"Yes, we not only crossed the mountain of the Lakers, but we also defeated the invincible New Yorkers. Of course, this is a thing of the past for me. For today's game, I am personally more optimistic about the Knicks, after all, compared to the Lakers who have just completed the formation, the Knicks have been running in for two years. Of course, the Lakers are known to be strong, and I wouldn't be surprised if they win, because whatever the outcome is, it's understandable. ”

Battle's blessings to the two teams, although they have also attracted some people's attention, but in general, the protagonists of this game can only be two people, Lamar and Kobe. The duel between these two guys the day before yesterday was obviously known by the ubiquitous media, although I don't know what the final result of the game was, but it aroused the curiosity of fans and reporters even more!

"The best team will win in the end, I've always thought so. The Knicks are strong enough so we're going to be the winners tonight! The Lakers have done a lot of preparation this summer, but overall they feel like a completely new team. The lack of run-in with new players will cause the Lakers to suffer setbacks for a long time. As for today's game, all I can say is that we will try to give the Chinese fans a good game and then we will take away the victory!"

In his pre-match press conference, Lamar looked confident. Lamar didn't take the expanded Lakers seriously, because he had a lot of confidence in the Knicks.

Similarly, Kobe Bryant, the symbol of the Lakers, is not to be outdone, although he admitted that he failed in the last meeting, but this does not mean that he has no courage to challenge.

"Obviously, we didn't come all the way to China just to play a supporting role. It's obviously an insult to play a game and lose and go back to Los Angeles with a play fee! We're here to win, and I think it's no different from the Finals. Against the best enemy, and by best enemy I don't mean that the Knicks are bad, in fact they are the only opponent in the entire league that I can respect. ”

'They're really strong and they've proven themselves over the last two seasons. But now, when it's time for us to prove ourselves, we're going to tell everybody that we're the title contenders this season, we're the king of the NBA, and we're going to start the Lakers' dynasty again, just like we've done in previous seasons. ”

Lamar was only thinking about this game, and Kobe Bryant was already thinking about starting a dynasty. Before the game even started, the core players of both sides were already in tension.

The home of the Shanghai Oriental Sharks, the game is about to begin.

Lamar stood right at the entrance to the players' tunnel, waiting for the DJ to call out his name. His eyes were always looking straight ahead, and on the other side of him, his opponent Kobe Bryant was standing there, and Kobe Bryant was also looking at him.

"Hey, Lamar, you look a little nervous. Anderson walked over from behind and gave Lamar a gentle tap on the shoulder: "Is it because you haven't played for too long and your body is stiff?"

Lamar didn't look back, in his opinion Anderson was talking nonsense: "Nervous? What the hell! Chris, I'm just excited, look at the Lakers on the other side and see how strong they are? Kobe Bryant, Shaq O'Neal, Joe Johnson, Karl Malone, Payton, listen to these names, All-Stars are just that! Aren't you excited to fight against such an opponent? Only such an opponent is worth my best to beat, and only by defeating such an opponent will I feel satisfied!"

Now Chris Anderson understood Lamar's thoughts, and then Birdman looked at Lamar as a freak with a look of consternation. Looking at Anderson's stunned look, it was obvious that he wanted to rip Lamar's head open to see how it was inside.

As the players entered, Lamar and Bryant stepped onto the court at the same time, the two men walked towards each other as if they had agreed in advance. The fans, who were still cheering for the start of the game, fell silent in an instant.

The eyes of the audience were focused on these two people for a while, and the fans looked at these two people, not understanding what they were going to do, and the atmosphere at the scene was instantly tense to the extreme!

Before the start of the game, the core players of the two teams suddenly stalemate on the field, which made the players, coaches, and spectators of the two teams a little baffled. At the same time, everyone also felt a very strong coercion, and the tense atmosphere was almost solidified, making it difficult for people to breathe.

The players of the two teams were also nervously looking at the two people on the field, afraid that these two guys would do something irrational.

A simple-minded man like Dampoter, or a non-trivial man like Antonio Davis, is ready to take Lamar at any time. Although the occurrence of violence on the field abroad will discredit the league and bring very serious penalties to themselves, but if it really comes to that time, they will not be able to take care of so much, and helping Lamar is the most important. The Knicks are a whole, one wins and one loses!

The referee on duty couldn't stand such suppression, and of course he didn't want a good preseason game to turn into an all-out martial arts, so he was ready to step forward to stop and warn the two madmen to restrain their behavior.

However, the referee has not yet taken action, and Kobe, who has been looking at Lamar, began to speak.

"I know what you're trying to say. I'm going to fight from the first second to the last in this game, and I'll never admit I'm inferior to you. Although you are very powerful, today I will prove to you that the future of the Lakers is my Kobe Bryant, not you!"

Kobe Bryant has thrown the battle book directly in Lamar's face, and at this time Lamar has no reason not to accept the challenge, especially if this opponent is Kobe Bryant, whom he has always wanted to beat.

"I accept your challenge, but it will never turn out the way you think. Today you are going to lose face in front of all the Chinese fans and lose your face. Then I'll take everything you have with today's victory, including this season's championship!"

Kobe sneered: "I'll wait and see!"

Lamar gave the same response: "Get tissues ready!"

After saying that, the two of them turned around and walked towards their own half, and the referee on duty couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when he saw that the two people didn't break out into a big conflict as he thought. However, thinking of the eccentric and short-tempered stars in the lineups of both sides, the referee's heart that had just been put down suddenly hung again.

Let's not mention the previous grievances and grievances between Kobe and Lamar, those things are just clichés to be brought out again now, and it is not interesting to take them out again. Other than that, the clash of these two teams is still full of conversation.

Phil Jackson did not put Joe Johnson in the starting lineup in this game, but chose this year's second-round rookie Luke Wharton at the small forward position. This left Lamar a little confused.

Although Luke Wharton has a famous father to take care of, the mediocre little Wharton obviously did not inherit his father's super high basketball talent, but inherited the fragile physical fitness of the old Wharton. In his previous life, Luke Wharton never became the main force of the Lakers' iron play, although he played well for a period of time, and even became a well-known all-round forward in the league for a time, but with the arrival of injuries, he fell as quickly as a meteor.

Luke Wharton looked excited tonight for his surprise first start for the Lakers in such an important game.

In the center position, the Lakers sent Shaq O'Neal, he looks stronger than last season, and his face that could still see a little angular is now very rounded, of course, Shaq will never say that he is fat again! Maybe Los Angeles is really a good place to recuperate, although the Lakers, or the aggressiveness of the little brother Kobe Bryant has always been uncomfortable, but it is not a good thing for Shaq to be able to lead so many stars to fight for glory together, and even get the coveted championship.

The big forward Lakers are relatively weaker and can be the weakest link in the team's lineup. The departure of Bill Thomas has stretched Phil Jackson's lineup at this position, and the entire Lakers have no quality to play except for Karl Malone. Although Karl Malone is a well-known iron man in the NBA, he is still strong and strong, but the old guy obviously can't play a full 36 minutes like before. It's a bit overwhelming to rely on a single Karl Malone to contain Lamar, not to mention that the Knicks still have Antonio Davis, Nechilario, and Luis Scola on the bench.

If the Los Angeles Lakers want to compete with the Knicks in this position, Lakers owner Dr. Buss will have to open his pockets again.

In the shooting guard position, the Lakers deservedly sent Kobe Bryant, the league's number one guard. With Dr. Buss's promise and the encouragement of the championship, Kobe Bryant should be in a good mood, but now his brows are tightly locked, and only Jackson, who knows the ins and outs, knows that Kobe Bryant is unhappy entirely because of the previous heads-up loss to Lamar.

Now Phil Jackson can only hope that Kobe Bryant can stay calm in today's game, not be affected by that day's game, and will not be hot-headed in the game to affect the team's overall tactics.

The Lakers' point guard is of course Gary Payton, although he is older, his speed is slow, and his defense is not as sharp as before, but Gary Payton's experience is still the Lakers' most valuable asset. It is precisely because of this that Jackson did not hesitate to put Fisher, who was at the peak of his career, on the bench.