godfather in black

Chapter 152 156: Meeting Again
156: Meet again
Occasionally, two birds flew by in the blue sky, and the street trees along the street also grew green leaves. Los Angeles has entered the track of summer.Whenever people wear clothes from less to more and then to less, it indicates that a year is about to pass, and this also indicates that the end of an NBA season is gradually approaching. In the 2004-2005 season, the second round of the NBA playoffs basically came to an end.

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The East and the West have each advanced to the conference finals. In fact, the possibility of the Spurs being overturned is indeed very small.The rest depends on whether the old Miller can create a miracle, but it has nothing to do with Qin Tao.What he has to do now is to do his best to prepare for the battle, but at the same time, he also hopes that the Rockets can play more carefully. Yao Mai will explode tonight, giving the Lakers more opportunities to adjust.As for the matter of the best coach, Qin Tao didn't take it seriously either.After all, this can't be controlled by oneself, and it doesn't make any sense to think about him.

On May 2005, 5, at the AT&T Center in San Antonio, fans celebrated the team's entry into the Western Conference Finals with the loudest cheers.Qin Tao watched the entire game at the AT&T Center tonight, and he was shocked by the strength of the Spurs.What he asked God to do, God did it.Yao Mai did both break out tonight, but the result was disappointing. 24 to 88, the Rockets were bitter away, and Yao Mai, the combination that broke through the first round of the playoffs for the first time, also stopped in the second round of the playoffs.The last game can be attributed to McGrady's abnormal performance of "not waking up", but this game Yao Mai's hair was perfect but they still lost the game. They have no excuse for losing.

In the whole game, Yao Ming and McGrady scored 76 points together, but their teammates only scored 12 points in total.The Rockets' bench scored only 2 points in the game, which is completely incomparable with the Spurs' 29 points.

After watching the game, Qin Tao closed his notebook and left.The Spurs' defense is indeed suffocating. McGrady's 46 points and Yao Ming's 30 points can be said to be two points that the Spurs deliberately let go.Qin Tao can see Popovich's thoughts, since Yao Mai is difficult to restrict, then try to restrict others!The Spurs, a high-powered machine, ran Popovich's way, limiting all of the Rockets' role players to 12 points.The terrible defense made the Rockets return home when Yao Mai's strength was exhausted.

In this game, Qin Tao saw the terrible control ability of the Spurs, and he also saw a calm and chilling core.To be honest, the troika at its peak is a mountain that the Lakers cannot overcome.But the Lakers are not completely without opportunities. The combination of Kobe and Chris Webber is also a very terrifying force.

That night, Qin Tao flew back to Los Angeles.Just tonight, many reporters stayed up all night. They rushed out the feature article that the Lakers and Spurs met in the playoffs for five consecutive years and the Western Conference Finals for four consecutive years.I am afraid that except for the slightly disappointed Chinese media, all other media should be excited!
There is nothing more exciting than an old enemy reuniting. Hate is always a topic that can't be rotten in the NBA.From the classic battle between yellow and green, to the rivalry between black and white, and to the domineering power of the Bull Dynasty, it is now the pinnacle duel between silver and black and purple and gold.

Since the footsteps of time stepped into the 21st century, the main theme of the league has been these two colors.The silver and black of the San Antonio Spurs and the purple and gold of the Los Angeles Lakers, these are the two teams that have dominated the league since the 21st century.The Los Angeles Lakers' three-peat, and the San Antonio Spurs' four-time rivalry, all of these are topics that people talk about.

For five years, the two teams have always met in the playoffs, and they have also been opponents in the Western Conference Finals for four consecutive years. In the 2000-2001 season, the OK combination matured day by day, and Duncan couldn't compete with O'Neal at that time, and the Lakers won the Western Conference semifinals easily. In the 2001-2002 season, the two teams met again in the Western Conference finals, and it was still the Lakers who finally won. In the 2002-2003 season, the Spurs grew up after repeated failures, and they completed their revenge without bloodshed.In the following 2003-2004 season, the Los Angeles Lakers, who gathered the terrifying F4 combination, were brewing a "conspiracy" to sweep the league. They relied on Fisher Fisher's 0.4-second super lore to make the Spurs hate again.When the annual ring of time turns to 2005, what will be the result of the reunion between the Los Angeles Lakers and the San Antonio Spurs?
It has to be said that the battle between the Spurs and the Lakers in the Western Conference is even better than the finals.These two teams have met in the playoffs every year since the time entered the 21st century. This is not a coincidence, it is a display of strength.Among them, the Spurs have always been the core of poker face Duncan, and this team has always been led by their chief engineer Gregg Popovich.Los Angeles is different, they have undergone a major shakeup.And after the exchange of blood, they can show their unparalleled strength again. This cannot fail to mention the greatness of the Zijin nobles, the greatness of the Bass family, and of course the mystery and strength of the Chinese.There is no doubt that the climax of the 2004-2005 NBA season has arrived ahead of schedule, and this is a feast even more exciting than the finals.

The hatred of both sides; the origin of both sides; the strength of both sides; the head coaches of both sides.All of this is a topic worth the hype.Almost all the media are reporting that this pair has met in the playoffs for five consecutive years and met in the conference finals for four consecutive years.Even the Detroit Pistons' 4-2 victory over the Indiana Pacers and the news of Reggie Miller's retirement couldn't compare to the shock of the fifth meeting between Los Angeles and San Antonio.

After all, it is a miracle that the old Miller can persist until now, and his retirement has long been expected.His retirement heralds the complete end of the Jordan era, and also heralds the beginning of a new era.

Compared with the super speed of the media, the speed of the alliance is not slow.They have already worked out the schedule for the Western Conference Finals. Sunday, May 2005, 5 will be the first game of the Western Conference Finals between the Lakers and the Spurs.Many media have already rushed to San Antonio in advance. Anyway, they can't get any news from the "closed" Lakers in Los Angeles, so they might as well go to San Antonio first!
This time the media is so easy to talk about because they don't need the timely situation of the Lakers' preparations at all. The hatred between the two teams is enough for them to report, and it is enough to make up a little while reporting the hatred between the two teams.For the Western Conference finals, the reporters invested even greater enthusiasm than the finals.

Qin Tao expressed helplessness to the media's attention to the series between the Lakers and the Spurs!His closed training can reduce the pressure on the players, but the pressure on the players is still high under the overwhelming media reports.

Staples, in Qin Tao's office, he and an old man are sitting on the sofa in the office.

Qin Tao filled the cup in front of the old man with tea, poured a cup for himself, and said, "Oh! There is no way to do this. Sometimes I really want those reporters to keep their mouths shut." See He came out, and he respected the old man very much.

"Hehe!" The old man did not continue Qin Tao's words, but tasted tea, "China's Longjing tea is really good tea! Your level of making tea is getting better and better! Look at this tea Hai, you usually like to make tea alone in the office! But it’s not good for you to enjoy it all by yourself! Haha!”

"Mr. Bass, I'm joking." Qin Tao smiled and shook his head. He really respected this boss who never interfered with his work.Because he can feel the trust from Jerry Buss, and sometimes people go all out for that trust, just like Caron Butler did to Qin Tao.

"The future of the league belongs to you young people! To be honest, I have never been here before you can bring the Lakers to this point, at least this year." Buss said, taking another sip of tea.

"If it weren't for your support, I certainly wouldn't be able to get to this point."

"Okay! Don't be humble, what I dislike the most is Chinese people's modesty. But you have performed very well in front of the media!" Buss said with a smile: "I met the Spurs in the fifth year before this. I really haven’t thought about it, but it’s a good thing to meet them again!”

Qin Tao looked at Bass suspiciously, not knowing where his goodness came from.Bass seemed to see Qin Tao's doubts. He chuckled and said, "The tickets for the next two home games have just gone on sale today and have already been sold out. You must know that the tickets for the Western Conference Finals are more than double the regular season. That's a lot, almost 30.00% higher than the Western Conference semifinals!"

Qin Tao was stunned for a moment, he never thought that the home tickets would sell so well, but the fact that the home tickets sold so well meant that he had a greater responsibility, after all, he couldn't let the fans down!
"Pressure?" Bass said: "There is pressure to be motivated! Do it well! Young people. In addition, these are six tickets for home games. The enthusiasm of the fans is too high. The team can only give you tickets. There are so many." He finished and took out an envelope.

Qin Tao took the ticket without saying anything, picked up the teacup and drank it in one gulp, then continued to refill it.Bass just smiled, he knew that Qin Tao was under a lot of pressure now, and his reluctance to look at the tickets showed that he cared too much about the victory in this round of the Western Conference Finals.

"Don't pay too much attention to it. The 60-year history of the Los Angeles Lakers has had too many ups and downs. The speed of rise this time is the fastest in history, and this is all thanks to you. The victory in the Western Conference Finals this time The prize money for the game is 1 US dollars, no matter whether you can win the final victory or not, winning a game is 1 US dollars." Sometimes the stimulus of money is also essential.

"Thank you."

"Thank you? Let's play hard! I'm waiting for the news that the team has entered the finals." Bass winked at Qin Tao, picked up the teacup, drank the tea, and left.

Hearing the sound of the door closing, Qin Tao sighed slightly.The pressure is indeed great!And coincidentally, the best coach was announced on May 5.He very much hopes that he can get the best coach, and at the same time, he also hopes that that day he can lead the team to victory... I hope that what awaits him on that day is not a tragedy!

(End of this chapter)