On May 14, 2000, after a day of rest, the fourth game of the Spurs and Lakers series started on time at the Alamo Coliseum. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

After the last game with the Spurs, Kobe Bryant broke through the shackles that he had been troubled for a long time, and his ability value broke through the 89 of the B level and reached the 90 of the A level, officially entering the ranks of the league's first-line superstars, although there is still a big gap with O'Neal's 98 ability value and Duncan's 97 ability value, but Kobe's future growth path is already a smooth road. And the Lakers, who have O'Neal and Kobe, have become the only team in the league to have two superstars at the same time.

Due to the previous three games, the Spurs and Lakers played Mars, not only the point difference was very small, but also there were epic records in a row, whether it was O'Neal's two consecutive 55+, or Meng Xu's NBA playoffs for the first time 5*5, or even Kobe's 45+8+8, they all occupied the headlines of the newspaper in a row, so the fourth game of the two teams attracted countless attention before the start of the game after the media hyped it over and over again. And the other games that were going on at the same time were barely talked about by the media.

The fourth game between the Spurs and the Lakers can be said to be the most critical game in this series, if the Spurs win, then the Spurs will lead the Lakers by a score of 3-1 and get the match point, if the Lakers win, then the Lakers will regain the home-court advantage while equalizing the big score, so the Spurs and the Lakers are doing their best to win this game.

It was originally a close game, but the process and result of the game were beyond everyone's expectations, only 4 minutes after the start of the first quarter, David Robinson collided with O'Neal in the air when he was scrambling for a backcourt rebound, David Robinson's knee that was originally injured in the game with the Suns was hit again, David Robinson was lying on the floor with his knee in his arms, and the huge pain made his face a little hideous, and the tears in the corners of his eyes dripped to the floor for a moment, David Robinson knew his season was over.

After David Robinson was injured again and sent to the hospital, this game was undoubtedly a torture for the Spurs players, losing David Robinson's Spurs, relying only on Duncan could not restrain O'Neal, at most it was to explode with O'Neal, and O'Neal also broke out again in this game, shooting 13 of 21 from the field, cutting 35 points and 16 rebounds, in addition to O'Neal, Kobe Bryant also scored 31 points again in this game, and there was a small episode in the final stage of this game, The Lakers' three-in-command Glen Les was pressed to the bench again in this game, but in the final garbage time, Glen Les refused to play, and Glen Les finally couldn't stand Phil Jackson's humiliation of him anymore, and it is said that Glen Les had a showdown with the Lakers after the game.

Meng Xu, who was exhausted in the last game, in addition to the defense is still excellent in this game, is in no state on the offensive end, only 2 of 7 three-point shots, and only scored 8 points in the whole game, perhaps infected by Meng Xu's cold hand, the rest of the Spurs players except Avery Johnson scored 16, and no one scored a double-double, in this case, even though Duncan scored 41 points and 21 rebounds, it was still to no avail, and finally the Spurs lost to the Lakers with a score of 83-97 at home, Since David Robinson went off, the Spurs didn't have a single lead in the game.

After the game, many Spurs players rushed to the hospital to visit David Robinson. According to the results of the hospital examination, David Robinson will have at least a month off and will definitely miss the series.

After the results of David Robinson's examination came out, almost all the media were unanimously optimistic about the Spurs, and without David Robinson, it was basically impossible for the lone Duncan to lead the team to defeat the powerful Lakers.

And the fifth game between the Spurs and Lakers on May 16 at Staples Arena also confirmed this, and this battle of Tianwang Mountain is still played without suspense. In this game, Phil Jackson simply put Glen Les on the injury list and didn't even give him the opportunity to sit on the sidelines.

The Lakers played very easily in this game, O'Neal and Kobe Bryant even played less than 35 minutes, after Glen Rice lost power, the biggest beneficiary was Robert Hawley, Hawley only played less than 20 minutes in the regular season, and was also used as a substitute for AC Green and Glen Rice, and now, Robert Hawley has started two consecutive games, playing even more than 30 minutes, and Hawley has performed very well in both games, following the last game with 17 points, The game again scored 19 points.

Duncan, who played the whole game in the last game, played the whole game again after a day of rest, and did not show the slightest discomfort, compared to Meng Xu After playing more than 40 minutes in that game, he still felt a little tired in this game until today, and the high-intensity confrontation in the playoffs was too tiring. Although Duncan shot 19 of 35 in the game, scored a career-high 53 points and 17 rebounds, but still could not bring a victory to the Spurs, this game The Spurs' outside four iron once again collectively powered, and the whole game was 2 of 13 three-pointers, with such a group of pig teammates, it is basically impossible for Duncan to rely on individuals to win the game. After losing this game, the Spurs were also pushed to the edge of the cliff.

In the visiting locker room, Duncan leaned against the door of his closet, looking up at the ceiling, unsure of what he was thinking.

"Senior, it's all my fault." Seeing Duncan's disappointed and helpless eyes, Meng Xu was also sad, and at the same time a little self-blamed, if he could have performed better in these two games, he would not be like this now.

"Meng, it's not your fault, you're good enough." Duncan stared at Meng Xu quietly: "We are making a comeback next season." After falling behind 3-2 and losing his partner and most importantly his assistant, David Robinson, Duncan didn't have much hope for this series.

"As long as there is a glimmer of hope, I will not give up." In the past, Meng Xu also hoped that he could grow his strength quickly, but this hope has never been so urgent.