thefictionvixens Chapter 477 Surprise and Fright
Chapter 477 Surprise and Fright
The 51 million viewership of the opening game really boosted the morale of the league and the media.
But as the Cavaliers lost by a huge margin, reports such as the SuperSonics' "announcement of the results of this season in advance" caused all kinds of curses on Lin Dong on the Internet across the United States, as well as various complaints about the league.
Frankly speaking, the pressure on the league in the past two days is still quite high. Stern feels that the NBA's ratings will definitely experience a sharp drop in the future. He hopes that other games can stabilize at 20 million and the SuperSonics can stabilize at home. Just live at the 30 million mark.
But what he didn't expect was that several games would follow the next day...
Raptors vs. Knicks, 31 million viewers.
Warriors VS Clippers, 29.59 million viewers.
76ers VS Pistons, 35 million viewers.
Mavericks VS Spurs, 36 million viewers.
As for the Lakers VS Nets, the viewership rating soared to 42 million.
The sudden wealth caught the league and Stern somewhat off guard.
what happened? How did this become popular?
If we say that the opening game between the SuperSonics and the Cavaliers had high ratings, it was because of the good preparation before. So what happened to these games? Judging from the ratings of last year's regular season, except for the SuperSonics, no game had more than 30 million viewers, but now this is...
Alliance investigators found the answer on the Internet.
——The Cavaliers can't be counted on. Looking at the Pistons, I feel that the Pistons are more restrained than the SuperSonics. There is no chance of fighting against the SuperSonics. They still have to rely on defense!
——The Cavaliers can't be counted on. You can look forward to the Mavericks and Spurs. I feel that the Spurs are very strong this year. The GDP combination is starting to show off. Manu's effect as the sixth man is quite good, and he actually beat the Mavericks by 19 points...
——The Cavaliers can't be counted on, we still have to look at the Lakers! The Big Four are gathering together, and I feel that Andrew Bynum, the rookie selected this year, is also very good. He is 213 centimeters tall and nearly 130 kilograms. His physical fitness is as good as Chandler! You can either serve as a substitute for Dayao, or you can move him to the 4th position, and then let Odom go to the 3rd position, so that the Lakers will have no loopholes!
——Indeed, based on my 20 years of experience watching football, the Lakers have a great chance!
——Lakers! Lakers! Lakers!
The top leaders of the alliance finally solved the case amidst the astonishment.
The current fans are scolding Lin Dong, but the more they scold him, the more angry Lin Dong becomes. Black Fire is also popular!
Needless to say, fans watch SuperSonics games because they want SuperSonics to be beaten in the face. By the way, they also start watching games of other strong teams, not because they are fans, but because they want to. Evaluate for yourself which team can pose a threat to the SuperSonics. Since you have watched the games of the strong teams, you can just go and watch the weak teams. Maybe there are some potential stocks that the official media has not noticed?
To put it bluntly, fans across the United States are now helping the other 29 teams in the NBA with suggestions, eager to brainstorm and help them come up with a way and combination to defeat the Sonics.
With such enthusiasm for national participation, it is difficult for the NBA to become popular...
Stern couldn't help laughing while listening to the discussions of the senior executives, and he couldn't help feeling a little secretly worried.
If before, the Sonics faced the entire league, now, it feels like the Sonics are forced to face the entire United States.
Good guy! Jordan has never received such treatment, and if the SuperSonics really win the championship this season, then... I wonder what the ratings of the SuperSonics' next game will be?
On October 29th, the SuperSonics faced the Chicago Bulls at home.
On one side is last season's championship, and on the other side is a weak team that was last in the Eastern Conference last season. There is no suspense about the outcome of the game, and it may not even be much fun to watch. The league's estimated highest ratings are about Around 40 million.
But while the SuperSonics home court was still warming up, the record had been broken again.
45 million!
——I just want to see what it's like for the Sonics to beat a weak team.
——Can you win by 50 points? Bulls, please work hard and don't be nailed to the pillar of shame!
——Hahaha, winning or losing is not important. What is important is that the Asian devil only scored 21 points. I bet he can only score 40 points this time! That guy is old!
——I'm only 21...I bet the Asian Devil can score 50 points!
——No matter how many points he scores, I came to see Barkley kiss the ass of "Three Thousand Thousand Thousand Dollars for Your Life"! That dog is fierce, let me tell you...
——The champion of the dog fighting competition, that guy killed two Dogo!
——Oh my God, Barkley won’t be disfigured, right?
——Hahaha, I’m really looking forward to Barkley’s next bet!
The competition is not exciting enough, let’s make up for the entertainment topics.
So what if we beat a weak team? ABC can survive, but Buckley is willing to sacrifice...
The ratings immediately exceeded the 50 million mark as soon as they came up! And when Barkley fearfully approached the butt of the bulldog that was locked in the cage, the majestic "Three Thousand Thousand Thousand Dollars for Your Life" suddenly turned around and rushed forward with the cage weighing 30 kilograms. , the cage buzzed loudly, and the two big men could hardly hold it down, frightening the giant Buckley so much that he fell to the ground, his lips turning white.
This generation of netizens is no longer too difficult to deal with... This generation of netizens are going to kill you!
After the owner teased the pit bull with beef jerky and finally brought the huge red anus to the edge of the cage, Buckley took the opportunity to give it a quick kiss and felt the fishy smell of the tumor. He bet that he would never I don’t want to bet anymore!
The ratings also rose steadily to 52 million during Barkley's sacrificial kiss, surpassing the previous peak of the Sonics' game against the Cavaliers.
And then...after all, I've come here, I've seen the excitement, so what can I do if I watch more games?
52.5 million, 53 million, and at halftime, the score difference was 75:52, especially since Lin Dong scored 39 points in halftime, and the Internet was full of Barkley being beaten by Pitbull. The screenshots of the news, which made people sit on the ground in fear, attracted more people to come.
54 million! 55 million!
As a team, when the final score was fixed at 138:98, the SuperSonics suddenly raised the national ratings to 55 million.
Great ratings, great championship, fans have a sense of unfinished business, and the league also feels a sense of relief.
The regular season ratings of 55 million... Even if it plummets in the next game, I will admit it!
But the fact is not.
On October 31st, the SuperSonics challenged the Orlando Magic away from home. Without Barkley's attention-grabbing topic, there were still 51 million viewers.
On November 3, the SuperSonics faced the Los Angeles Clippers at home, 132:113. While winning their fourth consecutive victory this season, they also received 52 million viewers.
The topic on the Internet about the Sonics and Lin Dong continues to become more popular, and is about to reach a peak.
Because there will be a two-day rest period after the 3rd, and the next opponent will go to the Staples Center Arena in Los Angeles to face another super battleship in the league this year-the Los Angeles Lakers!
——The Sonics are finished, the real Predator is here!
——Compared with the Lakers, the Cavaliers are a bunch of wimps!
——We have the latest generation of super center Yao Ming! There is a Kobe Bryant who is the heir to Jordan! There is Nash, the best passer in the league! There is the most comprehensive Odom in this league! We even have Bynum, the most surprising super-talented rookie this year! And the core has been working together for a long time. We are not a strong team on paper like the Cavaliers, who pieced together things from here and there!
——See you at Staples Center on November 5th! The whole United States witnessed the Lakers' God-killing moment!
Before the war even started, the Internet was already full of calls about the Lakers. Everyone was looking forward to it with great excitement. The popularity was unparalleled and even surpassed this year's Super Bowl, which was still in the regular season.
It can actually suppress the popularity of the most popular sports in the United States. Frankly speaking, even Stern himself did not dare to dream about this day, but now it has appeared in real life, and it has come so suddenly. ABC officially predicts that 5 There may even be more than 60 million people watching the game in the United States!
All parties are analyzing the strengths and weaknesses of the two teams. Although through the first few games, it can be seen that the Lakers' lineup is significantly more integrated than the Cavaliers. It is quite smooth, and rookie Bynum's performance in the first few games is also poor. Varejao is indeed much better than the Cavaliers.
However, a rookie is a rookie. If anyone feels that the Lakers lineup has any shortcomings, it can still only be Bynum.
The Cavaliers' lessons are still in front of them. Can the Lakers pass?
Just when fans across the United States were extremely worried, on the night of the 3rd, a blockbuster transfer deal appeared.
The Nets took the initiative to lay off Doug Christie, and on the day he was laid off, Christie returned to the place where his dreams began - the Los Angeles Lakers - with a veteran contract worth 1.5 million per year!
Fans across the United States were excited at this moment.
Doug Christie, from 2000 until 2004, was named to the league's best defensive second team three times and one time to the league's best defensive first team!
This is a super powerful defensive expert at forwards and guards, and he is also the kind of natural defensive type whose desire to defend is greater than his desire to attack on the court!
But if you think he can only defend, you are wrong. Whether he is with the Raptors or the Nets, this guy is the kind of guy who does not need a lot of ball rights, but can always make a stable scoring contribution in every game. Player, in the past two years, he has developed a good outside shooting in order to cooperate with Kidd, shooting 38.6% from three-point range.
A super strong player on the defensive end and a three-point shooter from the outside, he even only needs an annual salary of 1.5 million!
This is simply a dream championship puzzle for the Lakers, and it just fills the Lakers' vacancy at the small forward position.
What is a truly strong team and an invincible lineup? The Cavaliers are nothing, but the Lakers are!
——The Lakers are completely invincible, the Sonics are dead!
——I have already bought champagne for the night of the 5th. If the SuperSonics lose, I will start!
--guys! Coordinates XXXX, Harklim's Tavern. As long as the SuperSonics lose, I'll give the whole game a round!
——Sit back and watch the Asian devil fall from the altar!
.........November 4th, Seattle, God Arena.
"Run, run!" McMillan was shouting instructions to the players on the sidelines.
They are leaving for Los Angeles in the afternoon. The Lakers have just added a complete super lineup, which still puts considerable pressure on the SuperSonics.
Although Lin Dong, who is the backbone of the team, still looks tepid and smiling, it does not mean that others are as relaxed as him.
Although it is only a regular season game, the whole world is watching now. If they really lose, the Sonics will probably encounter the most powerful wave of ridicule in history.
Judging from each other's lineups, this Lakers is enough to give the SuperSonics a headache.
Why is it easy to beat a knight?
That's because the Cavaliers have a huge loophole, and that's because most of the time, the Sonics are actually playing five against four.
But after welcoming the addition of Doug Christie, this Lakers team has almost no loopholes. Although not all of the five positions are historical giants, every one of them is at least in their prime. Strong players with extremely rich experience, even the youngest Yao Ming is already in his fifth year in the league.
With a perfect lineup, a mature mentality and rich experience, as well as a desire to win that is not lost to the Sonics, this Lakers is by no means comparable to the Cavaliers, who had problems everywhere before.
Everyone's heart is not relaxed, and they are all holding back their strength.
"Rukawa Kaede! The core of the rotation is moving, moving! Don't just stare at one place. How can you integrate into the team on the defensive end like this! Do you want to become the team's biggest defensive hole!"
"Sakuragi! Don't pay too much attention to Rukawa Kaede. He will solve his problems by himself. As a teammate, you can only trust him, but don't think that you can help him solve it! Even your defensive rhythm is now affected. It’s gone astray!”
Sakuragi Hanamichi scratched his head in embarrassment, while Rukawa Kaede held up his legs and kept panting. He had almost never rested in two consecutive intra-team games. It was almost 12 o'clock now, and it was 3 o'clock in the afternoon. He flew to Los Angeles, but the head coach has trained him to such an extent that it seems he is still not going to play in tomorrow's game.
Frankly speaking, Rukawa Kaede has no complaints about this.
McMillan's demands on him are now getting higher and higher, and Rukawa Kaede is extremely grateful.
Chance?
If it were the former Rukawa Kaede, he might think that giving playing time is giving him an opportunity.
But now he understands that if he is willing to train you and demand high standards from you, then he will truly give you a chance.
After all, he experienced the head coach's indifference to him when he was in the Hornets, and also experienced seasons with low requirements and low performance... Sometimes people are really mean, and being scolded is something that makes him very happy. .
——The core of the rotation is flowing, following the ball, and it is regular!
While listening to McMillan's curse, he kept thinking about the loopholes in his defense just now.
Lin Dong and others have already sat on the sidelines to rest. There will be a game tomorrow, and the main players can't be too harsh.
Ding ding ding…
One of the pile of mobile phones placed on the bench seat suddenly rang.
Lin Dong took a look and saw that it was Sakuragi's mobile phone. It was still using the phone case from his and Haruko's wedding photo. The caller ID read 'Mom'.
Sakuragi is still playing on the court.
The two families were already very familiar with each other, so Lin Dong picked him up with a smile: "Aunt Aiko, Sakuragi is training, what's going on?"
"Uh-huh? My mother's phone number? What's the matter?" Sakuragi Hanamichi turned around and looked over in his busy schedule.
But Lin Dong's expression suddenly condensed: "Which hospital?"
As soon as these words came out, Sakuragi Hanamichi's expression suddenly changed, and then the entire arena became quiet. The players on the court stopped moving, and everyone looked in the direction of Lin Dong.
Sakuragi’s mother’s phone number? What hospital? Who is in the hospital? Oh my God!
Sakuragi Hanamichi's heart suddenly tightened, and he almost fell to his knees in fear.
"Oh, okay, I'll ask him to come over right away!"
Lin Dong hung up the phone with a serious face, and at this moment, the expressions of everyone in the entire arena involuntarily became serious.
Sakuragi Hanamichi swallowed hard, her heart pounding with nervousness, and asked in a trembling voice: "Brother Gao, Gao Ren? Who went to the hospital? This, this..."
"It's Haruko." Lin Dong's serious expression almost made Sakuragi Hanamichi cry, but then his expression changed and turned into a laughing expression: "It's time to give birth! You are going to be a father. , hurry up and go! It’s at Alibo!”
Sakuragi Hanamichi was stunned for a moment, then her legs went weak and she almost knelt on the ground: "Damn it, I was almost scared to death by you... Alibo is a confinement center, what kind of hospital is it!"
"I forgot. When I heard that I was about to give birth, I thought I was in the hospital." Lin Dong said with a smile: "Okay, okay, don't care about this little joke, hurry up! If you are late, you will miss the baby. The moment you are born, you will regret it for the rest of your life!”
Sakuragi Hanamichi patted her chest several times and took a breath, then the corners of her mouth opened involuntarily, and she said to herself: "I'm going to be a dad, I'm going to be a dad! Hahahahaha!" "
As he said that, he threw the basketball in his hand, laughed and ran out the door.
"Your mobile phone! Car keys!" Lin Dong caught up with him dumbfounded: "Forget it if you don't change clothes. I don't have the car keys with me. Why don't you walk over there?"
"Hahaha! I'm too excited!" Sakuragi Hanamichi was so excited that he ran back to pick up his mobile phone and car keys. Then he suddenly remembered: "Wait, aren't we taking a flight to Los Angeles at 3pm? I..."
"Go ahead, there are competitions every day, but you don't have children many times in your life." MacMillan smiled and pushed his back: "Hurry up and go see Haruko. Don't worry about the competitions or anything like that. Spend two days with Haruko. , I’ll give you a rest!”
"But tomorrow we play the Lakers..."
"What's going on, you don't believe us? The Supersonics won't move without you?" Payton scolded: "Who are you looking down on, mother-in-law, mother-in-law, why don't you get out of here!"
"Isn't it Yao Ming? I support him!" Chandler patted his chest: "Don't forget that I am the real center of the SuperSonics!"
"Hahaha!" Lin Dong also said with a smile: "Be at peace with Qingzi and wait for our good news! By the way, tell Qingzi that we will go see her and my godson after the game!"
Even the master and brother Takato said this, Sakuragi Hanamichi finally stopped insisting and said proudly: "How can you be sure that he is a godson? It's not like you are in my wife's belly, maybe he is a goddaughter?"
"Come on guys, if you come back after losing, you can hug me from now on, hahahaha!"
"Damn it, you are getting more and more arrogant. You dare to say this in front of Lin..."
"Get out of here, you arrogant thing!"
"When we beat the Lakers, we'll beat you when we come back!"