On April 22, the NBA playoffs kicked off, and the Lakers, as the first regular season in the West, faced the Rockets at home at Staples Arena, which attracted the attention of the majority of Chinese fans.

For some elderly Chinese fans, they miss the good years of Da Yao in the Rockets more than ten years ago, although the Rockets have never won any championships, but it is still the home team in the minds of all Chinese fans, and the Great Wall of China has also become the pride of China.

Although Da Yao has been retired for 15 years, there are still a large number of Chinese fans who pay attention to the Rockets, and the broadcast of this team's games still has good ratings in Huaxia.

Rocket owner Alexander has always hoped to pick another Chinese player and use the huge commercial value of Chinese players to create more profits.

It's a pity that over the years, Huaxia has gained enough attention for Zhou Qi before entering the NBA, but when Zhou Qi participated in the draft, he was intercepted by the Lakers.

As for Xiao Feng, his appearance was completely an accident, and no one could have expected it.

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The Lakers and Rockets met in the first round of the playoffs, which not only attracted a large number of TV viewers to turn on their TV sets to watch the game, but also many celebrities appeared in the stands, and Staples Arena was still star-studded.

The figure of Da Yao's family appeared in the seat behind the bench, Da Yao's daughter Lei Lei was playing intimately with Nini, the two little sisters usually don't have many opportunities to meet, but when they meet, they don't have any strangeness.

In addition to Da Yao, Hollywood superstars also appeared in the stands, and after Kobe Bryant's retirement, they became Xiao Feng's fans, and their support for Staples did not weaken in the slightest.

The director of ESPN, who is in charge of broadcasting, is also a veteran, and he frequently turns the camera to the stands, introducing the TV audience to the political and business celebrities, cultural and sports stars who appear in the stands.

Many Chinese stars who like basketball also came to Los Angeles, and Xiao Feng who had a good relationship could even talk to Xiao Feng before the game and tell them about their parting.

All in all, the Staples Arena in the playoffs is just a norm when the whole stadium is full, and those well-known celebrities in the stands are the scenery of the entire arena.

Many entertainment reporters are also keen to squeeze into Staples Arena during important games, because the presence of these stars is enough to make a difference.

This time, the Lakers received a total of more than 200 media interview applications, in addition to more than 150 sports and mainstream media from all over the world, there are also more than 60 entertainment media, which has also become a major feature of the Lakers' games.

In order to better promote the Lakers around the world and expand the influence of the Lakers, Staples Arena even divided more than 200 seats as media seats despite the tight ticket supply, and lost more than $200,000 in ticket revenue!

It is only a team with deep pockets like the Lakers that can have such a big spend, and many teams will not have more than 50 media seats in order to increase ticket revenue.

Now, the Lakers are the most popular team in the NBA league thanks to their fluid coordination and mercury-pumping offense, with 56 games in the past regular season being broadcast live in the United States. In addition, in China, East Asia and Europe, except for a few games that are not at the right time, more than 85% of the Lakers' games are broadcast, which also allows the Lakers to get the most broadcast fees from TV broadcasters in the league.

The increase in the number of live broadcasts has also allowed sponsors to increase advertising costs, including Audi cars, Jinghu Dairy, Nike, Coca-Cola and more than a dozen top sponsors, who paid more than $400 million in advertising to the Lakers in 2017, making it the highest-grossing team in the NBA league.

In 2017, the Lakers earned $1.2 billion in revenue from ticket sales, broadcast fees, advertising sponsorships, and merchandise sales, and a net profit of more than $600 million after deducting costs, creating a new business miracle.

At the end of 2017, the Lakers were valued at $6 billion by Forbes magazine, making them the world's most valuable sports club.

If the Lakers can still win the championship this year, presumably the market value of the Lakers will further increase, and of course, Xiao Feng's retirement will have a huge negative impact on the Lakers.

Because of Xiao Feng's entry into the house and the addition of Chinese players such as Jeremy Lin, UAE and Zhou Qi, the Lakers are full of strong Chinese colors, which can be seen from the Lingnan lion dance performance in the opening performance.

As one of the Chinese settlements in the United States, the Lakers have a huge influence in the Chinese community, and more and more Chinese Americans have appeared at Staples Arena in the past two years.

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"The Rockets' defense is a joke, let's blow them up with offense today!"

In the locker room, Xiao Feng was mobilizing with his teammates in a group before the war, and the atmosphere in the whole locker room was quite warm, and everyone's promises sounded loudly.

Although Harden is one of the top five scoring guards in the NBA league, his black hole defense is destined to become a weakness for opponents to exploit in games, and the Lakers will naturally not miss it. With Jeremy Lin's offensive ability, coupled with Xiao Feng's strategy, it must not be difficult to defeat Team Rocket easily.

In the Lakers' locker room, Xiao Feng's position is unique, he is both the owner and the core of the team, and he speaks even more effectively than head coach Scott, so every pre-war mobilization is presided over by Xiao Feng.

For Scott, who has won two championships in his coaching career and is making great strides towards the third race, is lucky enough that he will not brainlessly fight Xiao Feng for power in the locker room. Even during the game, Xiao Feng's command on the field is better than him, since An An can win the championship steadily, why bother with more rights and wrongs?

In the entire NBA, that is, the Lakers' locker room is the most united and stable, and Xiao Feng's supreme authority has laid it all down.

After a bloody pre-war mobilization, the Lakers' stars began to leave the locker room and appeared in turn to the slogans of the live DJ, and the fiery atmosphere of Staples Arena was ignited!

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After the start of the game, Xiao Feng did not take the initiative to attack, but focused more on the tandem game, hoping that his teammates could find a better feel.

As for the Rockets, it is still through the combination of Harden and Howard inside and outside to deal with the game, and with the assistance of several powerful players, it is not a fluke that they can break into the Western Conference playoffs.

You must know that the competition in the Western Division is far more cruel than in the Eastern Division, even if the Rockets are ranked eighth, the winning rate is still more than 60%, which is already the fourth and fifth place in the East.

Although the Rockets' staffing and performance are not bad, they are really powerless against an invincible team like the Lakers, who have lost less than 10 games in three consecutive years.

Because of the existence of Harden's defensive hole, Jeremy Lin and Xiao Feng can easily tear apart the Rockets' backcourt defense, whether it is shooting themselves or assisting teammates, it is a breeze.

In terms of defense, Xiao Feng exerted unprecedented pressure on Harden, forcing Harden to make two turnovers, and Xiao Feng also got three steals, pulling the score away at once.

As the game progressed, the Lakers fans in the stands became happy, and a trace of nervousness before the game drifted away in the wind, and the team's victory was already a sure thing.

At this time, the live director has even begun to focus the camera more on the stands, and in their opinion, it may be much more important for the audience to see more stars than a one-sided game.

In these shots, the locations of Xiao Feng and Da Yao's two families are frequently exposed, and a few little guys see themselves on the big screen, and they keep teasing the camera with various funny movements and expressions, which makes the fans at the scene and in front of the TV laugh.

In the end, the Lakers defeated the Rockets in a joyful and peaceful atmosphere and successfully made a good start to the playoffs.

After the game, there were not many reports on the game itself, after all, judging from the comparison of the strength of the two sides, it is normal for the Lakers to win, and it is news to lose. The media focused on the celebrities in the stands, and the audience and readers seemed to buy it and enthusiastically support it!

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Two days later, Game 2 of the first round of the playoffs continued, and the Lakers still comfortably beat the winner at home to take a 2-0 lead.

Although Harden and Howard worked extremely hard in the game, the difference in strength still made them powerless, Xiao Feng averaged 30+ points, 18+ assists, 10+ rebounds and 5+ steals per game, which also set a record in the NBA playoffs.

When facing Kobe Bryant before, Harden and Howard didn't even have this kind of despair, but in front of Xiao Feng, all their efforts were doomed to be in vain!

With a score of 2:0, Xiao Feng and the Lakers went to Houston, the space city, and continued to beat the Rockets at the Toyota Center, which is very familiar to Chinese fans, and the gap between the two teams was just like their rankings, and the Rockets could not find the slightest chance.

Another clean win in a row, the Lakers swept the Rockets 4-0 in no less than ten days to win the first round of the playoffs.

Now, the Lakers can sit back and wait for the winner between the Thunder and the Jazz, who are now tied 2-2 in fourth and fifth place, respectively.

Because the Lakers won on the court with great ease, the media was more keen to report many gossip news about the Lakers' soldiers, such as the United Arab Emirates changing homes in Los Angeles and Zhou Qi suspected of having a girlfriend,......。

For Chinese fans, the Lakers' easy win was both happy and a little frustrating, as they couldn't see the Lakers for almost a week.

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While the team was resting and waiting for the second round of the playoffs, Xiao Feng approached Kupchak and told him that he would end his NBA career after the season, hoping that he could find a better way to deal with it.

As a veteran basketball person, Kupchak can naturally see that the success of the Lakers is inseparable from Xiao Feng.

The Lakers with Xiao Feng and without Xiao Feng are two completely different teams, and Xiao Feng, who is in his playing year, actually said that he was leaving, how can this not surprise Kupchak?

Kupchak naturally wants to keep Xiao Feng, after all, Xiao Feng can win more championships with the Lakers, adding a strong touch to his glorious history. Of course, from a personal point of view, Xiao Feng staying on the team and the Lakers winning the championship can also win more bonuses for Kupchak and the team's management.

However, Xiao Feng has made up his mind, and Kupchak's persuasion is ineffective, so he has to start using his brains to use Xiao Feng's retirement to increase the influence of the Lakers and expand the interests of the Lakers, which is also the performance of a competent professional manager.

Xiao Feng, as the boss, clapped his hands and left after throwing the problem to Kupchak, leaving Lao Ku in the office with a sad face.

Only sent away a Kobe Bryant last year, and this year is about to lose Xiao Feng, the Lakers finally have the prototype of a dynasty, and now they have to start from scratch.

After confirming Xiao Feng's departure, Kupchak recalled the last ten games of the regular season, and I am afraid that Xiao Feng had already made a decision, so he had to return to Huaxia to attend the Senate meeting.

However, although the Lakers did not play Xiao Feng, the rest of the team still defeated teams such as the Spurs, Warriors, Thunder and Raptors smoothly, which was not inferior in any way.

It seems that after the Lakers lack Xiao Feng, although they do not have more certainty of winning the championship, they can still launch a strong impact on the championship, and they will not sink quickly because of Xiao Feng's retirement.

After sorting out the problems at the competitive level, Kupchak quickly turned his mind to the business world, and last year, Kobe Bryant's retirement organization's 'Mamba Day' was in front of him, and Kupchak did not have to worry about not having a good solution.

It's just that Xiao Feng's retirement is too big to inform, dozens of sponsors and TV broadcasters have to inform them, and plan a series of activities under secrecy to focus the world's attention on Staples Arena in the final finals.

The plan was tingling at the sound of it, but it wasn't a problem for Kupchak, who had always liked to be challenged, and his mind was already spinning wildly.

While many fans were celebrating the Lakers' advance to the second round of the playoffs, they had no idea that their idols would retire in their playing years after winning three consecutive championships, and their performances on the basketball court would be frozen in this year's Finals.

For fans who can enjoy Xiao Feng's game, this is enough to remember three years for a lifetime! )