Chapter 563: Reaching the Finals (2/5)

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In the first three games, Karl Malone averaged only 7 points and 6.3 rebounds per game.

The Lakers said that it was the Big Three, and they really started playing, but they became a two-person turn of the OK combination, and this OK combination is much worse than in previous seasons.

Because there is less coordination between Kobe and O'Neal.

Therefore, Karl Malone was detained with a heavy cauldron, but there are also fans who believe that the real pot is in Rick Carlisle.

"Look at the Rockets, in the three Western Conference finals, Yao Ming averaged 25.3 points, 13 rebounds and 2 blocks per game, Dwayne Wade averaged 23 points, 3.7 rebounds and 9.7 assists, Ron Artest averaged 20 points and 8.3 rebounds per game, and Gary Payton averaged 18.3 points, 5.7 rebounds, 4.7 assists and 3 steals per game."

"The Rockets, who are rarely called the Big Four, have played a Big Four in this series, with Yao Ming and Wade performing against the sky, and Ron Artest and Gary Payton performing not bad at all."

"It must be emphasized that Gary Payton, who is also a veteran who aimed for the O'Brien Cup at the end of his career, Gary Payton played an average performance close to 18+5+5+3 per game, compared to Karl Malone, the gap is too obvious."

"There is a problem with Karl Malone, but Rick Carlisle's use of Karl Malone is obviously also problematic, and Rick Carlisle has not been able to fully play the role of Karl Malone, and may not even be able to play a thousandth."

So, three games, Rick Carlisle Cauldron, Karl Malone Cauldron, Derek Fisher Cauldron, Kobe Bryant Cauldron, and O'Neal No Cauldron.

The Lakers' split pot meeting is already over.

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At the beginning of the fourth game, the Lakers shouted the slogan of refusing to sweep, but after the game really started, all the problems of the Lakers broke out.

At the beginning of the game, Kobe Bryant completely ignored O'Neal's ball, and at the beginning he first held the ball and singled four rounds in a row, shooting 1 of 4, and the Rockets opened with a 9:2 and a 7-point lead.

After Rick Carlisle called a timeout and reprimanded Bryant, the game resumed.

The ball began to pass inside, O'Neal finally received the basketball, and then hit two balls, 2 shots and 1 shot, and it seemed that O'Neal's score was still guaranteed.

But then, Bryant forgot about the pass again.

Another wave of consecutive singles, Kobe Bryant shot 2 of 3.

This time, even if Rick Carlisle came to him, Kobe Bryant held his neck high and said: "I scored the ball, I'm in good shape now, why can't I play?" ”

As a result, just over 7 minutes into the first quarter of the game, there was a fierce quarrel on the sidelines of the Lakers, and the two sides of the quarrel were Kobe Bryant and O'Neal.

"You should give me the ball and let me score!" O'Neal is still like in previous seasons, whenever Kobe Bryant hits the iron like crazy and forgets to pass, O'Neal will pop out this sentence.

Even when Joe Hay coached the Lakers, O'Neal always said that.

This time, Kobe Bryant shot back directly: "My ball is mine, you want the ball, take it yourself!" ”

Then, the quarrel began.

Rick Carlisle knows that he is finished, that the team's contradictions have completely exploded, and that it is not something he can suppress, and that no matter whether this game is won or lost, he will be out of class after this series.

But now, he still made a decision, he directly pressed Kobe Bryant to the bench, let O'Neal single-core, and ended the quarrel between the two.

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The Lakers, who were already completely infighting, naturally could not be the opponent of the Rockets, and in just half a game, the Rockets took a 25-point lead.

Amid the boos at the Staples Center, the game lost its suspense early.

Bryant and O'Neal's playing time was completely staggered by Rick Carlisle, and the Lakers players on the court were fighting on their own, and the Lakers were already in chaos.

In the second half, Qiao Hai simply didn't play the main force, he knew that this game was already a passing scene.

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In the end, the timer beeped, and the Rockets won a 30-point victory with a total score of 98:68, and then swept the Lakers with a total score of 4:0 and entered the finals!

The stands at the Staples Center were already empty, and there were only a few fans behind the basket on the left, but these fans were all Chinese faces, and after halftime, they had already changed their flags and started cheering for the Rockets.

The cheers weren't loud, but at least, the Rockets were able to end the game amid a burst of cheers.

At the end of the game, Qiao Hai walked to the technical table and shook hands with Rick Carlisle, who was in a hurry to leave the field.

The two don't know each other very well, so they don't say too much, but through the big battle of these four games, Qiao Hai feels that Rick Carlisle is a good coach.

In these four series, the Rockets can win, on the one hand, there are too many problems for this Lakers team.

On the other hand, it is also because Wade in the playoffs has been directly promoted to a notch under the reasonable use of Qiao Hai, the Rockets have two bugs, Wade and Yao Ming, or two bugs that cooperate with each other, compared to the Lakers' two bugs that do not cooperate with each other, the Rockets are naturally stronger.

Rick Carlisle is not a strong head coach, he can't manage such a chaotic locker room, therefore, he is not suitable for this Lakers team, Rick Carlisle's failure is not because of his personal ability, but because there are too many other factors.

After shaking hands with Rick Carlisle, Qiao Hai walked to the center of the field, first shook hands with Shaquille O'Neal, hugged him, and chatted a few words.

Then, Kobe Bryant also found him and hugged and shook hands.

Qiao Hai knows that only by having and experiencing it, people will know who is the best one, and now, obviously, Kobe Bryant and O'Neal already know that Qiao Hai is the best one.

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At the Staples Center, under a flash of light, the Rockets lifted the trophy for the Western Conference championship.

There was jubilation, but each of them knew that this was just the beginning, the beginning of everything!

"Well done Joe, I think I've seen the moment when the Rockets win their third O'Brien Cup." On such an important occasion, Leslie Alexander naturally appeared on the scene.

After he found Johi and congratulated each other on hugging, Alexander said this.

Qiao Hai smiled: "Don't worry, Leslie, the championship is already ours!" ”

Qiao Hai didn't want to look forward to who the opponent would be in the finals, he only knew that no matter who the opponent was, he would knock the opponent down and lift the O'Brien Cup.

Leslie Alexander patted Qiao Hai on the shoulder, and now, he had one more sad thing.

"Joe, have you found your successor?"

After the Rockets advanced to the Western Conference finals, Leslie Alexander asked Qiao Hai one thing - to help the Rockets find Qiao Hai's successor before Qiao Hai left the Rockets.

"The general manager is Darryl, he is doing a good job and his brain is very active, as for the head coach......"

Qiao Hai paused, then smiled and said, "Stamreford, Jeff Van Gundy and Rick Carlisle, you can choose one of the three." ”

Leslie Alexander hesitated: "Let me think about it." "Mobile phone users, please browse m. to read, a better reading experience.