The Way of the Center

Money, honor, fame, victory. Δ『Δ』California, Los Angeles, City of Angels, this is the biggest stage where you can accomplish the above points.

The gorgeous Avenue of Stars, the city center with tall buildings, intricate viaducts, extremely crazy nightlife...

The stars of Hollywood, the luxury of Beverly Hills, and the intoxicating urban area all make this California's largest city flourish. The professional nBa team in Los Angeles also has a pivotal position in the league.

The home jerseys of all teams in the league are white, but the Los Angeles Lakers have designed their home jerseys in gold, which seems to reflect the difference between this "nobleman" and other teams.

Los Angeles teams and fans are equally arrogant, and they all consider themselves the strongest players in the league. But this is really not the arrogance of Los Angeles, 41 wins and 9 losses, this record is only comparable to the traditional giants Celtics with the same long history. In the strong team in the West, the Lakers still dominate the group. They have occupied the top of the league for a long, long time. Now they only wait for the playoffs to start and then point to the O'Brien Cup, which represents the highest honor.

Oklahoma City Thunder with four consecutive victories? There is nothing to worry about, they are just a bunch of hillbillies from a small place. The last time you played against the Clippers at Staples Center, didn't those hillbillies have been scared?

There is always darkness hidden behind the glamour, and Los Angeles is also a turbulent place. You know, in the Thunder team that Los Angeles fans call the "hillies", there is a pure Los Angeles native, Russell Westbrook.

Before being admitted, Westbrook had been living in the black area of ​​Long Beach. Poisonous ping, selling yin, gang rushing, illegal drag racing, this is Westbrook's impression of Los Angeles.

"Don't look at the city so glamorous on the surface. Before I walked out of the black area, I didn't dare to go out at night. Because I was afraid of robbery, but I had no countermeasures. This often happened in the neighborhood where I lived. Do you know why my father let me play? Because the only basketball court in Long Beach is safe." Seeing Anjie's longing eyes on the plane, Westbrook turned his head and said to his good buddy.

Seeing that Westbrook's expression became more complicated, Anjie did not respond, so as not to interrupt Westbrook's thoughts.

At this time, Westbrook touched the wristband on his hand again. This sports bracelet is ordinary and has no special features. But this wristband with the words "kB3" is very meaningful to Westbrook.

It is in this familiar land, in this place where basketball talents are piled up like a mountain, Westbrook, who was short in high school, was inconspicuous at all. The reason why Westbrook was taken away at the beginning was not related to this "kB3".

Casey Barr III, Westbrook high school teammate and close friend, this guy is top-notch in both physical condition and basketball skills. Durant was still second in the year. He was called the second in the United States by the media. High school student, and this Casey Barr III, was the number one at that time.

But the promising Barr accidentally died of a heart dilation before the start of a game. Westbrook was heartbroken, but he did not give up on himself. After losing his best friend, he began to live a life of two people. In his life, he took care of Casey Barr's favorite grandmother, and he replaced Casey Barr with omnipotent performance on the court.

In the end, I came to investigate Casey Barr, but fell in love with Westbrook by accident. Back in Los Angeles again, thousands of emotions poured into Westbrook's heart. The mighty Los Angeles Lakers? In this land, Westbrook will never give up.

Westbrook has been a fan of his hometown team since he was a child, and Anjie is also a lover of this giant. Facing their favorite team, these two young people will not be merciful, on the contrary, their power may be several times greater than before.

However, the powerful Los Angeles Lakers did not present this threat. Last season, the league ranked bottom, this season ranked tenth in the West, the team's head players are three fresh rookies. Such an opponent really can't make the Los Angeles people be more vigilant.

The Celtics Big Three, LeBron James, San Antonio's gdp, these are the opponents that can be recognized by Los Angeles fans. Even if the team center Bynum, known as the "Little Shark", is missing due to injury, the Lakers fans still don't think the "hillies" from Oklahoma City pose any threat to them.

"Oh! Damn! Hahahahaha..." Kenny Smith saw Charles Barkley coming in in the Tn.T live broadcast room and couldn't help laughing.

"Hey, I know this jersey is ugly, don't laugh, I also prepared three more, I will change one in one quarter." As agreed, Barkley wore the Thunder this game after the Thunder won the Kings. The team's jersey walked into the studio.

Barkley has never been a bashful person, he is now wearing Durant's jersey. Charles Barkley, who has been retired for a long time, has no strong muscles, and his bloated figure is exposed after putting on the jersey.

Sitting with Kenny Smith and Reggie Miller in suits and leather shoes, Charles Barkley's unique outfit is more conspicuous and more likely to make people laugh.

"Three jerseys? The general manager of the Thunder will definitely thank you for knowing it. You successfully expanded their jersey sales." Kenny Smith mentioned the other three clothes that Barkley threw on the commentary stage.

In addition to the No. 35 jersey already worn on him, Barkley also brought the No. O Westbrook and No. 16 Anjie jerseys respectively. As for the fourth jersey, there is no number on it, but Jeff Van Gundy’s name is written on the back.

"Are you sure you want to wear them all again today?" Reggie Miller didn't expect Barkley to be so generous.

"Since I'm going to do it, I will do it more thoroughly, lest the Thunder team doesn't believe me." Barkley didn't care at all and replied grinning.

However, the three Thunder Masters didn't even know whether Barkley fulfilled his promise, and they didn't care about it now. When the Thunder came to warm up at the Staples Center, the boos from the audience never stopped.

It's not that Los Angeles fans deliberately targeted the Thunder, except for the Lakers, everyone is treated the same here.

"Hey, Ann, are you scared?" Westbrook suddenly stabbed An Jie, who was about to grab a rebound, with his elbow.

"What are you afraid of?" An Jie didn't stop, he steadily grabbed the basketball that the trainer deliberately missed, while still answering Westbrook's question.

"We are facing ~www.NovelMTL.com~ but the Los Angeles Lakers." Westbrook and An Jie both turned to look at the other half, looking at the group of guys who talked and laughed and warmed up easily.

Lamar Odom, Derek Fischer, Pau Gasol, Phil Jackson, and of course the person who is smiling now and will definitely be the most dangerous person in the future, Kobe Bryant.

Brilliant lineup, controversial but effective tactics, scheming head coach, and the deadly black Mamba.

"I really like them, but..."

"But they will definitely not get better." Durant took the words before Anjie finished. This guy doesn't talk much, so the exchanges between Anjie and Westbrook have to be more frequent. But today, Durant also had high morale before the game.

Since Bynum was unable to play, the person who is now competing with Anjie has become the Spanish superstar Pau Gasol.

The referee threw the ball and the cheers from the Staples Center reached its peak. The competition between the Thunder and the Kings of the West has officially started! (To be continued.) 8