You should cross the mountains like a brave man

Chapter 688 The Devil's Birth (354)

Chapter 698 Demon Birth

"Wish, do you know what saddened me the most this year?"

After the game against the Lakers, Wei Xia received an invitation from Jim Buss to come to the opponent's party.

Wei Xia originally wanted to talk about the death of Old Bath, but after thinking about it, it must not be that simple.So I pretended to be stupid and shook my head: "What is it?"

"Of course you rejected me!" Bass said sadly, "I thought we still had a chance to join forces in Los Angeles. It seemed that I was just being self-indulgent."

It turns out that his refusal to join the Lakers made Buss more sad than the death of the old Buss?

Wei Xia may have overestimated little Bass's filial piety.

"I miss my time with the Lakers." Wei Xia didn't give Bass the reason for questioning, "However, I also have reasons to be successful in Philadelphia."

"I know what you're trying to prove, you've proven us wrong, now we're having a hard time, Philly isn't the place to be, and the Lakers have a lot of damn problems."

Wesha agrees with him, except that "it's not easy for us" and "Philadelphia is not a place for hegemony."

"Look forward, Mr. Bass." Wei Xia raised his glass and said, "Everything will pass."

Little Buss asked sharply: "Really, Wish? Really everything will pass?"

"Do you disagree?"

"No, I agree, so I think there is still a possibility for you to return to Los Angeles in the future."

Little Buss's obsession with this matter was beyond ordinary, Wei Xia just smiled and didn't answer, he knew that his fate with Los Angeles was over, and no matter what happened in the future, he would never come back.Just like the Lakers gave up their offer to him and refused to match any of his offer contracts.

No matter where he goes in the future, he will not consider Los Angeles, nor will he look directly at the olive branch thrown by the Lakers.

In diplomatic terms, this is a reciprocal countermeasure.

The next day, the Lakers sadly announced their injuries.

Including Kobe, after inspection, they announced: "Marc Gasol has a stress fracture in his right foot and is reimbursed for the season!"

"Paul Gasol has a facial infection, a broken nose and a severe concussion, out for 5-8 weeks."

"Kobe Bryant fractured lateral tibial plateau in left knee, sidelined for 8-10 weeks."

Gasol's injury was so severe that Lakers fans collapsed.

Kobe's injury unexpectedly made Lakers fans unacceptable-only one comeback!

Gasol's injury made Lakers fans so angry that they couldn't be more angry.

This is the undeserved disaster!Broken nose?Severe concussion?Facial infection?Was Cousins' elbow smeared with poison?
The three pillars of the team fell at the same time, and the Lakers were in chaos.

Next, their most reliable scorer is Nick Young;

The most consistent ball handler is Jody Meeks;
The best rebounder is Chris Kaman;
The others are gone. Counting the players who can still play, including the water dispenser Thackeray, there are only seven people in total.

The rest are all injured. Now the Lakers are not only uncompetitive, but also short of people.

Their injury wave has not yet passed. In the next few days, they will reduce their personnel to five players and play a heroic five-man battle. The injured Thackeray became his most famous scene in the NBA as he lay on the empty bench.

Just like the Celtics in the 90s, the Lakers, who have been brilliant since the new century, have begun to suffer.

So the next day, Cousins ​​hid in the room and did not come out because of this.

He doesn't go out, he doesn't train—he's suspended, he doesn't order takeout, and he calls someone he trusts to "deliver" for three meals a day.

Today's dinner was delivered by Wei Xia.

Wei Xia was afraid that he would scare him out of his psychological shadow, so he went to a famous Korean restaurant nearby to buy roast chicken.

"Devil born, come on."

"The Devil's Born" is the nickname given to Cousins ​​by the Los Angeles media.

Because he injured the Gasol brothers, and incidentally brought his bad luck to Kobe, causing Kobe to suffer a bone fracture just after his comeback.

Arguably, Cousins ​​is having his best season in four years.

He currently averages 23 points, 11 rebounds, 4.4 assists and 2.2 blocks per game. He maintains his performance and health. At the end of the season, he is none other than a center.

However, the applause and flowers often belong to Weixia and Hayward, who averaged 18 points per game, but the abuse and accusations belong to him.

Because he is the only discordant person in the harmonious team of the 76ers.

"Those idiots can blame me for Kobe's injury, it's the Spanish brothers who deserve it!" He didn't have the intention or thought of repentance at all.

At this time, another person came to visit.

Wesha opened the door, and Steve Nash arrived with a burger.

"Steve, Wish knows to let me eat something good, so you brought this?" Cousins ​​was not satisfied with the roast chicken.

Nash has never touched these things in his nearly 20-year career, thinking that two hamburgers can satisfy Cousins.

"You know, the reason I can play for so long is that I never eat junk food." Nash said, "You are still young, you can indulge, but you must pay attention to restraint when you get older."

These words, not to mention that Cousins ​​​​had calluses in his ears, even Wei Xia was tired of hearing it.

The reason why he bought roast chicken for Cousins ​​is very simple. Is there any way to make Cousins ​​happier than Korean roast chicken?there is none left!
You won't find anything that saves money, hassle, and makes Cousins ​​happy!

Cousins ​​is a man full of dialectical spirit. Hearing what Nash said, his spirit of debate could not help but emerge: "Steve, you can't eat even if you want to."

"why?"

"You're right, at my young age, I eat these to be happy and fulfilled, because I have a bright future ahead."

Cousins' mouth was full of grease, and there was a hint of sarcasm, "Your future. Nah."

What a devil!Wei Xia sighed.

Nash smiled and said to Wei Xia: "Push this guy down the stairs, it's a contribution to this damn world."

Wei Xia shook his head and refused: "I can't push him, do you know how much he weighs?"

"250 pounds?"

"That's the official height. As far as I know, he weighs 260 pounds." Wei Xia said earnestly, "It's time to lose weight, Boge, your pick-and-roll defense level may be the worst in the league."

Cousins ​​promised: "I will lose weight from the next meal, I swear in the name of Brother Gasol!"

Maybe he often swore in the name of the Gasol brothers but didn't fulfill the oath, so the hard-fated brothers were always struck by lightning?

Wei Xia is just guessing that they have to stay in Los Angeles these two days.

After playing the Lakers, they have to play the Clippers.

Every time I come to Los Angeles, I play two away games in a row, but they are both home games, so this arrangement is quite easy.

Today, when the Lakers are in decline, the Clippers are rising at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Blake Griffin and DeAndre Jordan are the strongest inside combination in the league after the Gasol brothers were injured. With the assistance of the 2005 master point guard Chris Paul, the Clippers are ushering in the most powerful moment in team history in 40 years.

The previous Clippers were the embodiment of jokes, and every time they appeared, they were used as a foil for the Lakers.

Today, no one thinks they can't.

DeMarcus Cousins ​​​​is absent, facing the Clippers' inside twin stars, the 76ers need to go all out to reverse the weakness of the inside.

DeAndre Jordan's strength on the rebound end gave the 76ers a boost as soon as he came up.

Under normal circumstances, a qualified defensive longman needs many skills: single defense against the opponent's inside line, protection of the basket, peripheral delay, rotation to fill positions, control of rebounds, blocking positions, and so on.In addition to his independent offensive ability and shooting that he can't practice even if he dies, Jordan is already first-class or even top-notch in other aspects.

On nights when Cousins ​​wasn't around, he grabbed 11 offensive rebounds.

As a result, the Clippers had 11 more offensive opportunities.

To narrow the gap inside, outsiders need to make a big fuss.

Wei Xia and Hayward broke out at the right time.

Hayward's touch feels so hot that he can't miss the ball. He scored from the outside, scored from the high post, scored from the basket, and three people from the free throw line fouled him up and down.

If so, Hayward had a good meal.

For the Clippers, Wei Xia's five-shot burst at the top of the arc is like an infinite monthly reading that cannot be woken up. Every time, the movements are exactly the same, the arc of the ball is exactly the same, and even the people who defend him are the same.

42分+36分，韦夏和海沃德合砍78分，带领76人以2分的优势战胜快船。

Jordan scored 11 points and 22 rebounds in vain. He couldn't win the game with 11 offensive rebounds. The only way to find the gap is outside.

The problem is that Paul's performance is not bad, 18 of 11 shots, a team-high 28 points and 13 assists, plus Griffin's 25 points and 8 rebounds.In addition to Jordan's 11+22, the Clippers have Dudley's scoring in double figures, and the 76ers' Wecha and Hayward's scores have surpassed the combined scores of Paul Griffin and Jordan.

The performance of Wei Xia and Hayward is the key to winning this game, and the active offensive performance of others is also an indispensable embellishment.

"Wish scored 42 points, along with 7 rebounds and 8 assists. I hate to hear people say that he is just a one-on-one player. He is not just a one-on-one player. You can't see a one-on-one player scoring 42+8+8." Clippers coach Doc Rivers said with a straight face, "We all admit that Wish is the most threatening ball-handling attacker in the league. When he finds the vein of passing the ball and learns to use his offensive threats to create opportunities for his teammates, he is unstoppable!"

"Tonight, he played such a role."

Facing the bombarding questions from the media in Los Angeles, Wei Xia played down his performance: "See the opportunity and pass the ball to the point where the opportunity arises. Every professional basketball player will do this."

He gave Hayward all the praise.

"Gordon's performance tonight can't be overstated. He is a TOP3 shooter."

Hayward said his outburst was the only interesting part of the night: "I just don't want to leave tomorrow and hear someone say we can't win without him."

Everyone understood and laughed.

(End of this chapter)