Kobe is now in a state of pain and happiness.

The pain is because of injuries and inability to play. For basketball madmen like him, it is so painful that they cannot play games.

He couldn't even imagine what kind of life he would live after retirement, and he wouldn't leave basketball anyway.

The happiness is because the Lakers do not have him and their record has not declined significantly.

Although the Lakers' game sounds much monotonous when Kobe is missing.

The Suns were led by a big score and finally reversed; the Wizards were the opposite and almost reversed.

Fortunately, the Lakers survived both games, all relying on Li Liang's outstanding performance.

An unreasonable three-pointer, a calm judgment at the last moment.

After these two games, the Lakers had to re-evaluate Li Liang's value.

Now, the Los Angeles media are calling for Bruce Lee to stay ahead of schedule.

But Li Liang is not that you want to stay, you can stay as long as you want. He won a contract option for himself when signing the contract, so the initiative is entirely in his hands.

Once he chooses to jump out in the summer, the Lakers have almost no chance to keep him.

So now the management is actively mobilizing and mobilizing the people, friends and teammates around Li Liang to convince him to make the promises left by summer.

But all this Lakers did was a bit futile.

First of all, Zhu Shu doesn't have much contact with the Lakers' management.

Wei Dazhi has changed his temper recently and rarely participates in social activities in Los Angeles, saying that he should focus on his journalism.

Ryan West came over to communicate with Li Liang, but as he chatted, Ryan West was a little bit like Li Liang said to him and wanted to leave the Lakers to prove himself.

And the person who had the energy to persuade Li Liang was Kobe.

Unexpectedly, Kobe rejected the management's request to be a lobbyist and said bluntly, "Bruce will make his own choice, and I don't want to interfere with him. Besides, our attention should be on the present moment, on the playoffs, not next season. This season is not over yet, isn't it?"

Of course Kobe's words make sense, but the management must look at the long term, and it is too late to cram for the moment.

But there was no way, Li Liang didn't let go and could only continue like this.

After playing against the Wizards, the Lakers took two days off.

Li Liang continued to train in the system, and this time he restarted the task of [Basic Defence of the Outside].

His current [basic defense of the outside line] is 71, so it should be said that it is enough to play in the regular season.

But when I think about fighting Michael Jordan in the system, this number is not enough at all.

On the 23rd, Li Liang entered the system at night and re-entered the task of [Basic Defense of the Outside]

[Task, lock t-ac, time on March 20, 2003, location, Auburn Hill Palace Arena, Detroit, USA, against the Orlando Magic vs. Detroit Pistons, the mission requires locking Tracy McGrady in the game, suppressing his score no more than 30 points, and helping the Pistons win. The mission rewards the basic defensive ability of the outside line, 10 follow-up/stick defense ability of 5, and 5 mission difficulty star]

When Li Liang saw this mission, he was worried because this was the first time he had been involved in the playoffs in the mission.

And the task is really difficult, you have to lock McGrady!

What is the concept of McGrady in 2003? As a Chinese fan, you will definitely know it.

Although the series against the Pistons in 2003 became McGrady's eternal pain, his personal ability is really nothing to say, purely because of his poor magical strength.

They were led by 3:1 and were greatly reversed by the Pistons.

McGrady was ridiculed by many people for her words, "I'm considering the next round of opponents."

But in fact, his full words in the interview were "If it were last year, we should consider the next round of opponents."

That's right, the NBA competition system was reformed in the 2003 season, and the first round was 5 games and 3 wins.

After 2003, in order to sell more tickets, it changed to a 4-win system in 7 games, which resulted in the Magic being reversed, leaving eternal regrets.

Regrets are regrets, McGrady delivered a wonderful offensive performance in this round of the series.

Especially in the first two games, in the away environment of Auburn Hills Palace, he scored 40 points in two consecutive games.

One game was 43, the other game was 46, and the Pistons trembled outside.

Li Liang has seen both games, so the mission requires him to defend McGrady to 30 points?

There is nothing I can do, I can only try it.

...

On the 25th, the Lakers team went to Oakland to start their last long-distance away trip before the playoffs.

Li Liang appeared on the plane with dark circles in his eyes and sat beside Nash.

Nash looked at Li Liang and said, "Boy, have you been a thief tonight?"

Li Liang shook his head and said, "I would rather be a thief, I need a rest..."

As he said that, Li Liang fell asleep on the chair.

Nash found it strange, it made no sense. He had been resting for two days and should be full of energy.

Why does Li Liang feel like he was hollowed out?

It is said that he lives with two girls... Could it be...

Nash didn't continue thinking that he was still very decent.

Li Liang is even more upright. What kind of women do you want when playing with the system?

The battle with T-AC in the system these two days has almost exhausted him to death!

What's the result?

One mission curbs McGrady at 38 points and one game with 35 points.

One lost and one won, but none of them completed the task.

In fact, it is not particularly difficult to win. The problem is that McGrady is really too difficult to defend!

And this is not the regular season, it is the playoffs, and the intensity has increased by one level.

Li Liang was a little uncomfortable in the mission. The Pistons' defensive strategy was completely different from that of the Lakers, and there were also problems in communication.

In short, Li Liang was very annoyed in the two games, and it felt that it would be difficult to pass this task easily in a short period of time.

It turns out that the difficulty has reached a certain level, and it is impossible to pass the test with ease like this.

It is necessary to improve hard power.

After arriving in Oakland, the Lakers team went directly to the Oracle Arena to participate in the game on the night of the 25th.

Los Angeles and Oakland are very close, so they are too lazy to stay in a hotel and leave after the game.

In this game, the Lakers did not continue their good luck in the first two games. They were bombarded by the Golden State Warriors from the beginning.

The Warriors are now 39 wins and 32 losses, ranking seventh in the West, and the Houston Rockets, eighth behind, are chasing closely, while the Utah Jazz and the Dallas Mavericks are also eyeing each other.

So the Warriors must strive to win to ensure the team's playoff spot.

Klay Thompson made 6 of 11 three-pointers in the whole game, and Stephen Curry made 4 of 9 three-pointers, and the two contributed 10 three-pointers.

On the Lakers' side, Howard stopped the Warriors as usual in this game, with only 10 points on 4 of 10 shots and 2 of 6 free throws.

Paul Gasol is still recovering from his form, and he made 3 of 8 shots and scored 8 points.

Of course, this is not the point, the point is that Li Liang's performance is not good.

There is no way, he was squeezed dry by McGrady in the system these two days.

Moreover, not only did McGrady get squeezed out of defense, but because he played two mission games in a row, he was also on the Pistons, which led to his offense being deviated by the Pistons!

The garbage Pistons team is just fighting hard to defend and drag the rhythm, making it very uncomfortable to beat the Warriors Li Liang.

Even so, the Lakers still fought with the Warriors until the last moment.

Nash missed a key three-pointer and was counterattacked by the Warriors. Thompson made a fatal three-pointer, and the gap widened to 8 points, which made the game lose its suspense.

The Lakers lost 100:109, 9 points to the Warriors, giving them a bad start to the away trip.
Chapter completed!