Chapter 359 (Ask for Subscription!) )
7 May 2005.
Saturday.
On this day, many fans did not choose to sleep lazily because it was the weekend, because today is the game between the Lakers and the Spurs G5.
The Lakers have taken a 3-1 lead.
As long as they win this game, they will advance to the Western Conference Finals like the SuperSonics.
Chinese fans are paying attention to this game, not only because it is Yao Ming's game, but also because if the Lakers win, there will be three Chinese players in the Western Conference Finals for the first time in history.
And among them, Lu Fei and Yao Ming are the stars of the two teams respectively.
It's exciting to think about, okay?
Can you sleep like this?
It's impossible, stay in front of the TV early, waiting for the game to start.
Zhang Weiping and Yu Jia were babbling on the TV about the prediction of the game, predict your sister, do you have to predict such a simple thing that the Lakers must win?
Come, let's shout those five words together.
Lakers Total ......
No, you can't forget about hypersonics.
Anyway, after winning this game, whether the Lakers win the championship or the SuperSonics win the championship, there will be Chinese players who will win the championship ring.
It's completely different from Battle's championship ring.
It's a real deal...... Well, it seems that Battle's championship ring is also quite fragrant.
In the chatter of Chinese fans, Zhang Weiping and Yu Jia finally disappeared from the TV screen, and the camera cut to the Staples Center arena.
"Viewers, what you see now is the Staples Arena in Los Angeles, where the Los Angeles Lakers will face the San Antonio Spurs' fifth challenge, whether they will win the series 4-1 or continue the suspense 3-2, let's wait and see."
'Now that all the players from both sides are on the pitch, let's take a look at the starting line-ups for both sides.
The list of Lakers' starters was played on the TV screen.
Center: Yao Ming
Power forward: Rashad Lewis
Small forward: Stephen Jackson
Shooting guard: Kobe Bryant
Defender: Cutino Mobley
A few seconds later, the screen changed and the Spurs' roster of players was typed out again.
Center forward: Rasu Nestrovic
Power forward: Tim Duncan
Small forward: Bruce Bowen
Shooting guard: Manuginobili
Playmaker: Tony Parker
It's no surprise that Ginobili is the starter and has been in the starting position for most of the season.
He averaged 16+4+3 per game, shooting 47.1% from the field and 37.6% from three-point range.
The score has increased a lot from last season.
Ginobili's highlight moment off the bench was actually in the 07-08 season, when Ginobili averaged 19.5 points, 4.8 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game, and was the team's leading scorer.
It's very Ginobili.
When he played as a starter, he always felt that he was the best substitute, and when he played as a substitute, everyone thought he was the material of the boss.
Parker dribbled the ball and kept talking, Mobley only pretended not to hear, and after these games, Mobley's only experience was that his ears were about to become calloused.
This guy is too good to speak.
But he doesn't just talk, he also has good breaks, shaking off Mobley's defense and quickly inserting into the basket after a series of changes of direction.
In front of the crowded box, he threw the ball into the basket and took the next shot.
Coming back, Bryant had Ginobilica behind him in the elbow zone, and it was clear that Popovich hadn't intended to use Bowen to defend in the opening stages.
Catch the ball, turn your back, shake your shoulders, turn over and shoot.
Striking iron?
Inexistent!
In this kind of crucial game, Kobe Bryant will never hit the iron, especially against Ginobili, a defensive weakness.
"Kobe Bryant scored, look at Kobe Bryant's really amazing, look at these games, how to play." Zhang Weiping said with a smile.
After a while......
"Kobe didn't score, although he didn't score, but he should play like this!"
After a while......
"Kobe Bryant made a mistake, come, let's take a look at the lieutenant general audience, well, it's a guy from Xi'an! Let's congratulate this friend from Shaanxi. ”
The first quarter passed quickly, and the Lakers were unexpectedly behind.
The reason is very simple, Kobe Bryant wanted to win too much, but because he was too anxious to shoot, the offensive efficiency dropped a lot, and the Zen master even directly replaced Yao Ming to save his physical strength.
Don't argue with Kobe Bryant when he's on top of him.
This is the experience of the Zen master who has been teaching Kobe Bryant for so many years.
Because Yao Ming was replaced in advance, the second quarter of the game became Yao Ming leading the second team to play, not to mention, the effect was not bad, Yao Ming had no opponent at all on the inside, scored frequently, and gradually caught up with the score.
Anthony Washington had a bitter face off the field and sighed, the substitute has no human rights.
How long did he run back and forth with Kobe Bryant on the court, shouldn't this kind of thing be done by Yao Ming, the starter, but the Zen master saw that the signs were wrong, so he let him go up and experience it.
Pit!
Fortunately, the score was chased back, which is a good thing.
Kobe Bryant watched the game from the sidelines and gradually calmed down, and at the end of the second quarter, Kobe Bryant's eyes looked at Phil Jackson.
The Zen master didn't say much, and directly applied for a replacement.
Yao Ming came down to rest, and Kobe Bryant and Anthony Washington played.
At this time, the defense of Kobe Bryant has become Bowen, but at this time, Kobe Bryant obviously does not plan to be tough, he handed over the ball, and Anthony Washington turned out to be the core of the tactics.
Bryant kept running and finding the right position.
Whenever he had the chance, Anthony Washington's ball would be delivered to him with precision.
"Huh!"
Accompanied by the sound of basketball brushing the net, there are also the boiling chanting of the fans in the audience.
53:50
The referee blew the whistle for the end of halftime, and the Lakers led by three points.
Popovich, who walked back to the locker room, frowned, don't look at the only three points, but he clearly knew that this may be the Spurs' last game of the season.
If Kobe Bryant continues to play strongly, the Spurs still have a chance.
Unfortunately, Bryant has changed tactics.
He had to admit that the Lakers, whether it was Yao Ming or backup center Anthony Washington, were extremely suitable for the Zen master's triangle offensive tactics.
The presence of two centers allows Kobe Bryant to play more efficiently on offense.
This is also the reason why Kobe has improved so much this season.
……
Seattle.
After Lu Fei finished training, he returned home and glanced at the score on TV, at this time there were only sixteen seconds left in the game.
A one-point difference.
The Lakers are behind and have the ball.
Because of Ginobili's sudden outburst in the fourth quarter, the Spurs recovered the score and also saw the hope of winning.
With that last shot, the Spurs could take the game back to San Antonio.
Kobe Bryant was stuck on the bottom line, he jumped up directly, his body leaned back slightly, and judging from the camera, Kobe's body was already behind the rebound.
Basketball shots.
A high arc.
And then......
Swish.