Chapter 255 The Night Watchman Who Revived the Old Dynasty

The entire Triangle Center Arena was in a state of madness, and the Jazz troops on the sidelines all had serious faces. Jerry Sloan was tapping on the tactical board. All he could think about was how to send Li Shengli... to heaven!

There is no doubt that Li Shengli and Jazz are bound!

The team's honor will be the player's personal honor, such as the championship, and the personal honor will also hang high in the team's history books and become a monument to Salt Lake City's achievements.

However, if it is scoring, Sloan can also arrange for Li Shengli to take more shots. Needless to say, assists are basically a triple-double. But what Li Shengli is missing now is blocks and steals. The autonomy of these two statistics is too small. Although The goal can be achieved by improving defense and confrontation, but it is too sporadic. To put it bluntly, it depends on luck.

Can't help!

Jerry Sloan was in a hurry, Malone almost jumped, and Stockton scratched his head with a serious face to think of a solution. As for the other teammates, they could only look up at Li Shengli, and no one would say anything if they could help. No.

"Now, listen to me!" After pondering for a while, the old man finally spoke up, "When we come on stage, don't attack too hard. We just need to keep the score at 4 points, no... 2 points is enough. , give them a chance to win!”

As soon as Jerry Sloan spoke, everyone understood what he meant, but this method was very risky. No one dared to mention it, because it was playing with fire... If you are not careful, the good situation will be ruined and you will be ruined. The invincible golden body.

Give the Spurs a chance to win? !

According to the current rhythm, if they continue to play steadily, the Spurs will explode, because it is difficult for them to overturn the 16-point disadvantage that collapsed in the third quarter, but Jerry Sloan is afraid that the Spurs will not play with him. If that happens, Li Shengli's Where do blocks and steals come from? !

Obviously, by giving the opponent a chance to win, Li Shengli will also have a chance.

To put it more simply, the Jazz need to 'seduce' the Spurs to work harder. They cannot be too far behind the Spurs, nor can they be too far ahead of the Spurs. The highest level is to resist and welcome.

Although the risk is high, the benefits of doing so are equally great compared to losing a less important regular season game. After all, Li Shengli is the only two active quadruple-double players, and the other one is Olajuwon. Hitting a super quadruple-double would be of great benefit to the Jazz. Even Jazz owner Larry Miller, who was watching the game from the sidelines, couldn't sit still.

Where does the team's revenue come from? !

The first is the revenue from game tickets. The Jazz won the championship last season, which was a major event in Salt Lake City and even Utah. The number of fans watching the game has naturally increased sharply, plus the broadcast fees from TV media and brand sponsor fees. etc.

Of course, this is not a big chunk, and the league officials will take a commission, but the revenue from advertising fees is the team’s own. In-home advertising, arena naming fees, and even jersey advertising, etc., are staggering. The income gap between the weak teams and the strong teams is quite large in this area.

Take the Bulls as an example. With the golden brand of Jordan, the Bulls' current revenue situation is definitely the first in the entire league, which is also the most profitable team. After all, businessmen pursue profit, and no one is willing to do unprofitable business, so The Bulls management gave Jordan enough autonomy in addition to the player contract, firstly, to respect him, and secondly, to win people's hearts.

In the NBA, a business league, the core players of each team earn more because they can earn more for the team. If it weren’t for Stern’s salary cap and many rule restrictions, and the vicious competition throughout the league, then It will be cool in a few years.

As for the Jazz... the coexistence of the two evils has been going on for a long time, and the emergence of the third evil Li Shengli allowed the team to win the championship for the first time. They were already making a lot of money, and now they are hitting a quadruple-double again. The championship came fiercely, but it was also quite amazing.

The more eye-catching Li Shengli is, the more money the Jazz will make, and everyone will be prosperous. But recently there is news...the Jazz's home stadium is about to be renamed, and the naming sponsor is about to change. The increase in naming fees alone is staggering enough.

Must rush!

Another successful quadruple-double, Li Shengli is the first player in the history of the league to get two quadruple-doubles. Utah Jazz, proud of you!

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"Coach, I..."

"Needless to say, this matter is not your fault now!" the old man said with a cold face.

"You're still trying to push back? Brother, I've never enjoyed this kind of treatment!" Ma Long was angry and even wanted to drag Li Shengli out and beat him up before coming back.

"Stop talking, you have no choice!" Stockton also said: "Today, if you don't come back with a four-double, we will throw you into the Great Salt Lake. Believe us... we will do this!"

"Let's go, let's drive people in like before!" Malone said impatiently: "Bennot, you'd better cheer up. I don't want anything to happen to you, and you... Crow Ti, you know what to do, give your boss a lift!”

"Stop talking nonsense, I can't wait!" The timeout has expired, and Stockton took the lead and rushed onto the field.

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In the long regular season schedule, there are games basically every day, but the Jazz's game is scheduled later. Almost everyone in the NBA is paying attention to this game. The original tepid opening rhythm did not attract attention. , but at the beginning of the second half, the Spurs collapsed and the Jazz accelerated, which caused the ratings in the second half to explode.

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"Shit, this bastard Li is playing again. He has already won a quadruple-double once, and he doesn't give us any face at all!"

"What can you do to him? As long as he stays with the Jazz for a day, the abnormal data he can produce will not stop. Although I don't want to admit it, this guy... seems to have been seduced by the goddess of luck. Everything good comes to him. If we meet him, we can’t compare with him for the time being!”

"Ignore him, we will play the Knicks tomorrow, and you can watch carefully as I avenge you!"

This is O'Neal and Mourning talking on the phone.

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"Michael, look, this kid is getting fiercer and fiercer!"

"It doesn't matter. If he takes something from me, I will definitely take it back. The harder it is, the better. I've killed everyone else. I really hope there are kids like this who can... go against me!"

"Of course, I also hope to play Jazz again!"

Pippen and Jordan are also paying attention to this battle. After all, if they have to find a team in the Western Conference that is most likely to join them in the finals, it is the 2.0 version of the Utah Jazz.

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"Is this kid good? Do you have the confidence to play against him?"

"My opponents have never been these boys. Only Olajuwon is worthy of being called my opponent. Others... are not worthy!"

"What about David Robinson?"

"Let's count it as half!"

"Are you so confident?"

"I have to be confident!"

For the Knicks, the next game is to play the Jazz at home. Ewing and Oakley are naturally paying attention to the Jazz's trends. Although they are reluctant to talk about Li Shengli in words, Ewing also feels a lot of pressure. After all...he is a gorilla. Neither the general nor the general has had a quadruple-double yet!

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Different from the attention of various teams, some people in the NBA headquarters in New York also noticed the developments in Salt Lake City.

"The strength of the Jazz lineup seems to have exceeded expectations? Li is indeed an 'unstable factor'. Joining the Jazz is not a good thing for the league's operations. They are too eye-catching and too strong! "

"Of course, we hope to have strengths and weaknesses, but we can't be too strong so that there is no suspense in the game, or even the championship!"

"There is no suspense about the championship? Then you are worrying too much!"

"You can't rule out this possibility. Think about it... It's been a long time since Utah's two evil players have changed clubs. If Lee keeps this situation, the Jazz's active period will be extended indefinitely. It will be very difficult to deal with the pressure by then. It’ll be big too.”

“Isn’t there still a salary cap?”

"No, the Jazz's total salary is still at the bottom. There is a lot of room, enough to get a big contract. Even if it goes beyond the line to pay taxes, do you think Larry Miller won't be able to afford it?"

"Maybe...maybe...forget it, it's not our idea. Let David have the headache. He is smarter than anyone else and more anxious than anyone else, right?"

"I hope we can take action soon. The Jazz have already tasted the sweetness, and eating too much sugar is not good! If you chop the Jazz, they will cry and make trouble, but other teams will definitely support it with both hands. As for Li, the task of the player... is Be a night watchman and revive the old dynasty, instead of creating a new dynasty and disrupting the order here!"

"Disrupting order? Seriously, are we thinking too highly of him?"

"None of this matters. The sapling needs to be repaired while it is small. When it grows up, it will take a lot of effort just to climb up."

"Then let's make a report?"

"No, I bet you that David can't sleep tonight!"