NBA Please Answer 2007

Chapter 169 Lehman collapses, and the knights fight again

Although he beat the 76ers at home, Li Zhi did not dare to take it lightly and urged his teammates to train hard. Except for O'Neill's trick of "relying on the old and selling the old", everyone else trained very seriously.

Li Zhi did not force O'Neill to change his personality in his final years. Laziness is a habit and it is difficult to get rid of it.And even if the training is lazy, O'Neal has "taken medicine" after all, and there is nothing wrong with his state.

On this day, Wall Street in the United States was in turmoil again, and Lehman Brothers collapsed, setting off the largest financial tsunami in the world in a century.

Capital is ruthless. In the process of Lehman Brothers going bankrupt, financial institutions such as Hong Kong and Citigroup "take advantage of the fire and rob".It took a year and cost 3800 million US dollars. A 2200-page "Lehman Brothers Bankruptcy Investigation Report" was released, which shocked Wall Street.Some are naked interests, some are bloody truths...

When Li Zhi saw this news on his mobile phone, his head exploded. His only thought was Renault.

He dialed Renault's number immediately. Thankfully, after waiting for a few minutes, Renault's familiar voice finally came from the other end of the phone.

After a brief exchange, Li Zhi suddenly discovered that Renault's situation was not so bad. Lehman went bankrupt, but Renault was very different from his previous life.After hanging up the phone, Li Zhi let go of the stone in his heart and devoted himself to training again.

The matter of Lehman made Li Zhi notice one thing, the stock market.

In the financial crisis of 08, by October, the Dow Jones Index had fallen by as much as 10%, and countless individual stocks had been cut in half. That is to say, if you invested 40 yuan in the stock market at the beginning of the year, after 10 months, you would only have less than 10 yuan left.

It was in this situation that a person made his debut, and he was Warren Buffett, a legend in the investment world who is usually very low-key.

On October 10, he published an article in The New York Times.The title of this article is called "Buy American. I AM." Literally translated as "I want to buy more America".However, the market did not give the stock god face, and fell another 16%.

但是到2009年的三月份，美国股市立刻到了底点并开始反弹。在此之后，美国股市经历了历史上最长的牛市。从2008年10月到2009年3月，标准普尔指数上涨了120%。

This is a good opportunity to make money. Li Zhi immediately called Andy Miller and asked him to operate his own resources.Hearing Li Zhi's arrival, Andy Miller obviously didn't have enough brains to report. He didn't expect an athlete to let himself go to stock market.

"What's the point?"

Li Zhi thought about it and gave Andy Miller a few hints.

"Truly Financial, Tennant Healthcare, and Ford Motor."

Although Li Zhi did not speculate in stocks in his previous life, one of his teammates was a veteran stock fan. After the U.S. stock market rose sharply in 09, he often lamented that these stocks rose by more than 300% this year, which can be called "monster stocks."

"By the way, contact Renault and tell me that I said it! Let him contact a professional trader."

The skinny camel, although Renault is bankrupt, it still has talents. If the people of Lehman notice this, they should take some action.

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On the 29th, the Cavaliers played against the Warriors, another game that was broadcast live across the United States. Fans wanted to see another duel between the "Little Emperor" and the "Tyrant".

So far, the Cavaliers have 10 wins and 2 losses, and their record is far ahead of the Celtics and Magic in the league.The Warriors have 8 wins and 3 losses, ranking third in the Western Conference.

Both teams have been impressive defensively this season.After the Cavaliers introduced Ben Wallace, their defensive strength has been greatly improved.

ESPN recently named the five best defensive teams this season. The Celtics ranked first, the Cavaliers and Magic tied for second or third, the Rockets ranked fourth, and the Warriors ranked fifth.

The performance of the Warriors is really surprising. Last season, the Warriors' defense was at the bottom, which is why the Warriors failed to enter the playoffs.

And this season, they have transformed into a strong defensive team.Many people attribute the credit to Nelson, but anyone who knows the ball knows that Nelson is not a coach known for his defense.

The core of the Warriors' defense is Li Zhi and O'Neal. Their defenses are top-notch in the NBA. In addition, the team sent away the defensive cancers Ellis, Harrington and Baron Davis in the summer. The Warriors have made a qualitative leap in defense.

The Cavaliers have Big Ben Wallace and "Brazilian actor" Varejao in charge, and James' defense is also top-notch, comparable to the Warriors.The only difference is that the Warriors' defense is more focused on the front line. Li Zhi, Jackson, and Barnes are three top swingmen, and James is also facing a huge challenge.

In the media interview before the game, James praised Li Zhi again, saying that Li Zhi will be one of the strongest players in the league in the future.Why add "future", because many people think that after this year will be the era of James.

詹姆斯这赛季的数据是史诗级别的，场均37.7分钟，能够拿到28.4分7。6篮板7.2助攻1.7抢断1盖帽。投篮命中率为49%，三分命中率34.4%。

But despite the excellent statistics, there are still many people who black James, his trick is called "crab step", and his team is called "Cleveland football team".

And James' walking referee turned a blind eye. David Stern is just used to James, and this kind of treatment makes fans of other stars red-eyed.

In the past, the Cavaliers' lineup configuration was completely designed around James, with a group of shooters on the outside and a bunch of beasts on the inside. James used his magician-like skills to revitalize the team.

And when the rest of the team has no touch or encounters difficulties, James will use his "crab step" to turn on Lanxiang's bulldozer mode.In the playoffs of the year before and last year, facing the Pistons and Celtics strikers, LeBron's bulldozer breakthrough was staged every year.

This year, they ushered in Mo Williams, who was dubbed "No Pass" on the outside, which gave the team another breakthrough point. After James broke through, West and Williams continued to keep up.

Are knights strong?powerful.But their weaknesses are also very obvious, James.When James plays out of order, it is difficult for the Cavaliers to win.The head coach of the Cavaliers, Mike Brown, is a puppet coach. The tactics of each game are the same. He listens to James and gives the ball to James when he is on the court.

But even if the entire league knows that Mike Brown is a puppet, he still has to praise him for his good coaching.In front of the record, everything is nothingness.

Rivers was also not well-known before coaching the Celtics last season. After winning the championship last season, Rivers was nominated for the best coach.

Under the coaching of James, Williams, who was previously known as "Nobody's Biography", changed his past after arriving in the Cavaliers.Many Chinese fans look down on Mo Williams for being ruthless, and scolded him as "a grass on the wall".In the Bucks, Yi Jianlian ran open after giving him a pick-and-roll, and Mo Williams never passed the ball.As for the Cavaliers, as long as James opens his hand, Williams will obediently send it up, but when there are too many passes, Williams' assists have dropped. From 6.3 last season, it has dropped directly to 4, which is incomprehensible.

(End of this chapter)