National Route Center Arena, Away Team Locker Room.

Fisher was pulling Kobe Bryant to say something.

This season, Kobe Bryant began to "grab power" in the real sense, the number of shots skyrocketed, and the desire for the tree in his heart grew even more extremely inflated.

Maybe people from the outside don't know, but everyone on the Lakers knows that the contradictions between Kobe and O'Neal have reached a point where they are completely irreconcilable.

This is also the fundamental reason why the Lakers' record has fluctuated so much.

What the outside world doesn't know is that Kobe Bryant was willing to give up the right to make a shot in the first round of the series, or it was Fisher's credit.

Now this Lakers team, Phil Jackson has lost his binding force on Kobe, but only this No. 24 show who entered the league with Kobe, his words still work.

"Shaq is getting old, but you have to let people see him getting old, so you have to make him attack more."

"You just have to shoot those key shots, and the reason why Michael is called great is not because of how many points he scores, but because of the key shots he hits, the shot of the century."

"Let Shaq dictate regular time, you dictate the win or loser, and that will prove that you are the true king of L.A."

……

The reason why Kobe Bryant was able to listen to Fisher, in addition to their personal relationship, was that Fisher was a person who spoke very pleasantly.

To put it mildly, it's called sycophancy, and it's better to do what it likes.

Either way, but it worked.

Like this, Fisher and Kobe Bryant said.

"The series has just started, and the fans don't remember who played well or badly at the beginning, they only focus on the key battles, so let Shaq attack first."

Bryant nodded.

Don't think Kobe Bryant is stupid, his character is destined for him to like to hear such words.

Even if you say the same thing to him in another way, the result will be different.

……

Home team dressing room.

The Mavericks players prepared for the game in a relaxed atmosphere, and they were all eager to try.

This is their true battle of revenge.

Last season, he fought so hard but was eliminated from the tournament in the end, which is a personal regret.

Now that the opportunity for revenge is at hand, people can't help but want to shake their legs.

However, there are special ones.

Dampier, I don't know if he didn't have a good performance in the first round, he looks a little absent-minded.

Sun Hao saw it in his eyes, and when everyone else went to the arena one after another, he grabbed Dampier.

"You were traded for Steve in the summer, and if you were easily beaten by Shaq, everyone would feel like it was your responsibility."

Sun Hao's words were more direct and harsh.

Dampier was stunned for a moment.

It's not nice to say, but it's very realistic, and if he loses to the Lakers, he will definitely become the target of public criticism.

"And, Erik, you have to remember that there are so many players, and we want you even at the cost of Steve, because we think you're the only one who can stand up to Shaq."

Sun Hao's words later made Dampier instantly feel extremely inflated in self-confidence.

Well, Sun Hao slapped him to wake up first, and then gave him a White Rabbit toffee.

Sun Hao's speaking art is also very high, and he knows that Dampier is the kind of person with a strong sense of vanity.

Looking at the battle intent on Dampier's face, Sun Hao knew that his words had worked.

……

The National Route Center Arena was full of seats, a blue ocean.

Kuban stood behind the bench in his blue T-shirt as usual.

The difference is that this time he is not accompanied by a young girl, but his wife Tiffany Stewart.

The two just got married on the island of Barbados last year, and the wedding was very simple and low-key.

It was also their first public appearance on the pitch.

This shows how seriously Cuban is taking this game.

It is even possible to beat the Lakers, who have just completed their dynasty, at home.

It's all exciting for him, an avid basketball fan, to think about.

In the front row, Scarlett's figure was also captured by photographers.

When the live footage arrived, there was also a burst of cheers and whistles at the scene.

Scarlett has appeared at the National Route Center arena countless times, and fans are almost looking at her as a part of the game.

In addition to them, there was another person at the scene who also attracted special attention.

LeBron James.

James came to the scene to watch Sun Hao play again.

And this time he sat more forward.

There has been news breaking that James has begun negotiations with Nike.

There are even rumors that the value of the contract signed by the two parties may reach an astronomical amount of 90 million for 7 years.

In the 2002~2003 season, the salary cap of the NBA was 40.27 million, and the maximum salary of players who had played for 0~6 years was 10.06 million.

In other words, the average salary of this contract given by Nike is larger than the maximum salary contract of the NBA, and it is 7 years as soon as it is given.

The only signal for that is that they want to treat James as a façade for the next decade or more.

It sounds crazy.

But it's not surprising if you look at the history of Nike and Adi sneakers in the NBA.

In the earliest days of the NBA, the main brands of sneakers endorsed by the league were Converse and Adi, and there was nothing to do with Nike.

And at that time, the endorsement contract was basically $100,000 a year, which accounted for a very small part of the player's income.

Until, well, the most sleek man, Michael and I Jordan came along.

The emergence of Jordan completely changed this situation, and after asking Adi for a 500,000-year endorsement contract was rejected, Nike took the opportunity to win it and created the top brand of individual basketball shoes now, AJ.

After that, Jordan dominated the basketball court and Nike dominated the sneaker market.

It wasn't until Jordan retired that the situation began to change.

Adi started to put his energy into the younger generation of the league and then waited until they played, Maddy, Kobe, Garnett...... Including Sun Hao.

In the current NBA sneaker market, even if Jordan's influence is still there, Adi has actually taken the advantage.

Especially with the advent of the classic sneaker "Adidas SH95", Adi is in an absolute upper hand.

So, I learned from Adi and began to invest in young people.

James is the main target.

This chosen son with "chosen.1" printed on his back is their top card against Sun Hao and Adi in the future.

So looking at it this way, the contract they signed with James is not so strange.

Well, all in all, James definitely doesn't have a shortage of money in his pocket at this point.

When the camera was shown to James, there was also a burst of cheers at the scene.

The league has just announced the results of the draft, and the rookies of the class of 2003 are now the most interesting time.

James is another popular candidate to compete with Anthony for the top spot, which is difficult not to attract attention.

Of course, this is not the first time James has come to Dallas to watch a game.

The last time he appeared on the scene, it was also against the Lakers, and at that time he said that he didn't come to see OK, but to watch Sun Hao play.

In other words, in private, James is a fan of Sun Hao.

This is to support Sun Hao on the spot, that is, to support the Mavericks, and the Mavericks fans must be happy.

Sun Hao went to the sidelines to chat with Scarlett, and then took a photo with James.

Your Taco tonight, I've got it!

After the opening ceremony, the two teams started one after another.

On the Mavericks' side, Sun Hao and Bell on the outside, Bodiloga and Nowitzki on the front, and Dampier at center.

On the Lakers' side, Fisher and Kobe Bryant on the outside, Devin George and Robert Horry on the front, and O'Neal at center.

As an added mention, Samaki Walker, the team's starting power forward last season and most of this season, has been dropped by Phil Jackson because of his poor performances, and veteran Horry has taken on more of the load.

However, it is worth mentioning that Horry, who has always been accurate from the outside and known for his space forward projection, shot only 28.8% from beyond the three-point line in the regular season.

By the playoffs, well, that number became 5.3 percent, averaging 3.2 shots per game and 0.2 hits per game......

With O'Neal on the inside, he had to shoot more from the outside, but he just couldn't shoot.

In addition to the conflict between Kobe Bryant and O'Neal of the Lakers this season, one of the more important reasons is the poor state of the role players.

Except for Fisher and Fox, who are still at a high level, the others are really competing for the poor.

This kind of performance even made O'Neal can't help but complain in the middle of the season: Find me ten teammates who want to win!

And the reason why the performance is so bad is that on the one hand, it is the change in the mentality of the players after the three consecutive championships, and on the other hand, Kobe's crazy shot.

Anyone who has played knows that if the core of the team does not pass the ball all the time, it is difficult for teammates to be in good shape.

Coupled with one of the two who performed well, Fox fought for an injured season in the crucial fourth game of the first-round comeback against the Timberwolves.

For the Mavericks, this year is their chance for revenge, and their best chance for revenge.

Before the start of the game, the Mavericks players took the stage.

Sun Hao turned his head and glanced at it, feeling the flame in the eyes of his teammates, including Dampier.

Burning flames of vengeance!

Come on!

"Toot!"

As the whistle blew and the cheers of the fans in attendance, Dampier jumped up first and pulled the ball back to the Mavericks' half.

Bodi Loga quickly grabbed the ball, and then gave it to Sun Hao.

The Mavericks have a chance to attack first!

"Come on! Mavericks! ”

The fans were enthusiastic and they couldn't wait to cheer for the home team as soon as the game began.

After Sun Hao signaled to pull away in the frontcourt, he then signaled Nowitzki to mention the three-point line blocking.

There is a saying that an old husband and wife will know what to do when they pat their butts.

The Mavericks haven't played less games with the Lakers in the past two years, especially in the playoffs last year, and they already know each other.

The Lakers know what weaknesses the Mavericks have, and the Mavericks naturally know the Lakers.

O'Neal gained weight and the internal deterrent was stronger, but the problems that followed, just like after Yao Ming gained weight, couldn't be prevented.

This leaves the Lakers relying on other players for their perimeter and even mid-range defense.

That's a point, a point that was already there last season.

Of course, there's also the poor state of the Lakers' role players.

In fact, before the end of the season, the experts have already analyzed this.

Mid-range jumpers after pick-and-rolls by guards and centers near the free-throw line, as well as avoiding Kobe and O'Neal and catching other role players, are the best ways to beat the Lakers right now.

Why would experts study this? Because the Lakers are the enemy of the whole people!

Sun Hao naturally knew this, so as soon as he came up, he avoided O'Neal and caught the role player who was in the worst shape of the Lakers.

Well, the all-time champion best puzzle, this season's slash puzzle Robert Horry.

One block and one dismantling, the blocking and dismantling cooperation between Sun Hao and Nowitzki has become more and more skillful.

The Lakers' choice in the face of the pick-and-roll is to switch defenses directly.

Phil Jackson also anticipated this, loudly reminding Horry to expand outward.

However, Sun Hao took a step out after dismantling, followed by a beautiful high lob ball.

When the [Five Quarterbacks] hidden mission was triggered before, Sun Hao was still complaining about the confusion of the system.

But by this time, he had already started to smell really good.

With the bonus of the "Master of Blocking and Pick-and-Roll Passes", the ball was safely delivered to Nowitzki.

You think I'm going to hit Horry? Actually, I'm going to hit Nowitzki!

Nowitzki took a mid-range shot against Fisher, who was at least a head shorter than him.

He didn't feel the slightest distraction from the defense.

"Huh!"

There was a silky arc and the ball didn't even touch the basket.

Dove slapped his thigh again, saying that he had found an endorsement duo.

In fact, Nowitzki's form this year, including entering the playoffs, has not been bad.

When he played the Warriors, it was because Sun Hao had a higher success rate in beating Nash that he gave up the right to shoot.

But in fact, he has been in good shape!

Mavericks, come out on top!

The cheers continued!

Although it was just one offense, the Mavericks played fluidly and with a lot of focus.

Now who dares to say that the Mavericks won't play positions?!

Knock his head to pieces!

The Lakers advanced to halfcourt, and Fisher motioned for O'Neal to take a position.

O'neill...... It's tough.

Dampier didn't immediately ask for his position, but fought with him in various ways.

Trying to go around the front, physical confrontation, small movements, O'Neill couldn't get to the position comfortably.

In fact, although Dampier's performance in the first round was average, his season performance was still very good.

Especially because Cuban is so arrogant that he has a dedicated training coach for everyone.

Dampier deserves it, naturally, in terms of strength and confrontation.

He directly uses the bench press device to train strength!

And Harris "Silver Fox" is also teaching him how to defend O'Neal.

Against O'Neal at the peak, if you want to win one-on-one, even if it is like the previous Battle, you can't rely on strength.

As long as O'Neill is in a comfortable position to receive the ball, it doesn't matter who comes.

So the key to defending O'Neal is not whether he can withstand it, but whether he can be comfortable and in place.

Harris understands this, and our Zhang Weiping Zhang also understands it, and even gave it a very lofty name: Net Shark.

As the name suggests, if the big shark is caught in the net to prevent it from opening its mouth, then its power to hurt people will naturally decrease.

Of course, the premise of this is that the players opposite him can at least not fall behind in the confrontation, otherwise everything will be in vain.

Dampier is exactly the right person.

Fisher gave the ball to Kobe, and Kobe carried out Fisher's idea and then hoisted the ball to O'Neal.

It's just that he doesn't like to pass the ball very much, so he didn't pay too much attention to this pass, and when he passed it, Bodiloga on the weak side had already quietly swam over.

The moment he grabbed the ball.

"Smack!"

Just cut the ball off!

Bodi Loga didn't stop for a moment after the steal, a back dribble past Fisher, who was scrambling, and then a long throw to Sun Hao, who was already down.

Sun Hao stepped on the AdidasSH95 and walked like a fly, like the monkey on the logo, castrated like a rainbow.

When he rushed to the front, he stepped on a somersault cloud and rose into the air.

"Bang!"

A two-handed slam slam the ball into the basket.

After the dunk, Sun Hao landed, beat his chest, and roared!

Dallas Carter!

Burning flames of vengeance!

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