The Lakers were originally champions in the eyes of the media, but after injuring Gasol, the future of the Lakers became uncertain.

Most of the Lakers fans are Kobe Bryant fans. After last year's Finals, Gasol was pulled out as a fig leaf by fans, who believed that Gasol's softness cost the Lakers the chance to touch the championship. But now that Gasol has been lost, Lakers fans have fallen into despair for a moment, and there are many fewer voices supporting the Lakers to win the championship and revenge.

Instead, there is a call to support the Warriors to reverse the Lakers and advance to the Western Conference finals. Fans love heroes, and the Warriors are playing that role right now. The Lakers have been too eye-catching this season, and the so-called tree is a big move, followed by some wild bees and butterflies to smear the Lakers. The issue of the Lakers' star whistle has been put on the bright side to discuss.

In the NBA president's office, Vice President Adam Shaw said: "David, now public opinion is very unfavorable to the Lakers, should we control it?" ”

Stern was silent, the Lakers have always been Stern's favorite team, Kobe Bryant is also the star he picked up, and the star whistle of the Lakers in the playoffs was instructed by him. If the Lakers win the championship this season, then the problem of the star whistle will no longer be a problem, and no one will care about the process. But now that the Lakers are on Gasol, whether they can win the championship is still two words.

"Issuing a statement warning the referees of this series to enforce the law strictly and not to be unfair," Stern said. Adam Shaw got the answer he wanted, smiling and nodding.

Stern sighed and said, "How is Li Zhi doing this season?" ”

Adam Xiaohua said with a smile: "He performed very well, he was selected to the best team in the second season, and if he didn't miss the game due to injury, the MVP could also be contested." And he has a Chinese background, his media image has always been good, and he can be ranked in the forefront in terms of the performance of rookies in the same period. ”

Stern nodded and said: "There is one more thing you didn't say, Renault Lehman and Lacob want to buy the Warriors in a joint venture, Li Zhi is Renault Lehman's brother, and the relationship between the two has always been very good, I think if he and Renault Lehman don't fall out, they will never leave the Warriors in this life." ”

Xiao Hua's eyes flashed with a hint of realization, and he said: "Then he is very much in line with our requirements of "one person, one city", why don't we praise him?" ”

The 23VS24 that the league has been touting in recent years can't last a few years, the future of the Lakers this season is still uncertain, and James is also difficult to support in the East, now is the best time to create a god.

Li Zhi is Chinese, and Durant has the same potential as him, and Rose and James in the East, such a gimmick is much better than 23vs24.

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The fourth game between the Warriors and the Lakers continues to be played at the Oracle Center, and the Lakers are without Gasol, who is a headache for Nelson, and the Warriors have a variety of options for their lineup.

Nelson boldly asked the Warriors players to wrap up Kobe, first with Jackson alone, and then with Barnes and Lee Chi on the side to help defend.

In the Lakers' starting lineup, Odom replaced the injured Gasol, and the rest remained the same. After the opening, people found that the Lakers' interior line did not have a little advantage, Bynum played O'Neal and couldn't squeeze into the interior, he played Perkins hard, and he was afraid of this kind of power player, except for the jump shot, Bynum's shooting rate was not high.

Odom was entangled by Milicic and couldn't open the low post attack, Milicic's defensive ability improved, and Odom was difficult to take advantage of Milicic. The Warriors adopted a man-to-man tactic to defend the Lakers' interior line to death, and took the initiative from the beginning.

There was no pressure on Lee to defend Ariza, and Barnes was struggling to defend Fisher. At this time, the Lakers can only rely on Kobe.

Jackson came up to be on guard, completely ignoring the problem of physical exertion, he was tired and Gerald Green. The Lakers' tactics are also man-to-man, but Li Zhi scored continuously as soon as he came up, and his hand felt hot. For this game, Li Zhi deliberately practiced shooting during the game, and he had already found his touch before the game. He dodged Ariza's pull-out jumper and broke through to the inside to hit hard, but Ariza couldn't prevent Li Zhi.

After five minutes of play, the Lakers changed their defensive strategy, Ariza followed Rich, and the center of gravity of the defense shifted to Rich, and the Lakers relaxed their defense against Barnes. But today Barnes also felt good, Li Zhi passed the ball to Barnes, he shot directly, and after Barnes scored 6 points in a row, the Lakers didn't dare to let him go.

The defensive end can't be prevented, and Kobe Bryant on the offensive end is also limited, it is difficult to pass the ball after being trapped, and it is even more difficult to turn around when he controls the ball. In this game, Kobe Bryant's shooting touch was already cold. Many people can already see that the Lakers have a lot of luck in this game.

Some fans even have this idea: Gasol's role in the Lakers is much bigger than Kobe's, and without Gasol, the Lakers are at the level of a playoff round.

What's worse is that Kobe's star whistle is gone, usually when he breaks through, as long as someone touches him, he will be whistled for a foul, and now he breaks through, the Warriors wrap him up, Jackson and Li Zhi both have physical contact with Kobe, and the action is still very big, but the referee just doesn't blow it.

Now give Kobe Bryant a star whistle, the referee doesn't dare, David Stern personally informed them, and this game must be strictly enforced. Now the outside world supports the Warriors louder, and Kobe's star whistle has quietly shifted to Li Zhi.

Li Zhi played a very easy game, just like the regular season, with many layups and fouls, and after six minutes of play, Odom had already been fouled twice.

The absence of the star whistle made things a bit worse for Kobe, who had a fierce confrontation with Jackson and was blown a step on the break.

Li Zhi's side is making consecutive fouls, his physique is already good, and now he is giving him a star whistle, which makes the Lakers have no way to defend at all.

Odom was sent off, and the Lakers went to Walton, but Walton's defense was not as good as Odom, and the offensive end was even more down. Milicic was able to grab rebounds easily without much effort, and now he's enjoying grabbing rebounds with impunity.

Wharton was let go, and Milicic also wrapped Kobe Bryant from time to time, and Kobe passed the ball to Wharton at the critical moment, but Wharton couldn't shoot it at all. Milicic didn't go inside and grabbed seven rebounds in the quarter. O'Neal paddled the water, and Bynum, who was on top, couldn't get inside.

At the end of the first quarter, the Warriors led the Lakers by 15 points at 35:20. Fan support, star whistle treatment, Gasol's absence, multiple factors add up, the Lakers are no match for the Warriors. Bryant scored 12 points in the first quarter, but the rest of the Lakers were killed by the Warriors.

In the second quarter, Kobe Bryant rested, and the Lakers bench was even more ineffective. Crawford continued to play well, playing the Lakers bench group without the power to parry. Halfway through the second quarter, the Warriors already had a 22-point lead, and the Lakers had no hope.

The Lakers changed their main team, and the Warriors also changed their starters. This time, the defense of Kobe Bryant was replaced by Barnes, and he kept pressing Kobe, and Kobe Bryant would be caught when he broke through the Warriors.

In this game, Kobe Bryant has no teammates who can stand up, pass out, teammates can't shoot, and Wharton and Bynum can only frame the iron.

At halftime, the Warriors extended the margin to 24 points, and Bryant scored 18 points in the first half, but it was a high shot in exchange.

The Lakers' offense didn't improve in the second half, and they had already lost to the Warriors. In the third quarter, Kobe Bryant scored a lot, but Li Zhi on the Warriors' side also exerted his power, scoring 8 points in a single quarter, and Ariza was whistled for two fouls.

The Warriors continued to hold the lead in the third quarter, and the Lakers were gone. In the fourth quarter, the Lakers replaced the main force after a few minutes of play, and Kobe Bryant played to the end, and the Lakers still had no hope.

At 120:95 in the end, the Warriors won by 25 points, and Li Zhi played 36 minutes, scoring 30 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 blocks. Milicic had 16 points and 16 rebounds. O'Neal, Barnes, and Crawford also played well, and Jackson was defensive all over the game and didn't do much offensively.

Kobe Bryant scored 44 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists, trying his best, but there was still no way to save the Lakers.

In the post-game interview, Phil Jackson said that there was a problem with the referee's whistle in this game, and the Lakers would win the next game.

When Warriors fans heard Jackson's answer, they looked hehe, it's unfair not to give you a star whistle?

In the fifth game, the Lakers returned to their home court, but the result still left Lakers fans without hope, and they lost again, and it was the battle of Tianwang Mountain.

The overall score became 2:3, and the Warriors were about to advance.

The other set of semifinals in the West has already had a result, with the Rockets winning 4-3 against the Nuggets. They started the game early and ended it early, and although the Rockets won the game, they paid a heavy price.

With five minutes left in the game, Yao Ming's defense in the paint area was pushed to the knee by Anthony, Yao Ming suddenly seemed to be hit by the vital point, covered his knees with both hands, and fell to the ground in pain, with a hideous expression, he lay on the ground and couldn't get up.

The Rocket team was dumbfounded, Yao Ming's knee had already been injured, Yao Ming was in such pain, it must have been injured a lot. At this time, Yao Ming is the hope of the whole team, if he ends up at this moment, the whole team will inevitably be disheartened, and even fall short, how can this compete with the Nuggets? Jones, the doctor of the Rockets, hurriedly rushed to the court, and Morey, the general manager who was sitting firmly in the Diaoyutai, was not calm, and then rushed to the court.

Yao Ming was still lying on the ground, Jones pressed him, and asked continuously, "How is it?" What do you think? Yao Ming replied bitterly: "I don't know, it's just painful." Then Yao Ming limped to the locker room with the support of the staff, but when he passed through the players' tunnel, Yao Ming seemed to feel less pain, so he shouted to the team doctor: "I'm fine, let me try first." The team doctor was reluctant to take such a risk and firmly disagreed. Yao Ming was anxious and shouted to Jones, "You wait a while." Jones was even more anxious and insisted on taking him back to the dressing room.

All Yao Ming wanted to think about at the moment was to return to the field, and the tall Yao Ming stared at the team doctor for a few seconds, and said sternly: "I anna go back." He said this sentence twice in a row, Jones was completely dumbfounded, and before he could react, Yao Ming turned his head and walked to the bench. The Rockets fans saw Yao Ming, who was still lying on the ground just now, return to the court in less than a minute, and the scene resounded with thunderous applause and paid tribute to the oriental hero.

Yao Ming quickly returned to the court, and soon after, hit a mid-range shot. With this shot, the team's morale has been greatly boosted. In the 4 minutes when Yao Ming finally came back strongly, the team scored a total of 15 points, and 8 of them came from Yao Ming, with an injured leg, everyone was stunned to have such a performance. In the end, Yao Ming contributed 28 points and 10 rebounds in the game to lead the Rockets to win the Nuggets. After the game, Rocket coach Adelman was full of praise, bluntly saying that it was Rocky (the legendary hero played by Stallone) who returned to the court.

Anthony, as an opponent, also praised Yao Ming, and the Nuggets were convinced that the whole team lost.

However, the post-match test report was not ideal, and Yao Ming probably won't be present in the next matches. Li Zhi didn't expect that the Rockets did not meet the Lakers in this life, but the disaster still happened. He called Yao Ming, who just told him not to worry.

For domestic fans, such news is nothing less than bad news, they may have seen two Chinese face off in the Western Conference Finals, but now it looks hopeless.