Rebirth of Hayes Cyclone

Chapter 348 [The fourth battle begins! 】

For the Lakers, Game [-] is a game they can't afford to lose.There are media rumors that if the Lakers lose this game, head coach Phil Jackson may resign.

In addition, the "Los Angeles Times" said that the top star of the Lakers Kobe Bryant may also jump out of the contract this summer and become a restricted free agent.Then he can sign a 5-year contract with any NBA team, possibly teaming up with superstars against the Bobcats.

In 2004, Kobe renewed a seven-year contract worth $7 million with the Los Angeles Lakers. This contract expired in 1.36, but Kobe had a player option in 2011 and could jump out of the contract early and become a free agent.

Even if Kobe wants to stay with the Lakers, he has to renew his contract with the Lakers this year in order to maximize his own interests.First of all, Kobe will be 31 years old, and he needs a long-term contract as a guarantee.Although Kobe still maintains the league's top competitive state this season, as he grows older, no one can guarantee that Kobe will stay at the current level after 2 years.If Kobe continues to fulfill his contract and wait until two years before renewing his contract with the Lakers, it is unknown whether he can get the longest contract within the scope of the collective bargaining agreement.

湖人可以给科比5年1.35亿的合同，其他球队则可以最高开出5年1.295亿美元。当然，科比也可以选择在2010年夏天跳出合同，那样他就可以同湖人签下4年价值1.12亿的合同，其他球队能为科比开出的最高合同是4年1.084亿。

Kobe has played for the Lakers for 13 seasons. The year before last, Kobe shouted "Take me away", but the Lakers immediately got Paul Gasol, and his strength has improved by leaps and bounds. Many experts are optimistic about the Lakers winning the championship. Kobe doesn't want to leave .But now, the Lakers are almost impossible to win.Whether it is Kobe or the Lakers, they are consciously or unconsciously avoiding the issue of future contract extensions.

This summer, there are many teams that can free up $2200 million in salary space to snatch Kobe, including the Atlanta Hawks, Memphis Grizzlies, Oklahoma City Thunder and Portland Trail Blazers.

The interior of the Bobcats is very harmonious. There is no news that anyone will transfer, including two players who failed to participate in the playoffs, Anthony Morrow and George Hill. stay behind.The only ones who are likely to leave are Camby and Miller, these two veterans played in the playoffs.

Camby even became Lopez's substitute in many games. This season he won the championship and made up for the regret of honor. He should be able to chase big contracts with peace of mind.If he stays with the Bobcats for a year and fails to play good numbers, it will have a negative impact on his future signings.

Whether Mike Miller will jump out of the contract is still unknown.This season, his three-point shooting percentage in the regular season is as high as 48%. He is a super shooter. If there are not two strong men, Gerald Wallace and Kevin Durant, he will also be one of the starters. member.If he jumps out of the contract, it will not be a problem to get a middle class, but the Bobcats may not renew his contract.

The trio of Charles Barkley, Reggie Miller, and Kenny Smith from TN*T came to the scene to comment again.

Barkley was still behind the Bobcats before the game. "There is no doubt that the Bobcats will sweep the Lakers to advance. I can't think of a way for the Lakers to stop the Bobcats. Unless it is to elbow Hayes, but I believe that the league and the referees will not ignore this kind of thing again. Once is Accident, twice accident, third intention, fourth murder. I don’t know how many times Kobe has.”

"Are you too sure? In the last game, Kobe broke the scoring record of active players, but Gasol and others didn't open the paint, so the Bobcats won by chance." Smith laughed.He likes to play against Barkley the most.

Before Barkley could speak back, Miller spoke.

"Kobe can indeed score a lot of points, he is like a black mamba! Because the black mamba can continuously give others fatal blows at high speed, and the hit rate is very high. You know, this ability is what I used to be What I really hope to have... Except for Kobe, only Jordan can do this kind of thing." Miller praised Kobe a few words, but then the words changed. "But Kobe's teammates are not good. So he can only use a lot of shots to attack by himself, and his shooting percentage has also been dropped. I read that many fans on the Internet said that the Lakers lost in the last game because their teammates dragged down Kobe. Not at all. Wrong. The current staffing of the Lakers is not worthy of Kobe at all. He only needs Paul, Wade, Nowitzki, Garnett, Howard as teammates, and Deron, Pierce, Yao Ming as teammates. Substitute, I think he can win the championship." (What else does Kobe do with these people as teammates?)

Miller is a man who once PKed with Kobe, and he is not inferior to Barkley in black.

As a Lakers star, ESPN commentator "Magic" Johnson expects the Lakers to win a victory.His commentary is biased towards the Lakers. "The Lakers will definitely try their best in this game. The Bobcats won the last game by luck. The total score should have been 1 to 2. The Bobcats have no obvious advantage against the Lakers. Billups was injured and missed the game. Lakers players They are all healthy and I think they can win at home."

Joan Barry, Johnson’s partner, said: “The Bobcats play more as a team than the Lakers. In the first three games, at least five of the Bobcats scored in double figures. How to limit so many offensive points is a problem. The Lakers’ scoring points are relatively concentrated, mainly Kobe, Bryant, Pau Gasol, Butler, and Odom on the bench. Blatche can score, but not consistently. Fisher and Bynum are disappointing in this series. Bynum It seems that he can only bully players who are shorter and thinner than himself. After being targeted by veteran Camby, he only scored in double figures in one game, and he didn't do much in the matchup with Lopez. Do you think the Lakers signed him with a big contract? Is this correct?"

Johnson is still very optimistic about Bynum: "I think it's worth it. Bynum is very promising. His poor performance is not because he is weak, but because the Bobcats' inside strength is too strong. Camby and Lopez are both good at blocking shots. Yess can resist Gasol on the outside. In terms of rebounds, the Bobcats clearly have the upper hand in this series. Camby, Hayes, and Wallace are very aggressive in rebounding. The Lakers mainly lost in this area I think another key player for the Lakers is Ariza. Although he doesn't score much and can only rely on fixed-point shooting, he is very good defensively. Durant averaged only 13 points per game in three games, which is far below average. How to limit the Bobcats More flowers, I think the most important thing is not to double-team Hayes, he likes others to double-team him. However, if people are one-on-one with Hayes, it is difficult to limit his scoring..."

Johnson's words were on point, and "Zen Master" Jackson also realized it.When arranging the tactics, he said: "Today, Caron (Butler) defends Hayes alone on the outside, and Paul (Gasol) switches defenses on the inside. Today we change our strategy and focus on defending other people to limit Hayes' ability. Pass the ball. As long as the Bobcats don't get the ball open, we're going to win the game."

The Lakers players all nodded. Each of them had some small thoughts in their hearts, but once they were on the court, they could basically put aside these thoughts and devote themselves to the game.

"Triangle offense, attack the inside first, Paul (Gasol), you won't feel so bad today, right? If you are facing Hayes, I hope you can beat him with a jump shot. Kobe pays attention to running outside, You have to play like you were in the game.”

Jackson didn't notice that Gasol looked embarrassed and didn't look very confident.

On the Bobcats side, D'Antoni no longer needs to say much to arrange tactics.He just needs to set up a zone defense, and then let Hayes take the ball to organize the offense. As long as the ball is handed over to Hayes, it can pose a threat.

"Coach, I suggest letting Corunner play. Bynum is more powerful in jumping the ball, and it will be difficult for Brook to win. I suggest letting Corunner call twice." Gerald Wallace said suddenly.This guy with a cold face all day rarely said a bad joke, and the players all laughed.

D'Antoni frowned, and said seriously: "Everyone must calm down and play the game with all your strength. Gerrard, you are wrong to say that. We have agreed not to make fun of Corunna anymore. This kind of killer can be played in the Do you use it when jumping the ball? Why do you have to wait until the second quarter..."

The crowd laughed again.

Azubuike sat on the side, closed his eyes, and muttered: "I can't hear, I can't hear..."

Bobcats players are very relaxed.The game-winning shot made them full of confidence. They could win a game under such an unfavorable situation, let alone this one. Could Kobe still score more than 50 points?

Hayes walked to the center of the locker room and said with a smile: "I have something to say, relax and relax, and you still have to go all out on the court. Although losing this game will not affect our championship, but the sweep is The most perfect result. Tomorrow, the 11th is my birthday, and we won this game as my birthday present. I can also live a more relaxed and happy life tomorrow.”

"Sweep the Lakers and give Chuck an early birthday celebration!" Jeff Van Gundy said loudly.The teammates immediately responded loudly, "Sweep the Lakers!".

Hayes' birthday is June 6, just in time for the NBA Finals.He hadn't had a good birthday in the previous two years.When he was in the Rockets, he missed the finals due to injury.Eliminated in the second round of last season.This time, he didn't want to leave any regrets.

Bobcats starting five: Rajon Rondo, Kevin Durant, Gerald Wallace, Chuck Hayes, Brook Lopez.

The Lakers starting lineup remains unchanged: Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Caron Butler, Pau Gasol, Andrew Bynum.

Hayes and Kobe looked at each other, and Kobe's eyes were full of murderous intent.This look made Hayes suspect that Kobe had a dagger hidden in his underwear, ready to take it out at any time and pounce on him to stab him to death. (Who would hide a dagger in their underwear? Aren't you afraid of cutting something?)
'No matter how fierce the eyes are, it's useless, those who should lose will always lose.Your singles is indeed very good, but you can never beat me with this alone. ' Hayes smiled at Bryant.

Bynum faced Lopez again, without the arrogance of the first game.He hasn't been as good as Lopez.His only advantage is that he wins every jump ball.

Lopez had a confident smile on his face, which made Bynum's mentality a little messed up. He is the worst starter for the Lakers. Does he have a chance to perform today?
The referee blows his whistle and the game begins.

This time, Lopez's jump ball finally won...

(End of this chapter)