Buddha's light illuminates NBA

Chapter 104 Lu Ming: My advantage is that I play more reasonably [Second update is here! ! 】

Two weeks ago, on November 11th local time in the United States, when the Knicks faced the Cavaliers, the day after Lu Ming scored 7 points and led the team to victory, Kobe, who was interviewed, said this sentence:

I can't wait to fight against him!
Kobe, who said this, also scored 50 points the night before. The 31-year-old man is still one of the most terrifying scorers in this league.

Two weeks later, Lu Ming led the Knicks to a three-game winning streak as a guest at Staples, challenging the defending champion Lakers who also won three consecutive victories.

A battle for focus.

One is No. 1 in the league, the boss of the Zijin Dynasty. He has averaged 33 points, 7 rebounds and 3 assists per game so far this season. It is not at all obvious that he is an old man who has been in this league for 14 years.

One is a well-deserved historical rookie, the savior of New York City, who has averaged 29 points, 7 rebounds and 9 assists per game so far this season. It doesn't look like a rookie who has just played 13 games in this league.

One is No. 24, which claims to have 60 billion Kemi.

One is No. 8, behind which 13 billion people are watching.

Moreover, the most telling story is that No. 24 also wore the No. 8 jersey at the beginning of his career. At the beginning of the year, No. 24 scored 8 points at No. 61's home stadium, Madison Square Garden.

Although the No. 8 rookie at that time, he had not yet entered the Knicks.

So David Stern, the president of the league who is best at making things happen, raised the heat of this game to almost the standard of a Christmas game.

Pre-match press conference.

The Knicks, as the visiting team, started the interview.

D'Antoni began to get used to it. In this regular season, he frequently held pre-match press conferences. Facing reporters' questioning, although he had no idea, he was very calm.

Let's just say that the Lakers are a championship team, the Knicks are still young, and they have a long way to go in the future.

The core idea is to severely poison the Lakers before the game.

Then, Lu Ming, one of the highlights of this focus match, appeared on the stage.

Compared with the home court in New York, the reporters in Los Angeles are obviously not so friendly.

The first question, a reporter wearing glasses who looks a bit like a superman, glanced at the key words of the note, and asked, "Lu, people say that you, as a rookie, performed better than Kobe, the No. 8 rookie. In this, do you think there is a reason why Kobe's team had a boss like Shaquille O'Neal, and your team can let you shoot?"

The implication is that when Lu Ming is in Knicks, there are no tigers in the mountains, and monkeys are called kings.

Unexpectedly, the "Superman" with thick eyebrows and big eyes was so sharp.

Lu Ming didn't pretend to be stupid, and replied, "People always like to imagine the drama of Guan Gong fighting Qin Qiong, but in fact, doing so has no practical significance. As for making a random shot, I think you can't refuse it."

"Guan Gong? Qin Qiong?" The glasses "Superman" didn't understand.

"Oh, I forgot to tell you that Guan Gong and Qin Qiong are two famous military generals in Chinese history. One is more than 800 years ago, and the other is more than 400 years ago. They are both called gods of war in Chinese history. People especially want to know which of the two is stronger, so they use the saying about Gong Zhan Qin Qiong to satirize various comparisons across time and space."

As Lu Ming said, he raised his eyebrows at the reporters who were dumbfounded. There is no way, we have such a long history.

In the reporter's seat, the CCTV team were all holding back their laughter after listening to it, thinking that Lu Ming was too bad.

I just want to know, how many layers of sarcasm can the American journalists here understand?

"So, what do you mean, you and Kobe are both god-level players?" The glasses "Superman" pushed his glasses to get what he understood.

"..."

Lu Ming looked at the reporter calmly for three seconds before saying, "No."

The glasses "Superman" was stunned for a moment, and wanted to ask again, but was preempted by other reporters.

"Lu, it is said that both Nike and Adidas have offered you a sneaker contract worth at least US$1 million. Is this true?" a reporter asked.

"No comment." Lu Ming really didn't know.

But according to the feedback from Brother Chun and Brother Zeng, the difference is probably not too much.

"Lu, someone photographed you having dinner with Taylor Swift, are you dating?" Upon hearing it, it was an entertainment reporter.

No way, it's close to Hollywood, there are so many entertainment reporters.

Lu Ming responded generously, "No."

"But judging from the photos I took, you guys had a very happy conversation. Sorry, if it wasn't for dating, I can't think of other reasons. We all know that he is a singer who is in love to support his singing career." The entertainment reporter's perspective is always so novel.

"I'm sorry, falling in love can't help my basketball career. In our country, there was a famous player in the Western Han Dynasty more than 100 years ago. He once said a sentence, which roughly meant that you should not fall in love until your career is successful." Lu Ming then used huge numbers to attack them.

In the reporter's seat, Yang Yi said in a low voice, "Lu Ming used the allusion of Huo Qubing and the fact that the Huns were not destroyed, so why should he use his family as his allusion?"

"Little Lu, he has no history of bullying Americans." Zhang Weiping smiled.

"But I remember that during the last interview at the Knicks, there was a pretty girl who seemed to have a good relationship with Lu Ming." Yang Yi also suddenly started gossiping.

"It seems to be a childhood sweetheart." Zhang Weiping said, looking at Lu Ming, showing a fatherly smile.

"Hey, it's better to be yourself!"

"That is!"

While the two of them were muttering, another entertainment reporter asked Lu Ming, "But, in another photo, when you were having dinner with Taylor Swift, there was a girl beside you. It is said that the girl is an international student at Columbia University. What is her relationship with you?"

This is awkward!
Lu Ming can't describe his relationship with Youya right now. It's a bit strange to call it a friend, or a lover. It hasn't reached that point yet. After all, in his current character set, the element of a monk is still a bit high.

Moreover, the recent appearance frequency is not high.

So, after thinking about it, Lu Ming explained, "Fa Xiao."

"But as far as I know, you grew up in a temple. There shouldn't be little girls in that kind of place." The reporter who had done enough homework before the interview immediately revealed Lu Ming's loophole.

"Coincidentally, she lives next door."

After Lu Ming finished speaking, he immediately added, "The next question, I hope it is related to today's competition. Also, I hope everyone will not affect her life. After all, she is not in the entertainment circle, thank you!"

"So, Lu, are you confident that you can lead the Knicks to a victory at the Lakers' home court?" a reporter asked,
When Lu Ming heard the voice, he found it was Louise Clifton. He smiled and said, "I have confidence in every game."

"Confidence is a good thing. But Kobe will never allow such a thing to happen! I really want to know, who gave you the confidence?" The Lakers reporter said loudly.

"The same record, is that enough?" Lu Ming asked.

"The teams you have encountered before were all weak teams. You have never encountered a championship-level team like the Lakers!" The reporter activated the group mocking skill.

"You don't know until you fight, don't you?" Lu Ming fought back neither soft nor hard.

At this time, Zhang Weiping saw that the reporter was thinking about a new attack method, so he took the opportunity to say, "Xiao Lu, have you ever thought about scoring 61 points in the Lakers' home game tonight?"

After hearing this, Yang Yi almost bit his tongue.

I thought to myself, Mr. Zhang, you really dare to ask.

Fortunately, he spoke Chinese, and no American reporter could understand it. Lu Ming laughed after hearing it, "Mr. Zhang, you are giving me poisonous milk!"

"Haha, not at all!"

Zhang Weiping smiled heartily, and then formally asked, taking care of the emotions of fellow American journalists, using English, "Is there any pressure to play against a long-established superstar like Kobe?"

"It's a lie to say that there is no pressure. But being able to compete with Kobe may be what every rookie in the league looks forward to now, or even in the future." Lu Ming said.

"As a shooting guard, Lu, what do you think is your advantage compared with Kobe?" Zhang Weiping asked again.

"Is it more reasonable to play ball?"

Lu Ming said something in Chinese, and he burst out laughing after finishing speaking.

Zhang Weiping was also happy after listening.

This is Zhang Weiping, who most Chinese basketball fans know, and Kobe Bryant's shots are reasonable.

It's just that the American reporters didn't understand. They were smiling and their eyes were full of curiosity.

Then Lu Ming answered Zhang Weiping's question in English, "My advantage, probably, is that I wear a luckier number. And Kobe Bryant, he gave up this lucky number."

"Haha!" Zhang Weiping laughed again.

Then, the reporters also laughed softly because of Lu Ming's little humor.

After all, he was a rookie, and it was just a pre-match interview, so although the reporters' questions were not friendly, they were not too difficult. After all, not everyone likes to be slapped in the face.

After the Knicks interview, came the Lakers interview.

The first player to play was the head coach of the Lakers, Phil Jackson, who could no longer wear all the championship rings with both hands.

Even in the interview, he still showed the temperament of sitting on Mount Tai.

Until Zhang Weiping asked Lakers head coach Phil Jackson an interesting question, "Coach Jackson, in the NBA, you have the title of a Zen master. Interestingly, Lu also has the title of a Zen master. Do you have any suggestions for this little Zen master?"

Phil Jackson naturally knew the nickname of Lu Ming's master, and also knew Lu Ming's experience of growing up in a temple before playing basketball, so he has studied Zen, and said modestly, "I started studying Zen from meditation, and it has been around for more than 30 years. Compared with Lu, who has been engaged in Zen research since childhood, I may not be a master. I can only be regarded as a novice who has just realized Zen. In fact, I really want to exchange some questions about Zen with Lu."

"I hope you can have a good chat."

Zhang Weiping was stunned for a moment, and then asked, "So, what's your suggestion about basketball?"

"Oh, my God, his current performance is not like a rookie at all. I don't think I have any better suggestions. I can't say, let him behave more like a rookie? Tell him, don't perform so well?" Phil Jackson said with a smile.

"Hahahaha!"

Phil Jackson's humor made them laugh again.

This joyful atmosphere continued until Kobe's interview.

(End of this chapter)