James had no idea that after his 38th birthday, he hadn't personally experienced losing on the court. After running to Denver Highlands, James said that his left ankle was sore, so let's take a break. He is really not modest, but the team has already decided, so he read two poems: "The strength is heavy and the spirit is tired for a long time, and then exhaustion will not be supported." Sure enough, he sat off the court with Bushy Eyebrows and watched as the team lost to the Western Conference top-of-the-line Nuggets, ending a season-long five-game winning streak.
But it doesn't matter, we have seen more Lakers lose, 5 consecutive wins are more critical, including 1 home win over the Heat and 3 away wins, which stirred the ambition of Lakers players, raised the ambition of Lakers fans, and the 5-word motto that has not been seen for a long time began to float on the top barrage of the live broadcast room. This scene can't help but remind me of the time in 2018, when the Cavaliers locker room was in chaos, and the court was "playing all the teams as the Warriors" defense, and the 33-year-old James remained silent until the arrival of new manager Osman, and after a trade, the Cavaliers finally began to win, and J.R. The locker room declared "our guys are so decent", and James reiterated his unwavering commitment: "My mentality is to always fight for the championship." ”
This moment is another moment, but the winter is long, you always have to look forward to it, a little turnaround, just like a beautiful girl passing by in the underground garage passage smiled at the one you sent, rationally telling you that she wearing a Bluetooth headset is absolutely unlikely to be smiling at a 38-year-old man with 168 centimeters and 220 pounds, but sensibility tells you to fuck Laozi 6 days a week 8 hours a day overtime 4 hours can not be defeated by the new crown can not be defeated iron-boned Zheng Zheng big yin people regardless of the heart once and what's wrong?
Not much, it's good, it's as it should be. Giving a little sunshine is the first answer to life not having to be so hard, and the same is true for the team, even if the Lakers end a five-game winning streak, they look up and see that they are still in 12th place in the West, only 3 games away from 5 wins and 1 win away from the play-off circle. It's only 1.5 wins away from the playoffs; and others are not doing well is the second answer, the sixth warriors in the West have a 2-game losing streak, the 7th Clippers and 8th Suns in the West are both 6 consecutive losses, the 10 Blazers in the West have a 3-game losing streak, and the 11th Jazz have a 2-game losing streak.
Of course, this kind of sunny days are also prone to some bad consequences, the main evil result is easy to have illusions, think that the sunny days will continue forever, the previous long haze is just a temporary bad luck, ordinary fans are originally a fun, watch for a long time, from a longer time dimension, the ups and downs of the team are even a pleasure; It's just that for the current team, if the management has an illusion that "we seem to be okay like this", it is easy to lead to tragedy, and for the Lakers, the bad thing about making a wave streak now lies in this.
Judging from the current public opinion, the Lakers management has iron-hearted to protect their beloved 2027 and 2029 first-round picks, 2 first-round replacements for Turner and Hield are old dreams, and 1 unprotected first-round + Nunn + Beverley for Bojan Bogdanovic is just. Of course, public opinion is public opinion, and things are not completely without turnaround, we see that after all, there is still a full month until February 11, and the Lakers have the opportunity to see which teams in the market want to break up and see if they want to use these two ancestral first-round rounders to fight LaVine, Beal and the world.
Of course, for James himself, the world after his 38th birthday is not bad: the team won, the all-time high score is near, and after a year, it won an insignificant weekly best, the 66th, breaking an insignificant all-time best weekly record, the son slammed the game and scored, and there are no sharp social problems that need to make strange noises by themselves, but the world does not look like it will let him go easily, and after the Lakers won 5 consecutive victories, a reporter and James had a wonderful Q&A:
Reporter Xiao Zhizhi reasoned: "Seeing that you are playing so well with the team, especially in the absence of thick eyebrows. I wonder if there has been a recent lineup with Pelinka and Jenny? ”
James White Ape Detective: "Listen, I'm only responsible for playing. I care more about the people in the dressing room. I don't worry about the lineup, that's not my job. ”
The reporter was moved: "But you are 38 years old, and you are doing something that no one has ever done." ”
James stepped up to the seven stars: "I know. ”
The reporter followed suit: "And the team's plan is to keep some draft picks and wait for next year..."
James stepped down and straddled: "If you all know, that's the case." I don't need to say more, you all know it. ”
The reporter never gives up: "But if you remain silent, then time will go on like this, won't it?" ”
James King Kong pounded: "Listen, you all understand that this is not high-end science." ”
The reporter pressed closer: "But is there progress in the dialogue with the boss and management?" ”
James Golden Rooster Independent: "I have my job, I don't have that time. ”
The reporter found the flaw: "But we have mobile phones, just make a call." ”
James Girl shuttled: "Listen, I have my own job. The only thing I can do is play. ”
The reporter launched a general attack: "But how patient are you?" Doesn't this involve your energy? ”
James White Crane Wings: "They're doing what they think is best for the team. ”
The reporter retreated: "So how do you feel about this?" ”
James Mustang split his mane: "I'm doing what's best for the dressing room. ”
It stands to reason that after this set of tai chi, James has perfectly jumped over every pit dug by the reporter. But at the end of the interview and turned away from the reporter 6 meters away, James dropped the last sentence: "You all know what the fuck is supposed to happen, you don't need me to say more." ”
Sometimes it is like this, a sentence top 10,000 sentences, the reporter immediately wrote that James "lost patience" with the Lakers' delay in using draft picks in exchange for combat power, and NBA breaking news that Shams's retweet of this article also made the news seem more real, after all, when forwarding, everyone only needs to see the sentence "loss of patience", as for who will click on the article to take a closer look, that may not account for the majority.
James fought tai chi with the media for a long time, and then threw a small pebble on the surface of the extremely boring lake, neither letting the reporter return empty-handed, nor letting public opinion drown him, "you know what should happen", that's all you said, and I, "only care about the teammates in the locker room now." At the end of the formal interview and the opening of the private conversation, an ambiguous sentence was thrown, and behind the official tone, a meaningful sentence of "I understand everything" was thrown. This expression itself may be a little wonderful, a little conceived, but play a lot, from summer to winter half a year has passed, NBA Yang Luchan is still here knocking on the side of the mulberry scolding locust, to the locust are numb, somewhat sneaky to cover up.
But this may be the charm of Durant's previous so-called "headline party media", you can't and can't refuse such a flow of information, such a flow of information will also push you to the top of the traffic, use the media, maintain influence, and influence can bring a lot of things, not just money.
For contrast, when the Nets were not in good shape before, Durant also gave an interview, which came up with a paragraph: "Look at our starting lineup, Sumner, O'Neal, Johar, Claxton and me. There's no disrespect for others, but what do you think of this starter? You count on us to win because I am. From that point of view, you expect us to play well because there is a number 7. ”
Before quoting Durant, the reporter also added an introduction to the article, saying that Durant has been proud of his ability to maintain a top level for the past 16 years and intends to set an example for a player to do his best in adverse circumstances. If you look at Durant's words in conjunction with this introduction, you can probably understand what Durant is trying to say, "I'm strong, and I'm proud of being strong." You should also admit that I am indeed strong. ”
But this meaning is very vague and vague, combined with the context to distill the central idea of this paragraph is difficult to score, because most people's first reaction after reading it is "cat and dog 2.0", and this is the wrong answer on the side of Durant and the original author.
And if it is the meaning of "very proud" expressed in the reporter's article, it does not seem to mean much. After all, you are proud of you, and no one denies it, what are you doing when you pull your teammates out to say something, and add the phrase "there is no disrespect".
Of course, later, as soon as the reporter saw the article written, a bunch of people on the Internet sprayed Durant and disliked his teammates, and he jumped out to clarify for Durant: "Adu's meaning is not to dislike teammates, he himself enjoys playing with these teammates, but the rest of the starting lineup is under undeserved higher pressure because of the untidy lineup." ”
After reading the reporter's explanation, I couldn't help but sigh, the barrel of the pen is the barrel of the pen, Durant must have this speaking skill, then it is worth it. Because if you carefully consider these "Durant's true intentions" said by the reporter, in the end, these teammates around you are under undue pressure, not because they are a little less powerful than they are.
This is indeed such a thing, who doesn't know that the teammates around Durant at that time are really not like words, and the meaning I want to express is still like this, but the reporter changed his rhetoric, Durant's image immediately changed from an extrajudicial fanatic to a sad person, which is the skill of speaking.
Durant rushed to hear the news, forwarded the reporter's clarification on the spot, and left a message saying "Thank you." Witnessing this situation, I couldn't help but wonder in my heart, this reporter can clarify so much, why didn't he write clearly when writing the article?
In the final analysis, you have to blame Durant himself for his poor words, either you can be as airtight as James, or you smell the bad atmosphere like Wei Zhong and read a milk kes quick thought, that is also a quick question and answer, everyone is happy, you have countless heartfelt things to say, and you can't express it subtly, and expect others to understand you, which is somewhat close to obsession, it's not fair to push everything to the media without wind and waves, because as soon as you say this, it will not be in your mouth, and Durant has recently clarified what he said back then" Don't want to be the second oldest" was a self-motivational statement after losing the 2012 finals, "In fact, Lao Tzu doesn't care that these historical rankings are all you media fans want to do trouble!" ”
Ten years later, we young writers don't use this paragraph very much now, it's hard for Durant himself to remember to fish it out to dry.
I think so, either you completely disdain the media and fans' statements and only treat being interviewed as a job, then you like to say what you like, and why do you have to deliberately defend and clarify; But if you have to deal with the media, and you want to tell some truth, play some independent personality, and want to take into account the blood oxygen concentration of brand dads, then you should really learn from Teacher Zhan and be a wind protector of an era, instead of going against the wind to feel that you may be very truthful, and finally paste yourself with a face of saliva. After all, Emily Dickinson, the mother of American literature, wrote a poem for Durant almost 160 years ago, and made this kind of thing very clear:
Speak the whole truth, but not directly
The way to success lies in detours
Only because of our fragile senses
It cannot withstand the excessively magnificent grandeur of truth