Chapter 62: Arrogant Before, Humble After, Fan Xi's First Little Brother in the Lakers

When Fan Xi requested a timeout and walked to the bench, everyone on the court was surprised and unexpected; they didn't know why Fan Xi suddenly wanted to request a timeout, even though they had only played half a round.

Phil Jackson was also puzzled; he and Kobe were both worried... whether Fan Xi's body had a problem.

Just then, Fan Xi walked over and said to Phil Jackson: "I suddenly realized that you were right; I should play the 2-guard position next. And, I haven't found chemistry with Little Dunleavy."

As soon as Fan Xi said this.

Phil Jackson understood.

He is a smart man.

Other players on the team are not stupid; they all know that Little Dunleavy has been targeting Fan Xi since he was traded over, and even tried to suppress Fan Xi.

Fan Xi has been tolerating him.

But now, Fan Xi finally couldn't bear it anymore; he gently handed out a soft knife.

Dunleavy didn't care; he looked at Phil Jackson and said: "Coach, I can provide powerful output on the wing; Jack might not be suitable for the 2-guard position."

Little Dunleavy has blind confidence in himself; he thinks Phil Jackson will stand on his side; after all, he is an experienced veteran and the perimeter three-point shooter that the Lakers lack most.

"You're right, Mike." Phil Jackson nodded to Little Dunleavy and said: "Jack might not be suitable for the 2-guard position, but he should be allowed to try it. Since you haven't developed chemistry yet, why don't you sit on the bench and rest first."

Phil Jackson was full of smiles; he inadvertently handed a soft knife to Little Dunleavy.

Little Dunleavy was shocked.

Until he heard the chuckles of the teammates around him.

The meaning of this laughter is very complex, but there is a very obvious declaration... Little Dunleavy is a clown; he doesn't know the situation too well.

Little Dunleavy then understood that he had underestimated Fan Xi.

From the moment he joined the Lakers, he wanted to oppose Fan Xi and establish his own status. At that time, no teammates stopped him because everyone thought it was impossible. Fan Xi didn't fight him either, thinking he was just confused for a while.

And now, Fan Xi was annoyed by him and showed his true colors.

At that time, Little Dunleavy was defeated.

Like a clown.

Little Dunleavy himself realized he was like a clown.

Phil Jackson replaced Fan Xi with Derek Fisher and Luke Walton, letting Fan Xi go to the 2-guard position.

The self-righteous Little Dunleavy was thrown to the bench, without any suspense at all.

At this time, veteran Joe Smith, who was sitting next to him, told him: "Do you know why you came to the Lakers? It's because Ron Artest didn't clearly support Jack in an incident before, and Steve Blake was full of jealousy toward Jack."

Little Dunleavy gasped when he heard this; he only then realized he had kicked an iron plate. Wanting to establish prestige on him, isn't that moving earth on the head of Tai Sui?

"Now the absolute core and superstar of the Lakers is Kobe Bryant, the second-in-command is Pau Gasol, Lamar Odom is the third-in-command, and Derek Fisher is the locker room leader who stabilizes the army." Joe Smith analyzed the power division in the Los Angeles locker room with the new Dunleavy.

"However, Jack is already the future core designated by the team management and coaching staff, and even Kobe Bryant. So, his tactical voice is second only to Kobe. Even Kobe will deliberately create ball rights for him on the court."

Joe Smith spoke eloquently.

Dunleavy was more and more frightened as he listened; he quickly asked: "Isn't the Lakers' future successor Andrew Bynum? They have been training him since 2005."

"Hehe."

Joe Smith smiled and said: "Andrew Bynum is indeed still the team's future successor, but I think he hasn't gained Kobe's trust. And, the longer the identity of successor is done, the easier it is to expose shortcomings, and the more annoying it is."

"Prince Charles of England has been the crown prince for so many years; I feel he will walk ahead of the Queen sooner or later."

Joe Smith said to the point.

Successor, that is, the job of the crown prince, history has fully shown that it is not easy to do.

Having said that, Little Dunleavy also understood.

He took a deep breath and said to Joe Smith: "I know, I will go apologize to Jack later."

Little Dunleavy comes from a basketball family; he knows too well what it means to be able to bend and stretch.

He is now even willing to be Fan Xi's little brother.

Boom!

A muffled sound came from the court again; Dunleavy looked up at the court, and Fan Xi, who had completed the dunk, was hanging on the basket.

Although Dunleavy didn't see what happened, he waved his towel and jumped up for the first time: "Jack! Good job! Well done!"

Dunleavy shouted at the top of his lungs.

When Fan Xi landed, the look in his eyes became confused.

He was very puzzled that the person who provoked him just now was now in a licking-dog posture.

"This is the heritage of a basketball family."

Joe Smith sighed leisurely; he can really lick. This is not playing basketball, it is clearly playing human relationships.

He subconsciously looked at the Clippers head coach Old Dunleavy on the other side of the court, thinking, could this guy's head coach position also be licked?

Fan Xi landed from the basket.

Just now, he passed Randy Foye with lightning speed, then quickly killed into the paint, and while Jordan and Griffin didn't retreat in time, he smashed the ball into the basket.

In this offense, Fan Xi perfectly demonstrated his talent for capturing the timing of breakthroughs and attacks.

Phil Jackson was very satisfied.

Turning back, Davis still performed a pick-and-roll with Griffin; Griffin received the ball and gathered his courage to rush to the paint, but his dunk was interfered with again.

It was Pau Gasol.

Pau Gasol was born with long hands and long feet; although his playing style was soft, standing in the paint was still an interception force that could not be underestimated.

Griffin's jumping ability was very strong, but he only grew a pair of short hands, so... slap!

He was blocked by Pau Gasol less than 20 centimeters from completing the dunk.

Fan Xi picked up the falling ball from behind him, and then he launched a fast offensive.

Griffin, who was blocked again, was severely injured, and his confidence was almost lost.

He actually didn't chase the defense, and Fan Xi arrived at the front court, opened up the strong side to play with Randy Foye, and quickly passed to Gasol who was cutting in. Gasol received the ball and killed into the paint, scoring the layup.

Phil Jackson was extremely excited to see this ball.

Fan Xi's presence and insight in the two waist areas made him full of surprises; he realized that as long as Kobe and Fan Xi were placed on the strong and weak sides, allowing them to perform seamless connections, the interior layout was full of mobile Gasol, and Bynum with strong pushing ability, the perimeter matched with tall shooter Dunleavy, and Fisher... matched with Lamar Odom, Matt Barnes, and other elite soldiers.

This year's finals have great hope!!

Phil Jackson exchanged glances with Old Winter, and the excitement and agitation in his eyes could no longer be suppressed.

Although this lineup's talent is slightly inferior to the Miami Heat, Miami's lineup rationality is not as good as this lineup, and this is a ready-made tactic, polished for many years. After all, the Heat is a newly built team...

Phil Jackson had already begun to consider the finals opponent.

As for the Clippers?

Dogs don't even watch.

In fact, after Blake Griffin was blocked by Fan Xi and added a magnificent dunk, his psychological endurance was on the verge of collapse, and after being blocked by Pau Gasol, he completely lost his courage.

He no longer pursued the claim before the game to ban Fan Xi and destroy Fan Xi's miracle.

Griffin was even a bit dazed now.

Not everyone's psychological quality is like Fan Xi's; although Griffin has rare super talent, his life has been too smooth all the way, and he cannot withstand setbacks.

From arrogance to withered, it didn't even take two quarters.

Baron Davis's psychological quality was much tougher than Griffin's; after all, he had dunked over Kirilenko and had led the Warriors to complete the black-eight legend.

However, he was old and weak after all.

Many times, he had the heart but not the strength.

He really wanted to rush in and complete a dunk like when he was young to boost the team's morale.

However, his legs, which were like lead, reminded him at all times that he could no longer jump.

He had to pin his hopes on perimeter shooting.

However, he had never been a stable shooter; when his feel was smooth, he could kill the game, and when his feel was not smooth, he could kill himself.

Tonight, his state was the latter.

The half-time was over.

68:49.

The outcome of the game lost suspense.

Fan Xi's performance at the 2-guard position was like a god's help, even smoother than when Kobe was on the court. Of course, this was thanks to Pau Gasol's huge restraint in the paint; Gasol played exceptionally excitedly tonight, and his shooting percentage was super high.

In addition, Fisher also hit repeatedly outside the three-point line.

"I think seeing this, everyone will even forget why they were guarding in front of the TV at the beginning?"

During the half-time break, Kenny Smith said in a very absurd tone: "Griffin is now like a boiled eggplant; he doesn't even have the desire to catch the ball. Besides Baron Davis constantly trying three-pointers outside the three-point line, I don't see what other power he has to suppress Jack."

"I even think they are Jack's assistants."

"They use their clumsiness to set off Jack's greatness."

Kenny Smith said extremely sarcastically.

Even Charles Barkley, who was most unwilling to admit Fan Xi's strength, had to admit at this time: "Jack is indeed already the second-best perimeter player on the Lakers. It is foreseeable that when Kobe and Gasol grow old, he and Bynum will become the new version of the Lakers' OK combination."

Who wants to be the new version of the OK combination with him?

Andrew Bynum, lying on the hospital bed, threw the remote control fiercely at the TV... At that time, the TV was smashed by him, the image was no longer clear, but Kenny Smith's words kept drilling into his ears.

"I think... the Lakers after having Jack don't seem to need Bynum so much. Although he is a full-size center and has been trained by the legendary center Jabbar for many years, but... the trend of the league seems to be increasingly unfavorable to centers..."

Kenny Smith's words made Bynum's teeth itch with anger.

He hated this damn commentator who touted Jack Fan.

He also hated those two guys from the Clippers who didn't know their own strength; if it weren't for Griffin and Davis claiming before the game that they could destroy Jack, there wouldn't be so many people paying attention to this game now.

Now it's good, even the nurse who changed his medicine was saying that the handsome Jack Fan is the new flying man of Los Angeles.

Bynum was so angry.

In fact, the angrier one was Griffin; Griffin consulted Bynum for intelligence before the game. Bynum told Griffin confidently at the time: Jack Fan's physical fitness is very bad; you can ravage him however you want; he can't even touch my shoulder when he jumps...

Griffin believed Bynum's words.

What about now?

"I'm not playing."

Griffin was sulking in the locker room; he told the team doctor: "My knee hurts."

The top pick's knee is a precious knee; this is related to the cornerstone of the Clippers for the next ten years.

What's more... Griffin had already undergone a minimally invasive surgery.

The medical team quickly made the decision to let him rest. Although head coach Dunleavy saw Griffin's mood of not wanting to face it, he didn't point it out; after all, he is a basketball family, and the basketball family handles human relationships perfectly.

Griffin playing really can't change anything? Perhaps, he can complete one or two dunks, but what if Jack Fan on the opposite side dunks more?

The Lakers team played crazy tonight, and the Clippers team lost both offense and defense.

At this time, Griffin stopping losses in time is reasonable.

And he can also say that he played with injuries to regain some face.

In contrast, Baron Davis couldn't escape.

He had to bite the bullet and go up.

However, for him, fame is not as important as the young Griffin.

He had reached the twilight of his career; the harsh words were released by himself, so let himself bear it.

Sigh!

This is probably the fate of walking in the rivers and lakes.

At this moment, Baron Davis even thought of Beetle Hardaway back then. Back then, when he was a fledgling, Tim Hardaway, who had made a great name in the mid-90s, had entered the end of his career. He ran into Tim Hardaway and didn't show any mercy at all. In that game, he stepped on Tim Hardaway to get ahead and established his position as the leader of the Hornets.

Now, the feng shui turns.

A generation of new people replaces the old.

After Davis figured this out, he became a little relieved.

At the same time, in the Lakers locker room, Little Dunleavy sincerely expressed his apologies to Fan Xi.

He showed an unprecedented low posture, which not only surprised Fan Xi, but also surprised Kobe Bryant.

Kobe couldn't help but sigh: You are really a talent.

Fan Xi didn't deliberately make things difficult for Little Dunleavy, just saying to strengthen cooperation, everyone's goal is consistent.

Dunleavy quickly promised to obey Fan Xi's instructions absolutely in the future.

This action made Fan Xi cry and laugh.

He never dreamed that... Little Dunleavy would become his first little brother on the Lakers team.

... ===== CHAPTER 63 =====