bhwS

by Cr0w0019

this is a fanfic of a bhwS book i read with a little bit of things edited to make it better

48. Chapter 48

The New NBA Star

Jake waved to the fans who were shouting his name while the security guards were protecting him and taking him to the cinema, Jake asked the security guards to stop because he still had to wait for his friends before entering the cinema.

Jake saw the fans shouting his name and decided to go and sign some autographs for the fans who had just come to see him for a few moments, Jake was not a famous actor so all his fans liked basketball or athletics.

Jake had arranged an hour with his teammates and he had come earlier, after all, he might have to do something before entering the cinema that Warner Bros wanted him to do and Jake wanted to guarantee.

With Jake seeing how he was on the movie road he realized he was right, reporters realized that Jake had stopped walking towards the cinema and started calling him for an interview.

They knew there was no interview scheduled, but only Jake had come to this Premiere and they thought that Jake would be the only famous person who had come to this Premiere and they had to try to talk to him.

Jake didn't mind talking a little bit about the film before the film started because he knew the film better than anyone, even though he still hasn't seen how the film has changed with him participating, it shouldn't be that different.

"Jake, this is the first major character you play in a movie, how do you feel about that?"

"I am a little anxious to know what the critics and the public will think about my performance, it is a dream that I realized by participating in this film and I hope that I have other opportunities in the future."

"What do you think audiences and critics will think of The Matrix?"

"I am confident that everyone will like this film very much, it is a story that has a very deep theme and that can make you think about it for a long time, but the directors did it in a way that you can understand it easily."

"Keanu, Laurence, Carrie, and Hugo had excellent performances and that made the film more exciting, even more so in the action scenes and in the fight scenes, so I think the audience will really like the film."

"Jake, a question about basketball, you were chosen as the player of the month this March and you had already been chosen as the player of the month in February, do you think you can win the MVP award this season?"

"I don't know what's going to happen, I am happy that everyone can recognize my effort in the past few months and it is an honor to be chosen as a player of the month, but there are many players who have also had excellent performances."

"My team even had Shaq and Kobe who played very well, Karl Malone, Allen Iverson, and many players could also have been chosen as the player of the month, so only at the end of the season can we know, but it would be a dream come true if I won this award."

"Jake, the Los Angeles Lakers team had 30 wins and just 2 losses this season, do you think you can win the NBA title this season?"

"I think so, of course, there are several teams that also have the opportunity to win, but I believe that our team has the ability to win and we will strive to achieve that."

After answering that question, Jake decided to go to the cinema entrance to avoid having to answer several questions, he thought that reporters would only ask about the film, but it is not strange that there were also sports reporters waiting to interview him.

After a few minutes Rick had arrived and the reporters who were paying attention to Jake didn't realize that Rick had arrived until some fans of the Los Angeles Lakers team who were at the entrance to the theater to see Jake recognized him and started calling his name.

Rick did not want to talk to the reporters and was quick to go over to where Jake was with the security guards, Jake noticed this and told the security guards to go help the other players who would come for them to enter the cinema.

The security guards understood that this was important and understood that they had to help Jake's other guests get into the cinema, especially if they were as famous as Jake was in basketball.

Soon Kobe arrived and Jake ordered the security guards to come and help him, reporters and fans realized it was Kobe and security guards had a hard time again looking for Kobe who also did not want to speak to the reporters.

Soon Dennis arrived too and the security guards had to work again, Dennis still stopped to sign some autographs for the fans, the gossip magazine reporters were very happy to see so many famous players like that, soon everyone realized that Jake was waiting for the other players from Los Angeles Lakers team arrive at the cinema.

Shaq arrived a little later and he attracted more attention from fans and reporters, Shaq also went to sign some autographs for fans and he also didn't want to speak to reporters, so Shaq arrived at the cinema entrance Jake entered the cinema with his friends.

Jake realized that the time for the film was coming for reporters and the normal audience still had to enter the cinema before the film could start, the film administration people were anxious about it, but they couldn't complain to Jake about it.

Fortunately after Jake entered the theater with the other players in selected places that would be isolated, reporters and film critics were able to enter the theater and the audience could also enter filling the theater.

After a few minutes the film finally started, some people were not so interested in the film and most wanted very much to see what this film would be like, the critics heard good things about the film in the preview, but they were expecting a bad performance from Jake as with other basketball players who tried to act.

Of course, they were also curious because they heard other critics praising Jake's performance so much, it made critics think they were paid to praise Jake's performance, as a budding actor who never even did theater as much as Jake could get in the opinion theirs was an acceptable performance.

Jake was also very anxious to see this film, he knew this film better than anyone, but he wanted to see what had changed in the film with his entry in the film, at the beginning of the film Jake was relieved to realize that everything was the same as what he remembered.

After all, in the first scenes only Neo, Trinity, Morpheus, and the agents appeared, Jake was thrilled again seeing Trinity's fight scenes at the beginning of the film and showing her superhuman abilities.

Jake was even more moved because he understood how the scenes had been done and the difficulty of making these scenes, Jake can also see that the audience was enjoying the beginning of the film very much and his teammates were also enjoying it.

After Neo took the red pill and he woke up in that impressive scene with several people in liquid-filled pod among countless others attached to an elaborate electrical system, the audience was shocked by this scene and then Neo entered Morpheus's hovercraft, the Nebuchadnezzar.

It was at Nebuchadnezzar that Jake's character called Jev, it was strange to see Jev being taller than the other characters and even stranger because everyone knew Jake.

Soon Neo learned about the new reality of humanity and discovered that he spent his entire life dreaming of the Matrix and in fact never really lived, so everyone understood why Trinity had superhuman abilities and that defied the laws of physics.

It was because she and everyone in Nebuchadnezzar were part of a group of rebels who wanted to protect the humans who lived in Zion, so Morpheus also talks about the agents and how very powerful they are and that death in the Matrix means death in the real world.

Morpheus also finally talks about Jake's character, he says how only Jev managed to fight the agents several times and still survive and that is how they all survived for many years.

After that Neo begins his training that impresses the entire Nebuchadnezzar crew, some conversations are also shown between Neo and all the people who live in Nebuchadnezzar, several conversations between Neo and Jev happen and Jake's character says that he believes Neo is "the One".

Soon it is also shown that Cypher is actually a traitor who wants to return to the Matrix and he was willing to hand over Morpheus and kill all Nebuchadnezzar crew in order to get back to the Matrix.

Neo and the rebel group enters Matrix to meet with Oracle who can give Neo the answer if he really is "the One", Cypher also started planning the betrayal, Neo hears from Oracle that he is not "the One" as he thought.

Soon everyone tries to return to the real world and this is the moment that Cypher planned to betray everyone, soon one of the characters dies because of Cypher's betrayal and they realize they are surrounded, in another scene Neo is almost captured by the agents and Morpheus tries to fight to save Neo and is captured.

Soon the group tries to escape, but the agents and the police surround their group and Jev stays behind to protect them and fight with the agents and the police, this was a scene that was not in the film that Jake saw in the past because it was a scene of his character.

In this scene it shows Jev fighting several policemen and agents in an emotional fight scene, even with Jev being strong he was hit by several blows and ends up getting very hurt by the agents.

When he receives the information that the group has finally managed to escape, he also flees very badly and finds a phone before everyone else and returns to Nebuchadnezzar and will receive treatment.

While Neo's group flees, they talk about how Jev always manages to fight the agents and always manages to escape alive as he did this time, and often Jev isn't even hurt as he was this time.

So the group argues that they think they may have been betrayed by Jev and that is why he always manages to escape, while they talk about it Jev is passed out in his room at Nebuchadnezzar and Cypher finds a phone and manages to get back to Nebuchadnezzar too.

Cypher didn't realize that Jev managed to get back to Nebuchadnezzar before him and starts planning on how he would kill everyone and complete his betrayal, so Neo and his group find a phone and are prepared to return to Nebuchadnezzar and leave the Matrix.

At this point, Cypher betrays everyone and uses a gun to try to kill the two crew members who help everyone when they are in the Matrix, after which Cypher talked to Trinity on the phone about how he thought Morpheus had tricked them.

While Cypher talks to Trinity he kills the other Nebuchadnezzar crewmen until only Neo and Trinity are left, when Cypher tries to kill Neo, Jev who was passed out woke up to the screams and picked up the gun that Cypher left on the ground killing him and saving Neo and Trinity.

Jev saves them both and goes to see the two crew members Cypher tried to kill and realizes that Tank is still alive and Jev manages to wake up Tank who was just badly injured, Tank sees Cypher dead on the floor and thanks Jev for saving him and takes the microphone to talk with Trinity and tell what happened.

So Tank brings Neo and Trinity back from the Matrix to the real world and Trinity apologizes to Jev for thinking he was the traitor and thanks to him for saving them, after which it is shown how Morpheus is being interrogated by the agents.

Neo, Trinity, Jev hear what's going on from Tank who can analyze the Matrix codes and was "seeing" Morpheus being tortured, Tank talks about the importance of Zion's codes and says he would have to kill Morpheus to stop the agents from finding out this information.

So Neo says he is going back to the Matrix to rescue Morpheus and Trinity says he is going with him, Jev couldn't go because he was still very hurt and he couldn't stand to enter the Matrix, so the other scenes happen to like the movie that Jake remembered.

There is the scene of Neo and Trinity entering the building where Morpheus is being interrogated and they use various weapons to kill the security guards and agents who are defending the building after they kill them all they go to the roof.

On the roof, Neo and Trinity meet an agent and the famous scene of Neo dodging bullets takes place, in this scene the famous special effect bullet time is used, then Trinity pilots the helicopter and they manage to save Morpheus.

Meanwhile, Neo does several things that only the agents can do and he starts to believe that he is "the One", Neo saves Trinity after the helicopter leaves and Morpheus and Trinity manage to leave the Matrix and only Neo is trapped in the Matrix.

After that happens the scene of Neo fighting Agent Smith as only Jev could do, Neo wins the fight and starts looking for the phone to leave the Matrix and return to the real world.

When Neo finds the room where the phone for him to leave the Matrix is, Agent Smith is waiting for him inside the room and kills Neo with multiple shots, Trinity, Jev, and Morpheus who are watching everything that is happening at Nebuchadnezzar are shocked to see Neo dying.

The sentries are also attacking Nebuchadnezzar and with Neo's death, Tank thinks about using the electromagnetic pulse to disable the Sentinels and saving Nebuchadnezzar, Trinity talks to Neo and his heartbeats again and he starts fighting the agents and it even kills Agent Smith showing that he is "the One".

The film ended with everyone in the theater having liked the film, Shaq and the other players praised Jake for his good performance and said that they liked the film very much, Jake also liked this film more because with the Wachowskis adding his fight scene and other scenes he appears in, the film was less monotonous and with more fight scenes.

People who didn't like this first film so much originally would like this film because of the fight scenes, the critics also liked the film very much and had to admit that Jake had an excellent performance.

They heard that Jake had never done theater and never studied to be an actor, but with critics seeing Jake's acting they were able to see many things that an actor normally learns in acting classes and many techniques that they didn't know.

But since Jake's life had been known since the age of 10 for which reporters investigated, it was impossible for Jake to have time to study several years of acting techniques without anyone knowing it, that was most impressive.

Of course, they could not imagine that Jake studied acting for several years in his past life and with techniques that would only be known a few years in the future when Jake studied, because of that Jake would be known as a genius.

After the end of the film, Jake thanked his teammates for agreeing to come and watch the film he participated in, Shaq and the others said that they liked the film very much and after that, they ignored the reporters and took their car to leave for their house.

Jake was in the car he had rented for his house and as he had already talked to reporters he knew that no one could be upset that he left, Warner Bros would definitely like Jake to bring famous NBA players to this Premiere and with the success of the film.

Jake arrived at his house and after changing his clothes he remembered the fight scene he had in the film, naturally, after the film was edited and with the special effects it was completely different from when he recorded this scene with the cables lifting him up and with the choreographed fights.

Jake was also happy to know that he had been chosen as the player of the month for the second time this season, Jake imagined that he had also been chosen as the rookie of the month and with that, he was closer to being the MVP of this season and making his dream.

After some time Jake called his mother to ask what she thought of the movie, Jake waited a few hours because he didn't know if Eva would be home for a while after seeing the movie, she could have stayed talking to Anna.

"Hi, mom, did you watch the movie?"

"Of course, I watched it, Jake, I thought the movie was great and you did really well, I heard in the cinema a lot of people saying your name and how well you acted, especially in the fight scenes, I was very proud of you listening to that."

"Anna also thought you did really well in the movie and she was happy to hear other people talking about you."

Jake was happy to know that his mother had watched the film and liked the film and his performance, Jake liked this film that he appeared in more than The Matrix that he watched in his past life.

"I am happy to know that you liked it, mom, in the room where I watched the movie I also heard a lot of people praising the movie and my performance, but in that room, there were a lot of people who knew I was there and were my fans."

"I also heard today that I was chosen as the player of the month again this month, so it may be that I will be chosen as an MVP at the end of the season."

"What good news, Jake, I know how difficult it must have been to achieve that with so many skilled players in the NBA, I am proud that your talent and effort are being recognized."

Jake was very happy after talking to his mother, when Eva praised him it was different than when others praised him, Jake wanted to give pride to his mother and see her happy in this second chance that he had and that Eva also had to live a long and happy life.

After Jake spoke to his mother, he decided to call Kate too, he didn't know if she had been able to watch the movie because she was normally very busy, but as she said she was going to watch his movie, Jake decided to call to find out that she found from the movie.

"Hi, Kate, did I call to ask if you were able to watch the movie?"

"Yes, Jake, I managed to watch the movie and I took Lily with me to the cinema as you suggested, congratulations on the great movie, I thought your performance was incredible, I got tense watching your fight scenes."

"Thank you, Kate, I am very happy to hear that you liked my performance and the movie, I just spoke to my mom and she said she liked it too, your opinion matters a lot more to me."

"So you can be happy because I liked it so much, Lily who went to watch it because I insisted that you liked the movie as much as I did and praised you, was it difficult to do the fight scenes in the film?"

"It was not so difficult, the months of training I had with Master Yuen Woo-ping was difficult, but I had an easier time than the other actors because I am an athlete and I have a better physical condition for the martial arts."

"It must be difficult to train for several months to record some scenes in the film, did you get hurt while training?"

"No, I was very lucky and as I said because I was an athlete it made things easier for me, but the other actors got hurt many times while training, even while they shot the scenes after training they got hurt."

"It must be difficult, I always liked cinema and when I was a child I dreamed of being a singer and an actress, but now I don't think about acting anymore, I prefer to just continue singing my songs."

"If you are interested in this I think you should try it, Kate, you have to follow your dreams, you are very beautiful and with the fame that you have as a singer it would not be difficult for you to get a chance to act in a film."

"No, as I said, I dreamed of two things and when I grew up I realized that I loved music so much that I became a singer, I really admire you who can be very good at doing many things, but I can't."

"Okay, I'm not going to insist, I wanted to maybe act in a movie with you someday."

"I wanted to, too, but if I became an actress I might have to make other films where I kissed other men, you wouldn't want that."

"I certainly wouldn't like it, but I would understand that it's your job, I respect and trust you, Kate, so I know I shouldn't be too jealous and let you be independent and happy."

Jake was being sincere saying that he would respect Kate's decisions, it was impossible for him not to be jealous watching her kiss another man, but if she did that as an actress he would try to understand, just as Kate would also have to understand if he made a film like this someday.

"I am happy to know that you trust me, I would also be jealous of seeing you kissing another woman, but I also trust you and would understand if you did that in a movie."

After that the two talked for much longer, Kate said she would be busy in the next few months with the shows and that she would be lucky if she had a few days off until the end of the year, Jake knew Kate was thinking of working until the end of his next NBA season.

Only at the end of the season did she want to take a few months of vacation so that she could spend those months with Jake who would also be on vacation, of course at the end of the year she would have 1 month to rest because Lily thought it was necessary.

After Jake talked to Kate he can sleep soundly, the next day Jake woke up very early on the first day of April, that day the players would have a light training and would travel to the next game.

There were less than 20 games left for the reduced season to end and thus the great sequence of games that the teams had this season would end, players would still tire a lot in the playoffs, but with the chance of winning the NBA title the players would be more excited.

Jake left home early because training would be in the morning, Jake greet his teammates and thanked them again for going with him to the Premiere of the film he participated in.

Before going to training, Jake had seen several magazines and newspapers talking about this Premiere and about the players of the Los Angeles Lakers team going to support Jake at his cinema debut, Jake also saw many compliments he received for his first film.

The players did a light training and Jake felt coach Rambis worried because even with these 3 days of rest Shaq was not fully recovered, luckily they would only have 1 game as a visitor and then they would play at home and thus the players would tire less.

The afternoon after training the players traveled to Phoenix, Arizona which was where the Los Angeles Lakers team's next game would be, they arrived in Phoenix and went to the hotel that the team had prepared so they could rest.

They would have the rest of the day to rest because the next day they would play the next game, those 3 days were excellent for Jake who managed to fully recover from the fatigue of the entire season and was just as well as at the beginning of the season.

Jake could play every game until the end of the playoffs without feeling as tired as he did this season, the reason for that was that in the playoffs they would not play 3 games or more a week as they did now.

Soon came the day of the next game that would be against the Phoenix Suns team, in this part of the season the Phoenix Suns team was already much better with 15 victories and 17 defeats, if they continued like this they would reach the playoffs.

This was the fourth game between the two teams and it was more of a confrontation between Jason Kidd and Jake Smith, this time Jake had been chosen twice as a player of the month and it was undeniable that he had the ability to be compared to Jason Kidd and currently was better than him as PG.

The Los Angeles Lakers team went to the America West Arena and saw the Phoenix Suns fans excited about this game and waiting for the Phoenix Suns team to win, so the players got ready and went to the court to start the game.

The Los Angeles Lakers team won that game with 111 points against 86 points for the Phoenix Suns team, Jake double-double with 32 points and 11 assists, the Los Angeles Lakers team was doing very well this season and the crowd was more excited.

Soon another week went by and the Los Angeles Lakers team played 5 more games, there were 4 victories and just 1 defeat against the Utah Jazz team, it was the third defeat of the season which did not concern fans and players.

This was one of the weeks with the most games of the season with 5 games and only 2 days of rest for players who were exhausted if Jake didn't help the team they would have lost more games just as Jake remembered what happened in his past life.

The Los Angeles Lakers team had 38 games with 35 wins and only 3 losses in the season, Dennis Rodman was also playing well in the last games and Jake did not think he would leave the team before the end of the season.

After that game against the Minnesota Timberwolves team, the Los Angeles Lakers team would have another day of rest before the next game, Jake knew the next games would be difficult, so he called Shaquille O'Neal, Kobe Bryant, and Rick Fox to go. to his house.

Jake decided to do this so that his team's players could relax at his house, of course, Jake knew that other players could have better houses than his, but with them together they could enjoy the cinema or the basketball court at the house his.

As it was Jake who had invited them they accepted his invitation, only Rick told Jake that this time he could not because he would be busy that day, Jake understood and so only Shaq and Kobe would go to his house.

The other day the Los Angeles Lakers team had no training and so Kobe and Shaq went to Jake's house in the morning, this was the first time that they went to his house and were very surprised when they saw the beauty of Jake's house.

Contrary to what Jake thought Kobe had not yet bought a house that big even though he had received several million dollars in sponsorship, that was because he still received a small salary in the NBA before the renovation he would do this season.

So Kobe wouldn't think like Jake to spend more than 15 million dollars on a house, Shaq had a house as good as the one Jake had, but he was still surprised because Jake had a house like this, after all, Shaq had been playing for many years in the NBA before I could buy a house like this.

Even more that they knew how a Mansion in Bel Air was much more expensive than a mansion in various places in Los Angeles, Kobe arrived at Jake's house before and after some time Shaq also arrived.

Jake spent some time showing Shaq and Kobe his home, Jake was proud of the home he owned and also wanted to show some options that they could make that day to relax from the stress of the games.

Jake showed the cinema, the basketball court, the athletics track, and other things and so Shaq realized that Jake should have spent a lot more to add these things at his house, after some time they stopped for lunch and Shaq decided to say what he thought for Jake.

"Jake, I thought your house was very beautiful and I thank you for inviting me, but I think that as your friend I have to say a few things to you."

"You can tell, Shaq."

"As I said, I thought your house was very beautiful, but I also know that it must have cost you millions of dollars to buy and put more things in your house, this is your first season in the NBA and even though you have won millions of sponsored dollars I don't think you should spend that much money."

"I understand that having a big house is something you've always wanted and I support that you buy a house like this, but I think you should wait a few years before you have any money before spending so much on a house."

"I have a house like this and spend a lot of money doing what I want and buying cars too, but I do it because I know I have money saved in case something happens, you should do that too."

Shaq gave this advice because he was more experienced than Jake and he wanted Jake to be very successful for many years in basketball and to be able to live well after he retired.

Kobe also agreed with what Shaq had said, he was waiting a few years to buy a house like the one Jake had, Jake realized that Kobe also agreed and was happy to see that his friends cared about him.

"Thanks for giving me this council, Shaq, just like you said, I also realized that with the salary I receive and even with the sponsorship I could not buy a house like this without any problems."

"What happens is that I don't have to worry about the money I get from sponsors and the salary the Los Angeles Lakers team pays me."

"I will tell you one of my secrets because I trust you, the truth is that I have already won with investments at least 3 times than I have already won playing basketball."

"So when I received the sponsorship money and the money I already had, I decided to buy this house and I also bought a car, after all, I knew I had the financial means to do this and I was happy doing it."

Shaq and Kobe were very surprised to hear Jake saying this, Shaq did not expect this when he tried to help Jake saying about the money, he could imagine that Jake had decided to spend everything because he would earn more or because he made a lot of money as an actor and as an athlete.

But he didn't expect Jake to say that he had already made a lot more money by investing than playing basketball, of course, that could be normal because this was Jake's first year of NBA, but Shaq knew Jake had already won a few million dollars in sponsorship even before entering the NBA.

"I confess I didn't expect you to say that Jake, I didn't know you were a big investor as well as being a good basketball player, but as an investor, you know the importance of not spending money and investing to earn more."

"I know that, but as I said I already made a lot more money by investing, and I have more than 1 billion dollars invested in shares for the next year, in the future my investments can give me a few billion dollars."

"I told you that I make investments because I think I can help you invest to make a lot of money next year, I offered this to all my friends and few took the opportunity."

Kobe and Shaq were very surprised to hear Jake saying that he already had more than 1 billion dollars after investing, they knew that it was impossible for Jake to make so much money with sponsorship in the last few years, so he must have made investments and earned several times what he invested.

Even an NBA player wouldn't make $ 1 billion even if he made $ 30 million every year for a 20-year career, and it was almost impossible for even the best players to make that much money.

They tried to believe Jake because they thought he would have no reason to lie to them, after all, that would be something that would be revealed to the media in a few years anyway, as to the investment opportunity they both thought differently.

Kobe heard this and didn't believe Jake, he could believe that Jake was really telling the truth about the investment opportunity, but Kobe didn't believe it could be a really good opportunity.

Shaq didn't believe it either, but unlike Kobe, he also made investments, and even though he had lost money by trusting some investment companies he knew that the opportunity to win was great.

Shaq knew a little about the stock market and had already seen some people who earned several times the amount they invested and few people really lost everything, but like Kobe, he wasn't sure if Jake really knew such a good opportunity.

"I believe you can be really lucky in some of the investments you made, Jake, but I know how risky the stock market is if you managed to make billions of dollars this is really good enough for you to be confident."

"Say what you invested in or if a friend of yours really gained by investing in what you suggested."

"I know that you also understand investments and also invest, Shaq, so I will say that I invested in the last 7 years in the company Cisco, you should know how the shares of this company have appreciated."

As soon as Jake said that, Shaq was really surprised, whenever he saw the investment reports that his accountant and the investment company that handled his investments had a report on the Cisco company.

After all, this was one of the companies that shares have appreciated more than 500 percent in recent years, Shaq did not remember the exact values, he also remembered that many investors said that this company was too risky because the values of the shares were much more valued than the real value of the company.

Even so, if Jake really invested in this company in the last 7 years, then his investments appreciated several times, it showed that Jake really understood investments and was not lying.

"The only friend of mine who accepted my advice and decided to invest was Matthew Jackson, you must know his company Focus and Flash that currently makes the best digital cameras in the world."

"I am also a partner at Focus and Flash and helped him develop some products, he trusted me and invested 300 million dollars a few years ago and has already earned 8 times that amount and already has 2 billion and 200 million dollars in profit because of that investment."

"Another company that I also invested in was Amazon before the company did the IPO, so you should know how much I earned."

With Jake saying that Shaq and Kobe were impressed again, even Kobe, who had no investments, knew the company Amazon and Matthew's Focus and Flash which was the largest digital camera company in the world.

They both had digital cameras from Matthew's company because they wanted to take quality photos and videos of the family moments they had, thanks to Matthew's company the other big camera companies on the market were also developing products faster.

Shaq, who knew about investments, knew how the company Amazon valued several times after the company did the IPO, after hearing this it was difficult for Shaq not to believe that Jake understood well how to make the investments.

"I believe in you, Jake, what companies do you suggest I invest in now, Amazon?"

"Amazon is a company that is certainly worth it for you to invest, but only if you want to wait at least 15 years until your investment is worth it and you earn several times what you invested."

"We have to wait many years for computers and the internet to become more popular until a company like Amazon can show all its potential in online sales."

"That's why I said that I made investments to earn a few billion dollars in the future, I invested in other companies that will also show greater potential after 5 years at least."

Shaq heard this and trusted Jake much more than he seemed to have thought about it before giving this advice, Shaq also imagined that if the internet and computers became popular companies like Amazon would really be more valuable.

"I suggest that you invest in the Cisco company as I have been doing for the past few years, but this is very risky because I think that next year this company and many other companies will devalue a lot."

"You should know that companies like Cisco are a great investment opportunity because they are valuing very quickly, but the value of these companies is already several times the natural value that these companies should have."

Shaq and Kobe were confused to hear this, Jake was recommending a company so they could invest, but he was also saying that they could lose a lot of money if they didn't sell their shares on time.

"I will continue to invest in the Cisco company until next year and my friend Matthew also, I have an investment company that takes care of my investments and Matthew's investments."

"If you want, you can invest with my company and my company will sell the shares at the right time and you can earn at least 4 times the amount you invest and my company will keep 10% of the profit you get."

With Jake saying that the two finally understood what Jake was saying, he said that the Cisco company was a risky company so they could invest and they could gain a lot from it.

But only if they invest with Jake's company can they safely invest and have to give 10 percent of the profits to Jake's company and earn 4 times what they invest.

Kobe thought that Jake talked about the investment just so they could invest with his company and thus earn more money, so Kobe lost interest in the investment that Jake was talking about even though he now believed in him.

Shaq thought differently, even if they were friends it was normal for a quality investment firm to charge a fee to take care of client investments, and Jake said they would only charge 10 percent of the profits, which meant that Jake was confident that Shaq would have many profits.

When Jake said that he owned a company and that his company was charging for the investments, Shaq was even more confident that Jake's investment offer was really real that he could really gain from it.

"Are you really confident that I can earn 4 times the money I invested in your company until next year?"

"Yes, Shaq, I said that I only offer this to my closest friends and that is why in my company only Matthew and I have investments, if you want I will guarantee that you can win next year."

"Okay, I will trust you and I will invest 10 million dollars with your investment company, if I win 4 times that investment I will be happy."

Jake was happy to see that he would help another friend of his and that Shaq had trusted him, in fact, Jake was confident that Shaq could earn more than 4 times the amount he invested by 2000, so Shaq would earn more than 40 million dollars.

Of the more than 40 million dollars that Shaq would earn, Jake would earn only 4 million dollars for making that investment, compared to the billions of dollars that he would earn from his investments and the billions of dollars that he would earn from making the investments. Matthew's 4 million was not much.

Jake was really doing this just to try to help his friends as much as possible, Jake was sad that Clara and Tiffany missed the opportunity to invest with him and so they could earn much more than Shaq would.

Kobe, who was listening to the conversation between Shaq and Jake, found it hard to believe that Shaq was really willing to risk $ 10 million on a company he didn't know, he trusted Jake, but wouldn't invest that much money in a company that Jake himself said it was too risky.

Kobe had to admit that he was also interested in investing and thought it would be strange if only Shaq invested and he didn't, but he wouldn't risk investing that much money, besides if he saw after 1 year Shaq earning more than 40 million dollars and he won't regret anything.

"Jake, I trust you too and I also want to invest, but I can't invest 10 million dollars, so I'm going to invest 1 million dollars and if I win 4 times that amount I will also be happy."

"Okay, Kobe, I'm going to make you a lot of money, tomorrow I'm going to send someone to send my company's reports showing how the Cisco company has appreciated and you can make this investment after talking to your financial representatives."

Jake was happy to see that Kobe also trusted him and hoped to help Shaq and Kobe make a lot of money, after this business conversation they decided that they would start enjoying the rest day with a tennis game.

Jake told them that maybe it was not a good idea for them to play basketball because they were in three people and they had to stop thinking about basketball on that day off, Jake knew well that having a good team was important to winning the games, but he thought that if Kobe and Shaq played well, the Lakers team could win.

They played tennis and Jake lost both times because he had never learned to play tennis, but in his last loss, Jake had almost won the game after learning by playing both games.

After all, Kobe and Shaq didn't play tennis that well and Jake didn't get much of an advantage because the two were also high-level athletes even though they didn't have the system as he had, especially since they were playing just for fun.

After that they had lunch and enjoyed time by the pool and then ended the day watching a movie at the cinema that was at Jake's house, Shaq and Kobe left Jake's house more relaxed and Jake was also happy to spend the day with two of his idols.

As soon as Shaq and Kobe left Jake called Emily and asked her to prepare the reports and contracts for Shaq and Kobe, soon they would also invest and Emily was happy to see that the company would receive more money and she would also receive more money.

Emily also told Jake that the lawyers who were working to approve the patents Jake applied for had good news, Jake was hoping that he would soon get those patents and so he would guarantee billions of dollars in the future.

"Jake, the lawyers said they expect the patents you applied for will be approved by the end of the year, just as you suggested patents for using touchscreen technology and multi-touch technology for the smartphone model were approved."

"The other patents for how the smartphone will be used have also been approved, only the patents on the touchscreen and multi-touch technology they hope will take until the end of the year."

Jake was very happy to hear that, he knew that these patents on the touchscreen and multi-touch technology would take longer and so he asked lawyers to do more to approve these patents.

But in fact, it was the other patents that seemed less important that mattered more to Jake, with those patents other smartphone companies would have to ask Jake for authorization if they wanted to use the smartphone as it will be known in the future with touchscreen and glass screen.

Jake hoped that Charlie's team would be able to finish the initial prototype of the Android operating system technology and if they did, Jake could get several more patents that would make him richer.

Emily had already won contracts with ram companies, microprocessors, storage memory, and other important components, so Charlie's team already knew what operating system limitations they could create.

In fact, the operating system was already ready with the tips that Jake had given, but it currently only worked on larger computers with stronger components, now they had to optimize and weaken the Android operating system.

Charlie even told Jake that their operating system was better than that of Microsoft and Apple, so they could sell this version that they had for current computers, but Jake was against it and didn't want to face these big companies.

What Jake really wanted to do was just create the operating system and get the patents, then he would create a partnership with Google in the future and let them develop Android as long as he gained a lot from it too.

So Jake thought that if he didn't try to sell this operating system, companies like Microsoft and Apple wouldn't care about his small tech company when smartphones started being manufactured it would be different.

Jake would have the first operating system and as he already knew the future and already had the contracts with the companies that made the components he could maintain the leadership in the market for many years if he wanted to.

Jake was not afraid of big companies because he had a lot of support with Amazon and Google who would have to support him, after all, Jake was a partner in these companies and it would be bad for their image if companies like Microsoft and Apple put pressure on him.

The other day the Los Angeles Lakers team would play again and Jake would focus again on the games, the next 12 games would be the most difficult for the Los Angeles Lakers team and Jake remembered that they lost 6 of those 12 games in Jake's past life.

Jake would try to help the Los Angeles Lakers team not to lose any of those 6 games that they would normally lose, but he knew it wouldn't be easy, at least he knew that Dennis Rodman would not leave the team until the end of this season as it did in the past.

Soon almost 3 weeks passed and the Los Angeles Lakers team had played 11 games and only 1 game was left for the end of Jake's first NBA season, just as Jake hoped those 11 games were the most difficult of the season.

Even with Jake trying hard in those 11 games, the Los Angeles Lakers team still lost 3 games, it wasn't as bad as losing 6 games as the Los Angeles Lakers team would lose, but they had only lost 3 games before those 11 games and now they had 6 losses in the season.

The Los Angeles Lakers team lost to Portland Trail Blazers, San Antonio Spurs, and Houston Rockets, yet fans and media people praised the Los Angeles Lakers team who had 43 wins and 6 losses in 49 games this season.

Even with these 3 losses, Dennis Rodman remained on the team and Jake had not heard anything about him leaving the team, Jake was chosen again as the player of the month for the third time this season.

Of course, Jake was also chosen as the rookie of the month for the third time in a row and many said he would be chosen as the rookie of the year and had a good chance of winning the MVP of the season.

If Jake won he would be the third player in NBA history to win the MVP award in his debut season and also be the youngest player to be chosen as an MVP, Jake couldn't deny that he was excited about it.

Jake remembered that Karl Malone had won the MVP award this season and many said that he did not deserve this award and that it was the weakest MVP award in history, so Jake thought he very much deserved to win this award with the average of 34 points, 11 assists, 8 rebounds, and 8 steals per game.

Jake still had an average of 48 minutes per game and he certainly helped the Los Angeles Lakers team a lot to win many games, if he didn't win this season it would be because he was a rookie.

In the last game the Los Angeles Lakers team had won by making 131 points against 98 points by the Dallas Mavericks team, so fans of the Los Angeles Lakers team hoped that the Lakers team would win that last game at home.

Soon Jake went to the Great Western Forum where the game would take place and saw the crowd of the Los Angeles Lakers team that was very happy with the team and the fans would fill the Great Western Forum, many had the shirt with the number 7 of Jake and the fans they shouted Jake's name and his nickname, Captain America, too.

Jake had become one of the idols of fans of the Lakers team and of basketball fans in general, Jake had arrived shortly after Michael Jordan retired again and was a player with a different style who won the affection of fans with his talent.

Jake went to the locker room and soon went to the court with the other players of the Los Angeles Lakers team, everyone was excited about the team's last game of the season, coach Rambis had already said he would replace the main players for a long time, even so, the players wanted the victory.

The opponent in that game was the Portland Trail Blazers team, who were a tough opponent in two games this season and beat the Los Angeles Lakers team once, the Portland Trail Blazers team was one of the best this season.

The Portland Trail Blazers team had 34 victories and 15 defeats this season, the Portland Trail Blazers team had one of the best attacks and one of the best defenses of the season and that's why they got those good results.

Jake was not concerned about that because the Portland Trail Blazers team had also qualified for the playoffs as well as the Los Angeles Lakers team and would therefore also replace the top players for many minutes.

Jake would play the 48 minutes in that game and he would have an easier time attacking and defending in that game, Jake knew that in the past the Los Angeles Lakers team won that game and so he was confident that the Lakers team would win with him on the team too.

"Welcome to everyone who came to accompany what will be the last game of these two teams this season, in this game the Los Angeles Lakers team faces the Portland Trail Blazers team, the Portland Trail Blazers team was one of the few teams this season that managed to defeat the Los Angeles Lakers team."

"The Portland Trail Blazers team had 34 wins and 15 losses this season, even in this season that had fewer games it was an impressive result, so the Portland Trail Blazers team qualified for the playoffs."

"The Portland Trail Blazers team finished second in the Pacific Division and 3 in the Western Conference, it was a great result and that made the Portland Trail Blazers team more confident to win the playoff games and win the NBA title this season."

"The Los Angeles Lakers team playing at home today had one of the best seasons in the team's history that unfortunately cannot be compared to other seasons for having only 50 games."

"The Los Angeles Lakers team has had 43 wins and only 6 losses in 49 games so far, with that result the Los Angeles Lakers team ranked first in the Pacific Division and first in the Western Conference."

"With excellent players like Shaquille O'Neal, Kobe Bryant, Dennis Rodman, Rick Fox, Robert Horry the Los Angeles Lakers team managed to be the team with the best attack, with a good defense, one of the teams that gets more rebounds per game, and also that he makes more steals per game."

"In addition to these excellent players we also have Jake Smith who debuted this season as a rookie and became one of the biggest NBA stars, Jake was chosen 3 times as the rookie of the month and was chosen 3 times as the player of the month."

"The other rookies like Vince Carter who also played very well had no chance of competing with a player who was also chosen as the player of the month every month of this season."

"Jake will definitely be chosen for the NBA All-Rookie First Team and also for the All-NBA Second Team because he is a rookie, otherwise he would be chosen for the first team, and Jake deserved everything he achieved."

"After that game, the Los Angeles Lakers go into the playoffs as the best team and as the favorite team to win the NBA title this season."

Just as commentators said Jake debuted in the NBA this season and was now certainly one of the best NBA players today, Jake helped the Los Angeles Lakers team to be the favorite team to win the NBA title.

If the Los Angeles Lakers team manages to win the NBA title this season it will surely be because of Jake's entry and he will become one of the greatest idols in the history of the Los Angeles Lakers team.

The Los Angeles Lakers team will start this game with Jake Smith playing as PG, Kobe Bryant playing as SG, Rick Fox playing as SF, Dennis Rodman playing as PF, and Shaquille O'Neal playing as Center.

The Portland Trail Blazers team will start this game with Damon Stoudamire playing as PG, Isaiah Rider playing as SG, Walt Williams playing as SF, Rasheed Wallace playing as PF, and Kelvin Cato playing as Center.

The game started with Shaquille O'Neal winning the first ball possession for the Los Angeles Lakers team, Jake received the ball and started organizing the first attack for the Lakers team, Jake advanced with the ball and passed it to Rick Fox on the left.

Rick received the ball and Walt Williams came pressing on defense, Rick held the ball a little and passed it to Kobe Bryant on the right, Kobe received the ball and Isaiah Rider came pressing on defense.

Kobe made a feint and tricked Rider, Rider still kept defending and Kobe made a crossover to advance to the inside area, Kobe drive to the basket and scored 2 points for the Los Angeles Lakers team.

Kobe and Shaq knew they would play for a few minutes and so they started the game trying to score, of course, they understood that the playoffs would soon start and these would be the most important games.

Even the Portland Trail Blazers coach would replace the top players in that game because he wanted to advance in the playoffs, so Jake would be more important in that game where he would not be replaced and would play many minutes against substitute players.

In another move, the Portland Trail Blazers team went on the attack, Damon Stoudamire advanced the ball and passed it to Rider on the right, Rider received the ball and Rick arrived pressing the defense, Rider held the ball a little and passed it to Williams on the right.

Williams tried to deceive Kobe with a feint, but Kobe was not deceived, so Williams passed the ball to Rasheed Wallace later on, Wallace received the ball and Dennis Rodman came in to press the defense.

Wallace managed to outwit Rodman with a feint and stepped away to try a hook shot to score 2 points for the Portland Trail Blazers team, the Portland Trail Blazers team was a tough opponent with players who were good at attacking and defending.

Coach Rambis knew this and also knew that the Los Angeles Lakers team had to rely on the strong attack to try to win by scoring more points than the opponent, that was something that the Los Angeles Lakers team had to resolve next season.

Coach Rambis did not know if he would continue as head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers team next season, he thought he would not continue as head coach even if the Los Angeles Lakers team won the NBA title this season.

In the sports media, there were already rumors that the Los Angeles Lakers team board was talking to Phil Jackson, with the Los Angeles Lakers team having excellent players could get Coach Jackson's attention.

Even so, coach Rambis was already thinking of hiring other players to improve the defense of the Los Angeles Lakers team, of course, Shaq, Kobe and Jake had guaranteed places in the main team next season.

In another move Jake was organizing another attack for the Los Angeles Lakers team, Jake advanced with the ball and passed to Kobe on the right, Kobe received the ball and Williams arrived pressing on defense.

Kobe tried to deceive Williams with a feint, but Williams was not deceived, so Kobe passed the ball to Rick from the left, Rick received the ball and held it a little before passing it to Jake further back.

Jake received the ball and Stoudamire came pressing on the defense, Jake held the ball and waited to see how his teammates moved before making the pass, after a while, Jake saw the move he would make.

Jake made a high pass to Shaq who took the ball high and made the dunk to complete the alley-oop and make 2 more points for the Los Angeles Lakers team, fans of the Los Angeles Lakers team were excited about this attack.

In that first quarter, the Los Angeles Lakers team was dominating the game and putting a lot of pressure on the attack, Jake was playing very well and when the main players of the two teams were replaced he played even better in the attack.

The first quarter ended with the Los Angeles Lakers team winning the game with a good point advantage, in that first quarter Jake played for 12 minutes and had 11 points, 3 assists, 2 rebounds, and 2 steals.

"The first quarter ends with the Los Angeles Lakers team winning the game, the Los Angeles Lakers team is playing very well in that game and the Portland Trail Blazers are not playing well in attack and are not able to defend well."

"Jake is being the highlight of the Los Angeles Lakers team in that first quarter, Shaq, Kobe, and Rick are playing well, but they are playing for a few minutes and so they are not going to play as well as in the last games."

"Dennis is also helping a lot with rebounds in that game as well and it can help the Los Angeles Lakers team get the win more easily."

"We will continue to follow up to see if the Los Angeles Lakers team this season, so they can start the playoffs with more confidence."

Just as commentators said the Los Angeles Lakers team players were playing well in that game, the Portland Trail Blazers team coach knew this, but he needed to spare his team's top players for the playoffs.

The biggest difference between the two teams was that Jake who was the best player on the Los Angeles Lakers team could play the full 48 minutes in the game and the best player on the Portland Trail Blazers team had to rest half that time.

Even so, the Portland Trail Blazers tried to start the second quarter by pressing in the attack, Stoudamire advanced with the ball and passed to Williams from the right, Williams received the ball and Kobe arrived pressing in defense.

Williams held the ball a little and passed it to Rider on the right, Rider received the ball and Rick arrived pressing on defense, Rider tried to trick Rick with a feint, but Rick was not fooled and continued to press on defense.

Rider decided to pass the ball to Stoudamire further back, Stoudamire received the ball and Jake was on defense, Stoudamire saw that Jake was away from him and attempted a mid-range shot and scored 2 more points for the Portland Trail Blazers.

Even with the Portland Trail Blazers team replacing the main players, they were still able to put pressure on the attack because the replacement players they had were better than the replacement players on the Los Angeles Lakers team.

Of course, Derek Fisher and Robert Horry, who were substitute players, were very good, but substitute players in other positions were not so good, luckily Jake was always on the court to make the plays.

In another move Jake was organizing another attack for the Los Angeles Lakers team, Jake passed the ball to Fisher from the right, Fisher received the ball and Jim Jackson came up to press the defense.

Fisher held the ball for a while and passed it to Rick on the left, Rick was not replaced in that game because he had already rested a few minutes in the previous games, this season Rick was happy to play as a starting player for the Los Angeles Lakers team.

Rick had an average of more than 14 points per game and in many games, he helped the Los Angeles Lakers team by making more than 22 points, he could not be compared with Jake, Shaq, and Kobe, but he helped the opponent's defense not to focus a lot on Kobe.

Rick received the ball and Bonzi Wells came in pressing on defense, Rick tried to advance to the inside area, but Wells was firm in defense, so Rick decided to pass the ball to Jake further back, Jake received the ball and Stoudamire arrived pressing in defense.

Jake made a feint and outwitted Stoudamire and advanced on the right, Stoudamire tried to keep defending, Jake did a quick crossover and advanced on the left and left Stoudamire behind.

Jake continued to advance and the opponents were unable to defend against him, Jake advanced and scored another 2 points with a dunk for the Los Angeles Lakers team, Jake was very good at three-point play, but when he advanced to make the individual play it was difficult for opponents to stop him.

With the two teams replacing the main players, the Portland Trail Blazers team was able to put more pressure on the attack and defense, luckily with Horry, Fisher, and Jake on the Los Angeles Lakers team, the Portland Trail Blazers team only managed to score a little more points.

Coach Rambis realized this and let Shaq play longer on the court, Jake had realized that Shaq was not playing very well in that game, but with him, on the court, the Los Angeles Lakers team was stronger.

In another move, the Portland Trail Blazers team was on the attack, Stoudamire advanced the ball and passed it to Rider on the right, Rider received the ball and held it a little before passing it to Williams on the left.

Williams received the ball and Fisher came up on the defense, Williams tried to trick Fisher with a feint, but Fisher was not fooled, so Williams waited for a little and tried to advance from the right using his speed.

Williams managed to move forward and Fisher was trying to keep defending against him, Williams managed to move forward and did not notice Jake getting close to him, Jake was quick and steal and caught the ball and Williams was unable to react.

Jake took the ball and advanced using his speed for the attack, Williams and Stoudamire managed to follow Jake and came back to defend, Jake was very fast and left Williams behind and only Stoudamire left to defend.

Jake didn't think much and as soon as he approached Stoudamire he tried the Ghost move dribble, Jake made his move very fast and Stoudamire didn't see the ball like the other opponents that Jake did this dribble.

Jake passed by Stoudamire who did not see the ball until he heard the ball hitting the ground and Jake moving forward to make 2 more points with a dunk, Jake did this dribble several times and many still didn't realize that this was a dribble move by Jake.

For fans at the Great Western Forum and commentators Stoudamire just let Jake pass him with the ball and then Jake did the dunk, Jake also wouldn't say this was his special dribble because opponents could learn how to defend.

The second quarter ended and the Los Angeles Lakers team continued to win the game and managed to further increase the points advantage, in that second quarter Jake played for 12 minutes and had 12 points, 2 assists, 2 rebounds, and 2 steals.

"The second quarter ends and the Los Angeles Lakers team continues to win the game, it is difficult for the Portland Trail Blazers to recover and win this game, especially since this is not the priority for the Portland Trail Blazers coach."

"That's right, Jake is playing very well and the other main players are also playing well even if they are playing for less time, even with the Portland Trail Blazers players playing well, it is difficult for the Portland Trail Blazers team to win this game."

"The Portland Trail Blazers team is playing very well this season and defeated the Los Angeles Lakers team in one game and even losing the other games they still played well."

"But these two teams can still face each other in the playoff conference final, so the game would be completely different."

The Los Angeles Lakers team already had a big advantage in points in the game and it would be difficult for the Portland Trail Blazers to try to win, even so in the third quarter the Portland Trail Blazers continued to press in attack and defense.

With Shaq playing longer and with fewer substitute players, the Los Angeles Lakers team played even better, in the last quarter the Los Angeles Lakers team continued with the points advantage with a great performance by Jake.

The game ended with the Los Angeles Lakers team winning the game with 131 points against 86 points from the Portland Trail Blazers team, Jake played for 48 minutes in that game and had 51 points, 11 assists, 9 rebounds, and 8 steals.

This was the game that Jake made the most games in all season and it was the first game that Jake scored more than 50 points in his NBA career, Jake was very happy with his performance and even more for having achieved a double-double.

"The last game for these two teams ends this season, the Los Angeles Lakers team managed to finish this regular season with one more victory and so they managed 44 victories and only 6 losses in 50 games."

"The Portland Trail Blazers team played well in that game, but with the substitutions, the Portland Trail Blazers team's defense failed to stop the strongest attack of the season, especially with this being one of Jake's best games of the season."

"Jake Smith showed today because even though he is a rookie he is one of the best players currently in the NBA, Jake made a double-double in this game with 11 assists and an incredible 51 points, this was the first game in Jake's career in which he did more 50 points."

"Jake broke the record by currently being the youngest player to score 50 points in a game, Jake is currently 20 years and 4 months old, unfortunately, he debuted this season with reduced games, otherwise he could score much more in the season. his debut."

"Jake was chosen three times as the player of the month and after that game scoring 51 points and with 11 assists Jake is a strong candidate to win the MVP award of the season, in fact, I think that this season nobody can compete with him."

"With this victory the Los Angeles Lakers team will go with more confidence to play the next game against the Minnesota Timberwolves team in the first game of the playoffs, the Los Angeles Lakers team will be playing at home which makes them even more favorites to win this game."

"The Portland Trail Blazers team will play against the Sacramento Kings team and will also try to win the victory to advance to the next playoff phase and perhaps win this season's NBA title."

The players were very happy with this victory of the Los Angeles Lakers team, many players congratulated Jake for having managed to make more than 50 games in the last game, everyone knew that Jake would help the team a lot in the playoffs of this season.

Jake was also very happy to have managed to score more than 50 points in that game and he was also excited to play the playoffs, after the end of the playoffs Jake knew he might have a chance to win the MVP award in his debut season.

Jake knew he could play the playoffs this season because he knew the Los Angeles Lakers team did it in his past life, but with Jake joining the team, things were different, the games were no longer the same and the Los Angeles Lakers team started to depend on Jake to win.

Certainly, in the playoff games the Los Angeles Lakers team would depend on Jake to win, Jake was anxious about it and also a little afraid, after all these games in the playoffs would be different from what Jake remembered in his past life.

In addition to the Los Angeles Lakers team having different players, the opponent would also be different, even so, Jake was confident that the Los Angeles Lakers team could win, coach Rambis and the other players were also confident of that.

After the end of the game, the reporters went to interview the players, some players were happy for the victory, but they refused to speak to the reporters, Shaq and Kobe were stopped first by the reporters and spoke little to them.

"Kobe, this is your third year in the NBA and the third time that you will play in the playoffs, last season the Los Angeles Lakers team reached the West Conference Finals before losing, do you think that this season you can reach the NBA Finals this season or even winning the NBA title?"

"For sure, this season the Los Angeles Lakers team had one of the best seasons in the team's history, I was able to play longer and my teammates also played well this season."

"With the arrival of Jake, who is an excellent player, our team has improved a lot and I think we can win the games in the playoffs and win this NBA title if we continue to play well."

"What did you think of Jake's debut season and how are the players' relationship with so many stars on the team?"

"As I said, I think Jake is an excellent player and he showed that by averaging 34 points and 11 assists in the season, Jake can play 48 minutes in every game and is an excellent PG that helps me and the other players."

"I think Jake deserved to be chosen as the player of the month in 3 months this season, I think that I and the other players know that we are lucky to have a team with excellent players."

"Even with great players on the team, we don't compete directly for positions in the starting team, and the focus this season is on winning the NBA title, so we are very united and this is shown in the Lakers team games."

Kobe answered some questions because he was happy with the victory, Kobe got used to the reporters always talking about Jake in the interviews, he was being sincere saying that he thought Jake deserved to be called the best player on the team and that he was happy about it.

Of course, Kobe still wanted to be the best player on the Los Angeles Lakers team and the NBA and so he thought about playing even better in the coming seasons and overcoming Jake, nobody knew how he would feel if he couldn't overcome Jake after a few seasons.

After interviewing Kobe, the reporters went to Shaq to talk to him, Shaq was also excited about the team's victory and the playoffs that would soon begin, so Shaq also agreed to talk to the reporters.

"Shaq, what do you think of this Los Angeles Lakers team ranking for the playoffs and with the team finishing first at the Western Conference and being the team with the best attack of the season?"

"I am very happy with this, my teammates and I have struggled a lot and have worked hard to achieve this even with this short season and this difficult sequence with many games."

"I can say myself that I tried my best and I'm happy with the result that our team has achieved, now we have the playoffs to play and times that we continue to play well to win the NBA title."

Shaq was really happy with the team's result this season, the Los Angeles Lakers team having the best winning campaign and being the best offense was proof of how well he and the other players played.

"Shaq, in addition to your rookie season, you managed to qualify with the team that you played in all the years for the playoffs, you think that this is perhaps the best team with the best teammates that you are going to playoffs?"

"This is difficult to say, I have played with excellent players in other seasons, especially in the 1994-95 season when we reached the NBA Finals, but I can say that if we win the NBA title this season, then I can say that this is the best team with the best players I've ever played."

"Shaq, what do you think of Jake's debut season?"

"Sometimes it's hard to remember that Jake is a rookie, he's one of the best players I've ever played with, in this game today where he scored 51 points and even made 11 assists show his NBA season well"

"Jake is the player in the entire NBA today and has the most points per game and has the most assists as well, Jake has an average of 8 rebounds and 8 steals per game also showing how he is also a great defensive player."

"If Jake is not the MVP of this season I think that nobody should be chosen as MVP, Jake certainly deserves it and it is very good to know that he is on my team."

The reporters were impressed with Shaq's praise when he spoke of Jake, it was difficult to see Shaq praising other players so much, it showed that Shaq had really been impressed with Jake's skill this season.

After talking to the players on the Los Angeles Lakers team, the reporters went to look for Jake to talk to him, Jake didn't want to talk to the reporters, but he knew it was better to talk to the reporters after that game.

"Jake, congratulations on your great performance in that game, and for the first time in the NBA that you scored more than 50 points."

"Thank you."

"Jake, now that the regular season is over and the Los Angeles Lakers team have won 44 games out of 50 games that season, what did you think of your debut season?"

"I think it couldn't be better, I had the confidence of the team coaches throughout the season and I also had the confidence of my teammates."

"I was able to help the Los Angeles Lakers team by playing 48 minutes in every game, and I got that point and assist average which was very good, the average steals and rebounds were also what I expected."

"The most important thing was the result of the Los Angeles Lakers team, I'm happy that the Lakers team has won so many games and qualified for the playoffs, now we have to continue playing well in the playoffs."

"Do you think you deserve to win the MVP award after being chosen as the player of the month in the 3 months of this season?"

"This is hard to say, I certainly played the best I was able to play and the Los Angeles Lakers team was the best team this season, I was also lucky to lead several statistics this season like average points, assists, and steals in every game."

"So I'm not going to deny that I think I am one of the players who deserve to win the MVP award as well as other players who have also had an excellent performance this season, I hope the fact that this is my rookie season does not affect my chances of winning the MVP award. "

Jake didn't want to do the interview because he knew reporters would ask that question, he didn't want to be arrogant saying he deserved to win the prize, but it would be false if he said he didn't think he deserved to win the MVP award.

So Jake said what he thought, that he was one of the players most likely to win this prize and if he didn't win it would be because this was his rookie season, Jake tried not to be arrogant, but he had to say he deserved to win that award because it was the truth.

"Jake, do you think the Los Angeles Lakers team can win the NBA title this season?"

"I think so, I am confident that the Los Angeles Lakers team can win this season and if the team remains with the same players we may be able to win the NBA title in the coming seasons as well."

The reporters were surprised by Jake's statement, they expected him to try to deviate from the question and would not answer, but contrary to what they expected Jake clearly answered their question.

In addition, Jake said that he thought the Los Angeles Lakers team could win the NBA title in the coming seasons beyond this season, that was something the team's fans would definitely like to hear, but the other teams would not like to hear that.

In recent times only the team that had Michael Jordan can win the NBA title for several years, they knew that Jake was an excellent player, but they didn't think he was like Michael Jordan, but if they thought well with Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant the Los Angeles Lakers team was very strong.

After the interviews, the players returned to their home, the Los Angeles Lakers team would play only after 4 days and so the players would have 3 days to rest before the start of the playoffs.

In those 4 days the players would have to train in the first 2 days they could rest on the third day and on the fourth day they would play, of course, this was expected by the players, after all, they would have decisive games in the playoffs, Jake thought that if the players wanted to rest they had to win the 3 games and they would already qualify and could rest.

Jake went back to his house and called his mother to talk to her, Eva already knew that that day Jake would play the last game of the regular season and then the playoffs would start, Eva had already decided that she would close the restaurant on game days Jake's and would travel to watch.

"Hi, mom, I called to say we won today's game, after 4 days the playoffs will start and our team will play against the Minnesota Timberwolves team."

"How nice to hear that, Jake, I'm going to watch every playoff game that your team plays, I'm going to hope that the Los Angeles Lakers team wins and that you're the highlight in every game."

"You don't need to watch all the games, mom, it will be very tiring for you to travel so many times in May to watch the games, besides, you have to take care of the restaurant."

"I'm not going to discuss this with you again, Jake, I already decided that and since I can't watch all of your games, I at least want to watch the decisive games."

Jake would lie if he said that he was not happy to hear that his mother would watch all his games, Jake knew that Eva could not go to watch the regular games of the season, even so, he sometimes looked at the stands thinking about how good it would be for him to find his mother watching his games.

So knowing that Eva would watch all his games in the playoffs would make Jake want to play even better to show his best performance to his mother, Jake had already prepared some things to give more comfort to his mother.

"Okay, well, if you've decided you want to watch the games, I understand that, but I've prepared some things for you and you'll have to do it if you want to watch my games in the playoffs."

"Okay, what did you prepare."

"When you have two games in one city you cannot travel back to Miami before the games are over, you will have to stay in the city of games until the games are over."

"I know that if I don't do this you will want to go back to Miami between the days of the games to open the restaurant, but if you travel every day you will not be able to stand it and your health will get much worse, so you have to leave the restaurant in these next 2 months with Anna."

"When there is a gap of more than 3 days between games I will let you go back to Miami until the next game happens, so at most you will be 2 weeks without going back to Miami."

Eva didn't expect Jake to say that to her, she really thought about traveling to Miami every day to help Anna with the restaurant on days when Jake didn't have games, she knew she would tire more, but it was something she thought she could take.

Jake knew his mother well and knew that Eva would try to do this and so he said this to Eva, after all, he knew that this was the best for her health, that was the only restriction he had for his mother to watch the games his.

"Okay, I accept that, after all, it's only 2 months and I know that Anna will understand if I have to stay away from the restaurant to watch her decisive games."

"Very well, in the games where the Los Angeles Lakers team plays here in Los Angeles, you will stay at my house, in the games that will be in other cities I have already booked a hotel in all cities for you."

"The hotel managers were really nice to me and so if the Los Angeles Lakers team is eliminated or plays with another team the reservation will be canceled automatically and I won't have to pay anything, so the hotels are already reserved for you, mom."

This was something that Eva was very happy that Jake did, she would try to book the hotels after going to the cities where the games would take place, but what Eva didn't know was that the best hotels would be crowded on the days of the playoff games of NBA.

That way she would be lucky if she found a 3-star hotel to rest on game days, even if Eva wasn't too picky Jake didn't want his mother to be uncomfortable because of him.

Jake said the simplest things first and Eva accepted everything calmly because the biggest extravagance Jake left to speak last so that Eva could not refuse, of course, that extravagance would not even cost Jake much.

"The third thing I prepared for you, mom, is a little different, but everything is already prepared."

"What is?"

"I rented a helicopter to take you to the cities where my team will play, that helicopter is rented to go in any state and in any city, in addition, there will be a rental car waiting for you in all the cities that will take you to the hotel."

Eva didn't know what to say when Jake said he rented a helicopter and a private car for her for 2 months, the rental car for two months was expensive and she could understand roughly how much it cost Jake.

But renting a helicopter was something Eva couldn't even imagine and she had no idea how much it cost Jake, Eva knew that Jake had won a few million dollars from basketball and his investments, but she didn't even know how close Jake had really won.

What Eva knew was that Jake was someone very responsible and she never heard Matthew or Emily criticizing Jake for spending too much money irresponsibly, so Eva didn't know what to say and had to accept it because Jake had said he had already rented the helicopter and not that would rent in the future.

"Don't worry, mom, it's not as expensive as it looks and you would spend a lot more time and tire a lot more if you had to use a plane every week to go to my team's games."

Jake thought about buying a helicopter for him to use in the future, but he didn't have time to do that, Jake didn't just have to buy the helicopter, he had to find a place to keep the helicopter safe and well looked after, hire a pilot and take care of the fuel.

Jake had to take care of the helicopter maintenance which was essential because he could risk his life on each flight, so if he had to buy a helicopter he would spend $ 1 million, but he would spend that amount in a few years to hire a pilot and to take care of the helicopter and its maintenance.

Jake would definitely have to buy a helicopter in the future, but he would do it only after receiving the money from the sale of the shares of the company Cisco after that Jake would receive several billion dollars that would give him to live peacefully until the shares of Amazon and Google give more profit.

Not to mention that this year Jake would still receive more money from his sponsors and the Los Angeles Lakers team, it would be more than 12 million dollars and even if Jake didn't decide to invest he would still have a lot of money.

Jake talked to his mother for a while and then hung up the phone, Jake didn't call Kate because he knew she was doing a show at that time and after the show, she would be very tired.

The next day the media was still talking about the interview of Jake and the other players on the Los Angeles Lakers team, meanwhile, the players on the Los Angeles Lakers team went to train for the playoff games.

In the next games, there would be no easy opponents and any mistake that the players made could mean the elimination of the Los Angeles Lakers team, each game was important, and if they could they should win the first 3 games to advance to the next stage and to get less tired.

Coach Rambis and the players knew that, so they weren't distracted by anything and just thought about training to win the playoff games, and it would continue until the Los Angeles Lakers team won the NBA title or were eliminated.

The players had 2 days of intense training without the players getting too tired and on the third day, they were able to rest, on that day of rest Jake called Kate and told her that the Los Angeles Lakers team had made it to the playoffs.

"Hi Kate, I called to say that the Los Angeles Lakers team qualified for the playoffs and won the last game, tomorrow we are going to play the first game of the playoffs."

"I heard about it, congratulations Jake, I know you guys put in a lot of effort and it must be a dream come true for you to make it to the playoffs."

Kate followed the newspapers and watched the results of the Los Angeles Lakers team's games on television and also looked for Jake's news, when she could Kate watched the games, so she knew everything that happened to Jake in the NBA.

"It's really a dream come true, I hope I can make more dreams come true this season, I can win the MVP award and maybe even win the NBA title, even if I don't make it this was a great season."

"I'm glad you're enjoying your debut season Jake, I heard some reporters saying it was a shame that you made your NBA debut this season with 50 games if it was another season you and your team would break a lot more records."

"I don't know if it would really be like that, what happened this season was inevitable to happen, and if it was another season I might not have had that much time playing games on the Los Angeles Lakers team."

Jake said that because that was what he thought when he decided to debut in the NBA this season, next season the Los Angeles Lakers team would have coach Phil Jackson, Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal would be even bigger stars and the Los Angeles Lakers team would have others players.

Jake knew it would be even more difficult for him to play on another NBA team that needed a PG and was able to win the NBA title, facing the Los Angeles Lakers team would be more difficult in other seasons.

Of course, Jake couldn't tell Kate or anyone else these things, but he himself had asked David to get him to join the Los Angeles Lakers team this season even though he knew everything that would happen.

Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, and Michael Jordan were some of the best players in NBA history and yet they didn't break many records in their early years playing in the NBA, of course, some of them broke some records, but it was their career over the years that made them the best players.

"I see, I was worried that you would feel bad about debuting this reduced season, I also think that your debut season was incredible, I will not be able to watch all your games in the playoffs, but if you make it to the NBA Finals I will watch all the games."

Jake knew that Kate really wanted to watch all of his important games just as Eva would, but Jake understood that this was impossible in her career, maybe when they announced they were dating and her reputation was greater she could do that.

So Kate said that if Jake made it to the NBA Finals she could convince Lily to let her go to the games to support Jake, surely Lily couldn't deny it if Jake made it to the NBA Finals.

In addition, Kate thought it was a motivation for Jake to work even harder at the games to ensure that the Los Angeles Lakers team reached the NBA Finals, Jake realized that and was happy with Kate's concern.

After that Jake talked for a while with Kate and hung up the phone, Jake rested well for the rest of the day and at night the rental car brought Eva to his house, the next day the playoff games of the Los Angeles Lakers and Eva team would begin waited until the last day before the game to arrive in Los Angeles.

That was because Jake had said she couldn't go back to Miami until the first playoff games ended, so Eva took advantage of Jake's rented a helicopter and a car and left for Los Angeles just after leaving the restaurant.

Jake knew his mother well and hoped that Eva would do something like that, Jake didn't care that Eva came only at the end of the day because he was already happy that she was away from the restaurant to watch his games.

It was the first time that Eva saw the new house that Jake bought and she was very surprised, she already thought that the house they had in Miami was a big mansion, but Jake's house in Los Angeles was much bigger and had much more things.

Unlike their home in Miami, Eva noticed the various security guards and employees that Jake's house had, it was something that Eva had only seen at Matthew's house, so Mary who knew Eva was coming was to meet her at the door.

"Good evening, ma'am, it is a pleasure to meet you, my name is Mary and I am the governess of Sir Smith's house."

"Good night, Mary, my son talked about you, thanks for looking after him for the past few months."

"It's my job, ma'am."

Soon Mary took Eva to where Jake was and he was happy to see that his mother had finally arrived, unfortunately, it was too late and Jake knew that Eva must be tired after working at the restaurant all day.

"Mom, I'm happy to see you again after so long, I thought I could only see you after the games ended this season."

"Of course, I would come as soon as your team made it to the playoffs, you should know that."

"It is a pity that it is too late, otherwise I would show you the house, but tomorrow we will have time before the game, dinner is ready, I was just waiting for you."

Eva was happy to see Jake well and happy after the great games she knew the Los Angeles Lakers team was having, Eva was even more proud of Jake for being one of the best NBA players in his debut year.

Jake and Eva had dinner and then talked for a while before Jake took Eva to the room he had prepared for her as soon as he bought the house, Jake chose one of the best beds and let Mary help with the decorating later.

This was his house so naturally, it was also his mother's, so Jake chose a room for Eva right after choosing his room and already asked the painters to put a feminine color in the room.

Eva was surprised and thrilled to hear that Jake prepared this room for her shortly after buying the house, all the furniture and decor were better than the ones in her room in Miami that she herself had chosen from the best she found at the time.

Of course, Eva did not think like Jake who had some furniture imported from other states and countries with the help of a decorator, even Mary who decorated the room did not know where Jake would buy the furniture from and she just chose the best one as Jake asked.

Soon the day of the first playoff game came, the first 2 games would take place in Los Angeles because the Los Angeles Lakers team had ranked first and would always have the advantage of playing the first games at home.

So the media and fans of the Los Angeles Lakers team hoped that the Lakers team would win these first two games and perhaps win the third game by also qualifying more easily.

Jake woke up happy and relaxed even though it was his first playoff game, Jake ate his breakfast with his mother and then showed her the whole house, Jake showed the cinema, the gym and the other things he adapted at his house.

Eva really liked the cinema and the pool and also liked the library she had at Jake's house, the only things they didn't have in Miami were the library and the cinema, that was normal after all it was Jake who prepared their house in Miami too.

Jake didn't want to make a movie in Miami because he didn't know if Eva would like it, the only thing the Miami home had was the kitchen space that Jake prepared for Eva in case she wanted to try some dishes she wanted to make in the restaurant.

"Mom, if you want I can ask you to make a cinema and a library in Miami too, it's not difficult to do, I just didn't think you would like it."

"I don't want to, I thought it was cool at your place and when I come here I can watch some movies with you and use your library to read a little, having it in Miami wouldn't be good because I wouldn't do it alone."

Eva knew she liked to spend most of her time at the restaurant, so she thought it was useless to have it at the Miami home, Jake had bought several books and left it in the Miami office and Eva didn't have time to read even a part their.

The two talked for a while Jake showed the house to his mother, but in the afternoon Jake was totally focused when he went to the playoff game site, Jake knew how important that game was and he would not underestimate the opponent.

The first opponent was the Minnesota Timberwolves team, the Los Angeles Lakers team played 3 times this season against the Minnesota Timberwolves team, there were 3 victories, but Jake remembered that in his past life the Los Angeles Lakers team would have lost one of those games.

The Minnesota Timberwolves team made a great start to the season with 7 wins and 3 losses, until afterward, the Minnesota Timberwolves team started losing several games, even so, the Minnesota Timberwolves team managed to qualify for the playoffs.

Certainly, Kevin Garnett, who was the best player of the team this season, was mainly responsible for this, the fans couldn't say that Kevin's performance this season was worth the renewal of the millionaire contract he had, but at least it didn't irritate the fans.

At least this was Kevin's best season on the Minnesota Timberwolves team, this season he averaged 20 points and 10 rebounds per game, of course, the Minnesota Timberwolves team had other good players to qualify for the playoffs.

Jake arrived and saw the fans coming to fill the Great Western Forum, Jake hoped that the Los Angeles Lakers team could win the NBA title this season, which was the last season that the Lakers team would play at the Great Western Forum.

Jake arrived in the locker room and waited some time until the players and coach Kurt Rambis arrived, all the players were fine for that game and Dennis Rodman was still on the team.

The captain of the Los Angeles Lakers team was Shaquille O'Neal who was the most important player on the team and had more experience in playoffs and playing in the Los Angeles Lakers team, Dennis Rodman and Rick Fox had more experience than him, but Shaq was still the captain.

Shaq was not a player who made many speeches on the Los Angeles Lakers team, so everyone expected Coach Rambis to say a few words before that first playoff game if the Los Angeles Lakers team won the NBA title that moment would be important.

"This is your first playoff game this season, even though this season has been reduced and there have been fewer games, no one can deny that you had a great campaign winning 44 games and losing only 6 games."

"Your great performance this season has shown the media and the fans of our team your willingness to qualify for the playoffs, I am sure that now the will of everyone here and that our team qualifies for the NBA Finals and that we can win the NBA title."

"This is my desire too, before the start of this season I could never hope that I would become the head coach of this team, this is a dream for me and for any coach."

"I don't know if I'm going to continue as the head coach of this team for the next season, so if possible I would like you to fight for our team to win the NBA title this season and so I will be proud of that for my entire life."

Rambis' motivational speech was with honest words and it touched the feelings of all the players who were most excited to play better, Kobe Bryant and Jake were young players and knew they would have other chances to win the NBA title.

Shaquille O'Neal was not that young, but he also knew he would have other opportunities to win the NBA title, Rick Fox was excited to try to win the NBA title this season and Dennis Rodman had already won 5 NBA title in his career.

But hearing coach Rambis say that made them all want to win the NBA title this season, of course, they needed to win that game and the next games against the Minnesota Timberwolves team.

Soon the players of both teams went to the court, the players of the Minnesota Timberwolves team were called to the court and were not very applauded for being the opponents, soon the players of the Los Angeles Lakers team were called.

All the players that entered were very celebrated by the fans who shouted the names of the players, Shaquille O'Neal, Kobe Bryant and in the end, Jake were the players that made the crowd more excited when they entered the court.

The Los Angeles Lakers team would start that game with Jake Smith playing as PG, Kobe Bryant playing as SG, Rick Fox playing as SF, Dennis Rodman playing as PF, and Shaquille O'Neal playing as Center.

The Minnesota Timberwolves team would start this game with Terrell Brandon playing as PG, Anthony Peeler playing as SG, Sam Mitchell playing as SF, Joe Smith, and Kevin Garnett playing as PF and Kevin defending against Shaq in that game.

Both teams were with the initial players that they had in most games and this was probably the team that they would start all the games of this playoff, they would change if they wanted to try to play with a different formation.