"Kobe Bryant scored 24 points, and Paul cut off a quasi-triple-double and it is still difficult to save the Lord! The Lakers defeated the Hornets 4-2 to advance to the Western Conference semifinals! ”

"Queen Bee has fallen, and the defending champions are on their way to a third O'Brien Cup!"

"Focus on Dallas! The Lakers and Mavericks meet in the playoffs for the first time in 23 years! The yellow and blue battle is about to break out! ”

Early the morning after the Lakers advanced, newsstands on the streets of Dallas made headlines with the news.

In 23 years, the Mavericks and Lakers have not met in the playoffs in 23 years. But this season, they ran into it.

Carlisle didn't know whether he was too lucky or too unlucky, and this kind of once-in-a-decade thing happened to him.

However, Carlisle will not surrender with a white flag just because the comer is a strong defending champion. After the Lakers advanced, the Mavericks also gave up training against the Hornets and devoted themselves wholeheartedly to preparing for the Lakers.

The players worked hard every day, and whenever the slightest tactical run was not in place, Carlisle's roar would be instantaneous. But no one complained, and everyone put in enough effort. Because they know very well that Kobe. Bryant, that's a guy who never shows mercy!

The game between the two sides was scheduled for the evening of May 2, US time, and their only advantage for the Mavericks was that they had a few more days off than the Lakers.

On April 30, the Los Angeles Lakers landed in Dallas. Instead of training at Arena 2 at the American Route Center, the Lakers rented a basketball arena for their players to practice.

On the Lakers' side, they also hope that before the game starts, the players on both sides will not contact each other as much as possible. Both teams were secretive, but in fact, both the Zen master and Carlisle had studied each other thoroughly.

The coaches do this just to let the players fully experience the atmosphere of the coming big game. When the players who have been holding back for a few days will be able to play again before they can perform at their best. As for secrecy, there are only a few teams in the NBA. There are not many secrets between them and each other.

In the past few days, reporters have not been able to interview the players' training, so they have pointed the finger at the coaches of both sides.

Jackson and Carlisle have become the people who have shown their faces the most in these days.

The atmosphere of the big game has completely enveloped the city of Dallas, and fans are counting down the game by hours.

In the exhausting and arduous training, the 24 hours seemed to pass much faster than usual. Yiyang felt as if it had only been a few days, and on May 2, the day that was circled in red on the calendar, had already arrived.

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"The game is finally going to begin." Yiyang drove his Ford pickup truck down the crowded streets, and through the window, he was greeted by the American Airlines Center Arena, which had fallen into a frenzy.

Today, more than just Mavericks fans gathered outside the arena. Many Lakers fans wearing gold jerseys also poured into the court from all directions.

As one of the 30 NBA teams with the largest fan base, the Lakers fans aren't just in Los Angeles, they're all over the world! These avid Lakers fans also traveled thousands of miles to Dallas just to watch the Western Conference semifinals on the spot.

The Dallas police are on the verge of being a formidable enemy and doing everything they can to maintain order at the scene. If fans on both sides get into a fight, they will be primarily responsible.

Yiyang silently drove the car into the underground parking lot, and now there were still three hours before the start of the game, and there were already so many people outside. I don't know what the scene will be outside the arena in a little while.

As usual, after Yiyang parked his car, he walked directly from the parking lot into the players' tunnel, and then went to the locker room to change clothes and prepare for the game.

But after only a few steps in the narrow tunnel of players, Yiyang saw a figure that should not be here now.

"Why are you here so late?" The visitor smiled and took the initiative to greet Yiyang.

"Yes...... There are some traffic jams. ”

"Hahaha, hurry up and get ready! Tonight, we're going to have a big fight! The guy Yiyang met was none other than the Lakers' star and five-time championship ring winner, Kobe Bryant. Bryant!

"I didn't see your team bus in the parking lot?" Yiyang looked around suspiciously, but didn't notice any other Lakers players.

"I came here alone in advance, and I've been training outside for the past few days, so I want to come early to get familiar with the venue." Kobe shrugged his shoulders, that's his style.

"I've watched the video of your first-round win against the Trail Blazers more than once. I have to admit, it's beautiful. Roy almost created a miracle, but you, but the miracle was strangled in the cradle. Don't expect you to score the exact same goal on my head, though! If that happens, I'm going to win! Kobe Bryant said, shaking his finger at Yiyang.

"I don't want to play to the point where you have to kill to make the difference."

"Hahahaha, you're so confident. I think we'll have to sit down and have a good talk in the future. Of course, that will have to wait until I retire! Because until then, we'll only talk about winning or losing! After Kobe Bryant said this, he said goodbye to Yiyang and returned to the No. 2 training ground prepared for the Lakers.

Yiyang shook his head, maybe Dirk was right. From the perspective of fans, Kobe Bryant is a good idol. But from the opponent's point of view, Kobe Bryant is by no means a good stubble!

Change, warm up, and return to the locker room for final deployment...... Everything went according to plan, the only difference was that the noise on the pitch was getting louder and louder.

In the past few days, Carlisle has already talked about the tactics that should be talked about. When he was in the dressing room for the final deployment, Carlisle didn't talk much about tactics, but more about motivating the players.

Mavericks owner Cuban was still in the locker room, yelling with the players. Kuban is doing this to show everyone that you are not fucking alone!

Outside the locker room, the atmosphere in the Center of American Airlines has been fully ignited. Even with the air conditioning on, the fans felt like they were on fire.

Blue and yellow split into two camps in the stands, but the shouts of Lakers fans did not fall behind.

After all, for Lakers fans, it is more comfortable to stay at home and watch live TV if they don't go crazy and don't shout for their team.

Just standing at the entrance of the players' tunnel, the shouts of the fans have already excited Yiyang.

"Do you hear that!?" Nowitzki, who was at the head of the line, shouted.

"The best way to repay them is to win! Let's go, guys, let's go! Nowitzki was the first to rush out of the players' tunnel, and Yiyang was still at the back of the line, but when he walked out of the court, Yiyang was stunned.

The Mavericks fans all shouted a name in unison. “YI！”

Overwhelmed by people shouting their names, Yiyang looked around the stands blankly. He was the last to appear, but he received the warmest welcome from the fans!

"Also, this rookie is definitely a big problem for the Lakers on the way to victory! Whether it is a Zen master or Kobe, they must not treat him as an ordinary rookie. Just ask Brandon, who almost did a miracle. Roy himself is losing in whose hands, you know how dangerous this Chinese defender is! "On the commentary stage, Mike. Brin began his own night's work. As the queen commentator of the NBA2K game, after hearing that Yiyang may endorse the game, he can't wait to have a good chat with this Chinese kid who has created too many impossibilities.

"The two teams haven't had much to do with each other for more than two decades, they're strangers. But now, fate has changed all that. I'm looking forward to this series, after all, both sides had good performances in the first round. The Mavericks are hungry for a championship, and the Lakers are hungry for another dynasty. But there can only be one winner between the two teams! I believe that each and every one of them will fight hard for their goals! ”

The atmosphere was already warm enough, and the commentators' fanning brought the intense atmosphere to the living rooms of the fans who could not come to the stadium to watch the game.

Both starters took off their training uniforms and took to the pitch. Kobe Bryant greeted the Mavericks' starters one by one, and when it came to Yiyang, Kobe deliberately blinked his eyes.

Although Yiyang has also had the experience of playing against Kobe Bryant before, he believes that playing against Kobe Bryant in the playoffs is definitely two different concepts from before!

In the heat of the atmosphere created by the fans on both sides, the referee blew the whistle and threw the basketball high into the air.

This time, "The King of Fighters" Tyson met his opponent in the scrum. Lakers center "Little Shark" Bynum is 2.13 meters tall and has a very strong jump. The excited guy flicked the ball into Fischer by a fingertip of the trail ahead of Chandler.

Fischer didn't rush after getting the basketball, and as soon as it started, the Lakers planned to stabilize the situation!

Yiyang didn't dare to slack off, although Fischer was also old, he was different from old Miller, this guy still had a strong scoring ability. And most importantly, Fischer had a huge heart. If one is not careful, he may strike a fatal blow.

After Fischer crossed the halfway line, he gestured at Kobe. Kobe Bryant did not slack off, and immediately made a block for the "old fish".

The block was in place, Yiyang was delayed by Kobe, and Stevenson had to change the defense and make up for Fischer.

Fischer didn't expect the Mavericks to switch defenses in such a timely manner, the ball was originally a breakaway for Fischer, and then the ball was distributed to Bynum, allowing Bynum to attract the defense and then pass to Gasol for a mid-range shot.

But the first breakthrough in this link, Fischer failed to execute successfully. Stevenson's defense makes it difficult for the "old fish" to move an inch!

There was no way, Fischer only had a return pass. The experienced Lakers No. 2 threw the ball diagonally behind him, and Yiyang didn't dare to steal rashly, for fear of leaving a gap for Kobe.

"The dislocation was formed, and the showdown with Kobe Bryant started as soon as it opened!" Mike. Brin was excited, and it stands to reason that a rookie and a superstar would not be able to create any sparks at all. But Yiyang is undoubtedly a special case!

After Bryant received the basketball, he was on the right side of the basket at 45°. At this time, Bryant was two steps away from the three-point line. Yiyang, on the other hand, stepped outside the three-point line, opened his arms, and was ready to compete with the "Black Mamba" at any time.

Seeing Yiyang's position, Kobe smiled. Then, the No. 24 in a purple jersey jumped straight up and shot!

"What!?" Yiyang was stunned for a second, and then stepped forward and pounced. He didn't expect that Kobe would choose to shoot directly when he was so far away from the three-point line!

But then again, if Kobe's offensive options tend to be conventional, then he won't be called Kobe.

Sometimes, Kobe Bryant is just that crazy. In the eyes of others, it is not an opportunity, in the eyes of Kobe, it is the best time to score!

"Kobe Bryant directly pulled up and shot, three points from a long distance! BOOM！ Basketball hollow into the net, three-point hit! As soon as it opened, Kobe Bryant. Bryant gave the Mavericks a red flag! Today, "Black Mamba" will go on a killing spree! "Mike. Brin excitedly shouted into the microphone, that arrogant, paranoid and hard-working No. 24 never disappointed!

"Pay attention next time!" Kobe Bryant naturally won't let go of such an opportunity to complain about Yiyang, and Yiyang's scalp is numb, is this the strength of a superstar?

Kobe Bryant's dismount, for a rookie. Probably, a big blow!