Chapter 111: Don't let go of the old master Liu Han, fight to defend the pistons, and it is difficult to pay (I)
"Hey, old man, welcome me?"
"Okay, Shaq, can I still keep you from coming to Dallas?"
"Haha, I didn't expect to be a rival to you one day, man, I won't keep my hands on it then, you have to be careful. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info”
"Shaq, then you have to be careful, because I won't keep my hand either, and I'm going to give Anna the championship ring as a wedding ring."
"Of course, but if I win, I'll give you my ring, and you can give it to Anna, haha. Okay, we'll see you on the field. ”
"Well, see you on the field, bro."
Before the start of the Western Conference Finals, Liu Han received a call from O'Neal.
Liu Han actually foresaw the Lakers in the Western Conference Finals, although Liu Han felt a little dissatisfied with the Lakers' series of changes this season, but I have to admit that this Lakers team is still very powerful.
Liu Han is looking forward to playing with his old club, and basketball fans around the world are also looking forward to the Western Conference Finals, some old fans have seen the power of the Lakers team with Liu Han, and now the Mavericks owners challenge the strength of the Lakers back then, whether it is Liu Han who stabs the old club or the Lakers' four kings to overturn the Mavericks, this round of the series is definitely worth looking forward to.
In stark contrast to the Western Conference Finals, the Eastern Conference Finals, although the two opponents in the Eastern Conference Finals have great support in their respective cities, but in terms of influence in the United States and even the world, it is much smaller, and because their respective styles of play are very conservative, so the Pistons and the Pacers will naturally not receive too much attention, after all, fans like to see wonderful goals and wonderful games, fighting defense, fighting tactics, fighting muscles, which only a small number of fans will like.
The Lakers in the West are now one of the representative teams in Los Angeles and even in California and even North America, with a wide range of supporters around the world, and the Mavericks are an emerging force, but because of Liu Han's existence, the Mavericks have many supporters around the world, and because of Liu Han's relationship, these two teams actually have a lot of grievances.
On Friday, May 21, 2004, at 8 p.m. Dallas time, the first game of the Western Conference Finals officially kicked off at the American Airlines Center in Dallas.
Compared with the Lakers' lineup, the Mavericks basically have no comparison on the inside, although Nowitzki has made great progress after a season of Olajuwon's adjustment, but it still can't be compared with the Lakers team with O'Neal, although O'Neal has gained too much weight compared with that year, but this does not affect his dominance on the inside, so the Mavericks don't think much about how to defend O'Neal on the inside for this series, they just need to score more goals than their opponents.
Compared with the Mavericks' calm response, the Lakers are actually a little bottomless in their hearts, many people in the Lakers, including O'Neal, are a little afraid of the Mavericks, O'Neal himself clearly knows Liu Han's strength, even if the rest of the Mavericks can't play their due role, Liu Han alone is not so easy to deal with, and people like Malone and Payton who come to hug their thighs are also a little worried about the strength of the Mavericks, after all, they don't want to lose their lives at the end of their careers, Phil? In addition to being a little worried about the strength of the Mavericks, Jackson also has a lot of opinions about his girlfriend Jenny, because Jenny did not try to invite Liu Han to join the Lakers at the beginning of the season, and Jenny did not expect that Liu Han, who had been away from basketball for several years, would still have such a strong dominance, Phil? Jackson feels that the only person in the league who can fully realize his triangle offense is probably Liu Han.
"Charles, do you regret going to Team Rocket when you look at Carl now?"
Although he is a famous member of Team Rocket, Kenny? Smith didn't hesitate to ridicule his partner Charles? Buckley.
"Well, I regret it, because after I went to Houston, I met a very obscene guy whose name is Kenny? Smith, this guy was so happy to take me to a strip bar when I first went to Houston, and it ended up being my own money. ”
"Hey, man, that's what you bet you lost, okay, let's not talk about these old stories, now the new great show Masan is about to begin, let's wait and see what the Mavericks play against the Lakers."
After the appropriate teasing, the two "teasing" commentators began to pay attention to the game, because the game was about to start.
With the legendary referee Dick, who is already sixty-five years old? Bavita tossed the ball high in the center circle, and the much-anticipated Western Conference Finals officially began.
Although Dick? Bavita had the experience of "favoring" the Lakers before, but the league still let the veteran referee officiate the game, when Dick was in the Western Conference Finals in '02? Bavita once gave the Lakers 27 free throws in the fourth quarter of a game, which once made some media say that the league intends to report the Lakers to advance to the Finals, but it must be pointed out that the Kings used "shark slashing tactics" in the fourth quarter of that game, which must be taken into account, in fact, this also shows the decisiveness of the old referee, after all, no referee dares to make such a bold decision in Game 6 of the Western Conference Finals.
As no surprise to everyone, Nowitzki failed to jump the ball, and the Lakers attacked first.
The Lakers are still the "Four Kings" starter, with a role player Devin? George.
After Payton advanced to the front court with the ball, he encountered Liu Han's opposing defense, and he didn't dare to be careless, after all, the guy in front of him had staged 11 steals in the Finals that year.
Payton handed the ball to Malone, who was raised to the high post, and Malone hoisted the ball directly into the hands of O'Neal inside, who relied on his weight and strength advantage to hold down Nowitzki and then turned around and threw the ball in.
Compared with the previous game, O'Neill in this game was more proactive.
The Lakers immediately retreated to defend after scoring the ball, for fear that the Mavericks would chase and counterattack, but the Mavericks still advanced steadily at the beginning.
After Liu Han took the ball to the front court, Finley immediately posted the defense, and the Lakers did not dare to let Payton defend Liu Han, after all, the 36-year-old Payton could not keep up with Liu Han's speed at all.
Liu Han didn't dribble the ball much, but also handed the ball to Odom, who was in the high position, and then ran towards the bottom corner.
Nowitzki brought up to cover Odom, who broke through and gave the ball to Josh in the other corner? Howard, the Lakers sandwiched Liu Han who ran without the ball, Josh Howard got an open shot opportunity, but the rookie is a rookie after all, he was a little nervous in the face of the Western Conference finals, and the empty three-point shot actually shot three without sticking, and O'Neal easily got a rebound under the basket.
At the beginning of the game, the Mavericks seemed a little abnormal, and they were a little nervous.