After the pre-match interview, the players of both sides went to the locker room to prepare, and the game will start soon.
D'Antoni made the final arrangement before the game: "Our opponents are very strong, but you don't need to worry. Play at our own pace and play our own style, just like before fighting against the Celtics, come on!"
In fact, since defeating the Celtics in the last game, all the Knicks players have become more confident, and even if they lose to the Lakers, the media will not challenge the Knicks too much. After all, the Lakers are the defending champions.
Just try to play your own rhythm and your momentum come out.
Everyone's mentality is also in a relatively relaxed state at this time.
Ten minutes later, the Staples Stadium had nearly 20,000 seats, and it was basically full. Basically all the fans had completed their entry. Some of them were holding popcorn, holding Coke, and
Some fans hold huge posters in their hands, and the most of them are Kobe's posters.
Looking around, Staples Center is almost always full of fans wearing No. 24 jerseys.
There are also a very small number of fans wearing Lian Dao's No. 1 jersey when he was in college, and they also held slogans to cheer for Lian Dao. This is Lian Dao's fans. If it were fans of other Knicks players, they would definitely be the Lakers.
Fans extort.
The commentator sent by TNT in this game was Big Mouth Barkley and his partner Kenny Smith.
At this time, Kenny also started the hot game: "Welcome to the live broadcast of the game!"
"Today I will live broadcast today's game with Charles."
"Charles, what do you think has changed in Kobe in the past few years?" Kenny raised a question at this time.
"Change?" There was no such problem when the two people talked to the book before. Looking at the faint smile on Kenny Smith's lips, Barkley instantly understood that Kenny was digging a hole for himself again.
"It's getting richer and richer." Barkley said, rubbing his chin, but seeing Kenny appearing to not know him, he immediately said, "Then, what's going on, isn't it getting more and more changed?
Are you rich? Are you still getting more and more handsome? If the answer is really getting more and more handsome, then, Kenny, you can hang my poster at home. The great Jazz thinks he is more handsome than Kobe.
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Barkley's nonsensical reply also made the audience in front of the TV laugh, and these two people will never lack joy together.
Moreover, Barkley's answer also laid the foundation for Kenny Smith's answer. It has to be said that the two partners are really tacit.
But O'Neal has not retired and has been converted to a commentator. If O'Neal also joins, then this commentary team will be perfect.
The commentator of the two super-large braised eggs is believed to be arousing laugh if they don’t speak and just sit in front of the commentary stage.
"What are you talking about? Your head that is becoming more and more like a pumpkin, actually calls yourself handsome. Besides, I mean Kobe's strength changes."
"Bryant has grown older, but his scoring ability has not declined significantly, but has also continued to grow," Kenny explained.
"And that?" Barkley was a little unable to find what Kenny wanted to express.
"I mean, no one can stay young forever, but there are people in the NBA who can stay efficient all the time. Jordan did it ten years ago, and now Kobe is moving in this direction," Kenny said seriously.
Barkley nodded in agreement.
Barkley also felt deeply at this point. During the seasons he played against Jordan, he also felt that during the two three consecutive championships, Jordan continued to evolve. In order to fight against the Bad Boys, Jordan created breakfast club training.
Before the second three consecutive championships began, Barkley also joined, but not long after joining, he swears and declared: If I could be as hard as Jordan, I would have been unifying the world.
This shows how terrifying the intensity of Jordan's breakfast training camp training camp training camp training camp training camp training, and at the same time, it also shaped Jordan's strength. Jordan, who became powerful, finally swept the Pistons for three consecutive years 4:0.
At this time, Jordan officially started his path to the gods.
Although Jordan, who was in the second three consecutive championships, was not as strong as his early years in physical fitness and speed, his skills became more and more terrifying. All kinds of unsolvable backward jump shots made almost all defenders in the league sigh helplessly!
And how many teams fell under the iron hoof of the Chicago Bulls in those years, and Barkley, who had no championship in his life, was the "victim" among them!
Magic's Lakers, Barkley's Suns, Glider Drexler's Trail Blazers, Gloves and Rainman's Supersonics, Malone's Jazz, they're all Chicago Bulls' Hoofs at the Finals.
As a away game, the Knicks first appeared. When most of the Knicks players walked out of the player channel, the booing in the stadium was also everywhere. Lian Dao, as the core player of the Knicks, was the last one to enter the court, and he actually heard the fans on the scene.
applause and cheers from a few fans.
Lian Dao was still a little surprised. Although he saw fans wearing his No. 1 jersey from college in the audience, he was still a little surprised at the cheers given by the fans.
Lian Dao also hurriedly waved in the direction of applause and cheers, most of these fans were fans of his time at the University of Southern California.
"This guy is so popular in Los Angeles." Artest, who was waiting to appear, said to Kobe.
"He just brought a NCAA championship trophy to Los Angeles a few months ago, and this rookie has performed very well recently, and can actually lead the Knicks, who was still a bottom-season last season, to a record of 12 wins and 1 losses, and
I also beat the Celtics in the last game, which is a bit unusual.
So it is normal for him to be welcomed by Los Angeles fans. I am looking forward to fighting him." After saying this, Kobe's eyes also flashed with excitement, his tongue licked the corner of his mouth, and a smile appeared.
"He is my prey, and I will let you see the real defense." Artest said hurriedly at this time, afraid that Kobe will change defense with him.
Kobe just smiled. If Artest could really defend Lian Dao, he could only blame himself for seeing the wrong person.
When the Lakers entered the court, the audience burst into warm cheers. Kobe was the last one to enter. When Kobe entered the court, the atmosphere in the Staples Arena reached its peak, and everyone shouted Kobe's name.
He is the real protagonist of Staples Arena.
Kobe ran out of the player's passage and turned around and waved to the fans in the surrounding audience.
Before the game, Lian Dao and Lakers players fists one by one and greeted each other.
Artest also made a harsh statement when he was punching his fists: "Boy, don't think about getting a point on my head tonight."
Lian Dao smiled and said calmly: "I never just get a point. Be careful, don't be beaten by me!"
Artest's face turned red when he was criticized. He wanted to argue, but at this time Lian Dao had already moved towards Kobe.
"Hey, Kobe, can you sign me?" Lian Dao said excitedly.
The last time I came to Staples to watch the game, I was surrounded by fans and missed the opportunity to find Kobe to sign, so this time Lian Dao said it as soon as possible.
At this time, Lian Dao could not tell that he was a player at all. He was more like a star-chasing boy. Lian Dao's goal was to collect all the signatures of the four major points guards. At present, he only collected Allen's signatures.
I finally had a showdown with the Lakers this time. If I didn’t take this opportunity to sign, wouldn’t I missed that opportunity?
Kobe was stunned by Lian Dao's words. He thought Lian Dao was here to make harsh words. He originally wanted to retort and educate the rookie how to use trash talk.
But unexpectedly, this guy didn't play according to common sense.
"It depends on whether you can defeat me!" After saying that, he looked awesome and a hint of pride on his lips. Unexpectedly, the supernova in the league would actually be his own fans. This is very comfortable. Should I, should I?
Be gentle and abuse him.
"How do you beat you?"
"Get more points than me!"
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Knicks starting lineup:
Chris Duhon, Wilson Chandler, Lian Dao, Paul Millsap, David Lee.
Lakers starting lineup:
Derek Fisher, Kobe Bryant, Ron Artest, Paul Gasol, Andrew Bynum.
Inside, but in terms of height, the Knicks fell into a disadvantage again.
Sure enough, David Lee and Andrew Bynum jumped the ball, and the Lakers got the ball rights.