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Chapter 647 Pre-match preparation

As soon as the two sides of the finals appeared, because the Bulls slightly lost to the Lakers in the regular season record, the entire league turned their attention to the first game of the finals that Los Angeles was preparing for, and the Bulls also went to the away game to prepare after the Eastern Conference finals.

For the bulls...

Being able to send the Celtics home proves that their lineup this season is very targeted.

In addition to Luke Longley at the center position, there are also veteran Bill Wennington and Joe Klein who was traded from the Suns during the season.

Not to mention that because of Campbell's injury, Rodman can also give up his big book and join the wheel battle of the center group.

But for the Lakers...

This is how the Jazz handled Li Shengli, but the Lakers still won.

Because of the real attrition battle of the center, the effect it can have is limited to the last time of the second half, and the impact is small, but if Kobe breaks out, the Bulls' wheel battle will go bankrupt directly. This is in the series against the Jazz Shown.

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In general, this East and West finals are very special.

The Bulls beat the Celtics, whose style is similar to that of the Lakers, and the Lakers beat the Jazz, who also used wheel battles to deal with the center position, and both teams proved the reliability of their respective lineups.

Of course, no two leaves are exactly alike in the world.

The Celtics are not the Lakers.

Although the combination of Celtics O'Neal + Garnett's inside offense is stronger than the Lakers' Li Shengli + Daben, the Celtics do not have Kobe, nor do they have a luxurious combination of role players. After all, Eddie and Nick are all Stars, Crotty and Big Ben have outstanding defensive abilities.

Likewise, the Bulls are not the Jazz.

Although it is said that Li Shengli is dealt with in a wheel battle, the lineups of the Bulls and the Jazz are completely different. The offensive strengths can avoid the Lakers inside, rather than Malone who has to go inside and fight head-to-head.

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Come back to the game.

The finals are about to start, and the Lakers home court the day before was surrounded by media reporters, and because it was a special finals, Li Shengli and his teammates had to pose for the reporters to take pictures and publish articles. Shooting, I was really tired.

Although, Li Shengli hates formalism, but obviously his teammates don't think so.

Especially Fox, who dreams of becoming a movie star, is quite enthusiastic. He followed the reporter's camera and ran for two shots. A little more enthusiastic.

What's even more annoying is that there will be interviews after the posing, and the huge army of reporters is too crazy.

Under the arrangement of the team's press officer, the first reporter who grabbed the opportunity to ask questions almost poked the microphone into Li Shengli's mouth, making Li Shengli's face darken, and he endured the attack...

"Li, may I ask if you have the confidence to win this championship?"

"I don't know, you can ask something useful."

"Then what do you think of this finals? How do you think Michael Jordan will play this time?"

"Michael is next door to the visiting team's training ground, I suggest you ask him."

"How is your private relationship with Michael? Will it become rigid because of this finals?"

"We are opponents on the court, but we are friends off the court. It has nothing to do with who wins the championship. You have finished asking, next one!"

Successively dealt with a few prickly reporters, Li Shengli directly pulled out the Aixian Fox to top the tank, even one was not enough, Kobe, Big Ben, and Crotty were all pulled out, and he was liberated.

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Meanwhile...Jordan was not spared as the Bulls on the cusp.

"Michael, your players are not young, and your regular season averages are also declining. Will this be your last season with the Bulls?"

"Will anyone believe that I am really old and my data is declining? Do you all only watch the regular season and have no time to watch the playoffs? As for whether it is the last season, if something happens, then it must be the final answer."

"What about Li, what do you think of him?"

"He...he's a nice kid!"

"Boy? In principle, you are all superstars in the league. Wouldn't this kind of title be too unserious?"

"Then just remember it now... we will be rivals tomorrow, but before and after that, we are friends, I don't have to be serious with him, of course he has never been polite to me in private, yes, really not You're welcome."

"It seems that he was not polite to you in the game, right? You have lost 3 times in the finals 2 times. This is the 4th time. Are you still sure?"

"Then it's a tie first. No one can be ranked above my name, and this little friend of mine is also an exception."

"Okay, there is one more...Recently there is news that the owners of the teams want to adjust the salaries of the players, and the players union has begun to intervene in the negotiations. You should know that the annual salary of 3300 million is higher than that of the Warriors, who ranks 11th in salary this season. The teams are all high, do you think we should take the initiative to cut salaries to maintain the smooth operation of the league?"

No matter how difficult the question was before, Jordan did not hesitate, but for such a sensitive question in a sensitive period, Jordan's face was ugly when he was asked, and he directly pulled Rodman out to tell the reporter to shut up. After all, Rodman kicked the reporter. previous convictions.

As for the question itself...

When there is no conflict between labor and management, the trouble will be over, and it will not affect your own interests.

Although the 3000 million contract standing at the center of the storm is scary, it is not limited to the value of the player, but more to the commercial value. It has nothing to do with him, and it has nothing to do with it.

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In this situation before the game, it is basically impossible to train well in the morning.

It wasn't until the team closed in the afternoon that the two sides started targeted tactical training. No matter how easy the Lakers were before, this finals must be taken seriously. The whole team practiced confrontation in groups, and the focus was on defense against the triangle offense. Running position, plus a special game plan prepared by Harris.

The rehearsal class was much more tiring than playing the game, and after the training that day, everyone was exhausted, but no one said anything... The next day was June 6, Li Shengli woke up very early, because today It was Game 3 of the Finals against the Bulls.

After the morning practice and breakfast, the news that the NBA Finals will start hit the headlines of today's national sports edition. Since the morning, the Los Angeles Lakers home court has been in full swing, and all the Lakers fans are looking forward to the start of the game.

The closer the game was, the more excited Li Shengli was, which was far more exaggerated than the previous rounds, because the unknown result always made people fascinated and anxious, and he couldn't relax his breath until the last moment.

Even Jordan is the same.

Together with Li Shengli, he became the two main protagonists of this peak performance, but the problem is that the significance of this finals to him is not what it used to be, because the impact of the Lakers on the Bulls is incredible, which he has never thought of before , and now he just wants a perfect ending!

(End of this chapter)