I only took one shot in the entire first quarter and didn't hit a shot, and I didn't get a single free throw, so my stats in 4 minutes of playing time were 0-of-1 shooting, 1 rebound and 1 turnover, which obviously couldn't satisfy the already picky head coach Silver Fox Harris.

Therefore, after the second quarter came up, I naturally did not get a chance to play, Shaq re-put on the field with a few substitutes, but the opponent did not replace their interior defensive core Mutombo on the court in the first time, which also gave Shaq a chance to blow up their weak interior line during this time.

Shaq's performance did not live up to the manager's expectations, when he scored three times in a row on the opponent's inside, the opposing head coach quickly called a timeout, and Shaq roared fiercely when he came off the court, which was quite terrifying.

After the timeout, the opponent replaced all the starters, and we also replaced all the starters, and it was clear that the Hawks had an effective set-up for Shaq.

Unlike the first quarter, their current defensive strategy is no longer to let Mutombo defend Shaq alone, but try to prevent Shaq from receiving the ball, Mutombe will try to defend Shaq in front of him, and other players will also quickly adopt a trap strategy after Shaq receives a high hanging pass, either fouling or fiercely fighting for the ball in Shaq's hand.

This tactic was launched so quickly that Shaq did not have time to adapt to the tactics used by the opposing team, and soon the Lakers' offense came to a standstill again, because the Hawks were relatively successful in their defense of Shaq, so the outside players began to refocus their offense on the perimeter.

They failed to score on their first few outside shots, perhaps because they didn't get the offensive initiative for too long, and this season since getting Shaq, the whole team's tactics have been a bit too simplistic and reliant on Shaq, which has also led to a certain regression in the ability of our team's outside players.

The opponent seized the time period of our scoring drought, and used defensive counterattacks to play several fast attacks in a row, and the difference was once again expanded to 8 points, so the silver fox Harris had to call a timeout.

At this point, the second quarter had already entered the 7th minute, and seeing that the starting perimeter players were not performing as well as they could have been, Harris finally decided to give me another chance to perform, and I was determined to seize the opportunity to prove my strength.

After I got on the court, my whole person showed a different state from the past, the whole person was in a state of high concentration, whether it was on the defensive end or the offensive end, the opponent's movements seemed to have become slow in my eyes for a beat or two, this feeling had never been before, but it was really wonderful, he made me feel that I had become the absolute master of the game, and I could easily do things that changed the course of the game.

And I did, and when the other side started to pack Shaq again, I got more offensive opportunities, and in fact the guy on the other side of me was pretty defensively minded, and he rarely ate my shooting feints, and after doing a couple of triple moves with the ball, I found that he didn't seem to eat me.

It's generally more troublesome to deal with this kind of defender, but there is one exception, because their defensive habits are not very jumpy, so if your dry shooting feel is particularly good, it will be difficult for them to defend you, to put it bluntly, it is purely relying on the feel to crush the defender.

Unfortunately I came up in the second quarter today and felt really good, even though he didn't lose his position for my defense, I was able to use the bounce to shoot dry.

In fact, the effect of my early training in the arena today was reflected at this time, I had discussed with the shooting trainer for a long time about my shooting points, and in the end I was relatively successful in improving my shooting speed a lot.

Before, my dry pull shooting was too much of a jump height, because Jordan's shooting jump height is particularly high, but it is obvious that there are some shortcomings in the shooting with too high jump height, on the one hand, the requirements for physical condition are particularly high, and the physical exertion is relatively large, when your physical fitness drops to a certain extent, such a shot will lack stability and sufficient hitting rate, and the other disadvantage is that the shooting time is too long, and it is easy to block some defenders who are also very strong in height and arm span.

You know, a player like Curry has to be tall or not, has an arm span or no arm span, doesn't shoot very high, and even the speed is not top-notch, how does he shoot in front of a misplaced defender?

One is to rely on blocking tactics to make room for him to shoot, and the second is that his shooting speed is very fast, and his shooting action should be a kind of upside down, that is, when the feet are not fully jumped, the ball is thrown, and the use of more force from the foot upward, rather than the kind of dry pull more use of the core strength of the conduction to shoot.

Both shots have their strengths and weaknesses, but in terms of speed alone, it's certainly faster than Curry's shot, and it's a lot faster, so he can shoot as many three-pointers in front of his defenders with a full lead in height and reach.

In fact, Kobe Bryant's 18-year-old body core strength is too strong, and his weight is very light, so he feels that he can stay in the air for a long time with just a light jump.

I just jumped lightly and took advantage of the situation to make my shooting more fluid and more difficult to block.

The players who defend me are very helpless about this, whether it is defending me alone or blocking me by two people, I can calmly find the space to shoot, because no matter how my body twists in the air, the strong core strength can help me balance the shot as much as possible.

In less than 4 minutes I had scored 12 straight points, including two three-pointers, two mid-range, and a fast-break dunk, and when my hands were so hot, I didn't even need to think about it anymore, just stare at the basket and shoot, and the ball would fly in on its own.

The opposing coach quickly called a timeout, and at this time, the Silver Fox Harris actually left Shaq on the bench after this timeout, and it seemed that he decided to let the hot hand play as much as possible, so as to buy Shak more time to rest, so that Shaq could still kill on the opponent's inside after the second half.

The Lakers only led by five points at the timeout, and in the last three minutes of the second quarter, the gap between us had widened to 15 points, and I scored eight more points in one go, plus a few points from my teammates, and the Lakers were 53-38 ahead of the Hawks at halftime.

Most of my teammates were very excited about my performance and kept high-fiveing me and saying words of encouragement, only Shaq and the old boy Byron. Scott, the old boy, stretched his face and looked a little unhappy.

"What's the matter, I also have the ability to score 20 points in a single quarter, well, no, in fact it only took me seven minutes to do it."

I said to Shaq in the locker room in a nonchalant tone, and the guy looked very unhappy with the black lines on his face, and he must have thought I was still thinking about the last bet.

"Why, do you want to make a bet with me too? Let's say you scored another 20 points in the second half? Don't say 20 points, I dare say you can't get 10 points in the second half. ”

Looking at Shaq's very confident expression, I had the urge to punch his fat head, but unfortunately the difference in weight between the two of us was a hundred pounds, and it was obviously not a wise choice to fight him, but as for betting, would I really be afraid?

"Okay, but what do you want to bet on this time?"

"I remember winning last time, haha, do you think I'll lose this time?"

"It's hard to say, but don't you think I didn't even score 10 points in the second half, take me too seriously!"

"You have to remember that you're just a rookie, and even the occasional small outburst won't change that fact, so you'd better keep a low profile and understand who's the real boss in this team."

"Okay, I see what you mean, it's not interesting to bet, if you really want to bet, let's take a time to have a one-on-one heads-up, and then we'll see!"

"Rookie, do you have a brain problem, or do I have auditory hallucinations in my ears, you don't really think that one-on-one heads-up can challenge me, right?"

"Just ask you if you have the guts to take on my challenge, I don't care if you're 300 pounds or 350 pounds, I'll find a way to beat you."

"Kobe. Bryant, okay, I'll admit that you're a bit of a kid, but arrogance can't help you win, I accept your challenge, as for the location of our heads-up you choose, it's best to call more people to witness this match, lest you lose and don't admit it. ”

"Okay, it's a deal."

The whole second half of the game went relatively fast, and the reason for this is because after the second half of the second quarter, the opponent's game spirit has obviously taken a huge hit, and this is the home court of the Lakers after all, and the earth-shaking fan roars in the entire Staples Arena are endless, which also brings huge psychological pressure to the visiting team.

Therefore, the enthusiasm of the opposing players on the court was almost exhausted, and in the face of Shaq's continuous onslaught on the inside, the opponent did not take multiple packs or fouls, and let Uncle Mu be ravaged by Shak.

When the game reached the fourth quarter, the score gap between the two sides had reached 25 points, which officially put the rest of the game into garbage time, and what made me unhappy was that even if I entered garbage time early, my playing time in the second half was only less than 8 minutes, and my playing time in the whole game was less than 20 minutes.

Unfortunately, I didn't make that bet with Shaq, and I didn't get too many passes from my teammates throughout the second half of the second half to miss the opportunity I had in the second half of the second quarter, and ended up hitting three of five shots in the second half and scoring six points.

I still got 26 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists, and a shooting rate of more than 7 percent.

Shaq and I didn't say a word to each other after the game, and when I saw Jessica on the sidelines, my mind was overwritten by something else, and the game that had just ended was all of a sudden.

"I'm sorry, I didn't find your seat in the middle of the game today."

"That's good, it shows that you're completely focused on the game, which is exactly what I want to see you, so I don't want you to spot me in that sense."

"Everyone says that women are duplicitous animals, is there any reason for you to say this?"

I teased with a smile, and Jessica didn't say anything more, just smiled equally and grabbed my arm.

The next game is the day after tomorrow on Nov. 12 at the home of the Houston Rockets, which means there isn't much time left between me and Jessica, especially considering that there seems to be an endorsement event for me to attend tomorrow afternoon.

Speaking of these endorsement activities, I actually want to refuse a little bit from the bottom of my heart, but considering that my current contract salary is not very high, and these endorsements are obtained by the manager's efforts, I have no way to refuse directly, and I thought it would be better to take the time to see what the situation is.

Compared to those small endorsements, I was also wondering which sneaker brand I should sign with if I became a real superstar in the future, but these things are still too far away for me to think about right now.

I came back to my senses and put my arms around Jessica's waist, and the two of them walked out talking and laughing.

I arrived at Jessica's residence, originally I just wanted to find a restaurant with her to eat outside, but Jessica insisted that she wanted to make me a nice supper, and looking at her expectant expression, I couldn't find any reason to refuse her.

Candlelight dinner, I didn't expect Jessica to be quite emotional, we were eating steak and red wine, while chatting happily, I vividly described to her the scene of today's game, such as the few extremely difficult shots I made, and the flat frame dunk during the fast break.

The more I talked, the more excited I became, so much so that I drank a lot of alcohol before I knew it, I didn't know what my drinking limit was, and I didn't drink it when I drank with Jessica before, but today I don't know if it's because the wine is not drunk and everyone is drunk, I feel like I haven't drunk much and I'm already a little dazed.

"Jessica, what are you trying to do?"

In a trance, I saw Jessica take out something very strange that resembled some kind of chessboard, and on this chessboard was densely written all kinds of English words, and at this time my strength suddenly eased a lot, and I concentrated all my energy to see what those words meant.

My dear, isn't this a Saucer Fairy? Jessica actually wants to play Disc Fairy with me?

"Jessica, do you really believe that there is something supernatural in this world? I know the last time we were in that haunted house was a bit incredible, but that doesn't mean that something like a saucer is real. ”

"You should just play with me, I just want to ask about some things that wander in this world, but I can't complete the whole ritual alone, so you can help me."

In the face of Jessica's voice that makes people feel numb all over the body, I really can't find a reason to refuse, at this time I found that my alcohol strength has been dispelled by more than fifty percent, it seems that I am the kind of person who is good at drinking, and alcohol can be metabolized out at a relatively fast rate in my body.

"Jessica, what kind of questions do you want to ask these things?"

I looked at Jessica with some curiosity, but I saw that her expression was a little panicked, and there seemed to be a little tear glistening in the corner of her eye.

"It's about my parents, I've always thought that some of their behaviors have been very weird in recent years, I haven't thought about it before, until this morning when I was cleaning the cabinet at home and found a letter, the contents of this letter made me feel deep fear, so I hope you can come with me for this ritual, I'm scared, I'm really scared!"

Looking at Jessica's rainy face, a trace of unbearable struck my heart, what kind of letter could make her so afraid?

What happened to his parents, why did she behave strangely, and most strangely, why did she believe that this strange plate of saucers-like thing in front of us could solve her questions?

Anyway, I agreed to face all this unknown with her, and maybe before I knew it, I had developed a feeling for Jessica.

At this time, the room that had been completely enclosed was completely enclosed, and a gust of wind blew from somewhere, blowing the candlelight on the table to sway, and the shadow of the flame also changed its shape with the wind.