Chapter 381: Battle Lakers (Second Update)
The search lasted for more than two hours, and nothing was found at the end, and in the vast night, Chamberlain and Li Qun sat in the car and looked blankly at the dark night outside, worried and tired for a while, and no one was able to speak.
After a long time, Shirley said softly: "I don't know where the doll will sleep tonight, and she didn't take the clothes I bought for her, will it be cold?" ”
Hearing this, Chamberlain's mood became even lower, Li Qun's eyes were red, and he almost burst into tears.
It was so dark that there was no way to continue the search, so Chamberlain had to go home with Li Qun and Shirley, and they hadn't eaten yet. The Chinese food carefully prepared by Li Qun was also cold, she was hastily warmed up, and the three of them ate it immediately, and no one had an appetite.
Chamberlain took a few bites and went to the lobby, he took out his mobile phone and began to look through the phone book, calling every friend he thought would be helpful: "My daughter is lost, and her picture is then sent to your phone, help me keep an eye on it, use your means, help me find it, I can't thank you enough." ”
He made hundreds of phone calls before he calmed down and lay down on the couch, the soft cushions of the couch wrapping his body around him, as if he had been lying in his mother's arms as a child, and only then did he feel a little more relaxed.
Except for the game entering the fourth quarter, Chamberlain generally didn't know what it meant to be tired, but at this moment, lying on the sofa at home, he felt so tired.
Li Qun gently sat beside him and massaged his temples, Chamberlain closed his eyes, sighed and said as if vowing: "I will find the doll and take care of her, I will." ”
Li Qun said softly: "The doll won't be lost, have you forgotten what Doug said about her?" He said that the doll was an excellent soldier, and although she was still young, her field knowledge was as rich as a veteran of the ten-year war. ”
Chamberlain shook his head and said, "But this is not a jungle, not a desert or a wetland, this is a city, doll ......" He did not continue, but sighed again.
Li Qun comforted him and said, "It must be okay, we can call the police...... Forget it, don't make a big deal about it, maybe it's better for us to find it ourselves. All in all, we have to be confident, Z, we will definitely get the doll back, you take a rest first, you have to play again tomorrow night, don't make yourself too tired. ”
Chamberlain smiled bitterly, he turned his head and pressed his cheek against Li Qun's smooth and plump thighs, and said: "I now feel that Doug is looking down on me at the door of heaven, I didn't find his brother, and now I have lost his daughter, how dare I rest?" ”
One day the next day, Chamberlain and Li Qun drove to all the places the doll could go, in fact, the doll was very new to the city, and she came to San Francisco to live a three-point life: St. Lawrence Middle School, Cliff House, and a Wal-Mart supermarket.
Chamberlain had to abandon his plan to continue his search for the doll in the evening, and tonight was the opening game for the Warriors' home court, and their last game was on the road, in Chicago.
When Chamberlain arrived at the arena, the opening ceremony of the Warriors' 2008-09 season had already begun, and the team had reached its final stage when the players began to enter.
In the past, Chamberlain must have been jumping and jumping for fun, he was relatively young, and he was also the team's favorite fun-loving person. But today he wasn't in the mood, and even when the team DJ said 'Let's welcome the best big man in the universe' in an exaggerated voice, he was just a normal trot into the field.
The players already know the news of the Doll's runaway, and the fans don't know about it, but they know that Chamberlain is now in trouble, because the newspapers on the streets are now selling and the headlines are about Chamberlain's lawsuit.
The families of the two injured teenagers did not prosecute Chamberlain and the doll, but the media reported on it, and now public opinion is one-sided, that is, the two girls in Chamberlain's family are pampered and arrogant, they clashed with the two teenagers, and then directly pulled out their guns and seriously injured the two teenagers.
Originally, only a few media outlets in Los Angeles reported on this, and most of the reporters did not know the specific situation, and most of their reports were speculation before, but later when several newspapers in Los Angeles dedicated to politics exposed the so-called 'real news', in order to attract attention, most of the media followed suit.
Some tabloids, which usually do not sell well, saw an opportunity to make money in this conflict, and they even claimed that Shirley and Doll were slave girls raised by Chamberlain, orphan girls from the slums of the United States at a high price in order to vent their bestial desires.
In the face of the overwhelming amount of fake news, Chamberlain remained silent, and the people around him remained silent. This kind of silence was seen by the media as a weakness of heart, and by the families of the two teenagers as weakness, so in just one day, there were more and more relevant reports, and the news exposed became more and more exaggerated.
Chamberlain only wants to get the doll back now, and as for the news, he doesn't care, because it's not yet time for him to fight back.
Just as Chamberlain entered, fans in the stands on all sides suddenly stood up, and more than two dozen young men and women pulled up a huge banner closest to the players' tunnel that read "SUPER-Z, we always believe in you".
Chamberlain ran forward, and people kept shouting at him, "Chamberlain, we don't believe in the fake news." "Z, you're a good guy!" "Thank you for the summer camp, my kids like you very much."
Hundreds of fans behind the players' bench are holding large drawing paper in their hands, when Chamberlain enters the field, they immediately raise their arms, the drawing paper is unfolded, hundreds of portraits of Chamberlain appear in front of him, most of these portraits are pencil sketches, on the white drawing paper, Chamberlain wearing the No. 0 shirt or standing or flying, the background includes all the league's stadiums, almost all the first-line stars have become his foil on the drawing paper, each painting Chamberlain is sharp-eyed, muscular, simple strokes are full of life tension, Let Chamberlain's fierceness leap on paper.
Chamberlain was pleasantly surprised by the fact that the fans were leading the way, and he looked at the father and son who had been rescued from a fan clash against the Jazz in the playoffs last season, and his father, who had been selling distorted portraits of Chamberlain in the square, and who had now become his fans and began painting for him.
Chamberlain's low mood is not only related to the doll, but also the media reports have made him depressed, and now the encouragement given to him by the fans has made his low mood slowly high.
He didn't stop after high-fiveing his teammates, but walked through the stands to the fans holding the portraits, first hugging the painter's father, and then reaching out and giving them a quick high-five, just as he and his teammates did.
Behind him, the street painter shouted, "Z, lead your team forward, and leave the bullshit reporters alone, they're talking nonsense, we all believe you and your family are the victims!" ”
As the players entered, the lights in the Oracle Arena gradually brightened, and the arena became brightly lit again.
The elder Nelson presided over the opening ceremony as the team's head coach and general manager, and Richard, the new owner, deliberately wore a pair of silver-rimmed eyes, and had asked the makeup artist to put makeup on him, looking not a young man of twenty-five or sixteen, but a steady middle-aged man of thirty-seven or eight.
Richard first counted the glorious history of the Warriors, and then said solemnly to the fans: "I'm not here to make money with the team, but to do my best to restore the glory of this great team!" It's been a long time since we've won a championship, our fans have waited too long, and now, starting this season, we're going to compete for a championship and make our Warriors' reputation resounding in every corner of the basketball court! ”
Oxlade-Chamberlain and the players stepped forward to surround Richard in the middle, and the cheers of the fans rang out like thunder, and the opening ceremony was over, and the next step was to warm up and play.
The starting lineup sent by the Lakers is: center Bynum, power forward Gasol, small forward Rademanovic, playmaking guard Fisher, and shooting guard Kobe Bryant.
The Warriors' starting lineup is: center Chamberlain, power forward Evans, small forward Jackson, playmaking guard Billups, and shooting guard West.
After the warm-up, the players stood on the halfway line of the court, and Bryant raised his right arm to pull the elbow pad on his wrist to the crook of the elbow, his signature move, and the Lakers fans began to applaud and scream after he raised his arm.
After fixing the elbow pads, Kobe Bryant came up and patted Chamberlain's ass and said, "Boy, we're going to kick your ass today, are you ready?" ”
Chamberlain said with a smile: "It seems that you don't remember to eat, Kobe, haven't you eaten enough of my hot pot at the Olympics?" ”
Hearing him say this, Kobe Bryant nodded and said, "Very good, I'm glad you can still be so confident, just now I was worried that you were knocked down by those bitch reporters, it doesn't mean anything to beat a person like that." ”
Chamberlain snorted disdainfully and said: "I never care what they say, I only do myself, if I am wrong, naturally there will be laws and God to punish me, and it is not their turn to point fingers." ”
The referee walked between Chamberlain and Bynum with the ball, emphasized the discipline of the game, and then picked the basketball off the ground with a flick of his wrist.
Bynum was hampered by injuries last season and almost didn't play in the second half of the regular season, and then came to the playoffs, although he came back, he could only play about ten minutes due to injury. The Western Conference finals between the Lakers and the Warriors are not very intense, mainly because Kobe Bryant and Gasol played too well, and Bynum did not contribute, which made him feel faceless when he called himself a little shark, he always thought that the Lakers were Kobe, and he was the current second leader and the future leader, how could Gasol steal the limelight?
With this in mind, Bynum did his best when he jumped the ball, and even touched the ball first above Chamberlain's head and threw it to Kobe.
Kobe Bryant hit the first ball in a hurry, and after getting the ball, he immediately accelerated, holding the ball and quickly advancing to the court. Jackson and West went straight up to the box, Kobby gave the ball to Radmanovic, and randomly took advantage of West to make up for the defense, he ran two steps back and rushed to the flank, and took advantage of Gasol's cover to shake off Jackson and enter the penalty area.
Radmanovic's three-point and perimeter shooting ability is very accurate, he was in the open space when Coop scored the ball to him, and when he got the ball, he was just about to jump, West quickly went to make up for the defense, and before he could get close, he shouted: "Hey, skier, the first ball is your boss!" ”
Skiing man, Rademanovich's nickname, suffered a dislocated right shoulder during All-Star Weekend in 2007 and was diagnosed with a six-to-eight week break, which had a big impact on the Lakers, who were in the playoffs at the time and were short of major generals. The Serbian gave the team a bizarre reason for the injury, saying that he was on vacation in Salt Lake City, Utah, and that he accidentally stepped on the ice while shopping for coffee, and he accidentally slipped on the ice and dislocated his shoulder. But four days later, Radmanovic said he was "condemned by his conscience" because he lied and that the injury was actually caused by a fall he fell while skiing in Park, Utah.
Highly hazardous activities such as skiing are strictly prohibited in NBA player contracts, as are Alice's large-displacement motorcycles, which have the right to terminate a player if they breach the contract. Fortunately, the Lakers did not let Radmanovic lose his job, but issued the largest fine in the club's history - $500,000, and the Warriors issued a heavy fine to Ellis, a full $1.2 million, which is also the largest in history!
Radmanovic can attack the ball on his own, but he didn't do it, like most Eastern European players, his style of play is a little soft, and the soft style of play is that he doesn't have a strong big heart in the final analysis, so even if West didn't rush up at the first time, he didn't attack by himself, but chose to hold the ball and watch: the NBA does have this rule, generally the first ball in the opening game is handed over to the core of the team to play, but this has a premise, that is, the rest of the team does not have a better offensive opportunity......