Basketball boy, starting to shine from the slam dunk

At this time, the phone rang again.

This time it was Kobe's wife Vanessa who called. She didn't know that Kobe was riding in a Gulfstream G450 and thought he was riding in a helicopter with John's family.

When she heard the news, she completely collapsed.

In the end, it was the little bit of luck and hope in her heart that made her pick up the phone and dial Kobe's number.

When the call was connected and she heard Kobe's voice, she couldn't say anything and just burst into tears...

"I'm fine, and so is Jaina."

"We didn't take the helicopter. Um, I was with Zhuang Yu... Yes, the newly bought Gulfstream G450. Okay, I'll let Gianna talk to you."

Kobe replied a few words and handed the phone to Gianna. Then he turned around and gave Zhuang Yu a hug, saying in a grateful tone, "Thank you, brother."

Thank me for what?

Zhuang Yu was stunned.

"If you hadn't suggested it to me, I wouldn't have bought this Gulfstream G450. If you hadn't agreed to go with us today, I might have taken that helicopter." Kobe was grateful for surviving the disaster and was grateful to Zhuang Yu. "Brother, you saved my life."

Zhuang Yu was also a little scared. He patted Kobe on the back and forced a smile: "No one can predict such things. Thank God, oh, thank God."

Finally, Zhuang Yu couldn't help but swear: "Damn it, I'll never ride a helicopter again. Kobe, don't ride a helicopter either."

Kobe shook his head vigorously: "No, I definitely won't take a helicopter. I'll sell the other one when I get back."

He used to love helicopters very much, thinking they were fast and convenient, but after what happened today, he really doesn't dare to ride a helicopter anymore.

If it weren't for Zhuang Yu, he and Jaina might have been on that Sikorsky S-76 today, and as a result, his family would have lost them.

The thought of himself and Gianna dying, leaving behind only his wife and two other daughters, made Kobe feel a deep-seated fear.

He has never been afraid of anything in his life. He is born competitive and nothing can scare him.

But at this moment, he was really scared!

Zhuang Yu was also very scared. He still had a wife and a young daughter, and he hadn't even completed his three consecutive championships... If it wasn't too far to return to China from the United States, he wouldn't even want to take a large passenger plane.

Mad, that's scary.

After Vanessa hung up the phone, everyone calmed down.

It is definitely impossible for today's game to take place, and there is no need for them to go to the stadium now. They have to return to Los Angeles immediately.

A few people did not take the Gulfstream G450.

They were really afraid of flying at that time, even if it was not a helicopter they didn't dare to take it. They had to rent a car locally and drive all the way back to Los Angeles.

When he arrived in Los Angeles, Kobe reunited with his family, and they hugged each other and cried again.

Anna also learned the news.

Although she knew that Zhuang Yu and Yang Jinsong were fine, she was still very scared. Her eyes were red, and she asked Yang Jinsong to hug her for a long time to comfort her.

Next, Kobe will go to the crash site, where he needs to deal with the follow-up matters.

This has nothing to do with Zhuang Yu.

On the way home, Zhuang Yu and Yang Jinsong didn't say anything. They were still a little scared at this moment, even though it was Anna who was driving the car.

It was not until he returned home that Zhuang Yu took out his phone and called An Xin to tell her what had happened today.

Soon, the helicopter crash made headlines on online media, sparking huge attention and discussion.

Kobe naturally became the focus of discussion, but not many people knew that this matter was related to Zhuang Yu.

......

After an 11-game winning streak, the Lakers have returned to first place in the Western Conference, but the Bucks' record this season is too outstanding, so the Lakers are still only second in the league, with one game gap between them and the Bucks.

However, since they have already won 11 games in a row, the Lakers naturally do not want the winning streak to end.

In the few days between the announcement of the All-Star starting lineup and the announcement of the substitute lineup, the Lakers played two more games, against the Orlando Magic and the Washington Wizards respectively.

The game against the Magic was relatively easy, while the game against the Wizards was a little more turbulent, with the outcome not decided until the last two minutes.

In the final two games, the Lakers had 2 wins and 0 losses, and their winning streak reached 13 games.

And their winning streak continues...

On February 2, the Lakers faced the Kings, and finally the Lakers defeated the Kings 1:129. Zhuang Yu scored 117 points, plus 45 rebounds and 7 assists.

On February 2, the Lakers faced the Spurs. In this game, Zhuang Yu scored 4 points, but also made 26 assists and 14 rebounds.

On February 2, the Lakers once again faced the Rockets.

This game was also a focus battle. The two sides had played against each other before, and the Lakers won.

In that game, both Harden and Westbrook played outstanding individual performances, but the incompatibility between the two was also exposed.

During this period, the Rockets have been trying their best to coordinate the relationship between the two and promote their running-in, hoping that a good chemical reaction will emerge.

However, things went against their wishes, and even now there is no chemical reaction between the two.

The Lakers led from the beginning of the game, but in the second quarter Westbrook suddenly broke out, scoring and leading his teammates, and completing steals... Under his leadership, the Rockets launched a wave of impact and successfully reversed the score.

After that, the two sides were evenly matched in the third quarter, with neither side gaining an advantage, but the Rockets still had a slight lead in the score.

However, when entering the last few minutes of the fourth quarter, the battle for ball possession between Westbrook and Harden was staged again.

At the crucial moment, both of them wanted to dominate the game, but the result was that there was no coordination between them and they just fought alone.

And this is exactly what the Lakers want.

Originally, with Harden and Westbrook on the court, the Lakers were a little distracted on the defensive end, but now they no longer have that trouble and only need to focus on one of them.

The final result was that the Rockets lost to the Lakers 118:121 and were defeated by the Lakers twice this season.

Westbrook played very well in this game, scoring 33 points, 9 rebounds, and 10 assists, almost a triple-double. Harden scored 28 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists, which was slightly inferior to Westbrook in terms of statistics, but also very good.

Just like in many games in the past, they were able to put up excellent individual statistics, but the team always couldn't win.

On the Lakers side, Zhuang Yu scored 38 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists, and his performance was also very outstanding.

In addition, Clarkson scored 22 points, Anderson scored 17 points, Holiday scored 16 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists... As for the performances of others, they were average.

After this game, the Lakers have won 16 consecutive games and their record has returned to first place in the league.

When the game was over and the players returned to the locker room, the Lakers players were still packing up when they heard a noise outside, as if there was a quarrel.

Everyone was curious, so they opened the door of the locker room and listened.

The sound seemed to come from the Rockets' locker room, but they couldn't hear what happened.

At this moment.

In the Rockets locker room, Harden was arguing loudly with Westbrook.

The conflict between the two has been going on for a long time this season.

Today they lost to the Lakers again, and it was because of the ball possession issue between the two in the final moments that the conflict between the two broke out completely, which led to this quarrel.

Both of them were angry and kept swearing. The atmosphere was very tense for a while, making all the teammates silent and frightened.

Fortunately, the two were just arguing and there was no physical conflict.

And with the intervention of coach D'Antoni and several assistant coaches, the quarrel between the two stopped.

But everyone knows that the conflict between the two is irreconcilable and some changes must be made.

......

Various news came out after that day.

Some people said that Harden and Westbrook had an argument and a fight in the locker room, and Harden even pointed at Westbrook's nose and told him to get out of the Rockets.

Some people also said that Westbrook had submitted a trade request to the team management. He felt that he did not receive enough respect in the Rockets and was fed up with Harden, so he wanted to leave.

In the game the next day, Westbrook did not appear.

This led to more rumors in the outside world. Some people said that the Rockets were already selling Westbrook and put him on the shelf, so they didn't let him play.

Some people also said that Westbrook was forcing the team management to choose between him and Harden...

This matter caused a lot of controversy.

Just two days later, in another game of the Rockets, Westbrook once again appeared in the team's starting lineup.

This puzzled many people. Wasn't it said that the conflict between Harden and Westbrook was irreconcilable and only one of them could stay?

Didn’t they say Westbrook has been put on the shelf?

What surprised people even more was that not only did the two of them appear on the court at the same time, but the relationship between them did not seem to be as bad as the outside world had said. During the warm-up, the two were talking and laughing, and during the game they also had a lot of cooperation.

For a moment, people were a little confused. What was going on?

It seems to be different from the rumors.