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Jerry West has been away from Los Angeles for a while, and since becoming the Grizzlies' general manager, especially after leading the team to defeat the Lakers in the 2002 Finals, the Godfather of the Lakers has rarely returned to Los Angeles, let alone Staples Arena.

It's not that he did it deliberately, but the status of this team in his heart is too special and too difficult to give up, he is really worried that he can't help but come back here again one day, even if he has vowed never to come back when he leaves, but some feelings can not be parted with leaving.

On January 13, 2005, outside the Staples Arena in Los Angeles, two old men dressed casually stood out, and many Lakers fans who walked past them would involuntarily look at the two, and some older fans would sigh twice.

Today is a big day for the Los Angeles Lakers and Vancouver Grizzlies to play and a big day for the Los Angeles Lakers to make history.

"I didn't expect that now Erwin's statue is also erected, there is really an incredible feeling, I thought I hadn't been gone for long, but I didn't expect that the time was not short"

Jerry West and Buss Sr. are standing at the back of the Staples Arena, and the statue here is no longer just Jerry West, but also the statue of Johnson, another great guard in the history of the Lakers. This also made him feel a little emotional, maybe as time goes by, there will be more and more statues here. And he may no longer be the greatest and most important man in the history of this team.

When I left. He had thought about losing a lot of things with the Lakers. But when you really face it, you will feel sad, after all, this is the place where he has struggled for 30 years, and looking at the lonely back of his old partner, Old Bass is also a little helpless, many things were wrong in the past, but it is difficult to recover after the mistake happens.

"The Lakers' door is always open to you, and no matter when you come back, you're a sign of this team. will always be the most important person on this team," Old Buss finally looked at the old partner in front of him who was stroking his statue and said, but at this time, the first person in the history of the Lakers was silent.

"Maybe it's a little late at this time," and after a short silence, the former general manager of the Lakers also sighed and said, and the old Buss, who got Jerry West's answer, also shook his head sadly.

He knew about the two little Bas teaming up with Phil Jackson and Kupchak to force Jerry West away, although he didn't care about it at that time, but as long as he stopped it, there was still room for redemption in the original incident, but in the end, he still chose to be silent, and his silence basically meant that he was on the side of his children. In the end, Jerry West had no choice but to resign and leave the Lakers.

And even now, old Bass knows. His former closest comrade-in-arms has not lost his temper, and his decision to remain silent back then was also a mistake, because it was because of West's departure that the Lakers would be mired in endless civil strife.

"However, I think one day I will come back, everything here is too hard to part, and now Coach Z is doing a good job here, I know very well that he doesn't need my help" And just when Jerry Buss was a little sad and a little depressed, he got Jerry West's almost heavenly voice, it was obvious that the Lakers godfather was willing to come back, but now is not the time, and this is a blessing for old Buss.

"Well, no matter when, the door of the Lakers will always be open to you" In the end, Old Bass also said a little excitedly, and West also smiled and nodded to Old Buss, and finally the two also looked at each other and smiled, and the tacit understanding between the two is still there.

When Jerry West left, it was hard for Buss Sr. to imagine how he would regain the friendship of his old comrade-in-arms in the future, and many times he couldn't think of the answer, and he never thought that the opportunity was just an NBA regular season.

And these two old men, who are over 60 years old, sat together again for a regular season game, and this is definitely an extremely interesting thing.

Of course, Zhuang Fei, who was in the Lakers locker room at Staples Arena at this time, didn't know that a game between him and the Grizzlies would actually bring Jerry West and Jerry Buss together again, and at this time he only knew that the next game would be the most important game of his regular season this season, and he would only think about such a game now.

In fact, for the Lakers, with their current record and results of 33 consecutive wins ranking first in the league, the victory or defeat of this game has no impact on their ranking, and the victory or defeat of this game affects the false reputation of these two teams.

It's just that for this year's Lakers and Zhuang Fei, any false name is unwilling to lose, he needs to build the strongest self-confidence for the Lakers, he needs to beat the most powerful opponent at the most critical time, there is no doubt that this game is the most critical moment for the Lakers this season, and the Grizzlies are also the Lakers' most powerful opponent, so this kind of narrow road meeting the brave wins, is not just a Lakers pursuit of 34 consecutive wins, nor is it just a simple regular season game that can be compared.

"I don't think there's any need for me to say anything more about this game, the Grizzlies are one of the strongest teams in the league at the moment, they're second in the league, we're number one in the league, so it's the best game in the league, and we're the first in the league to beat the Grizzlies, so we need a win in this game, do you understand?"

"Understood!"

Under Zhuang Fei's almost piercing eyes, all the players in the Lakers locker room almost involuntarily echoed Zhuang Fei's words, and this also made Zhuang Fei very pleased, in fact, this Laker has never let him down.

Of course, although the Lakers players did not disappoint Zhuang Fei, there are still many things that Zhuang Fei and the Lakers need to do in this game

The Los Angeles Lakers and Grizzlies game is on January 13th, and it is also the third game and finale game of the day, January 13th, it is Thursday, in the NBA, all Thursday games are broadcast live in the United States, so to speak, it is precisely because of this that every Thursday of the week, there will be no more than three NBA games, most of them are two or three games.

Also on this day, the Staples Arena was almost full of spectators two hours earlier, which is rare even in Vancouver, where the fans are at their most crazy, and these Lakers fans who arrived at the scene were basically all wearing short-sleeved jackets with the word "34" printed on them, and this is what they are looking forward to this game.

Beat the Grizzlies to 34 wins.

Of course, the atmosphere of today's game at the Staples Arena is very good, which also makes Zhuang Fei and the Los Angeles Lakers players also frightened, you must know that even in all the previous games, Lakers fans have not given people a sense of uniformity as today, this is the entertainment capital, all cultural and sports activities here are for entertainment, so for them, how to be happiest they do it, so Lakers fans are typical home fans without momentum, It's impossible to get them to wear the same clothes and shout the same slogan like the Timberwolves or the Boston Celtics.

It's just that what they didn't expect was that they actually turned the impossible into a possible thing in today's game, especially when some Hollywood big stars were constantly swept on the big screen on the court, and when these big stars were all wearing this kind of uniform uniform, Zhuang Fei and the Lakers players didn't know what to say.

"It seems that the Lakers have changed a lot this year, that Chinese has done a great job here, he has changed the environment and atmosphere of this arena" Listening to the deafening cheers and almost uniform fans around him, Jerry West also said with some surprise, this is something he has not done here for decades, but the Chinese has done it, and it is only less than half a season, which has to be said to be a miracle.

"Yes, Zhuang is doing a great job here, his transformation of this team is incredible, he is the best head coach, just like you are the best general manager" At this time, the old Bass also looked at Jerry West and said with some pride, and the word he didn't say was that whether it was the best head coach in the league or the best general manager, he used to play or is playing for his team, which is also an extremely honorable thing. And the person who can do this is naturally the undoubted first boss of the alliance.

Of course, the emotions expressed by Lakers fans before the start of this game were very intense, and the two sides on the court, whether it was the Lakers or the Grizzlies, showed a friendly game before the game, and the two teams had many old acquaintances from the past, so the two teams had been greeting each other before the game.

"It's a good atmosphere, but wait a minute, it's going to be you dead or alive, it's really fun to have a game like this."

Barkley, who was in the commentary box, looked at the two teams on the side of the court and said with a smile, and at this time his partner Kenny Smith also nodded.

"That's true, both teams have 10,000 reasons why they can't lose to each other"

"One of the most important reasons for this is that this game is likely to affect this year's finals" (to be continued). )