The second half of the Lakers' game against the Spurs started quickly, and just as Li Zhen expected, San Antonio began to feel physiologically weak.

Tim Duncan's speed has dropped significantly, and his lack of physical fitness is giving him a strong sense of negative pressure.

At this time, Yao Huang is still in a stage of abundant physical fitness.

It almost took less than 8 minutes of game time for the Lakers to take the lead.

The Spurs tried their best to slow down the pace.

However, Paul, Kobe, and Yao Wei are all master players in slow tempo. Kobe Bryant caught a wave of touch and performed his best crazy impact.

Yao Huang and Paul played steadily and gradually established advantages in their respective positions.

The Nash family's living room became quiet after the start of the second half.

Everyone is secretly estimating the strength of the Lakers and the pros and cons of the entire series against the Lakers.

Although everyone wants to end things with the Lakers and Kobe.

However, the Lakers' fighting power projected on the TV made everyone take a breath of cold air.

"This Lakers team is no weaker than the OK team back then." Allen Iverson said when the Lakers established a lead in the fourth quarter and the Spurs were powerless.

Although this sentence made Jason Kidd next to him frown a little.

However, it makes sense.

The strength of this Lakers team is at least comparable to that of the OK combination back then. Yao Shuan's dominance in the penalty area is definitely not as strong as that of the Sharks back then, but now that the inside line is withering and the defense is becoming more and more passive, they can barely tie.

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Although Kobe Bryant's athletic ability is not as good as before, he is more willing to pass the ball and share the ball. His experience is much stronger than before, and his ability to control and analyze the game has significantly improved.

Also, Chris Paul, he is definitely better than Fisher back then.

What this Laker lacks compared to that Laker is the degree of integration between teammates and...the gap between the head coaching team.

Although Mike Brown is conscientious and works hard to serve the superstars in the team.

However, when it comes to how to make superstars play more comfortably, Phil Jackson is the top player in the NBA. Throughout his career, as long as he works with the first player in the league, he will definitely win a championship.

From Jordan back then, to O'Neal later, to Kobe Bryant later, and to Bruce Lee who had a falling out at the end, they all won championships.

Frankly speaking, if Phil Jackson had not fallen out with Li Zhen in the Knicks, or if he had not been so eager to prove his ability, he would have won far more championships as a head coach.

pity.

He does it.

Recently, he has indeed shown some inclination to think about doing things with the Clippers.

However, he himself hopes to hold some management jobs.

However, the Clippers are willing to offer him an assistant coach position, or a more pleasant name: team strategic advisor.

Phil Jackson probably won't be able to hold on for long before he readily agrees.

The game on TV was over quickly.

The camera panned, showing the disappointed and frustrated expressions of San Antonio. The home fans were very sorry.

But they still applauded the players who left the game and encouraged these veterans to come back again.

The Spurs are a tough team, and Vicki is also a strong head coach.

I believe...this defeat will not be their end.

They will stand up and continue running like cockroaches that cannot be killed. Moreover, if the Spurs lose the existence of the strong team in the NBA, it will also be a loss for the NBA.

However, this season, their story comes to an end.

Now.

From the ups and downs and excited voices of the anchors, we can tell that everyone has begun to look forward to the Los Angeles Derby.

Everyone wants to watch a topical star matchup.

And in terms of exposure, Los Angeles has always been the focus of the media.

Just imagining the showdown between a group of former superstars from the Clippers, plus Li Zhen himself and the Big Three from the Lakers is enough to make people's adrenaline surge.

The Los Angeles Lakers' tickets to the Western Conference Finals were awarded one minute after they defeated the Clippers 4:2.

The ticket sales website was instantly overwhelmed.

Although the Lakers offered incredible prices for tickets to the two home games, which far exceeded the tickets for the OKC Finals that year.

After all, this is the Los Angeles Derby.

And frankly speaking, during the Lakers' three consecutive championships, no opponent was as valuable as the Los Angeles Clippers.

In addition, there are so many wealthy people in California and inflation has been so severe in the past ten years. Is selling a grandstand ticket for $1,000 excessive?

Compared to Super Bowl bleacher tickets selling for $5,000, it’s a very conscientious price, isn’t it?

However, in fact, even if it is sold at such an outrageous price, the supply is still in short supply. The scalpers have increased their efforts to collect tickets, which has even driven the development of the tertiary industry.

Many girls from around Los Angeles flock to the City of Angels. Sports events often mean hormones are overflowing. The advantage of derby is that it is very cyclical and is held in the same arena. Are those fans who are excited after winning the game?

Don’t you want to celebrate? Don’t those fans who are sad and depressed after losing the game want to vent?

Where there is demand, there is a market.

If you grasp the relationship between supply and demand, you will grasp the code of wealth.

Tickets for the Clippers' home games will be announced at noon the next day.

The Clippers were sold individually for 20% more than the Lakers, which was criticized by the media as a money grab.

However, fans who hold Clippers season tickets for three years will enjoy a 20% discount.

And the Clippers announced that if the Clippers reach the finals in the future, these fans will continue to enjoy discounts.

The direct consequence of such a policy is that more and more fans subscribe for season tickets after three years and actively lend their money to the Clippers to build a new team free of charge and interest-free.

The Buss family is drooling with greed. This move by the Clippers can be said to be the first of its kind in the NBA.

A vivid interpretation of business without capital.

The Buss family also wants to build a new arena, but... the market space is already saturated. California doesn't need so many basketball stadiums, and besides... the Buss family has no confidence in replicating the Clippers' operations again. With Kobe Bryant's

As they get older, even if they have Yao Huang and Paul, fans don't have such strong confidence in the future.

Because the Clippers have been deeply tied to Bruce Lee, everyone knows that Bruce Lee will never leave the Clippers, and he is only 24 years old. He has not even reached his peak. He is already the winner of three consecutive Finals MVPs.

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There is definitely nothing wrong with investing in him.

"The Clippers show their ambition to overpower the Lakers. They won the championship last season and are shaking the Lakers' century-old foundation, but... can they really get what they want?"

"If the Lakers defeat the Clippers in this series, the Clippers' future plans will be full of variables."

"Once the Lakers lose this series, the framework they have built for the future will collapse. If the three superstars of Kobe, Yao Wei, and Paul cannot defeat the Clippers, they will have no hope at all."

"For both sides, this is a battle with no retreat."

"Both fans are also at war with each other. The Los Angeles Police Department has deployed a large number of police officers to maintain public order during the future Western Conference Finals. The security level has even been raised to Olympic level."

"..."

In the next three days, almost every TV station in Los Angeles was reporting on the situation of the two teams. The sky above Los Angeles was filled with gunpowder smoke, and the smell of gunpowder could be seen everywhere.

Time Warner TV's ratings have skyrocketed recently because they signed the full broadcast rights of the two teams for the next twenty years. They can enter the training halls of the two teams for pre-game interviews and even have intimate interactions with the players of both teams.

touch.

At the Lakers training facility, they photographed the entire team actively preparing for the game.

Kobe Bryant showed a must-win attitude. He told reporters with a stern expression: "We are here for the championship this season. The Lakers will always be the only representative of Los Angeles. They have been before, are now, and will still be in the future."

Black Mamba shows strong domineering power.

Mike Brown also emphasized that they already have a full set of tactics to deal with the Clippers.

At the Clippers training facility, the Clippers players are also very active in training.

However, when the absolute core Li Zhen was interviewed, his expression was very relaxed. This focus figure who often surfs the public opinion calmly told reporters: "Although everyone is talking about how powerful the Big Three of the Lakers are, but

No media has ever praised the Lakers' role players, what does that mean?"

Bruce asked himself: "This shows that their team's stars are very concentrated. Other players have been ignored."

"Why every player on the Clippers is full of exposure is because every player on our team is strong in every position."

"In my opinion, the playoff battlefield is more like an extension of the bucket concept. What we are competing against is not whose strengths are more conspicuous, but whose weaknesses are more abundant."

Li Zhen made his final concluding remarks: "I think our team will win."

Immediately, the reporter asked Li Zhen about the Clippers' new arena and the ticket issue.

Li Zhen directly avoided it: "This is a matter for the management. I am just a player. I don't worry about their operations."

Four taels is equivalent to a thousand catties.
To be continued...