Chapter 196: Refuse to lose in a row!
Before the start of the season, Scott said that the team's goal this year is not to win many games, but to instill a new culture, a new atmosphere, and cultivate chemistry and chemistry in the team.
As of now, the Lakers have been eye-catching, with a 7-1 record in the games that have ended, and many people have begun to pay attention to the team's record compared to last season's record, and even think of winning the championship in the playoffs.
However, Scott still hasn't talked about the team's progress, and in his eyes, the goal remains the same. In a recent interview with thevertical's IX, he said: "The championship culture and foundation are being built, we are on the right path, our players are now happy to come to the training hall every day, these are fantastic things for the game, our team is full of players who are excited about training. ”
This season, Kobe Bryant has become a "Lakers celebrity", and the world is running to promote his company.
Today, someone in Cyrberx broke the news that "the Lakers want to trade Nick Young, and all it takes is a second-round pick." D'Antoni agreed, but was rejected by Mogou. ”
Mo Gou's refusal is reasonable, although Nick Young has a good scoring ability, but the Rockets have no shortage of scorers; Needless to say, Harden also has the likes of Gordon, Anderson and Brewer.
It's puzzling why the Lakers traded Nick Young, and judging from the chips, this is what it means to clean up! Nick Young has always had a good relationship with team boss Lei Lei, and his management traded Russell for Lei Lei's advice, but now it's fine. Yang Shaoxia not only gave birth to a daughter, but also found a more popular girlfriend.
Especially since the beginning of this year, Yang Shaoxia has averaged 14.5 points per game, and his shooting rate is very good.
And Yang is now the Lakers' defensive spearhead, who is bullish and who I defend, and the most motivated; Round contract: Nick Young is 21.5 million for 4 years, and it expires next year.
The Lakers are likely to renew their contract, because now Nick Young is always doing dirty work on the court, without any complaints, and he did not grab the ball from his teammates like Kobe Bryant did when he retired, and was willing to let the team boss get the ball.
The Lakers embarked on a three-way trip, starting with Sacramento.
The Kings with Cousins are not easy to deal with for the Lakers, as soon as the Kings took the lead early with a super high shooting percentage and too many mistakes from the Lakers, the Lakers once fell behind by 15 points, but the Lakers did not give up, the Kings felt down in the second half, the Lakers warmed up, and finally achieved a comeback in the fourth quarter and defeated the Kings by 111-91, 20 points.
At the beginning of the game, Howard turned into a soft-footed shrimp and was constantly trained by Cousins, and the young man is currently challenging the league's former one-man James player.
Transitions are very common in the NBA, and Cousins is a player with a very rich offensive arsenal, but his temper is not your average stinking.
In the whole game, Lei Lei scored 36 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals, Brown had 17 points and 1 assist, Nick Young had 16 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist, Yi Jianlian had 15 points, 10 rebounds and 5 assists, and Howard only scored 10 points and 10 boards in this game!
After this game, Lei Lei responded to the media with the best player of the game and the highest score in the game, telling them that he just didn't play well in the last game, and now it is his normal level.
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Before the start of this season, no one would have expected that the Lakers' group of young people would play such a report card. In nine games since the start of the season, the Lakers have 8 wins and 1 loss, temporarily ranking first in the West.
Compared with last season, this season, the strength of the Lakers is not a star and a half stronger, the interior line has a better guarantee, and the outside line has also selected very good rookie players.
The hard work of the players is one thing, and Scott's coaching also has a part to do. Scott says he wants to bring a championship culture to the team, and he does it all the time. The day before yesterday, a video of him letting Wharton defend Lakers players one-on-one broke out, and it can be said that Scott is using his actions to change the team's culture.
It is worth mentioning that in today's away game against the Kings, they trailed by about 15 points at halftime and finally came back to win. It can be seen that the spirit and appearance of the Lakers team have been completely renewed this season, and all five members of the team have double-doubles. Nine players played more than 20 minutes, and the lineup was boldly rotated.
But then again, there is an assistant coach on the team, Wharton, who is also the coach who led the Warriors to a 24-0 start last season. If the Lakers make the playoffs this season, is it possible for Wharton to get Scott as the Lakers' head coach and win the Coach of the Year title?
After the game, head coach Scott was very satisfied with the team's performance in the second half and gave high praise to the players. "Our players have shown that as long as they work hard and show their energy, they can beat any team at any time," he said. ”
And when the Lakers had a game that day, Kobe Bryant attended the Tmall Double 11 Gala co-organized by Tmall and Zhejiang Satellite TV.
Lin Chiling also attended last night's party, and he also got an opportunity that Kobe fans would be the envy of Kobe Bryant, that is, he could take a photo with Kobe.
Earlier, Lin Chiling posted a photo with Kobe Bryant on social media, writing: Meet a big star.
met Kobe's sister Chi Ling, and instantly turned into a fan girl.
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In so many operations of the Lakers this summer, I believe that the most satisfying thing is to sign Wharton as an assistant coach of the Lakers.
As of today, the Lakers are firmly in 1st place in the West with 8 wins and 1 loss, which can be ranked 1st in the East and can be said to be 1st in the league. Everyone said that this season's Lakers team is eye-catching, and it is no longer the team that was taken away early and was unable to parry.
Previously, Lakers general manager Kupchak said that he knew that Scott was the best choice for the Lakers, but there were some places where Scott exceeded his expectations. Scott also said he didn't expect his proposed makeover to come to fruition so quickly.
Scott said: "The win came a little bit too quickly, we can compete every game until the end, and our players are very competitive. But after all, we are a young team and it is very difficult to win the game at the end of the game, we can't win the game at the beginning. But we did it against the Eagles and from then on they want to continue that form. It's going to be a season full of ups and downs, we're still making a lot of mistakes, but we all have a lot of confidence in the team. ”