Chapter Twenty-Nine: The Opening Race Arrives
On October 28th, the NBA07~08 season officially kicked off, and the Lakers' home opener was also today.
During the regular training in the morning, representatives of journalists from various media outlets were already eager to flock to the Staples Center to find the purpose of the trip. - Most of them went straight to Kobe.
Zhou Ling'an, a female reporter from Sina.com, is also among them, but what she is looking for is not Kobe, but Li Wan, a Chinese player in this team.
This year is considered the NBA's "draft year", and it is also the "draft year" in China, first Yi Jianlian of the Guangdong team was selected with the sixth pick in the first round, and then Li Wan was selected with the 19th pick in the first round, and Sun Yue, the "little magician" of Aoshen, was also selected by the Mavericks in the second round, but he still had to play in Aoshen for a year before entering the NBA.
Three domestic players are selected in one year, which is unique in the past.
Li Wan has performed very well in the summer league and preseason, which has caused heated discussions in China, and now the entire domestic news report on the basketball sector has been divided between him and Yao Ming and Yi Jianlian. And his popularity is getting higher and higher, and he has surpassed Yi Jianlian, and because Yao Ming didn't play much in the preseason, his popularity has also overshadowed Da Yao.
Therefore, the Lakers' opening game was broadcast by domestic TV stations and online media that could broadcast the game, including Sina NBA.
Zhou Ling'an followed the guidance of the stadium staff and successfully found Li Wan, and luckily, he just ended the interview with others. Zhou Lingan explained her intentions, and Li Wan readily agreed.
"How? Are you still used to living in Los Angeles? Oh no, you've been living in the United States for a few years, so you probably won't be unaccustomed. ”
Taking advantage of the cameraman's fiddling with the camera, Zhou Ling'an chatted with Li Wan to shorten the distance, so that the interview could be more natural. It's just that this small talk is more like Zhou Ling'an asking and answering herself.
"I'm sorry, I'm ...... for the first time"
Zhou Ling'an, who felt that she had messed up, scratched her head and laughed a little embarrassedly, her crooked crescent eyes looked very lively.
Zhou Ling'an is not such a stunning beauty, she feels more like the little sister next door to Li Wan. Of course, this is Li Wan's feeling, everyone's aesthetics are different.
"Then you ......"
Zhou Ling'an, who was racking his brains, seemed to have thought of something again, and Li Wan next to him suddenly raised his hand.
"Smack!"
A slapping sound sounded behind her head, Zhou Lingan turned around, Li Wan opened his big hand, and was hooking a basketball to pull back, a big loop held the ball steady, and he turned the ball with his fingertips very handsomely. Judging by the strength of the sound just now, if it wasn't for Li Wan blocking it, this ball would probably smash her out.
If it wasn't Li Wan standing here, but Kobe Bryant, Li Wan believed that Zhou Lingan would also be stunned.
Li Wan looked in the direction where the ball was flying, and Odom was touching the back of his head in embarrassment, smiling apologetically at him, obviously this guy was the one who started it.
This is not the first time, and Odom often passes the ball to Phil Jackson standing next to him in practice.
"Hey man, your passing sucks!" Li Wan returned the ball.
Odom caught the ball and said to Li Wan: "Tell that girl, sorry, and ...... I love her! ”
"I'm fine, it's not your fault!"
The voice was very loud, and Zhou Ling'an also heard it, and turned her head to show a smile that she wanted to refuse and welcome. Li Wan said secretly: At such a young age, he can go to the United States to interview, and sure enough, there are two hits.
"I think we can lean against the wall!"
Li Wan pointed to the sidelines of the training ground, where there was a wall in the way.
"I think so!"
Zhou Ling'an nodded thoughtfully, the back of her head was still cold.
The camera uncle changed places with them, and he also followed with the camera, anyway, it was just a matter of adjusting the focus, and it was not troublesome.
With the end of the cameraman's uncle's debugging and the official start of the interview, Zhou Lingan was very professional, and immediately entered the interview stage, finished the opening remarks, turned his head to look at Li Wan, and his red lips were bright: "Hello, Li Wan, can you say hello to our Sina audience?" ”
Zhou Ling'an's tone in the interview was a little thicker than her usual, a little less like a little girl next door, and a little more professional.
Li Wan said hello according to what she said, and Zhou Lingan continued to the next question: "Now everyone in China knows that you have a nickname called Dirty Talker, do you think this will affect you?" ”
"If it doesn't affect my performance on the field, then it won't!" Li Wan thought about it and added, "Trash talk is originally part of the game." ”
Zhou Ling'an nodded, she agreed, when she stood on the sidelines for the first time and listened to the conversation between the NBA head coach and the players on both sides, she was taken aback by the violence of the conversation.
"What are you looking forward to for your professional debut?"
"I hope my performance can be better than I thought!"
Li Wan was a little nervous in his heart, the regular season was different from the preseason and the summer league, and what kind of performance he could play had to be known after playing.
However, he has done everything he needs to do, and looking back on the summer, he has worked hard enough, so now, there is nothing to worry about.
……
The interview ended quickly, and when Li Wan went back to training, Odom sneaked over, put his hand on his shoulder, and hooked him closer, so close that the strong smell of perfume on his body made Li Wan feel pungent.
"Hey, bro, did that beauty leave her contact information, I feel like she likes me!"
"I should have kept it, but I forgot to give it this time, next time you want it yourself, man!"
Li Wan went back to warm up after the call, Odom was stunned in place for a while, and then he figured out what was this, and turned his head to pester Li Wan again.
Bryant noticed his scoundrel appearance and coughed lightly and let out a "death stare", and Odom turned around with a sneer, picked up the ball at the speed of light, and threw himself into practice.
As the opener approached, the guy's air pressure was noticeably lower.
There were a lot of Lakers fans coming to Staples tonight, more than any of Lee's last few games, and nearly 20,000 seats were filled, and the black pressure was overwhelming!
The slogan of the new season shouted by the Lakers is really appealing.
As a result, Li Wan received the biggest cheers since he entered the Lakers. And in the stands, he also saw a lot of female fans holding signs with their names. The crooked Chinese look like the oracle bone script that the archaeological team has just excavated.
He also watched it for a long time before he understood: this Nima can actually be "Li Wan"!
Kupchak also came to the scene, and he hoped that the Lakers would win this game, so that Kobe Bryant could have more patience and he would have more time to continue to "wait for the rabbit".
NBA general managers must endure loneliness.
The Suns didn't make much changes this summer, except to sign Grant Hill, the former "All-Star ticket king," from free agency to bolster the wing.
In the new season, they still use Steve Nash and Stoudemire as the core, playing "run-and-gun tactics".
With resentment, Kobe Bryant held the ball alone in the first round of this game, and Ragabel was known as the "Kobe Terminator", and he was like a big enemy at the moment.
He has a killer weapon against Kobe, but he can only use it once. He didn't want to use his trick so quickly.
Kobe Bryant's throat ached faintly, a little blocked, he skillfully accelerated to the left side of Ragabel to break through, when he was about to get close to Ragapel, he turned quickly, held the ball and levitated, tested the resistance behind him, and felt that the opposite side did not mean to press forward, Kobe turned around before closing the ball, and threw a backward jumper, Ragabel was not slow, or could only watch the ball fly away from Kobe's hand, cross the arc, and fall into the basket.
2-0!
The Angelenos, who had just opened the game and had not yet sat down, cheered as they watched the ball go into the basket.
Kobe Bryant scored the first goal, out of control, and in the next succession to hit the offense, he combined the back body technique with the turn and break technology, and the Suns, whether it was Ragabel or Grant Hill stepped forward to defend, the effect was not very good.
It's just that after the first quarter, the Lakers still trailed by 3 points 24-27.
The Suns can't guard against Kobe, and the Lakers can't guard against the Suns' Steve Nash's tandem.
The hero of the first quarter belonged to Stoudemire, who used his explosive physical fitness, caught the ball many times under the basket, and completed the violent dunk, and he scored 8 points in only one quarter.
"Little Shark" Bynum, who had high hopes before the start of the season, was a little far behind him, and there were almost no memory points.
In addition, Grant Hill contributed two 3-pointers.
Judging from the end of the first quarter, Hill's transformation after arriving with the Suns this season is obvious, with a sudden release of cold arrows on the offensive end, focusing on the defensive end and assuming the role of "wing gate".
He's doing a good job so far.
Bryant scored nine points on 3-of-6 shooting and 3-of-4 from the free-throw line, but the team's trail kept him on the floor with a cold face. Walked to the bench and covered his face with a white towel, exuding a low pressure of "no one pays attention to me".