The rise of basketball legends

November 11, 11:6 p.m. US time.

There is still an hour and a half before the start of the game, and there are already crowds of people outside the Staples Arena!

The emotions of the Lakers fans are extremely high. In the eyes of the fans, tonight's matchup is not just an ordinary regular season, but more like a contest between rivals!

The Suns and the Lakers, who are in the same Pacific Division, are sworn enemies. The history of grievances between the two teams dates back to the Show-Time era of the Lakers.

At that time, the Lakers achieved a record of 63 wins in the regular season, and said with great ambition that they would win the O'Brien Cup that year, but in the Western Conference semifinals, the Lakers lost.

That's right, it was the Suns who sniped the Lakers.

It was also from that year that the relationship between the Lakers and the Suns was finally formed.

Two years later, the Lakers suffered a comeback from the Suns while holding the match point.

It wasn't until the Lakers in the era of the OK combination rubbed the Suns on the ground in 2000 that they regained a little face.

Last season, that was the 2006-2007 season, Kobe played the most classic playoff game of his career in the playoffs against the Phoenix Suns, double overtime, double lore, crazy killing 50+!

That's right, this time the Suns really became the background board of the Lakers.

But under the leadership of Kobe, the Lakers did not have the last laugh, but the magical Nash led the Suns to pull three games in a row and staged a big reversal!

So there is the classic Lakers lost, Kobe didn't lose...

The history of grievances between the two teams is like a TV drama with ups and downs.

This year the Lakers successfully introduced Garnett, and the strength of the lineups of both sides has returned to the same level. Lakers fans are looking forward to the team's revenge at home tonight!

During the warm-up stage, Chen Yan felt the fire-like enthusiasm of the Lakers fans!

"The sun will be rolled up like a tortilla!"

"Go back to your Phoenix!"

"Rookie, Kobe and KG will eat you alive!"

Chen Yan was not disturbed by the audience on the sidelines. He knew that Lakers players would receive the same treatment when they came to Phoenix.

"Hey! Chen!" The warm-up had just begun, and Chen Yan saw Taylor Swift standing in the first row waving at him.

"Taylor, why are you here?" Chen Yan put down the basketball and walked in front of her.

Chen Yan knew that Taylor Swift had been recording songs in Los Angeles during this time, but she didn't expect that she would come to watch her game tonight.

"I came here specially to cheer you up, I didn't tell you that I wanted to give you a surprise!"

"But you're wearing Kobe's jersey??"

Chen Yan glanced at the Lakers No. 24 on Taylor, wearing Pinru's clothes and saying love me?

There are indeed enough surprises.

"Haha! It's because of the Lakers' home court. You know, these guys are crazy."

After finishing speaking, Taylor lifted Kobe's jersey, revealing the No. 0 Suns jersey inside.

Good guy, watching a game looks like Infernal Affairs...

Chen Yan felt that Taylor Swift was a little childish and cute, completely different from the Taylor Swift that she could only see on the screen in her previous life.

At this time, the voice of the fans suddenly became louder, and Kobe came in from the player tunnel.

"Let me say hello to Kobe." After talking to Taylor Swift, Kobe walked towards Kobe.

"Hi Kobe!"

Chen Yan greeted Kobe naturally.

Although the two had never met before, Chen Yan knew that Kobe had watched his NCAA games, so he must know him.

"Hey, Chen, I watched your game live before, and I've seen a lot of news about you recently. You've done a good job, keep working hard." Kobe patted Chen Yan on the shoulder.

"So are you ready for me to get 30+ on top of you?" Chen Yan said with a smile.

"Hahaha! You know who you're talking to, you college player!"

Kobe laughed loudly. Usually rookies looking for him would ask for an autograph and a group photo to treat Kobe like an idol. Chen Yan, a rookie, is very special.

"Sorry, I'm an NBA player, not a college player." Chen Yan retorted.

"Don't think that you are not a college student if you wear an NBA jersey. You have only played 5 games in the NBA. If I remember correctly, you have not played in the NCAA for a long time. You have played for a year? Most of the time you are watching the water cooler. You're only a high school player when you're in the starting lineup at the tournament."

The more you say it, the more outrageous it is, all the high school students came out...

"I know I'm not a high school student player, but I did play the NBA like a high school league." The performance of 30+ games in a row also made Chen Yan full of confidence.

"Listen, you have no chance of beating me. You youngsters will only ask the referee for a whistle. Let me tell you, this is not how the game is played." Apparently, Kobe watched Chen Yan's last game where he scored 13 free throws. video.

Kobe continued: "Let me give you a suggestion, go online and search for a man named Kobe's playing video, you will learn a lot."

Mamba's trash talk is as proficient as his basketball skills, but in comparison, Chen Yan's current trash talk level is far behind the basketball level.

But he's only played 5 games in the NBA and still has a lot of room for improvement...

"See you on the field!" Chen Yan dropped a sentence and turned to leave.

At this time, Kobe deliberately said loudly to the reporter who was going to interview him: "Actually, I think Chen is still very talented and plays very well. He can still play a dozen high school games."

After hearing this, Chen Yan turned back suddenly, and said to the reporter and the camera next to him: "Do you know why Kobe talks about the high school league and the high school league? That's because he only has a high school degree!"

Kobe laughed loudly after hearing this, but he didn't expect to be killed by this rookie in the end!

But Kobe didn't feel that Chen Yan was provoking him. He liked the character of this rookie. He thought it was just a competitive young man challenging his predecessors.

Just like he did to Jordan.

The highlight of this game is not only on the field, but also in the TNT studio......

"Are you ready?" Barkley looked at Kenny Smith with a smirk.

Reggie Miller on the side looked expectant. He is the guest commentator tonight.

Kenny Smith nodded shyly. He lost the bet in the Nuggets game before, and the bet was to explain the next Suns game in his underwear.

But Kenny Smith didn't take off his pants on the spot, he thought that was too vulgar.

Kenny Smith took off his pants beforehand and covered his legs with a long cloth.

In front of the camera, Barkley slowly pulled away the cloth with a smirk on his face, just like magic.

"GOD! What the hell kind of underwear is this!" Barkley exclaimed after lifting the long cloth.

"This is Chen's jersey transformed into underwear to show my support for Chen." Kenny Smith said with a smile, looking very satisfied with his masterpiece.

"I don't think Chen would like your support."

"I feel so too."

Reggie Miller and Barkley looked at each other and said.

The three retired old men are very effective together.