ATPnovel Chapter 957 Destructive Strike
Chapter 957 Destructive Strike
Chapter 957 Destructive Strike
The opener of the 2016-17 season is scheduled for October 10, with six teams playing three games.
As the defending champions, the 76ers will face another strong team in the same district, the Cleveland Cavaliers, at home.
Last season, the Cavaliers, like the Warriors, forced the 76ers to Game [-].
Although both were defeated in Game 76, the general opinion is that the Warriors are far better than the Cavaliers.Obviously they all played six games against the [-]ers. As for why "my six games are greater than your six games", it can only be said that the perception of the fans is intuitive.
In terms of lineup, the Warriors are far stronger than the Cavaliers, and they are the ones who should resolve the battle in six games.
But basketball is really not as simple as just looking at the book lineup.
Fuguo Center, the opening ceremony tonight is grand.
Because the 76ers will raise the fifth championship banner in team history here, and at the same time, the league will also award rings to champion members.
For this ring, Ryan Hollins, who has retired and became the home commentator of the 76ers, had to leave his job on the first day of official employment, and came to the center of the field to receive his ring.
"For this ring, Charles Barkley has been looking for it for more than ten years, but Ryan has four."
"There are some guys who really don't have the luck of winning a championship."
The Philadelphians sighed with emotion.
Hollins is not a super giant who can control the ownership of the championship. He just happened to catch a ride with the 08 Lakers and the 76ers in the Wish era.
No matter how you feel, some things will never change.
Except for the fourth ring, Hollins dared to pat his chest and said that he gave his all in order to get the other three rings.
Philadelphia's Lambiel didn't earn his reputation for nothing, he earned it by sacrificing his reputation to create one infamous moment after another.
"Kobe, is my ring any different from yours?" Cousins asked deliberately.
He knew Kobe had won five rings, but a guy like him could never have too many rings.
"The only difference is the weight." Kobe deliberately made him uncomfortable, "Every FMVP's ring weight is heavier than you little bastards!"
Cousins' mentality suddenly changed, and he turned his head to look at Wei Xia's position: "Boss, is it true?"
"Have some common sense, Boge." Wei Xia held the ring in his hand helplessly.
As long as Cousins has good eyesight, he should be able to tell that their rings are the same.
Wei Xia never expected that Cousins stared at his ring and came to a conclusion: "It seems that your ring is bigger than mine."
"My brother!" Kobe blasted in Chinese angrily, "You are such a fucking fool!"
Wang Zhelin secretly asked: "Why does Kobe call everyone brother?"
"Children don't understand, don't ask questions." Wei Xia didn't want to spoil the fun.
Cousins immediately made up his mind to aim for FMVP, and he also wanted a special ring with a larger weight.
Wei Xia was worried that he would destroy the team's chemistry for the FMVP in the playoffs in the future, so he personally exchanged his ring with Cousins.
He has to let this fool know that the FMVP ring is no different from his!
Something happened that left Wei Xia speechless.
Cousins held his ring, no different from anyone else. The exact same ring showed off to Kobe: "Look, I don't need to win FMVP to have a special FMVP ring!"
Kobe found out he made a stupid mistake, and he shouldn't be fighting this idiot.
Therefore, he closed his eyes and ignored Cousins.
"Brother Wei, if you signed me last season, would I have a ring now?" Wang Zhelin had a TV series "Longing" written on his face.
Wei Xia nodded and said, "In theory, yes."
Wang Zhelin immediately gave an expression that he had lost tens of millions, and said in an indecent accent: "Both Gan Lin and Li Lao went to the north! What a pity!"
Pre-match awareness, handing out rings, and raising the flag.
This step is no stranger to the veterans of the 76ers.
They have experienced it three times in a row. The difference this time is that the process of winning the championship is much more difficult.
Convinced they've pumped all their energy into the ring, the holidays fly by and the season begins again.
Pat Riley once said that what destroys a champion is often the champion itself.
Especially for those guys who won the championship for the first time, most of the defending champions will suffer from "gluttony" in the second year.
Some teams with excellent strength will adjust back before overturning;
But there are also some teams that look good and strong, and they don't tighten the string in their minds in time, so the big ship hits the iceberg and they are out of the game.
The 76ers are different. They have survived the championship gluttony, but what is more difficult than the gluttony is the physical wear and tear of being in the championship for a long time and the polishing of fighting spirit.
What's more, they lost three main players in the summer.
Ten minutes later, the main players of both sides came to the field.
Kobe's number is not 8, not 24, and not the number he wore in high school, but 23.
Before the game, a reporter asked Kobe if he chose No. 23 to pay tribute to Michael Jordan.
Kobe categorically denied it: "No, I pay tribute to a player greater than MJ."
The reporter was startled. In the basketball world, who dared to say that Jordan was the greatest?
Kobe knew that his answer shocked the reporter, so he had to clear up the other party's confusion: "The player I want to pay tribute to is a native of Philadelphia. His name is Joe Bryant. He is not only a great player, but also a great husband and father, and he has cultivated a great son."
If the reporter hadn't held the microphone in his hand, he would have given him a round of applause at that time.
This is a valuable gimmick. From the Lakers to the 76ers, 99.9% of fans are not used to the purple and gold on Kobe's body turning into white and blue, but this is an established fact, and they have to accept another fact-Kobe wearing No. 23!
Kobe chose No. 23, just like inheriting what his father once left in this team.
It's a perfect story.
The person responsible for ringing the Liberty Bell in the opening game is very special. He is a member of the 76ers' original championship team.
Hauer Greer, who witnessed the team's transformation from the Syracuse Nation to the Philadelphia 76ers, is a team for life, and is also the first player-coach player in the history of the 76ers.
He is 79 years old this year, and his health is not good, but today he dragged his sick body to the scene and rang the Liberty Bell vigorously.
"I don't like the ceremony."
Looking at Greer's face full of honor, Wei Xia said lightly.
Kobe snorted, "I think you don't like freedom."
"If everyone in the world is free in the literal sense, then mankind will be finished." Wei Xia said pitifully.
"No, what you don't like is American freedom, what you don't like is 'politically correct freedom'." Bryant pointed out sharply.
Wei Xia was stunned for a few seconds, then said, "You understand me."
The bell is gone, and the game is about to start.
The Big Three of the Cavaliers have already greeted the Big Four of the 76ers.
In the NBA in the 00s, it was difficult for fans to see seven All-Stars gathered on both sides.
It was a specialty of the '80s and '60s, but today's skyrocketing salary cap makes it a temporary possibility.
The 76ers are still eating the salary bonus of Cousins and Hayward. The combined salary of these two top 30 star players in the league is only 3000 million (1400+1600), which is not as good as Wei Xia's salary alone.
The starting lineup of both sides is very interesting.
The Cavaliers have given up the big lineup, resolutely implement the road of learning from the barbarian's skills to control the barbarians, learning the advanced concepts of the 76ers, and focusing on the 41 system.
Irving, JR Smith, James, Jefferson, Love.
Replacing Love with Tristan Thompson is the lineup that fought the 76ers to the last second last season.
The 76ers took out Kobe, Wecha, Hayward, Mbah a Moute and Cousins who have been practicing for more than half a month.
The Cavaliers want to test their own strength, and the 76ers have to run in with Kobe and test their combat power after losing many major players.
Neither side had the intention of fighting with all their might.
It's just that sometimes when bad luck approaches you, you can't dodge it no matter what.
In the opening 4 minutes, the two sides tied their hands and feet, it was so polite, Hayward wanted to come up with a beautiful attack to ignite the home court, his intention was an alley catch, but he completely underestimated the opponent's defense.
Jefferson jumped up to block the shot, which in turn knocked him off balance.
The moment he landed, Loew, who was closest to him, swore he heard a tearing sound from his flesh.
Hayward immediately fell to the ground and screamed in extreme pain.
Everyone was terrified.
The team doctor rushed to the field.
The Cavaliers gathered spontaneously to pray for Hayward, while the 76ers looked at each other.
"Has the 76ers' good fortune really run out in the past few years?"
"It's been really tough," Hollins said, feeling sorry for his former teammate. "Gordon's world is simple, just basketball and esports. He's one of the hardest-working players I've ever seen. Hope he's okay."
From the preseason training camp to 5 minutes before the opening game, the 76ers have lost two generals.
For them, who were aiming for four consecutive championships, this was a devastating blow.
(End of this chapter)