the rest, only noise

Chapter 1400
New year, new weather, the Lakers' first opponent in 1998 was another team that the Los Angeles people dreamed of - the New York Knicks.

Historically, the Celtics are the Lakers' number one rival, and the Knicks are undoubtedly the second.

They took over from the Celtics in the 70s and beat the Lakers twice.Did the same again in the late 80s.

The Lakers took some interest back from the Celtics in last year's Finals, and the New Yorkers never seemed to get paid for what they did.

This year, it's time.

Now, the Knicks rank first in the East and second in the league with a record of 24 wins and 7 losses. They can be regarded as the biggest opponent of the Lakers' defending champion.

Although they appear to be the second best team in the league, no one thinks they can match the Lakers.

However, this game was more intense than expected.

The Knicks are very aware that the Lakers' book lineup is invincible in the world. Therefore, in order to find a chance to win in the face of the obvious strength gap, they must use the traditional ability of the Eastern Conference-confrontation in case of indecision.

With their rich experience, the Knicks successfully dragged the Lakers into hand-to-hand combat, like a fierce playoffs.

The Lakers, who averaged 126 points per game so far this season, only scored 101 points in regular time tonight and were dragged into overtime by the Knicks.

In overtime, Ewing caused Duncan's sixth foul and hit a quasi-lore on Garnett's head. He was about to become a hero.

1.9 seconds before the end of the game, Benjamin Wilson received the ball two meters from the three-point line. In a desperate situation, he used three threats to shake off Hill's defense, dribbled the ball to the right, immediately followed by a step back to the left, and shot a super long three-pointer close to the LOGO position.

The red light is on, the final whistle is blowing, and the whole court is trying to do it in one fell swoop——

"Swish!!!!!"

"Benj mercilessly killed New Yorkers with his own hands!"

Chick Hearn's screams instantly spread to every corner of Los Angeles.

The Knicks were only 1.9 seconds away from the Lakers' second loss of the season.

Wilson's icy shot just goes to show that the best basketball team in the world also has the best players in the world.

威尔逊今晚出场45分钟，砍下48分11篮板6助攻4抢断1盖帽。

This is not only the game he has played the most this season, but also the first time he has scored 40 points in a single game this season.

The 35-and-a-half-year-old Ewing looked at Benj solemnly.

He often wondered, how many championships could they have won if Benj hadn't gone?
It's just a fantasy after all.

They are all proud, and it is impossible to bow their heads and let the other party make things bigger.

Now, Benj has a better team, luckily the Knicks are not bad, they have a chance to compete on the highest stage.

"Why don't I say that you are too rough. If you counted the time to shoot the buzzer just now, it wouldn't be Benj's turn to do this." Louis laughed, "Patrick, you haven't made any progress at all!"

Ewing frowned and looked at Louis, and when he looked down and saw that the latter's belly seemed to be bigger than before, he couldn't help laughing.

It's just that this smile looks terrifying.

"Yeah, who can ensure that the thickness of the belly grows every year like you. I don't know when this year's weight loss plan will start?"

"You bastard!" Coach Lu's peace of mind brought about by half a month of meditation was instantly shattered, "I'm telling you about playing basketball, why are you talking about losing weight?"

After the bickering, Louis said sternly, "Next time at your home court, you won't have any more chances."

"Really?" Ewing insisted, "You should know our style. At home, we will only play harder. You'd better be mentally prepared."

Louis didn't care.

The Knicks are no longer the Knicks of the year.

Compared with the Knicks in the dynastic period, they don't have an all-round offensive and defensive wing ace like Wilson, nor do they have a frightening murder press, and several core players are also older.

Tonight is indeed the young people of the Lakers who are not used to the high-intensity game of the Knicks, but this kind of ball will be different if they play a few more times, because their hard power is stronger.

Moreover, if Duncan hadn't been targeted by the referee today, the game might not have reached overtime.

However, it was also because the young people panicked that Wilson had the opportunity to be ruthless.

If he hadn't come here, others would have thought he had degenerated.

After defeating the Knicks, the Lakers' winning streak was close to 20 games. Just as the fans swelled to think that they would not lose again, on January 1, the Orlando Magic, which played at home, gave them a slap in the face.

First of all, a Mesozoic referee Ron Olesiak (Ron Olesiak), who has played games in the league for nearly a decade, did not know what medicine he took wrongly, and aimed at the Lakers all night.

Louis' protest gradually escalated, but he didn't expect that Olesiak didn't even warn, and directly blew him out with two T's.

"You better know what you're doing!"

Apart from Ewing, there are also brain-dead referees who can defeat Louis.

After Olesiak made the verdict, he didn't dare to communicate with Louis at all, even avoiding his eyes.

Louis wondered, he was so afraid, why did he keep bragging like this?
After Louie was ejected, the Magic's home whistle intensified.

Although Wilson and Bodi Loga named O'Neal's effective play, this year's Sharks blasted Duncan and Garnett alone under the blessing of the epic home whistle. They made 27 of 18 shots and made 34 free throws alone.

Moreover, Webber, who focused on assisting the Sharks, also had a triple-double of 28 points, 10 rebounds and 13 assists.

Full game: 121 to 118, the Magic narrowly beat the Lakers by 3 points at home, giving their opponent their second defeat of the season.

After the game, Louie unreservedly pointed out the problem of the referee: "The Magic got to the free throw line 66 times tonight, and we got 21 times. In this case, it is meaningless to talk about the game. I just want to say that if we want more people to like the NBA, this situation cannot happen. This is not a fair game. That referee. Ron Olesiak, he definitely has a problem"

Louis was about to say something even more extreme. Seeing that the situation was going to be overwhelmed, the Lakers PR quickly interrupted the interview: "Coach Lu has other arrangements behind him, so let's end today's interview."

Louie's words caused an uproar, and the discussion on referees also skyrocketed. More and more teams began to complain about the Magic's home whistle.

But after Louis went back, he checked the previous home games of the Magic, and there was no such sensational home field advantage.

Stern also called to express his condolences.

The league shirked the relationship completely, but because Louie's speech in front of the media violated relevant regulations, he had to be fined $5000.

"I won't give you a penny!" Louis was furious.

Stern joked: "Dr. Buss will be generous."

Of course, Louis would not just expose it like this. In addition to asking Stern to ensure that the referee on duty was investigated, he also asked Ron Olesiak, the referee, not to appear in his game again.

Stern could see that Louis was very angry tonight.

It has been a long time since no referee dared to break ground on this Tai Sui.

Neither was difficult, and Stern said yes to both.

It’s just that the results of the investigation are shocking. It turned out that Olesiak’s wife had cheated on her, and the damned lover was a Lakers fan. It is said that when he was caught raped, he was still wearing the Lakers’ No. 1 jersey (Wilson).Olesiak was so sad and angry that even the Lakers held grudges together. This wave is a public revenge, but for the Lakers, this is purely an unwarranted disaster.

⑴ Benj wears No. 25 in the Knicks, and the No. 25 of the Lakers has been retired (Gail Goodrich), so he wears No. 1

Olesiak was suspended for three months because of this, which was regarded as an explanation to Louis.

But this is useless to Louis, the ball is lost, so what if the whistle is stopped?However, no matter how bad Olesiak's incident was, it was a matter of being impulsive and unprofessional on the court. Suspension of the whistle for three months is already the top penalty.

So, it's over.

This incident not only made Louis very angry, but also made Duncan have a hard time about being blown up by O'Neal at the home whistle.

April 1

Kevin Garnett's agent contacted the Lakers management and started formal negotiations on an early contract extension.

This is the most important thing in the Lakers team before the All-Star break.

(End of this chapter)