Zhou Xuan is on vacation, and the NBA is in full swing.

On April 12, the top two in the West meet for a crucial match. The Hornets have been pressing on the top of the Western Conference powers, and the Lakers are not far behind, and they must win this game if they want to turn around.

After the opening, the trident of the Lakers Kobe, Gasol and Odom attacked aggressively, and all three scored in double digits in the first quarter, 39-20, and the fierce firepower made the Hornets unable to raise their heads.

The gap between the two sides reached 30 points in the second quarter, and with 3:53 left in the quarter, Kobe Bryant scored a mid-range shot to give the Lakers a 63-33 lead. Victory seemed to be in the bag, but the Hornets were able to finish first in the West, and they fought back to go on a 12-2 run to tie the score at 45-65 at halftime.

The Lakers, who led by a large margin, became unable to play, and in the third quarter they shot just 5 of 16, and the Hornets continued to close the gap. With 3:51 left in the third quarter, Stojakovic hit a three-pointer to put the Hornets up by just four points, 69-73. The Lakers' 30-point advantage came to naught, and the Hornets shot 14-of-22 in the quarter, including Chandler 5-of-5, and one scored 10 points.

Mitchell. Butler was depressed and wanted to smash the TV, such a reversal should not have happened to a strong team. After the Hornets used compression defense, Gasol, who had shot 8 out of 10, couldn't receive a pass on the inside in the second half, and the Lakers outside players didn't make adjustments in time, and they shot iron continuously, especially Rademanovich's 5 shots from outside the three-point line, which made people speechless.

Stojakovic hit three three-pointers in the final quarter as the Hornets trailed by one point at 95-96 with 3:57 left in the game. The Lakers were about to fall, and Turyaf hit two free throws at the critical moment, and then Fisher hit a three-point shot, and the Lakers regained the advantage at 101-95 and stabilized their position. The Hornets were unable to pose another threat after that, with a buzzer-beating three-pointer from Pargo to close the gap to three, but the Hornets ran out of time.

Bryant. Bryant had a quasi-triple-double of 29 points, 10 rebounds and 8 assists, Paul. Gasol 25 points and 6 rebounds, Lamar. Odom had 13 points and 16 rebounds, Derek. Fisher had 15 points and six assists.

Wasp Peja. Stojakovic scored 24 points, Tyson. Chandler 18 points and 8 rebounds, Chris. Paul had 15 points, 17 assists and four steals. Paul had some responsibility for the loss, as he shot too poorly, making just 4 of 13 shots, well below average.

The Lakers were nearly overturned with a 30-point lead, but ultimately defeated the Western Conference No. 1 Hornets 107-104 at home.

On April 15, the Lakers topped the West with a 57-25 record after defeating the Sacramento Kings 124-101. The Hornets also won the Southwest Division title with a 114-92 home win over the Los Angeles Clippers. Hornets head coach Byron. Scott claimed his 300th win in charge. But the Hornets could only lock up second place in the West with a 56-26 record.

The Los Angeles Lakers started the season in a state of chaos, and no one expected them to finish the regular season with the first record in the West.

Chris. Paul has put up near-perfect numbers this season, and the call for the regular season MVP is high. However, the Hornets are behind the Lakers, and he is destined to miss out on the trophy.

Both of the favorites performed amazingly. Bryant 82 games full-time, 28. 3 points 6. 3 rebounds 5. 4 assists 1. 8 steals, 0 steals. 5 caps 3. 1 turnover, seventh in the league in efficiency value; Paul played 80 games, 21. 1 point, 4 rebounds, 11. 6 assists 2. 7 steals, 0. 1 cap 2. 5 turnovers, second only to LeBron in efficiency value. James is second in the league. If Paul hadn't missed those two games, maybe the Hornets would have been the number one player. The Hornets don't have enough depth on the bench and rely on the starting five, especially Paul.

The NBA has entered the final stage of the playoffs, and fate seems to have played a big joke with Zhou Xuan at this time.

The NBA officially announced the list of 92 candidates who are ready to enter the draft, and the list includes 69 college students from the United States and 23 international players as of April 27. The number of applicants is the highest in nearly a decade, and the competition is fierce, with 32 people going to be unsuccessful.

The draft will take place on June 26 at Madison Square Garden in New York.

Zhou Xuan was counted among the international players, and Mitchell. As Butler expected, the Basketball Association had no objection to his participation in the draft. However, the registration situation is very unfavorable for Zhou Xuan.

It's been a real "draft year". The league has a scarcity of high-quality interior players, and big players always get more attention than small guards in the annual draft, because skill can be strengthened through training, but there is no way to compensate for physical defects. Last year, it was rumored that the Nuggets were ready to take Cameron. The news that Anthony changed to the Trail Blazers to sign Oden knows that the big man is more likeable. There is a group of big men participating in this year's draft, and it is sure to take up a lot of spots.

And most of this year's rookies are outstanding. Derek. Ross and O.J. Needless to say, Mayo is one of the twin stars of UCLA University in Los Angeles, Westbrook, who is also amazingly qualified, and Eric who played Jordan's son in the movie back then. Gordon is a strong attacker, and there is a DJ who led the team to two state basketball championships. Augustine, the template is Jerry of the "Great General" Arenas. Bayless, experienced George. Hill, Mario. Chalmers and so on......

Most of the candidates have better resumes than Zhou Xuan, and the international players have also played in European leagues, international competitions, and have rich experience, and the local players are all stars from the NCAA. His resume of playing a third of the NBDL is unusual, and the only thing he relies on is beautiful statistics and being Chinese.

It's a pity that the American Basketball Association doesn't seem interested in what Zhou Xuan has. He didn't get a notice from the Orlando draft camp as scheduled, which meant he couldn't be drafted by the team.

The purpose of the Rookie Camp is to give the most promising rookies a stage to show themselves, open practice and testing, and many NBA team general managers, scouts and head coaches will gather in the stadium to observe live. The team can also have one-on-one conversations with the rookies. If you do well in training camp, you can move up and vice versa.

Zhou Xuan made up his mind to participate in the draft, just with the idea of going to the training camp to perform. Now that he can't go, how can he show himself? This is the worst situation, and it was also unexpected by Mitchell. When he learned that Zhou Xuan couldn't participate in the training camp, Mitchell was like a super hero who fell into the hands of Saylor, and his brain was blank.

At noon, Zhou Xuan made a table of dishes and vented his exuberant energy in the kitchen.

The atmosphere was a little awkward, the two ate for a while, Zhou Xuan smiled bitterly: "It's terrible, isn't it?" If I can't attend the camp, how will the scouts know what I'm good at? ”

"Zhou, I'm sorry I was negligent, I forgot that not everyone can participate in the training camp, but the basketball association looks at the prospect of the players, their physical condition, and their performance in school or on the international stage to select people, usually 50 people will go, and there are too many people who sign up this year......" Mitchell sighed. In fact, he did not forget, but overestimated Zhou Xuan's Chinese background.

Mitchell naively thought that the Chinese media would spare no effort to praise Zhou Xuan like Yi Jianlian and Sun Yue, at least three times a day, and the TV commentators had to talk about him when the playoffs were broadcast live. Before the draft, you have to give him a few nicknames, and the template has to list at least five, Stockton, Payton, and Tim. Hardaway, Nash, Kidd, none of the famous ones are missing. As a result, the Chinese media began to report that when the NBDL was over, they would mention that Zhou Xuan would participate in the NBA draft.

He wondered, how can the gap between the Chinese, who also grew up in the same land, be so big? It's just that Mitchell doesn't understand China's national conditions, Yi Jianlian and Sun Yue are all linked to the local sports bureau. As long as you send it abroad, you will win glory for the place, and you will score a share of the money and honors you have earned, and the success of the draft will not only thank all TV, but also thank those leaders for their careful cultivation, in short, it involves the interests of many parties. As for Zhou Xuan, who cultivated him? How does this guy look like he popped out of a crack in a rock? Anything that pops out of the cracks in the stone is difficult to be reused, Sun Wukong's supernatural powers are vast and no one has anyone to bird him in the heavenly court, so let him be a Bi Ma Wen even if he can afford him. Zhou Xuan is not as good as Bi Ma Wen, and he doesn't know a big man in China, so he can't find a horse ass if he wants to pat himself.

The media and radio stations do not mention Zhou Xuan, only netizens still pay attention to him at all times, but netizens can only chat and express some opinions, and they cannot get the attention of the American Basketball Association. The time and place are favorable, and Zhou Xuan doesn't occupy any of them, so it is reasonable that he can't participate in the training camp.

"Mitchell, do I die now, or do I have a chance to be drafted in the second round, what do you think?"

Mitchell frowned: "You have the strength, if I miss you, it is the sadness of these teams." Don't worry, you forgot there's still a clipper? You can go to them for a tryout and you'll be qualified. If you're not at ease, I'll find other teams, there are still a lot of teams that lack good guards, and if you can't go to the Bucks, you can squeeze out Sessions. ”

"It's not like you don't know the performance of that guy, no one will think I'm better than him." Zhou Xuan smiled bitterly.

At the end of the 15th, the Milwaukee Bucks lost 135-151 to the Chicago Bulls at home, suffering a seven-game losing streak. In that unguarded game, Sessions scored a super double-double with 20 points and 24 assists. Broke the all-time assist record for Paul, breaking Paul's record of 21 assists in a single game this season. At the same time, he is also the first player in Bucks history to score and assist in the same 20 as above.

He didn't just play that game, as he started seven of the 17 games he played for the Bucks, averaging 26 per game. 8 in 5 minutes. 1 point 3. 4 rebounds 7. 5 assists and 1 steal. Not surprisingly, Sessions will be an important rotation player for the Bucks next season.

Zhou Xuan ate and sighed in his heart: Sessions, you kid is cool now, and when the two-year contract is over, he will definitely be able to sign a bigger one. I'm obviously no worse than you, but no one knows the way. What to do?