Chapter 115: The Pseudo-Derby Begins
The high-profile same-city derby between the Clippers and the Lakers attracted the attention of countless fans that day, and the live broadcast of the whole United States was indispensable, and even David Stern came to the scene to watch the game to build momentum.
This is the only derby battle in the NBA, and although the Knicks and the Nets are close, they are not in the same city after all, and the gimmick is always a little worse.
Kobe Bryant won the "Player of the Week" award last week the day before the derby, this is the fourth time Kobe Bryant has won this honor this season, and this year's Peter Pan has a chance to win the first MVP of his career, of course, provided that he must lead the Lakers to a good enough result, which is far from enough at this stage, and the Lakers are not as good as the Clippers.
The Los Angeles Times' Da Bundan published a slightly gossip news on the day of the game, saying that the day before, Andrew Bynum had beaten Ji Guoqiu at the bowling alley, and the little shark was shining at the bowling alley, abusing his panda brother and giving the Lakers the first place.
Ji Guoqiu was interviewed before the game, saying that the news was pure nonsense, and at the same time reserved the right to take legal measures against the Los Angeles Times, and firmly denied that he had bowled with Bynum the day before.
His remarks immediately aroused the dissatisfaction of the proud little shark, and Bynum privately despised Ji Guoqiu and did not admit that he had lost, and ridiculed him for not being able to afford to lose.
In response to this incident, there are several real gossip media tabloids in Los Angeles who are shouting for Ji Guoqiu, and they have proved their innocence for Ji Guoqiu, according to their reports, that afternoon, Brother Panda and a third-rate Hollywood female star watched a movie in the cinema, and afterwards it seems that they went to the hotel to open a room, and did not go to any bowling alley at all, and the Los Angeles Times is obviously spreading rumors.
The gossip outlets were all rhetorical, believing that the Los Angeles Times was reporting on fake media, and that they had proof.
The big tiger of the Los Angeles Times was plucked by a few small dogs, and all these third-rate tabloids were taken to court.
The press is so chaotic that the fans of both teams feel a mess, and in the face of the news with different opinions, they say that your circle is too chaotic.
Ji Guoqiu thinks that these media are really nonsense, saying that he and Christine have a room is enough nonsense, and now even the top three influential newspapers in the United States, such as the "Los Angeles Times", actually spread rumors that he and Bynum were bowling? It is ridiculous that such a big newspaper fabricates such fake news......
In fact, there is one more thing he can't figure out, why when he got home yesterday, he received a strange text message from Emma Roberts on his mobile phone, which only said "big **"?
Emma Roberts also came to Staples Arena today, she usually barely watches basketball, especially the last time she came to the scene and was knocked down.
Today, Roberts Jr. was forcibly brought in by her undisciplined aunt, and Roberts Jr. is half a Lakers fan who often comes to Staples to watch Lakers games. Today the big-mouthed beauty brought her niece along, who called her niece a neighbor who was a Clippers player, just in time for her to accompany her to watch a derby.
Emma Roberts followed her unreliable aunt to the dangerous front row again, and she was still a little apprehensive, she was worried that she would be pounced on by Ji Guoqiu again. But in addition to worrying, Roberts Jr. also felt strange, why are the fans next to him discussing twins, but they don't see twins among the players on the field?
The Lakers players have begun to enter, today is the home court of the Lakers, seventy percent of the fans are Lakers fans, but there are also many Chinese fans and Clippers fans mixed in, after entering the court, they immediately changed into Clippers jerseys, and rampantly disagreed with Lakers fans.
The reason why Clippers fans are so mixed in today and are so arrogant is entirely because of their own team's excellent record.
The excellent record of fifth place in the West gives them extra confidence to come out disgusting Lakers fans. There were even a lot of Clippers fans holding posters with the rankings of the Western Conference teams, and the poor Lakers are now only in eighth place, but they are in fifth place. This feeling of suppressing the sworn enemy in the same city is really rare for the Clippers, and this situation finally happened, of course, to disgust the opponent as much as possible, Clippers fans can't be more happy now!
In the visitors' dressing room, Dunleavy Sr. concluded by emphasizing today's tactical set-up.
"Guaranteed rebounding, increased mid-range shooting today, more cross-cutting coordination, and strengthened off-ball cover coordination. Defensively, the No. 24 must be zone-packed, and no matter where he goes, we have to use two people to watch him. The other players paid attention to the speed of the fill, which made the difference between us and the defeat today. ”
After the old Dunleavy finished speaking, he saw that many substitute players were affected by the atmosphere of the derby in the same city, and his expression was slightly nervous, and he quickly changed from tactical arrangement to psychological counseling: "Don't be too nervous, after more than 20 games this season, especially after eight consecutive wins, I have confidence in you that you can defeat any opponent." The Lakers are not our opponents this year, they are only in eighth place, and we are going to kill them in Staples today, knock them out of the top eight, and truly become the best team in Los Angeles! ”
The more Dunleavy Sr. spoke, the more excited he became, and he looked as if he had a grudge against the Lakers.
Others may not know, but the two brothers know that the old Dunleavy has very conflicted feelings for the Lakers, he is actually from the Lakers, but the Lakers have always only used him as a spare tire, and only think of the old Dunleavy when no one is available.
With such a cruel reality, the old coach's attitude towards the Lakers can be imagined, and eighty percent of them are love-hate.
The attention of the same city derby is no less than that of the playoffs, and even if the Clippers players are not motivated by the old Dunleavy, the main players who have seen the big scene have already saved up to the end, and they are now waiting to go on the court to win the opponent and cut the Lakers down!
"Be the best team in Los Angeles!" The Clippers locker room was filled with loud shouts from the players.
After the Lakers entry ceremony, it was the turn of the Clippers players to play.
Emma Roberts was dumbfounded, staring at the twins in a petrified state......
"Your two neighbors are out, which one of you is more familiar with them?" Julia Roberts turned to Emma and asked.
"I ...... I don't know. ”
Emma Roberts really doesn't know which one she knows better now, she's still a little confused, and now Little Radish herself wants to know, who is the guy who always plays games with herself and is good at fixing computers?
"No wonder every time I see them, I feel weird, it turns out that my neighbors are twins?"
Ji Guoqiu warmed up before the game, and did not find Christine at the first time, but saw Emma Roberts on the sidelines at a glance, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he secretly winked at Little Lori and said hello.
It's a pity that the little radish shreds are still in a petrified state, and I don't see it at all......
Christine was actually sitting less than ten meters away from Emma Roberts, and due to the angle, Twilight thought that Ji Guoqiu was greeting her, and quickly blinked in response.
It's a pity that Ji Guoqiu is still trying to make Xiao Loli see himself, but he doesn't see it at all......
Ji Guozhi did not accept the mistake here, he pretended to shoot on the court to warm up, but in fact, he was eye-to-eye with Taylor Swift on the sidelines, and the two adulterers and adulteresses did not care about being discovered by the media at all.
Yesterday, Ji Guoyi and Taylor Swift vs Bynum plus his black female companion preceded a bowling battle for the derby.
Ji Guoqiu never thought that Taylor Swift's bowling skills were extremely superb, but he dragged the little singer back all afternoon, and finally lost the game by dragging the little singer who played a few hits, and was complained by Taylor Swift that it was useless.
Bynum walked up to Ji Guoqiu's side before the game, and said proudly: "Giant panda, you were not an opponent in bowling yesterday, and today on the basketball court, I must beat you." ”
Ji Guoqiu was confused when he heard this, is this little shark sick in the brain?
Seeing this, Ji Guosha hurriedly hid to the side and continued to flirt with the little singer.
Lakers starting lineup today: Derrick Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Lamar Odom, Radmanovic and Andrew Bynum.
The Clippers' starting lineup today: Brevine Knight, James Posey, Ron Artest, Ji Guoyi, Ji Guoqiu.
James Posey is back from injury, and he is the most suitable person for the team to deal with Kobe, plus Artest and the interior twin brothers to help defend him, Dunleavy Sr. has laid a net for Peter Pan, ready to make him completely unable to fly today.
**In the live broadcast room, Charles Barkley said before the game: "Before the start of this season, the core of the Lakers, Kobe Bryant, has been looking for a trade, and at one point it seemed that it was irretrievable. During this period, he scolded his teammates, criticized management, and did almost everything that could hurt the Lakers' feelings. But most importantly, he didn't leave, while also making the Lakers uncertain this season. Phil Jackson and the Lakers brass eventually persuaded Kobe to be patient, and the Lakers have been actively seeking a big trade in the league, but I don't think they can make much of a move this season, they don't have trade chips at all. ”
Kenny Smith chimed in: "Yes, it's true, the Lakers don't have any leverage, and if they trade Bynum and Odom, it would be contrary to their original purpose of increasing their strength." This season, it will be very difficult for the Lakers to make the playoffs, and even in my opinion, their sworn rivals Clippers have grown at an amazing rate as the run-in deepens, and the twin brothers are growing amazingly, and it is very likely that the Lakers will be kicked out of the playoffs.
The players on the pitch are already standing and the game is about to begin.
Ji Guoqiu and Bynum stood in the center circle, and the two were responsible for fighting for the ball.
In such a game, the two teams are destined not to show weakness to each other in any link, and they must not give an inch from the beginning of the scrum!
"Toot!"
The whistle blew in the game, the referee threw out the basketball in his hand, Bynum was half a palm away, and Ji Guoqiu easily defeated An Zhu and took the lead in dialing the basketball.