Chapter 977: Championship Ring, I Want to Fight a Strong Team!
On December 12, 2014, U.S. time, the Lakers ushered in the 23rd regular season game of the season.
The opponent is the San Antonio Spurs, who have defeated themselves once before, and in this game, the Lakers have made full preparations, but ...... But he was released by Popovich's "old drunkard". What do you mean? That is, Popovich deliberately let Duncan and Parker "routinely rest" on the grounds that they had strained in training. This excuse is no problem, but because the Spurs have been "addicted" to rotation for so many years, whether they are really players who are unwell or not, they will be considered "rotational rest" by people for the first time. That is, a deliberate absence.
The so-called "NBA version of the wolf is coming" is nothing more than that.
This is not unusual, since the beginning of the 07-08 season, Popovich has slowly made the "Spurs rotation" a habit, and everyone has gradually become accustomed to it over the years. Although the league has also made some rules to curb it, but can this stump Popovich? The so-called policy at the top and countermeasures at the bottom, as long as the troops come to block the water and cover the earth.
It's okay to take a health shift, so it's okay for me to take a break for injury and illness, right? In short, the Spurs were not affected at all.
Who should take turns to rest, anyway, the injury report and the injury examination have been handed in, which is trivial.
Because of the lack of Duncan and Parker, although this game was also relatively stale, after all, the Spurs as a whole are very combative, but they were still won by the Lakers by 118-112, 6 points.
10 consecutive wins, but it is still the "old, weak, sick and disabled" who have been defeated.
With 18 wins and 5 losses, the Lakers have sat in the third place in the West, but ESPN's battle power list does not give them the corresponding position. The latest power list, the Lakers are 12th in the league! It's a bit naked and faceless!
Tang Qian's response to this was succinct but powerful:
A 10-game winning streak is a real deal! 18 wins and 5 losses are also real! The third in the west is also a real hit! I only believe in what has happened in front of me, and I don't bother to pay attention to the speculations that have not happened and my own self-righteousness!
Our Lakers team will not be instigated and influenced by any non-mainstream people!
Not, non-mainstream? That's a lot of power. So far, apart from the older generation of stars, the younger generation of players, basically no one dares to speak like this. They all point to building a good relationship with the authoritative media in order to get more publicity, more fame and reputation. But Tang Qian doesn't care, it's still the same sentence, his foothold is not in the United States. In the future, there is no intention of staying in the United States. So, what is said is said, so what?
AND1 company is also strong enough, they took the opportunity to continue to play the "I do my own thing" Tang Qian's signature shoe slogan, that wave of advertising, just very suitable for the current situation: rebellious, uninhibited, alternative, and not understood genes of you, "I do my own thing", waiting for you!
This positioning is really quite accurate, and it has also attracted Tang Qian to attract a lot of young rebellious fans.
Speaking of basketball shoes, the original focus was on younger people, although they will buy it when they are older, but the purchase base is much smaller than that of young people. Moreover, rebellion and uninhibited are also the hallmarks of young people in any country in the world. Iverson got it. Therefore, AND1 has no intention of stopping Tang Qian at all.
After all, in this league now, the main focus is the "model card", "good card" and "good Mr. card", and a player like Xiang Tang Qian is unique. In this way, it is equivalent to no one grabbing the cake in this field with them, and a large number of young people who don't like "model", "well-behaved" and "good sir" have invisibly fallen to the side of Tang Qian and AND1.
Seeing that the sales are getting higher and better, the founder and president of AND1, Seth. Berger was even more happy, and now he really praised Tang Qian's personality and true temperament when he met people, and he was the kind of person and spirit that the alliance lacked the most now.
Of course, there is a true side to this, but more than that, I am afraid it is also for the sake of sales and the interests of the company.
However, the sneaker company is so supportive, which also makes Tang Qian feel quite useful, although he knows that it can't be a simple support, but as long as he does it by the way, it is enough. The company is not a good company, it is not uncommon to care about profits and sales, without this, any company for the purpose of profit will go bankrupt.
In the 24th regular season, this game has a special significance.
It's not because of the opponent, it's because of the game itself, something big is going to happen.
This game will award the NBA championship ring of the 13-14 season that has not appeared "for a long time" on the home court of the Lakers.
Why did they choose this game, in addition to matching the back number of the team's meritorious man Kobe, there is also the fact that what they have been planning for a long time has finally settled recently. 4 days ago, the general manager of the Lakers, Mitch. Kupchak ended his Lakers career and voluntarily chose to leave. And this is also Jenny. Bath they are waiting for the day.
It's a small change, but it reflects the culture of the Lakers and the respect that the Lakers have for their meritorious players. This is a big face project for the overall image of the Lakers, because the culture of a team is not achieved overnight, and it is necessary to do things little by little in order to form an overall external sense.
When it comes to the Lakers, it is to treat the heroes well, the veterans, and the aging stars, all of which are actually to increase the weight of the team itself to attract stars and players. The Lakers actually gave Abdul-Jabbar a "tour season" at the beginning, and the original time and space also did not treat Kobe Bryant badly, and even gave Kobe a huge pension contract. Of course, there are factors that use each other, but it is still the same sentence, the business league is like this, and there are really 30 teams in the NBA, which is really rare.
In addition, only the Green Army gave John a new year. Hafiecek has been on tour for half a season, and the level and scale are not as good as the Lakers' two times. So, Jenny. Buss also captured this keenly, not only reflecting his respect and respect for Kobe, but also secretly praising the Lakers themselves again, look, how kind we treat meritorious players? So if you want to have no worries, choose to come to the Los Angeles Lakers, right?
So, why not?
As for Jordan, he also retired at the peak of his life with the Bulls, and that time in '03 was more like a farewell party for him across the league.
It's not a Wizards team.
Moreover, the most important point is that Jordan's peak and all championships were not won by the Wizards.
For the Wizards, there wasn't much emotion involved.
That night, the Staples Center was brightly lit, and it was the first time that Kobe Bryant had been to the Staples Center in person since his surgery.
Seeing the grand welcome ceremony at the scene, Kobe Bryant once again wore the No. 24 jersey and stood in the Los Angeles Lakers. This kind of feeling suddenly made everyone on the scene and in front of the TV can't help but have mood swings. Rao is Kobe Bryant himself, and he was also infected by this Ke, when Bill. Once again, McDonald reported at the Staples Center, from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, No. 24, Kobe Bryant. Bryant, the cheers of the audience reached a climax.
It felt like the dome of the Staples Center was about to be torn down.
In terms of the human touch of the league, the Bass family really did a good job of the Lakers, which also made Kobe, who has dedicated his life to the Lakers, feel the greatest respect.
As the small box containing the championship ring was delivered to the hands of the Lakers' old group of players, Tang Qian was also a little excited and excited, because this moment seemed to be the best end to your bloody battle last season. This little ring will make you feel, oh, I didn't sweat and bleed last season, I, we, the Lakers, are world champions!
This is the ultimate honor in basketball, no matter how the difference between a bench ring and a boss ring is, for the athlete himself, the pursuit of this life can never be an MVP trophy or a variety of season honors. As athletes in any sport, their athletic pursuits and athletic missions are predestined from the very beginning.
That's the hunt for the championship! Whether it is a championship trophy, a championship ring, a championship medal, in short, a championship is the highest honor in any competitive sport.
The ring is king, which is also the most popular phrase in the NBA league.
Whether it's Jordan Russell, O'Neal, Kobe, and Jabbar are also loyal implementers of this theory, of course, if you insist on saying Horry, Fisher, then there is no way. Anyway, everyone has self-knowledge in their hearts, except for the fans' strong words, do these people dare to say this? Even those keyboard warriors who say this crooked reason, he is afraid that he knows it clearly, this is nonsense.
In addition to Kobe, Nash also came to the scene, put on last season's Lakers jersey, and stood with the entire Lakers. At this time, Bryant shouted loudly for the last time: "LAKERS! GOGOGO!!! ”
Then the whole team raised the hand with the ring and shouted, "LAKERS!" GOGOGO!!! ”
After the ring presentation ceremony, another "legend" of the Lakers, "Magic" Johnson, walked up, coughed slightly, and then said with a little comedy: "I hope to see you raise rings like this in Staples next year!" After saying that, he quickly got to the point of coming up and said: "I have a message to announce here, that is, my dear Lakers fans, I am back!" Starting today, I'll be back with the Los Angeles Lakers as the president of operations! At the same time, I would like to excitedly announce that a new general manager of our team has appeared, and he is the familiar old friend Rob Brown. Pelinka !! ”
The light hit Pelinka's body, and he also smiled and applauded, and it seemed that he also enjoyed the atmosphere of tonight.
Although Jenny. Buss didn't come forward directly, but fools know that the Lakers' sky has completely changed.
It's only a matter of time before an official press release is issued.
The original man at the helm, Jim. Bass was completely replaced, and the team's spokesperson was replaced by Jenny. Bass.
Because fans know that last year's series of operations were all Jenny. The running hands of the Bath team, including the new king of the current team, Tang Qian, are also Jenny. Bonnie of the Bath faction. Laughlin signed. So, for this matter, there is hardly a single boo heard, and everyone's applause and cheers already represent everything.
Jenny. From start to finish, Buzz grabbed Jim. Buss's imprint, from now on, the Lakers, is in her hands.
The Los Angeles palace fighting drama that lasted for several years finally came to an end temporarily.
For this, Tang Qian also expressed his affirmation, because he is now also nominally Jenny. people from the Bass faction, so he is not opposed to the latter taking the upper place. Let's talk about it compared to Mickey. Kupchak and Jim. Bass, Bonnie. Laughlin & Jenny. Bas obviously trusts himself more and gives more right to speak, which is what Tang Qian needs.
Although he is not interested in having absolute control over the management like James, he definitely doesn't want to be like Kobe, the influence on the management is so weak, and in order to achieve the goal, he has to "force the palace" to have an effect. So Jenny. The Bass faction is on top, and from a personal point of view, he is more satisfied.
After doing these tidbits, the Lakers officially played against the Timberwolves, and the Timberwolves were also miserable in this game, which was originally an absolute weaker team in the league. That's unlucky. After 48 minutes, it was simply bloodless, the Lakers defeated the opponent 120-94, and from beginning to end, there was no trace of fantasy and suspense in this game.
After Tang Qian was unexpectedly elected the best player of the game, Kobe Bryant came up and shook hands with him, and said: "Well done, hot, I know you can do it, lead Los Angeles to move forward, the future is yours." ”
"Isn't that right?" Tang Qian smiled: "But about the future, I think it's appropriate to ask the Spurs' No. 21 rookie, right, Mr. Black Mamba?" Kobe Bryant laughed back when he heard this, 6 crowns in hand, retired at the peak, he already has nothing else to ask for on the basketball court, and his merits are complete, so the laughter is also extraordinarily refreshing.
In the early morning of the next day, the NBA official website announced the latest MVP top ten player rankings as scheduled, and Tang Qian's ranking rose again, to 5th, an increase of 3 places compared with the last time. However, this did not satisfy Tang Qian's fans and supporters of Tang Qian, because of 11 consecutive wins! 19 wins and 5 losses! Right now, the West is second only to the Warriors and Rockets. And in addition to the fact that the Lakers are still a little far behind the Warriors, the Rockets are only half a win ahead of the Lakers.
That is to say, if possible, if the Rockets don't win the next game and the Lakers win, then the Lakers will move up from third to second in the West. I'm afraid this is something that not many people can think of before the start of the game.
Without Kobe Bryant Gasol Nash, the Lakers still played this result, how many people can think about it before? Can you think about it?
I'm afraid that the management of the Lakers themselves didn't dare to set such a big goal.
Bonnie. Lovelin remembers that she set the Lakers the original goal for the new season, which was to make the playoffs, and that was enough. But the development of the season made her feel a little unreal.
The second in the west, if this can be stabilized, his own credit will be too great.
After all, these people were all dug up by themselves and by themselves, and no one can take away this credit.
This is an absolute plus.
At the same time, this season's All-Star voting channel has also opened, and the first round of voting results is expected to close on December 26.
On December 15, U.S. time, the Lakers defeated the Indiana Pacers by 9 points.
Here's what to say about because the absolute core of the Pacers is Paul. George accidentally broke his right calf while training with the national team. So the season reimbursement, and the Pacers are starting to have problems within the team right now, so the only team in the East that can wrestle with the Miami Heat for several years in a row has begun to decline and sink.
You have to know that last season they beat Miami and ranked first in the East. This season, Tang Qian remembers that he couldn't get into the playoffs. So this strong team in the east has also begun to become a weak team.
Not to mention, in the recent period, the Lakers' schedule is indeed a bit of luck and luck.
Either the weak team or the main player is absent or rested...... Anyway, although he won 12 consecutive victories, he still didn't wash off the hat of "good luck". This is really annoying!
Watching those people on ESPN make nonsense on TV and the Internet, Tang Qian was really depressed.
He's desperate to fight the league's powerhouses now! Use it to make a name for yourself and your team!
Otherwise, it is too unpleasant for such a team to win but not get the respect it deserves!
. D! I'm hungry for a strong team! Who can fight us!! Hurry up!!
My eagle owl, no, it's my big hands that are already hungry and thirsty!!
Tang Qian called out so strongly in his heart.
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