Healthy basketball, starting from eating the old Lakers F4

"The ultimate individual performance, Kobe Bryant scored 35 points, and Duan scored 16 points in the final quarter to help the Chicago Bulls win three consecutive championships in the Finals! 》

"The legend continues, the Bulls dynasty is not over, Duan scored 4 points in G43 and dominated the finals! 》

"Could the Chicago Bulls become the first four-consecutive dynasty team in the 21st century? ! 》

"Kobe's desperate moment, losing three consecutive games in the Finals, three consecutive years in the Finals? 》

"Who is the best player in the NBA?" Let’s look at the man with consecutive 30+ points in the Finals, the leader of the Chicago Bulls, Duane! 》

"Kobe Bryant lost to Duan again!" Let us take stock of the mistakes the Los Angeles Lakers have made over the years..."

After the Bulls won G4 of the finals under the strong leadership of Du En, there was basically no suspense about the outcome of this year's finals.

However, before the official conclusion of the finals, the media also began to celebrate in advance.

After all, this store has disappeared after passing this village. If we don’t follow the trend and discuss the finals, the Bulls and the Lakers, Duane and Kobe, in a few days we won’t even have soup.

Besides, four consecutive championships is indeed more surprising than three consecutive championships! Even the final game of three consecutive championships can attract a large number of cloud fans to watch the game, let alone now four consecutive championships.

Did you see that the top two NBA ratings games were G98 in 6 and G93 in 6, which happened to be the last of the Bulls' three consecutive finals.

It has to be said that the development of the Internet will indeed have some impact on traditional media.

In G6 of last year's finals, the Bulls once again won three consecutive championships, but the number of viewers was only 2650 million, which was not as good as the 98 million viewers of G1 of the 2670 Bulls and Jazz finals.

However, this year's finals, judging from the viewership data released by ABC, is another year of returning to its peak.

G1收视人数2200万，G2也有2000万，G3人数少一点只有1300万，可到了G4又飙升到了2300万。

Based on the growth in viewership of the past three consecutive championships, the next G5 finals is expected to exceed the 3000 million mark.

In this way, Dunn will undoubtedly become the second person after Jordan in terms of ratings of the Finals.

This is undoubtedly much more genuine than some stars whose ratings are at the bottom of the finals.

In fact, to a certain extent, the referees in this year's finals put on purple and gold jerseys to play, but they forced out the stronger Duane and the stronger Chicago Bulls, which also made the finals more enjoyable to watch.

As early as the 1990s, NBA ratings began to decline year by year. But why are the ratings of the last three consecutive finals higher than those of the first three consecutive seasons?

Isn't it because of Utah's two demons that it really almost pushed Jordan to the edge of the cliff?

In the two years of 97 and 98, every finals game between the Jazz and the Bulls seemed like they were going to defeat the Bulls, but most of the time, they were overturned by Jordan's divine performance.

In this year's finals, fans have intuitively seen since the Bulls lost in G1 that the league really doesn't want the Bulls to continue to win and win the championship.

The problem is, the Bulls just turned rottenness into magic under the leadership of Du En, winning one game after another.

Until not long ago, after the Bulls won G4, the Bulls won three consecutive championships in the finals, and were only one victory away from winning four consecutive championships.

Now the Bulls are so powerful that they will create the first four consecutive championships in this century. This will undoubtedly attract more fans to pay attention to this year's finals.

It's also because the Bulls, under the leadership of Duan, performed phenomenally.

In addition, it is really difficult for a team to win four consecutive championships. The successful experience of building a dynasty through four consecutive championships is difficult to replicate. Nowadays, major media in North America are competing for traffic.

No, TNT TV's flagship program "Inside the NBA" also invited several important guests overnight. After the end of G4, a new round of discussion started immediately.

At this time, in the TNT studio, in addition to the three iron triangle of Ernie Johnson, Kenny Smith, and Charles Barkley, there were two figures of different sizes.

They are former Lakers star Shaquille O'Neal and former Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak.

"Shaq, Mickey welcomes you here.

I think you should also know very well why we invite you here.

So let's get started quickly, shall we? Who do you think will win this series between the Chicago Bulls and Los Angeles Lakers? "

Host Ernie Johnson didn't make too many opening remarks, just asked O'Neal and Kupchak to choose their camp, and then started today's discussion.

Of course, Kenny Smith and Barkley will also be involved in the discussion.

"You bad guy, you know, Kobe is my brother, we worked together for many years and won four championships.

Duan is also my little brother. We get along very well and we won the championship together.

We left Los Angeles together, and we worked hard together in the East for many years, helping our respective teams win another championship.

So, you are making it difficult for me..."

As O'Neill spoke, he winked and assumed an extremely difficult posture.

Kupchak on the side was not so hesitant and said directly: "Everyone knows what I did before. As the former general manager of the Los Angeles Lakers, I must support the team I love.

However, reason tells me that it will be difficult for us to win this series, just like in previous years.

It's too difficult, our opponent is the Chicago Bulls, a team with Duane! "

After Kupchak finished speaking, he covered his face with his hands and made a sign of regret.

In the past few years, Kupchak was responsible for helping the Bulls win the championship because of Dunn, which caused dissatisfaction among Los Angeles fans and eventually left the team.

Now that he is not participating in the show, Kupchak's answer may be somewhat different from what he just answered.

However, as a former team executive, there is definitely nothing wrong with being nostalgic for the team you worked for before.

"No one asked me? I will definitely choose the Chicago Bulls!

This world is so crazy. The best basketball player is a yellow man, and the best rapper is a white man!

I knew for several years that Doon could be successful.

With all due respect, there is no better player on the planet than Duane.

Even if I were the best golfer on the planet, even if I could turn back the clock and be twenty years younger, I would still be no match for Doon.

Duan has the height of the inside and the skills of a defender. In terms of talent alone, he is even better than Michael!

He was born to play, and he is unstoppable in the NBA!

Even if Kobe had learned all of Michael's techniques, he still wouldn't be able to defeat Duane. "

Barkley opened his mouth and praised Doane as if Doone was his on-court personification.

Kenny Smith has always been against Barkley in the past, but he did not do so tonight. Instead, he responded: "I agree with you, the Chicago Bulls cannot be defeated for the time being."

After listening to the answers of the four guests, Ernie Johnson began to summarize: "To this day, except for people related to the Los Angeles Lakers, there should be no one who does not support the Chicago Bulls.

In order to keep the program going, we specially invited two guests.

Shaq, Mitch, the rest will be hard on you. "

When O'Neal was called, he immediately picked up the microphone and pretended to hit Ernie Johnson.

Kupchak just smiled awkwardly.

Seeing O'Neal's reaction, Ernie Johnson just shrugged: "Here, I want to ask you something.

After you won the championship with Duane and Kobe, what happened to the Los Angeles Lakers?

I think viewers want to know about that.

I just don’t know, are you willing to reveal it? "

The Bulls have almost won four consecutive championships. It is naturally unnecessary to analyze the advantages of the Lakers and Bulls in winning the championship.

However, the unsolved mystery of when the Lakers fell apart, Kobe stayed behind, and Duane and O'Neal were kings, can be brought up again and stirred up. At this juncture when the Bulls and Lakers have not yet decided the winner, bringing up the past can obviously attract a large number of people.

"Actually nothing happened, everything was normal team operations.

Although I regret personally sending Doan to Chicago, I do not regret trading Shaq and fixing Kobe.

Although we won the championship, we still encountered a lot of troubles. It can be said that we have reached a difficult moment.

When everything was about to explode, I felt that as the general manager of the team, I had to come out and make some decisions.

We were quiet for a while, with Shaq and Duane having success first, but I have to share what I saw with you.

Kobe is stronger than I thought, and we were almost successful.

Now everyone can also see that the Los Angeles Lakers have dominated the Western Conference for three full years.

If it was five years ago, we would have won three consecutive championships! "

Kupchak was the first to answer, and he took the blame for Bass very simply, without any intention of passing the blame.

However, people who understand team management can immediately tell that difficult moments are due to pressure from the team owner.

If the general manager cannot make a decision, then find another general manager.

As Brother Crow once said, if it’s difficult to handle, don’t do it.

The team owner hires the general manager to do this kind of work.

As a person involved, O'Neal naturally knew that Kupchak was somewhat innocent.

However, the ensuing discussion is about Kobe and Duane, two former teammates with great prospects. O'Neal, who has already considered retiring and becoming a basketball commentator, will naturally not slander them.

Instead, he took the opportunity to establish the image of a big brother and profit from the steady flow of traffic from Duen and Kobe.

“Mitch is right, everything is normal.

The NBA is like the African savannah, strictly enforcing the laws of the jungle.

Back then, I was the overlord of the grassland - a male lion. I controlled the largest territory and the richest resources on the grassland, and there were many beautiful lionesses surrounding me.

However, when I was at my peak, time slowly took away my strength, and the cubs around me have gradually grown up and become as powerful as me.

In the animal world, powerful species have a sense of territory and competition.

When some ferocious beasts grow up, they will challenge the status of the beast king in the group.

Even his father would be ruthlessly defeated, expelled, or even killed by them.

I witnessed the growth of Kobe with my own eyes. He gradually grew from an ordinary little brother beside me to the most reliable brother.

When we won the fourth championship, although he had not yet challenged me, I knew the time was coming.

In a few years, either I will leave the tribe, or he will officially turn against me.

However, at this time, there was a second, more talented cub in the group who was growing rapidly.

No one doesn't want to be the king of beasts, no one doesn't want to be the boss.

I must tell you that even if we continue to stay in Los Angeles, we will inevitably end up fighting each other one day and going our separate ways.

Fortunately, we didn't get into trouble and our keepers separated us early. "

O'Neal used the Lions as an example to illustrate the team's internal competition, internal conflicts, and the cruelty of players' survival in the NBA, which he explained very clearly.

It's just that when O'Neal went on the show, in order to avoid the hostility of Kobe fans, he talked about the previous conflicts very tactfully.

From this point of view, O'Neal is undoubtedly a decent person.

Barkley was quite touched after hearing this and took over the conversation: "Everyone only sees the glory of the stars, but they don't know that the vast majority of NBA players will not stay in the NBA for six years.

How to survive in the league is a question that most players must consider.

It is a very rare thing for a group of people to work together on the same team and get along for several years.

Not to mention, these guys have won one championship after another together.

Shaq and Kobe were amazing, they won four championships together.

Of course, as Shaq said, Kobe grew up and Shaq became weaker.

The vast majority of players are over 30 years old, and team management must consider whether the players' strength will decline.

If the team wants to achieve results, it needs a stronger leader to lead the team.

We all know Kobe's personality. I heard that Kobe couldn't accept that Shaq became weak because he was lazy and didn't practice.

Is there such a thing with Shaq? Is this how conflicts arise? "

"Yes, Kobe thought I was slacking off, but I have to explain that I was injured and I had to rest.

After the surgery, I recovered to my peak, and Dwyane and I won another championship.

Now that I think about it, if I hadn't been traded, maybe I could have won two more championships for the Los Angeles Lakers.

At that time, I should be expelled and wander to other teams.

Duane and Kobe should be competing for the position of team leader, and Mitch will have a headache as to who to keep. "

O'Neal took the opportunity to clean up his laziness during the regular season.

It can be said that it was O'Neal's laziness and declining strength that gave Kobe the ambition to seize the class and seize power.

But now it seems that this is not that important.

For anyone else, this would not matter at all. It is also because of Kobe's paranoid personality that conflicts will inevitably occur, and the Lakers will inevitably have to make a choice between the two.

"If, like Shaq said, we can continue to bring two championships to the team, I will definitely not have a headache, and I will definitely keep Kobe.

Kobe is in his prime and has brought six more championships to the team. I will definitely choose Kobe to stay.

As for Duan, it is precisely because he is so talented that I will trade him to the bottom team so that he cannot prevent us from winning the championship in a short period of time.

It's a pity that we underestimated Du En's growth rate and his ability to lead the team.

Without Duane, Kobe would be the best player in the league.

It is precisely because of Duane's incredible growth experience, team leadership ability, and the terrifying background of the Chicago Bulls that Kobe became a tragic hero. "

Kupchak said clearly.

However, even from the Lakers' perspective, Duen was also licked.

It can only be said that only such a person has the ability to be the general manager of the team.

Time will soon come to June 6th, and G13 of the finals is about to begin.

The battle between Kobe and Duane and the battle between the Lakers and the Bulls will also come to an end. (End of chapter)