You should cross the mountains like a brave man

Chapter 503 The Privileged Class
Chapter 5 The Privileged Class
The Lakers beat the Spurs.

This may be one of the most painful games against the Lakers when the Spurs entered the Duncan era.

"It's funny, it reminds me of the 2001 Western Conference Finals."

The Spurs, who were brutalized, had an interesting reaction.

There was no smile on Tim Duncan's face, and his tone seemed to be telling something that had nothing to do with him.

The 2001 Western Conference Finals?

It doesn't sound very far away, but if you count the time, it was already seven years ago.

Jordan retired at that time, but the structure of the league has completely changed in three years. The superstars of the 80s entered the twilight period, and the pan-96 golden generation and other stars who entered the league in the 90s took over the league left by God.

That year, the Lakers' experience was dramatic.After experiencing the first championship, the general dynasty team will use all their strength to defend their championship in order to prove that they are not lucky.

But the Lakers are different. The reason why the Lakers can create a dynasty is entirely because they have both the peak Sharks and the quasi-peak Kobe.

But Kobe is by no means a long-standing inferior, and the Sharks will not easily give up their position as the boss.It so happened that the two of them, one was more strict with himself than others, and the other was the complete opposite.

One is cynical and the other is serious.

A hippie smiling face, a frosty.

One is a good singer, and the other is a perfectionist who needs to prepare lyrics in advance in order to get along with his teammates.

These two people are destined to have conflicts, and they had huge conflicts after winning the championship.Kobe wanted more, and he couldn't bear the Sharks' practice of becoming lazy again after only persisting for one season.

So he started to become a selfish teammate.

He has his reasons and reasons, but his selfish offensive choices undoubtedly hurt the team's chemistry and the state of others.

Otherwise, the Lakers would not have stumbled all the way to the final stage of the season.The turning point came in the latter part of the season, when Kobe was sidelined for a period of time due to injury, and the result was that the Lakers started killing at that time.

Many people therefore regard Kobe as an unstable factor within the Lakers.

As a result, after Kobe returned, he was back to himself last season, and the Lakers entered the playoffs in the best condition. They had no defeat in the three rounds of games before the finals.

In the Western Conference Finals against the Spurs, it was a hearty 4-0 round.

The Lakers suddenly paid back the revenge of being swept by the Spurs in the Western Conference Finals during the suspension season.

That round of the series can be named after Kobe. In four games, he averaged 33.3 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists, and a shooting percentage of 51.4%.Averaged 6.5 free throws per game.

The game Tim Duncan mentioned was Game [-] of the Western Conference Finals.

It was one of the most humiliating games for the Spurs.

Only the old David Robinson of the Spurs played normally, scoring 24 points, 12 rebounds and 4 blocked shots.

Duncan's efficiency was very ugly, with 14 points and 3 rebounds on 9 of 13 shots.

But if you look at his data comprehensively, you will find that it is different. Duncan has done a lot of extra things to help the team.

除了9分13篮板之外，他还送出了7次助攻，4次抢断和4次盖帽。

It's a pity that the Spurs have no scorers in double figures except the Admiral and Antonio Daniels, but the Lakers' dual-core internal and external core is at its peak.

The Sharks scored 23 points and 16 rebounds on 35 of 17 shots.

科比27投14中，同样砍下了36分，9篮板8助攻。

The performance of the two dumped the Spurs in all directions.

Full game score: 111 to 72.

A full loss of 39 points.

Duncan took the initiative to mention the game engraved on the pillar of shame in team history, not only to remind the media, but also to tell his teammates: Don't panic, there are times when this game is worse than this game.

Popovich doesn't have the same cheerful attitude as Duncan.

He was angry, very angry.

The first person responsible for the loss?Tony Parker of course!
When the reporter asked him how to evaluate Parker's performance, his answer was very iconic: "If it is possible to trade now, I swear to you that he will be traded tonight, but the rules do not allow it, then I can only continue to use him!"

The press conference of the Lakers is completely different from that of the Spurs.

Wei Xia's data is not as conspicuous as Kobe.

19分11篮板6助攻5抢断4盖帽。

Kobe had 40 points, 8 rebounds and 10 assists.

At first glance, Kobe is awesome, but if you want to understand Weixia's awesomeness, you have to look carefully at his blocks and steals.

Wei Xia has never played for statistics.

In his eyes, data is just an embellishment of performance, and he has done many things that cannot be reflected by data.So, if asked to evaluate himself, he would throw the data aside.

He was becoming less and less fond of press conferences, and every second of his time in the interview room was an ordeal.The team allowed him to find excuses to refuse to participate in the press conference, which is also allowed by the league, but he still came.

He found that stubbornly attending press conferences did him no good.

It makes sense for the team to allow him to refuse to participate.

Every player wants to be recognized by others.

After Wei Xia played a game that could become a masterpiece of his career, how many media have seriously raised questions related to the game?
It was primarily the local media that asked those questions.

Los Angeles Daily News, Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Daily and Los Angeles Tribune.

As local media, they naturally wouldn't embarrass Wei Xia too much.

But the media from other places couldn't stop them from wanting to digress.

A media outlet asked: "Chai Na shut down the broadcast of NBA games without saying hello, what do you think of this?"

Didn't this reporter also digress in a flashy way without even saying hello?

It can be seen that it is difficult for people and countries to truly understand each other.

"Oh, I'm sorry." In this way, Wei Xia's answer has always been very simple.

Another reporter asked a question: "Wish, you once said that Chai Na in your eyes is different from what the media reported. Could you tell me what Chai Na is like in your eyes?"

This has nothing to do with the game. What are these people trying to do?
"I haven't been there, don't know."

"Since you haven't been there, why do you insist that the real Chai Na is different from what the media reports?"

Wei Xia said sarcastically: "For example, you should not be able to dunk, but you have seen others dunk, and you know what it is like."

This is the NBA version of never eating pork but seeing pigs run.

Next, the heinous issue of Darfur in Sudan came again.

Wei Xia's anger became more and more intense, and he almost gritted his teeth and said: "My team and I played a perfect victory, but you only care about things that are not controlled by me, or even have nothing to do with me."

"It has nothing to do with you? Wish, the human rights oppression in Africa is also related to you and me..."

They started, waving the big stick of human rights and exuding the brilliance of universalism to re-educate Wei Xia, a brainwashed fish who slipped through the net and was not thorough enough.

Suddenly, the Lakers PR interrupted the interview.

"Let's stop here, everyone. Wish performed very well tonight. He is very tired. If you have any questions, please ask next time."

The Lakers' PR department responded quickly.

They just didn't expect Wei Xia's reaction and outburst of anger to be so sudden.

Wei Xia got up from his seat and said angrily: "There will be no next time!!"

After all, there was a commotion at the scene, and the reporters were sure that they had hit Wei Xia's weakness and wanted to pursue the victory.

But Wei Xia had already left his seat under the protection of the PR and entered the corridor.

He walked so fast that the steps of the reporters were stopped in front of the door of the interview room.

According to the regulations, the news public relations can cut off the interview on its own.If a player decides to leave reporters unstoppable and not to barge into the hallway, that's the player's space.That's not to say they can't stop players on the road, they can pounce on unsuspecting players anywhere in the parking lot on the street, just not in the player corridor.

Wei Xia returned to the locker room without saying a word.

Seeing his expression, his teammates knew that he had experienced another unpleasant press conference.

"It will pass soon, Wish, the media is all about a few minutes."

The comfort of his teammates did not make Wei Xia feel better.

He asked rhetorically, "How fast is it? They've been doing this since January, and it's almost June now. When will it end?"

No one can give him an answer.

Kobe walked into the locker room after him and said directly to Wei Xia: "I know you are very upset, but the last sentence you said was too thoughtless. Even if it was your heartfelt voice, you can't say it out loud! Well now, every time you miss a press conference in the future will be regarded as an escape!"

Wei Xia was so angry that he rolled his eyes: "Don't make it seem like you didn't guard against reporters like thieves. You were much more embarrassing than me back then. At least I was a disaster for no reason, and you are bringing shame on yourself!"

"What did you say?!" Kobe blushed.

"It's not wise to pick a fight like this at such a time." Zen master came in. "In my opinion, Wish said that is not a bad thing. He sincerely expressed his dislike for reporters. The league has allowed him to refuse to be interviewed under certain circumstances. It is up to you whether to participate in the press conference in the future."

Kobe said sourly: "I really learned the lesson, the privileged class is everywhere!"

"How about we switch?" Wei Xia sneered.

"Forget it!" Kobe said as if pushing trouble, "I can't bear this kind of privilege."

(End of this chapter)