214. The second battle is in full swing
"The Lakers lost away, and the Pistons won their first win", the Chicago Sports Newspaper, one of the Tarzan Beidou in the basketball world, reported the game in one sentence.
It's an exaggeration to say that the fourth quarter turned into garbage time, but in the first game, the Pistons did maintain the lead from the first quarter to the last quarter, and the disagreement between Kobe and O'Neal was maximized by the villain army led by Huaben, not to mention that Huaben also has a skill called Dream Dance Steps, which is specially used to clean up a strong man like O'Neal with a big waist and a round butt.
Don't talk about O'Neill, it's Patrick, the first man of the elite faction. Ewing has suffered untold in the footsteps of Olajuwon.
At 84:97, when the game was over, O'Neill didn't even look at the scoreboard, and walked directly into the players' tunnel with his head down. Kobe Bryant and Hua Ben hugged each other, and said a word without expression, it seemed that they were really in a bad mood.
For O'Neal and Kobe, Hua Ben really can't understand, don't these two people understand the truth that if you cooperate, you will benefit and divide will cause two harms?
First of all, Kobe Bryant, it turns out that the current Kobe Bryant does not have the strength to lead the team alone, or his surname makes him unsuitable to be the boss of the team. Which boss doesn't mingle with his teammates? Even if he is as rebellious as AI, he still takes the lead in Philadelphia. On the other hand, Peter Pan is good at working hard and determined, but his surname is too introverted and his ability to take responsibility is not enough.
Those bosses in the Jordan era, as long as the team loses, first find reasons from themselves, and then talk about the performance of their teammates. No matter how bad O'Neal is, he did a good job, and before this season, O'Neal would have taken the main responsibility for losing the game. After Kobe became the boss, he complained more often about his teammates, coaches, and referees
Speaking of O'Neal, the Sharks are too unscored, the Lakers and Celtics are both superstar teams, so the team has always had the tradition of superstar leadership. Take the Lakers as an example, starting from Baylor and the logo man, the Lakers have opened the road to modern giants, followed by the handsome Chamberlain, after Chamberlain, Skyhook Abdul-Jabbar joined the team, and in the later stage of Skyhook, Johnson entered the Lakers. In this process, the transfer of power is very perfect, the former boss is not greedy for power, he is not anxious to take over the boss, and the tradition of passing on the gang is very perfect, leaving many good stories for the NBA.
Up to now, O'Neal is not old no matter what, the inside line is not as good as the outside line, the shark is 32 years old after all, his dominance has begun to decline, and his golden career has come to an end. In the history of the NBA, except for 20,000 people who cut Zhang Dashuai, the strange Sky Hook, and the Iron Man Malone, there are few interior players who can play to the age of 35, and now it is time for O'Neal to give up power.
As a result, the two of them are eager to eat hot tofu, and the other is occupying the pit without, from close comrades-in-arms to passers-by to undying enemies, Kobe and O'Neal completed this change in only three years.
Thinking back to the 2000 season, Kobe Bryant broke through the broken ankle and the pain was unbearable, O'Neal directly carried him off the court, how many people were touched by the scene at that time? Even Marbury said enviously that the flying man has a good big brother.
Hua Ben thought about the past, and finally shook his head, what does this matter to him? If Kobe and O'Neal don't fall out, how can he win this season's championship? So far, the disintegration of the OK combination is a foregone conclusion, and any emotion will not help.
Brown took Warburn to a press conference, and in this game he chipped in 27 points, 16 rebounds, and hit a full 12 of 17 shots, a terrifying shooting percentage.
The Lakers' press booth did not come for a long time, and the Pistons' press officer was impatient and started the press conference directly, and after ten minutes or so, the Zen master was late with people.
Speaking of which, the Lakers' press conference is also quite interesting, before the three consecutive championships, O'Neal himself participated, in the first year of the three consecutive championships, O'Neal participated if he won, and Kobe Bryant participated if he lost, maybe the contradiction between the two began to be buried at that time. In the last year of the three consecutive championships, O'Neill and Kobe Bryant took turns to participate, and now, the game is lost, and the Zen master can't even call a person.
After all, it was the finals, and the attention of reporters was on the field, except for a reporter from an entertainment newspaper who asked Huaben about Alba's pregnancy, everyone else's questions were focused on the game, among them, the relationship between Kobe Bryant and O'Neal received enthusiastic attention.
Although fans all over the world knew that the OK combination was about to fall apart, the Zen master was still holding the last fig leaf: "Yes, there is no problem in our dressing room, the lads are like brothers"
"Brother against the wall?" Hua Ben interjected and laughed, and he was greeted by the eerie gaze of the Zen master.
The Zen master ignored Hua Ben, who had a ghost in his heart, and said with great interest: "Everyone will make some mistakes, but as long as they can be corrected, these mistakes are not mistakes, and now we didn't play well in the first game, mainly because the boys didn't feel it after resting for too long." You know, unlike a team that played seven games in the semi-finals, we were obviously stronger, we qualified too early and the players were a little bit cold. ”
Wajben and Brown pouted disdainfully, who did the team that played seven games in the semifinals say? Yes, we did play seven games, how much better can you be? It's not like six fights! Fifty steps and a hundred steps of laughter.
After the press conference, Wabbon went to see Rashid, who was receiving aggressive therapy, using an electric roast to treat his swollen eyes.
Rashid proved with his actions that Detroit does not have the iron law of bad seeds, and in the second half, when Mirisic was a little shrunken in the face of Malone, he decisively put on the court, and made a lot of credit on the inside.
When Hubben arrived, Billups and the others watched from a distance, and Rashid was lying on the electrotherapy bed and screaming:
"Shit, this feels so cool, it's like basking in the sun, oh God, I swear I'm in love with this damn feeling, I'm probably going to be inseparable from this fucking bed for the rest of my life."
Hamilton kept shaking his head, Hua Ben had never been electrosiotherapy, he didn't know what it was like, and he wanted to try it after listening to Rashid's words.
As a result, Hamilton decisively grabbed him, and Wajben asked in surprise: "What's the matter, is Rashid lying?" You look at his expression, it seems to be very comfortable. ”
Hamilton shrugged, "It's comfortable, but you'll be a damn Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle in half an hour." Know the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles? I play, I fight are those little turtles in the blue and white machine we played with when we were children, which I invented. ”
Seeing that Huaben was still confused, Billups explained: "What Richard means is that after being roasted by those, the skin becomes very dark, like Rashid, who chose to bake the eye sockets, and later you will see, his eyes are black. ”
"Fuck it, who said Lao Tzu was like a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Lao Tzu pounded him to death! Why don't you say that Lao Tzu is very similar to Zorro? Rashid sat in the locker room and roared, Mirisic and Patin laughing secretly.
I saw that Tianzun, who had always shown a thin spirit, was not in a good image now, and a dark mark appeared on his face, as if a black band was tied up and down his eyes, which was the effect of electrotherapy. However, the effect of the medicine is good, after two days of rest, his eyes are basically back to normal, and only if you look closely can you find that there is still some swelling.
The first game is followed by the second game, and the finals schedule is also quite dense, especially this year, the players will play the Olympics, in order to allow the players to practice together as soon as possible, the NBA schedule team will arrange the event very closely.
The Lakers players are currently playing, and the Pistons villains are lying on their stomachs at the entrance of the aisle and looking out, squeaking comments as they watch.
"Kobe Bryant was the first to play? Ha, it looks like he's not the Lakers' boss yet. Hey, what is this guy doing bouncing around? You see him jumping around on his two feet, does he think he can become Tyson by jumping so much? ”
"Why does Malone always have an old face? Did his child throw someone into a well, or did his daughter-in-law run away with someone? But this guy's daughter-in-law is really good, I like it. Old? No, no, no, guys, such a woman is the most delicious."
"What is Peyton muttering in his mouth? I bet this guy will be a basketball commentator when he retires, look at his mouth, it's so flexible. ”
"O'Neill is ridiculous, what is he doing with his hands? Can't hear the boos? Or did he think it was Staples Arena? ”
It was the turn of the Pistons players to come out, and amid the hoarse praise of the DJ, the Pistons players strode forward one by one, waving as they walked. Detroit folks are very face-saving for the players, fans on both sides of the player tunnel are eager to jump down and hug the gang and kiss the two, Padding once received a bra when he played, and two bras, one black and one white, were thrown out and hit in the head.
"This handsome man is angry and resentful." Billups said sourly.
Wafben slowly walked out of the field, he was the last to play, patiently high-fived the outstretched fans on both sides of the aisle, and occasionally gave a flying kiss in the distance.
Fans are always the guarantee of the player's value, and Huaben has never been at odds with the American knife.
After raising the national flag, the players of the two teams were going to warm up. Dumas came over with a middle-aged white woman in her forties and fifties, and called Hua Ben and the others down from afar.
"This is our Michigan Governor, Ms. Granholm, who is here to cheer us on today." Dumas introduced.
Campbell pursed his lips disdainfully and said, "I've even seen Bush Jr., what is this governor?" ”
When the Lakers won the championship, Campbell was one of the members and accepted the invitation of George W. Bush.
That's the cultural gap between China and the United States, where civil service and privilege are two different things, NBA stars are even more appealing than presidents in the election, and the championship team has a tradition of visiting the White House after the Finals every year. Governors or state legislators generally don't have a serious sense of superiority, they come to the stadium and they are ordinary fans, and if the stars don't like them, they won't go up to say hello.
(To be continued)