What made everyone speechless was that Kobe had just announced that he wanted to win four championships, and in the crucial game against the Spurs, who were ranked second in the Western Conference, the Los Angeles Clippers were beaten up.
Duncan played extremely well in this game, fully displaying the strength of the top two forwards in the league. He played 41 minutes and scored a terrifying 37 16 3 4, directly blowing up the inside of the Laker.
The Spurs team had six players in double figures. Even though Kobe scored a high score of 38 points under Popovich's highly targeted defensive tactics, he was still unable to lead the team to victory and was regrettably defeated.
In this game, Chen Hao only had five points, seven assists, two rebounding, three steals, and five fouls. He was targeted by Ginobili and Bruce Bowen on both offense and defense. The whole game was very uncomfortable.
Coupled with the fact that he had used too much strength against the Nets, his physical strength had not fully recovered. His muscles were still sore when he ran on the court.
Unable to fully display his strength, he appeared to be struggling.
However, for a rookie who had just played more than a dozen games in the league, it was already very good to be able to get such numbers in the Spurs 'defensive system. Therefore, Chen Hao was not criticized by the media after the game.
On the other hand, Kobe's performance of shooting 33 times but only hitting 11 goals was widely spread.
Which team was stronger? The Los Angeles Lakers were looking for Kobe!
Chen Hao and the rest of the team expressed their gratitude.
With their boss in front of them, their lives were much better.
After the game against the Spurs, the November games for the Los Angeles Clippers were all over.
The final record was 11 wins and 2 losses, still occupying the first place in the Western Conference.
In second place was the Spurs, one game behind!
The team's record was undoubtedly outstanding. It was a world of difference from the struggling performance of the regular season last season.
This month, Kobe had secured the honor of being the best player of the month with an average of 41.7 points, 5.8 rebounded, 4.6 assists, and 1.8 steals.
With an average score of more than 40 points per game, everyone realized one thing, and that was…The Black Mamba was here!
However, neither Kobe nor the team had time to celebrate their outstanding performance. They didn't even have much time to rest. Everyone flew to Salt Lake City, a city that even league teams didn't want to visit.
The influence of the highland climate was undoubtedly very big. Anyway, Chen Hao, who was already very tired, had been in a dizzy state since he arrived in Salt Lake City.
He went to bed early at night, which made Kobe a little unhappy. He had planned to analyze the lineup of the Yale Knights with Chen Hao and the specific situation of tomorrow's game. Now, it seemed that there was no chance.
However, seeing the fatigue between Chen Hao's brows, Kobe felt ashamed of his own thoughts.
" Sorry, I forgot again that this is only your first season in the Alliance."
After whispering a few words to Chen Hao, Kobe returned to his bed. He could not help but recall the process of him and Chen Hao getting to know each other, getting to know each other, and finally becoming intimate. The corners of his mouth unconsciously revealed a gentle smile... Once again, he couldn't help but sigh ~
"Hao, it's good to have you ~"
Chen Hao didn't know about this. Otherwise, he would have replied,""Since you think I'm so good, can you play a few more rounds with me?”
The answer he received was definitely negative ~
Although Kobe was famous for his paranoia in the league and was even more of a one-on-one maniac, he did not have the intention of fighting with Chen Hao in the arena all day.
There were many other colors in life, such as giving birth to a son!
She shouldn't just be playing basketball with a man.
Many a time, Kobe was actually hesitating whether he should find Chen Hao a woman so that he wouldn't be pestering him.
What bothered him the most was that Chen Hao and Vanessa had always been on good terms. Even his daughter, Natalia, preferred to be with Chen Hao instead of him.
This made him very unwilling and even a little jealous.
At times, Kobe felt like he didn't know whether to laugh or cry in the villa. It was as if Chen Hao, Vanessa, and Natalia were a family of three, and he was the guest. It was really speechless.
With this thought in mind, Kobe also fell asleep.
In his dreams, he had a son who inherited his legacy and became a rising star in the Alliance.
But soon, Chen Hao's figure suddenly appeared on the screen, making Kobe frown in his sleep.
She thought of Chen Hao everywhere. Perhaps this was true love ~
Early the next morning, Chen Hao's biological clock woke him up. He felt that his mind had become much clearer and his body was filled with energy. He was instantly delighted.
"I, Chen Ritian, am back!"
His voice was so loud that a pillow flew over from the bed next to him.
"What are you making so much noise for? Go back to sleep!" Kobe said impatiently.
Obviously, she hadn't slept enough.
Chen Hao caught the pillow Kobe threw at him and looked at the gray sky outside through the half-open window. He smiled and threw the pillow back.
" What are you sleeping for? Wake up and get high!"
In the end, no matter how reluctant Kobe was, Chen Hao pulled him up. Under the admiring gazes of the hotel staff, they had a simple breakfast and started their morning run together.
He was adjusting his condition for the game against the Knights at night.
When he passed by a jungle field, he didn't forget to play a few balls, which surprised all the junglers on the field.
It wasn't until Chen Hao and Kobe left that he realized what was going on.
"Just... Was that Kobe?"
" There's no mistake. It must be Kobe. The Laker will play against our team tonight. It makes sense that he's here."
"So the person who stole Kobe a few times while defending was Hao?”
" It's probably him. He's the only one with such good defense on the entire team…"
Recalling the match between Kobe and Chen Hao, they suddenly had a feeling that it would be difficult for their home team to win against the Los Angeles Clippers tonight.
Even if they were amateurs, they could see that Chen Hao and Kobe were in good shape.
One was the league's current stealer, the hottest rookie. Many people now believed that the best rookie of the season would be decided between Chris Paul and Chen Hao.
Deron Williams and the top draft pick, Xu Te, who had been pinned with high hopes, did not perform badly in the new season. However, compared to Paul and Chen Hao, they were clearly not on the same level.
At the end of the November game, Paul still had an average of 16 8 5 2 per game. His performance was impressive.
As for Chen Hao, he began to work hard in the second half of the month. His already impressive statistics had improved significantly. He could get 9.3 points, 8.7 assists, 3.4 rebounded, and 4.1 steals per game.
His scoring and rebounding performance were inferior to Paul's, but his assists and steals were better than his opponent's.
If Chen Hao's score could improve, then the battle between him and Paul for the best rookie would have more suspense.
However, Deron Williams was not prepared to be the green leaf for the two. After knowing that he would be facing Chen Hao, who was ranked second on the rookie list in the next game, he had been rubbing his fists.
His goal was very simple. He wanted to step on Chen Hao to get to the top!
Unbeknownst to the situation, Chen Hao returned to the hotel after warming up with Kobe, causing Hoffman, who was anxiously looking for them, to nag.
However, after knowing that they were only going for a morning run and did not undergo intense training, Hoffman's anxious heart immediately relaxed.
There would be a fierce battle at night. If Chen Hao and Kobe's physical fitness and condition were not good because of the intense training, they would be the team's sinners.
Last night, the team's boss, Bath, had specially called Phil Jackson to express that he did not want to see the team lose in a row.
It was a must-win goal for this game. The coaching staff even analyzed the lineup and tactical situation of the Knight team in detail overnight.
This game could not be lost.
After the players had gathered, they went to the stadium near the hotel together. While they were doing their adaptability training, they started the analysis meeting.
In the new season, the Knight team used the number three pick in the draft to take down the point guard, Deron Williams. They strengthened the team's defensive line and welcomed back the center, Ostertag, who had played for the team for many seasons, to make up for the weakness of the team's interior.
It couldn't be helped. Carlos Boozer, the core player in the paint, was absent due to an injury.
The core was missing, and the team's new season lineup was not completely well-adjusted. This made the Knight start the season a little slow. In the 15 regular season games that had been completed, they only won six of them, ranking ninth in the Western Conference. Their position was really awkward.
However, no one dared to underestimate this team. On the one hand, they had the most unacceptable home ground in the league, Devil's Plateau. On the other hand, their tenacious style on the field made people dare not relax.
The famous coach Jerry Sloan had carved his toughness, iron will, and tenacity into the genes of this team.
It could be said that as long as Jerry Sloan was still on the team, no one dared to underestimate this team.
That was the truth. A good coach could often turn something rotten into something magical.
Moreover, the lineup of the Knights was actually not bad.
The team had the Turkish center, Mehmet Okur, who was one of the few tall centers in the current league who could shoot three-pointers. They also had the all-rounded and excellent defensive " AK-47 " Andrei Kirilenko. In the new season, they even selected Deron Williams, a point guard with great potential.
Coupled with Carlos Boozer, who was still recovering from his injury, and a group of decent role players, the overall strength of the Knights was actually very good.
It was only in the west where there were many strong teams that it was not particularly top-notch. If it was in the east, its combat strength would at least be ranked in the top four.
Facing this team, and in the extremely uncomfortable plateau, the Los Angeles team naturally had to go all out.
Similarly, the Knights were also analyzing the state of the Los Angeles Clippers.
Deron Williams volunteered to play against Chen Hao, but he was reprimanded by head coach Jerry Sloan.
Jerry Sloan, who had been coaching the team for 17 seasons and was in his 18th season, had always set extremely strict standards for the players on the team, and he would never allow any privileged players to deviate from his tactics.
Not to mention that Deron Williams was only a first-year rookie.
However, what Jerry Sloan did not know was that it was the not-so-severe reprimand that made Deron Williams hate him. It was just that his status and prestige in the team were not enough, so he could only choose to endure it.
Once the time was ripe, Delon expressed that he would definitely get back at him.
These were all things to be discussed later ~
That night, the game between the Los Angeles Clippers and the Yale Clippers began as scheduled.
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