711. The battle for royal power(1/2)
"The best lineup in history? Sorry, as long as Shaq and I are on the team, it is the best lineup."
"Scoring champion? MVP? My goal is a championship. If I can't win a championship, what's the difference between these things and scraps?"
"If I shoot twenty-five or six times a game, I can win the scoring title, but what's the point?"
"Are we in an alliance with the Celtics? Maybe there is something wrong with your understanding. We had lunch with the Celtics players. It's just ridiculous for you to say that the Hawks have the strongest lineup in history. We are the best in NBA history.
Two teams, when they hear that another team is said to be the strongest lineup in history, they will of course want to play with them. Some teams have people, and they are lucky enough to form a lineup that is passable.
, does this mean anything? It means nothing. For example, the three championship rings my daughter wears around her neck can mean strength..."
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Kobe was in a state of shock today! He quarreled with that little hooligan! During interviews, he would quarrel with whatever questions the reporter asked.
The day before the game against the Hawks, when the Lakers rented the basketball gym at Georgia Tech, many reporters came to interview them.
Kobe Bryant has rarely given interviews since the Colorado incident. The last time he gave an interview was when his wife accompanied him to a press conference to apologize to the public after spending money to settle the matter.
But this time, he took the initiative to accept an interview and criticized Liu Mang and the Eagles!
I was worried for a long time yesterday, thinking that I had caused something bad. Sometimes this kind of thing happens very suddenly, just like the defendant before. He never thought that he would be accused, and suddenly the court summons came.
Kobe struggled for a long time before coming out of the room. He wanted to ask Fisher what happened, but he saw many people on the team happily discussing something together on the floor with the lobby reserved by the hotel. Only then did he know it was the media.
They created a so-called "Yellow-Green Alliance Anti-Eagle Incident".
Compared to the Celtics, who have been in decline for more than ten years, the Lakers have just won three consecutive championships in just one season. Now they have the strongest lineup in history. They don't care whether the Hawks will be angry or not.
Care about how badly the Eagles made Pierce last night.
After being bombarded by the media, the Lakers players did not want to explain anything. The strong do not need to explain. As the strongest team in people's eyes, the Lakers do not need to explain anything. The media said that they united with the Celtics.
Let’s fight against the Eagles together!
Instead of explaining, the Lakers players took the initiative!
Don't they all say that the Hawks have the strongest lineup? They all say that they are so scared that they have to unite with their arch-enemy Celtics. Since they say so, then so be it!
Kobe didn't give many interviews for most of the year, and he didn't discuss topics related to the strength of the players. He couldn't control public opinion, so he played desperately, so he played his best outside performance this season, even if Liu Mang wanted to win
MVP, they can't shake Kobe's strongest offensive and defensive performance in the league this season. Halfway through the season, Kobe's defense is almost in his pocket. After the All-Star Weekend, Kobe
Overtaking Duncan, he ranked third in the MVP rankings for a long time, second only to Liu Mang and Garnett.
But once he was interviewed this time, he couldn't stop talking about what he had been suppressing for a long time, and Liu Mang got angry.
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For the Eagles, after beating the Celtics, their record improved to 63 wins and 10 losses. They are about to play the Lakers, so they naturally want to increase their wins to 64.
The Lakers are about to play. The Lakers may be the Hawks' opponent in the finals, and they are the most likely opponent. The Hawks attach great importance to this game. It is best to sweep the Lakers in the regular season, so that they can truly establish a solid foundation.
Finals advantage.
Therefore, in yesterday's game, the Hawks gave both Rasheed Wallace and Ratliff an extra round of rest in order to be able to deal with the Lakers at full strength in the next game.
Yesterday's game against the Celtics didn't cost the Hawks much. Even Liu Mang only played 30 minutes. As long as Pierce rested, all the Hawks' five-man team took a rest yesterday, leaving Stockton to bring Jason Terry.
, the lineup of Korver, Boozer, Ostertag and others went up to play, so the main players did not consume much physical energy. Today the Hawks added a training session about the Lakers to train against the Lakers.
Moreover, in order to stimulate the motivation of the players, the Eagles opened an interview session after the training.
As the person who was criticized the most by the little blacksmith, Liu Mang was not angry at all after seeing the content of Kobe's interview. He had already expected that the little blacksmith would fight back. This blacksmith can't eat sour grapes!
Liu Mang hoped that Kobe would say this, and it would be better not to break his promise and fight with daggers. Liu Mang also said that he had won consecutive scoring titles in the past two years to complete his legendary mission.
So, after hearing the reporter's question about Kobe's opinion on scoring champion and MVP, Liu Mang told the reporter: "I agree very much with Kobe's statement. There are so many meaningless shots. I hope he can maintain this idea and be the best player in the future."
A player who plays reasonably should not hold the ball and keep shooting. I hope he will not forget what he said."
Liu Mang's answer to this question surprised the reporters. This is not Liu Mang's character! How could he "acknowledge" Kobe's words in such a friendly manner?
The reporter immediately asked about the championship.
Hearing the question about Kobe's three championships, Liu Mang immediately showed disdain on his face: "Playing with O'Neal, Malone, and Payton, my daughter dares to say this, playing with O'Neal, who can't win the championship?"
?How tiring it is for me to play with such poor teammates. You see, I am forced to win the scoring title and MVP. It is right for Kobe not to win the MVP. His teammates are too good. Look at my group.
Teammate, it’s really useless, I have to rest after playing for two days... Hey, hey, I’m just kidding, don’t, ah, wipe, wipe, wipe… Ya Zhu…”
Liu Mang was showing off, and at some point, a group of teammates gathered around him. They originally wanted to catch the footage of Liu Mang's biggest Chinese and American TV stations, but he didn't expect that Liu Mang was hacking them again.
He got more and more angry, and then the popular sport of torturing the little eagle started again...
The media were quite satisfied when they saw this scene. This is the news and headlines about Liu Mang, Kobe Bryant and Liu Mang fighting each other!
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Because Kobe and Liu Mang were fighting each other, the two fired at each other mercilessly. This originally high-profile game has become the hottest topic in the NBA!
The league also fanned the flames. The headline on the NBA's official website was - "The Battle for the King."
Obviously, if the Lakers cannot win the championship this year, the Lakers will definitely collapse immediately. They must rebuild immediately. The Lakers must choose one of Kobe and O'Neal to stay. The two have long been incompatible. They are playing well this year.
It's entirely because the Lakers took a chance and formed the Big Four to extend their lives.
If such a lineup has not won the championship, the Lakers will definitely fall apart immediately.
If the Lakers did not win the championship and the lineup disintegrated, no matter whether the Lakers left Kobe or O'Neal, if there was only one left, the Lakers would not be as strong as before. If the Eagles happened to win the championship, then the Eagles
The team's seemingly invincible lineup is bound to be a strong candidate for another dynasty.
Of course, if the Lakers finally win the championship, OK's contradictions may be suppressed again. With the renewal of Malone's basic salary and Payton's mid-level contract this year, some previously signed contracts that have now become junk contracts, as well as Li
Fox and Medvedenko got through the last year of their mid-level contracts. They freed up nearly 20 million in space, leaving the core combination of Payton, Kobe, and O'Neal. Everything became so perfect, and the OK combination dominated.
The alliance will continue.
As for the Eagles, if they don't win the championship, it may be because Liu Mang's salary will increase significantly next season, and Raheem may have to jump out of his contract. Second- and third-year players need more performance opportunities, but they can't suppress the little thoughts of these people if they don't win the championship.
, it may be the Eagles that collapse, and many teams will come to take advantage of it. This is the cruel reality of a youth army composed of many potential young people who have entered a small peak period but failed to win the championship.
For example, the future Thunder team has not won a championship for 12 years - they have lost the opportunity to further increase the team's popularity - they cannot make more money - the owner cannot spend more money to retain the lineup - and finally become the Cosmos.
When the Lakers and Hawks are at their hottest, and when these two teams that may determine the fate of the league for years to come face off for the last time in the regular season, the league has appropriately raised the topic of "the battle for power."
This game that the entire basketball world was paying attention to has truly become a preview of the finals.
In addition, only the NBA is about to enter the playoffs among the four major leagues in the United States. The football and ice hockey seasons have ended, and baseball has just begun its warm-up games. The most watched league in the United States is the NBA, the game between the Eagles and the Lakers.
Attention has increased to the highest level in all regular seasons since the new century!
Not to mention China. In terms of the three major sports, volleyball has little influence. Football has collapsed and has not achieved any good results. Now in basketball, a Chinese player is going to win the MVP in the top basketball competition.
Originally, he paid the most attention to the NBA, but now Liu Mang still has the opportunity to create a dynasty. NBA officials are promoting it like this, and the domestic attention is also exploding.
Coincidentally, whether it is the United States or China, fans are divided into two groups. It is normal here in the United States. There are many fans who like the Lakers, and there are also many fans who are disgusted with the Lakers' rule.
But in China, many people like Liu Mang, and many people hate Liu Mang...
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"Sister Vanessa, Dinah, can you give Nana a hug? She's so cute!" The little Loli pointed her finger at a black eye, which proved how powerful the genes of a girl-crazy maniac are.
The little baby's face was poked and poked,
"Dina, you have to call Auntie, be careful, don't make Nana cry, don't hug her, what will happen if she falls!" Liu Mang quickly stopped and corrected the little Lolita's naming problem.
"Oh..." The little Loli took her hand back with regret on her face.
"Ace! Am I that old?" Vanessa expressed her dissatisfaction with Liu Mang's words angrily, and then said to the little Loli: "Dina, just call me sister. Of course you can give me a hug."
"Sister Vanessa is the best!" The little loli immediately picked up the baby named Natalia Bryant. Girls may be born to take care of children and hold them in a decent manner, but Liu
Mang is still cautious and ready to help at any time.
He was said to be a baby, but he was actually over a year old. His big eyes were staring at Liu Mang next to him.
"Dad, look, Nana is so cute!" The little Loli put her left hand around Natalia's back, held Natalia's arms and sat on her lap, and couldn't help but start poking Na with her other hand.
Thalia's face.
"Really, I didn't expect that a guy like Kobe with a bad personality could actually give birth to such a lovely daughter. It's a miracle!" Liu Mang couldn't help but poked.
The skin of black children is very tender, even tenderer than that of yellow children. Although they are dark, they are really cute.
"Ais-Liu!" An angry shout came from the side, "Give Nana back to me!"
Just when the entire basketball world was discussing and even arguing about this game, the most watched players of the two teams were having dinner together at Liu Mang's house.
"Uh...you're there!" Liu Mang looked at the little blacksmith opposite with his hand outstretched in surprise.
Kobe was so angry! He just wanted to act cool, but Liu Mang ignored him and said bad things about him in front of him!
"Quickly, give Nana back to me. I want to hold my daughter and have another one myself!" Kobe almost stretched his body from the table to Liu Mang's side.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "No!" Liu Mang held Dinah and Natalie in his arms, "Come and grab it!"
To be continued...