Jim Bass Ambition

Chapter 43 A Meeting Gift for Sister-in-law

The team returned to Los Angeles and joined Mason and others who stayed at home.

During the training process, the team's momentum was high, including the newcomer Chris Anderson, who was clamoring to wait for the Bulls to come to Los Angeles to give them a little color.

Jim also came to the arena during the training interval and called the sweaty players together.

"We had two conflicts with other teams in a row. The league must pay attention to this matter. Anthony, Stephen and Chris, tell me, what did I tell you at my house last time?" Jim serious face.

The players were silent. Is this to rectify the discipline of the team?How to deal with the Bulls next time?
"You said you would pay the fine for us, Mr. President." The three looked at each other, and Mason, the oldest, spoke first.

"Hmm... what I said before." Jim's prepared impassioned speech was half forgotten by Mason when he choked on a single sentence.

Seeing the three of them looking at each other, Jim shook his head helplessly. Fortunately, all three of them are activists, otherwise they would not have been suspended.

"Whenever, for whatever reason, your teammate gets into a fight with an opponent on the field, I want you guys, who wear the same uniform, to be there for him in time. If you can control your temper , then protect your teammates and prevent conflicts. If the opponent continues to provoke, we can’t spare our fists! What I hope to see is a united Lakers team, a Lakers team that no one dares to offend! We can be fair We can beat anyone on the court, but if the opponents use dirty tactics against us, we can't let them do it!"

Jim paused for a moment, and glanced at the players in front of him. Even O'Neill, who is usually the most out-of-shape and loves to play tricks, was listening seriously.

"I have seen your performance in these two games clearly. Anthony has said just now that as long as he stands up for his teammates and is punished by the league, then I will help him pay the fine in my own name! Therefore, There is no need to look for ridiculous reasons such as low wages and fear of punishment, or the funny words of worrying about suspension because the team can have enough people to play. We can afford to lose a few regular season games! But next time a similar situation occurs , If anyone stands on the court watching a show as if it has nothing to do with him, then I will ask him to take off this purple and gold jersey immediately and leave the Lakers!"

After Jim finished speaking, he left the group of thoughtful players and left the arena.

After a day of rest, the Lakers, short of major generals, ushered in the challenge of the Memphis Grizzlies at home.

Okur, who started the game in place of the suspended O'Neal, performed steadily, scoring an economical double-double of 11 points and 10 rebounds, all of which came from three-pointers in sports games.

Chris Anderson came back from the ban and sent 10 blocked shots within 3 minutes of coming off the bench, showing quite strong fighting spirit and vitality.

And Ben Wallace contributed steel-like defense and steel-like touch. In the game, he made 5 of 0 shots, missed all 4 free throws, and scored no points. However, he took off 22 rebounds and contributed 7 blocked shots. steals.

For the Grizzlies, Stromile Swift, last year's runner-up in parallel imports, ushered in a rare explosion, scoring a double-double of 23 points and 12 rebounds, and also contributed a few quite wonderful dunks.

And this year's super rookie Pau Gasol also contributed a double-double of 27 points and 12 rebounds, making Arenas, who can only watch from the sidelines, very itchy to watch from the bench.

The Grizzlies' two insiders played well, but this game is destined to belong only to Kobe Bryant.

Facing the marking of the rookie Sean Battier, who is known as a defensive expert, Fei Xia completely let himself go and killed him. In 34 minutes of playing time, he made 34 of 23 shots and 13 of 12 free throws. He scored 60 points and 5 rebounds crazily. The data of 2 assists sent the game into garbage time early, and successfully occupied the headlines of the major media that day.

Kobe spent the fourth quarter on the bench, which made Jim feel a little regretful. If the Grizzlies can give a little more strength, it is estimated that Kobe's score in this game will go to 80.

"Kobe Bryant is the most special player I've ever seen and it would be an honor to have the opportunity to play with him, but right now I'm a player for the Memphis Grizzlies and I'm going to win games for this team. Today We were destroyed by Kobe, losing is always frustrating, but we will look forward and try to win the next game." Grizzlies' Pau Gasol said in an interview.

Through the outbreak of this game, Kobe has surpassed O'Neal in the scoring list and came to the second position in the league, averaging 29.2 points per game, second only to Allen Iverson.

It is worth mentioning that the 39-year-old Qiao gang leader and Ma deputy gang leader can still contribute an average of about 23 points per game, ranking among the top ten in the scoring list.

Ben Wallace leads the league in rebounds and blocks with 14.8 per game, while also contributing more than one steal per game, making his Defensive Player of the Year call up.

Maybe it was too easy to win the game against the Grizzlies, and the players were too excited. In the next game against the Heat, the team was in a downturn since Kobe Bryant and the overall shooting percentage was less than [-]%. Under the leadership of Mourning, who gave up conservative treatment and made a forced comeback, he took away the victory from Staples.

Mourning showed no fear in the muscular duel with Wallace, scoring a large double-double with 29 points and 16 rebounds, suppressing Da Ben with 7 points and 14 rebounds.

After the game, Jim found Mourning, and the two had a brief conversation.

Heat coach Pat Riley was very dissatisfied with Jim's approach. He believed that Jim had illegally contacted Anthony Mason, who was still a Heat player at the time, during the offseason, and dug them to the Lakers.And now, Jim is clearly thinking about the core of the team, Mourning.

In an interview, Mourning said that the conversation was just a simple communication between the two out of courtesy.

The Lakers' record has been caught up by the Kings, and the next opponent is the San Antonio Spurs.

Taking a closer look at the Spurs' lineup, Antonio Daniels, who had high hopes, proved to be an embarrassing job, kidney fighter Elliott retired, Terry Porter and Danny Ferry were too old to move, with the Navy As the general ages, Duncan's pressure on the inside is increasing day by day.

The operation that the team can call a reinforcement is to clear out the disappointing Derek Anderson, supplement the Trail Blazers veteran swingman Steve Smith, and select the young French defender Tony Parker.

With such a weak lineup, the Spurs can still rank in the upper half of the Western Conference, and Duncan has contributed a lot.

The Sharks, who have held back for two games, will come back in the game to meet the challenge of the Twin Towers.

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