Chapter Seventy-Two: The End of November

The good news for Fisher is that the Lakers' next game will be to take on the Dallas Mavericks on the road.

The Mavericks' backcourt duo of Jason Terry and Devin Harris are both good players, whether it is Gibson of the Cavaliers or Tinsley of the Pacers, there is a certain gap between them, and Li Wan will face a much bigger challenge in this game than in the first two games.

As long as Li Wan's performance in this game is not good, then Fisher's starting position in the No. 1 position is still stable.

At least in the opinion of the "old fish", it is like this!

After all, he and Phil Jackson have been in a relationship for seven or eight years, and he can't afford to lose his starting spot just because of a rookie with inconsistent performances.

So......

Devin Harris and Jason Terry, take all of your forms and blow this rookie out hard!

If it weren't for the away game, maybe Fisher would have gone to church specifically to pray. Probably because he didn't go to church to pray, Fisher's wish was not fulfilled.

In this game with the Mavericks, Li Wan's presence was very strong from the beginning, first he played a "2 plus 1", and then assisted his teammates to score in a row.

Under his leadership, the Lakers went on a 12-5 scoring run.

At this time, Kobe Bryant didn't even exert his strength.

Phil Jackson looked at the Lakers' rather organized offense on the court, and with joy in his heart, he glanced at Fisher.

"Old Fish" saw that he was watching the game well, and suddenly turned his head to look at him, and suddenly understood that this old man didn't hold back his fart.

Sure enough, Phil Jackson approached, looking good for him: "Derek, go back and let the team doctor check it out, maybe it's not well yet, in case there are hidden dangers, and then it will relapse, you are one of our most important members of the playoffs!" ”

"You don't want to ...... When the time comes, sit on the cold bench, right? ”

Looking at his serious appearance, Fisher was in a trance and almost nodded, but fortunately reacted in time.

I believe you're a ghost, you're a bad old man!

"Coach Phil, believe me, I'm really good!"

Fisher looked straight at Phil Jackson with his small eyes open, and he hoped that the manager, who had once trusted him immensely, would continue to trust him.

Phil Jackson found it boring.

Now Fisher makes him feel like a girlfriend who doesn't love him anymore, but he can't bear to say that he broke up, the problem is that this girlfriend still wants to go back to the way it used to be.

Can......

Li Wan is really fragrant!

People who have fought with their aunts, will they still think that the little girl has a good time?

It's just a pity that the Lakers lost tonight, a game that started well.

The turning point of the game came at 5:15 of the third quarter, when Nowitzki was shooting like a miracle and constantly getting into the basket, and Phil Jackson continued to change the lineup and let different interior players defend him, but it didn't work too well.

At the same time that the interior line was blown up, the Mavericks bench also stood up Jerry Starkerhouse, a veteran, to continue the firepower, on the other hand, on the Lakers' side, after Li Wan got the starting lineup, there was no point on the bench that could play.

These two factors allowed the Mavericks to complete a brilliant comeback on their home court.

When Nowitzki hit a key goal at 10 minutes and 15 seconds in the fourth quarter, allowing his single-game score to reach 30 points and stretching the score difference to 10 points, the Dallas people at the scene couldn't help but stand up and cheer for him.

The past two years have been two years of prosperity for the Mavericks, but they have also been embarrassing.

They had a good record in the regular season, but in the 06 finals with a 2-0 lead, they were reversed by the Heat and eliminated 4-2; No. 1 in the West in '07, they met the Warriors in the first round of the playoffs, allowing the latter to play a round of "Black Eight Miracles" and were eliminated 2-4.

It was also the first round of this year's playoffs that made Nowitzki's "soft egg" hat stronger to wear.

But at this moment, they cheered for Nowitzki, and they wanted to let the "German tank" know that even if the whole coalition is ridiculing you, we still believe you, and when you perform at your best, we will send the most excited cheers!

Nowitzki was undoubtedly lucky to meet Mark Cuban, to meet a Dallasman who was willing to believe in him. In the end, he also staged a "miracle" of persistence in the future!

Kobe Bryant shot 9 of 23 from the field, and he was not in very good shape today, and I don't know if it was Jason Terry on the other side who wore his pants and sucked all his "spirit" away.

Although Terry's overall performance in this game was mediocre, when he needed to score the most, he made two consecutive three-pointers to stabilize the situation.

Li Wan got 14 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists, compared with Devin Harris's 9 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists, which is a clear advantage.

Mavericks head coach Avery Johnson frowned on the sidelines, but he couldn't say anything, and the Dallas media didn't blame Nowitzki much, but took all the anger out on Harris, and named him "the most disappointed player in Dallas" for two years in a row.

His performance in the playoffs in the past two seasons has indeed been difficult to wash.

But......

The Mavericks need to have a No. 1 spot that can control the pace of the game.

That's what Johnson felt the biggest problem in this game.

In the first half, the Mavericks were suppressed, in large part because of the confusion of command on the guard line.

Devin Harris and Terry basically played the ball on their own.

The Chinese newcomer on the other side is against their backdrop, and his organizational skills are so strong that people drool!

Leaving Dallas, the Lakers' November games are all over, and they have an 11-4 record in 15 games, ranking second in the West, second behind the Hornets in the West, one win behind.

From finishing seventh in the West last season, to currently second in the West.

This achievement exceeded expectations.

After all, the Lakers management did not make a big move this summer and did not bring in reinforcements. Just look at Kobe Bryant's stinky face in training camp before the season, and he is not optimistic about the new season.

Unexpectedly, Bynum's growth, as well as the draw of Li Wan's "good sign", of course, the most important thing is Li Wan's "good sign", which actually made such a big change in this team.

It is not an exaggeration to describe it as "earth-shaking".

When the Los Angeles media summarized it in November, they described Li Wan as "the most surprising Lakers player this season"!

And when November 30 arrived, not only the Los Angeles media, but also the entire league media were overwhelmed with a wave of praise.

ESPN called Lee Wan "the most surprising player of the first month of the season," tied with Danny Granger for the top two on this list. Yes, ESPN's list is not only evaluated among the Lakers, but screened across the entire league, and Li Wan is still the top two on the list!

"The Bleachers" said: "Kupchak's draw gave Celtic's Ange an opponent in the award of best general manager. ”

Boston made a big move this summer, and general manager Angie made two big trades, bringing in Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen from the Timberwolves and Seattle respectively, forming the "Celtics Big Three" and winning the gods.

"Bleachers" put the Lakers' draft and Boston's movement together to talk about it, which shows the surprise that Li Wan brought to the entire league.

As for Sports Illustrated, they have already contacted Lee's agent, Tyron, and asked him to shoot the cover of the magazine, which will be used on the cover of the first issue of Sports Picture in December.

It's no wonder that the summary in November was that the media's eyes were on Li Wan.

Before the start of the new season, who would have thought that this defensive titan newcomer, who averaged only 6.6 points per game in the first year of the NCAA, could score double-digit points in a single quarter many times in the first month of entering the league, and against supergiants like Allen Iverson, he averaged 16.1 points, 4.2 rebounds, 3.8 assists, 0.8 steals and 0.2 blocks in 28.6 minutes per game, shooting 43.3% from the field, 39.8% from three-point range, and 85.6% from the free throw line. Just 1.4 turnovers per game!

This is reflected in the data, but not in the data...... His flamboyant personality and the attributes of "nerve knife" make him more attractive!

When Kobe Bryant mentioned Li Wan, a rookie who often engages in his mentality, he also had to admit that this kid has brought new vitality to the Lakers, and his existence is becoming more and more important to the Lakers!