Chapter 21: Shaq did it too
In the post-game interview session, the away team will still be conducted first, and Kobe Bryant will press conference.
"What do you want to say about the first head-to-head battle after separating from Shaq."
"Shaq is still so strong and the Suns did what they were supposed to do."
At this time, the OK combination is not like the Big Four that fell apart in 04, and the relationship is cold to the freezing point.
There is no personal conflict between the two, more because of the addition of Bai Fan, O'Neal is dissatisfied with the Lakers management.
In addition, Payton and Malone expressed great opinions on O'Neal, who was already lazy with the Lakers.
and two people because Kobe Bryant was always unable to participate in training, and did not quickly integrate into the most difficult triangle offense.
That's what makes O'Neill the sinner that the thousand men refer to.
However, Kobe's next words broke the friendly relationship between the two.
"Before this game, I learned that Kobe Bryant went to be investigated, and because of this, it affected the first two games of the game, and I wanted to say something about the Hawk County incident."
"Here I want to clarify once again that I didn't rape her at all, it's all something you want to do.
I feel sorry for the impact on the game, I should have listened to Shaq's advice and spent a sum of money as soon as possible, and he solved a lot of trouble. ”
I don't know if it was because of the Eagle County incident, or if Kobe really couldn't think of the consequences of these words.
Anyway, the next day, the front page headlines in the United States were Kobe Bryant's words.
"Kobe: Shaq did it too!" 》
After the incident, in Bai Fan's office, O'Neal and his agent, head coach Carlisle and general manager Randy Fender listened to O'Neal tell what happened.
Bai Fan knows more or less about this, he has seen a lot of domestic media made up by the media before, and after listening to it this time, he feels really wronged.
"In this way, we jointly issued a statement, saying that Shaq had solved a lot of people who wanted to blackmail through money before, and without knowing what happened to Kobe, he preconceived that it was also blackmail, and suggested that Kobe also use money to solve it, save more trouble, and concentrate on playing."
is worthy of O'Neill's agent, and he found a way to respond to the media at once.
Of course, O'Neill himself is also doing a good job in this regard, knowing that he is romantic, he wipes his ass honestly and does not leave any trouble.
Now O'Neal is in the hot love period of his newlywed year, and of course he doesn't want to let the good days go away just because of Kobe's words.
The statement was quickly sent, which is common in North America, and O'Neill graciously admitted that it was all before the marriage, and the rest was left to time to reduce the heat.
The unexpected event did not affect the Suns much, and O'Neal was still in great shape.
The Suns followed up with the Jazz, Grizzlies, Warriors and Hawks.
A seven-game winning streak at the beginning of the game allowed the Suns to sit in the first place in the West.
The SuperSonics are second in the West with five wins and one loss, and they didn't make it to the playoffs last season, and after Payton left, they were able to rank second in the West at the beginning of this season, which many teams and media did not expect.
Bai Fan was shocked when he saw this result, Junzi Lei was so rebellious, and he didn't remember which season the supersonic speed was so invincible.
On November 14, the Suns challenged the Rockets, who ranked third in the West.
In the 03-04 season that Bai Fan experienced, two teams that couldn't make the playoffs, and one team that barely made it to the playoffs, are now ranked first, second and third in the West.
Just ask you if it's scary.
If the game between the Suns and the Lakers is the most watched in North America this season.
Then next, the game between the Suns and the Rockets is the most watched by China this season.
One team is a Chinese owner, and the other team is the only Chinese champion.
Such two teams are the whole of China, and all those who pay attention to sports and those who don't pay attention to sports are looking forward to it.
Of course, in the hearts of all fans, the most wanted outcome is that the Rockets win the game.
Bai Fan looked at the comments on the domestic website and was full of emotion for a while.
"I, with impure blood, have become the biggest villain!"
On the plane to Houston, Bai Fan closed his eyes and recuperated, did not contact Da Yao before the game, or said that after watching Da Yao's opening game at the beginning of the season, he made a phone call, and there was no communication at other times.
got off the plane and received a text message from Da Yao, asking Bai Fan to have dinner together after the game.
Bai Fan did not reply.
In the pre-game warm-up session, Bai Fan was interviewed by the on-site media for the first time.
"Of course I'm looking forward to the game, otherwise I wouldn't have come to the away stadium to watch it."
"Yao Ming is a player with a lot of potential, his technical characteristics and athletic IQ are top-notch."
"No one doesn't want their team to win, and of course I hope that this game is the final victory for the Suns, but that doesn't stop me from supporting Yao Ming and hoping that in this game, Yao Ming can set a new scoring record in the NBA."
"Our goal this season is still to make the playoffs and be able to go far in the playoffs."
At the end of the interview, I saw the staff leading Da Yao over, and after saying hello to Da Yao, Bai Fan returned to the audience.
"Sun team owner Bai Fan mentioned in an interview that he is very optimistic about Da Yao's potential, and praised Da Yao's skills and ball quotient."
"Don't say it, Bai Fan, the boss, is really accurate in seeing people."
CTV broadcast the game live at the same time, and Director Zhang on the commentary seat gave comments while translating.
That's really a wonderful.
Bai Fan didn't know that this game was Director Zhang's comment, otherwise this person would be really accurate, and it would definitely be added to Director Zhang's wonderful quotations.
Soon the game started with a two-tower lineup on both sides, with O'Neal and Miller facing off against Da Yao and Kevin Cato.
The other Rockets starters are Boss Fergus, Old Cat Mobury and Jackson.
The Suns still regularly start Payton, Wade, and Marion.
At the beginning of the game, Da Yao got the ball for the Rockets.
"If you want to lose it, you want to lose it!"
"Hey, to Yao Ming! To Yao Ming! Give it! By the way, hey, this ball is late...... Morning pass! ”
"The other party hit a counterattack, so it's ......"
Payton made a predictive steal, successfully got the ball, and went to the front court with Wade to play two and one, and counterattacked to close the two points.
"Huo Huo, do you really dare to vote...... Oops...... To be bad...... Also in. ”
The rocket attacked again, Mo Buli didn't pass the ball to Da Yao, but he didn't expect it to really go in.
The much-anticipated Yao shark duel began in O'Neal's low-post ball.
Da Yao, who has not gained much weight, faces O'Neill, who has more than 400 pounds, and fights more with flexibility.
Tried to block when O'Neal shot, but unfortunately did not succeed in the block, and the ball still went into the basket.