Chapter 947 Los Angeles is windy and rainy
Chapter 947 Los Angeles is full of storms
The most difficult game in the three games before the All-Star Weekend is the game against the Lakers.
The ok Lakers are no longer as strong as when they reached the finals for two consecutive years. The Pistons are a tool to transfer conflicts to the outside world. Kobe and O'Neal did not compete tonight, and everything they did was to win.
O'Neal's sword is not old, and he has the momentum to return to his peak this season.
Curry, who has made some progress last year, is just a dish in front of him. O'Neal made continuous efforts and scored five fouls in less than three quarters.
The inside group that the Pistons are proud of is not enough to see in front of dominant monsters like O'Neal. They can only fight with wheel battles. The ability to win is entirely due to four muskets on the outside.
Momontchen, Hill, Ginobili and Reed.
It doesn't matter if the inside is beaten. Mo Mengchen made a sudden shot from inside and outside, scoring the highest 41 points, 11 rebounds and 7 assists.
Hill felt a little worse tonight, but his performance was comprehensive enough, especially when he was doing a very good job of feeding Mo Mengchen, successfully revitalizing the team, scoring 24 points, 13 rebounds and 12 assists.
Ginobili's data is the most mediocre of four muskets, but he may be the deepest impression he has made except Momon Dust.
His personal data is only 12 points and 5 assists, but every goal he scores and every assist he gives is a pretty good score and assist.
One of the goals occurred in the buzzer-beating offensive round in the first half. Ginobili singled out the ball from the outside, and broke through with a rhythm change to be selected for the first defense of last season. Kobe, who was selected for the first defense of the year, attacked the basket and challenged O'Neal head-on, but flashed through the Shark's block with a strange pace and made a layup with his left hand.
Reed's performance is the purest, and he interprets that the nickname of the Musketeer is not a false reputation.
All scores came from outside three-pointers. Reed played for 26 minutes through running and inside covers, made 7 of 12 shots from outside the three-point line, scoring 21 points and 2 rebounds.
In addition, second-year Gerald Wallace's performance on the defensive end is obvious to all.
In the fourth quarter, the Pistons' blue-collar inside line was basically wiped out by O'Neal alone, and Westfal had to go to Ewing, and then let Gerald swing to No. 4 for defense.
O'Neal bullied him for a short stature and was not threatening. He boldly attacked Ewing, but was blocked three times, which were decisive.
It was the three-pointer of Reed, and the Lakers urgently needed to stabilize the situation. O'Neal's strong attack failed and was blocked instead. The defensive rebounds generated after three blocks were all taken away by the Pistons, and each defensive rebound formed a counterattack score through rapid transmission.
Gerald only played for 8 minutes, but contributed 4 golden blocks in just 8 minutes, including three of which on O'Neal.
"This is the Detroit Pistons. There will always be some unknown person suddenly appearing on their bench, but they are brave enough to fight superstars like Sharks!"
"After tonight, every Lakers fan will remember this person's name - Gerald Wallace, he is a Warrior!"
The dense firepower points on the outside, the inside fight to the death, and the bottomless lineup depth, these advantages helped the Pistons defeat the Lakers at Staples and complete a regular season double-kill against the latter.
O'Neal scored 38 points and 21 rebounds and could not win the game.
Although Kobe scored 35 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists, he could only drink bitter water of defeat.
"If Shaq can perform more teamwork, we are not without a chance." Kobe shot directly at O'Neal. The point he attacked was that O'Neal did not look at his teammates being blocked and was killed by the Pistons in counterattack.
Of course, the Shark would not let Kobe attack. He asked mockly to the media: "If you don't let me attack, can you let guys with less than 40% hit rate attack? You are really kidding."
Then the two sides shirked responsibility until the next game began.
This is the daily life of the Lakers.
OK, everyone hopes that the other party will evaporate. At the beginning of the game, they have to wear the same jersey to fight for each other. If they win after the game, it would be fine. If they lose, shirk responsibility is indispensable.
Kobe's Eagle County incident had a great impact on his personal reputation, but it had been more than half a year, and no matter how big the matter was, it would be forgotten as time passed.
Kobe has gone from a highly anticipated successor to a despised bow. Although the criminal helped O'Neal to keep the boss's seat, the attitude of the team's management is quite ambiguous.
Jenny Buss, the daughter of boss Buss, repeatedly claimed that the Lakers are sure to stay ok next summer, but the dispute between the two is getting increasingly fierce and doesn't seem to be able to stay together forever.
The Pistons’ press conference is another style.
Hill missed the press conference, and Momonchen brought Reed and Gerald to attend.
The reporter had too many questions about Gerald's block and Reed's three-pointer.
When the reporter asked Mo Mengchen about the key to their away victory over the Lakers, he pushed Gerald into the face of the world: "Remember his face, this guy gave Mr. Sharks three hotpots tonight. He helped us win the game. He is the key tonight."
The lights on the scene are on, and Mo Mengchen's comments will make Gerald appear on the headlines the next day.
By then, his personal exposure will increase greatly.
Gerald rarely encounters such scenes. He is shy and wants to avoid the camera, but this is a press conference. The most important thing is the media holding a camera. As long as he faces the media, it is impossible to avoid the camera.
Unlike Gerald, Reed is used to being in the spotlight.
Although he is not a starter, he has played the sixth man for two years. He averaged 15 points per game last year and was elected the sixth man of the year. He currently averaged 18 points per game in the season. If he keeps it, it is almost a foregone conclusion that he will be the sixth man of the year award again.
"Michael, you are almost the second scorer in the league outside of dor.mo, but you were not an excellent shooter before. What made you make great progress?" the media asked.
After thinking, Reed responded appropriately: "It's my teammate. I used to be a bad shooting player, but I'm lucky to be able to train with the best shooter in the world. My dad is very busy and I can't let him be my teacher, but I can adjust my shooting posture by paying attention to his training. First adjust the shooting posture, then carry out special training according to my dad's training method, and finally it's like this."
Of course, media friends will definitely not ask illiterately: Did you adjust your shooting posture according to the dor.mo's shooting posture but you adjusted it to this ghost?
Although accurate, it's ugly!
The press conference was in-depth and knew everything about the problem, and the gentle Reed, who was as gentle as the second Hill, won the hearts of the reporter. From learning to practicing shooting, the reporter was asking questions tirelessly.
"The most important thing in shooting practice is quality. Standing outside the three-point line and shooting ten shots in a row, you have to hit at least seven to be considered passing the level. Continue to shoot ten shots at the next fixed point. What I call hit is that the ball is completely hollow when entering the basket, and once it touches the basket, it does not count. Only by requiring this accuracy, your shooting movements, the touch of the shooting, and the memory of the muscles can be practiced to a level close to the natural reaction."
Reed gushed about his views on shooting, and the media listened carefully.
Finally, Reed expressed his views on the future to the public: "I want to go further. This is probably the common goal of all NBA players. As long as God's blessing, I will continue to work hard and absolutely do it."
Compared with the Lakers, the Pistons' press conference was too harmonious.
Although fans like to watch the fun, if it is a fun game that has been tossing for several years, anyone will get tired of it. Some people have had enough of the endless civil strife of the Lakers and publicly call on the Lakers' management to trade before the trading deadline.
The call is getting louder and louder, but unless it has really reached an irreconcilable point - in fact it has long been irreconcilable - few management teams can make up their minds to tear it down.
Especially after this game, the Lakers' management is more sure that united can fight the Pistons.
But they never thought about why they couldn't unite.
After defeating the Lakers, the Pistons did not leave. They wanted to play the last game before the All-Star Weekend in Los Angeles, and their opponents were also the Clippers who were rooted in Los Angeles.
Unlike the troubled brothers in the city, the Clippers lived a very stable life.
After more than ten years of rotten, the fans have become numb and the management's ambitions remain unchanged.
This year is the once-in-a-decade draft year, and the team puts all hopes of reconstruction on it.
So, of course, they would not resist any resistance to the pistons coming from afar.
Lose the game quickly and well, be good to others and be good to yourself.
The opponent gave up resistance early, and Westfal happened to do more rotations, taking this opportunity to give the main force more rest.
That night, Mo Mengchen and Hill's playing time were controlled within 25 minutes. The Pistons rotated thirteen people, and all those who entered the activation list were given the chance to play. The most amazing thing was that all the players who played scored, assisted and rebounded.
This is a match that everyone is satisfied with, beginning harmoniously and ending harmoniously.
When the Clippers' head coach Dennis Johnson shook hands with Westfal with a smile.
Mike Bryn, who is a commentator, said: "What kind of mind and spirit is this?"
Lakers celebrity James Worthy, who was the guest of the commentary, said sarcastically: "Mike, don't say that, they are just happy to be closer to LeBron James."
The NBA thus entered a short holiday, and the 2003 All-Star Weekend is coming soon.
If there wasn't a player named Michael Jordan, this All-Star class is actually no different from previous class.
Chapter completed!