lakers championship

Chapter 247 The Only Star
At 27 pm on the 8th, at the ATT Center, the second game between the Lakers and the Spurs began.

In the first quarter of the game, the Spurs still insisted on the pick-and-roll style of Leonard and Alder, but it was cracked by Ingram and Randall, who had already obtained the secret of Tianyang's defense, and Tianyang connected the Knicks on the offensive end. Young and Cousins ​​played brilliantly, the Lakers 29 ahead of the Spurs 23.

In the second quarter of the game, Popovich changed his lineup, allowing Ginobili and Leonard to focus on breakthrough tactics. It happened that Danny Green was hot and hit three-pointers in a row, while the Lakers lacked explosiveness. After the game, the Lakers lead 57 over the Spurs 55.

In the third quarter of the game, Tianyang took the initiative to open the singles mode. One person played from the Spurs' No. 1 position to the No. 4 position. Still failed to completely restrict Tianyang, but let the Lakers run the best mobile offensive system. The Lakers took the opportunity to hit a 5-6 spurt, scoring 0 points in a single quarter, but the Spurs only scored 34 points.

In the fourth quarter of the game, the Spurs, who were 10 points behind, suddenly accelerated, almost reproducing the state of "footsteps on the ground, hands not sticking to the ball" when they played against the Heat in 14, and once narrowed the point difference to 4 points.At the critical moment, Tianyang teamed up with Ingram to resort to a wave of crazy defense on the outside, abruptly curbing the momentum of the Spurs.

In the end, Tianyang scored 41 points, and the Lakers defeated the Spurs 119-114, leading the series 2-0.

At the post-match press conference, Popovich said jokingly that Tianyang was already as strong as Kobe, and even if he couldn't win in the end, there was nothing to regret.

These remarks have become the focus of discussion among fans. The mainstream prediction of the series results has also dropped from 6 games to 5 games. There are more and more fans supporting the Lakers' 4-0 sweep.

In ESPN's previous roundtable discussion on the prospects of the Lakers winning the championship, the three experts who believed that the Lakers had no hope, Kevin Arnolds and Jerry Engelman expressed that they were wrong, and only Kevin Pell, who thought it was a joke at the beginning Dayton still insisted that the Spurs regained the home court advantage, and finally reversed and won 4-2.

What Pelton said before seemed like a bold prediction, but now it sounds like grandstanding. The Lakers have a bright prospect of winning the championship.

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After defeating the Spurs, the Lakers rushed back to Los Angeles on a special plane that night.

At the same time, the Lakers training base and the president's office were brightly lit.

Jim Buss hung up the phone, turned to Kupchak and Blake and said, "Nickelson just called me, the third game, Hollywood stars will form a group to watch the game, the bosses of technology companies and the stars of the music industry Not a lot, we only have 15 seats available for arrangement, we must plan carefully, I haven't paid attention to the news of the entertainment industry for a long time, you two need to discuss this matter with Nicholson."

In NBA games, the seats on the sidelines are the best for viewing. These seats have a special alias called Hollywood seats.Generally speaking, if you want to temporarily buy a seat in Hollywood, it is impossible to pay a high price, and you must work hard or let the team arrange it.

Each team's home stadium has a number of Hollywood seats. There are also 8 third-tier cities like Cleveland for the Cavaliers. The main reason is that LeBron is famous and there are many stars to see. A female fan Rihanna.

In the Staples Center, home of the Lakers, there are a total of 16 Hollywood seats, one of which is permanently owned by Nicholson, and the other 15 are often allocated temporarily.

Usually, he was dissatisfied with seats and would sell them to ordinary fans, but in the playoffs, the stadium was full. In the previous two games between the Lakers and the Rockets, Nicholson even gave up his position.

In the third game against the Spurs, it was even more difficult to arrange seats on the sidelines.

"How about we give the power to the fans and let them vote who they want to see on the sidelines. This can basically ensure that famous stars sit on the sidelines. Even if there is an accident, there will be no complaints, and the fans have a high sense of participation." Blake has been in the public relations industry for many years, and he can think of a solution in a minute.

Kupchak pondered for a moment when he heard the words, "It's not very good. If the fans make trouble and throw Leonardo to the second row, with his arrogant personality, he probably won't come to watch the game again in the future."

"We can make some corrections!" Jim's eyes lit up, and he thought it was feasible.

"That won't work. If the process and results are not made public, it will be meaningless, and it will easily backfire, making fans and stars unhappy." Kupchak shook his head and objected. Black thought for a while and expressed his disagreement.

"Then what should we do? You always have to offend people. Fans and celebrities choose one." Jim held his forehead with an irritable expression.

"Maybe there is a way to get the best of both worlds, which can make fans feel involved without offending the stars, and maybe take the opportunity to help the stars promote a wave!" Kupchak said with a smile.

Jim and Blake asked at the same time, "How?"

Kupchak: "I ask you, why do the stars come to watch the game?"

Jim: "Loyal fans, the Lakers finally returned to the playoffs, why can't they support it?"

Blake: "Increase exposure and show your face around the world through live broadcasts."

Kupchak: "Who brought the Lakers back to the playoffs, who made the world pay attention to the Lakers' game?"

Jim & Blake: "Sky Ocean!"

Kupchak: "To be precise, Tianyang and other Lakers players, my method is to hold a live broadcast, let these stars who want to come to watch the game live, participate in interactive questions and answers, and rank according to the number of correct answers within the specified time, The higher the ranking, the higher the seat order, and the content of the topic is related to the team and players."

Black: "This method has too many problems, such as star time cannot get together, stars who want to sit together can't sit together, in case one can't answer the question, how embarrassing it is to be exposed as a fake fan, it must be very troublesome to implement. "

Jim: "But we arrange it ourselves, and it's a lot of trouble."

Kupchak: "You have to change your thinking. The time is announced in advance. Those who don't want to take the time are not passionate enough. Nicholson has watched it for so many years. He has witnessed both glory and decline. He has spent so much time. I really love it. It’s the same if I can’t answer the questions. We ask some simple questions, and use a little more complicated to distinguish the degree of love. Those who can answer are real fans, and they can get the real approval of the majority of Lakers fans.”

Blake: "Then what if we can't sit together?"

Kupchak: "At the Staples Center, when the Lakers game is held, Tianyang is the only star. No matter what status an audience has, they are watching Tianyang's performance, not their performance."

Jim: "I figured it out. The point of this method is to make the stars profit. It doesn't matter where they sit. It's like the German team won the World Cup in 14. Countless star fans who like the German team emerged overnight. Similarly, the main purpose of these Hollywood stars coming to the game is to promote themselves."

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That night, the Lakers official Twitter announced the live broadcast plan according to Kupchak's arrangement, and invited Leonardo, Denzel Washington, Mark Wahlberg and other Hollywood stars to participate.

At the same time, a seat on the sidelines was specially set aside for free to ordinary fans who participated in the barrage interaction.

As soon as the tweet was sent out, the fans expressed their support. Leonardo retweeted and wrote: "You can sit anywhere. I am going to see the big star Tianyang. There is a stool for me to rest after cheering."

Denzel Washington retweeted and wrote: "@Leonardo, I want more balls than you. I want a Lakers fan with my name on it, and it must be signed by Tianyang!"

Mark Walbrook retweeted and wrote: "My request is the worst. I want to become an official Lakers player, play 1 minute on behalf of the Lakers, and it is best to send an assist for Tianyang!"

Stars from all walks of life 'confessed' Tianyang one after another. For a while, everyone in Los Angeles was talking about him. At a certain point, Tianyang became the only star in Los Angeles.

(End of this chapter)