But a new problem arose, Shaq found that although Lamar's scoring ability is still much worse than him, he is very good at organizing the team's offense, although there are times when his head is hot, but everyone can see that Lamar is constantly maturing and improving himself. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

Shaq sometimes has a terrible idea of wanting to be traded, he doesn't hate Lamar at all for being a role for the team, he just doesn't want the whole Los Angeles basketball fan force him to hand over the team's flag to Lamar one day.

If there is a day, he would rather leave now, but he is relieved that Lamar has not yet expressed the slightest dissatisfaction with his status on the team, and even if he does, it is for Kobe Bryant.

But Shaq also knows very well that someone like Lamar will definitely not be willing to live under others for a long time, and one day he will explode all his dissatisfaction, and when the time comes, one of their good partners and good brothers will definitely lose in the team's power struggle!

Shaq is very reluctant to think about those things now, he just wants to enjoy the days of playing with Lamar while the conflict between the two status and rights has not intensified.

While his teammates around him were celebrating the team's entry into the next round, Lamar seemed calm!

These four playoff games are not a challenge for him at all, the opponent is too weak, and the opponent team except Davis no one else plays seriously at all, there is indeed a gap in the overall strength between the two teams, but the gap should not be so big, at least not as big as 25 points.

Lamar looked at Davis and suddenly felt a little sympathy for this slightly tragic man, he wanted to revive with the Hornets and regain the glory of the team, but the gap between reality and his ideals was too great!

Lamar couldn't help but think of the tragic scene of this guy losing New Orleans and starting to lose to the Warriors and Clippers in the future.

After returning to Los Angeles from New Orleans, Lamar heard the first news that the Kings had scored another game on the road, and the overall score with the Timberwolves had been rewritten to 4:0!

It seems that it is only a matter of time before the Kings advance to the Western Conference semifinals, as there are very few teams in the history of the league that can come back from 3-1 down, and Lamar feels that the Minnesotans don't have the strength to do so.

The Timberwolves-Kings series played out like this, which no one expected, and according to people's speculation, the Kings ended the battle 4-2 or 4-3 should be a reasonable result.

After all, there is still a certain gap between the overall strength of these two teams, and the Kings have more experience in the playoffs, and have reached the Western Conference semifinals in the last two seasons. Now the team is still the same players, and before the playoffs begin, the general belief is that the Sacramento Kings, who have been running in for two years, will be the most favorable sniper in the Lakers playoffs this year.

The Timberwolves are perennial first-round picks, although the team has been reborn immediately since getting Kevin Garnett in '95, the changes he brought to the team are substantial, especially his life-threatening breakthrough offense on the court has greatly enriched the team's offensive routine.

But now that the two teams are playing like this, those experts are still shocked, and they can't figure it out! Is the Timberwolves really so weak? Or is this year's past too weak?

Garnett, the boss of the Timberwolves, looked very frustrated when he was interviewed by reporters!

"I don't think we're going to lose! We don't have a chance this year, but we're going to be stronger next season, and we're going to show everyone a stronger Timberwolves. ”

Lamar doesn't particularly care about who his next opponent in the playoffs is, and in his opinion, whether it's the Timberwolves or the Kings, it's just a stumbling block on his way to success.

It doesn't matter if the Kings win now, the Kings can compete with Lamar on the court on the inside, only Chris Webber is qualified, and as for Divac, he can only be an old guy at best, and the two together can't deal with Shaq!

The Kings were able to finally eliminate the Timberwolves and advance to the Eastern Conference semifinals, which also fully proved their strength, which also made the upcoming Western Conference semifinals between the Lakers and the Kings attract more people's attention.

After Webb eliminated the Timberwolves, he openly challenged Lamar in an interview with reporters!

"I've had a perfect season, yes, and I'm so happy to make the playoffs and knock out a tough opponent like the Timberwolves in the first round!"

"But I don't think that's enough, and we have reason to hope for more now. Of course, why can't it be the championship? I think we have every chance to be in the race for the championship. Our next opponent, the Lakers, is strong, especially since they have the likes of Shaq, Kobe Bryant, and Lamar, but we will use our strength to prove that we definitely deserve a spot in the Western Conference Finals. Lamar is my friend and now I want to really have a win with him on the field!"

Lamar did not respond to the white handkerchief that Chris Webb had publicly thrown.

But people also feel abnormal in their hearts, Lamar now feels like a poisonous snake that is accumulating strength and giving the opponent a fatal blow at any time, and the Sacramento King led by Chris Weber is undoubtedly a very good guinea pig, whether Lamar's hidden poisonous snake fangs are sharp enough, people will soon know the answer.

While the Los Angeles Lakers and Sacramento Kings successfully advanced, the other six teams participating in the Eastern and Western semifinals also successfully defeated their respective opponents and took another step forward on the road to the championship.

The other semifinal in the West will be between the Portland Trail Blazers and the San Antonio Spurs, two rivals in league history, each winning two on their home courts in the regular season. This time in the Western Conference semifinals, it will definitely be another Mars collision with the Earth.

The two semifinals in the East are Indiana Pacers and Detroit Pistons, Philadelphia 76ers and Miami Heat, and the overall strength gap between each team is not large, and whoever advances is a normal result.

The Los Angeles Lakers and Sacramento Kings both swept their opponents in the first round, so they had two more days off than the other seven teams in the Western Conference semifinals.

The first game between the two teams was played at the Staples Center Arena, and the Lakers had already taken the lead before the game began.

On 29 April 2001, the rounds of the semi-finals of the East and West will be played at the same time.

The Sacramento Kings failed to win a single of their three regular season visits to Los Angeles against the Lakers, but after eliminating the Minnesota Timberwolves, their self-confidence has risen to an extremely high level. Every Kings player wonders: If they can beat the Timberwolves, why can't they go one step further and fight for a spot in the Western Conference Finals?

One of the highlights of this game is that Divac once again played against his old club in the playoffs, in the history of the Los Angeles Lakers, the best interior player after the Magic's retirement was Divac, there is no doubt that this Serbian and Montenew man has brought too much happiness to Los Angeles.

However, when Shaq appeared in the free market, the team's management did not show too much human touch, and mercilessly dealt with him to the Charlotte Hornets in exchange for Kobe Bryant, who was still a rookie, and I had to admire the viciousness of Jerry West's eyes back then!

Of course, Divac also complained about the abandonment of his old club, and every time he was asked by reporters, he would keep repeating that it was the Los Angeles Lakers who abandoned him!

Now his words are still full of resentment towards his old club, admiration for the king and Chris Weber.

"We've had a good season, it's gratifying for me to see the Sacramento Kings come back up, Chris is a surprising player, he's had a really brilliant career, and if he wants to make his career a little longer, it's better to change his style of play a little bit, every time I see his explosive performance under the basket, I'm nervous, it's too dangerous for him to do that, it's irresponsible for his body. ”

But when asked if he would do his best to eliminate his opponent and get revenge when he met his old club who abandoned him in the playoffs?

Divac's face immediately changed, and he said faintly: "Revenge does not exist at all, at my age, I will see it! I will not complain about anything! The Los Angeles Lakers are still a very sacred place for me, it was the beginning of my NBA career, but I will do my best when I play, after all, I am now a Sacramento player, it is my responsibility to fight for the team and help the team win, of course, I will also bless the Lakers and hope that they can play their own basketball." ”

Divac's words were a little more emotional, and some of the memories of those years also added a lot of warm elements to this game!

When the Sacramento Kings' plane came to Los Angeles, the reporter specifically put Divac's words to Lakers head coach Phil Jackson.

'I'm very happy for Divac to be where he is today, he's a good player, strong, dedicated, great and he deserves to be successful in any team. ”

(To be continued.) )