NBA backer king

Chapter 538
In addition to breaking records for tickets, the ratings were also very high.

The finals were broadcast live across the United States by TNT, and the commentators were the pair of Bill Walton and Kenny Smith.

"It's great. The ratings have already reached 4500 million before the game started. I think it will break through the 5000 million mark soon." Bill Walton said excitedly.

Kenny Smith said: "Last year's finals created a new ratings record, 5400 million. This time it should be broken, right?"

"Of course, last year it was the Suns and the Bulls, but this time it's the Knicks and the Lakers, the league's No. 5400 and No. [-] markets. It will definitely break the [-] million ratings record." Bill Walton said excitedly.

In New York, David Stern, who is having a headache with labor negotiations, was very happy after receiving the news that the finals tickets and the G1 game had reached 4500 million viewers before the game started.

He supported the Knicks and other six teams in the offseason last year to build championship-level strength, creating a situation where the top six contended for hegemony, Jordan competed with the old K, and the East and West behemoths competed for hegemony.

With the ratings of the finals, the current status of the NBA among the four major sports leagues has actually reached the height of the second child, but in terms of income, it has not caught up. As long as the broadcast contract expires and a new contract is signed, a surpass can be achieved.

What he has to do now is to resolve this labor negotiation, and then take advantage of this stage of the top six competition to promote the NBA to the world.

The signature stars of these six teams will be the focus of publicity, especially Jordan and old K, who are the most important. He will concentrate all resources to promote them to the world and become NBA's real world-class super sports superstars.

……

At 07:30, the two teams announced their starting rosters.

Knicks: O'Neal, Oakley, Dale Ellis, Jordan, Charlie Ward

Lakers: Wang Tiejun, Danny Fortson, Rick Fox, Richmond, Kobe Bryant

In the visiting team's locker room, Phil Jackson frowned after getting the Lakers' starting roster.

"Phil, what's going on?"

The finals are about to start, and Jordan's attention has entered a state of high concentration. He observed the change in Phil Jackson's expression very keenly, and immediately asked.

"Their starting lineup has changed."

Phil Jackson handed the list to Jordan, who took a look at it and immediately understood that the Lakers had strengthened their perimeter defense.

With three perimeters and no authentic point guards, he has an advantage in height.

And these three perimeters, Richmond and Fox's defense are good, Kobe's defense is getting better and better now.

In contrast, the Knicks' perimeter defense and height are a little bit worse, and they will suffer.

"You go out first."

Phil Jackson first let the bench players warm up, there were only five starters left in the locker room, and then said to Jordan:

"Michael, our main lineup cannot be changed. After you attract double-teams, Ellis can make good use of the open space you created, and Charlie can also reduce your physical consumption. At the same time, his offense and defense are not too bad.

What I want to emphasize to you now is that once you encounter a double-team, you must see the open space of your teammates, especially Ellis, and then release the ball in time.Their perimeter defense is stronger, and they must seize the opportunity to play the ball and don't let the open space disappear. "

"Understood." Jordan nodded.

Phil Jackson added: "In addition, you and Shaq must cooperate. You and him are on the same wing, responsible for offense, and Charlie is responsible for passing and stretching the defense. You must play the triangle offense on the strong side. Ellis is on the weak side. As I said just now, your ball must be fast and the pass must be penetrating."

"I know." Jordan nodded.

"Daller..."

Phil Jackson looked at Ellis again.

"..."

Alice nodded quickly, signaling that she was listening.

As a veteran who came for the championship, and now he has reached the finals, he can contribute everything to the championship.

Phil Jackson said: "You must move in time, not only to get rid of the defender Rick Fox, but also to keep yourself exposed to Michael's vision, so that he can't see you."

"Understood." Alice said in a deep voice.

"Charles..."

Phil Jackson looked at Oakley again, and said in a deep voice: "Your task is also very heavy. Fortson is a rebounding monster. Whether we can maintain the balance in rebounding depends on you. At least we can't lose to the Lakers in rebounding.

In addition, Fortson doesn't have much offense, so you have to pay attention to supplementary defense. Whether it is Kobe or Richmond, they both have the ability to break through with the ball. "

"OK." Oakley nodded.

"Okay, start meditating now and make the best adjustments. Come, do it with me, take a deep breath..." After emphasizing the tactics, Phil Jackson led Jordan and others into a state of meditation.

……

Soon after, the starters from both teams met in the tunnel.

"Buzzing..."

Outside the player tunnel, the huge noise made the arena look like a monster entrenched there breathing in.

"Flying man, I heard that you are going to retire after four losses? This is a very correct decision." Old Wang saw Jordan from a distance, and shouted.

"To shut up!"

Hearing four more goddamned losses, Jordan growled in exasperation.

"Haha, am I right?" Old Wang said happily.

"You're wrong, idiot!" Jordan stared at Pharaoh and cursed.

"You idiot, you have lost four times, and you still want to fight me?" Old Wang scolded back.

"Where did you lose? This time I will win."

Jordan was so angry that he turned his head and walked towards the exit.

"Ha ha!"

Lao Wang looked at Jordan's back and laughed loudly, and said to the four of Richmond, "Look, run away, this bird man is afraid of me."

Richmond and the others smiled bitterly helplessly. In the entire league, only old K can treat Michael Jordan like this. If other people offend the flying man, even if a look makes him feel uncomfortable, Michael Jordan can kill him on the court.

There is a saying in the NBA, you can mess with anyone, but don't mess with Black Jesus.

Behind him Oakley nodded towards Old Wang, greeted him and followed him out.

The finale, Jordan, went out first, and the Knicks had no order of appearance, so O'Neal also hurriedly followed. Before leaving, he wanted to explain a scene, and shouted at Lao Wang: "Old K..."

"Shut up, get out with your thighs!" Old Wang scolded.

O'Neill held his breath in his throat, and his face turned red.

"Ha ha……"

Lao Wang and his group laughed in the background.

"Old K, you bastard, there is no end between us." O'Neill threw down a harsh sentence, turned his head and ran out.

"Shark, don't talk nonsense. There is nothing between me and you. If you want to make it easy, don't look for me." Old Wang shouted loudly from behind.

O'Neill staggered, almost hitting the floor.

"Ha ha……"

Pharaoh and the others burst out laughing.

The Knicks appeared in an disorderly manner, disrupting the rhythm of the host Mones John. After a period of chaos, it was the home team's turn to play before restoring order, shouting loudly: "Now let us welcome the six-time All-Star and active second shooting guard, Mitch Richmond the Rock."

"Clap clap clap..."

With Richmond's appearance, there was warm applause and cheers in the Great Western Forum Arena.

"Peter Pan Kobe Bryant."

"Rebound monster Danny Fortson."

"Best newcomer in Hollywood, future Oscar winner Rick Fox."

All the Lakers substitutes who came out to warm up first, and the main players who just came out, were lined up on both sides of the player tunnel, waiting for Lao Wang to come out last.

Lakers owner Jerry Buss and his children, management including Jerry West and Magic Johnson, Barkley, Pippen, Yao Chenglong and other friends, as well as a large number of Hollywood stars, all came to the exit, waiting for Lao Wang to appear.

Zhang Lili said with emotion in the live broadcast: "This is strength, and strength wins respect."

Su Qun was very excited and said: "Old K just arrived at the Lakers, he led the team to 74 wins, led the team to the finals, and his personal statistics are also very good, this is the only reason why he has won respect in the Lakers."

On the TNT live broadcast, Kenny Smith laughed and said: "It seems that the relationship between Pippen and Jordan has indeed deteriorated. He did not support his former teammates who won two championships together, but stood on the side of old K."

Bill Walton said with a smile: "It's been like that for a long time. Old K helped Pippen solve his bankruptcy crisis. He can be regarded as hugging Old K's golden thigh."

"Now, let us welcome the great box sweeper, the bloody conqueror Caesar, the king of the Lakers, old KKKKKK!"

The live host Mones John shouted heartily.

"King! King! King..."

All the Lakers fans stood up, raised their arms and shouted, and the shouts of mountains and tsunami sounded in the Great Western Forum Arena, and the momentum was overwhelming.

Lao Wang came out, high-fived his teammates, friends, and management, and led his teammates onto the court. Then Jordan and others also shook hands and hugged.

"Champion! Champion! Champion..."

During this period, the shouts on the scene have become a unified "championship", and the atmosphere at home for the Lakers has become very strong.

At this time, the host John handed over the microphone to Lao Wang, and the scene quickly quieted down. Lao Wang raised the microphone with his left hand to form a "1", then raised his right index finger and middle finger, and turned around in a circle.

"12! 12! 12..."

The unified shouts of nearly 2 people sounded again.

In the CCTV live broadcast, Zhang Lili said excitedly: "The Lakers have won 11 championships, and now under the leadership of Tie Jun, they are united and aiming for the 12th championship."

"Look at Fengshen Street." At this moment, Su Qun suddenly shouted.

"4! 4! 4..."

At this time, the camera of CCTV had switched to Fengshen Street, and countless fans raised their hands, raised four fingers, and shouted in unison.

"Haha, the domestic fans are wishing old K his fourth personal championship." Su Qun laughed.

"If the Knicks win the title, it will be the team's third and Michael Jordan's fourth.

Now the flying man and the old K are both triple crowns, but Michael has a consecutive championship, plus other hard honors, the old K is still a little behind.

Moreover, the trapeze's defeat of old K to win the championship will also end the talk about one loss, two losses and three losses, and end his history of losing streak to old K in the finals. This will have a special meaning for Michael Jordan. "

Kenny Smith said: "If the Lakers win the championship, it will be the team's 12th championship and K's fourth personal championship. His number of championships will also surpass Michael Jordan, and he will become the real active No.1 in terms of hard honors."

Bill Walton said with a very serious expression: "We know that Michael Jordan was powerless to refute Old K's remarks about one loss, two losses and three losses, because he really lost one, lost two and lost three.

Now, many media are hyping the news about the four losses, so if the trapeze loses again this time, the situation may become extremely bad for him. "

Kenny Smith couldn't help but nodded and said: "The media will ridicule him crazily. Old K will also completely surpass him in terms of hard honors, become the real No.1 in active service, and even lay the foundation for No.1 in history."

Bill Walton nodded, and suddenly asked: "Kenny, I have a question. If the Lakers win the championship this time, then old K should be counted as consecutive championships, right?"

"of course."

Kenny Smith nodded and said, "For him personally, it must be consecutive championships. He is not an ordinary main player. Whether he is in the Suns or the Lakers, he is the core leader of the team. If he wins the championship, of course he must count consecutive championships.

Moreover, it is more difficult to complete consecutive championships as the team leader and core in different teams than to complete consecutive championships in the same team, at least the gold content will not be low. "

Bill Walton said with some regret: "I think old K should complete a real consecutive title defense with the Lakers, and that would be perfect."

"You think he doesn't want to?" Kenny Smith laughed.

"Haha, I'm afraid he's not only thinking about defending consecutive titles, but also about a dynasty." Bill Walton laughed.

Kenny Smith shook his head and said with emotion: "With his strength and being on the Lakers, if he doesn't want a dynasty, that would be a strange thing."

……

It's almost eight o'clock, the game will officially start, and players from both sides will enter the field.

"victory!"

On the Knicks side, all the players and players surrounded Jordan and O'Neal, shouting today's slogan.

"Victory! Victory! Victory..."

Three thousand away fans began to shout heartily, trying to create momentum for the team in the away game and boost the morale of the team.

New York is richer than Los Angeles. This time it took [-] away tickets from the Lakers. However, when the Lakers play away games, they also get the same [-] away tickets. The two parties agreed.

"Shh!"

Seeing that the visiting team wanted to start at the Lakers' home court, the Lakers fans stopped doing it immediately. Immediately, the shocking boos sounded, which was deafening.

"Champion! Champion! Champion..."

On Wang Tiejun's side, he directly led his teammates to call out their goal, without any cover, what they wanted was the championship.

"Champion! Champion..."

Soon, the Great Western Forum Arena sounded an overall unified cry.

The two sides then played, Wang Tiejun and O'Neill stood in the middle circle, and the scene began to quiet down.

At this time, the big shark was no longer the funny big shark. His eyes were very serious, even serious. He stared at Old Wang and said, "Old K, Michael lost one, two, and three losses to you in the finals. I won't. I will always win you, one win, two wins, three wins."

Old Wang's eyes widened at once, and he turned his head to look at Jordan. Jordan's eyes were spitting fire, and the target was O'Neill.

"Ha ha……"

Forget about the jump ball, Pharaoh took the lead, and the Lakers burst into laughter.

"Pfft!"

Even the referee, who was about to throw the ball into the sky, couldn't help laughing, and the whistle that was on his mouth was sprayed out.

"What happened on the field?"

Countless people, including the narrator, are looking forward to the decryption.

"Michael..."

O'Neill reacted and knew he had said the wrong thing. He turned to look at Jordan in embarrassment, trying to explain something, but the referee didn't give him the chance.

"Okay, stop being funny, get ready to jump the ball."

The referee wiped away the smiling face, and put a serious face on his face.

"I'm not being funny."

O'Neill couldn't help muttering.

"Di!"

With a whistle, the basketball was thrown into the sky.

"Snapped!"

The distracted O'Neal was half a beat slow, Wang took off and took the ball away first, and the Lakers attacked.

"here we go!"

Zhang Lili took a deep breath.

Behind the center line, Kobe moved forward with the ball, and Charlie Ward came up to meet him.

Su Qun immediately explained: "Jordan is facing Richmond, and the league's No. [-] and No. [-] shooting guards are dueling. This is their first Finals matchup."

Zhang Lili said: "There are four major shooting guards in the league, Air Jordan, Rock Richmond, Glider Drexler, and Madman Sprewell.

But Iverson has emerged, and he has now replaced the retired glider as one of the new four major shooting guards.

The digital team did not make it to the playoffs. The madman locked his head coach at the beginning of the season and was suspended by the league. The remaining two reached the finals. "

(End of this chapter)