Chapter 116: The Starlight Can't Cover It (I)
Before the second game between the Lakers and the Mavericks, no one would have thought that the Lakers could win on the road, maybe the Lakers are really tough in Los Angeles, but their road win percentage is not outstanding during the regular season, but O'Neal shows everyone that he is still the only four remaining centers, and he is still the most flexible fat man in the world. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
And after the end of this game, the voices of the Mavericks began to increase, and stepping on the low and praising the high has always been the best thing for the media to do, and the media will also affect the perception of some fans.
Although he unfortunately lost the game, Liu Han was not too frustrated and lost, and he still hugged O'Neill calmly.
"Hey, Shaq, you're going to have tissues ready in Los Angeles, I don't want to wipe your tears after you lose."
"Man, I'll get tissues ready, but not for myself, but for you, and we'll see you in Los Angeles, where the fans will give you a 'warm' welcome."
The Mavericks' loss made the local fans unhappy, but the league's management was actually happy to see this result, they didn't want the Western Conference Finals to end too early, such a high-profile game must be played in seven games, and the ratings and hot games are what the league values the most.
Compared with the heat of the Western Conference Finals, the Eastern Conference Finals look a bit like a stepmother, David in the Western Conference Finals? Stern was there to watch, while the Eastern Conference Finals were only watched by fans in both places.
It was still a hand-to-hand battle, and in the second Eastern Conference Finals between the Pistons and the Pacers on May 24, the Pistons, who were not favored, also tied the total score at 1-1 like the Lakers.
Compared to the game between the Mavericks and the Lakers, the game of the Eastern Conference Finals is a bit boring no matter how you look at it, there are not too many wonderful goals, there is no exciting fast break, and the two teams only have muscle-to-muscle collisions, as well as strict tactical execution and constant iron fighting.
The Pistons scored just 72 points in the whole game, shooting less than 30 percent from the field, but they allowed the home team, the Pacers, to score only 67 points, and the Pacers shot 20 percent from the field.
Although the Pistons lost to the Pacers by 9 rebounds, they gave the Pacers a total of 19 blocks in this game, which is a very staggering statistic, which also shows how tight the Pistons' defense is.
In this way, there is suspense in the Western Conference finals, and there is also suspense in the Eastern Conference finals, and this time the playoffs East and West finals are starting to look good.
While the Pistons were playing against the Pacers, the Mavericks were already on a plane to Los Angeles.
Los Angeles, the entertainment capital of the world, is enough to attract the attention of the world with Hollywood alone, and the films produced here are popular all over the world, and the American concept is promoted to the whole world through one movie after another.
This May, however, Hollywood stars are no longer in the spotlight of Angelenos, and now the focus of all of Los Angeles is on their other city nameplate: the Lakers' game against the Mavericks.
A few years ago, Liu Han was the brightest diamond on the famous brand in Los Angeles, but then the Los Angeles people lost him, and now the diamond belongs to someone else, although the fans of Los Angeles miss the original glory, but they still look forward to the victory of their city's team, so maybe the diamond will come back.
Before the start of the third Western Conference Finals between the Mavericks and the Lakers, Staples's tickets began to be hyped, and the ticket prices for some bright positions in the front row were speculated to tens of thousands of dollars.
Although this is not the first time Liu Han has returned to Staples, the meaning of this return is even more different, whether he brutally slashed his old club or regrettably lost to Los Angeles, all of which is very worth the fans' expectations.
There is wide attention, there is enough bloody plot, and there are enough stars to support the scene, and the league can't wait for the annual East-West finals or finals to be like this game, so before this game, the league has placed advertisements on major TV stations, and they expect the Lakers and Liu Han to set new ratings records.
After the loss of the last game, the Mavericks made a serious summary after the game, and some of the flaws shown by the Mavericks in the last game gave Nelson a headache, but fortunately he was experienced enough to make a comprehensive adjustment to the players, but he also knew that the key to winning the game away from home was to depend on Liu Han, if Liu Han played his due strength, and the Mavericks did not encounter an accident, then the game should be able to be won.
The same Lakers have a new experience after the last victory, and the seemingly powerful Mavericks are not invincible, as long as they find the key points, the Mavericks can also be defeated.
The game was held on May 25, 2004, and at the pre-game press conference, Nelson was very high-profile, and he even said that he would settle the battle on the Mavericks' next home court, whether it was a veteran tactic or not, but the Lakers and the Los Angeles media were angered by Nielsen.
Although Liu Han also participated in the press conference, he didn't say much, this is his habit all along, he rarely expressed his position before the game, it is better to say more than to do, he is used to using the results of the game to conquer the opponent, although this opponent is so familiar to him, he really thought that he would die in this city, no one would have thought that there would be so many twists and turns at that time.
When Liu Han walked into Staples again with the Mavericks players, the attitude of the fans here towards Liu Han was a little more divided, although there were still cheers from the fans, but at the same time the boos were deafening.
"Man, are you ready? Most people here don't want you to take victory away from here, and so do I, you have to be careful. ”
"Shaq, don't pretend to be serious, I'm not used to you like this, I still like to see you giggle, even if you lose the game, it's hee-haha."
Liu Han and O'Neill's pre-game communication is still harmonious, but Liu Han can hear his fighting spirit from O'Neill's words, Liu Han knows that O'Neal can accept losing to others, but he can't lose to his own mentality, although this fat man's consistent image is an optimist, but Liu Han knows very well that the other party actually values reputation and fame more, who called O'Neill have a stepfather who was a soldier, O'Neill admired his stepfather very much, and he benefited from his stepfather.
The game is on the verge and everyone is looking forward to it.