So I am the god of basketball?

Barkley came off, he had played 30 minutes.

For the next time, Chuck Daly doesn't plan to let him play.

Shawn Kemp was brought on the field again.

Next to him, Karl Malone was giggling.

He only played more than 10 minutes tonight, the least playing time at the forward position.

Plus moments like this…

He really wants to play.

Meng Lang looked at Chuck Daley's choice between Malone and Kemp and really wanted to give him a thumbs up.

Ma Long understands everything at the critical moment. Especially when facing Jordan, Paul George met Lillard, purely acting as a backdrop. In comparison, "Glove" and Kemp did a good job in restricting Jordan in last season's finals. The two of them have cooperation and are very suitable for playing together.

Not to mention Meng Lang and Hardaway, the championship backcourt combination is tall enough to handle the forwards.

Plus "big dreams"...

This lineup is actually the most suitable to stay on the court on both offense and defense.

Pat Riley also made the final change. He put "Bug" off the court and put Reggie Miller on the court.

Help Jordan open up space to the greatest extent and play his more comfortable mode.

Ok……

Such changes are also easy to understand.

At critical moments in the game, if you had Jordan in your lineup, wouldn't you plan your tactics around him?

This is impossible!

The ball still belongs to the Eastern side, and the point difference is only 1 point.

This time Jordan didn't even worry about Hill. After he dribbled the ball past half court, he quickly ran out from the wing and took the ball in his hands.

The person guarding him in the West is "Glove" Gary Payton.

This is Chuck Daly's arrangement. But before Chuck Daly could arrange it, "Glove" volunteered to step forward and applied to defend Jordan.

He is really familiar with Jordan and knows how to force Jordan into the encirclement of the Western Conference.

Jordan saw his induced press, but had no choice but to walk toward the right side of Gary Payton's open space.

Just taking a step forward, when the entire "glove" position was too far back, leaving a space in front of the body to change direction, Jordan, with his tongue sticking out, suddenly changed direction and still went to the left. There are no changes in the people on both sides of the ball, but the person leading the rhythm has changed from Payton on the defensive end to Jordan holding the ball at this moment.

"Glove" rushed forward too eagerly, which made Jordan more calmly take a tentative step to pull back to break through on the right side, which opened up a larger space.

Gary Payton watched him put the ball together, took a final gamble and didn't touch the ball, so he could only watch him take a mid-range shot.

With...

"Glove" didn't look at the arc of the ball flying toward the basket. He just looked at Jordan's shooting posture, and he knew that the ball must be there.

"Shh!"

really!

The ball hit the target steadily, arousing cheers from the audience.

The Eastern Conference's lead came to 3 points.

After Meng Lang held the ball for half the game, since there was no Barkley on the court, he handed the ball over.

"Big Dream" was so urgent that I almost shouted:

You call me!

If you call me a pick-and-roll, won’t I just come?

Can our cooperation be any worse?

He really wanted to set up a pick-and-roll for Meng Lang and continue to have such a tacit understanding that it made him happy.

But Meng Lang handed over the ball quickly, and Gary Payton cooperated with "Rain Man", but when he got the ball and was about to break through, the Bulls' "double guns" on the wings blocked it together.

It happened, Jordan and Pippen teamed up to double-team.

This is also a common method used by the Bulls to win tight games at critical moments.

But it is often used frequently, and no team can crack it so far.

The defensive ability and defensive awareness of these two people are indeed top-notch.

It's not enough for the Bulls to have these two people. They also have Rodman inside... From this point of view, it is not surprising that they have only allowed their opponents to score less than 90 points per game this season.

Payton was good at defending Jordan, but when faced with double-teaming by Jordan and Pippen, he was equally anxious and scratching his head, unable to find a way to stuff the ball inside to Kemp. He could only return it to Meng Lang.

The next second Meng Lang got the ball, Jordan had already switched defenses in front of him. His brown eyes burst out with full aggression. It could be seen that he had completely turned on the "wanting to win mode."

When facing Meng Lang, he didn't push too hard. When Meng Lang saw this, he didn't give in at all. His defense was like a spring. If you were strong, he would be weak. For example, now, as long as Meng Lang shows more strength, Jordan will only be more afraid of him.

In a textbook "three-threat attack" posture, even Jordan took half a step back. Meng Lang raised his hand to take action. This time he finally deceived Jordan. But Jordan showed inhuman instantaneous power.

He bounced up instantly like a cat, but when Meng Lang started to break through, he returned to Meng Lang again. When he was about to squeeze through, he kept fighting with Meng Lang all the way to the inside, and Shaq next to him made up for it.

Meng Lang passed the ball directly from his feet.

"Bah!"

Another "big dream"!
"Wow!"

This dunk was Olajuwon's fifth consecutive score. He scored 5 consecutive points during this period, all of which ended with dunks.

As the "offensive kaleidoscope" of the league, he has now become a single "pie-eater". Olajuwon has no dissatisfaction and "happy" is written on his face. After playing basketball for so many years, he never knew that scoring was such a simple thing.

In other words, he has always watched others score so easily, but he has never enjoyed such a moment.

I didn't expect that they would enjoy such treatment on the All-Star stage when they were nearing the peak of their tacit understanding.

rash……

What a dream match!
"Serve!"

Jordan urged Shaquille O'Neal to serve and followed Meng Lang into the backcourt. This time he planned to hold the ball for half the court.

"Big Shark" looked very unhappy. Another one was stolen by "Big Dream". It's strange that he was in a good mood, so he threw the ball out before picking it up. When Jordan got the ball, he immediately launched an attack. They No one observed the situation around them.

What they didn't notice was that Meng Lang shrank to the bottom corner after passing the ball.

The action was captured on the big screen by Clevelanders, whose cheers drowned out their low cheers. When the cheers died down, they held their breath, waiting for the image that had emerged in their minds to be born.

When Jordan passed halftime, he keenly felt that the atmosphere on the scene was a bit strange. But he couldn't tell why. When he held the ball for half the court and started looking for that familiar figure, but couldn't find it, a thought suddenly flashed through his mind.

But at the same time, he felt a sneaky figure approaching behind him.

not good!

He thought of that summer five years ago...

This bitch!

He quickly changed the ball from his right hand to his left hand, and the next second after the ball was released, Meng Lang's hand followed closely.

Just half a beat too slow.

"Hey~"

There was a sigh at the scene.

The people in Cleveland who were holding their breath could finally breathe, but Meng Lang was just a hair away from recreating the scene of "Meng-style visceral surgery", which made them feel regretful.

"You really are..."

Before Jordan could say what he wanted to say in his contemptuous tone, something unexpected happened.

"Glove" and "Rain Man" double-teamed together.

By the time Jordan found out, they had already formed a circle!

Two people, no, I should say, plus Meng Lang, there were three people in total, surrounding Jordan.

Let alone Jordan, even if God really comes, he will be helpless at this moment. He quickly took the ball with both hands and tried to hug it, creating a dead ball.

But while he was holding the ball, the hands of these three people had already touched it.

Jordan dodged the hand of "Rain Man" and Meng Lang, but failed to dodge the hand of "Glove". This kind of frontal bandit-style steal is what he is best at. Even Jordan, in such a situation Don't even think about protecting the ball.

Jordan finally knew now that Meng Lang's shot from behind was just a cover. He used this move to attract Jordan's attention so that the two Sonics could better form a double team.

"This is probably the most powerful stealing combination in NBA history!" Bill Walton's words finalized this sudden "three-person double-team" attack by the Western Conference All-Star team.

In his mind, Jordan was doomed.

And after he said this, Jordan did lose the ball.

Gary Payton had the ball in his hand and stepped on the "Hot Wheels". When Jordan caught up with him, he passed it to Meng Lang who was advancing at the same time. Meng Lang passed back to Kemp.

When the ball came into the hands of "Rain Man", Jordan also chose to give up. He knew how violent "Rain Man" was, and it was not something that his old bones could stop.

"Bah!"

A dunk sounded.

The West relied on stealing Jordan to complete the lead in the score.

More importantly, the entire momentum suppressed the Eastern All-Star team.

They were ready to look for Jordan on the next offense, but the Western Conference All-Stars did not give Jordan a chance to hold the ball and quickly double-teamed him. Jordan, who had just suffered from double-teaming, did not dare to hesitate and chose to pass the ball.

The Western Conference's double-teaming and stealing configuration is indeed abnormal.

"Shark" took the ball at the last moment and beat Olajuwon in a single under the basket.

After waiting a whole game, I finally got the chance to take revenge.

But when he turned around and prepared to dunk, "Da Meng" pushed him down with the ball, creating another "famous scene".

Meng Lang also knows why the "Big Shark" remained unknown in the 90s and did not dominate the entire league until the 00s.

Not only does it require outside players like Kobe, but he himself cannot take advantage of the "four major centers" who are at their peak. Especially at this critical moment, "Big Dream" was as immovable as a mountain, covering him almost while standing.

The ball came to Meng Lang's hands, and "Big Dream" came up and made a pick-and-roll. Meng Lang cooperated with him and stuffed the ball into his hands under the basket. "Big Dream" performed a set of brilliant steps. After shaking Shaquille O'Neal so hard that he didn't dare to move, he hooked the ball into the basket.

The West leads by 3 points.

In the last minute and a half, Jordan continued to be double-teamed, and no one else could step up to save the team. The buzzer sounded, and the Western All-Stars defeated the Eastern All-Stars 1 to 134, a 130-point difference.

Meng Lang was hugged by the "glove" next to him as soon as the game ended.

"Won!"

Gary Payton originally disliked Meng Lang.

But in terms of unpleasantness, Meng Lang is nothing in front of Jordan!
After Jordan won this game, he was even more pleased with Meng Lang.

It’s such a pleasure to collaborate!
How about saying "the enemy of my enemy is my friend"?

Another person who likes Meng Lang is none other than "Big Dream" Olajuwon.

It was obviously his first time working with Meng Lang, but when they cooperated well on the court, he felt as smooth as Dove.

Now thinking about the news that Meng Lang almost came to the Rockets, he began to feel a pity!

If he and Meng Lang join forces, they can definitely win the championship that they are still pursuing, right?

Meng Lang's final statistics were fixed at 28 points, 8 rebounds and 14 assists. He passed 6 times to Olajuwon alone. His points and assists were both the highest in the Western Conference. This made him deservedly win the MVP trophy of this All-Star Game.

This is also the first time Meng Lang has won this trophy in his career.

Meng Lang was extremely satisfied to win this trophy in such a classic competition.

After being interviewed by reporters on the sidelines, the audience began to leave one after another.

LeBron was waiting on the sidelines. Meng Lang stepped forward and gave him a few words. After agreeing to meet in the summer, he left happily.

"Meng..."

Only then did Meng Lang realize that Monica hadn't left yet.

A lonely man stood next to the audience in the front row, waving to him with an apologetic look on his face. Like a painting.

Meng Lang stepped forward.

"Sorry, I didn't mean it. You can go to the hospital later and take a look!" Monica said, taking out a note from her bag with her mobile phone number written on it, "What happened next?" If you have any questions about the cost, call me and I will give you the cost!”

If an ordinary woman looked at him with such sincere eyes, Meng Lang would most likely not accept it... It was impossible!

Especially Monica, he would never refuse.

"Okay, if anything happens, I'll call you!" Meng Lang held the piece of paper between his fingers.

"Sorry!" Monica bowed to him very seriously before leaving through the fan tunnel.

Is it true that the more beautiful a woman is, the kinder she is?

Meng Lang thought about it carefully and rejected the idea.

However, Monica is indeed worth chasing. Her loyalty to love is definitely an anomaly among Hollywood actresses. Her husband cheated on her, but her idea was to have two children to save her love. Even better than Wang Baochuan.

Since you always have to meet a scumbag, why can't it be me?
Meng Lang put away the paper with the phone number on it, turned around and saw Martha rolling her eyes.

"It seems that the woman who needs me to pass has appeared!" Martha said angrily as she watched him approach and scratch his head in embarrassment.

"You agree?"

"Sometimes, it doesn't matter if I agree or disagree!" Martha said in a faint tone, and suddenly sighed thoughtfully, "In this case, I might as well just agree. Who calls me unlucky? I miss you! I’m thinking about my second dream. I’ll go back by myself and won’t wait for you!”

"Okay, be careful on the road!" Meng Lang nodded.

When he walked into the post-game tunnel, reporters were already waiting for him. A Los Angeles reporter who knew him well asked him: "Do you think winning the All-Star MVP trophy is the best moment tonight?"

Meng Lang said: "The game was over at that time. Compared to that time, I was more excited at the last moment of the game. I cooperated with Gary and Sean to steal Michael. That ball was the turning point of the game. We After that, we took the lead and maintained it until the end. The most important thing was that Michael made a mistake, which proved that we could guard against him. This was the key to our momentum. Michael also made a mistake at a critical moment. He was old. Really old!”

In fact, he just wanted to express one meaning:
Jordan was intercepted!

But Meng Lang emphasized it many times.

He didn't have any other meaning. He mainly wanted to help these reporters deepen their impression. If the next day they all said that the Eastern All-Stars lost because Jordan made a mistake with the ball at the last moment and was double-teamed and intercepted, then his purpose That’s it. "Big Dream" was still excited when facing reporters. He played really well tonight, so he said: "Our cooperation is very good. Meng is a very outstanding outside player. He can make everyone who partners with him The players have gotten better and I don’t think I’ve ever had such a good partnership.”

The unfinished smile was still on his face, but the reporter told him the news at this time: "Maybe you don't know yet, Dameng, you have been traded, to Indiana!"

"Wha, what?" Olajuwon's smile stopped abruptly.

In fact, the Rockets' news about trading him has never stopped this season, but he didn't take it to heart. The reason is very simple. He didn't think the Rockets would suddenly trade him.

He is the totem of Houston!

Leading the Rockets to the Finals three times, although they did not win the championship in the end, the Rockets' glory during this period was unprecedented in the entire history.

Unless he insists on leaving, the Rockets will not trade him.

But unexpectedly, the trade wind that had been blowing for most of the season finally blew up. The Rockets management did not even notify him and traded him in the most humiliating way.

Olajuwon knew that this was revenge from the Rockets management on him.

"Okay, very good, I have nothing to say!"

Because of his anger, the corners of his mouth began to twitch, and after speaking he left his interview position.

This night is destined to be long for Olajuwon.

Jordan was interviewed. Judging from his appearance, he had not yet recovered from the final defeat. It's not like he hasn't lost before, especially since this is an All-Star Game, a game that can be forgotten after it's over. But this loss caused him to lose to Meng Lang again. One thing more important than this is... He lost this game because of his mistakes at a critical moment. This kind of loss rarely happens in the Bulls. of.

This is the reason why he still can't accept it calmly.

He hates losing, and he hates losing games because of him even more.

Then he heard the news that Olajuwon was traded. He was shocked. Not only does Olajuwon feel that way, Jordan also feels that "Big Dream" is the totem of the Rockets. Unless he wants to leave, the Rockets should not trade him at the buzzer.

He has not heard Olajuwon publicly requesting to be traded recently, so he can guess that this is a "sudden move" by the Rockets management.

When all the top picks in his class were kicked out, Jordan truly felt the passage of time.

There isn't much time left for him!
And recently, "Father Time" has been reminding him again and again that you are old and you are no longer as omnipotent as you were when you were young. Do you still have the idea of ​​winning the championship? Then seize the opportunity in front of you and fight for it as your last chance...

The chips the Pacers took out were Rick Schmitz and Antonio Davis.

The former is the starting center and defensive cornerstone of the Pacers, and the latter is the second backup power forward. Meng Lang knows very well that Antonio Davis will become an All-Star forward in the future. The bargaining chip provided by the Pacers in this deal is full of sincerity and can be exchanged for 80% of the league's interior players.

But among the 80% of inside players, Olajuwon was not originally included!
It can only be said that the failure to win the "two consecutive championships" has reduced the historical status of "Big Dream" and the Rockets' patience with him.

But Meng Lang had nothing to feel guilty about.

There is only one championship every year. If you don't win it, someone will win it. Just because he is a time traveler, it is not easy to see certain stars, and snatching their championship will affect their historical status, so he can't not win it, right?
As long as there is a chance, Meng Lang will definitely fight for it!

There is nothing to say!

"Big Dream" has been cleared, not to mention Drexler.

However, his value is obviously not as good as "Big Dream". The Rockets only traded him to get a first-round pick at the end of the first round. One reason is that his career salary is not high, only 550 million, and another reason is his age. Too big, already 35 years old. If nothing changes in the future, this will be the penultimate season of his career. His condition was visibly declining. Therefore, no team is willing to pay a big price.

But when Meng Lang saw his next family, he couldn't help but smile:

The Utah Jazz currently rank second in the Western Conference!

Their team's salary has always been very healthy. The salary of "Xuan Ming" and "Xuan Ming" are not high. Karl Malone only has 466 million and Stockton only has 600 million. In this era where annual salaries of tens of millions are easily earned, they The combined salaries of the two people are not worth Meng Lang's salary alone.

After amnesting some players, the Jazz can even free up salary space to directly absorb the "Glider"'s 550 million.

In this way, it is equivalent to the Jazz having the "Utah Twins" and the "Death Gun", and adding the "Glider", a scoring expert, to the bench.

You must know that the original Jazz reached the finals twice in a row and fought the Bulls in 6 games before losing the game. Now that there is a "glider", the strength of the "overall runner-up" directly becomes the strength of the "overall champion". The conversion is not forced at all, right?

Originally, Meng Lang was happy that he went to the Pacers because of his "big dream" and teamed up with Reggie Miller to cause trouble to the Bulls.

It's good now, I'm in big trouble right away!

Headache……

In addition to the Jazz, the Golden State Warriors and SuperSonics should not be underestimated.

They are all "blockers" on Meng Lang's way to the finals this year, and in terms of strength, they are definitely stronger than the teams Meng Lang encountered in the Eastern Conference playoffs in previous years.

Just look at the composition of the lineup and you will know that the Warriors are full of talent. From position one to position four, they all have very good firepower, and it is very important to be able to cooperate.

Then there are the Sonics and Jazz, not to mention, these are the main teams that have entered the finals in the past and in the future.

The original Sonics mainly lost to the "three veterans" of Houston this season, and next season they lost to the rising Lakers... The losing teams were not weak, especially the "three veterans" of Houston. Then It is a finals-level team, at least this season's SuperSonics team, which cannot be underestimated.

However, what Meng Lang has to do is to do the same thing as Akira Toriyama when he drew Goku's transformation into Super Saiyan 1, which eclipsed all comics around the world.

His arrival is to eclipse other stars of this era in the NBA.

The louder the storm, the more excited he gets.

Ok……

This is the confidence of "hanging"!

Of course, Meng Lang is not just confident, he also expresses it with practical actions:

The regular season has come to the final stage and we are preparing for the playoffs...

On the morning when the Lakers resumed daily training, he was the first to appear at the training ground. When Kobe, who calls himself a "training madman," entered the training ground and saw Meng Lang sweating profusely, what he felt was his own laziness!

Others were dumbfounded when they saw Meng Lang coming to training so early. They all thought that Meng Lang should have a good rest. After all, he had just played such a fierce game in the All-Star Game. Look at Barkley, he arrived at the gym just before the meeting time.

By the time he entered the training ground, most of the Lakers players were already in training mode.

Meng Lang explained his behavior: "Guys, it's March soon. During the last period of the season, everyone should cheer up. Our goal is the championship, so from now on, our battle has just begun. Start!"

His speech after the All-Star game successfully put Jordan in the news headlines the next day. Most of the media were saying that the Eastern All-Stars lost because Jordan was intercepted at the last moment.

As the "initiator", Meng Lang was very happy.

But he also knew clearly that only with that configuration could he steal Jordan.

But the Lakers don't have a "glove" or a "Rain Man", and they don't have such a powerful configuration at all. They can't win like that. You can only do it in your own way. This requires them to be in better shape.

Meng Lang set an example and asked everyone to join him in adjusting for the playoffs.

But as Meng Lang originally knew, Kobe, who won the Rookie Challenge, was no longer satisfied with playing only 11 minutes in each game. He scored a record-breaking 31 points in the Rookie Challenge. He thought he had Qualify for more playing time.

The "backhand" prepared by Daley came into play at this time: "Kobe, I have already said, as long as you can defeat Dream in 1v1, then you can become the starter for the Lakers!"

It was only at this time that Kobe realized that he had been fooled by this guy!
He fought for himself: "But now I am competing with Eddie for the starting position. I don't want to compete for the No. 1 position! Besides...Eddie may not be Dream's opponent. No, he is definitely not Dream's opponent. I am very Be clear about this!"

Kobe still fell into Chuck Daly's "thinking trap."

"According to your theory, you can still compete for the third position, right?" Chuck Daly retorted without hesitation, "Kobe, you have to know, if you can't beat Dream, it means you can't Become the core of a team. From the perspective of Dream, I think Eddie is a more suitable choice than you, even if he can't beat Dream in 1v1!"

It's reasonable and well-founded, and Kobe can't refute it.

In this way, even though he became the MVP of the Rookie Challenge, he still could only play 10 minutes in each game. Seeing those guys who did not perform as well as him in the Rookie Challenge, but from time to time put up eye-catching statistics, Kobe began to wonder if he was being targeted...

The Lakers simply cannot provide him with a perfect growth environment.

He tried to find comfort from the "logo man". After hearing his needs, Jerry West immediately realized that this was indeed an unsolvable problem for the Lakers who were aiming to win the championship.

It is impossible for any team to win the championship while cultivating a rookie, especially this rookie who is only 18 years old. He needs a lot of time to grow up and exchange defeats for successful experience. These are the only ways to go, and they are things that a "championship team" cannot do.

His final answer to Kobe was:

"On this matter, I have the same view as Chuck Daly. When you can defeat Dream in 1v1, even just once, then your road to the starting lineup will be smooth!"

Even Jerry West, who was most optimistic about himself, said so. Kobe, who had been struggling for more than a week for the starting position, no longer dwelled on this matter.

But his character began to become withdrawn and he habitually kept to himself.

This made Chuck Daly very worried, but after Meng Lang told him that Kobe Bryant came to the arena earlier and earlier recently, he no longer worried.

It's not a big deal for Kobe to become silent. As long as he still has the heart to move on, Chuck Daly can accept it even if he locks himself in a dark room. He didn't want to ruin Kobe's talent.

But if he was asked to choose between a championship and cultivating another outstanding potential stock, he would choose the former without hesitation.

Because Meng Lang's status in his mind must be higher than that of Kobe.

He and Kobe may also be able to create a good story in the future. But now he was already on the road to creating a good story with Meng Lang, so there was no need to wait for the future. Everyone has selfish motives. Especially those who are involved in this business alliance.

Who wouldn't want to leave when being within the discussion of "best in the industry".

There was no hope for Chuck Daly before.

He is legendary enough with the Pistons, but his peak period was too short. But now, when it comes to the issue of honor, he already has a solution, and that is Meng Lang.

If in the future he becomes one of the top two head coaches in the NBA because of Meng Lang, he will have no doubt that he can compete with the "Cardinal".

Meng Lang also saw the intensity of "rookie Kobe's" efforts.

It is also conceivable why the Lakers originally disbanded the team in 04.

That really can’t be adjusted!
Kobe is a guy who sets a goal and must achieve it. There is no room for negotiation or compromise. These paranoia make him one of the best players. But off the court, he is the "bomb" in the locker room.

It wasn't until he became famous, his personal honor and historical status were almost finalized, and it was determined that he could not surpass Jordan or get close to Jordan, that Kobe's character was no longer so extreme.

As for now, Meng Lang is not surprised that a young boy is directly isolating the entire team.

No wonder no teammates were willing to speak for you during the "Eagle County Incident".

Your character is too weird!

Of course, Meng Lang didn't care about Kobe's "one person isolating the whole team". To be honest, Kobe's role in the Lakers this season is not very important. Even if he does not play, it will not affect the strength of the Lakers.

Just kidding, a substitute player with a shooting percentage of 41.7% only plays about 11 minutes per game. Even if he doesn't play, Meng Lang and Eddie Jones can even out this time if they work harder.

And come playoff time, this is definitely going to happen!

In the regular season, there is also the argument that the physical fitness of the star players should be taken into consideration. In the playoffs, it is often the case that the core players play 40 minutes in a game. Like some "physical monsters" who can even play for 45 minutes!

Even if Kobe leaves the team now, it will have no impact on the Lakers.

He will really start to become an important role for the Lakers starting next season.

After all, this original season, Kobe's shooting data declined further after entering the playoffs, averaging only 38.6% field goal percentage per game...

Even if Kobe really leaves the team in frustration in the future, the Lakers can find a replacement player every minute.

Meng Lang is not Shaq. He needs Ray Allen or a big man inside more than Kobe.

This is determined by the team's style.

In particular, his ability to hold the ball and force a solution is getting stronger and stronger, and there is no need for a player like Kobe to exist in the team.

The team's record also illustrates this point. After the All-Star Weekend, the Lakers won 10 of 7 games, including the 3 games after Kobe isolated his teammates, and even had a "three-game winning streak."

In other words, after Kobe became withdrawn, the entire Lakers team was in better shape...

So we have to say those four words:
Catfish effect!

The withdrawn Kobe became more diligent. How could the rest of the Lakers not correct their attitudes?

Who wants to really lose to a rookie?
Kobe was also in good shape during this period. He was holding his breath, training hard, and became more and more proficient in singles skills. He led the substitute rotation with no effort at all. The "old dunk king" recently encountered injuries and missed the game. In two games, he scored 15 points in one game and 1 points in another game.

In other words, the state came a little late, otherwise, he might have won the "Best Sixth Man" this year.

It's a pity that Kobe's rookie atmosphere is indeed serious. He just performed two games, and then he went 8-for-0 in a game to pay tribute to his own jersey number.

Meng Lang also witnessed the "Mamba Mentality" with his own eyes.

Among the rookies, Meng Lang had only seen one person who could still shoot with such confidence after missing 6 consecutive shots, and that was Kobe.

Even Allen Iverson, the "No. 76 pick" and the only "not for sale" of the Philadelphia ers, knows how to pass the ball to drive his teammates first, and then take action when his condition is not good. Kobe didn't take this seriously at all, and the sound of iron made him become more determined in his shots.

The Lakers went from a 3-game winning streak to a 6-game winning streak.

The team that ended their winning streak was the San Antonio Spurs.

In this game, the Lakers did not have the No. 1 pick. Meng Lang suffered a sprained foot after the first quarter. Chuck Daly did not let him play for the rest of the game out of caution.

This core was not there, and the others were out of shape. Kobe was like a duck in water, but unfortunately he was also in bad shape and kept hitting the iron. In the end, Meng Lang only played one quarter and the Lakers, with an 8-point lead on the road, suffered a reversal from the Spurs.

When the final buzzer sounded, Popovich's face looked as ugly as nine turns of intestines.

"fxxk!"

The Spurs have only won 17 games, ranking third from the bottom in the league, only winning more than the Celtics and Grizzlies. But Popovich is still not satisfied, because he has only one goal this year. In other words, the teams in the league are currently in bad shape. Their biggest goals this year are the same:

"No. 1 pick"!
But in the end, this game that was supposed to be a loss was unexpectedly won...

This brings the Spurs' win count to 18 games.

Even though they only won one game, their number of wins would be the same as that of the Nuggets.

The position also suddenly reached the sixth position from the bottom in the league.

They currently have the same record as the Nuggets, while Philadelphia's record has been one game less than theirs. Plus the Celtics, Grizzlies and the Nuggets, who have the same record as the Spurs.

The Spurs' probability of getting the "No. 15.6 pick" suddenly changed from 8.8% to 6.3% or %!

The probability was reduced by almost half, and Popovich's expression is understandable.

He wanted to ask the Lakers:

Did you do this on purpose?

God knows how much effort he made for this "number one pick". Starting with David Robinson, almost half of the Spurs have suffered "injuries." They even triggered the league's injury regulations and used additional minimum salary signing rights to sign several free agents.

After doing so many things, the Spurs are not rushing to pick other first-round picks.

Without the "No. 1 pick", for the Spurs this season, it is equivalent to failure!

Is this the allure of Tim Duncan?
Meng Lang could feel Popovich's ugly expression.

He doesn't know where the Spurs are now. But watching Popovich win a game is as uncomfortable as eating shit. He bets that this is something that no "No. 1 pick" can do.

Including the later 03.

And if I really want to say it, there really wasn’t a “bad wave” specifically for one person in 03. The “03 Draft” was the big year of the draft, and there were a lot of teams that were bad, much more than the teams that were bad in the 95-96 season. The principle is the same.

Because there are so many new people with potential, there is a greater chance that a bicycle will turn into a motorcycle.

But it was different in 97. The "No. 97 pick" in the draft had a "First Prize" sticker on it, waiting for the person who got this pick to claim the prize.

It’s really a big difference! (End of chapter)