Chapter 168: Fight against Peter Pan!
As the famous City of Angels, Los Angeles is also one of the largest basketball markets in the United States.

After the Celtics came to Los Angeles, their first opponent was not the Lakers but the Clippers.

Before the Clippers' owner was replaced by Ballmer, they had no presence in the Western Conference.

For current owner Sterling, the Clippers are just a tool to make money.

From the moment Sterling bought the Clippers in 1981, stinginess has been his byword.

Once, a fan won a shooting contest held by the Clippers, but Sterling was reluctant to give him a $1000 bonus.

Unfortunately, the fan happened to be a lawyer, and he immediately sued Sterling for fraud.

And there are many more things like this.

In order to save money, Sterling also asked the team's head coach at the time, Silas, to personally bandage the players.

At the same time, Sterling also set a precedent by clearly requiring players to "stay within the firing limit even if they have minor injuries." Once, the Clippers had only seven players able to play on the court, and they almost gave up a game.

In 1984, Sterling moved the team to Los Angeles on his own initiative. The enraged league was going to fine him 2500 million US dollars, but he turned around and asked the league to compensate him 1 million US dollars.

In the end, the NBA only fined the Clippers $600 million, and this money was paid out of their expansion dividends, and Sterling did not spend a penny.

Before Lin Yu traveled through time, many Lakers fans mocked the Clippers, who had only made it to the Western Conference Finals once in their history.

This is a typical example of talking without any pain in the waist.

With a boss like this, how many teams can perform well?
You should know that the Lakers' salary this season is 6500 million US dollars and the Clippers' salary is 4500 million US dollars.

You have to know that this is the salary scale of the Lakers after they sent away the Shark.

It would be strange if the lineup could be good with this level of salary!

However, the Clippers are not completely useless. "Captain" Elton Brand, "Dynamite" Corey Maggette, and Chris Kaman are all outstanding players.

The Clippers' real problem now actually lies in organization.

As a shooting guard, Marko Jaric has to do the work of a point guard.

It's clear he doesn't understand the point guard job.

The most talked-about part of Marko Jaric's career is that he married supermodel Adriana Lima.

In terms of strength, he is just a blue-collar worker.

This is also the reason why after the future aliens came to the Clippers, the Clippers immediately made it to the second round, and even played a game seven with the Suns in the second round.

The lineup and talents have been accumulated almost completely, and now we just need a suitable point guard to sort it out.

The Clippers are currently giving people the feeling that they are basically holding the ball and playing one-on-one. Playing against such a team is really stress-free.

Double-team whenever he has the ball, but the Clippers' ball movement is not good.

As soon as Lin Yu started to assist in defense, the Clippers fell into an offensive stagnation, often forcing shots and then missing them.

After easily winning the game, Lin Yu is about to face his first opponent, the Los Angeles Lakers!

This season, as the Sharks travel east, Kobe becomes the leader of the team in the true sense for the first time.

In the original history, although the Lakers did not make the playoffs, they had Kobe.

The Lakers should never be underestimated!

And after Lin Yu's consecutive wins, Kobe also had an outburst.

12月5日面对灰熊的比赛之中，科比全场23投17中，三分球3中1，罚球8中7，砍下42分6助攻5篮板的出色表现。

In back-to-back games against the Bulls, he scored 36 points, 5 assists and 8 rebounds.

Although the scoring is not as explosive as in the 2005-06 season, no team dares to underestimate Kobe at this time.

Celtics vs. Lakers!

Lin Yu versus Kobe!

The encounter between two players who score tens of thousands of points is bound to be an exciting contest!

The league also began to promote this game heavily.

Countless fans also started heated discussions.

"Lin Yu vs. Kobe! A matchup between two explosive scorers at the scoring champion level.

"I wonder how Kobe can perform against his arch-rival, the Celtics?"

"If it's another double 50-point battle, it will be exciting!"

"..."

At home in Los Angeles, Kobe Bryant's eyes were full of fighting spirit after watching the video of Lin Yu and the Clippers.

He has long wanted to fight with Lin Yu!
Not only because the Cardinal finally chose Lin Yu, but also because Lin Yu defeated the Dream Team and dunked over Shaq!

For Kobe today.

What he wants to do most now is to suppress Shaq.

Lin Yu defeated the shark.

Kobe defeated Lin Yu.

So, Kobe>Lin Yu>Shaq.

in the hotel.

Lin Yu had no idea about competing against Kobe.

Tony, on the other hand, was extremely excited at this moment.

"Lin, we're going to play against Kobe tomorrow!"

"Tony, you can just guard Kobe when the time comes."

Lin Yu knew how powerful Kobe was.

Did Los Angeles Malone really think this was a joke?
When it comes to getting hit by an elbow, it's naturally Tony, the 'Kobe Terminator', who will take the blame.

The evening of July 12.

After nightfall, the magnificent Staples Center is already ablaze with splendor.

When Lin Yu and others arrived at the Staples Center to warm up, many celebrity fans were already there.

Under the league's publicity, the popularity of this game has already been terrifying.

Will Smith, Dolby Digital, Leonardo DiCaprio and others came to watch the game.

In addition, there are a number of beautiful stars, such as Anne Hathaway, Charlize Theron and so on.

The Lakers legends were all present at this time, including Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Magic Johnson, and Baylor, who were sitting on the sidelines.

Lakers' old Buss also came to the scene accompanied by his son.

The live commentators were also replaced by Barkley and Smith.

"Charles, the game is about to begin. Which team do you think will win in the end?"

"I think it's the Lakers! The Celtics are playing back-to-back games, and the Celtics guards have been playing poor defense for a long time."

Buckley gave his opinion.

Smith nodded and said, "What you said makes sense, but we still have to watch the game. Lin Yu and Kobe also started talking at this time. It seems that they should be having a very pleasant conversation!"

joy……

If Lin Yu heard what Smith said, he would definitely feel helpless.

His conversation with Kobe just looked very 'pleasant'.

Actually...

In fact, the conversation between the two was definitely not a pleasant one.

"Lin Yu, you defeated the Dream Team and dunked over Shaq. You did a great job."

"However, the fact that you are wearing a Celtics jersey means that you are the enemy of the Lakers. Since you are an enemy, I must defeat you and the Celtics!"

Looking at the confident Kobe, Lin Yu directly responded.

"Kobe, it's good to be confident, but you can't be too conceited."

"The Celtics are No. 1 in the Eastern Conference, and it's a question whether the Lakers can even make the playoffs."

The Lakers are currently ranked tenth in the Western Conference.

At present, it is indeed difficult for the Lakers to enter the playoffs.

After hearing Lin Yu's words, the smile on Kobe's face disappeared instantly and his expression became serious.

"Lin Yu, I want to give you a piece of advice, that is, don't provoke me, otherwise the consequences will be terrible!"

"Kobe, I know you are a tough guy, but you also have to understand one thing, I am also a tough guy!"

Hearing Lin Yu's confident voice, Kobe's eyes flashed with a hint of solemnity, which was then replaced by fighting spirit.

He knew Lin Yu was very strong!
but……

The enemy Kobe wants to defeat is a strong enemy like Lin Yu!

(End of this chapter)