At seven o'clock in the evening, a large number of fans had arrived at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, waiting for the start of the new season opener.
Most of the people who come to watch the game are Lakers fans. The past two years have been the time when the Lakers were at their peak.
After rising in 2008, they failed in the finals. In the 2009 regular season, they had 65 wins and 17 losses. In the finals, they defeated the Magic 4:1 to win the championship.
Kobe Bryant finally proved that he can win the championship without Shaq.
In the new season, the Lakers continue to aim for the championship. They lost Ariza at the third position, but added Artest, further strengthening the thickness of the front line.
Kobe is 32 years old and still on the tail end of his prime. The Lakers have a well-organized lineup. It can be said that they are full of vitality and everything is in competition.
In the first home game of the opening game, the Lakers held a ceremony to award last season's championship rings before the game.
As a top powerhouse, the Lakers are the 15th championship in their history, so the award ceremony is extremely grand.
Many big-name Hollywood stars came to the sidelines to cheer for the Lakers' opening game.
On the small table in the center of the arena is the golden O'Brien Cup, along with 15 shining championship rings.
NBA Commissioner David Stern personally came to the scene to preside over the ring awarding ceremony. Kobe Bryant appeared on the stage to warm applause from the audience, and Lakers star Jerry West handed the ring to the Lakers players. .
Then, under the spotlight, the 15th championship banner slowly rose from the center of the court, adding another monument to the Lakers on the ceiling of Staples Center.
Next to the championship banner, there are retired jersey numbers of the Lakers, each of which is star-studded, Chamberlain, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, West, Worthy, Magic Johnson...
As for the Clippers, not to mention the championship flag, they don't even have a division championship flag (Pacific Division), and they haven't retired their jerseys yet!
This is such a sad and embarrassing thing. It is normal to have no championship. Nearly half of the teams in the NBA do not have a championship.
But in your 40-year history, you can't even find a representative player, which is a bit too much.
Look at the Timberwolves, they have Garnett after all, look at the Pacers, they have Reggie Miller, look at the Jazz, they have Malone and Stockton, right?
The Clippers really want nothing. In terms of honors in team history, the Lakers have a thicker waist than the Clippers even if they pull all the hair off their legs.
So the Clippers players looked at the Lakers' grand award ceremony from the sidelines, all with blank eyes, wondering where we are, is this Staples? It feels different from what I remember, it's too brilliant, right? .
All the lights on the scene are turned on, the ring awarding ceremony is over, and the game is about to begin.
Min Congda sat on the sidelines and watched the whole process of the ceremony, feeling calm and even a little sleepy.
But the scene was so noisy. If it weren't for watching the Clippers lose with his own eyes, he would have really wanted to go home and rest and watch TV at this point.
By the way, I haven’t contacted Daddario in the past two days. I wonder if she is still in Los Angeles? She said she would return to New York in a while.
The two chat on the phone every day, and their relationship is slowly warming up, but neither of them has the idea of entering into a romantic relationship.
Daddario's mind was all on acting, while Min Congda was naturally thinking about the Clippers. If he lost today, he would have lost two thousand yuan in salary.
After three months of hard work, it is really not easy to finally have an important income.
While he was thinking wildly, David Stern, who had finished hosting, returned to the stands and sat down next to Min Congda.
Since taking office in 1984, Mr. President has insisted on attending a large number of games every season, experiencing the atmosphere of the NBA in person, and gaining the most intuitive experience and feelings for his work.
The defending champion opens today, and of course he has to come to the scene to support the game. By the way, he will also meet the famous General Manager Smart of the Los Angeles Clippers.
"Mr. Smart, do you have any thoughts after seeing the Lakers' award ceremony?" Stern asked loudly.
The scene was very noisy and you had to speak loudly.
"I think this ceremony is a bit too long and delays the official competition. If it happens again next time, it can be shorter."
Min Congda gave his opinion. He really thought so, why hasn't the game started yet?
An embarrassed smile appeared on Stern's face. He wanted to scold Min Congda, but his status and quality did not allow it.
I haven't settled the matter with him since I hung up the phone last time. This guy doesn't follow the rules at all.
And his shit luck is really good. Randolph and others got into fights because of racial discrimination. Those strong white men had skinhead backgrounds. As a result, Randolph and Davis were sentenced to dozens of sentences. Hours of community service were released.
Public opinion is dominant, and the three players are wealthy and have professional lawyers to protect them. Naturally, nothing will happen.
The white people who were beaten actually confirmed their racist remarks and were sentenced to six weeks in prison and one month of community service.
After receiving the news, Stern promptly held a press conference to express the league's firm anti-racial stance and support for black players in safeguarding their rights.
However, the level of this team is still much inferior to that of Min Congda. He took a team before the results of the investigation came out, firmly safeguarded the interests of black players, and was a proper anti-discrimination fighter. This smell is really awesome.
Thinking that Sterling trusted him so much, David Stern felt that this Smart Min was definitely not simple.
At this time, the game was about to start, and players from both sides stood on the court.
One piece of good news for the Clippers is that Lakers starting power forward Pau Gasol missed the opening game due to injury.
Replacing Gasol in the starting lineup is Lamar Odom, and the starting small forward is newly signed Ron Artest.
Artest specially changed his hair style to a new one, and shaved off two Chinese characters on his temples: champion.
It shows that this year's Lakers are determined to defend their title and win another championship.
The Clippers' starting lineup is center Kaman, power forward Randolph, small forward Thornton, and guards Eric Gordon and Baron Davis.
Curry sat on the bench as Davis's substitute. He wore the Clippers' No. 30 jersey and felt significantly smaller than other players when he came on the court to warm up.
For example, the old fish Fisher in the same position is as strong as a wild boar, and James can't hit him.
Curry is like an immature deer, but he is actually stronger than he was three months ago.
His weight has increased by about 5 pounds, and his arms have become stronger. While maintaining three-point shooting training, he has never relaxed for a moment in the strength training he gets up every morning.
Before the game started, Kobe walked up to Curry on the bench and said hello, "Boy, you have grown up. I was wondering if I should give you a welcome ceremony later."
Curry often went to the NBA to watch his father's games when he was a child, including of course Kobe's games.
If not for the trade, Kobe would have been drafted by the Hornets in 1996, when Dell Curry was with the Hornets.
At that time, Curry was still a little kid, and Kobe was already conquering the arena and winning one victory after another.
Now that Curry has grown up, he can compete with Kobe on the same court. This feeling is very amazing.
Curry understands the meaning of the "welcome ceremony", which is a lesson from the veteran to the rookie, allowing the rookie to experience real NBA basketball.
Curry showed no fear and said with a smile: "I should give you a welcome ceremony to celebrate you winning the championship."
"OK, good, see you later, Makoto."
"See Zhenzhang, I'll be waiting."
