On December 3, 2008, the pace of winter has already arrived, and the pace of the Olympic year will slowly pass. On this day, the weather in Indianapolis was very good, it was the first sunny day since three consecutive cold and gloomy weather. And this day is also the day when the Los Angeles Lakers are a guest at the Conseth Center.

Double-beaten by Orlando this season, the Pacers have only lost two games so far this season, but they are still being questioned by all walks of life. Especially after Li Cheng intentionally or unintentionally revealed a little intention to win the championship, doubts from all sides are endless.

In fact, to put it bluntly, these doubts were made by some troublemakers. Mark Winter, the Pacers' pro lookout, has come back after a period of absence.

"I'm not going to talk about the Pacers being double-killed by Orlando, just the games they won. Li Cheng can see what Li Cheng is bearing in the walker alone, and he is carrying all the people of the walker forward. ”

"You don't need to tell me that his playing time has plummeted, but his efficiency on the court is off the charts. I have to say that Li Cheng is a guy who is rare in a thousand years. He's probably the best player since Jordan, and maybe he's got more talent than Jordan. Mark Winter also knew that Li Cheng was now dark, and his choice was to hold Li Cheng fiercely. His killing was undoubtedly a very insidious move.

And then he changed his tone and added, "But if you look at the rest of the Pacers, it's useless." The first is Danny Granger, who is known as the twin stars of India City along with Li Cheng. He was like a clown in front of Li Cheng's brilliance. And the others are almost players with Li Chengcheng who are two worlds. ”

"One person's greatness is never something that makes a championship, look at Jordan before he had Pippen. You said Li Cheng has Granger by his side? Sorry, he's too far off. ”

"So, the weaknesses of the Pacers are very clear. Their weaknesses are almost exactly the same as their strengths. That's right, it's Li Cheng. As long as the Chinese are restrained, the walker is a dead shrimp and does nothing. ”

"Don't tell me that Li Cheng is already so great that he is impeccable, that's because the season has just begun. And don't forget the difference between the regular season and the playoffs. In the playoffs, Lee Cheng will be guarded by all teams. All teams will do whatever it takes to restrict Li Cheng, even ...... Lethal Tactics! ”

"All I want to say is ask all the media to remove the Pacers from the list of favorites, they will never win the championship. And next up for them to face the Lakers...... Hehe, they're going to die a terrible death. ”

Mark Winter's taunt has been reprinted and quoted by many media outlets. When it comes to the word Pacer, Mark Winter's words are always sharp.

However, the response to Mark Winter in the media also came very quickly, and the famous reporter Nissa of "On the Hoop" immediately wrote an article to fight back.

"Jordan's greatness is not comparable to posterity, he is recognized as the god of basketball. And Li Cheng is not. And people who are not in the same era, you can never compare which of them is stronger. Kobe Bryant has also fought against the aging Jordan, but Li Cheng's era has nothing to do with Jordan. If you want to compare Li Cheng and Jordan, you can only use a Chinese proverb - Guan Gong vs. Qin Qiong, which is absolutely impossible. ”

"In addition, the Pacers' lineup is still running in, and Li Cheng is playing very easily in every game now, they are definitely one of the favorites to win the championship? And judging from the current situation in the NBA, the championship is produced between the top four in the East and the Lakers in the West. ”

"Finally, I don't have much to say about Granger's question. It's nothing more than two words - hehe! ”

Nissa didn't explain why the team that won the championship would be between the top four in the East plus a Lakers. But judging from the current situation, the Lakers in the West are too strong. The Spurs' GDP mix is old, and the troika is no longer what it used to be. Perhaps Popovic can work out another tactic to strengthen the Spurs. But at least this year, it will be difficult for Spurs to win the title. In addition, the Lakers are almost alone in the West, and it is undeniable that the strength of the other powers is not weak, but the Lakers are really too strong.

The strength of the top four in the East looks more even. The Celtics may be a little stronger, but they're not too young, and the other three teams are getting younger than the other. Who's to say the Celtics won't be dragged down after a long season? You know, the Celtics had the most games in the NBA last season. They started in the second round of the playoffs and hit a tiebreaker in every series, which hurt the Big Three. After all, they are all veterans who have been running in the league for more than ten years, and they are much worse physically than those young people who have only been in the league for two or three years.

Nissa's sharp counterattack matched Mark Winter's taunts, and Li Cheng also said to the media before the game against the Lakers: "One of the favorites to win the championship? No, we're the favourites to win the title, not one of them. ”

And Kobe Bryant was asked by reporters exactly the same as Li Cheng's answer, "We are not one of the favorites to win the championship, we are the biggest favorites to win the championship." ”

Around this match, a war of words broke out before you knew it.

And this war of words that broke out made the fans' expectations for this game increase a lot.

Lakers vs. Pacers, this 23 vs. 24 battle is almost imminent. Just when the two teams were warming up, the reporters and commentators at the scene, who were more neutral, felt a hint of nervousness.

"This game is like the seventh game of the finals."

"Li Cheng and Kobe Bryant already had a lot of topics, and the war of words before the game made this game full of gunpowder."

"What do you think this game will be played in?"

"I don't know, but I think it's definitely beyond the scope of the regular season, and it goes without saying that it's exciting."

"I think so too. With Li Cheng and Kobe Bryant here, this game will be absolutely exciting. ”

"Yes! These are two absolutely paranoid guys, neither of them will admit defeat lightly. If they are in a hurry in the end, maybe the two of them will play the finals-level table! ”

"The more intense the fight, the better, who doesn't want to watch an intense and exciting game?"

"Haha! That's a good point. ”

"Look, Kobe Bryant and Li Cheng are talking! I'm afraid this is another ritual of the war letter. ”

"Maybe!"

"It seems that this game has been ignited before the game starts, look at Kobe's eyes......"

……

At this time, in the center of the court, Li Cheng and Kobe Bryant first hugged each other, and then the two of them held each other's hands, and a warlike look shot out of their eyes.

Kobe Bryant was the first to speak: "This time you won't run away again!" ”

"Regular season results can affect home field advantage in the playoffs!" The implication of Li Cheng's words is that he will never avoid the game like in the preseason.

"I'm relieved to have your words." Bryant Road.

Li Chengdao: "To be honest, I haven't fought with you yet." ”

"There are a lot of people in the Olympics, and you don't play in the preseason. Hopefully not this time. After saying that, Kobe Bryant showed a rather weird smile. It was the smile that belonged to the Black Mamba, and it seemed to be the smile of the Black Mamba before he stared at his prey......

"Not this time!"

"See you at the game!"

"Hmm!" Li Cheng nodded, turned around and walked into the players' tunnel. And Kobe Bryant looked at Li Cheng's back and once again showed the weird smile just now.

The Black Mamba has set his sights on his prey, perhaps his prey is equal to his strength, or maybe he will lose this battle between predator and prey, but he will never be afraid. For so many years, Kobe Bryant has come to this day with his courage and paranoia of insisting and disobeying anyone, and has reached the position of the first person in the league today.

The Lakers-Pacers game, one of the league's two most explosive games before the Christmas game, has received remarkable attention. In fact, this game will receive more attention than the next Pacers vs. Celtics game.

After all, the Pacers are going to play back-to-back battles, and they will play the Celtics immediately after they finish playing the Lakers, and their own state will definitely be affected. And in this game, the Pacers, who are waiting for work, will definitely be able to exert their most powerful combat effectiveness.

It wasn't a long time to go back to the locker room after the warm-up and come out of the locker room, but the fans were already a little hungry.

Today at the Consex Centre is a bit special in that none of the fans in the arena are seated after the players come out. This was an initiative of a fan group called "Star Shine" on the Pacers' forum before the start of the game.

"I advise us not to sit down on every home game day after that, before our team scores the first goal." The name of the initiative is called, "Stand Until the Ball Scores!" ”

As soon as the initiative appeared, it was embraced by almost all fans in Indianapolis. Today, it's the Consex Center's "Stand to the Goal!" "On the first day of the event, the Pacers' opponent was also a very heavyweight opponent - the Los Angeles Lakers.

It's a historic moment, and the opponent who witnessed it was one of the NBA's most historic teams.

So today's game, even though it's not a playoff or a Finals, is historical. This is the first day that the Devil's home stadium at the Conseth Center has been officially named, and more teams will see the horrors of the arena in the future.

The player was in position in the center circle, and the referee's whistle blew the basketball into the air, and Lopez and Bynum jumped almost at the same time......

The much-anticipated regular season has finally kicked off...... (To be continued......)