Chapter 496: Such a handsome little handsome, in love
There is no such thing as an impermeable wall.
O'Neill knew, and Garnett soon knew.
The most fundamental reason why the trade between the Lakers and the Timberwolves was halted was because of Sun Hao's opposition.
He didn't know why Sun Hao did that.
Because he is really confident, the combination of himself and Sun Hao will be incomprehensible.
The combination of Sun Hao and Nowitzki was successful in the beginning, and he has one more skill than Nowitzki: defense.
What a great opportunity it was for him, but ...... Unfortunately!
Garnett shook his head and shook off the thoughts.
Soon, another emotion unconsciously emerged.
Since Sun Hao doesn't want to be teammates with him, then he wants to beat the Lakers and let Sun Hao, no, let the Lakers see, how stupid and wrong it is not to choose him!
It's just that to do that, you definitely can't do it with the Timberwolves.
It's not that the management doesn't give up, it's that no one really wants to come.
Agree to go to the Clippers?
But even if he goes to the Clippers, the Clippers can't beat the Lakers.
Even because of the city derby, it would only make him the same backdrop as before, and it would be a brighter one.
His mind was constantly filtered and sifted, and the last team came to his mind.
Detroit Pistons!
The Pistons have just taken a big turn, and Rashid Wallace has been declining year by year due to his age.
If the Pistons are willing to use Prince and Rasheed Wallace as chips, plus some draft picks, I believe the Timberwolves will agree.
As for the Pistons, they haven't been able to cross the Wizards' mountain since winning the championship in '04, and they need to change as well.
Billups, Anthony, plus him, the combination of the three has a clear division of labor, and they will definitely be able to break out of the east!
Such a lineup also has a good chance against the Lakers!
Oh yes, and Boston is a great choice too.
Pierce and Ray Allen are almost the same era as him, and even the encounters are a bit similar.
It's just a pity that there is no quality newcomer like Prince on the other side, otherwise he would have been a Green Shirt by now.
It's Detroit!
The city was also known for its iron-blooded defense, which matched his style.
On the court, Mike James led the team to play hot, and Garnett continued to brainstorm off the court.
When the game is almost over, he has already made a decision in his heart.
In the end, the Lakers still won the game 93-87.
After a fierce offensive and defensive battle, it was the Lakers' bench group that was stronger.
Youngster Millsap was particularly impressive, scoring 14 points and seven rebounds, both of which were the most on the bench.
The first to arrive and the last to leave the camp every day took their chances in the first game.
Sun Hao was also worried that Millsap might not be able to play in the highly competitive Lakers.
Now it seems that his worries are unfounded.
Talent determines the upper limit, and effort determines the lower limit.
Millsap's hard-working attitude determines his success wherever he goes.
After the game, the two teams had a final handshake.
Sun Hao suddenly noticed Garnett looking at him...... It's full of hostility.
?!
He looked puzzled, he didn't seem to provoke Garnett?
The only possibility is that it was a 58-point affair that year?
But how many years have passed, and he has changed teams!
However, Rao is Sun Hao is smart, and I am afraid it is impossible to think of Garnett's series of brainstorming.
He could only leave the scene with a bewildered face.
Anyway? Garnett is unlikely to play him in the playoffs this season.
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7 preseason games played? The Lakers are undefeated.
Even though Hill attracts the media attention from the bench every night in a men's suit, and even though Phil Jackson only lets his starters play the first half every night.
But the Lakers still won all the games.
Sun Hao is more at ease? O'Neill is also in great form? Even the new signings Millsap, Posi, Azubuke and others have successively had bright performances.
The "strong" Lakers that fans expected last season may not appear, but there is a delay? Arrived a little later than expected.
The pre-season season is over, and the regular season is infinitely closer.
At this time? ESPN, as usual, has made a wave of predictions about the strength of each team in the new season.
The Lakers are at the top of this list.
This also caused a lot of heated discussions among fans on Facebook.
Including the new launch on Twitter? There are also many people who express their opinions.
Some people may be easily confused with these two social software in the United States.
In fact, it is enough to understand them as Renren and Weibo.
The order of appearance in China is actually the same as that in the United States, first Facebook/Renren, and then Twitter/Weibo.
Inside these sounds? There are significantly more people who question it than support it.
There was also a heated discussion on social media.
But what's interesting? On these social media, new sign-ups are clearly more skewed towards the Lakers.
"Hill hasn't played for the Lakers yet! The Lakers used a starter/sixth man caliber player in the summer and replaced it with a guy to sit on the bench! ”
"And Shaq, Mourning, and Payton are all a year older! The Lakers are almost a retirement home! ”
"Haha, is ESPN now only evaluating strength based on preseason performance? Should the Clippers also be number one? ”
"It's just, some people may not be paying attention? Let me add as a secret that the Clippers also won all of their preseason games? Livingston averaged 15.6 points, 4.5 rebounds and 6.6 assists per game! ”
"Did you play so well in the preseason? And Livingston's performance, the new season is definitely going to explode! Are you ship management or? It was too right not to trade him away! ”
"Off topic! Off topic, continue to talk about this list! ”
"Actually, the most important thing is the Lakers' opponent next season? Which one isn't getting stronger? ”
"At this time, a lone ranger passed by silently? And to show that you will continue to ......"
"Yes? The Lakers will have the hardest time achieving a dynasty in history! ”
"In fact, the Lakers were barely lucky enough to defend their title last year, but this year, O'Neal will be slower, and the Lakers' defense will only be worse!"
"It's a pity that the deal didn't work out in the summer, if it's the 30-year-old Garnett, the Lakers still have a good chance to reign!"
"There is no regret medicine in this world, if the Lakers make such a statement and then trade, their image will be completely ruined!"
"Lakers, it's time to come down from that position, they've been on it for too long!"
"A bunch of losers who are only jealous, disgusting, and don't understand the ball at all!" Reviews from new user 20060871.
"Shaq is getting old? Why didn't you see him playing more easily in pre-season than he had in the last two seasons? You see Hill sitting on the bench, but you don't see Hill winning easily without playing? loser, only choose to see the part you want to see! "Comments from new user 20060872.
"The Lakers' opponents have become stronger, but can you tell me which one has become stronger enough to be able to win against the Lakers? I'm sorry! Not a single one! "Comments from new user 20060873.
"Of course, the most important thing is Sun, you don't even go to see Sun Zai's performance in the final of the World Championships, and you can't see Sun's defensive improvement in the preseason, no, you don't understand Sun at all, he is so perfect and strong now! Impeccable! "Comments from new user 20060874.
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Sun Hao also happened to be reading comments on Facebook and Twitter.
Originally, he didn't feel much of it.
He is not a forest dog, he can fight with black fans until dawn.
But at the end, he was stunned for a moment, and then couldn't help laughing.
Why is Durant's technique of opening a trumpet so ...... every time Rough?
It's no wonder that in history, he was picked up by people for opening a trumpet and became a household name.
If this operation is not discovered, it will appear that someone else is mentally retarded.
But after reading it, he also had a strong warmth in his heart.
Among his fans, he gave Durant the least.
But this Durant is the most fanatical about him.
You say it's personality or emotional intelligence, but that's the way it is.
"It seems that this country has to leave you a piece!"
Sun Hao also silently made a decision in his heart.
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ESPN's list sparked a lot of buzz among fans, but it didn't have much of a negative impact.
On the contrary, it has brought a lot of heat to the new season.
Or maybe ESPN is scheming for this purpose.
All in all, the 2006~2007 season has not yet started, and the heat has already risen first.
The Lakers' opener opponent was the Golden State Warriors.
Don't ask why it's a warrior, ask it's Stern's fate.
The debut of Zhuang Yuanlang, the private relationship between Sun Hao and Durant, and even the reunion of Big Ben and O'Neal all make this game full of highlights.
According to ESPN's pre-match survey, the game also topped the list of games that fans "look forward to watching on the first day".
Including "How do you think Durant will perform in his debut?" The survey is also sought after by fans.
Among them, Durant's debut score of 10~15 is the highest, as high as 43%, and 27% of 5~10 points.
Obviously, the fans' attitude towards Durant is as unfavorable as it was when the draft was held.
There is a quote in the forum that is the best explanation:
"How can a champion show who can't do 84KG bench press make people look forward to?"
This is similar to that in history.
In history, Durant's entry into the league as a role model has also been questioned a lot.
Now that he's in the league as a high school pick, the skepticism is only going to get louder.
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The new season is about to start, and Sun Hao is also full of expectations.
The 2006~2007 season in history is a classic.
Although there is no scoring boom like 2005~2006, there are more stories than scores.
the Warriors' Black Eight;
Nowitzki won the MVP but was defeated by the Black Eight, the Mavericks "let go" of the Warriors in the last game of the regular season, but the Warriors did not let them go in the end, staging an NBA version of "Kindness to the enemy is cruelty to oneself".
Houston led 2-0 but lost to the Jazz in the tiebreaker, MM's loneliness, the pain of Chinese fans;
The Jazz took advantage of the Warriors' assist to return to the division finals for the first time after the "double evil" era;
Horry's bump knocked Nash to the head and bleed, knocking the Suns out of the game;
The defending champion Heat lost to the Bulls by 42 points in the first game, not counting, and was swept by the Chicagoans;
James killed all sides on the stage of the Eastern Finals, and scored 25 points in a row at the last moment of the battle of Tianwang Mountain to shock the world, overturning the Dashan Pistons team that had suppressed him for several years like Jordan back then;
James seemed to be copying Jordan's path, but in the end he found that there was still a stone Buddha in the footage of his road, and after 4 fierce battles, the season was over, leaving only a 0-4 score, and Duncan's famous meme: The future is yours, but the present is mine.
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Because of Sun Hao's appearance, many people and teams in the league are no longer what they used to be.
So a lot of things won't happen again.
There are even things that have happened.
However, this does not detract from the excitement of the new season.
Because the impact of the butterfly effect has been too great, even Sun Hao doesn't know how the new season will go.
The unknown, like exploring a dark forest that no one has ever gone deep into, is always desirable and inexplicably exciting at the same time.
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On the night of the opening game, the Staples Center was packed.
Because on this day, the stadium will be hoisted the 17th championship flag that represents their official victory over their arch-rival Celtics!
On this night, most of the Lakers will also receive their second, Sun Hao's third, and O'Neal's fifth championship ring!
O'Neill was the one who laughed the most before the game.
With one more championship, he'll be tied to Jordan!
And Kobe Bryant, who left the Lakers, didn't have a championship!
These are enough to make him happy for a long time.
When the Lakers players walked from the locker room to the arena, the atmosphere was joyful and couldn't stop at all.
Before Sun Hao went, he pulled Ariza and chatted a few words.
It probably means asking Ariza to defend Durant without dangerous moves.
Sun Hao didn't say this on a whim.
Now Durant is thinner than the same period in history because he has never played in the NCAA.
And Ariza is a very aggressive defensive player, and the biggest black spot in his career is to drag Fernandez directly into the air, causing the latter to be carried away on a stretcher in a coma on the spot.
Now that history has changed, Sun Hao doesn't want that to happen again, especially with Durant who he was just about to share.
This can be regarded as putting a golden bell jar on Durant in advance.
Ariza naturally wouldn't fail to listen to what Sun Hao said, and even he might have understood a little more.
He still knows about the rumors and private relationship between Sun Hao and Durant.
The championship ring award ceremony precedes all official ceremonies.
When the Lakers players came out, the scene was ready and they were greeted by an overwhelming cheer.
And among them was Old Bass.
He seems to be in very good spirits.
As the saying goes, people are in good spirits when they are happy, and the luck of the Lakers who was saved by Sun Hao seems to have made the old man's body recover a lot.
The Lakers players lined up after entering, and the championship ring award ceremony began.
It's just that what people didn't expect was that this year's award ceremony was a little different from last year.
The first to go up and receive the championship ring was not the people in management, but the players!
And as the leader of the team, Sun Hao was the first to go up!