【Chapter 992】 City War (Subscription Requested!)

Los Angeles local time on December 25, Los Angeles at the beginning of the lights looks particularly enchanting, although there are not as many skyscrapers here as in New York, but the buildings of different shapes still add a bit of charm to the city.

In the vicinity of Staples Arena, a large crowd of people arriving with families from six o'clock onwards via various modes of transportation quickly turned into a sea of joy.

In the concept of Chinese people, Laomei is a country with a weak family concept, and many children will move out of their homes when they become adults, which is completely different from the situation of several generations of Chinese people living together.

After Xiao Feng's family came to the United States, they found that many of their previous cognitions were one-sided, and Lao Mei, especially those who believe in Christianity and Catholicism, attach great importance to their families.

Many parents will prepare for their children to go to college, and many parents will prepare a down payment for their children's house, which is no different from the tens of millions of parents in Huaxia.

Every Christmas, for Westerners, is the equivalent of the Chinese New Year, a day for the whole family to reunite, at this time, even if they are far away, the children will return to their parents.

So, at Staples Arena on this day, everyone saw fans with their families in tow, wearing different jerseys, holding various slogans and glow sticks, entering the stadium.

Unlike Europe's traditional fans, American fan families can easily be divided, especially in an open city like Los Angeles, where father and son can support different teams.

As a result, people can see the son wearing Xiao Feng's No. 23 jersey being held by his father wearing Paul's No. 3 jersey, and pulling another older child wearing Kobe Bryant's jersey, and the family of four entered the arena happily.

Although today is the home court of the Clippers, when the broadcast began, the audience in front of the TV found that more than 60% of the fans in the arena were wearing Lakers uniforms, which was obviously a big deal.

For this case. Steve Ballmer, the owner of the Clippers who appeared to watch the game, could only shake his head secretly.

At the beginning, he bought the Clippers for $2 billion, but he didn't expect that a year later, Xiao Feng got the Lakers from the Buss family for the same price. The gap between the two sides can be imagined.

As a businessman, Ballmer took over the Clippers because he was optimistic about the Clippers' prospects and profit margins, not because he was a big fan of the Clippers.

At the beginning, the former owner of the Clippers, Donald Sterling, was banned for life by the NBA league on suspicion of 'race, race, discrimination', and his Clippers were also included in the sale list. Ballmer's bid beat out all rivals and could take the Clippers without the Sterling family's consent, a far cry from a normal buyout proposal.

Although the results of the Clippers in the past two years are much better than the Lakers, who have not been able to enter the playoffs for two consecutive years, but when the Lakers' results improve. It didn't take long for Ballmer to teach him a profound lesson.

Los Angeles is still the city of the Lakers!

Ballmer turned his head, and behind the 'away' bench on the right was Xiao Feng's group of relatives and friends, including George Morgan, the third-generation leader of the Morgan family, and Smith Wharton, the third-generation elite of the Walton family, who all brought their wives and children to cheer for Xiao Feng.

In addition to these two, Ballmer also saw a guest from the Middle East, His Excellency Al-Mansour, the spokesperson of the Abu Dhabi consortium, which shows Xiao Feng's huge connections.

In some Chinese faces. Ma Yun from Taobei Group and Lin Jian from Qianxin Group are the richest Chinese people Ballmer is most familiar with, and they have enough popularity even in the United States.

Ma Yun's Taobei Group's share price has fallen a year after it went public. As for Lin Jian, he owns 50% of the Staples Arena along with Qianxin Group and Xiao Feng's 'Jinghu Group', and there are rumors that his talks to buy Legendary Pictures are coming to an end.

After careful calculation, there are many big people looming behind Xiao Feng, not to mention that Xiao Feng himself is a real big man! For Lao Mei, who has only a history of more than two hundred years. With a history of more than 400 years, the Xiao family naturally has an incomparable sense of mystery.

In the summer of this year, Ballmer was already hoping that by the time Kobe Bryant retired, the Lakers would be in a rebuilding quagmire, and the Clippers would replace the Lakers. Become the calling card of Los Angeles.

But what Ballmer and the Clippers management never expected was that Xiao Feng actually played in the NBA as a player, Kobe Bryant and Nash actually recovered their health, and the players who came in the summer trade and draft also played a considerable role.

The Lakers' 22-game winning streak set the best start in NBA history, and suddenly restored their position in Los Angeles, turning the Christmas game that originally belonged to the Clippers home stadium into a feast for the Lakers.

Now, Ballmer can only hope that the Clippers' swordsmen can defeat the Lakers to earn enough face for themselves, otherwise the Christmas game broadcast around the world will be a mess and lose face.

However, Ballmer also knows that with the current strength of the Clippers, he really can't stop the momentum of the Lakers, and he suddenly has a feeling of a fish on the chopping board!

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The Christmas game has always been a key event promoted by the NBA league, and if it is before the new season, the most important Christmas game in the eyes of fans and even the media should be the game of the Cavaliers and the Warriors, but the strong recovery of the Lakers has made the Staples game the focus.

Columbia TV not only broadcast live across the country, Sky Sports also focused on promoting the game, and the live broadcast address on the Internet was also announced very early. In Asia, almost all national TV stations and portals have also announced that the game will be broadcast live, after all, in addition to the game itself, the Lakers' game is also a major attraction for various celebrities on the sidelines.

In Huaxia, Xiao Feng, who has hundreds of millions of fans, naturally has great appeal, CCTV Sports Channel will definitely not miss this opportunity to increase ratings, as early as a week ago, the publicity and preview of this game have begun!

No, half an hour before the start of the game, the signal of the sports channel had already switched to Staples Arena, and began to introduce some information about the game to the audience. Meanwhile. CCTV, Inspur, Penguin Video, Singular and other websites cooperated to broadcast the game live, and the signals and commentators used were all sports channels.

This is also a preview of the cooperation of several media outlets for the 2016 All-Star Weekend, after all, there is not much time left before the All-Star Weekend, and everyone needs to pay attention to present a more exciting broadcast to the audience.

When Yao Da was playing in the NBA. The domestic media has naturally made great efforts to promote the All-Star Weekend and even the NBA, but when Yao Da retired, the enthusiasm of fans and the media gradually faded.

This year, Xiao Feng's birth has given Chinese fans a new sustenance, especially Xiao Feng's identity as both a player and an owner, coupled with Kobe's high popularity in Huaxia, so that the media have found more business opportunities.

Now, every game of the Lakers is broadcast by domestic media, even if it is played in the early hours of Peking time. Video broadcasts can be seen on the web. The enthusiasm of fans has kept the ratings and click-through rates high, and the advertising revenue has naturally risen, and the media's coverage and attention to the Lakers have further increased.

Compared to the first game of the season, there are more big names at Staples Arena, after all, the Lakers' wonderful performance has won more and more support.

Kobe's friend Taylor Swift wore Kobe's No. 24 jersey to appear a few rows behind the bench, and not far from her was European and American pop diva Beyoncé, and the bad boy Bieber was also filmed by the live director.

For the live director of Staples Arena, how to pick out those heavyweights from the 20,000 spectators. But it is a key factor in the level of his business.

Behind the Clippers bench, the man sitting alongside the Clippers owner was his old classmate. Mr. Bill Gates, the richest man in the world, and in their vicinity, including many super-rich people in the United States, also make the support of the Clippers quite strong.

However, overall, the Lakers' support rating is much higher, after all, Hollywood stars and many sports stars have made the Lakers get more support from their fans.

The Becky family appeared neatly in the stands this time. The Brooklyn brothers have enough experience in taking care of Xiao Qi, and they can actually take good care of Ping An'an, which also makes the two adults smile.

Xiao Feng and Xiaobei's eight children, plus Xiao Xin, Ye Tian, Haoyu, Tongtong and others, a large part of the stands have become children's paradises. Attracted the camera to turn frequently.

For Chinese audiences, in addition to seeing Hollywood superstars and the super-rich on the Forbes rich list in the stands of Staples, some Chinese faces are also quite exciting.

Sitting next to Brother Xiaoma, who else is the big man who is talking cordially with Xiao Qiang, who else is Yao Da Man? His wife Ye Li is chatting with Xiao Jasmine, Xu Mengyao, Victoria and others, and the smile that appears from time to time means that everyone's communication is very smooth, not far away, Yao's father and Yao's mother are chatting with Xiao Jinming, Xue Lihua and others. Although Xiao Yezi is only 5 and a half years old now, he is already quite tall, much taller than standing with Nini.

Fans were also pleasantly surprised to find that the male god Wang Leehom also appeared in the stands of Staples with his wife, and the communication between the members of their Xiao family was very harmonious. It seems that the last time Xiao Feng released the photo on the scarf, the rumor that Wang Leehom has become Nini's personal piano teacher is not false.

In addition, some viewers who like treasure island variety shows also saw the variety show king Wu Zongxian appear in the stands with his wife and children, and the eldest daughter Sandy and Xiao Dapeng, the leader of the fourth generation of the Xiao family, clasped their fingers, it seems that the two parties have met their parents, and the marriage is approaching!

In a sense, a big part of the excitement at Staples Arena is in the stands, but when the game starts, all eyes are on the court.

Maybe it's because of the high-profile relationship, or maybe it's the proper rest these days, in short, all the players of the Lakers are quite excited as soon as they get on the court, whether it is Xiao Feng's unreasonable three-point shot or Kobe's wonderful dunk, it makes everyone's adrenaline soar!

On the Clippers' side, whether it is Jordan Jr., Griffin or Paul, they are doing their best to compete with the Lakers stars, making the game as exciting as the playoffs.

However, after all, the Lakers' strength is better than that of the Clippers, especially the existence of Xiao Feng's bug, which makes every time the Clippers' momentum of chasing points will be destroyed by Xiao Feng's three-point shots or assists.

After 4 quarters of fierce competition, the Lakers finally defeated the Clippers with a score of 145:93, avenging the 14-year defeat of 48 points, and officially announcing to Los Angeles and even fans around the world that there is only one team in Los Angeles as a symbol!

Yes, Xiao Feng shot 12 of 15 three-pointers, 6 of 10 two-pointers, scored 52 points with a shooting rate of more than 70%, and handed out 13 assists and 12 rebounds, raising his triple-double number this season to 25, and Kobe Bryant's firepower did not decrease at all, scoring 51 points, which was also the first time in NBA history that two players on a team scored 50+ points.

The performance of the Lakers' backcourt duo is desperate, and the entire NBA is already discussing how to limit the play of these two, and if this trend continues, this year's championship will be no one else!

However, there is nothing anyone can do about it!

The end of the Christmas game in Los Angeles made Clippers fans extremely disappointed, after all, no one was in a bad mood to watch their team being hurt.

However, for Lakers fans and Xiao Feng's fans, this Christmas is particularly pleasant, especially seeing Xiao Feng and Kobe's almost omnipotent performance on the court, everyone is as sour as drinking a bowl of iced sour plum soup in summer!

After the Christmas game, the Lakers began to travel to the East, defeating the Grizzlies, Hornets and arch-rival Celtics in three consecutive games, and ended 15 years of competition with nine straight wins after two straight losses.

So far, the Lakers have completed 33 games, and their 31-2 record is also the best start in NBA history, and the Warriors are close behind with a 30-3 record after losing two games recently!

The two inexplicable teams have also increased the popularity of the entire NBA around the world, and everyone wants to see what kind of excitement Xiao Feng and Curry, two players who have taken the three-point shot to the extreme, will present to fans in future games?

And Kobe's wonderful performance on the court also makes everyone cherish the picture of Peter Pan galloping on the court more and more, and these highlights may not be seen in another year or two.

As the NBA regular season is about to pass the halfway point, the game is getting more exciting, and everyone is starting to fight more fiercely for a playoff spot and even the championship. (To be continued.) )

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