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November 27, 1996, the eve of Thanksgiving

Since the Portland Trail Blazers drafted Michael Jordan in 1984, the Lakers-Trail Blazers matchup has been a repertoire for NBA fans.

Before the Knicks had a strong rise, the Lake War was arguably the most gorgeous matchup in professional basketball.

This has become a tradition over the years.

This year, the NBA scheduled the two teams to play before Thanksgiving, in an apparent attempt to attract fans on vacation.

The game time was also changed from 8pm to 4pm.

When the fans entered the forum, it was still daylight outside.

When Louie came to the locker room, he found Kobe was sweating.

"Bean, Sean Camp is embarrassed to call himself a 'Rain Man' in front of you, you are the real 'Rain Man'." Louis smiled lightly.

Ben Wallace explained to Kobe: "Coach, Kobe came to the forum to train two hours earlier today."

"Two hours early to practice?" Ellis said in disbelief. "And then you still have the strength to play?"

The arrogant high school student said arrogantly, "Don't compare me to a rotten old man like you."

"Okay, tonight's game is getting more and more exciting!" Barkley laughed. "High school boy, Michael is like that. If he was really strong, he would have won the championship long ago."

The tragic master joked: "Chuck, aren't you the reason why Michael didn't win the championship?"

"I'm gonna say it again, 1993 was a strategic misstep by that **** Pat Riley!"

After some nutritious and meaningless debate, Louis took the players into the forum.

In order to show that the Blazers attach more importance to this game, they came to the arena to shoot 10 minutes ago.

Wilson, Barkley and Jordan, Olajuwon met.

"Michael, are you ready to lose?" Barkley asked arrogantly.

Jordan rolled his eyes: "What else can you do besides bark?"

Kobe Bryant didn't go over to say hello to Jordan, just shot silently on the side.

Garnett has a sense of ownership, and greets every player in the Blazers like a boss.

But the response he got was indifferent.

Because Riley does not allow his players to greet opponents before the game.

Speaking of Riley...this is his second year on the warrant. When he took charge again, Paul Allen gave him a two-year limit.

If he can't lead the Blazers to a championship in two years, he can only leave.

Now that the second year is about to come, Jordan and Olajuwon are getting older. Alonzo Mourning, who has paid a heavy price, is affected by the progressive luxury tax and cannot renew his contract. Watching him throw into Cleveland's arms.

On paper, the Blazers still have a decent roster.

@Starter: Jordan, (Tyrone) Corbin, (Rex) Chapman, Clifford (Robinson), Olajuwon.

Anyone who sees this lineup has to weigh it.

However, their roster depth is seriously lacking.

With no strong backups on the bench and no promising young players in the future, relying on a group of veterans to succeed in this highly competitive league is nothing short of a dream.

"Pat, if you don't win this year, will Mr. Allen really fire you?"

Louie asks the last question Riley wants to face right now.

"If you didn't win a championship for the Lakers by 2000, Jerry Buss would do the same for you," Riley said unhappily.

Louis said yin and yang: "Trust me, I've really reached that point, I'll fire myself without Mr. Bass firing me. I'm a person with a good face, and I'll never wait for someone to kick me away. ."

"Louis, what do you mean?!" Riley said angrily.

Louie smiled: "I mean, you should let it go when you know it can't be done, Pat, you don't think you can take them to the championship, do you?"

"Of course!" Riley had already hypnotized himself, "Michael is the best player.

, Hakim is the strongest center! "

"Ah yes, the two strongest players in your mouth have one thing in common, that is, they can't win the championship." Louis said affirmatively, "Never."

When did Louie and Riley's relationship sour?

This has to start in 1993. Riley was led by Louis to turn over 25 points in two consecutive games. In the end, he didn't even congratulate Louis with false affection and left the game.

From his standpoint, Louis could understand the decision.

But from the standpoint of Louis the victor, he could not forgive such behavior.

Louis returned to his own venue, and the @starters of both sides have been announced.

With the lights turned off, the DJ enthusiastically reported the Lakers' @starters tonight under the rendering of "Joker Happy Song" (Rk&a;RollPartll).

When fans heard Kobe's name, the screams that erupted from the scene were comparable to star players.

"It's hard to believe this is the popularity of a rookie who is averaging less than seven points a game!"

Kobe Bryant has @started before, but not as nervous as tonight.

According to the arrangement, the person he wants to confront is Jordan.

Before the jump ball, Kobe walked over to Jordan.

"I won't show mercy just because you're underage," Jordan said coldly. "Get ready!"

Jordan's remarks awakened the "real Kobe" in Kobe.

He said fearlessly, "Benjamin has seven rings, but I've never been afraid of him. Do you think I'd be afraid of you?"

It was Kobe's remarks that made Jordan take a high look at the high school rookie.

A fledgling little kid who is not afraid of an overlord like Wilson, and has no fear in the face of Jordan, such courage is rare.

On the opening jump ball, Garnett's wingspan won the ball for the Lakers.

Dana Barros dribbled the ball, and since the Blazers' @starter didn't have a pure point guard, it was Tyron Corbin who was in charge of opposing Barros.

Corbin was also a member of the Knicks and played for Louie, but he played for a Knicks in the rebuilding stage, with frequent personnel changes, and he did not escape the fate of being shuffled.

After being traded by Louis, Corbin has been tossing between the strong teams, but never had the chance to win the championship.

Today, his competitive state is no longer at its peak, and it is not easy to defend Barros by himself.

Barros did not rush to fire.

Louis stood on the sidelines and clearly compared "4" and "1" with both hands.

The Lakers players then completed a 41 formation.

Wilson and Kobe stood at the left and right bottom corners, Barkley was also pulled out, and Garnett was in a strong position, ready to single against Olajuwon.

Barros passes the ball.

The moment Garnett got the ball, Louie saw in detail just how successful Bird was in correcting his technique.

Garnett, who was only a rookie last season, still has many problems from his high school years. After Bird's words and deeds for a year, his entire action is in line with the inside.

The hand that catches the ball is the right hand. Instead of taking the ball to his chest to do fancy moves like before, he directly and quickly turned up the line. Olajuwon's defensive skills are not bad, and he immediately blocked the offensive line.

And Garnett didn't hesitate at all. Seeing the move, he stopped the ball, waved his elbow against Olajuwon's chest, and then handed his left hand to retreat to complete a small hook in the paint area after hitting.

"o~~~~~" Louis exclaimed, "If he can play Hakim like this, he can play all the insiders in the league like this."

Bird shook his head. "No, the shark that hit Orlando couldn't do that."

"Hit that shark with his back? Pull it out and shoot him to death." Louie went into a state of touting the player.

In this ball, what ordinary fans see is that Garnett's back is simply and neatly played.

Connoisseurs will find that the Lakers' position is a Princeton-style 41 station.

This has rarely happened before.

The Blazers' response ball was pretty simple.

Clifford Robinson hung up the pick-and-roll, and Corbin got the gap and shot.

However, Corbin's shooting accuracy behind the screen was insufficient.

"boom!"

Barkley grabbed the defensive rebound and was rudely fouled by the Blazers before he could pick up the rhythm.

The man who did it was Rex Chapman, and the force was so strong that it seemed to break Barkley's hand.

Barkley was immediately furious and pushed Chapman, who had some acting skills, to the ground with a push.

"Like who the **** can't foul!"

If it wasn't for his teammates to stop him, Barkley would probably go up and make a few more old punches.

This season, the league has strictly controlled on-court violence. Barkley's push was called at most one common foul in previous years, but now it is directly given to T.

In desperation, Louis had to replace the irrational Barkley and sit on the bench, and then replace the veteran Buck Williams.

"Coach, don't change me, I'm very calm!"

Barkley wanted to keep playing.

Louis just glared at him indifferently: "Come down if you want, don't talk nonsense."

Buckley suddenly returned to his position like a suckling pig.

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