Barclays Center is the most expensive home stadium among the 30 NBA teams, and it is also the first stadium in the world to cost more than 1 billion U.S. dollars. So when it comes to luxury performance, it is the only one in the entire NBA that has just been put into use this season.
The new arena is the most luxurious.
Seemingly inspired by the new stadium, the Nets are playing very well this season, currently with 28 wins and 19 losses, ranking fourth in the Eastern Conference.
It seems that 20 million US dollars more was spent than last season, which is not useless.
Russian tycoon Mikhail Prokhorov expressed his happiness and hoped that the team would continue their efforts and strive to enter the Eastern Conference finals this year. However, Tang Qian knew that his hope was destined to be extravagant. Although the Nets' regular season record was still poor
Good, but the true colors were revealed in the playoffs. The Bulls directly defeated the top team and were eliminated in the first round tiebreaker.
However, for the current Lakers, the Nets are still strong. After all, the record is there and cannot be offset.
This game was selected as one of the live broadcasts in the United States by T.N.T TV station.
The slogan is also simple: expensive battle.
Why is it called an expensive battle? Because this season, the Lakers and Nets are the two teams with the highest total salary value in the league. The Lakers are first, with the team’s total salary reaching an astonishing 100 million.
440,000 U.S. dollars. The Nets are ranked second, with a total team salary of 84.28 million U.S. dollars. You say it is impossible for the Nets to be ranked second? But this is a fact. Miami’s team is actually only 81.57 million U.S. dollars. So T.N.T.
There is no problem with dueling slogans.
Compared with the Lakers, who are almost a laughing stock, the Nets are undoubtedly in a much better situation. Compared with a total of 22 wins last season, they have achieved a record of 28 wins this season, which is exactly the same as the third-best win-loss margin in the Eastern Conference.
So as soon as the game started, the arrogant Russian tycoon publicly said: The Los Angeles Lakers are vulnerable! They are not worthy of being compared with this season's new Nets!
The New Nets is what the Russian tycoon calls himself, because he always feels that if he changes to another place, the team in his hands will be "prosperous". It will soar to the sky and is just around the corner.
As long as we defeat the Lakers tonight, all the fans present will be given lemon juice and hot dogs.
It seems that these things are not very valuable, but they can't support the large base. There are about 20,000 fans in the audience, and the total cost of going out is at least two to three hundred thousand US dollars. A rough estimate, it must be more than 1.3 million yuan.
Ah. He squandered more than 1.3 million yuan in one night. This is not a real rich person. How can ordinary rich people afford it?
Therefore, the atmosphere of the whole venue became very lively as soon as the show started.
Taking advantage of this atmosphere, someone started to flatter him and followed the boss and said:
The Lakers are nothing this season! Don’t compare us to the Los Angeles people!
As soon as these words came out, everyone in the Lakers team was annoyed. The Russian tycoon could just talk. After all, he is the big boss and one of the richest men in Russia recognized by Forbes. With a net worth of more than 17 billion US dollars, he has always been the richest man in Russia.
The top three on the list. And the most important thing is that this man is handsome. Compared with other rich people, he is only in his forties. The most important thing is that he has never been married, so he can be called the real "Diamond King".
There is no point in fighting with this kind of person. After all, the level difference is too far, but who do you think, Brook Lopez? You dare to talk like this?
Although the Lakers' record this season is a mess, the players inside have a higher status than the last. Not to mention Kobe, Nash, and Howard, even Pau Gasol is a bigger name than him. So he is "dismissed" by this kind of person.
"Mockery", the Lakers were all waiting and got angry before the game. However, Lopez's "flattery" was considered a success, because after hearing his remarks, Mikhail Prokhorov loudly praised: Good morning
I just know he is a great guy! He is the type I admire!
After receiving praise from Mikhail Prokhorov, Brook Lopez became even more emotional and looked like a "dog-leg". He continued to rant: I will score 30+15 tonight because Mi
Mr. Khail Prokhorov’s live viewing of the match gave me endless strength!
After hearing this pre-game statement, Tang Qian's face instantly darkened, because this was simply a naked contempt for himself! Seeing that Howard is not on the Lakers tonight, are you so arrogant? You still want to win 30
+15 data? It’s simply contemptuous! It’s been 5 years since your career, how many times have you won 30+15?
This guy looks down upon others!
Seeing Kobe and the others being interviewed before the game, Tang Qian also walked over and opened his mouth and said:
"Please tell the Nets sycophant that with me here tonight, let alone 30+15, don't even think about getting a 50% discount!"
Immediately, Tang Qian's words were also spread by the media, adding fuel to tonight's "expensive battle".
T.N.T live broadcast room, today's game is co-hosted by Shaquille O'Neal and... Charles Barkley.
It seems that the upper leadership of T.N.T has also realized that the hosting effect of Charles Barkley + Kenny Smith is far less effective than the hosting effect of Charles Barkley + Shaquille O'Neal. The two dislike each other and are at odds with each other.
The scene is a major selling point to attract live viewers. Therefore, as soon as the boss of T.N.T TV station made the decision, he broke up the old pair of Charles Barkley and Kenny Smith and switched to the new pair of Charles Barkley + Shaquille O'Neal.
combination.
After all, the United States is a capitalist society, so everything talks about capital first, money first, and then other things.
And tonight is also the first "separate joint broadcast" between the two.
"Ladies and gentlemen, good evening, everyone. I am Charles. Tonight, Shaq and I will host this game for you." Although there were some "big sharks", he won the game.
Money has to do things, so Barkley soon turned to O'Neal and said: "Who do you think will win tonight's game?"
"Of course it's the Brooklyn Nets." O'Neal opened his mouth and said directly: "The Nets are currently fourth in the Eastern Conference, and the Lakers are currently 12th in the Western Conference. The record gap between the two is already very clear." See.
O'Neal looked so sure, and Charles Barkley suddenly felt "uncomfortable", so he blurted out and retorted: "Records sometimes don't represent everything, otherwise what kind of competition would there be in a basketball game? Wouldn't it be enough to just look at the rankings?
?I think the Lakers are in good shape recently and are very likely to continue their winning streak and kill the Brooklynites in one fell swoop."
"Kill the Nets? Ah~ Charles, I have to say that your commentary style is too subjective!" O'Neal shook his head and said: "The Nets have done a good job defensively this season, only allowing their opponents 95.1 points per game.
Points, you have to know that Miami only has this defensive number. What about the Lakers? They allow their opponents to score 101+ points per game. Oh~my~ You saw clearly Charles, it is 101+ points lost! Tell me about it
, are there any teams in the league with worse defense than the Lakers?"
"So if they want to win, it's very difficult!"
After speaking, O'Neal continued: "And they have the league's number one center Brook Lopez on the inside, Deron Williams and the newly added Joe Johnson on the outside. This lineup is enough to defeat the Lakers' weak defensive line.
"What? The best center in the league? Who are you talking about? Brook Lopez?" Charles Barkley was stunned when he heard this, and he forgot to argue with O'Neal.
"I remember that Dwight Howard is still recognized as the number one center in the league by the public, right? You are exaggerating a bit!" Charles Barkley said. "It's not an exaggeration at all." O'Neal insisted: "Howard is in my eyes
He is not a true center in the traditional sense at all, he is just a variant of a power forward. Pick-and-roll + dunk + secondary attack, this is simply the standard practice of blue-collar power forwards in our era. A true center should be like Lopez
That kind of low-post powerhouse uses various low-post skills, and you have also seen Howard's low-post singles efficiency and statistics this season. He is ranked last in the league. How dare such a person be called the league's number one center? He scores in the low post every round.
The only center in the league who ranks 121st in the league?"
"Bynum is out for the season this season. What's wrong with Lopez being the number one center?"
"Then do you think he can get 30+15 tonight?"
"What's impossible?" O'Neal said: "His opponent is just a backup center, isn't he?"
The lights at the Barclays Center were brilliant, and the audience had already entered the stadium to cheer for the players of their home team.
Just as the Lakers finished warming up and Tang Qian walked to the center circle to compete for the ball, a mocking voice reached the former's ears:
"It's such a pity that Dwight Howard is not here. Originally, I wanted to teach him a lesson! Oh! What a pity!" Brook Lopez said, looking at No. 29, and continued: "
Dongfang guy, you are in bad luck, tonight I will let go and ravage you! I will not be merciful just because you are just a temporary main force. This is my style of doing things, do you understand?"
Brook Lopez criticized Tang Qian as soon as he came up. Naturally, he heard the latter's words before the game, so he was very unhappy with the Asian center. But he also didn't think about it. If he hadn't been the first to provoke, how could Tang Qian do it?
Fight back? Some people are like this. They have selective amnesia. They only remember the bad things about others, but never remember their own problems.
However, since the two people had already exchanged words before the game, Tang Qian had nothing to be polite about. He raised his eyebrows and said, "Then you can come over and give it a try. I like educating flatterers the most."
Hearing this word again! It’s still “freshly baked”! Brooke Lopez immediately said angrily: “Yellow man, I advise you to have a better attitude, so that I can make your death look more beautiful later! Otherwise, let
You left the Barclays Center crying!"
And just when Tang Qian was about to speak, a "dang" sound resounded through his mind.
Needless to say, Tang Qian also knew what was going on, so he closed his eyes and immediately entered a different space.
This is a task card.
As soon as Tang Qian touched it with his hand, the mission information was immediately transferred to his mind.
This chapter prohibits Brook Lopez from scoring 30 points and 15 rebounds. Success will reward a random silver card. Failure will deduct all silver cards, including silver fragments. After reading this mission information, Tang Qian's face changed slightly.
.
Based on the urine properties of the "different space", he knows that he will not give you good things easily. Since the reward conditions of the Silver Ability Card are directly issued, there must be something wrong with it.
But this is nothing.
As the starting center of the Lakers, I will accept any challenge that comes my way.
After reading the mission information of this mission card, Tang Qian said firmly in his heart.
PS: There is a little less tonight because Xiao Zi has a slight fever and is feeling groggy. I will get an injection tomorrow and I will have more. Oh, thank you for your understanding.
O'Neal did say that Lopez is the number one center in the league, but Xiao Zi did not make it up.
Also, Xiao Zi re-read the excerpts from the 1992 draft yesterday. It turns out that O'Neal weighed 303 pounds when he entered the league, and 275 pounds was his weight as a freshman or sophomore in college. There was a clerical error in the front. Please correct it here.