You are the pearl, Mo Mengchen

Chapter 939 When Princeton vs. Princeton

Chapter 942 When Princeton vs. Princeton
This year's Christmas game, the league arranged for the Pistons to play against the Lakers.

This is the third time in the past four years that the two teams have met on Christmas Eve, but the Lakers are no longer the original Lakers.

Because of the Eagle County incident, since the start of the season, Kobe will get booed by the audience as long as he gets the ball, even the fans at the Staples Center have not let him go.

But the home fans will not go too far, at least, they will not chant the slogan "Bow is a criminal" when Kobe is at the free throw line.

Their own fans will not be too cruel to Kobe, but it does not mean that other fans also have a tolerant heart.

In every away game, as long as Kobe stands on the free throw line, the arena will immediately be surrounded by vague and funny slogans such as "The bow is a criminal!" Everyone loves to see an angel fall into a devil.

Kobe is making such a transformation, and fans will never show mercy.

External interference is one of them, but the troubles off the court made Kobe physically and mentally exhausted.

Frequent court trials made him run back and forth. Although he would burn himself with endless energy every time he came to the game scene, this season was definitely the worst day since his rookie season.

He went from a favorite to an outcast.

Jordan's successor has become a criminal who may face prison.

In order to avoid going to prison, Kobe naturally hired a team of sky-high lawyers to work for him. This is an era when money can do whatever it wants. As long as you have enough money, even if you go to prison, you can enjoy life like a vacation.

The money for hiring a super team of lawyers is very likely to require a sky-high private settlement fee. Calculated in this way, it is very likely that all the money Kobe earned in the past few years will be thrown into this bottomless turmoil.

In this world where the whole world regards abandoning Kobe as politically correct, there are many people who lend a helping hand to him.

This person is the owner of the Lakers, the man behind the Zijin Dynasty, and the far-sighted Jerry Buss.

In order to appease Kobe's emotions and make him have a good mood, Old Buss allowed Kobe to take his own plane to and from the home and away games for free.

Mo Mengchen, who has been paying attention to this matter for a long time, can basically conclude that the Lakers do not intend to give up Kobe after seeing the old Bass' reaction, even if it is Kobe who is ruined.

Old Buss knows better than anyone that O'Neal is in the afternoon and dusk. No matter what his current strength is, his peak has passed, but Kobe still has at least ten years of good days.

It's just that few people in the Lakers understand the old Bass' intention to appease Kobe.

Desperate, or frustrating, is the atmosphere in the Lakers team. The players headed by O'Neal, they saw that Kobe might face prison, but they behaved ruthlessly.

After the incident in Eagle County, O'Neal had a pleasant summer. He participated in movies and maintained his body. He didn't eat out of shape as he did last season. On the media day of the pre-game training camp, he emphasized to the media: "The Lakers have always belonged to my team, and I am No.1 here."

In order to win the support of others, he also said one after another: "The Lakers are also Derek's team."

"The Lakers are also Al's team."

Even if they are all from Kobe, O'Neal praised them all to the sky.

He praised many people, but he didn't mention Kobe.

Of course, good journalists will not let go of the opportunity to fan the flames: "Shaq, did you miss someone?"

The shark thought for a long time and then denied: "No, there is no such thing. I have said everything I need to say. This is all I want to say. We are a group. I am their leader and I will lead them. go ahead."

"Is Kobe not here?" The reporter finally asked bluntly.

O'Neill stared at the reporter in surprise. Kobe missed the media day because of the trial, and the whole team knew it well. The Sharks just said politely that he didn't know where Kobe was going or when he would show up.

"Maybe Kobe just doesn't care," O'Neal said.

The whole thing has developed to this stage, who is the boss of the Lakers, who should have more possessions, and who the team is dominated by has lost its meaning.

Kobe and Shaquille O'Neal, the most intense boss battle in the history of the NBA, is drawing to a close, through this frustrating and crazy season.

The world saw the excitement, but the insiders saw all the hatred, anger, framing, compromise, forbearance... until the collapse of an NBA team.

As Kobe gradually settled with the mysterious white woman, his off-court problems became less of a concern, but he would never allow the Sharks to humiliate him like this.

A power struggle transformed from an open and secret struggle will usher in its final chapter.

And tonight, the Christmas battle at the Empire Axis Arena is just the prelude to the final chapter.

The Lakers and Pistons each get what they want.

Zen master wanted to divert conflicts within the team with a big enemy, but his dislike of Kobe made it difficult for him to level the bowl of water.

This night, Bryant only got 30 minutes of playing time, while O'Neal played 42 minutes.

The Sharks in good shape dominate the penalty area, but he can't solve the Pistons' pick-and-rolls, and he can't prevent the quicksilver attack. The Lakers have proved their strength. No team can persist until the All-Star Game when the Pistons play so smoothly. The last minute of the game.

The broken OK combination dragged the game to the end in their own way.

The game didn't really end until the game was zero, and the Pistons beat the Lakers by 9 points.

O'Neal scored 41 points, 16 rebounds and 4 blocks. Such dazzling data is enough for him to continue to claim that he is the boss of the Lakers for a while.

Kobe scored 30+28+5 in 5 minutes of playing time, but his efficiency was not good, and his shooting percentage was only 40%. This is why Zen master explained why Kobe was refrigerated after the game.

As for the Pistons, they just added a victory to the team's record after defeating their rivals in an away game, and then went to the next away game.

Only before, the Pistons had a record of 25 wins and 2 losses.

The entire league has realized that the Pistons this season are a historically strong team, just look at their game ratings.

Even people who aren't interested in basketball put down their remotes to watch because they accidentally cut to their game.

After Christmas, in late December, a second team known as the Warriors accomplished the feat of defeating the Pistons.

The team was called the Little Pistons.

Because they gathered the backbone of the three Pistons dynasty.

Their name is the Cleveland Cavaliers. The core of the team is Ricky Davis, who is playing the peak season of his career this season. The core of the inside is also Ben Wallace, who is heading for the peak of his career. There is also an old Piston player, 224 Centimeters of the Chicago Giants Prester Lauderdale.

The Cavaliers, who have absorbed three former Pistons, have taken a solid step towards the run-and-gun system.

This season, the Cavaliers averaged 115 points per game. As the core, Davis averaged 24 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists per game, which is quite outstanding.

Against his old club, Davis scored 30+10+10, but his triple-double was not the key to victory. What helped the Cavaliers beat the Pistons was Ben Wallace's record-breaking 12 blocks and Big Z's 15+15 rebounds.

The Cavaliers, who played the best performance of the season, met the poor Pistons, which brought the Pistons their second defeat of the season.

After the game, Davis, who led the team to defeat the former owner, naturally received great attention. He said modestly: "They missed a lot of opportunities tonight. We are very lucky."

As for Ben Wallace, he is not so polite. He still has resentment against the Pistons management for refusing to give him a maximum salary: "I always thought I would retire in Detroit. It is sad to leave here. I like everything here. Kazuki, but I want to prove that I am worthy of the current salary. Cleveland has given me unprecedented recognition. This is something I didn't get in Detroit. I think my blocks tonight will make some people regret it. "

Wallace is not targeting the Pistons, but the Pistons' management.

Simply put, he was targeting Joe Dumars, who was rumored not to give Wallace a max salary in order to save money.

Only a few people know that this matter is not that simple, but Dumars can only bear the blame now.

After this game, the Detroit media frantically hacked Dumars for three days and three nights before giving up.

April 12

In the last game of 2002, the Pistons had a rematch with the Spurs at home. They had just lost and they were unwilling to swallow a two-game losing streak. Therefore, that night, the whole team showed a very high competitive state.

Even if the Spurs played bravely and dragged the game to the last moment, the Pistons still won the game.

Facing Kidd made Mo Mengchen full of fighting spirit. His greatest joy in the regular season was to clean up the league's top No. 1 position.

Kidd, who was selected as the guard of the first defense last season, was scored 42 points on the head by Mo Mengchen. The Spurs lost the away game and were double-killed by the Pistons this season.

Then, the new year came quietly.

In 2003, the eighth year of Momengchen's journey.

In terms of age, he officially became a 30-year-old man. Strictly speaking, it will take another seven months before he truly turns [-].

In the first game of the new year, the Pistons waited at home for the No. [-] Trail Blazers in the Western Conference.

This game is considered a preview of the finals.

The Pistons currently rank first in the league with 27 wins and 2 losses, while the Trail Blazers rank second in the league with a record of 24 wins and 5 losses.

Not to mention the many pasts between the Pistons and the Trail Blazers, but the way these two teams play is Princeton.

One side is the Pistons that have already won the championship, and the other side is the reborn Trail Blazers after Adelman's advice.

This year's Blazers is very interesting. This is also a strong team that has been influenced by the time traveler, but it is a blessing rather than a disaster.

They should have become the prison team that people talk about in this era, but after Adelman took over the team, they became the No. [-] championship contender in the West. Even the Lakers, Spurs, and Kings are not as strong as them .

(End of this chapter)