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Chapter 779

Last game day.

Originally, the Mavericks and the Kings competed for the eighth place in the West.

If the Kings lost to the Jazz, the Mavericks with the same record and a higher division ranking would be able to advance regardless of whether they win or lose. The only way is to win the Lakers and squeeze out the Kings in a life-and-death battle.

In this case, the game between the Lakers and the Mavericks became the most watched game of the day.

Because this game will definitely determine the scoring champion of this season, and it will also determine whether the Mavericks can enter the long-awaited playoff list.

In the race for the scoring title...

The Celtics and the 76ers just finished their game in the morning, and they will watch the Lakers game in the afternoon. The three O'Neal brothers, Iverson, and Big Ben brothers are all paying special attention. After all, the initiative is not in their hands now. , And in the hands of the Lakers.

On O'Neal's side... Since the restart of the Yellow-Green War, even the past grievances and hostility have been restarted, so based on the principle that we Celtics can't get it, and you Lakers can't get it, the Celtics are in Under the leadership of O'Neill, he made the last 'resistance' before being out.

Although the last quarter and a half can only be said to be giving up the target, Iverson's scoring ability and personal competitive state are both excellent. The finishing score of 58 points did cause a lot of trouble for the Lakers.

As for Iverson and Big Ben... O'Neal is out, and Kobe needs to reach a high score of 51 points to catch up. This situation makes the brothers very happy with the current situation.

Iverson needs a scoring champion to prove himself, this time is the best opportunity.

In fact, Big Ben also needs Iverson to win the scoring champion to prove his existence and role.

More importantly, when Li Shengli supports Kobe, if he can help Iverson achieve this goal, he feels that he can set up his own business and sell data packages like Li Shengli... Old Li Data Group 76ers branch , this idea is OK!

Thinking of this, Big Ben was even more excited than Iverson.

In addition to the competition for the scoring champion, there is also today's protagonist Mavericks...

As a life-and-death battle, Dallas fans will definitely not miss this game, regardless of the attention of the fans or the importance of the game itself, the pressure on the Mavericks players is very high.

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Wait a while.

The two sides finally appeared on the stage...

The Lakers' starters are Li Shengli, Green, Artest, Fisher, and Kobe.

Artest has begun to move closer to the starting position, and the reason for this game is that Phil Jackson speculates that the Mavericks will have more backcourt players in the lineup, and Artest, a defensive champion with a certain offensive power Special can limit one person, and it is extremely possible to meet Finley, the Mavericks' leading scorer and swingman at the small forward.

This speculation is well-founded.

In Phil Jackson's view, the Mavericks increased their backcourt strength, not only for outside defense against Kobe, but also to increase the speed of offensive and defensive transitions to prevent Li Shengli's long rebound pass and Kobe's fast break.

When seeing the Mavericks' lineup, the Lakers will find that Phil Jackson's speculation is indeed correct.

The Mavericks started today, Sean Bradley, Dirk Nowitzki, Michael Finley, Eric Strickland, Steve Nash, and the Mavericks scored No.1 Finley is indeed on the starting list.

Except Finley.

The Mavericks also have Dirk Nowitzki, who has improved by leaps and bounds. He is currently averaging 17.5+6.5 per game. As Nowitzki's substitute, Big Zhi, who is growing healthy, will also help make up for Bradley's center forward time. The playing time has already broken through. 12 minutes, not much, but good news.

The focus should still be on Bradley at center.

The height of 2 meters does have an advantage in this long-distance sport. The ability to block shots is outstanding, but the confrontation ability is really bad and there are many injuries. After Li Shengli left Dallas, Bradley was the successor of the top center of the Mavericks. , The pressure is super high.

The data is getting smaller and smaller, and the number of injuries is getting more and more, which is completely incomprehensible.

More importantly, Bradley's contract is not small.

The annual salary of 756 million in the season was quite a lot, but in the season, the average time per game was 24.7, the statistics were 8.4 points, 6.5 rebounds, 0.8 assists, 0.9 steals and 2.5 blocks. Although the terrifying height also has the effect of deterring the restricted area, but overall, the contract must be a premium Yes, it is appropriate to cut the annual salary in half.

The people of Dallas couldn't understand why the Mavericks management gave Li Shengli's contract to death. After Li Shengli was let go, Bradley came to Bradley in a blind trade during the season, and the contract he gave was still a premium.

What, retaliatory consumption?

Although Bradley's contract is much lower than Li Shengli's current contract even if it is at a premium, the problem is that Li Shengli's average time per game is sufficient, and he has continued the Jazz's iron man style without serious injuries, which is much more stable than Bradley. many.

This means that the Mavericks now need Bradley and Lukes as substitutes to fill up the center. Roughly calculated, the annual cost of the center team has exceeded 500 million, and the effect has been less than [-] million.

But if he chose to force Li Shengli's new contract, based on this season's Lakers...

Li Shengli can fill in more than 40 minutes of center time alone, which is worth the tens of millions of costs of the Mavericks center team. Although he currently has an annual salary of 700 million, this is still only considering the amount of time and not the amount of time. "Quality", if you consider the "quality" per unit time, it is incomparable. The Mavericks center group and the horses can't catch up.

More importantly, compared to other people's uncertainties, the super giant players can be used for a long time.

Whether it is Olajuwon, Robinson, or Ewing, it is the same for the players and the sincerity of the team. The Mavericks missed the best opportunity to rise four years ago.

Maybe Kidd and Garnett won't be able to keep after Lee's victory.

After that, it may not be possible to select Nowitzki, the Mavericks' new star of hope, in the draft.

But what the Dallas people have no doubt is... If Lee wins, any lineup will do. Even if there is no championship, the Mavericks will definitely be a nail in the playoffs, but wait for a certain time to take off.

It's just that the sky didn't work out, and a series of coquettish operations caused the Mavericks to collapse. The former owner Perott sold the team directly, and now the new owner Mark Cuban is taking over the Mavericks.

Cuban knows about Li Shengli.

So after taking over the team, although the original management and coaching staff were retained, Toby, the general manager who had been prudent and careful, was fired directly. Today, watching the game... Except for the life and death battle of the Mavericks, Cuban is actually the best. What I want to see is Li Shengli.

And unlike the average boss, Cuban's passion is 30 years ahead of other bosses.

Even before the game started, he shouted Li Shengli's name on the sidelines because of his size, which made old Nelson's face black and embarrassing the Mavericks' players... Why, even the boss rebelled?

"Steve, what is our boss... doing?" Nowitzki, who started the game, stopped Nash, who had the best relationship with him, and asked.

"Ghost knows, this is too embarrassing. Boss Li is from the Lakers, and we are players from the Mavericks." Nash was a little confused, then looked at Li Shengli and said, "What's even more embarrassing is... Boss Li doesn't seem to have Talk to our boss, this is too shameful!"

"Forget it, forget it, start right away, everyone pay attention to Kobe's position!"

(End of this chapter)