Chapter 386: Battle of Glory
The rout in the fourth game has made the situation clearer, so that those Lakers brags and unscrupulous media who praise the Lakers don't know what to say, although there are still some loyal fans who think that the Lakers will not be led so easily, but they never thought that the Lakers would be defeated, and the Pistons are worthy of being the league's face-slapping team, specializing in treating all kinds of dissatisfaction. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
Now the Pistons have completely amazed the league, the fourth game Pistons players played well, all had wonderful performances, Osborne scored 41 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist, his three-point shot is no longer something that humans can stop, after all, God can't stop him when he breaks out. Richard Hamilton scored 18 points and 2 assists, Chauncey Billups had 12 points and 10 assists, Rasheed Wallace scored 10 points and 11 rebounds, Ben Wallace scored 4 points and 12 rebounds, Ben Wallace rebounded more than he scored every time, which is simply a wonder, but think about the Pistons' offensive points are really a lot.
Although the Lakers' performance was okay, they were suppressed by the Pistons throughout the whole process, and they didn't even have a decent counterattack, which was a collapse.
The result of such a game also further intensified the contradictions within the Lakers, which was originally a buffer for all contradictions, as long as victory can be achieved, all contradictions are not a problem, but if it fails, all harmony will instantly turn into contradictions, especially this kind of rout.
A considerable number of media reporters also turned the wind and began to tout the Pistons, and also made a detailed report on the Pistons players, which made the Pistons' starting five, as well as Tysa Amprins, Daco Milicic, and Elden Campbell all known to the world.
In the past two days, media reporters and TV commentators have reported the news that the Pistons have won the match point, and after these two days, they are all predicting whether the Lakers will go home to fish or counterattack successfully, after all, the fifth game is already a battle of life and death for the Lakers, and it is also a battle of glory for the Pistons, as long as the Pistons can win this game, then the Pistons can win the most valuable honor in the entire league, the championship.
Osborne looked at his average data at this time, it is still quite good, he is likely to win the championship and win the FMVP at the same time, he is now averaging 31.9 points per game, 6.6 rebounds, 5.4 assists, 0.9 steals and 0.6 blocks. That's enough stats to win the championship MVP, but Osborne doesn't want to be overwhelmed because he has to go all out for a perfect finish.
Time flies quickly, the fifth game of the 2003~2004 season finals kicked off at the Los Angeles Lakers Staples Arena, the Lakers are also ready to gamble this time, but there is a deep contradiction between their players, because of the failure of the fourth game, so that the former teammates who were still friendly almost turned against each other, although the contradiction has not yet been made public, but if this game is lost again, then the Lakers will definitely fall apart.
The Lakers starters removed Karl Malone and replaced him with a more energetic, impactful younger player, after all, it turns out that Karl Malone is no longer what he used to be, he is now just a championship veteran, and he is still the kind of player on the verge of retirement.
The Lakers' change of formation has no impact on the Pistons, because Larry Brown has found a way to blow up the Lakers, regardless of whether the Lakers players are healthy or not, the Lakers have an obvious shortcoming, that is, the Lakers' interior, although Shaquille O'Neal is far from reaching the point where he can't play the game, but his defense is no longer good, the Pistons players can be interspersed at will inside the Lakers like a fish in water, and the Pistons also have two main lineups.
One is Osborne + Chauncy Billups + Richard Hamilton + Rashid Wallace + Ben Wallace, which is the Pistons' starting five tigers, used to attack the city, and the other is Chaunci Billups + Richard Hamilton + Rasheed Wallace + Tysian Ann Prince + Ben Wallace or Elden Campbell, this lineup is used for defense, as long as these two lineups are used properly, the Pistons will basically be invincible.
At the beginning of the game, the Lakers wanted to take the lead and set a tone for the game, but unfortunately, the Pistons did not give the Lakers much hope, they followed the footsteps of the Lakers closely, Kobe Bryant rushed left and right in the first quarter of the game and worked hard for a long time, but when he saw the score between the Lakers and the Pistons, he almost died of anger, what is the situation with this, I have been busy for a long time, why can't the Lakers get rid of the Pistons?
The Pistons were also very thrilling in the first quarter of the game, and they were almost broken through the defense by Kobe Bryant, but thanks to their persistence, the second half of the first quarter was the time for the Pistons to play.
Osborne first gave the Lakers a three-point rain to taste, and then Rasheed Wallace also took the opportunity to pour salt on the Lakers' wounds, before the Lakers could organize a counterattack? Chauncee Billups also forced Derrick Fisher to hit a single success many times, and finally the Pistons led the Lakers by six points at 28-22 in the first quarter.
As soon as the first quarter of the game ended, the Lakers wanted to collapse, Kobe Bryant didn't communicate with anyone after he got off the court, and went directly to the Lakers locker room, and he didn't know what to do, at this time Phil Jackson had no way to calm down, he said to the Lakers players: "Guys, you played well in the first quarter, but we have to work harder, after all, our opponents are extraordinary, and their offensive and defensive means are very rich." But we're not bad, it's just that we haven't played it, and we must work together to move forward. ”
Phil Jackson's words basically didn't have any substantive tactics, just some encouraging words, so everyone still couldn't lift their spirits.
By the time the second quarter began, Kobe Bryant came out of the locker room with a calm and expressionless face, not knowing what he was thinking, and people were curious about what he was doing in the locker room. Is it an injury, or something else important, but if you go to the Lakers locker room, the situation there is very bad, and the items are a little messy, especially some public facilities have marks of punching and kicking, it turns out that Kobe Bryant is just there to vent his emotions.
After coming on the court, Kobe Bryant also regained his calm, after all, once the contradiction is made public, the whole team is over, his fourth championship dream, the first FMVP is about to come to naught, it seems that there are many people who have the same idea as Osborne? (To be continued.) )