champion heart

Chapter 44 44. We are a weak team

CP3 played very depressed today. In the first half, he went all out and scored 20 points and 8 assists.

But what the hell is the Clippers behind by 11 points?
During the halftime break, Rivers rushed directly into the locker room and criticized the team severely!
Except for Paul, every player was trembling, for fear of being named and criticized.

The 15 minutes of the intermission were all given to the meeting!
Then, Rivers asked Paul to control his emotions.

As the boss of the team, he must lead by example.

Otherwise, do you think it is easy to be the boss of the team?

……

Back in the second half of the game, Tang De encouraged Farmar to continue his entangled defense against Paul.

"Chris will definitely force you, so don't change anything, even if you make a foul, it doesn't matter, just don't make him comfortable!"

"No problem Don, leave it to me!"

Farmar also came to feel it, and he was inexplicably happy to see Paul's distraught look.

The NBA pattern of strong west and weak east has become more and more obvious. Taking advantage of the Clippers' poor state tonight, Tang De must do his best to win this game.

Tang De didn't want the team not to be able to enter the playoffs just because he didn't win a game or two, and it would be too late to regret it by then.

So Tang De must fight every game!
Back in the second half of the game, the Clippers reverted back to the starting lineup.

On the Lakers side, D'Antoni came up with: Farmar, Nick Young, Tang De, Gasol, Hill and other lineups!

Paul continued to lead the team to chase points, but seeing that the third quarter was about to end, the point difference didn't mean to close at all.

And Paul got into foul trouble again. He pushed Farmar and yelled at the referee!

At the end of the third quarter, Paul has received his fourth personal foul, including a technical foul!
The Clippers are still 12 points behind!
In the end, when Paul was more than 5 minutes away from the game, he made a foul and graduated ahead of schedule!

The Clippers also undoubtedly lost to the Lakers 80:101 in an away game!
In the whole game, the Clippers played a good quarter, and the defeat is a matter of course.

In the case of Paul suffering from foul trouble, he scored a large double-double of 28 points and 11 assists in the game!
But even with such an outstanding performance, Paul was scolded miserably after the game!
"That's not how the boss of the team is. I can't control my emotions and still want to win?"

"As a superstar, do you just complain on the court?"

"If you really have the ability, just shut up, defeating your opponent is the only thing you have to do!"

"..."

All kinds of scolding voices like this are a mess!

For the Lakers, in the opening game, they will go up and down, defeating a strong enemy in the same city, and the team is full of joy.

D'Antoni and Kupchak laughed from ear to ear.

Kupchak suddenly felt that he was really discerning, and that he was an excellent manager.

Kupchak is a little narcissistic, and his painting style is extremely embarrassing...

As soon as the game ended, the Lakers' locker room was blocked, and the reporters had too many topics to ask.

Everyone is very happy after winning the game, so this post-match interview was conducted very happily.

"Don, today we won the Los Angeles Derby by 20 points. What do you think?"

The reporter first raised a general question.

"It's still a bit of a surprise. They are a strong team and we are a weak team, so we are very excited to win them!"

Tang De gave a very official answer, and D'Antoni, who was sitting next to Tang De, kept nodding his head.

"Don, don't be joking, how can you be a weak team, I think from today's performance, you are a strong team!"

"Of course, we are of course a weak team. You can go and see the ESPN experts who have already arranged for us. They said that we are the 21st team in the league in terms of strength in the new season! Isn't that considered a weak team?"

Tang De shrugged and joked, making the audience laugh...

"Then maybe ESPN will be slapped in the face, but it doesn't matter. Those guys often do this kind of thing, and none of their predictions are accurate. Judging from tonight's performance, what they said is simply ridiculous!"

D'Antoni looked at Tang De in surprise, he had no idea that his lover had such a funny side.

In his eyes, Tang De has always been a cold guy who can only train.

"Tang, as a small forward, you not only scored 24 points, but also got 12 assists in the whole game. Do you really want to change to a guard?"

"I don't know. I just try my best to pass the ball. I have to thank my teammates for getting so many assists. I can only say that their touch is so good! And what the coach asked me to do, I will Will work hard, maybe you can ask Mike!"

Tang De naturally turned the topic to D'Antoni. The old guy had been sitting by the side laughing all the time. He didn't find him something to do, and his mouth was almost crooked...

With Tang De's words, the reporters' attention instantly fell on D'Antoni.

"Well, maybe you can define Tang as a point forward. Actually, I don't know. We are still trying. Maybe I will let him play various positions. The specific situation will be in future games. I think you will see Arrived!"

"Mr. Coach, maybe you can let Tang play the center position!"

This reporter is very naughty, Tang De likes it very much!

Anyway, the NBA has gradually downplayed the concept of position on the court, and it is not impossible to play a center with a height of just over 2 meters.

D'Antoni obviously didn't want to reveal too much, he just deliberately revealed some ambiguous things to the media.

The purpose is to keep Tang De popular and topical, although Tang De is not lacking in popularity at all now!
For his beloved apprentice, D'Antoni never concealed his love for Tang De.

Helping Tang De keep the topic, maybe it will be good for him to enter the All-Star in the future...

"The last question, we're curious to know when Kobe will return? Will the team's goals change when he comes back?"

The reporters finally asked the question that everyone was most interested in. Although Tang De's performance was good, in everyone's heart, Kobe was still the leader of the team.

"Maybe you can ask Kobe himself this question, because we don't know when he will come back, it depends on his recovery!"

"As for the team's goals, whether Kobe comes back or not, we have never changed!"

……

After finishing the interview with the reporter, Tang De hurried back to the apartment without stopping. All he had to do now was to rest!
Because tomorrow the Lakers will fly to Golden State to challenge the Warriors.

Because the Warriors lost two games against the Lakers during the China game, tomorrow night's game will definitely be a tough one!
The Warriors will definitely try their best to regain their previous position on the Lakers.

"Warrior? I look forward to your adjustment!"

(End of this chapter)