Although because of Lamar's sudden rise, ?anen ??? ．?ｒ?ａ?ｎ?? Marbury, who was supposed to join the Knicks after this season, will never be with the Knicks.

Still, superstars like Marbury have caught the attention of many teams in the league. Those with capital have thrown olive branches, looking at the frequent autumn waves, the momentum of competing for invitations can be comparable to the battle for Lamar last summer.

The Milwaukee Bucks are currently most closely associated with Marbury, and Payton has already expressed thoughts of leaving. Now they really want a superstar to save their game.

In the other two games in the West, the Dallas Mavericks eliminated the Memphis Grizzlies 3-1 with almost no suspense.

The final game was between the Los Angeles Clippers and the Minnesota Timberwolves.

The result of this series is probably the most expected, and the Clippers, who have always been able to play the role of accompanying the prince to study, actually have a time to rise.

3:2, the Clippers slapped most of the experts hard, unexpectedly killed the Timberwolves, and the lonely wolf king Kevin Garnett once again dreamed of the first round of the playoffs.

At this point, the first round of the 2002 playoffs is over, and almost all the ones who should have won have been won, and those who shouldn't have been packed up and scattered around the world for vacation, and the rest of the people have to fight for that last honor.

Of course, there are also people who see a little different signs after the first round.

That is, any team that wins in the first round is a team that has hoarded a large number of stars.

In fact, from the season Lamar entered the league, the NBA entered a new stage. It is very likely that the separatist scene of the previous competition for hegemony will be broken.

The future form can only be that the strong team is stronger, and the weak team is weaker, and hoarding stars has become the only means to save life.

The Knicks are clearly ahead of the curve in this regard, and Dolan's deep wealth allows them to care about the league's salary height and luxury tax.

Lamar, Billups, Alan Houston, and Dampot, Arenas, Battier, who are not yet fully grown. Simmons, when all of these guys reach the pinnacle of their athletic careers, this league will eventually be theirs.

Lamar and Carter sat side by side at the bar, Carter looking cool in a black jacket and big sunglasses. It's just that wearing sunglasses in a bar is a little strange to look at.

Carter was smiling and raising his glass to Lamar.

Although McGrady was gone, Davis was poached by the Knicks. But with the reinforcement of the team, the Raptors have a good record this season.

Now, with the Raptors in the second round of the playoffs, Carter looks smug. People like Carter can be so flamboyant, which shows how good his mood is at the moment.

"I can't imagine it. Lamar also signaled, and drank the wine in the glass in one gulp: "You don't come all the way from Toronto to come here just to find me for a drink, right? The UFO I know is not such an idle person, shouldn't you be working hard in the training gym at this time, and by the way, dreaming of beating the Nets?"

Carter was not angry, and he had never seen Carter angry since he realized it now: "Lamar! This time I am not dreaming, I believe that the Detroit Raptors have such strength, and the final winner of the Eastern Conference semifinals must be us, sweep!"

"Sweep the Nets?" Lamar smiled helplessly: "Vince, you don't think Jason will be weak when he sees you, right? I advise you to be careful! Although I also look down on the Nets' champion, his strength is still good." ”

Carter smiled slightly: "A playmaker who can't attack, plus a rough inside fool, I don't think they'll be my opponent!"

Lamar got a glass himself, Carter stretched out the wine glass, Lamar deliberately ignored it: "The lion fights the rabbit with all his strength, not to mention the Nets who have entered the second round? When the lion is playing with the rabbit, he will never take out all the hole cards, because there is no need for this." ”

Truth be told, Lamar is really worried about Vince right now, and the first-round victory has left him with blind arrogance. Lamar clearly remembers that the Nets have reached the Finals in the past two years.

Carter smiled and poured himself on, then drank the wine in one gulp: "I will definitely win this time, and I will definitely eliminate the Nets." ”

He was in the playoffs for two consecutive seasons and was eliminated in the first round by his opponent. No matter how good Carter's temper is, he will inevitably be a little angry!

This season, when the Raptors are strong, and the opponent Nets really look like they are underwhelming.

In Carter's view, there is no doubt that now is the best opportunity for him to show his strength, and it seems that the door to the Eastern Conference Finals has opened to the Raptors.

"If you accidentally get eliminated by the Nets, it's too late to regret it. Lamar saw Vince's current state and had to shrug his shoulders and reluctantly persuaded again.

Who knew that this sentence was like pointing Carter's death hole, and the good-tempered Carter suddenly became angry, jumped up and said loudly: "We won't be eliminated by the Nets!" Lamar, don't you think you think about me?"

"Alright, Vince, calm down!"

Carter sat flat, pouted and said, "Anyway, I must make it to the Eastern Conference Finals this time!" Speaking of which, Lamar, I've always been jealous of you. Because when you were with the Lakers, you had teammates like Shaq and Kobe Bryant, and so many talented helpers. But now I don't have to be jealous of you, I'm still a little proud, and now I'm leading the team to the second round on my own. Do you envy me?"

"I'm not jealous! Basketball is a five-person sport. Lamar doesn't feel the need to be jealous, and his experience has taught him how important his teammates are.

Carter laughed, "Hey, Lamar, look at you, you're obviously jealous! I'm on the team now, and those bastards don't dare to go out and make trouble!"

"Are my teammates going to get me in trouble?" Lamar's tone suddenly turned cold.

Carter was stunned for a moment, and couldn't remember why his words had provoked Lamar: "What's wrong, man?"

"Are my brothers getting into trouble off the field? No, they do things on the field for the good of the team, and I'm honored to be their boss!"

"Lamar, you!" Suddenly Carter's eyes widened, and then he smiled bitterly: "I didn't expect you to understand it this way." Aren't you worried about these things affecting you?"

"Each of them is my teammate, brother!" Lamar's tone grew colder and colder, feeling like a cold snap from the North Pole: "If it weren't for them, the Knicks wouldn't have made it to the second round today!"

Carter didn't speak, just drank silently.

The two of them were silent for a long time, and they were both slightly drunk.

"Lamar!" Carter said suddenly, "Let's go have a fight! I know that your enviable manor has its own indoor basketball court, and I am interested in competing it." ”

"Okay!

On the basketball court of Lamar's house, two men with upper bodies were lying on the floor, panting for breath.

Lamar didn't know how Carter could have been so in such good spirits today. A one-on-one bullfight lasted for an hour and a half, and it didn't end until the two men could no longer stand up.

As for winning or losing, no one cares about that kind of thing.

"Still can't do it!" Carter's tone was a little unwilling: "I didn't expect your strength to improve so quickly, it's really a hell of a life." ”

"It's good that you have that kind of self-knowledge, and you're much better off now than you were just thinking about sweeping the Nets in the next series. ”

"Lamar! That's definitely not delusional. Carter's tone was very firm: "Do you know what my goal was when I entered this league in the first place?"

"What?, build a dynasty?"

"No!" Carter laughed, "That's too petty, I want to rule this alliance." ”

Carter's words surprised Lamar, he really didn't see that the appearance was introverted, and the subtle Carter still had such great ambitions.

Domination of the League! Lamar even felt that his desire to create the era of the Great Knicks was a bit petty.

"Lamar, I'm not kidding. When I first started in the rookie camp, I always thought I was the best one. I've watched every opponent there, except Pierce. Pierce's kid is really no worse than me, and he has a physical advantage that I don't have (I can't die after stabbing so much). At that time, I regarded him as my lifelong opponent and defeat, and I was now anxious to defeat him, so I worked hard in the training camp in the hope of winning the position of the top show. ”

"And what about Tracy McGrady? Didn't you say you observed everybody?" Lamar interjected.

"Tracy!" Carter laughed, "how could I not have understood! By the time he got to Toronto, I knew he wasn't my opponent, and he was a bit lazy when he was training. ”

Lamar smiled and didn't speak, in his memory of his previous life, Maddie's concept was like this, relying on talent to eat!

Carter continued: "My biggest opponents for this edition are Pierce, Jamison, and maybe the little calf in Dallas. I'm going to be the best one in '98 first, and then I'm going to pick out you guys in '96, '97, '99!"