chsdbacks Chapter 11 The English Rose
Chapter 11 The English Rose
In the Staples Center parking lot, Kate Beckinsale rested her chin on her hand, looking at Lin Ze with curiosity.
After getting into the car, Lin Ze didn't say anything, and just kept looking at Kate.
Why aren't you saying anything?
"I've been waiting for you to speak," Lin Ze shrugged. "What brings you to Los Angeles? Are you looking for a job?"
The reason I say "still" is because the two met when Kate was looking for a job. She traveled all the way from England to Los Angeles hoping to get a role, and then followed the producer all the way to the USC campus, where the producer happened to be giving a lecture.
Then she met Lin Ze, who was still in school, and they started a relationship.
Contact was temporarily severed when Kate lost the competition for the role and returned to the UK.
Of course, Kate would sometimes return to the United States during this time, and Lin Ze, who was already a professional player, would let her go back to her old flame whenever he had the time.
"I hope so." Kate smiled. "It was just an audition. I had already been eliminated because the production company chose Charlize Theron, but it seems that the two sides have broken up, so they brought me back."
Lin Ze recalled that around this time, Kate's audition for the movie should have been for "Pearl Harbor." Lin Ze didn't have many memories of the movie, only that there was a black guy shooting planes with a machine gun, and Ben Affleck yelling, "I told you to take care of my girlfriend, and you took care of her in bed?"
"Let's skip the beginning and get straight to the point!" Lin Ze said shamelessly, "I know a secret place!"
"where?"
"My home!"
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That night, the wildness of the mysterious East met the elegance of England.
That evening, a rose quietly appeared in the apartment where Lin Ze was temporarily renting. However, Lin Ze was racking his brains about where to plant this beautiful rose.
He first went to the bathroom to add some water to the roses, making them look more delicate. Then he thought that the coffee table next to the sofa in the living room might be a good place. He also thought that such beautiful flowers should be placed by the window to enjoy the bright lights of Los Angeles. However, the roses felt that the light and shadow by the window were too dazzling, so Lin Ze could only carry the roses to the bedroom.
At first, this beautiful rose was still able to show its pride, standing proudly, and even wanted to fight back with the soft thorns on its stem, making the wild atmosphere from the mysterious East bow down.
But after the rose has been subjected to a prolonged piercing attack, the delicate flower finally slumps reluctantly on the soft ground, remaining almost motionless and unable to respond no matter how strong the wind blows.
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Kate stayed with Lin Ze for three days before she set off for her audition.
As for Lin Ze, he naturally continued his preseason campaign. In a total of 6 preseason games, the Lakers faced the Clippers, Kings, Warriors and Suns. The Warriors and Clippers were played twice each. These four teams, all from the Pacific Division, were not considered strong teams. Under O'Neal's leadership, the Lakers easily achieved a 6-game winning streak.
In these six games, O'Neal's efficient and brutal performance was as always, so it was not worth mentioning. What really excited the Lakers and even the whole of Los Angeles was Lin Ze's performance.
林泽在这6场比赛之中全部首发出战，场均能够贡献17.5分4.5篮板1抢断，更重要的是他的命中率高达53%，3分命中率更是达到了58%！
His efficiency is exceptionally high!
Of course, along with his extremely high efficiency, almost all of Lin Ze's baskets were easy open shots or cuts to the basket. He could always find gaps in the opponent's defense, appear in the most appropriate position, and then easily complete the attack.
And because of O'Neal's presence, Lin Ze always gets these opportunities to shoot.
Besides his offense, what surprised Jackson even more was Lin Ze's defense.
Although Lin Ze, as a power forward, has a poor average of less than one block and less than five rebounds per game, his impact on the defensive end cannot be ignored.
Jackson was deeply impressed by his quick help defense footwork, his astute timing in rotating defense, and his defensive style of always forcing opponents in front of O'Neal so that O'Neal could make the final block.
Despite his poor basic defensive stats, Lin Ze drew 10 offensive fouls in 6 games, and under his defensive strategy, O'Neal recorded 22 blocks in 6 games!
This guy not only doesn't play for stats himself, he even plays for his teammates' stats!
Compared to some individuals who can win steals and blocks titles but cause chaos in the team's defense, Lin Ze's performance is far superior.
High-end goods as standard!
After the preseason, the Lakers will have their season opener and Kobe Bryant's return to the court!
On October 31, the Lakers will host the Chicago Bulls in their season opener.
The league's arrangement was definitely intentional!
Two years ago, Phil Jackson led the Bulls to an epic second three-peat. After winning six championships in eight years, the team finally came to an end. Due to various factors, the invincible Bulls team fell apart overnight.
With the departure of the "Big Three" and Jackson, the Bulls, who were champions in 98, became the worst team in the Eastern Conference in 99, and were thoroughly beaten by other teams.
The good news is that in the recently concluded draft, they won the first overall pick and selected the talented power forward Elton Brand, and also selected the future "Beast" Ron Artest with the 16th pick.
Another noteworthy point is that Jerry Krause, the Bulls' general manager who was at odds with the Big Three and Phil Jackson and was disliked by almost all the key members of the Bulls dynasty, did only one thing in the past year.
Clean! Thorough cleaning!
Krause replaced almost everyone, from the coaching staff to the team doctors, from role players to the team's core players.
To put it another way, the current Bulls team has fewer players who have won three consecutive championships than the Lakers.
The Lakers have Lin Ze and Harper, while the Bulls only have Kukoc left! Even Kukoc has been put on the trading block, but a new team hasn't been agreed upon yet.
"I don't have much to say about this game," Jackson said, squinting as he sat on the locker room table. "You've definitely heard about the internal conflicts within the Bulls, and you probably know how many times Krause and I have argued, and all sorts of gossip and rumors about the Bulls' infighting."
"I have to say, none of that is true!"