Super Basketball Manager

Chapter 155 The building is about to fall, the dynasty is swaying by wind and rain

The outcome of a game is secondary, but the downfall of the dynasty is the most important thing right now...

In general, the reasons for the decline of a dynasty are very complicated and comprehensive, including the irrationalization of the salary structure, the aging or departure of the main players, the comprehensive crisis of the management and coaching staff or the emergence of stronger tycoons, etc.

But where you fall, you can get up again. The dynasty changes. For the next time you ascend to the throne, the key is whether you can keep the cornerstone of the team...

Regarding the cornerstone, you may think of an ugly and hard block, or an inside line similar to Yao Ming and Tim Duncan. Even LeBron, with the block all over his body, will definitely not remind you of those chasing boys with long hair and elegant demeanor...

What about the Lakers?
An interesting phenomenon is: from Wilt Chamberlain, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Shaquille O'Neal to Paul Gasol, every championship-level insider in Los Angeles relies on poaching.

The great George Mikan is not mentioned here because his glory does not belong to the city.

However, the three most outstanding guards in Los Angeles history, Jerry West, Magic Johnson and Kobe Bryant, were all excavated and cultivated by the team until they became a symbol of the Lakers and Los Angeles.

They are the children of the Lakers, just like Baresi is to Milan, Del Piero is to Juventus, and Raul is to Real Madrid. Their growth history is the growth history of the team. Their glory must be accompanied by the glory of the team. Their decline must mean the decline of the team, and their departure must also mark the end of an era of the Lakers dynasty.

Of course, although both are the Lakers' children and standard-bearers, Kobe is still different from the two great predecessors.

West was the No. 1960 pick in 1979. In the same year, he and Oscar Robertson led the U.S. team to win the basketball gold medal in the Rome Olympics; Magic was the No. 13 pick in 1996 and just won the championship by stepping on Larry Bird's head in the most classic NCAA Finals in history.Kobe is only the No. 2883 pick, and his pick is not even as good as Lorenzen White and Rasim. Before that, his most boastful experience was only the Pennsylvania high school basketball championship in [-], and he broke Chamberlain's record in high school with [-] points in four years.

In fact, in the summer of 1996, no one would have imagined that this stinky kid who was traded for Vlady Divac would one day be listed alongside Jerry West and Magic Johnson—including West himself.That trade, which now seems miraculous, was more about freeing up $400 million in cap space for Shaq's signing.

Even so, you can't deny the championship ring in his hand, at least this one, and the upcoming one, are really done by him alone...

Ever since, we often hear the sound of Beat-LA one after another, because in the eyes of others, the Lakers dynasty is not unbreakable...

A turbulent dynasty -- many tragedies were of Kobe's own making.

Unlike his two earlier, more approachable predecessors, he was essentially a withdrawn, aloof fellow who didn't like or need much friends and society.

His life is only basketball, and he has an almost morbid desire for victory.

At the same time, he believed too much in his own abilities. He took it for granted that everyone would, like him, put victory above everything else, and he was the best player in the team. In this case, he should put all the balls in his hands and let him handle the game.

But in fact, for the vast majority of people, no data means no contract. If it cannot be cashed into dollars in the end, what is the point of simple victory?What's more, Kobe played alone, and everyone else was a spectator. Can this model really win?

So when he began to show his desire to win, other players who were still deeply immersed in indifference, hoping to attract more fans by swiping their data, were completely stunned...

But everyone knows that there is only one pillar that really supports the Lakers dynasty and survives the wind and rain—because he is a child of the Lakers.

Kobe Bryant.

He is similar to Liu Xiu in the Eastern Han Dynasty and Zhang Juzheng in the Ming Dynasty, who extended the time of the decline of the entire dynasty indefinitely...

It's just that even he didn't expect that what happened next in this game is actually the epitome of the ultimate destination of the Lakers dynasty in the future...

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At 5 minutes and 41 seconds of the third quarter, when Dragic took control of the field, the Rockets' sense of rhythm suddenly became extremely tight. When the Rockets picked up speed, the Los Angeles people were still casually eroding their accumulated advantages in the first half.

Of course they have the capital to do so, because they have Gasol and Bynum, the two super insiders who are the best in the league, because they have Kobe...

Obviously, Lowry's obsession and Ron's madness did not affect Kobe's emotions at all. He still completely frozen Mayo into ice as before, but the offensive end didn't look so good...

Perhaps it was Fisher's tough calls that made him unable to find the rhythm of the offense. In short, he suddenly found that after the second half began, the Rockets defended extremely tenaciously. Under the leadership of Chandler, they built an iron wall in the restricted area. At the same time, there were always 2 to 3 people around him frequently.

"Focus!" Kobe yelled. From the moment the riot subsided to the present, he felt that the atmosphere of the Rockets players was a bit wrong...

He no longer spoke, but the dazzling flame of vengeance spread its teeth and claws, overwhelmingly attacking his position...

The eyes of all the Rockets players clearly had angry flames in their eyes!

This is a kind of hatred, like the deepest memory of one's closest comrade-in-arms...

Hate is a force, and this force spurs people to move forward...

The Lakers first sent their brother Lowry back to the locker room, and then sent their favorite general manager out of the game...

What did they do?Just catching up from 18 points behind to 14 points...

Could it be that the rules of the City of Angels mean that civilians are not eligible to expand the score of the noble team?

Where is the law of heaven?

If the world is unfair, I will do justice for the sky. If the sky is unfair, I will go against the sky and attack the sky.

All the Rockets players reported this kind of lofty ambition and long-cherished wish. In the absence of Lowry, they were indistinguishable from the defending champion...

When switching offenses, Xiaode's speed advantage was brought into full play. Several times when Bynum and Gasol were not getting a stable foothold, he had frequently slipped into the Lakers' penalty area, like Zhao Zilong, the savior of Changbanpo, three in and three out...

He understood that someone had to shoulder the burden Lowry left behind, and when he first came to Houston, Ron's eyes full of trust and his meticulous care made him resolutely take the responsibility on himself...

People suddenly discovered that the thin Eastern European guy who was a little taller than Lowry suddenly played well. He made sudden points again and again, and made tricky passes one by one, opening up the Lakers' defense. And he himself was in the Rockets' anxious situation.

Dragic: "Although I used to try not to think about victory, fame, or anything else, I just wanted to be like Nash, running happily, playing happily... I can play basketball in the NBA, and I don't have too many extravagant expectations...But if I lose today, I will definitely not forgive myself, because it will make me lose all the fun of playing basketball...I want to win! I want to win this game!"

Mayo suddenly ran back, fending off Farmar, facing Kobe, who was absent-minded and changing defenses, Dragic, who was looking for an opportunity with the ball, suddenly jumped up...

Three points!

Swish!The crisp sound of entering the net echoed the long-suppressed indignation of every Houstonian...

The audience was horrified...

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