Chapter 129: Why Do You Think I Am a Soft Rib

The boos on the scene made Andrew Bynum very sad.

Looking back, the Lakers passed a ball to Bynum and pulled out for him.

He finally drew a foul on Marcus Camby, making one of two free throws.

It counted as saving some face.

But after that, he wandered out of the Lakers' offensive rhythm; Kobe Bryant entered the rhythm very quickly tonight; Brandon Roy reminded him of his opponents when he was young.

Allen Iverson, Tracy McGrady, Vince Carter, Ray Allen, Pierce, these people.

Kobe played very excitedly; Fan Xi kept transporting shells for him.

Pau Gasol was also competing with Aldridge; both were skill-biased and shooting-biased power forwards.

But ginger is still spicy when old; Pau Gasol's experience and skills were richer.

So, the Lakers had always been suppressing the Trail Blazers.

Especially after Bynum came off the court after playing for five minutes in the first quarter, the Lakers' offensive momentum was unusually smooth, and the Trail Blazers almost had no power to parry.

Although Fan Xi didn't have one-on-one shots in the game, his connection and stringing of the team were moistening things silently.

Although Andre Miller successfully played Fan Xi one-on-one many times using his physical fitness, it didn't affect the overall situation of the game.

Tonight belonged to Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol.

118:101.

The Lakers finally defeated the Portland Trail Blazers with a 17-point advantage.

Even easier than the basketball experts predicted before the game.

Tonight, Kobe Bryant scored 42 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 assists, and Pau Gasol had 28 points, 13 rebounds, and 4 assists.

Fan Xi had 10 points, 12 assists, 6 rebounds, 2 steals, and 1 block.

Also very versatile.

It felt like moistening things silently.

Fan Xi gave himself a score of 60 for this game tonight; although he didn't make any achievements in offense, he helped Kobe and Gasol take off, fulfilling the obligations of a point guard.

However, in the eyes of those basketball commentators and Phil Jackson, Fan Xi's performance tonight was at least 80 points.

Because for so many years in the past, the Lakers' point guard position had always been a representative of side effects.

"Jack, next game, don't think about being so easy."

When the game ended, Andre Miller suddenly walked over, and he said this to Fan Xi.

He clearly revealed to Fan Xi: "Next game I will definitely play you."

The NBA playoffs are a series; a series means that after each game, the coaching staff of both sides will crazily review the game, find their own advantages and the other side's loopholes, and then hit them to death.

Therefore, this is also why the battle situation in the series is very ups and downs.

Andre Miller obviously regarded Fan Xi as the Lakers' loophole.

In this game, Fan Xi was helpless against the strong Andre Miller. He was a very traditional point guard, even a type Fan Xi had never seen before.

He actually liked back-to-the-basket one-on-one, he liked to use his butt to open the way.

Fan Xi's physical confrontation ability was very ordinary; his figure was thin. When other talents were leaping forward, the strength talent had never moved.

"Then you will definitely regret it."

Fan Xi told Andre Miller extremely firmly at that time.

When Fan Xi walked into the player tunnel, he saw Bynum.

Bynum was leaning against the corner of the wall; he looked very desolate.

If Fan Xi played ordinarily tonight, he could be described as terrible tonight.

He was helpless against the Trail Blazers' assault on the defensive end, and was locked by Marcus Camby on the offensive end.

He was always in the wrong rhythm.

The playing time was also very fragmented.

His confidence was hit hard.

Moreover, he had just received a warning from Marcus Camby when he left the court; Camby told him: I will definitely play you next game.

He didn't have Fan Xi's confidence; when Fan Xi faced such a warning, he would counterattack righteously and incomparably firmly.

But Bynum, he just lowered his head and found a quiet corner to feel sad.

Fan Xi stopped his steps; he looked at Andrew Bynum's back.

He didn't like Bynum; he didn't have a saint's heart.

So, he hesitated for a few seconds, still didn't open his mouth, took a step to prepare to move forward, just when he had the thought, Andrew Bynum looked over.

He and Fan Xi looked at each other.

His eyes were empty and confused.

Fan Xi's eyes were firm and persistent.

The two looked at each other for a second, and Fan Xi walked forward.

At this time, a voice came from behind Fan Xi: "Hey, Jack, don't you plan to chat with us for a while?"

Fan Xi looked back and saw the gorgeously dressed Scarlett and Selena walking over.

Scarlett didn't avoid the dense cameras around her at all; she had been repeatedly mentioned with Fan Xi's name recently.

Fan Xi saw them coming together, and suddenly felt his head was big.

"I thought you left," Fan Xi said awkwardly.

"We came to find you specially, how could we leave." Scarlett walked over, she boldly grabbed Fan Xi's jersey, and sniffed it at her nose: "It's really exploding with male hormones."

This action of Scarlett had a teasing feeling.

Fan Xi looked at Selena awkwardly; Selena didn't feel anything wrong; she actually felt very useful in her heart; she was really a strange flower.

She actually felt that when Fan Xi looked at her while being teased by Scarlett, it was because he felt closer to her, because he was worried about her jealousy, because he valued her.

Ooh! My God.

If Fan Xi knew what Selena was thinking, he would definitely kick her butt hard; he swore, he would definitely do that.

"I have to take a shower. I can't stand this exploding male hormone smell."

Fan Xi said goodbye.

At this time, Scarlett said again: "We are waiting for you next to your car, if you dare to sneak away, I guarantee that all Los Angeles entertainment media will see the news of you abandoning Hollywood female stars tomorrow morning..."

Scarlett's laughter was like a silver bell, but in Fan Xi's ears, it was so, so... soul-stirring.

This sister is really super good.

Fan Xi walked away quickly.

Selena said to Scarlett behind her: "Hey, how long do you think it will take for me to take down this shy boy? When I saw him singing at Taylor Swift's concert, I felt so uncomfortable, I must grab him."

Selena said with certainty.

Scarlett raised her eyebrows, she said: "I think it can be tonight."

The conversation between the two was unscrupulous.

And there was no avoidance.

Who knew that Andrew Bynum on the side heard it all; this was a huge shock to his soul.

Scarlett Johansson had always been the goddess in his heart, the object he admired, although he hadn't publicly said he wanted to drink Scarlett's bathwater.

However, he saw with his own eyes that Scarlett was so teasing Jack, she looked very active.

He was thinking, if Scarlett did this to him, he would rather live ten years less.

Selena was a very active female star in Los Angeles in recent years; she was the object of Disney's hot pursuit, she would soon become a first-line female star in Hollywood, and she was

But, she was actually a sycophant in front of Jack? She actually wanted to compete with Taylor Swift for Jack?

My god, is this guy actually this charming?

"Hey, how are you two doing?"

Andrew Bynum walked over, trying his best to squeeze out the most amiable smile to greet the two stunningly beautiful female celebrities.

However, after Scarlett and Selena saw him, they subconsciously took two steps back; the panic and disgust in their eyes were self-evident.

Andrew Bynum was simply too ugly.

Bynum seemed to realize this himself.

He hurriedly introduced himself: "I'm Jack's teammate, my name is Andrew Bynum, it's a pleasure to meet you. If you need any help, I'd be very happy to provide it."

"You're Jack's teammate?"

The expressions of the two frightened female celebrities softened slightly.

Scarlett seemed to remember something: "Right, right, he's that Lakers player who was roared at by his opponent at the start."

Bynum was instantly very embarrassed.

Having his identity confirmed in such a way made him feel very sad; he had originally wanted to make himself appear more imposing.

"What could you possibly help us with?" Selena said dismissively.

"I'm his teammate, I can do a lot of things. For example, helping you snatch him away from Taylor Swift. Or, I can tell you there's a very delicious restaurant nearby, right in the Hilton Hotel; after you finish eating, you could..." Bynum said very kindly.

He looked like he was offering the two his most sincere advice.

But in reality, he had other ideas in mind.

He knew that on the court, he could no longer shake Fan Xi's deeply rooted position. But why not try other tactics?

For example, letting all the Los Angeles media photograph him entering and leaving a certain hotel with Scarlett Johansson and Selena Gomez.

That way, he would definitely become famous.

Then, he would become the focus of the media, and everyone would criticize his off-court behavior.

Criticizing him for messing around during the playoffs.

The entertainment industry would also criticize him for being fickle and messing around with romantic relationships.

When a 19-year-old kid is caught in such a terrible public opinion environment, can he still play basketball seriously?

Hehe.

Thinking of this, the corners of Bynum's mouth couldn't help but pull into a conspiratorial smile.

"Is it really that good there?" Selena asked suspiciously.

"Very discreet. You definitely won't be photographed by the paparazzi," Bynum promised, patting his chest.

This left the two half-believing.

"As Jack's teammate, would I lie to you?"

Bynum said righteously.

He really was a person harboring malicious intentions.

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Fan Xi returned to the locker room, quickly found the assistant coach in charge of video editing, and said to him: "Ron, please send the video of Andre Miller from tonight to my email as soon as possible; I want to study him."

Ron smiled: "Jack, you're always increasing my workload. However, as a Lakers fan, I'm glad you have such a dedicated work ethic. But Jack, don't be too tired; Portland doesn't have the power to affect us at all. No matter how strong Andre Miller is, Portland isn't his team; the battlefield is at the 2-guard and 4-spot positions."

Ron spoke very relaxedly; he hoped Fan Xi wouldn't work so hard.

Portland Trail Blazers head coach McMillan was never a head coach with much boldness; he was even teased by Phil Jackson for only having the ability of an assistant coach.

However, at this moment in the visiting team's locker room, Andre Miller was holding forth at length.

His point was: "... The Lakers' weakness is still the 1-spot. Jack Fan can't defend me; he's too weak in strength and his stamina isn't good either. If we focus our offense on the 1-spot, it'll be easy to break him down. Finding a breakthrough point here is the right move."

He wanted to become the team's tactical core in Game 2.

This was actually an awkward problem for Brandon Roy.

The team leader values his authority very much.

It's like an emperor in ancient times, and your prime minister suddenly says to you: Emperor, can you let me sit on the throne for two days?

It's about the same.

However, Roy was a different kind of emperor.

He was very noble; he was the Duncan among guards. He wasn't obsessed with power; he just wanted to win. Moreover, he could feel the fluid in his knees getting worse; in his duel with Kobe tonight, he had fallen behind.

Although he was still relatively young, he already knew that with his injuries, he would never be able to surpass Kobe in this lifetime.

So, he said very calmly: "Nate, perhaps we should do that. Andre has a huge advantage; I've watched him destroy Jack Fan like he was destroying a donut many times."

When McMillan heard Brandon Roy's words, his train of thought shifted as well.

He said he would discuss this matter seriously with the coaching staff.

Afterwards, Marcus Camby also stated: "The Lakers' 5-spot is also very weak. Bynum looks at a loss; he can't find his position at all. If we attack him forcefully, he will soon bring negative effects to the Lakers."

Camby's suggestion didn't make McMillan hesitate; he had already decided to attack the Lakers' 5-spot fiercely in the next game.

Now, it was just adding Jack Fan at the 1-spot.

Soon, Nate McMillan put on his suit and appeared at the post-game press conference.

He calmly and composedly told the reporters: "Defeat is an acceptable thing. Before we truly understand the Lakers, I am willing to accept such a defeat. But the next game will bring real change..."

Nate McMillan spoke eloquently at the press conference.

Fan Xi had already showered, put on his clothes, and was carrying his bag toward the underground parking lot.

When leaving, Kobe was preparing to go to the post-game press conference to give his thoughts on his high-scoring performance. Kobe asked Fan Xi: Are you going to my house tonight?

Fan Xi shook his head and refused, saying: "I still have a little private matter."

At this time, Matt Barnes teased him: "Don't tell me you're going on a date with some Hollywood young lady."

"Why couldn't it be a Grammy-winning singer? Don't look down on singers; singers have better voices. Jack has always been grabbing with both hands, and both hands are grabbing hard..." Lamar Odom's wicked voice came over.

"Isn't it grabbing with both hands, and both hands are soft?" Mike Dunleavy was also a 'bad guy'.

Fan Xi didn't engage with them and walked quickly toward the parking lot.

At this moment, Andrew Bynum looked at his back, already wearing a victorious smile.

He felt more and more that his plan was flawless.

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