Chapter 62: Falling short
Heat vs. Lakers.
The "OK" duo met for the seventh time in the regular season as opponents, and in the past, this was a "big meal" that would only be served at Christmas. However, after LeBron James led the Cavaliers to the Finals this summer, David Stern was keenly aware that a new "feast" was coming, and the Lakers and Heat would not meet for the first time in the season until Christmas every new season.
But even after coming down from the stage of "Christmas War", David Stern still gave enough respect to this game: live broadcast in the United States.
It's just that Shaq O'Neal himself didn't know what was uncomfortable in this game, and was forcibly pressed on the bench by Pat Riley and hung up the exemption card.
The Heat team in the 07~08 season only needs to do one thing, that is, to lose and strive for a high pick in the 08 draft.
"God Operator" didn't want to disrupt Shaq O'Neal's sudden enthusiasm for this season.
Even if the game is "broadcast live in the United States".
But can Shaq O'Neill still be considered a "supergiant"?
Big deal fines......
Swing is also a science, in this league, it is not easy to get the first record in the league, and it is not easy to be at the bottom, there are those "swing masters", Pat Riley knows very well that the final victory or defeat may be between one or two losses, he must fight every game!
In the end, the Lakers defeated the Heat 99-87 on their home court.
The Heat team with a full lineup is not necessarily the opponent of the current Lakers, and it is even more impossible to rely on Wade alone without Shaq O'Neal.
It's embarrassing to say.
This is probably the fastest declining championship team, right?
Who would have thought that last year's Heat team was still the champion, and this year it has begun to attack the championship.
Pat Riley ran to say hello to Phil Jackson after the game.
The two "old foxes" stand together, and for a while, you can't tell which side is the winning side.
The narrow eyes of the "god operator" who succeeded were about to narrow into slits with laughter.
During the game, he almost cheered for the Lakers.
On the 24th, one more, yes, yes, Shaq is watching from the sidelines, and one more rush!
No. 91 came up, I like the "nerve knife", the feel can't be blocked, beautiful, that's it, shoot another one!
This may be one of the few times when the "God Operator" can read what he is thinking.
Li Wan remembers that the final result was as he wished, and the Heat were in the bottom position, winning 15 games in one season!
The league's second-to-last win is five more games than them, which shows how ruthless the Heat have been this year.
It's a pity that in the '08 draft, David Stern made a strong effort and let the Bulls miraculously get the top pick with a 1.7% probability, well, miraculously!
There must be miracles, but sometimes they must be man-made.
The Heat fell short, only getting the second pick in the first round.
Li Wan, who knew the result, watched Pat Riley smile so happily, and felt a little sad about him.
The old man calculated heaven and earth, and finally followed in the footsteps of the "cardinal".
Dwyane Wade couldn't hide his loneliness, he wasn't in the mood to hug Kobe, slapped his buttocks, and walked away with his head down.
Wade scored 26 points tonight, and in terms of performance alone, he can score 9 points.
This was supposed to be Wade's prime, but it turned out to be a mess with the team, and I can only say one thing...... It's all fate!
Li Wan hugged Cook after the game, both of them played well tonight, Cook scored 10 points, Li Wan faced the outside of the Heat team without defense, scored 18 points, and made 4 three-pointers!
Cook can also be regarded as personally experiencing the "ruthlessness" of his college teammates who are crazy.
"You've really changed so much from when you were in college!" He sighed sincerely, "I feel like you'll be an all-star in the future!" ”
Li Wan patted him on the shoulder: "Brother, the pattern is small!" ”
With the system in hand, Li Wan believes that his future is not just an All-Star, and that may be just the beginning.
Cook looked at him and rolled his eyes speechlessly. The two men then smiled at each other and hugged again, and Cook dropped a "see you Miami" and left the arena with his teammates.
On November 20, Li Wan, who had ended two home games, arrived in Seattle with the team. The Lakers' next game is to take on the Seattle SuperSonics on the road.
That afternoon, Mike Conley called Li Wan again, telling him to make sure he had to give Kevin Durant a little color.
Li Wan smiled and agreed, he watched the game between the SuperSonics and the Grizzlies, and Kevin Durant was indeed a projection against Mike Conley after various pick-and-rolls. Just looking at it in front of the computer, Li Wan could feel Conley's suffocation.
Kevin Durant, who looked at the screen and shot back to the defense, has a thin face with high cheekbones, and narrow shoulders, which makes this skinny and tall 07-year star have a unique temperament.
The scouting report says that Kevin Durant is 2.08 meters tall, but Li Wan knows that he must be more than 2.08 meters.
The SuperSonics are an interesting team.
The current president of the Heat team, former "God Operator" Pat Riley, previously put forward a forward-thinking idea: the future of basketball is a game of five players about two meters on the court.
Because of this assumption, Pat Riley prefers to use athletic interior players, who do not require absolute height, but must be mobile. Also affected by this is George Karl, the current head coach of the Nuggets. He also prefers the Fauvist power forward.
Now it seems that P.J. Callesimo also liked this theory and put it into action, and the superSonics in the new season, with the exception of point guard Earl Watson, the average height of everyone else is over 2.06m.
In this team with an average height of more than 2 meters, Kevin Durant, who is 2.08 meters tall and above, plays as a shooting guard.
A scoring guard who is over 2.11 meters tall!
Li Wan hasn't checked the NBA's past history, but he can be sure that Kevin Durant should be the tallest scoring guard in NBA history.
The SuperSonics have a poor record, but there are quite a few SuperSonics fans who came to watch tonight, and more than 90% of the seats are already full. It's rare to find this level of support in a team with such a poor record, and only those two giants can do it, except for the fans in New York who always have fun with themselves.
There are other reasons for so many fans to show up for support, and last year the Starbucks owner sold the SuperSonics to Oklahoma City's Clay Bennett.
In order to allow his team to have a new arena, Klay Bennett negotiated with the city of Seattle several times, but the talks were unhappy. An angry Clay Bennett said, "If Seattle doesn't have a plan to build a new arena before '08, I'm going to move the SuperSonics to Oklahoma." ”
This caused panic among Seattle fans, and a fan battle to "save the SuperSonics" was in full swing. Seattleites now cherish the days when they had an NBA team.
Kevin Durant's entry was greeted with a huge cheer from the fans, and the '07 Leader, with a simple smile, raised his arm that didn't look like a thick one in response.
He turned his head back to the Lakers, looking for something. Li Wan met his eyes, and found that this guy's eyes were full of war.
I shouldn't have messed with him, did I?
Or is he the kind of black man with a bad brain, who thinks of him as a villain like the "Emperor of the Universe", as Kupchak said?
No, it won't!
Well, it might be ...... too
Thinking that Kevin Durant later completely collapsed his character in the Nets, Li Wan felt that this guy's brain was really not necessarily good.
It's no wonder that for a person who loves marijuana, it's a matter of time before he has a bad brain.