Rebirth of Hayes Cyclone

Chapter 73 [City of Angels, Hollywood]

After defeating the Lakers, the Rockets' next game is on December 12, when they will play against the Clippers at the Staples Center.Due to the team's continuous road trip, head coach Jeff Van Gundy decided to take a day off to give the players a good rest.

The Houston Rockets are now the hottest and luckiest team in the league.They signed Hayes at the All-Star level with only a minimum salary, although only for one year.

Their opponents, the Clippers, are just the opposite.

If there is a selection of "the worst (sui) team in the league", the Los Angeles Clippers should get 80% of the votes.

As we all know, there are two NBA teams in Los Angeles, the Lakers and the Clippers.

The two teams are not only in the same city, but also use the same arena. The carpet stickers are changed immediately after a game.Moreover, the NBA schedule does not arrange the home games of these two teams at the same time. Even the maintenance fees of the venues are considered very good.This is a very successful example of NBA marketing!
However, it is the alliance that succeeds, not the Clippers.

Although they share Staples Arena, the two teams have never been equal in the "City of Angels."The Lakers made waves and established several dynasties successively. They are the darling of the local area; the Clippers came to Los Angeles later than the Lakers, and their achievements cannot be compared with the Lakers, so they are always called "born by stepmothers".

Even if the 2004 Lakers failed to make the playoffs, the Clippers would still be the stuff of jokes.Just before the start of the 2005-06 season, the host of a TV show was still making fun of the Clippers when talking about the dressing rules for the new season. Like the Clippers jerseys."

As a result, in the 2005-06 season, under the leadership of "Captain" Elton Brand, the Los Angeles Clippers soared to the sky. The 47 wins and 35 losses in the regular season not only created the second best record in team history, but also broke into the In the Western Conference semifinals, they lost 3:4 to the Phoenix Suns.

The record has surpassed the Lakers, does it mean that the status of the two teams can be changed?

Stop dreaming.

Although Brand has been a stable 20 plus 10 player since he entered the league, he is one of the players with the smallest variance in technical statistics, comparable to Tim Duncan; although he is a comprehensive player with both offense and defense, his matchup defense and supplementary defense are top-notch; Brand ushered in the peak of his career last season, averaging 24.7 points, 10 rebounds and 2.5 blocks per game at the MVP level.But compared with Kobe Bryant, his box office appeal is still very different, as far as Monkey King turning somersaults.

The fact is so cruel, unless Kobe and Brand swap clubs, or people in Los Angeles just like the Lakers, it has nothing to do with the record.

Last season, once the Lakers played the Clippers away (schedule), a fan cheered for the Lakers crazily in the stadium. A Clippers fan couldn’t stand it anymore and reminded him that this is the home of the Clippers and they are the Clippers. As a result, he was violently beaten into the hospital because 95% of the Lakers fans in the stadium at that time...

The Clippers are such a tragedy.

The Rockets had too many winning streaks, and they didn't pay attention to the Clippers at all. They felt that they could win by luck alone.Holidays, of course, are within reason.

Hayes has been studying how to become stronger recently, and wants to practice a fresh, offensive trick that can be used all over the world.

However, he couldn't find inspiration in training. Apart from making himself play harder and harder, he didn't know how to make himself stronger. His physical fitness, technique, and shooting percentage all seemed to be stagnant. not before.

Hayes hit a wall.He felt that if he could not break through the bottleneck, he might end up like this in his life.Sailing against the current, if you don't advance, you will retreat.If he can't break through, he can only maintain his state and try to be a good star.

It is said that he is a star, and the statistics are.Desperately, Hayes is confident to get 20 plus 10.But to say that he is now the core is not qualified.

Hayes is not satisfied, he wants to do his best.

Jeff Van Gundy suggested that Hayes go out and relax.

For consecutive away games, physical strength is more important than anything else.

When Yao Ming was off the court, Hayes often played as a guest center and brought a substitute to bombard him.In this way, the Rockets preserved Yao Ming's physical strength very well. Yao Ming only played about 30 minutes per game, and his playing time was basically added to Hayes. In the past 5 games, Hayes played more than 40 minutes on average.

In this case, Hayes must reduce the amount of training.The schedule is too tight, and the physical strength is overdrawn and easily injured, so the gain outweighs the loss.

Jeff Van Gundy is worried that Hayes haste makes waste. If he wants to improve, it will not happen overnight.Van Gundy is already very satisfied with his current performance.How many people in the league can get close to 20+10 data?What's more, Hayes' defense is also very strong.

"Don't think too much, Chuck. It would be strange if you made another big leap in the short term. There must be scientists who want to arrest you and dissect you." Jeff Van Gundy laughed.

After listening to Jeff Van Gundy, Hayes was ready to relax himself.

Los Angeles is a city located in southern California on the west coast of the United States. Ranked by population, Los Angeles is the largest city in California and the second largest city in the United States, second only to New York.Los Angeles is one of the centers of culture, science, technology, international trade and higher education in the world. It also has world-renowned institutions in various professional and cultural fields.The city and its immediate vicinity form the basis of Los Angeles' international reputation and global status in mass entertainment - such as film, television, and music.The world-famous Hollywood is located in the city.

To relax, Hayes immediately thought of visiting Hollywood.After asking around, no one was willing to go with him.

Jeff Van Gundy is visiting friends.

Many teammates expressed that they were too tired and wanted to take this opportunity to take a good rest in the hotel.The energetic Hyde, Alston and others are going to find fun in other places. They have long been tired of going to Hollywood.

Hayes' younger brother Azubuike will go to practice basketball with Weaver and Moon.

"Aren't you crazy? Why don't you go to Hollywood with me to practice basketball instead of having a good vacation? Isn't it too team spirit?" After being rejected by everyone, Hayes said to the additional training trio.

"Chuck, once my 10-day contract is over, I might leave. I can't do without practice." Weaver glanced at Moon and said firmly.

"I won't lose to you." Mu En also glanced at Weaver and said with a chuckle.

"What about you? Why are you going to practice?" Hayes asked Azubuike again.

Azubuike said with a wry smile: "I've been playing less and less recently, I have to work hard. I'm sorry, Chuck. However, it's not bad for you to go to Hollywood by yourself, maybe you can meet a beautiful woman who admires you somewhere A big star will be your tour guide, and if I go, I will become a light bulb."

Weaver and Moon's ten-day short contracts will soon be over. Although they got the chance to play in these two games, they played very little time, and their performance can only be called quite satisfactory.In order to stay, the two buckles will compete all day long.Azubuike's playing time has been shortened recently. He didn't know that the team had a trading plan to arrange this. He thought he was not performing well, so he also redoubled his efforts.

Seeing how motivated they were, Hayes stopped talking and set off alone.

Universal Studios Hollywood is located in the northwest suburb of downtown Los Angeles.It is a theme park affiliated to Universal Film Studios in the United States, and it is a gathering place for stars!
When you arrive in Los Angeles, you must visit Hollywood. This is one of Hayes' dreams in his previous life.

Hayes ate breakfast at McDonald's, a hamburger and a medium orange drink.

After taking a taxi, Hayes quickly arrived at the gate of Universal Studios.

"Hollywood, here I come!" Hayes looked at the sign at the door with a vulgar and happy mood, and said to himself excitedly, looking like a country bumpkin entering the city.Fortunately, no teammates came with him.Otherwise, seeing his expression, they would definitely despise him.What's so exciting about it?

But Hayes was thrilled, and bought a new camera for the trip.

It's great to be born again, it's great to be rich, and many things that I could only think about in my previous life have come true.Hayes felt extremely frightened and queued up to buy tickets.There are already a lot of tourists in the morning, and they lined up for 5 minutes.However, this will not hinder his mood in the slightest.

One-day tickets and two-day tickets, because Universal Studios is very big, most people should not be able to finish it in one day, if you buy two-day tickets, you can come in and play again the next day, and because one-day tickets are cheaper, It is a psychological comfort for those tourists who haven't finished watching it in a day. Anyway, it is not full price, and there is no disadvantage if you can't finish watching it. This is very humane.

The one-day adult ticket was $50. Hayes got the ticket, excited like a child, and walked in the door with his head held high.The opening time of the park on non-weekends is from 10:6 am to 8:[-] pm, and you can only play for [-] hours.So he has to hurry up.

Hayes first went to the Avenue of Fame.

The so-called Avenue of Stars is to engrave the names of stars within five stars at a certain distance on the sidewalks on both sides of the road.Hayes saw Jackie Chan, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Harrison Ford, etc...

The Avenue of Stars is also full of shops and colorful movie advertisements, and there are many tourists and it is very crowded.It seems that it is no different from other business districts. It is a bit unexpected that the award-giving style and environment have been exaggerated by the media.

The place with the most people is the Chinese Grand Theater.The Grand Theater is the most prosperous part of the Avenue of Stars, and every floor in front of the door has the handprints, footprints and signatures of stars.There are wax museums, Guinness exhibition halls, etc. on the Avenue of Stars. Due to limited time, Hayes just entered the door and glanced at it.He's going to spend the majority of his time at Universal Studios.

It took about 10 minutes by car from the Avenue of Stars to Universal Studios, and Hayes arrived at his destination at 11 o'clock.

What kind of beautiful stars will Hayes meet along the way, and will there really be female stars who admire him?Who will he meet?Scarlett Johansson?Jessica Alba?Sienna Miller?
After getting off the bus, Hayes didn't meet a single beautiful woman.

After walking not far, a thin middle-aged white man with a beard and a baseball cap greeted him.

"Hi, sorry, are you Chuck Hayes?" the middle-aged man asked with a smile.

"Hi. That... are you a Lakers fan?" Hayes was taken aback for a moment, hung the camera around his neck, and asked back.

"No, I like rockets." The middle-aged man said.

"Oh ho ho ho, then I'm Chuck Hayes. Nice to meet you." Hayes smiled and shook hands with the middle-aged man.

"Haha, you're funny, my name is Peter Berger. I work here. Welcome to Hollywood!"

"Thank you. This is my first time here, where can I find a tour guide?" Hayes looked around and asked.

"Is this your first time here? I can be your tour guide. No one is more familiar with this place than me. It's free. Hehe, you just need to sign a few more autographs for me before you leave." Peter Berg said With the hat straightened, Mao recommended himself.

Hayes was too embarrassed to refuse the fans' kindness.However, it is really boring to let an uncle who looks like he turned 40 last year be a tour guide.

(End of this chapter)