Chapter 538: He's the 29th, He's the Chinese Hot! (Above)
The Lakers officially released the news that Kobe Bryant was confirmed. Bryant has a torn left Achilles tendon and is out for the season! -- Los Angeles Times. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
Lakers chief physician Gary. Vitti claims that Bryant will have surgery on the 14th! -- Los Angeles Times.
A glorious start! Bleak end! The Lakers' four kings have gone to the second! -- Bleachers.
Look at how Kobe Bryant has exhausted himself in the last 10 games! By professional data analyst Ben. Jiadi will review you in detail! -- Bleachers.
Bless Kobe! ――From the official website of the Cavaliers.
I'm sure he'll make it! Because he's Kobe Bryant! -- The Miami Big Three made a joint statement.
Oh ~ Damn Kobe Bryant is finally down ~ Congratulations to our old rival! -- Boston Celtics official website.
When the Lakers released the official news the next day, the American media exploded!
With a lot of lengths and phrases, T.N.T and ESPN are in full swing preparing for live programming, not wanting to miss this national hot spot. Celebrities are this fate, when you need to be quiet, the outside world is not willing to let go of your hair.
In a sense, the world's media is a kind of urine.
On the afternoon of the 13th, the Lakers held an official press conference, Tang Qian, Howard, Gasol, and Nash, Ci Shiping, who were in suits, all came to the scene, and after the reporters asked questions about Kobe, the bombing began.
This is a meaningless back-and-forth "interrogation", such as "How do you feel about Kobe Bryant's injury?" "Kobe Bryant is down, what are you going to do in the future?" "Do you think Kobe Bryant can return" and the like, Howard, Gasol, Ci Shiping, and Nash are all surprised, and the answers are extremely official, and they are not expected by reporters.
But when the question was asked about the Lakers' No. 29, the wave surface, which was originally a "backwater", became restless.
It's not that Tang Qian deliberately said something amazing, he just said the truth:
"Kobe Bryant is injured and everybody is sad, which is unfortunate, and I'm certainly no different."
"Bryant is down, his spirit is still on the team, and that will motivate us to keep going."
"Of course he's going to come back, and if there's anyone in history who can recover from this injury, it's Kobe Bryant, and we all believe in him."
The reporters began to smell a hint of "unusual", this is a professional sense of smell that has been cultivated for many years, and sure enough, the next question, Tang Qian threw out a "bomb" and said: "Of course, of course we will enter the playoffs, and the goal will not change in any way!" We've been through so much this season and we still have to get a little response and something in return. ”
"The next two opponents are really strong, but we can't lose, you just know that."
"How sure am I? 100% of course! 100% of us will squeeze into the playoffs this season! ”
Hearing this, the reporters were excited in their hearts, and the entire Lakers team was a little surprised, because it was too "inappropriate" to say this now. In case the words have been released, but they have not been able to do it, without Kobe, who will take the blame? Anyway, no one wants to run out at this time to be a "big boss". Moreover, the Lakers have two strong opponents behind them, namely the San Antonio Spurs at No. 14 and the Houston Rockets at No. 17. The Spurs are currently 58-21, second in the West and third in the league in the regular season, and have a tradition of "playing dead" during the regular season, so it is appropriate that they are a strong championship contender this season. As for the Rockets, they are currently in 7th place in the West and are also a playoff team.
The Lakers are currently 43-37, half a win behind the Jazz, who are eighth in the West, and one and a half wins behind the Rockets, who are seventh in the West, and are in ninth place in the West. If you lose either of these two games, then you can say goodbye to the playoffs this season. With such a bad schedule and such a strong opponent, who would dare to say that the Lakers can still make the playoffs 100% now?
Please, okay, don't say Kobe Bryant is injured, even if Kobe Bryant is not injured, then the last two games may not be successful, and now that the injured soldiers are full of soldiers and morale is declining, why do you dare to say the same big thing as Kobe?
“100%? Hot, do you mean what you say? If you're just trying to boost morale and appease the fans, that's going to be disappointing. An ESPN reporter suddenly ran out and spoke. Tang Qian glanced at this reporter's press card, looked at it directly, and said loudly: "I said this to boost morale and appease the fans, but at the same time, it is also 100% the truth." ”
"You can write artistically or honestly, and that's my promise to the Lakers fans, Mr. Buss, and the Black Mamba anyway." Tang Qian didn't hesitate at all, and blurted out: "Because from now on, I am a Laker." ”
"A real Laker."
"And my team, I'm not going to let it fall outside the door of the playoffs!"
"So, hot, that's your public promise, right? and Kobe. A nature of Bryant's public promise? The ESPN correspondent continued to say "insidiously". Tang Qian sat on the press table, looked down at the former, and said unhurriedly: "I know the answer you want, okay, I can do what you want, and I will do what you want." ”
"Listen, big reporters from ESPN, I now make a public commitment that the Lakers will make the playoffs and will definitely not fail anyone who shouldn't be disappointed!"
The words landed, and the storm broke out.
Even the country on the other side of the ocean is in chaos, and Lakers fans are depressed, as if yesterday's game took away everything from them.
Because of Tang Qian, there has not been a Lakers game publicly broadcast in China, and on the portal, it is also possible to save the province, anyway, the name of No. 29 will never be mentioned. However, now it is an online society, and the country is not the North Peninsula in the north, so if you want to watch some foreign competitions, you don't even need to go over the wall. Every day on the day of the competition, a large number of viewing addresses will be distributed in various groups in the post bar forum for you to choose.
So for the vast majority of Lakers fans, this kind of "blocking" is far greater than the reality.
Therefore, the details of yesterday's game have long been known.
In a certain post bar, someone looked at the decline and said:
"It's over, Nash is injured, Ci Shiping is injured, Kobe Bryant is also injured, the five starting lineups, more than half of them are injured, and they have to play the Spurs and the Rockets in the future, what to win? Perhaps the biggest "luxury joke" in the history of the Union, has been born! ”
"Don't be so pessimistic, okay? We've got Howard, and Gasol, and Donkey! Yesterday against the Warriors, didn't you win too? ”
"It's not that I'm pessimistic buddy, it's just that the momentum has dispersed, Howard is simply a "happy beast", he has no intention of playing well this season, Gasol is good, but he is also difficult to support alone, and his physical energy loss is also not optimistic. As for Tang Qian, he is still young, but I think his physical fitness is average, whether he can hold up for 40+ minutes is still a question, besides, the most important point is that Tang Qian is just a blue-collar player, he is very strong defensively, but what about scoring? What about the score? Facing the Spurs' interior line, Howard doesn't have to count on it, how many points can Gasol score alone? I remember that the highest point in my career was 44 points, it was still in '06, and after coming to the Lakers, I never scored 40 points in a single game. Take 10,000 steps back, even if you really score 40 points for the explosion of character, it's still not enough, isn't it? It's not that you don't understand how strong the Spurs are, just how many goals can the Lakers score on the outside now? How many balls can you defend your opponent again? So it's not that I'm too pessimistic, it's just that the reality is like this, brother! ”
"Alas, the words of the landlord I agree with, without Kobe, Nash, and Ci Shiping, who are the Lakers' outside line? Nearly 37 years old, Jamison is more than calm and has limited autonomy Steve. Blake, Jordi, who likes to mess around. Meeks, low-pick rookie Darius. Morris, and Chris, who have long been incapable of offense. Duhon. Just this group of people, this group of outside lines, it's not that I look down on it, it's just that it's really too bad, the offensive firepower is average, and the defense is like paper paste, and it will break when you touch it! It's really a bit of a dream to beat the Spurs and the Rockets on the outside! ”
"I, alas, still have to have hope, don't I?"
"What hope is there, Kobe Bryant has a ruptured Achilles tendon, and the Lakers may not have a future in the past few years. Didn't look at what the outside said? Broken leg dog, broken leg team, meaning pun, satirizes both Kobe Bryant and the Lakers' old, weak, sick and vulnerable! I debated with them before, but Nash, Ci Shiping, and then Kobe, the fall of this one by one made my emotions gone, no way, the disease is too bad, there are no people, what else can I argue? ”
And at this time, someone replied below:
"Hey, everyone, go to the XX forum, where a new video broke out, which is the "oath" of Tang Qian of the Lakers! ”
What does "what" affidavit mean? Someone immediately replied to the post and asked.
"That's it...... Alas, can't you see for yourself? ”
"Alright, I'll go right away!"
XX basketball forum has long been popular at this moment, and the traffic is surging.
"I'll go, Tang Jiji~ I can say it! Domineering! Admire! Someone said.
"Domineering fart! It's just madness, right? This bullshit lineup still wants to win two games in a row, why don't you dream on the pillow? If the Lakers can make the playoffs, I'll cut it live. Fourth. Fourth! "Someone was dismissive.
"It's a good thing to have courage, but Nash, Ci Shiping, Gasol, and Howard didn't speak, you talk so much, what is it if you don't love to be in the limelight and not have low emotional intelligence? I look at him and Yi. The emperor is the same, he can't mix long in the Lakers or even in the NBA! "Someone is talking.
"I think it's the best chance to get a foothold with the Lakers! You say that he loves to perform or brush up, but don't forget, now the Lakers are leaderless, if you can grasp this opportunity, then these two games may be able to lay the foundation for Tang Qian's NBA future, and it is not impossible to push him to a higher level! "Someone maintains the authentics.
But more, I still think that Tang Qian is talking big things, talking crazy things, his heart is higher than the sky, his life is thinner than paper, and his talent can't support his ambition.
But this situation will not last long, and it will soon be fundamentally changed.
On April 14, 2013, U.S. time, the Lakers hosted the San Antonio Spurs, and this day was also the day Kobe Bryant underwent Achilles tendon surgery.
Kobe Bryant tweeted before the operation, saying: Bless my brothers and partners, I hope that the anesthesia will pass later, and I can see the news of the Lakers' winning streak! Lakers! GOGOGO!!!
At 8 p.m., the Staples Center is brightly lit.
So far, the Lakers' main lineup has lost most of it, and it is the only case in the entire NBA league.
The San Antonio Spurs, under the leadership of Popovich, played very reasonable playing time, not to mention the rotation or something, so until Duncan retired, the Spurs were a strong team in the West for thousands of years.
Tonight's game, for the Spurs, is nothing, it doesn't matter if you win or lose, it won't affect the slightest.
But it's a different story for the Lakers, who are on the fence right now and have to win if they want to make the playoffs.
It can be seen that the overall morale of the Lakers is not excited, and after losing Kobe, there is no one in the spiritual field of the Purple and Gold Army who can spur on from time to time. As I said before, Los Angeles is the city of angels, with bright lights and materialistic desires, and players who come here are easily affected by off-field factors, resulting in their minds and energy not being able to devote 100% of their minds and energy to the court. O'Neill has said that the lights in Los Angeles are easy to sink in, psychedelic, and drunken fans, which ordinary people really can't resist.
So the importance of paranoia comes out, if it weren't for such a "mechanical snake" in the team, practicing hard day and night, the Los Angeles Lakers would really be too easy to fall apart and collapse. The autobiography "11 Rings" of the "Zen Master" made it very clear that when I first went to the Lakers, the Lakers were a group of skirmishers with more than enough talent and insufficient will. But there is only one person who is full of energy from beginning to end, and he is No. 24 Kobe. Bryant.
Why is Kobe Bryant still a rookie and can shoot several "key balloons" in the playoffs?
Is there anything else to this besides his audacity?
And, of course.
The head coach at the time, Del. Harris has long seen that others are always cowering and looking forward at critical moments, including the team's boss Shaq. O'Neill is like that. Only No. 8, that young man, has a tendon, and the word "fear" does not exist in his head, so at the last moment, he let No. 8 rookie make key shots in a row.
Even if he has already thrown an air balloon, he still trusts him to make a second shot.
Why? Don't the rest of the Lakers have an opinion?
The answer is that everyone is unwilling to take on this responsibility, so naturally, it falls on the shoulders of rookie No. 8.
It also turned out that in that game, this rookie completely messed up.
However, on the contrary, let Del. Harris, even more impressive.
Right now...... Tang Qian also has this opportunity, this opportunity, just like the rookie No. 8 back then, to prove himself.
Not proof of competence.
Just prove the courage.
PS: This is the first update, said a good outbreak, there will definitely be no less, there is a second watch in the early morning~