Chapter 26: The Lakers advance, the Trail Blazers advance
The Houstonians were apparently furious with Pritchard's arguments.
"Portlanders are full of ignorant and fearless hubris." Dawson, the general manager of the Rockets, spoke publicly in front of the media.
Adelman also slammed the Trail Blazers' blind confidence, and although he was once Portland's meritorious coach and he once led the Trail Blazers to the Finals, he now solemnly declares: "The Trail Blazers are laying the groundwork for their failures." β
Then, in the fifth battle of Tianwang Mountain, the Rockets broke through the Rose Garden with a score of 112:95.
Among them, Tracy Maddy scored 31 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists, and strongly suppressed Brandon Roy's 22 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists.
He seems to be verifying that his own era has not receded: I don't give what you want, you can't grab it!
In this game, Yao Shu also scored 22 points and 16 rebounds, and the Portland Trail Blazers' interior line was completely dominated.
"As long as Houston doesn't make mistakes, it's going to be difficult for Portland to get over the Rockets, even though they've got a match point at this point."
Basketball commentators are still more optimistic about the Rockets, although the Rockets have no extra highlights other than Yao Mai. But these two strong points are enough.
Moreover, Yao Mai has joined forces for so many years. Their previous goal has always been based on the glory of the OK group. But so far, they haven't touched the floor of the second round.
This is undoubtedly a shame for the two superstars who have been ranked in the league's top 15 for many years.
The sixth game between the Rockets and the Trail Blazers was held at the Toyota Center Arena, and the game received countless media attention, especially in China.
Reports in the American media leaned towards the revenge battle of the little tiger.
And the Chinese media would prefer to see the Chinese derby.
If the second round of the playoffs is the Little Tiger against the Great Wall, then it is undoubtedly ... The thing that makes all Chinese basketball fans jump up from the stool.
And at the same time as this focus battle started, Little Tiger appeared at Staples Arena.
He sat in the first row of VIP seats, with Hollywood director Nicholson on his left and Leonard on his right.
These two are already very star-studded.
But in front of the little tiger, they can only be willing to match.
From the moment the little tiger walked into Stamps, all eyes were on him.
He's dressed up very much tonight.
He wears the No. 24 shirt of the Black Mamba, but with a sticker on his chest: I-LOVE-PAUL!
Before the game, he warmly hugged Chris Paul.
The Black Mamba then came over and made a gesture to tear off the sticker on his chest, and he looked 'angry'.
"Obviously, the Black Mamba can't stand the 'half-hearted' behavior of the little tiger." T-NT's Johnson joked on TV.
"So." Charles Barkley exclaimed, as if he had discovered a shocking secret: "This is the real reason why Little Tiger left the Lakers?" β
It's easy to make a joke funny to the audience in front of the TV.
Everyone knows how glue the little tiger and the black mamba were, and even many fans think that the little tiger and those tiger girls are just playing on the spot, and his true love is Kobe Bryant.
After all, the street tabloids in Los Angeles have more than once exposed Vanessa's dissatisfaction with Little Tiger.
But judging from tonight's performance, Vanessa doesn't seem to be so angry with the little tiger.
Even in the third minute of the game, Natalia in her arms ran to the little tiger and insisted on sitting in his arms.
Natalia is still intimate with Little Tiger, but under Vanessa's forced education, she has given up her dream of marrying Little Tiger when she grows up.
However, she urged Uncle Little Tiger: "You have to have a child." β
"All Lakers players have kids, but you don't."
She still doesn't seem to understand the fact that Uncle Tiger has left Los Angeles.
The Buss family sitting in the VIP box looked very uncomfortable, although at this time, the Lakers were in full swing on the court.
Immediately, they will send the New Orleans back to their hometown to fish with a total score of 4:1.
"These guys are going a little too far."
Little Bas muttered angrily.
The fans outside kept shouting over there: Tiger! TigerοΌ TigerοΌ
"They are trying to make us angry!"
Buss Jr. has been very depressed lately. I finally ran to the stadium to watch the ball, and I wanted to enjoy a hearty victory. As a result, the appearance of the little tiger disrupted all his plans, and he could no longer have a good mood tonight.
"I'm already angry."
Old Bass glared at him: "Didn't you see the financial statements of the Golden State Warriors this year?" They are now more profitable than we are. β
"You idiot, we run a basketball club to make money? Do you have a grudge against money? β
Sir Buzz angrily threw his cane on little Bus.
Jeanie Bass hurriedly gave him some quick-acting heart pills.
Little Bas saw that his father was so angry that he had to go out with his head down.
As soon as he went out, he was bumped into by fans, which immediately caused a commotion.
Countless insults and attacks came at him, and he experienced first-hand the experience that Qianfu was referring to.
It is only 100 meters from the VIP box to the passage entrance.
It was the hardest 100 meters of his life, and the insults and attacks accompanied by popcorn and beer went crazy at him.
He couldn't find the slightest bit of the dignity of the team's young club, and no one even thought of him as an Angelenos at the moment.
He was like a death row prisoner paraded through the streets, and after a long hundred meters, he hurried out of the stadium.
The little tiger in the arena stood up at this time and high-fived the black mamba who was going down.
It's the same as before.
This scene sparked endless nostalgia among the home fans.
This is a sad story, especially when they know that Little Tiger is still at least seventy percent of his peak combat power, and the old lady of Little Bas and Kupchak is killed.
"If the Little Tiger is still with the Lakers, the New Orleans Hornets will not be able to make it to Game 5." Johnson said from the commentary platform.
"That's a stupid question. You should ask if the Boston Celtics can survive four games under the Lakers. Charles Barkley said: "Seventy percent of the little tigers, plus the current Lakers system. That's definitely 82 wins in the regular season. The playoffs will also end 16-0! β
Barkley's words are exaggerated.
However, there are still those who would like to believe that it is possible.
After all, the OK combination of that year almost swept the championship.
Purple and gold twin guns plus Odom, Gasol, Bynum... The strength has surpassed the OK combination of the year.
"I can't wait to play now and wear Chris's jersey to fight you!" Little Tiger chats with Black Mamba on the sidelines.
After high-fiveing the little tiger, the black mamba sat down on the floor next to him.
He didn't go back to the bench and preferred to be closer to his former teammate than his teammate over there.
In fact, he was also making a gesture, he was protesting to some management: who specifically asked you to agree to the departure of Little Tiger.
"That's how you want to beat me?" Black Mamba said angrily.
"Of course." Little Tiger raised his chin: "Only if you completely crush your championship dream will you join the Golden State Warriors." β
The black mamba gave the little tiger an angry look: "You are too blatant." β
The little tiger didn't pay attention to him at all, but just teased the little girl in his arms: "Natalia, do you want your father to play with your uncle?" β
Natalia nodded hurriedly: "Daddy, my uncle hasn't been a guest at home for a long time." Did you quarrel? β
The black mamba touched his daughter's head dotingly: "We didn't quarrel. It was my uncle who went to another city. β
"Then why don't you go? Don't you always go away together? Natalia asked innocently.
This makes the black mamba really not know how to answer, it is too troublesome to explain.
Fortunately, Phil Jackson rescued him.
The Zen master called Kobe Bryant over to explain the tactics of the second half.
At present, the situation in the west is relatively clear.
The Lakers and Warriors have already confirmed that they will advance to the second round.
Their opponents are a little uncertain.
The Spurs and Mavericks are inextricably linked, and it is now a 3-2 situation, but it is clear that the Dallas will not let the San Antonio take the win at home, and the sixth game is bound to be a bloody battle.
And the Trailblazers on the other side are also in full swing with the Rockets.
Regardless of which two of these four teams make it to the second round, the Warriors and Lakers are waiting for a rest, and they get plenty of rest.
"Hey, Tiger, I heard you're going to hold a spit conference?" Leondona suddenly said to the little tiger.
He always wanted to chat with Little Tiger, but he never found a way to talk to him.
"I don't know, but it sounds like that now." Little Tiger shrugged his shoulders, he was never a boss who was willing to manage specific matters. He just came up with a concept and then asked Lin Wanwan to implement it.
"So... Can I get involved? I've heard that there are a lot of big names in the entertainment industry who will join. Leondona offered to join in the fun.
"If the appearance fee is not high, of course I wholeheartedly welcome you to join."
"Hey, buddy! Gratis! Leondona emphasized: "I just want to make friends with you. β
This was beyond the expectations of Little Tiger.
But he gladly accepted Hollywood's No. 1 jade-faced friend's friend application.
"That's great."
Little Tiger hugged him.
Leondona whispered in his ear: "You have time to teach me a few tricks to bubble female stars!" β
"Forehead ......"
Little Tiger was embarrassed.
He didn't expect Leondon's friendship to come from this, he often saw Leondona's lace news in the newspaper, for so many years, he has not been favored by the Oscar, some people say that he used the Oscar trophy to exchange for peach blossom luck.
Now, judging from his squinting eyes, there are nine times out of ten!
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Tracy Maddy and Kobe Bryant were the strongest competitors for a while, and he even squeezed Black Mamba out of Adi's banner, which shows his huge influence back then.
But then... The development of the two is very different.
After the Black Mamba left O'Neal, he forged ahead, became more and more tenacious, and finally reached the top of the league.
And Tracy Maddie withstood his sleepy eyes, squandering his talent as always, until now he is constantly surpassed by the juniors behind him.
He has never won in a crucial battle.
On this point, it is not even possible to say whether it is fate or a naturally weak character.
Here, the Lakers secured the victory in the third quarter;
The Black Mamba returned to the sidelines early to chat with the Tigers, and even in the fourth quarter, Chris Paul joined in.
The three of them reached an inexplicable harmony in the final moments of the match.
It's like the little tiger is wearing Kobe's jersey, but there is I-LOVE-Paul on the front!
And over there, Tracy Maddy is once again in crisis.
He unleashed a wave of offensive momentum in the third quarter to take the lead to eight points.
But after entering the fourth quarter, Brandon Roy took over the game, and he used tenacious assault to cut through the gap point by point.
Yao Ming tried to chase points.
But Tracy Maddie was always able to hold him back with a striking iron.
Even Rockets fans don't know why, when it comes to crunch time, Tracy is still obsessed with his ecstatic pull-up jumper!
Even Brandon knows how to use surprise attacks to inflict damage, so why should he trust his touch?
Does he want to replicate the magic of 35 seconds again to recover 13 points?
The margin is indeed heading towards double digits.
After Aldridge hit a long-range three-pointer from beyond the three-point line.
The only way left for the Rockets to win was Tracy Maddy's magic 35 seconds again!
However, God did not give him this chance again.
He strained his shoulder when the clock was 42 seconds down and left early.
Once again, he ended his playoff journey.
This time, the footsteps are still stuck in the first round.
After the game, reporters caught shaking tears, he was no longer young.
"I don't know how long I'll be able to fight."
He told reporters.
But at the same time, he stressed: "I will definitely appear in the Olympics this year!" β
He had a fanatic plot about the Olympics being held on his doorstep, and he saw no reason for him to miss the event. Although his personal doctor has decided that surgery will be performed on his left thumb in a week.
"There's news from the front that the Blazers have advanced."
Kobe Bryant told Little Tiger before the game ended.
He was a bit surprised, and he thought his old rival Tracy Maddie would have the last laugh.
"I've been waiting for this moment for a long time."
The little tiger said calmly, "Some fools in the Rose Garden should have learned some lessons. β
The Black Mamba looked up, and he saw the little tiger's eyes glinting.
He had prayed for the Portlanders in advance: once this kid went crazy, it was not something ordinary people could stop.
At this time, he suddenly thought of a philosophical question.
ββ¦ So, once you guys defeat the Trailblazers. You're going to meet us in the Western Conference Finals? β
Black Mamba asked.
"Aren't you looking forward to it?"
Little Tiger raised his eyebrows and asked, "I've been waiting for a long time." β
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