LeBron James entered the league as the chosen one and chose No. 23, a number with so many unique meanings. He has almost become a representative of the new generation of stars (Carmelo Anthony and Dwyane Wade
There is still competition with him).
On the other hand, Kobe Bryant, who still wore the No. 8 jersey last season, was the second or younger brother during the OK team's three consecutive championships. After leading the team alone for two seasons, his personal data has been great. The only difference is that he led the team alone.
The team’s record.
With a more stable performance than Iverson, Carter and Tracy McGrady, he is already one of the leaders of the Pan-96 generation.
In the new season, Kobe will wear No. 24.
Although he did not explicitly state the meaning behind this number, many people have already guessed that the number 24 means one number larger than the number 23.
Jordan has retired, and the number 23 representative in the league is LeBron James. Therefore, at the beginning of the new season, major media began to hype the concept of 23vs24.
Even David Stern intends to promote 23vs24 to become a classic matchup in the league in the new era, just like the Magic Birds War countless years ago.
Putting aside the special significance of Madison Square Garden, Staples Center is the most watched and popular stadium in the United States.
Of course, all this is mainly brought about by Los Angeles, Hollywood and the glorious history of the Lakers.
On match day, before the game even starts, Hollywood stars have already decorated the stadium with stars. Needless to say, old faces like Jack Nicholson.
Denzel Washington, rap star Snoopdogg, Leonardo DiCaprio, etc. all appeared on the sidelines.
In the visiting team locker room at Staples Center, Lin Yu also felt the wealth and wealth of Los Angeles. The visiting team locker rooms of many teams have a bad style of the 1970s and 1980s, such as the Celtics' visiting team locker room.
The visiting team locker room at Staples Center is even more luxurious than the home team locker rooms of many teams.
The entire dressing room is covered with carpets, beige, clean and spotless cabinets, stools with sponge cushions, and showers with hot water inside, etc.
Before Mike Brown deployed his tactics, Phil Handy hauled in a bucket of ice water with several heavy pieces of ice in it.
Lin Yu asked for a piece, wrapped it with gauze and applied it to the outside of his thigh, where he had been injured before. Although with the help of the injury card, the old injury would not relapse, Lin Yu still acted very carefully.
He deeply understands that the system is just a bonus, which does not mean that with the system bonus, he can spend money without any scruples.
Applying ice, Mike Brown walked to the center of the locker room.
"Okay, guys, let's talk about today's game. Our opponent is the Los Angeles Lakers. This season, they are in pretty good shape. They should be able to reach the playoffs in the Western Conference, but they can only reach the playoffs.
It’s just the playoffs, their strength should be weaker than ours.”
"But we cannot underestimate the enemy. I have said enough on the plane before. We must win one victory after another to prove that we are the favorites to compete for the championship!"
"In this game, we need to pay attention to Kobe Bryant. There is no doubt about it." Mike Brown looked at Lin Yu: "Lin, you and Kobe are old rivals. Today he is yours, kill him.
Is there no problem?"
Lin Yu replied: "No problem, Mike."
"Then, let's talk about Lamar Odom, LeBron, he is yours."
LeBron James also nodded. Dealing with an opponent like Lamar Odom, he is not under a lot of pressure.
"Finally, we have to talk about Andrew Bynum, who has made significant progress this season. For him, Zarunas, I hope you can use your experience to teach him a lesson."
Big Z also nodded in response.
Mike Brown is confident that with their individual abilities alone, the Cavaliers can solve the Lakers' three strongest points.
There should be no problem for Big Z to use his experience to suppress Bynum, and James will obviously have no problem solving Odom. The only thing that may go wrong may be Kobe, who Lin Yu has to deal with.
Therefore, he added the last sentence: "If Kobe Bryant continues to play alone and does not pass the ball, Andre, LeBron, Drew and Zarunas will decisively flank him!"
On the other side, in the home team's locker room, Kobe was sitting in the middle, silent, while Lamar Odom and Smush Parker were discussing something unhealthy, with arrogant smiles on their faces.
When Phil Jackson appeared, the locker room became quiet. The Jackson Master's prestige was still very high.
"In this game, we are facing the Cleveland Cavaliers..."
Kobe's eyes were fixed forward and he looked lackluster. No one knew whether he heard Phil Jackson's pre-game adjustments and arrangements.
No one could have imagined that Kobe was thinking about
Why can't Mitch Kupchak give up an extra first-round pick? If Kupchak is willing to give up an extra first-round pick, before this game, people were more optimistic about the Lakers.
Instead of like now, almost everyone thinks that the Cavaliers will take away a victory from Staples Center. In fact, there are already a lot of discussions in North America about whether the Cavaliers have the strength to compete for the championship.
Look at the current Lakers, they are no different from two years ago...
However, thinking about those disparaging remarks before the game, Kobe still clenched his fists. He wanted to single-handedly prevent the Cavaliers from taking away a victory from Staples.
"If they insist on winning, they can beat the Clippers. Anyway, it's a victory at the Staples Center. It shouldn't be any different against the Lakers or the Clippers."
In the infield of Staples Center, amid the roaring cheers, Kobe Bryant stood in the middle of the court.
In the corner of the visiting team's bench, Lin Yu witnessed all this. At this moment, he even regretted choosing the Cavaliers in the summer.
If he chooses the Lakers, a big city will give him more exposure.
If he chooses the Warriors, relying on San Francisco and the Warriors' poor performance can give him the status of the team's boss and more Chinese attention.
But, for the sake of fun, he chose the knight.
Thinking about it now, he has no regrets, because the value of Durant's three mid-range investment attributes is too high, and has exceeded the value brought by the so-called boss status, exposure in big cities, and the attention of the Chinese.
Before the game started, Kobe Bryant hugged his opponent, and he hugged Lin Yu: "Are you my opponent today?"
Lin Yu nodded and gave an affirmative answer.
"Okay, I will score 50 points on your head in this game."
Kobe has already calculated that if he wants to win, unless Lamar Odom breaks out, he must score more than 50 points.
Lin Yu did not respond. This is his style. Unless his opponent repeatedly presses him, he will not respond to any trash talk.
He believes that performance on the court is the best response.