basketball forever

Chapter 87 Star-making project substitution?

After halftime, the Staples Center, home of the Lakers, changed.

Why did it change?

Of course there are important ceremonies.

That's right, the Lakers championship ring ceremony.

"Ladies and gentlemen, today, here, in the opening game of this season, we are honored and very proud, because, today, we will once again witness the glory of our Los Angeles Lakers championship. This is the first time in the history of the Lakers team. 14 championships, on the big stage of NBA history, we have once again created brilliance..."

In the thunderous applause and cheers of more than 2 fans in the first game, Lakers owner Buss and general manager Kupchak walked to the sidelines to present their own championship rings to all Lakers players and staff.

The moment everyone showed their rings, the scene reached a climax.

"Oh oh oh!"

"Lakers, Lakers, Lakers!"

"we are the champion!"

On the other side, the Wizards, who were the challengers of the visiting team, had no one to show off at this time.

However, even in the depths of the player tunnel, everyone can't help but hear the loud voices on the scene.

It would be a lie to say that you are not envious.

Championship, who would not have such a dream?

"Boy, come on, one day, you will also taste that."

Feeling the weight of the old rascal's palm on his shoulder, Wang Xiaohui nodded heavily.

"Well, I definitely will."

"Let's go, guys! Defeat the champion, today, you will become the champion! Come on!"

Under the leadership of the old hooligan, the Wizards walked out of the player tunnel.

Defeating the defending champion, is he really the champion?

No one thinks so much, everyone just wants to prove themselves.

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beep!
The second half started soon.

With a 1-point advantage and the aura of a championship, the Lakers should play extra hard in the second half.

However, no!
Maybe it was the buff bonus of the championship ring, maybe it was because after receiving the ring, the mood drifted, maybe it was the Wizards' jealousy, the game completely changed in the second half.

All members of the Lakers team have become blacksmiths, and they can't be changed no matter what.

The Wizards turned out to be gaining momentum, and they used fierce attacks to directly crush the Lakers, who had just received the championship ring, under their feet.

Speed ​​up, speed up, speed up!
The Wizards went all out on the run.

Under the successive organization and leadership of Wang Xiaohui and Michael Jordan, the Wizards' every attack mentioned an extremely fast speed, and it took almost 10 seconds to complete an attack.

Whoosh!
Whoosh!
Whoosh!
The entire Washington Wizards team is full of grass and trees, blooming everywhere. Every member has a basket that feels hot in the hand. No matter how they shoot, how to make it, the basket is like the sea of ​​stars in their eyes.

Then, the Wizards' three-pointers rained down.

In the third quarter at the beginning of the second half, the Wizards played a wave of 20-5.

The Lakers, who had a big offensive advantage in the first half, were beaten ignorantly in the second half.

The Lakers seem to have become headless chickens, not knowing how to play.

beep beep beep~
When the referee blew the whistle to end the third quarter, the Lakers fans on the scene were already stupid.

95-75
The Wizards scored 41 points in a single quarter, beating the Lakers by 21 points in a single quarter!
The game suddenly collapsed in the third quarter. The Lakers' game was spent like this, and the defending champion was bullied just like that.

The fourth quarter of the game has not yet started, and many Lakers fans want to quit.

However, they couldn't help holding some fantasies in their hearts.

However, after the start of the fourth quarter, their illusions were shattered all of a sudden.

As soon as it came up, the momentum of the Wizards was still fast.

Offensive Kobe and O'Neal tried to rewrite the score successively, but the young Wizards even played quite well as a substitute, which did not give the Lakers any opportunity.

13-6
The Wizards played a small high and once again opened the score to 27 points.

Disillusioned, the fans naturally lost their determination to persevere.

The fans quietly exited the stadium.

Phil Jackson saw that the overall situation was hopeless, and he did not lose his main players.

Ming Jin withdraws troops!

For the rest of the fourth quarter, the OK team sat on the bench.

The two looked unhappy and depressed.

The Wizards took a blow and knocked the defending champion Lakers to the ground.

And this sap also gave the defending champion a wake-up call.

In the new season, it will not be so easy for the Lakers to defend their title.

Not long after, the main players of the Wizards also ended.

After the fourth quarter, both the Wizards and the Lakers sent substitutes.

The Lakers' substitute is the existence of the championship background, and the Wizards' substitute is just drizzle.

The Lakers should be able to regain some face, right?

However, the result was unexpected.

The Wizards' substitutes have extraordinary scoring ability today. Under the strong impact of Alexander, Tyronn Lue, Kwame Brown and others, the Lakers' bench group was defeated by one blow, and then, the game was completely without any suspense.

The Wizards came off the bench for a 23-10 run the rest of the way, taking the game away.

Final score: 134-98
The Wizards slaughtered the defending champion Lakers with a huge advantage of 36 points in the away game.

The Lakers fans left the field lonely, but the few Wizards on the scene were reveling.

On the sidelines, Wang Xiaohui took the lead, and together with Hamilton and others, threw the old hooligan Michael Jordan, who scored 31 points + 6 rebounds + 9 assists, into the sky, and celebrated happily:

"Michael, Michael, Michael!"

"Michael, forever!"

"Yeah, we won! We won the defending champion!"

"Is this what it's like to beat the defending champion? Hahaha, it's so cool!"

On the other side, the Lakers players just came over to say hello for a while, and then left.

It was supposed to be a fun night for the championship ring, but it turned out to be such a dismal end.

The Lakers players all silently remembered this opponent, this opponent who made them hate to the bone.

Next time, just wait and see!
……

Seeing the Wizards celebrating on the field as if they had won the championship, the three guys in the commentary were also laughing happily.

Especially Barkley and Kenny Smith.

In front of Ernie Johnson, Barkley and Kenny Smith shook hands with a smirk.

"Hahaha, the Wizards won."

When they said this, the two involuntarily looked at Ernie Johnson, who was smirking beside him.

"Hey, why are you looking at me? The Wizards won, just laugh when you laugh, don't look at me, just look at the players, just look at the players."

"Ernie, did you forget something?"

"No."

"Then should I remind you?"

"Brothers, are you really sure you want me to fulfill that bet? You know, although I'm not that kind of person, but you guys have proved that, you seem to have that tendency."

"My God, why didn't I think of it! Damn it. Ernie, didn't you think of it long ago?"

"Hey, no, no, I'm not a professional who has played professional basketball. I don't understand, I really don't understand."

"No, I'll go all out. Today, you must give me an explanation."

"Even if you sacrifice your own innocence, are you willing? Charles, you have to think carefully."

"Humph, Ernie, I'm not Kenny's coward, don't try to get past me. If I sacrifice, I will sacrifice!"

Forced to this point, Ernie Johnson's face was ashen.

"No, no, absolutely not today, let's find a special opportunity to apologize. Today, even if I die, I won't do that. Let me declare again, I'm not cheating, I'm just being reasonable I’m just looking for a better opportunity. I’m determined not to cheat, I’m an honest person.”

Kenny Smith on the side didn't continue to be embarrassed, and hurriedly interjected.

"Okay, we look forward to the day when Mr. Ernie Johnson fulfills his promise. Now, let's give our applause to the players of the Washington Wizards who won today. Congratulations to the Wizards and Michael! Today is Michael's comeback debut , I think everyone is as excited as I am. No way, who made today’s Michael perform so well? Today’s Michael showed us that our eternal God is still so trustworthy. Of course, in this game, We have also seen the potential of the youngsters of the Wizards slowly. Hamilton, Wang, Kwame, Haywood... Every young man in the Washington Wizards is so worth looking forward to. Especially Wang! The 01st rookie, the 13th pick Wang, let me see his general style today. With 32 points, 9 assists and 8 rebounds, today’s Wang is undoubtedly the key to the Wizards’ victory. When Christine faced Shaq, although he was at a disadvantage, However, he was not afraid at all and played very tenaciously. Hamilton has the physical ability to run endlessly, and his shots are too stable. Such an opening game is very exciting. We have seen the resilience of this Wizards team. , we have reason to believe that in the next season, this Wizards team will bring me more surprises."

"Okay, that's all for today's game, we'll see you next time."

"Goodbye."

"goodbye!"

...

The results of the game between the Lakers and the Wizards soon spread throughout the United States.

In an office on the 15th floor of the Olympic Tower on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan, New York. .

"My God! Why is this happening? Why is the defending champion of the Lakers doing this?"

Who would have thought that the defending champion Lakers could not even beat a big team like the Wizards?
For this result, David Stern was really, really, really disappointed.

For so many years, didn't David Stern build this big shark just to train O'Neill?

However, the Sharks did not meet Stern's expectations.

O'Neal is indeed a superstar, but he is still far from the influence of Michael Jordan.

Such an opportunity to become famous today, that guy Big Shark didn't grasp it.

This made David Stern even more pissed.

Is this big guy really worth investing in?
When the president was thinking about something, the duck egg with glasses beside him asked.

"President, what about our next star-making plan? Should we continue to persist? Or should we support others instead?"

other people?
Canadian trapeze Vince Carter?Wolf King Kevin Garnett?Peter Pan Kobe Bryant?

Or that dull power forward Tim Duncan?New king Chris Webber?The hot Jermaine O'Neal?

Stern shook his head.

Vince Carter is indeed a good seed, and his ability is indeed outstanding.Especially Carter's dunk, which can be described as No.1 in NBA history.However, if he is famous for dunking, he is just a dunker.In other respects, Carter's basketball skills are still poor, far worse than Jordan's.Moreover, Carter is too far away from Jordan, not to mention that he is far away from Kobe and Iverson.Also, Carter is a signed player of the profiteer Nick, so the NBA wouldn't spend such a large amount of money to make wedding dresses for those bastards of Nick.Since Naike is willing, let them continue to promote it.Think of Carter as an ambassador for the NBA.

Kevin Garnett?
This guy has outstanding talent, but he was born in a team that operates in the dark, and Stern will not be lenient.It can only be that Kevin Garnett was implicated by the Timberwolves.

Peter Pan Kobe?
This kid is not bad, but he is too young.Young people are prone to recklessness and accidents.Now is not the time.Let's see, the Lakers have this kid and Shaq, the absolute boss. In a few years, something will happen to them.After all, Stern could see that Kobe was not a law-abiding person.

Tim Duncan, the dork in the small San Antonio village?

no!In the summer, he openly disobeyed orders, and Stern was very worried.Moreover, in San Antonio, a small place where tractors are prevalent, if you push Tim Duncan, isn’t that a waste of money to make money for the tractor owner? The market is too small, the layout is too small, it won’t work.I don't know why that guy chose to stay in the small mountain village in the summer. I heard that Orlando is very interested in him.Maybe it's because that guy is loyal, maybe it's because his structure is too small.If this dull appeared in the Green Kai or the Lakers now, then he must already be a superstar like Shaq.Facts have proved that the football market is very important, and the pattern is also very important.

New king Chris Webber?
The Kings played well in the preseason, very Princeton-like.Webber is definitely the absolute core of the Kings. His ball is very gorgeous, making the Kings' offense pleasing to the eye, but this guy is very brainless.He has learned from the past.This guy's brain is not working at critical moments.If you accidentally say the wrong thing or do the wrong thing, then it will be bad.choose him?Still be careful.

The Pacers' hot forward Jermaine O'Neal?

O'Neal himself was overwhelmed by O'Neal's fame.Although O'Neal has a good reputation in Indiana, he is still far behind nationally.Moreover, it is said that this guy in the team is not very harmonious, and he is proud of being favored.Such a child still needs to be polished.Whether he can become a super giant or not depends on his own improvement.

Stern looked out of the floor-to-ceiling windows, suddenly feeling deeply moved:
"Two years, then use the last two years. If Shaq still can't lead the trend of the league, if Shaq still can't replace 10% of Michael's god-level positions, then change! You can only change to a new goal. "

'Two years, why two years?Instead of three years, four years? '

Duck eggs - the joke doesn't make sense at all.

However, when Yadan accidentally saw a document named "Genius High School Student" on the president's desk, he seemed to understand something.

……

(End of this chapter)