Chapter 173: Demon Man
Kobe's start with 0 of 8 shots could not win the 76ers.
Those who have watched the game can clearly feel that there is an invisible force on the Lakers' court reminding Kobe to do the right thing.
"All the changes come from the post-Wish debut," said espn expert Steve A. Smith. "That's why so many teams want him. He's not good on the court, but his every move is significantly affecting the Lakers."
Draft expert Chad Ford said: "What's special about wish is that if you keep staring at him, you will find that nothing special, but as long as you get used to him on the court, you will never get used to not having him on the court."
"Wish made 31 minutes tonight, made 9 of 11 shots, scoring a season-high 23 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists. Coach Chicks, where do you think you did not do well with his defense?"
The reporter handed the microphone to Chicks, and his face was rich and changeable.
If you want to say where to prevent it, Chicks doesn't think it's because they did not prevent it well.
"We think wish's perimeter shooting is not a threat. He punished us with his 5-of-6 score on the outside. I hope other teams will take it as a warning." Cheeks's words were half jokes, "Don't let wish make three-pointers."
Next, the reporter asked a sensitive question.
"There are rumors that in 2005, the 76ers originally wanted to choose wish with the ninth pick in the first round, but later chose Andre because wish gave up participating in the draft. Is this true?"
Chicks replied calmly: "You said it too, this is a rumor. The rumor is somewhat credible and authentic. Please judge for yourself. I can only say that I have never heard of this."
The reporter wanted to make big news, but of course he couldn't let the other party succeed.
If it is publicly admitted, even if they say anything else, they will not regret choosing Iguodala, which will lead the media to a big rhythm. Will Iguodala remain indifferent?
I'm afraid no one can say that the thing that cannot stand the test is the human heart.
At the Lakers' press conference, Jackson was once again questioned.
These questions mainly asked why Wei Xia was not on the starting lineup. Judging from his performance, he is undoubtedly more qualified to play as a starting lineup than Sprewell.
"I think wish is not ready to play as a starting player. You only see his performance, but not the efforts behind him. The pressure that starters and rotation players need to take is different." Jackson said his thoughts in front of Wei Xia. "Now he only needs to maintain his current performance, which can bring us a huge help."
Kobe was also forced to answer questions about Wei Xia.
He assisted in double digits today, 5 of which were obtained from Wei Xia.
The reporter asked Kobe to comment on Wei Xia's performance.
This is probably the last thing Kobe wants to do now.
"You all saw it. He was great. He seized the opportunity and was incredibly good." Kobe's answer was disconnected and he spoke it without organizing his words.
Even so, it can still be seen that he does not like reporters' questions.
As for Wei Xia, he played the best game of his career - so far. The reporters have no expectations for his interview.
"23 points are the highest point in your career. Do you have anything to say?"
"I'm very grateful thanks to my teammates passing the ball."
The answers have a little more vocabulary than usual, but there is no content.
"What is your biggest feeling since entering the league?"
“The season is too long.”
Don't think about anything coming out of his mouth, never think about it.
This is the consensus of media reporters. Although they are in the Lakers, sports reporters across the United States will pay attention to him with a magnifying glass, but Wei Xia is not affected.
He is not indifferent to journalists, and his approach is worse than treating journalists indifferently.
He succeeded in making the reporter think of him as a boring person.
If the reporter does not follow or report, and even if he doesn't even ban you, he will have no traffic. If there is no traffic, there will not be many fans, and the business value will be reduced. If there is nothing to do, the advantage of being in Los Angeles will not be that big.
Wei Xia was born to not like to contact the media and did not like to show off. His performance on the stage was casual and did not want to please anyone.
The media doesn't like it, fans have a sense of distance towards him, and for him, he doesn't want to make things off the court too complicated.
When Wei Xia entered the locker room, her teammates did not play the so-called cooling game against him like before.
Kobe had a stiff face, and wanted to say something but didn't say it.
Wei Xia didn't like to break the silence, so the Zen master came in and gave a few instructions and let everyone have their own peace. If you want to go back to the hotel, go to the bus to gather. If you want to stay in a nightclub, just remember one thing and leave on time tomorrow morning.
Wei Xia originally wanted to go home to sleep, but he thought that the Zen master would not agree, so he simply called his parents and asked them to leave on their own. He wanted to take the team's bus back to the hotel.
Four consecutive away games, the Lakers won and lost two games, with neither good nor bad results,
Next, they will return to home and play five consecutive games.
There will be no away games until November 27, after Thanksgiving.
Judging from the schedule, it is very good, but looking at the schedule in December, many people can't laugh.
In the last month of 2005, the Lakers had 8 away games in their first 10 games, including a 6-game trip.
Judging from the schedule alone, the Lakers' schedule is extreme. It is either very comfortable or painful, and there is no ambiguous game schedule.
Wei Xia returned to the hotel room and thought about the game. He thought Kobe had something to say, but was blocked by the external environment.
Although Wei Xia believes that he does not need to have a heart-to-heart talk with Kobe, the opponent is the top player in the team and needs to fight side by side for a long time in the future. If there is anything stuck in your heart, it will explode if you don’t vent now.
Wei Xia gave up the idea of going to bed immediately, found out Kobe's room and knocked on the door.
He rang the doorbell for five minutes and was almost certain that Kobe was not inside.
With his temper, it is impossible for others to ring the bell outside for five minutes.
So late, where would he go if he is not in the room?
Wei Xia went to the hotel's gym.
If there wasn't here, he could only return without success, allowing Kobe to keep things in his heart, hoping to suffocate him to death or digest it by himself.
Fortunately, he knows Kobe after all.
Kobe, who just played 36 minutes on the 76ers, made 6 of 23 shots, scored 24 points, 7 rebounds and 10 assists, chose to practice before going to bed.
Wei Xia was clearly here to see Kobe. Seeing him silently lifting iron, he didn't know how to start, so he pretended not to come to him, as if he had not vented his energy and practiced his somewhat sore legs.
Their silence lasted for several minutes.
Kobe kept sweeping to his place since Wei Xia entered the gym.
He finally couldn't help it, "Don't you celebrate it well after getting the highest score in your career, but torture yourself here?"
"I think you should have something to say to me," Wei Xia said bluntly.
He stopped his movements. To be honest, his feet were sore, and there was no need to practice more. Kobe had said a lot of stupid things, but the saying just now was not, if you had to practice more after a high-intensity game, it would really torture himself.
"I? Have something to say to you?" Kobe was stunned by Wei Xia's question and said incoherently, "What can I say to you? What can I say to you and you? I got a double-double, 7 rebounds, and only scored 6 goals and scored 24 points. What do I need to say to you?"
After hearing what he said, Wei Xia praised knowingly: "Well, it's really amazing to score 6 goals and score 24 points."
"Then why don't you trust me?" Suddenly, Kobe changed his face.
His tone was like a character in a comedy who said to his subordinates who made a mistake for the purpose of the comedy effect: "I'm not angry, how could I get angry? Why are you so smart and capable of me?"
"Don't trust you? When did it happen?"
"Don't think of denying it. When you first came on the court in the second half, why did you suddenly stop passing the ball to me? Why didn't you let me attack at a low post?" Kobe asked, "Isn't this not distrust me?"
Wei Xia retorted: "I trusted you as much as I am now."
"But you're not doing that."
"No, that's it, and the words and deeds are the same."
"Is it a sign of trusting me if I don't give me the ball?"
"I gave it. As long as you stand outside the three-point line, I gave every ball."
"Face the problem!" Kobe roared, "When I asked for the ball at the low post, you didn't even look at it. If I hadn't put the overall situation first, we would have lost the ball because of three-second violations!"
Wei Xia said without any sincerity: "Thank you for taking the overall situation into consideration. The reason why I didn't let you attack from the low post was because you had already shot nine times in a row without making any attempts. I believe the result of the tenth time would not be good. I also believe that you would not ignore the interests of the entire team because of personal intention. From beginning to end, I believe you."
"Ha! Let's just let it go!" Kobe smiled angrily, "You said that my tenth attack won't be good either. Is it trusting me?"
Wei Xia's answer made Kobe as uncomfortable as shit.
"I believe you won't even score the tenth goal, it's also a kind of trust." Wei Xia's words fell to the ground, as if they were about to spread throughout the gym.
It was late at night, with only Wei Xia and Kobe inside.
Kobe seemed to have endured it to the limit, with anger in his mouth. He should have been calm before the heavy rain came. Wei Xia had been on the road for a long time, but he had not waited for it to come.
"If you have nothing to say, I'll take a step first." Wei Xia yawned, "My energy is still a little different from that of someone like you."
"A person like me?" Kobe said exaggeratingly, "Which kind of person?"
Wei Xia said: "In my eyes, you are like an angel and a devil, so I decided to neutralize... You are a demon."
Kobe was stunned when he heard it. He didn't know if he didn't understand Wei Xia's meaning or was shocked by the word he had never heard before.
Chapter completed!