Chapter 129: Christmas (4)

The Lakers' game against the Trail Blazers actually had Luke known the results a long time ago.

However, the grudge of this game still has to start from last season.

The Trail Blazers made two more big deals in the summer of 1999. The first was that the bad boy Lyder was traded to the Atlanta Hawks in exchange for sharpshooter Steve Smith. Despite his mid-to-mid-range performances, Ryder has had a poor off-court impression and the enthusiasm of the team and fans for him has waned as quickly as he did when he was with the Timberwolves. Then Portland traded a couple of players from the Rockets for Scott Pippen. It is believed that these players can lead the Trail Blazers back to glory.

The regular lineup consisting of Damon Stoudemire, Steve Smith, Scott Pippen, Rasheed Wallace and Sabonis, plus sixth man Brian Grant, ranks second in the league after the season behind the Lakers.

Then came the moment of tragedy. They met the Lakers.

The OK-led Lakers were tied 1-1 with the Trail Blazers in their first two home games, and then the Lakers stole two straight away games in Portland. When everyone thought the Trail Blazers, who were down 3-1, were running out of gas, they went on an astonishing fifth and sixth game in a row. It's a pity that 10 years ago, the shadow of being overturned by the Bulls in Game 6 of the NBA finals fell on the Trail Blazers again. Although the Trail Blazers led by as many as 15 points in the final quarter, they suddenly and unexpectedly went on a collective fire, and the Los Angeles Lakers seized the opportunity to turn it around, and Rasheed Wallace, who was criticized for not having the temperament of a leader, had to swallow blood with the team. The Lakers went one step further after winning the Western Conference Finals to win the championship. This was also the beginning of their trifecta.

This shows that the hatred between the two sides is very deep. So the league arranged such a very interesting game.

This time, the Trailblazers are back in this place that makes them very sad - the Staples center of gravity. But this time they won't be sad to leave. In the face of the Lakers, even Rashid Wallace and Sabonis, who are currently at the most conflicted, put aside their grievances (enough to show their hatred) and concentrate on dealing with the Lakers. Yes, although Kobe, O'Neal and Fox combined to score 83 points, the Trail Blazers had six double-doubles, and leader Rasheed Wallace slashed 33 points and 8 boards with an astonishing shooting rate of 60%, leading the Trail Blazers to defeat the Lakers 109-104 and avenge last year's Western Conference Finals.

History hasn't changed, and the Lakers are still losing at home, and now they're on a two-game losing streak.

However, Luke was still happy that the Lakers lost.

"Luke, you have to know that until now, the Lakers have only used regular season tactics and have not reached the level of the playoffs, so don't be too happy!" Bill said when he saw that Luke was a little excited, even pouring cold water.

"No, just some schadenfreude." Luke said.

β€œβ€¦β€¦ You can't help it. Bill said.

Luke shrugged indifferently and looked at Alyssa, who was chatting fiercely with Susan and the others, as if this was her home and Luke was just an outsider. While Luke was pondering alone, Taylor suddenly woke him up, "Hey, brother, what are you doing here alone?" ”

"Uh, nothing? Playing alone, what's the matter? Luke said.

"Alyssa is already crazy over there, take care of her." Taylor said.

"How could I possibly control her?" Luke was a little incredulous.

"Come on. It's really just you. After saying that, he pulled Luke and left.

Luke came over and found that they had started playing darts at some point. And the battle is very, very, very bad.

The Wharton family won 12:0 against the Dushku family, and everyone in the Wharton family played twice, and was defeated by Alyssa alone.

Seeing this battle situation, Luke could only say, "Hehe, don't lose so badly." ”

"I don't believe it's true either, but that's the way it is." Bill made the final bid, but still lost.

"Hmph, you can't defeat me!" Alyssa said haughtily.

"Brother, it's up to you, our fate depends on you." Taylor said.

"What are you gambling on?" Luke knew at a glance that they must have gambled on something.

"The right to use your room." Bill said it calmly.

"What? You're gambling on the use of my room? Why not bet on anything else!" Luke shouted.

"Alyssa said, it's no fun to bet on anything else, she doesn't have a place to stay tonight, so I'll bet on your room, which means ......"

"That is to say, from today onwards, from tonight onwards, the right to use your room will be mine. It was mine for 12 days in a row. Alyssa added.

"Wait, you mean starting today?" Luke asked cautiously.

"Yes, today." Alyssa said proudly.

"Doesn't that mean I won't have a place to sleep tonight?" Luke screamed even louder.

β€œbingo! That's it, that's right! Alyssa said.

"Who. Lose. Target. Most. Many! Luke said almost word for word.

"It's me!" Taylor voluntarily admitted, "What's wrong? ”

Seeing that it was Taylor, Luke lost his temper, "Okay, is there a remedy?" ”

"The game is going on, and the gamble is not over. You can continue to play. Bill explained.

"But now it's time to start adding weight, and now it's time to start using that house in Philadelphia if you want to lose." Alyssa went straight to exchanging bets.

"Why?" Luke was surprised.

"Because now I'm the winner, and everything is up to me." Alyssa said.

"Well, you have the final say." Luke succumbed.

"So let's get started?" Alyssa said.

"Yes, yes, but I have one request." Luke said.

"What requirements?" "It's who teaches me the rules first."

"......" The audience fell silent, and then Alyssa and Taylor's wild laughter erupted, and Bill and the others covered their heads speechlessly.

"What won't you play?" Bill spoke up.

"Haven't you ever played it, don't you have to learn? That's how I can play, so who will teach me? Luke said.

"I'll do it, but I'm not having a good time." Taylor volunteered to be Luke's teacher.

"I'm just going to give you a simple rule, but I'll first explain to you the dart board: there are divisions from 1 to 20 points on the target, with 50 divisions in the center of the small circle and 25 divisions at the edge, and a narrow ring on the outer ring of the dart board, which is twice the value of each division. The narrow ring of the inner ring of the dartboard is three times the score of each zone. That's it. Taylor said.

"What about the rules?" Luke asked.

"We play very simply, that is, we play 5 rounds, and whoever scores more than the big or small wins." Taylor said.

"That's it?" "That's it."

"Come on," said Luke, "I'm ready." ”

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