king of los angeles

Chapter 79 80. The City of Tearing
The night in Portland is not as lively as that of Los Angeles. There is no Hollywood and no bigwigs here.

Even team owner Paul Allen, the co-founder of Microsoft, is keeping a low profile.

Sadly, just yesterday, Allen passed away due to complications from non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma.

The Trail Blazers all hope to remember their boss with a victory.Team leader Lillard started training early and worked hard on shooting.

"Tomorrow's game will be very difficult. The Blazers players intend to turn grief into strength and kill you."

Perkins, who was far away in Los Angeles, ate popcorn and spoke in a leisurely manner.

After the start of the new season, Old Pa relaxed a lot, because there are more games to watch.Even though he can't afford home tickets, it's nice to lie on the couch and watch live on TV.

"To be honest, there are some problems within the team. Walton accused the veteran of playing too selfish." Lin Feng is willing to share the team's affairs with him, maybe this guy can come up with a ghost idea.

"Let me guess, it's definitely not LeBron. He has a high emotional intelligence, and he has always criticized the coach, not the coach. After all, the No. 1 in the league is right."

"Who would that be?" Perkins shifted, his fat body crushing the couch.

"Beasley! That's right, it must be him. Michael is a straightforward guy. He likes a straightforward game."

"That's right, you still have a bit of brains, and everyone is pointing the finger at Beasley. But to be honest, his playing style is really not suitable for the team."

Lin Feng had a short partner time with him, about 2 minutes.Beasley likes to ask for the ball from the outside, then call the pick-and-roll, followed by a long drive straight to the basket.

Perkins sighed, "To be honest, I really like that guy. He can score in various ways, and his style of play is pleasing to the eye. Maybe it's you Lakers who dragged him down, haha."

Lin Feng was helpless, "Dude, it's not that I'm in Portland, the pressure makes me breathless, and the atmosphere here is terrible."

"Good luck, I recommend you to watch Tom and Jerry, it will relieve your mental stress, don't forget, you are the king of Los Angeles."

After hanging up the phone, Lin Feng lay on the bed thinking about tomorrow's game, what will happen?
The Lakers were hammered to the ground by the Trail Blazers who turned grief into strength?
At that time, if you fly back to Los Angeles, you will be drowned by the media with spittle.

It is said that the proprietress Jenny Buss will also come to the scene in person to watch the team's first show, as well as Pelinka and Johnson. These good friends are the mascots of the team and will follow them wherever they go.

Well, leave your daydreams behind and wait for the hospitality of the City of Torn!

At ten o'clock in the evening on the 17th, the Lakers finally got on the bus to the Moda Center.

For some reason, Lin Feng always associates the name of this arena with a bald character in a mobile game in China, which feels strange.

The Moda Center originally had an extremely romantic name, the Rose Garden.Think of a romantic place full of roses, now a bald man.

In the game that ended earlier, the 76ers with the top three picks were hammered by the Celtics. Uncle Drew slashed 747 stats. Button, it can be said to lose face.

Looking back on his previous life, Irving's career with the Celtics was not smooth. When he left the Cavaliers for Boston, he wanted to leave the old man as the leader.

As a result, the young guys in Boston are all thieves. How could they listen to you, a person who often makes up as an old man and abuses the street?

Both Jaylen Brown and Rozier have questioned Irving on different occasions, believing that he is not suitable to be the leader of the Celtics.

Lin Feng expressed his embarrassment to the idol's situation, and he looked forward to the moment when the two of them competed together.

Also losing is the Houston Rockets, which compete for the championship every year. They were knocked down by the Pelicans' inside twin towers by 30+10.

At this moment, the people of Portland are looking forward to the team's victory over the Los Angeles Lakers, the "popular champion" of the offseason.

After taking a nap, the atmosphere in the team has improved a lot. After all, he is a professional player, and his temper is only temporary, and no one has trouble with winning.

Lao Zhan took the opportunity to mobilize before the game. As a rookie, Lin Feng only needed to listen patiently and yelled a few words with everyone from time to time.

Most of the time, he played a quiet role, constantly replaying the Blazers' two-gun playing habits in his mind.

He still remembers Lillard's absolute heart in the last playoffs when he read the meter to kill the Thunder.

At that time Lin Feng jumped up excitedly, even his opponents would be impressed by his spirit.

And one and a half hours later, Lin Feng will stand on the sidelines and guide the game with Li.

The bus entered the Moda Center, and there were many fans wearing Lakers jerseys outside the arena. Some of them were Los Angeles people working locally, and some were Lakers fans from afar.

I have to say that the NBA is a successful business league, and the basketball culture is great, which cannot be felt in China.

In the locker room, Walton is doing the final pre-match mobilization. It's time to test Walton's coaching level. What will happen in the next six months?
The Lakers continue to sink, or get out of the quagmire and enter the ranks of the championship. Perhaps we can see some clues from tonight's debut.

During the warm-up before the game, James seemed very relaxed. He is an absolute figure in the big scene, and it is common for this kind of scene where tens of thousands of people are fully seated.

Lin Feng felt a little dizzy. This is not the Mark Center in Las Vegas. It is much smaller than here, and the atmosphere is not as strong as the Moda Center.

Simple shooting warm-up, Lao Zhan high-fives every teammate, he told Lin Feng that this is the NBA, and you will get used to this kind of scene in the future.

"I was terrified the first time I faced so many people, they were going to eat me!" James joked.

Lin Feng knew he was lying. James was the chosen one. As early as the beginning of the 21st century, most people related to basketball had heard of a high school student nicknamed "Emperor" who ruled the National High School League.

There is no doubt that LeBron is a natural leader. Some people compare him with Jordan, and the number of championships has slowed down Lao Zhan.

For some reason, the enthusiastic basketball atmosphere in the Moda Center made Lin Feng full of confidence.He thinks like he's drunk that he'll let LeBron retire as No. 1 in history.

On the day he retires, LeBron will be No.2.

"Damian Lillard!"

On the first stage, when the DJ pronounced Lillard's name, the audience cheered like a tsunami, which was a shock that could not be felt when watching the broadcast in front of TV.

Lillard raised his arms like a hero and received cheers from the citizens of Portland.

His eyes were like a torch, like a resolute warrior.

A bouquet of freshly picked roses was placed on the seat of the recently deceased Paul Allen.

At that moment, Lin Feng understood the meaning of the city of tearing, they really want to tear their opponents apart!
I'm afraid rookie players with average psychological quality will be scared out of their wits. Lin Feng took a big breath of air and scanned the audience. He didn't know why he was so calm at this moment.

On the other hand, the German boy Wagner and the Ukrainian Mikhailiuk next to them had tense faces, and they could vaguely feel their trembling.

Even Josh Hart, who has experienced a full season, was a little nervous, biting his upper lip and staring at the court without speaking.

This is the Moda Center, the proud home of the Portlanders.

(End of this chapter)