Chapter 1028: Tied for First Place in the Alliance

After the brief on-site interview, Li Ba picked up Guoguo and left the stadium with the girl.

"Kobe, come on."

When passing Kobe, Li Ba shouted.

Kobe nodded, surrounded by the media.

Yatou and Guoguo were waiting outside the dressing room. Guoguo couldn't open his eyes. Li Ba quickly took a shower. When he came out, Guoguo was already asleep.

He asked for leave and did not attend the post-game press conference. He left Staples directly with the girl and his daughter and sent them home first.

"Sledgehammer, you have so many five-doubles, but Jordan doesn't have a single four-double, so who of you is better now?"

The girl sitting in the back asked out of curiosity.

Li Ba was startled, then smiled and said, "No one in the Alliance or the United States talks about this issue. Sissi, do you know why?"

"Why?" the girl asked curiously.

More than half an hour later, Li Ba's family of three returned to their apartment in Los Angeles.

"Tiehui, I made some dumplings to celebrate your five pairs. Just wait a moment and I'll cook them for you as soon as I put the fruit away." Liu Xiaoli said to Li Ba as she picked up the little girl who had already fallen asleep with a smile.

"No, Mom, I have to go out and make an appointment with Jordan and Kobe." Li Ba said quickly.

"Big Hammer, you have to drive and don't drink. If you drink, ask me to pick you up." The girl warned.

"I know." Li Ba smiled.

After Li Ba left, Liu Xiaoli took off Guoguo's clothes and said with a smile: "The Hammer scored another five-double, Sissy, who has a higher historical status between him and Jordan?"

"Mom, why do you ask that?" The girl smiled in surprise.

"Mom also knows a lot about basketball now. I'm just curious." Liu Xiaoli said with a smile.

The girl smiled and said: "It just so happens that I asked Sledgehammer about this question just now. He said that Americans don't talk about this issue. Mom, do you know the reason?"

"Look, a dead girl is still showing off?" Liu Xiaoli said angrily.

The girl smiled and said: "That's what Big Hammer said. He said that he is Chinese and will be naturally rejected here. No matter how strong he is, Jordan will always be the god of basketball, so who is better, him or Jordan?" It’s a topic that no one here is willing to discuss.”

Liu Xiaoli was startled, thinking that her son-in-law had been attacked by the media in the past few months, and nodded.

This is a Chinese restaurant, specially reserved, otherwise people would have gone to bed early. When Li Ba arrived, the two Michaels and Kobe had already arrived first.

"You didn't attend the press conference either?" Li Ba smiled when he saw Kobe arriving so early.

"You had a five-double, I went to participate, and then I was asked how it felt to be the backdrop for the five-double?" Kobe said angrily.

"Haha..." Both Michaels laughed.

Kobe complained: "Shouldn't I come now to celebrate your five-double?"

"Haha..." The other three laughed this time.

Jordan laughed and said: "You know, I shouldn't come either, because the Hammers will hit five pairs again, and his sneakers will definitely sell well, and then my brand shoes will reduce sales."

"Mine too." Kobe said dissatisfied.

"You're lying. With the expansion of the football market in the past two years, Nike's performance has not declined, but has increased." Li Ba said with a smile.

Jordan smiled: "But 60% of the increased market share belongs to Adidas. It has returned to the NBA and North America."

"Then I can't help it. Who makes Nike unable to pay the price?" Li Ba said with a smile.

Jordan nodded and said: "Just like Adidas couldn't afford me, and LeBron James couldn't afford it, and then I watched Nike rise."

Li Badao: "But even though Adidas has an advantage in the expansion of the football market, Nike still has the upper hand in all shares. With you here, Adidas still has to work hard if it wants to win against Nike."

"Of course, in the NBA, Nike has the strongest foundation." Kobe said.

Li Ba changed the subject and asked Michael Jackson: "Michael, how are you preparing for your concert?"

Michael Jackson smiled and said: "The progress is not bad. I am especially looking forward to that day."

"I can see, Michael, you look in good shape." Jordan smiled.

"Yes, Hammer's theory helped me, and my psychological pressure was relieved a lot." Michael Jackson said with a smile.

"Oh, please, Michael, don't bring up his theory at the dinner table again," Bryant begged.

"Haha..." Michael Jackson laughed.

Jordan smiled and said: "I have a request, Michael. I know that the tickets for your fifty-game tour have been pre-sold, but I hope to get some tickets from you. You won't refuse me, right?"

"Oh, of course, I invite you to be my special guests at my concert. You don't need a ticket. You can go anytime."

Michael Jackson laughed.

"That's great, I want to retire and go to all your concerts." Li Ba said quickly.

"You have already quit twice. Are you addicted to quitting? If you quit again, aren't you afraid of being scolded by the fans?"

Thinking that Li Ba used his first retirement to get the Suns' shares in vain, Jordan shouted unhappily.

"Haha..." Several people laughed.

With the win over the Lakers, the Suns have 21 wins and 2 losses, ranking second in the Western Conference.

The Lakers have 22 wins and 1 loss, ranking first in the Western Conference.

The Lakers won 22 consecutive games, tying the second consecutive winning streak in league history.

On the morning of the 11th, the Suns complained to the league, and the league stated that it would investigate the whistleblowing of this game.

At noon, the Suns returned to Phoenix.

At noon, the league announced the opening of the All-Star voting channel.

That night, the Lakers faced the Cavaliers back-to-back.

In order to compete with the Cavaliers for home advantage, the Lakers fought hard and narrowly defeated the Cavaliers 114:113, winning the first record in the league. The Cavaliers broke their unbeaten record and ranked second in the league and first in the Eastern Conference.

The Cavaliers had 22 wins and 1 loss, and also stopped at 22 consecutive wins. Like the Lakers, they tied the second consecutive winning record in history, but failed to break this record.

However, after defeating the Cavaliers, the physical fitness of the Lakers' main players seemed to have reached a limit. After discussing with Phil Jackson, the team management decided to let the main players enter the rotation.

Then, Duncan was injured in a subsequent game and missed two games. After Duncan returned, Dayao was injured again and missed two games.

Several other strong teams also showed some slackness, and due to the rotation of the lineup, their records declined before the Christmas game.

The Suns continued their winning streak. After defeating the Lakers, they won another 4 games in a row. Before Christmas, they had 25 wins and 2 losses.

This record allowed the Suns to surpass the Lakers and rank first in the Western Conference and the Pacific Division.

At the same time, the Cavaliers lost another game and tied with the Suns for first place in the league.