At ten o'clock in the morning, the Lakers held a press conference at the Toyota Center training facility to officially announce that Fisher had returned to the Lakers and would wear jersey No. 2.

The Eagles train at the training ground in the same arena, so the Eagles players naturally became the focus of interviews.

When asked about the impact Fisher's return would have on the Lakers, McGrady's answer was very official; Jason Terry's answer was very disdainful. He has everything Fisher has, but Fisher doesn't.

He also has; Rasheed Wallace respects this guy very much. In the fourth quarter of Game 4 of the 2000 Western Conference Finals, he made two key shots, a counterattack dunk and a three-pointer to help the Lakers seal the victory and tie the score to 3-3.

1's contemporary veteran, if it weren't for Fisher's crucial 5 points, the Lakers would have maintained a two-point lead in the last few minutes, and then won three consecutive games to pull the score from 1-3 to 3-3.

The Trail Blazers are very likely to win the series. It is worth mentioning that in the fourth game of the 2000 Western Conference Finals, Fisher scored 7 points in the entire game...

When the Eagles players were interviewed, their answers were very consistent with their own personalities. Most of them gave more official answers. After all, this is a game that the world is watching. Except for Jason Terry, who denounced everything, the others

None of the answers specifically expressed too in-depth views on this matter.

And when we get to Liu Mang...

Liu Mang looked at the Sports Illustrated reporter and showed a sweet smile. When the Sports Illustrated reporter felt fuzzy, he replied: "Fisher has returned to the Lakers. This is a great thing, especially

For Kobe, he must be extremely happy, right? With Fisher, he can finally enter the playoffs this year. As you know, without Fisher, Kobe has not played in the playoffs yet, and he has found a strong

His thighs can be hugged.”

"..." The Sports Illustrated reporter originally thought of many questions to guide Liu Mang to say something that would make headlines.

Who knew Liu Mang would actually say such a thing!

The Sports Illustrated reporter didn’t know how to continue the conversation!

This angle is so weird!

The reporter from Sports Illustrated called the editor-in-chief. When the editor-in-chief of Sports Illustrated received the interview content sent back, he hesitated for a long time and finally decided to make it the headline of the noon edition news!

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On January 1, 2006, U.S. time, the first game of the NBA New Year, the Hawks' away game against the Lakers, was getting closer and closer amid the expectations of the 6 billion Lakers fans around the world.

The Eagles conducted pick-and-roll tactics training in the morning, and regular season tactics training in the afternoon. After opening an interview about the Fisher trade in the morning, the Eagles refused all interviews, closed the door to the training ground, and did not allow the content of the training.

exposed.

At three o'clock in the afternoon, Liu Mang rested for an hour in the visiting team's lounge at Staples Center. Kobe's wife Vanessa was responsible for bringing Liu Mang's family to the Staples Center to watch the game today. Liu Mang

After catching up on some sleep at four o'clock in the afternoon, I went to the parking lot to pick up my family.

Jerry Buss, the owner of the Lakers, was more discerning than the Clippers and gave Liu Mang a box and four courtside tickets. The highest score in a single game in the history of this arena was obtained by Liu Mang. Jerry Buss

He doesn't want to cause unnecessary problems.

After receiving his family, Liu Mang ate a nutritious meal with the team and started warming up at five o'clock. At 6:40, which is 10:40 in China, the players from the two teams began to enter the stadium.

As a team that had defeated the Lakers in the Finals, the Eagles players received a lot of boos from fans when they entered the arena. However, this time the Staples Center Arena was a little different. Three percent

Ten fans are Chinese fans, fans from other parts of Asia and Chinese Americans. Most of these people support both the Lakers and Hawks because both teams have Chinese players.

When Liu Mang watched his teammates go out in the tunnel, there were boos and cheers mixed in. He felt that the Staples Center was quite friendly today.

When McGrady, Prince, Kwame Brown, and Rasheed Wallace went out, they all received cheers and boos at the same time. Liu Mang felt pretty good. Amidst the low voice of the DJ at the scene, Liu Mang followed him.

Exit the tunnel.

Then……

The whole place was filled with boos!

Liu Mang almost slipped!

Liu Mang looked at the fans wearing his own jersey and joined in the fun, booing him along with the Los Angeles fans who hated him!

Liu Mang had a mouthful of old blood stuck in his throat!

When the Lakers players came out, the boos immediately turned into cheers.

The first one to come out was Yao Ming. As the second leader of the team, he was the first to come out, followed by Luke Walton and Odom, and the fourth one came out, Derek Fisher.

When Fisher came out, the fans stood up. Finally, we had a reliable point guard. Smush Parker played more than 30 games and almost pissed off Kobe and Yao Ming several times.

When Kobe was last on the court, Liu Mang felt Kobe's strong murderous intent.

Sports Illustrated's headlines in the afternoon edition of New Year's Day, Kobe Bryant saw it!

Since yesterday afternoon, after Kobe and Yao Ming knew that the deal with the Warriors was about to be completed, they were waiting for Fisher to return to Los Angeles at Yao Ming's house. Both of them were very excited about Fisher's return. At least the point guard was not so obsessed with the ball.

As for why Kobe didn't wait for Fisher at his home...

Faced with Kobe's murderous intent, Liu Mang chose to ignore it and went up to say hello to Fisher.

Derek Fisher, who will succeed Antonio Davis as president of the Players Association after this season, is popular and smooth, and he hugged Liu Mang and Tracy McGrady.

Fisher now has a very favorable impression of Liu Mang. Although he didn't respond to the phrase "Kobe wouldn't have made it to the playoffs without Fisher," he agreed!

Liu Mang ignored Kobe and Fisher with a murderous look in his eyes. After greeting Fisher, he came to Yao Ming: "Yao Ming, your contract will expire after you finish playing this year. It hasn't been renewed yet, right? Do you want to come to our team?"

?I really want to be your teammate."

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "I don't want to go to a small place like Atlanta. I grew up in a big city, Shanghainese, you know? Of course it has to be in the best place.

City life, do you want to consider coming to Los Angeles?" Yao Ming immediately countered.

"Tch..." Liu Mang realized that Yao Ming was really good at talking, and he was worthy of being the future boss of the Basketball Association.

Coach Kruger, with his shining forehead, shook hands with the gray-haired Zen Master. As two of the only three current head coaches who have won the defending championship, the two of them have begun to be taken advantage of.

For comparison.

The only head coach who can win three consecutive championships, apart from the Cardinals of the Celtics, is Zen Master. Zen Master doesn’t want a third person to win it, and Coach Kruger is the most promising to become the third one.

The head coach who won three consecutive championships.

The tension between the two teams was strong from the beginning of the game.

After Liu Mang said hello, he began to carefully observe the ability evaluation of the opponent's players.

Focus on the target, Yao Ming!

"Yao Ming, ability evaluation is 94, offense is 96, defense is 87, three-pointer is 61, mid-range shot is 90, layup is 98, speed is 70, strength is 99..."

Yao Ming has reached his peak this season!

If it weren't for some obvious flaws, such as too slow speed, which limited his defense to the three-second zone, and his relative disadvantages in dealing with forwards and pick-and-rolls, he would have been a superstar!

He averaged 23 points, 11 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 blocks per game. Although he was not as astonishing as the 25 points and 10 rebounds he averaged after playing 36 minutes per game after gaining crazy weight in time and space, the weight gain was not so excessive and the playing time was reduced.

Yao Ming did not suffer injuries early.

Kobe Bryant, with an ability rating of 100, is the number one active player. Lamar Odom, whose ability rating hovers between 80-95, is around 85 under normal circumstances. He averaged 13 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists per game this season, and when he got it

It feels very relaxed, which is the X factor of the Lakers.

Luke Walton, with an ability rating of 77, averaged 7 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists per game, and is an excellent organizer of the triangle offense.

Derek Fisher, with an ability rating of 77, has an excellent shooting ability and is very stable in dribbling through the half court. However, his speed and defense are not as good as before. After all, it is the tenth year of his career. Many top stars and even superstars have reached their tenth season.

Time has already collapsed.

Wang Zhizhi, ability evaluation 74, is a high-quality role player in his peak period. He can play on weak teams. He is also good as the third man inside for the Lakers. He can play both center and power forward. He averaged 2.1 three-pointers per game this season.

The three-point ability evaluation has reached the level of a first-class goalkeeper of 85, with a 41% three-point shooting rate.

In addition, the Lakers' best substitute is Chris Mihm. This 26-year-old white center has improved a bit this year and has an ability rating of 73. Next is Luke Walton's substitute Devin George.

Devin George's performance has recovered somewhat this season. After the Lakers won three consecutive championships in 2002, he received a four-year, 18.7 million full mid-level contract, and then began to decline sharply, causing the Lakers to fall into a mid-level crisis. By this season's contract

At the age of 28, Devin George should have regained some form and returned to an ability evaluation of 70.

The Lakers have a total of 8 players with an ability rating over 70. The bench lineup is relatively weak, and the drug-addicted team has just been formed. Last summer, many veterans had doubts about the Lakers. The Lakers have not yet picked up the likes of the Spurs.

There are a lot of cheap players, and the Lakers' own draft has been mediocre.

The Lakers' frontcourt is very good, and their substitutes are okay, but in the backcourt, Kobe's substitute Vujacic has an ability evaluation of 63... Fisher's substitute Vaughn Weaver has an ability evaluation of 59...

Liu Mang felt that this was their chance!

Defender line!

Especially the point guard!

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The three major TV stations in the United States, sports TV stations in major European countries, imperial TV stations, TV stations in some Asian countries, South America, North America, and a handful of African TV stations... More than 50 countries and regions in the world broadcast the game live.
To be continued...