Chapter 192: The decisive battle begins
"I think everybody knows what this game meant to me tonight, and now the whole world knows that OJ Mayo is provoking me, he is slandering me, looking down on me, attacking me."
Xiao Shi said very bluntly to his players in the locker room.
The Clippers players are certainly aware of OJ Mayo's recent attack on Xiao Sho, and they are also indignant about Shaw, who may be perceived by others as having a low shooting percentage. But only they know best why Xiao Xiao has a low shooting percentage, and if there are no other stable scorers on the team, he can improve his shooting percentage by many notches if he has to rely on him to lead the team with offense.
However, he still struggled to carry the team on his shoulders, using his impact to break through tenaciously in front of two or even three defenders and then shoot. As a rookie, how can he maintain a high shooting percentage in such tough situations? Even if he is replaced by Kobe Bryant, the shooting percentage is definitely not much higher.
Therefore, the Clippers players are extremely supportive of Xiao Sa, and in their hearts, Xiao Po is already the strongest rookie in the 08 class. They don't think anyone else can do it better than Chic.
Although OJ Mayo was wildly hyped as a super genius in high school, he did not realize his potential more quickly after he arrived in college, but his height that stopped developing became his flaw, and his weak defense also became his shortcoming.
For such a man who once had a great reputation and is now full of shortcomings, no one on the Clippers thinks he can beat Chi.
Therefore, they desperately hope that Xiao Xiao will be able to teach this unbeatable fellow a heavy lesson tonight. So that he knows that Captain Los Angeles is not to be trifled with.
"Xiao, let go of your hands and feet, all of us support you and support you unconditionally." Elthoton was the first to stand up and give Xiao his support.
Although he was the most powerful person in the team against Xiao Shi at the beginning, after this period of time with Xiao Shao, he was completely impressed by Xiao Sao's personality charm.
During this time, although the team fell into a losing streak, the sloppy shooting rate was also criticized. However, his Elthoton count has improved, and his shooting percentage has not dropped in the slightest, because Xiao Xiao has attracted the most firepower for him, so that he has a lot of open opportunities to shoot calmly.
In this case. Can he not be moved? Can he not be the first to stand up now?
"Shaw. As long as you tell me, I can give up the attack at any time and come out to block it for you. Christamane also stood up and made a statement.
Although he once beat him in a chic manner, this made him very angry for a while.
However, after this period of time, they got along. He found that Xiao Xiao was not a selfish person at all. If Elsolton is the one who has benefited the most from the team. Then he Christaman is the second most beneficiary. Xiao Shao will always create an attack for himself regardless of his previous suspicions. Pass the ball to yourself. At the same time, whenever he encounters an infringement on the inside, he will also stand up for himself as soon as possible, and even teach his opponent a lesson.
In fact. Chic is true for everyone.
As long as a player is provoked by an opponent, he is always the first to rush forward to defend his teammates and compete with the opponent.
This kind of standing up very quickly gathered the hearts of the people in the team for him. If the Clippers at the beginning of the season were scattered, then the current Clippers have gradually formed a fist with chic as the core, although this fist is not very powerful, but it is very tight.
Elthoton took a stand, and Chris Kaman expressed his support. The other players also support Xiao Xiao's rhythm of overturning OJ Mayo, and even they think that OJ Mayo's provocation of Xiao Xiao is a provocation of the entire Clippers, and they have the responsibility and obligation to stand up and stand up through thick and thin.
If McDonleavy were to see the Clippers' locker room, which is now united and ironclad, he would have had a heart attack in a fright. This situation has never been seen in the years he has coached, and there are always contradictions of one kind or another within the team, after all, there is only one basketball, but there are so many people who play. So he never had the luxury of wanting the dressing room to be monolithic, in fact, he would artificially create some disagreements and make some conflicts between important players, so that his authority as a manager can be implemented more smoothly.
A head coach like McDonleavy who only thinks about his own authority will never become a famous coach, because the core of basketball is to win, and it is to unite the forces that can unite to win, not to create internal divisions and stabilize the coaching authority of the head coach. It's even a kind of putting the cart before the horse, throwing a watermelon and picking up sesame seeds, after all, if the team can win all the time, the players will naturally respect and respect you.
McDonleavy may never understand this truth in his life.
And Xiao Sa has understood this truth since he was a child, if he wants to master the little brother under his hand, he must first establish invincible strength, and then lead his brother group to win victory after victory, so that it is difficult for the little brothers not to give up.
"Thank you all for your support."
In the face of the support of the entire locker room, Xiao smiled and expressed his gratitude: "I know that everyone hates OJ Mayo as much as I do. But a player of the caliber of OJ Mayo is clearly not enough for us to mobilize the energy to deal with him as a team. The reason why I say this is not to stir up everyone's hatred, but to remind everyone not to take him seriously. I'm going to slap this fly to death, and I'm sure it won't take much effort. ”
As Xiao said this, there was some laughter in the dressing room. They like to look at Xiao Xiao confidently scolding Fang Xuan, which is really charming.
Now no one regards Xiao Shi as a rookie, but worships him as a captain from the bottom of their hearts.
'Our priority tonight is to win, we've lost so long in a row and it's time to get a win back at home. I don't think we have any reason to lose tonight, so we're going to win! ”
Xiao said with great confidence.
His self-confidence quickly spread to his teammates, and they relaxed as well. Now it's like magic to speak chicly, and whatever he says, the players will choose to believe rather than doubt. In a sense, this is charisma.
"So, tonight our starting lineup is, DeAndrew, Jordan, Chris Kaman, Elthoton, Jason Hart and me." Xiao said in a relaxed tone: "Everyone only needs to fight normally, and the rest will be left to me." ”
The remarks in the locker room immediately put the Clippers players at ease. At the same time, they are confident. The shadow of a losing streak did not follow them. Now they have a belief in them that they will win.
Similar to Chick, OJ Mayo also gave a speech in the visiting dressing room.
But the level of his speech is probably the level of the stubborn leg hair on the big toe. Because he didn't say anything at all, he just begged everyone to pass the ball to him, repeating the words he had been repeating for the past three days. And he also made a promise. Once tonight he will be dashing to blow up. I must invite everyone to go and be chic.
Apparently. What he made to his teammates was a material commitment.
But what Xiao instilled in his teammates was the belief that they would win.
The level of the two, at least in the dressing room, is already high.
Time was ticking, and soon the fans at Staples Arena were changing. The fans who had come to see the Lakers were almost all gone, and then the Stamp arena was once again filled with a frantic flow of people. They all came to see this focus war, after all, this matter has been all over the city, and after the publicity of the two giants of Nike and Adi, it is difficult to pay less attention.
This level of attention is even oblivious to the fact that this is only a match between 10th and 9th in the West, and in terms of technical and tactical level, it is simply a game without explosion.
However, OJ Mayo's provocation created a storm, and after ESPN's promotion, it immediately stirred up a river of spring water. With the successive addition of Adi and Nike, the two major sports bureau heads, a storm of public opinion was formed in an instant, which blurred the focus. It's a war of the century!
So, the game was packed, and there were even people standing in the aisles.
ESPN also broadcast live in the United States, and 87 countries and regions around the world broadcast it, and the posture is close to the Christmas war.
The result of such a huge amount of attention is, of course, an immeasurable victory.
If OJ Mayo can really break out in front of more than a billion viewers around the world tonight, then the fame he has gained will directly send him to the top, and as his fame rises, the money he gains will also rise, at least the endorsement will be soft. In addition, although there is no guarantee on the women's side, at least it will not be less than what he is now. And he will be regarded as the pride of North American men. After all, in the United States, there are as many men as there are men who like chic.
On the contrary, if Xiao Shi beats the actively provocative OJ Mayo with such a degree of attention, then his reputation will go to a higher level, the corresponding endorsement fees will continue to increase, and the bundled signature shoes will also become an instant hit. And most importantly, it will add a touch of legend to his career. Michael Jordan also had many people who provoked him back then, but without exception, everyone was blown up by his cold dryness. So, his career turned into a legend.
And whether Xiao Dash can embark on the road of legend depends on tonight.
Time is always passing quickly, and the game is finally coming in anticipation.
When the players from both sides walked onto the court, the camera immediately focused on the two protagonists, OJ Mayo and Xiao.
OJ Mayo's face was cold and arrogant, as if he was planning to go to war.
And Xiao Chi has a relaxed smile on his face, which looks extraordinarily light and light.
At the same time, ESPN also began to broadcast live. It's just that to the surprise of the audience in front of the TV, they actually have three football commentators today in addition to the host...... Reggie Miller, Chris Webber and Kobe Bryant.
This lineup of commentators is obviously extremely luxurious, even unbelievable, and no one would have thought that Kobe Bryant, who had just finished the game, would put on headphones and sit in the ESPN commentary seat.
What makes senior fans even more curious is whether these three fans will fight in the commentary seat.
After all, at the beginning of Kobe Bryant's career, Reggie Miller taught Kobe Bryant more than once, and even satirized Kobe. And another ball commentator, Chris Webber, although he has no vendetta against Kobe. But the Lakers are the bitter masters of that peak king. If it weren't for that rookie who hacked the game back then, maybe the Kings would have won a championship ring under Webb's leadership. And the miracle of the three consecutive championships of the OK combination will also be completely stillborn.
It's obviously a contradictory combination, so it's a lot of highlights.
Soon, the referee on the court blew the whistle to announce the start of the game, and then he threw the basketball high into the air, with DeAndre Jordan and Milicic jumping at the same time...... Syllable!
In the end, the basketball was won by DeAndre Jordan, who was taller and had a longer arm span, and when he photographed the basketball, Xiao Shao had already thrown off the OJ Mayo next to him and rushed out at great speed and grabbed the basketball in advance.
Then he steadily controlled the rhythm and went to the frontcourt.
Xiao Dash was moving slowly as he dribbled forward. While waving his arms, he signaled that the whole scene was agitated.
Most of Stamps' fans are Clippers fans. So they quickly responded to the chic action and made a huge wave of noise to cheer for the chic spirit.
In the loud sound, Xiao Sang held the ball and came to a step outside the three-point line. He stopped. Then wait for the arrival of O.J. Mayo.
A chic heads-up posture. As soon as it came up, it was necessary to meet the needs of the public.
Seeing this, OJ Mayo could only bite the bullet, although he knew that his defense was not good. NIKE's experts also gave him a careful analysis of his strengths and weaknesses. The best answer they gave was to pack the slack, as they didn't believe OJ Mayo's defense would be able to defend against the sharp scarf. Although Xiao Xiao's hit rate has been struggling recently, if he is completely shaken to the ground like Conteny Lee, it will really be ridiculous and embarrassed to be thrown to his grandmother's house.
Seeing OJ Mayo step forward, Xiao showed a disdainful smile.
"Are you scared?" Xiao Sao suddenly asked.
"Huh?" O.J. Mayo wondered, he didn't know what Xiao Sao meant.
"Am I afraid of being passed by me? After all, you've bragged about beating me in all directions. Xiao Shi continued, this time he spoke a little more carefully.
When OJ Mayo heard this, he immediately replied aggressively: "Is this your trash talk offensive?" Wake up, this trick won't work for me. ”
"No, it's not trash talk. That's if you care, I'm worried about what you're going to do after this game. Now that Nike has made such a heavy bet on you, if you lose badly, do you think they will break away from your sponsorship? Also, you could have become a football star, but if you lose face this time, how pitiful it would be! The once proud son of heaven has been completely reduced to a silent role player, alas! Xiao sighed and said, as if he was making a sacrifice to OJ Mayo.
"I'm also worried about the miserable situation of your blown bubble being ruthlessly punctured by me, can you promise not to cry when the time comes?" OJ Mayo replied-for-tat.
"I'm sure I'm not going to cry, but I'll prepare tissues for you because I'm a kind person and I always have been."
"Come on, then stop talking nonsense."
"Okay, you have to pay attention, I'll break through your left in no time!" A very kind reminder.
"Do you think I'll believe it?" OJ Mayo raised his eyebrows, his face arrogant.
"You don't have to believe it, believe it or not, the result is the same."
Xiao Xiao put down these words, and the movements in his hands immediately became rapid, and the basketball continued to change in front of him like lightning, and the rhythm was so fast that OJ Mayo didn't even have time to blink his eyes.
The Staples fans immediately let out a burst of screams when they saw the fancy dribbling movements like show-offs.
It gives them the feeling of being on the streets, and those street basketball players always like to use such moves to scorn their opponents.
And now, chic is used here, appropriately.
Xiao Xiao played for nearly five seconds, and his figure suddenly flashed, and before OJ Mayo could even understand what was going on, he noticed Xiao Xiao rushing towards his left like lightning
Seeing this, OJ Mayo hurriedly filled in the position, and snorted coldly in his heart: Cut, do you think I don't know your conspiracy? You said that sentence in order to disrupt my concentration and make me think that you will break through from the right side, so that I will not let you attack your mind, and the whole league knows that you are a cunning person, so I will not be fooled!!
As O.J. Mayo pounced on the left side of the defense, his heart was full of pride.
He thinks he's got the bet right, and he thinks he's got the IQ over Xiao Xiao, who is known for his cunning.
However, since Xiao Sa is known for his cunning, how could he be so lightly guessed???
…… (To be continued......)