Chapter 942 When Princeton faces Princeton

In this year's Christmas game, the league arranged for the Pistons to fight with the Lakers.

This is the third time that the two teams have met on Christmas Eve in the past four years, but the Lakers are no longer the Lakers they used to be.

Due to the Eagle County incident, since the beginning of the season, Kobe will get booed by the whole audience as long as he gets the ball, and even the fans of the Staples Center have not let him go.

But home fans won't do too much, at least, they won't shout the slogan "The Bow is a traitor" when Kobe is on the free throw line.

If your own fans are not too cruel to Kobe, it does not mean that other fans also have a tolerant heart.

Every away game, as long as Kobe stands on the free throw line, the stadium will be surrounded by the vague and funny slogans "Although the bow is a traitor!" "Although the bow is a traitor!", and its momentum is so great that it seems that the ancient kings came in person, and everyone likes to see the angels fall into the devil.

Kobe is making such a transformation, and fans will never be ruthless.

External interference is one of them, but the troubles outside the court have exhausted Kobe both physically and mentally.

Frequent trials made him run back and forth. Although he would burn his own burst of energy every time he came to the game, this season was definitely the worst day in his rookie season since his rookie season.

He went from a darling to an abandoned son.

Jordan's successor became a traitor who could face jail.

In order to avoid being imprisoned, Kobe naturally hired a team of sky-high lawyers to work for him. This is an era where you can do whatever you want if you have money. As long as you are rich enough, even if you are imprisoned, you can enjoy life like a vacation.

The money for hiring a super lawyer team is very likely to require a sky-high price to settle the money privately... In this way, all the money Kobe earned in the past few years is likely to be thrown into this bottomless storm.

In this world where abandoning Kobe is politically correct, there are many people who extend a helping hand to him.

This person is the boss of the Lakers, the behind-the-scenes driver of the Purple Gold Dynasty, and the foresighted Jerry Bass.

In order to calm Kobe's emotions and give him a good mood, Old Buss allowed Kobe to travel to and from home and away on his own plane for free.

After Mo Mengchen, who has been paying attention to this matter, saw the reaction of Old Bass, he could basically conclude that the Lakers did not intend to give up Kobe, even if it was the ruined Kobe.

Old Buss knows better than anyone that O'Neal is late afternoon, no matter how strong he is now, his peak is over, but Kobe has at least ten years to go.

However, few people from the Lakers understood why Old Bass was trying to appease Kobe.

What is hopeless, or frustrating, is the atmosphere of the Lakers. The players led by O'Neal are looking at Kobe's possible jail but acts indifferent.

After the handsome incident, O'Neal had a pleasant summer. He participated in the movie and maintained his body. He did not eat like last season and gained weight. He welcomed the new season with excellent condition. He even emphasized to the media at the media day of this season's preseason training camp: "The Lakers have always been my team, I am No.1 here."

In order to win the support of others, he also said one after another: "The Lakers are also Derek's team."

"The Lakers are also Al's team."

Even though they were all Kobe's people, O'Neal praised them all to heaven.

He praised many people, but he didn't mention Kobe.

Of course, the reporter of good things will not miss the opportunity to fan the flames: "Shake, have you missed who?"

The shark thought about it for a long time and denied it: "No, there is no such thing. I have said everything I should say. This is all I want to say. We are a group, I am their leader, and I will lead them forward."

"Is Kobe not here?" the reporter finally asked bluntly.

O'Neal stared at the reporter in surprise. Kobe missed the media day because of the trial. The whole team knew it well. The Shark said hypocritically that he didn't know where Kobe was going and when he would appear.

"Maybe Kobe doesn't care at all," O'Neal said.

When the whole thing develops to this stage, whoever is the boss of the Lakers and who should have more ball rights, has lost its meaning.

Kobe and O'Neal, the most intense boss battle in the NBA ever, are coming to an end, through this frustrated and crazy season.

When the world sees the excitement, the insider sees all the hatred, anger, frame-up, compromise, endurance that an NBA team can reflect... until they collapse.

As Kobe gradually reached a settlement with the mysterious white woman, his off-field issues were no longer so important, but he would never allow the Shark to humiliate him like this.

A power struggle that has transformed from open and secret struggle will usher in the final chapter.

And tonight, the Christmas battle at the Imperial Axis Arena is just the prelude to the final chapter.

The Lakers and the Pistons each get what they need.

The Zen master wanted to use a great enemy to divert the conflicts within the team, but his disgust for Kobe made it difficult for him to give him a bowl of water.

That night, Kobe only got 30 minutes of playing time, while O'Neal played for 42 minutes.

The Sharks in good shape dominated the penalty area, but he could not solve the Pistons' pick-and-roll, nor could he resist the mercury-like attack. The Lakers have proved their strength. No team has been able to hold on until the last minute of the game while the Pistons play so smoothly.

The broken OK combination drags the game to the end when they are in charge of their own affairs.

The game was not really over until the game returned to zero, and the Pistons defeated the Lakers by 9 points.

O'Neal scored 41 points, 16 rebounds and 4 blocks, such dazzling data was enough for him to continue to claim that he was the boss of the Lakers for the next period of time.

Kobe scored 2855 in 30 minutes of playing time, but his efficiency was not good and his shooting percentage was only 40%. This is also the reason why Zen Master explained why Kobe was refrigerated after the game.

As for the Pistons, they beat their arch-rivals away just add a victory to the team's record and then head to the next away game.

Just for the past, the Pistons had a record of 25 wins and 2 losses.

The entire league has realized that this season's Pistons are a historically strong team, just look at their game ratings.

Even people who are not interested in basketball will put down their remote control and watch because they accidentally cut into their game.

After Christmas, at the end of December, the second team known as the Warriors completed the feat of defeating the Pistons.

This team is called the Little Pistons.

Because they gathered three backbones of the Piston Dynasty.

Their name is the Cleveland Cavaliers. The core of the team is Ricky Davis, who played the peak season of his career this season. The core of the inside is Ben Wallace, who is heading to the peak of his career, and there is also an old Pistons player, the 224-centimeter Chicago Giant Prest Lauderdale.

The Cavaliers, who absorbed three old Pistons, took a solid step towards the running and bombing system.

This season's Cavaliers averaged 115 points per game. As the core, Davis averaged 24 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists per game, which was quite outstanding.

In a duel with his former club, Davis scored 301010, but his triple-double was not the key to winning. What helped the Cavaliers defeat the Pistons was Ben Wallace's record 12 blocks in a single game and Big Z's 1515 rebounds.

The Cavaliers, who performed the best of this season, met the Pistons with a poor feel, which led to the Pistons' second defeat this season.

After the game, Davis, who led the team to kill the old owner, naturally received great attention. He said modestly: "They missed a lot of chances tonight, and we are very lucky."

As for Ben Wallace, he is not so polite. He still has resentment towards the Pistons management's refusal to give him a maximum salary: "I always thought I would retire in Detroit. It is sad to leave here. I like every tree and every tree here, but I want to prove that I deserve the salary I am now. Cleveland gave me unprecedented recognition, which I didn't get in Detroit. I think my block count tonight will make some people regret it."

Wallace is not targeting the Pistons, but the Pistons' management.

Simply put, he targets Joe Dumas, who is the legendary Joe Dumas who does not give Wallace the maximum salary in order to save money.

Only a few people know that this matter is not that simple, but Dumas can only take the blame now.

After this game, the Detroit media stunted Dumas for three days and three nights before he could finish.

December 30

In the last game in 2002, the Pistons played the second match with the Spurs at home. They just lost the game and were unwilling to lose two consecutive losses. Therefore, the whole team showed a very high competitive state that night.

Even though the Spurs performed their courage and dragged the game to the last moment, the Pistons still won the game.

Facing Kidd made Momonchen full of fighting spirit. His greatest pleasure in the regular season was to scrupulously clean up the league's top No. 1 position.

As the defender who was selected as the first defense of the year last season, Kidd was shot by Mo Mengchen and scored 42 points on the head. The Spurs lost away and were double-killed by the Pistons in the season.

Then, the New Year quietly came.

In 2003, the eighth year Mo Mengchen traveled.

In terms of years, he officially became an old man in his thirties. Strictly speaking, it will take another seven months before he can truly reach 30 years old.

In the first game of the New Year, the Pistons waited for the Trail Blazers, ranked No. 1 in the West at home.

This game is considered a preview of the finals.

The Pistons currently rank first in the league with 27 wins and 2 losses, while the Trail Blazers rank second in the league with a record of 24 wins and 5 losses.

Not to mention the many pasts between the Pistons and the Trail Blazers, just the way these two teams play is Princeton.

On one hand, there are the Pistons who have won the championship, and on the other hand, there are the Kings who have been transformed after Adelman's guidance.

This year's Kings team is very interesting. This is also a strong team that has been influenced by time travelers, but is a blessing but not a disaster, and has risen from this.
Chapter completed!