Reborn in the 96 golden generation

Chapter 166 The "Big Shark" Is Like a Rainbow

In a blink of an eye, the fifth game between the Lakers and the Supersonics came as scheduled, the Great Western Forum was full, and the ticket price was fired to a new height.

NBA President David Stern attended the game in person, Lakers owner Jerry Buss attended with Jenny Buss and Jim Buss in costumes, and team general manager Jerry West also attended the game in person.

Jerry West seldom came to watch the games in person, mainly because the team's daily affairs were too complicated and he couldn't spare time.

Jerry Buss looked dignified. He had just invited all the team members to a five-star dinner, and then quickly ushered in a two-game losing streak in the away game. Moreover, the Lakers also got a 20 because of a quarrel with the reporter. A fine of [-] US dollars can be described as unlucky.

The reason why he attended this time is that on the one hand, he wants to watch the game with Stern and improve the relationship between the Lakers and the top leaders of the league; on the other hand, he also wants to see if there are any black apples in the Lakers team. Team.

Old Bath first chatted with Stern for a few homely things, and then apologized:

"President, the Lakers have caused you trouble. After all, these players are too young to act impulsively. Please forgive me."

"I also came here when I was young. It is inevitable for young people to make some mistakes, just don't go too far."

Stern smiled lightly.

"President, to tell you the truth, being a team owner is very difficult. You have to pay the players and maintain the team's daily expenses. Often, you can't make ends meet."

Old Bath was miserable.

"Dude, it's even more difficult for me to be the president of the league. I often can't make ends meet with just the broadcast rights and advertising revenue. I haven't changed this suit for more than ten years. We have to find ways to broaden our income channels. .”

Stern knew in his heart that the old Bass complained in order to win some preferential policies of the alliance, so he cried poorer than him.

"President, if our Lakers win the championship this year, can we conduct a global tour on behalf of the league, which will not only increase the popularity of the NBA, but also strive for more sources of income for the league."

Old Bass bit his lip and said.

Stern took a deep breath. Old Buss's ambitions are big enough to represent the NBA in the world. I don't know how many teams are thinking about such a good thing, not to mention the fact that the league still favors the Bulls. After all, Jordan's influence is unmatched.

"Dude, don't be too impatient. Although I am the president of the league, I can't make decisions alone. It needs to be decided through collective research. Besides, the Lakers may not win the championship this season."

Stern put on an official voice.

Old Bus's masseter muscles moved, he hesitated to speak, although the President and he had a good relationship in private, they often went to play golf, take a bath together, and go to karaoke together, but when it came to basketball In terms of matters, they are mostly tight-lipped, pretending to be deaf and dumb, and refusing to reveal the slightest bit of information.

In fact, what he didn't know was that a few years later, a "basketball reason" of his friend directly changed the fate of the two stars.

Before long, the "Battle of Tianwang Mountain" between the two sides will be staged soon.

The starting lineups for both sides are as follows:

Los Angeles Lakers: point guard - Van Exel, shooting guard - Kobe, small forward - Kersey, power forward - Wang Zhizhi, center - O'Neal.

Seattle SuperSonics: Point guard - Payton, shooting guard - Hawkins, small forward - Schramf, power forward - Kemp, center - Mike Irvine.

Susan is still the full-time commentator for this game. In order to win the commentary position, Susan stayed up all night to catch up with several manuscripts, which impressed the ESPN management.

The guest commentator who cooperated with her was changed to "Magic" Johnson. "Magic" heard that the Lakers were in a hurry, and immediately came back from the front line.

"Senior 'Magician', although the Lakers have suffered a two-game losing streak, they still have home court advantage. Do you want to say something to them?"

Susan looked at Johnson with a smile and started the topic.

"The Lakers should come out of the shadow of failure as soon as possible, forget the past, rebuild their confidence, and believe that they can beat any opponent."

Johnson analyzed it from a psychological point of view.

"Senior, what you said is very reasonable. They should really be inspired by your experience of overcoming the disease. As long as you are full of hope in life, there will be no difficulties that you cannot overcome."

Susan made inferences.

"Don't mention my matter again, these young people should be a warning."

Johnson grinned awkwardly.

Susan pursed her lips and smiled triumphantly. She knew that the "magician" was arrogant by nature, and it would be impossible not to give him some power.

After the scrimmage in the middle circle, the Lakers took the lead to get the ball. O'Neal was in a deep position. He didn't even dribble the ball after receiving the ball. He turned around and made a small hook. He leaned forward and pressed Kemp tightly under him. Board hit!
O'Neal's ball can be described as magnificent and oppressive, which gave the Lakers a "good start".

Kemp looked at the back of O'Neal taking the overlord step and leaving arrogantly, his face was covered. For the first time, he felt that O'Neal's offense was so fast and decisive. Compared with the previous games, he was a different person.

"Man, O'Neill seems to be going crazy, you have to be careful."

Peyton walked up to Kemp and kindly reminded him.

"I can see that this guy is obviously broken in love, otherwise he wouldn't be able to play like this."

Kemp nodded and sighed.

In the subsequent offensive of the Sonics, Payton still controlled the overall situation, but the others moved more aggressively, trying to tear the Lakers' defense.

In this regard, Zhou Yu has long expected that his position is between the inner and outer lines, and he can take care of both ends.

Payton actually had a chance to play singles, but he didn't want to waste too much energy with Kobe, so he passed the ball to Hawkins who ran horizontally and opened up a little space. Facing the slightly shorter Van Exel, Hawkins caught the ball with a single shot. Ji Qianba leaned back, but it was a pity that the shot hit the iron, and the rebound was grabbed by O'Neal.

O'Neal did not pass the ball to Zhou Yu or Kobe, but threw it to Kersi, who was flattered and quickly advanced with the ball.

The Supersonic players retreated quickly, and the focus of defense was still Zhou Yu and Kobe. This also gave Kersey a chance to show off his three-point talent. He immediately made an emergency stop three-pointer, and the basketball crossed a high parabola , The crisp sound entered the network!

"5:0", the Lakers gave the Sonics a sap at the beginning, scoring five points in a row.

The Lakers fans were excited, the cheers and screams were deafening, shark-shaped balloons and life buoys rose into the sky, and the arena seemed to be turned into a beach.

"Wang, Ke, you two saw it, without you two, the Lakers played more excitingly."

O'Neal sneered arrogantly at Zhou Yu and Kobe.

"Wang, do you feel that O'Neill has a demeanor of 'a villain'?"

"Kobe, concentrate on playing. If O'Neill can really handle the Supersonics by himself, it doesn't matter if he is a 'vegetative person'."

Kobe and Zhou Yu exchanged ideas.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Payton winked at his teammates while advancing with the ball, signaling them to go inside.

Next, the Supersonics staged an air cut. Hawkins and Schramff took turns cutting to the penalty area like "monkeys through the sky", and the Lakers immediately became jittery.

Payton saw the opportunity, and suddenly made a through pass, and passed the ball to Schramf, who was cutting towards the penalty area. Schramf took advantage of the opportunity and jumped up for a layup, which immediately attracted a double block from Zhou Yu and O'Neal.

Schramff suddenly pressed his wrist back in mid-air, and passed the ball to Hawkins, who inserted in time, and Hawkins made an easy layup.

"5:2", the Supersonics finally broke the scoring shortage, and at the same time combined the pass and cut to perform vividly, which was more standardized than the textbook.

(End of this chapter)