Chapter 1380: Heroic Twilight
Staples Arena, since its opening on October 17, 1999, has been one of the most popular sports centers in the United States, it is the common home of the NBA Los Angeles Lakers, Los Angeles Clippers, WNBA Los Angeles Sparks, NHL Los Angeles Kings, AFLLOSANGELESAVENGERS and NBDL Los Angeles Defenders, with a maximum capacity of 20,000 people, and is also the only arena shared by two teams in the NBA. ()
When Lin Feng walked into the Staples Arena, the entire arena was already full of people. Although there were still 30 minutes before the start of the game, the atmosphere in the arena was already in full swing, and the loud cheers filled the stadium, and it is no exaggeration to say that even the decibels of the Boeing 747 engine were far less than the noise in the Staples arena at the moment.
However, when Lin Feng and 9 charming beauties came in, the entire stadium instantly quieted down. From extreme noise to absolute silence, it happened in just a few seconds, which made everyone a little uncomfortable and felt a buzzing in their ears. But at the moment, no one pays attention to this, they all pay attention to one person - Lin Feng.
For a long time, because Hollywood is in Los Angeles, and the Los Angeles Lakers are the most popular team in Los Angeles, the city of angels, so Staples is full of Hollywood stars all year round. Especially when the game enters the playoffs, there will be many stars in every game, including handsome men and women. It can be said that the audience has become a little accustomed to it. However, today, when Lin Feng and his party appeared at Staples Arena, all the Los Angeles Lakers fans who are used to seeing big scenes still couldn't help but hold their breath and let out a sigh in their hearts!
My mother, he's so blessed!—the audience counts carefully, 1, 2, 3
9, a whole 9 women, and all of them are beautiful women. Li Zhiyou, Lin Zhizhi, Huang Meixi, and Lin Chiling don't know each other, but Avril, Jessica, Mariah Carey, Taylor Swift, and Beyoncé are all too familiar.
Usually I see Avril, Jessica and others on TV, but at this moment they appear here together, sitting together, it is really a beautiful scenery. TNT TV, which was in charge of the live broadcast at the scene, also immediately pointed the camera at Lin Feng and others, and swept them over one by one, and the scene was a whistle.
At this moment, Lin Feng became the target of murder in the eyes of all the men in the Staples Arena.
"Tsk, tsk, this forest wind is really a blessing, Charles sees, this is called charm. You always claim to be the most handsome man in Shijie, but in terms of charm, you are less than one percent of Lin Feng. Smith (former Rockets guard, who won two championships in '94 and '95, and is now retired as a basketball commentator) looked at the nine beauties in the first row of seats behind the Houston Rockets bench, and teased Barkley next to him.
Barkley once said that to be a man is to be confident. For example, I think I'm the most handsome man on Shijie, and that's exactly what happened.
"I'm still the most handsome man on Shijie, but Lin Feng's money is a little more than mine, and it's just a little more handsome than me. Barkley said stiffly.
"Then you're saying that Avril and the others are greedy for vanity, and they love Lin Feng's money before they came to watch the game!" Smith smirked, deliberately turning the topic around the sensitive point. You know, Barkley is known for his big mouth, and if you let him open his mouth in this matter, it will be hilarious.
However, contrary to the anomaly, Barkley did not continue to talk about Smith, but began to comment on the players who played today.
Smith frowned. Although the topic just now is very sensitive, Barkley has never been afraid of things, and he has always opened his mouth to speak. As for the series of disputes that arose because of him, in Barkley's opinion - I don't make arguments. The facts were there until I even opened my mouth to talk about it. I just let it get your attention.
And today, Barkley's Gu left and right talk about him, which is clearly unusual. Thinking of this, Smith's eyes rolled.
"Charles, I heard that if the Houston Rockets win today, you will be back to join the Rockets next season. Haha, if that's the case, I'd be more than happy to be a match commentator for the Houston Rockets. Also, you didn't dare to talk about Lin Feng just now, was it because you were afraid that after joining the Rockets next season, Lin Feng would wear small shoes. "Smith hahadaxiao.
Barkley's eyes widened. Although he knew that Smith was deliberately tricking himself, he was still quite unhappy when he heard Smith's words.
"What! I'll be afraid that Lin Feng will give me little shoes to wear. To tell you, even if the Rockets lose this game, I join the Houston Rockets, and Lin Feng becomes my boss, I am not afraid of him. I'll say whatever I have to say. Also, look at my muscles, Lin Feng's little man, I'll be afraid of him! Barkley said with a glare.
The audience was immediately happy.
"Also, Smith told you that the Los Angeles Lakers must win this game! unless that guy is ten years younger tonight. Barkley snorted.
The fans in the stadium burst into cheers.
"Hmph, dead fatty, be careful of flashing your tongue when you say big things!" Avril muttered as she listened.
Lin Feng smiled and shook his head. This Barkley is a big mouth, but he's cute. So an adult, still open-mouthed.
Then the game began. As Barkley expected, the pace of the game was in the hands of the Los Angeles Lakers from the start. Facing the Los Angeles Lakers' "F4" combination (O'Neal, Kobe, Malone, Payton), although the Houston Rockets resisted stubbornly under the leadership of Jordan, the score was slowly pulled away.
Inside, the combination of Yao Ming and Rodman was completely blown up by the combination of the big shark and Ma Long, especially O'Neal, who was at his peak, like a bloodthirsty great white shark, frantically biting the Houston Rockets It seems to be strong, but in fact it is extremely fragile (relative to the Los Angeles Lakers) inside, although Yao Ming is in his second season, his score has risen to an average of 18 points and 10 rebounds per game this season, but he is still miserable in the face of the bloodthirsty big shark and is losing one after another.
As for the two old guys, Rodman and Malone, they are on a par.
As for the outside line, although the outside line composed of Jordan, James and Billups is on par with the outside line composed of Kobe and Payton, but anyone with a discerning eye knows that Jordan is old, and Kobe is about to enter the peak, due to physical limitations, with the passage of time, Kobe Bryant will fully explode in the second half, and Jordan may no longer be able to stop the crazy Kobe.
As the referee's whistle blew, the first half ended. The Houston Rockets trailed the Los Angeles Lakers by eight points at 42:50 heading into halftime.
"Lin, the game is not good! Although the Houston Rockets are only 8 points behind, Rodman and Jordan's physical strength is almost to the limit, while O'Neal and Kobe Bryant on the Los Angeles Lakers side are very physical, if this continues, I'm afraid we will lose!" Jessica frowned and said.
Among the nine women, Jessica can undoubtedly be regarded as a veteran fan, and she can clearly see the current situation on the court.
Lin Feng nodded. Indeed, now that Jordan and Rodman, as well as veterans like Olajuwon, their physical strength is almost exhausted, and I am afraid that they can support themselves at most for a few minutes at most, and whether it is James, Wade, or Yao Ming, they are all immature in the face of the Los Angeles Lakers who are now in their prime. Especially James and Wade, two rookies this year, both have the same problems and still rely on physical fitness to play. Although both of them have extremely impressive regular season statistics.
James averaged 20.9 points, 5.9 assists, and 5.5 rebounds per game, while Wade had 16.2 points, 4.5 assists, and 4 rebounds. However, in terms of handling the key ball, both of them are currently very immature. Especially in the stalemate of the game, due to the lack of sufficiently stable jump shots, the two will only rely on their bodies (James relies on strength, Wade relies on speed), so they are either whistled for fouls, or they are stuck by the opponent's body and have no chance to shoot. It can be said that this year, the Houston Rockets still rely on veterans like Jordan, Rodman, and Billups to win the world.
And in the current situation, the situation is quite bad!
"Haha, Smith, look, I'll just say that the Houston Rockets are no match for the Los Angeles Lakers. The Houston Rockets will be a very scary superpower team in two more seasons, but this season, the strongest team is still the Los Angeles Lakers. Especially this is Staples in Los Angeles!" Barkley stabbed the voice.
"That's right. Young players still need to work out, and the Houston Rockets have so many talented young players that they need 2-3 seasons to work on. Smith agreed.
"Haha, I think we can watch Lin Feng dance in a bikini in the finals!" Barkley made no secret of his exaggerated laughter.
Lin Feng is the owner of the Houston Rockets, but before the game of this game, he made a big bet with Barkley and threatened that the Houston Rockets would win, which is undoubtedly looking down on the Los Angeles Lakers. Therefore, for all Los Angeles Lakers fans, it is definitely a treat to be able to witness Lin Feng dancing in the Finals.
"Sit down, I'll go to the locker room. Lin Feng got up and entered the locker room.
When Lin Feng entered the locker room, the whole atmosphere was extremely heavy. Obviously all the players know it's not going to be good.
"Guys, come on! Win this game and make it to the Finals and break the assertion that the Los Angeles Lakers will sweep the league at the start of the season," head coach Rudy Tomjanovic encouraged.
"Yes" Although the players wanted to cheer themselves up, they were discouraged when they thought of the terrifying strength of the Los Angeles Lakers.
The Lakers are too strong! O'Neal, in particular, simply couldn't resist today. In addition, Kobe Bryant is also hot today, so that no matter how the Houston Rockets defend today, the opponent can always score easily. On the other hand, on his side, he had to work hard, constantly running, and cutting in the air to score hard. Therefore, although the score between the two sides has not been fully opened, the situation is not optimistic.
Rudy Tomjanovich sighed. Since the beginning of this season, Jordan and Rodman, Olajuwon and others have become more aged, although they can still maintain enough data to be the envy of most players, but as the schedule progresses, the more they go to the back, the physical problems of these veterans become more and more obvious. The young players, on the other hand, have not yet fully grown up. Actually, according to Rudy Tomjanovic's jihua, it was originally intended for Jordan to play this group of players for 2-3 seasons and bring them out. In that way, when Jordan retires, this group of young players led by James, Wade, and Yao Ming can grow up, and that is when the Houston Rockets will attack the championship.
However, Lin Feng hopes to help Jordan and others win another championship before retiring, which makes Rudy Tomjanovic not know what to do. Especially in the face of a Los Angeles Lakers who are in their prime, it is no less difficult than the Chinese national football team to become the Asian champion. Difficult!
What should I do now?--Rudy Tomjanovich frowned.
"Hey, brothers, why are you so sad!" Lin Feng slapped his face at this time and walked among the players.
"Boss!" the crowd shouted weakly.
Lin Feng's brows furrowed even more obviously. Looking around, many players, including Jordan, not only looked tired, but also had a faint look of resignation, which made Lin Feng surprised. If other players accept their fate, Lin Feng can understand, but why is a person like Jordan who has a super obsession with victory like this?
After thinking about it, Lin Feng was able to understand Jordan again. After all, Jordan is 42 years old this year, and he is no longer young. Although he still has a dedication to victory, he is not as persistent as he was in his 30s. Especially in the two seasons of the Washington Wizards, Jordan continued to taste the bitter fruits of failure, and those years of failure have almost numbed Jordan's sense of victory and defeat.
Although Jordan is known as a "god" by the outside world, he is a human being after all.
It seems that if you want to win this game, you must open a breakthrough from Jordan and reawaken Jordan's unparalleled heart of victory and defeat, the heart of victory and defeat that would rather die than win.
"Michael, how are you feeling, are you tired?" Lin Feng said softly.
Michael Jordan opened his mouth and gritted his teeth, trying not to admit it, but at the moment his legs kept shaking, he had been resting for half a day, but his chest was still rising and falling, and his body had clearly given a clear signal that he was very tired.
Helplessly, Jordan nodded.
Heroes Twilight!
Lin Feng snorted lightly.
"Since you're tired, don't play in the second half!" Lin Feng's face suddenly changed and said coldly.
The locker room was full of surprises!
You know, since Jordan joined the Houston Rockets for two seasons, Jordan must play at every critical moment. And this season, Jordan has already made 6 must-kill shots, in this case, how can Jordan not be on.
All the players looked at Lin Feng with a shocked expression.