Jim Bass Ambition

Chapter 65

The interview between Jim and Magic Johnson came later than expected. For some inexplicable reasons, the interview location was not at Johnson's mansion in Beverly Hills, but at Dr. Bath's home.

"Can't Shaq and Kobe complete the handover smoothly like me and Kareem? I can ask Kareem to talk to Shaq." After the magician heard the news that Jim planned to sell O'Neal, he was very anxious. Just like his home, he can't just watch this prodigal son run amok.

"Shaq is not Kareem, and Kobe is not you. In the six years he has been in the team, he probably has not spoken as much to his teammates as you have in a month...you can try to do their work, but I think the result is doomed What's more, the current signing rules are completely different from yours at that time, we can't lock up the team's salary space, this is the key point, Erwin, we can do this..." Jim explained his plan in detail Explain to the magician.

The next day, the magician went on a business trip to Indianapolis on the grounds that his company had an event.

Under the leadership of Isaiah Thomas, the Pacers slipped step by step from the championship team two years ago to the edge of the playoffs. In the end, they lost to the New Jersey Nets, which ranked No. The team is supported by veteran Reggie Miller.

But Reggie Miller's championship dream is still a broken ending.

According to recent rumors, the legendary bird Larry Bird intends to return to the Pacers as the general manager of the team. Big Bird brought the Pacers to the Eastern Conference Finals and the Finals in a row. It was ruined by Isaiah Thomas.

The traditional tycoons who have not been doing well recently are not just the Pacers.

Due to the poor performance of the head star Alonzo Mourning suffering from kidney disease and the departure of the main forward Anthony Mason last season, the Miami Heat's record dropped sharply and fell out of the playoffs.After the season, Mourning announced that he had found a suitable kidney source and would undergo a kidney transplant, which means that he is likely to be reimbursed next season.

There are rumors that the Heat are already looking for a team to take over the remaining two years of Mourning's big contract, so as to free up salary space and start rebuilding, and the team's Eddie Jones, Brian Grant and Jim Jackson and others , can be traded as chips.

Heat general manager and head coach Pat Riley has always been ruthless and will do whatever it takes to achieve his goals.According to external analysis, his behavior of crossing the river and tearing down the bridge is to make a bad performance in the next season, so as to get one of the hottest LeBron James or Carmelo Anthony.

Compared with the declining east, the west is full of heroes, and it is very lively.

Going to Dallas with a 2-0 advantage, the Lakers are eager to extend their 21-game winning streak in the playoffs, but Nelson's team will not allow themselves to be swept by the same opponent in the playoffs for two consecutive years.

The mad scientist broke the boat and directly put Van Exel in the starting lineup. The Mavericks raised the attack rhythm to the extreme. As long as there was a slight gap, all players shot resolutely, and the rest immediately retreated to prevent the Lakers from scoring easily.

As soon as O'Neal got the ball, he would fall into a crazy double-team. As for Mason and Big Ben, the Mavericks let go directly.After one to four fouls, the old Nelson will replace Najera and other cannon fodder to hack the sharks, and at the same time let Nowitzki and others get a rest time.

The Lakers had nowhere to use their strength, and Nash and Nowitzki felt ridiculously hot. The Mavericks took only three quarters to beat the Lakers, and finally won a big victory 123 to 97.

In the next fourth game, the Mavericks fought more and more bravely. Van Exel scored 40 points alone. For the Lakers, O'Neal only played 20 minutes because of the shark-killing tactics. The score was tied at 2-2.

"The trade to the Knicks during the season is undoubtedly the most magnificent deal in the history of the team. We only paid one Juwan Howard to get a big player like the Knicks. There is no doubt that the Knicks were born to beat the Lakers! "Mark Cuban, who smelled the victory of the series, crazily praised Van Exel, who performed well in these two games, in front of the media.

"Shaquille O'Neal threw the blame on me and Eddie Jones after losing the game. The Lakers gave me up for Kobe Bryant. I will make them all pay the price!" Van Exel He spit out the resentment in his chest.

The good mood between Cuban and Van Exel did not last long. The Lakers back at home were like two teams away from home, and Van Exel’s dream of defeating the Lakers by himself was also teamed up by Kobe and O’Neal. Breaking through, under Kobe's defense, Van Exel made 15 of 2 shots in the battle of Tianwangshan and only scored 6 points, and his endless blind play made Nowitzki and Nash have no rhythm.

奥尼尔则完全统治了内线，39分12篮板彻底将小牛内线打爆，拉夫伦茨仅打了25分钟便6犯离场。湖人117比92拿到赛点。

Returning to Dallas, the Lakers didn't give the Mavericks too many opportunities. Van Exel made 17 of 5 shots, which was slightly better than the previous game, but he was still far from beating the Lakers. 99 to 91, the Lakers eliminated the Mavericks and advanced to the Western Conference Finals.

Finley is tepid, Van Exel is a ghost, Lavlenz is embarrassed, Nash is not reused, and the budding German chariot seems to have a group of star teammates, but it is difficult to form a synergy.Fed up with being eliminated by the Lakers in a row, Cuban put down his harsh words and strengthened the team at all costs, vowing to avenge his revenge by defeating the Lakers next year.

There are rumors that Cuban is very dissatisfied with the old framework of the team, especially the traded Lavrentz and the old captain Finley. Provide support to Nowitzki, in order to reinforce, the Mavericks intend to trade.

“…Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban told this reporter that everyone on the team except Dirk Nowitzki will be put on the shelf and that the team is open to making trades. .”

In another game of the Western Conference semifinals, the Spurs lost the main small forward Steve Smith, and finally failed to withstand the sharp offensive of the Kings. The Spurs got a win over the Kings.

It is said that the extreme fans in San Antonio have made the culprit Bruce Bowen into a doll and crucified him.

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