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The first thousand and 210 chapters Durant: What's the point of not beating the Pelicans

The Pelican Lakes War, the game that fans have been looking forward to since the beginning of the season, is finally coming.

And it was in a highly anticipated game like the Christmas game.

Fans of the two teams were already arguing on social media long before Christmas.

Zandu, plus Tang Tian, ​​Lakers and Pelicans, these words can definitely bring the most traffic in the league.

Not to mention the aura of All-Star players such as Davis, Simmons, and Middleton.

Whether it is popularity or strength, these are the two strongest active teams in the league.

"The Lakers or the Pelicans, who do you think will win in the end?"

NBA official website also released such a message.

This way of building momentum further escalated the saliva and made this game the focus of attention.

The venue for the Christmas War is at the Staples Center.

The day before the game, the entire Pelicans team arrived in Los Angeles, and they will be away on Christmas Eve this year.

Tang Tian gave his teammates valuable gifts as in the past, but what he gave this year was not the most expensive.

Because of the huge broadcast contract, the Pelicans became the third most valuable team in the league last year.

Seizing the opportunity of Christmas this year, Benson traveled to Los Angeles with the team and announced a news on behalf of the team on Christmas Eve.

If the team can finally complete the four consecutive championships, he will give a watch to every player who played in the finals.

The watch is definitely not an ordinary watch, it is a famous watch, a custom watch co-branded by Patek Philippe and Cartier.

Patek Philippe is the world's most luxurious watch brand, and most of the watches released every year are limited editions, while Cartier is the most popular jewelry luxury brand.

Each of these watches is worth around a million dollars.

From the most expensive championship ring in the history of the season opener to today's million-level watch rewards, the Pelicans really spent their money this year.

This is also a reasonable thing. The three consecutive championships are not the only ones, but the four consecutive championships, not counting the ancient times when Russell was in (fewer teams), it is the only one.

In order to achieve this goal, Benson and the Pelicans spared no expense, and announced the news on Christmas Eve, the purpose is self-evident.

The Pelicans want to complete four consecutive championships, and the Lakers are their biggest enemy this season.

The two sides ushered in the first match of the season on Christmas, and the outcome of this game is also crucial.

On Christmas Day, the Lakers had an open training session.

This training also attracted the attention of a large number of media reporters.

After the training, the team's new head coach Vogel, the team's core James and Durant were all the focus of reporters' interviews.

Vogel was the head coach of the Pacers youth team at the time, and he is also the most famous in the NBA among all James' coaches.

He has a gentle personality and is known for his defense. Judging from the performance of the Lakers so far this season, his cooperation with James has been quite successful.

I take care of the defense, you do the offense.

Vogel did a pretty good job at this point.

When James was interviewed, his face was full of smiles. He had a really good life in the Lakers.

"What do you think of tonight's game?"

The reporter asked James a question.

"I know it's a game that a lot of people watch, but for me it's a normal regular season."

James' tone and state of mind seemed peaceful.

The reporter asked some questions one after another, and the answers they got were similar, basically without much useful information.

"Some people say that you and Durant came here because you couldn't beat Don. What do you think about that?"

The reporter from FOX Sports saw that there was no useful information, so he directly asked a tough question.

The reporters beside him were agitated for a while, but they all looked at James in unison.

They are curious about the answer to this question.

"This statement is very interesting, but I have said the reason before I came. I came here because of the culture and management of the Lakers."

James just had an unpleasant look in his eyes, and immediately said in a calm tone.

He is truly unmatched in maintaining his media image.

However, this is also an expected answer. The heat's entanglement over whether to choose Tang Tian lasted for so many years.

Even the inside story was exposed by Riley, and James never admitted it.

The reporter was bored after hearing the answer, and turned to Durant.

"We're going to win tonight for sure, we're going to win the game for sure."

Compared with James, Durant's answer is obviously more saliva.

And he looks a little irritable.

Others don't know the reason, but only he and the Lakers know.

Durant has registered a lot of trumpets this season, and the Pelicans battle is imminent, and the fans on both sides are arguing.

He is also duty-bound as a new force, and the intensity of fierce battles with fans on social media is very high these days.

He obviously brought that emotion to reality.

"Someone said you and LeBron came here because you couldn't beat Don. How do you feel about that?"

The FOX reporter who just came over seized the opportunity and asked a question that James had just asked.

Similarly, the other reporters were restless for a while, and they all looked at Durant.

Durant's expression changed a lot, and he seemed more excited.

"That's why we're here."

He went on to answer, which made all the reporters excited.

"What's the point if you don't beat the Pelicans?"

Perhaps because he felt that he had not said enough, Durant then added.

This sentence also caused the reporters to nod for a while.

The Pelicans have completed their dynasty and are the hottest team in the league, and Durant, whether in the Thunder or the Warriors, has never been able to cross the hurdle of the Pelicans.

There is absolutely no problem with his reason. He came to the Lakers to beat the Pelicans.

Judging from the wind reviews in recent years, this Lakers team is also considered to be the team most likely to beat the Pelicans.

Although Durant likes to use a trumpet on social media, he is obviously much more real than James.

The content of the interview between James and Durant before the game was exposed by the media, and things suddenly became interesting.

Because the content of the two people's answers is completely different.

However, Durant earned himself a lot of popularity in this wave of reports.

After all, his answer was similar to what the fans thought, and it was obviously more down-to-earth in comparison.

Tang Tian couldn't laugh or cry when he saw the report.

What's the point of not beating the Warriors? This is Paul's stalk in his previous life.

History changed after he crossed, and the Warriors only won one championship, so this stalk will naturally not appear.

Unexpectedly, after the Pelicans replaced it, it appeared on Durant again.

The personalities of Durant and Paul are very different. It can only be said that many things in the world are really destined sometimes.

The first thousand and 210 chapter two Lakers are invincible, Jenny becomes a girl

The Staples Center was packed that night.

It was not only the attendance of the arena that was full, but also the enthusiasm of the Los Angeles fans.

Since Kobe retired, the Lakers have sunk for too long, and they haven't enjoyed this feeling of attention for too long.

Especially tonight against the dynasty Pelicans.

Winning the Pelicans is like a new king overthrowing the old one. It is absolutely exciting and exciting.

And because it was Christmas, rich people in Los Angeles also dragged their families to watch the game, and the scene was full of Christmas atmosphere.

Even those single nobles sit together.

The occupancy rate of star hotels in Los Angeles remains high all year round.

Half an hour before the start of the game, players from both sides entered the field one after another.

The fans also turned their attention to the field one after another.

In the VIP box, Lakers owner Jenny Buss and her ex-husband Phil Jackson also came to the scene.

Her face was full of red light.

In the past two years, the president has changed, and she has felt the decline of the Bass family's right to speak in the league. Now that the Lakers are revived, she is also proud of it.

If Zhan Du can bring another dynasty to the Lakers, then she can really catch up with her father, Old Buss, and regain the glory of Zijin.

Oh yes, and Jackson beside him.

This summer she had very much expected Jackson to come back to coach the Lakers, but Jackson has been rejected.

Now Vogel is doing very well, and she can also show her ex-husband how successful she is in her current life.

After the warm-up, the scene entered the opening ceremony, and the starting lineups of the two teams were released one after another.

On the Lakers side, Simmons and Middleton are on the line, Durant and James are on the front line, and Brock Lopez is the center.

The shortest in this lineup is Middleton at 2 meters, with an average height of 01cm, the real top five of death.

For the Pelicans, Brogdon and Tang Tian on the outside, Green and Davis on the front, and Dedmon on the center.

Stevens put Dedmon back in the starting lineup this time, obviously to match up with Lopez.

After the opening ceremony, the two teams started to play one after another.

Tang Tian went to the auditorium to sprinkle chalk before going on stage as usual.

But this time, he was greeted with boos all over the sky.

Los Angeles fans are loyal and willful, they don't care if Tang Tian is No.1 in the league or No.1 in the NBA.

Now that James is with the Lakers, they are waiting for James to win the championship again, and then grab this exclusive action back.

Before the game started, the atmosphere on and off the field was full of gunpowder and tension.

Lopez dialed the ball back to the Lakers half, and the Pelicans Christmas game officially started.

Lopez stood at the top of the circle, Middleton stood at the bottom corner, James held the ball on the right three-point line, Simmons and Durant played without the ball.

Vogel gave James the greatest tactical command on the offensive end, and James also made his favorite set of tactics the Lakers' regular tactics.

Durant's running position and Simmons' cut-in restrained the Pelicans' defense. James accelerated to break through Green to the basket, soma stepped to squeeze Green and scored the ball.

In the Pelicans' offense, Tang Tian broke through and was double-teamed. He immediately gave the ball to Green.

However, although the Lakers have a high lineup on the court, they are very flexible. Coupled with Vogel's mature defensive system, Green was quickly interfered by the defense after receiving the ball.

His first shot didn't hit.

James grabbed the long defensive rebound, the Lakers played a fast break directly, and Simmons caught the ball in the frontcourt and made a layup.

Tang Tian made an emergency stop after passing Middleton in the front court and missed a goal.

Lopez protected the defensive rebound, the Lakers played a fast break again, and Durant received a pass from James to chase a three-pointer through the heart and into the net.

7 is better than 0!