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Chapter 216 Welcome to the YouTube Center
Six p.m. on the seventh, Inglewood, California.

With the big screen in the center lighting up, all the fans shouted in unison following the subtitles: Welcome to YouTube Center.

The big screen followed the playback screen, the Clippers logo appeared first, followed by Stern’s announcement in the draft that the Clippers traded for Su Yang, and then Su Yang broke Chamberlain’s scoring record in his first game against the Lakers in the first game of his career. The Spurs and the Pistons, saying that they will never lose to the Suns, being elected as the All-Star vote leader, winning the Grand Slam at the All-Star Weekend, sweeping the Nuggets in the first round of the playoffs, holding high the MVP trophy and promising to win the championship, and grabbing the Western Conference Finals Seven lore kills for the Spurs and the finals won the FMVP trophy.

The cheers resounded simultaneously in the arena, and the central big screen began to show that Malone and Payton were wearing Clippers jerseys for the first time, Iguodala received an assist from Su Yang and quickly dunked to beat the Mavericks, Varejao changed the pick-and-roll to help Hill rush Basket buttons, all kinds of team highlights.

The screen finally freezes the championship trophy.

Announcer Ralph Lawler shouted: "Good evening, ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the YouTube Center, home of the Los Angeles Clippers, and the 2004-2005 season NBA championship ring awarding ceremony will be held soon, I invite NBA Commissioner David Stern to come on stage..."

The arena cheered again.

David Stern walked slowly to the middle circle, picked up the microphone and said with a smile: "Hello, Los Angeles! What a dream season, what a dream championship journey, I want to congratulate the Los Angeles Clippers for winning the first place in team history Congratulations to all Los Angeles Clippers fans, to the Sterling family, to Spoelstra's coaching staff, to Su Yang and all the players.

You are worth it all.

You are the chosen team.

Now, please enjoy your moment of glory! "

After the words fell, Su Yang stepped to the middle circle, held the championship trophy with both hands, held it up high and displayed it around the surroundings, then put it down and gave Stern a high-five, took the championship ring and put it on his hand, and held it high again to the audience Show, the cheers ebb and flow.

Su Yang picked up the microphone and said: "First of all, on behalf of the team, I would like to thank all the fans for their support, and I would also like to thank all the staff behind the scenes. I also thank Maggette, Bobby Simmons, and Marko Jaric who have left the team. , Karl Malone, Chris Wilcox, Kenny Anderson, Micky Moore, without your comeback, we would not be able to win this championship.

Next, I want to introduce Karl Malone, the legendary NBA superstar and the third player in the history of career appearances! "

Cheers reappeared in the arena. Karl Malone got up from the sidelines and walked to the middle circle. He clapped his hands and hugged Su Yang. Playing with Young was one of the luckiest things in my career, I am very happy to spend my last days here, and the next thing I want to introduce is my good friend Gary..."

Accompanied by the cheers, Payton walked to the middle circle to receive the ring, couldn't help but praise Su Yang, and introduced Kenny Anderson, who had retired to join the BIG3 league, on the stage, followed by Iguodala, and finally it was Su Yang's turn again. Young spoke.

"Many years ago, Pat Riley promised to win consecutive championships at the Lakers championship parade ceremony, and finally realized such a rhetoric, and now I also promise to all fans or non-fans who pay attention, we will also win consecutive championships this year!"

The cheers in the arena burst instantly.

Kanye, Billy Crystal, Kardashian sisters and others sitting in the VIP seats on the sidelines stood up and applauded first, followed by actresses such as Scarlett Johansson and Blake Lively, and finally the audience stood up and applauded, and the YouTube center was completely on fire. stand up.

The long whistle sounded, and the lights around the arena were brightly lit.

The ring ceremony is over and the game is ready to start.

Su Yang handed the ring to the staff, turned around and walked to the technical stage, gave Kobe a high-five, and then gave Chris Mim a high-five in return. It was because Garnett could not high-five, but he never thought that Garnett would take the initiative to walk up quickly. Raise your hand for a high five.

"Congratulations! I didn't understand you before, but after I saw what you did for New Orleans, I realized that I was too limited. I hope you can forgive me for those rude behaviors in the past..." Garnett said , full of sincerity.

"Yes!" Su Yang raised his hand and clapped.

ESPN host Mike Brin sighed: "Su Yang can always make those who oppose and resist him respect him. That is a particularly powerful personality charm, which is similar to Michael Jordan Different types."

Guest Bill Wharton chuckled: "Of course! Even Bill Simmons, the number one Suhei, has nothing to say..."

Guest Stan Van Gundy also laughed: "Except for conservatives accusing him of having sex with three women at the same time, Su Yang has nothing to question. The key ball gene."

During the conversation, a short whistle sounded.

The two teams started to enter the court and stood around the middle circle. Point guard Su Yang faced Cassel, shooting guard Ray Allen faced Bell, small forward Iguodala faced Kobe, power forward Varejao faced Garnett , Center Milicic faced Chris Mim, ready to jump the ball.

The announcer shouted loudly, and the referee threw it lightly.

Garnett jumped up, touched the ball first and moved it back, Cassel trotted a few steps and caught it in his hands, and the Lakers attacked first.

The conventional triangular conduction starts, Kassel finds Garnett on the left wing to cover, and suddenly encounters Ray Allen's local three-defense and two-defense delay. Raising his hand is a three-pointer, and the basketball is hollow into the net.

Ray Allen hastily raised his hand to signal that he made a mistake. He mistakenly thought that Kassel was Kobe, and he should not implement partial three-defense and two-defense. The main reason is that Kassel is not efficient in the ability to stop and shoot three-pointers efficiently. Su Yang can also squeeze through and catch up , Forcibly self-defeating.

The two teams switched offense and defense. Su Yang dribbled the ball across the center line, raised his hand to signal for a double screen first, and took a look at the Lakers' defensive strategy.

Varejao and Milicic immediately stood on both sides of the free throw line, caught the time point when Su Yang reached the top of the arc, raised the wall to cover, and then Varejao cut to the basket and took away Garnett to help defend , and on the Lakers side, Mihm went straight up to double-team.

Seeing this, Su Yang pulls the ball back, raises his hand and throws the ball to the top of the arc, Milicic catches the ball wide open, raises his hand and shoots but fails to hit Garnett, forces the ball to the lower right and starts to rush to the basket, kicking twice Stride to the basket, carry Garnett to stick to the defense and take off to put the basket.

The basketball hit the board with a bang, rebounded, smashed the basket and hit the iron. Varejao grabbed the rebound and made up. Kobe jumped behind him and blocked the block.

There was a sudden chaotic fight in the penalty area, and Garnett moved left and right, bent over and stepped, firmly grasping the ball in his hands.

The Lakers then launched a fast break. Kobe dribbled the ball to the top of the arc, used Mihm to get rid of Iguodala's defense, and strode into the right elbow. He made a mid-range shot from a dry jump, and the basketball hit the basket and bounced into the net.

"Directly double-team next time!"

Taking advantage of the time to catch the ball, Su Yang reminded Milicic to adjust his defensive strategy against Kobe and other Lakers players. It can be seen from Bell's quick three-pointer and Kobe's quick screen. The Lakers obviously played well tonight. very firm.

Milicic nodded in understanding.

Offense and defense will switch accordingly.

Su Yang dribbled the ball across the center line, asked for a double screen, and quickly got rid of Cassel and sprinted to the right. Seeing that Mim was ready to double-team, he decisively changed hands behind his back and pushed the ball forward vigorously. With a great risk, he passed through the seam between Milicic and Kessel, bowed again to catch the basketball, lowered his center of gravity and pushed his hips to protect, walked to the basket with small steps, and encountered Kobe's help defense.

With Kobe in front, Garnett in the back, and Varejao occupying the space, it is a bit more difficult to force a shot.

Su Yang raised his hand and threw the ball to the right corner. Iguodala caught the ball and faced Kobe, who was stepping back to the defense with small steps, and rushed to shoot a three-pointer.

when!The basketball rebounded by smashing the basket and hitting the iron.

Su Yang jumped up and forced the basketball that Garnett was about to grasp into the air. Varejao quickly grabbed it in his hands, and jumped up on the spot with his hands up in an attempt to make a rebound, but Mim jumped at the same time and pushed the ball down. The Lakers Cassel took advantage of the confusion to get the rebound.

Offense and defense will switch accordingly.

Cassel dribbled the ball to the right wing of the frontcourt, turned around and passed the top of the arc to follow up with Garnett, who was in position, followed by continued strong and weak transfers. Kokobe took the ball from the left sideline, and the three threats swayed to deceive Iguoda La lost his position, started explosively and rushed to the basket, took off against Varejao who was defending, pulled the bar in the air to dodge, folded and twisted to avoid Milicic's block, and dropped to the basket with super difficulty.

boom!The basketball bounces off the backboard and into the net.

The Lakers lead the Clippers 7-0.

In the ESPN live broadcast, Bill Walton sighed: "Phil Jackson accepts the new era so fast. I heard that after the Lakers lost to the Clippers in the first game, he took the whole team to watch the video until two o'clock in the morning, and finally decided to give up part of the triangle. The offensive routine, instead of using more pick-and-roll starters, allowed Cassell to integrate well into the team and no longer make the mistake of wasting Payton in 04."

Stan Van Gundy nodded: "In this game, including the last game, they have a very clear idea of ​​defending Su Yang, which is to resolutely execute double-teams, force Su Yang to take the ball or make difficult shots, and then let Ray Allen go. Players from outside take long shots. Kobe's return to defense Iguodala just now is the most typical case. The standard step is to press the center of gravity to return to the defense without giving a breakthrough..."

In-court games are played simultaneously.

The Clippers switched to elbow tactics, and Iguodala struggled against Kobe to press Ah Earth to the frontcourt, hurriedly handed the ball to Varejao at the left elbow, turned around and went straight to the left corner, to fight for the oncoming opponent. Su Yang, take a wide cover.

Unexpectedly, the Lakers switched defenses directly, Bell switched to marking Iguodala, and Kobe changed to chasing Su Yang.

Seeing that it was not easy to get the ball, Su Yang made an emergency stop and ran back to the basket, driving Kobe to twist his hips, immediately braked and ran back again, forced to get the ball at the 45-degree three-point line, and took advantage of the trend to hit the top of the arc, relying on Milicic Cover, force out of Bryant.

Mim's double-team was in place at the same time, Su Yang ignored it directly, lowered his center of gravity and accelerated his dash, and rushed to the basket like lightning.

Seeing Garnett staring at him, he immediately stopped, took off and threw a high throw to hit the board, while the basketball rebounded and hit the basket with a bang.

Su Yang was slightly surprised, but he didn't think much about it. He quickly turned around and returned to defense, but he never thought that Kobe would stop and chase for a three-pointer.

The basketball slammed into the net and the Lakers led 10-0.

The referee's whistle sounded, and Spoelstra got up and asked for a timeout.

Su Yang immediately walked to the technical stage and said to the referee Tim Donaghy: "The game needs to be temporarily suspended. The basket on our side is higher than the standard height of 10 feet, which will cause us to deviate from the angle of hitting the board and aiming. , affecting the score."

Tim Donaghy had a surprised expression on his face, as if he was saying what the hell you were kidding, but he didn't dare to offend Su Yang.

After a long discussion, Donaghy announced that the game was temporarily suspended, and the staff entered the field to check and correct the height of the basket.

(End of this chapter)