basketball scientist

After the game, Kobe and his old friend Carter hugged each other.

In the past summer, both of them fell to the bottom of their careers and entered the most difficult stage of their lives. Now, Kobe has gradually moved away from the bottom. His outstanding performance has won the support of Lakers fans, and his commercial value is also recovering.

After Carter's public announcement of leaving the team, his relationship with the Raptors, from management to fans, has broken down. Toronto fans used to support him, but now they hate him. I'm afraid Carter would rather play away games now.

I don’t want to play in Toronto either.

The Raptors put Carter on the trade list, and the conflicts between the two sides made Carter at the lowest point of the trade value. If the Lakers made a move and traded for Carter without moving Kobe, the improvement in strength would be visible to the naked eye. If it were true,

If Kobe Carter formed a wing combination, Ke Yan would be sure to lead the team into the top four in the Western Conference and have the power to compete with any opponent except the Spurs. However, for various reasons, Ke Yan did not propose this to Tomjanovich

Suggestions for improving team strength.

First, if the trade is initiated, the bargaining chip will most likely be Butler, Odom, or a package of both. The former is Ke Yan's supporter in the locker room, and the latter is the person the Lakers rely on most inside, and his comprehensiveness is

There are very important positions in the offensive system created by Ke Yan; secondly, Kobe attaches great importance to personal data this season. It is unknown what his attitude is towards having a top singles player on the wing to divide his ball rights. Ke Yan took the risk to propose this

The suggestion may offend people; thirdly, it is also Ke Yan's selfishness. He gave up the shining resume that was easily available in the Suns and came to the Lakers to help Tomjanovich solve the problem, but he aimed at the position of acting head coach of the Lakers in the second half of the season.

Before he really takes the position, he doesn’t want anything to get out of control.

On the second day of back-to-back games, the Lakers lost shockingly, losing to the Portland Trail Blazers in an away game... No, the Portland Trail Blazers were shocking.

In the past few seasons, in order to quickly increase the team's competitiveness, the Blazers' management spent a lot of money to recruit a group of troubled youths. Drug abuse, domestic violence, physical abuse, drunk driving, and assaulting the police were all things they did not dare to do!

It also greatly damaged the image of the Trail Blazers and even the entire NBA. The league was dissatisfied with them and the fans were very resistant. They carried out a drastic purge of problematic youths in the team and cut off some thorns in the team. This season, the team's

There are relatively few negative news, but the decline in strength has been serious.

However, facing such an opponent, the Lakers failed to continue their good form since the start of the season and were overwhelmed in the paint by their new partners Randolph and Raheem, who did not get along well.

Randolph defeated Odom and scored 30 points, 12 rebounds and 2 assists in the game. Raheem also scored a double-double of 20 points and 10. This pair of inside partners rarely achieved 1 1>2 in the game.

chemical reaction.

After a good start to the game, the mentality of the Lakers players changed. They were too confident, too relaxed, their shot selection became worse, their passes were too casual, and they made a lot of mistakes.

This situation will happen to teams based on offense from time to time. The key is that the superstars in the team must be able to help the team. In this game, Kobe performed well, making 11 of 27 shots, 6 of 6 free throws, and scored 30 points.

points. However, the team lost ground inside, and Kobe was a little helpless.

One day later, the Lakers visited the Pepsi Center to challenge the Nuggets, their opponent in the team's season opener. The Lakers lost 106 to 114 and suffered two consecutive losses. (10-7)

Kobe Bryant scored 33 points and Butler also scored 23 points. The two of them alone accounted for more than half of the Lakers' total points. Unfortunately, the others were troubled by the Nuggets' plateau home court, and they couldn't find any sense on the offensive end.

Only Anderson scored in double figures. The team's second-leading player, Odom, performed like a sleepwalker throughout the game. He played 27 minutes, scored 2 points and 5 rebounds, and caused three turnovers to the Nuggets and N defensive misalignments!

In the fourth quarter, he was directly replaced by Tomjanovich and was given a training session!

On the other hand, the Nuggets changed the situation of Anthony playing alone in the first round of the two teams' confrontation. Under Andre Miller's dispatch, six players scored in double figures in the whole game.

In the locker room after the game, Odom was also criticized by Tomjanovich. His basketball talent is very good, but his off-court life is too chaotic, including alcoholism, gambling, and a big butt.

He would take some pills to cheer him up, which directly affected his performance on the court.

Whether it is the management, fans or coaching staff, they all have high hopes for Odom, and even Ke Yan regards him as a very important tactical fulcrum. Tomjanovich also loves him deeply and feels responsible for him! But he

If he continues to be full of five poisons, no one can save him.

On December 4, the Lakers played away against their old rival Kings. After an offensive battle, they lost 117 to 120 and suffered a three-game losing streak. (10-8)

The Suns attacked with 7 seconds, and a whirlwind of fast play swept the league. The Kings, once the representative of "gorgeous basketball", have experienced a decline this season. The team's first brother, Webber, has been affected by injuries for many years and is unable to exert his full combat effectiveness and possession of the ball.

And the core position has also quietly been transferred to the outside.

In fact, the growth of Brad Miller and the improvement of Mike Bibby have given the Kings a pretty good lineup, at least much better than the Lakers. On the surface, ranking among the top four in the Western Conference is not a big problem. However, in the playoffs in consecutive years

After failing to achieve breakthrough results, the Kings also experienced some internal strife this season. There were some conflicts between Peja and Weber, and Peja and Bibby, which also affected the Kings' record.

However, facing the Lakers, who had once blocked them from the Finals, the Kings' former top five put aside their contradictions, rallied their spirits and showed their best, recreating the gorgeous Princeton offensive system.

Butler was told before the game to guard against Peja's three-pointers, and today he suppressed Peja's three-pointers to 2 of 7. But he actually allowed Peja to get 9 free throws through breakthroughs. This is

Peja Stojakovic!

It’s no wonder that Ke Yan took Peja’s technical statistics after the game and criticized Butler for his output: “Are you just a single-threaded thinker? If you are asked to guard against his three-pointers, you will only guard against his three-pointers.

You don't care about the rest? You kid is lucky that you didn't let him finish tenth. Otherwise, Peja will have to thank you for the rest of his life for allowing him to have a day of double figures in free throws and experience the exhilaration of Harden."

Kobe once again scored 30, but was unable to stop the team's defeat. After three consecutive losses, the Lakers fell from fourth in the Western Conference to eighth in the Western Conference. The fans' originally relaxed hearts were raised in their throats again.

Three consecutive defeats are already very uncomfortable. What’s even more terrible is that these three games were either positional battles between opponents of the same level, or were brutal games where the opponents were inferior to the Lakers. Losing this kind of game makes people feel uncomfortable.

Very depressing, really!

(Speed ​​up to pass some games and enter the plot line where Ke Yan is in charge earlier)