Chapter 123: Like-minded

The Los Angeles media were quite satisfied with Wu Huang's answer, they did not embarrass this rising star from Los Angeles, after all, he was a child who went out of his own city, and he may come back one day in the future, and what Wu Huang said today sounded quite pleasant, so the Los Angeles media did not make it difficult for him.

Wu Huang refused to go to the Lakers for a tryout before the draft, on the grounds that he could not fall out of the top three picks, but the Lakers did not even have a lottery pick. Later, this incident was complained about by the Los Angeles media, believing that Wu Huang did not respect the Lakers enough. However, as Wu Huang's performance in the NBA is getting better and better, this little thing is naturally no longer mentioned, and the so-called disrespect is too far-fetched.

Now, the Los Angeles Lakers are also undergoing a change of power. Buss is gradually handing over the management of the Lakers to his sons and daughters, and 90% of the Lakers' day-to-day affairs are now run by Jerry Brown. Buss takes care of it, and the Lakers' personnel changes are all decided by him, and Jenny. Bass has long been in charge of the Lakers' commercial communications.

It makes sense for Buss Sr. to choose this time to transfer power, and the Lakers just won the NBA championship last season, so although they are still the favorites to win the championship this season, there is undoubtedly a lot less pressure on the shoulders of management.

Speaking before the game, Bass Jr. said: "If we defend our title, I think I'm going to raise my bar line, and I'm not one to stop after a win. I'm always going to work on improving the team because a lot of teams in the league are improving right now and we've become their target. Our goal is to stay ahead of the rest of the team and get ahead of the competition. ”

The Lakers' salary this season is the highest in the league, and if you include the luxury tax, they will have to pay $112 million for this season's roster. Buss Jr. shares his father's attitude towards such a large expenditure, believing that the dollar is "well spent" and that the five-year, $34 million contract for Artest is "cheap".

Summer: Give up Ariza, who has unlimited potential. Signing Artest is Jim. The decision made by Bath. "I really wanted Artest, and my father liked him very much. At the time, Ariza wasn't interested in what the Lakers were offering, so we turned our interest to Atay. I think Artest's defense will help the Lakers a lot, and he's going to adapt to this team very quickly. ”

"When I had a conversation with him, he made a huge impression on me," Barry Jr. said. Everyone thought he had a bad reputation in the past, but I didn't think that was the case when I talked to him. Opposite. I think he's a good guy and he understands what he wants, which is a championship. ”

Compared to the Lakers' ambition and infinite confidence, the Knicks were much more low-key in their pre-game press conference, and the two teams are now no longer on the same level, although Wu Huang wants to change this phenomenon, but it will take time.

After the pre-match press conference, the players of both teams went to their respective dressing rooms for the final preparations before the match. The game will start in one hour.

"Today we're going to face the defending champions, you don't need any pressure, what you have to do away from home is to play our attack to the fullest and play our own style, like we did against Celtic the day before. Remember, when the mentality is relaxed, we can play our best. Don't put too much pressure on yourself. "Before the game, D'Antoni mainly decompressed his players.

In fact. They really don't need to care too much about winning or losing, even if they lose this game, no one will find fault with them, just like the last game against Celtic, the media praised their fighting spirit afterwards, praised them for playing a real run, that is a kind of courageous momentum.

Half an hour later. The nearly 20,000 seats at Staples Arena are almost full, and most Lakers fans have already poured into the arena except for a few empty seats in the front row...... They're ordering snacks to watch the game for a while, there are plenty of avid fans assembling the large posters they've brought in, and there's even a small group practicing the song they've created for Kobe.

Charles. Speaking ahead of the game, Barkley said: "A lot of fans should remember before Bynum. The title 'Little Shark' belongs to Eddie of the Knicks. Curry, this is the Knicks' first visit to the Staples Center this season, and Curry has not been to the arena for several years, and the previous 'little shark' has been completely swept out of the roster by D'Antoni. ”

Kenny. Smith said: "Yes, there are always a lot of players who start to indulge after getting a big contract and stop working hard to improve themselves. We can see that Kobe Bryant has played in the warm-up, and his performance this season has not dropped in the slightest, which is rare because no one can stay young forever, but in the NBA there are people who can be efficient all the time, Jordan did it ten years ago, and now Kobe Bryant is also developing in that direction. ”

"yes, that's the real superstars in the league, they don't play for a few seasons and then they disappear. He said before the game that he can't always be as energetic as he was in his early 20s, but that doesn't stop him from continuing to dominate the game, and now he's going to follow in Jordan's footsteps and enter a transition period. Jordan's mentor, the Lakers' current assistant coach Clemens, said that what Kobe Bryant wants to learn now is what Jordan did back then, and the current Flyers are really like the Flyers of the year. ”

Kobe Bryant is now 31 years old, and he will be 32 in a few months, and in the away win over the Bulls the other day, he allowed his career total to surpass Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as Jerry. The second-leading scorer in Lakers history after West, we can see how far he can go before he retires. ”

The Knicks waited until the Lakers players received the cheers of the home fans before playing, and most of the New York players would be booed by the Lakers fans when they walked out of the players' tunnel.

Wu Huang was indeed surprised, he hurriedly waved in the direction of the cheers, and saw a lot of fans wearing his USC No. 14 jersey, which should be former USC fans cheering for him.

His parents also came to watch the game today, right next to Nicholson, a die-hard Lakers fan.

"You've made a great son, and I hope he'll come back to Los Angeles and play on this floor." Nicholson said this a little pretended, Wu Zetian turned around expressionlessly after hearing this, with a bit of intimidating aura in his eyes, and immediately made Nicholson stop talking.

Wu Zetian won several consecutive fighting championships in the police force when he was young, and once he was serious, he also had a lot of murderous energy, and Nicholson immediately did not dare to rely on the old and sell the old.

Three months ago, Wu Zetian was promoted to the position of superintendent, which belongs to the middle and upper echelons of the Los Angeles Police Department. Wu Zetian's annual salary after promotion is $120,000, and in two years, if the two bars on his shoulders become a star, the annual salary will increase to about $140,000.

After signing a big contract with UA, Wu Huang originally wanted to buy a mansion in Beverly Hills for his parents, but the two refused.

Now the place where they live belongs to the rich area of Los Angeles, and the combined annual income of the two is about 300,000 US dollars, Wu Huang's family has long been a rich class, if they change to a better house and enjoy a better life, it will be a bit of a luxury class, Wu Zetian and Zhang Meiqin don't want to live like a local tyrant at all.

"Hugo, don't get kicked in the ass by Kobe today." Kolo. Moretz sat next to Emperor Wu's parents, and today he was dressed like a little princess.

Emperor Wu promised the little girl yesterday that he would invite her for a ride to dinner after this game.

Kolo. Moretz's "American Version of Ghosts" and "Sammo's 500 Days" have been released, I heard that she also took on the role of super killer at the beginning of the year, and has recently become a popular child star of the new generation.

"Don't worry, no one can kick your Hugo brother's ass." After Wu Huang entered the court, he first said hello to his parents and the little girl who was getting better and better after losing her teeth, and then returned to the court.

"Stinky fart, last time I saw you get beaten up by Paul!" Kolo. Moretz's complaint made Emperor Wu's face a little dark after turning around, which pot of dead girl can't be opened!

Wu Huang and the Lakers players bumped fists one by one before the game, and they simply said hello to each other, until it was Kobe's turn, and the two stopped to exchange two words.

"The Knicks have a good record this season, you've done a good job, and soon the league will be you, Kevin and Derek." Kobe Bryant looks in a good mood today, and saying this kind of thing proves that Kobe is in a good mood, and at the same time, he may have a certain confidence that the Knicks will win.

"It sounds familiar, and Tim told LeBron that way, I hope I don't lose as badly as he does." Emperor Wu is very good at talking, and this makes the boss's heart flutter.

In recent years, Kobe Bryant has always looked at James unpleasantly, so he likes to listen to such things the most.

"No, you'll be better than him in the future." Kobe Bryant laughed, it is estimated that if it weren't for the wrong occasion, these two people would have opened two bottles of wine and complained about James together.

Knicks starting lineup: Wu Huang, Wilson. Chandler, Daronnie. Gallinari, Channing. Fry, David. Plum.

Lakers starting lineup: Derek. Fisher, Kobe. Bryant, Ron. Artest, Paul. Gasol, Andrew. Bynum.

Bynum won the scrum, and the Lakers vs. Knicks game officially began...... (To be continued.) )