lakers championship

Chapter 270
Oracle Center, 10:20 p.m.

Outside the locker room of the Lakers, dozens of reporters gathered here. Some of them came from big media such as TNT, ESPN, and NBATV, and some came from small media such as "Los Angeles Sports Morning News". They all looked forward to the Lakers players walking out of the locker room , and then conduct an interview as soon as possible.

"Come out, come out!" A voice sounded, and all the reporters rushed up immediately, completely ignoring the security personnel's obstruction, and handed various equipment such as microphones and recording pens to Tianyang.

Tianyang raised his hands to signal his calmness, then pointed to Maggio, "You ask first."

"At the last moment, Cousins ​​made a lore shot. Was it planned long ago, or was it a temporary intention?" Maggio asked the most important question in the hearts of all reporters.

"Boogie, tell me." Tianyang smiled and turned to look at Cousins.

Cousins' face immediately stretched out, and his expression gradually changed from plain to excited. He scratched his head, "This was discussed a long time ago. Tianyang arranged this tactic. I still can't believe it."

'Wow' 'MY GOD' 'What? '

After the words fell, the reporter, who was used to seeing all kinds of big scenes, still couldn't help but let out a sound of amazement.

In the history of the NBA for decades, there are many cases where the main players act as bait and the role players shoot the lore. For example, Kerr replaced Jordan and shot 3 points, the old fish Fisher countered the Spurs in 0.4 seconds, and Daniels made the lore. pioneer.

Can let a center hit the ball at the three-point line, even if Cousins ​​is okay with three-pointers, it is a bit of a nonsense.

"Why is there such an arrangement? It is very risky in every way." Maggio asked again.

Cousins ​​naturally didn't know, so he could only turn his head to look at Tianyang, also looking forward to the answer.

Tianyang shrugged his shoulders, with a calm face, "Duncan used a three-pointer to complete the game against the Suns in the 08 playoffs. Boogie's three-pointer is much better than Duncan. This is just a basic operation."

Invisible pretense is the deadliest, Maggio and all the reporters wanted to roll their eyes.

"Coach, at the last moment next time, will you continue to agree to Cousins' three-point bet on the lore?" ESPN reporter Julie started another topic, alluding to Tianyang Yuezuo, and dismissing the lore as luck.

Walton chuckled, "Of course, the first premise for the Lakers to design tactics is reasonable, there is basically no gambling, and there is no limit to who will make the shot. McGee may also shoot 3 points. I will be responsible for checking."

Julie asked herself to be bored, but she was not reconciled, and turned the microphone slightly to Tianyang, "If you shoot the game-winning shot, you will surpass Jordan with 64 points, and you can leave your name in NBA history, have you never thought about it?" ?”

Tianyang shrugged again, "Of course I thought about it, but I know that the Warriors will definitely double-team me. I don't want to lose without breaking the record, so letting the boogie shoot 3 points is the safest choice, let alone breaking the record. , it will be broken sooner or later, why rush tonight? Don’t you think so?”

Julie was slammed into autism, and other reporters followed suit. They ignored Tianyang and Wharton, surrounded Cousins, and began to ask some questions about how he felt about shooting.

……

The Lakers 2-0 the Warriors away, and there was a lot of discussion on Twitter.

The fans first discussed how awesome Cousins' three-point lore was, then discussed how Tianyang exploded with 61 points, and finally discussed who was the biggest contributor to the Lakers in this game.

The others put aside the discussion and focused on Tianyang and Cousins.

A fan with the ID [CQのZ] wrote: "The biggest hero is of course Cousins. He scored 13 points and hit the game-winning shot with a shooting percentage of 24% in only 77 shots. , Defensively, Green was completely locked up, with a plus-minus value of 38. Tianyang scored so many points, a large part of which was due to him keeping Durant in check."

Saying so, it got likes from 73461 Twitter users, and after it was forwarded to Weibo, the number of likes soared to 23, and #贾兰斯带队赛攻# became the number one hot search list.

Seeing that the public opinion was going wrong, a fan with the ID [Jiang Xiaoyu] wrote: "Are you kidding me? Without Tianyang's 61 points, Cousins ​​took the lead to kill? You are so stupid! Why don't you say 13 Ray Allen led the team to defeat the Spurs in Game 3 of the Finals in [-]? Besides, Tianyang could not concede the ball. In the case of [-] double-teams, the hit was super awesome, and it was normal to hit the iron. Tianyang sacrificed personal data for the victory , how great!"

At the beginning, this statement received tens of thousands of likes, but soon it was reported many times for swearing, not only did it not become popular on Weibo, nor did it spread to Twitter on the other side of the ocean.

And on Twitter, the hot topic is "Cousins ​​kills the Warriors". The discussion about Tianyang's 61 points is not as popular as expected. Therefore, the statement that Cousins ​​led the team to win the game has become more and more popular .

On the morning of the 8th, ESPN Morning Sports News reviewed the second game between the Lakers and the Warriors.

The entire show lasted 10 minutes, and Cousins' shots took up most of it, interspersed with some clips of Ingram layups, fast breaks, and stealing the ball, and Tianyang's shots flashed by.

Subsequently, ESPN held a roundtable meeting to discuss the direction of the game between the Lakers and the Warriors.

Tom Harper: "Although I want to say that the Warriors may come back, my heart tells me that the Lakers will beat the Warriors 4-0, replicating the miracle of the Lakers winning the championship with 15 wins and 1 loss! They have Cousins, and the original O'Neal Just as fierce, and if he had more possessions, he would absolutely dominate the basket. So far, the fans have accepted the fact that the Lakers descended like aliens and won the game with unspeakable strength."

Jerry Engorman: "To be honest, although the Lakers won the game, they didn't play smart enough. Tianyang played too many singles with the ball, which led to the poor operation of the team. If Cousins' main attack was resolutely implemented from the beginning, it would be impossible Instead of using three-pointers to gamble a victory at the last moment, Walton should adjust his offensive tactics next."

Kevin Pelton: "Cousins ​​dominates the inside, surpassing traditional centers such as O'Neal, Olajuwon, Ewing, Mourning, etc., and created a new center play style under the framework of modern basketball. So I think, There is no need to continue discussing the game between the Lakers and the Warriors, let's talk about the Cavaliers and Celtics and see who can be the runner-up."

……

Los Angeles, the Lakers training base, inside the president's office, the ESPN roundtable is being played on TV.

Jim Buss turned off the TV and frowned, "Why are you praising Cousins, as if Tianyang 61 points is as common as giving gifts at Christmas? There are only three times in so many years."

Kupchak nodded, "It's really strange. Not only in the United States, but also on Weibo, the largest social application in China, they are discussing Cousins' lore against the Warriors. It doesn't seem like a spontaneous behavior by fans."

"You mean someone is manipulating it? But what good can it get? And it's too difficult to get through the two largest social networks." Jim was puzzled and thought it was impossible.

"You don't need to buy off, you just need to organize comments. Fans who are watching the excitement and fans of other teams cheer together, and the public opinion will easily become what it is now. As for whether it is beneficial, as long as it is not good for us, it may be good for many people." Kupcher Ke hesitated again and again, and finally spoke his mind.

"What's wrong with us?" Jim asked curiously.

Kupchak was about to answer when the phone rang, and he took it out to see that Cousins' agent was calling.

(End of this chapter)