basketball pope

Chapter 207 [Starting streak, leading the league]

Chapter 207 [Ten consecutive victories at the start, leading the entire league]

The Raptors are next on a road trip to the West, against the Lakers, the Suns, and back-to-back against the Nuggets.Although the schedule is dense, it will not play against strong teams in a row, and the players' physical strength can be adjusted.

On November 11, the Raptors arrived in Los Angeles, and Yang Rui told Thomas the hotel in advance.

As soon as we 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 said oddly.

"Don't you watch the news lately? The Lakers lineup isn't complete."

When facing the Wizards in the preseason, Kobe Bryant fractured the fourth metacarpal bone 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 start with 8 wins and 3 losses, but if they want to deal with the strong Raptors, they will definitely not be able to rely on only one superstar.

Everyone knows that O'Neal is a big threat, and Yang Rui is not afraid. There is no shortage of strong men in the Raptors, and problems that can be solved with the "shark slashing tactics" are not problems.

Many people say that Kobe holds O'Neal's thigh. In fact, without Kobe, the Lakers are just a playoff team and will never win the championship. From joining the Lakers in 96 to the present, O'Neal has been swept out of the playoffs twice. Not as invincible as fans say.

In the evening, Yang Rui and Thomas went to an appointment to meet Jennifer Aniston and her best friend Kristin Hahn. Kristin is a screenwriter, producer, producer, writer, and entertainment circle. They have known each other since they were teenagers. .

Brad Pitt didn't come and went to film Guy Ritchie's new film "Snatch and Rob". 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 a comedy after her divorce from Pitt and hang out with the "bad boy gang".Kristin has a close relationship with the Bad Boys, loves shit and shit jokes, and is a hard-nosed woman.

In the future, she wrote a script for "Fake Family", and asked her best friend to play the role of *********** Christine in the movie. She wanted to cooperate. She and Jennifer plan to open a film and television company, not only involving Hollywood movies, but also There are web videos.

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

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

"Of course, we have thought about this, but the time is not ripe, we have to take it step by step." Yang Rui smiled.

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

Now let Yang Rui do these things, he will definitely not be able to do it. He only knows the concept. He has to find professionals to do it, and the technology can meet the standards.

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

"Not sure, but I agree with opening a film and television company." Yang Rui smiled.

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

After the filming of "Friends", her life has been completely different, and 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 become bigger and bigger." All Yang Rui needs is contacts. Who has more vision than him, a reborn person, than film selection?It's a pity that the Marvel Universe plan has already started, and he can't keep up with this super big IP.

They chatted a lot about film production companies.

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

If people who have no relationship invest in movies and step into the entertainment industry, 2004% of the bones will be eaten.Yang Rui's goal was to get involved in this circle before the box office took off in [-], and to make friends these years.

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

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

O'Neal is extremely dominant in the low post, and anyone who has watched the Lakers games knows this.With his physical quality, it's too unfair to play basketball with a bear and a human.Even the most famous defensive centers in the league, Mutombo and Mourning, can only be abused in the single defense of O'Neal.

In the 1997-98 season when the Knicks played against the Lakers, Ewing had the upper hand against O'Neal twice because of his style of play. The Lakers didn't have three-pointers. The Knicks players could shrink, and they were able to encircle the fat man in the penalty area. Super pitcher Rice couldn't after joining the Lakers. Do it again.

Therefore, Yang Rui arranged a single defense, aiming at the triangular attack of the "Zen Master", and let Cato, who is 211cm tall and weighs 125kg, start the game.

After the start of the game, although Cato couldn't prevent O'Neal, at least he could top it near the penalty area.O'Neal couldn't easily push him away for a dunk, and he went deep into the basket with his feet. Cato wrestled with him and sent him a free throw in time for a foul.

Don't think that fouling is easy. If a small man gets on, he will definitely be knocked around by O'Neal, and he may not be able to hold people back, and he may be beaten as 2+1.

The biggest characteristic of O'Neal is that he often knocks opponents out of the basket. If it is a small man who is dislocated and defended, 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, turns his back and turns to the center or the bottom line and throws. The opponent basically can only watch.If it weren't for the terrible free throws, O'Neal would never have only had two scoring titles in his career and could easily break through [-] total points.

Yang Rui's defensive strategy is different from that of other teams. He defends O'Neal alone and guards against other people. If he can't stand it, he will foul.

Kevin Cato and Jerome James took turns to entangle O'Neal in the first half. One person made four fouls. O'Neal made only 16 of 7 free throws, and the offensive efficiency was not high.

As long as the Lakers failed to make a shot, the Raptors immediately counterattacked and shot before O'Neal defended back.In positional warfare, the inside line pulls out the screen, the guard catches the ball and shoots or dislocates O'Neal, which constantly consumes his physical strength.

The Lakers role players were not very efficient offensively, and Rice was also defended by McGrady.

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

奥尼尔打了45分钟，32投18中，罚球20中9，砍下45分15篮板4助攻2盖帽的超级数据，湖人却100比116输掉了比赛。

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

O'Neal began to see Carter as a thorn in the flesh, and the two were the biggest rivals for this season's regular season MVP.

The Raptors started with a ten-game winning streak and continued to lead the league.

(End of this chapter)