Chapter 30 Lakers revival!

O'Neal played for the Lakers for eight years and dedicated the most precious time of his life to Los Angeles, when O'Neal left, his total of 13,895 points could be ranked sixth in Lakers history, 6,090 rebounds ranked fifth, and 1,278 blocks ranked second behind Abdul-Jabbar, so even if O'Neal was traded to the Heat, his No. 34 jersey was fully qualified to hang high above Staples Arena.

The Lakers left O'Neal, the interior pillar collapsed instantly, such a big hole is not a Caron Butler or Lamar Odom can fill, without O'Neal, Kobe Bryant has enough shots, he averaged 27.6 points per game in the 2004-2005 season, shooting 43.3%, three-point shooting rate 34.0% Lakers have O'Neal, is a championship-level team, without O'Neal, the Lakers instantly became a fish belly, They have only claimed a measly 34 wins all season and have been excluded from the playoffs for the first time in nearly five years.

In the 2005-2006 season, Kobe Bryant started the super god mode that lasted all season, and in the 80 games he played, he averaged a league-high 35.4 points per game! Also piggybacking on 5.3 rebounds and 4.5 assists, on January 22, 2006, the Lakers played against the Raptors, Kobe Bryant shot 26 of 46 from the field, 7 of 13 from three-point range, and 18 from 20 free throws to score 81 points, and led the team to reverse 18 points to achieve the final victory, this is the greatest scoring feast after Chamberlain scored 100 points in a single game, the reason for this stirring "big movie" directed by Kobe Bryant is just for revenge, Jalen Rose, the man who defended Kobe that night, At that time, the Raptors pursued the "Kobe Bryant Rule", that is, to let Kobe score to block others, and the Raptors only used Rose to defend Kobe Bryant alone, and waited until the fourth quarter to see that it was really impossible to start wrapping up, facing Rose, Kobe Bryant's eyes were only angry.

Remember the 2000 Grand Final? Los Angeles Lakers vs. Indiana Pacers, in the second game, Kobe Bryant only played 9 minutes, and once again hit a step-back jumper, Jalen Rose, who was responsible for defending Kobe Bryant, put his foot on the place where Kobe fell, Kobe sprained his ankle and was forced to leave, Kobe Bryant only scored 2 points in that game, and Rose scored 30 points, and then Kobe missed the third game, and the Lakers also lost that game, but this is not the most important thing, and it is also a very common thing for players on the court, But Kobe Bryant has always kept this hatred in his heart, he always thought that Rose did it on purpose, and in 2012, Rose finally admitted that he was really eager to get a championship ring and deliberately injured Kobe, of course, this is all after that, and on January 22, 2006, Kobe Bryant completed the greatest revenge in history!

The Lakers have made 45 wins to the playoffs this season thanks to Kobe Bryant's crazy scoring scores, their first-round opponent is the Phoenix Suns with Steve Nash, Tim Thomas, Boris Dior, Sean Marion, Kobe's opponent is Raga Bell, who is good at defense, the result of the game is that the Lakers lost the playoffs 3:4, except for Lamar Odom, almost no one can help Kobe, Bell's defense of Kobe Bryant can hardly be said to be successful or unsuccessful, Let's say it's unsuccessful, Kobe Bryant's average shooting rate is almost 50% per game, let's say it's a success, Kobe Bryant's average points per game dropped from nearly 35 points in the regular season to less than 28 points, all in all, Ragabel's gummies-style defense made the two people break out into small conflicts many times, and the two men formed a bond.

It is worth mentioning that O'Neal, the big shark who was traded out by the Lakers the year before last, helped Wade get a championship ring in the Heat this year, and O'Neal can still contribute 20 points and 9.2 rebounds per game this season.

The Lakers' 2006-2007 season is almost a replica of last season, Kobe Bryant averaged 35.4 points per game, except for Odom, who can help, everyone else is such as Chris Meme, Smush Parker, Brian Cook and the like of the league, the Lakers won 42 games and reached the playoffs Their opponent was still last year's Suns, and the final result was still eliminated by the Suns, but the score changed from 3:4 to 1:4, in the game, Kobe Bryant repeatedly elbowed Ragabel, who defended him, intentionally or unintentionally, and finally angered the latter, in a breakthrough of Kobe, Bell directly sacrificed a hanging-style choke foul, and directly put Kobe Bryant, after getting up, Kobe Bryant showed the charm of a mature leader, he did not fight with Bell in a rage, but indifferently fiddled with his arms, smiled lightly at the corners of his mouth, and then scored all four free throws of the foul and technical foul, and Bell was ejected from the game. In that series, Bryant averaged 33 points per game, and Odom contributed 20 points and 13 rebounds, but the others ...... Don't mention it, especially the 2001 champion Kwame Brown who was exchanged for Lakers Yoga big man Caron Butler, originally pointed to his ability to prevent Stoudemire who returned from injury in the game, but in the game, he was swept away by the latter averaging 24.2 points, 13.6 rebounds, 1.4 steals, 1.8 blocks per game, and by the way, 55.0% shooting percentage, while Brown averaged only 8 points and 5 rebounds per game.

In the 2007-2008 season, the Lakers ushered in the second turnaround after O'Neal joined, they used Kwame Brown, Aaron McGee, Critanton and two first-round picks and the 2007 No. 48 rookie signing rights as bargaining chips, traded to the Grizzlies' big man Pau Gasol, this transaction directly reborn the Lakers, from the original five scum to the current emperor!

Gasol is a very good interior ruler, whether it is basket singles, mid-range shooting, rebounding, defense and even passing are the league's top level, before he came to the Lakers, the Grizzlies signed a 6-year $86 million maximum salary to sign Paul Gasol, who can contribute an average of 20+10 per game, the latter lived up to expectations and led the Grizzlies to the playoffs year after year, but because there was no good helper, Gasol has not won a playoff victory so far, but to the Lakers, Gasol can not only dream of the first win of the playoffs, but also the championship!

In addition to trading to Gasol, the Lakers also corrected Andrew Bynum, a young center who had been developing in previous years, and the Lakers have won as many as 57 games this season and reached the playoffs as the first in the West!

In the first round of the playoffs, the Lakers' opponent was the Denver Nuggets, who had the league's envy of the two-gun combination - Allen Iverson and Carmelo Anthony, in the first game, the Nuggets took the power of the two guns to the extreme, both of them scored 30 points, and Linus Creza on the bench also scored 23 points efficiently on 9-of-13 shooting, but they still did not take away a victory, Pau Gasol, who had never won a playoff victory, showed unstoppable strength and strong confidence in the game, He finished with 36 points, 16 rebounds, eight assists and three blocks on 14-of-20 shooting, completely beating up his opponent Marcus Camby, who had just four points and seven rebounds on 2-of-9 shooting.

This game is a portrayal of the entire series of the Lakers vs. the Nuggets, the Nuggets gold two-gun combination is terrifying, averaging 50 points per game, but the Lakers' Kobe Bryant is also unstoppable, one person can average 33.5 points per game, Gasol 22 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists and 2.8 blocks, the Lakers swept the Nuggets 4:0 to advance to the second round.

The Lakers' opponent in the second round is the Utah Jazz with a new pair - Deron Williams and Carlos Boozer, the Lakers will unite to advance 4:2, although the Jazz Deron Williams can average 22.3 points and 11.5 assists per game, but the opposite Derrick Fisher averages 14.2 points per game, 57.1% shooting rate and 64.7% three-point shooting rate greatly narrowing the gap between him and Delon, Odom averaged 18.2 points and 11.7 rebounds per game on 58.7% shooting, Gasol had 18.5 points and 8.3 rebounds on 56.0% shooting, and Kobe Bryant scored 33.2 points per game and shot 49.1% from the field!

In the Western Conference finals, the Lakers ushered in the challenge of Tim Duncan, the league's number one forward, Duncan was able to score 22.4 points and 17.4 rebounds per game in this round of the series, and Tony Parker averaged 19.4 points, 5.6 assists and 4.0 rebounds per game also gave Duncan great help, but the Spurs only won one game, and Kobe Bryant was able to score 29 points per game and shoot 53.3% of the shooting rate under the defense of Uncle Bao!

The Lakers made it all the way to the Finals, and their final opponent was the Boston Celtics, who just formed the Big Three this summer - Paul Pierce, Ray Allen, and Kevin Garnett, and not only that, but the team's starting point guard Rajon Rondo has improved rapidly under Sam Cassel's tutelage, and Kendrick Perkins can also play a strong role as a meat shield.

In the first game, the Celtics' big three showed strong combat ability, and the three of them combined to score 65 points, when Rajon Rondo, who was emerging as a star, contributed 15 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists, while Kobe Bryant only scored 24 points in 26 shots under Ray Allen's defense, and the Lakers lost 88-98 in the first game.

In the second game, the Lakers lost again, although Kobe Bryant scored 30 points on 11-of-23 shooting, and Gasol and Odom also contributed double-doubles of 17 points, 10 rebounds and 13 points and 10 rebounds respectively, but the Boston Big Three and Rondo broke out more powerful than the first game! The Big Three combined for 62 points, Rondo alone delivered 16 assists and only 2 turnovers, and Leon Powell on the bench became a wonder soldier, he only played 15 minutes in the whole game, but scored a full 21 points on 6-of-7 shooting!

The Lakers, who moved to Staples Arena, won 87-81 in Game 3 with Kobe Bryant scoring 36 points on 12-of-20 shooting, and Sasha Vujacic off the bench played the best game of his career, scoring 20 points on 7-of-10 shooting! Boston Pierce played erratically, scoring 6 points on just 2-of-14 shooting from the field, and Rea scored 25 points, but to no avail.

In the fourth game, Boston once again changed the trend of the game with a bench, while the Big Three played well, James Posey scored 18 points on 5-of-10 shooting, and Eddie House scored 11 points on 4-of-9 shooting, while the Lakers, only Ariza scored 6 points on 2-of-2 shooting on the bench, although the Lakers' starting three got a double-double - Odom 19 points and 10 rebounds, Kobe Bryant 17 points and 10 assists, and Gasol 17 points and 10 rebounds, but still lost.

1:3, the Lakers on the verge of elimination broke out in the fifth game, although Pierce had 38 points, 8 assists and 6 rebounds, but Odom and Gasol's performance was not too good, the former had 20 points and 11 rebounds, the latter had 19 points and 13 rebounds, and the bench Jordan Famar contributed 11 points to help the Lakers win this key game.

Just when everyone was looking forward to the sixth game with great hope, Boston turned the game into a naked slaughter! :92:131! The Lakers lost by almost 40 points! When the game was not over but the ending was doomed, Kobe Bryant was reluctant to get off the court and struggled on the court alone, but the result could not be changed, just like that, the Lakers lost this year's championship, achieving the classic picture of Garnett kneeling and kissing the three-leaf mark at home, and Pierce pouring a whole bucket of Gatorade on coach Rivers.

In the 2008-2009 season, the Lakers made a comeback, entered the playoffs with the first record in the West, and beat the Jazz again 4:1 in the first round, and in the second round, the Lakers faced the Houston Rockets with 1.3 billion Chinese fans.

In the first game, the two teams played very intensely, Kobe Bryant and Artest had a strong conflict, Yao Ming staged the return of the king after the injury, and returned to the court after shooting a key shot, and finally lost the game to Yao Ming 28 points and 10 rebounds and Artest 21 points and 7 assists, although Kobe Bryant scored 32 points, but he used up a full 31 shots.

Yao Ming asked to play after the injury, but head coach Adelman firmly disagreed, Yao Ming was anxious and said, "What is the proudest thing in your life?" Was it the gorgeous King of Saramento that year? And I, right now! ”

Kobe Bryant, who scored 40 points in the second game, became the absolute protagonist, Luke Wharton made a key shot with 9.8 seconds left in the game to extend the difference to 5 points, the Rockets were powerless after all, and Karl Landry performed well, he scored 21 points and 10 rebounds on 7-of-9 shooting, including as many as 5 dunks! Yao Ming was plagued by fouls and scored just 12 points in the game.

In the third game, Kobe Bryant scored 33 points to lead the Lakers to another game, Odom contributed 16 points and 13 rebounds, while Rocket Yao Ming cut 19 points and 14 rebounds, and Artest scored 25 points but did not take away a victory. After the game, Yao Ming was diagnosed with a fractured bone and was reimbursed for the season.

In the fourth game, I thought that the Rockets would be vulnerable without Yao Ming, but the reality gave the Lakers a blow to the head, and the Lakers lost again, losing to the little black bean Aaron Brooks, who scored 34 points on 12-of-20 shooting, beating the old fish Fisher, and Battier also "rarely" scored a high score of 23 points, although the Lakers Gasol scored 30 points in the whole game, his teammates were too pit, and Kobe Bryant only scored 15 points in the game.

Without Yao Ming, the Lakers' cards were disrupted and the formation was arranged, but all in all, for the Lakers, the absence of Yao Ming was a great joy, and soon, the Lakers' advantage in the height of the interior line was shown in the fifth game, in Cody's colleagues who scored 26 points, the team's four interior players all scored double-doubles, Gasol 16 points and 13 rebounds, Bynum 14 points and 6 rebounds, Odom 10 points, Josh Powell 10 points, and the Lakers beat the Rockets 1118:78.

You think that's the end of the season? The Rockets haven't given up yet, and they won't give up, and the Rockets unexpectedly won the game in Game 6, with Brooks scoring 26 points, Scola 24 points and 12 rebounds, Artest 14 points, Landry 15 points, and the Lakers contributed little other than Kobe Bryant's 32 points and Gasol's 14 points and 11 rebounds.

The big score was tied, and the Lakers and Rockets had to enter the only seven-game tiebreaker in the Western Conference.

The result of the game was that the Lakers had the last laugh, the Lakers with a high degree of interior snatched up as many as 55 rebounds in the whole game, while the Rockets only had 33, and the 5 frontcourt rebounds in the whole court were not as many as Gasol's frontcourt rebounds, which became a hard injury for the Rockets, Gasol took away the victory with 21 points and 18 rebounds in the game, but this victory was obviously boundless with Kobe, who scored 14 points on 4-of-12 shooting.

The Lakers, who defeated the Rockets, defeated the Nuggets and Magic in a row to win that year's championship, averaging 32.4 points per game in the Finals, and Kobe Bryant won the Finals MVP, which was Kobe's first championship after leaving O'Neal. A year later, the Lakers defended their title, and what the Lakers trampled on happened to be the victory over the Lakers Boston Celtics the year before last, and Kobe Bryant averaged 28.6 points, 8 rebounds and 3.9 assists per game to become the Finals MVP again. At this time, Kobe Bryant completely got rid of O'Neal's shadow and became the first person in the league.