118: The Story of Los Angeles (30/40)
Turner holds the ball on the court, and he has borrowed the team's center Spencer. Hawes broke through the screen, circled the mid-range position, and then shot the ball.
The basketball crossed a somewhat flat arc and eventually fell into the net. Finally, Evan. Turner scored, but he didn't feel any sense of victory. Because of the game, it has been carried out in the fourth quarter. And just now, it was the first two points he got in this game......
"Turner's goal came too late, and his goal didn't save either the 76ers or himself."
Hubi. Brown shook his head, the match was a far cry from what he expected.
In Hubi. Brown's expectation is that Turner has to play something like that. However, the performance said that there was no real none.
So far, Turner has shot just 1-of-7 from the field and only scored his first 2 points until just now. And the 76ers have also scored 15 points in the bottom floor, which is very passive.
Link, on the other hand, has 14 points, 5 assists and 7 rebounds so far. Looking at the data alone, you can see how big the gap between Link and Turner is.
Turner was not happy at all after the goal, and could only feel a deep sense of frustration. He lost so completely, he lost shamelessly.
By the way, Link is sitting on the bench to rest now. Defending Turner just now was Link's replacement, Sam. Poplar. In other words, Turner's only goal was not scored on Link's head...... The so-called embarrassment is nothing more than that.
A pre-match that was rendered vigorously turned out to be one-sided. The losing side naturally has no face.
The game Evan. Turner told the world with practical actions that he was really not wronged by losing the rookie game. And losing to a draft loser also took a toll on Turner's self-confidence.
Link is well aware that this top player has not been able to deliver on his talent in his career. He can still survive in the NBA in the future, not so bad that he can't find a job in the NBA. But overall, I'm still sorry for his role as a leader.
A few minutes later, the electronic beep sounded. At 102-91, the Grizzlies easily defeated the 76ers, who were eighth in the East, at home and still held a winning record after Gay's injury.
After the game, the stats of Link and Turner were played on both sides of the screen separately, allowing fans to see a stark contrast.
Link, for his part, still had 17 points, 6 assists and 9 rebounds in the fourth quarter without much shooting, a near-triple-double. Link also didn't have a lot of desire to attack today, and Iguodala defended really well. If Turner had been defending Link all the time, Link would have scored 20 points with ease.
However, even then, Link has blasted Turner to scum. Comparing the data of the two can be said to be full of malice.
After the game, Evan . Turner walked away without looking back. If caught by a reporter, he could develop embarrassment cancer.
Turner thought it would be a battle for his honor, but he didn't know that it was even considered one of the stains on his career.
After the game, Randolph happily patted Link on the back, and his little brother won another key matchup, and he was definitely very happy to be the big brother.
Most importantly, Randolph didn't forget what Link said before the game, "Tonight is just going to be mine." ”
That's true, Link did it. This kid always walks the talk.
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Link didn't go home until late tonight because there was so much time wasted in the post-match interviews and press conferences.
The concept of losing the draft and beating the top eye was hyped up by the media, so there were a lot of problems from the media after the game. Link was only glad that he was not in the east at this time, otherwise he would have met Wall many times, and the media would not have been allowed to hype up the sky.
After driving home, Link threw himself on the couch tiredly, turned on his phone, and sure enough, received a lot of messages.
One of the most messages was Jeff. Austin, who arranged a lot of business events for Link during the All-Star break. As an annual basketball event, Link was just watching when he was a fan, but now that he's a professional player, he knows that All-Star Weekend is still a huge show.
However, Link does not rule out taking on more commercial activities during the All-Star break, after all, there is no need to play official games during that time, and there is no delay in training. It's okay to participate in some business activities.
The second most frequent message was Link's parents, who some time ago paid for his father to open his own gardening company. The renovation had just been completed in the past two days, and the parents happily took a lot of photos of the store for Link to see.
There is also a piece of information from the Upshaw family, which is the report card of Upshaw's sister. Ever since Link said he would sponsor her to college, she has been working very her studies. How so? In the past, Upshaw regarded himself as a brother, and he had to take someone else's sister as his own sister.
The last text message was from Rachel, who was pictured at the Thunder's home court. Attached is a text, "I wish I could watch you play on the spot again." ”
Link was about to reply to the text when Rachel sent another one, "I bought a ticket to the All-Star Rookie Game." ”
"Nest grass!" Link suddenly stood up from the sofa, why did he suddenly feel nervous about seeing netizens...... No, he and Rachel are not netizens, they have often met before.
"You're alone?"
"No, and my classmates."
Seeing Rachel reply like this, Link suddenly felt a little disappointed. No, people and classmates are disappointed, bastard.
"Okay, I'll pick you up."
"No, let's just go to the arena and watch you play. Prepare well, Link. From the Development League to the All-Stars, not everyone has that opportunity. ”
Link held his phone and sat back down. All-Star Weekend, perhaps more interesting than he imagined,
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The Grizzlies are the only one on the Grizzlies who is playing in the All-Star Game this year, and the others are too lazy to go back and forth. So in the end, Link was the only one who boarded the flight to Los Angeles.
When Link was leaving, Randolph made a point of calling to say that he had prepared some good things for Link yesterday and put them all in his bag for Link to check on himself.
Link opened his carry-on bag on the plane and looked at it, and was speechless, almost squirting out the juice he had just drunk.
Good guys, two whole boxes of sports protection......
"Zach, bastard, what do you think I'm going to Los Angeles for?"
Despite complaining in his heart, Link still took out one of them and put it in his wallet. Ahem...... Be prepared......
NBA players have always been more open to this kind of thing, and as millionaires and professional players, the last thing they need is women.
Most people think that the most famous old yin stick in NBA history is Chamberlain, and this guy is nicknamed "Zhang 20,000". However, Chamberlain also clarified that the incident he wrote in his autobiography was pure bragging, just to create a topic to make the autobiography sell better.
In fact, the first old yin stick in the NBA is his back "Magic" Johnson, at that time "Magic" was located in Los Angeles, extremely prosperous, and the lights were bright. Therefore, it is also more convenient for the "magician" to operate.
It is said that the stands, toilets, elevators and even the offices of the Lakers arena have left traces of the "Magic" battle.
Perhaps, this is the added attribute that comes with Los Angeles. In Los Angeles, there's so much more to life than basketball.
As soon as Link got off the plane, he was greeted by alliance staff. Since the rookie game is the earliest event of each All-Star start, the rookies' training also starts first.
Although it doesn't matter if you win or lose in this kind of show, it doesn't require a lot of cooperation from the players. But basic training is still essential.
So, today after a day off. The next afternoon, Link was going to practice for his rookie game.
However, there are also advantages to playing first, at least after the 18th, Link will have nothing to do. For the entire All-Star Weekend after that, there was no game assignment for Link, and he could just relax.
After settling into the hotel, the league staff will take Link to the place where they will train tomorrow. Otherwise, it would be embarrassing if you don't even know where to train tomorrow.
Link walks into Staples, a stadium that is resplendent in gold. Posters of a variety of superstars highlight the team's illustrious history, and the ubiquitous championship pennants are a reminder of a veritable giant.
After following the staff into the training hall, Link found that there were actually people in the training hall. The man was stunned when he saw Link, and then walked straight up.
This gentleman is none other than another great superstar of the Lakers, the brightest star in Los Angeles, "Black Mamba" Kobe. Bryant.
"You're here, boy." Kobe Bryant was sweating profusely and looked like he had been practicing for a long time.
Today, most teams in the league are suspended, and only four teams have game assignments. As the host team, the Los Angeles Lakers naturally did not play. After all, the Staples Center has been used to prepare for the All-Star, so naturally there is no way to arrange the regular season.
It stands to reason that this is a rare rest day for the players, especially for a player of Kobe's age. However, it seems that Kobe Bryant has no intention of resting.
"Still practicing? Don't plan to take a break for All-Star Weekend? "Kobe Bryant is a paranoid thing, known all over the world. But when Link and Bryant got along a few times, he found that his paranoia was more exaggerated than it was reported on a daily basis.
"Rest? That's going to rust my body. Besides, the next few days will be very busy and there will be no time to train at all. While you have time now, don't hurry up and hurry. After the All-Star break, teams go crazy and start sprinting. Whoever really thinks All-Star Weekend is a holiday is a real idiot. Bryant smiled, then looked at Link, "Remember what I said to you the last time we met?" I said there was a chance to train together. ”
"Of course I remember, it would be an honor if I could."
Link didn't know how much disaster his casual answer would cause him.