I just play ball

Chapter 257
Hearing this, Li Yue thought back for two seconds, and finally remembered that when the team held the new season training camp before, he had mentioned that he hoped to build a brand new base that only belonged to the Lakers. It can be used by the team 360 hours a day, so that the whole team training will be very convenient.

This is an objective requirement, because the current training base used by the Lakers is too dilapidated. At that time, Jim made a promise and said that it would be equipped with cinemas and other facilities. Li Yue thought it would take a long time for the plan to be put on the agenda.

That once thought that in less than two months, they have already obtained the right to use the land for renovation, which is not inefficient.

"Where is the place?" Compared with the special design, Li Yue is more concerned about how long it will take to drive there.

"It is just behind the Toyota Sports Center, only two kilometers away. We have cooperated with UCLA to build a base that can be used for training as well as for maintenance and recovery. Various design work has already begun, and the construction is expected to officially start in January next year. , It will take about a year to build, if you have any ideas, please let us know as soon as possible.”

"The ones you proposed before are already very luxurious, and I don't have any special needs." Li Yue shook his head with a smile, knowing that Jim had deliberately informed him that he had given enough face, and even if there were any designs that he really wanted, it was mainly for ordinary employees.

"That's it, if you think of anything, call me anytime."

Li Yue nodded to indicate that he understood. He left the player tunnel and walked to the locker room. He heard the shouts of his teammates outside the door. When he entered the door, it turned out that it was Nick Yang who was holding a hair removal sticker to catch people. The whole team dodged.

"Since the new season, the atmosphere in our locker room has been very good. Compared with last season, there is a difference between heaven and hell." Gasol said to Li Yue with a smile on his face. rare."

The Lakers formed a F4 team last season and received a lot of attention from fans and the media. As a result, the start record was extremely bad, and the atmosphere in the locker room was quite cold. This season, six new players joined, but it did not affect it at all.

This is not the kind of victory that covered up all contradictions during the Lakers' three consecutive championships at the beginning of the century, but the harmony and love of the whole team.

After everyone took a shower, the locker room was officially opened to the media. For the first time, Li Yue did not become the focus of the audience. Most of the reporters asked him how he felt about Kobe's comeback. Even if some reporters asked him questions, the topic was how to evaluate Kobe's comeback performance.

"When I saw him hit the iron three times in a row, I was completely dumbfounded." Li Yue joked, "At one time I was struggling to pass the ball to him, but fortunately he quickly proved that he is still a passing star .”

After the interview, Li Yue went to the VIP parking lot of the arena, got on his endorsed Volvo and rushed back to the Ramona apartment.

Arrived at 23:[-] in the evening, after a video call with Chen Xi, lay down on the bed and logged on to Twitter to read the news.

The outstanding performance of Kobe's comeback has become a hot topic as expected. In just a little over two hours, a total of more than [-] related tweets have been generated, and it is still growing at a rate of hundreds of tweets per minute.

Commentator Stephen A. Smith tweeted with a picture: [Obviously, Li Yue, Kobe, and Iguodala are the strongest outside offensive and defensive combination among the [-] teams in the league. It is very likely that you will not be able to score through outside offense for multiple consecutive rounds. Only Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson of the Golden State Warriors, or Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant of the Oklahoma Thunder, can Stable guaranteed output. 】

This statement did not mention the two of LeBron Gawade. Many fans commented and expressed doubts. Stephen A. Smith replied: Dwyane Wade has declined very seriously this season. If the two teams meet again in the finals, the Lakers will surely win. win.

Commentator Mark Stein tweeted: [Many fans worried that the problem did not arise before the game. The Lakers did not strictly implement a certain tactic in this game. It all depends on the players themselves to play according to the specific situation of each round. Even the second team can achieve that terrible level. They have at least a 70% probability of defending the championship. Only the Heat, Thunder, and Spurs can form a certain impact on them. The Mavericks won the way before. be borrowed. 】

ESPN officially tweeted: [Some fans reminded us through private messages and comments that Kobe’s performance should not be ranked 25th, but we also want to remind everyone that there are a total of 82 games this season, so don’t draw conclusions too early. 】

After browsing through dozens of tweets, Li Yue found that the fans and the media believed that the Lakers were very vocal about defending the title. The main reason was that Kobe's comeback performance exceeded many people's expectations, and the problem of the backup point guard was also resolved.

Li Yue himself is not that confident, because the Lakers haven't joined any real strong team since the new season. Even in the first game against the Spurs, its core player Duncan did not appear, and the Pacers and Grizzlies are weak defensively. The team, most of the other teams are mediocre or have serious loopholes, it is not that difficult to win.

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The Lakers team rested for a day and continued to sit on the field to face the challenge of the Toronto Raptors.

In the first quarter of the game, Li Yue turned into a pure scorer. With the help of Gasol and Landry many times, he made an emergency stop and made a mid-range shot. He only made 1 free throw in a single quarter and scored 75 goals with a 13% shooting rate. However, the Raptors experienced a long journey and their physical strength was seriously affected. The team was in extremely poor condition and felt cold. They only scored 20 points in total, and the Lakers led by a full 10 points.

In the next two quarters, the Raptors were still in a sleepwalking state. DeRozan only hit 15 of 5 shots under the defense of his idol Kobe. , but still maintained normal scoring efficiency, and unknowingly expanded the point difference to 25 points.

In the fourth quarter of the game, Lowry appeared on the court with 8 minutes left, and made three consecutive three-pointers, all of which were ironed.

In the end, the Lakers beat the Raptors 116 to 94.

On the night of the 10th, the Lakers faced the Suns.

The whole process was easily suppressed. In the last quarter, all substitutes played and still won 11 points. They successfully extended the winning streak to 16 games, and continued to sit firmly on the top spot in the league with a record of 20 wins and 1 loss, but only ahead of the second A win for the Pacers.

Just after the game, Durant tweeted Aite Li Yue: [Brother, I have been waiting for the game on the 13th for a long time, this time I must have a good fight with you. Two losses! 】

The Thunder is really the Lakers' first opponent in four consecutive games. They currently have a record of 17 wins and 4 games, ranking second in the Western Conference.

Many fans and the media forwarded Durant’s Twitter. The mainstream view is that: With Westbrook’s comeback, the Lakers finally faced a real strong team. The game between the two teams is likely to be a preview of the Western Conference Finals. , Durant is a greater threat to Li Yue's MVP, after all, he has survived the difficult time when Westbrook was recovering from his injury.

Li Yue replied: "Let us join forces to show the world that the new era of NBA has arrived!"

(End of this chapter)