Chapter 451 [Lonely Hero]
The Bulls beat the Bucks and the Grizzlies again, achieving a four-game winning streak.
Wang Jun scored 31 points and 33 points respectively. Fans have become accustomed to this performance and said they are not satisfied.
The Lakers were not so lucky. Kobe was missing two games due to an ankle sprain. The Lakers immediately suffered two consecutive losses, and they lost to the weak Jazz at home and away.
Many people say that Kobe is too independent, but the Lakers can't do it without him.
How can a group of selfless but without attacking people win? Give Smarsh Parker, Walton, and Odom unlimited shots, and they can't score high points like Kobe.
Fortunately, Kobe was not seriously injured and came back soon, scoring 35 points, helping the Lakers defeat the Warriors, ending his losing streak.
"Zen Master" Jackson no longer restricts Kobe's playing style. He arranged the tactics of helping Kobe cover the ball and his teammates wait for opportunities on the periphery.
The Bulls then defeated the Timberwolves and Raptors. Wang Jun failed to obtain good data, so it was too easy to win.
The Raptors are one of the worst teams, and the Timberwolves have become a weak team.
Kassel was sent to the Clippers. Spreville did not renew his contract with the Timberwolves. The team relied on Garnett and Szebiak to support him. The two were not in harmony.
The Timberwolves became a big laughing stock in the league. They offered a three-year, 26 million contract for 33-year, in the summer. According to the data of "Madman" in the past season, this is probably going to be a junk contract, which is not worth the price at all.
As a result, Spreville refused without hesitation, because "No 10 million is not enough to support his family."
No team gave the "madman" any more, he withdrew from the NBA stage and said goodbye to the fans who once cheered him loudly with his pride. From then on, he stayed away from the messy gossip.
Without good teammates, a group of blue-collar workers around him. Garnett continued to perform efficiently, but no one said he was an MVP-level star anymore.
After six straight wins, the Bulls lost to the Pacers away.
Wang Jun faced the super difficult Artest, and the Pacers were one of the few teams that didn't need to double-team him.
The Pacers are the favorites to win the championship, and Artest's strength has been recognized.
In the nba2006 game, his number was set to 90, making him the Pacers' number one star.
When O'Neal Jr. was suppressed by Duncan in the finals last season, Artest stood up and dragged the game into tiebreak.
Reggie Miller retired. The Pacers selected the first round 17 pick Danny Granger as the substitute in the summer of 2005. Granger's shooting was not as accurate as Miller, and his defense was much better. He averaged 22 minutes per game. He scored 7.5 points, 4.7 rebounds and 1.2 assists.
The Pacers followed the Bulls and ranked third in the East, with their weakness being the lack of a stable three-pointer.
Larry Bird had wanted to exchange for King Stojakovic, but the king's request was to give Artest, a star player with a great value contract. Without Artest's defense would be worse. The Pacers did not agree and were willing to give Jackson, but the deal could not be reached.
After losing, the Bulls made another consecutive victory, winning the Nuggets, Knicks, and Trail Blazers one after another.
The Knicks continued to be at the bottom of the East with 12 wins and 24 losses. Marbury was injured and missed, so they completely lost their competitiveness.
The Bulls are likely to win the top three picks next season, so the Knicks are not playing badly at all and want to win very much. Unfortunately, they can't win.
In the back-to-back game, the Bulls lost to the Pacers again. Wang Jun faced Artest, Jackson and O'Neal Jr.'s efficiency decreased and he only scored 26 points. The Pacers became the most successful team to defend Wang Jun.
Everyone has several victims. Artest is not bad at defending Wang Jun every time, but Arte is easily defeated by Wade, whose scoring ability is not as good as Wang Jun.
The Bulls exposed a lot of problems. Chandler had poor offense and had many fouls.
David Lee hit the rookie wall, not only did he have bad defense, but he lost his accurate shot in the mid-range shot, and many open positions were not included.
Nosioni and Lol Deng are still Wang Jun's most reliable helper, and the three attacked and led the bulls forward.
On January 20, the Bulls fought against the Rockets again, and Wang Jun showed his power.
The Rockets are in a bad mood. McGrady returns and Yao Ming is injured again. Mutombo serves as the starting center and can't help Wang Jun with a pick-and-roll. This is an obvious weakness.
The Rockets' offense was excellent. McGrady scored 35 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists, Alstom scored 18 points and 8 assists, and made 4 three-pointers. Howard also performed well, scoring 20 points and 5 rebounds.
The three helped the team lead the way for most of the time. At the end of the moment, McGrady was not physically strong and was singled out by Wang Jun, dragging the game into overtime.
After that, Wang Jun dominated overtime, scored 11 points, scored 55 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists in the game, surpassing Iverson again, and averaged 33.2 points per game to top the scoring list.
Iverson had two games abrupt and dropped to 32.9 points.
Wang Jun only stayed at the top of the scoring list for a day before being overtaken by Kobe again.
On the 21st, Kobe went crazy and scored an astonishing 81 points against the Raptors at home, leading the Lakers to defeat their opponents 122-104.
Kobe made 28 of 46 shots in the game, 7 of 13 three-pointers, and 18 of 20 free throws. He scored 14 points, 12 points, 27 points and 28 points in the four quarters. 81 points ranked second in NBA history, surpassing Wang Jun's 74 points and Chamberlain's 78 points. Only Chamberlain's 100 points were ranked ahead of him.
Kobe did not pass the ball in the second half. Including the free throws, he shot 66 in the game.
The Raptors ranked fourth from the bottom in the Eastern Conference with 14 wins and 27 losses in the first game. The situation was great and they were heading straight for the No. 1 pick, but they suddenly stopped playing badly recently, which made the manager very depressed. Now the retribution has come.
Until the third quarter, the Raptors were still leading the Lakers in double figures, which allowed Kobe to get a lot of playing time. After this game, Kobe averaged 35.3 points per game, ranking first in the league.
This game caused a sensation and made headlines in major media.
Online fans are also discussing, and there are two voices.
One is optimistic about Kobe, believing that he will bring the team into the playoffs by himself, and is one of the strongest scorers in NBA history.
Another way is that Kobe scored with a high shot and did not pass the ball against a weak team. With him, his teammates could not play at the level.
In any case, Kobe successfully attracted the attention of fans.
The Lakers Dynasty collapsed, O'Neal left, Kobe encountered the QJ case and the 2004 Finals defeat. Last season, he missed a game due to injury, and the Lakers did not make it to the playoffs...
Because of all the above, his popularity has dropped sharply.
In the new season, fans are all disgusted with Kobe, waiting to watch him lively, and when he leads the team out of the regular season again, they can happily laugh at him. Unexpectedly, Kobe staged a "Return of the King", leading a group of teammates who are not strong and relied on their personal abilities to attract the focus to Los Angeles, and the Lakers' record has also reached the eighth place in the Western Conference.
I have to say that Kobe this season is very charming.
What makes people fascinated is not those high scores, but the aura of never giving up and trying to challenge the whole world, he has become a lone hero.
The reporter interviewed many stars and basically expressed his praise for Kobe.
There are also people who are as black-faced as O'Neal who refuses to interview. He is very happy that the Lakers did not make the playoffs last season, and Kobe led the team to achieve good results was not what he wanted to see.
Kobe is a smart player. No matter what others say, he just needs to work hard to score.
He knew very well that the Lakers had almost no chance of winning the championship this season, so he planned to start with personal honors and win the first scoring champion of his career.
Chapter completed!