"Continue tonight," Kobe said to Li Hao, who had just been replaced.
"No, I want to rest tonight," Li Hao refused.
"What are you going to do tonight?" Paul, who was on Kobe's other side, couldn't help but ask.
Although the Clippers' loss in this game was a bit ugly, it is understandable given the lack of veteran players and Griffin.
The game is not over yet, there is even more than one quarter left before the game. Yes, Li Hao clocked out of get off work in less than three quarters.
To be more precise, Li Hao only played 21 minutes when he came off the court, but in these 21 minutes, Li Hao scored 30 points, while also sending out 8 assists and grabbing 6 rebounds.
Li Hao felt hot from the beginning of the game. In 21 minutes, he made 10 of 12 shots, 6 of 8 three-pointers, and 4 of 4 free throws. He missed 2 three-pointers.
Li Hao never returned to the court. When Li Hao came off the court, the Lakers were already 22 points ahead of the Clippers. Since then, the point difference between the two sides has not been less than 15 points.
102:119, the Lakers won the Los Angeles Derby with a 17-point advantage.
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Although the big battle imagined by the league did not take place, the ratings of the Los Angeles Derby were not bad. After all, Staples never lacked topics and stars on the sidelines.
Apart from anything else, the arrival of Nacha attracted the attention of many fans. Although Kobe's exposure rate is not low, he has retired after all, and it is impossible for fans to see him as often as before.
The Los Angeles Derby is also the beginning of the Lakers' next consecutive home games. After flying around the United States for nearly two weeks, the Lakers players can finally stay in Los Angeles for a short period of time and enjoy the convenience of their home court.
However, Li Hao did not enjoy the convenience of the home court this time, because Kobe always refused to admit defeat, and Gianna decided to let Kobe rekindle his basketball dream.
Not being able to have a son to inherit his legacy has always been a small regret in Kobe's heart, but now Gianna's decision can make up for this small regret of Kobe's.
So in order to better teach Gianna, Kobe took up basketball again. For this reason, Kobe reconvened his team of personal trainers.
Naturally, a good sparring partner like Li Hao cannot be let go. No, Li Hao, who escaped the Christmas game, could not escape the next day. Due to the schedule, the team took a day off directly after the Christmas game, and until the game Kobe went directly to Li Hao's house to arrest him when the team was on vacation.
Then Li Hao was pulled up by Kobe and became a young man for a while. If he wanted to find his form and feel, what better way than to challenge the current players one-on-one, not to mention that Li Hao is still the top player in the league.
"Let's go, I'll treat you to dinner." After all, Kobe has retired, and it's impossible to spend the whole day like before.
"First, let's talk about what to eat?" Li Hao didn't want to eat those things that Kobe thought were delicious.
"I booked a private room in your restaurant." Today, not only Li Hao was a sparring partner, but also Kobe's training team.
After a belated but hearty lunch, Li Hao and Kobe bid farewell. Li Hao, who returned home, did not go out anymore. He played 2k for a while and then watched a variety show.
It is said that Li Hao's 2k rating finally passed 90, but he was still a little short of James' first level. This also caused dissatisfaction among many Li Hao fans. It was really that Li Hao's performance was too explosive.
After scoring 35 points against the Mavericks in the eighth game of the season, Li Hao scored 30+ in 10 consecutive games, and even reached astonishing 50+ and 60+ in the last two games.
However, Li Hao's madness did not end there. Starting from the 19th round, Li Hao scored 30+ points in 11 consecutive games. As of the Los Angeles Derby with the Clippers, Li Hao's average points per game this season has reached 33.6 points, which is also NBA's highest scoring average in the past ten seasons.
However, it is too early to say that he is the scoring champion. After all, the season is not halfway through, and it is not that there is no chasing behind him. You must know that the second-place Westbrook is only 1.9 points behind Li Hao.
The Thunder have played 30 games so far, and Westbrook averaged 31.7 points per game in these 30 games.
Without Durant, Westbrook can completely let go, and the Thunder's current lineup actually matches Westbrook's own style quite well.
The game is just a pastime, and the numbers in the game cannot enhance Li Hao's strength. If he wants to continue to become stronger and leave his name in the NBA, he still relies on himself and the system.
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After a short day, the team regrouped, and tonight the Lakers will face the Utah Jazz, who currently have a good record.
After several years of training, Gobert has gradually grown up, and Hayward, the core of the team, is ushering in a breakout year and playing the peak season of his career. According to the original historical development, Hayward, who broke out this season, will be next summer. Will join the Celtics with a maximum salary of 128 million in four years.
Then the Celtics almost fainted in the toilet crying, but to be honest, Hayward still has strength, and injuries are a force majeure thing. If possible, Hayward definitely doesn't want to get injured.
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It is no joke to say that Hayward had his peak season this season. Facing the Lakers in this game, Hayward scored 31 points on a sudden outside shot, which taught the young Ingram a good lesson.
Poor Ingram played a full 32 minutes in this game and only scored 5 points, 2 assists, and 2 rebounds.
Although Ingram was completely defeated, it did not affect the Lakers' victory. After all, as a rookie, Ingram was not able to win the Lakers' victory.
The one who really affected this game was Li Hao. Hayward faced Ingram and asked for everything, while Li Hao faced the entire Jazz.
Li Hao continued his hot performance in the Christmas game. Hao made 16 of 25 shots, 6 of 9 three-pointers, and 8 of 8 free throws. He scored 46 points, and also sent out 13 assists and grabbed 10 rebounds.
In addition to Li Hao's outstanding performance, other Lakers players also performed well. Randle and Howard directly destroyed the Jazz's inside line, scoring 35 points together, and Wade also stably output 18 points.
In the end, with their overall outstanding performance, the Lakers easily won their second victory back at the Staples Center with a score of 116:102.
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After defeating the Jazz, the Lakers players got another half-day vacation and started training the next afternoon. Kobe did not let Li Hao miss the half-day vacation. He said it was to help Li Hao maintain his hot state.
This time Li Hao did not refuse, because the opponent in the next game was from Texas. The Dallas Mavericks, one of the three heroes in Texas, Li Hao entered the only team in the league that had not won.
Since entering the league in 2014, even if they meet the strongest Warriors and Lakers in the league, they can win and lose. The Warriors last season were so invincible, but they didn't lose to the Lakers twice in the regular season.
It is precisely because of these two losses that the Warriors failed to refresh the league's best record.
