The rest is just noise

In addition to preparing for Ga4, the Lakers also need to prepare for the lottery draw held at the end of the month.

Although this year's grand prize had been booked by the Lakers as early as last year, only a handful of people knew about it.

Within the Lakers, the only person who knew about this was Louis.

Therefore, there is no final decision within the Lakers regarding who to send to participate in the lottery.

Jim Bass thought it had to be him.

"I want to ask, which of you has done more for this team than me?"

"Which of you will travel for a month for the team?"

"Have any of you ever traveled to remote areas to scout players for your team?"

"Has any of you found talent for the team that you can rely on for the future?"

When the second generation of Bass were arguing about this, Bass Jr.'s speech ended the debate.

Although Kobe has not yet fully played, based on the Lakers' internal evaluation and the conversion of the data for 38 minutes, the conclusion is that Kobe's immediate combat ability at this stage is accurate, if not the top among his peers.

First-line players.

Considering that only Jermaine O'Neal is younger than him among his peers, his room for growth can be said to be unlimited.

When it comes to Kobe Bryant, the Lakers' scouting department has a minimum expectation - at least he will be an All-Star in the future.

For being able to unearth such talents, Bass Jr.’s contribution cannot be compared to the so-called business contributions of his brothers and sisters.

It can be said that Bass Jr. is the second generation closest to the center of power.

After he finished speaking, Johnny Bass, who had always been only interested in wine, said, "If you really want to go, then go ahead. We can't get the No. 1 pick anyway."

The Lakers' lottery pick comes from Vancouver, but the latter is considered a good team among a bad team. It is not so bad as to be at the bottom. It is just in the middle and upper position, and the probability of getting the No. 1 pick is only 8%.

Little Bas began to dream: "It's hard to say, my luck has always been very good."

Jenny immediately struck: "Really? Why do I think you are likely to get a lower lottery pick?"

"Whatever, even if the lottery is not high, our Messiah can use it to select the best player." Little Buss turned into a licking dog, "I believe Coach Lu, he can use it even with the last pick of the second round.

Select the best player in the class."

Little Buzz casually boasted something that even Louis didn't recognize.

His brothers and sisters just laughed at him secretly and did not say it to his face.

The matter was settled, and Buss attended the lottery on behalf of the Lakers.

After that, little Bas turned his energy to torturing Louis.

Louis didn't want to go to this show with a predetermined outcome, but Bass insisted on inviting him to go with him.

Because this is the first time Bass has participated in the lottery, he doesn't want to go there and not understand anything. When the time comes, the lottery will be small, make a joke, and embarrass the team.

"Unless you announce after the No. 1 pick that we won't select Tim Duncan, no matter what you do, you won't embarrass the team."

Louis said lightly.

"How is that possible! This is something that only Jenny would do!" Seeing that Louis couldn't say anything, little Bass tried to persuade him from another angle, "Sir, there should be many acquaintances at the scene by then. Don't you want to take this opportunity to talk to Louis?

Are they catching up on old times? It’s such a rare opportunity.”

Louis is not as nostalgic as Bass thought.

"I don't want to talk nonsense with those people. Why on earth do you have to ask me to go to the scene?!" Louis believed that things were not that simple.

Little Bastian smiled and said: "Ah...this is quite embarrassing to say..."

Louis was not afraid of his embarrassment.

In fact, Louis was afraid that he was just being embarrassed on the surface.

"If you don't give me a convincing reason, I won't go with you." Louis said.

Little Bass could only tell the truth, "That's right, I'm planning to open a bar in Inglewood recently... When the time comes, I want to use your influence to help me

Let’s promote the bar.”

Good guy, all the business has come to me.

Louis guessed: "You're not crazy enough to advertise your bar during a live interview at the lottery, are you?"

Hey, why can't you do this?

Louis' eyes became subtle, and Bass immediately shook his head: "Of course! I still understand the rules. I will only mention it casually during private interviews."

"Okay, I'll go with you then."

Louis agreed and didn't think much about it.

The day of the lottery draw happened to be the day after the end of Ga4. If they could defeat the Trail Blazers on that day, they would be able to take a 3-1 lead in the series and at the same time draw the No. 1 pick. Such a surprise after such great joy is rare.

of.

At present, the situation in the west is still unclear, while in the east, it can basically be said that the outcome is decided.

The Knicks, who lost two games in a row at home, used Game 3 in Boston to prove that the losing streak at home is not abnormal and is a true reflection of their current strength.

No one knows what happened inside the Knicks, but in the Eastern Conference Finals, they performed worse than those weak teams that could not make the playoffs, and were completely uncompetitive.

In Game 3 on the road, the united Celtics defeated the Knicks with a huge advantage of 39 points.

So much so that after the game, only Knicks head coach Rudy Tomjanovich attended the press conference.

Rudy said nothing about the Knicks' internal conflicts.

He praised his opponents highly.

Then, when the Knicks lost points, he tried his best to use self-deprecation to get over it.

"Did we only lose by 39 points? From my senses, it felt like we lost by 100 points."

Rudy's ability to easily handle the pressure from reporters also indirectly shows that the Knicks' internal problems have nothing to do with the coaching staff. Otherwise, even if he didn't refuse to be interviewed like other players, he wouldn't be like now.

easy.

Louis originally wanted to make a phone call to find out about the Knicks.

But I picked up and put down the phone several times, but still no call was made.

As the old saying goes, children and grandchildren will have their own blessings. Things that are beyond our control can only be allowed to take their own course.

No matter how much Louis missed his old friends in New York, he was helpless at the moment.

There is only one thing he really needs to do, and that is to help the Lakers win Game 4 of the Western Conference Finals.

May 26

match day

The Lakers will play a key game in the Rose Garden.

Already trailing 1-2, the Trail Blazers have no retreat. If they lose another game, the Lakers will have three match points.

What Louis didn't expect was that at the beginning of the fourth game, the Portlanders still focused on their inside line.

Olajuwon took advantage of the momentum gained from the previous game and continued to show off his power in the paint.

With Dameng's strength, as long as the Lakers don't make high-intensity double-teams, he can indeed do whatever he wants in the penalty area.

The problem is, even if Dameng flattens the inside, the Blazers still can't win. This is something that has been proven.

Why didn't Riley correct his mistakes?

Even if it's a bad performance, if a star is asked to improve his statistics, it should be done by Jordan, right?

Dameng's reputation in this life has become rotten.

No one will compare him with Sampson and Ewing.

Everyone recognized that he was a super center with both offense and defense, and then nothing happened.

Only Jordan has the need to win data and lose games.

As long as they win the data, his team can still market themselves as the "number one player in hard power". Although the fatal flaw of not having a championship is becoming more and more glaring as Jordan gets older, as long as the marketing is in place, the lack of a championship will become more and more glaring.

how?

The card "Number One in Hard Power" cannot be played, but there is still a card "It's all the fault of the useless coach and teammates" that can be played.

"It's all the fault of that useless coach and teammates" After the fight, there was an ultimate unanswerable "It won't work even if XX comes".

In short, no

I'm not good, but my teammates are rubbish. My opponent is too strong, and God wants to kill me.

However, the basis for playing these cards is that Jordan must produce convincing data.

Just like when Chamberlain was in service, no one thought he was better than Russell, but decades later, the terrible data he left behind will make people can't help but think, "It's not because of Lao Zhang's poor strength, shameless Green Kai Ten"

Five Cores" to defend him (1).

After one quarter, Jordan was still the same as he was in the last game, but tonight, he was not ignited by the confessions from Lakers fans again.

Faced with double teams, he can always pass the ball well.

When Olajuwon attacks, he can also provide strong support from the outside.

Just looking at the third and fourth games, it's really hard to believe that the Trail Blazers are Jordan's team, because they are completely centered on Olajuwon.

At the end of the first quarter, 28 to 24, the Lakers led by 4 points.

Louis was neither happy nor sad, and glanced at Riley from a distance.

He didn't know whether this man was crazy and thought that Olajuwon could defeat the Lakers' penalty area alone, or... he had other plans.

If it's the former, then the Blazers' so-called last dance is basically a joke.

If it's the latter, then Louis must be careful.

Based on Louis' understanding of Riley, the Trail Blazers' various chaos is definitely not as simple as it seems on the surface.

(1) As an aside, many James believes that James' historical status will drop from the deputy dog ​​special to the top five after he retires. I have a different view on this. I think after James retires, the deputy dog ​​special position may be more stable.

First of all, the great honor is second only to Zhenggute and equal to other competitors. Secondly, various records and 4-1-1 basic data accumulation are too hard. You can find various reasons to question the gold content of his data, but

His statistics over time will become the cornerstone of defending his historical status, just like Wilt Chamberlain.