NBA: Started as Sakuragi Hanamichi

Chapter 432 The last game of the regular season, an away game against the Kings
"Brother Yao, I can feel, and even more so, your psychological pressure."

Lin Feng nodded solemnly, and suddenly smiled again.

"But Brother Yao, the Lakers lead the league in regular record this year, what are you worried about?"

"Don't worry, as long as you and I, including Kobe, are healthy and free from injuries, then the championship this season must still belong to our Lakers."

"Haha, I hope so. In fact, I'm not too worried. I'm just afraid of some unnecessary accidents."

Yao Ming scolded himself with a smile, worrying a little too much.

In general, Yao Ming needs a championship ring to prove himself.

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Time flies.

Soon, the regular season of the 07-08 season came to the last game.

On April 2008, 4, this will be the last regular season game for the Lakers.

away to the Sacramento Kings.

Arco Arena is home to the Kings.

It was later renamed the Energy Balance Arena, and later Gold 1 Arena.

The Golden No. 1 arena is a newly built arena, with various high-tech equipment inside, showing the heritage and pride of the Kings!

but.

That's all in the future.

As a time traveler, Lin Feng knew the future of the Kings.

It is still 2008, and the Kings' home court is relatively shabby, which is the Arco Arena.

The infrastructure inside the arena cannot be compared with Staples.

The number of fans accommodated is less than 2.

When fully seated, it can hold up to 8000 people.

This season, this is the third time they have played against the Kings.

The first two times ended in victory for the Lakers.

In 2008, the Kings' record collapsed, ranking No.11 in the West.

Basically, it was announced that they missed the playoffs.

There are no star-level players on the team.

There is only one acquaintance guy, which is quite speechless.

He is Metta Shiping Artest who defected to Kobe in later generations.

In the Kings, Artest's life was so-so, far less prosperous than in the Lakers later.

The Palace of Auburn Hills incident made Artest a problematic player in the league, and few teams are willing to take in such a thorn.

Because the boss wasn't sure, he didn't know what kind of mess Artest would make on the court someday.

At nine o'clock in the evening, the entire Lakers team arrived in Sacramento by special plane.

Then I took the bus and arrived at the rather shabby Arco Arena.

The starting lineup has not changed.

It is still Lao Yu, Lin Feng, Kobe, Yi Jianlian, Yao Ming.

In the middle of the season, the Lakers planned to sign Yao Ming as a backup.

Pick and choose, there is no suitable one.

Moreover, the Lakers still lead the league in record this season. After discussing with Jenny, Kupchak decided to finish the season first, and we will talk about the follow-up matters later.

The team specially trained Mbenga, so that Mbenga will first assist Yao Ming this season.

During the offseason next year, let's see if the inside players who entered the free market can be recruited to assist Yao Ming.

The starting lineups for the Kings on the other side are:

Number one, Benno Udrih.

Number two, Kevin Martin.

The third position, Ci Shiping Artest.

Number four, Mickey Moore.

At position five, Brad Miller.

Looking at the starting lineup, there are few familiar names, except Artest.

The Kings are completely grassroots this year, and no star players are willing to join.

It is undoubtedly very easy for the Lakers to play against the No. 11 Kings in the Western Conference.

The only thing that caused the Lakers a headache. I don't know if Artest will choke with Kobe again when he faces Kobe on the court?

After all, a guy like Artest who is naturally restless likes to make things happen.

During his rookie period, he competed with Jordan in the Bulls and training hall, and broke three of Jordan's ribs.

At that time, Jordan was very old, and he couldn't bear the toss of a young man!
It is said that the broken rib punctured the lung, causing Jordan's lung to dry up?

That's what Artest did.

Since joining the league, Artest has done some nonsense every year.

If you don't do nonsense, first of all Artest himself can't stand it.

In Arco Arena, players from both sides ran out of the tunnel.

The DJ teacher first introduced the home players, and then the starting lineup of the Lakers.

The Lakers wearing white jerseys are in stark contrast to the Kings blue jerseys.

Artest stood in the center of the arena, watching the Lakers' starting lineup.

The last time he played against the Lakers, Artest defended Kobe Bryant.

The two sprayed from beginning to end, and couldn't stop their mouths all night.

More often, it was Artest who pushed Lai Lai in Kobe's ear, and then Kobe became anxious and would pretend to "accidentally" give Artest a black elbow.

Artest did not show any weakness, and when he got the opportunity, he made a dirty trick against Kobe.

Watching them play, I feel that the whole game is full of strong smell of gunpowder.

"Gentlemen and ladies of the arena, welcome to the last regular game between the Lakers and the Kings."

"This season, the Lakers' regular record still leads the league. After the Kings finish this game, they will go home and rest."

"They are currently ranked No.11 in the West, and they have no chance to enter the playoffs."

"So, this game will lose some suspense."

"But another thing to watch is the confrontation between Kobe and Artest."

"If you don't guess wrong, the Kings will still send Artest to defend Kobe."

In the commentary seat, the two commentators are very good at doing things.

First of all, I mentioned the confrontation with Kobe and Artest.

Because every time these two people match up, they can always impress the fans.

Artest defended fiercely and made many dirty tricks.

Don't think Artest is stupid, in fact, this guy is very narrow-minded.

In terms of mentality, he is No.1.

Pulling Kobe, shoving Kobe secretly, these are small tricks.

When Kobe made free throws, he would deliberately disturb Kobe's mind and make Kobe miss free throws.

Before the start of the game, Artest deliberately walked towards Kobe, next to Kobe, and from time to time used his black and strong elbow to hit Kobe.

Before the game started, Artest knew he was playing with Kobe's mentality.

Faced with such a rascal, Kobe really has a hard time.

but.

Kobe is not a fuel-efficient lamp when he plays ball.

Artest elbowed him, and he would return it to Artest in a place where the referee could not see.

"Oh!"

The two elbowed each other during the scrimmage.

Yao Ming and Brad Miller jump the ball, neither of them can sit still.

"Shh!"

Brad Miller jumped faster than Yao Ming as the referee tossed the ball into the air.

The first possession fell into the Kings camp.

The No. [-] position, Benno Udry, took control of the ball and advanced slowly with the ball, not in a hurry to play.

Anyway, the Kings didn't qualify for the playoffs this year. After the last game, they went home to fish and rested, so what are they doing so desperately?
No matter how hard you try, it is impossible to raise wages this year.

Ever since, the Kings team is very Buddhist.

Of course, except for Artest who was excited to see Kobe.

He doesn't care about 21, as long as he meets Kobe, he will definitely inspire the most powerful (fierce) self!
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(End of this chapter)