Chapter 213 [Spiritual Invincible, Heroism]

Just like the Lakers' first two rounds, the Western Conference Finals were quickly over.

On May 27, the Lakers defeated the Spurs 114-82 away and swept the opponent with a total score of 4-0 to advance to the Finals, with an average net win of 31 points per game, which was completely crushing.

In the promotion game, the Lakers scored 20+ points, and the highest score in the game was Derrick Fisher, which was a big surprise.

Fisher's starting task is to dribble over the half court and catch and shoot, after Guo Xu came on the court, Fisher's task of dribbling through the half court is gone, and the cameo No. 2 position only needs to pull away to catch and shoot. Then he had a convulsion, shooting 11-of-13 from the field and 6-of-7 from three-point range to finish with 28 points, six rebounds and five assists.

Fisher's long-range shooting ability at the cost of a stress fracture last summer was recognized by the coaching staff. Jackson unexpectedly found that it was not bad to have him in the No. 2 spot, especially when he played with the Big Three, he was easily let go, and the star attracted the bag to share the ball, so he could play to his shooting expertise.

Fisher's speed is not slow when counterattacking, and he launches a fast break with Guo Xu, Kobe, and George, no matter who attracts the help defense to pass to him, it is a good shooting opportunity.

Fisher also has bright spots on the defensive end, and he doesn't suffer at all against the No. 2 player with all his muscles, and he won't be easily passed, and the opponent has to shoot at him if he wants to shoot.

After the Western Conference Finals, Lakers manager Kupchak was reluctant to trade Fisher, his performance was fully worthy of an annual salary of 3 million, and the No. 1 and No. 2 positions as substitutes could help the team.

Harper will retire this year, and Brian Shaw is running out of options, and it's not easy to find a defender on the free market for the same price than Fisher. It is okay to trade him to bring in a veteran with a base salary, but the strength of the bench will definitely decline.

After seeing the veterans with the base salary introduced by the Mavericks and Spurs, Kupchak feels that it is easy to go wrong and affect the dynasty plan for the coming year, and he can't renew Guo Xu's contract with that little salary space, Guo Xu's value has risen too fast, and it is estimated that there will be weak teams willing to give him a long-term contract with a maximum salary.

The Lakers began their holiday on the 28th, and the Eastern 76ers and Bucks only played Game 4 that night.

If the Eastern Conference Finals are played again, plus the rest time left after the promotion, the Lakers will have to take a 10-day break to play in the Finals, and the Chinese National Day holiday will only be 7 days.

Guo Xu suspects that the reason why the Lakers lost the first game in the previous life was because they rested for too long, and the players were almost stupid, and their competitive state was average.

At least Kobe Bryant was like this, shooting 7-of-22 from the field and 1-of-1 from the free-throw line in the first game, scoring only 15 points, 3 rebounds and 5 assists, shooting 31.8%. If Kobe Bryant had shot 35 percent, neither side would have been able to play overtime. After all, he had just gotten married, so it was difficult for him to focus on basketball, and he had some troubles to deal with at home.

In his previous life, Kobe Bryant fell out with his parents and felt uncomfortable, but this time he was in a good mood and should be in a better state.

Recently, the parents agreed that Kobe Bryant would repay the loan to Vanessa's parents and buy a house. Now that the two parties have become in-laws, if they still let each other live in a dilapidated house, the media should say bad things about Kobe's family.

Guo Xu went into the holiday bored, he didn't know what to do at all, he tried many exciting entertainment projects during the time loop, but in reality he couldn't touch many projects.

For example, drag racing, if this kind of news breaks out in reality, he won't want to sign a big contract in the future.

After thinking about it, Guo Xu called home and invited them to watch the first two finals and travel in Los Angeles by the way.

Guo Xu is very embarrassed about his family in this life, plus the time loop, they haven't seen each other for almost three years.

Lansing to Los Angeles is 2,215 miles away, he has to fly for six hours, and it is not close to his home in East Lansing after leaving the airport, and it is an hour's drive away.

If he did this, his family would surely think that his "psychomania" had worsened.

In addition, Guo Xu also plans to send tickets to Jason Statham, Kelly Brook, Meghan and other friends, so that everyone can go to the scene to watch the game together and support him to overturn Iverson.

The coaching staff gave the players three days off, Guo Xu did not rest, he practiced shooting every day, he didn't want any mistakes in the finals, and when the finals were over, he had time to entertain and relax.

He also pays attention to the news on the Internet. The 2001 draft lottery has ended, and the Wizards, Clippers, and Hawks are the fourth-place Bulls with the worst record. As long as he doesn't participate, there is no butterfly effect, and there will not be much change compared to his previous life.

There is definitely a difference, Jason Richardson joined the NBA a year early, and the Warriors don't know who they will pick.

After four games, the 76ers and Bucks were tied 2-2.

The media continued to promote Iverson's independent and invincible spirit, and he dragged 18 injuries to the game, although the shooting rate was 31% in two games and 29% in one, but the fans were moved by his spirit.

In the fifth game of the "Battle of Kings Mountain", Iverson shot 5 of 27, 0 of 4 three-pointers, 5 of 6 free throws, and scored 15 points, 9 rebounds, 8 assists and 4 steals, and the 76ers still defeated the Bucks 89-88 and achieved match points.

Eric Snow scored 18 points on 7-of-9 shooting and 4-of-4 free throws, including a crucial shot in the final 31 seconds to seal the game; Mutombo finished with 21 points, 13 rebounds, two assists and two blocks on 6-of-11 shooting and 9-of-9 free throws.

On the defensive end, Snow performed better, he mainly defended Ray Allen most of the time, and in this game, Ray Allen shot 8 of 20 and 2 of 8 three-pointers, and his efficiency dropped significantly.

Snow also went into battle with an injury and did his best. He fractured his right ankle back in the regular season and missed 32 games. In the playoffs, he forced a comeback, injured his right foot again in the fourth game, and still insisted on playing the next game.

Mutombo defended the 76ers' restricted area every game, with a large defensive range, suppressing the Bucks' interior line, making it difficult for opponents to enter the restricted area, and could only shoot from mid-to-long distance, with a low shooting percentage.

The sixth game was played on the home court of the Bucks, Ray Allen scored 41 points and 4 assists, shot 9 of 13 three-pointers, and Iverson, who had 46 points and 3 assists, and grabbed a victory, and the two sides entered a tie-break.

Iverson exploded in the tie-break, shooting 17-of-33, 4-of-6 three-pointers, 6-of-7 free throws, cutting 44 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists, and Mutombo also scored 23 points, 19 rebounds, 2 assists and 7 blocks, and the 76ers defeated the Bucks 108-91.

It was not easy for the 76ers to get to this point, starting small forward George Lynch was out for the season due to injury, the 76ers flank strength declined, and there was no one who could lock up the "big dog" Glenn Robinson. Brown was forced to play as a starting small forward with second-year rookie Jumaine Jones, and rookie Raga Bell, who joined the NBA without drafting, got a lot of playing time as a result.

After the game, Amy was very excited, congratulating Iverson for leading the team to the finals and praising him for expounding his personal heroism to a new level in history.

Although Iverson basically had two high-shooting games, sandwiched between five low-shooting games with a shooting percentage of around 30%, his popularity reached an unprecedented height when he reached the finals.

People were surprised to find that Guo Xu's battle letter to Iverson in January took effect, and the finals were really Lakers VS 76ers, and their confrontation became one of the most interesting gimmicks.