Chapter 615: The New Boss's Big Deal

On March 16, the Clippers played at home against the New Orleans Hornets. Paul sat on the sidelines in a suit, the unlucky guy has not recovered from his injury, and the official news of the Hornets is that he will return in early April, but the devil knows if it's true or not.

The inside duel between the two brothers and Bynum + West became the biggest attraction of the game, and the two teams competed fiercely in the first quarter, and the score increased alternately. Unfortunately, the core of the team was missing, and the Hornets lacked stamina, and they were defeated in the second quarter, and the Clippers led by 10 points at 48:38 in the first half.

In the third quarter, the Clippers beat the Hornets by 8 points at 26:18 in the third quarter and took an 18-point lead, and the result was no longer in suspense at the moment. In the final quarter, Bynum got three consecutive fouls in just three minutes, was ejected from the game after committing a full foul, and the score of the two teams was also stretched to 20+, and the Hornets withdrew their main players and announced their surrender.

The loss in this game was definitely too bad for the Hornets to be a worse result.

The Memphis Grizzlies won the day before yesterday against the Denver Nuggets, and their record is already the same as that of the Hornets, who lost to the Clippers today, and the eighth spot in the West is immediately occupied by the Grizzlies. If this continues, Paul is likely to be unable to make the playoffs this year like the hapless Anthony, so you can imagine what kind of mood the Queen Bee is in at the moment.

On March 18, the Clippers continued to sit at home, beating the Milwaukee Bucks, an underdog in the East.

Pre-sales of the Extraordinary Panda also stopped on March 18, with the 10-day pre-sale allowing the Extraordinary Panda to sell 4.2 million units, and after a staggering 2.2 million units sold in the first three days, 2 million units were sold in the remaining seven days. Although the decline is slightly larger, this result is enough to make Apple jealous, and the 10-day pre-sale of the Extraordinary Panda has exceeded the sales volume of Apple's 3GS when it was officially launched for 10 days last year. How did this make Jobs not jealous?

The official opening time for Extraordinary Panda is April 1st. Maohu Entertainment further pointed out. The countries that debuted Extraordinary Panda on April 1 include: China, the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Germany and Japan. After the successful listing, the bottom of the 4 will also be available in the following countries and regions: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland. Hong Kong, Taiwan, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, New Zealand, Singapore, South Korea. Spain, India. Sweden and Switzerland.

Subsequently, Maohu Entertainment released the proportion of pre-sales in various places, of which the United States contributed 1.5 million units sold, accounting for 35.7% of the total sales; Excluding Hong Kong and Taiwan, China still contributed 1.2 million units of sales, accounting for 28.6% of total sales. The third is Germany, with a total of 450,000 units sold, accounting for 10.7%, which is a very high sales figure considering the population of Germany, which shows that Germans are more fond of the shape of the extraordinary panda. South Korea sold 400,000 units, second only to Germany, exceeding the two brothers' expectations. The United Kingdom and Japan ranked five or six, respectively, with less than 300,000 units in pre-sales.

Only more than 200,000 units were sold in Japan, which was much lower than the expectations of the two, according to history, the Japanese did not reject mobile phones from abroad, and the iPhone 4 was sold all the way out of stock in Japan, and then began Apple's long-term rule in Japan.

But when it comes to their Geshi Fox and Extraordinary Panda, their sales are sluggish in Japan, which makes the two feel very puzzled, is it because of their Chinese identity?

"No, our sneakers and jerseys have been selling ahead of Kobe Bryant and James in Japan for a long time, and it can't be an exception for mobile phones?"

Ji Guozhi thinks that he shouldn't be, he is very popular in Japan, and many Japanese girls want to give him monkeys, which makes Taylor. Swift refused to go to Japan with him last summer because Ki Kuni-shame's Japanese female fans have been sparing no effort to be a little black singer.

"Maybe the style of our phones doesn't suit the Japanese, who knows......"

Ji Guoqiu also has no good explanation, and can only understand that the shape does not conform to Japan's heart.

The two of them don't know that the Japanese are typical cheap skins, and they have to buy things that everyone buys, and when they sell things that are out of stock, they will think that they are good things and will follow the trend to buy them. So when the ten-day pre-sale was over, the media reported that the extraordinary panda had set a new pre-sale record, and these cheap people wanted to buy it. But at this time, the ten-day pre-sale has ended, and if you want to buy it, you can only wait for the official sale on April 1, and you will have to wait for the 4.2 million units of this pre-sale to be shipped, and the new order will be shipped, and it is difficult to say whether you can receive the mobile phone at the end of April.

On March 22, the Clippers had a three-day break before hosting the Sacramento Kings.

Ballmer has officially passed the Guò Owners Conference yesterday and became the new owner of the Clippers, and the price of 3.1 billion broke the NBA acquisition record, and many people are still wondering, how can he make this money back?

After analysing U.S. tax law, the Financial Times said Ballmer would become an "active owner of a sports franchise" after buying the Clippers. The status would allow Ballmer to claim a tax credit of $1.55 billion, or half the price he paid for the team, over the next 15 years.

In other words, Ballmer bought the Clippers for just $1.55 billion.

The world's most powerful U.S. tax experts say the tax incentives for sports franchises were introduced 10 years ago to address concerns about media rights. At the same time, the government also hopes to encourage those who are keen on sports and greatly stimulate their interest in investing.

Ballmer remains one of Microsoft's largest shareholders, with $1.5 billion worth of Microsoft shares. His $3.1 billion purchase of the Clippers also reflects its frenetic pursuit of sports franchises.

Ballmer appeared in the stands in this game, and now the media are reporting that Ji Guoqiu will stand on his own next year, and Clippers fans are also worried that the core of the team will fly away, so there is really no hair, and the Clippers can have the current scenery all thanks to the twin brothers.

Speaking to the media before the game, Ballmer said he had met with the players and would host a private dinner at the right time to entertain his players. Ballmer was surprised by rumours that the brothers were likely to leave, saying: "I'm a big fan of the two brothers. I'm willing to buy the Clippers for $3.1 billion. Because the two of them are worth so much money. I still know. There are only two examples of NBA teams gifting shares to decorated players, and our neighbor Magic is one of them. ”

The new owner of the Clippers smiled lightly at the reporter and said, "Yes, I mean the same as you think, if the two of them are willing to stay with the Clippers and retire at the Clippers, I will give each of them at least no less than Magic's stake in the Lakers." ”

Ballmer looked at the stunned reporter and smiled like a bun. "Gentlemen, you heard me right, I'm just proving to some people that I didn't buy the Clippers for some ulterior motives, nor did I do it for tax exemptions. As you said, I'm worth $20 billion, and people like me don't have much to pursue. And I didn't tell the two of them about this, and now I make a promise in front of the camera to prove my sincerity and prove that I will not regret it in the future. ”

The reporters were overjoyed by Ballmer's boldness. But when these smart people think about it, the Clippers can now be worth 3 billion. It's all about the contribution of the twin brothers.

If the two leave next year or the year after, the value of the Clippers will immediately shrink. But if the two continue to stay with the Clippers, the value of the team will undoubtedly continue to rise, and it is not impossible to surpass the Lakers in the future. So even if you give each of the two brothers 4.5% of the shares (Magic's Lakers shares), Ballmer will only make no money and lose money, and he can still get a good name, so why not?

When it comes to the new owner, we have to mention the hapless Sterling. Half a month ago, when the Clippers were about to change hands, Sterling sued his wife, saying that Shelly was not qualified to represent the entire family and was not qualified to sell the Clippers. In the end, the Los Angeles Superior Court ruled against Sterling. Sterling then appealed, but was dismissed.

The Clippers only met with their new boss for the time being, and this game was the first time the new owner was there to watch the game, and of course they couldn't mess up the show, not to mention that the opponent was still the king of the big fish belly.

The Clippers at home were desperate to win, and in the end they defeated their opponents 136-105 to play a hearty victory.

In this slaughtering game, the Clippers set 4 records, 23 three-point shots (23) set a team record and this season's NBA record, 42 assists were a season NBA record, and 44 points in a single quarter set a team record this season.

Ballmer looks like a fanatical ordinary fan on the sidelines, regardless of whether he pretends to be a fan or not, at least this energy has the charm of Cuban back then.

The difference between the two is that Ballmer is richer than Cuban.

The Clippers are now in the midst of a great moment of record-breaking experience, and the team's new owner has not distracted the Clippers players, who are still training, resting, and playing as usual......

Although the old Dunleavy slapped the new boss on the back, he was very principled to mention to the boss that it is not suitable to hold a dinner party in the near future, nor is it suitable to promise high bonuses to the players, and the most important thing for the Clippers now is to stabilize and maintain this momentum until they break the 72-win record.

On March 24, the Clippers travel to the Dallas Mavericks, who are currently battling the Rockets for sixth place in the East, and neither team wants to finish in fifth place, with the Lakers in fourth being much more difficult to play against than the Thunder in third.

The Clippers have 11 games remaining, and as long as they guarantee at least eight wins in those 11 games, they will tie the Chicago Bulls' all-time best record of 72-10 in the 95-96 season.

Western Rankings -

1. Los Angeles Clippers (64-7)

2. San Antonio Spurs (51-20)

3. Oklahoma City Thunder (38-34)

4. Los Angeles Lakers (54-17)

5. Dallas Mavericks (44-27)

6. Houston Rockets (43-28)

7. Phoenix Suns (41-31)

8. Memphis Grizzlies (41-31)

9. New Orleans Hornets (40-34)

10. Portland Trail Blazers (38-33)

11. Utah Jazz (37-34) (to be continued......)