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Chapter 350 Los Angeles Derby
May NO.15, Los Angeles Derby.

Su Yang drove a newly bought Mercedes-Benz to the Staples Center, and saw many fans waiting in the plaza from afar. Compared with Portland and Oklahoma, there were obviously more beautiful fans. There are more fans in each round of games.

There were a few little blacks wearing Kobe's jerseys, shouting MVP excitedly, and one of them looked familiar.

Su Yang slowed down, stared carefully, and was suddenly surprised: Isn't this Lonzo Ball?
Seeing that the players with good strength in the future are walking in the street at the moment, Su Yang laughed directly, and then lamented that this derby has a great influence. After all, as a Los Angeles fan, as long as he likes to watch the NBA, this game is a grand event. is quite rare.

Since Donald Sterling forcibly moved the Clippers to Los Angeles in 1984, the Los Angeles Derby has become a situation that Los Angeles fans look forward to seeing, but the strong periods of the two teams are completely different. The best opportunity before was in the second round of the Western Conference in 06. .

But that year, the Lakers led the Suns 3 to 1, but eventually suffered a comeback and failed to rendezvous with the Clippers.

Then the Clippers declined rapidly, and the Lakers rose again, alternating ups and downs, and the two teams lost the possibility of a playoff confrontation.

"I'm so awesome..."

Su Yang slammed on the gas pedal, thinking that he had brought about an event in advance that didn't happen in 2021 in his previous life, so he was entitled to boast.

This Los Angeles Derby is full of topics.

First, the Clippers owner Sterling said that he would beat the Lakers to become the new king of Los Angeles, and Su Yang countered that the Clippers should first change the owner. Don't let Su Yang do it.

Immediately afterwards, the topic of 'the Clippers get out of the Staples Center' also generated a lot of discussion on platforms such as Twitter and Weibo.

The main Staples Center belongs to the Anschutz Group, and the Anschutz Group is the second largest shareholder of the Lakers. It is no problem to say that the Lakers are the owners of the Staples Center. The boat can only stay in San Diego.

In order to further stretch the ratings, ESPN also specially organized a debate program to discuss whether the Lakers are too domineering.

Many Griffin fans, as well as Paul fans, tweeted that the Lakers are not the only team in Los Angeles.

Under various discussions, the tickets for the Lakers' first game against the Clippers were sold for an average of $800, which is even more exaggerated than the Knicks.

As for the VIP tickets on the sidelines, Jenny Bass, the president of operations, tweeted that they would not sell them, and would only give them to those old Humi.

"It's a pity that this Clippers team is too weak..."

Su Yang felt a little regretful again. For the Clippers team in front of him, Griffin hadn't grown up yet, Jordan was not reused, and Butler, who had high hopes for the playoffs, had nothing to do with Randy Foye, Nick Young and others. Role players like Maurice Williams.

In addition, the biggest problem with the Clippers is that the head coach De Nagro is too stupid and only uses players who can score through simple tactics. Basically, players like Jordan will not be used, so when he was in the Bulls, he chose to send Seifer away. Rosa, basically free.

Anyway, it’s not enough to play. Earlier ESPN 14 experts predicted the result of this round of promotion. Even Bill Simmons, a well-known commentator who dislikes the Lakers and Su Yang the most, did not predict that the Clippers would advance. He also believed that the Clippers would win one game at most .

After parking the car in the VIP parking lot, Su Yang went straight to the inside of the arena, turned around to the court, and saw that Kobe and others were there.

Perhaps because the MVP trophy was to be presented to Kobe, league president David Stern was also there, and Old Buss personally accompanied him.

Before Su Yang could speak, Stern took the initiative to wave and greet, and turned to Old Bass and said, "Su Yang has been of great help to the league. From the labor-management agreement to the restructuring of the All-Star game, we have reduced a lot of losses and increased our losses. Lots of income."

Old Buss nodded slightly regretfully: "He is one of the most successful signings of our Lakers team, but it is only 4 years..."

Hearing that the two praised him, Su Yang walked over with a smile and said, "In the future, I will rely on the help of you two."

"I will fully support you!" Old Bass raised his hand and patted Su Yang on the shoulder, as if he already knew that Su Yang wanted to buy an NBA team, "I will also support you with other bosses, we all hope that you Help the league grow better…”

Hearing this, Su Yang wondered how Old Buss knew that he wanted to buy a team. Stern next to him smiled awkwardly: "I can express my support to you on behalf of the league office. We hope that the NBA board of directors will show diversity. An inclusive union…”

After Stern finished speaking, he looked towards the other side of the field intentionally or unintentionally. Su Yang glanced along instinctively, and accidentally saw the Clippers owner Donald Sterling, looking at his side with great anger, as if he was concerned about the situation on his side. Talk, very dissatisfied.

It is normal to think about it. Sterling had united with many bosses to remove Stern, and there was a conflict of interest.

"Then I would like to thank you two for your support in advance..."

Su Yang didn't mind that Old Buss knew that he wanted to buy a team. He also knew that the current promise could not be taken seriously. It's hard to say when.

The billions of major MT companies are valuations, not even stock prices. Many people don’t think that he has the strength to spend hundreds of millions or even billions of dollars to buy an NBA team. They must think that he wants to take the lead. Form a consortium.

In a blink of an eye, at [-]:[-] pm, the Lakers gave up the pre-game ceremony and instead held Kobe's MVP awarding ceremony.

Big names gathered on the sidelines, sitting actor Denzel Washington, rapper Snoop Dogg, Jason Taylor, Iskuber, Red Sox star Robert Griffin, Jason Nicholson, David Beckham, Charles Theron et al.

Stern briefly introduced that Kobe stepped forward to accept the award, then thanked a large group of people, and ended with the MVP shouts all over the venue.

The admission introduction was held immediately. The Clippers' five starters were Paul, Randy Foye, Caron Butler, Blake Griffin, and Jordan, while the Lakers' five starters were Curry, Kobe, Artest, Mike Roberts, Gasol.

Another minute of preparation, the Clippers, wearing a red jersey, made the first start, shouting around Paul before the game.

On the side of the Lakers, Kobe stood calmly, while Su Yang pulled Curry to explain: "Don't have a psychological burden. We practiced those defensive tactics to avoid excessive consumption. We hope you can play a more exciting offense. We need You score!"

Curry nodded to express his understanding. The main reason is that some reporters complained that they saw the Lakers training, and the whole team was running to protect Curry. Either don't rush to come back to fight, or play according to the normal rhythm, Byner Mu doesn't need protection.

For the report over there, Su Yang was very angry. He not only revealed the tactics, but also despised the team members and decisively revoked the press card.

drop!The referee Joe Crawford blew his whistle to remind the starting players of both sides to enter the field one after another to prepare for the jump ball.

The BGM in the arena suddenly became exciting, and four thick lights frantically circled the ten starters back and forth.

Amidst the cheers from the audience, Gasol and Jordan took off at the same time, the two grabbed consecutive points, and the basketball flew towards the Lakers half court.

Curry picked up the basketball, directly executed the opening tactics arranged by Su Yang, and went straight to the left wing of the frontcourt.

At the same time, Gasol squatted early to guard the free throw line, while McRoberts and Artest ran to the right half court together.

The Lakers still started with an inside and four outside formation, and the Clippers' defensive attention shifted to the right, but they also stared at Curry on the left.

In the blink of an eye, Kobe, who was waiting on the right wing, suddenly bowed and accelerated to start. With the help of the oncoming Mike Roberts and Artest's cover, he easily shook off Randy Foye and moved to the top of the arc in a wide range , Turn around and cut inward.

The Clippers immediately switched defenses by shouting from outside, but Butler gave up chasing Artest and tried to intercept Kobe instead.

But Gasol, who had been standing at the free throw line for a long time, provided a back screen at the same time, firmly blocking Butler's retreat space.

Kobe took the opportunity to cut into the paint area, Curry on the left hit the ground and passed the ball, and Griffin on the right waist shrank towards the basket.

Butler also squeezed through the back screen and continued to chase. The Clippers duo tried to block from the right side and blocked the shot from behind.

In the blink of an eye, Kobe started three steps calmly, switching his right hand to the left in the air, and easily picked the basket and hit the board.

A simple left-handed layup perfectly breaks the block on the right and the threat of blocking shots behind him, and the action is picturesque.

The ball bounced into the net with a slam, and the Lakers scored two points. The Staples Center immediately burst into cheers.

Assistant coach Mike Brown smiled at Su Yang: "Wow, is this the scene you envisioned? Curry holds the ball to attract attention, Kobe takes the opportunity to cut? Then the two of them can be switched? Such a combination, you can come up with anything. Ten expansion tactics..."

(End of this chapter)