it's finally over……

"call!"

"call!"

"call!"

The whistle of the game sounded, O'Neal did not feel frustrated because of the loss, but felt a little more disintegrated in his heart.

This **** game is finally over, this was his first thought when the whistle of the game sounded.

He was really tired. At the last quarter of this game, he had to pant even if he was running back and forth on the court, let alone confrontation.

It seems that my stamina is really not as good as before...

Is my time passing by?

Even as optimistic as O'Neill, this kind of frustrating thoughts inevitably arise at this moment.

He knows very well that if it were him three years ago, let alone the Rockets’ "Meat Shield" members, even if two more "Meat Shields" were added to this foundation, he would definitely not be as tired as he is now!

The sign that the center is beginning to go downhill is that physical fitness is beginning to decline...

Pursing his lips, O'Neill walked directly to the dressing room.

He didn’t say hello to the Rockets, nor was he in the mood to be interviewed by reporters—you know, this year is the last year of his contract. If he really starts to show signs of decline this season, the current atmosphere of the Lakers, he and Kobe has a terrible relationship. Next summer, he is likely to leave Los Angeles. By that time, he will be able to go to which team and how much money he can get, he will not be sure. This sense of instability really makes him not want to say anything. talk.

Phil Jackson on one side noticed O'Neal's strangeness, and looked at his back, with a little more thought in his eyes...

Kobe didn't notice O'Neal's frustration, but it was normal. He no longer saw the fat man in his eyes. He ran to say hello to Yao Ming: "Hey, man, you are awesome..."

It would be great if we could be in the first team... This was just in the mouth, but it still made Kobe swallow in his stomach.

With his deadly arrogant character, it is naturally impossible to say this to Yao Ming, who has won him when he is a loser.

However, in the fourth quarter of this game, he was really shocked by Yao Ming's performance again!

Although Yao Ming was very strong last season, he is definitely not up to the current level...Kobe has noticed that in the first three quarters of this game, Yao Ming has not made much shots, and has always been based on coping. But when the Rockets needed someone to stand up and score points in the four quarters, this guy stood up immediately and quickly finished scoring one after another. It was also because this guy stood up in the fourth quarter and Kobe only took it in the fourth quarter. After 15 points, he still got a loss.

This is not the instantaneous scoring power that Yao Ming could have last season. The current scoring data of Yao Ming may not be as eye-catching as last season, but it is definitely a more terrifying existence than last season!

Just like this game, Yao Ming finally scored 33 points, 9 points less than Kobe’s 42 points, but at the most critical moment, Yao Ming’s role in the scoring end is really not smaller than him. !

It was also the experience tonight, which made Kobe look at Yao Ming's eyes with more desire, which is why he took the initiative to talk to Yao Ming...

Although Diaojiao's character didn't let him say what he wanted to say, he still made up his mind to find a chance to have a good chat with him!

Yao Ming didn't know what he was thinking, but the hot gaze of this guy made him "chrysanthemum tight"...No way, I have never heard of him having this hobby!

"Yeah, Yao, we won!"

While talking here, Francis "coincidentally" rushed over again, giving Yao Ming a warm hug with excitement.

Watching this scene, and hearing Francis's words again, Kobe touched his nose and left rather uncomfortably.

snort!

Only Yao!

Can you beat me without Yao?

Could you beat me if it wasn't for the lazy fat man to get in the way?

But to leave is to leave, and the broken thoughts in my heart are indispensable!

Annoyed, he subconsciously searched for O'Neal, and found that this guy had already left the scene. He whispered secretly in his heart: It turns out that you will also be sad because of your defeat!

When Kobe left, Francis was also very happy to say: Humph, fight with me!

He is 100% sure that Kobe is absolutely "interesting" to Yao Ming. This guy wants to partner with Yao Ming. Such a guy is undoubtedly his enemy of Francis!

No, it's not just the enemy!

It should be a mortal enemy!

"Hey, Yao, a great game, let's talk when we meet in the summer!"

James and Adam did not leave the game immediately after the game, but waited for Yao Ming and his teammates to celebrate and greeted him.

Yao Ming nodded: "See you in summer and get in touch then!"

As he said, he also made a call gesture.

In addition, Jackie Chan did not leave, standing there jumping high and waving at him.

Whoops, forgot about this buddy!

Yao Ming quickly walked towards him.

"Dayao, I have a friend who likes you very much, can you give me your jersey?" Jackie Chan pointed to the dress on Yao's name.

Yao Ming was unusually shy: "Don't make trouble, big brother, I don't have any clothes inside!"

He turned his head and saw that a referee was collecting the ball for the game, so he greeted the referee, took the ball for the game from his hand, and asked for a marker from the Rockets team reporter next to him. , Signed his name on it.

Then, he handed the basketball to Jackie Chan: "Brother, this ball is also quite memorable. Give this ball to your friend, okay?"

Jackie Chan nodded, but when he looked at him like this, he seemed to still want a jersey. Yao Ming smiled and said, "I will let you get two of them.

"Hahaha, OK, Dayao, when I return home, call me, let's eat!"

Jackie Chan left with satisfaction.

Yao Ming then walked over to the ESPN reporter who had been waiting for a long time on the sidelines.

"Man, you did a good job tonight. You built Shaq again, and you built him several times. It's not accidental. Do you think you are stronger than him now?"

Did you ask such a stimulating question when you came up?

No wonder this reporter can wait so long without getting angry, and dare to prepare such questions for him!

But should I say, I do seem to hate a few more sharks tonight, two or three?

Forget it, I don't want to.

Yao Ming replied: "Whether I am stronger than him, this is not a question I can answer right now, this is not the playoffs, and I don’t know if he did his best tonight. Of course, I’m sure of one thing. , I have very good teammates!"

Tonight, there are not many situations where he and O'Neal directly confronted each other. In the case of not many matchups, he blocked two or three goals from O'Neal. Needless to say, he must rely on assisting defense.

The quality of assisting defense has a lot to do with the quality of defense of the first defender!

His ability to help defend in place shows that the "Meat Shield Group" is very good about O'Neal tonight.

Compared with the "Meat Shield", Grant did not have enough interference with him. Tonight, O'Neal didn't miss Grant's defense. The problem is that Grant's defensive quality is too poor, even with O'Neal's defense. A dazzling place.

Comparing the two, the advantages and disadvantages are clear.

Yao Ming naturally praised the "meat shield group" he had formed!

It's just that, the reporter who asked the question was a little depressed. He clearly asked "Which one is better between you and O'Neal", but Yao Ming's answer was "My teammates are great"!

The donkey's lips didn't answer to the horse's mouth, but the guy still had an expression of "I've finished answering, you can say the next question."

No way, the reporter can only continue to talk about the next question with a "trap", but it is a pity that Yao Ming didn't want to have a rhythm tonight. When he answered the question, it was dripping and he didn't give the reporter any chance at all.

In the end, the reporter could only say to Yao Ming in frustration: "Okay, Yao, thank you for accepting the interview!"

Obviously, this guy will be good at interviews, and there will be a lot of news to write about in any interview!

Uuuuu~ all lie to me!

"It's okay, buddy!"

Yao Ming could see the disappointment in his eyes, but there is no way, there is really no need to make trouble recently, next time, next time, if you still come to interview me next time...

After receiving the interview, Yao Ming walked towards the player’s channel. As soon as he entered the door, a large group of reporters came around him. He waved his hand quickly: "Sorry, guys, I will be attending the press release later. Yes, it's really too late to delay any longer, so ask if you have any questions then!"

This group of reporters can only leave disappointedly.

Francis was supposed to be going to the press conference tonight, but this guy thinks his stats are not good, he only has 20 points and 6 assists, his field goal percentage is over 40%, and Yao Ming's 33 points, 15 rebounds, 5 assists and 5 blocks. Compared with that, it's a lot worse, and finally threatened with "If you don't agree, I will tell a little girl in the nightclub" as a threat, "forcing" Yao Ming can only agree.

Of course, there is no need for Yao Ming to disagree. He performed so well tonight and is happy to be interviewed... and therefore, he has to wash up first.

Quickly entering the doorway, he saw Robert Horry surrounded by a group of reporters.

Tonight's Robert Horry only scored 7 points, the performance is the same as before, looking very inconspicuous.

But the three points are the three points that basically secured the victory at the end of the game, which is very important!

Not surprisingly, Yao Ming believes that tomorrow morning there will definitely be a news article titled "Send the Lakers "On the Road", Los Angeles, this is the price you gave up on Robert Horry"...

However, I have to say that Horry is indeed a typical "little guy took the big script". Among the many nicknamed "Mr. Key" players, his position is definitely one of the smallest, but he has the same key goals. He really did not do this once or twice... The original him, he did it during the Rockets and the Lakers, then he went to the Spurs and did it again, and he did it all in the playoffs. stage!

It can be said that this is a "little person" born for the big scene!

This evaluation seems to be contradictory, but it is really not contradictory when applied to him.

"That's why I invited him to Houston in the summer. This guy is really great!" Yao Ming "troubled" as he passed by.

Listening to what he said, Robert Horry, who was answering the question seriously, smiled at him.

How do you sing that song, Superldol’s smile is not as sweet as yours...

Yao Ming Chunfeng is proud.

On the sofa in the head coach's office at Staples Arena, Phil Jackson sat side by side with O'Neal.

Seeing that the leather sofa I just changed was recessed by O'Neill, the "Zen Master" came up with an idea for no reason: It seems that the time for me to change the new sofa will be earlier than I expected!

No, no, now is not the time to think about this...

"Hey, man, you don't have to be so frustrated, it's just a regular season!"

"We won't lose anything because of this game!"

"Your current state makes me feel that you have taken the whole thing seriously!"

Enlighten Shaq O'Neal!

That's why he pulled this "shark" out of his nanny car.

O'Neal was silent for a while, but he still said: "Phil, it's not that I thought things seriously, but the feeling this game gave me, which made me realize some of the problems I had overlooked in the past!"

"for example?"

"For example, I may start to decline from the peak period!"

"Oh, No, you shouldn't have such thoughts!" Hearing O'Neill's words, Phil Jackson, who had always been calm, his tone became a bit louder unconsciously.

Although he felt O'Neal's frustration, he really did not expect that O'Neal would have such an idea!

Is this already beginning to shake confidence?

I go!

No, absolutely can't let him have such thoughts!

Phil Jackson's mind is like a racing motor, running at high speed: "Listen, buddy, you are not in your best condition. You have rested for such a long time, and you have just returned less than half a month. You still need to slowly regain your fitness, don't you?"

"Huh?" O'Neill was taken aback for a moment, then pondered carefully, as if it were such a reason! His frustration was wiped out.

Yes!

I have only come back for just half a month, and I have not yet reached my best condition!

"In addition, I must admit that I didn't arrange it tactically!" Phil Jackson took the initiative to take the blame. From this we can see how eager he is. It’s consumed too fast, otherwise you would never be so embarrassed!"

"Um……"

Indeed, in this game I did have a bit too long on the court continuously!

If Phil can use me more reasonably, I really can't lose energy so quickly!

Well, Phil didn't use me well, this reason is true!

Now O'Neill's brows are not frowning.

"Also, tonight you are facing a four-person wheel fight! How many people in this alliance can do such a thing! Doesn't this prove your dominance yet? Baby!"

right!

I faced four guys tonight, Carl, Dikembe, and Kevin, and that... that wrestler!

I faced four difficult guys in total!

"Facing them, you still scored 26 points in the audience. This is not the best you are. Think about it. When you return to your best condition, you can face them again. What kind of surprises can you make? Performance, buddy!"

"Yes, Phil, you are right. Indeed, the shark is not old yet. The shark is only in bad condition for a while!"

Phil Jackson’s last words hit the drum with a heavy hammer, and O’Neal’s last frustration disappeared instantly with his words. He jumped up and headed towards Phil Jackson. Hugging the past, his huge body is like Demon Buu, and Phil Jackson was almost suffocated by him.

"Okay, okay, okay! As long as you know, let me down quickly, cough!"

Phil Jackson beat him desperately in the chest.

In the end it was his cough that made O'Neill react. He held an old man over half a hundred years old, and carefully put him back on the massage chair. O'Neill turned his head and left: "Good night, Phil, thank you for your conversation. The shark has regained his confidence!"

"Man, this is what I want!"

Phil Jackson replied. After watching him leave, the whole expression became serious again, and he muttered: "In this way, I have the opportunity to enter the management team!"

In the position of head coach, Phil Jackson is undoubtedly successful, with 9 championship rings already in his hands! Although the outside world said that he was lucky and met Jordan and O'Neal, he had only these 9 championship rings, but he still put on the "championship coach" hat.

It can be said that he has stood at the top of the head coach.

But he is not satisfied with being just a head coach. He wants to enter the management and change from a head coach to a general manager. This idea is not new. It has already existed before he came to the Lakers. This is why he left the Bulls. The reason for the team, because he can only be a head coach in the Bulls!

However, although he had such thoughts before coming to the Lakers, he didn't express it much. In addition to his unstable foundation, he didn't make much contribution. More importantly, the general manager of the Lakers was Jerry West. Now, Phil Jackson wants to fight him, he really doesn’t have any chips...

But now, he has taken the Lakers to three consecutive championships, allowing the Zijin Dynasty to be restored again. And now the general manager of the Lakers is Kupchak, who has just taken office for two or three years, and he belongs to the kind with not deep foundations. , Phil Jackson felt this was an opportunity to kill Kupchak, replace him as the general manager of the Los Angeles Lakers, and then open a new chapter in his life!

Of course, if you want to kill him, you must have a loyal crowd, such as O'Neal-this is why Phil Jackson cares about O'Neal's state so much, he needs this "shark" to remain bloodthirsty, at least until the end of this season.

Only in this way can he keep O'Neal.

When O'Neal stayed, he would persuade the latter to help him through this favor and take the position of general manager!

After all, once the contract is renewed, it means that the rise and fall of the Lakers in the next four years will continue to be bound to O'Neal, and the right to speak is still very heavy!

This is his entire plan. If it is simply divided, it can be divided into two parts. What he is doing now is the first part and do his best to keep O'Neill.

Although this may not be worthy of Kobe... Yes, Phil Jackson can be sure that next summer the "OK" combination will inevitably disintegrate, and no one knows better than him how bad the training atmosphere is in the Lakers team!

Only one can be kept, and of course O'Neal must be kept!

No way, Kobe's temperament is so arrogant, and the relationship with him is not good. If this guy is really left, when he wants to seize power, Kobe may not be willing to help!

So, keep it useful for yourself!

Thinking of it, he picked up the phone and called his little girlfriend, Jeanne, the future helm of the Bath family: "Shaq's performance is still outstanding. What he faces tonight is..."

Hmm... the pillow wind is already blowing!

"call!"

"It's finally over, these guys don't know where so many idiot questions come from!"

Kobe finished the interview in the locker room, and then asked if Vanessa had arrived home, and made sure that the latter had arrived home. Kobe got up and changed into a training suit. He was going to practice for a while before returning home.

As soon as I arrived at the door of the locker room, a huge monster was coming in, it was O'Neill!

The two of them almost ran into each other.

Fortunately, these two stepped on the "brake" in time.

Both people took a step back, and finally Kobe stepped out of the door first, and then O'Neal walked past the door into the door.

"..."

"..."

Throughout the whole process, the two people didn't communicate at all, and they didn't even look at each other! If there is a reporter on the scene at this moment, I am afraid that I will be surprised and speechless.

Because, no one can think of, the relationship between these two people has fallen to this point!

...

"33 points, 15 rebounds, 5 assists and 5 blocks, Yao Ming led his team to win the Lakers again, after the "Christmas War", the league's first center officially changed hands? 》——ESPN;

"The Shark" ran aground at halftime, how fierce the Rockets' "Meat Shield" is! "——"Beach Stand";

"Send the Lakers "on the road", Los Angeles, this is the price you gave up Robert Horry! "-"Houston Chronicle";

After a night of fermentation, the major media reported on the game one by one early the next morning.

ESPN obviously wanted to do things. Last night, the reporter asked Yao Ming on the sidelines to interview Yao Ming on the issue of "the league's first center change owner." Yao Ming was not fooled and avoided this topic well. As a result, this girl still didn't give up. They actually brought up the rhythm directly by themselves-and what they prepared was a set of "combination punches." ESPN's latest issue of the "round table" topic is also related to "who is the league's first center".

However, from the results, in the hearts of most experts, O'Neal is still the current league's first center. Of course, this is also normal. After all, only one year has passed since O'Neal won three consecutive championships this season, so fast and easy. Lord, too disrespectful of this guy who won the MVP of the three-game finals after Jordan, right?

Speaking of which, O'Neal, who knows the result, is also very happy.

He has already regained his self-confidence, now he is more confident!

Of course, he has not forgotten his current problems because of this. His physical fitness is now a problem. He needs a lot of training, and strive to get back his physical fitness as soon as possible!

Only in this way will he not be so embarrassed when he faces the "Meat Shield Group" next time!

"These four wretched old men!" O'Neal thought of what these four people had done to him, and he was upset. He got more and more angry and got the pictures of the four people, and then posted them on the four sandbags.

Watch me "thunder hug and fall"!

Ada!

It's no wonder that he watched the "Meat Shield Group" get angry and tortured him so badly on the field. More importantly, any news about the "Meat Shield Group" today must have his name!

Hmm...Almost every reporter mentions "The Flesh Shield Group", "These four guys have tortured Shaq O'Neal to the point where they lose their physical fitness in half the time." At least ten or twenty! Among them, major sports magazines such as "Beach Stand" also reported on "Meat Shield" for a long time!

It is equivalent to saying that the "Meat Shield Group" stepped on him...

You say, can he not be angry?

However, it is useless for him to be angry anymore, because the "Meat Shield Group" did become popular after this game-they surprised Yao Ming and the unexpected "grinding" attributes, and also surprised the experts of the entire league.

Barkley "suddenly realized": "It turns out that this is the secret weapon the Rockets prepared for Shaq O'Neal!"

O'Neal responded directly: "Shut up, you trash without a championship!"

Buckley: "..."

The big Ben who was scolded by Barkley before:? ? ?

That's it?

Just shut up?

Where is my strength?

However, Daben also muttered something like this in his heart. He knew very well that if he dared to laugh at Barkley, the latter would definitely spit at him and spread his anger on him.

He should be a quiet "meat-eating crowd"!

Well, this is the strict hierarchy of the NBA...

It's worth mentioning that the "flesh shield group" actually received an advertisement, a pork advertisement, and the four people made a fortune.

Although the money is not much, it is about two million, if it is distributed to everyone, it is only 500,000...

Of course, this is not much from Yao Ming's point of view. If from Battelle's point of view, that's a lot. It's higher than the sum of his salary for the Rockets this season!

Therefore, Battelle finally didn't have to worry-he was still annoying that he shouldn't give O'Neal that much.

The league's punishment has already come out, Lagabeel was fined 50,000, after all, his choking action is too dangerous. Battelle is slightly less, but also has 25,000.

With Battelle's salary, these 25,000 are enough for him to be painful for a while!

But now, he doesn't have that pain!

On the contrary, I regret that ~lightnovelpub.net~ didn't perform another "shoulder throw", maybe he can pick up another commercial, hahaha...

Regarding these two tickets, a reporter also asked Yao Ming’s opinion. Yao Ming said, “I don’t have any comments. In my opinion, the actions of Raja and the bus are indeed a bit big...”

Kobe: Kind of? Look at the red mark on my neck. Do you call it a bit?

O'Neill: I just fell to the ground and can't get up, kind of?

"Therefore, I agree with the league's penalty, and I hope this intensity can continue, so that everyone dare not do anything indiscriminately!"

Bruce Bowen: You just click my name!

Yao Ming: Just click, I'm afraid of you!

"Like Bruce Bowen, now obviously a lot more honest!"

In addition, with the end of the "Christmas War", voting for the start of the '04 NBA All-Star East and West Division officially opened...