Buddha's light illuminates NBA

Chapter 145 Kobe: You are so unlucky to meet me

The day before the game, on the evening of January 1, local time in the United States, the NBA officially announced the starting lineups for the Eastern and Western Conferences of the 21 All-Star Game, voted by fans around the world.

Eastern Conference starters: Lu Ming (Knicks), Wade (Heat), James (Cavaliers), Garnett (Celtics), Howard (Magic).

Western starters: Kobe (Lakers), Nash (Suns), Anthony (Nuggets), Duncan (Spurs), Stoudemire (Suns).

As for the substitute lineup, it will be announced later on January 1, with the Eastern and Western head coaches of the All-Star game.

Let me talk about the starting position first, there has been a small change.

In the end, in the final round of voting, the two-time MVP Nash surpassed McGrady, who was still ranked second in the Western Conference guards when the results of the fourth stage were distributed. At the same time, Duncan of the Spurs also surpassed Nowitz of the Mavericks in the final round.

Although most people had already prepared for Lu Ming to be selected as an All-Star, when the final result came out and the dust settled, Knicks fans went crazy.

How long!
After a long time, they finally saw that their own star was selected as an All-Star, and he was still the top voter!

The fans rushed to the street again, frantically expressing their inner excitement and fanaticism.

That's called a sea of ​​people with jerseys on display.

It was almost the sound of firecrackers.

The New York police are already a little numb to this, and they just devote a little bit of energy to prevent them from making outrageous things and continue to carry out normal affairs.

Focus on those of color and prevent them from threatening the safety of this city.

In China, some sports media platforms, including Lu Ming being selected as an All-Star, have organized some special activities.

At the same time as the All-Star starting list came down, the final style of the signature shoes of the Master generation was also confirmed. It has the elements of Chinese Zen, but it is quite beautiful.

These are all off the charts.

The most important thing for the Knicks at the moment is to face the next two enemies. Fortunately, both of them are at home, one is the Lakers who will play on the 22nd, and the other is the young year who will play on the 24th.

If they can pass smoothly, there is great hope of surpassing the longest 18-game winning streak in Knicks history.

But first of all, the Lakers' level is not easy.

During the Knicks' 14-game winning streak, they basically did not encounter too strong teams. If the Heat and Thunder can be counted, at most they played against two evenly matched teams.

So even though the Knicks have the first record in the league in the middle of the current season, in the eyes of most people, they are still not considered as a strong team.

Therefore, facing the Lakers, even Knicks fans are pessimistic.

In the Knicks team, the pressure is not small.

During the training the day before the game, everyone was tense, and the basket in the training hall was about to be smashed crookedly.

"In this state, it's a bit difficult to play against the Lakers." Although D'Antoni didn't show anything in front of the players, he didn't hide his anxiety during the private coaching staff meeting.

Atkinson sighed, and said, "To be honest, I think the pressure of fifteen consecutive victories is a bit too much for them. Or, forget it, and pretend I didn't say it."

D'Antoni understood what Atkinson meant, or he voluntarily gave up chasing [-] consecutive victories.

Looking at the meaning of other teaching assistants, it seems that they don't have much confidence.

"To be honest, I didn't think at first that the team would have a winning streak. But now, if you tell the players that we are going to give up, it will be a big blow to their morale. The spirit that has been accumulated for half a season may be dissipated at once," D'Antoni said.

The others nodded, and they had the same consideration.

So I thought about it, and in the end I could only let things develop normally.

Even if you don't win [-] consecutive victories, you must show the determination to win, so that even if you fail in the end, the impact on morale can be minimized.

The next day, the Lakers arrived at the Knicks in the morning.

Prior to this, the Lakers had just played a game at home with the Cavaliers, and the result was that the Lakers lost to the Cavaliers again.

From this point of view, facing back-to-back Lakers, the Knicks, who are waiting for work, still have a physical advantage.

Kobe played 40 minutes in this game and scored 31 points on 31 shots, which was not efficient.

On the opposite side, James made 25 of 13 shots. Except for 9 of 1 three-pointers, which is a bit unsightly, he scored 37 points, 9 assists and 5 rebounds.

These two matches gave the Cavaliers fans the hope of winning the championship.

I believe that if the two sides meet in the finals, they will definitely be able to kill the Lakers and win the Cavaliers' first championship, Cleveland's first championship, and James' first championship.

I can really think about it!
Kobe thought to himself, let's wait until you reach the finals.

When he came to New York, as the host, Lu Ming invited Kobe to have a light meal.

In the afternoon, there was a simple press conference before the game. In addition to the head coaches of both sides, the core players of both sides, Kobe and Lu Ming, also attended.

Most of the head coach's interviews are just anecdotes, and at most they are feeding the opponent some poisonous milk.

But the player interviews are very interesting.

Kobe said, "I am looking forward to the second fight with Lu. I really want to see if he has learned what I taught during this period of time."

This point, the reporter does not seem to care much.

They only care about whether Kobe will regain what he lost, for example, leaving a record for the highest score at Madison Square Garden.

"For example, to get more points, I am more concerned about winning the game and regaining the No. [-] position in the league." Strange, Kobe, who has always only seen the basket and only scoring, doesn't care about scoring?

Whether he believed it or not, the reporters didn't believe it anyway.

But Kobe has become cunning, and under the crown, his emotional intelligence has actually become higher.

I couldn't find anything to ask, so when I asked Lu Ming, I used the following words, "Lu, Kobe said before that he will definitely win the game and prevent the Knicks from winning [-] consecutive victories. What do you think?"

"Really? I don't believe it." Lu Ming didn't quite believe it.

Although during the meal, Kobe did say very badly, "Lu, you are so unlucky, how did you meet me at the moment of the [-]th consecutive victory?"

But thinking about it now that the honor is in hand, Kobe, who is much kinder off the court, shouldn't be so straightforward.

The reporter said, "Yes, he said so."

Although Kobe only said the word "win", it naturally meant to prevent the Knicks from winning [-] consecutive victories.

However, Lu Ming didn't care what Kobe said to the reporter, he just answered the reporter's question like he answered Kobe's words during the meal, "Come here!"

At [-] o'clock in the evening, in prime time, a game that will be broadcast live across the United States is about to begin.

TNT broadcast, the commentator is naturally the league's No. [-] Lu Chuan Barkley, and Kenny Smith who has already ordered the size of the evening dress.

The two sides started the field.

When the Knicks and Lu Ming were the last to appear on the stage, the 2010 All-Star starting lineup had already been decided, and the status of the All-Star ticket champion had already become a fact, so the announcer added a long embellishment to the front.

After playing, Lu Ming felt quite a lot of pressure looking at the fans holding the 15-game winning streak sign.

Fifteen consecutive victories, you can't lose.

Especially when Taylor Swift, who was sitting on the sidelines, completely ignored Kobe's existence and shouted at Lu Ming, "Master, when are you going to win 15 consecutive victories?"

Then, without giving Lu Ming a chance to speak, he followed the voices of the audience and said loudly, "Just today!"

Then came the crazy MVP calls from the fans.

Kobe looked at this scene, thinking that they called him that when he scored 61 points here before, and couldn't help being a little surprised.

Then he looked at Lu Ming who was doing a special appearance ceremony on the sidelines, and was very surprised.

It's only been a while since the Knicks came to watch the game at home, more to watch the visiting team's players perform badly, and become a strong team with the league's first record?

And the atmosphere of the home court is already so decent?

Yes, this kid's ability to lead a team is not inferior to mine at all.

Although Kobe admired it, he was a little bit jealous after all.

Then he said some trash talk to Lu Ming at the dinner table, "Tsk tsk! Boy, you are really unlucky to meet me at this juncture!"

"No, this is my luck." Lu Ming said.

Kobe raised his eyebrows, did he admit defeat so quickly?
That's a bit of a car.

Only halfway through the thought of soft words, Lu Ming said again, "Kobe, this is also your luck, to be able to witness with your own eyes the birth of the Knicks' first 15-game winning streak in [-] years!"

"There are no doors!" Kobe laughed.

Kenny Smith analyzed, "The Lakers' starting lineup has not changed much. Center Bynum and power forward Gasol form the Lakers' inside twin towers.

Small forward Artest, this is a player who can almost defend from the second to the fifth, especially the defense of the second and third positions. You can always see his role.

Kobe, needless to say.Fisher, needless to say.

Compared with the Lakers' championship lineup last season, this lineup has improved in strength.The offense and defense are more integrated, coupled with the integration of Artest and Bynum's growth, I am very optimistic. They took a victory at the Madison Arena. "

Now that Kenny Smith is sitting on the Lakers' chair, Barkley, who is the league's No. [-] player, will naturally stand up for the Knicks.

Although it is a strong stand, Barkley is not the kind of brainless bragging. He analyzed in detail, "Needless to say, the Knicks' starting lineup is still the five players. It seems that this is a game of soldiers against soldiers and generals. The first time the two sides played against each other, the Knicks lost the game by 102:105, 4 points at the Lakers' home court.

In that game, Kobe scored 32 points, 38 assists and 5 rebounds in 4 shots, while Lu Ming scored 18 points, 27 rebounds and 8 assists in only 11 shots.It can be said that the rookie No. 8, facing the former No. 8 player, is not at a disadvantage.

In this game, the two sides have the same lineup, but the Knicks players, including Lu, must have improved a lot. Therefore, I think the Knicks have a better chance of winning. "

"How about we bet something?" Kenny Smith said.

With Lu Ming in the game, Kenny Smith has lost to Barkley several times in a row, so he is not reconciled and must win back.

After all, there was Kobe on the court.

This gave the old gambler Kenny Smith a great psychological hint.

Barkley was not at all afraid, and readily accepted, "OK, what do you want to bet on?"

To sum it up, as long as you stand in Lu Ming's team, you will definitely win the regular Barkley, without even adding any conditions.

No way, just be so confident.

If it wasn't for the fact that Barkley's hair was too bright, it would be more likely to use facial cleanser. If he said that he used Rejoice, people would believe it.

What are you betting on?

Kenny Smith fell into deep thought.

(End of this chapter)