Cousins may not know that he missed a trade that could change his career, but this is only from Cousins' perspective.
From the Lakers' perspective, this is not a bad thing, because if the Lakers want to get Cousins, they will have to pay no less than the original exchange for thick eyebrows.
And if Cousins is really traded, Howard will not come to the Lakers. Perhaps in terms of ability alone, Cousins will definitely be better than Howard at his peak, but don’t forget that there is a chemical reaction between players. Lineup suitability.
In Li Hao's mind, Howard is the most suitable center for him.
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The Lakers, who have returned to the track of victory, continue their road trip. After three consecutive home games, the Lakers have three consecutive away games. Sacramento is only the first stop. Next, the Lakers will travel to New Orleans.
The Lakers are enjoying a renaissance this season, posting an 8-1 record before coming to New Orleans, while the Pelicans are as bad as ever, or to be more precise, worse than last season.
The Pelicans have also played 9 regular season games, and their record is exactly the opposite of the Lakers, with 1 win and 8 losses. They lost eight games in a row at the beginning of the season. The last game against the Bucks was worthy of their first win of the season.
In the timeline without Li Hao, the Pelicans were completely handed over by the Lakers. However, the Lakers did get the strong immediate combat power of thick eyebrows. Without thick eyebrows, it would be impossible to win the shrinking championship.
So whether you make money or lose money depends on where you stand. To be more optimistic, everyone gets what they need.
There is no doubt that thick eyebrows are an excellent second-in-command, but there is a condition, that is, thick eyebrows can be used for nothing, otherwise the price to pay is too high.
In today's league, as far as the data produced by thick eyebrows are concerned, Antetokounmpo can be exchanged for it. In other words, Antetokounmpo has finally evolved into the ultimate body this season.
Leonard has also evolved into the ultimate form. After Lao Dengtou retired, Leonard officially became the head of the Spurs, so there are quite a few high-ranking players this season.
Antetokounmpo officially became the leader of the Bucks this season, Leonard also became the leader of the Thunder this season, and even Booker officially became the leader of the Bucks from this season. By the way, there is also Westbrook. It was only after Durant left Westbrook that he truly became the leader of the Thunder. .
Of course, Li Hao is definitely indispensable among them, and Li Hao is currently the best among this group of people.
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In the short term, it is basically impossible to get thick eyebrows for free. Last summer, thick eyebrows signed a five-year contract with the Pelicans in advance, so if you want to get thick eyebrows for free, you have to wait at least four years.
No one knows what the situation will be like in four years. Besides, when Nongmei still loses hope, he will definitely choose to leave.
Water flows to lower places and people to higher places. Players must chase championships, well, there are very few exceptions.
Seeing this Pelicans lineup, to be honest, if it were Li Hao, he would also leave. It is not an exaggeration to say that CBA teammates are really good, so there is no suspense in this game.
Even though the thick eyebrows were asking for everything inside the Lakers, almost destroying Yi Jianlian and Randall, the Pelicans still lost the game by a big score.
The thick eyebrow played 36 minutes and scored 36 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, but the Pelicans still lost to the Lakers by 25 points.
126:101.
For the Lakers, Li Hao continued his efficient performance. In 32 minutes of playing time, he made 12 of 22 shots, 4 of 9 three-pointers, and 4 of 5 free throws. He scored 32 points, 6 assists, 7 rebounds, and 2 steals. , 3 blocks.
After the game, Li Hao hugged the thick eyebrows to express comfort. Really, the Pelicans can't blame the thick eyebrows for losing. As for the Pelicans starting today, no one except the thick eyebrows has averaged double digits per game in a season.
This year's Pelicans do have a good pick, but the No. 6 pick still needs time to adapt and level up, although Hield was labeled as having immediate combat effectiveness when he was drafted.
Although Hield only participated in the draft this year, he is an older rookie born in 1992. Li Hao in 1995 has been in the league for three years, and Big Eyebrow in 1993 is experiencing his fifth season in the NBA.
However, it was after such a failed season that the thick eyebrows forced a confession after the season, and finally forced the Pelicans to trade for Cousins to form a powerful twin towers.
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After back-to-back wins over the Pelicans, the Lakers didn't have any time to rest and flew directly to Minnesota. The Lakers' next game opponent was the Timberwolves composed of LaVine, Wiggins and Towns.
Although the Timberwolves' record this season is still poor, the formation of the three young giants still gives Timberwolves fans unlimited hope. However, according to the consistent brainlessness of the Wolves, they will extinguish this hope abruptly.
In fact, trading LaVine for Butler is not a loss, and it is even a small profit to a certain extent, but it is useless to give the Timberwolves no matter how good the players are. They have never been able to complete the qualitative change of this strange team.
In the NBA, there are always a few teams that stick to the rules and play badly no matter how good the cards are given to them.
However, this time, the Timberwolves gave the Lakers a blow. Wiggins' performance was incredible. He played his strongest game of the season and scored 47 points. This was also Wiggins' highest scoring record this season.
At first, Li Hao didn't care, and even started to fight with Wiggins, but Wiggins got smoother and smoother, beating Ingram to pieces.
When Li Hao reacted, it was too late. Wiggins, who was completely crazy, could fight no matter what. Even if Li Hao put his hand on Wiggins' face, he couldn't stop him from scoring.
Led by Wiggins, the Timberwolves exploded into strong combat power. LaVine and Towns both had 20+ performances. Together with Bjelica, the four scored more than 100 points in total.
At the end of the game, the Timberwolves scored an exaggerated 142 points, which was also the highest score in a single game this season.
You know, this is a regular score without overtime.
On the other side, the Lakers also scored 121 points. According to the past, this score was enough to win the game, but today they lost by 21 points. Who can explain this.
Li Hao's performance today was not bad either. He made 13 of 25 shots, 5 of 10 three-pointers, and 6 of 6 free throws. He scored 37 points, 8 assists, 8 rebounds, 1 steal, and 1 block.
37 points is a high score in any game, but facing Wiggins today was really not enough. Counting the 37 points in this game, Li Hao has scored 30+ points in 4 consecutive games.
Obviously, as the season progressed, his teammates began to be bullied, and Li Hao truly took on the responsibilities of a team boss.
It's just that the Lakers were really unlucky today. They encountered the sudden rise of the Timberwolves. Before meeting the Lakers, the Timberwolves' record was still 2 wins and 6 losses.
