Bulldozer of the NBA’s Restricted Area

After the series with the Spurs, the Lakers took the lead in getting tickets to the finals.

As for the Celtics... they did not continue their previous ferocity after encountering the 76ers. The Western Conference played 5 games to determine the teams participating in the finals, while the Eastern Conference played one more game. The Celtics 4: 2 promotion, Garnett averaged over 30 points in 6 games.

At this point, the yellow-green war has to be fought again.

June 2 is the sixth game of the Eastern Conference Finals. The first game of the Finals is scheduled for the 7th, with a week's interval in between. When the Lakers arrived in Boston early to prepare for the game... O'Neal was competing for the scoring title at the end of the regular season. After losing, he was unhappy throughout the playoffs, but when he met the Lakers in the Finals, he became excited again, because this year's Lakers had changed a lot from last year's lineup, and the Celtics were very confident.

In addition to both parties, the league officials also spared no effort in promoting this finals.

After it was determined that the finals would be between Hu and Kai, the promotional posters for the finals immediately went viral for a week. During the annual finals, the popularity this year was significantly higher than usual, and the entire Boston went crazy. Get up and be greener than last year!

You know, except for the Celtics' astonishing 8 consecutive championships, the league has not seen the birth of a four-champion dynasty in more than 30 years, so the fans have high expectations for the Lakers, and the same...the entire lineup has been polished The Celtics are stronger than ever and have become the first stopper in the Lakers' four-championship dynasty.

Before preparing for G1...

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Thompson rushed to Boston together, but they did not team up with West this time. They arrived in Boston early on the 6th, and then rushed to the Lakers' rented training ground to watch Li Shengli. This time, they stayed together for a long time. Jordan, who had not appeared in league circles, also appeared.

The arrival of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Thompson was a routine practice. Whenever there was a major game, the two of them would be there to watch. They had witnessed Li Shengli's eight years of rapid growth. As for Jordan... When the Lakers training ground opened, Li Shengli and Jordan came to see each other. We sat somewhere for a while.

…

"Lee, how sure do you feel about this finals?" Jordan liked to smoke cigars, even in the Lakers' training ground.

"What do you think we have a chance of winning?" Li Shengli asked back, and then said: "But it's useless to say this. Last year, Shaq and the others beat us 0:3. At that time, no one thought we could win. In terms of odds and certainty of winning, we didn’t even have 1% at the time, but we just made a comeback.”

"That's true, last year was so weird!" Jordan nodded after thinking about it and said: "Maybe the upper and lower limits of your lineup are too high. After all, Barkley's state was not stable at that time, but I think it won't be the case this year. .”

"Absolutely! By the way, what has Barkley been doing recently? He didn't come to this finals?" Li Shengli has been in constant contact with Barkley since he retired, but recently... Barkley has lost contact directly. Now Jordan When he mentioned it, Li Shengli asked casually.

"Don't you know? Some time ago, he went to TNT to be a commentator. That happened some time ago. This time he will commentate for you, but it's okay. At least he hasn't faded out of this circle. Of course, the same goes for me!" Jordan Thinking of this, he said with a headache: "You know, I have shares in the Wizards now, but this team plays... I really don't want to go to their games. They didn't even make the playoffs this year. Really, if you hadn’t dragged Ben Wallace away, maybe this result wouldn’t have happened, so in the end, you hurt me again!”

"No, can you blame me for this?" Li Shengli curled his lips and said: "I didn't see you using Ben properly when he was with the Wizards. This is your management's problem. What does it have to do with me? Besides... you want If you think they are not playing well, you can come out and lead the team yourself!"

"Should I lead the team again? Damn it, don't you think about how old I am?" Jordan's eyes widened. It's not impossible to make a comeback for fun, but the problem is that if you can't produce results, it means you won't be guaranteed at the end of the season. It's completely unnecessary. What's more important is that the current prodigy cannot be saved by himself!

"Are you tired of old age too?"

"It's okay not to accept it. When I was young, I couldn't look down on anyone, but the older I get, the more I learn to keep a low profile. Didn't you notice?" Jordan didn't feel that going to the Lakers training ground to smoke cigars was a problem at all. Not very low-key, but paused and said: "But... if you come to the Wizards, then it is okay for me to come back. After all, I have never partnered with a top center in my career, so it should feel good."

"I just want to go to the Wizards?" Li Shengli rolled his eyes, then frowned and said, "I want to find a center... Well, I told you about this before, but it's a pity that you just retired. Yes, actually I have a brother here who can meet your requirements, but I don’t know if he can go to the Wizards."

"You...are you asking me to help you bring in new people?"

"It depends on what you said, let's achieve each other's success. Anyway, you are idle when you are idle. Come out and fight again when the time comes!"

"Then it depends on whether you, brother, can do it. However, it seems that the scouts in our team have not reported any Chinese players. On the contrary, what I saw in the scout report is another high school center center Kwame Brown, who has great potential. Big, and we have already thought about it. If the Wizards continue to be so bad in the past two years, I will suggest that the team use the highest draft pick to get him. This is a center, what we need. If he can be like you, Then there is hope that we can even win the championship!”

"Damn, are you in such a hurry? What will my brother do?"

"There is no other way. Just tell me when he can participate in the draft. If he has good potential, we can consider adding a substitute for a rookie center. It is also possible to serve as a substitute for Kwame Brown. It will be enough to give you face. ?”

"Are you kidding me? Who wants to serve as a substitute for a kid like Kwame Brown who I have never seen before?" Li Shengli was talking about Dayao. He also knew that no matter where he was, The starting point is always the most critical, and looking at the whole league... If you really want to say that the team that is most suitable for Dayao to start, he will definitely not be able to lead it himself, and the position will conflict, but the Wizards with Jordan's comeback are perfect.

Then it will be...Tianhu starts, and the king starts!

You know, what rookies fear most is not having a chance, not having a good chance, and being excluded from the team.

With Jordan's huge influence, Yao will definitely have a chance in the team as long as he can use his talents and work hard; and with the fighting power of a group of new and old hooligans behind Li Shengli, not to mention being excluded in the team, he will be ranked first in the league. He couldn't be squeezed either.

What's more important is that Jordan can't play for too long, maybe two years, maybe three years, he can't still play at the age of 40. Then the only one who can reach the position of the Wizards boss is Dayao, and outside... even Malone and Stockton are about to retire, but Li Shengli can still play. Ben, Garnett, O'Neal, and all the teammates, first-line players, and All-Star players they have encountered in the past will stand on the same front.

It's better to be the boss than the second child!

Even if Dayao really doesn't want to be the boss, it won't work.

Of course, the premise is that Dayao must have the capital of personal ability, but Li Shengli doesn't worry about this. On the contrary, he is very confident. The only problem now is to let Jordan give up this...Kwame Brown who came out halfway.

How can fertilizer and water flow to outsiders’ fields?

Li Shengli suddenly discovered that... Jordan's plan conflicted with his own plan, and some things can only be done as quickly as possible, otherwise things will change later.

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"Where did you talk about just now?" Jordan asked.

"You said let my brother be the substitute!"

"Oh, yes, there is no shame in being a substitute. Who is more talented and has booked a high pick!"

"Damn, does it matter what you said? There are so many high-ranking parallel imports. Do you know that the kid you picked can play?"

"But the problem is that I don't know if the guy you picked can play!" Jordan waved his hand and continued: "But it would be best if he could be in the same class as you, because you and Shaq, or even Mourning, No matter who we choose, it’s not wrong, and now we can only bet that Kwame Brown is the hope of the Wizards.”

"If nothing else, brother, is the kid you're talking about participating in the draft this year or next year?"

"It should be next year. Are your candidates also next year? Why do I feel that next year's draft will be particularly interesting? I seem to have a hunch...next year will be another big year for centers in the draft!"

"Then I don't care. You keep your draft pick for next year. If you really want to sign the guy you mentioned, I'm sure you will regret it." Li Shengli was not sure whether Jordan's hand-picked Kwame Brown would work, but he Yao can be sure that he can give Yao the opportunity to fight for it, so there is no reason for strangers to take it away.

"I'm going back to China to compete in the Olympics this time. If you take a look at the candidates on my side, you won't be disappointed. But let me say one thing...if I really team up with you, I will definitely give you something." To give, including but not limited to playing opportunities and playing time, I know you have the ability to affect these."

"If you, these demands go without saying, but Li... here, if we ask for more, we have to pay more, you should understand."

"I know, just give it a chance. I believe in him and I believe in you."

"That's good, let's see the rest. Now is not the time to make a decision!" Jordan paused and said: "At this time, what you should really worry about is the game and the finals. You have to know that this time The Celtics are not simple, and I don’t think I could have managed such a lineup in the Bulls.”

"It's all the same. There's nothing easy about reaching the finals. It's the same way every year."

"That's right!" Jordan glanced at the time and felt it was almost time. He stood up and said, "Are there any activities tonight? I have an appointment with Shaq and the others. You can invite your Kobe to join us and we will meet tonight."

"Tonight? That will have to wait until we finish training!"

"It won't affect your training. Just call me when you're done here!"