Staples Arena is the Lakers' territory, and there is no doubt that many teams have fallen here, especially in the years when they won three consecutive championships. No matter who comes to cause trouble, it will be the same ending.

The Spurs, Kings, Trail Blazers, and any team that can make a comeback in the West have fallen into the big picture here.

However, the Lakers' current situation is far less brilliant than it was a few years ago. Just like the Celtics began to fall into the bottom after the glorious 1980s, the Lakers are now wandering in a low tide.

After the Lakers' luxury F4 was defeated by a group of blue-collar repairmen of the Pistons, their three-game championship dynasty completely fell apart. Malone retired, and Payton followed O'Neal to Miami in the East.

Only Kobe Bryant stayed at the Staples Arena alone. Although he still scored well, the Lakers' glory is no longer there. In the West, they can only barely squeeze into the top eight.

Even in the 2004-05 season, they failed to qualify for the playoffs, which was definitely a very heavy blow to the Los Angeles people who have always been extremely proud.

However, the heavier blow is still behind. In the first round of the playoffs last year, the Lakers met Nash, who was in the limelight. The guy led the Suns to complete a super reversal when they were 1:3 behind.

The Lakers, who originally thought they could make it into the second round, fell at their doorstep, and they lost three games in a row, and they didn't even get the chance to struggle for a while.

As the star of Kobe, he has been criticized by many people. He drove O'Neal away overbearingly. Now the team has not shown strong competitiveness in his hands, but has been on a downward trend.

No one can stand up for Kobe to stop this accusation. There is no way. This makes him the boss of the team. This is just like Pierce being responsible for the fall of the Celtics. It is a responsibility that cannot be escaped.

What's more, when O'Neal left, there was news that Kobe drove away the Sharks and he wanted to turn the Lakers into his own team. After the Eagle County incident, no one would stand on Kobe's side and talk to him.

Even Pierce, an old rival who has been fighting Kobe for many years, once said privately, "When you become a topical person, no matter what you do, it is wrong and will be magnified infinitely."

The discussion about Kobe probably won't stop for the day. As long as he is still in this alliance, there will be criticism. Some people will say that everything he does is replicating the experience of Master Qiao.

From breaking layups with his tongue to the iconic backward jump shot, including his survival**, they are all seeking lessons from the once glorious senior, trying to copy and then surpass.

In fact, all this is understandable. Originally, he was not the one who paid tribute to his seniors. James picked a No. 23 jersey when he came up. Isn’t he just following the leader of Gang Qiao?

Compared with Kobe's imitation, James may be more direct in his approach. When he talked to reporters about his jerseys, he also said that the No. 23 jerseys of each team should be sealed in the entire league.

This is no longer a tribute. It is just a kind of hugging your thighs or no lower limit.

As for the matter of driving O'Neal away, there is nothing to say. Who doesn't want to be the boss of the team? He is not the only one who excludes his ex in NBA. Which one did not grow up by stepping on others?

Didn’t Duncan, such a naughty and honest man, squeeze David Robinson out of the position of boss? Although that was not what Duncan was willing to do, the Admiral did become a helper for Duncan.

This is the law of nature. Even if you are a player of the glory, you will still go downhill. Even the leader of the Qiao Gang cannot escape the destruction of time. Who else can defeat the bug-like killing weapon of time?

So, no one can blame this. One is the Shark who is in his 30s, and the other is the league super scorer who is at his golden age. Who do you think the Lakers management will choose?

Moreover, from the market alone, O'Neal's value is not much left. Even if he can travel back to the East, he will only be the second-in-command behind Wade in the Heat, and he will no longer be as fierce as he used to be.

You can only say that the Lakers' management is ruthless, but for O'Neal, he originally traded from Orlando, which is far less reliable than Kobe, who has played for the Lakers since his rookie season.

However, when O'Neal left, Kobe's relationship with him had reached a freezing point, and the media kept hyping. Anyway, people would naturally be taken out as scapegoat for this departure.

It is estimated that Kobe was criticized by so many people, and in addition to driving O'Neal away, he was just a mess in Eagle County. However, according to Pierce and the others, it was that he didn't give anyone money after that.

(I first declare that I am not Komi, but there are a lot of Komi now, and they are very bad at this time. I don’t have any special feelings for Komi. I like Ai, but at some times, I always feel that a person who plays seriously should deserve respect from others, rather than just smearing everything about him. In addition, in order to prevent someone from saying that I whitewash Kobi, I have to say that I have never been Komi.)

Anyway, the Lakers are in such a storm. In the West, they are only in the eighth place. The pursuers behind are very fiercely chased, and the strong teams in front are very difficult to defeat.

Now it is such a position that is neither up nor down. It looks a bit embarrassing, but there is still a little hope. You have to go out and fight. The Lakers don't want to have another tragic experience away from the playoffs.

Neither the fans nor the guys in the team are able to endure that feeling of shame.

No matter how brilliant the team is in the past, their situation is similar to that of the Celtics, and they are all in a stage of climbing from the bottom of the valley, and both teams are trying to recover.

But now the Celtics are slightly better than the other party, but playing games at Staples Arena is possible. Los Angeles, who is full of pride in their bones, will not bow their heads easily at their doorsteps.

What's more, this time I met an old enemy. From the management to the players themselves, it is impossible for me to surrender.

Even the moment Rivers stepped into Staples Arena, he was telling the players around him, "This place is like North Shore Garden, it is definitely not that easy to conquer. It will definitely be a very difficult game tonight."

This is not Rivers' alarmist statement, but that he could feel the hostility of Los Angeles people the moment he came out of the hotel. The grudge that has lasted to this day will also make the Lakers guys extremely fierce.

This idea became a reality when the Celtics stepped into Staples Arena, and the booing and scolding that came from all directions covered the noisy musical rhythms echoing in the venue.

"For several years, every time I come here, I get this treatment." Pierce may be more used to such scenes than others, because he has experienced it many times.

"From my first season in Boston, as long as there is a game at Staples Arena, those Los Angeles will do this, they want to jump down and really tear you apart."

"Don't look at the league's current stadium discipline. Those things are only useful to us. They are fearless to those fanatical fans. As long as they encounter us, they will become more manic."

Listening to the noisy sounds surging around, Pierce had to loudly warn the little guys around him that although this was not their first game, this kind of atmosphere was really rare.

In fact, the Heat and the Knicks are also stalemates, but when they go away to play games, they will at most hear some boos, or fans with several extreme points will raise their middle fingers from them.

But like this, I guess it has never happened before, at least not so crazy. This is really impossible. The grudge between Boston and Los Angeles has been too long. I guess even if God comes back to the world, he may not be able to resolve this grudge and entanglement with his own fraternity.

Anyway, the atmosphere around this week has not changed, and it can only become more crazy, so Pierce must tell the boys around him that if they want to win, they must not be lenient.

This is also what Rivers wants to warn his bandits that if you want to win the game at the door of your mortal enemy's house, you have to be more fierce than pushing this damn boo back to the throats of those guys!

"Maybe you won't know these old things between Boston and Los Angeles, but what I need to tell you is that the guys on the other side will not give us the victory easily. If you want to win, you can only defeat your opponent head-on in the next four quarters of the game, and there is no other way!"

"The previous winning streak made you very proud. Maybe you didn't say anything, but I can feel that you have the ambition to defeat all your opponents. This is very good. Ambitions can make progress. But I want to remind you that before raising the last trophy, your pride will only leave opportunities for your opponents."

"I don't want to see you be defeated, so, here, you must all cheer up."

"The Lakers are our mortal enemies. I'm not used to being trampled by those guys. Similarly, I don't think you want to listen to booing and insults to get out of here in shame."

"If you want to win, just ignite your madness. Here, in Staples, tell the damn Los Angeles people that the Celtics are far more powerful and fierce than their Lakers!"

Rivers needs this victory not only to continue the previous winning streak, but also because of past history that the Celtics do not want to be held down by their old enemies, even if it is at the opponent's home court.

"Roar! Victory! Celtics!" The response to Rivers was not a bold statement, but the roar of more than a dozen big guys. Even in a noisy environment, this roar would make people tremble.

"Damn it! Staps, here's my name!" Before the lingering sound of the voice in front had fallen, the sound behind had already covered the fierce explosion before, and this sound was obviously even more fierce.

Actually, it doesn’t have to be seen. Everyone knows who is committing the crime. This is not because Rivers’s words have aroused Chen Feng’s respect for past history.

Just because of this noisy environment and the other party's number one scorer in the league were enough to make Chen Feng's blood surge and boil, so he burst out with such a wild roar.

Come on! Let the man fight with you! See who can step on whose head!

Boo! It's a bit more intense, it's best to end the 48-minute game. Don't regret making such a sound on such a night, which makes a beast fall into excitement before the game.

On the night of Staples, I don’t know who can shine with the most brilliant brilliance...

(The second update, uh, I will do my best this month. Do you think it's OK? Give more red tickets and other things...)


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