Basketball's most talented forward is on the left

The unsurprising response was full of Kobe's personal characteristics: direct, calm, and full of strong self-confidence.

Of course, Kobe also has reason to be confident. After all, this year's Lakers came with the anger of last year, and they have absolute advantages in terms of players, coaches, and finals experience.

Although D'Antoni is also a master tactician, he has to admit that this is also his first trip to the finals. Although he defeated Jackson's Lakers many times in the Suns and even came back from a 1-3 deficit, at this time

The Lakers and the original Lakers are completely different teams. Moreover, being able to use that lineup to push the Suns at their peak in 2007 just shows the ability of Jackson.

So this time, there is no need to even look, everyone knows what choice the experts at ESPN will make.

This is indeed the case. Out of 100 professional commentators and reporters, only 5 believed that the Knicks could defeat the Lakers, and these 5 people all chose 4-3 as the score, and 37 people chose the Lakers to sweep the Knicks 4-0.

Just looking at this prediction, you would think that this would be an unprecedentedly despairing Finals for New York Knicks fans, and also a generally good Finals for ordinary fans.

But the actual situation is exactly the opposite. This finals has reached incredible popularity as soon as it was determined!

Can you imagine that teams from New York, the largest city in the United States, and the second largest city, which are also two famous cities on the east and west coasts, meet in the NBA finals?

This is almost something that David Stern dreams of happening, but it is so difficult to achieve. After all, the distance between the Knicks and the Lakers is much further than the distance between Los Angeles and New York. Although there is a saying circulating in the United States:

"There are two Americas in the world, one is the United States and the other is New York."

But this sentence does not apply in the basketball world.

But this does not prevent the matchup between these two teams from being different for the NBA. After all, New York and Los Angeles, the two most prosperous cities on the east coast and the west coast, represent the different cultures of the east and west coasts of the United States. This is

The game between the Knicks and Lakers is destined to be different.

If you have watched another popular talk show in the United States, the Chicken Show, a certain episode will definitely impress you, that is, children in Los Angeles and New York respectively complained about each other's cities.

To put it simply, people in the two cities have disliked each other for a long time. This has been deeply reflected in the entertainment industry, the rap industry, and even more fields, and there have been fierce collisions in various fields.

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And now, this collision is finally happening in the basketball world!

In addition, the dialogue between Kobe and Zuo Li is also the focus of people's attention. During the season, Zuo Li performed an incredible performance in Los Angeles, and the 1-1 score between the two teams also made people think endlessly.

The collision between Zuo Li and the Lakers' top three players is also one of the highlights. Of course, whether Randolph can come back is also the focus of everyone's attention.

Naturally, the coaching dispute between D'Antoni and Phil Jackson, as well as the feud between the two coaches in 2007, cannot be forgotten.

So when the Knicks finally made it to the Finals, fans in both places were excited.

Especially the fans in New York, they really couldn't stand it.

Ewing posted a message saying: "Oh my god, they all say that New Yorkers only deserve to be on the streets. Now, we finally meet them in the finals. I can't wait. It's time to grab tickets!"

"Give me one! Oh no, ten! My grandma said she wants to see it too!" Orlick, the former New York star, replied.

And Eli Manning said: "Tsk, guys, how about booking Madison out?"

His teammates agreed and expressed hope that the Knicks would kick Los Angeles' ass in the finals just like they did.

And Spike Lee directly @Nicholson, and said: "Are we going to have a duel? I think I can win."

Los Angeles celebrities and fans responded one after another. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar said that although he is a New Yorker, this time, he still needs to support his home team.

Magic Johnson left a message below: "It doesn't matter, you can support New York. After all, I really want to beat you once."

O'Neal directly posted the tickets: "Hey, let me see who hasn't bought the tickets yet?"

Lakers fans were a little excited for a while, but unfortunately, Shark Kobe's wish to play with Staples has to wait. This is the ticket for the third game...

In China, the discussion is also very hot. The popularity that has been high since 2003 seems to have reached its climax at this moment. There was a lot of discussion for a while, and it even caused the fate of celebrities.

First, a certain film crew posted photos of several stars forming a group to watch the game between sets, and then some stars posted Knicks jerseys, and some posted Lakers jerseys, which triggered a war among fans.

In just two days, the entire Chinese forums, websites, and news were occupied by the upcoming finals, and the popularity remained high.

Many singers who have released films or stars who have movies and TV series released are surprised to find that no one pays attention to their works now, especially the singer surnamed Wang. He originally wanted to become famous by being in love, but in the end no one paid attention to them.

Discussion, not even on the hot list?!

But after being angry and understanding the situation, he could only murmur a sigh---"I hate basketball..."

But it's no use!

The heat has exploded.

And after Kobe finally responded, the popularity was directly pushed to the highest peak!

According to Yang Yi's words, that is: "I can't imagine anyone who doesn't want to watch the finals."

On June 3, the Knicks set off for Los Angeles. According to the schedule, the finals will follow a 2-3-2 game pattern. The first two games will be played in Los Angeles, and then they will return to New York to play three consecutive games.

This schedule is considered the Knicks' biggest opportunity. If they can grab a victory in Los Angeles, the schedule will be greatly advantageous.

Therefore, the opening game is considered by the outside world to be the most important game, comparable to Tianwang Mountain.

So as the game approaches, the atmosphere within the Lakers team becomes solemn, which is in sharp contrast to the bustling Los Angeles.

However, the Knicks were very relaxed. Zuo Li even took two hours to go to Omei's movie set to complete a visit. Zuo Li originally planned to come to Los Angeles for vacation in June to watch the finals, but he didn't expect to go all over the place.

, he is the one who plays in the finals, so this vacation must be cool.

But the visit was still the same. Before the finals, Zuo Li gave himself a rare holiday, hoping to attack his opponents with a relaxed attitude.

His arrival was obviously beyond the expectations of everyone on the crew. The director was completely dumbfounded, while the male lead on the crew held Zuo Li's hand and would not let go, constantly emphasizing that he was a fan of Zuo Li, and even wanted to

Let Zuo Li sign on his back...

If Aomei hadn't rescued him, he probably could have chatted with Zuo Li all night...