, and she didn't continue to persecute him, anyway, now that she could stay by his side, he couldn't get rid of herself.
Luke Wharton really thinks the same as Zhao Wei.
Beat a stick and give a date.
When the mood started to drop, he added: "Of course, you can still hit that high, as long as you keep passing the ball and creating chances for your teammates, then you will play a different game." ”
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Let's talk about the New Orleans Pelicans.
The predecessor of the Pelicans was actually the Hornets.
When it comes to the Pelicans, they actually have a lot of connections with the Lakers.
It can be said that the glory of the Lakers in the past two decades has come from the Pelicans, and the decline of the Lakers now also comes from the Pelicans.
This time also began in 1996.
The '96 draft was hailed as a big year for the draft, and it seemed that only that rookie could be compared to Michael Jordan and their year.
Looking back at how many NBA superstars appeared in that rookie class and won countless honors.
Of course, Kobe Bryant, a superstar, also came out of that rookie class.
Kobe Bryant was drafted by the New Orleans Hornets with the thirteenth pick, and then Jerry West, the godfather of the Lakers at the time, immediately traded their star center Vlad Divac for rookie Kobe.
At the time, the deal was called crazy, but the subsequent benefits were obvious to all. Kobe Bryant's twenty-year career has made countless Lakers brilliant achievements, and just five championship trophies represent it all.
In 2011, the Lakers and Hornets basically reached a three-way deal that allowed them to acquire Chris Paul, the league's No. 1 point guard at the time.
The combination of Kobe and Paul was enough to be proud of the entire league, but in the end, David Stern called off the deal for any basketball reason, and the Lakers finally retreated to form an aging F4 combination, which led to Kobe's eventual desolate retirement and the decline of the Lakers.
Chris Paul eventually left the Los Angeles Clippers, and the Hornets' roster that year was fragmented and declined.
They regained the No. 1 pick, acquired talented center Anthony Davis, and they also changed their name to the Pelicans, renew.
It's a pity that although Anthony Davis has grown rapidly and quickly become a terrible killer in the league, not only Anthony Davis, but the entire Pelicans roster has fallen into the quagmire of injuries.
As a result, their records have never been raised. This year, they're two glass men, with Gordon and Anderson going to the Rockets.
Now the only two people in the team who are healthy are Anthony Davis and Zhu Holiday, even Zhu Holiday has just returned. Evans and Stephenson are also injured and unavailable.
However, even with such a lineup, no team in the league dares to underestimate it. They have won four in a row since Ju Holiday returned.
After arriving in New Orleans, the next night was the game between the two teams, and Zhao Wei was pulled away by Lucy before he could get a good night's sleep.
When he saw the row of machines in the training hall, Zhao Wei almost collapsed.
"How did you get this?" Zhao Wei looked at Lucy depressedly.
"You don't have to worry about that." Lucy said lightly.
The training was still cruel, but Lucy still took care of Zhao Wei's next game, and the training was not too cruel, seeing Zhao Wei's improvement, Lucy stopped training and gave Zhao Wei enough time to recover his strength.
The two of them went to eat the same food together as before, one after the other, and then went back to the hotel to rest.
The time to sleep is always short.
The time of the game always comes so fast.
However, before the game began, Gentry's team still got a video of Zhao Wei playing with the Hawks.
How can a player who has such an explosion not get them noticed?
At this time, there were already many Chinese crazy preacher Zhao crazy nicknames in the outside world.
When Zhao Wei was in the stadium and saw someone in the stands holding Zhao Crazy's sign, Zhao Wei's face was not happy, but it was difficult to look at.
In this game, Zhao Wei was still not sent to the starting lineup by Luke Wharton, but let Lu Williams start the lineup, and Zhao Wei served as a substitute defender.
The Pelicans, for their part, fielded their starting lineup.
Anthony Davis, Ju Holiday, Asik, Fraser, and Solomon Hill.
On the Lakers' side, there are Lue Williams, Nick Young, Ruhr Deng, Randle and Mozgov.
As soon as the two sides opened, the Pelicans continued their recent hot form.
came up and gave the Lakers a dismount.
Anthony Davis, in particular, has finally had a chance to vent after last season's injury and early season depression.
Speaking of last season, Anthony Davis led the team to successfully lead the Pelicans to the playoffs in the 14-15 season, Anthony Davis triggered the Rose clause, signed a big contract, and is ready to lead the Pelicans to a higher goal in the 15-16 season.
However, the whole team was hit by a large area, almost all five starters were injured and suspended, and Anthony Davis's signing clause was not successfully triggered, and Anthony Davis lost tens of millions when the new contract was established.
Rose Clause: Taking Derrick Rose, who entered the league in 2008, as an example, it was previously reported that the salary cap would remain at $58 million, and if Rose signed a contract extension with the Bulls at the maximum salary under the old collective bargaining agreement, he could get a large contract with a starting salary of $14.5 million; But under the "Rose clause," he could get a big contract with a starting salary of $17.4 million. You know, Dwight Howard, Chris Paul, Deron Williams, and other top stars who entered the NBA earlier than Rose will only have a starting salary for the next contract.
The "Rose Clause" is when a player signs his second career contract after executing his rookie contract and receives a salary cap of 30% of the team's salary cap (a 5% increase from the old contract). But there is a strict barrier to entry: be named MVP in the first four years of your rookie contract, or be named to the starting team twice in the All-Star Game, or be named to the All-Star Team twice.
On July 1, 2015, the Pelicans reached a contract extension agreement with Anthony Davis, signing a five-year contract with a total value of $145 million. And Anthony Davis had to be an All-Star starter or All-Star team in the 15-16 season to get that money, but due to injuries, Anthony Davis missed that, so in the end, Anthony Davis' contract was reduced by $23 million.
So as soon as the two sides opened, Anthony Davis played very fiercely.
In just two minutes of the opening game, he beat the Lakers 6:2.
Anthony Davis made mid-range shots and breakaways on the offensive end, and successfully defended on the defensive end.
At this time, just by the opening, tragedy found the Lakers.
Anthony Davis defended successfully.
The Pelicans stealed, Tim Fraser launched a fast break, and Nick Young desperately chased the defense, but in the end Tim Fraser still scored the ball. But after Nick Young landed, his face was painful.
The faces were almost contorted together, and Nick Young's right foot was raised high, not daring to land.
Eventually, Nick Young lay on the ground, clutching his right heel in pain.
All the people on the Lakers bench are chuckling in their hearts, how familiar this picture is, it is a pain in the hearts of all Lakers.
The scene of Kobe's injury back then is so similar to that of now.
Zhao Wei and the others quickly ran over.
Zhao Wei and Robinson carried Nick Young back to the locker room.
Nick Young's mood was very low, and at this time, not only him, but everyone had that terrible thought in their hearts.
"Hey, it won't." Zhao Wei didn't know how to comfort him after thinking about it, so he had to pat Nick Yang on the shoulder.
Nick Young was under the care of the team doctor, and Zhao Wei and Robinson quickly returned to the court. Zhao Wei is worried that when Luke Wharton wants to let him play, he will not find anyone, which will be embarrassing.
When Zhao Wei returned to the court, he found that Luke Wharton had sent Clarkson on the court.
Nick Young's injury has a huge impact on the Lakers' starting lineup. Originally, because of Russell's injury, the Lakers' starters lost a major firepower point on the outside, and now that Nick Young is injured, the starting outside line basically has no firepower.
So Luke Wharton was very determined to replace Lu, Williams and Clarkson, provide outside firepower, and try to be able to compete with the Pelicans and not fall too far behind.
However, when Zhao Wei saw the score, the corners of his eyes couldn't help jumping.
He went back and forth for four minutes, and four minutes later, Clarkson was on the court in time to provide outside firepower, but was still beaten 13-9 by the Pelicans.
The margin widened by four points again.
Randle is a cut below Anthony Davis in terms of height and technique.
Anthony Davis constantly attacking the interior to make fouls, and also connecting with Joe Holiday to help him find a sense of the game as he returns.
Zhu Holiday has played a few games, and the game feels very good, and there is no reason why this kind of empty position should not go in, giving the Lakers two three-pointers in a row.
All of a sudden, the difference was eight points.
But Anthony Davis clearly hasn't decided to give up yet. Zhao Wei quietly looked at the game on the field.
The Pelicans' second-in-command, Joe Holiday, did not attack with strength, and the focus of the attack was still on Anthony Davis.
Anthony Davis made the most of it to his advantage.
All sorts of tricks were constantly being shown to the fans, and the difference between the two sides was widened again.
For another three minutes, the Pelicans gave the Lakers another 10-2 surge.
The difference suddenly came to sixteen points.
You know, there are still three minutes left before the end of the first quarter.
That is, the Pelicans only took one man and nine minutes to lead the Lakers by 16 points.
Anthony Davis' onslaught to the interior has landed him at the free-throw line three times and scored six points.
When Randle defended Anthony Davis on the inside, Randle's speed was enough, but his height was not enough, and Anthony Davis's outside touch was quite good, and he stood on the outside and kept shooting Randle from a long distance.
When Mozgov defended Anthony Davis, Mozgov's height was enough, but his speed was too slow, and Anthony Davis only needed one step to break through him, and Mozgov was already left behind.
It seemed that only a foul could stop him, but all six of his free throws were hit.
Anthony Davis is on the inside of the Lakers at this time.
Luke Wharton immediately called a timeout.
At this time, the mood of the players on the field has changed.
If they don't call a timeout immediately, the Pelicans could stretch the margin to more than 20 points in the final three minutes.
"Zhao Wei." Luke Wharton sent Zhao Wei on the field at this point. At this point, the Lakers fielded all of their benches.
The bench five of Zhao Wei, Clarkson, Ingram, Larry Nance and Black. (To be continued.) )