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When Ke Yan used two days of vacation to accompany Wang Lifan around Atlanta and spent their first New Year's Eve together, the Lakers, who had returned to Los Angeles first, were shocked. Rudy Tomjanovich appeared.

He had "hematuria", which directly shocked the entire Lakers team. The team immediately arranged for Tomjanovich to be hospitalized and tracked his physical condition.

This is the opportunity that Ke Yan has been waiting for for a long time, but his mood at this time is not excitement, but sadness. Ever since he traveled through time, he has been growing up under the care of Tomjanovich for most of the time, and he has been slowly growing up.

Slowly get the opportunity to show your talents.

When he went to the Rockets for an interview, he originally failed, but it was Tomjanovich who recruited him into the coaching staff. The original intention may have been just to communicate better with Yao Ming, but when he emerged, Tomjanovich did not have any suppression.

Instead, it gave Ke Yan plenty of opportunities to show off his talent.

After practicing in the Suns, he was invited to the Lakers. Ke Yan was named the "third assistant coach" and was actually the "executive deputy coach." Even the on-the-spot scheduling and tactical adjustments during timeouts were left to him. The media was praising "

When he was a "genius assistant coach", he would inevitably question Tomjanovich for "hugging Kimi's lap", but he would never be unhappy about it, and instead trusted Ke Yan more.

For such an old man, Ke Yan sincerely hopes that he can recover.

It was already afternoon when Ke Yan returned to Los Angeles. As soon as possible, he rushed to the hospital to visit Tomjanovich.

The journey was a bit long and it took almost an hour to arrive. Ke Yan bought some nutritional supplements at a nearby supermarket and came to the ward.

The door to the ward was open, and there were many people standing inside. After hearing the noise, the people inside turned their heads, including Jim Buss, Kupchak and other Lakers staff.

"Rudy, how is the situation?" Ke Yan asked.

"The specific test results haven't come out yet, but the possibility of cancer recurrence can basically be ruled out," Tomjanovich's wife Jenny said.

Fortunately, there should be no danger to his life. Ke Yan also breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that history has not changed because of his arrival.

Lying on the hospital bed, Tomjanovich looked at Ke Yan, with a trace of blood coming out of his pale face.

"Thank you for coming to see me, Kimi. But you have a more important task now." Tomjanovich said.

"For the team and for you, I will do my best!" Ke Yan glanced at Tomjanovich and understood what he meant, "You have a good rest, I will go back and prepare now!" Chapter 59 Take care of us

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He leaned down and shook Tomjanovich's hand, expressing his blessings. Ke Yan turned and left.

"Take care of our Lakers!"

"Take care of our Lakers!" These words echoed in Keyan's mind.

Ke Yan closed the wards and before entering the elevator, Jim Bass chased him out from behind and stopped Ke Yan.

"Kimi!" Jim Bass looked at Ke Yan, like a drowning man grabbing a life-saving straw, "Rudy means that the team may be left to you for the time being."

To be honest, Ke Yan is not willing to discuss this topic at this time, but he also knows how serious the internal fighting among the Lakers' top management is! Under Jerry Buss, there are Jim Buss and Jeanne Buss who share the same opposition.

There is Kupchak waiting for the opportunity. Tomjanovich is considered a member of Jim Buss's faction. If he cannot inherit Jim Buss's support for Tomjanovich, then he will have no chance to sit on the Lakers.

In the position of acting head coach!

"Whether I serve as the acting head coach or continue to serve as an assistant coach, I will do my best to help the Lakers." Ke Yan expressed his attitude that he is eager to become the acting head coach of the Lakers.

Jim Bass nodded: "Do a good job, I will support you behind the scenes!"

At 8 o'clock in the evening, the Lakers faced the challenge of the SuperSonics at Staples Center. Both teams and the Dallas Mavericks had a record of 21 wins and 10 losses. However, the SuperSonics ranked third in the Western Conference and the Lakers ranked third.

Fifth in the West.

Even if the Lakers can win, they can't surpass the Sonics, because the Sonics are the championship team of the Northwest Division.

Before the game, the big screen in the arena played the team's VCR supporting Tomjanovich, which also received applause from the fans. Although many people said that the Lakers' outstanding performance this season was because of Ke Yan's presence, they ignored it.

It would be absolutely foolish to remove Tomjanovich's contribution.

Hamblen replaced Tomjanovich as the conductor in this game, while Ke Yan sat next to him and made suggestions. This is also normal. Ke Yan has not been with the team in the past two days. Something happened to Tomjanovich.

The team must arrange someone as soon as possible to stabilize the morale of the team. Moreover, Hamblen is the chief assistant coach, so he should be his first choice.

Although the team has made appropriate arrangements, Ke Yan can still clearly feel that the team's morale is low. Players are also human beings. When such a big thing happens to the head coach, you can't ask the players to have no ideas!

The lineups of both sides have not changed much. The Lakers still have Atkins, Kobe, Butler, Odom, and Anderson. The SuperSonics have Ridnour, Ray Allen, Lewis, and Radmanovic.

, Jerome James’ lineup played enjoyable basketball.

Jerome James won the jump ball and the game began.

The SuperSonics formation spread out, Ray Allen received the ball from the outside, and Jerome James pulled out for the pick-and-roll. Ray Allen did not go sideways to avoid the wall, but suddenly accelerated and passed through the gap. Kobe wanted to go around the screen.

He wanted to chase, but was a step too late. Ray Allen suddenly reached the free throw line and made a jump shot.

The Lakers attack, Odom takes the ball in the middle, Anderson goes to the side to cover Kobe, which diverts the Sonics' defensive focus. Odom suddenly takes the ball and changes direction to the right, and Radmanovic moves laterally half a step slower.

Shoot, it was broken through.

Odom's breakthrough attracted Lewis's cover. Butler cut to the basket and carried Jerome James for a layup. Although the ball did not go in, it caused a foul on the opponent.

It caused damage to the opponent, but Butler failed to seize the free throw opportunity and made one of two free throws.

When the SuperSonics attacked, the Lakers players expanded their defense and did not give the opponent a chance to easily shoot from the outside. Lewis took the ball and broke into the Lakers' interior. Anderson and Odom formed a double-team on him. Lewis missed the shot.

Jerome James tipped the ball into the basket.

The Sonics have suddenly emerged this season. In addition to the improvement in efficiency of twin stars Ray Allen and Lewis, the improvement of floor point guard Ridnour and inside blue-collar Jerome James is very important. The former can also play a role when the team's offense is smooth.

A point of firepower, he can stabilize the rhythm when the offense is not going well. The latter has a near-double-double of 11.9 this season. The defensive end stabilizes the penalty area and the offensive end can seize the opportunity to eat cake.

When the Lakers attacked, Kobe received the ball in the corner, turned around and faced Ray Allen for a single. After a tentative step, he missed a jump shot. The rebound was grabbed by James, and he passed to Ray Allen for a fast break.

The latter ran wildly across half court, changed direction to the right and passed Kobe, attracting Atkins to defend and pass to Lewis who cut in the middle. The latter easily scored a layup, and the SuperSonics took a 6:1 lead at the beginning.

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The Lakers attacked, and the players spread out. Kobe held the ball in the low post for a single, leaned on Ray Allen twice, turned towards the baseline and made a fadeaway jump shot. 3 to 6.

It is difficult for Ray Allen to guard Kobe Bryant one-on-one. The Lakers' offensive formation is very open, and it is not easy for the Sonics to form a double team.

In the SuperSonics position battle, Ridnour was brought to the frontcourt, Ray Allen ran from the baseline to the top line, Radmanovic gave him a pick-and-roll without the ball, Kobe was a step slower around the screen, and Odom made up the position in time.

Radmanovic made an oblique pass and missed it. It was too late for Butler to come back and Radmanovic caught the ball and threw it directly to Lewis on the weak side. The latter raised his hand and hit a three-pointer. 3:9!
This is the usual routine of the Sonics' offense. Odom and Lewis are both responsible for the defense of this ball!,

The Lakers had a somewhat unfavorable start!