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Chapter 1337 Changed the world

Chapter 1,352 The world has changed

The Finals meeting between the Lakers and Celtics became hot news in the sports world. The Trail Blazers suddenly became abandoned, and no one cared about them.

Hakeem Olajuwon said after the game: "We lost by 46 points... This is a complete breach of the bottom line of what we can accept. This is unacceptable... I take responsibility for this loss."

After being a media darling for many years, this was the most devastating time for Jordan. He rarely missed the post-game press conference.

This is very willful and irresponsible. If investigated, he will be labeled as irresponsible.

However, Jordan's agent team is the most outstanding cleaning team in contemporary professional sports. They had prepared their words long before Jordan did such an immature thing.

"Michael Jordan misses press conference because he has flu."

This wave was a double wash in one place, which not only explained why Jordan did not attend the press conference, but also shied away from the responsibility for tonight's fiasco.

Olajuwon has already said "this is unacceptable" and verbally stated that he is willing to take responsibility for the failure, and Teacher Dadan has played the smart flu card again, which is definitely non-stick pan. So, what really needs to be done for

Who is the person responsible for this?

Of course it was Pat Riley who had already declared this the "Last Dance" before the game.

In the Rose Garden media room, a frustrated Riley announced that his coaching career was over.

This time is different from the retreat behind the scenes in 1993, but a true retirement.

Riley decided to retire from basketball entirely.

In order to confirm the authenticity of this matter, the reporter confirmed it several times.

"Coach Riley, are you saying that you will leave the coaching position, or are you going to leave professional basketball completely?"

"I mean, I'm leaving basketball completely."

"This means that after you leave the Trail Blazers, you will not look for another job?"

"You can understand it this way."

"What if a team kindly invites me?"

"I don't plan to come back." Riley said miserably. "From 1992 to now, my team has lost 12 finals. I am the biggest loser in history. This kind of life makes me sick, and my body

Both my body and mind can no longer bear it, and it’s time for this to end.”

"After retirement, will you still be engaged in basketball-related work?"

"I will never work in basketball again and this is the last time I will answer this question."

In this way, Pat Riley, who was full of controversy, contradictions, stories and legends, bid farewell to the professional basketball stage with a championship ring and 12 times as runner-up.

When Louis learned that Riley was retiring, he was not excited at all.

In every sense, Riley is the biggest opponent Louis has ever encountered in his career.

Although Louis almost never lost to him, as an opponent, Riley came close to victory several times, putting Louis' team on the verge of desperation.

He lost so much that people have forgotten that Riley also led the 1982 Lakers to the championship team when they debuted and were on the verge of collapse. Without him, Showtime would be completely different.

When Riley led the Lakers to a championship in 1982, Louis was there as a scout for the Celtics, still figuring out his way forward and uncertain about the future.

The 82 Lakers are one of the few perfect teams in Louis' mind.

However, no one cares now.

Twelve failures are enough to erase all memories of success.

Because if you lose twelve times in a row on the same track, your only success will be considered luck.

There are winners and no losers.

This is the eternal law of competitive sports.

Louis felt sad for a while, and then he had to look forward.

Defeating the Trail Blazers does not mean winning the championship. The Celtics are already waiting at the final hurdle.

The Lake Kai battle is definitely the most classic matchup in NBA history.

Louis bets Stern is pissed right now why he doesn't promote both teams during the season.

The Knicks and Heat have monopolized all championships since 1988. They are super teams, and they exist beyond other teams.

Most people thought they would rule for another three to five years.

The destructive power of the luxury tax is far greater than imagined.

In its first season, the Knicks fell apart, the Heat self-destructed, and the Trail Blazers were doomed to their current tragic ending from the moment they let Mourning go.

The three super teams collapsed, and the league returned to the troubled times where the heroes were divided. As a result, the Lakers and Celtics, who had the most solid foundations, took advantage of the situation and met again in the finals after ten years.

What a great publicity point is this? The league didn't start its publicity campaign until near the end of the conference finals, which was a little too late.

From now to the start of the finals, there will only be a few days of publicity, and the battles will be completely incomparable to those in 1984.

But he said that from 1984 to now, it has been 13 years, but in this world, there is no saying that "Magic Birds Saved the NBA".

As for the reason, of course it's because the magician was turned into a tragedy artist.

After 1985, the Celtics basically beat the Lakers unilaterally. Therefore, there was not much suspense in the finals, and naturally it could not have the so-called "old" enemy effect that the officials promoted.

After all, do you Lakers have the nerve to say that you are the Celtics’ old enemy? They have faced each other in the Finals ten times in team history and have not won once. Is this an old enemy or a cash machine?

Of course, Lakers supporters also have reasons to say that the 1960s are too long to mention. The competition in the Western Conference in the 1980s was too fierce, unlike the Eastern Conference where the Celtics were in. The competition was weak and it was not difficult to advance to the finals. So The Celtics have taken advantage of the weak competition and poor confrontation in the Eastern Conference to defeat the Lakers again and again in the Finals.

Not to mention why the Lakers have not become stronger in the so-called fiercely competitive Western Conference. This argument was finally shattered in 1989 by the New York Knicks who had done all the bad things.

From 1983 to 1991, the Lakers reached the Finals eight times, losing to the Celtics four times and the Knicks three times.

Obviously, the Lakers are the dividend itself.

With things like this, fans naturally don't take the Lakers seriously.

Therefore, in this world, the chronicles of the NBA in the 1980s and 1990s mainly focus on the Celtics and Knicks.

The official line is that the Celtics took the game to unprecedented new heights and attracted many new audiences, and everything the Knicks did after 1988 reshaped professional basketball and not only made the league more national. , and also allowed the alliance’s commercialization to develop rapidly.

Everything got better in those years, reaching its peak in 1993.

After 1993, the Knicks' long-term dominance and the dangers of the super team began to appear, and the development of the league also stagnated. This was the origin of all subsequent changes.

However, Louis believes that no matter how the NBA develops, the grand occasion of 1993 will never happen again.

"Non-repeatable" is not just talk.

That night, when Louis returned home, there were celebrations from all sides on the memo, one of which concerned Louis very much.

"Coach Lu, congratulations on entering the finals..."

After a long period of polite remarks, the other party got to the point.

"In recent years, domestic NBA basketball academies have developed rapidly and many outstanding talents have emerged. Among them, the most eye-catching child is the kid named Yao Yueban. Although he is only 17 years old this year, his height is already over 2.2 meters..."

After going around in a long circle, Louis finally understood the other party's intention.

It turns out that the NBA Basketball Academy wants to arrange for Yao Yueban to come to the United States to play in the NCAA, but it doesn't know which school is better for him.

Finally, the fat man who was very knowledgeable about basketball and who would become the president of the NBA Basketball Association came into Louis' sight.

Moreover, Yao Yueban in this life is different from his previous life. He is not bound by the youth team and is not hindered by the CBA club. He can come to the United States at his best age and compete with the most talented peers in the world. If he can go to a

A good school, maybe his basketball skills will be more refined than in his previous life.

This cannot be done carelessly and must be done with caution.

(End of chapter)