February 25th, Christmas Day. Los Angeles was covered in a heavy snowfall last night, and the whole city was covered in snow, and a white Christmas was unexpectedly encountered. Standing on the 78-story Hilton Hotel, the whole of Los Angeles is covered with snow and is extremely beautiful. But anyone can feel the enthusiasm and energy of the city from the unusual shaking in the air.

And all that energy and enthusiasm is there for a game. The Los Angeles Lakers sit at home tonight to take on the defending champions, the Houston Rockets. This Christmas battle is enough to ignite the enthusiasm of all Los Angeles fans.

Under the temptation of this Christmas war, the days in Los Angeles seem particularly long. At this moment, all the fans can't help but think of a song - it's dark when I close my eyes~~~. It would be nice if you could really close your eyes and it would be dark!

After all the fans struggled for a long time, they finally waited until it was dark. The Christmas War is on!

The Los Angeles Lakers, who continued to use the "OK" combination of Kobe Bryant and O'Neal as a blueprint, supplemented by some blue-collar players with unpretentious playing style but solid basic skills, achieved a better result than last season's "F."

And the Houston Rockets, after defending their title last season, did not add any great players, just poached Barkley, Malone and Payton, three old players. However, with enough young players, the growth of James, Wade, Boozer, Yao Ming and others is now at the top of the league.

This clash of strong forces naturally attracts all fans. Early on, the Staples Arena was filled with fans. And when the players from both sides played, the entire Staples Arena was even more lively.

Lin Feng and his party naturally sat in the first row, this best position. Of course, there is also a box for Lakers owner Buss to sit in, but watching a basketball game is still enjoyable to sit in the first row, and sitting in the box is really no different from sitting in front of the TV.

The arrival of Lin Feng and the others naturally caused a commotion. Of course, at Staples, Lin Feng wants to be treated like he did with the Houston Rockets. The fans here are only loyal to the Los Angeles Lakers. This city is the city of the Los Angeles Lakers.

The referee's whistle blows.

"It's started!" Lin Feng said secretly.

"Rockets, come on, kill the Lakers!" Taylor Swift yelled.

Lin Feng shook his head helplessly. This Taylor Swift is also a little too fierce, and yesterday he tossed himself all night. Thinking of yesterday night, Lin Feng burst into tears. I was almost not driven crazy by Taylor Swift, this little girl doesn't know what to put in her head, how can she have so many whimsical ideas, but she is so bold that Lin Feng can't cry or laugh. Fortunately, this little girl Zuihou had limited energy and fell asleep. Otherwise, Lin Feng would be really tragic.

"Come on, come on, kill the Lakers!" Tyler Swift shouted in his seat, without any concern that the Lakers fans around him were all on the plane fiercely, if it weren't for his young age, a girl, and a singer, I am afraid that this Rockets fan who came to provoke would have been thrown out of the arena.

In Lin Feng's speechlessness, the game had begun. The Los Angeles Lakers had the upper hand with the right time and place, leading the Houston Rockets by 10 points to end the first half.

However, in the second half, the Houston Rockets, led by the immortal myth Qiao Tianwang, chased all the way and finally tied the score before the end. The two sides went into extra time.

Five overtimes, the two sides played five overtimes, and finally scored a staggering score of 198:200. But in the end, it was the Houston Rockets who came out on top, and Joe once again showed his killer nature, killing the Los Angeles Lakers and winning the longest Christmas game.

The whole scene was boiling. Although it was Staples and the Los Angeles Lakers lost today, all the fans cheered for today's game that went down in history. It doesn't matter who the Zuihou winner is in this match. Importantly, the Los Angeles Lakers players and the Houston Rockets players teamed up to put in a spectacular game for all the players.

The Christmas War, definitely worthy of this title!

Lin Feng also stood up like all the spectators and applauded this wonderful game. Qiao Tianwang's zuihou throw, he is really handsome.

However, at this time, someone pulled Lin Feng back from the joy of victory.

"Mr. Lin, let's talk!" Stern came to Lin Feng's side as everyone applauded the game.

Lin Feng was slightly stunned, and then followed Stern all the way to the underground parking lot.

"Mr. Lin, I have always admired the success of your team. I envy you for being able to mingle with the players, and it's fair to say that your team has become a model for NBA team building today!" Stern lamented.

"Mr. Stern, if you have something to say, let's say it directly!" Lin Feng naturally would not be confused by Stern's compliment. Stern came to himself today, but it wasn't to say these compliments, and Stern smiled.

"Mr. Lin, you should know that labor negotiations are coming soon!" Stern said softly.

Labor negotiations?--Lin Feng immediately thought of the 1998 labor negotiations, that year, the NBA labor and management sides quarreled, causing the NBA to suspend the new season, although the two sides reached an agreement, but the damage to the NBA's image was huge, and it took a long time for the NBA to regain popularity. Is it time for collective bargaining again?

"Mr. Stern, I'm busy, and I'll leave this negotiation to Mr. Dawson on my behalf. Lin Feng thought about it.

This kind of labor negotiation is the most boring. Lin Feng has so many things, but he doesn't have time to get involved in this. So, let Dawson go on his behalf, that's the most haode option.

Stern let out a long breath. If Dawson goes, then he will be relieved.

"Why, Mr. Stern, it seems that you care a lot about me going, what, what's wrong with me going?" Lin Feng observed carefully, and saw at a glance that Stern was relaxed when he heard that he was going to send Dawson.

"Hehe, Mr. Lin, this is also the purpose of my coming to you today. Stern was slightly embarrassed.

"Mr. Lin, you should know that you are now representing the management side. But the relationship between you and the players really worries me. The collective bargaining is about 30 teams and the future of the NBA. Therefore, I am worried that Mr. Lin will affect this negotiation because he is too emotional. Stern weighed in his words.

Actually, to put it bluntly, Stern is worried that Lin Feng, one of the representatives of the capital, will eventually stand on the side of the players. If that is the case, I am afraid that this collective bargaining will not be able to be negotiated. Either it collapsed completely, or the players won big. At that time, the players' union will definitely take the opportunity to make many excessive demands, such as salary increases, such as extending the contract period.

These requirements may not matter to Lin Feng, which can be seen from Lin Feng's promise that he will give all players equivalent contracts, and Lin Feng doesn't care about these money. But Lin Feng doesn't care, it's because he has a lot of money, but the other 29 bosses are not all so rich. Most teams are losing money, and if Lin Feng is on the side of the players, Zuihou will cause the labor negotiations to fail, which will have an immeasurable impact on the league.

Therefore, Stern was naturally relieved to hear that Dawson would negotiate on behalf of Lin Feng. Dawson is an old fox, he will understand what is called unspoken rules, he will also understand what is called business, and he will be clear that it is one thing to have a good relationship with the players, and it is another thing to negotiate labor. In Stern's opinion, Lin Feng may not be able to tell the difference. Perhaps, Lin Feng can tell the difference, but it doesn't matter.

Let's ask, a super-rich man who is rumored to be worth more than 100 billion US dollars cares about the player's "this" salary!

Lin Feng was speechless. But when you think about it, you really don't care about the salary that the players are asking for. As long as they have the strength and level, it doesn't matter if they give them a little more money. What's more, in Lin Feng's view, as long as the development is good, no matter how high the player's salary is, he can make money for the team.

"Mr. Stern, don't worry. In this matter, I will entrust Dawson with full responsibility. But remember, you owe me a favor!" Lin Feng smiled.

Stern was speechless for a moment. This guy looks confused, but in fact he is not shrewd. Let yourself owe a favor, this person will be invited. But think about his "godson" James in the Houston Rockets, Asian promotion talent - Yao Ming in the Houston Rockets, basketball god - Jordan is also in the Houston Rockets, he doesn't take care of who the Houston Rockets take care of!

"Alright, Mr. Stern, I'm going to go first. Merry Christmas!" Lin Feng saw that he and Stern had finished talking, turned around and waved his hand.

"Merry Christmas!" Stern said softly.

Maybe in the next few years, this alliance will be ruled by this young man! But he is not young, with Lin Feng's earning ability, maybe he can *** himself in the future. Of course, the premise is that he can distinguish between public and private. This guy is sometimes a little too self-conscious, and he treats his friends too much. This is not a good thing for a pure businessman. However, its ability to make money is really admirable.

Stern looked at Lin Feng's departing back and thought about it.

At this time, Lin Feng naturally didn't know what Stern was thinking, for Lin Feng, tonight was a day worth celebrating, the Houston Rockets' five-overtime victory over the Los Angeles Lakers, although it was not a playoffs, it was worth celebrating.

Cheers!

This night, Lin Feng and all the Houston Rockets players got drunk. Of course, many players were drunk, but Lin Feng was not. There is no way, Lin Feng's amount of wine is too good, and now it is difficult to get drunk, and there is a feeling of being alone and drunk in the wine world.

The next day, as soon as it was dawn, Lin Chiling woke up Lin Feng, who had just fallen asleep for a long time.

Something is wrong!!~!