The next day, Li Fei set off with the team and headed to Los Angeles to challenge last season's champion, the Los Angeles Clippers.
Along the way, Li Fei sat in his seat with a serious expression and did not say a word.
Snow wanted to talk to Li Fei but was stopped by Iverson.
"What's wrong with him today? Why did you suddenly become so cold?"
Snow didn't know what was going on, so he looked at Iverson with confusion.
"Don't ask! Don't provoke him! You'll know tomorrow night!"
After Iverson finished speaking, he put on his headphones and lay on the back of the chair.
Seeing Iverson's mysterious expression, Snow was even more interested in why Li Fei had become like this.
However, since Iverson had said it first, he couldn't ask anymore. He could only observe Li Fei in private.
When they arrived in Los Angeles, Li Fei was the first to put away his luggage and went to the hotel lobby to wait for his teammates.
After everyone was here, Larry Brown took the players to the Staples Center to familiarize themselves with the venue.
Originally, he was only training to get used to the court, but Li Fei had practiced 1000 shots alone, and 500 baskets on each side.
"Li Fei! Take it easy, there's still a competition tomorrow!”
Larry Brown looked at Li Fei, who was practicing shooting, and shouted.
"It's okay! I know what to do!"
Li Fei replied without looking back.
Larry Brown could not do anything to Li Fei. Even he did not know why Li Fei had suddenly become like this.
It wasn't until Li Fei finished his 1000 shots that he realized Larry Brown and Iverson were waiting for him on the sidelines.
"Li Fei! You don't have to take those words to heart! Shaq might have said that for the show's effect!”
It seemed that Iverson had already told Larry Brown about what happened last night.
"I'm just doing what I should do! Other things have nothing to do with me!”
Li Fei said with a straight face.
"Alright! When the game starts tomorrow, he will take revenge on the field!”
Iverson patted Li Fei's shoulder and said helplessly.
Li Fei nodded and turned to pack his things. The three of them then left the arena.
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In the blink of an eye, it was the eve of the competition.
As the champions of last season, Kobe and O'Neal were interviewed by the media before the game.
"Shaq! How many points do you plan to get tonight?”
"I can't say for sure! However, I can tell you that the inside of the 76ers will not score more than 10 points!”
"Do you have anything to say about the rookie Li Fei?”
"Li Fei? Was it some 175-year-old shorty?”
"Yes, I am! It's him!"
"I can only say that when I see him, I will subconsciously tighten my crotch to prevent him from crawling under!”
"Hahaha…"
O'Neill's words made the reporters laugh.
When the reporters asked about Kobe, his answer was even more direct.
"Li Fei? I've never heard of this name before! Shouldn't he ask Allen Iverson about the 76ers?”
Kobe lowered his head and tied his shoelaces. He had no intention of looking at the camera.
The reporters left Kobe's side after getting his answer.
The two star players of the Laker team expressed their disdain for Li Fei, a newcomer. It could even be said that they ignored him.
Iverson, on the other hand, only said one sentence in an interview before the game.
"The Laker will lose! Because they had neglected a very important person!”
Iverson left without looking back.
In the locker room, the atmosphere of the 76ers was very heavy. Every player was doing their own thing, and there was little communication between teammates.
"Children! Are you afraid?"
Larry Brown pushed open the door and walked in, speaking to the 76ers players.
Seeing that no one answered, Larry Brown continued,""The Los Angeles Clippers were last season's champions. That's a thing of the past! A new history is waiting for us to create! Tell yourself that you can defeat them!”
"I can definitely do it! Believe me, brothers!"
As the boss of the team, Iverson had to take the lead at this time.
"Good! We will definitely win!"
Everyone shouted and walked out of the locker room together.
While they were warming up, Iverson walked straight up to Kobe and taunted,""Bryant! Are you ready to be beaten up by me?”
"I'm the champion!"
Kobe turned to look at Iverson and suddenly said this.
"That was last season! The championship this season will be ours!”
Iverson looked at Kobe with determination.
After saying that, he turned around and returned to his own half of the field, starting to stretch.
"Humph…"
Kobe looked at Iverson's back as he left, snorted, and then made a slam dunk with the ball.
"Woo…Looks like Bryant is full of energy tonight!”
The commentator Bowen exclaimed after seeing Kobe's dunk.
"Kobe Bryant and Allen Iverson, ever since they entered the league, they've never stopped fighting! Every time they met, sparks and lightning would fly!”
Hogg said excitedly.
"Unfortunately, Kobe Bryant has O'Neal's support, so his record is much better than Iverson's! Of course, the glory he obtained was even more!”
Bowen's words were telling everyone that Kobe had already won the championship and Iverson hadn't.
"Alright! The match had begun! Let's stop these boring topics first!”
Hogg interrupted Bowen's narration.
With the referee's whistle, O'Neal successfully hit the ball into Brian Shaw's hands.
The Clippers launched their first wave of offense.
Li Fei was still not in the starting lineup for this match.
Larry Brown's intention was to let Li Fei play as the team's sixth player. This way, he wouldn't have to fight for the right to shoot with Iverson.
Li Fei didn't care. As long as he could make a move and let him complete the mission, he could do whatever he wanted.
On the court, the moment the game started, the ball was passed to Shaquille O'Neal inside the paint.
O'Neal used his huge body to forcefully push Mutumbo away. He made a one-handed slam dunk under the basket and scored the first goal of the game.
"Woo…O'Neal is still unstoppable!”
Bao Wen shouted excitedly.
Just as Bowen celebrated O'Neal's slam dunk, Iverson had completed his first attack of the game.
Unable to defend against O'Neal, Iverson took advantage of O'Neal's slow defense speed to force the pace of the game to increase.
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