Seeing Sabonis sent off, Li Wei had already guessed the outcome of this battle.

Because the plot of this game is exactly the same as the plot of the life-and-death battle between the two teams in the previous life!

Sure enough, O'Neal first scored a free throw, then scored a goal under the basket in the next offense, and then the basket attracted the bag and distributed the ball to Kobe!

Kobe Bryant was fouled by Rasheed Wallace, who came from the supplement, and the whistle sounded at the right time, free throws!

Kobe Bryant hit two free throws safely!

Subsequently, the Lakers also fouled, Rasheed Wallace missed two free throws, Kobe Bryant scored a three-pointer from the outside, and the Trail Blazers were gone!

In the next round, Kobe Bryant assisted O'Neal, and O'Neal, who had no meat shield to defend himself, completed the flying dunk in the air!

This empty catch set the entire Staples Arena on fire, and every Lakers fan was cheering for the home team!

In the last minute, the game was still fierce, but the trail blazers who were behind were no longer able to overtake, and the Lakers relied on their home court advantage to win the tie-break and enter the finals!

"It's so exciting!" The Knicks' teaching assistants lamented.

Li Weidao: "What do you think?" ”

Byron Scott said: "The Trail Blazers can only defend against O'Neal's meat shield Sabonis, and when he gets into foul trouble, Dunleavy is also a clever woman who can't cook without rice!" ”

D'Antoni said: "Luckily we have Da Yao and Rasu Nesterovich who can take turns. ”

Tom Hiberdu said: "I'm afraid that Da Yao and Rasu combined, and the defensive effect against O'Neill is not as good as Sabonis." ”

Scott Brooks nodded: "That's right, although Da Yao and Rasu are both excellent, how can they be too far behind Sabonis in terms of experience!" ”

Li Wei said: "You guys, you really have a beautiful woman as your wife, and you don't think they are as beautiful as Monroe." How many players on the planet can compare to Sabonis? I think our top defense at the center position is already the top in the East, and if we can't win against the Lakers, then no one can win against the Lakers. Rest well tonight and prepare for the finals tomorrow! ”

"Good!" Everyone answered in unison.

Los Angeles.

Trail Blazers owner Paul Allen watched the team's tie-break and frowned when he saw Sabonis collapse immediately after he went off.

When the team plays away, it will definitely suffer on the whistle, and the biggest problem of the Trailblazers is that they cannot remedy the loss!

"The team also needs a big meat shield, you can't count on Sabonis!" Paul Allendaw.

Bob Whitzter, president and general manager of the Trail Blazers, looked helpless: "Boss, I also want to reserve some more big meat shields to be a substitute for Sabonis, but you also have to understand the price of goods these years, meat shields are expensive, and there is no market, we originally had a Kevin Cato who was still available, isn't this used to exchange for Pippen?" Without using him as a bargaining chip, we can't get Pippen! ”

Paul Allen glanced at Bob Whitzt.

Whitzett is widely regarded as one of the most brilliant general managers in the league, and is nicknamed the trader. Previously working for the SuperSonics, he had the discerning eye to choose Sean Kemp. At the time, there was a lot of criticism from the people of Seattle, but a few years later, it turned out to be a wise choice.

It was he who single-handedly created the glory of the supersonic team in the 90s!

In '94, Whitzert had an argument with the SuperSonics owner, and Paul Allen was overjoyed and immediately poached him to the Trail Blazers with a big contract.

Aaron's poaching, of course, is also an appreciation for Whitzt's ability to work.

As it turned out, Whitzett was indeed a hero. Soon after taking office, he brought in Rashid Wallace, Isaiah Ryder, Kenny Anderson and others who either had personality problems, or were known as the ten poisons in the locker room and were sold by other teams!

Then, Whitzt used Kenny Anderson as the main chip, replaced the flying squirrel Stoudemire, and Isiah Ryder as the main chip, and exchanged it for Steve Smith!

It's almost an empty glove white wolf, allowing the Trailblazers to quickly rebuild successfully!

In terms of drafting, Whitzett was just as smart. For example, in '97, he spared no expense to trade up the draft pick, and finally selected Kevin Cato with the No. 15 pick, which is a wonderful move!

If there is no Cato, where would Scottie Pippen come from?

In '98, he continued to trade the draft pick at the expense of blood, and finally got the No. 11 pick, which selected Bunch Wells, which is also a wonderful move, and Wells' performance this year is amazing!

They didn't have a draft pick in '99 because that year's first-round pick was one of the chips they used to trade Bunch Wells, otherwise Whitzett would have been able to make a big splash.

If there is one stupid move Whitzert has made since taking office, I am afraid that he chose a guy named Jermaine O'Neal in '96. Paul Allen really can't figure out what the use of such a soft as a noodle and only a mid-pitch boy who can only hit the pitch.

What makes Paul Allen even more puzzling is that two years ago, Whitzette actually asked him to give O'Neal Jr. a big contract!

A guy who can only play garbage time, and he's embarrassed to ask for a big contract?

However, Whitzett repeatedly said that O'Neal Jr. had potential, and Paul Allen eventually paid for it.

In that middle-class exception of only 1.75 million years, only he can give a long-term contract with an average annual salary of more than 6 million yuan to a garbage time CIC beautiful boy!

The Portland media is still talking about Paul Allen's stupid bubbling!

Now that O'Neal Jr. has got a big contract, he can still only play garbage time, which makes Paul Allen very depressed, and having money is not so bad!

Look at that guy from the Lakers, also surnamed O'Neal, how can the gap between the two be so big?

Rubbing his temples, Paul Allen decided not to think about the problem of O'Neill Jr. anymore.

Although he selected Xiao Ao and then used a big contract to keep people, in the eyes of Paul Allen, he really can't lose anymore, but he still won't say anything.

He knows that he doesn't understand football, Bob Whitzt is a professional, and as a leader, he must give his subordinates a certain amount of trust, and he can't be harsh on everything!

Besides, who doesn't have an eye-catcher?

Beyond that, Whitzett has done enough well!

However, some of the questions that are clear to Paul Allen still have to say: "Bob, we have to find another strong big meat shield to support Sabonis, and only in this way can we solve the Lakers." I know meat shields are expensive and hard to come by, but you have to do whatever it takes! ”

"Alas!" Bob Whitzert sighed, "If I could figure it out, I would have thought about it, I'll do my best!" ”

The next day, Whitzert made phone calls to many teams, but unfortunately hit a wall at every turn.

The owner of the Trail Blazers is indeed rich, but in the NBA, it is not rich that you can play, and the general manager of this year, everyone knows the value of the meat shield!

That evening, Paul Allen came to Whitzt's office to inquire about the situation.

Whitzette said: "Boss, the powerful big meat shield is really hard to find, and the general managers of each team say that I have lost my mind and is crazy, and the toad wants to eat swan meat." The funniest thing is the Knicks, I asked them if they would trade Da Yao, and they said that unless we have the 03 champion pick, even if we have the 00, 01, 02 champion pick, there is no need to talk about it! ”

Paul Allen said: "The Knicks also want to win a championship, how can they trade the big meat shield, if we don't get Pippen, we won't send Cato." Among these teams, none of them want to rebuild and sell the meat shield in the team? ”

Whitzert said: "There is one, Larry Bird resigns, Rick Schmitz also wants to retire, and the Pacers are probably going to collapse next season." Donnie Walsh said that if we can send O'Neal Jr., they can give us Dale Davis! ”

"What? Dale Davis? ”

Dale Davis is 2.11 meters tall and could have played center, but there is a taller Rick Schmitz on the same team, so he has to play power forward. He's an Eastern Conference All-Star this year, and he's the guy who, after Antonio Davis left and Schmitz grew older, single-handedly supported the Pacers' interior defense!

Such a big meat shield at the top of the league is really suitable for the Trailblazers!

Paul Allen said: "Can you trade a little O'Neal for Dale Davis?" A black, thick and extraordinarily hard all-star? Why don't you change it quickly? ”

Whitzert said: "Boss, you don't understand the ball, O'Neal Jr. has a lot of potential, so if you change him out, we may lose!" ”

Paul Allen said: "Why don't I understand the ball? Maybe I'm not as professional as you, but as an ordinary fan, I also have a clear eye! Little O'Neal, you said four years ago that he had potential, and he hasn't played yet. He's no longer a rookie with a rookie contract, with a big contract in hand, he can still only play garbage time, and he still has the potential to have a fart!

If you don't change it for a Dale Davis, what are you thinking? Don't you know that we are the most short of meat shields? If you had replaced Ao with Dale Davis earlier, we would have won the championship this year! ”