Chapter 60 [Changing so fast]
One mountain cannot accommodate two tigers, unless one male and one female. Kobe must attack with the ball no matter who the opponent is, no matter how strict the defense is. Ye Feng is not as paranoid as Kobe, but he also hopes to obtain the ball, especially when one-on-one can ensure offensive efficiency.
In the fourth quarter against the Hornets, Kobe had several times facing the double-team and forced a move. Ye Feng had the advantage of West single but could not receive the ball, not to mention Bynum, who was shorted at the bottom line. This situation made him very unhappy. When he was in Memphis, he thought about it for a day. He would rather be the leader of a bad team and try his best to win with his teammates than be a supporting role next to Kobe. He has no place to do so.
In the Lakers, if a player has a strong offensive**, he will definitely overlap with Kobe, because Kobe's offensive points are all over the game. What Kobe needs is a person like Paul Gasol. A second-in-command who doesn't want to compete for the boss, is selfless and rational, and a low-key hero who can combine the team's inside and outside and make the offense smooth.
Alile said lightly: "You are such a lunatic. You actually want to compete with Kobe for the right to fight? If our conversation is known by the reporter, you will definitely be on the headlines again."
Ye Feng sighed: "If Kobe has an advantage against the defender on the court, his shooting feels good, I won't say anything. But if he is strictly guarded and his teammates have a better chance, he should pass the ball. I am not targeting him, I just want to win the ball in the right way. 20 shots in a game are definitely not the right way."
"Whatever you want, when you wait for the Clippers in the future, you will have to come up with a team building plan." Ailier picked up the knife and fork, took a few bites, and asked without raising her head: "When are you going to buy a house? You won't continue living in an apartment for tens of millions of dollars, right?"
Ye Feng said lightly: "I don't plan to move for the time being. I don't have family, so it's too deserted to live in a big house myself."
Ellie's face turned dark and threw the knife and fork down, and said anxiously: "Isn't the small place deserted? If you like Gabriella, you can move to a big house with her? At most, the media soon reported that we broke up. You dare to challenge Kobe's status. Why do you still have a mother-in-law and mother when you encounter such a thing?"
Ye Feng also put down the tableware and smiled: "Gabriella and I are not in a relationship, and we don't plan to develop into a couple in the future. I just feel that there is a possibility of being traded by the Lakers in February, and I don't want to move because I'm afraid of trouble. Are you jealous when you are so excited?"
Alile snorted, took a few sips of water, and said disdainfully: "Haha, jealous? Don't be stupid? I'm just curious. If you live with her, will you not have feelings for a long time? Do you have something wrong with you? She is so beautiful, will you not like it?"
As soon as Alile showed an arrogant expression, Ye Feng remembered Donald Sterling. When the two of them were talking with their heads raised, they knew they were father and daughter without having to test. They looked quite worthy of beating.
Ye Feng also drank a sip and said lightly: "Her dream is to become a Hollywood star, and I don't want to see my girlfriend kissing, hugging or even performing passionate bed scenes on the big screen. Simply put, as long as I am a Hollywood star, I don't want to find excitement or passion, I just want to find a woman who comes to talk to, a person who is the same interests as me, like-minded, caring for each other, and then getting married, and living a simple life. You may think I'm bored, but this is the life I pursue. In short, as long as Gabriella becomes a female star, I will not fall in love with her, and I am only willing to be ordinary friends with her."
Alile sighed. "Even if you don't fall in love with her, haven't you ever thought she might fall in love with you? Maybe she will be willing to give up being an actor for you..."
Ye Feng was stunned. This was indeed a problem. Gabriella came to Los Angeles from the UK, of course not to fall in love. He always felt that an 18-year-old girl could take this step because she made a great determination and would not give up her dreams easily. But she was too young after all, at the age of just starting to fall in love. Women are emotional and can easily fall in love with someone. What if Gabriella falls in love with him? If he refuses, it will hurt the other person's heart. If he doesn't refuse... he glanced at Alile and breathed a sigh of relief.
"Alier, you're right. It's time for me to move out. Wait for more than a month, and even if I'm not traded in February, I'll move."
Ellie held her chin and looked at him gently, "Your idea has changed so quickly. Are you worried that you will hurt her and want to move away? It's so strange. You are obviously a 19-year-old child, why don't you feel like you at all?"
"Then what do you think I look like?"
Alile smiled and said, "Like a mature and good man, the type my mother likes. She once thought my dad was this kind of person, but after getting married, he found out that he loved work more than anything else, and his family was just an accessory to his life. When he made more and more money, people began to become very fickle. Men become bad when they have money, and maybe you will also become in the future."
Ye Feng didn't know what to say. Before he had money, he didn't have the idea of competing with Kobe for the right to take action. Is this a bad idea? He doesn't hate Kobe, but just hopes that he can become better than Kobe. Alile's words seemed to be worried that he would become fickle in the future, and she didn't want him to focus on his basketball career. Isn't this very contradictory if the boss doesn't want the players to be obsessed with basketball?
She is still a woman after all. Ye Feng couldn't guess what Alier was thinking and what she wanted. The woman's heart was a needle under the sea.
That night, the Lakers faced the Miami Heat at Staples Arena. Kobe and O'Neal, the enemies, reunited, but this year's Heat and the Lakers' game no longer attracted attention. Neither of the two major sports channels were broadcast live.
The Lakers are ranked second in the Western Conference, but the Heat have become the bottom team in the league. They have only won 5 games in total. "Flash" Wade has a knee injury and has not accompanied the team to Los Angeles. O'Neal will be 36 years old in March. This season, he showed fatigue, averaging only 14 points and 7.3 rebounds per game, both of which are the lowest in his career. He is no longer the invincible league's number one center, and he is unable to handle the little Sharks. The strength of the two teams is very different, and the Flash is lacking. The scene of the Flash is naturally unable to attract audiences.
In addition to O'Neal, several other starters of the Heat: control "White Chocolate" Jason Williams, who has lost his defense and has no spirituality when playing ball. Scoring guard Ricky Davis, a brainless player who can throw the ball at his rebound in order to get a triple-double. Small forward Dorrell Wright has the only advantage of being tall and body-like McGrady. Power forward Haslem, who can only defend the short inside line.
Who can this starting lineup win? It's a tragedy.
Kobe went wild at the beginning. Davis, who defended Kobe, also scored 20+ points in a single season, but he lacked fighting spirit and always took it as his responsibility to swipe data. Now that he is old, he basically depends on his eyes to defend. Kobe scored 18 points in the first quarter. Under the successive defense of Wright and Davis, Kobe scored 48 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists in the game, defeating O'Neal with 14 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists.
Kobe played so well that Ye Feng did not implement a ball-grabbing plan. He had no pressure to play against Haslem. He only played 26 minutes and scored 10 points, 4 rebounds and 1 block.
The Lakers beat the Heat 116-81 35 points.
Chapter completed!