Chapter 24: The Trail Blazers
"It's here, it's here, let's go, let's go!"
Odom, dressed in a black fashion suit, threw away the playing cards in his hand and got off the plane with a roar.
The flight is very boring, so the players will find some entertainment on the plane. Texas Hold'em is one of the most common forms of entertainment.
Li Wan is not good at playing Texas Hold'em in Texas.
Today, because of the lack of people, Odom shouted a few times, and he could only serve the table.
Seeing that everyone was in such a hurry to throw cards, he didn't say anything, gathered the wad of dollars in front of him, stuffed them into his bag, and got off the plane with them.
"Man, didn't you say you're not good at Texas Hold'em?"
Odom finally couldn't hold back and asked Li Wan on the bus.
Li Wan nodded: "I'm really not good at it, in the field I'm good at, there is no Texas Hold'em ......"
Bynum said angrily next to him: "It's like Khloe Kardashian saying his ass is not big!" ”
This made the whole car laugh.
Except for Kobe Bryant, who sat at the back.
And Odom looked at Bynum, raised his hand, and said dissatisfiedly: "Hey, Andrew, that's called sexy!" He didn't allow anyone to call him a "goddess."
Hey, it's really a bad fate!
Li Wan looked at the appearance of Odom, who had not yet become a boyfriend and girlfriend with Kohler, and sighed in his heart.
Bynum, who lost money, was still yin and yang, Li Wan looked out the window and automatically ignored it, he could understand that Bynum was unhappy with him, because on the plane, Bynum lost the most among several people, losing about 5,000 US dollars, and Odom was less than him, and he also lost more than 3,000.
Only Li Wan won alone, and in just a few hours on the plane, he earned almost 10,000 US dollars.
It's not how good he is, it's that the Lakers' "charity gambling kings" are too good. It is normal for one person to kill three families in a "dimensionality reduction strike".
That's why he doesn't usually play with them.
If you win too much, you will inevitably not be able to handle the relationship between teammates.
Today he believed that he would not, because this was after Odom shouted N times, and he reluctantly agreed. Winning 10,000 is not too much. In fact, it doesn't matter if Bynum and Odom get rid of him, he is not an American, and he is not in the habit of pulling out a gun for this.
As soon as he stayed at the hotel, Li Wan received a call from Greg Oden, and before leaving, he took out a stack of money from his bag, counted about 5,000 dollars, and handed it to Carl, who was staying in the same hotel with him: "You should go to a nightclub with Lamar and them later, right?" Give this to him, and he will invite them to drink. ”
Carl took it and said he understood.
"Horn!"
Li Wan walked out of the hotel, and a Land Rover parked not far from the entrance of the hotel sounded its horn. The door of the rear car opened, revealing the head of a hill-like man. With an excited smile on his face, a thick layer of forehead lines on his face.
Again, black people generally don't look old, except for Greg Oden.
"How? Recovered ......"
When Li Wan spoke, he looked at his leg, and his right knee was still tied with a thick protective gear.
At the end of the draft in June, Greg Oden followed Li Wan's advice to go to Phoenix to check on the "miracle doctor" team, and sure enough, he found a problem......
During this examination, the doctor found that the cartilage was stuck in his knee, and he couldn't withstand the heavy amount of exercise.
"It's okay, thanks to you, let me go and check it out, it's not that bad now, maybe I'll be able to play before December."
Auden's young face was a little more happy.
"It's just that the doctor also said that my situation is more complicated, and the injuries in high school were not taken seriously, leaving hidden dangers, and now only some potential factors have been eliminated, and I still need to continue to observe."
When he said this, he couldn't help but be a little worried.
Looking at Oden's face that looked older because of worry, Li Wan said with relief: "Take your time, Mo Ning's kidney failure can return to the court, you just have some dark diseases left by the original injury, which will be cured." However, I advise you to keep in touch with the doctor who helped you with the surgery this time. ”
Li Wan knows very well about the Trail Blazers, which can be called the "grave of the center". In addition to the unspeakable feng shui theory, it also has a lot to do with the "veterinary team" of this team. In Auden's case, it is necessary to keep in touch with the "miracle doctor's team". For a champion with an annual salary of 4.06 million, this is not an unaffordable expense.
Auden felt that Levan was right.
"By the way, did Mike call you?"
Lewan sat in the back with Auden in the car, greeted the driver, and drove the two honorary students of Okioli University to the restaurant that Auden had booked, and talked to Mike Conley on the way.
"Hit, we talked until 3 a.m. that day, and there were more things to complain about than Jada Pinkett Smith said Will Smith wasn't home. When was he able to say that? ”
Since then, Levan hasn't picked up a call from Mike Conley.
He can also understand that Mike Conley became famous in high school, from the moment he entered Okio State University, he became the core of both offensive and defensive ends, and later became the No. 4 pick in the first round of the draft.
But understanding is understanding, and not answering the phone is not answering the phone.
The only thing that makes Li Wan feel a little headache is that the next time he sees Mike Conley, he is afraid that this kid will be even more chattering. Now he's hoping that Mike Conley can settle for the Grizzlies' starting spot sooner rather than later. That way he wouldn't be so irritable.
Of course, he knew, and soon Mike Conley wouldn't be bothered.
It felt good to have dinner with old teammates again, especially since it cost hundreds of dollars. As Cook said when he looked at the moon that night, next time they saw each other, they were both millionaires.
The effect of the treat was quite obvious, and when we met again the next morning, Bynum was no longer yin and yang, although not much enthusiasm.
Li Wan doesn't care if he can become a good friend with Bynum in private, as long as he can cooperate on the field, it will be enough. After getting along, he could feel that Bynum was like a spoiled child, and it was unnecessary to be friends with such a person, giving too much.
This summer, the Trail Blazers have undergone a big change.
Brandon Roy and Aldridge selected in 06 played at a high level, Roy won the "Best Rookie" in 06, in the history of the Trail Blazers, the last best rookie was Sydney Weeks in the 71~72 season, 34 years ago, which gave the management the confidence to send away the only data All-Star level player in the team Zach - "Lazy Man", "Trail Blazers Prison Team" era is completely over.
What is left behind is endless sighs, and criminal records aside, that Trail Blazers team is really full of talent.
When the Lakers entered the stadium, about five or six thousand fans in the audience booed together. For the Portlanders of "Rose City", the Lakers are their sworn enemies. If it weren't for them, the Trail Blazers would have won the trophy for the second time back in '00.
It's just that they regard the Lakers as mortal enemies, but the Lakers have never seen them in their eyes, and at Staples Arena, the only one who can make the Los Angeles people boo together is the Boston Celtics.
Li Wan felt the boos from the audience, this was his first road trip in the NBA, probably because the audience was not large, and he felt not much different from the NCAA regular season away game.
In this game, the "double snake" battle between Kobe and Brandon Roy is the biggest attraction, and the further mature Roy can already have an offensive and defensive confrontation in the face of Kobe.
To say that the management of the SuperSonics or the Thunder team at this time has a really good vision, 06 is a real "draft year" in the traditional sense, but their two choices are very good.
It is worth mentioning that Aldridge and Roy were both acquired after they were traded, which is undoubtedly more difficult, not to mention that Roy also has knee risks.
The game, trade-offs, and changes in mental activity during this period could have ruined the deal, just like Thomas, who was very bold in trading upwards to choose Leewan, but at the last minute, he finally chose to give up and take Wilson Chandler, who seemed more secure at the time.
Li Wan also felt what the league's top-level defense was like in this game. When facing him, Li Wan couldn't be as calm as the last one.
In addition, on the offensive end, when playing against the new core of the Trail Blazers, who is about to become an All-Star level player, Li Wan felt an unprecedented level of trickiness.
The defensive ability at the starting level is somewhat insufficient in front of such a well-rounded player.
In the end, his solo defense wasn't very effective, and Roy shot 5-of-9 from the field against him.
After Li Wan cooperated with his teammates, he gradually gave some responses on the defensive end. However, on the whole, when the defensive end met Roy, he was still suppressed, and he did not do the last game of blocking the flanks, and he was excellent against Chandler.
Phil Jackson has some regrets, but considering that Kobe Bryant's defensive effect against Roy just now was not too good, he doesn't think it's a big problem.
And although the defensive end failed to limit Roy, Li Wan still felt quite a bit on the offensive end, and broke out in the third quarter, single-handedly scoring 7 points in a row, helping the Lakers complete the score overtake during that time.
This kind of scoring explosiveness is something the Lakers desperately need off the bench.
15 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal and 1 turnover, this is Li Wan's last data in this game, 25 minutes and 18 seconds to get such data, although it is not as brilliant as the last game, but the efficiency is not low.
107-98, the Lakers left Portland with a win.
The current preseason record is 2-0.