Chapter 149 Oprah Talk Show Live
The crazy quartet of the summer trading market and the unbeaten horror of the 16 games in November, which set the NBA opening record, have been put under the microscope of all the league's giants.
Almost all the media are touting the strength of the Los Angeles Clippers. They can't wait to say directly that the Clippers have won the NBA championship this year. The fast ships know the truth that the heat will die, so before every game, Mike Dunleavy will always find a way to cool the team's state and try to dispel the pride of the team. At this time, the veterans played a key role. They set an example for the young players. In such a situation, the Clippers were able to win all the way.
But there are always people who like to pick bones in eggs and say that the Clippers' 16-game winning streak is not enough.
"Behind the Beautiful Record of Sixteen Wins" - "Clevelandland Sentinel" The popularity of the Los Angeles Clippers has almost swept the United States, and they can be seen in every corner of the newspaper. Yes, it is undeniable that the new NBA record of 16 consecutive wins is scary enough. The victory of 16 games is not just one. The superposition of the difficulty of another game is a gradual process. It is a great feat to be unbeaten in 16 games, but we can see what is behind this beautiful record. Please allow me to define the teams outside the East and West playoffs as teams with slightly weaker strength, so let's turn over the Clippers' winning streak. In the end, it was found that most of the teams were slightly weaker in 16 games. Only five of the winning teams participated in the East and West playoffs last season. They are the San Antonio Spurs, the New Orleans Hornets, the Denver Nuggets, the Detroit Pistons, and the Philadelphia 76ers, but the recognized United The only strong team is San Antonio, and the first loss to the Clippers is not necessarily a power gap or a chemical reaction. So can it be said that the gold content of these 16 consecutive wins is insufficient? Finally, please take a rational look at the victory of each team. Maybe there are other things worth paying attention to.
Although the article of the Cleveland Sentinel seems to be just an ordinary article that attacks the surname is not very strong and it is also an innovation to take an alternative route in the trend of the Clippers, other media in contact with Cleveland naturally thought that it was just speaking for the Cavaliers. And the Cavaliers in the new season didn't get any specific reinforcements, just signing Anthony. Parker also lost the insider Ben. Wallace led to a considerable decline in the strength of the team's lineup to a certain extent, but the Cavaliers still performed strongly in the new season. Under the leadership of James, they only lost two games in November. The excellent performance of James and Lin Fei in the new season made them firmly occupy the top two in the list of Most Valuable Players.
December 25 is another Christmas, and this day will be the most direct dialogue between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Los Angeles Clippers. Before that, the Clippers still have 13 games, and the intensity of 13 games in 24 days is not too strong.
On December 2, the Los Angeles Clippers' first game in January against the Dallas Mavericks, a game that was defined by many expert media as likely to end the winning streak.
And it turns out that this may not exist. The insider lost Brandon Bass and only got Drew. Guden's Mavericks did not improve the strength of the center position he needed most.
The Clippers started the first quarter of the game. The combination of the big shark O'Neal and Roaring Wallace gave the Dallas Mavericks an unforgettable memory. The two scored 27 points in a single quarter, which is more data than the Mavericks scored in the first quarter, Mark. Kuban looked at the inside line of the Clippers on the field and then looked at the inside line of the Clippers under the field. His hatred for the Orlando Magic was even deeper.
Lin Fei did not make a shot in the first eight minutes of the first quarter and completely became a green leaf. Even at the end of the first half, Lin Fei only shot twice and four free throws and scored 9 points. Such a result was far lower than Lin Fei's average score in the first half of the season, but Lin Fei set a new personal half assists in the first half - nine times This number is only four times away from Lin Fei's career single-court assist record. In addition, Lin Fei also grabbed seven rebounds, laying a solid foundation for his triple-double data.
The second half of the game undoubtedly belongs to Roy. Hibbert and Lamar. Odom's, the two substitutes formed a new inside combination. Odom's organizational response, and Hibbert's inside injury dealt a more fatal blow to the Mavericks. When the fourth quarter reached the fifth minute, the game had completely lost its suspense. The 24-point difference made Nowitzki close his eyes, and he deeply felt it. The championship was getting farther and farther away from him. For the first time, he thought of leaving if the team did not continue to strengthen.
And in this Clippers inside singing protagonist game, Lin Fei unconsciously got the twelfth triple-double in his career, which was also his fourth triple-double in the new season. The only regret was that Lin Fei passed by his personal assist record.
Taking the Dallas Mavericks, the Los Angeles Clippers continued to beat the Portland Trail Blazers and then defeated the Milwaukee Bucks back to back to extend their opening winning streak to 19.
Lin Fei averaged 25.4 points per game in November (the 7th in the league), 5.7 rebounds, 6.2 assists, 2.1 steals (5th in the league), 1.3 blocks, 1.6 errors and a shooting rate of 59.8%, a three-point shooting rate of 56.4%, a free throw rate of 97.5%, leading the team in 16 games. The defeated super performance deserves to be the most valuable player in the first month of the West, while Mike Dunleavy won the best coach of the first month in the West, and James was awarded the Most Valuable Player in the East.
"Lin, let me tell you a message that there is a program you must participate in." Bob Pelinka's voice on the other end of the phone penetrated into Lin Fei's ear.
"What program?" Lin Fei was a little surprised what Perinka said about the programs he had to participate in. In the past, he participated in some programs with Lin Fei's consent. Lin Fei chose to refuse because he really didn't have time.
"A talk show, the most famous talk show in the United States, what do you think it is? Dude, you won't know, will you?" Perinka said jokingly.
"Opra. Wen Fry?" Lin Fei couldn't believe that this program would invite him. He used to like to watch this program, because this program is generally topic-oriented and pays attention to practical problems closely related to the lives of ordinary people. Through the discussion and analysis of typical cases, he tries to provide people with a kind of advice to guide surnames. In addition, he will also invite Invite some of the world's top stars to participate in Michael, the king of pop music. Jackson, pop queen Mariah Carey Whitney. Houston and so on. Lin Fei never thought that one day he would be on the most popular talk show in the United States.
"Yes, it's her. Dude, I can guarantee that your income will increase after being invited by her." Perinka's voice was very proud. In his opinion, it was a very correct decision for him to choose to be Lin Fei's agent.
"Okay, Perinka, my income will increase. When exactly? There have been more games recently."
"Don't you know it's when you play Chicago away a week later? Oh, my God, Chicago is Oprah's base camp. Don't you expect Oprah to fly to Los Angeles to record for you? Bush doesn't have this treatment either. Okay, no nonsense. It's better to kill the Bulls before the show, hey. Perinka's laughter made Lin Fei's hair stand up.
Challenging the Chicago Bulls is the end of the Clippers' first Eastern three-game series of the new season. Before that, they still need to face the Indiana Pacers and the Toronto Raptors, and then the Bulls.
And the process of the game was exactly where the away players defeated the Pacers, and then went to Toronto Lin Fei, who contributed 22 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists. In the new season, the fifth triple-double data led the team to a 17-point victory over the opponent.
Lin Fei's increasingly versatile performance has become a phenomenon in the league, and the opposite of Lin Fei is the Little Emperor James. James ranked second four times in the new season's personal triple-double list, and just after Lin Fei played the Raptors, James's game against the Bobcats also contributed triple-doubles. The two of them are invisibly fierce. The competition.
The latest week's best player in the East and West has also been accepted by Lin Fei and James again. This is the best of the seventh week of the new season, but the two have won four times at the same time. Such two have made many media sigh.
"Their strength is the top of the league, but we will not give up and admit defeat. We will do our best to play and strive to win for Chicago fans. This is our greatest wish." Derrick Ross said in an interview with reporters.
And he did the same in the game. One person blew up the Clippers' guard line, but in the end he was outnumbered. He lost in front of the strong Los Angeles Clippers and lost the game by 4 points at home.
Winning the game against the Bulls is also the 22nd victory of the Clippers at the beginning of the season. The record of 22 consecutive wins also equals the second-long winning streak in NBA history set by the Houston Rockets. In the eyes of the expert media, it is not impossible for the Clippers to break the once horrible 33-game winning streak of the Lakers, and even already The media advocated that the Clippers would definitely trample the Bulls' record of 72 wins and 10 losses, but the Clippers seemed very calm without any pride.
"Lin, it's time for you to get ready to go." Perinka was afraid that Lin Fei would forget the time and specially reminded him.
When Lin Fei came to the recording of Oprah's talk show in the Harpo Building, he met Oprah, who was known as the most successful black woman in the United States. Winfrey.
Doney is Oprah's first feeling for Lin Fei, and strength is Oprah's second feeling for Lin Fei.
The highest-paid TV person in the United States smiled kindly, "Welcome to Oprah."
"It's my pleasure!"
"This is a live broadcast, not a recorded broadcast, so you have to be well prepared, but don't lose face in front of the majority of female fans." Oprah said with a smile.
"Are you my fan?" Lin Fei's sudden response brought up the atmosphere.
"Of course, I hope we can have a good cooperation next!"
Oprah stretched out his hand and shook Cao Tian! The staff received Lin Fei with the background makeup artist's simple makeup and gave Lin Fei an interview questionnaire, but the staff told Lin Fei that there were some questions that were not there and needed Lin Fei to answer them on the spot.
After everything was ready, Lin Fei came to the front desk and sat on the big sofa, while Oprah sat on the other side, like a simple conversation between friends. This was not Lin Fei's first time on the program, so everything was natural without tension.
"Lin, are you ready?" Oprah asked, and after getting Lin Fei's answer, he motioned to the cameraman, the lighting engineer and all the staff were ready to be in place.
"Dear audience, welcome to this episode of Oprah Talk Show. Today, our topic is not your life, not your health, but a popular character interview, or idol interview. Let's welcome the core of the NBA Los Angeles Clippers with warm applause." As soon as the voice fell, there was a warm applause in the audience.
"Lin, the first question, what does the NBA mean to you when you are young?"
"Nothing, or just a stage of appreciation!"
"Is it nothing?" Obviously, Oprah couldn't believe Lin Fei's words.
"I'm a very realistic guy. My physical fitness and height determine that I shouldn't fantasize about the NBA, so when I was young, the NBA was nothing to me!"
"Then when did you start to like basketball? And let you change your decision to develop in basketball and become an NBA star?"
"Basketball has always been my favorite, but I decided to develop basketball because my life was extremely embarrassed. For the sake of life, I was found by a producer. He told me that I could become a star. As long as I went to make a movie, I believed it, and then the final reality was that it was a lie. I I was very annoyed that I decided to forget those fantasy down-to-earth efforts, but later Bonnie. Lavlin found me on the street, and she told me to try the Lakers.
"Is it such a good opportunity? You must not have believed it at that time, right?
"Yes, especially I was cheated not long ago, so I thought it was a lie for the first time, but Bonnie gave me the certificate. I thought about it and maybe it was true, so I decided to try it. Fortunately, I stayed."
"Can one certificate convince you? As far as I know, Bonnie is a beautiful woman. Is that the reason for her beauty? Oprah's temporary question surprised Lin Fei.
"Well, didn't I say that someone would believe it?" Lin Fei shrugged his shoulders with a helpless expression, "Obviously you don't believe it."
I heard that you relied on defeating Kobe. Bryant was recognized by Phil Jackson, right? Did you feel that the god of fate finally took care of you at that moment?
"Yes, when I saw Bryant, I was so excited that I almost asked him for an autograph. I was no different from any ordinary fan. Later, my three-pointer moved them. You know, I have super confidence in three-pointers."
"Your progress is obvious. You can see your progress in almost every game. Do you have any secrets to success? It only takes you less than two years to be a rookie and a superstar who can only get three points.
The secret of success? I also want to know the fact that I'm still on my way to success. Bryant told me that as long as I work hard and don't give up, God will always think of you.
"That's why God often wears the No. 8 jersey, because you often keep God in your heart? I think I should do the same to make God like me more. Oprah's humor triggered laughter at the scene.
"There is always a price to pay for becoming famous. Do you like your life now? Always live in the spotlight? There are always many reporters who will follow you.
"To be honest, I don't like this kind of life. I like a quiet life and a life without attention!"
"I don't like it, are you serious? This is really an unexpected answer!" Oprah didn't believe it!
"Seriously, I really don't like it. I don't like to be a focus. I always need to face a lot of pressure to live under a magnifying glass. I don't like it. What you see now is real, and I am also real on the court. But things have two surnames. As you can see, I don't want to make any false impression on you. I'm not a good person, but I'm not a bad person either. I want to keep myself as I am and not change myself because I am famous. Be the most authentic yourself and enjoy playing basketball and enjoy life!"
"Do you think your surname is very strong? I heard that you used to argue with Bryant when you were in the Lakers. Bryant is a bigoted and the whole world knows it. Are you too?"
"It should be. To survive in this world, people must be ambitious and cheerful, and they don't care. This is psychological quality, taking experience as a game. I have to face daily things. In the face of life, I must have a strong psychological quality and must be better than others. Bryant has always been my idol, and his surname is destined for him to succeed.
"You mean you will succeed?"
"Why not? I believe that my efforts will bring success."
"You, Shaq, Rashid, Ron, Andre... So many stars gathered together. What do you expect from the Clippers this season? You should know that you are popular all over the United States now, and almost all the media can see your news.
"The most basic thing for us is to play. We do our best to play every game well. We are exhausted in the training camp. You know, for us, the regular season is not a problem. The key is the playoffs. What we will do when we enter the playoffs? No one wants to know what we are in the regular season. What have they done? They already know that we are a strong team. Our goal is to win the championship, and we work hard for it. A clear goal is more helpful for us to work together! We haven't achieved it for two consecutive seasons. Our goal has never been so firm as this season. We just went for the championship. This is the first time that Lin Fei has directly stated his expectations for this season in front of the public.
"Are you proud to have so many good teammates? They are all superstars! What do you think of such a team?
"That's great. I never imagined playing with so many superstars who are inducted into the Hall of Fame! But every team is not decided by one person or several people. We are a team, an excellent team, good management and coaching staff, good logistics personnel, and of course, excellent players. Everyone is an important part of this team. This is TEAM, so it is the most basic to work hard together. !"
"Then I will ask you one last question about basketball. Who is the best player in the NBA today?"
"I believe Bryant is still the best player in the game. His experience and comprehensive talents are the best. LeBron, Dwight, Tracy and Kevin are also one of the best players in the league.
"Why are you not confident enough without yourself? I thought you would say that the best player is yourself."
"Can I tell you that there is a saying called modesty in China? In fact, I have already said that I am one of them. Lin Fei replied half jokingly.
"Next, I will ask you some ** questions, such as your past, such as feelings, you don't mind, right?"
"Can I say no?" Lin Fei asked back.
"You are a Chinese-American who grew up in Los Angeles. Can you tell me if you have suffered racial discrimination? Although the United States is a country of cooking, it still needs more efforts.
Oprah's problem is undoubtedly the problem of ** to **, and Lin Fei hesitated a little.
"This is Oprah's talk show. It's all real here." Oprah saw Lin Fei's idea.
"Yes." Lin Fei's answer was very short.
"Can you be specific?"
... The one-and-a-half-hour talk show has entered the last 30 minutes. The front is that basketball and past life are mainly analyzed around racial discrimination. Lin Fei's admiration for Oprah is deeper than before.
"Next, let's enter the topic that all the beautiful women are most interested in, OK?" Oprah asked with a smile.
Lin Fei's black line, obviously he has thought of what it is.
"Let's take a look at the big screen first." With the voice, various highlights and celebrations of Lin Fei's game appeared on the huge screen behind Lin Fei. There were shouts, roars, arms shouting, angry eyes and bumping against the opponent. The atmosphere at the scene became warm again. At this time, the picture turned directly to the audience, Scarlett. Johnson, Irene. Andrews, Jessica. Bell, Eliza. The shots of Cusbert and Chen Xiyan appeared one by one, and Scarlett's shots were undoubtedly the most. Finally, VCR was fixed after the rookie season in Dallas, Scarlett hid behind Lin Fei and in front of Lin Fei was Ryan. Reynolds.
Looking at the expressions of the women in the VCR, Lin Fei sighed a lot. This is the happiness of his life, but he can't give everyone public happiness. Which woman doesn't want to accept public happiness.
"It seems that this resonates with Lin. We all know Scarlett. Johnson is Lin's girlfriend. Now let's invite Scarlett. Johnson." Oprah's voice stunned Lin Fei, and Scarlett also came. Scarlett turned her head and walked out of the background at a rhythmic pace.
(to be continued)