pinnacle of basketball

Chapter 319 What a Good Seat

Although there were winners and losers in the competition, when it comes to the performance of the two, they were evenly matched, regardless of whether they were high or low.

Teams participating in NCAA competitions rarely play on the field. The appearance of Mu Chenfeng and Felix made UCLA's basketball court instantly heated up.

"I hope you can lead us UCLA to win the NCAA championship again." After the game, the students also expressed their expectations. After all, they are basketball lovers, and they are also very concerned about the performance of the NCAA school team.

"We will." Mu Chenfeng left the stadium with Felix after leaving only four words.

Although the game didn't last long, both of them had a good time. This was the first matchup between the two after two years, and they were killed unexpectedly. They were fortunate to meet each other in their lives, and even more fortunate that they were teammates rather than opponents.

At 16:00 in the afternoon, after having a meal, the two were ready to go to the Staples Center to watch the opening game between the Lakers and the Tunneling Team.

The distance between Staples and UCLA is not very far, but the two still played very early to go to the arena, and they can't wait to see the game soon.

The NBA's opening game has always been highly valued, and the general league will also deliberately arrange some teams that have grievances with each other to play the opening game. The "yellow-green war" between the Lakers and the Celtics is one of the classic battles.

The Lakers and the Nuggets are two such teams. Last season, the two teams met in the second round of the Western Conference. After the tiebreaker, the Lakers lost to the Nuggets. Although the Nuggets were defeated by the Dallas Mavericks 4:1 in the Western Conference Finals, the grievances between the Lakers and the Nuggets were settled.

Compared with the grievances between the Nuggets and the Mavericks, the game between the Nuggets and the Lakers will be more interesting, so the league arranged for a nationwide broadcast of this game, and the Mavericks became the Western Conference champion with no cards. On the first game day, the game was not even scheduled.

According to relevant sources, the league originally planned to arrange a game between the Lone Ranger and the Heat. As last season's opponents in the finals, they hoped to attract the attention of the audience, but later the league decided to define the opening game as an "east-west civil war." Lakers vs. Nuggets, Heat vs. Celtics.

The two games started at the same time, but according to the data, the attention of the Lakers vs. Nuggets is 20% higher than that of the Heat and Celtics. More players are willing to watch the Lakers' game.

Because the Lakers' several perfect operations during the offseason made them the biggest favorites of the season, surpassing the Heat and other competitors in the championship odds, and firmly ranking first.

In particular, the team's head star James Bryant completed an upgrade during the offseason, and his various skills have been improved, making him more dominant on the court.

When Mu Chenfeng and Felix came to the arena, some fans had already arrived.

"There is someone who came earlier than us." Mu Chenfeng thought that he had come early enough, but he didn't expect that there would always be someone who would come before him.

Those people were frantically taking pictures with their mobile phones, taking photos with the star sculptures outside the stadium.

Mu Chenfeng stopped in front of the statue of "Kobe", and he hadn't seen him for two years. Whether it was due to natural corrosion or man-made damage, the original bronze color of the statue faded a lot. This may be a way for fans to express their nostalgia for Kobe. His knees, arms and other key positions became particularly bright.

The remaining 9 statues in front of Staples are eclipsed in front of Kobe's statue. Yes, Kobe is the supreme totem of this city. As long as he is there, he will naturally dim the light of other stars.

Entering the arena, Mu Chenfeng felt both familiar and unfamiliar. In the past two years, the Lakers' arena has not changed much. The layout and color tone still maintain the tradition, but some fine-tuning has occurred in the details of the decoration. A jersey without a number has been added to the wall of the retired jersey. This retired jersey belongs to the owner of the Lakers, the Bass family.

A year ago due to management disputes, the Bass family sold the Lakers to the "Kennedy" consortium for $45 billion. So far, the Bass family has not completed the rhetoric of "a century-old enterprise", but the new owner of the Lakers still gave the Bass family the greatest respect. In order to thank them for everything they have done for the city, they retired their family in the Lakers Arena.

In addition to changing the owner this year, another important thing happened, that is, the Staples Center is officially owned by the two teams in Los Angeles. Before that, the Staples Center has been used by the two teams in the form of lease, and some award ceremonies and evening parties will be held while hosting the game. All this came to an abrupt end when Kennedy acquired the Lakers. From then on, it is only used by the Lakers.

It is not difficult to see that there is only one boss in Los Angeles, and that is the Lakers.

"Area C-0188." Mu Chenfeng took the ticket in his hand to look for a seat, first found the area, and then took a seat according to the seat number. When he found his seat, he was shocked.

0188 is a VIP seat, which is very close to the stadium and has excellent vision. As long as you look up, you can clearly see the benches of the two teams, and the Lakers logo is posted on the chair directly opposite Mu Chenfeng's seat, which means that there is the Lakers bench.

"How is it? Is the location okay?" Felix asked with a proud expression.

"Not bad, really good. The ticket price for this seat must be at least 5 figures." Mu Chenfeng looked at Felix with surprised eyes, wondering who the hell is this guy who can get such a good seat ticket, and this is the opening match, usually even the farthest "ant ticket" is difficult to get, Felix can get such a "precious" ticket, and there are two tickets, even sitting.

"This ticket does not cost money." Felix said lightly.

"It doesn't cost money?" Of course Mu Chenfeng didn't believe it. He had also watched many NBA games on TV. Most of the seats were bought by celebrities and socialites. They had a good view and could experience the games up close. But the seats were expensive and hard to get. How could it be possible without spending money?

"Really," Felix explained, "the ticket was given by someone else."

"A gift? You actually have such a good friend? Introduce me to let me know." Mu Chenfeng said.

"You also know this person." When Felix said this, Mu Chenfeng was even more confused. Although he and Felix were good friends, they didn't have much contact with each other, and even fewer people they knew in common. After thinking for a long time, Mu Chenfeng couldn't figure out who the person Felix was talking about was.

(End of this chapter)