NBA: I really just want to make money

Due to the urging of the crew, although Jessica was very reluctant to give up, she still took a flight out of New Orleans the next morning and went to the filming location. It could not be because she was alone. , keeping the entire crew at a standstill.

Chen Hao expressed regret for this, but there was nothing he could do about it. He couldn't let his girlfriend give up her dream.

There is nothing else to do except for a final moment of love and expression of love.

The temporary separation is for a better encounter next time. After this season is over, they will have enough time to get together, and they can also meet to go to China to appreciate the beautiful rivers and mountains of the motherland.

In his previous life, Chen Hao didn't have the opportunity to look around due to work and lack of personal income. Now that he has the conditions and ability, and someone is willing to accompany him, he will definitely not miss the opportunity, and he is very much looking forward to it.

I have even thought about where to go.

Of course, these are all things for later. The top priority now is to win as many games as possible and hit the Bulls' regular season record.

And in the upcoming playoffs, strive to reach the top and win until the end!

The Lakers management, who originally only wanted to enter the playoffs, saw their results this season being so good, and their ambitions grew accordingly.

Not only the management and coaching staff, but also the players have the same thoughts. Since they can win all the opponents in the league in the regular season, why not in the playoffs? Don't underestimate the attraction of championship rings to basketball players.

The Lakers' current record is 55 wins and 7 losses. So far in the season, they have only lost 7 games, which is not an outstanding performance.

In other words, if they want to break the Bulls' regular season record of 72 wins and 10 losses, they can only lose a maximum of 2 games in the remaining 20 regular season games, which is undoubtedly not easy.

But what is worth celebrating is that even if they lose all the next 20 games, the team has already determined that it will enter the playoffs with the top four regular season records in the Western Conference, and is even very likely to retain the first place. The psychological pressure will undoubtedly be reduced. Much smaller.

At least the breakeven is already in the top four in the Western Conference!

On March 9, the day after the game against the Hornets, the entire Lakers team arrived in San Antonio on a special plane.

Will challenge the Spurs away from home.

In his previous life, Chen Hao had always been very puzzled. As the second largest city in Texas, San Antonio's home team, the Spurs, was ranked seventh even in the entire United States. It was actually clearly classified as a small-market team. among the ranks.

Everyone agrees with this, which is undoubtedly very inconsistent with the development of the city and seems very contradictory.

But after more than half a season of competition and understanding, as well as his own senses after coming to San Antonio, Chen Hao roughly understood the reason.

First of all, the Spurs are in a small market compared to the Lakers, Celtics and New York, which are recognized as big markets in the league.

In fact, San Antonio's football market can only be said to be small, but it cannot be said to be small. In addition, its team history is nearly 20 years shorter than the above three teams. The team history is short and the fan base is relatively small. Suffer.

In addition, the city's population is only 1.4 million, less than half that of Los Angeles, and only nearly one-sixth that of the Knicks. The fan base is already suffering, and the population that can be converted is still small. The ball market is naturally relatively competitive. generally.

Of course, in Chen Hao's view, there is another big factor influencing the Spurs' failure to expand the market, and that is that its boss Hall is really too poor.

With Jordan not yet officially investing in the Bobcats, if anyone were to choose who is the poorest owner in the NBA, Hall would definitely be directly elected.

Even if Jordan briefly takes over as the poorest boss in the future, after his advertising revenue from Nike and off-court income have slowed down, Hall, who has very little business operations and no change in his personal assets, will immediately become the richest boss again. Poor boss.

Due to the lack of personal assets, the Spurs can only seek more cost-effective players in the trading market, and rarely pursue stars who are already famous and in their prime. Generally, they are Cultivate it on your own.

Just like the current core GDP combination in the team, Duncan was obtained with the No. 1 pick. The other two, Ginobili was the 28th pick in the second round, and Parker was the 28th pick in the first round. They were not even ranked. No matter how high he is, he can be regarded as a star cultivated by the Spurs themselves.

Throughout the history of the league, the Spurs are definitely one of the teams that invest the least in the entire league.

But no one dares to deny their strength.

Since hiring Popovich as the team's head coach in 1996 and acquiring Tim Duncan in 1997, the Spurs have begun their own journey of soaring. In 1999, under the twin-tower tactics of David Robinson and Tim Duncan, Under his leadership, the team won the first championship in history.

Entering the 21st century, with the addition of players such as Ginobili and Parker, it has become one of the most dominant teams in the NBA.

They won the championship in both 2003 and 2005. This season they have recruited more players. The team has become stronger than last season. It is clear that they are determined to defend the championship!

Facing such a powerful opponent and playing on the road, the Lakers must be under a lot of pressure.

What made them even more speechless was that on the day of the game, several bats flew directly into the locker room, scaring a group of big men who often showed off their muscles on the field to death. Chen Hao was even shocked to see them. Speechless.

It's just a bat, nothing to be afraid of.

Everyone:"How dare you not come out of the closet first!"

As one of the league's most devilish away games, the Spurs can be said to be full of malice towards the visiting team and can always do some weird things.

Just like the bat flew into the locker room just now, like there was no hot water in the visiting team's bathroom, flies were flying around in the locker room, and there were sudden bursts of strange screams at the door.......Anyway, whenever the Spurs have a home game, they usually do everything possible to interfere with the visiting team's performance. This is also their horror.

Even the little emperor James has been tricked, which shows how powerful his methods are.

But I don’t know if it’s because the season is nearing the end and they don’t value victory or defeat so much. This time the Lakers just enjoyed the treatment of bats surrounding their heads, and no other weird things happened.

This made Chen Hao, who was already prepared, a little disappointed.

After the episode, the away game against the Spurs started quickly...

As expected before the game, this game was not easy. In the first quarter, even if Chen Hao restricted Tony like he did in the previous home game against the Spurs, ·Parker's performance on the offensive end makes him, the team's scoring leader, choose to pass the ball more.

But the team led by Popovich couldn't possibly fall into the same trap twice. After a few rounds, other players on the Spurs team began to consciously step forward to assist and help with pick-and-rolls. The French sports car under VIP treatment began to score frequently..

The outside line opened up the situation, and the Spurs also had a nuclear weapon like Duncan on the inside. In the first quarter, even though Chen Hao continued to use confrontation to beat Parker, he frequently broke into the inside line, disrupted the Spurs' defense, and either attacked by himself or distributed the ball. When I went out, my performance was very eye-catching.

On the other side, Kobe also performed well, playing against the visitors. He made 5 of 8 in a single quarter and 2 of 2 free throws, scoring 15 points efficiently.

The Lakers' perimeter combination has obvious advantages on the offensive end, and the Spurs are obviously unable to defend.

But the problem of insufficient inside strength still exists. When facing opponents with superstar-level inside players, the problem has always been very serious. Even if Odom squeezed into the penalty area to help the team defend Duncan, the effect was average.

After all, on the offensive end, all members of the Spurs are guards with knives.

The three outside players all have three-point ability, and Ginobili and Parker also have good independent offensive skills, making them very difficult to guard against.

After the first quarter, the Lakers were temporarily three points behind the Spurs at 25:28.

During the break, Chen Hao calmed down and recalled many details of the game, but he was a little confused because he found that although the opponent was playing at home, his defensive intensity was obviously not as good as before at the Staples Center..

Otherwise, with Bruce Bowen's defensive nature, how could he be so clean? It would be even more impossible for Chen Hao to break into the inside so easily again and again and complete various technical moves.

Of course, although the defensive end did not go all out, the Spurs still showed their extremely high tactical quality on the offensive end. Now they are only 3 points ahead, which is not safe. They will definitely not relax in the future.

Well, that must be the case.

With such thoughts, just when Chen Hao was preparing to face the Spurs' onslaught in the second quarter, the opponent's GDP team only had Ginobili on the court. Duncan and Parker stayed off the court to rest, which immediately made him confused.

I have obviously seen that Chen Hao and Kobe will both play, but he still dares to do this. Is this because he has full confidence in himself, or does he have no desire to win or lose in this game.

The real game situation soon told Chen Hao the answer. The Spurs, who were already determined to participate in the playoffs and did not pursue a gorgeous record, began to play healthy basketball. If they won, they would win. If they couldn't win, they would mess up.

There is no doubt that the Spurs are preparing to mess up in this game.

Facing Ginobili for the first time, Chen Hao was very cautious. Even if the opponent has not been touched by Duncan yet, his strength is undoubtedly outstanding. This season, he averaged 15.3 points, 3.5 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game. And 1.6 steals.

The overall data is slightly lower than last year's championship season, but it is still very good, and he likes gambling steals so much that he has to guard against them.

Without giving the opponent a chance to steal, Chen Hao steadily controlled the ball, looking at various positions on the court from time to time. After relying on the pick-and-roll to get rid of three positions, he directly broke into the paint with a European step and scored an easy layup.

But he didn't realize that Ginobili was stealing from behind him.

In the next round, Ginobili followed the same pattern and moved in a European style, but Chen Hao slapped the ball away, leaving him with a lonely"empty basket" without a basketball in his hand.

Chen Hao said so It has also upgraded the European step to the highest level, and has reached a state of perfection. What Ginobili wants to do can be seen at a glance. Coupled with his defensive ability, defense will naturally get twice the result with half the effort.

A few steps away, Kobe took the ball and went straight to the frontcourt, but he did not choose to attack himself. Instead, after breaking into the inside, he passed the ball to Chen Hao, who was standing outside the three-point line and was unmarked.

He raised the knife and dropped it, and the basketball fell steadily into the basket.

""Wha~"

The three-pointer hit!

However, this was just the beginning. In the next few minutes, Chen Hao and Kobe suddenly began to increase their defensive intensity, killing Ginobili and Parker, the two strongest scorers on the Spurs. points, the point difference gradually widened.

If it were normal times, Popovich would definitely make substitutions immediately, but this time, he did not. He directly ignored the state of the game and discussed red wine with Duncan off the court. , the interest was very high.

As a romantic Frenchman, Tony Parker quickly became involved in the topic.

Ginobili couldn't help but think of the Argentine Red Shrimp. He swallowed his saliva and accidentally passed the ball. Chen Hao stole the ball and the Lakers launched a fast break. In the end, Kobe Bryant dunked and scored, which directly widened the score difference to 1 point.

Only then did Popovich react. After calling a timeout, Duncan and Parker were replaced. , Ginobili took a rest.

Just when Chen Hao thought that the game was about to become intense, Duncan's fishing style and Parker's hard-hitting attack seemed to be missing a muscle. It made him feel that his intelligence had been insulted.

After an attack, he couldn't help but go to���In front of the Spurs bench, he whispered to Popovich, who was looking at him:

"Old man, you don’t think that after doing this, we will relax our vigilance against you in the playoffs, right?"

"Hahaha, you can see it, you are indeed Hao."Popovich smiled and didn't feel embarrassed at all.

Chen Hao said he couldn't move, turned around and got back on guard.

Looking at Chen Hao's back, Popovich said in a voice that only he could hear, Whispering to himself:

"Thanks to you, I realized the stupidity of my previous thinking. Tim is already thirty years old, and the team as a whole is older. Those two guys are not mature enough. Blindly pursuing a gorgeous record will only destroy the team's performance. Losing physical fitness is not conducive to performance in the playoffs."

Muttering this, a glimmer of light flashed in Popovich's eyes:"This game is just to thank you, but in the playoffs, we will not hold back any more, no matter if we face you. , or facing the Mavericks, we will not lose...."

I don’t know what Popovich was thinking, and I don’t even know that because of the previous home game, Popovich realized the mistakes in his strategy and began to make targeted changes and make up for them.

Thinking that since the other party is sending warmth, Chen Hao naturally cannot refuse it, and he will not be polite and just go all out to make money... Oh no, show off!

The same goes for everyone else in the team. In the end, the Lakers won 112:102. After falling behind at the start, they completed overtaking at a corner, defeated the Spurs who were determined to fish, and retained the opportunity to break the record! _To read the ununderlined version of the novel, please download it