Chapter 205: O· K
On the same day, in the San Antonio visiting locker room, the Lakers were silent, and the two bigwigs of the team,
O'Neill sat silently in his chair, meticulously wiping his shoes. It seems that nothing has happened, but the evil aura on his body is even afraid of the strong man Ma Long on the side, and he has a feeling that if he pats the shark's shoulder now, he will definitely be eaten to the bone.
And Kobe Bryant kept rummaging through his clothes in the locker in the corner, and he had been rummaging through them for half an hour. How can there be so many things to turn over, obviously there are also things on the mind.
Halfway through the game, Kobe Bryant and O'Neal clearly wanted to prove themselves, and the Big Shark and Stone Buddha were tough on the inside. Don't give in to each other, to be precise, this era still belongs to the era of the big shark and the stone Buddha crossing the river, and the strongest single person in the league, except for the short-lived peak Jordan, is them.
If it weren't for Hu Qingniu's trouble, they would have won all the titles in the last five years, and they will also win three titles in the next four years. No one can deny that this was their time, but the NBA league is a place that likes to push the envelope. Garnett, Kobe, and Wade are all the same, they have achieved results, but in terms of the strength of the head-to-head confrontation, they have not yet reached the level of O'Neal and Duncan.
The Zen master suddenly found that he couldn't control the situation in this game, Kobe Bryant and O'Neal were both stimulated, and they didn't pass the ball to each other, and they were going to do it alone. This just fell into the trap of the old fox, his overall defense took all these singles as ordered, and then ran tactics on his own side to improve the success rate of the attack.
Back and forth, the Lakers quickly fell behind. The game ended with the Lakers losing by 20 points. After the game, the Lakers' locker room was even quieter than before the game. Everybody is doing their own thing.
The young players were afraid to speak, and Payton was sulking without saying a word. Marlon packed up his things and smashed the cabinet door with a loud bang. With such a big loss, the other two in F4 obviously have a temper. Payton and Malone are also grumpy people, they came to the Lakers for the championship, not to watch these two guys play temper.
If it was because they tried their best to lose, they would only leave regrets, and if the whole team followed the two brothers to the funeral, Payton and Malone would be the first to refuse.
The second game against the Spurs was still played in San Antonio, and the Spurs were at the top of the regular season standings and had home-court advantage.
Now the atmosphere in the Lakers team is a little delicate, Payton and Malone are a small group, Kobe Bryant is his own group, and O'Neal is also his own group. The other players who can't interject can only watch the play.
The divisive team atmosphere carried over to the court, and the Lakers were still struggling against a formidable Spurs team.
"Click!"
"Click!"
"Click!"
Beads of hot sweat slid down his cheeks to the floor, and O'Neill gasped slightly, he didn't know how many singles he had. But after some venting, tiredness is certain, squinting at the scoreboard, O'Neal found that something was wrong, Lakers 50:72 Spurs. Falling behind so much, a resentment rose from his heart out of thin air, from a three-time league signboard to a second-team center, O'Neal really couldn't bear it, he just wanted to be angry, he just wanted to crush everyone with his body.
But the score, now the Lakers are 0:1 behind the Spurs, and if this one loses again, go back to Los Angeles with a score of 0:2. Losing to Duncan in the semifinals again, O'Neal shook his head, no, absolutely not!
O'Neal turned his head to look at Kobe, and it just so happened that Kobe was also panting with his waist crossed at this time, looking at him. He read what he meant from Kobe Bryant's eyes, and he wanted to win. O'Neal also wanted to win, and after a moment's thought, O'Neal shook his head slightly, and Kobe Bryant nodded in agreement.
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Studio.
Barkley: "Honestly, Kenny. I almost fell asleep watching this game, how does the game between the Lakers and Spurs look like an assembly line product, can you find the difference between this game and the last one? ”
Kenny: "Obviously, there's a big problem with the Lakers, Kobe and O'Neal, how long have you not seen them pass, a year or two, it's been too long. I've never seen a team that is not united win a game, and that disunity is scarier than an injury. Injuries can destroy a player, but discord can destroy a team. ”
Barkley: "Okay, the timeout is over, and the game is on again. Let's see how the Lakers got knocked down, and now it's up to Kenny Smith to explain, his partner has had enough. ”
Kenny: "Okay, now let's go to Kenny's channel." Kobe Bryant had the ball, he was going to have a crossover, well, he did it. Well, he jumped, well, cast ...... Oh! No! Sir Charles, get up, don't pretend to be asleep, and see what I see! What an amazing picture! ”
Buckley picked up the microphone in a hurry.
“oh,my god! Are you kidding me, I saw the eighth wonder of this world. Just now, Kobe Bryant gave the big fat man a pass, I must be dreaming! ”
Kenny picks up the conversation.
O'Neal leaned his back against Duncan and arched ******. Without a chance, Duncan has been fighting against this ****** since he entered the league, and now he is completely unable to defeat him. There was no chance, O'Neill picked up the ball in his hand and stopped the ball, is it ......"
Barkley: "Wow, it's Kobe, he cut in from the other end of the court, nice run, Ginobili was cheated. O'Neill's ball flew up, oh my. Kobe caught the basketball, he made a close contact with the basket, and lo and behold, the basket was moaning beautifully! ”
Kenny: "Look at it, it's a goal from the OK combination, it's so enjoyable!" ”
Not only the *** studio, but the Lakers fans in front of the TV were dumbfounded, it was hard to believe that although they once had the best OK combination in the world, they won three consecutive championships together. But now that the duo has long since died in name, Lakers fans know that the two have already turned their backs and barely passed each other all season.
Now what they saw, OK was passing the ball to each other, and the defense of the Spurs, who were number one in the league, was broken.
Fans left messages.
Xiao Ya Meng said: "Ah, that's amazing!" ”
Blame Fat: "This big fat man finally knows how to win, no matter who leaves and who stays next season, isn't it good to cooperate with Kobe Bryant to win a championship first." ”
Shadow: "Come on, OK, kill San Antonio's stupid donkey!" ”
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After scoring the goal, O'Neal habitually patted his younger brother Kobe's bald head as a sign of encouragement. This time Bryant didn't refuse, but he didn't look happy either. Silently walked back.
Peyton and Malone didn't speak, but there was a smile on their faces at the same time.
** Thinking on the sidelines, he knows that the real challenge is coming, how strong is the current OK combination? Can the Spurs hold it?