Chapter 62: The New Lakers
When Zheng Ke was asked by the media about his friend Gomez's opinion on being traded, he naturally expressed his blessings to his friend, in addition to the welcome to the new player Channingflye, according to Zheng Ke's general character, he would not make improper remarks in such a public place, in fact, he is just a small player, a young player who has not even finished his rookie season, and he is not qualified to express his true opinion at all, so he does not dare to criticize any operation of the team's top management.
Zheng Ke said: "Gomez's departure made me very helpless, but you know, this is business, this is the NBA, nothing is impossible, I am still a junior, I have to learn to adapt to it"
But Zheng Ke is a person after all, a person has seven emotions and six desires, there are joys and sorrows, Gomez's departure made Zheng Ke very dissatisfied with the Timberwolves executives, everyone knows that Gomez is his good friend, the team did not ask the parties about their feelings at all when trading, this may be the sadness of the league's little people, sometimes the transaction will happen before the last game, but a phone call to let him go, so he left immediately in a sportswear
This made Zheng Ke really deeply understand the essence of this alliance, it seems that under the general conditions of various benefits, what is hidden is every cold face, nothing can not be traded, he wants to have more say in this alliance, then he must continue to improve his strength, whether it is hard power or soft power
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The Timberwolves' Zuihou game before the '08 New Orleans All-Star Game was a home game against the visiting Los Angeles Lakers, a real championship contender, especially with Gasol
Gasol is really a natural second-in-command, his understanding of the Zen master's triangle offense is very thorough, after he came to the Lakers, the Lakers have won 5 of the 6 games, and what is even more commendable is that these 6 are all away, which makes people have to sigh that Gasol integrates into the Lakers system so quickly
On the contrary, the Timberwolves have recently lost four games in a row after an unexpected wave of five consecutive wins, although the strength of this game is very different, but the whole Timberwolves team still has to fight, after all, after this game, there will be nearly five or six days of rest
Channing Fry had passed the medical examination yesterday, and he would be able to play in this game, but Whitman didn't dare to come up and put Channing Fry in the starting lineup, and he still had to observe Channing Fry's condition
Pre-game ceremonies
Kobe Bryant specially found Zheng Ke, it seems that the recent victory has made Peter Pan very happy, he gave Zheng Ke a big hug, and said in Zheng Ke's ear: "Zheng, I heard that you have been selected for the Rookie Challenge, enjoy this game, I will not show mercy!" ”
Zheng Ke was naturally not to be outdone, he said: "Of course, I won't keep my hands, we will kill you like the Celts!" You know, we're the killers! ”
Kobe Bryant was not annoyed when he heard this, he smiled and said: "If you can hold on to the fourth quarter, I will admit to being killed!" ”
"You wait!" Zheng Ke's eyes are about to burst into flames, the last time he fought Kobe, I didn't see his mouth so poisonous, how could he trade a sister-in-law to come over, and even the level of trash talk has improved
It's really hard to say how strong Gasol is, his basketball jishu has almost blown up all the NBA interior lines, but his weak style of play can sometimes be the first factor in the team's morale, but at present, it seems that he is the real second star of the Lakers, and he also plays very well
At the beginning of the game, Gasol scored two small hooks in the low post, and in the face of hooks of this height, the 2.08-meter Jefferson was powerless at all.
However, Jefferson also had his own way of playing, hitting a mid-range jumper on the offensive end and opting for a board-based goal
Zheng Ke is the outside guard of the Timberwolves, and his task is to limit the play of the black mamba in front of him, but how can Kobe be so easily restricted?
Fisher handed the ball to Kobe Bryant, who asked for the ball in the low post, and although Zheng Ke had a liliang, he was stuck behind by Kobe's superb card jishu
When Kobe Bryant was going to play alone, the other players on the Lakers team knew each other very well and pulled away
Zheng Ke thought that Kobe Bryant would only make a fake move and make a jump shot after he dribbled twice, but he didn't expect Kobe to take the ball and directly turn over and throw a backward jumper!
The height of the lean was outrageous, and although Zheng Ke had jumped with all his might, he could only watch the player Bryant was holding farther and farther away from him
Generally, when this kind of coherent action is made, and the jishu action is not deformed, Kobe Bryant will not throw the ball, which is also one of the basic requirements as a superstar, and this time will naturally be no exception
The basketball is hollow into the frame, turning up a burst of white net flowers
08 years old fish Fisher is 34 years old, although speed, explosiveness and so on have not dropped as fast as later, now he is still very sharp in defense, although Telfair was born in street ball, the speed is slightly faster than today's Fisher, but to break through Fisher, it is not a simple matter
This time, Telfair's forced overtaking was destroyed by Fisher, and the basketball left Telfair's control and was grabbed by Lakers big forward Odom, who immediately came with a shocking long pass, directly ignoring McCantz's defense and finding Kobe
At this time, Zheng Ke was still on the way back, and Kobe, who received the ball, once again ignored McCantz and jumped up in three steps! Well, it seems to be walking, but it doesn't matter, this kind of fast-break dunk, and the NBA won't blow it if you take a few steps
"Made, you can't defend!" Zheng Ke muttered quietly, he can't understand the team more and more now, isn't McCantz just a little more accurate in three points, where is Gomez not as good as him?
This time offensively, Telfair was a lot more careful, not daring to underestimate the elderly, he decently guided the ball to Zheng Ke at 45 degrees, Zheng Ke hoisted the ball into the inside and handed it to Jefferson
Jefferson singled Gasol in the low post
There is a way that people are in good spirits when they are happy, Gasol changed teams, enjoyed the thrill of victory, and even played a lot more actively, Jefferson's turned left hand hook was actually covered by his long hand, which surprised everyone, including Zheng Ke and Radmanovic who were watching the play from the outside
However, it was still the young man's reaction that was a little faster, Zheng Ke quietly squeezed away Radmanovic who was glued to him, grabbed this frontcourt rebound, and jumped directly to shoot and hit it easily
The Lakers' current outside height is amazing, after Zheng Ke went to defend Kobe, McCantz could only defend the Lakers' small forward Radmanovic, who is 2.08 meters tall, 15 centimeters taller than McCantz who is 1.93 meters, and the old fish broke through to attract the defense and handed it to Radmanovic on the outside, and then he ignored McCantz's defense and jumped three points!
Also in it!
TNT host Reggie Miller, who broadcast the game, said: "The Lakers are gradually playing with their hands, and in the previous games that the Lakers have won, statistics show that the Lakers' first quarter was the highest scoring average in a single quarter."
With 5 minutes left in the first quarter, Radmanovic hit a three-pointer on McCantz's head for the second time! Whitman quickly asked for a timeout, and by this time the Lakers had a 10-point lead over the Timberwolves 23-13!
Whitman made a positional change, replacing Telfer with Channingfrye as center, Zheng Ke as shooting guard, and Brewer as small forward
Jefferson finally returned to his power forward position again, and he actually had four three-point shooters!
TNT host Reggie Miller immediately spotted the wonder of this lineup, saying: "In the face of the Lakers' aggressive offense, the Timberwolves did not replace Smith, who was more defensive, but put on the strongest three-point lineup, and the center position was held by Channing Frye, who was just traded from Portland yesterday, the young man definitely didn't expect to have a chance to play in the first quarter, he must be very happy."
Zen master Phil Jackson, who was sitting firmly on the Diaoyutai on the sidelines, couldn't help frowning, there are two key points in this lineup of the Timberwolves, one is that Jefferson can turn the river and the sea on the Lakers' inside, like Howard, the monster of the Magic team, can cause damage on the inside, and the second is that the outside line of the Timberwolves must have a certain feel, you just believe in your disciple, Whitman?