Chapter 1002 Battle of Two Horses

On this day, the league announced the MVP ranking list for the first time, and Li Ba ranked first, without any controversy.

But it couldn't stop some media with ulterior motives. They still found some problems with Li Ba.

"As the core of the team, a top superstar should make his teammates more efficient, but the Hammers are just the opposite. Look at Tony Allen and Ginobili. They still have one game left. How many breakthroughs? No, because their breakthrough space was completely occupied by the Hammers, and the team did not arrange breakthrough tactics for them. They were deprived of their best skills in the same team as the Hammers. "

"We can also look at former teammates of the Hammers, such as Joe Johnson. It was after Johnson left the Hammers that he was able to break out and become an All-Star star. What does this mean?"

"We can also look at Marion, because the hammer is at the basket, and the number of times he hits the basket is pitiful. They are all outside jumpers."

"Look at Marbury again, how many breakthroughs did he make when he was with the Hammers? Marbury and Marion were both players destroyed by the Hammers, and now the Hammers are destroying Ginobili and Tony Allen ”

There are a lot of similar statements all over the Internet and the media.

But fortunately, Adi has begun to exert his influence in the media industry, so although most of the American media are blackmailing Liba, some are still speaking for him, but they are in the minority.

But no matter which media it is, he has to make headlines.

In the afternoon, when he learned that the Grizzlies had arrived, Li Ba invited Marbury and Marion, as well as Kurt Thomas and Pau Gasol to have dinner at home, and also called Marc Gasol to accompany him.

When he came here last time, he kidnapped a chef to come to the United States. He was a disciple of the old chef whom Gao Yuanyuan had hired for a while. Shandong cuisine was good, as well as Hunan and Sichuan cuisine.

This man's name is Hu Ming, a thirty-six-year-old native of Shandong. Li Ba will let him stay in his home for a few years, and then help him open a large restaurant, either in China or the United States.

Today, Li Ba invited Hu Ming to cook a table of Hunan cuisine that was delicious, delicious, and delicious. Before the dishes were served and no one was served, the people in Marbury began to drool.

When eating Hunan cuisine, you have to drink something white, but as an athlete, it’s good to drink some wine. Li Ba doesn’t like white wine very much, so he opened a bottle of 2004 Senbei Premium.

"Hammer, the media is really targeting you now, even more so than in previous seasons." Marbury said.

"I'm Chinese." Li Ba said nonchalantly.

Marion said: "Now some media are provoking other players to target you, but I don't think any fool would dare to provoke you on the court."

"Boss, kill them and blow their heads off." Marc Gasol shouted.

My brother was so impulsive. Gasol next to him smiled helplessly.

Li Ba glanced at Gasol, laughed and said, "I like what Mark said, so I'll open another bottle of Senbei Boutique."

"This wine is good, I like it." Marbury shouted.

"A bottle out there costs tens of thousands of dollars, and you can't even order it in ordinary restaurants." Marion laughed.

"Hammer, how's the matter of buying the winery going?" Marbury asked.

"It's ongoing. I'll let you know if there's news." Li Ba said.

"What winery to buy? Are you investing in wineries like Hammer? Are you marketable?" Marion asked in surprise.

Marbury pointed at Li Ba and said, "He has it."

Marion's eyes lit up and he shouted quickly: "Hammer, count me in."

"Sean, do you want to invest too?" Li Ba asked.

"I listened to you and bought some shares of Apple. Now I have made a lot of money. It has tripled. Of course I will follow you." Marion said with a smile.

Li Ba smiled and said: "Then you might as well build a larger winery as a partnership. You don't know how to run it anyway. It's better to have a partnership and hire professional people to manage it."

Marbury and Marion looked at each other and nodded immediately.

Marbury sighed: "I feel that my condition has declined a bit this year. It must be that my peak period has passed. It will be difficult to sign a big contract in the future."

"Me too." Marion also said a little depressed.

Li Ba laughed a few times and said: "Everyone is a multi-millionaire, and they have rings on their hands. What do you want to do by saying this here?"

The two horses looked at each other and laughed.

Marbury shouted: "I want you to stop beating tomorrow and don't hit us brothers with four or five pairs. Tell me, can you do it?"

Li Ba chuckled and said: "You are your opponent when you are on the court. If you don't want me to brush, that's fine. You should get off the field early and don't keep running to the paint area when you are on the court. I can't brush even if I want to."

"Look, let's just say this guy doesn't recognize his relatives, right?" Marbury said to Marion.

"It's okay, Stephen, we have nothing to pursue in basketball. Let's build a winery and make money with him." Marion said.

"That's right." Marbury smiled.

The next day, at 8:30 pm on the 10th, the Suns and the Grizzlies started a war.

The starting lineup is announced before the game.

Grizzlies: Gasol, Kurt Thomas, Marion, Rudy Gay, Marbury.

Suns: Li Ba, David Lee, Tony Allen, Ginobili, Rondo.

The two horses returned to the American West Arena and received a warm welcome. There was a huge cheer when they came out, and the cheers of the winner and the hacker came one after another.

In the first 7 games of the Suns, they were all weak teams. There was no strong team, let alone a championship-level team. Therefore, although they won 7 consecutive games, the harsh media did not recognize the strength of the Suns.

The media called this game a touchstone for the Suns. Only by defeating the championship-level Grizzlies can the Suns be called a strong team.

Barkley explained in the live broadcast: "Yes, many authoritative media and many well-known basketball commentators said so. They said that even if the Suns defeated the Grizzlies, they could not be identified as a championship-level team."

Kenny Smith said: "From the lineup, the Suns are indeed not a championship-level team. But the Suns' lineup and current record, as well as the performance of the Hammer, this Suns should be a strong team."

Yu Jia said in the CCTV live broadcast: "From the first 7 games, after the Hammer came back, the Suns regained their defensive system. It is a formidable team on the defensive end. team."

Xu Jicheng said: "The Hammer performed perfectly in the first 7 games, and the Suns also averaged 101 points per game and 92 points per game, which is very good."

Zhang Heli smiled and said: "I underestimated the Suns on the defensive end, but the offensive end is still about the same."

Yu Jia smiled and said: "Teacher Zhang still predicted very accurately, but I didn't expect the Hammer to perform so excitingly. In 7 games, he delivered 7 5*5, 3 4-doubles, and 4 3-doubles. Such a terrifying performance, 7 games combined, 70 steals and 58 blocks. This kind of defensive performance, hahahaha, my God, the Hammer doesn't want other teams to survive!"