Chapter 104: On the pre-game hustle
The Lakers lived up to expectations and defeated the Utah Jazz in the tiebreaker to win the Western Conference championship, and after the game, Liu Han was interviewed by reporters.
"So first of all, congratulations on winning the Western Conference Championship and reaching the Finals in your rookie season, Liu, seeing your performance on the court makes us feel that your body is recovering well, how does it feel to win?" The reporter did not forget to mention a word about Liu Han's bone marrow donation during the interview, which is a hot topic now.
"Thank you, it's a good feeling to win, I like to win, no matter who the opponent is, I want to be the one who wins in the end, so I try to show my best on the court."
When Liu Han was being interviewed, O'Neill quietly walked behind Liu Han, and then he suddenly took off his shoes and pretended to be a mobile phone to start making fun of the camera.
"Oh dear, you're awesome today, I can't wait when you're home." O'Neill deliberately used an extremely funny and soft tone to imitate the situation when Safina called Liu Han.
"Oh, I'm sorry, Safina, I'm Shaq, Liu is being interviewed by a beautiful reporter, do you want to give him the phone?" O'Neill said in his own tone after pretending to be a girl.
"Boxer, your girlfriend's phone, she told me to keep an eye on you." O'Neill continued to Liu Han in a tone like Liu Han you have been caught, and he threw the shoes in his hand to Liu Han who was still confused.
The reporter who was interviewing Liu Han was laughed and fell to the ground.
Many viewers on the sidelines who had not yet left also saw this scene and laughed a lot of people.
The funny O'Neill ran back to the locker room laughing before Liu Han could react, and his twisted ****** and innocent "shoeless" right foot once again made fans and reporters burst into laughter.
The Lakers reached the finals again after six years, which made Lakers fans very happy, and Liu Han, the hero who led the team to turn the tables at a critical moment, was naturally sought after by all Lakers fans.
The media is also more optimistic about the Lakers' promotion, and in any respect, the Lakers are more selling than the Jazz. Geographically, Los Angeles, located on the west coast of the Pacific Ocean, has a pleasant climate and a diverse mix of people from all over the world, and is one of the landmark cities in the United States to promote its country's superiority, while Salt Lake City, which is probably only known to Jazz fans. In terms of exposure, Los Angeles, which has Hollywood, is the second to most cities in the United States, and it is possible that in some underdeveloped areas, people there may think that the capital of the United States is Los Angeles, and as for Salt Lake City, probably only the strange polygamy ******there will attract some lewd guys. So the Lakers' promotion is more in the interest of the media.
NBA league president David Stern is now full of affection for Liu Han, this young man with excellent ball skills and noble character has brought a new vitality to the league ruled by the Chicago Bulls, David Stern does not want to see a team dominate the situation, which will make the NBA lose competitiveness, and the appearance of Liu Han has allowed David Stern to find a more suitable breakthrough, originally he intended to let the Jazz, who has been performing very well this year, challenge the dominance of the Bulls, That's why Malone was able to win the MVP of the regular season this season, but now it seems that the matchup between "23" and "24" is more topical.
Liu Han's outstanding performance in the playoffs has made the teams in the league begin to pay attention to the importance of the three-point shot, which has always been used only as an offensive aid for each team, and the battle for the interior is the focus of each team's attention, but now Liu Han has made all other teams begin to face up to the importance of the three-point shot, and when the player can keep his hand in a high state, the three-point shot can even be used as a core weapon. In fact, there have been teams that have started this kind of three-point based tactical drills, Larry Bird returned to his hometown team Indiana Pacers to coach after retiring, and under his promotion, the team began to play offensive tactics with Reggie Miller as the core, but now the Pacers' results are not very good, so his tactics have also been criticized.
Bulls head coach Phil Jackson watched the Lakers and Jazz tie-break battle, Liu Han's performance made Phil Jackson, who has been decorating himself with "Zen", frowned, he felt that this young man was a great threat to the Bulls in the Finals, every time the Lakers were in a stalemate or passive, this young man stood up to save the team, on the one hand, it shows the importance of Liu Han to the Lakers, and on the other hand, it also shows that this young man is indeed very capable, and the Jazz team uses almost all defensive strategies, But there has never been a way to limit Liu Han's play. However, Phil Jackson remembered the guy who can be called "paranoid" - Jordan, he would never tolerate a rookie slapping him in the face, so Phil Jackson relieved his heart again, with Jordan here, he was very relaxed.
The Bulls are now preparing for Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Finals with the Heat, the first three games are 2-1 between the two teams, the Bulls lead by one, Jordan played badly in the last away game with the Heat, allowing the Heat to pull back a game, but the Bulls are not too worried that they will continue to lose, the Bulls, who have played the best and second best results in league history for two consecutive seasons, now have their own momentum, and it is difficult for ordinary teams to shake the Bulls, which is like the difference between peerless masters and average masters, although they are all masters, But the prestige of the peerless master will make the average master fear before starting the battle, if you can't break through this mentality, then it will be difficult for the average master to pose a threat to the peerless master, unless the peerless master drops the chain himself.
On May 27, the fourth game of the Eastern Conference Finals between the Bulls and the Heat started, and the Heat still had consistent defensive tactics, dragging the rhythm of the game into the quagmire to see who had a higher success rate, but today the Bulls were in a very good state, and the Heat failed to limit the Bulls' offense with consistent defensive intensity, 107-83, and the Bulls beat the Heat by 24 points.
The Lakers, who have finished the Western Conference Finals, have not relaxed, they are actively preparing for the game, the whole team watched the game between the Heat and the Bulls in the team's conference room, Harris explained to the players how the triangle offensive tactics used by the Bulls work while watching the game, and he hopes that the players can be familiar with and adapt to the Bulls' tactics before the Finals begin, so that the game will be easier to play.
Liu Han listened very carefully, he had explained the tactics of the triangle offense to them when he was in college before, so it was not difficult for Liu Han to understand, but combined with Coach Harris's explanation in the game, Liu Han had a better understanding of the Bulls' tactics.
Liu Han began to look forward to the upcoming finals, he had studied Jordan's techniques for a long time, and learned a lot of Jordan's technical moves through training, and now he finally has the opportunity to compete with Jordan.