Basketball Legend: When Pride Still Matters Chapter 536: 375: Not Just a Western Finals Preview

Chapter 536: Chapter 375: Not Just a Western Finals Preview

Yu Fei and Kobe’s spirited showdown ignited the fans’ enthusiasm.

Key Arena tonight looked no less impressive than any other NBA ho court.

At half-ti, the SuperSonics led the Lakers by 7 points, 64 to 57.

“If this ga happened on Christmas Day, I believe it would an more,” Karl said in a half-ti interview, “I an, special gas should belong to special nights.”

Karl was right, but even if today was just an ordinary day, a special ga could still leave a lasting impression on the fans at Key Arena.

The exciting gaplay greatly stimulated the fans’ desire to consu.

...

During the half-ti break, one-third of the fans left their seats to head to the stores outside the stadium to buy refreshnts and replenish their energy.

The energy here is truly impressive,” Adam Silver said, though not sincerely.

As the NBA’s Deputy Commissioner and the successor favored by Stern, he had been deeply involved in the League’s plans to relocate the SuperSonics.

Adam rembered how Stern had described the plan when it first ca out.

“Moving the SuperSonics away from Seattle might be the most controversial thing in my career. But Seattle needs a lesson; we need a case study. And I believe that the NBA will eventually return to Seattle — by then, I believe they’ll be better prepared. And this will be the greatest gift I can leave for my successor. Whether he’s outstanding or not, bringing basketball back to Seattle will be the biggest success of his career.”

Adam agreed with the idea that Seattle needed to be punished and liked the subplot that Stern had left for the next Commissioner.

Especially considering he was the closest to the Commissioner’s throne after Stern, he was even more interested in the matter.

But after watching half the ga in Seattle, Adam’s mind suddenly harbored several wicked thoughts.

Maybe Clay Bennett would change his mind.

Maybe Frye could find another way to bring a brand-new arena to the SuperSonics.

Maybe the SuperSonics would really be left behind.

Adam hadn’t forgotten his objective.

ddling in the production of the “final season” of NBA Entertainnt’s coverage of the SuperSonics was a ruse; the real intention was to scout the basketball market in Seattle and the changes brought about by Yu Fei’s arrival.

“Let’s take a walk around,” Adam suggested.

He could no longer bear to watch.

It was just that the person accompanying him was utterly srized.

“Andy?” Adam called out to him.

The man imdiately ca back to his senses.

Is this the charm of a star player? Adam Silver wondered.

Even his assistant, who usually didn’t care much for basketball gas, was deeply engrossed. Could the sports journalists’ theory of star power actually be correct?

Ho Locker Room

Durant was still annoyed with himself for his poor performance in the second quarter.

Before Kobe powered up, he had so good monts, but soon those were extinguished by the Black Mamba’s Kiss.

“Rookie, why are you hanging your head?” Posey asked.

Durant replied, “I’m thinking about why I can’t guard Kobe.”

“It’s simple,” Posey said bluntly, “because Kobe’s really good at using blind-side elbows on you, that’s a fact. But another fact is your thin fra can’t even handle one of Kobe’s elbows.”

“What elbow? Isn’t it Kevin using his body to go up against Kobe’s elbows?” Roy said with a sneer.

Durant wanted to know how Yu Fei managed to maintain his shooting touch in such a high-intensity matchup, “Is there a secret?”

“A secret?” Yu Fei didn’t know of any secrets for maintaining shooting touch under heavy defense. “There’s no secret here, Kevin. If you want to know, you should hit the gym,” he said.

Then Brown shouted, “I know Big Fei’s secret.”

All eyes imdiately turned to him.

“Won!” Brown said confidently, “Big Fei’s secret is won. Ever since he got single, won have been changing on him like clothes, one after another. I’m certain that Big Fei has developed quite a resistance from them!”

Yes, Durant was more willing to believe in the endurance gains brought by won than the gym-workouts.

But he didn’t dare to try it easily because, when he first entered the NBA, the league gave them a three-day lecture, warning them about various dangers off the court. Kobe, who had his escapades in Eagle County, served as a cautionary tale.

Yu Fei was quiet tonight because the true man-to-man battle with Kobe in the second quarter had drained a lot of his energy, so even if Brown was talking nonsense, he didn’t feel like clarifying.

When Karl entered the locker room, everyone went silent.

“We did well in the first half; let’s continue that in the second,” he said.

Yu Fei asked, “Kobe is in a kind of crazy form tonight, shouldn’t we focus on him?”

“That kind of unreasonable offense can’t stay accurate all the ti,” Karl said with confidence, “wait until Kobe starts missing, then the Lakers are done.”

Karl was a little off in his calculation. As a Hall of Fa superstar, Kobe was known for being clutch, a big-ga perforr who often stepped up when his team was faltering, and his most jaw-dropping performances usually ca during the regular season.

Tonight was just such a ga for Kobe.

He exerted himself, and the SuperSonics’ targeted defense was limited, so he started shooting recklessly.

This beca more apparent in the third quarter.

Phil Jackson tried a few tis to get Kobe to calm down, but after seeing his teammates’ toothpaste-like offense, Kobe went ahead and pretended he was back in high school.

But Kobe on fire was not soone that just anyone could restrain.

The Zen Master tried, failed, and then let it be.

COMNT

0 comnt

Vote

3 left

SEND GIFT