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The Raptors will have a wave of western road trips next, against the Lakers, the Suns, and the Nuggets back to back. Although the schedule is intensive, it will not play against strong teams consecutively, and the physical strength of the players can be adjusted.

On November 20, when the Raptors arrived in Los Angeles, Yang Rui told Thomas the hotel in advance.

As soon as they met, Thomas asked, "Jennifer invited us to dinner, do you have time?"

"Of course, this game is not difficult to play."

"The Lakers are not difficult to play? I thought you were going to have a meeting." Thomas wondered.

"Don't you watch the news recently? The Lakers lineup is not complete."

During the preseason game against the Wizards, Kobe suffered a fracture to the fourth metacarpal in his right hand and will be out for 4-6 weeks. The Lakers are now mainly supported by O'Neal and Rice, with fewer stars. The Lakers have a good record of 8 wins and 3 losses at the beginning, but if they want to deal with the strong Raptors, they will definitely not be able to rely on a superstar.

Everyone knows that O'Neal is a great threat, and Yang Rui is not afraid. The Raptors have no shortage of strong men, and problems that can be solved by "shark-cutting tactics" are not considered problems.

Many people say that Kobe hugs O'Neal's thigh. In fact, without Kobe, the Lakers are just a playoff team and will never win the championship. Since joining the Lakers in 1996, O'Neal has been swept out twice in the playoffs. Not as invincible as the fans make it out to be.

In the evening, Yang Rui and Thomas went on an appointment and met Jennifer Aniston and her girlfriend Christine Hahn. Christine is a screenwriter, producer, producer, writer, and all-round talent in the entertainment industry. They have known each other since they were teenagers .

Brad Pitt didn't come, he went to shoot Guy Ritchie's new film "Abduction and Robbery". It is common for actors to live apart from their lovers for their careers.

During the meal, the four chatted about movies, and Yang Rui understood why Jennifer would make comedies after divorcing Pete and hang out with the "bad boy gang". Kristen is close with the rotten gang, likes the shit jokes, and is a hard-boiled woman.

In the future, she wrote a "Fake Family" script, asking her best friend to play the role of a prostitute in the movie, **** Christine wants to cooperate, she and Jennifer plan to start a film and television company, not only involving Hollywood movies, but also web video.

They have contacts in Hollywood and know how to shoot, but they have to be divided into a large part when they are put on TV stations or in theaters. Video websites are an option.

"Is it possible that we shot a video and broadcast it directly on the Internet? That kind of low-budget comedy." Kristen asked.

"sure,

We have thought about this, but the time is not yet ripe, we have to take it step by step. "Yang Rui laughed.

Online video will be popular in the future. China has Youku, LeTV, iQiyi, Tencent Video, etc. The most famous YouTube in the United States did not appear until 2005. The founders are Chinese Americans Chen Shijun and Chad Hurley. Night.

If Yang Rui is asked to do these things now, he will definitely not be able to do them. He only knows the concepts, so he has to find professionals to do them, and the technology can only meet the standards.

Jennifer asked, "When do you think it will work?"

"Not sure, but I agree to start a film and television company." Yang Rui laughed.

"Aren't you afraid of losing money by cooperating with our two girls?" Jennifer asked with a smile.

After filming "Friends", her life is completely different. She has a high reputation all over the world, and her ambitions have also grown.

"Don't be afraid, I believe in you. You also have to believe that Facebook will grow bigger and bigger." What Yang Rui needs is contacts. Compared with film selection, who can be more discerning than him, a reborn person? It's a pity that the Marvel universe project has already started, and he can't keep up with this super big IP.

They chatted a lot about the film production company.

Generally, the income of North American movies depends on the industry chain. Movie box office only accounts for 20%, DVD rental and sales account for 40%, and TV and peripherals account for 4%. Taking Disney as an example, movies, TV stations, derivative products, and Disneyland have formed a complete industrial chain.

If unrelated people invest in movies and step into the entertainment circle, they will probably be eaten without any bones left. Yang Rui's goal is to get involved in this circle before the box office takes off in 2004. These years, he mainly focuses on making friends.

Thomas is more interested than Yang Rui, not for movies and money, but for Hollywood beauties.

On the 21st, when the Raptors played away against the Lakers, Yang Rui brought all the tall insiders. Bai Bowen, Boykins, and Jumaine-Jones were not included in the 12-man roster.

O'Neal's low-post dominance is super strong, and anyone who has watched the Lakers game knows this well. With his physical fitness, it's like a bear playing basketball with humans, which is too unfair. Even the most famous defensive centers in the league, Mutombo and Mourning, can only be abused when defending O'Neal alone, and Olajuwon can only explode with him at most.

In the 1997-98 season, when the Knicks played against the Lakers, Ewing had the upper hand against O'Neal twice because of the style of play. The Lakers didn't have a three-pointer. Do it again.

Therefore, Yang Rui arranged for a single defense, a triangle attack against "Zen Master", and let Cato, who is 211cm tall and weighs 125kg, start.

After the game started, although Cato couldn't guard O'Neal, he could at least stand up near the penalty area. O'Neal couldn't easily squeeze him out for a dunk and went deep into the basket with his feet. Cato wrestled with him and fouled him in time to send him a free throw.

Don't think that fouling is easy. If a small man comes up, he will definitely be hit by O'Neill and staggered. He may not be able to hold people back, and he may be beaten 2+1.

The biggest feature of O'Neal is that he often knocks opponents out of the basket. If he is a small man who is misplaced, he can sometimes dunk with a person on his body.

O'Neal is the only one of the four major centers who can't make a mid-range shot, but he is the most dominant on the offensive end. He takes the ball in the low post, backs up twice to the middle or the bottom line, and turns around and throws. The opponent basically can only watch. If it weren't for the bad free throws, O'Neal would definitely not have only one scoring champion in his career.

Yang Rui's defensive strategy is different from other teams. He only defends O'Neal, guards against other players, fouls if he can't stand it, and ensures that someone interferes in front of others when they make a shot.

Kevin Cato and Jerome James took turns pestering O'Neal in the first half, committing four fouls each. O'Neal only made 7 of 16 free throws, and his offensive efficiency was not high.

As long as the Lakers don't make a shot, the Raptors immediately fight back and make a shot before O'Neal defends back. Positional battles, pull out screens inside, guards catch and shoot or misplace O'Neal, which constantly consumes his physical strength.

The offensive efficiency of the Lakers' role players is not high, and Rice is also guarded by McGrady.

The Raptors stopped fouling in the second half, and replaced Willis and Miller against O'Neal. After three quarters, the "Sharks" finally showed signs of fatigue. In the fourth quarter, he faced an organizational center like Miller, and the defensive end was very uncomfortable. The Raptors sealed the victory 15-3.

O'Neal played 45 minutes, made 18 of 32 shots, 9 of 20 free throws, scored 45 points, 15 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 blocks. The Lakers lost the game 100-116.

The six Raptors scored in double figures, and Carter was the best, making 13 of 26 shots, 1 of 2 three-pointers, 7 of 8 free throws, 34 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists.

O'Neal began to regard Carter as a thorn in his side and a thorn in his flesh. The two are the biggest competitors for the regular season mvp this season.

The Raptors started off with ten consecutive victories and continued to lead the league.