180 The Battle of the Fire Lake
Tickets to the Staples Center were hard to come by.
In the event of the Christmas War, ticket prices are even higher.
Li Lei asked Bill Duffy to help, and finally got two tickets with better positions.
At the beginning, Li Lei actually asked Odom for help.
But this guy gave his ticket to the young model in Los Angeles early.
As for Caron Butler, Cato, and Grant, they were also given to their families.
……
That same evening.
David Stern, Jerry Bass and other bigwigs also came to the Staples Center to watch the game live.
In the appearance ceremony, the away team comes first.
Heat:
Wade, Jones, Li Lei, Haslem, O'Neal.
When O'Neal came out, Staples let out a deceptive boo.
O'Neill's cheeks twitched a few times, and he forced himself to endure the grievances and anger in his heart.
He brought a dynasty to the city, and the fans here booed him all over the place.
And you have to know that O'Neal is not willing to go, it was the Bass family who forced him away, and Kobe Bryant is also an accomplice.
In an instant, O'Neill turned into a large volcano that could erupt at any moment.
Standing beside O'Neill, Li Lei clearly felt O'Neill's anger.
He clenched his fists and trembled.
Furious!
Subsequently, the home team came on.
Center: Cato.
Power forward: Grant.
Small forwards: Odom, Butler.
Guard: Kobe.
When Bryant played, the Staples Center was full of cheers.
This is in stark contrast to O'Neill's treatment.
Now, Coleus has become the king of Los Angeles as he wished.
Now, the only thing he has to do is defeat the former king and strengthen his position.
Tell everyone with your actions: the Lakers didn't make a mistake.
Commentating on the game were our old friends: ESPN's Bill Wharton and Mike Brin.
Magic Johnson was also invited to the commentary as a special guest.
This commentary lineup is gorgeous.
Warm-up time.
Li Lei, Wade, Haslem, Jones Sr., Wang Zhizhi and others came to the midfield.
On the other side, Odom, Grant, Butler, and Cato also walked over.
Everyone hugged each other and exchanged enthusiastically.
Last season, they were a team and made it to the Eastern Conference Finals.
In stark contrast, Kobe Bryant and O'Neal stood in their own half of the court, looking at each other in the air, without the meaning of greeting at all.
Look carefully into their eyes, there is fire.
The commentary seat, the warm-up also began.
"The first meeting after the disbandment of the OK group, this game was very important. O'Neal vs Kobe Bryant, who will be the winner? ”
Wharton smiled: "I'd rather say ...... Miami Heat vs Los Angeles Heat! ”
Brin was stunned for a moment, then nodded.
The Lakers started five starters, four of which were Heat players from last season, except for one Kobe, who is not the "Los Angeles Heat".
"So who do you think has the upper hand?"
Bryn's eyes rolled and asked seemingly casually.
This time, Magic Johnson spoke: "The Lakers, of course. This is Los Angeles, the home of the Lakers. And Kobe Bryant was very scrappy today, and I know he's ready to go big! ”
There is no suspense, of course, Lakers legend Johnson will support the Lakers.
This Lakers team is stronger than the Lakers in the 04-05 season in history.
After all, having an extra Cato and a meat shield center is very important in this era.
In addition, Odom and Butler are also stronger than in the same period.
Odom followed Li Lei into the All-Star.
Butler also took home a Sixth Man of the Year.
They reached the Eastern Conference Finals with the Heat last season and went through a three-round series.
The Lakers are significantly stronger than they have historically been.
When it comes to the Lakers this season, many people only remember that the Lakers didn't even make the playoffs.
In fact, this season, the Lakers have played well.
Under the leadership of coach Rudy Tomjanovic, the Lakers lost first.
Keep playing and it's easy to get to the playoffs.
But at this time, Tang Shuai's bladder cancer recurred, and he had to leave the team for the sake of his health.
Frank Hambrun was appointed.
But his ability is limited, and the Lakers have been suffering from injuries in the second half of the game.
In short: the Lakers at this time are still a strong team that can make the playoffs.
Not to mention an extra Cato.
Odom and Caron Butler are also stronger than they were at the same time in history.
The Lakers' current record: 19-9.
Although it can't be compared with the Heat, it is also the third in the West, second only to the Suns and Spurs, which is an absolute strong team.
It's a wrestling wrist with the Heat.
"I'm more bullish on the Heat."
On the other side, Bill Wharton said: "The Heat have a better record, they just went on a 21-game winning streak and are the league leader. ”
As a Celtic legend, Wharton's choice was also expected.
After all, the enemy of the enemy is the friend.
Yellow-green is a feud, the Heat is the enemy of the Lakers, then the Heat are Walton's friends.
As for Bill Wharton's son, Luke Wharton, playing for the Lakers, he simply ignored the matter.
Didi!
The much-anticipated Lake of Fire Christmas battle has finally begun.
Jumping ball session.
Cato took a slight advantage and flicked the ball back into the Lakers half.
Odom dribbles forward.
He had just passed the half, and Bryant had reached for the ball.
Looking at Kobe's eyes full of fighting spirit, Odom dared to refuse.
Bryant holds the ball at the top of the arc.
Defending him was Jones Sr.
Kobe Bryant didn't have many friends, and Jones Sr. was one of them.
Before entering the NBA, the two knew each other. Kobe Bryant just entered the league and was also a substitute for Jones Sr.
On the sidelines, Tang Shuai saw this scene and couldn't help but look at Riley opposite.
Riley glanced at each other, and the two smiled, but they both scolded in their hearts: "Old fox! ”
With a smile on his face and an MMP in his heart!
Normally, the Heat will use Li Lei to deal with the opponent's outside core.
But tonight, Riley surprisingly let Jones Sr. deal with Kobe.
Li Lei is targeting Odom.
"What's this old fox's plan?"
Tang Shuai really couldn't figure it out for a while.
Kobe Bryant couldn't care about this, with the ball in his hand, he just wanted to smash the ball into the hoop in front of O'Neal.
Kobe Bryant leaned on the old Jones, a virtual shake, and started directly, instantly passing the old Jones by half a position.
It's not that Jones' defense is poor, it's that Kobe Bryant's body has evolved to the limit in recent years.
At the age of 27, a player's skills and tactics may still be accumulating, but the body has developed to the extreme.
But the elder Jones is experienced after all, he did not give up defense, but put his chest against Kobe Bryant, trying to interfere as much as possible.
Although this interference is limited, it is good to interfere a little, at least to give the teammates who are defending more time to react.
In the end, Kobe Bryant still got rid of Jones Sr. and made a direct jump shot from mid-range.
But just then, a Big Mac rushed out from under the basket and pinned Kobe Bryant to the floor with the ball with a slap.
Syllable!
"Big Shark" O'Neill!
Bloody Cap!
O'Neal, who has never liked to leave the basket, actually made a save tonight.
It's not just Kobe who wants to beat O'Neal, O'Neal also wants to beat Kobe.
As soon as the game began, the smell of gunpowder was strong and terrible.
Wade picked up the ball and played a fast break himself, killing the frontcourt.
And here, Kobe Bryant got up from the ground and pursued frantically.
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