106 The lonely Purple and Gold Army
A gold rush has sprung up a city, and California on the west coast of the United States, a golden city of angels, stands out. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
Wrapped in a gorgeous coat is the pride of thousands of people under New York, everyone loves Los Angeles, although it is not as opulent as New York, drunk and golden, and there is no Gatsby who is both great and slightly tragic, but Los Angeles, the city of angels, has a different scene!
The sun, the coast, the sand, the bustling Beverly Hills, Hollywood Vanity Fair, these are all the elements that the city has to offer.
Fashion and novelty are the two labels of Los Angeles, and there is no doubt that this is a city that exudes a unique charm and a dream city that you will never want to leave.
Of course, for the NBA, the three words Los Angeles will always be linked to the dynasty, purple and gold, accompanied by the rise and fall of the kingdom, witnessing the rise and fall of generations of kingdoms...
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Early the next morning, the Spurs departed from Sacramento, and their destination was Los Angeles!
Coming to Los Angeles again, Jin Feng was extremely excited in his heart, because, this time, they will face off against Los Angeles's real "business card" here~ Los Angeles Lakers, the team that used to be called Kobe Bryant "reigning in the world"!
Even if the Lakers are no longer the top team in the league, and the strength of the Spurs is no longer at the same level, Jin Feng is still excited! Looking forward to this game!
Los Angeles Lakers, one of the greatest teams in NBA league history, a dynasty team that is always tied to superstars!
For Jin Feng, he is full of absolute respect for the Los Angeles Lakers!
From elementary school to the start of the professional league, he grew up watching the Lakers play almost like he grew up watching the San Antonio Spurs play.
The Spurs are one of his favorite NBA teams, and the Lakers are one of his favorite NBA teams.
"Silver Gray" and "Purple Gold" accompanied his youth...
When it comes to the Lakers, we have to mention Kobe Bryant, the "Black Mamba" who retired from the Lakers after last season.
In Jin Feng's childhood, if he watched the Spurs' games because he liked the Spurs' team basketball, then watching the Lakers' games was entirely because of Kobe Bryant!
It can be understood that the reason why Jin Feng likes the Lakers is because the Lakers have Kobe Bryant.
Jin Feng likes Kobe's style of play, always passionate, competitive, never admit defeat, and of course, picturesque scoring means and top defensive ability!
In today's Spurs, almost no one doesn't know that Jin Feng's idol is Kobe! Jin Feng has never hidden his admiration for Kobe, whether it is on the game or in his usual training, he is always imitating Kobe.
In the words that Popovich secretly told Messina, today's Jin Feng is like Kobe Bryant, who just entered the league back then, always imitating Michael Jordan!
Of course, Jin Feng is not as "lucky" as Kobe, because when Kobe Bryant first entered the league, the "God of Basketball" has not yet retired, and they have the opportunity to play each other in the game, in the game, there is a one-on-one opportunity, and they can ask Jordan for advice in the game!
And what about Jin Feng? He had just entered the league, and Kobe Bryant had just retired...
For Jin Feng, it is definitely a big regret that he failed to play against his idol on the competition field in his career!
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Of course, it's not just Jin Feng, there are many fans who like the Lakers because of Kobe Bryant!
There are many Lakers fans who admit that when Kobe Bryant retires, they are likely to stop paying attention to the Lakers, or rather, their youth is over...
Although Jin Feng didn't have such thoughts, he always had the same feeling!
As the greatest star in the Lakers for nearly 20 years and even in team history, Kobe Bryant has influenced a generation, not only Jin Feng, in today's NBA, there are many players who grew up watching Kobe Bryant's games, including superstar players like Paul George who regard Kobe Bryant as an idol.
And Jennings, who scored 55 points in his rookie season, is Kobe's number one fan, and is also the most high-profile one of the league's "Kobe" players, no matter when and where he is interviewed, as long as he talks about Kobe, Jennings's admiration is like "the surging river continues", "Kobe is the contemporary Jordan", "Kobe is the greatest star in history", "Kobe is my idol", "If we joined forces, we would have won the championship a long time ago"... Jennings did his best to pay tribute to Kobe, and he is also the most high-profile and loyal "Kobe" in the league today.
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However, compared with the Spurs, who are still one of the championship favorites, the Lakers' current situation is obviously a bit bleak, and think about it, a team that has always been associated with superstars suddenly has no superstars, can it continue to dominate? The answer is obviously no!
The decline of the Lakers, in fact, began quietly from the moment Kobe Bryant was injured in 2013.
The game against the Warriors on April 13, 2013 was the only way for the Lakers to get on the last train to the playoffs.
Team leader Kobe Bryant almost didn't rest for a game in order to lead the team to victory, and at the last moment of the game, he finally collapsed, ruptured his Achilles tendon, and the season was reimbursed......
Although the Lakers successfully advanced to the playoffs, without Kobe, it was obvious that their strength plummeted, and they were swept out of the playoffs by the Spurs 4:0 in the first round of the playoffs!
Then, in the offseason, Howard, the "Warcraft" who joined the team for only one season, went to the Houston Rockets, assisted Pau Gasol, who won two consecutive championships with Kobe, to join Red Bull, and a generation of "Son of the Wind" Nash was absent for a long time due to injury, and a generation of Purple and Gold Dynasty fell apart!
Even though the "Black Mamba", who never admits defeat, returns to the field the following season, it is also difficult to support itself and has been repeatedly trapped by injuries!
On April 14, 2016, with the retirement of Kobe Bryant, who played for the Lakers for 20 seasons, a generation of Zijin Army completely entered the reconstruction!
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The new season of the Purple and Gold Army, bringing together a group of young talents, under the leadership of Luke Wharton, has started the road of the Purple and Gold Army's rise again!
The road to rise has always been paved with thorns, and for the Young Army Lakers, rising again is by no means something that can be completed overnight.
Even if this season has started to the present, the Lakers have unexpectedly ranked sixth in the West, and during this period, they have won a wave of four consecutive victories, defeating a strong team like the Houston Rockets, and most people are still not optimistic about them!