Chapter 320

150:92.

The final whistle blew, and the score was fixed at this number.

58 points, not a point more, not a point less, just right.

Neither the arrogance of 60 points nor the mediocrity of 40 points.

This was the biggest point difference in Lakers history; even tracing back to the Minneapolis days, it was the same.

The moment the whistle blew, Arenas very cleverly hugged the basketball; he jumped up and down excitedly, constantly shouting at the camera: "I am the Lakers terminator, I am the Lakers terminator."

It could be seen that Arenas had great resentment toward the Lakers.

However, the camera did not capture his application; instead, it kept moving toward Fan Xi. Reporters also flocked to Fan Xi, who had 31 points, 16 assists, 10 rebounds, 3 steals, and 2 blocks in the game; they wanted to hear Fan Xi talk about this game.

"The situation is just like that; we won, they lost. We finished the regular season with a 3:1 record. I am satisfied with having such excellent results in my first season joining the Clippers."

Fan Xi told the reporters in a flat tone. It felt as if he had just bought a burger while shopping and then eaten it.

"But you achieved the biggest point difference in the history of the two teams' matchups; you slaughtered the Lakers."

The reporter pressed.

"Oh, that does sound quite nice." Fan Xi nodded, his eyebrows raised slightly.

It felt like a super big shot hearing that the stocks they bought randomly had risen another 10 percent.

"However, before the game, we heard that you wanted to face the Lakers in the first round of the playoffs. Looking at the result now, you won this game. So, does it mean you changed your playoff plan?"

The reporter continued to ask.

"Plan? What plan?" Fan Xi frowned. He was a brilliant actor; his first movie was a collaboration with top female star Jennifer Aniston, and it grossed 690 million USD globally. For a low-budget comedy, it was already the highest-returning movie of the year. Now, countless movie producers were waiting for Jack's vacation; they hoped Fan Xi would hurry up and finish the damn NBA season and then throw himself into the Hollywood movie business.

Therefore, for Fan Xi, this bit of "playing dumb" was simply second nature. "Can playoff opponents even be chosen?"

Uh...

This sentence silenced the reporter.

ESPN reporters were all strictly trained, but at this moment, they really couldn't hold it together: You don't choose, yet you lost to so many bad teams before? The Clippers fell all the way from second in the West to seventh? You slaughtered the Lakers like this even without Nowitzki, and you still say you didn't choose? Still say you don't know martial arts?

Fan Xi took advantage of his confusion to wave at the camera and left.

At this time, the Clippers' "official spokesperson" took the initiative to come to the camera. Arenas, holding the basketball that had completed the slaughter of the Lakers, shouted loudly at the camera: "Clippers fans, celebrate! Los Angeles is ours from now on; it's time to let the whole city wear the blue and white jersey. Only the Clippers can lead Los Angeles out of the Pacific; we are going to conquer the world!"

Arenas sprayed spit at the microphone excitedly.

He shouted wantonly: "The Bas family did too many wrong things; they rejected me in the offseason and traded Jack. That is why they lost by 58 points tonight."

Arenas was very excited.

This former "Great General King" was angry that the Lakers rejected his olive branch in the offseason, and he finally got this frustration out.

Although everyone felt that this matter didn't seem to have much to do with him.

The Clippers fans in front of the TV were extremely excited; they had once again held their heads high. The Clippers had beaten the Lakers three times this season, each time more domineering than the last. They finally flew to the branch and became phoenixes; they finally didn't have to secretly like the Clippers and could finally shout loudly that the team I like is the number one in Los Angeles. They couldn't wait to see the frustration on the faces of the arrogant Lakers fans.

On the internet, the battle between the two sides had already begun.

Clippers fans were tagging Lakers fans everywhere on the internet, sending screenshots of the 58-point tragedy; for a time, it was a bloodbath.

At this time, D'Antoni accepted an interview. He said this was an asymmetrical game; it should not be listed as a reflection of the strength of both sides, even the Clippers were very clear about this point, because our important inside and outside cores were not on the court.

D'Antoni's words were able to appease the Lakers fans.

Until the video of Howard and Paul being confronted at the bar appeared on the internet.

Clippers fans and Los Angeles media close to the Clippers immediately added sarcasm. "So Howard's hospital is a bar?" "Chris Paul's diploma was awarded at a nightclub"... such ridicule was inserted at every opportunity.

Lakers fans really couldn't take it.

Being slaughtered was already uncomfortable enough.

And then to be filmed with two core players who were supposed to be "injured" or "going to get their diplomas" drinking at a bar.

They were like a mute eating coptis; they had bitterness they couldn't speak of.

The Lakers media held it in for a long time, only to say sourly: The Clippers lack sportsmanship; they deliberately released news that they would play the Lakers in the first round of the playoffs, causing the Lakers to relax and the two core players to rest, and then the Clippers slaughtered the Lakers.

However, such a reason was full of loopholes when spoken.

Soon, media close to the Clippers retorted: Was it because you were afraid of playing the Clippers in the first round that you wanted to deliberately lose the game and deliberately let the two core players go to the bar to drink?

And, if you were so strong, how could we slaughter you by 58 points without our inside core Nowitzki?

Both questions were lethal.

The Lakers had completely fallen this time.

On one hand, they couldn't explain their spiritual weakness, and on the other, they couldn't avoid the reality of the crushing defeat.

According to inside information, Kobe Bryant was furious in the locker room that night, and he had an open argument with Jean Bas.

He demanded that Jean Bas stop interfering in internal player matters.

This was the first time since 2007 that Kobe Bryant had such an intense conflict with the team's management. Even in 2007, it was just purely putting pressure on the team to strengthen the team's lineup construction.

But now, he was openly and directly accusing Jean Bas, telling her to shut up.

This proved Fan Xi's extreme disapproval of Jean Bas's time in office.

As the team leader and the soul of the team, Kobe's words had great power.

It meant... a series of operations since Jean Bas took over were "wrong."

It was a big blow to Jean Bas. It also formed a great influence on the Lakers board of directors. Although Jean Bas held absolute shares of the Lakers, but... if Jean Bas continued to fail like this, both the board of directors and the family would form strong opposition, and at that time, Jean Bas would not be able to sit firmly in her current position.

Jim Bas was very likely to take over.

Now, the media was already releasing such voices.

After all, during the period when Jim Bas was in charge last season, the Lakers won three consecutive championships.

Jim Bas and Fan Xi's relationship was very, very good; if he took charge of the team again, perhaps he could make the Lakers and Clippers more peaceful.

Looking back, if Jim Bas had always been in charge of the Lakers, without Jean Bas, how powerful the Lakers would be now. Sigh!

When Fan Xi left, he once told Jim Bas that it wouldn't take three years for them to know how good he was.

And now, it was over-completed; it hadn't even been a year.

Only, at that time, Fan Xi felt that as long as Jim Bas took charge of the team again, he would still be willing to return to the Lakers.

But now, as Fan Xi became the Clippers owner, he would never be able to put on a Lakers jersey again. After all, those in the same city are the real enemies.

This slaughter caused the number of Clippers fans to grow again.

Although this was not a zero-sum game, the fact that the Clippers' influence in the City of Angels was getting closer and closer to the historical giant Lakers was visible to the naked eye.

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That night, the TV in Fan Xi's house was full of media sarcasm toward the Lakers, as well as ridicule of Chris Paul and Dwight Howard.

This didn't make Fan Xi burst into laughter, but his mood was pleasant.

Nowitzki returned in the game against the San Antonio Spurs.

This was the last game between the Spurs and the Clippers this season, and the Spurs' mood was very complicated. Popovich was particularly sad; he never dreamed that he had been smart for a lifetime, calculating for a lifetime, and now he was actually pitted by Fan Xi.

He found Fan Xi before the game: "If I win this game, we still have a chance to enter the top three in the West."

Fan Xi shook his head and said to him: "You have no chance."

This game also proved this point.

Nowitzki's return brought vigorous vitality to the Clippers; the Clippers didn't have any abruptness, because Nowitzki had already practiced with the team in the training gym for at least three weeks.

Every Clippers player was familiar with his presence on the tactical end.

Nowitzki could finally rest assured and be a sharp tool for breaking through defenses, and his offensive energy was released like never before.

He made the Spurs' defense extremely uncomfortable on the offensive end.

Fan Xi's assaults, Leonard's one-on-one play, and the embellishment of a group of veterans kept the rhythm of the game firmly in the Clippers' hands.

Although it was difficult to take down the Spurs, this provoked beast, it lasted until the last 1 minute, when Fan Xi and Nowitzki hit consecutive three-pointers to gain the winning advantage.

The Spurs had to swallow this defeat.

They would go to the fourth position in the West.

Because of this victory, the Clippers locked their opponent as the Oklahoma City Thunder in advance. In five days, they would fly to Oklahoma to start their playoff journey.

This would be Fan Xi's first time representing the Clippers in the playoffs.

Although before the season started, no one was optimistic that he could lead this young team well; at that time, some even said they were "old, weak, sick, and disabled."

But now, people had to discuss the possibility of them winning the championship. After they slaughtered the Lakers by 58 points, they became the number three seed for the championship, ranked behind the Miami Heat and the Los Angeles Lakers.

Such a ranking made the Thunder very dissatisfied. As everyone knows, the Thunder, Clippers, and Bulls are the three "little ones" of the league's new forces. The comparison between them is very active and comprehensive; for a long time, the media thought the Bulls were first, the Thunder second, and the Clippers third.

Now, as the playoffs are approaching, it has become Clippers first, Bulls second, and Thunder third.

How could the Thunder take that?

Their team was full of youthful vigor.

Before the regular season was even over, the Oklahoma media was already blowing the horn for a first-round sweep of the Clippers in the playoffs.

This public opinion made Fan Xi stunned; it was even more absurd than Justin Bieber saying he wanted to offer his virginity to Kendall Jenner.

Kendall Jenner had suddenly become popular during this period; she made a great name for herself in the modeling circle, and then began to get involved in the fashion industry, and was also named one of the 10 most beautiful faces in the world.

After Justin Bieber suffered and stumbled with Selena, this young global idol locked his sights on the equally young Kendall Jenner.

He believed he could definitely become a couple with Kendall Jenner; he believed Jenner had no reason to refuse him.

After all, he was now the male singer with the highest global traffic; wouldn't dating him make one's popularity soar?

The Kardashian family loved to sponge off popularity the most.

However, interestingly, Kendall Jenner ignored Justin Bieber, but Khloe Kardashian jumped out and said she was willing to teach Justin Bieber how to date.

This sounded a bit absurd, an old cow eating tender grass.

Fan Xi treated it as Onion News.

However, if Khloe really got together with Justin, he would still give his blessings.

Of course, he believed Justin's taste wasn't that bad.

The Clippers' last opponent was the Golden State Warriors.

This season, the Warriors once entered the top eight of the regular season, but at the last moment, they fell behind because they were too young.

Stephen Curry came to Los Angeles with the team, but his season was already written off at the end of March. He was injured; it wasn't an injury that endangered his athletic ability, but it was also troublesome and required a long period of recuperation.

fan-x was very concerned about this brand ambassador and specially hired the best rehabilitation therapist for him, and of course, there was Chen Ye, the guy Rose called the number one in Oriental sports science, on standby at any time.

After Curry came to Los Angeles this time, he would not return to the Bay Area. He had property in Los Angeles, and he spent most of his time here every summer; he would next enter the training camp held by the fan-x brand.

The fan-x brand had previously been criticized for being too far from sports. In the last six months, they sponsored several universities, became their equipment provider, and also actively promoted in the country, but it was a bit different from other brands. The fan-x brand sponsored more campus basketball projects, letting basketball take root and form a scale in campus leagues at all levels.

Curry and Fan Xi, in addition to holding training camps in the United States, would also go to the country to hold training camps.

This had very important promotional significance for basketball culture.

The game against the Golden State Warriors was played very easily; Fan Xi didn't even play.

Because the victory of this game would not affect the Clippers' rock-solid seventh position in the West.

The Warriors were also eager to end this failed season; their players were all thinking about going fishing.

Therefore, this was a family-friendly game; both sides played with peace, friendship, and fun. David Lee fell down, and the Clippers players even pulled him up.

Similarly, when Arenas stumbled upon landing from a dunk, it was David Lee who hugged him.

Such a game atmosphere was pleasant.

At the same time, it was also short-lived.

Because the tense playoffs had arrived.