Chapter 135: OK Getting Back to Good
This season's Lakers are O'Neal and Kobe Bryant's team, and that's something basketball fans around the world know.
However, now we have to add a premise, that is, the Lakers before G3 in the finals are the teams of O'Neal and Kobe, and from G3, the protagonist has become Sun Zhuo.
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Akron, Ohio.
James lives in a quiet and tree-lined place, making it fitting that his girlfriend Savannah is pregnant.
In four months, James's eldest son James II will be born, and James, who will soon be a father, is very excited, so he also tries to spend as much time as possible with his girlfriend during this time, and does not pay attention to the NBA Finals in full swing.
That night, not long after the fourth game between the Lakers and the Pistons, Carmelo Anthony called James.
"I'm sorry to disturb your FVT, I know you haven't been paying attention to the finals lately and have been accompanying your girlfriend, but there is one thing I think I still have to tell you in advance, so that you are better prepared a little psychologically." Anthony knew that James had always cared about Sun Zhuo.
James guessed what Anthony was trying to say, smiled, and said, "I guess what you're going to say, man, the Lakers should be on the verge of winning the championship, right?" There's nothing to be mentally prepared for, they have Shaq and Kobe, I guessed that the Lakers would win in the end, it's nothing, although Sun has one more championship than us, but this championship has nothing to do with him, we don't need to take it too seriously. β
Anthony said: "This is exactly what I want to tell you, LeBron, now that the Lakers are leading the Pistons 3:1 to get the match point, the highest average per game is not Shak, nor Kobe, but Sun!" He is now the hottest FMVP candidate! β
"What did you say?!" James' decibel level had more than tripled, and he couldn't imagine what Anthony was saying, "How is that possible?" How can it be? How could he play better than Shaq and Kobe? How did he get so many shots? β
Anthony also sighed: "I know it's unthinkable, but that's how it happened, you have time to watch the footage of these games, LeBron, if he can get FMVP in his first season, he will really be one level higher than us, and we can't be idle in the offseason, we have to train and catch up with him all the time!" β
After hanging up the phone, James immediately watched the finals video of these games, and after watching the four games, James kept the same position on the sofa for twenty minutes.
"Do you want to get FMVP in the first year? Sun, can't you just wait for me? How can I chase this! β
Great as Michael Jordan has been playing hard for six years to win the championship, today's Cavaliers are by no means a team that can compete for the championship, and James will never get FMVP in just a few years, so James and Anthony, the rookies of the same class, are not only jealous, but full of a deep sense of powerlessness.
At the same time, it has also had an impact on his future winning ideas.
"It's so time-consuming to wait for the team to run like Michael Jordan and wait for his teammates to grow, and then challenge and learn from experience year after year, and it's the fastest thing to win a championship like Sun, find a superstar teammate and try to be the leader of it!"
James is just anxious, but there are other people who are really caught in contradictions and entanglements.
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Detroit, on the banks of the Erie River, a complex of five buildings, the most beautiful place in Detroit, the 73rd floor of the Renaissance Center, the entire Lakers team lives on this floor of the Marriott Hotel.
βRiviere du Detroitγβ O'Neill shook his wine glass, stood in front of the window, overlooking the Detroit River, and unconsciously called out its name in French.
O'Neill, who has always been giggling and carefree, has also begun to be sentimental, which is really a rare scene.
"Sun deceived me, I'm so sad, he didn't want to assist me, Kobe Bryant even assisted me three times in the finals, so it seems that Kobe Bryant is a little better......"
O'Neill was depressed when he suddenly noticed a knock on the door.
"It's rare that a woman knows that I live here, so she comes to give me a hug? Well, I'm in such a bad mood right now, as long as you're the kind of woman who doesn't poke things out, I'll consider it, provided you look good. O'Neill put down his glass of wine and went to open the door.
"Kobe?" O'Neal was really surprised, he thought it was a female model who wanted to make money or wanted to take the opportunity to hype, the two have not communicated this season, and he would never have thought that Kobe would come to him.
"Can you talk?" Kobe Bryant said coolly.
O'Neal invited Kobe Bryant into the room, and without saying anything, the two had already guessed each other's thoughts.
Kobe Bryant first teased: "How does it feel to be put together by Sun?" β
O'Neill forced a smile and said, "You think too much, Kobe, I always think that Sun has the strength to become a leader." β
"Don't pretend, Shaq, I know what kind of person you are. You and I basically contributed to the entire playoffs, but Sun jumped out at the most critical time in the finals and took our credit, I don't believe you will be so generous. Kobe Bryant spoke very directly, if O'Neal really had the idea of "abdicating and making way for Xian", then the two would not have been so fierce, O'Neal has always valued the authority of his boss, and it is impossible to hope that Sun Zhuo will snatch FMVP.
And how can O'Neal disguise himself in front of Kobe Bryant, who knows him so well?
O'Neill put away his smile and finally said what was in his heart: "Seriously, I'd rather you take that award, after all, you've helped me three times." β
Hearing this, Kobe's heart was also touched, and Kobe wanted to question O'Neal, why didn't he say such a thing earlier?
"Shaq, I think we can put aside the previous grievances for the time being, and cooperate again, FMVP can only be you and me." Bryant looked at O'Neal and signaled cooperation.
O'Neal smiled, and then took the initiative to reach out to Kobe: "Although I want to kill you when you say 'Shaq did it too', however, you are right, FMVP belongs to both of us, and Sun has also done a good thing, he has made our data comparable, and then, as long as we surpass Sun at the same time, we may have this honor at the same time." β
Bryant also stretched out his hand, and the two officially reached an agreement to "agree with the outside world".
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Early the next morning, Sun Zhuo came to the training ground early in the morning to train, the coach, Ma Long, Payton and a few substitute players arrived early, Sun Zhuo greeted them in turn, except for Ma Long and Payton, others seemed to be less enthusiastic about Sun Zhuo than before, especially Phil Jackson and the assistant coach, every time they met in the morning, they had to take the initiative to talk to Sun Zhuo for a long time, but this time they became very indifferent.
Sun Zhuo knew that this was because Sun Zhuo threatened O'Neal and Kobe, and everyone thought that Sun Zhuo was also an ambitious person, but he really helped the team get the match point, which is indeed an indispensable thing, if it weren't for him, the Pistons would be leading 3:1 now.
It was at this time that a scene came to the surprise of all the Lakers players!
O'Neal and Kobe Bryant actually came to the training ground together, and they talked and laughed all the way, as if they got up early in the morning and got together, the rarest thing, after coming to the court, the two actually played one-on-one!
"Hey, Shaq, let me guard you off." Bryant drops the ball to O'Neal.
"Haha, Michael Jordan can't even stop me, don't you know?" O'Neill said with a smile after receiving the ball.
Immediately, O'Neal used his back to play Kobe Bryant like he did when he singled Jordan before the All-Star Game, but Kobe Bryant cut off the ball all of a sudden.
Kobe smiled and teased: "You are much slower to react than when you played MJ, haha." β
O'Neal also smiled, not embarrassed by Kobe Bryant's ball at all.
At this point, the Lakers were completely stupid.
What happened?
Why are the two so harmonious!
At this time, Sun Zhuo walked to the coaching staff and said to Phil Jackson and the assistant coach: "Actually, I scored 40 points in two consecutive games, which is a good intention......"