14. Los Angeles Derby (1)
"Audience friends! Hello everyone! Here is the 1999-2000 NBA regular season brought by N, the Los Angeles Clippers home game against the Lakers, I am very happy to meet you again! Thank you all for watching! Today we invited the Lakers legend, Magic Johnson, to watch this game with us, Ervin, what do you think of this game? ”
"Hello audience friends! It's a pleasure to meet you all again, I'm Erwin. Johnson. www.biquge.info Today's game is the first meeting between the Lakers and the Clippers this season, and let's start with the home team, the Clippers, who have played well in their previous four games, winning all of them, including a win over the defending champion Spurs on the road. The Clippers have changed a lot this year with the return of legendary coach Bill Fish, the team has identified a new core, Tiger HSD under Bill Fish, we can see Tiger and find the way he is most familiar with playing, but..."
"Oh! But? Ervin: I know you started by saying that the Clippers were abnormal, that you didn't even watch the Spurs vs. Clippers game, that you were on the Lakers' home court, and I saw you on the air. N's commentator heard Johnson say but, immediately interjected, teasing Johnson and increasing the effect of the show.
"Man, I watched the Clippers and Spurs game highlights after the game." Johnson immediately cheated. "Alright! That's not the point, I went on to say 'but', but there's a lot more problems with the Clippers, they've changed a lot this year, they've got a lot of young players coming in, they're bringing energy to the Clippers, which is a good sign. But the young players are inexperienced, the form and mood of the game are very fluctuating, and they are also seriously short of people on the inside, and this year they traded the Trail Blazers' backup center Jermaine O'Neal, oh! Oh my! Although they are both surnamed O'Neal, there is a big difference between him and Shaq, as for Dennis Rodman, everyone knows that he is 38 years old, although he is in good shape, but his personality is a time bomb, his performance in the Lakers last year can show this, and it is difficult to ensure that he plays time, so I think the current Clippers cannot pose a threat to the Lakers. Johnson sat in the live room, analyzing the current situation of the Clippers.
"What you say makes a lot of sense, Elwin, but why didn't you analyze Tiger.hsd Didn't you think much of Tiger before?"
"Tiger.hsd? All I can say is that it wasn't a wise decision for him to stay with the Clippers. Oh! The game is about to begin, so let's take a look at the starting line-ups for both sides. Johnson immediately changed the subject, and it was clear that he didn't think much of the question right now.
"Alright! Let's take a look at the starters from both sides. Clippers starters: center Jermaine O'Neal, power forward Tiger HSD small forward Bruce Bowen, shooting guard Manuginobili, point guard Chancey Birumps. Lakers: Center Shaq O'Neal, power forward AC Green, small forward Robert Hawley, scoring guard Kobe Bryant, point guard Derrick Fisher. Erwin: What are your thoughts on the starting line-ups for both sides? Today's Tiger HSD is in the power forward position. ”
"The Lakers' starters are a regular lineup for them this season, and we've said that too many times. Now let's talk about the Clippers' starters, today's Clippers' starters, there have been some changes, Tiger HSD this year unexpectedly, began to appear in the big forward position, I think this is after Coach Bill Fitch returned to the Clippers, because of the lack of people inside, had to make changes, as for this Ginobili I checked, he is an international player selected by the Clippers with 2 rounds of picks this year, I have to say that the Clippers picked up the treasure in the 2nd round, but his body is still too thin, Jermaine O'Neal and Chaunsibi Rumps are handsome managers of the Clippers, who were traded to the team this year, and their current performance is not bad, as for Bruce Bowen, judging from the data, he is a player who was cut by the Celtics, I don't know the specific situation, he is the first time to appear in the Clippers' starting list, and I don't quite understand the purpose of Coach Fitch's arrangement for him to start today, but I am surprised that Dennis is happily sitting on the bench. ”
Johnson, as a famous legend of the Lakers, is very optimistic about the Lakers, and it is normal for him not to know Bowen, but when Tiger was laughing at him by his teammates, he talked to Coach Fitch about his views on today's game.
Tiger believes that the most unsuitable tactic for the big shark O'Neal is to block and dismantle, which can be seen from their previous game with the Jazz, so Tiger took the initiative to ask to play big forward in this game, hand over the ball to Ginobili, Tiger is responsible for blocking and dismantling, because Xiao Ao and Rodman's blocking and dismantling are not good, and Wang Zhizhi, who is good at blocking and dismantling, is not good for physical confrontation, and Bruce Bowen is the best candidate to defend Kobe, Kobe Bryant at this stage has not had much way to defend the winding defense, and Tiger remembers it clearly, Bowen during his time with the Spurs was the best man to defend Kobe. Robert Holly's most memorable thing is his big heart, the three-point shot at the critical time, although Ginobili can't prevent him, but compared to Ginobili's offense is completely acceptable.
Coach Fitch listened to Tiger's analysis and opinions, and after thinking for a while, he accepted Tiger's suggestion, put Bowen and Ginobili into the starting lineup, and made specific arrangements for some on-court tactics. Tiger was talking to Coach Fitch in the locker room, when his teammates were laughing on the side, but with the discussion between Tiger and Coach Fitch, the players also listened carefully, Rodman didn't have much idea about Tiger's opinion, after thoroughly understanding Tiger, Rodman's attitude towards Tiger has also changed, and now Tiger is even more than Jordan in his heart, Jordan's strength is strong, Rodman believes in the respect of the strong, so he is willing to assist Jordan, Tiger's current strength may not be as strong as Jordan's, but Tiger's attitude towards basketball and his pursuit of victory are something that Rodman has to convince.
Rodman is now the god of the Clippers' locker room, he has no opinion, and others will not have an opinion, the only one is Bowen, in the face of Tiger and Coach Fitch's appreciation of him, a little overwhelmed, Bowen said to Coach Fitch with some unconfidence: "Coach, I'm afraid I can't do well." ”
"Bruce! Kid, I believe in you, your teammates also believe in you, your hard work in training, I can see that you are also the best player in the team to defend Tiger, Tiger you can defend well, what is so scary about Kobe? Do you think he's better than Tiger? "Coach Fitch is really an old rascal, you ask this, how can Bowen answer? Could it be that Tiger said in front of Tiger that Tiger is not as good as Kobe?