Chapter 156: Two Old Foxes
On January 10, 1997, the Great Western Forum, the Los Angeles Lakers played at home against the Miami Heat.
The collision between the first in the West and the third in the East is a national live broadcast brought by NBC, which attracted a lot of media and fan attention before the game.
The game is about to start, and the coaches of the two teams are chatting under the atmosphere of purple and gold lights.
"Harris, you've done a great job with the Lakers." With his hair combed back, a black suit, and a gangster style, Pat Riley and Harris have known each other for a long time. As top coaches who have also been active in the league since the 1980s, their feuds and feuds have run through the history of MLS.
There are not many coaches in the league who can make Pat Riley look up to him, and the Silver Fox Harris is exactly the one Riley admires very much.
"Shaq and Kobe Bryant are good boys, and I just let them find what they have to do." Harris smiled slightly, and he was still very useful when he was praised by Riley.
"I've watched all the Lakers games recently, and a few of your tactics are very interesting, especially the elevator, explosive serve, and a shark shot are very imaginative, let's go to the bar and have a good chat after the game!" Pat Riley's eyes lit up, and he was eager to ask Silver Fox Harris a few tactical ideas.
I'm going to say that a lot of it was made up by Kobe Bryant, can you believe it?
Harris looked helpless, but he still agreed. PAT RILEY, AS A LAKERS SHOWTIME ERA, HARRIS ALSO WANTED TO ASK HOW TO MAXIMIZE HOW TO MAKE KOBE AND O'NEAL PLAY BETTER.
As for the current tactical composition of the Lakers, Harris is still relatively satisfied. Kobe and O'Neal are not invincible at the moment, O'Neal has been swept out of the playoffs for many years, and Kobe is still a rookie.
The two of them are paired together, and there is a little inexplicable posture. If O'Neal is locked inside, Kobe Bryant can often stand up and break the shackles. Kobe Bryant was pinched, and O'Neal was able to call for wind and rain on the inside.
Isn't this the composition of the Lakers team in the SHOWTIME era? Magic and Sky Hook also played like this back then, Magic rookie won the championship in the first year, Harris didn't expect Kobe to be at the peak of the rookie like Magic, after all, the age of entering the league is different.
If West is getting a player like James Worthy, is the team invincible?
THERE'S NO ONE WHO KNOWS SHOWTIME BETTER THAN PATT RILEY, THE GOD OPERATOR WHO SINGLE-HANDEDLY FOUNDED THIS DYNASTY. As the team that claims to be the most offensive in history, Harris has a lot of questions to consult.
Pat Riley is also very interested in the duo of Kobe Bryant and O'Neal, and has a lot to discuss with Harris, two old rivals and old friends, who will meet for a drink after the game.
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"Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to today's National Basketball Pro League, which is a national live broadcast brought to you by NBC, bringing you the Miami Heat vs. Los Angeles Lakers. I'm your best friend, Jim Fagan! Jim Fagan is one of NBC's ace commentators.
"Hi everyone, I'm Ervin Johnson. It's a pleasure to bring you a commentary on this Lakers game. "The magician is partnered with him in this game.
"Excellent! Mr. Magic, the number one science fan, Kobe Bryant and the Lakers have been in very good shape recently, do you have any opinions about the Lakers? ”
"The Lakers have been on good progress lately, losing only one game to the Trail Blazers in the past month, and if they continue to maintain their form and avoid injuries, O'Neal and Kobe Bryant may win the first league in their careers, and Shaq is also likely to have the MVP in his arms."
"It's true, even though Shaq didn't play and didn't need to play that kind of extremely strong individual show, the Lakers' victory would still have a positive impact on his MVP rating."
"If you talk about the best player in the league now, I think it is Grant Hill of the Pistons, he can play second in the East with a group of veterans, and this kind of leading the team to perform at its peak in the early years Jordan is nothing more than that."
"Hill has often been compared to Michael Jordan this season, but in the Christmas game, Hill's play against Pippen was very disappointing to his supporters."
"It's very normal, whether it's Hill, Penny, or Kobe. These league's top outside players are difficult to play normally in the face of the Bulls' Harper, Jordan, and Pippen's three top defensive gates. Outside defense is the foundation of the Bulls, and if one player can break down the Bulls' outside defense on his own, then the Bulls' defensive system will fall apart. Of course, no one in the current league has been able to do this. ”
"MAGIC, can you do it at the top?"
"Of course I can! At the peak, I am the best in history! "The jury is still out on who is the best player in history, whether it's Chamberlain Russell in ancient times, Magic and Big Bird in the 1980s, or Jordan, their historical status is about the same.
You must know that the magician has 5 rings, and he still beats the Celtic dynasty and the Pistons dynasty to win it, which is full of gold.
There is no problem with the magician who thinks he is the first in history.
"Coconut, I believe that the Bulls can't guard the Lakers of the SHOWTIME dynasty, right?"
"The peak SHOWTIME is not afraid of any team, not even the Bulls with 73 wins." In any era, the discussion between Guan Gong and Qin Qiong will happen repeatedly, and no one knows what the truth is, but the parties are desperately blowing themselves and it's over.
"That's right, man. I believe in you MAGIC. The game was about to begin, and Jim Fagan quickly got back on the hook.
"The Lakers' starters haven't changed, and Harris is very happy with his starters." Harris has been very regular with his roster movements this season.
"The starting lineup selected by the Miami Heat is PG: Tim Hardaway, SG, Woshand Leonard, SF, Dan Marley, PFP.J. Brown, C, Alonzo Mourning."
"A lineup that is quite good both offensively and defensively, especially the interior combination of PJ Brown and Mourning, can be called the league's No. 1 interior defensive combination. I'm sure Shaq is going to have a headache today. ”
"The Heat's opponents scored just 32 points in the box, which is well below the league average. Such an inside combination with height, speed, and power is indeed no other inside combination can compare. ”
"The referee summoned the players to the midfield, the game is about to start, let's wait and see how the players perform!"