Chapter 1171 Durant: What’s the Point of Not Defeating the Pelicans?

The PeLake battle, the game that fans have been looking forward to since the beginning of the season, is finally here.

And it was in a highly anticipated game like the Christmas Day War.

Even before Christmas, fans of both teams were already at loggerheads on social media.

Zhan Du, plus Tang Tian, ​​the Lakers and the Pelicans, these words can definitely bring the most traffic in the league.

Not to mention the aura of All-Star players such as Davis, Simmons, and Middleton.

Regardless of popularity or strength, these are the two strongest teams currently in the league.

"Lakers or Pelicans, who do you think will win in the end?"

The NBA official website also released such a message.

This way of building momentum has further escalated the buzz and made this game the center of attention.

This Christmas Day game takes place at the Staples Center.

The Pelicans team arrived in Los Angeles the day before the game, and they will spend Christmas Eve on the road again this year.

As in the past, Tang Tian gave valuable gifts to his teammates, but what he gave this year was not the most expensive.

Because of their huge broadcast contract, the Pelicans became the third most valuable team in the league last year.

Seizing the opportunity of Christmas this year, Benson traveled to Los Angeles with the team and made an announcement on behalf of the team on Christmas Eve.

If the team can finally complete four consecutive championships, he will give a watch to every player who plays in the finals.

The watch is definitely not an ordinary watch, it is a famous watch, a customized watch co-branded by Patek Philippe and Cartier.

Patek Philippe is the most luxurious watch brand in the world. Most of its watches released every year are limited editions. Cartier is the most popular jewelry luxury brand.

Each of these watches is worth around a million dollars.

From the most expensive championship ring in history in the season opener to today's million-level watch awards, the Pelicans have really spent a lot of money this year.

This is also reasonable. Three consecutive championships are not the only one, but four consecutive championships, not counting the ancient times where Russell was (with few teams), it is the only one.

In order to achieve this goal, Benson and the Pelicans spared no expense and announced the news on Christmas Eve. The purpose is self-evident.

The Pelicans want to complete their fourth consecutive championship, and the Lakers are their biggest enemy this season.

The two sides met for the first time of the season on Christmas Day, and the outcome of this game was also crucial.

On Christmas Day, the Lakers held open training.

This training also attracted the attention of a large number of media reporters.

After the training, the team's new head coach Vogel, team core James and Durant were the focus of interviews with reporters.

Vogel was the head coach of the Pacers youth team, and he is also the most famous in the NBA among all James coaches.

He has a gentle personality and is known for his defense. Judging from the Lakers' performance so far this season, his cooperation with James has been quite successful.

I'm in charge of defense, you do the offense.

Vogel does a pretty good job at this.

James had a smile on his face when he was interviewed. He had a really good time with the Lakers.

"What did you think of tonight's game?"

The reporter asked James.

"I know it's a game that a lot of people are watching, but to me it's a regular season game."

James' tone and mentality seemed calm.

The reporter asked some questions one after another and received similar answers. Basically, there was not much useful information.

"Some people say that you and Durant came here because you could never beat Don. What do you think of this?"

A reporter from FOX Sports saw that there was no useful information and asked a tough question directly.

The reporters beside him became restless when he asked, but they all looked at James invariably.

They are curious about the answer to this question.

"It's an interesting statement, but I already said the reason before I came here. I came here because of the culture and management of the Lakers."

James just had a look of displeasure in his eyes, and immediately said in a calm tone.

He is truly unparalleled in maintaining his media image.

But this is also an expected answer. The dispute over whether the Heat chose Tang Tian or not lasted for so many years.

Even when the inside story was exposed by Riley, James never admitted it.

After hearing the answer, the reporter was bored and turned around to go to Durant's side.

"We're definitely going to win tonight, we're definitely going to win the game."

Compared with James, Durant's answer was obviously more drooling.

And he seemed a little edgy.

Others don't know the reason, but only he and the Lakers players know.

Durant has registered a lot of new accounts this season. The Peul Lake battle is about to begin, and fans from both sides are quarreling.

As a new force, he is also duty-bound. In recent days, the fierce battles with fans on social media have been very intense.

He clearly brought that emotion to reality.

"Someone said you and LeBron came here because you couldn't beat Don. What do you think about that?"

The FOX reporter who just came over took the opportunity and asked a question that he had just asked James.

Similarly, other reporters were also agitated and looked at Durant.

Durant's expression changed greatly and he seemed more excited.

"That's why we're here."

His next answer made all the reporters excited.

“What’s the point if you don’t beat the Pelicans?”

Perhaps feeling that he didn't say enough, Durant then added.

This sentence also caused reporters to nod.

The Pelicans have completed their dynasty and are the hottest team in the league. However, whether Durant is in the Thunder or the Warriors, he has never been able to overcome the Pelicans' hurdle.

There is absolutely no problem with his reason. He came to the Lakers just to beat the Pelicans.

Judging from the reviews in recent years, this Lakers team is also considered the team most likely to defeat the Pelicans.

Although Durant likes to use a trumpet on social media, he is obviously much more real than James.

The content of the pre-game interview between James and Durant was exposed by the media, and things suddenly became interesting.

Because the two people’s answers were completely different.

However, Durant has earned himself a lot of popularity in this wave of reports.

After all, his answer was similar to what the fans thought, and was obviously much more down-to-earth in comparison.

Tang Tian didn't know whether to laugh or cry when he saw this report.

What's the point of not defeating the Warriors? This was Paul's joke in his previous life.

History changed after he traveled through time, and the Warriors only won one championship, so naturally this joke would no longer appear.

Unexpectedly, it happened to Durant again after the Pelicans replaced him.

The personalities of Durant and Paul are very different. It can only be said that many things in the world are sometimes really destined.