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Chapter 669: An Opponent Eliminated in Advance!

The game between the Timberwolves and Lakers is coming to an end.

In the stands, the Lakers fans were like frosted eggplants, sitting in their seats one by one without saying a word.

With less than 30 seconds left in the game, the score on the sideline scoreboard was 108-93, a margin of 15 points, and the Timberwolves led the Lakers by an absolute margin.

The failure of the Lakers is actually a foregone conclusion, and there is no suspense at all.

In today's game, the Lakers were crushed by the Timberwolves in terms of absolute strength, and after a game, many players of the Lakers were very out of shape.

O'Neal, the leader of the team, struggled to play today, and under the Timberwolves' defensive system, O'Neal's personal ability could not be fully brought into play.

His individual score was "only" 19 points, and he didn't even get up to 20 points.

It seems to be enough to be called "excellent" scoring data, but neither Lakers fans nor O'Neal himself will be proud of his "achievements" in this game.

After all, a superstar of his level, playing such statistics is not something worth boasting about.

In addition to O'Neal's poor performance in today's game, Eddie Jones' performance was not impressive, and his All-Star status was not at all commensurate.

It's just that Eddie Jones and O'Neal are a little different, O'Neal was targeted by his opponent, while Eddie Jones was targeted by his teammates.

That teammate, of course, is Kobe Bryant.

A large part of the reason why the Lakers will suffer such a big loss on the head of the Timberwolves is Kobe Bryant.

He made 5 of 19 shots from the field.

Not to mention the extreme inefficiency, Kobe Bryant also ate a lot of balls that should have belonged to Eddie Jones and several of them when he was on the court.

Kobe Bryant fought in the battle with the Timberwolves, and after Kobe Bryant calmed down a little, their Lakers had no possibility of turning defeat into victory.

The game was less than 30 seconds, and the Timberwolves even had the ball, but the Timberwolves players were also very knowledgeable, and they did not chase the Lakers when the victory was established, but slowly dribbled the ball and passed the rest of the game.

On the side of the court, Takedo sat on the bench, with a sweat towel around his neck, holding the team's homemade sports drink in one hand, quietly watching the substitutes in the field, waiting for the whistle to blow at the end of the game.

The victory was confirmed, and Coach Philip replaced Takedo off the court early and let Takedo sit on the sidelines to rest. At this time, most of the Timberwolves on the court are substitutes, and only Wallace and Garnett are still on the court.

Philip didn't replace the two of them, also just in case, in case the Lakers have unselfish intentions and suddenly explode, the two defensive experts Garnett and Wallace can deal with it in time.

However, it is clear that Coach Phillip's worries are unnecessary, and the Lakers' players are drained of energy, and there is no intention of fighting again.

With the sound of the final buzzer, Chris in the middle of the court threw the ball into the sky with both hands, cheering and rushing to the rest area.

At the end of the game, Wu Dao also stood up from his seat with a smile, walked to the sideline and hugged his teammates one by one.

The Timberwolves who won the victory were jubilant, but unlike the Timberwolves, the Lakers' rest area is now deadly silent. There was no smile on everyone's face, the head coach was like this, and even O'Neill, who had always been optimistic, sat on the bench sullenly for a while, looking at the scoreboard without saying a word.

After Takemichi greeted his teammates on the sidelines, he walked towards the Lakers' rest area with Roberts and Garnett.

It's also polite to say hello to today's opponent before exiting, isn't it?

Roberts and O'Neal were teammates in college, Wudao and Kobe Bryant had a good relationship, and as for Garnett, he considered himself good friends with the Lakers' players

Leading the players to the Lakers' rest area, Wu Dao first shook hands with the Lakers coach, and then walked in front of O'Neal and stretched out his hand:

"What's wrong, Shaquille?"

"It's just a regular season, so you're stunned?"

Wu Dao asked with a smile, his words also brought O'Neill back to his senses, looking at the timber wolves in front of him, O'Neill stood up, held Wu Dao's hand, and after gently touching Wu Dao's shoulders, he replied:

"You know, I'm a good player, a good leader."

"It's necessary to do a simple review after the strength, isn't it?"

O'Neill has returned to normal, and I have to say, this guy's skin is really thick!

"Really? Such a positive review? ”

"Shaquille, so do you know why you Lakers lost?"

Garnett also doesn't know when he and O'Neal already had some friendships, maybe because they were teammates during the All-Star Game?

At this time, Garnett couldn't help but ask with a smile when he heard O'Neal say about his review.

He was looking forward to hearing some words of praise from O'Neill's mouth, of course, it doesn't matter if he doesn't praise, if he scolds him Garnett, Garnett will be even happier~

It was his defence that impressed O'Neill today.

'My team-mates didn't pass the ball and missed a lot of chances.

"I've done the math, if he gives me those goals, I'll be able to score them."

"In this game, it's not a problem for me to play 40+ at all, in this way, it's our Lakers who win!"

Everyone didn't expect O'Neal to say such a thing, and the Lakers players on both sides of O'Neal's seat also subconsciously turned their heads to look at Kobe Bryant who was a little farther away and looked down at the ground after hearing this.

After hearing this, several people from the Timberwolves also squinted and swept to Kobe Bryant not far away.

"Stop making a fuss, Shaquille."

"You are the leader of the Lakers, if you lose, you can't shake the pot!"

"It's your problem, you've been prevented by me!!"

Garnett withdrew his gaze, not knowing whether it was to help Kobe Bryant or simply to elevate his ability and sarcastically mock O'Neal. In short, after Garnett said this, O'Neill also smiled after a brief period of shock, and then scolded Garnett with a smile:

"Fuck off."

"You Timberwolves can win, don't you rely on martial arts?"

O'Neill said, patting Takemiko's arm lightly. When Garnett heard this, he didn't mean to refute it, but just emphasized his importance again:

"He's the outside pillar, I'm the inside pillar."

"The two of us are the same."

When Garnett and O'Neal were chatting, Wu Dao had already let go of O'Neal's hand, and after greeting several Lakers players, he immediately walked in front of Kobe.

Kobe Bryant seemed to feel something, raised his head and looked at the martial arts in front of him, although he was still expressionless, but Kobe Bryant still got up slowly and shook hands with the martial arts politely.

Kobe Bryant seems to be in a bad mood, he should have heard what O'Neal just said, and Kobe should also know that O'Neal's words meant him.

It's just that Kobe Bryant didn't refute anything, 5 out of 19, a dish is a dish, there is nothing to refute.

Playing poorly, Kobe Bryant admitted, he has never been the kind of person who can't accept criticism.

"Next time, next time I fight you, I will definitely get stronger!"

"I'll prove that I'm the best!"

The defeat did not hit Kobe's self-confidence, the more frustrated he became, the more courageous he became, he is such a person.

"Good!"

"Looking forward to our next encounter."

Wu Dao smiled when he heard this, and after a few simple greetings with Kobe, Wu Dao led Garnett and the others back to his team.

After the outsiders of the Timberwolves left, the smile on O'Neal's face retracted, turned his head to look at Kobe, and said with some dissatisfaction:

"Kobe, I know you really want to defeat Martial Dao."

"He's a rookie younger than you, and the two of you don't have much age difference, so it's the same age."

"But I have to remind you, can you see your teammates when you're playing?"

"Will the pass be? Pass? ”

"If you play normally today, we can win against the Timberwolves!"

What O'Neal said to Garnett before was not a joke, he was serious, he was serious that Kobe Bryant was dragging him back in today's game, so that the team lost the game.

"I'm just playing normally."

"Every shot I take, it's an opportunity!"

Kobe Bryant is not worthy of O'Neal at all, although he is just a "rookie", he is already an All-Star, and he is even called "the most Michael-like person" by the media, and he thinks he can have an equal conversation with O'Neal.

“f**k！”

"One hit two, with Kevin's help in defense, it can still be a chance, right?"

"Three-point shots with the ball yourself? If you have the hit rate of martial arts, I will put up with what you say, but do you have it?! ”

Kobe's words completely ignited O'Neal's anger, he was already very aggrieved when he was on the court, and Kobe's way of playing on the court also made him very dissatisfied, but after all, in front of so many media and audiences, there was some anger, and he didn't want to send it out.

He himself was holding back the anger in his heart, and when he heard Kobe's words at this time, he directly detonated O'Neal.

O'Neal was rude, but he was still very restrained, and the scolding was not very loud, and only these teammates in the rest area could hear it.

"You don't have to worry about it, you can just play your own ball."

"I can't get the ball, I can't get it, I can't get the rebound."

"You mind yourself and talk about others."

Bryant is a very competitive person, and this is reflected not only on the court, but also off the court.

Kobe's words made O'Neal's eyelids jump.

Basketball is a five-on-five sport.

What is it called. Fight yourself?

He plays two on the inside, no matter how well he plays himself, is it useful? If basketball is a sport that you can win if you just need to play well, why didn't Jordan win a few championships before Pippen grew up?!

Each player is closely connected on the court, and the way they play affects the performance of their teammates.

O'Neal himself is a point guard, and in his eyes, Kobe Bryant's problem in today's game is very big, and this problem is one of the main reasons for the team's loss.

Of course, it is an indisputable fact that he was suppressed by the Timberwolves, but it is precisely because he is limited that he needs the help of his teammates to open up the situation.

But the teammates did it themselves

Bryant's words

For O'Neill, it was unacceptable.

"Fight yourself? Can you win if you play hard? ”

"What are you talking about?"

"Kobe, wake up, this is basketball, it's a five-man sport!"

"If I play well, I can win, what do I want my teammates to do?!"

Since O'Neal entered the Magic as the champion, he has been treated by his teammates, his starting point is very high, his personality is good, and his strength is terrifying enough, whether it is when he is in the Magic or when he comes to the Lakers, he and his teammates get along well.

Teammates also give O'Neal face, and many times O'Neal is what he says.

There are really not many people who don't give him face in front of so many people and still speak against him.

O'Neal said, got up from his seat suddenly, and came to Kobe Bryant's face with a menacing attitude, glaring at Kobe.

Kobe Bryant raised his head and looked at O'Neal in front of him, his eyes staring straight at O'Neal, without the slightest fear on his face.

He didn't say anything, just looked at O'Neill like this, and the unconvinced arrogance in his eyes looked at O'Neill's face trembling.

O'Neal doesn't know if the leaders of other teams will meet such teammates, and he doesn't know how others will deal with them.

O'Neill really let him meet him today.

What to do?

Did you teach Kobe Bryant? In front of tens of thousands of fans and media reporters who have not yet left the stadium? Is it a shame to be in front of outsiders?

Just assume that nothing happened? Where is he O'Neill's face going?

Tell the coach? Suppressing Kobe Bryant with his identity? Don't make a fuss, what's the difference between that and a primary school student arguing and suing the teacher?

O'Neal glared at Kobe, thinking of forcing Kobe to back down with momentum, but Kobe Bryant looked at O'Neal in a daze, without the slightest fear

Kobe's attitude also put O'Neal up.

"You two, what are you doing!?"

"Don't hurry up and stop!"

"With so much energy, why didn't you release it when you just played?"

"Kobe, you played a lot of problems today, if you don't reflect, you won't have to play in the next game!"

"Shaquille, you have the strength to lose your temper, you might as well practice your damn free throws!"

Just when the conflict between Kobe Bryant and O'Neal was about to completely intensify and break out, Coach Del Harris noticed the abnormality on the side of the two and hurriedly stopped it.

Although Del Harris is not a master of water, with his identity, it is easy to suppress the contradiction temporarily.

Kobe Bryant is currently just a substitute, and he is a rookie, and Coach Harris knows very well who should protect his face. However, Kobe Bryant is already an All-Star after all, and it is not possible to completely sacrifice his face, so Harris has such an operation of playing fifty boards each.

Hearing Harris speak, O'Neal stretched out his hand and pointed at Kobe, walked down the steps, turned around, and walked angrily to the lounge.

And after Kobe Bryant left, he just glanced at his back, his expression was cold, and he didn't feel that he had anything wrong.

Everything that happened in the Lakers' rest area was seen by Wu Dao, and seeing O'Neal leaving, Wu Dao couldn't help but let out a chuckle:

"Thorns."

"And headaches."

"Harris can't handle the relationship between O'Neal and Kobe."

"This year's Lakers, don't worry."