Chapter 42: Change

"Without further ado, let's get started now. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info" Abdul-Jabbar's face softened, it seemed that the kid in front of him was not too ignorant.

After Harris announced his disbandment, basically everyone in the arena has left, except for Kobe Bryant and a few caddies who picked up the ball for him, and a training court at Nuoda University is empty.

"You go through all the techniques you know first." Abdul-Jabbar said to Tony, picking up a ball and throwing it to Tony.

Tony didn't talk nonsense either, and the ball went straight to show his skills.

He first showed off the technique of the face frame, turning, stepping back, etc., and then continued to show the ability to carry the basket, turning back to jumpers, hooking hands, and stepping under the basket.

Abdul-Jabbar stood aside and watched Tony play to his heart's content, his expression getting richer and richer. Even if he once ruled an era, he had to admit that even in his rookie years, his skills were definitely not as good as Tony's.

There's nothing more to teach Tony.

Abdul-Jabbar thinks that his stunt is unlikely to be able to learn Toney, it's not that he looks down on Toney, it can be said that looking at the entire history of the league, this kind of ability to directly hook anywhere within the three-point line can not be found except for him.

All he needs to do is point out some of Tony's superfluous moves and ways to adjust his body's stability in the fight.

Although Abdul-Jabbar is known as a "sky hook" for his hook technique, it does not mean that he will only use this technique, on the contrary, he has averaged more than 30 points per game for three consecutive seasons in his career, and he cannot do this without a comprehensive technique.

Tony did benefit a lot from the advice given by Abdul-Jabbar, he didn't tell Tony how to attack or anything like that, because everyone has their own characteristics of how to play, and Abdul-Jabbar's routines may not be able to achieve good results when applied to Tony, which will make Tony lose himself.

All he did was correct some of Tony's technical moves that weren't necessary, and then made some suggestions on the details of his steps under the basket.

That's exactly what Tony needs most.

As for the defensive end, Abdul-Jabbar didn't show his ugliness, not that he didn't defend well, but Toney's defense was good enough, and Abdul-Jabbar couldn't find too many faults at all.

As a result, Abdul-Jabbar was a little embarrassed, and Jerry West asked him to come over and teach Tony, but in the end, he found that there wasn't much to teach Tony.

Tony didn't know what Abdul-Jabbar was thinking, and this time he felt that he had gained a lot, and he just needed to digest and adjust it slowly.

Two days later, the Lakers had two more back-to-back games, one on the road and one at home, both against the Kings.

The Kings aren't a strong team, and while they have All-Star caliber players like Mitch Richmond, the fact that the team is underwhelming overall, with a 13-18 record so far, isn't strong enough to make the playoffs.

The two teams have already met once before, and the Lakers eventually won the game.

However, this time the Lakers are missing big man Eddie Jones, and the outcome is still unpredictable.

At the home court of the Sacramento Kings, Richmond was not reconciled to the team's downfall, and he wanted to win the Lakers at least once, so he ushered in an outburst.

The Lakers followed Harris's instructions, and they meticulously executed the tactics with Tony at their core.

Kobe Bryant's offensive ability was fully unleashed, and his 20 points were the highest for the Lakers, but Tony was a little overwhelmed under the pressure, although he had 16 points, 14 rebounds and a horrific 7 blocks, but he also had 8 turnovers while getting 4 assists, which was the highest turnover record of his career.

Two days of training didn't turn into results quickly, and Toney's passing was still miserable in the game.

And the Lakers couldn't stop Richmond's individual offense, and they allowed Richmond to have a total of 32 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists throughout the game.

Obviously, the Lakers lost the drill-based game, and the final score was 87-89.

Harris didn't change his style of play because of Tony's crazy mistake in the last game, he can still afford to lose a few games, and the best training is the actual battle, and he believes that Toni can resist this pressure and regenerate.

As a result, back on their home court in Los Angeles, the Lakers are still playing ugly.

The Lakers were pressed by the Kings for almost the whole game, and Tony scored a total of 15 points, 16 rebounds, 3 blocks and 3 assists in the whole game, but his turnovers still reached 5.

Richmond continued his excellent performance in the previous game, and he still scored 33 points, 6 rebounds and 1 assist in this game.

With 13 seconds left in the game, the Kings still held a two-point lead, so they once saw the hope of beating the Lakers twice.

However, at this critical moment, the Lakers' Kobe Bryant stepped up, and with 0.4 seconds left in the game, he hit a buzzer-beating three-pointer to successfully kill the King.

And the terrible thing is that Kobe Bryant got 23 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists in the whole game, completing the feat of getting a triple-double in his rookie season.

It was his perfect performance that dragged this immature team to bite the score and finally complete the fatal blow to save the team.

It's worth mentioning that Toney's plus/minus on the court since these two games has been -11 and -1, and Harris's change in his definition has made him a dragger.

Harris didn't blame Toney, it was all expected by him, and only then could the Lakers have a chance to go far in the playoffs.

And even if you miss the playoffs at the end of the season, it's a good thing for the team's future.

After a day of rest, the Lakers traveled to Memphis to play the Grizzlies.

The Grizzlies have been a true bad team, and they've only finished 6-26 so far this season, which is a sign of momentum for Tim Duncan in next year's draft.

The only good news is that their rookie Sharif Abdul Rahim has played quite well, averaging 20.3 points and 7.8 rebounds per game so far this season, and at this rate, he has a chance to become the next superpower forward.

The Lakers didn't have to spend much effort to beat the Grizzlies, and the score was fixed at 108-97, and Bryant easily scored 21 points in the third quarter before going off the break, and he didn't play for the entire fourth quarter. And Tony faced the Grizzlies' weak interior line, and also brushed out 28 points, 13 rebounds, 2 blocks and 6 assists, and his turnovers in this game were the first time in these three games that he did 2 fewer assists.

Raheem is talented on the offensive end, and he doesn't play like an interior player with a very soft shot. However, he was blown up by Tony.

With 12 points and 11 boards, he didn't cause the Lakers a bit of trouble.