Chapter 113: The Battle of Los Angeles
After Osborne finished communicating with Larry Brown, the relationship between Larry Brown and Osborne eased a little, no longer black-faced and did not speak, did not communicate, and did not communicate, at least on the surface, the relationship between Osborne and Larry Brown returned to normal.
With all of the Pistons in the basketball gym having a busy day of tactical workouts, training the offensive system in the morning and training in the afternoon against Kobe, O'Neal, Gary Payton, and of course, Karl Malone, the Lakers' apparent roster is enough to intimidate a large number of teams, after all, the team has gathered at least three quasi-Hall of Famer players. However, Karl Malone's state of playing and stopping has also made the Lakers' state fluctuate.
Up to now, the Lakers' record is also very unstable, the superstar-studded team is not easy to configure, there may not be a team tacit understanding on the court, and playing alone cannot exert the power between superstars, nor is it conducive to chemical reaction.
Judging from the performance of the Lakers since the start of the season, they are not very qualified, and they have lost three of the eight games, which is not in line with expectations. The most important thing is that the winning games are won by relying on the superstar performance, but the losing games are lost by a mountain of defeats. This gives good reason to wonder if the Lakers can run in successfully.
However, before the top team against the Pistons, the Lakers had a hearty victory, the Lakers hosted the Toronto Raptors, the Lakers showed extraordinary dominance, defeating the Raptors 94-79, and it was a full-court suppression, which made the Lakers' new and old fans and passers-by and spectators overjoyed, and the Pistons can also test whether the Lakers have really passed the run-in period and begun to show their strength, or it is only a flash in the pan.
And the Lakers also have a big positive, that is, the Pistons have gradually shown fatigue, and the Pistons are now open internal contradictions, superstar Osborne and meritorious head coach Larry Brown will be out of harmony, the Pistons' offensive efficiency has been greatly reduced, and the chaos is incomparable.
But what Lakers fans don't know is that Osborne and Larry Brown have reconciled, at least not in the short term.
Los Angeles, as one of the largest cities in the western United States, a capital of fashion and charm, and a very developed media industry, have long begun to play up the super showdown between the Lakers and the Pistons Mars hitting the earth.
There are also many people who render this game as a battle for Los Angeles, and the Lakers will fight for their honor, especially the matchup between Kobe Bryant and Osborne, the matchup between O'Neal and Ben Wallace, and the matchup between Gary Payton and Chauncey Billups, these are all highlights, and they are the main objects of rendering.
Los Angeles deserves to be the glamorous city, and a very ordinary regular season game has also been rendered into a battle for Los Angeles that no one can afford to lose.
On Saturday, November 15, 2003, the Lakers hosted the Pistons, and the Staples Arena was crowded with celebrities in the audience********.
When all the performances were performed, the Lakers game was about to start, first the Pistons players came on the court, and then the Lakers players came on the court and suddenly the audience erupted into a burst of cheers, first small forward Devin George took the lead, and then some of the Lakers' not very famous players appeared, when the old fish Fisher played, the audience ushered in a second small climax, after all, Fisher is a member of the Lakers' three-time championship team, and he was also the Lakers' starting point guard, but for the sake of the overall situation, he took the initiative to let Xian, Ceded the starting point guard position to Gary Payton, so he was able to get applause from the fans when he played.
After Fisher came out, it was the starting point guard Gary Payton who appeared, and the home fans also applauded the veteran, and then there was the Peter Pan Kobe Bryant appearance, whose appearance obviously made the Lakers fans and the audience cheer, which made Kobe Bryant enjoy this feeling of being called for a hundred times, but unfortunately, his team status is not even as good as that of the foreign Karl Malone. When Karl Malone played, Lakers fans also gave warm applause, after all, Karl Malone is a quasi-Hall of Fame player, and his reputation is outstanding, although his strength has dropped greatly, but the Lakers still expect him to help the Lakers.
When the Lakers' boss Shaquill O'Neal played, the fans welcomed him with the warmest applause, O'Neal himself is also a big living treasure and started his own shark dance steps, the atmosphere was extremely high, but when O'Neal was enjoying all this, an unwilling eye was looking at O'Neal, this person was Kobe Bryant, he was very eager to replace O'Neal as the team leader, and he was very dissatisfied with his current position as the team's junior.
Once the players are on the pitch, the game is about to begin, and then the players are warming up and the game is officially started with a whistle.
"Welcome to the NBA, this is the Staples Arena, home of the Lakers, I'm your old friend Sir Charles Barkley, that wrinkled guy is my old partner Kenny Smith, to be honest, I'm really looking forward to today's game, this game has been hyped by the Los Angeles media as the battle of Los Angeles, although I don't like such exaggerated metaphors, but this ball is really important. Okay, now that I've said that, the audience can't wait, so let's watch the game together. ”
After Charles Barkley finished speaking, he smiled and waited for the game to start, but Kenny Smith next to him didn't have time to say a word, and he was all said by Barkley's big mouth, Kenny Smith could only echo casually, so let's introduce you to the starting lineups of both sides.
"First of all, on the Lakers' side, starting center Shaquween O'Neal, power forward Karl Malone, small forward Devin George, scoring guard Kobe Bryant, and point guard Gary Payton.
Then there's the Pistons, starting center Ben Wallace, power forward Tyshire Springs, small forward Osborne Michael Jean, shooting guard Richard Hamilton, and point guard Chancey Billups.
The starting lineups of both teams are terrifying, especially on the Lakers' side, there are three quasi-Hall of Famer level players, which is really terrifying.
On the Pistons' side, Coach Larry Brown actually let Osborne Michael Jean play the small forward position, and Larry Brown really uses the advantage of alignment, but unfortunately the fans and viewers can't see Osborne against Kobe Bryant, but it doesn't matter, there will definitely be no shortage of highlights in today's game. ”