I'm king in the basket

Chapter 433 Competition without Conflict
When Howard came to the City of Angels, many Lakers fans felt that the team would usher in a major turning point.

Like snatching a shark from free agency 15 years ago;
Or even earlier, take the skyhook Kareem;
Or it can be traced back to the ancient times, with a big deal to win Chamberlain, and make up the Big Three of Chamberlain, LOGO Man, and Baylor.

It is not uncommon for the Lakers to become rich overnight and become a championship contender.

However, history has proved that it is not only the players who decide the game, but also the coach.

Is D'Antoni really suitable for the Lakers?
As the highly anticipated opener entered garbage time, Webb had his questions.

D'Antoni is a master at training guards, and any guard can take off under his hands.

However, he has never cooperated with a scoring monster like Kobe, nor has he had any cooperation experience with a monster like Howard who can affect the game by defense. After all, he is not very good at defense.

For D'Antoni, when he played his best as the head coach of the Suns, he never got what he deserved.Although his running and bombing tactics were carried out by Nash, and he was the best in the league for several years; but then every team has studied how to defend this tactic.

The description of D'Antoni from the outside world ranges from "he shocked the entire league" to "he took over a 29-win team, but failed to lead the team to win a championship."But in any case, D'Antoni's coaching career in Phoenix is ​​historic.

D'Antoni's task is to successfully blend Howard and Kobe.

However, when he coached the Knicks, the team's strong scorer and self-aware Anthony got him in trouble.

After coming to Los Angeles, how should D'Antoni lead the team's two self-aware superstars-Warcraft and Flying Man?
This question is worth studying; together with how D'Antoni deploys defensive tactics, they constitute two major obstacles to his success after becoming the head coach of the Lakers.

Kobe, sitting on the court with a towel on his body, was disappointed by the result.

D'Antoni stands, seemingly thinking of other things.

Howard was also frustrated. He suffered a disastrous defeat in the first game of the season. The expectations of the outside world made them have full expectations of themselves.

No matter how well the training goes, when you come to the court, many things will change.

At the end of the game, the Raptors beat the Lakers 113 to 88 and got off to a good start.

Tonight, Li Xing only scored 24 points, 25 rebounds, 6 assists and 6 blocks.

There is an interesting statistic, that is, 24 of Li Xing's 20 points were awarded to Howard, and 6 of his 3 blocks were awarded to Howard.

This statistic is enough to prove how far Li Xing suppressed Howard.

Howard's data is also good, with 16 points and 10 rebounds, but anyone who has watched the game knows how sluggish his performance is.

In front of Li Xing, he had nothing to do, and his teammates couldn't help him. This matchup was a complete blowout in every sense.

Li Xing was in a relaxed mood and came to the sidelines with a happy face.

O'Neill Webb gave him high fives and hugs one after another.

"Well played, young man," Webber said.

Whenever Li Xing saw a celebrity, he would think in his heart, have I attacked him in front of reporters before?

Obviously, he attacked Weber.

Some said he was a bigger Webber after he showed a flashy pass.

Li Xing, who was preoccupied with making things happen, never thought about whether he would contact Weber in the future, so he just rant.

Seeing Wei Bo like this, he obviously didn't take Li Xing's words to heart.

"I said earlier that Dwight is not your opponent at all. If you play seriously, he will be even worse."

As a Lakers star, O'Neal's position is very dangerous.

Weber believes that the next time this guy goes to Los Angeles, he will be thrown rotten eggs by the fans there.

"Maybe." Li Xing said lightly.

What followed was a bunch of hypocritical greetings, but Li Xing believed that their compliments came from the heart.

Then there was the on-site interview with Abraham. Li Xing played his true colors and continued to make their work more difficult.

At the end of the interview, Abraham's knuckles turned white with anger. She believed that after tonight's interview, fans in Los Angeles would hate Li Xing even more.

Abraham kept thinking, what is Li Xing's purpose in doing this?
If it is for fame, his goal has been achieved.

Do you understand again and again?You're famous, now it's time to do something good, you know?

It was obviously a beneficial suggestion, but Li Xing didn't care if he didn't listen to it, and he still went his own way.

Abraham even suspected that he had a disease that would make him unable to live without making people angry. If there was such a disease in the world, she would not hesitate to ask Li Xing to see a doctor.

Because there are indications that he is terminally ill.

Li Xing was not interested in Abraham's speculation. He returned to the locker room, took a shower, changed his clothes and was about to attend the press conference.

The atmosphere in the locker room was surprisingly eerie, too quiet.

"What are you doing?" Li Xing asked.

No one spoke.

Li Xing asked: "What happened?"

Still no one spoke.

"I'm leaving." Li Xing said.

"I'm really gone."

Still no one spoke, Li Xing thought something terrible happened, until Bargnani accidentally sneezed, and everyone said in unison: "Very good, Andrea, you lost to us by five thousand each. .”

Li Xing asked curiously, "What are you playing?"

"A very interesting game, the rules of the game are very simple, we all don't speak, and the first one to make a sound is regarded as the loser."

The rules are indeed very simple, but Li Xing's eyesight is clumsy, he doesn't see the fun of this game, and these people are too boring.

"Larch, are you alright?" Snyder asked.

Thinking that there was still business to do, Li Xing stopped arguing with them and followed Snyder out of the room with Dragic and DeRozan behind him.

The two of them are the best players for the Raptors tonight except Li Xing.

Dragic talked and laughed beside DeRozan. He quickly integrated into the team and became one with the teammates around him.

In Snyder's view, this is a plus.

A good team player is not only a team that performs well on the court, but off the court as well.

Only by maintaining a close relationship with your teammates can you show a good tacit understanding on the court.

Stephenson saw all this, and he felt betrayed.

These teammates who talked and laughed with Dragic were once very supportive of him, but now they have gotten so close to the Slovenian jerk in such a short time.

"Lance, would you like a drink?"

asked Barnes.

Stephenson said, "Okay, I really need a drink right now."

"Don't drink too much," Calderon warned.

This was Dragic's first regular-season press conference for the Raptors. Even with Li Xing by his side, there were still many reporters chasing after him to ask questions.

Li Xing was rarely relaxed, sitting on the sidelines and watching them chatting.

Occasionally, a reporter came to ask, and Li Xing dealt with it perfunctorily.

"Our players want to win, they want to compete, they want to play. No matter who's down, we're going to help each other out. That's one of the first things I've learned since I came to this beautiful city, and every time we set foot in the On the pitch, we all have a championship mentality."

Dragic's interview is also perfect.

"He seemed like one of the few normal guys on the Raptors."

"To see such a normal guy in the Raptors' postgame press conference is like finding a sunflower in a pile of shit."

"Where did the shit offend you?"

"Coach, did I say anything inappropriate?"

Dragic asked after the press conference.

"No, you said it very well, and it is worth learning from everyone."

As Snyder said, his eyes swept towards Li Xing, and the meaning was obvious: Kid, do you hear that?Learn a little, look at others!This is the fucking interview!

Li Xing and DeRozan stood in a row without saying anything, and they were unwavering in Snyder's suggestive words.

"Golan, wait a minute."

Li Xing stopped Dragic.

"Coach, you go first, I'll talk to him a few words." Li Xing said.

DeRozan followed Snyder and left.

"Larch, what's wrong?"

Dragic asked.

Li Xing said, "Has there been friction between you and Lance?"

"friction?"

Dragic laughed: "It should be a competition. We have a competitive relationship. I enjoy the competition with him very much."

This kind of scene can only deceive children, and the omniscient eye told Li Xing that he was lying.

"Not necessarily? Lance is a very aggressive player, and so is his personality. Are you sure you enjoy this competition?" Li Xing asked.

Dragic did not answer directly as he did at the beginning of the game. He thought for more than ten seconds before saying: "When I decided to come here, I knew there would be competition. Even if you told me that I was the starter of the Raptors, I I know it won't be easy."

"No matter how competitive Lance is, I'm going to be ready."

"I'm not going to back down," Dragic said.

Li Xing's original intention was not to make him back down, he just wanted to know if Dragic and Stephenson had any conflicts in private.

This guy's understanding is a thousand miles away.

"So, you and Lance only have competition, no conflict, right?"

Li Xing asked.

Dragic said: "Of course, do you think I will have any conflicts with him? He is a funny guy, and I don't like to make trouble. We have no problem, but there is competition."

This answer is better than "we are at odds with each other, there is him without me, and there is me without him".

"Let's go, this is your first victory in the Raptors, I believe these guys will prepare a surprise for you."

"is it?"

Dragic was looking forward to it, and Li Xing kept smiling, as if he knew what was about to happen.

surprise?

It's so naive, I think the shock is almost the same!
(End of this chapter)