Chapter 301: Spurs at home
At the press conference after the game, Wu Di was once again warmly welcomed by the media. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
Wu Di broke the record of 100 points and has proven that he is the best player in the entire NBA, and it doesn't take much to do anything more than 102 points alone.
However, in the face of the media's enthusiasm, Wu Di has become accustomed to it. After he arrived with the Lakers, he was rarely given a cold reception, even when he assisted Kobe Bryant in previous seasons, he was the object of media favor.
After adding to the Lakers, Wu Di's news has not been interrupted, and there is Wu Di's news almost every day. Whether it is the performance on the court or the scandal off the court, Wu Di's tenacious nerves have been trained, and he is basically immune to the enthusiasm of the media.
He was very excited to complete the two system conditions at once, but these were not to be told to others, and he had to hide this secret in his heart and face it alone. He really wanted to find someone to share with, but he couldn't, so he wanted to complete the task of the system as soon as possible, so he had to complete 15 steals today.
However, because there was still a competition, Wu Di didn't celebrate much, just called Nikki to his home and celebrated briefly.
The next day, the Lakers flew to San Antonio for the Spurs' home court.
The Spurs' home support rating has always been very high, and it is the league's famous devil's home field.
Several newcomers to the Lakers have been affected, and they are playing the playoffs for the first time on the Spurs' home court. Unlike playing the regular season, the entire stadium in the playoffs was booed, which seriously affected people's mood.
Wu Di's state today is not very good, it may be that Wu Di overdrew his hand in the last game, and at the beginning of this game, three shots bounced out.
Leonard is in good shape today, constantly following Wu Di's side and always interfering with him.
The tight defense gave Wu Di no chance to adjust his touch, and the rest of the Lakers' players were not in great shape. Howard was once again suppressed by Duncan, and in front of Duncan, he no longer had the performance of a superstar, and was completely reduced to a blue-collar worker.
With such a performance, it is impossible for the Lakers to sign him with a huge contract next season, and he can basically find a home. By the Lakers' current signing standards, there is simply no spare salary for a big-sized blue-collar worker.
Howard's performance was indeed a bit poor, Wu Di couldn't play, and D'Antoni could only let Jeremy Lin be the main attacker.
The GDP trio was in good shape, and Ginobili finally played to his strengths, taking advantage of Klay Thompson's poor form and constantly breaking through his offensive interior.
The UAE was the first to suffer, although his defense was not as good as Howard's, but he blocked Howard's gun, and the guard attacked him to make up for the defense first, so that Howard could watch Duncan. If Howard's opposing player is also a blue-collar player, the work of the defensive guard is basically Howard's.
The Spurs took a big lead in the first half, which already predicted that they could beat the Lakers today and save a game.
In the third quarter, when the United Arab Emirates fouled four times, D'Antoni replaced him, allowing Wu Di to push to the No. 4 position and replace Jimmy Butler.
After reaching the No. 4 position, Wu Di can finally crush his opponent with his strength. The Spurs did not have a player who could resist Wu Di's strength, so they could only let Leonard go to the No. 4 position to continue to defend Wu Di.
When Jimmy Butler came on the court, he had a strong impact. He is also a second-year newcomer, but because he has been on the bench all year round, he has a sense of crisis and will not let go of any opportunity. So as soon as he came on the field, he showed a strong desire to attack.
Mistakenly, in the third quarter, relying on the performance of Jimmy Butler and Wu Di, the Lakers slowly caught up with the score.
The Lakers saw hope of winning, but in the fourth quarter, Ginobili burst out and hit two three-pointers in a row to pull the score away again.
Wu Di led the team to catch up desperately, but when the game ended, they still didn't catch up.
In the loss of one game, the score of the two sides is 2:1.
Game 4 got underway, and the Lakers' newcomers began to settle into the Spurs' home court, and their form picked up.
Wu Di was in good shape today, leading the team to fight with the Spurs.
In the second quarter, Wu Di suddenly exploded and hit two three-pointers in a row, starting the Lakers' scoring frenzy.
Jeremy Lin, Klay Thompson, Jimmy Butler, and the UAE hit three-pointers one after another, and in the entire second quarter, the Lakers hit 13 three-pointers and directly pulled the score away.
In the second half, the Spurs wanted to rely on strong attacks on the inside line and gradually catch up with the score.
But then he met Howard, who had found his form.
Howard is a superstar in this era of center scarcity, but if you go back to the era of center packing, he is a blue-collar worker. But even if he is blue-collar, he still has the performance of a superstar. Today, Howard found the performance of the superstar, first slapped Duncan's shot, and then received the ball from Jeremy Lin and Wu Di to complete the aerial relay.
Even Howard, who had been suppressed by Duncan, broke out, and the Spurs were powerless to recover at all, and finally lost the game by a big score.
Spurs are 1-1 at home and 1-3 on aggregate. One more loss and they will be eliminated, and Popovich is also on fire. This year, Kobe Bryant was injured and unable to participate in the playoffs, and the Lakers' strength was greatly reduced, which was a good time for the Spurs to rush for gold.
But I never expected that after the absence of Kobe, the Lakers were not much weaker. Not at all like last season, as soon as Wu Di was injured, the Lakers immediately collapsed and finally lost to the Clippers.
Popovich can fully conclude that Wu Di is better than Kobe. Kobe Bryant and Gasol were eliminated last year, and now Wu Di and Howard can reach the Finals, and may also beat the Heat to win the championship.
The Heat were pretty much on their way today, beating the Bucks 4-0, then the Bulls 4-1, and now the Pacers 2-1. Game 4 is at home with the Pacers, and the Heat don't have much hope of winning.
But even so, Popovich is still optimistic about the Heat, and the strength of the Big Three is there.
In the fifth game, the two sides returned to Los Angeles.
As soon as the Lakers players returned to their home court, they immediately came alive. The Spurs tried to overtake several times, but they were blocked by the Lakers, and in the end, the Lakers won without danger and eliminated the Spurs.
The Lakers advance to the Finals and wait for the results of the game between the Heat and the Pacers. They are now tied at 2-2 and have already confirmed that they will play Game 7, and the Lakers have a rare few days to rest.
A few days later, the Heat defeated the Pacers 4-3 and met the Lakers in the Finals. The Lakers move to Miami, where to play first.