January 27, 8 pm local time in Detroit, Palace Arena in Auburn Hills.
Dalvin Hamm, the Lakers' chief assistant coach, stood beside Dukang at a loss.
His expression looked as awkward as possible, and his eyes were secretly looking at Du Kang.
Well, it seemed that the smile on Du Kang's face was quite pink, so Darwin Ham said weakly to Du Kang: "Du Kang, believe me, I never thought about being the head coach of the Lakers!"
"Darwin, you can't say that. In fact, you are a very good person."
Du Kang looked at the surging Pistons fans around him, then focused on Hamm. He looked at Hamm seriously and continued: "Maybe they are right. You may really be better than me."
"ah?!"
Darwin Hamm was stunned.
Looking at the smiling young man in front of him, Ham almost cried.
Pistons fans are cheating on me!
At this time, the Pistons fans at the Palace of Auburn Hills were still roaring.
BeatL.A! Such a slogan will certainly not make the Lakers' new chief assistant coach feel cheated by Pistons fans.
What really made Ham tremble was the pile of signs held by Pistons fans on the sidelines.
"Rookie, Darwin is more suitable to be the head coach of the Lakers than you!"
"Rookie, leave the Lakers to Hamm and go back to China!"
"Rookie, you don't deserve to coach in the NBA!"
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The stands were filled with similar signs held by Pistons fans.
Even the live Pistons DJ was joking.
"If we can get rid of this rookie, then Darwin may become the head coach of the Lakers, so let's let Darwin become the head coach of the Lakers!"
"Aw~Darwin! Darwin! Darwin!"
The Pistons fans at the scene responded wildly to the Pistons' home DJ's call.
It can only be said that if things really unfold like this, it is really possible that Darwin Hamm will become the head coach of the Lakers.
The Lakers originally had five assistant coaches. Don D'Antoni and his brother were fired, and Du Kang was promoted to head coach.
Eddie Jordan, the former first assistant coach of the Lakers who was seduced by Du Kang, finally left the Lakers in frustration because he lost the opportunity to coach an NBA team and went to serve as an assistant coach at the University of New Jersey.
Therefore, the current Lakers only have two assistant coaches, Darwin Hamm and Clifford.
Even the NBA's official minimum standard of three assistant coaches has not been met.
Of course, this rule of the NBA cannot be enforced, and many teams do not strictly abide by it.
For example, the Lakers' opponent tonight is the Pistons.
The Pistons actually have two assistant coaches now.
In short, under the current situation, if Du Kang is suddenly fired, the only person who can act as the Lakers head coach is Darwin Hamm.
"Du, you have to believe me, I have absolutely no second thoughts about you, and I have not taken refuge in Jenny Bass!"
"Have I ever said that you took refuge in Jenny Buss? Why are you so nervous? Darwin, you can't, really..."
Du Kang's sudden serious expression really made Darwin Hamm cry.
Now Du and Jim are in such a dangerous situation. They are surrounded by soldiers and don't know their enemies or friends, so they should be suspicious.
Even he would be so sensitive and cautious, doubting his colleagues and even his own players.
However, he is really loyal to Du Kang!
Even if you have second thoughts, it’s too late to turn to Jenny Buss now!
"Du, I really didn't betray!"
"Darwin, I was just kidding."
Du Kang saw that Ham couldn't stand it any longer, so he quickly smiled and patted his shoulder.
"But, Darwin, do you think there will be many people in our team who want me to dismiss get out of class?"
Darwin Hamm was silent.
Du Kang's question is very dark and heart-wrenching.
Although his head coach may look young, he is really a bit of a fan.
How should he answer this?
He said that he was loyal and did not want Du Kang to be dismissed. Clifford was Howard's confidant, so naturally he could not want Du Kang to be dismissed.
So naturally the only people left who Du Kang said wanted him to get out of class were the Lakers players.
It is impossible for the management to directly intervene in this attention-grabbing game.
So the question is, can he say there is a mole among the players?
If he really wants to say that, will he still be able to hang out with the Lakers in the future?
Not to mention the acting head coach, without Du Kang's protection, the chief assistant coach may not be able to keep it.
By then, he will be completely dependent on Du Kang for survival. As long as he is with the Lakers, there will no longer be any possibility of having second thoughts.
However, looking at the serious look on Du Kang's face at this time, and listening to the comments from Pistons fans and DJs supporting his rise to the top.
Darwin Ham was heartbroken and made a decision.
"Du, I think..."
However, before Darwin Ham could finish speaking, Du Kang blocked his mouth with the tactical board in his hand.
Du Kang looked at the surprised Ham and comforted him: "Darwin, don't blame me for not believing in you. Now, I am not responsible for my own destiny. How dare I trust anyone with any motive."
After Du Kang finished speaking, he smiled again, looked at Ham and continued: "But for Darwin, I am sure that you will not betray me."
Ham, who was already in despair, was so full of emotion when he heard Du Kang say this that he was really moved to tears.
Putting himself in his shoes, he estimated that no one would really believe in such a situation.
Du Kang finally chose to trust him completely.
Looking at the extremely moved Darwin Hamm, who looked like he was going to die for Du Kang, Clifford behind them was dumbfounded.
What he saw was not emotion, what he saw was terror!
This 23-year-old young man's method of beating Darwin Hamm just now is simply superb!
Du Kang said: I don’t believe anyone now, but I trust you unconditionally.
This is a hint at Hamm's special status.
Du Kang said that he was sure that Ham would not betray him.
Why are you sure?
Of course: everything about you is under my control, so that I can be sure that you have not betrayed me!
Du Kang's combination of kindness and power planted a seed in Ham's soul that he did not dare to betray.
Tell Ham, you have a very special place in my heart, so there is one eye that is always staring at you.
After such a beating from him, even if Jenny Buss really wanted to instigate Hamm, Hamm would not dare to betray her in the future.
The boss's secretary.
The head coach's confidant assistant.
They are all extremely crucial roles.
These roles require absolute loyalty.
Dukan and Hamm are not brothers like the D'Antoni brothers.
Nor is it a master-student relationship like that between Mike Brown and Hamm.
Their previous relationship was that of friends with the same level of status.
In such a relationship, trust is actually very fragile.
Why can you be the head coach but I can't?
This kind of relationship is the easiest to betray.
Du Kang promoted Hamm to chief assistant coach, and I'm afraid he is always waiting for an opportunity to beat Hamm.
Pistons fans now just gave him a chance to beat Hamm.
Thinking of this, Clifford also showed worry on his face.
"I'm afraid it won't be that easy for Dwight to take advantage of him..."
But soon, Clifford breathed a sigh of relief again, with an expectant expression on his face.
"Only someone with such powerful means would dare to touch Kobe and purge Kobe from the Lakers, right?"
Dwight's position as the head coach of the Lakers is expected!
You must remind Dwight not to make small moves in front of him, and you must listen to him carefully before killing Kobe!
"Well, if you have the chance, invite Yao Ming over and ask him to help Dwight and Du deepen their relationship!"
Clifford is already thinking about completely binding Howard and Du Kang.
Before becoming Howard's confidant, he served as an assistant coach in Houston for four years, accompanying Yao Ming as he grew from rookie to superstar.
He is Van Gundy Jr.'s apprentice.
It was because of this performance that the Magic valued him and hired him to help train Howard.
He and Howard were both teachers and friends.
He and Yao Ming are actually both teachers and friends.
In the past 10 years, he has trained two of the strongest centers in the NBA in the past 10 years.
Pistons fans are very excited about today's home game between the Pistons and the Lakers.
The Pistons and Lakers both have a record of 18 wins and 25 losses. The Lakers are ranked 13th in the Western Conference and the Pistons are ninth in the Eastern Conference.
Both teams hope to improve their chances of making the playoffs with a victory in this game.
At 8:15 pm, the game officially started.
Howard and Greg Monroe jumped the ball in the middle circle. The excited Howard easily defeated Monroe and won the Lakers the first opportunity to attack in this game.
In this game, the Lakers' starting lineup was Howard, Gasol, Artest, Kobe and Blake.
Yi Jianlian was wearing a suit and sitting next to the water fountain.
Yi Jianlian has been playing in the CBA before and is in good shape. However, Du Kang feels that it is not the best time for Yi Jianlian to play.
Du Kang feels that although he has improved Yi Jianlian's mid-range shooting attributes, Yi Jianlian still lacks too many things.
In addition to attributes, skills, and character issues.
There is also the issue of confidence.
Du Kang feels that Yi Jianlian needs a very good game to open up his own confidence and also open up other people's confidence in him.
Therefore, until the right opportunity arises, Yi Jianlian only needs to wear a suit and be responsible for looking cool on the team's bench.
By the way, Nash didn't start this game either.
Du Kang's adjustment made the Lakers' rotation players extremely excited.
Especially Steve Blake, who started this game, felt that he had misunderstood Du Kang.
"The coach is not a head coach who only relies on stars. He finally found that I am more suitable to be the Lakers' starter than Nash!"
I defend better than Nash, I handle the ball well, and I can shoot. As for organizing passes, we already have Kobe, why do we need point guards?
A dribbling guard who can defend and shoot is the most suitable for the Lakers and Kobe!
"If we win this game and the players' satisfaction is not 100%, I will definitely catch a few moles!"
Du Kang looked at Blake, who was stumbling and dribbling across half court under Starkey's defense, and thought viciously.
The Lakers started this game not with Nash, but with Blake.
In order to earn more MP, he racked his brains.
And this also made the Lakers' offense messy in the first quarter of this game.
Except for Kobe's sound, the Lakers' offense had no bright spots.
The situation was so passive that the Lakers were on the verge of collapse.
Ham, who had just been beaten by Du Kang, couldn't sit still. He wanted to show his loyalty to Du Kang that he hoped the team would win, and kept shouting from the sidelines.
As the head coach of the Lakers, Du Kang was still sitting there calmly.
Nash sat next to Du Kang with the same relaxed expression.
Pistons head coach Frank, who was also standing on the sidelines, had actually been looking at Du Kang.
Seeing the relief on Du Kang's face, Frank looked disdainful.
This is why he looks down on Du Kang and the Lakers.
This Lakers team has not yet been integrated!
The stars are fighting on their own, and the coach and the stars are at odds. For such a team, it is luck to win a game, and it is impossible to win forever.
"I think the reason why Coach D benched Nash in this game was to appease Kobe."
"It can be said that Nash was the biggest contributor to the Lakers in the last game. Although Kobe scored the most points, his shooting percentage was too low. If Nash plays as the hero in this game, he will definitely control the ball. By then, Kobe will play very badly. Comfortable."
"That's true. In the last game, Kobe was very dissatisfied with his performance. He must prove himself in this game. The Pistons all know that, and Coach D cannot possibly not know that. Even if his goal is to finally clean up Kobe, It's impossible not to give Kobe any face at all, after all, Kobe is one of the greatest legends of the Lakers."
"This is what makes the Lakers so difficult to lead. There are many stars, but none of them are in tune. You have to consider the feelings of these stars."
This game between the Lakers and the Pistons was also broadcast live across the United States.
Barkley and Kenny Smith chatted with each other, making the Lakers fans in front of the TV worried.
At this time, the score between the two teams on the court made Lakers fans even more stunned.
Kobe shot 3 of 9 from the beginning and took a lot of shots, but his condition was the same as in the last game. He was too anxious and wanted to prove himself. The Pistons players stared at him and guarded him, plus he had a bad touch.
This is simply going to take away the Lakers in one wave.
More importantly, the Pistons are really not the Jazz.
The Jazz's two inside men, Al Jefferson and Millsap, are not tall enough and cannot grab Howard and Gasol.
But the Pistons' two insiders are different. Monroe and Drummond have really good backcourt protection.
Pistons head coach Frank also used power forward Villanueva to play small forward, three inside!
This is bullying the Lakers' lack of athletic ability on the outside.
When Kobe Bryant missed the ball, Howard and Gasol couldn't grab it at all against such a Pistons insider.
Therefore, amidst Kobe's clanging sound, the Lakers collapsed as soon as they started the first quarter.
"Hahaha, the rookie coach's tactic of Kobe Bryant shooting and Howard Gasol grabbing is no longer working. Kenny, I heard that this rookie doesn't know any other tactics and systems, so he can use Kobe Bryant shooting and Howard Gasol grabbing."
The game just started, the Lakers haven't collapsed yet, they keep calling Coach D, Coach D.
When the Lakers collapsed, they were called rookies.
Barkley showed everyone what reality is.
And such a real Buckley made Jenny Buss in front of the TV very satisfied.
“Jenny, this rookie is really not good!”
The assistant next to him was very excited, and Jenny Bass smiled elegantly.
"His first game coaching was amazing, but I've never heard of a coach in the NBA who doesn't know tactics being successful."
This is what her boyfriend and now husband Phil Jackson said to her.
This is her confidence!
She believes in the vision of a head coach with 11 championships!
Now, as expected, his true form has emerged!
"Ji, Jim, if the Lakers lose this game..."
On the other side, Jim Bass's assistants were already looking at the TV and about to cry.
The Pistons are already one of the weakest opponents in this five-game series in the Eastern Conference.
And if they hit first, the Lakers veterans are also the most physically capable.
But the result is this.
Even though they have only played a little more than one quarter, the Lakers have already collapsed!
"Calm down, the game is not over yet."
Having said that, Jim Bass's hands had clenched into fists nervously.
"Haha, if the rookie coach really has the ability to predict the player's status as claimed in the last game, I think he will definitely not let Nash, who performed well in the last game, substitute and let Kobe attack."
"Charles, I think you look like a clown now!"
Although the head coach of the Lakers is indeed a parallel import.
But it’s unnecessary to add insult to injury like this, right?
After all, he is still a 23-year-old kid.
Ha ha ha ha……
However, I have to say that Lakers owner Jim Buss actually turned a 23-year-old kid who had only coached one game into a regular position. This may really be the biggest laughing stock in the history of the NBA.
"It's over, it's over, this game is completely over..."
After the game started, Lakers assistant coach Darwin Hamm, who had been jumping up and down excitedly on the sidelines, immediately felt his legs go weak and squatted on the ground with dull eyes.
Is he really going to passively become the acting head coach of the Lakers and passively betray Du?
Actually, I don’t blame Hamm for this.
Because the game lasted 10 minutes, the Lakers were already 15 points behind.
Among them, Kobe Bryant, the Lakers' offensive pillar, made 4 of 13 shots from the field.
Kobe was in bad shape and the Lakers were not fast enough to break through the Pistons' defense of Monroe and Drummond's double center tactic.
With these 15 points, it is simply impossible to catch up.
The Lakers will definitely lose this game!
When we return from the east, Du will definitely be dismissed from get out of class!
He hasn't had time to join Aunt Jenny yet. He will definitely be the agent for one or two games and will follow Du and Jim out of the Lakers.
My Du, my chief assistant coach position, I have less to struggle for 20 years!
Ham thought about it and actually broke down and cried like he did when he won the championship with the Pistons.
It's too awful!
This ups and downs are so tragic!
Back then, he was just a role player, but he cried the most when the Pistons won the championship. Even Billups, Hamilton, and Wallace couldn't do it without crying.
This role player loves the Pistons so much, you stars can't be worse!
It made Hamilton and the others want to kick Hamm to death.
However, for Pistons fans, they still like Hamm very much.
"Hahaha, what a lovely scene. Our Hammer burst into tears again. Every time our lovely Hammer collapses, it is a good day for the Pistons. Thank you to the rookie head coach of the Lakers for letting us look back. The sweet 2004, hahahaha, 2004, is also a Laker!"
Seeing that Hamm's tear ducts were too developed and his emotions were too full, he suddenly collapsed. The Pistons DJ and fans at the scene went crazy.
They were all gloating about teasing Du Kang and the Lakers.
At this time, the Lakers fans in front of the TV did not think Ham was cute, he was simply ugly!
"Our Lakers' chief assistant coach is just like this?!"
"Who signed him!"
"It's that rookie!"
"Who signed that rookie!"
"It's Jim Bass!"
"Jim Bass, rookies, and clowns all get out!"
Following the rhythm of some thoughtful people, Lakers fans are going crazy on Twitter and other basketball forums in the United States.
The first game of five consecutive away games in the Eastern Conference, against the Pistons, collapsed in the first quarter at the Palace of Auburn Hills?
Lakers fans completely broke the defense!
In fact, in Auburn Hills, there was a person who also broke through the defense.
That's Kobe.
The DJ at the scene led the Pistons fans to laugh at Du Kang crazily and recall 2004. This was definitely an accidental injury to Kobe.
Kobe was already eager to prove himself, and he was a little anxious. He felt bad, the team collapsed again, and he was full of negative emotions. Now the sad events of 2004 are mentioned again...
Bang!
Kobe admitted that he did have an elbow injury.
But he definitely didn't mean it!
He just had all the negative emotions in his head these days and couldn't control himself.
Moreover, if he really wants to hurt someone, he won't touch him in the belly!
He couldn't do such a shameful thing as intentionally elbowing someone in the stomach!
But……
Seeing Villanueva rolling around on the ground in pain holding his stomach, Kobe sighed and closed his eyes.
He was fooled.
Beep beep beep!
For a second-level flagrant foul, bald Crawford made a direct ejection action.
"God, in such a desperate moment, Kobe was evicted!"
"I guess Kobe must have done it on purpose. He wanted to kill this rookie like he killed Mike Brown!"
Buckley was beside himself with excitement.
And Aunt Jenny in front of the TV was already jumping with excitement.
As for Jimmie…
"Calm down, calm down, calm down, the game is not over yet..."
At this time, Jim's hands were shaking, and his lips were blue.
The assistant next to him had already collapsed on the sofa.
"It's over, it's over, everything is over..."
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The Palace of Auburn Hills.
Kobe chewed his jersey and passed by Du Kang. He walked straight to the tunnel without hugging Du Kang who stretched out his arms.
However, when he was about to enter the tunnel, Kobe stopped.
"I didn't mean it. I didn't want you to leave."
After Kobe finished speaking, he prepared to get into the tunnel without looking back.
It's a pity that I didn't prove myself in front of him...
But at this moment...
"I won't leave, I won't leave the Lakers until I see your sixth championship."
What? !
My sixth championship?
Isn't he planning to mess with me?
Moreover, if you are like this, how can you lead me to win the sixth championship?
Kobe, who originally wanted to get into the tunnel, suddenly turned around and looked at Du Kang in shock.
Du Kang smiled and turned back to the Lakers bench.
"Steve, come on."
"Yes, coach!"
Looking at Du Kang and Nash embracing, looking at the fighting spirit and determination on Nash's face...
Kobe's heartbeat was racing crazily.
"Bryant, do you believe in miracles?"
"You are a miracle, and so am I!"
