Chapter 1164
"Hehe! It doesn't matter if the opponent is strong or weak, this year's championship will definitely be us! Of course, I also want to win another FMVP. Lamar laughed.
"So are you going to give the championship ring to Leon or the FMVP trophy to Leon?"
"No! I'm not going to give either of them to Leon! I'm going to give both to Pandora, and as for Leon, he should get it himself when he grows up! Don't you all say he has any hellish basketball talent?"
"It's unfortunate to be your son! But hearing you say that, do you really plan to let him play basketball in the future?"
"I'll let him choose. If he can accept that he has a superstar dad who is hovering over his head all the time, and doesn't mind people constantly comparing him to me, I think basketball will be a way out for him. Lamar said with a smile on his face, always smiling when he talked about children.
"Well, I think, twenty years from now, I'll be able to see Leon in the NBA, after all, he's your son. β
"Hehe, I hope he won't be as crazy as me, there are mortal enemies everywhere!"
This season's NBA Finals schedule is a 2-3-1-1 format, and in the first game, the Knicks will travel to the Timberwolves on the road!
To be honest, the whole Knicks team is also very annoyed by such a targeted arrangement by the league, and the team owner James Dolan even launched his own media to bombard the league's top management in an all-round way.
But in the end, the Knicks still had to face such a format, and David Stern was obviously hard-hearted, and he turned a deaf ear to the accusations of the outside world, and still went his own way!
No one thought that David Stern would come up with such a solution in order to curb the Knicks' dominance. Who made the current Knicks too strong?
As for the arrangement of the alliance, the Knicks can only accept it silently after the appeal is dismissed.
Fortunately, the change in format didn't affect the mentality of the Knicks players much, and for them anyway, there really wasn't much difference between home and away.
Arriving in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the Knicks first spent the night in a hotel.
After lunch the next day, the group rushed to the target center arena early. After all the players came to the target center arena to change their clothes and do some simple massage with the team doctor, Lamar went to the court early to adapt to the field.
Although it is not the first time to participate in the finals, Lamar still can't suppress his excitement every time he stands on this stage.
At the start of the season, Lamar thought he had lost interest in basketball. Because it was really difficult for him to find the passion of the past in the opponent, but it was only at this moment that he realized that it was not that he had lost interest in basketball, but that the stage of the regular season was too small.
After practicing for a while, Lamar was found by reporters on the sidelines during the break.
At this time, reporters are thinking about how to get some big news out of Lamar's mouth, especially "sweeping opponents" and the like.
Last season's Knicks Finals opponent, the Los Angeles Lakers, was coached by Phil Jackson. Last season, the Knicks were able to sweep the Lakers out of the championship in four games, and also sent Phil Jackson away from Minnesota. Now that he has encountered the Minnesota Timberwolves led by Phil Jackson again, it is Lamar who has knocked his former mentor off the altar again, or the champion coach who has nine championship rings in his hand.
Knicks fans are naturally intrigued by the results this time around.
Of course, there is also a huge selling point, Lamar's current situation in the Knicks: being coldly treated by the head coach and ostracized by his teammates! It can be said that Lamar is really at the most difficult time of his career.
By the time the Eastern Conference Finals were over, many teams had already thrown olive branches to Lamar. They don't care if Lamar is really a jerk as people think, they just know that Lamar can bring them a championship.
The most enthusiastic of them is Lamar's old club, the Los Angeles Lakers, who have sensed that the Lakers are bound to enter a period of weakness after the OK combination falls apart. Although Kobe Bryant is strong, judging from his performance in this season, Kobe has proven himself to be a superstar, he can lead the Lakers to continue to play in the playoffs, but he is not a qualified leader, because his paranoid personality is destined to his popularity in the team will not be too good.
If you can get Lamar this offseason, even if you use Kobe Bryant as a bargaining chip, Dr. Buss, who has always been decisive, will not hesitate! Now Dr. Bath can see that the Los Angeles Lakers' decision back then is definitely worth the loss, but it is not too late, as long as Lamar can be obtained, the Lakers are bound to continue the glory of the previous three consecutive championships!
But is it really possible?
Aside from the Los Angeles Lakers, the biggest interest in Lamar is the Charlotte Bobcats. Jordan's admiration for Lamar is no secret, and now that he has an opportunity, I believe Jordan will never miss it, but the Bobcats don't have many chips in their hands.
"Lamar, can you give me an interview?" the reporter looked enthusiastic.
"Okay!" Lamar didn't seem to be in a good mood, but he still didn't refuse the other party's request.
"Will you play tonight?" is one of the biggest concerns in basketball today.
"It's a matter of Coach K, you shouldn't come and ask me!I can only tell you, my body is fine, everything is fine!"
"Now the outside world is rumoring that you are isolated by your teammates, is that the case?" the reporter asked directly.
"Do you think so?" Lamar replied with some solemnity.
Apparently Lamar has also been spoiled by that group of actors, and now he has finally learned to lie. It's not smooth, but it's an improvement: "I don't want to say anything, it's a critical moment and I hope we can win the championship this season." Anyway, I'm still a Knicks player!"
"So, are you confident of winning tonight?" the reporter did not continue to ask, but stopped on point. Everyone knows that Lamar is not a good-natured person, and if he is asked in a hurry, no one knows what will happen.
"Well, of course! I'm here to win. β
"By the way, will you still be a Knicks player next year?"
"I think the Knicks have to change something, or I'll leave!" Lamar said categorically.
"Okay, thank you for accepting my interview!" The reporter's interview was brief, as he had already gotten the answer he wanted.
Lamar nodded and turned around and walked towards the court, because he knew that even if he was acting, he had to stop on point, and it was not good to talk too much. Since the play has been performed so far, he doesn't want to fall short.
In the evening, at seven o'clock Western time, in the locker room of the visiting team at the Los Angeles Target Center Arena.
"Our starting center tonight is Samuel Dampott!Samuel, I've given you a starting position, and I hope you don't let me down. If you can't get fifteen rebounds in today's game, I'm going to throw you out of my team. Coach K said jokingly.
Dampotter listened and said confidently: "Don't worry, coach! You know my strength, I will definitely make that little man want to die today." β
"Good!Samuel!I'll watch you!Next, power forward Chris Anderson. Chris, your defensive task in this game is very heavy, Kevin Garnett's strength you also know, the most important thing is that this guy has a three-point shooting rate of 42.5% this season, if he wants to pull out, you must follow him! Also, your task today is to foul, use your body and your fouls to stop Garnett's endless cuts. β
Anderson didn't speak, just nodded solemnly. It's not the first time he's played against Kevin Garnett, and he's still very confident in himself in this encounter. As for fouls, it's even simpler, for the sake of the team's victory, he doesn't care about making a wall of flesh!
Coach K continued: "Small forward Tysa Springs! Your defensive task for this game is to stick to Ray Allen and let him attack the interior if necessary." Remember, be sure to stick to him, it's the key to our victory!"
Prince didn't expect to be a starter at such a critical moment in the finals, and he looked very excited: "Yes!
"Scoring guard Devin Wade, point guard Chancey Billups. Our tactics today wereγγγγγγ "Coach K draws a tactical board and chatters about the tactics.
After the tactical set-up, Lamar, who was known to be isolated, stood in the middle of the dressing room again.
"Today is our first game of the finals! Everybody's watching us, everybody's thinking we're going to lose! That's because our acting skills are so good!" Lamar said with a smile on his face.
All the team members also burst into laughter, and the tension before the big battle was dispelled a lot.
"Our acting skills can fool so many people, and our ball skills will surely be able to bring Minnesotans to tears!" Lamar suddenly raised his voice.
All the Knicks players followed suit: "Let the Minnesotans cry!"
"The Los Angeles Lakers are very strong, right? Three consecutive championships, five Tigers, but we still swept the invincible Los Angeles Lakers last year! Not only swept them, but also gave them the most painful memories, letting them know that they are not vulnerable in front of our great Knicks!"
"It's the same now! The Minnesota Timberwolves this season are very strong, I never belittle our opponents, they may be able to dominate other people's heads, but they are nothing against us!" 2k reading net