basketball kingdom

Chapter 326

Chapter 326

Cleveland is generally recognized as a small city.There are basically no hot strip clubs here, and there are very few nightclubs. These two inconvenient conditions prevent JR Smith and Iman Shumpert from enjoying the feasting nightlife, and their playing level is better than in New York. few.

After the Lakers finished their joint training, media reporters were allowed to enter the venue to conduct random interviews with the players.

TNT reporters favored Xu Tian the most, and the first time they entered the Quicken Loan Center, they were looking for him with a different complexion.

Xu Tian has not finished training yet, he dribbles the ball with both hands at the same time, enhancing the sense of balance between the left and right hands.

The reporters didn't want to disturb Xu Tian, ​​so they surrounded Kobe and George and asked them what they thought of the game last night and tonight.

George once led the Pacers and James' team in the playoffs for years in the Eastern Conference. The two sides have a lot of history, so he was naturally asked about his previous experience.

"There are rumors from the outside world that LeBron is your nemesis. It was he who prevented you from breaking out of the East in the past few years. What do you think about this?" A hot female reporter asked this question. She is tall At about 180 cm, wearing a red dress, with a hot figure.

George originally didn't want to answer this kind of question, but because of his gentlemanly demeanor, he pursed his lips and replied: "First of all, I want to say that basketball is a team sport, and the Pacers failed to break through the Eastern Conference in those years was not because of LeBron alone. Plus, he was on a team that executed better and got lucky and hit a lot of big shots that we didn't."

"Do you mean that the Heat lineup is better than the Pacers?" The female reporter asked a sharp topic.

Since George came to the Lakers, he often asked Kobe for his experience on and off the court. He knew that the media would often over-interpret it. The strength is weak."

Seeing that she didn't get a more controversial answer, the female reporter retreated resentfully and asked other reporters to ask George.

Brad Windhorst has been a team reporter for the Cavaliers from 2003 to 08. He was once "the youngest team reporter in the NBA" and worked for the "Akron Beacon News". Cleveland Candide, 2008, jumped to ESPN to cover the Heat.

In October 2014, Windhorst became ESPN's reporter and analyst for the Cavaliers.This reporter basically followed James' career trajectory.

Windhorst is a bit portly, and his baby face makes him look young, and if you are not familiar with his resume, you may think that he is not reliable enough.However, he is a reliable source of ESPN's coverage of James, and he can be attributed to one of the first reporters reporting on the NBA.

Windhorst didn't go to interview the Cavaliers this time, but came to the Lakers' training ground, waiting to interview Xu Tian.His purpose is very clear, so he did not interview Kobe and George.

When Xu Tian finished the last group of routine training, other players basically finished the interview.He walked to the hoop where the basketball was placed, and put the two basketballs he was dragging into it one after the other.

The reporters had already focused their attention on Xu Tian, ​​seeing him finishing training and rushing into the field, fighting for the right to ask questions first.

Xu Tian was also very good at dealing with media reporters. He took the towel with the sponsor's logo from Maples, wiped off the sweat on his face, and waited for the reporters to surround him.

Cleveland can be said to be Windhorst's home court. The favorable position he occupied in advance helped him, and he arrived first. When Xu Tian was ready for an interview, he asked: "Xu, you guys experienced a not-so-good night yesterday. When the Lakers led by a big score, they were unexpectedly reversed by the Bucks, where is the problem?"

"The Bucks played with energy. They played very hard on both offense and defense. The victory is reasonable." Xu Tian's answer was very official.

Windhorst asked: "You only played 23 minutes last night. Do you want to stay focused on playing tonight's game, or did you encounter an unexpected situation?"

The more Xu Tianyue interacted with media reporters, the more disgusted he became towards them, even the well-known journalists were no exception.But now that he has eaten this bowl of rice, he still needs to be patient: "The coach had special arrangements last night, so he played relatively little time."

Windhorst saw that Xu Tian's speech had always maintained the official answer style, changed the subject, and began to ask about the game that started tonight.The game was called by ESPN "a preview of a possible Finals."

The Cavaliers training ground is a bit deserted compared to the Lakers training ground, but there are still many reporters, respectively, surrounded by James, Irving or Love, asking them their views on tonight's game.

Still maintaining his fearless style, Irving replied: "This is Cleveland, and the Quicken Loans Center is our home court. If the Lakers want to take away the victory, they must show some real skills."

Love answered very conservatively: "The Lakers are a strong team, and we are also ranked in the forefront of the Eastern Conference. The overall strength is similar. As for who can win, it depends on who can play their due level."

James has been in the league for more than ten years, and his words are somewhat calm: "The Lakers have emerged this season. They have been directly promoted from the last few in the Western Conference to the top three in the Western Conference last season. The progress is obvious. Kobe has a wealth of experience. He knows how to win. It's going to be a lot of fun tonight and I'm looking forward to it."

The magician has been much freer since the trade deadline, and has been busy participating in various business activities recently.

Pelinka is proficient in salary space and contract matters, basically ignoring the player transaction part, sitting quietly at home, waiting to watch the game between the Lakers and the Cavaliers.

Jenny Buss and Jim Buss still have some infighting, but now that Jenny Buss is in power, and the Lakers have a stable record, there is basically no crisis of being inferior.Also make time to watch this battle that has been prepared by the media for a long time.

Cavaliers owner Albert also turned down all kinds of entertainment, took his family, and drove to the Quicken Loans Center.

After Xu Tian finished the interview, he returned to the hotel to receive physical therapy and ice packs to recover his body that had been consumed by high-intensity training, try his best to get back in shape, and prepare for tonight's game.

The Quicken Loans Center Arena was called the Gunder Arena before August 05, and the name comes from the former owner Gordon Gund.After Albert bought the Cavaliers, he renamed the Gund Center to the Quicken Loans Center, which is similar to the Quicken Loans company under his hand, completely erasing the traces of the former boss.

Fans who rarely come to the Quicken Loans Center Arena to watch the game first visit the James poster on the Xuanwei Building, and then check in for tickets.

Coach Lu's interview remarks were put in the forefront by various media. He claimed that the Cavaliers are stronger than the Lakers, and they are very confident that they can beat the Lakers in back-to-back games.

(End of this chapter)