lakers championship

Chapter 1 Difficult Choices
Many years later, facing the slowly rising jersey, Li Tianyang will remember the afternoon when he walked into Staples.

He went to watch the game secretly, and didn't dare to make a high-profile announcement on Twitter like other students.

The tickets were booked in advance, and I asked my classmates to bring them to him, two seats in the middle-level stands.

It's a pity that the goddess who was invited to watch the game with him was temporarily busy and couldn't accompany him, so she advised him not to return the ticket and not waste money.

He originally wanted to pretend to be targeted by KISS CAM during the break between festivals, and then ask the goddess: "Can I kiss you?", and then formally confess his love to the goddess he has admired for a long time.If the Jade Emperor blesses her, and if KISS CAM is really aimed at, maybe there will be a lot of booing, and maybe the girl will agree.

Even if the goddess refuses to agree temporarily, she can bravely speak out her long-standing thoughts, and maybe the relationship will go further.

But the goddess couldn't go, and the perfect plan fell through in an instant, so I had to follow the goddess' suggestion and open the website to prepare for a refund.

Before clicking Confirm, he suddenly thought that in another four months, the regular season of the NBA 15-16 season will end, and Kobe will retire.

As a fan of both the Lakers and the Rockets, he really didn't want to miss Kobe's performance when he missed witnessing Yao Ming's play.

If you watch one game and one less, you may never have another chance in the future.

So he temporarily decided to give up the refund and went to Staples to watch a Kobe game.

But he was afraid that the goddess would leave a bad impression on her if she knew that what she had promised had not been done, so he could only go secretly.

The train transferred to a taxi and it was already 6 pm when we arrived.There was a serious traffic jam around Staples, so Tianyang got off the car early and walked.

Although there is still a distance, you can see from a long distance, a huge poster of Kobe's back hanging on the glass outside the arena.

It was a rare visit, and he planned to appreciate it.

The first is to circle the arena for a week and watch the statues of O'Neill, Magician, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Hearn, and West.

The five statues have different looks, but under the winter sun, they all look a little lonely, as if they are waiting for the next person besides Kobe to stand side by side.

After taking pictures of the statue, Tianyang was about to enter the arena, but all 12 entrances were full, so he had to wait in line patiently.

Just standing at the end of the line, a middle-aged lady with an Asian face rushed over.

But the aunt looked around, and it didn't look like she was queuing to enter.

"Sir, please show your ticket, please scan the electronic ticket at the cursor position."

"Sir, may I ask, are you alone or two?"

Facing the surprised gaze of the ticket inspector, Tianyang immediately realized that he handed over two tickets. He scratched his head and smiled awkwardly, and took back one ticket.

"Sir, the extra tickets can be refunded or resold to other fans in need. Today is Christmas, maybe your act of kindness can bring you good luck."

It's not Christmas in Tianyang, so he can't help thinking, is it good luck to change a ticket?
"Sir, don't you understand English? Forget it, please come in quickly, there are still many people behind the line." The ticket checker waved frequently into the arena, signaling Tianyang to move forward.

Just when Tianyang was about to say sorry, the middle-aged aunt standing behind grabbed his sleeve, "Young man, are you Chinese? Sell me the extra tickets! Why are we all Chinese?" , the price is negotiable."

Tianyang turned around, eyes full of curiosity, "How do you know I'm Chinese?".

The aunt waved her hand and smiled, "Hey, I smell the bean paste on your body, can I be mistaken?"

With such an explanation, Tianyang couldn't help thinking of the half bottle of Laoganma left over from lunch. He never wanted to come to Staples to watch the game, and he could meet Chinese people because of Doubanjiang. Tickets for you."

"Young man, why don't you?" the aunt hurriedly declined, "You must spend money to buy it. My wife and I came to Los Angeles to see our daughter. The old man kept talking about what kind of old Kobe he was. He insisted on coming here to watch the game. I didn't want two tickets." After buying it, I didn't know that Lanlan insisted on coming to accompany us, and I couldn't buy a ticket, so I planned to let her go back to school."

"Your daughter is so filial, then my ticket is worth more, you take it." Tianyang stuffed the ticket into the hands of the aunt.

He thinks it is worth it for a ticket to create a good memory for the family.

"Hey, if you don't want to, you have to pay." The aunt took the ticket and looked at it, and opened her wallet, "You are a middle-level grandstand ticket, and I won't take advantage of you. I will give you 200 dollars. Oh, it's my money." Woolen cloth?".

The aunt turned her wallet upside down. There were many bank cards, including ten-yuan and twenty-yuan notes, but no matter how she looked at it, she couldn’t make up $20.

Seeing the embarrassment and anxiety of the aunt, Tianyang quickly waved his hands, "It's really not necessary, this ticket is for you."

"Sir, Ma'am, if you have something to discuss, please go to the other side!" The ticket inspector waited impatiently, and the people in the queue behind also complained dissatisfied.

The aunt was even more anxious, and pulled Tianyang to the side, "You add me on WeChat, and I will transfer the money to you, how can I not charge you? You are so tall and so thin, you must not eat it when you study in the United States." Less suffering."

Although he was seen as a poor ghost, Tianyang was not unhappy at all, on the contrary, he admired his aunt's keen observation ability.

He subconsciously thought that with such an excellent mother, her daughter must also be extremely smart.

"Young man, don't think too much about it. I have no other intentions. Seeing that you are simple and honest, with big nose and big eyes, and a silly smile, if you are not a little handsome, others will think you are a fool, and you cannot be let down. "The aunt said while taking out her mobile phone.

The aunt insisted so much that Tianyang had no choice but to take out his mobile phone, and the two of them scanned the WeChat code and added friends.

Before the money was transferred, bursts of cheers came from the Staples Arena, and it sounded like Kobe was playing.

Time was running out, Tianyang waved his fists to leave, and went straight to the inside of the arena.

Rushed into the arena, found a seat, 14 stands, 6 rows, 5 seats, Tianyang sat down, took out his mobile phone and started taking pictures.

At this time, there were not many spectators in the stadium. Kobe was training. Judging by the posture and strength of his pitching, the playing time should be relatively long. After all, the opponent in the Christmas game was the Clippers, the arch-rival in the same city.

After taking hundreds of photos in a row, Tianyang put down his mobile phone with satisfaction. The competition was about to start, and more and more spectators entered the venue.

At 6:20, the lights on the scene dimmed, and the four large screens in the center were all covered by huge curtains, and slide projections of stars began to appear on them.

First, Jerry West dribbled, followed by Magic Johnson passing, and O'Neal dunking with one hand.

The passing stars and classics in the history of the Lakers appeared on the screen in an instant, just like a movie.

Finally, the lights flashed in the audience, and the picture of Kobe clenching his fist and baring his teeth and roaring appeared on the screen, followed by the pictures of him breaking through the mid-range shot, pulling the backhand for a layup, jumping onto the technical platform and opening his arms after winning the championship for 10 years.

The words "Los Angeles Lakers" appeared, the huge curtain fell slowly, and the lights of the audience flickered.

The camera switches to the Lakers bench and begins to introduce players into the field.

The first appearance is Clarkson, the Lakers' bench gangster; the second appearance is D'Angelo Russell, the next Jordan that the Lakers don't want to miss.

Then Roy Hibbert and Julius Randle played one after another, and Kobe also walked out of the player tunnel.

Tianyang stood up and shouted, and the fans around him also applauded, but they were obviously not as excited and excited as he was, perhaps because he had seen too much.

But he didn't care about the foolish eyes of others, and he wanted to take more photos.

Unfortunately, until the last 2 minutes of the second quarter, Kobe only made 5 shots, and all the first 4 shots were shot.

It was not easy for Tianyang to capture the wonderful moment of hitting the fifth ball.

As for the photos he took, Tianyang liked them more and more the more he looked at them.

"No, I must tweet to share the joy with everyone. If she is angry, prepare a gift and apologize."

In less than a minute, new message notifications sounded one after another, apparently someone commented on the tweet just posted.

Yulin Lude Luozan: "You can go to Staples secretly to watch the game, and I won't blow you up when you come back to China!"

Dear McGrady: "Brother, can you get me an autograph? I like Kobe the most!"

Basketball*Youth: "Brother Tian, ​​our whole class is watching. If you wave your hand, maybe we can see you!"

Aaron: "Haha, it so happens that you are also at the scene. I am in the 101 stand opposite you, and I am live broadcasting the game with pictures and texts on the forum. Do you want to post a few photos back and forth? Did you take pictures of beauties? There are so many beauties on the sidelines! ".

Tianyang laughed at the first three comments, but he refused to accept the fourth comment, and replied: "Beauty? It can't be as beautiful as my goddess!"

"Yes, yes, you are the most powerful goddess. Blonde, blue-eyed, fair-skinned and beautiful, tall and invincible, she is simply a C-cup Gal Gadot, fulfilling all your fantasies about women. You have said it many times, it is known!"

"Hehe, come on live." Realizing that Aaron was upset just now, Tianyang quickly replied with a smiling expression.

"Look! I just took a picture. The one on the left side of the technical stage, wearing a white shirt, should be prettier than your goddess! But the one next to him seems to be his boyfriend. He looks so ordinary, so he must be a kid from a rich family." Aaron sent a picture.

Tianyang smiled and shook his head. He didn't believe it, but he couldn't hold back his curiosity. Click on the picture to view a larger one.

Unable to see this, he stood up immediately in surprise.

The left side of his technical platform is too far away, and he can't see clearly with the naked eye, so he had to use his mobile phone to turn on the camera mode to zoom in and observe.

It was her, didn't she mean to go back to New York to accompany her parents?How did it show up at Staples?
Sure enough, it was her, she was more beautiful than usual with her meticulous make-up.

Boy friend?Tianyang didn't quite believe it. She said that she didn't want to fall in love before graduation, and even if she agreed to someone else's pursuit, she would only start a formal relationship after graduation.

But deep jealousy filled Tianyang's heart, he couldn't help but click on the address book and found 'Morena'.

"Hi, how was your Christmas?"

There was no response, not even a read status. Tianyang felt that the scene might be too noisy, and Morena didn't hear the notification from her mobile phone.

"Didn't you say you were going back to New York? Why did you come to Staples to watch the game?"

Still no response, no read status, Tianyang couldn't help but stand up again and observe through the camera mode.

Just in time, he saw Morena took out her mobile phone, but only glanced at it before putting it back in her handbag, and smiled awkwardly at the man next to her, as if to apologize.

"She's not so polite when I'm outside. She has a good relationship with that man, so he's definitely not her boyfriend."

After making up his mind, Tianyang sent another text message, "I'm sorry, I didn't do what I promised you. I came to Staples secretly to watch the game. I'm in stand 14. I'll go down to find you during the intermission?"

"Drip", within ten seconds, Tianyang's cell phone rang, and he quickly clicked on it.

"Stop texting me! I don't care about you! – Morena".

With such a decisive and ruthless reply, Tianyang seemed to be an irrelevant passerby.

Before Tianyang could figure out the situation, the game entered a timeout, and the DJ's voice sounded:
"Ladies and gentlemen, here's our favorite KISS CAM session."

On the big screen in the center of the court, the camera moved back and forth, and finally landed on the left side of the technical table, focusing on Morena and the man next to her.

The two looked at each other and smiled, their love for concubine, all in silence.

"Is this for a kiss?" Tianyang felt as if he had fallen into an ice cave, his whole body was icy cold.

So many friends are watching the live broadcast, and now they all know that her goddess has chosen another man.

He covered his eyes and didn't dare to look any more, but the fans around him seemed more excited than seeing Kobe playing just now.

After about ten seconds, Tianyang opened his eyes, "It should be over!"

But the picture of Morena and the man continuing to kiss seems to be frozen on the big screen in the center of the court.

At this moment, he finally understood that he had been deceiving himself non-stop for the previous 2 minutes.

He fails when Morena tricks him into not dating until graduation and tricks him into going back to New York for Christmas.

Morena just used him as a spare tire, maybe a spare tire wasn't even considered a spare tire, just a jack.

A series of text messages were continuously sent to Tianyang's mobile phone. In addition to Morena's reprimand, there were also curious inquiries from the students.

It can be said that this afternoon, he made a fool of himself in front of the whole world.

"why treat me like this?"

"What did I do to you?"

"Didn't you say you wouldn't consider dating before graduation? Why did you lie to me? Trick me into going back to New York for Christmas?"

"First of all, I didn't lie to you. That's called a good-faith refusal. You can't understand it yourself. Blame me? Second, I think it's a bit cheap for you to buy two tickets for the middle-level stands. Don't I need to elaborate?"

Also being said to be poor, Morena's words were much harsher than the aunts she met outside the museum, making Tianyang feel stuck in her throat and her hands trembling.

"You are a good person, but if you don't know how to persist, you are also timid. Today you want to win 12 in Hearthstone, and tomorrow you play DOTA2 and you want to reach the top 100 on the server. Even when you watch porn, you change your actress every other day."

"Even if you have always insisted on your favorite basketball game, you have never confronted people in the whole court. You always take a ball to practice shooting. What kind of ultra-long shots are you entertaining yourself? Practice so many shots? You can enter the school team Do you want to play? You still fantasize about becoming an NBA star."

"Honestly, I thought about you, but only for a moment. I don't feel safe with you. Thank you for your love, you will find a better girl than me."

Morena sent three text messages in a row, and Tianyang was very sad to see that persistence was indeed his biggest weakness.

Just as Morena said, she didn't owe him anything, everything was his wishful thinking.

There was no way to continue watching the game. He got up and was about to leave. At this moment, the DJ's voice sounded again.

"Ladies and gentlemen, Merry Christmas, now we draw a lucky spectator to participate in the halftime shooting game, this fan is the 14th stand... the 6th row... the 5th seat, congratulations to this lucky fan, let us Give him the camera!"

Um? Stand 14 has 6 rows and 5 seats. Tianyang felt a little familiar. He took out the ticket stub in his trouser pocket, and the girl next to him was also holding the ticket and looking at it carefully.

"It's you!" "It's me!"

The two looked at each other and spoke at the same time. The sweet smile on the girl's face made the sky feel like a spring breeze.

"You're luckier than me. My mother's impromptu ticket is one place short. Come on down. Today is Christmas, and there is a bonus of $9 for halftime shooting."

The $9 reward was very tempting, but sitting on the sidelines was Morena, who made his heart ache.There was also the man who had never met him before but robbed his goddess.

Go one step forward and strive for a reward of 9 US dollars. It is good to get it. If you don’t get it, you will be ridiculed by the goddess again.

Taking a step back and leaving directly can avoid embarrassment. How do you choose? .

　special reminder!Because this book has been blocked, there are chapters skipped.

　　When encountering skipped chapters, please check according to the catalog, most of them are concentrated at the end of the public volume.

　　
　
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