Chapter 21: The Narrator
The Warriors' first game of the season was played with the Lakers, and that was their nominal opener, but for Warriors fans, the real opener was today, the first game of the season at Oracle Arena.
For the opening game, the fans are always very enthusiastic, especially last season when the Warriors created the Black Eight Miracle, and the fighting style is fierce and ferocious, and the offense is hearty, which is extremely loved by the fans. In addition, the Warriors also won the Lakers, an aristocratic team in California, in the last game, so there were many fans who came to watch this game, and the entire 20,000 seats at Oracle Stadium were full.
To explain here, the name of the Warriors is called the Golden State Warriors, and Golden State is actually California, and the Lakers and Clippers also belong to this state. Strictly speaking, the name of the Warriors should be called the Oakland Warriors, and Oracle Field is located in Oakland, very close to San Francisco, across a bridge, which is the world-famous San Francisco Bridge.
Los Angeles will always be the home of the Lakers, a team that has produced Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Johnson, George? McCann, James? Worthy, Jerry? The team of West and other superstars is a famous aristocratic giant in the NBA, and has avoided eight championships in history so far, second only to the Green Shirts under the direction of the cardinals that year, their pride has been integrated into the bone marrow, even if Jordan, the king of the generation, has to be booed when he arrives at Staples Center Court, not to mention the Warriors?
Therefore, in the previous game, Oxlade-Chamberlain experienced only violence, and today at his home stadium, he finally tasted the enthusiasm of the fans.
There were a lot of activities before the opening game, first of all, the team's general manager Mullin took the stage to speak, and the American's speech was relatively more substantial, Mullin first thanked the fans for their unwavering support for the Warriors, thanked so many fans for coming to the scene to support the team, and then thanked the players for their dedication, and finally said the team's goal for this season, which is to win the championship.
After Mullin, it was Don Nelson who came on the court, and the old man simply waved his hand and said heroically that we not only want to win this season's championship, but also create our own dynasty, the Warriors dynasty.
Listening to the old Nelson's rhetoric and the roar of the fans, Chamberlain was enthusiastic, eager to immediately ride Duncan and cover him with more than a dozen big hats, except for him, the others were much colder, Barnes, Jackson, Davis, the old ball oilmen drooped their eyes and lazily shrank on the bench, as if the team's affairs had nothing to do with them.
Chamberlain was in the prime of his youth, and he only had honor in his heart, and when he saw a group of old birds, he was immediately dissatisfied, and roared: "Brothers, brothers, the battle is about to begin, show your fangs, show your claws!" The San Antonio puppies are on our turf today, let's give these bitches a little bit of color, and let them cry and get back to Texas to herd the damn cows, Oakland is not where they should be! ”
Chamberlain was talking about foaming at the mouth and angry at the crown, but the others still looked immortal, and Barnes pouted and said, "Rookie, is there a mistake?" It's the regular season, and we're going to play 80 games even after this game......"
Jackson interrupted Barnes, and he puffed out his big nose and said, "Don't be like that, Barnes, who doesn't have a time when he is young and frivolous?" Don't hit our cute little rookie, it's hard to dismantle! ”
At this time, Li Qun came over with her fellow photographer, and when she saw Chamberlain's unhappy face, she asked, "What's the matter, are you angry at Duncan's words?" ”
Li Qun's words made Chamberlain's second monk puzzled, and he asked in confusion: "Duncan? What did the grandson say? ”
Li Qun pursed his lips lightly and smiled, and said: "It seems that you still don't know what to do, just now the reporter of "Sports Today" asked Duncan what he thought of you, a rising star, and Duncan said that he didn't know you. ”
Chamberlain was relatively simple-minded, and he was complacent about Li Qun's evaluation of his 'rising star', but he didn't take Duncan's evaluation to heart: Please, it's Tim? Duncan, the boss of the Spurs, probably the second-best power forward in NBA history, what's there to be angry about not knowing him as a small man? So he said, "Oh, that's okay, he'll know me after this fight." ”
As soon as these words came out, a group of old birds who were lazy before seemed to be asleep suddenly jumped up energetically as if they had been beaten with chicken blood, and Jackson's two big eyes were as big as copper bells, and he shouted brightly: "You deserve to be my good brother, Z, you are really fucking enough!" ”
Others also praised in the same way, and Chamberlain's face was full of inexplicability, and he asked, "How can I have a seed?" ”
Li Qun looked at Chamberlain with admiration, and she said, "Didn't you say that Duncan was going to know you after the game?" You're going to teach Duncan a lesson this game, aren't you? ”
Chamberlain originally intended that he would be opposite Duncan in this game, as an opponent, of course Duncan would know him after the game, but he didn't expect to be misunderstood by these people. But he didn't want to explain, he regarded Duncan as the second biggest forward in history, because in his heart, the number one forward in history was himself - I don't know what was going on, the position that Nelson Sr. reported to him was a power forward instead of a center!
"There is a kind, there is a kind!" Biedrins slapped Chamberlain on the shoulder and howled vigorously.
Chamberlain didn't want to explain, so he pulled Bidlings, who was screaming, and smiled maliciously: "You said there is a kind, right? There's a kind of you going to play against Duncan today! ”
The smile on Biedrins' face suddenly froze, to say that the last opponent that Latvians want to face is definitely Duncan, this guy has to be powerful, powerful, skilled, and smart, and he is definitely the most difficult interior player in the league to deal with.
In the midst of a group of people fighting, the opening ceremony ended and the game officially began.
Is the regular commentator for the Warriors Bob? Fitzgerald and Jim? Barnett, the duo of the two has made a name for themselves in the NBA commentary booth, and both have their own fans.
In fact, in the NBA, commentators are very important to a team, such as Barkley, Miller and other commentators, all go directly to TNT or ESPN to work. Commentators are also part of the NBA culture and part of the game, and clever "double reeds" or "triple reeds" can better arouse the interest of fans to watch the game and add more color to the game. After all, a team has to play at least 82 regular season games in a season, and just watching the game, fans will feel more or less bored, and the commentator is the spice in the game.
Sports Illustrated once compared and graded the commentators of the NBA's 30 teams, and the Warriors' commentary group ranked seventh among the NBA's 30 teams, which is not a high position, mainly because Americans pay attention to humor, while Barnett and Fitzgerald's commentary style tends to be rigorous and orderly, and in these two aspects, they are the best in the NBA.
Because it was the first home game of the season, the Warriors attached great importance to it, so they invited another guest to the scene to cooperate with the commentary. Barry.
For current fans, Barry is not very famous, but in the United States, especially in the Oakland and San Francisco generation, Barry's reputation is so great that he can definitely rank in the top five of all stars in NBA history, and he is the second most appealing star in the history of the Warriors. As for who is the first one, there is no suspense, it is the generation of emperor superstar Wilt who is loved by all Warriors fans? Chamberlain.
The three commentators are all retired NBA stars, among which Barry and Barnett are still rivals of the era, the latter entered the NBA in 1966 and was selected by the Celtics with the eighth pick in the first round. Barry entered the NBA in 1967 and was once the leading scorer for the Green Shirts.
As a player, Barry gave Barnett a headache in addition to his scoring ability, and he also had the ability to trash talk. It wasn't for nothing that the Warriors asked him to give a commentary on the game, and his trash-talk skills were even worshiped by a big mouth like Barkley.
The trio put on their headsets and tried the sound, and as the game was about to start, the Warriors starters came up to greet the trio, whether it was Barnett and Fitzgerald, the commentary twins, or Rick? Barry, all their predecessors.
Ellis ran fast on his calf, and the first one came up to high-five the three, and Barnett complimented him: "You've improved a lot, man, your scoring ability is one of the strongest guys I've ever seen, and if you go heads-up, maybe even this guy next to me won't be your match." ”
The person he said was naturally Barry sitting next to him, and in fact, Barnett has always been obsessed with Barry repeatedly blowing himself up when he was a player.
Barry glanced at Ellis and Barnett with drooping eyelids, nodded slowly and said, "Well, maybe there is a possibility, this little guy can really beat me......"
Everyone was taken aback, knowing that Barry's trash talk is famous in the whole NBA, and it is simply incredible to let him be soft and soft.
When Ellis saw that he had been recognized by the No. 1 guard in the history of the Warriors, his eyes jumped with excitement, and he quickly said modestly: "Where ......
Barry ignored his words and continued to say to himself: "This little guy may really be able to beat me, after all, I haven't played for more than 30 years, and now it's not easy to win against this kid!" ”
Ellis's words were choked all of a sudden, his face was so red and his neck was thick, Chamberlain laughed loudly, Barry glanced at him, and said slowly: "But if I fight against you kid, then I will definitely win, I just lie on the ground to defend you, and you can't score a goal!" ”
Chamberlain's laughter came to an abrupt end, and the fact that he missed eight free throws and scored all his points by dunks in the last game was indeed a bit contemptible.
Li Qun, who had been standing quietly on the side, felt a little uncomfortable when he saw Chamberlain deflated, so he interjected with a smile and said: "But Z's defense can also make you unable to score a goal, so if the two of you play, it can only be a draw." ”
Although Barry is old, he still has the strength to not admit defeat, he saw Li Qun holding the microphone in his hand, and asked dissatisfiedly: "Girl, may I ask which TV station are you a reporter?" Let's be honest, no journalist has ever dared to speak to me like that. ”
Jackson pointed at Chamberlain and said, "She's Z's wife." ”
Barry suddenly realized, nodded and said, "No wonder that's so." ”
Li Qun and Chamberlain glanced at each other, and they thought of a sentence in unison, and they couldn't wash it by jumping into the Yellow River!