Jim Bass Ambition

Chapter 393 Today in History
The Rockets, suffering from internal and external troubles, finally failed to resist the Lakers' three axes. When Yao Ming was trapped in a foul and only played for more than 20 minutes, Mutombo supported the Rockets' inside line and scored 8 points and 14 With 3 rebounds and blocked shots, his performance is completely worthy of his age and salary.

McGrady scored 27 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists. His performance was quite satisfactory. Kobe Bryant also scored 27 points.Although the rookie Tony Allen only scored 2 points, he scored 10 steals in 4 minutes of playing time and performed brilliantly.

The next game, the Lakers will sit at home against the Mavericks.

Jim flipped through the calendar and remembered a program called "This Day in History."

On December 2005, 12, when the Lakers played against the Mavericks at home, star star Kobe Bryant scored 20 points in only 33 minutes, including 62 points in the third quarter.Created a personal scoring record in a single quarter and a single game, almost breaking the Spurs legend Iceman George Gervin's 30 points in a single quarter.

Before he was replaced, the Mavericks team's total score was 61 points.

Mavericks 61: Kobe 62 has also become the eternal shame of the Mavericks and a monument in Kobe's legendary career.

But at that time, the Lakers, apart from Kobe, included Smush Parker, Kwame Brown, and Brian Cook. The only reliable helper was Odom. win.And the current Lakers, with strong soldiers and strong horses, don't need Kobe to fight the team on his shoulders alone.

There are 10 replicas of the O'Brien Trophy and a Walter A. Brown Trophy on the windowsill of the office, through which you can see the three training fields downstairs.

The players are enthusiastically engaged in training. Contrary to the Eastern powers, most of the Lakers' players are young people. Garnett, who has 10 years of NBA experience, is already a veteran of the team. The loss of last season made them look The desire to win is even stronger.

Tony Allen, who was newly joined to the team, quickly won the favor of the team bosses with his hard training attitude. With Artest concentrating on polishing his low-post defensive skills, he faced Kobe and Wade in training. The important task was handed over to Tony Allen and Trevor Ariza.

"Tony never felt discouraged in the defensive rounds. He competed every minute and every second and tried his best to make it difficult for the opponent. I admire his attitude and think he can occupy a place in the league." Kobe gave Allen a high evaluation in the interview.

The integration of Kendrick Perkins is not so smooth. Garnett is famous for his big mouth, and he never stops talking trash in training. Every rookie on the team has to experience his saliva. And Perkins, who came out of the Celtics, obviously didn't buy his account. The two faced each other in training. As a result, Perkins had a conflict with Garnett because he couldn't bear Garnett's trash talk offensive. Fortunately, his teammates Stop both of them in time.

Later, Don Nelson talked to the two of them separately. According to the feedback from Brad Stevens, Don Nelson hoped that Jim would not intervene. There is no doubt, coupled with the understanding of Garnett and Perkins, these two players are extremely eager to win, and it only takes a few opportunities to readjust their chemical reaction to a positive one.

Undrafted Azubik played very hard. He knew that his contract was not easy to come by. Although he had few opportunities to play, he did not have many opportunities to train with the top stars in the league every day. He played a 30-minute training session with Kobe and others. The game is far more rewarding than playing all kinds of garbage games in the Development League.

In Jim's vague expectation, the Lakers ushered in the challenge of the Dallas Mavericks.

Facts have proved that the storm blown by the butterfly has changed everything. Kobe made 6 of 4 shots in the first quarter and performed well, but he was still far from the goal of 62 points in the third quarter.

Of course, the Mavericks were not pressed to the ground and rubbed helplessly like that time. Devin Harris and Stackhouse proved their worth this time, saying that they did not come to play soy sauce or hug Thigh, the pair combined for 25 points in the second quarter, leaving poor Steve Blake in disarray.

The Mavericks kept biting the score until the fourth quarter, but Dwyane Wade seemed to be their destined killer. Neither Terry nor Daniels could prevent Wade from breaking through and scoring points. As Iverson gradually aged, McGrady Gradually declining, Kobe's skills are becoming more mature, and the offense is mostly based on jump shots and post-up singles. Tony Parker is gone.

At the critical moment of the fourth quarter, Wade went down to earth and scored 10 points in a row, helping the Lakers to finally reverse after falling behind by 5 points.Nowitzki scored 37 points in the air, unable to prevent the Mavericks from losing 114 to 122 away.

In the end, Kobe failed to create a miracle like Jim hoped, scoring only 36 points.

"I was expecting some big news to happen. It turns out that I thought too much, but I believe that in this season, there will be many incredible things happening. We just have to wait and see." After the game, Jim In the player tunnel, he said something nonsensical to the team reporter.

After three days of rest, the Lakers flew from California on the west coast to Florida on the east coast to challenge the Orlando Magic away.

Aiming to make a breakthrough in the new season, the Magic sent away Mobley, Stephen Jackson and Christie, signed Turkoglu and Troy Murphy, and Grant Hill was moved to the second position. After partnering with Francis On the field, the front line is composed of Turkoglu with comprehensive skills and Murphy, a space-type fourth position with good shooting ability, and Howard is the center.

Grant Hill, who has regained his health, can still play at the level of a star, averaging 21.2 points, 5.3 rebounds and 5.7 assists per game, which is very comprehensive, but Francis has initially revealed his true cancer. As he ages, injuries increase and his physical fitness declines. , The shortcomings of unstable shooting and eccentric style of play are fully exposed. The average data per game has dropped to 15.6 points and 6.4 assists, the shooting rate is only 43.4%, and the three-point shooting rate is only a terrifying 24.6%. Year-round rookie Jamal Nelson has been solid and showed great potential in limited playing time.

Although the Magic invited back the meritorious coach of the year, Brian Hill, who brought O'Neal and Hardaway to the finals, took over as the head coach again, but still failed to adjust Francis' self-explosion, and the Magic played 9 wins With a record of 14 losses, they are still ranked tenth in the Eastern Conference. There is a clear gap between the expected results. In the first two months alone, it is obviously not a success.

(End of this chapter)