Chapter 250 Offensive and Defensive Alliance
In the regular season opener, the post-game press conference is naturally indispensable.
The Jazz's heels can guess that reporters will point the finger at Leder's injury, while the injury report from the Timberwolves is a mild concussion and a minor back injury. Although it is not too serious, it is undoubtedly A bad start to this guy's career.
A bad offender in the first quarter? !
Li Shengli is the 'mastermind behind the scenes' and Crotty is the 'culprit'. If he's going to go, why don't he kill him?
Therefore, the old man who was protecting the calf wanted to hold Li Shengli and Crotty down and suppress the matter, but Li Shengli knew... The only way Jazz could minimize the impact was to make Crotty the bad guy.
This problem is like giving up the rook to save the handsome man when playing chess, or saving the big one but not the small one when giving birth.
However, Li Shengli finally attended the press conference. After all, if there is a problem, it must be solved. What's more, it is still a misunderstanding. Even if the media will write nonsense, his attitude and position must be there.
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Because this was the opening game of the first game, and because the Jazz were the champions last season, reporters from all walks of life gathered for this interview, which was far more lively than before. When they saw the Jazz personnel on the stage, all the reporters were stunned.
Li Shengli is here?
This eldest brother didn't run away?
When they thought about it, there was really not much to watch about the outcome of this game, but Li Shengli's "instruction" of the criminal Crotty was full of revelations, and everyone was guessing that the Jazz would deal with it in a low-key manner and settle the matter. As a result... Li Shengli It actually came out.
As you probably know, this interview focused all the firepower on Li Shengli.
"Li, first of all, congratulations on winning the first ring in your career. However, in the first quarter of this game, many bystanders confirmed that it was you who instigated teammate Crotty to commit a foul on Leder. Do you have any objections to this?" Do you need an explanation?" The reporter who first asked the question went for it and Sloan, the old man who was protecting the calf, really wanted to tear this guy apart.
What a champion image you promised!
If this shit basin is taken down, then Li Shengli will probably be completely blackened, and the entire Big Three of the Jazz... Tsk, it seems that none of the three of them has a problem.
"This is a misunderstanding!" The old man stood up first and shook his head, "Li, Crotty and Ryder don't know each other at all, and we are bound to win this game, so there is no need for such speculation. "
Hey, that seems to be the truth?
I can’t say that the Jazz will win against the Timberwolves, but as long as Limas plays stably, he doesn’t need to be extraordinary to kill his opponent. There is absolutely no reason to use evil criminals to attack the opponent, let alone a rookie like Ryder who is making his debut, and you need to know What's more, Li Shengli's current level is far beyond what a No. 5 rookie can match.
"I heard that Lee and Mourning have a very good relationship. There is news that... this offseason, the two of them, as well as O'Neal, gathered in Lee's private villa. Is this the intention of the three centers representing the new generation to get married? They have formed an offensive and defensive alliance in some aspects, and this time... the real behind-the-scenes instigator is Mourning, is Li just helping Mourning suppress the newcomers?"
The old man was stunned when he heard this.
Why is it an offensive and defensive alliance?
With three people and three teams, is it possible that we can still fake matches? Or take turns hitting players that the small group despises? !
"This is simply slander!" The old man's face turned cold. "Please stop these baseless speculations. I said it was a misunderstanding. No one wants an accident to happen. And the most important thing is that Li is my coaching career, no, Including my playing career, he is the most upright kid I have ever met, and like Karl and John, Lee will be one of the greatest players in Jazz history!"
Old Man Sloan successfully changed the topic. Although the reporters still wanted to get to the bottom of it, it was obvious that no one would talk to them about this issue. The interview was not concluded until the last few questions.
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With a great victory in the first battle, the Jazz got off to a good start.
In less than two weeks, the Jazz won five consecutive victories. After all, the championship lineup had completed the run-in from last season, and the three giants of Limas led the team, which perfectly demonstrated the invincible combat effectiveness of this team. However... in these five consecutive victories, they have not encountered a strong team, and the number of consecutive wins is not amazing.
At the same time, the direction of the entire NBA league has also changed dramatically, with strong and weak players polarized.
Maybe it was the Bulls' defeat that gave everyone hope, or maybe the rise of the Jazz inspired the fighting spirit of the strong teams. In the first half of the regular season, there were actually 7 teams that had won 5 consecutive games.
In the West, the Jazz, Rockets, SuperSonics, and Spurs are all currently 5-0, and the same goes for the Bulls and Knicks in the East. That only counts 6 teams.
There is only one team left, and the most surprising thing is... the Magic led by O'Neal have also joined the ranks of strong teams, and the performance of Anfernee Hardaway, the top pick in this draft, is really eye-catching. Although it is only five games, who Everyone knows that this will be a very good player in the future.
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The 7 teams have 5 wins and 0 losses. It can be seen that the division of strength between the East and the West is a bit serious, especially in the West... 7 teams account for 4 of them. It is not an exaggeration to say that the other teams played are called dads.
Needless to say, the Jazz have a strong overall strength, the Rockets are already a strong team, and the Spurs...General Robinson has welcomed his most capable helper this season, the rebounding monster Dennis Rodman. The duo is said to be able to compete with the Jazz. The super-top insider seems to be the Jazz's biggest opponent in the Western Conference.
Where there is strength there is weakness!
Against the backdrop of the league's strong teams flourishing, last season's weak teams didn't have much ability to resist. Among them...the worst one was the Timberwolves.
Last season, the league had the second-worst regular season record. This season, they were stunned by the Jazz at the beginning, and then lost ground every quarter. Rookie Isiah Lederer was injured and veteran Doug West has not yet returned. The entire team The team's outside firepower is pitifully weak, and its overall strength is not as good as last season.
Although Mourning is risking his life to save the last bit of dignity for his club, and has to play to the limit in every game before giving up, he can't cry alone... People are playing with a winning streak, but the Timberwolves are playing with a losing streak.
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Because the schedule is not synchronized, the Timberwolves' current record is 0 wins and 6 losses, which is worse than the Mavericks who were in the same boat. And in front of those 7 teams with 5 consecutive wins, the 6 consecutive losses are even more dazzling.
In this case, the Timberwolves played the away game in Game 7, and their opponent was one of the five teams in the Eastern Conference that had won five consecutive games - the Knicks.
Will the Timberwolves win?
What a win, the fans don’t even seem to have the desire to guess the winner!
However, Mourning really couldn't stand it anymore. On the one hand, he had long been eyeing the Knicks and wanted to use Ewing to prove himself. On the other hand... the Timberwolves really couldn't afford to lose. If they lose again, they will lose 7 consecutive games. ah.